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Chapter 146: Offense Is The Best Defense

Chapter 146: Offense Is The Best Defense

Riding a war horse beside Yao Zhen, his war advisor touched his beard and said, "No wonder seven cities were lost in just one month. It turns out that that Ghost General personally led the army."

Yao Zhen narrowed his eyes and asked, "Jin Huai, do you think our army can take back seven cities from him with one hundred thousand soldiers?"

Asked by him, Jin Huai did not answer immediately. He stroked his beard slowly, as his mind ran fast to make a calculation. Yao Zhen silently and patiently waited for Jin Huai to calculate their winning chance against the Black Qilin Army.

After a moment of silence, Jin Huai said, "We could win. But..."

Hearing the rare hesitation in his tone, Yao Zhen’s heart sank. He kept staring at the red qilin flags fluttering on the wall of Lin Zi City, and asked, "But what?"

Jin Huai looked at the black qilin flags and said, "But the probability for us to win this war and get back the seven border cities is only thirty percent. This is also based on the assumption that we have enough rations and the morale of our soldiers is high."

As soon as he said this, there was a sudden silence around him. Yao Zhen tightened his grip on the horse’s reins and softly murmured: ".... Thirty percent..."

Knowing that this battle will be a tough one, Yao Zhen took a deep breath and calmed down. He then said again: "The camp will be built one hundred li away from Lin Zi City."

After he said that, the army marched towards a flat wasteland one hundred li away from Lin Zi City. While they were setting up the camp, the news of their arrival had already been known to the Qilin Army’s General. Inside the general’s tent, Qi Baijun stood in front of a large table.

Qi Baijun put a red flag on the terrain model on the big table, and calmly said, "Since Yao Zhen has set up a camp here, then... Is he going to attack us directly?"

Looking at the positions of the single red flag and the blue flags on the map, Chen Yiwei said, "It’s possible. We know Yao Zhen is a good general, but sometimes, he is too brave for his own good."

He then looked up at his best friend and asked, "What are your plans if he does attack?"

Qi Baijun lightly tapped the edge of the table with his fingers, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Offense is the best defense."

Chen Yiwei raised his eyebrows and asked, "You mean... To attack them before they attack us?"

Qi Baijun nodded and hummed an answer. "Mhm."

"Then when do you want to attack them?" Chen Yiwei asked again.

After moving several blue flags and circling the red flag on the map, Qi Baijun said calmly: "Tonight. We will attack when they are still exhausted from the long journey."

Chen Yiwei looked at the trapped red flag on the map and said, "You are still as decisive as ever."

Hearing what he said just now, Qi Baijun didn’t say anything. Only then did Chen Yiwei look at him and ask again: "Who will lead the attack tonight?"

As soon as his question came out, Qi Baijun said, "I will personally lead the army."

Chen Yiwei was not surprised by his decision, and asked, "Then how many soldiers will you bring this time?"

Qi Baijun looked at his friend and raised five fingers. Chen Yiwei raised his eyebrows at him and asked, "Fifty thousand? Is it enough?"

When Qi Baijun heard his question, he chuckled and said, "It’s five hundred."

As soon as his words fell, Chen Yiwei shook his head and decisively said, "I disagree. You can’t just take five hundred soldiers with you. Do you know how many troops Yao Zhen brought with him? It’s a hundred thousand troops. Besides, there is that old fox Jin Huai with him this time. Do you think you have nine lives?"

Qi Baijun remained calm, and waited until Chen Yiwei finished speaking, before he said, "Who said I’m going to attack them frontally?"

Chen Yiwei narrowed his eyes and thought for a while, then asked, "So, what are you going to do with only five hundred soldiers?"

"What is the most important thing in the army?" Qi Baijun didn’t answer Chen Yiwei’s question, but asked him instead.

Without even thinking about it, Chen Yiwei replied: "It’s rations, army’s morale, and information about the location of the barracks."

In the next second, he realized what Qi Baijun wanted to do, and said, "Since you want to do this, it is indeed enough to bring five hundred troops."

A second later, he said, "I’m going to pick out five hundred elite soldiers for you."

Qi Baijun responded with a hum when he heard what Chen Yiwei said. Seeing his friend looking at the map seriously, Chen Yiwei claps his fists and walks out of the tent. At the same time, Yao Zhen was discussing with Jin Huai and other generals in the largest tent in their military camp one hundred li away from Lin Zi City.

They stood around a large map spread out on a table in silence. Jin Huai picked up a few red flags, put them on the map, and said, "These places are where the Bei Wei Empire’s army is stationed based on the latest news we received."

Then he put a blue flag on the map and said, "And this is where we are now."

After he put the blue flag on the map, the tent fell into silence. As a war veteran, everyone present knew that they were in a bad situation just by looking at the positions of the red flag and the blue flag.

While the others were silent, Jin Huai looked at their gloomy faces and said, "Under the current situation, it is best not to launch an attack until the army’s morale recovers. Besides, after rushing over from the imperial capital city non-stop, everyone is exhausted."

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