Under the vast grassland outside Zhenzhou City, Di Qing was commanding several cavalry to train on the grassland. These cavalry were newly formed in the past few years, half of which were grassland people. The Song Dynasty had already penetrated the grassland, so naturally, it was necessary to strengthen the rule of these grassland people. In addition to building cities and roads, recruiting soldiers from grassland people is also one of them.

As the flags on the stage changed, the cavalry trained below also moved with the banner. Several cavalry charged crosswise, but no collisions occurred. This showed that the cooperation between the cavalry was very tacit and the execution of the orders was very timely and accurately, which made Di Qing nodded with satisfaction.

Although the grassland people are born cavalry, they are used to being free and casual. The cooperation between small cavalry is very good. However, when encountering cavalry in large corps, they will show huge flaws. This is also the main reason why the Tang cavalry often defeated the more with few or even exceeded ten thousand when they fought against the grassland cavalry.

In order to solve the shortcomings of these grassland people, Di Qing had to mix the grassland people with Han cavalry, and strictly train them to make them familiar with the general order. Now it has finally achieved results. This mixed cavalry with 30,000 people has finally been trained successfully. It depends on their performance on the battlefield.

After reviewing the cavalry, Di Qing ordered the troops to withdraw his troops and return to the camp. However, on the way back, he also remembered the situation of seeing off Cao Ma and others a few days ago. Not only did Cao Ma and leave, but Cao Qi and others also left Zhenzhou with the other party.

The Song Dynasty had been confronting the Liao Kingdom for too long, and after years of harassment, the Liao Kingdom had already been exhausted. It was time to completely resolve this enemy. So just a few days ago, Cao Ma and others from Zhenzhou received a transfer order, ordering them to rush to Gubeikou. The army there had begun to gather, and General Cao Qi was the main general of the attack on the Liao Kingdom this time.

When he attacked Dangxiang last time, although there was no big battle because Dangxiang escaped, Cao Ya's performance still won the trust of Zhao Zhen. In addition, many veterans in the army retreated, and Cao Ya's former young and strong sects also became the pillars of the army. Whether in terms of credit or qualifications, no one of the main generals who attacked the Liao Kingdom this time could compete with Cao Ya.

It is also worth mentioning that although Hu Yan Shuxin is not inferior to Cao Ma in terms of qualifications, he is a little worse in terms of credit, so this time he still serves as Cao Ma's deputy. The two have been in friendship for many years and have a tacit understanding. With the two of them in charge, this battle has increased the chance of winning.

Compared with Cao Ma and others, Di Qing did not go to Gubeikou this time because he had another task. According to the plan to attack Liao Kingdom, the Song Dynasty will send troops from Zhenzhou and Gubeikou. Among them, Cao Ma and others led 100,000 troops to send troops from Gubeikou. They are also the main force in attacking Liao Kingdom. After all, Gubeikou is closest to Zhongjing. If the war goes well, you may be able to reach the city of Zhongjing in one or two months.

Another army that sent troops from Zhenzhou was just an auxiliary. This time the army was mainly composed of cavalry, that is, the 30,000 cavalry trained by Di Qing before. Their mission was to break through the Liao army's defense line in the northwest as quickly as possible, threaten the Liao Kingdom's capital, and even block the direction of the Liao Kingdom's nobles' escape when necessary, thereby completely destroying the Khitan nobles of the Liao Kingdom.

Thinking of his mission, Di Qing couldn't help but breathe a long sigh. Speaking of which, this is not the first time he has led his troops alone. He had commanded the navy to destroy Li Chao before. It was this military achievement that made the court hand over this important task to him.

However, compared to the small country like the Li Dynasty, the Liao Kingdom was a terrifying behemoth, which made Di Qing a little nervous. Even though they were not the direction of their main achievements, and even mainly just restrained the Liao Kingdom's troops, his mission was still extremely heavy. If there was anything wrong with him, it would probably affect Cao Ma and his main army, so he did not dare to be careless during this period.

Di Qing also made a feasible plan for himself for attacking the Liao Kingdom this time, which was to fight quickly, so all he chose were cavalry this time. At that time, he would lead the cavalry to penetrate the heart of the Liao Kingdom with a sharp knife, try to kill to Shangjing or Zhongjing as quickly as possible, and even join Cao Ma's army. This strategy was also recognized by the court.

Of course, this plan of fast fighting has many disadvantages. For example, because they are all cavalry and the marching speed is fast, the supply will definitely not be able to keep up, and they can only eat the enemy at that time. In addition, they may face the encirclement and suppression of the Liao army, and the entire army may be wiped out by accident.

However, this tactic also has great advantages. The first is its speed, which can achieve the greatest results before the Liao army reacts, and it can also attract more Liao army to reduce the pressure on the main army. As long as Cao Mata and others can successfully reach the city of Zhongjing, the external Liao army will definitely shrink its defense line and the pressure on them will be much lighter.

Thinking of the plan to send troops this time, Di Qing couldn't help but show a cautious expression, and even carefully considered the whole plan from beginning to end. After the mansion, he also practiced many times on the sand table, trying to take into account all possible situations. After all, this battle not only concerns his personal honor and disgrace, but also the life and death of more than 100,000 soldiers, and the future of the Song Dynasty.

Just when Di Qing was training soldiers in Zhenzhou, Cao Ma and others also rushed to Gubeikou day and night. The last time they defeated the Liao army here, causing the form of reversal between the Song and Liao countries. After so many years, Gubeikou has also changed greatly. The small urn city that year has expanded into a powerful pass, and the Great Wall on both sides has also been restored. Speaking of which, thanks to the Liao prisoners of war back then, it was precisely because of these free labor that the Great Wall restored its glory in just a few years, even more majestic than before.

When Cao Ma and his team arrived, a hundred thousand troops had already been mobilized, and the generals of various units were also practicing day and night. Compared to the last attack on Yan Yun, the Song Dynasty attacked the Liao Kingdom this time, and the Liao Kingdom had already received news, and the army was also arranged on the border.

Now is no longer the same. When attacking Yanyun, the Liao Kingdom was very careless and never thought that the Song Dynasty would take the initiative to send troops, so it was caught off guard by the Song Dynasty. However, the Liao Kingdom has been keeping a close eye on the Song Dynasty. The mobilization of the 100,000 troops could not be hidden from the Liao Kingdom, so it is better to make it public.

In fact, Di Qing was also making great efforts, and the armies on both sides made an attacking attitude, which made the Liao Kingdom lose sight of one thing and even couldn't figure out the main attack direction of the Song army.

The cousin of the Northern Song Dynasty
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