I forged immortality in my past life.

"General Wu Hui!"

Li Wu Hui turned his head to look.

It turned out that Gao Mingyue, leading five cavalry officers of the third rank, had broken through the surrounding miscellaneous soldiers and rushed towards him.

Whoa!

Whew!

A horse neighed, and the group successfully met on horseback.

"General, you're injured!?"

Gao Mingyue approached with a joyful expression and immediately noticed the torn robe on Li Wuhui's left arm and the congealed bloodstains.

"I encountered two formidable opponents and suffered minor injuries."

"However, I've already taken their heads off."

Li Wu Hui smiled calmly, not dwelling on the danger of being attacked from both sides by the two generals. He simply patted his bulging bag of miscellaneous items with his spear and glossed over the matter.

"Leaving that aside for now, Lieutenant Mingyue, how is the situation in the troops?"

Gao Mingyue temporarily withdrew her worried gaze and explained the situation after he left.

"General, you single-handedly charged into the enemy ranks and created a gap in their advance. Seeing that you seemed to be engaged in fierce fighting, I immediately led my men to counterattack the gap, successfully killing more than a thousand people and driving back more than half of the enemy."

"Because I was worried about your safety, I brought five officers to meet you after the battle situation stabilized a bit. We've finally found you."

No wonder no powerful elite troops came to besiege me when I was fighting the two enemy generals; it turns out that it was Lieutenant Mingyue who led the attack.

Li Wu Hui was somewhat slow to realize this.

"Lieutenant Mingyue's command was decisive; you deserve the greatest credit for this battle."

Upon hearing this, Gao Mingyue quickly shook her head:

"Mingyue was merely doing her duty. The general first slew the vanguard's elite troops, and then killed two enemy officers, leaving the enemy leaderless. Mingyue was simply there at the right time, and dares not claim credit."

"As long as the general doesn't suddenly stray too far from the army next time, that's fine."

Li Wu Hui felt somewhat embarrassed upon hearing this.

Although the outcome of this battle was not bad, if he had gone deep into the enemy lines and suffered a defeat, the result might have been completely different.

"I was a bit reckless in this battle, charging into the enemy lines alone, which forced you to lead the troops to support me. I will recommend you for credit when we get back."

Gao Mingyue opened her mouth as if to refuse, "But..."

Li Wu Hui abruptly interrupted her:

"As the commander-in-chief, although I can be brave, I must be responsible for the entire army. You have taken on the responsibility of the commander-in-chief for me, which is very important. Don't refuse!"

"Mingyue understands."

Gao Mingyue had no choice but to give up, but then, as if remembering something, she said excitedly:

"General, when we led our troops to charge the enemy lines, we unexpectedly seized dozens of cartloads of sesame oil and flint arrows. It seems that the enemy was collecting and manufacturing these supplies here to prepare for the Emperor's vanguard army's fire attack."

"In addition, the enemy seems to have a large amount of grain, piled up on carts and horses. We are going to transport it back to Meteorite City, which will definitely be a meritorious achievement."

sesame oil!

Li Wu Hui's eyes narrowed. He knew this: even in the era of cold weapons, humans could extract oil from plants to produce military supplies such as fuel.

Despite being limited by natural resources, sesame oil can only be produced locally in certain areas.

However, fire attack was ultimately a super weapon in ancient times for winning with fewer troops or achieving great victories.

Do you want to take the sesame oil back with you?

Li Wu Hui only considered the idea for a few breaths before abandoning it.

No, this would greatly slow down the march.

He has accumulated enough experience to level up. Now, the important thing is to recover from his injuries and advance to the next level. The lifespan gain during the advancement is his highest priority.

After all, both of these fate-altering abilities require consuming one's lifespan.

Since we can't take the sesame oil with us, let's just use it up!

Li Wu Hui made a decision.

"Mingyue, inform the entire army that the pursuit of the enemy can be postponed. Each small team should take a few men, carry oil, and set fire to the grain rations!"

"Cover all the supply wagons as much as possible, then drive back any remaining enemy troops who dare to put out the fire!"

"Kill for only one hour, then retreat immediately!"

