Chapter 991: Lure with Benefits

Langyankou is a prominent frontier position, and so is Tianlang City. Therefore, although the Sushen tribe is opposite Langyankou, and the Rinnan tribe is opposite Tianlang City, the distance between the two places is not as scary as thousands of miles.

In terms of straight-line distance, it is only more than 200 miles, less than 300 miles. If there are 200 to 300 people, they can cross the two places during the day.

At this moment, in order to conceal the 10,000-strong army and prevent the Rinnan people from knowing, Wu Yi chose the densely forested Julan Mountains to march under the advice of a group of bandits who are familiar with the nearby geography.

In fact, the Thorn Ridge is one of the remnants of the Julan Mountains, and starting from the Thorn Ridge is also "on the way".

With a tired body, marching on the road, the forest is deep and the trees are dense, and there are a group of unruly and murderous bandits around them. Who knows when they will escape? They are all masters of fighting with the wind. If they fail, I am afraid that no one will be left.

The opponent they are facing is still the newly victorious army, which is in high spirits. Wu Yi's spirit has not been relaxed since he started to rush on the road. His brows have never been frowned.

This war is to promote talks and break the deadlock in the negotiations between the two sides. This is the core purpose of this war. As long as this goal is achieved, it is not necessary to recover Tianlang City. It is enough to hurt them.

What is lost on the battlefield cannot be recovered at the negotiation table, no matter how good the eloquence is. Only through blood and fire can it be recovered.

Wu Yi is very self-aware and "trusts" Zhang Tianwen. He does not think that Zhang Tianwen will put the treasure on him alone. If Zhang Tianwen really does this, his position as the marshal of the Northern Army will be very watery.

The biggest possibility for using him to go to war is that the military forces of other states and counties of the Northern Army have been tied up and cannot be withdrawn for a while.

And if this speculation is true, then it is obvious that this matter is not something that the Rinan tribe can decide. Before the negotiations, the five tribes may have conspired and decided to suppress the Daji Dynasty to obtain better bargaining chips.

Zhang Tianwen was determined to use war to promote peace, but the question was, would the other party be willing? The bargaining chips that were finally obtained, the Rinan tribe would probably keep them at all costs. Even if Wu Yi attacked with surprise troops, they would still experience an extremely difficult offensive and defensive battle.

Zhang Tianwen must have other arrangements, but it would be stressful to abandon the regular army and use Wu Yi to lead this group of bandits.

When would the reinforcements come? How many people would come? But it would determine the life and death of Wu Yi and others.

He even thought of his own situation in the worst possible way. Even if there were reinforcements, they would not help him, but wait for him and others to exhaust the enemy's strength, and then make a concerted effort to recapture Tianlang City.

In this way, while recaptured Tianlang City, he also indirectly erased the charge of using thieves as soldiers, and Zhang Tianwen himself would not leave a trace of infamy.

If they don't march, they will be accused of cowardice. Maybe Wu Yi will bear part of the blame for the fall of Tianlang City, saying that they were unable to rescue in time; but if they march, it will be a dead end, with strong enemies in front and no reinforcements behind. They will fight alone and don't know how many days they will have to hold out.

Of course, this is the worst time, and the situation may not develop in this way, but Wu Yi's character has always been to plan before taking action and be cautious and conservative. Since this situation has been considered, he cannot but make a decision.

While thinking, a scout returned from the front. The bandits of Thorn Ridge were able to survive between the two major forces of the Great Ji Dynasty and the Northern Tribe. Their ability to collect intelligence is also first-class, which makes up for Wu Yi's major shortcomings.

After all, Shen Congyue's Shinto belief has not spread to that extent. On the other hand, now that Wu Yi is in charge of the army, with the White Tiger's evil spirit suppressing it, all extraordinary powers are difficult to approach. It is not a good choice to use Shen Congyue's power.

Not only Shen Congyue, but even the inner demon body is not easy to approach.

According to the news sent back by the scouts, Tianlang City has indeed been lost. The top of the city is full of blood. The purple dragon flag of the Daji Dynasty has been broken. The dense corpses have not been cleaned up yet, and the casualties are incalculable.

Tianlang City is different from a fortress like Langyankou. It is a city with civilians living inside. This time, Tianlang City fell, and the civilians inside, who were lucky enough to survive, were probably sold as slaves.

The news could not be concealed and soon spread among the army!

Even if it was to be concealed, it was not something Wu Yi could conceal. The news Wu Yi received was not first-hand. After the scout knew the news, he first told the leader of the bandits, and then Wu Yi. This was not necessarily the case. Maybe he was the second-in-command among the bandits.

Whether the scout had finished telling Wu Yi what he saw was a question mark.

Hearing this news, some people in the crowd cursed the Northern Tartars for being extremely vicious and inhumane, but some people remained silent.

There is no doubt. The bandits are complicated in composition. Some of them are even deserters from the Northern Tartars. Do you expect them to scold you?

If they were all people of the Daji Dynasty, Wu Yi could still incite nationalism and inspire their fighting enthusiasm. They can't just flee when the wind is against them, but fight for merit and rob property when the wind is favorable!

No matter what it is, it is a taboo on the battlefield.

This is the second day of the march. The daily march is 40 miles, and it is almost 100 miles. It is not slow to march in the mountains. If the bandits are not good at guerrilla warfare in the mountains, they may not have this speed.

Wu Yi got the scout's report and immediately said to a strong man beside him: "Gan Tianba, the Northern Tartars have been in the city for not many days. They don't even have time to clean up the corpses. Obviously, they are busy robbing property and transporting it back to the north. You take your men to intercept them, and you may get something!"

This man is a farmer. His ancestors have never been educated. He is honest, but impulsive and irritable. Because he is the seventh in the family, his original name is Gan Qi, and Wu Yi gave him the name Gan Tianba.

Gan Tianba became a refugee due to natural disasters. He has not been in Thorn Ridge for long. In Wu Yi's eyes, this kind of person belongs to the type that can be rescued, so he is taken as his subordinate.

But the situation in the army has not changed much. After all, Gan Tianba's subordinates are only dozens of people, less than a hundred, what use is there.

If there is really a task to be assigned to Gan Tianba, it will not be said in broad daylight and in front of everyone.

"Commander! Alas, you are not kind. The northern barbarians looted all the property of the people of my Daji Dynasty. Who is not under the rule of the dynasty? Why only let Gan Qi take charge of this good job?"

What Wu Yi expected happened. These people said that conferring titles on their wives and children, being made marquises and ministers, are all far away things. It is better to tell them that there is a pile of money not far away, and it will be gone if it is too late.

One person started to shout and everyone else started to clamor, saying that Wu Yi was unfair.