Chapter 1315 - 322: Chosen One

Chapter 1315: Chapter 322: Chosen One

The military meeting concluded, and each division received Prince Jingnan’s military orders;

By the next morning, all the units of the Yan Army began their preparations and mobilization.

Liang Cheng once mentioned that civil officials like to say, ’governing a great nation is like cooking small fish’, but in truth, military affairs are even more so.

In the eyes of outsiders, military affairs are seen as matters of extreme fierceness, but the ability to turn a steel blade into something as gentle as wrapping around a finger is the true mark of the best talent.

The mobilization of a large army is not something that can be accomplished overnight, especially since each division has its own corresponding objectives, and the movements must follow a sequential and holistic approach, without rushing.

While the Yan Army was on the move, the Chu Army was not idle either. Aside from the five divisions on each side flanking out from Town South Pass under Nian Yao’s orders, the various fortresses and military camps had also become active.

Prince Jingnan was right; this is a grand opera with many players on stage.

The troops from both Yan and Chu nations gathered here, along with civilian laborers for additional support, truly amounted to a million-strong army arrayed in formation, which is by no means an exaggeration and would be an exceptional entry in the annals of history.

And as one of the key performers about to take the stage,

Lord Zheng has been in quite a displeased mood these past few days.

The tasks have been assigned to Liang Cheng, who will handle the arrangements and planning, leaving Lord Zheng to stew in his own frustrations.

At this time, the tent flap was lifted, and Fanli, holding the hand of the Wild People King, walked in together.

A man built like an iron tower,

And a Wild People King who was clearly thin and of modest height,

They walked hand in hand, from the outer camp dismounted, all the way into the command tent, appearing oblivious to others.

Fanli didn’t care about others’ opinions, he only knew that his lord’s orders were to keep a close watch on Gou Moli.

As for Gou Moli, he cared even less about such matters. If he didn’t know his own external condition, he might have gladly embraced the customs of the Jin land.

Hmm,

After all, he was once a Wild People King,

In terms of status and position,

He wasn’t necessarily inferior to the Empress of the Jin State, was he?

But alas,

It seemed Lord Pingye was not fond of such ways.

In the Earl’s Mansion, even Mr. Feng would make Gou Moli shrink his neck;

Ordinary women might only excel in domestic disputes, but Gou Moli was aware that Mr. Feng’s real forte was in the main residence;

As for the princess, Miss Liu,

Sigh,

Gou Moli was not familiar with the term "hoarding fetish,"

But on the snowy plains, there existed a kind of demonic beast known as Brocade Rat, which enjoyed collecting shiny items in its burrow, leading many to hunt these rats in search of their nests, often finding gold and silver items, and if lucky, uncovering gold and silver mines.

So, in Gou Moli’s view, in the art of beauty, Lord Pingye was such a Brocade Rat, yet one of the highest caliber who wasn’t interested in ordinary gold and silver vulgarities.

Lord Zheng waved his hand, signaling Fanli to leave.

Fanli chuckled dumbly and left, leaving Gou Moli inside the command tent.

Gou Moli knelt down;

"Subordinate pays respects to Lord, may Lord have health and peace."

Zheng Fan had said that when they go to attack Chu, he would release his shackles.

This implied that he would become Zheng Fan’s subordinate.

Zheng Fan could forget this, but Gou Moli had to keep it in mind always.

"Stand up."

"Thank you, my lord."

Gou Moli stood up and smiled, saying: "Lord is in low spirits, could it be because of the Yangshan Village matter?"

"You know about it?"

"Mr. Bei talked with me about it before, my lord, there is one thing I don’t understand, it’s clearly a great opportunity, why does my lord seem so disheartened?

With a million-strong army setting the stage for you to perform solo, tsk tsk, such a scene surpasses even when the crown prince received you in the capital with an imperial welcome."

Lord Zheng lowered his eyelids.

"My lord is worrying about the loss of your subordinates?"

Lord Zheng leaned back slightly, crossing his hands on his abdomen, not speaking, which was acknowledgment enough.

The garrison at Yangshan Village is not large, because it’s merely a military camp, and according to Prince Jingnan, this is a bait intentionally set by the Chu people. If this bait were too large, who would dare to take it?

But this bait actually had eight thousand troops stationed.

Specifics would have to wait until he and Liang Cheng went there that night to see.

All in all, the combat strength isn’t weak, at least it’s not as inferior as the ragtag from the Qian State three years ago.

Assaulting a camp emphasizes timing and speed.

Tian Wujing’s main force can only hold down the Chu people for at most two days, according to Liang Cheng’s suggestion.

After all, Yangshan Village is the center of the Chu fortification system, and Nian Yao isn’t an ordinary figure. Two days would be enough for him to redeploy and reverse the situation.

Therefore, Lord Zheng only has two days to attack Yangshan Village.

This also had to account for the time to launch a surprise attack. Given the limitation in time, there’s insufficient time to push siege equipment over, and crafting them on-site isn’t feasible either.

The word "assault" already says it all.

That’s why Prince Jingnan specifically mentioned using a force of "Tiger Guards" for this mission.

However, this also meant enormous casualties, surpassing those from defending Snow Sea Pass since this time they were the ones launching the attack.

Gou Moli was somewhat surprised,

Because he truly couldn’t comprehend the way Lord Pingye’s mind worked.

What others could only dream of and not attain, how come when it falls into your hands, you still look so glum?

If you were intentionally playing the pity card, it would be understandable,