The rebel camp.

Following Lin Zhongyun's order, the entire rebel army moved quickly.

Li Zhongwu led the Wudang Flying Army to check all the vacant cities of the Northern Barbarians one by one.

At the beginning, everyone was terrified, thinking that there was danger inside the city and that it would be the next Yinshan City.

However, after they gradually explored several cities, they found that the Northern Barbarian Army was not as cruel as they had imagined, and there were not many traps in the city.

In this way, they didn't waste much time at all to completely clear all the cities, which also ensured that there would be no risk of a sudden enemy attack from behind them.

At the same time, Lin Zhongyun had already led his army to the city of Yandang.

This city at the far edge of the northern border is already garrisoned with dense Northern Barbarian soldiers. All of them are on high alert, and the city walls are covered with Northern Barbarian flags, fluttering in the wind.

In Yandang City, the Northern Barbarian soldiers all had resolute expressions, and they were obviously ready to fight for their lives.

On the city wall, archers gripped their longbows tightly, watching sharply every move outside the city; catapults and rolling logs and thunder stones were also ready, waiting for the order to pour down.

It is obvious that such a fierce attack will surely make the rebels pay a heavy price.

Outside the city, in the rebel camp, the atmosphere was equally tense and solemn. Lin Zhongyun stood on a high place, looking down at the entire battlefield calmly.

At this moment, he was like a statue as still as a mountain, his eyes as sharp as torches, scanning the sturdy city in front of him.

However, faced with this tense situation, Lin Zhongyun not only did not immediately order an attack, but instead openly stationed outside the city. The distribution of their forces was clearly seen by the Northern Barbarian Army.

This scene stunned all the generals in the tent. The atmosphere in the tent suddenly became unusually silent, and all the generals looked at each other, their eyes full of confusion and puzzlement.

They can understand why they don't take the initiative to attack. After all, the current situation does not seem like a good time to attack.

However, the fact that they were stationed outside the city so openly made them confused and puzzled for a while.

Since ancient times, few people would station a large army outside the city, right under the nose of the enemy, because in this way, no matter what deployment is made, the enemy will see it clearly and be able to respond in advance.

"Your Highness, if we stay outside the city like this, won't the enemy see through our intentions?" A young general couldn't help but ask, with a strong sense of doubt in his tone.

Another older general also frowned and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, isn't this a bit risky? The Northern Barbarian Army reacts very quickly, and our deployment may be seen through by them in advance."

At this moment, even Yuan Jingxin, who had always guessed Lin Zhongyun's thoughts most accurately, was confused. He couldn't help but ask, "Your Highness, what is your plan? Why do you do this?"

Yuan Jingxin was about to ask, but Lin Zhongyun smiled and said calmly: "If you want to ask why this prince is stationed here?"

Yuan Jingxin was puzzled and asked, "Yes, Your Highness, our deployment was clearly seen by the northern barbarians."

Seeing that Yuan Jingxin still didn't understand, Lin Zhongyun smiled slightly, a hint of depth flashed in his eyes, and said in a deep voice: "You are right, but Your Highness wants to let the northern barbarians see clearly our troop deployment and even divide our forces."

He slowly walked to the map, pointed at the wall of Yandang City and said, "The defense of the Northern Barbarian Army is impregnable. If we attack rashly, it will only increase casualties. Therefore, I choose to use static to control dynamic, attack the mind, and confuse the Northern Barbarians first."

Upon hearing this, all the generals nodded, with a thoughtful gleam in their eyes.

“But Your Highness, if we stay outside the city like this, won’t the enemy think we are bluffing and thus relax their vigilance even more?” A general couldn’t help but ask, with a hint of worry in his tone.

Regarding this speculation, Lin Zhongyun shook his head again and said slowly: "As the saying goes, every failure makes you wiser, the same trick will not work twice.

Now, Chagan Wuli knows very well that this will be his last chance, so he will never let his men let down their guard. "

Once these words were spoken, everyone became even more confused.

They all lowered their heads, frowned, and racked their brains to figure out what the intention behind His Highness's actions was.

Lin Zhongyun looked at everything in front of him with a smile, but did not say anything else. Some plans will only succeed because they remain mysterious. Once they are spoken out, they will not work.

not to mention,
Only in this way can the people under him make progress.

after all,

From then on, he could no longer take care of every detail and do everything himself, as that would be too tiring.

