Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 1775: Chapter 565: Yuwen Yong, You Bet Right_2

Once the position of Director of the Military Department is lost, the Mirror Valley Faction will quickly fall from its pedestal, be neglected by the Lord, and possibly even become marginalized, gradually detaching from the core circle of Great Xia.

The Battle of Aikou, the Battle of Jinyang, both times defeating the allied forces of two towns, the great battles on the northern and southern sides of the Bone-Eroding Path, though involving other Xia Army forces, the Right Route Army was still the protagonist. In this Great Xia southern slope stabilization, the northern expedition of the four-route army, if there are no surprises, the Right Route Army will undoubtedly have the most distinguished military achievements.

But the current situation has shown him the possibility of unexpected occurrences.

The Lord has no intention to continue the conflict with Cai Qiu and even plans to build a city in River Valley Village, clearly intending to control the front line here.

Without fighting Cai Qiu, what about Chen Cang?

Chen Cang’s 100,000-strong army has occupied East River City. Considering the Lord’s temper and the practical needs of the territory, it’s impossible to let them continue to occupy it.

The Lord will surely need to find a way to drive out Chen Cang’s army.

In this way, the Left Army stationed in the Dongchuan Camp by the Minister will come into play.

Lower Dongchuan, defeating Beishuo, taking over Wuchuan, joining with the Central Army to repel the Wuchuan army, among the four-route northern expedition force, apart from their Right Route Army, it is the Minister’s Left Army that stands out this time.

Moreover, once war with Chen Cang begins, it might not be just the Left Army in motion; Luo Yuan’s Central Army and Yuan Cheng’s Rear Army might also have the opportunity to achieve military merits.

And their Right Route Army could be sidelined, especially since the fight with Cai Qiu is no longer planned.

Last night, rumors from the main tent in River Valley Village spread, saying that Lord Xia Hong is considering a redeployment, likely to draw other armies to replace their Right Route Army, stationing in River Valley.

If they are indeed replaced, there will be no further chance to earn merits.

Out of the remaining three routes, especially the Minister’s Left Army, as long as they engage with Chen Cang, catching up with their Right Route Army in military merit will be a walk in the park.

Losing to the Minister isn’t much of an issue, but losing to the armies of Yuan Cheng and Luo Yuan, how could Yuwen Dao, the Director of the Military Department overseeing Great Xia’s military affairs, face it?

Furthermore, when the wars with the two vassals end, during the reward and punishment deliberations, the Yuan Cheng faction might seize this chance to challenge Yuwen Dao’s position as Director of the Military Department.

As a vassal of the Yuwen Family, Yuwen Yong sees all this, feels anxious, and constantly wants to alleviate Yuwen Dao’s concerns.

Before the Lord formally decides to cease hostilities, gaining as much military merit for the Right Route Army to secure the top spot in this northern expedition is necessary to ensure Yuwen Dao’s position remains unchallenged.

This is the core reason Yuwen Yong is eager to continue proving his worth, even if he knows Hou Bing’s plan is very bold. Yet he is tempted.

After Lu Yin fully revealed the plan, his temptation grew stronger, and he agreed to join forces with Hou Bing after barely hesitating for thirty seconds.

“The Chief Commander only gave Commander Hou twenty thousand soldiers. You must allocate half to guard the prisoners, so the available force is only ten thousand. Combined with the twenty thousand under General Yuwen, we have only thirty thousand. Guangning Mountain Camp has seventy thousand Cai Qiu troops, so relying on ourselves to fight is clearly impossible, hence the need to recruit the Evergreen Valley insurgents.

On the night before last, during the northern side battle of the Bone-Eroding Path, over ninety thousand insurgents hadn’t arrived before the battle ended. Cai Yunzhou stationed seventy thousand troops in Guangning Mountain, so these insurgents, fearing repercussions after the war, are scattered north of Guangning Mountain. They live in constant fear that Cai Qiu will settle accounts with them. Lord Hou found Su Xing’er, the leader of this rebellion, and has sent people to unite with those insurgents.

Even though thirty thousand troops plus ninety thousand insurgents may still not be enough to breach Guangning Mountain, the belief among all Cai Qiu is that Great Xia will not continue to fight. Therefore, Guangning Mountain likely lacks a Tribulation Body Realm, and because of their advantageous position, they are quite complacent. With proper strategizing and a surprise attack, we have a great opportunity…”

Without the military orders from Chief Commander Yuwen Dao, and with Lord Xia Hong himself in River Valley Village, the great risks he and Hou Bing undertake by initiating combat on their own are not lost on Yuwen Yong.

The regulations of the Military Department, established by Yuwen Dao, explicitly state that acting without military orders could result in salary deduction and flogging at a minimum, and demotion or expulsion from the military for more severe infractions. If their actions cause irreparable adverse outcomes, they may even face title removal.

Of course, the regulations aren’t set in stone. Given the numerous special situations on the battlefield, requiring military orders for every action would make battles impossible.

No one is foolish; everyone understands that on the battlefield, whether you are rewarded or punished depends on the results. Simply put, it depends on whether your decision, taken even against military orders, succeeded or failed.

If successful, you seized the opportunity, which is undoubtedly correct;

If you fail and cause adverse outcomes, then it’s utterly wrong, and you must be prepared to face punishment.

As an indispensable assistant of Yuwen Dao, how could Yuwen Yong fail to see through this?

With the decline of the Longbei System as Hou Jing stepped into the shadows, Hou Bing, the new leader, is eager to reverse the situation and thus wants to gamble to prove his capability to Xia Hong;

He also sees the precarious situation of the Mirror Valley Faction and the potential crisis facing Family Head Yuwen Dao, making the gamble necessary.

Of course, more importantly, he is not the leader of the Mirror Valley Faction, at most a significant figure. Even if the gamble fails, he is willing to take responsibility, sparing Yuwen Dao from the fallout.