I transmigrated to ancient times and became a king with a title equal to mine.

The scout said, "Your Majesty, although Lin Shan's army only numbers 20,000, it consists of elite cavalry and 1,000 artillerymen. I have personally counted them, and there are approximately 200 red-coated cannons among the 20,000 warhorses."

Grand Tutor Shi Laike exclaimed, "His move is definitely an attempt to take advantage of the situation and seize the capital."

After a moment of surprise, Long Yunxi laughed and said, "I have set up three defensive systems in front of Kyoto, with two on each side. His cannons are useless. He might just be surrounded by my two sides."

Song Liang said, "Your Majesty, this Lin Shan is a former Imperial Guard General. He is Lan Tianpeng's prized student and has excellent interpersonal relationships within the Imperial Guard."

"This?" Long Yunxi was a little scared.

"Long live the Emperor!" Shi Laike said. "In my opinion, we should divide our forces into 100,000 and destroy Linshan."

"Use 100,000 troops?" Long Yunxi was somewhat displeased. Long Bin and Long Yunfu were his biggest threats, but what was Lin Shan?

"Your Majesty, my suggestion achieves two goals at once."

"Tell me."

"With 100,000 troops, we can quickly eliminate Lin Shan's forces, allowing you to focus your efforts on attacking Long Bin's forces."

Long Yunxi nodded and said, "This is a good thing."

"Your Majesty, Lin Shan has hundreds of cannons at his disposal, and his supplies are plentiful."

Upon hearing this, Long Yunxi slapped the table and laughed, "Send 120,000 troops under the command of Shi Laike, and bring me all those cannons."

"Your subject obeys the decree." Shi Laike knelt down to receive the decree.

Long Yunxi smiled and said, "As long as Lin Shan hands over the cannons, I can let him go back. I don't want to lose troops or waste time on Lin Shan's side."

"Tell Lin Shan that if he submits, I will appoint him as a third-rank military officer."

Shi Laike accepted the order and led an army of 120,000 men down the mountain like tigers, heading straight for Dingzhou City, where Linshan was located.

When Lin Shan learned that Long Yunxi had divided his forces to attack, he couldn't help but laugh out loud: "This Long Yunxi is extremely foolish to dare to divide his forces to attack me. I can take this opportunity to give him a good beating."

He immediately summoned his generals and said, "The imposter Long Yunxi has sent 120,000 troops to attack. Although we only have 20,000, they are all elite soldiers. As long as we take advantage of the terrain and wait for the enemy to tire themselves out, we will surely win."

"Fang Zhao led two thousand soldiers to lure Shi Laike to the hills west of Zhujiatun. Gu Xianlong and Fu Guansheng each led three thousand soldiers to ambush him from both sides. Once that Shi fellow entered the ambush area, we'll bombard him mercilessly, you son of a bitch."

The generals were full of confidence after hearing Lin Shan's instructions. They immediately set up defensive lines outside Dingzhou City to prepare for the enemy.

When Shi Laike led his army to the outskirts of Dingzhou, he was surprised to see that Lin Shan's defenses were well-organized.

But he quickly regained his confidence, thinking, "You think your 20,000 rabble can stop my 120,000-strong army?"

When he ordered the attack on the city, a scout reported: "General, we have spotted a large contingent of troops marching rapidly northwards from the north of the city."

Shi Laike was stunned for a long time. The Lin family only had 20,000 men, so why were there so many soldiers here? Where did the large army come from in the north of the city?

"Quickly, investigate further and report back!"

The scouts immediately resumed their reconnaissance.

Scouts were the term for reconnaissance soldiers in ancient armies. In ancient times, scouts would usually disguise themselves and blend into the local society to gather information.

Shi Laike ordered a halt to the attack, and an hour later, he received a message by carrier pigeon.

After reading the letter, Shi Laike mounted his horse and shouted, "Zhu Zhuowen's 10,000 troops will attack the city, and the rest of the troops will follow me to pursue the fleeing soldiers. If we can intercept the cannons in Lin Shan's hands, we will have accomplished a great feat."