And these people will be his greatest assistants in the future. Just as he had high hopes for Li Zhongwu, he found that he had given Li Zhongwu too few opportunities to be promoted before, which led to the tragic situation in Yinshan City.

Looking back now, the Northern Barbarians’ scheme was easy to identify, but Li Zhongwu was caught in the middle of it and couldn’t see clearly.

Of course, part of the reason was that he really underestimated the Northern Barbarians. The long-term victories made him forget that even under the limitations of the times, there were still people like Crouching Dragon and Phoenix Chick in this world.

It’s just a pity that this kind of people actually appeared among the Northern Barbarians.

He thought, if he had not appeared in this era, then this era would belong to the Northern Barbarians. However, with his appearance, the rolling wheel of history began to deviate from its direction.

He couldn't help sighing when he thought of this, but he quickly suppressed his emotion and his eyes fell on Yuan Jingxin.

"Okay, all of you go down. No one is allowed to act rashly without my order." Lin Zhongyun said with his hands behind his back.

"Yes, Your Highness!"

The generals looked at each other in bewilderment, but in the end they could only bow and retreat, because they believed that Lin Zhongyun must have his own reasons for doing so, and he would continue to lead them to victory.

After everyone left, Lin Zhongyun looked at Yuan Jingxin and asked, "How was the matter I asked you to investigate last time?"

Yuan Jingxin's heart tightened immediately, and he immediately said, "Your Highness, I have already investigated the background of the Northern Barbarian Military Advisor thoroughly."

"These are the details of the Northern Barbarian military advisor. In addition, the plan to flood the three armies in Hanzhou was also proposed by this person."

After that, someone came up with a thick stack of files. Yuan Jingxin said, "These are the details of the Northern Barbarian Military Advisor. Speaking of which, the Northern Barbarian Military Advisor also has some Han blood. How could he have learned all of our Han strategies?"

"Oh, he's actually a mixed-blood?" Lin Zhongyun's mouth curled up, secretly surprised in his heart. This aroused his curiosity.

After carefully checking the files, he found that this Northern Barbarian military advisor was also a pitiful man. Fortunately, he was appreciated by Chagan Wuli, otherwise he would have become one of the most humble slaves in the Northern Barbarians.

Perhaps it was because he had Han blood, he learned the culture of the Central Plains very quickly, especially in the areas of military strategy and tactics.

This also explains why the Northern Barbarians changed their usual strategy of fierce attack after Hanzhou and instead continuously set up traps, and why they were always able to make the best decisions in desperate situations.

But even so, as long as someone stands on the opposite side of him, there is only one way to go: death. Those who follow me will prosper, and those who go against me will perish. This is an eternal truth.

What's more, this man was cruel and ruthless, and created the tragic scene in Yinshan City. This action alone has determined his fate of death.

Seeing Lin Zhongyun remained silent, Yuan Jingxin became even more uneasy, thinking that Lin Zhongyun was blaming him for not being able to find the whereabouts of the Northern Barbarian Military Advisor.

He immediately knelt on the ground and begged for mercy: "Please forgive me, Your Highness. Even now, I still haven't been able to find the whereabouts of this Northern Barbarian Military Advisor."

At this time, Lin Zhongyun, who had seen these files, had already been relieved. He looked at Yuan Jingxin and said, "It is no longer important whether we can find him or not, because the battle between him and I has already begun."

After reading the files, he had already guessed about the removal of the Northern Barbarian Military Advisor. However, guesses were just guesses after all, and they still needed to be verified.

He believed that after such a mystification, the Northern Barbarians would reveal their true colors, and then this Northern Barbarian military advisor would definitely show up.

Now, he just needs to wait for the Northern Barbarians to lose their composure and then the military advisor will jump out on his own initiative.

……

In fact, just as Lin Zhongyun expected, faced with such an empty city plan, the defenders in Yandang City were in a panic, and they saw enemies everywhere.

After all, anyone would feel a little uneasy when seeing a large number of enemy troops stationed outside the city, not to mention that it was the rebel army that had already forced them into a desperate situation.

