Chapter 344 The Two Most Important Strategic Goals

Is the owner of this giant egg Xu Zhao? After seeing the system information, Lin Mu was surprised.

He looked away from the giant egg and looked at the raging fire vein lava next to it. His eyebrows were raised again. These fire vein lava were not ordinary lava. There was a purple-gold metal liquid flowing in it.

It might be some kind of metal melted in it at high temperature, making the red lava look more weird.

Staring at the purple-gold lava, Lin Mu's heart moved. There should be rare metal ores in this fire vein.

Looking around, there were no ores on the wall of the fire vein valley except some charred rocks.

After taking a deep look at this seven-pattern gold-eating beast egg, Lin Mu resolutely turned around and left. Anyway, this giant egg has not been successfully hatched yet, so there is no need to worry for the time being. Moreover, he has no way to eliminate its binding state.

Returning to the valley entrance checkpoint, Lin Mu found Yu Jin who had just finished his work.

"My Lord, the post-war intelligence of our battle at the checkpoint has been counted. A total of 689 of our soldiers were killed and 43,760 were captured."

"Oh, this casualty ratio is relatively low. Not bad. This time we fought with more people and achieved brilliant results!" Lin Mu said softly after hearing Yu Jin's report.

At the cost of only 700 people, more than 40,000 soldiers were captured. This deal is worth it!

With the development and growth, Lin Mu was not as worried about the soldiers who died in battle as before. In the past, the territory was sparsely populated, and the death of a hundred soldiers was painful. Now hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of casualties can be tolerated.

"What are the qualifications of these prisoners?" Lin Mu asked with a smile.

"Not bad. There are more than 600 people with level 7 qualifications, 3,700 people with level 6 qualifications, more than 10,000 people with level 5 qualifications, and the rest are level 4. There is no one below level 3."

"Well, it seems that the qualifications of Xu Zhao's elite troops are pretty good. However, there is no one with level 8 qualifications?" Lin Mu asked with a raised eyebrow.

"There are none among the ordinary soldiers, but there should be some among the ten captured generals. It can be seen that those Xuan-level generals are relatively young and have good potential." Yu Jin shook his head gently.

Lin Mu nodded. After pondering for a while, he stroked his chin and asked softly: "Wen Ze, how do you think these prisoners should be dealt with?"

"In my opinion, just like the previous prisoners, just disrupt and reorganize them into our troops." Yu Jin smiled confidently and patted his chest.

Lin Mu was a little worried. After all, these prisoners were not like those outside. They had low loyalty and were easy to manage.

These were elite soldiers who could enter the core territory. In terms of loyalty, they should be recognized by Xu Zhao.

Lin Mu felt Yu Jin's confidence, a look of understanding flashed across his face, and he nodded.

Lin Mu was full of confidence in Yu Jin's ability to command and manage the army. Now that he has personally promised that there is no problem, then there is no problem.

"Just follow your logic, disrupt and reorganize. With your talent, it's just 40,000 surrendered soldiers, it's easy to capture!" Lin Mu patted Yu Jin's shoulder and said.

Yu Jin nodded calmly.

"By the way, the battle between Xuan Gao and Ling Tong, hasn't it been over yet?" Lin Mu turned around slightly, looked at the direction of the battle between Zang Ba and Ling Tong, and asked in a serious voice.

"No, the two are still fighting fiercely, evenly matched!" Yu Jin chuckled.

"Then let them continue to fight, Wen Ze, you go to reorganize the troops first, and after that, we will prepare to go south and continue to the next target!" Lin Mu said in a sonorous and powerful voice.

"If the winner is not decided by then, I'll trouble you to take action. Entering the Qinglong Secret Realm is the time to harvest, and you can't waste time casually!"

The stalemate between the two was beyond their expectations. They thought that the fight would not last so long, but they didn't expect that the internal strength and martial arts of the two were not much different. After the internal strength was exhausted, the two simply competed in martial arts and skills.

Until the physical strength was exhausted, the two took a rest, and after recovering almost, they started fighting again, with a rhythm that they would fight until the sky and the earth were dark if the winner was not determined.

