C2544 Keep Chasing
Lin Yu rode on his horse with a gloomy expression and walked in front of the group. Although Princess Qi was fine, there was still room for negotiation. However, after losing the battle, no one would be in a good mood. Furthermore, he had already lost the battle several times in a row. It would be strange if he was in a good mood.1
Originally, he thought that the mission of escorting Princess Qi this time would be... He had tens of thousands of soldiers guarding him. Furthermore, they had always been marching within the Great Lu Dynasty. When they left the pass, the soldiers of the Fengjue Country would come to receive them. The strength of the Fengjue Country was now formidable. The people of the surrounding countries... How could they come and embarrass themselves at this time?
Therefore... Whether it was within the Great Lu Dynasty's territory or outside the pass... In Lin Yu's eyes, it was a very easy journey. As long as he spent some time, he would be able to obtain military merits. For him who wanted to be gold-plated and promoted... No matter how one looked at it, it was a good choice.
However, he didn't think that this seemingly simple task... He had actually been filled with danger ever since he left the capital. They were constantly being attacked. First, it was the Rebellion Force within the Great Lu Dynasty. Now, it was the bandit force outside the pass. He couldn't figure it out no matter how hard he tried. Where did these bandits get the courage to attack them and the army of the Fengjue Country? Aren't they afraid of their revenge?
However, even if they couldn't figure it out, the matter had already happened. He had no other choice but to accept it. However... What he didn't expect was that in these battles... He actually lost more and won less. Now, it seemed that the other party had intentionally allowed them to win... To numb their nerves and make them fall into their trap.
How could Lin Yu, who had always been arrogant, accept this? He had always been very confident in himself, and had also fantasized about becoming an invincible general on the battlefield. However, such a small mission had given them such a huge blow. To make them lose one after another, this was his confidence... It was a huge blow to his confidence.
More importantly, as the number of failures increased... Lin Yu realized that the soldiers under him had changed the way they looked at him. It was no longer trust, but suspicion. They were already suspecting that under their leadership... It would not be enough to lead them to victory.
This was absolutely a disgrace to Lin Yu. How could he command his subordinates when they doubted their abilities?
It was also because of his doubt that the local soldiers who came to support him chose to not listen to his orders on the battlefield, which led to the defeat of the entire battlefield.
Thinking of the soldiers of the local army, Lin Yu gritted his teeth. Those people had never trusted him ever since he was born. If they hadn't suddenly chosen to retreat on the battlefield... They wouldn't have fallen apart.
It could be said that everything that had happened had a lot to do with those people.
"When I return this time, I will definitely take a good look at them!" Lin Yu thought viciously in his heart. He did this not only to vent the anger in his heart. More importantly, this was the only way to shirk responsibility. He had already suffered a few defeats, even if Princess Qi was fine. There was room for negotiation, but this situation would definitely be punished.
Therefore, he wanted to push the blame of the defeat to the local soldiers. He wanted to let His Majesty Huang Feng know that the reason he was defeated was because those people did not listen to his orders. It had nothing to do with him.
"That Lin Yu seems to be in a bad mood." Huang Feng looked at Lin Yu in front of him and said to Princess Qi in the carriage.
At this time, Huang Feng was also sitting in Princess Qi's carriage. However, it was not in the carriage but outside the carriage, acting as a driver. Now that they were on the run, naturally they did not have to be so careful.
"He has suffered so many defeats. It would be strange if he was in a good mood. I wonder what Royal Brother is thinking. He actually appointed such a person as a lieutenant. Furthermore, he became the commander of this escort mission. This person is a mediocre person. " Princess Qi said angrily.
She did not have a good impression of Lin Yu. When they were in the capital, the two of them didn't interact much. Therefore, Princess Qi didn't know much about Lin Yu. But... During the time they spent together on the road, her impression of Lin Yu was very bad. All of this started when Lu Yizha wanted to occupy her in the camp. Princess Qi did not believe that Lin Yu did not know about it. However, the other party did not come out to stop her. It was a completely silent agreement. This made Princess Qi hate him in her heart.
Now that she saw Lin Yu suffer defeat after defeat, her impression of Lin Yu naturally became even worse.
Li Lin smiled and didn't say anything. In fact, the reason why Lin Yu suffered consecutive defeats was because of this. If it wasn't for him assassinating Lu Yizha and Mo Lei, he would have been the one to blame. The army of unk s will not fall into chaos. Then... It was very likely that they would defeat the rebels and horse bandits.
Of course, Lin Yu's adaptability and commanding ability were indeed ordinary. Therefore, Huang Feng did not feel that the other party was wrongly accused. This man was just an ordinary general. It would be very difficult for him to become an outstanding commander in the future.
At this time, Huang Feng knew the situation behind through the eaglet in the sky. He said to Princess Qi, "Princess, you can go in. Those people are chasing after us. Be careful later and don't show your face."
"Alright." Although he did not see any enemies approaching, since Huang Feng said so, then there must be someone chasing after them. Princess Qi would not have the slightest doubt about Huang Feng's words now.
Not long after, Lin Yu also received this information.
"Do you really think we are easy to bully?!" Originally, he had been fleeing for his life, but this had already made Lin Yu very unhappy. In the end, those rebel soldiers and horse bandits were still holding on to them and not letting them go. This was too much. Lin Yu really wanted to make the team stop. He wanted to fight to the death with those people behind him.
However, reason told him that he couldn't do this. Because they did not have many people right now, and their morale was low. Even if he wanted to fight against the people behind him, he wouldn't have much of a chance of winning. If Princess Qi was in danger because of this, then everything would be over.
Therefore, Lin Yu could only arrange for a portion of them to stay behind to cover the retreat. The others continued to advance and even sped up. Once dawn broke, if they were still bitten by the people behind them... It would be even more difficult for them to escape this place.
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