On the tower, looking at the rebels stationed in front of him so openly, Chagan Wuli's face became extremely ugly, and he was shocked and angry. He stared at the rebel camp outside the city, his eyes burning with anger.

"Lin Zhongyun, it's obvious that you don't take me seriously!" Chagan Wuli said in a low voice with gritted teeth, with endless anger in his voice.

The anger in his heart burned like a raging flame, and his chest rose and fell violently, as if it would explode at any time. However, besides being angry, his heart was also filled with doubts and confusion.

"Why did Lin Zhongyun act like this? What is he planning?" Chagan Wuli was full of doubts, frowned, and fell into deep thought.

He knew that Lin Zhongyun was not the kind of person who would take risks easily. He must have a deep meaning for being stationed outside the city so openly. However, he could not see through Lin Zhongyun's true intention for the time being.

"General, what exactly does this rebel army want to do?" The deputy general beside him asked cautiously, frowning and with a hint of nervousness in his tone, "Should we send troops to test the rebel army?"

At this time, he recalled the repeated warnings given to him by the middle-aged Confucian scholar before he left, that he must not leave the city to meet the enemy under any circumstances.

Lin Zhongyun was being mysterious, obviously wanting to throw them into disarray. If they sent troops out at this time, they would definitely be defeated and never come back.

He took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down, with a firm look in his eyes: "Pass the order down, the entire army is on high alert, and no action can be taken rashly!"

Even though he was extremely angry at the moment and wanted to tear Lin Zhongyun to pieces, he also understood what was more important.

"Yes, Khan!" the deputy general responded immediately and quickly conveyed the order.

Inside Yandang City, everyone was still on high alert and making intensive preparations. They knew that the rebels would attack sooner or later, but the long night before the attack was the most torturous.

Chagan Uli stood on the city wall, calmly overlooking the entire battlefield.

He knew that the hope of the Northern Barbarians now depended on his thoughts, and he must not let anger cloud his mind at this time.

"Lin Zhongyun, what on earth are you planning?" Chagan Wuli whispered to himself, with deep doubt in his eyes.

Just like that, with the fall of night, on the battlefield outside Yandang City, the two sides were on the verge of a fight, and a sense of urgency filled the air.

The rebels were still openly stationed outside the city, with no intention of retreating. They even made a campfire and cooked in front of them, looking very relaxed and contented.

Chagan Wuli's eyes swept across the rebel camp, and saw the soldiers beside the campfire eating leisurely, chatting and laughing, as if they didn't care about the battlefield in front of them at all.

"We are not here to fight, we are clearly here to have a picnic!" Chagan Wuli was indignant and furious.

This simply did not take him, the Northern Barbarian, seriously. He ordered his archers to fire a volley of arrows in an attempt to undermine the morale of the rebels. However, Lin Zhongyun had already anticipated this.

"Prepare to shoot!" Chagan Uli ordered loudly, with endless anger in his voice.

"Yes, General!" The archers quickly lined up in an orderly manner, drew their bows and aimed at the rebel camp outside the city.

"Shoot!" With Chagan Uli's order, hundreds of arrows shot towards the rebel camp like raindrops.

However, the next moment, a shocking scene appeared. The rain of arrows could only barely reach the rebel camp, not an inch more or less.

As for the rebel soldiers in the rebel camp, they did not even raise their heads at the rain of arrows, and continued to eat, as if they were oblivious to everything.

"hateful!"

Chagan Uli was filled with rage. He shook off the deputy general beside him, snatched the longbow, and relying on his natural strength, he pulled the bow hard and aimed at a flag in the rebel camp.

"Swoosh--" the arrow broke through the air and shot straight towards the rebel flag.

As the Khan of the Northern Barbarians, his martial power is naturally needless to say. His natural supernatural powers allow his arrows to fly much farther than those of ordinary people.

Even though Lin Zhongyun had stationed the rebel army farther away, the flag fell down after a moment, and Chagan Uli finally saved a little face.

However, this is only the last bit of face left for the Northern Barbarians.

Lin Zhongyun sat calmly in the big tent, as if he had expected all this. He murmured to himself, "I thought you could hold on for a long time, but I didn't expect you to lose your patience so soon..." (End of this chapter)