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A day later, after Yu Jin quickly reorganized the troops, 130,000 soldiers with their heads held high and chests held high were neatly arranged in front of the checkpoint.

With Yu Jin's ability, he reorganized the troops in half a day. After that, he also conducted several drills to increase the combat coordination of the soldiers and let the soldiers quickly integrate together.

Just from the state of these soldiers, it is impossible to tell which are the surrendered soldiers and which are the soldiers of the headquarters.

Yu Jin's ability to manage the army is really amazing.

So far, in addition to the ten captured generals and Ling Tong, Lin Mu has gained another 40,000 elite soldiers.

Lin Mu and Yu Jin, riding on tall mutant dragon-scale horses, looked at the battlefield between Zang Ba and Ling Tong from afar, with a hint of satisfaction on their faces.

These two guys are both generals with extraordinary martial arts, endurance and perseverance!

"Wen Ze, did Xuan Gao gain much from the battle with Ling Tong again?" Lin Mu's eyes kept swinging between the two.

"The gains from the battle are not great. When they exhausted their internal energy in the first round and fought with martial arts skills, the two sides still couldn't decide the winner, and there was no sudden progress, so it was not worth much. The subsequent battles may enhance their perseverance, endurance and other aspects. Of course, fighting is still a tricky thing, and anything can happen. I just expressed my humble opinion." Yu Jin said modestly.

"Wen Ze, you are too modest. Your strength and experience are ahead of most generals, and your battle insights are quite insightful. Since the battle of Xuan Gao is no longer meaningful, you should intervene early. Before leaving, I have some doubts and want to ask Ling Tong." Lin Mu said in a deep voice.

"Okay." Yu Jin responded decisively, galloped on his horse, and soon entered the battlefield of the two.

He raised his spear slightly, and with a clang, he blocked the weapons of the two. There was no spark flying, just three weapons intersecting together, as if they were gently supported by a huge force.

Seeing Yu Jin's move, Zang Ba knew that his battle with Ling Tong was over.

"Okay, this battle will be put on hold for the time being, and we will have another chance in the future!" Yu Jin stared at Ling Tong with deep eyes, and said meaningfully.

From Yu Jin's move, Ling Tong felt a sense of awe. The strength of this general was far beyond his, and he felt that he was invincible, and he felt suffocated and uncomfortable.

Ling Tong nodded heavily. In his opinion, Yu Jin's move meant that he had become a captive.

Yu Jin and Zang Ba did not say the word "captive" explicitly, as if to respect Ling Tong, an extraordinary general.

"General Ling Tong, my master has a question and wants to ask, I wonder if I can move?" Yu Jin gently retracted his weapon and smiled.

"Ah... General, lead the way." Ling Tong slowly turned his weapon and tapped his chin. He was not a person who complained about the world. Since he had become a captive, he would treat it calmly.

After seeing Yu Jin easily deal with the two people, Lin Mu also rode over.

"Ling Tong, Ling Gongji! I have heard of your great name for a long time!" Lin Mu greeted the three people, dismounted gracefully, and stepped forward to shake hands with Ling Tong.

The thick palm was very vigorous and powerful, and Lin Mu's face was quite happy. Since you surrendered to me, it means that you have boarded my pirate ship. It is easy to get on the ship, but difficult to get off the ship.

"Sima Lin, you are overpraising me. I am just an unknown general." Ling Tong felt that the three people on the opposite side were all strong men, and there was no need to pretend.

"Sima Lin's name has been widely spread in our army recently. Many generals are surprised that Sima Lin can rise from an ordinary county and establish such a foundation. Sima Lin is a model of the rise of a humble family." Ling Tong looked deeply at Lin Mu and praised him generously.

"You still say that I am overpraising you, but I think you are overpraising me, haha..." Lin Mu patted Ling Tong's arm and laughed.

After that, everyone was unconventional and abandoned the division of camps and exchanged pleasantries.

"Gong Ji, Xu Zhao asked you to lead 50,000 elite troops to guard here, but for that giant egg?" Lin Mu asked softly.

