Chapter 46: Zhu Ying

"Let's calculate the time."

"We've been stranded in this northern frontier for nearly a month."

"Our Great Ming's main army should have already entered Danning."

"Our mission has been completed."

Zhu Ying smiled and spoke to the battalion commanders and deputy commanders beside him.

"Garrison Commander."

"At first, I thought staying with you in this foreign land meant certain death."

"Now I realize I was wrong."

"The Garrison Commander has led us to an unprecedented feat," Wei Quan said, his face flushed with excitement and deep reverence.

"Indeed."

"I admire the Garrison Commander’s command ability and fierce courage."

The other battalion commanders also chimed in.

All of them genuinely revered Zhu Ying.

"Brothers."

"Before we return to the Great Ming, do you dare follow me in one final bold strike?" Zhu Ying’s expression turned slightly serious, yet carried a wild edge.

They exchanged glances, then all shouted: "We swear to follow the Garrison Commander to the death!"

Zhu Ying immediately pulled out a map and gestured; the men instantly gathered around him.

"This map was taken from a Tartar general we killed. It’s not highly detailed, but it shows the locations of many Tartar tribes. This northern frontier is vast—we’ve been lost here for nearly a month. Fortunately, this map has guided us. These past days, we’ve been circling Tartar forces, pretending to attack their tribes, but in truth, I was mapping out the exact locations of their homesteads."

"Now, roughly speaking, I know exactly where their tribal homesteads lie." Zhu Ying smiled, his tone confident.

"Garrison Commander."

"Are we going to raid the Tartar tribal homestead?" Zhang Wu’s eyes lit up.

The others felt the same.

If this had been when they first joined Zhu Ying, they would never have believed it—they’d have thought it suicide. After all, attacking a tribal homestead with only a few thousand men was recklessly foolish.

But now.

They no longer thought that way. Their Garrison Commander had led them through countless battles, each ending in victory. They now had absolute trust in Zhu Ying.

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

"Fifteen, sir. I’ve recorded them all," Liu Lei immediately replied.

"Do you know why I attacked these Tartar tribes—and kept attacking without pause?" Zhu Ying asked, looking around at them.

The officers fell silent, thinking.

But Zhang Wu quickly snapped back and answered: "The Garrison Commander is drawing the Tartars’ attention, forcing them to scatter their forces—first to search for us, second to encircle us, third to send troops to protect their smaller tribes. As a result, the Tartars’ already limited force of several tens of thousands becomes even more fragmented, leaving their tribal homesteads poorly defended."

"To the Tartars, our force of just a few thousand would never dare attack their homestead—they’d assume we’d only target their outlying tribes."

Hearing Zhang Wu’s words,

Zhu Ying smiled in satisfaction.

"Zhang Wu truly is a famed general from history—a key figure in the Jingnan Campaign. Clearly, he possesses real command talent," Zhu Ying thought silently.

"Correct."

"Exactly as Battalion Commander Zhang said."

"That is precisely why I led our raids against the Tartar tribes," Zhu Ying nodded with a smile.

"Garrison Commander, what do we do next?"

"Give the order, sir. We swear to follow you to the death," the men chorused.

Zhu Ying’s gaze returned to the location marked on the map—the Tartar tribal homestead.

"We are currently positioned here."

Zhu Ying’s finger landed on the map, though it was only a rough estimate.

The northern frontier was too vast; thousands of men were like ants lost in a desert. Zhu Ying’s army had gotten lost many times during their raids. Fortunately, they had horses and Tartar tribes as supply points—otherwise, they couldn’t have held out.

But as they slaughtered these tribes, Zhu Ying gradually pieced together their position using the map.

"The Tartar tribal homestead lies here—less than forty li from our position."

"At our speed, we can reach it in one hour."

"I plan to approach the Tartar homestead under cover of night, launch a surprise attack before dawn, kill everything we can, loot everything we can, burn everything we can—in short, destroy everything we see."

"Just like when we smashed through that Tartar tribe—no stopping, full force, smash through their homestead, then ride east immediately. Do not advance further north."

"And of course, we’ll use every single horse we’ve captured—thousands charging together will have a devastating effect." Zhu Ying sneered as he laid out the strategy.

Hearing this,

their eyes all brightened.

"We accept the order!" they shouted in unison.

"Good. It’s just nightfall—we still have two hours to rest. Let the men rest well, recover their strength. You all too."

"Also."

"Tell the men that after this battle, I’ll take them home," Zhu Ying said solemnly.

"Yes!"

They chorused in unison.

Then they all withdrew to relay Zhu Ying’s orders.

Zhu Ying settled his mind, lay flat on the ground, and silently thought: "Attribute panel."

Host: Zhu Ying

Age: 14 years

Internal Qi: 456 [Wuji internal qi—the higher the number, the stronger the internal qi.]

Strength: 1685 [One point equals one jin of force.]

Speed: 1523 points [Fifteen times faster than an ordinary person.]

Constitution: 1362 points [Thirteen times stronger than an ordinary person—the higher the constitution, the greater the defense and the faster the recovery.]

Endurance: 1332 points [Thirteen times greater than an ordinary person—the higher the endurance, the more sustained energy and stamina.]

Spirit: 1263 points [Higher spirit means clearer thinking, stronger perception, and the ability to sense lethal threats within a thousand li radius.]

Lifespan: 112 years, 210 days

Storage Space: 19 cubic meters

Technique: Henglian Art

……

"These attributes? Definitely the fastest way to kill enemies."

"One punch like this—even Xiang Yu couldn’t withstand it, especially with internal qi added."

"And lifespan—originally eighty-eight years, now it’s one hundred and twelve. An increase of twenty-four years. Immortality isn’t a dream."

Looking at his attribute panel, Zhu Ying was thoroughly satisfied.

Since all his attributes broke past a thousand, they had grown significantly again.

Of course,

the greatest increase was in lifespan.

As long as he kept collecting, immortality was no fantasy.

"By the way."

"I haven’t opened the treasure chests yet."

"One common chest, one first-rank chest," Zhu Ying recalled.

He remembered the treasure chests he’d forgotten these past days.

Thinking of it,

Zhu Ying grew eager.

"Open all treasure chests."

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