Do Not Offend the Reborn Wicked Wife-Chapter 359: Return to Luanshi Ridge!

Long Yue was somewhat speechless.

"Are we just leaving like this?"

The borrowing of troops must be done from Qi Junlian, after all, they are acquaintances and have a cooperative relationship, so they won’t cheat them. The troops from grandpa’s side must also be borrowed, but not too much, as they are seasoned veterans meant to guard Xinan.

But now, it seems that the plan has fallen through.

Li Qingmu looked at his little wife’s frustrated and oppressed expression and couldn’t help but smile: "Don’t worry, they will lend us the troops!"

Long Yue felt he was speaking in riddles and became annoyed, "Hurry up and stop teasing, aren’t you being mean?"

Li Qingmu stroked his chin and shook his head, "What I’m lacking is..."

His gaze roamed over Long Yue with a mischievous look, making her hair stand on end.

"Li Qingmu, if you dare look one more time, do you believe I’ll hit you?"

"Bring it on!"

Li Qingmu spread his arms, assuming a submissive posture, making Long Yue so angry she almost punched him.

But at that moment, she figured something out.

"The Old Princess Consort doesn’t want to lend us troops? There’s some intrigue with her Lingjiang Imperial Mansion’s army?"

At this point, Long Yue couldn’t help but be horrified, why is everyone like this? That lofty Emperor has it too difficult!

Li Qingmu: "There’s no intrigue, but they are definitely elite! Even among elites, the best! So she is reluctant to lend them out."

Long Yue was astonished, "Since the Old Princess Consort clearly doesn’t want to lend us troops, how will you borrow them?"

Li Qingmu smiled again.

Long Yue looked at his confident smile, thoughtfully.

Indeed, they have to lend them the troops; if not, they can go find others. Commander’s Seal is not a joke.

Deploying troops means gaining military achievements. She’d be foolish not to lend.

Moreover, it’s just borrowing troops; if used wisely, there’s no need to show the full strength of their army.

Furthermore, with Li Qingmu’s skills, he will definitely minimize casualties, making it even less likely to fully utilize the army’s true capabilities!

Sure enough, not long after they left, the sound of a galloping horse echoed behind them.

"Imperial Censor, please wait!"

The one approaching was a middle-aged general looking very steady.

He urged his horse forward and bowed towards Li Qingmu, "Mr. Li, the Old Princess Consort said she is willing to lend troops, but only three thousand."

Li Qingmu had initially requested five thousand, which was asking for too much; he figured three thousand would suffice.

Very well, everything is going according to plan.

Li Qingmu nodded slightly, "Good, thank her for me."

Long Yue was delighted, "It really worked? A Mu, you are truly divinely clever!" 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

This person understands human nature thoroughly, even better than herself.

Sometimes Long Yue wonders if he has been reborn too?

This thought flashes countless times in her mind but is always extinguished in the end.

Then, they follow the general to muster three thousand troops.

It must be said, Prince Lingjiang’s private army is genuinely exceptional, just from their vigor, you can tell they are extraordinary.

"Flap flap flap—"

A pigeon flew in from the southwest direction, as Long Yue extended her hand, it landed on her wrist.

Li Qingmu glanced at the carrier pigeon, knowing it was a message from his brother-in-law’s side.

Long Yue untied the small slip from the pigeon, happily saying, "A shao has led five thousand Cao Family Army over."

"From which route?" Li Qingmu frowned, "If they are moving via Luanshi Ridge, they might be intercepted midway!"

"He said he’s taking a detour, so they’ll be delayed by two days," Long Yue finished speaking, curiously looking at Li Qingmu, "This was your idea, wasn’t it?"

The brother-in-law is straightforward, how could he consider these issues? Only this guy, with his circuitous ways, would orchestrate such a plan!

Li Qingmu nodded slightly, seeing the meaning in his wife’s eyes, he chuckled, "Five thousand troops is neither too much nor too little. I think it’s more prudent this way; it’s just that A shao is too straightforward, I’m afraid he’ll forget!"

"Hmph, you underestimate him! A shao is very reliable in troop movements!"

Long Yue cast him a sideways glance, looking unhappy, Li Qingmu rubbed his nose and awkwardly smiled.

The two stayed in Ling’an City for two days and successfully met with Cao Xiao’s five thousand troops.

"Little Yue’er, you said Luanshi Ridge is just a bunch of mountain bandits, is it necessary to have so many troops?"

Seeing Long Yue, Cao Xiao immediately complained.

But despite the complaints, he still did as Li Qingmu instructed.

Long Yue patted his shoulder, comforting him, "We’re going to eradicate bandits! That place’s terrain is complex, if we only attack it, don’t say with eight thousand troops, even eighty thousand would be difficult!"

Cao Xiao immediately widened his eyes, "Really?"

"True or false, you’ll know when we get there!"

Thus, this army of eight thousand set forth, marching towards Luanshi Ridge.

This was the second time the Long Yue couple entered Luanshi Ridge to eliminate bandits.

The first time they eliminated real bandits, but this time, it’s uncertain.

...

Luanshi Ridge.

This place was filled with jagged rocks, countless cliffs, treacherous paths, even regular climbing is extremely difficult, let alone marching a large army.

In such terrain, Luanshi Ridge became a natural defensive line, capable of halting thousands of troops.

"Dry, dry!"

Inside Luanshi Ridge, in the former Heifeng Village, several armoured middle-aged men were clinking glasses, drinking happily.

"The master is overly cautious, wanting us to ambush them here. You say, it’s just a woman, send a couple of brothers, and they can capture her. I’ve seen the portrait, she’s quite the beauty! Let the brothers have some fun, what’s wrong with that? Must it come to fighting and killing, how troublesome!"

"Haha, exactly, we brothers have been working here on this mountain, we can’t go downhill easily, every winter it gets chilly, don’t we need a woman to warm the bed? Here comes one..."

"Tut! You all probably don’t know, that woman is the granddaughter of Cao Yin General Cao, not easy to deal with, hence the master lets us ambush her here!"

A few drunk middle-aged men speak disrespectfully, a short-bearded man beside them frowns, quickly reminding them.

"Hehe, Brother Liu, you’re being too cautious, it’s just a woman, what capability does she have? Can her strength be greater than ours? Can her martial arts be better than ours? Hahaha..."

The middle-aged man laughed loudly, feeling proud, when a figure suddenly burst in.

"Commander, it’s not good; there are eight thousand troops heading towards our Luanshi Ridge!"

"What? Eight thousand?"

Several men drinking together quickly stood up upon hearing this, looking surprised at the reporting soldier.

"Is it true? If you dare lie, don’t blame military law on you!"

"The little one wouldn’t dare lie, there are really eight thousand! This is just what they’ve detected, whether there’s reinforcements behind is unknown!"

The reporting soldier looked panicked, eight thousand, they only have two thousand defenders here, four times the enemy, doesn’t seem like they could win, huh?

"Why panic? They have more people, so what? Eight thousand people? Humph, not mentioning eight thousand, even if eighty thousand came, they wouldn’t break through Luanshi Ridge!"