An army of 110,000 surged toward the north of Dingzhou City like a tidal wave, chasing after Lin Shan, who was fleeing north.

After chasing for eight or nine miles, they saw dust billowing from the horses ahead, and judging from the formation, there were at least ten or twenty thousand men on horseback.

Upon seeing this, Shi Laike excitedly danced with joy:

One of his subordinates warned, "General, be wary of a trap."

Shi Laike's eyes widened: "What trap? There are only a little over ten thousand people ahead, but I have a hundred thousand here. What are we afraid of?"

"Speed ​​up and chase them!"

Shi Laike's army chased them to a bamboo forest, where they suddenly found the wind and clouds calm and peaceful.

"Oh no, we've been tricked!" Shi Laike suddenly realized, but before he could escape, he was surrounded by artillery fire and arrows.

Lin Shan defeated Shi Laike in the time it takes to burn half an incense stick.

Upon seeing this, Shi Laike was greatly alarmed and immediately ordered a breakout.

However, Lin Shan would not let this opportunity slip by.

As soon as the cannons stopped, two thousand cavalrymen charged from east to west, throwing grenades.

Two thousand cavalrymen lined up in a row, unleashing wave after wave of grenades that made the enemy cry out in agony.

"Brothers in the imperial army, don't be used by the fake king! Surrender now! We Xia people will not kill other Xia people..."

Long Bin's invention, a tin loudspeaker, began broadcasting messages one by one.

Upon hearing this, the officers and soldiers threw down their weapons and knelt on the ground to surrender.

Shi Laike was surrounded, and the news quickly reached the attacking troops.

Upon hearing the booming cannon fire from the northwest, Zhu Zhuowen trembled. He was originally a deputy general under the governor of Yangzhou and had participated in the battle two years ago when he bombarded the grain depot of Dongjiang Kingdom.

The extent of the cannon's destruction remains vivid in people's memories to this day.

"Pass the word down: everyone immediately discard any heavy supplies, disperse, and escape. We'll meet at the mine east of Handan County!"

Zhu Zhuowen shouted as he ran off first.

Upon seeing this, the officials guarding the city immediately ordered the city gates to be opened and the enemy to pursue. The city's only three thousand troops charged out of Dingzhou like tigers descending a mountain, inflicting a crushing defeat on Zhu Zhuowen's forces.

Shi Laike fought desperately to break through the encirclement and escaped. Seeing that no one was pursuing him, he took stock of his troops. Of his 110,000 men, less than 20,000 were left, and all of them were wounded.

Looking at the heavy casualties among his soldiers, he was filled with anger and resentment.

"That Lin Shan is truly cunning!" Shi Laike said through gritted teeth. "I must kill him with my own hands!"

Shi Laike came charging in with great momentum, but ended up suffering a crushing defeat in less than three hours.

It comes fast, it falls fast.

Meanwhile, the fake king advanced towards the banks of the Yellow River while observing the disaster along the way.

"No wonder we didn't encounter any snipers; the roadsides were completely flooded."

As Long Yunxi was considering something, his advisor Zhao Ji behind him said, "Your Majesty, this is somewhat like the only way forward. I suggest we postpone our advance."

After listening for a while, Song Liang said, "Our vanguard is probably less than thirty miles from the north bank of the Yellow River. Once we stop, the Long family army will definitely retreat to the south bank."

Zhao Ji said, "It is said that Long Bin is very cunning. If we launch a large-scale attack, he may have already fled back to the south bank."

Long Yunxi frowned and said, "What Zhao Aiqing said makes sense, otherwise why haven't we seen a single person?"

Song Liang said, "Your Majesty, according to my cousin, Long Bin cherishes farmers the most. I can guarantee that Long Bin's troops will not abandon the north bank dike."

Another deputy general of the Imperial Guard said, "Perhaps the Long family army is currently reinforcing the dike and has no time to spare."

Zhao Ji listened and said coldly, about to refute them.