The place where Lin Ye lives in Xixia Pass is pretty good. It was originally the residence of the general of Xixia Pass.
With such a yard, Zinai can rest better.
She is now trying hard to adapt to this life of being on the road all the time.
Because she always felt that since leaving Yunzhou this time, her brother's life would probably be on the road for a long time.
Lin Ye came back from inspecting the city wall, and Zinai was playing with Xiaohan in the yard.
She is adapting, and so is Xiaohan.
Moreover, Zinai is also learning to think about the ultimate reason for every decision her brother makes.
For example, this time, why did you come to Dongbo Border Pass? It seemed that you were far away from the war all of a sudden.
Even the people in Wulingwei were saying that the commander was taking care of them because the fighting in the Donglin Gorge was too brutal and the commander wanted to save them.
Even though Lin Ye had told them clearly that he came here to prevent Lone Bamboo's army from entering Dongbo.
But they didn't believe it, they felt that the commander was just looking for a good-sounding reason.
Because Helianyu's Loufan people were defeated and there were less than 20,000 people left, so it was impossible to fight back.
As for the Guzhu people, if they were that bold, they would have followed He Lianyu in long ago.
"elder brother."
When Zinai saw Lin Ye coming back, she immediately ran over to pick him up. Xiaohan circled around Lin Ye wagging his tail.
"Why did you come back so early today?"
Zinai helped Lin Ye take off his cloak, then turned around and ran over to soak Lin Ye with a hot towel and wipe his face.
"Feng Xiu is keeping an eye on things on the city wall."
Lin Ye sat down, wiped his face, and asked Zinai: "Did you not sleep well?"
Zinai shook his head: "I can sleep well at the Deer Fang Terrace, why can't I sleep well here?"
She looked around: "It's so nice here, it's big and quiet, and the bedding is all new."
Lin Ye looked at Zinai's smile, but felt a little guilty in his heart. Zinai's sensibleness always made him feel heartbroken.
Zinai shouldn't live like this, running around and wandering around.
However, days like this will last for a long time in the future.
At this time, Brother Twelve and Brother Thirteen also came back and brought some food.
"General."
Xu Haoran handed over a pot of fruit wine: "This is a specialty here. It's not too strong, but it's very delicious."
Lin Ye took it and smelled it. The aroma was very complex, not like a simple wine made from a certain kind of fruit.
"Brothers, when there are no outsiders, it's better to call me little junior brother."
Lin Ye said with a smile.
Yan Geng said: "It's better to call me general. I'm used to it, and it's a rule. My wife has said that if I follow you, I must abide by the rules of the army and don't embarrass my master and my wife."
Lin Ye motioned for everyone to sit down and chat.
"Senior brother, you are here because you also want to know why I insist on taking you to Xixia Pass?"
Yan Geng nodded: "Yes, we discussed it. I am stupid and didn't think about it. I think I still have to ask you."
Lin Ye said: "Actually, it's simple. It's to lead you to gain greater military glory in a relatively safe but important place."
What he said made everyone a little confused.
Lin Ye said: "Sooner or later, the Lone Bamboo Army will arrive here. As long as we hold Xixia Pass and let Dayu's teams who are really good at fighting deal with the Loufan people in a down-to-earth manner, we will get credit."
He said: "With our Wu Lingwei's ability, when we go to the battlefield in the north, let alone eat meat, we won't even get a share of the pie."
"We are most likely to be borrowed by various armies and used as scouts or to do some odd jobs."
"It is hopeless and impossible to expect us to achieve great success in Xiantang City."
Lin Ye said: "I have calculated that in two months at most, Dayu's army will continue to enter Dongbo. Of course, the main battlefield is Xiantang. This battle will last a long time, not like a dozen
That battle years ago.”
Yan Geng asked: "Why? If our army arrives, the 200,000 troops from Loufan will not be able to hold on for long."
Lin Ye replied: "Because it will be lost if you stay in the northern border in winter."
Everyone was stunned.
Lin Ye said: "The Loufan people have been planning for more than ten years just for this battle. They are not just arranging things for Guzhu."
"Before he died, Lu Gang said that Yu Lingwei had already found out that an alarming number of officials in Dongbo had been bribed."
"The most important of them are, of course, the officials of the Dongbo Military Department, and of course some generals of the Northern Border Army."
Xu Haoran asked: "What does the general mean, regardless of whether the king of Dongbo will issue an order or not, the Dongbo Northern Border Army will return to defend Xiantang?"
Lin Ye nodded: "Yes."
He asked someone to bring the map over and spread it out on the ground.
Lin Ye squatted next to the map and said: "Look, if everything goes well from Dongbo North Border to Xiantang City, it will not take ten days."
He pointed at Dayu: "If our soldiers, the Beiye Army, arrive in time, even if they have already set off, it may take one and a half months to reach Xiantang."
He looked at his senior brothers: "Lu Gang said that he had already informed the emperor about Dongbo being infiltrated and bribed by the Loufan people, but the emperor had no intention of intervening."
He asked: "Why do you think the emperor did this?"
The senior brothers are all deep in thought.
Zinai suddenly said: "Before, the emperor asked Dongbo to change the king. One of the reasons was probably because of this."
Lin Ye laughed. He didn't expect Zinai to see it so clearly.