An hour is enough time for the fire to fully ignite. Even if you wanted to put it out, there are no large rivers or lakes nearby, so it wouldn't be easy.

After Li Wu Hui gave the order.

"Yes, General, I'll take care of it right away."

Gao Mingyue's eyes lit up. She didn't really want to take the sesame oil cart back either. Although it was a meritorious deed, they were too far into the wilderness to carry too much baggage.

She bowed with her hands clasped in greeting.

Li Wu Hui nodded, took the lead on his swift steed, and charged through the sparsely populated enemy troops, moving towards his own forces.

About half an hour later.

puff!

The spear pierced through the body of a level 2 soldier.

Seemingly understanding the importance of sesame oil, even the enemy's junior officers, at the second rank, spontaneously led their teams to ambush and launch surprise attacks. Li Wu Hui had already killed several more second-rank soldiers.

However, this should be the last one.

The 800 elite troops have been divided into many eight-man squads, in pairs. Two groups are responsible for carrying sesame oil barrels to set fire to the enemy, while the other two groups are responsible for covering and scouting the escape route of the enemy's supply wagons!

The strategies for offense and defense differ.

Whoosh!

Two hours passed in the blink of an eye.

At this moment, the place where the enemy's thousands of troops once stood has been transformed into a scene of raging fire and the mournful cries of horses and carriages.

"Is everything recorded?"

Li Wuhui looked at a third-level soldier officer.

This person was the youngest, only in his thirties, and very shrewd. Li Wu Hui appointed him to record the military achievements of this campaign.

"Seventy-nine sesame oil carts were intercepted and used on the spot to burn more than 1,200 enemy grain carts, resulting in more than 3,700 enemy casualties and more than 1,000 remaining who could not be tracked down."

General Li Wuhui then decided not to linger and returned to Meteorite City.

Military merit record complete.

The third-ranking officer handed the record book to Gao Mingyue for safekeeping and returned to his unit.

"The entire army is to set off."

Li Wu Hui gave the order.

Eight hundred elite troops, despite losing more than a hundred men, the remaining men were still filled with glory.

The general died in a hundred battles, and the soldiers returned after ten years.

This is common knowledge in this world.

More than the fear of dying in battle, the inability to gain military honors was what truly terrified them.

In the blink of an eye, a day of marching had passed.

On this day, Li Wu Hui had just led his army out.

The two swift horses suddenly became restless and refused to continue in their original direction.

"Chasing Wind, what's wrong with you guys?"

Li Wuhui frowned; this was a BMW that could be redeemed with military merits.

Although in reality, the horses were provided to him by the Taoist sect, their loyalty was still reliable, in addition to their human-like and protective nature.

There is absolutely no such thing as rebellion without a reason.

Standing to the side, Gao Mingyue looked somewhat puzzled:

"General Wu Hui, could it be that it's not used to the environment? I remember that fine horses all have their own temperaments. Maybe I should hold the reins and walk slowly forward."

"Perhaps it will allow them to move around."

"That's the only way..."

Li Wu Hui was somewhat tempted, and suddenly, his heart began to warm slightly.

His expression changed!

"This is bad! Retreat the entire army!"

Li Wu Hui's order was urgent.

Gao Mingyue was somewhat confused, but she still resolutely carried out the order.

The entire army turned their horses around and retreated quickly.

They retreated for fifty miles.

Fortunately, the worst did not happen.

Li Wu Hui clutched his chest, the slight warmth he had felt in his chest disappearing.

Immediately issue another order:

"Take a detour back to Meteorite City."

"Yes, General."

Gao Mingyue accepted the order.

Eight hundred elite troops sprang into action once again.

However, the route taken in this operation was completely different from the path marked on the map, which raised some questions.

Fortunately, after several resounding victories, no one objected to the order.

And just as they entered a grove of trees.

Without any warning.

Dozens of miles away, there was a peaceful wilderness landscape with small hills and overgrown weeds.

Suddenly, the landscape changed drastically. The hillside was deformed, and the weeds disappeared instantly or were trampled into the mud, looking as if it had been ravaged by a million horses.

"It's the Black Tiger Army!"