Chapter 46: Zhu Ying's Bold Strategy, a Lifespan of 112 Years! Full Attribute Display

"Let's calculate the time."

"We have been in this foreign land of the Northern Frontier for nearly a month."

"The main army of our Great Ming should have already entered Daning."

"Our mission is complete."

Zhu Ying smiled as he spoke to the various Thousand-man Commanders and Deputy Thousand-man Commanders beside him.

"Commander."

"At the very beginning, I thought that following you to stay in this foreign land meant certain death."

"Now, I realize I was wrong."

"Commander has led us to achieve a monumental feat," Wei Quan said with an excited face, filled with immense awe.

"Indeed."

"The Commander's ability to command troops and his sheer ferocity—I am truly impressed," the other Thousand-man Commanders added one after another.

Naturally, everyone spoke from the bottom of their hearts in their respect for Zhu Ying.

"Brothers."

"Before we return to the Great Ming, do you dare to pull off one big job with me?" Zhu Ying's expression turned slightly serious, yet carried a hint of madness.

The men looked at each other, and then collectively declared, "We will follow the Commander to the death!"

Zhu Ying pulled a map directly from his robe and waved his hand; the men immediately crowded around him.

"This map was obtained from a slaughtered Tartar general. Although it isn't extremely detailed, the locations of many Tartar tribes are marked upon it. This Northern Frontier is vast, and we have been completely lost within it for the past month. Fortunately, we have this map as a guide. All this time, we have been leading the Tartar armies in circles; it seemed as though we were attacking their tribes, but in reality, I was doing it to pinpoint the location of their main encampment."

"Now, it is more or less certain. I know where their main encampment is located," Zhu Ying smiled, his tone filled with certainty.

"Commander."

"Are we going to raid the Tartar encampment?" Zhang Wu's eyes lit up.

The others felt the same.

If this had been when they first followed Zhu Ying, they certainly wouldn't have believed him; they would have thought it was seeking death, as using their current force to raid a tribal encampment was far too reckless.

But not now.

They didn't think that way at all, because their Commander had already led them through numerous great battles, returning victorious every single time. They possessed absolute trust in Zhu Ying.

"How many Tartar tribes have we slaughtered during this period?" Zhu Ying asked with a smile.

"A full fifteen. I have kept a record of them all," Liu Lei immediately interjected.

"Do you know why I went to raid these Tartar tribes? And why I attacked them without pause?" Zhu Ying looked at the crowd and asked rhetorically.

The generals fell into silent thought.

However, Zhang Wu quickly regained his senses and replied immediately, "The Commander was drawing the Tartars' attention to force them to disperse their forces. Firstly, to search for our army's whereabouts; secondly, to surround and suppress us; and thirdly, they would send troops to protect those smaller tribes. In doing so, the Tartar army, which only numbered tens of thousands, would be further divided, leaving their main encampment with fewer guards."

"In the eyes of the Tartars, our forces likely number only a few thousand, so they certainly wouldn't dare raid their main encampment; they could only deal with their smaller tribes."

Listening to Zhang Wu's words, Zhu Ying smiled with satisfaction.

*Zhang Wu truly lives up to his reputation as a famous general of history; he will also be a meritorious official in the future Jingnan Campaign. It seems he indeed possesses the talent to command troops,* Zhu Ying thought to himself.

"Correct."

"Just as Thousand-man Commander Zhang said."

"This is precisely why I have been leading the troops to raid the Tartar tribes," Zhu Ying nodded with a smile.

"Commander, what do we do next?"

"Please give the order, and we shall follow to the death," the men said immediately.

Zhu Ying's gaze fell once more upon the location of the Tartar encampment.

"We should currently be located here."

Zhu Ying placed his hand on the map, though it was only an approximate location.

After all, this foreign land of the Northern Frontier was too vast; a few thousand men within it were like a colony of ants. Even leading the army, Zhu Ying had lost his way many times. Fortunately, they had warhorses and the Tartar tribes for supplies, otherwise, they truly wouldn't have been able to hold out.

But through fighting these Tartar tribes, while killing, Zhu Ying had also managed to use the map to roughly figure out the position.

"As for the Tartar encampment, it is right here, less than forty li from our current position."

"At our army's speed, we can reach it in an hour."

"I intend to approach the Tartar encampment under the cover of darkness tonight and launch a surprise raid before dawn. Once we break through the encampment, kill what can be killed, loot what can be looted, and burn what can be burned. In short, destroy everything you see."

"Just like when we broke through that Tartar tribe, do not linger. Charge through their encampment with all your might. Once you break out, head directly east; do not venture further north."

"Of course, all the warhorses we have captured this time must be put to use. A charge of ten thousand horses will surely have a miraculous effect," Zhu Ying said with a cold smile, laying out the subsequent strategy to everyone.

Hearing this, the eyes of the men lit up.

"We obey your command!" the men shouted in unison.

"Alright, night has just fallen. We can still rest for about two hours. Let the brothers rest well to recuperate; you as well."

"And one more thing."

"Tell the brothers that once this battle is over, I will take them home," Zhu Ying said in a deep voice.

"Yes!"

The men shouted in unison.

They then withdrew one by one to relay Zhu Ying's orders.

Zhu Ying calmed his mind, lay directly on the ground, and whispered in his heart, "Attribute Panel."

Host: Zhu Ying Age: 14 years old Internal Breath: 456 [Martial Artist's Internal Breath; the higher the value, the stronger the breath.] Strength: 1685 Speed: 1523 points Constitution: 1362 points Endurance: 1332 points Spirit: 1263 points Lifespan: 112 years, 210 days Storage Space: 19 cubic meters Cultivation Method: Hardened Body Technique (Heng Lian Gong) ...

"These attributes truly come quickly through killing enemies."

"With one punch like this, even Xiang Yu might not be able to withstand it, and it can even augment my internal breath."

"And the lifespan—it was originally eighty-eight years, and now it's one hundred and twelve. An increase of a full twenty-four years. Immortality is not a dream."

Looking at his attribute panel, Zhu Ying was naturally very satisfied.

After all his attributes had previously broken the thousand mark, his attributes had now experienced another massive surge.

Of course, the greatest increase was in his lifespan.

As long as he continued to collect them in the future, immortality would not be an impossible fantasy.

"Right."

"There are still unopened treasure chests."

"One ordinary chest, and one Tier-1 chest," Zhu Ying snapped back to reality.

He remembered the chests he had been forgetting all this time.

Thinking of this, Zhu Ying immediately grew expectant.

"Open all treasure chests."

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