Lin Ye nodded and said: "Yu Lingwei has already informed the emperor about Dongbo's situation. The emperor told Lu Gang to teach them a lesson."
He asked: "Who are they that the emperor is talking about?"
Yan Geng said: "It should be more than just Dongbo people."
Lin Ye said: "I only know that our emperor must have a reason for doing things."
He stood up and walked around and said: "In the past ten years, not only in Dongbo, but also in Yunzhou, a large number of officials were bribed by the Loufan people."
"The king of Dongbo, Yuyu Chengyuan, had a vague attitude at that time. He seemed very submissive, but secretly he had close contacts with the Loufan people."
"There is nothing wrong with such a small country, sandwiched between Dayu and Lou Fan, having both sides, but..."
Lin Ye looked at the senior brothers and said: "Yu Yu Chengyuan can't control the situation. He doesn't have a clear attitude with Lou Fan, and the people under him are even more unscrupulous."
"In the past ten years or so, there may be countless Lou Fan spies who have entered Dayu from Dongbo. If Dongbo's senior management had not nodded, how could such a thing have happened."
Xu Haoran said: "What Yuyu Chengyuan wants is to get benefits from Dayu while building a good relationship with Lou Fan."
Lin Ye: "Because Yu Lingwei noticed the changes in Dongbo, the emperor planned to get rid of Yuyu Chengyuan and replace him with another king. Maybe the emperor did not expect that many people in Yulingwei were bribed by Dongbo people. Of course,
Or maybe the emperor did it on purpose and just let it happen."
Zinai said: "The emperor wanted to teach the Dongbo people a lesson and let them realize the fear of the annihilation of their country and their nation, so he just let it go."
Lin Ye motioned to Zinai to continue.
Zina thought for a while, and then said seriously: "The purpose of replacing the king of Dongbo before the war is to keep Dongbo still there, and to make Dongbo more dependent on Dayu. This battle is to make the king of Dongbo grow longer.
memory."
Lin Ye nodded.
Zinai said: "After this battle, the people of Dongbo will understand that Lou Fan's desire to destroy Dongbo will not disappear just because they show weakness, and he will be determined to make the Yu Kingdom great."
Lin Ye asked: "What else."
Zinai said: "In the battle of Dongbo, Dayu will definitely mobilize his troops and generals. Dayu has not fought a major battle for more than ten years. What the emperor is afraid of is that they will not fight and will only be proud of their past glory."
Lin Ye laughed, and his senior brothers had to look at Zinai with admiration.
Zina was encouraged and continued.
"What the emperor wants to protect is the Dongbo monarch he has just replaced, so that the new monarch can realize that without Dayu, Dongbo cannot survive at all."
"For Dayu, this is a matter of killing multiple birds with one stone. In order to beat the winter moor, the lonely bamboo was destroyed. It is not destroyed now, and it will be destroyed sooner or later."
She looked at Lin Ye: "That's why I brought Wu Lingwei here. Wu Lingwei can't get anything in Xiantang City, but we got here in advance to hold the passage for the army that will destroy Guzhu in the future, and it's possible
Holding the retreat for the army marching north is a great achievement, a rare achievement."
She said: "Others are watching Xiantang, but my brother has already seen the situation after the decisive battle of Xiantang."
The senior brothers in the martial arts school finally understood what Lin Ye's intentions were.
Here, there is Xixia Pass that can be defended. As long as there are sufficient supplies, blocking the Guzhu people will not be a problem.
Zinai continued: "The emperor's second purpose is to train his troops. For this battle, of course it will be not only the Beiye Army that will be mobilized, but also troops from other places."
She looked at Lin Ye, who nodded and asked her to continue.
Zinai said: "The emperor has transferred the army to Dongbo. After the war, he will not immediately transfer the troops back."
Lin Ye smiled, especially brightly.
He didn't expect Zinai to be so smart. What Zinai said just now had already surprised him. What Zinai said now was a surprise beyond surprise.
Zinai said: "Before, Dongbo dedicated a piece of territory to Dayu, and 30,000 frontier troops were stationed here. After the war, the emperor will probably put the transferred army here temporarily in the name of protecting Dongbo...
..As for how long they will be stationed, it depends, it depends..."
When she said this, she looked at Lin Ye.
Lin Ye said: "Just say it."
Zinai said: "It depends on Tuoba Lie. Your Majesty's third purpose is to station troops north of Yunzhou. He is not worried about Tuoba Lie, and there was no reason to mobilize a large army to clamp down on Tuoba Lie's Beiye Army."
"After this war, I have fought with murderous intent, and I am not afraid that the hundreds of thousands of troops on the battlefield will overwhelm the Kitano Army in Dongbo."
When the senior brothers heard this, their expressions changed.
Lin Ye said: "Zinai made it very clear, and I think so too."
He said: "The emperor hopes that Dongbo will be in chaos. After the battle is over, Dongbo people will really return to their hearts, and then destroy Lone Bamboo."
His finger clicked on the map a few times.
"Dongbo's garrison and Guzhu's garrison are in the same shape as Yunzhou. If something unexpected happens in Yunzhou, Dongbo's and Guzhu's Dayu troops can move south in an instant."
Lin Ye said: "I thought that the biggest purpose of the emperor's layout was to build Dayu's northern border barrier, but now it seems that that is only a secondary goal. The main one is Yunzhou."
He looked to the sky: "The emperor's heart is unfathomable."