Creation Color Master

In front of Hanyang Pass, all you can see is a blanket of silver, with no trace of anything in sight.

There were only guards wearing cotton clothes and heavy armor on the city wall, while the rest of the soldiers were hiding in the military tents to keep warm by the fire.

A group of people were sitting around the stove in the central army tent, trying to keep warm while discussing how to deal with the ancient barbarians.

Lin Mingwei felt the howling wind and snow outside and said, "I don't know when this heavy snow will stop. Now it's cold outside with howling wind and heavy snow. The ancient barbarians will not attack at this time."

"What we need to think about now is that the ancient barbarians originally wanted to plunder our food and supplies. Once the wind and snow stop, I'm afraid they will launch an attack immediately."

At this time, Mu Guiying swept her phoenix eyes over everyone and asked, "Commander-in-chief, do you have any specific information about the enemy's food and grass? For example, how long can their food and grass last?"

Lin Mingwei glanced at Mu Guiying and explained: "Our spies just sent us news not long ago that the enemy's current food and grass may only last for about seven days, and according to the news circulating in the army, it is said that the Barbarian King will escort food and grass for them every ten days."

"Last time, because of the defeat in the war, the Barbarian King was furious, and all the food and grass for the next ten days have not been delivered. I estimate that the remaining food and grass can support Yelu Xiong's army for about five days, so I'm afraid there will be a tough battle in five days."

Upon hearing this, Mu Guiying asked again, "Commander-in-chief, how much food and grass do our army have? How long can it last?"

Lin Mingwei smiled and said, "General Mu, don't worry. Our army has abundant food and grass reserves. It won't be a problem to use them for a year or two."

Mu Guiying's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she said, "Commander-in-chief, I have a plan. We can take the initiative to attack and defeat the enemy, but I'm afraid it will waste some food and grass."

Lin Mingwei looked serious and said slowly, "What is the specific plan? Tell us the generals immediately and we will discuss it together."

Mu Guiying swept the crowd with a pair of confident eyes and slowly said, "Go deep into the enemy's camp, intercept the food supply route, pretend to be an enemy, go deep into the enemy's camp, and burn the camp with fire."

Lin Mingwei's eyes lit up after hearing this, but he didn't say anything.

However, some people in the military tent were confused after hearing this and did not understand Mu Guiying's intention at all.

Zhao Pu at the side asked, "Although this plan is good, it is too interconnected. If we are not careful, the whole plan will collapse."

Mu Guiying said, "I have never been afraid of marching and fighting. What do you think, Commander? If you agree, I am willing to lead the Yang family and go deep into the enemy's territory."

Lin Mingwei has been a general for decades, and his fighting style is steady and cautious. He is actually not willing to adopt such a risky strategy.

But he recalled what Chu Mo said to him before he left, and then looked into Mu Guiying's eyes solemnly.

After a long while, Lin Mingwei stood up and said, "Okay, in that case, I will leave this battle to you. You can choose the generals in the army, and even I will obey your orders. But I hope you can succeed, otherwise I will report this matter to the lord truthfully."

Mu Guiying smiled and said, "Don't worry, Commander. I will not betray the trust of the lord and the reputation of the Yang family generals."

Then Mu Guiying's aura changed, and she said sternly: "All generals, listen to my orders."

Everyone immediately became serious, clasped their fists and saluted in unison, saying, "Greetings, General."

Mu Guiying first looked at Lin Mingwei and said, "Lin Shuai, I order you to prepare 10,000 dan of fine grain and 100,000 dan of fodder, as well as 100,000 dan of white saltpeter. Can you do it?"

White saltpeter is a very flammable stone that contains fire poison. It looks like rice and is often called white saltpeter rice.

Lin Mingwei seemed to understand Mu Guiying's plan and said directly: "Don't worry, General, it will be completed on time."

Mu Guiying looked at Lin Qianhao, Lin Qianyan and Lin Qianshun behind Lin Mingwei and said, "Three generals, I order you to select a thousand elite soldiers who are agile and smart. I want to see these thousand soldiers tomorrow morning. Is it possible?"

The three stepped forward and said, "Don't worry, General. We will make sure it's done."

"There is one more thing. I guess the day when the snow stops is the day when the ancient barbarians will attack. I want you to only defend the city and not attack rashly to avoid large-scale fighting. The Yang family will attract too much attention during this period, and the enemy generals may notice the clues."

The three received orders again. As Chu Mo's family generals, they naturally knew Chu Mo's abilities. Since Chu Mo was so fond of the woman in front of him, she must have something extraordinary.

Then Mu Guiying looked at Zhao Pu again and said, "General Zhao Pu, I need you to lead the elite scouts in the army to go deep into the enemy's territory, explore the enemy's grain convoys, mark the marching route, and not alert the enemy. Is it possible?"

Zhao Pu glanced at Lin Mingwei. Although he didn't understand why the commander would easily trust a woman, he still said in a deep voice: "I will accomplish this even if I die."

Mu Guiying looked at Zhao Pu deeply with her phoenix eyes and nodded.

Then he looked at Lin Zhan and said in a deep voice: "Lin Zhan, I need you to prepare a thousand sets of white helmets, white armor and white horses. Is it possible?"

Lin Zhan said respectfully: "I will ensure that it is completed on time."

Mu Guiying glanced at everyone again and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, this battle is a crucial one. It is a battle that will severely damage the barbarian army. There can be no mistakes in any link, otherwise all efforts will be in vain."

Everyone said respectfully, "We obey your command."

Thus, a plan against the ancient barbarian army was finalized on a day of bitterly cold wind and flying snow.

In an alley not far from the theater, two horse-drawn carriages were parked in the snow, and the falling snow piled up into a thick layer on the carriages.

Zhou Xuankai sat in the carriage, feeling the cold wind coming in through the gaps, wrapped himself tightly in the quilt, and said, "These dog slaves, what are they doing lying down, why haven't they come back yet?"

But he didn't understand. A silkworm-like poisonous insect crawled in from the gap, slowly drilled into the quilt, and bit Zhou Xuankai's arm fiercely.

Zhou Xuankai raised his hand in pain and saw a horrifying scene: a white worm crawled into his arm and moved along the blood vessels towards his heart.

Zhou Xuankai was immediately frightened to the point of peeing and shitting. His quilt fell off, and the charcoal was kicked over and scattered on the floor of the carriage. He screamed in fear, "What is this? What is this? How did it appear on my carriage?"

Then he felt a sharp pain in his heart, and he couldn't help but let out a scream.

Although the screams were extremely miserable, they were soon drowned out by the sound of wind and snow.

At this time, what Zhou Xuankai didn't know was that a woman came outside the carriage and just listened quietly to him wailing in the carriage.

The woman in the snow said impatiently: "If you don't want to die, shut up. I don't want to hear you howling like a ghost here."

Zhou Xuankai said in horror: "Who are you? What did you do to me? I am from the Qinghe Zhou family. You can't do this to me."

Madam Mingzhu showed a hint of sarcasm and said, "I'm telling you, you've been infected by my slave poison, and it lives in your heart. If you don't behave yourself, it will make you feel the pain of your heart. When you go back, there are some things you should say and some things you shouldn't say. If you talk too much, I don't mind letting it control your brain and turning you into a mindless walking corpse."

Zhou Xuankai heard this. He suddenly knelt down in the carriage and cried bitterly: "Sir, please, I don't want to die yet, I don't want to die."

Madam Mingzhu said with a hint of murderous intent in her voice: "Go back obediently and don't tell anyone about what happened today, and your life will be safe."

After saying this, Madam Mingzhu disappeared in the wind and snow.