"Yes, we are stationed here to prevent the fierce beasts in the Jiuyou Mountains from running over to destroy the hatching of the giant egg." Ling Tong did not hide anything and said it directly.

This information can be easily guessed, and there is no need to hide it.

Hearing this, Lin Mu nodded.

"Sir Lin, I have a question, can you help me solve it?" Ling Tong suddenly asked.

"If I know, I will definitely help you solve it!" Lin Mu smiled.

"Where did you come from?" Ling Tong asked after a moment of silence.

"Hehe, do you know Yun Qi?" Lin Mu did not say it directly, but asked instead.

"Yun Qi, Yun County Magistrate?! I know him." Ling Tong should not know what happened.

"He built a one-way transmission channel in the Qinglong Secret Realm to let us in. To be honest, in addition to our troops, Cao Cao, Sun Jian, Wang Lang, Dian Wei and other troops also came in!" Lin Mu said with a playful smile.

"What?!!" Ling Tong was shocked after hearing this, and his expression kept changing.

After a moment of silence, the gloomy Ling Tong calmed down and asked again: "Aren't you afraid of staying in the secret realm forever?"

The one-way transmission array means that there is no way back. If Xu Zhao destroys the transmission channel in the secret realm, perhaps everyone will stay in the secret realm forever.

Hearing Ling Tong's doubts, Lin Mu smiled and said, "We have already considered these situations. To be honest, Dian Wei's troops have already occupied the transmission channel of Qinglong Secret Realm, so we don't need to worry."

As a vassal, these problems must have been calculated. As soon as Dian Wei's troops appeared in Qinglong Secret Realm, they immediately set sail quickly, along a specific lake road, and took a detour to the transmission array of Qinglong Secret Realm.

The transmission array is located in the northeast of Qinglong Island. Because it is located in a rolling low mountain range, the terrain is not suitable for building a city, so they just built a town to protect it.

"So it seems that through Yunqi, you know all the important facilities in Qinglong Secret Realm!" After Lin Mu's explanation, Ling Tong sighed deeply.

"That's right, Yunqi's change not only allowed us to capture Yuyao City, but also directly entered your core area and threatened you. Unexpectedly!" Lin Mu chuckled.

Hearing this, Ling Tong's face flashed with helplessness and boredom. He raised his head and wanted to ask a few more questions.

"Okay, time is quite tight, I won't talk to you for now, we'll talk again later!"

Lin Mu waved his hand to stop Ling Tong from talking, turned his head gently, and instructed Zang Ba: "Xuan Gao, you lead 30,000 troops, stay in the checkpoint, guard some of the wounded and the giant egg, is there any problem?"

After hearing Lin Mu's words, Zang Ba looked at Yu Jin, then at Ling Tong, and nodded helplessly.

"This checkpoint is very important and cannot be ignored. Xuan Gao, be careful!" Yu Jin knew that Zang Ba would be disappointed if he had no chance to continue the march, so he advised.

Zang Ba, who had a calm side, quickly accepted the task of staying behind to garrison.

Under Yu Jin's arrangement, 30,000 elite soldiers were left to garrison the checkpoint, and 100,000 elite soldiers were led south to another destination.

According to Yun Qi's information, the next stop for Lin Mu and others was [Jiuyou Town], which was known as a warehouse.

This [Jiuyou Town] was located in the northwest of Qinglong City, just on the route of Lin Mu's march to Qinglong City.

Jiuyou Town was called a warehouse because it was a town built by Xu Zhao specifically for storing supplies.

After leaving the Jiuyou Mountains, the terrain was quite flat, which was very conducive to marching. Lin Mu rode a dragon-scale horse at a very fast speed, and the soldiers also marched quickly. In one day, they had already arrived in front of Jiuyou Town.

Standing on a huge rock, Lin Mu looked at Jiuyou Town from afar, with a scorching light flashing in his eyes.

Jiuyou Town is the two most important strategic goals in Lin Mu's plan!

After discussing with everyone, we came up with the two most important strategic goals of this trip: the warehouse town Jiuyou Town and the territory divine stone!

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