My brother Ying Zheng, who dares to kill me?.

Chapter 889: Aweng, you have changed. You have no bottom line! Where are the Qin army? Where have all those Qin army gone?

Having gained a great advantage from Li Mu, King Yan was in high spirits and gave a loud order: "Pass on my order!"

"Let's have a feast, dance and music!"

"I want to hold a grand banquet for Lord Wu'an!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the tent curtain was drawn aside by two eunuchs, and ten tall, passionate and charming dancers from Yan State entered the tent in small steps. Another fifty dancers, who were slightly less beautiful but still the most stunning in the world, stood outside the tent and danced with the dancers inside.

One by one, the palace maids entered the tent with delicacies and fine wines in their hands and placed them on the tables of the generals of the two countries. But they did not leave. Instead, every two palace maids sat beside a general, looking at the generals they served with affection and tenderness, as if they were ready to be picked.

Smiles appeared on the faces of the ministers and generals of Yan State.

Because they knew very well that hosting banquets, urging people to drink, and sending dancers were routine operations for Prince Xi of Yan to win people's hearts. Although Li Mu would undoubtedly be the guest of honor at Prince Xi's banquet today, and these dancers would also have to be selected by Li Mu first, they could all get some benefits and choose a dancer left over by Li Mu and take it back to the tent.

However, the Dai generals had their muscles tensed. Li Hong even had his hand on the hilt of the sword, looking at the dancers on both sides with a wary look.

As someone who has studied all of Ying Chengjiao's battles in depth, Li Hong will never forget how Fan Yuqi died at the hands of Ying Chengjiao!

Li Mu immediately cupped his hands and said: "Our army's greatest advantage in this battle is time!"

"I think that such a precious opportunity should not be indulged in singing and dancing. Please ask the King of Yan to order these musicians and dancers to leave immediately!"

King Yan smiled and waved his hand: "Dai Wu'an Jun is worrying too much!"

"It's just a banquet, it won't cause any trouble."

"On behalf of Wu'an Jun, let me drink and chat with you. Soldiers, please enjoy some fine wine and delicacies, relax your body and mind to conserve your energy. This will not only save you from losing the opportunity to fight, but also allow you to fight the Qin army with more energy. Why not do it?"

Li Hong sneered in his heart. For the monarch and his ministers who had lived in the rear for many years, there seemed to be nothing wrong with these words.

But for them who have been fighting on the front line all year round, what King Xi of Yan said was simply nonsense!
Aong would certainly reject King Yan verbally, or even scold him!
Li Mu frowned and said, "What the King of Yan said makes sense."

"But women are not allowed in this general's army or in the military market."

"Please ask the King of Yan to dismiss the dancers and palace maids!"

Seeing Li Mu's firm attitude, King Xi of Yan could not persuade him any more. He could only dismiss all the dancers in the reluctant eyes of the Yan army generals, and then raised his cup to invite them to drink: "I have long heard of the reputation of Dai Wu'an Jun, and I have also long heard of the mighty military power of Dai's elite troops."

"It is my great honor to be able to form an alliance with all of you Dai soldiers to attack Qin."

"This title is for everyone!"

The generals of the Yan army raised their glasses and shouted, "Cheers to you all!"

The Dai army generals all looked at Li Mu, their brows full of confusion and questioning.

Li Mu slowly raised the wine cup and said calmly, "Hmm."

Then he touched the wine cup to his lips and took a sip.

Seeing this, the generals of the Dai army followed Li Mu's example and took a sip of wine.

The King of Yan looked at Li Mu's wine cup with a sidelong glance and asked with a smile: "Does Dai Wu'an Jun not like this wine?"

Li Mu said calmly: "It is not convenient to drink while on the march."

King Xi of Yan wanted to persuade him a little more, but Li Mu had already brought the topic back to the point: "Yicheng is adjacent to the Yishui Great Wall, and it is the most convenient city to implement our military strategy."

"But if our army's plan has been exposed and the Qin army has already dispatched heavy troops to defend Yicheng, the King of Yan can also dispatch elite troops to attack Santai by surprise..."

At the head of the tent, Li Mu ignored King Xi of Yan's words and kept talking about the key points of the battle.

At the head of the camp, a group of Yan generals, under the suggestion of King Xi of Yan, took the initiative to win over the Dai generals, and the atmosphere was lively with toasts and chats.

It was not until the sun was setting that King Xi of Yan reluctantly and personally saw Li Mu off from the Yan army camp.

However, in the face of such enthusiasm from Prince Xi of Yan, the generals of the Dai army did not have much smile on their faces, but instead looked worried!

After they were completely away from the Yan army camp, Li Hong immediately rode his horse close to Li Mu's side, but he scratched his head and didn't know how to start the conversation, so he could only drive his horse to pace back and forth.

In the end, it was Li Mu who took the initiative to ask: "What's the matter?"

Li Hongyi pulled the reins to let his horse move forward side by side with Li Mu's horse, and said in an extremely irritable voice: "When we formed the alliance, the King of Yan clearly agreed to your proposal, saying that the Yan army would obey Aong's orders."

"In the end, he personally led the army to war as a king, and even used his status as a king to force Aongdo, which was close to deceiving the allies."

"And today, Aong has already formulated the most suitable military strategy for both armies, but the King of Yan disobeyed the order because it was easier to attack the city, and forced Aong to switch the strategic tasks of the Yan Army and the Dai Army. This is really too much!"

"I think that Grandfather was too tolerant of the King of Yan, and even made my elder generation pay a heavy price for it."

