Rebirth: So what if my husband is a little crazy? He loves me.

Chapter 339 Attack on the Royal Court

After burning down three granaries and attacking the Right Wise King's tribe, the Rongdi rear was thoroughly enraged and spontaneously organized a pursuit army at the behest of the Right Wise King's tribe officials.

The various tribes brought out a total of 20,000 strong men and their own horses. Although their quality varied, their anger fueled their momentum, and they pursued Shen Li's 8,000 elite troops all the way to the northwest.

The further northwest one goes, the more densely populated the tribes become. This makes Shen Li unwilling to stop fighting, as fighting will only draw more tribes into the war. If she slows down, she will be caught in the vortex.

Speed ​​is of the essence in war. If she gets bogged down in a fight, weapons and tactics become secondary means of survival, which is not what she wants.

Even so, she would not carry too much food. Instead, she would seize nearby grain and livestock based on intelligence from prisoners and Rong and Di merchants to ensure that the soldiers had enough to eat every meal and that they ate very well.

The pursuers were in a difficult situation because the granaries had been burned and the local tribes were running out of food. In the winter, there was no fodder, and the cattle and sheep that had been kept were breeding cattle and sheep, which could not be eaten.

As a result, the pursuers gradually slowed down and could only move forward with difficulty by relying on relief supplies from all sides, always trailing behind the eight thousand men.

Lin Wan'er suffered the same fate. After she crippled the Left Wise King, he organized even more soldiers, totaling more than 30,000, to relentlessly pursue her.

She adopted the same tactics as Shen Li, relentlessly advancing without turning back to engage in battle, and even sending out vanguard squads to intercept enemy scouts to prevent the rear from reporting to the Chanyu's royal court.

She is going all in this time, determined to make the Rongdi pay the price.

In this way, the Chanyu royal court did not receive the news, but the Chanyu king and the Right Wise King at the front line received reports from scouts. At first, they were incredulous that someone would dare to lead several thousand people deep into the heartland.

It is important to know that the Rongdi terrain is complex and the tribes are far apart. If you go in, you may not be able to find your way and die of thirst or hunger. Even if you find your way, you may run into the hands of the tribe and become a prisoner.

In previous years, a direct confrontation required a large army and ample supplies to dare to attack. How could this small force enter an empty field as if it were no one else's territory, and even burn down so much grain in the granary and the Right Wise King's main camp?

"Chanyu, dozens of tribes, large and small, have been plundered. Not only were their grains stolen, but even their breeding cattle and sheep were taken. If they don't get some grain soon, people will starve to death," the arriving official continued.

The Chanyu Huyan Lie, who was at the head of the table, gradually blushed as he listened. He was in his prime and had never encountered such an embarrassing situation during his reign.

The grain he had painstakingly salvaged was looted, and these people even tried to attack his royal court—it was utterly absurd.

"Great Khan, the royal court is poorly defended. Should we send troops to reinforce it?" the minister asked cautiously.

Huyan Lie did not respond, and the royal tent fell into silence. The white breaths exhaled by the people were much less, obviously because they had slowed their breathing.

"No." Huyan Lie's Rongdi words were resounding: "Do you think two mere squads can possibly storm my royal court?"

Those present remained silent.

"Send troops to transport military provisions from the front lines to the various tribes, and have the tribes gather their forces to launch a rear attack, so that I may capture these two women alive." Huyan Lie's voice was cold, and his hawk-like eyes gleamed with the light of a hunter.

He wanted to see what kind of two women they were: one who could break through the Left Wise King's blockade, and the other who dared to venture deep into the heart of the Rongdi territory with only a small team of a thousand men.

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Xu Sheng arrived at Langya Pass with 45,000 men and immediately met with Governor Li Yuanhua and Xiao Qi to discuss the next strategy.

Xiao Qi took the initiative and won one victory after another, but he could not break through the Rongdi's barrier. Once the Rongdi retreated, he could no longer pursue them, and the situation remained deadlocked.

Li Yuanhua had been guarding the border for many years, and even after suffering a major defeat, he was able to quickly adjust his mindset and prepare to atone for his crimes through meritorious service.

The three hit it off immediately and prepared to launch another large-scale campaign against the Rong and Di tribes, but this time they would join forces.

"The information I received is that the Rongdi's rear is already in chaos. Regardless of the outcome of this expedition, we must contain their main force," Xu Sheng said.

Before he arrived in Langya, the Flying Fish Guards had informed him of the contents of Shen Li's carrier pigeon, making him the only person present who knew the movements behind him.

"A surprise attack?" Xiao Qi's heart nearly jumped into his throat when he heard this.

Not only did Lin Wan'er go missing behind enemy lines, but her cousin also actively went to her. Did she really think that the rear was so easy to raid?

Once trapped inside, the annihilation of thousands could happen in an instant.

Even though he had run so far away, he couldn't even save them. He could only do his best to hold off the Rongdi army from returning to reinforce them and pray that God would bless Shen Li and Lin Wan'er so that they could return safely.

He didn't even expect the two of them to achieve any military exploits; he would be grateful if they could just stay safe.

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On the third day after Xu Sheng's arrival, Da Zhao launched a major battle, sending a total of 200,000 troops into the Rongdi territory.

This tactic also excited the Rongdi people, who were slowly retreating, trying to drag the battlefield into their more familiar Rongdi territory.

With Xiao Qi leading the main force, his command was excellent, and they advanced step by step towards the Rongdi, indicating that a decisive battle was inevitable.

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Everyone thought the main battle was at Langya Pass, but little did they know that the two armies had already arrived at the Rongdi royal court.

The royal court of the Rongdi Chanyu was the largest tribe on the grassland, with hundreds of thousands of people. All of the Rongdi's resources, ancestral halls, and officials were located there.

This can be said to be the foundation of the Rong and Di peoples. Once it is destroyed, the Rong and Di peoples will suffer a great setback.

Shen Li and Lin Wan'er were being chased along the way, and they took different routes, so they were unaware of each other's existence.

Even though the Shanyu's royal court was empty, it was still heavily guarded. The nearby military camps were empty because the soldiers had all gone home when they weren't fighting, and they would only put on their leather armor when changing shifts.

In a tribe of hundreds of thousands of people, there are more than 10,000 visible guards inside and outside the village, and with those preparing to change shifts, there are at least 30,000 people.

Shen Li believed that although there were many people, they were not a cause for concern, because the guards were clearly unaware of the impending crisis and were still quite disorganized, and the large size of the tribe meant that the soldiers could not keep in close contact with each other.

Breaking through with a single point of attack is very easy, but if such a large tribe is not dealt with quickly, being trapped inside will leave them at the mercy of others.

Before entering, Shen Li drew a simple map of the tribe's interior based on what the prisoners and merchants had told her. She then led Ma Zheng and Chen Su to conduct a night-long simulation on a sand table to see how to march in order to avoid being surrounded and break out in a short time.

Just as the initial plan was being formulated, a scout reported: "My lord, the Xiongnu court has been suddenly attacked at night and is in complete chaos."