For two days, the Chu army encountered almost no effective resistance from the grasslands.
Sometimes Zhao Hongyu even felt that using thunder and the few artillery pieces was a waste, so he simply sent a military formation to charge with shields.
Good steel must be used on the blade. Although after the Chu State declared war on the grassland, the supply of Zhentianlei has been restored to the capital, but the road is far away. It takes many days to transport so much goods from the capital to here.
Time.
Moreover, most of the elites on the grassland were taken by Wanyan Khan to attack the Zhou Kingdom. Now, the defenders facing the Zhenbei Army were only second-rate.
And these garrison soldiers were frightened by the thunder and artillery in the past two days, and they were unable to form any strong resistance at all.
Even some of the garrison soldiers would flee.
Sometimes catching prisoners is really easier than catching sheep...
The Chu State is capturing more and more prisoners, and the prisoner-of-war camps are expanding. Of course, these must be built by the prisoners themselves.
It is difficult to be a prisoner of war in the Chu State. Today's Zhenbei Army does not say that they get something for nothing. Even prisoners of war have to rely on their own strength to feed themselves.
If you don't occupy any of them, you deserve to starve to death.
As a border guard, Zhao Hongyu has been very confused these days.
When did the grassland feel so confident about Chu?
Just leave so few troops to guard the border between their grassland and Chu State?
How could he use all his strength to overwhelm the Zhou Kingdom with all his elite troops?
I have to say that Wanyan Khan is quite courageous, but unfortunately his wisdom still needs to be improved.
They advanced six times in two days, each time covering dozens of miles. It was okay for those on horseback, but these soldiers who came on foot were unbearably tired. They were wearing such heavy armor and marching for such a long time.
It's really a huge challenge.
Thinking of this, Zhao Hongyu ordered no more forward attacks, consolidated the baggage transportation lines in the rear, and sent out scouts to explore the enemy situation in front.
They have been fighting here for two days. The grassland Khan in Zhou Kingdom must have received the news and is expected to return support soon.
They have achieved relatively good results in the past two days. The current situation no longer allows them to advance unscrupulously. They must consolidate their current territory in preparation for the grassland attack.
But you can't think that with firearms, the world is so big that the Chu army can have its way.
Twice during the severe winter of late autumn last year, enemy invaders from the grasslands came to the Central Plains to plunder food. When they were discovered by the border guards, they ordered to use thunderbolts to fight back.
However, there were very few casualties, and most of them were actually scared away.
If the war horses on the grassland were not frightened and rushed over with all their might, they would most likely reach their firearms camp.
Now, of course, there are countermeasures given by the court, but after all, no one has experience, so we still need to be cautious.
While the soldiers were building a defensive line, Zhao Hongyu led a few soldiers to change into civilian clothes commonly worn by people on the grasslands, and went with his lieutenants to inspect the surrounding herdsmen.
Although Yan Guang reported to him that the soldiers had done nothing wrong with Qiu, the surrounding herders, Zhao Hongyu was still a little worried.
He didn't know what kind of medicine the prince was selling in his gourd.
His attitude towards foreigners has always been that if they are not our own race, they will be punished no matter how far away they are.
Especially the people on the grassland, who were killed a lot back then. Since this barren land in the grassland has no use value, let the threat that lives here disappear completely.
Who would have thought that the prince would change his gender this time, and he would be very happy to have friends come from far away... and he would start to protect...
Of course, the people being protected are civilians, but for some nobles on the grassland, they can kill and kill them at will without any interference.
No one can figure out what kind of medicine the prince is selling in his gourd.
Aren’t civilians people from the grasslands?
Zhao Hongyu and Yan Guang went all the way to the place where ordinary herdsmen grazed on the grassland, and only heard a few people sitting not far away talking.
Almost all of them were elderly women, and the men had all gone to fight.
They let the cattle and sheep graze on the grass, while they sat on the ground and chatted with each other.
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"Didn't Khan want to form an alliance with the Chu State? Why did the Chu State come over?"
"I heard the news that it was the eldest prince of our Khan who bullied their princess of Chu State and injured their princess of Chu State. The wise king of Chu State was so angry that he attacked our grassland
Sent troops."
"So that's it. According to what you said, the wise king of Chu is really a man. His daughter and niece have been bullied. It would be too cowardly for him to swallow his anger."
"Who says it's not the case? The only one to blame is our Khan's eldest prince! Why bother with someone else's daughter when he has nothing to do? Our Khan's eldest prince was in a terrible situation. I heard that he was beheaded by the angry wise king on the spot."
"If I kill too! I should kill! Back then, the Wanyan tribe was a bunch of unreasonable beasts. They killed many men in our tribe without any reason. Our tribe had no choice but to submit to them. Now think about it, the Wanyan tribe turned out to be
They are all people with this kind of virtue, and they are worthy of us listening to them and respecting them as khans?"
Zhao Hongyu listened to the conversation between the two women from a distance. He had been guarding the border for many years and naturally knew some prairie dialect. Although he was not very proficient, there was absolutely no problem in daily communication.
He also ordered people to spread these messages, and they are actually true.
Of course, it was just to spread the news about the grievances of their Chu country. As for why the eldest prince became angry and humiliated, why he bullied Princess Gao Ning...
In fact, it was because the Chu State deceived the eldest prince and said that the Chu State did not have a prince or princess of the right age...
Right, words like these are all hidden.
In a war of public opinion, if we tell the whole story about the causes and consequences, how can we have the effect of winning public opinion?
Then the two women started talking again.
"It is said that the Central Plains is a land of etiquette. It is true. When the Wanyan tribe attacked us, they not only killed many of our men, but also robbed many of our young girls. Later, they also robbed our tribe of war horses and various weapons.
Young cattle and sheep, now look at the country of Chu..."
"That's right, the man Wanyan sent here from the Wanyan Department was called Wanyan Shu. He said he was going to manage us and let us live and work in peace and contentment, but in fact? He simply treated our tribe as his slaves! He robbed everything!"
"Okay, okay, let's calm down the anger. Where is the beauty rate now?"
"No more? It was still there a few days ago."
"He was killed by Chu State yesterday! Many people went to see him, including members of his family, and they all died miserably. This time Chu State has avenged our tribe."