"But I am also worried that after my advice, Aung will be too presumptuous and impolite to the King of Yan, so that Aung will anger the King of Yan and suffer disadvantages."

Li Hong said painfully: "For a moment, I didn't know what to do!"

Other generals envied Li Hong for having a good father, but only Li Bo, Li Hong, and Li Xian knew how miserable they were. With a father like Li Mu, life was like walking on a tightrope every day, and they had to visit the gates of hell twice a year! From time to time, the three brothers would jointly persuade Li Mu to restrain his temper, at least not to point at the king's nose and scold the tyrant, not to point at the queen's nose and scold the prostitute, and not to point at the nose of his colleagues and scold the termite. Even if they wanted to advise, at least they should be more tactful.

Today, Li Mu was rude and blunt to King Xi of Yan at the beginning, but in the end he agreed to King Xi of Yan's unreasonable request. Not only did he give the simpler combat mission to the Yan army, he also accepted King Xi of Yan's invitation to a banquet and even drank during the march!
Li Mu's behavior was so different from the past and even had no bottom line that it was hard for Li Hong not to think that Li Mu had gone too far, so much so that Li Hong didn't even know how to persuade him!
Li Mu glanced at Li Hong and said calmly, "This is not something you should be thinking about."

"For the current Great Dynasty, the most important thing is the war against Qin. Everything in the Great Dynasty should serve this war!"

"Although you are the second son of this general, you are also the captain of this army."

"Have your troops set up their camps according to the general's orders? Have the seriously wounded been properly accommodated? How is your morale? Do your armor and weapons need to be replaced? Can you complete the orders I have given you?"

Li Mu said in a louder voice: "These are the things you should be thinking about!"

Li Hong opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but in the end he could only bow and say: "Yes!"

Li Hong rode away dejectedly, but just as he took a few steps, Li Mu's voice came from behind him: "Don't worry, Nai Weng is not a pig-brained person like the King of Yan, nor is he a borer like Xiang Bangkai!"

Li Hong looked back in surprise and bowed loudly: "I have great faith in you, Commander!"

Li Mu nodded gently: "Do your job well, don't say this to others, don't let your father down!"

Li Hong hurriedly bowed again: "Yes!"

The banquet took up most of the day.

After the banquet, the high-ranking generals of the rear army were all drunk, so it was natural that they could not set off immediately.

It was inevitable that he had to say goodbye to King Yan before leaving, and then be pulled aside by King Yan for a chat.

As a result, Li Mu's troops stayed for a day and a half longer than originally planned, and only officially embarked on the eastward journey on September 28th of the 15th year of Qin Shi Huang's reign!

It is reasonable that Li Mu's troops, who had just suffered a great battle, could not march quickly and could only move at the same speed as the Yan army.

During the march, they happened to catch up with the La Festival of Qin and Zhao. They couldn't let the soldiers continue to march during the New Year's Day, right? It was human nature to delay a good meal for a day!

After a series of reasonable delays, Li Mu's troops finally crossed a distance of seventy miles and arrived near Linle County, southeast of Zhuo County, on October 2, the sixteenth year of Qin Shihuang's reign.

Ma Fuxun, Sun Yi and all the other Dai army generals had confusion and puzzlement in their eyes.

We have only travelled seventy miles in five days. Are we out here to fight or for a picnic?

But the smile in Li Mu's eyes became more and more intense.

Finally, a scout rode back at full speed, and when he reached Li Mu, he bowed and whispered, "My Lord Commander!"

"There are deception tactics deployed in the Linle camp, but the number of troops should not exceed 10,000!"

"The number of defenders in Linle City is approximately between 3,000 and 5,000!"

Generals of the Dai Army: Huh???

We are all mentally prepared for a head-on battle with the 50,000 elite Qin troops led by Yang Duanhe.

And you told us that there were only 10,000 enemy troops left in front?
Ma Fuxun asked in disbelief: "You didn't see it wrong?"

"Linle is an important place in Dukang, and it is also the location of Qin's main camp guarding the northeast. Even if Qin Yang Wengzi repeatedly dispatched troops from Linle to support the Yishui Great Wall, it is impossible that there are only 10,000 troops left!"

The scout said seriously: "When I first saw you, I thought I was seeing things wrong."

"So I sent a group of soldiers to explore the area around Linle Camp under cover of night, and lurked in the surrounding area to observe their fetching of water, transport of food, and cooking smoke. The conclusion I came to is still that the number of soldiers in Linle Camp will not exceed 10,000!"

"In order to prevent us from falling for the enemy's trick, another group of comrades are still investigating around the Linle camp. If there is any more news, it will be reported back to the army immediately!"

Ma Fuxun murmured incoherently: "How could this happen?"

"If the Qin army led by Qin Yangwengzi is not in the Linle camp, where are they?"

"Could it be that they are setting up an ambush in the surrounding area..."

Li Mu interrupted Ma Fuxun's frightening guess and said calmly, "If my guess is correct, the number of defenders in Qin Linle's camp will not be 10,000."

The generals felt relieved after hearing this and all looked at Li Mu.

Sure enough, the commander-in-chief had seen through the Qin army's strategy of hiding their troops!
Then they heard Li Mu continue to say: "The garrison in Qin Linle's camp will only have three to five thousand people at most."

"As for the rest?"

"It's not like there are ambushes set up all around."

Li Mu's mouth curled up slightly and said: "But they should have all arrived in Yicheng!"

(End of this chapter)