An Wenkang looked up at the clear blue sky in the north and ordered: "Try to catch up."
You may not be able to defeat them, but at least you have to figure out where this group of people come from.
The reason why the ancestors of the Angel tribe were able to occupy such a large piece of grassland deep in the grassland was naturally not without bloody methods.
Nowadays, most of Angel's young men have gone to the east to join the war, and the tribe is internally empty. The old enemies of the past may be ready to make a move.
But a skinny camel is bigger than a horse.
The old enemies obviously didn't dare to come over, so they had no choice but to come over in the middle of the night to sneak up on him, and in the meantime, they could do something wrong for Yun Chui Ren.
It can be said to kill two birds with one stone.
The more An Wenkang thought about it, the more he realized it was true, and he quickly warned: "We must catch up with them."
The messenger left in a hurry.
To the north, Gu Datou and others did not know that their team had the title of "Bald Army", so they still urged their horses to continue heading north, not too fast or too slow.
A hundred miles in radius is not small, but for a large and medium-sized tribe like Angel, it is still within its core range.
Therefore, even if Gu Datou and the others try their best to rush forward, they don't have to worry about running into another Xiliang tribe.
Tweet~
The eagles and swans circling in the sky kept chirping, which was very annoying.
However, with binoculars in hand, a group of bald heads on the ground turned a blind eye to these flat-haired beasts.
"Lao Lu, where are we going?" Gu Datou asked.
Lu Youtian smiled: "Continue to go north. We will postpone the rest until evening."
Only at night will the clear eyes in the sky come down to rest. Only then will they disappear in the eyes of Xiliang people.
Gu Datou nodded, glanced hard to the west a few times, and then reluctantly withdrew his gaze.
Their group has been in the grassland for too long, and no one understands the Xiliang language, so they have no idea where they are.
If we continue to head west recklessly, we are very likely to end up near the Prairie Royal Court, and it may not be easy to escape then.
"I don't know what's going on with the fortress," he said.
"Don't worry." Lu Youtian laughed, "The fortress has been resisting Xiliang for hundreds of years. The Zhenguo Palace has never seen any situation. It should be okay this time."
As he spoke, he glanced towards the east. Lu Youtian was more worried about Dingxi County behind the fortress.
Dingxi County, Luoxia Mountains, Yangguan Ancient Road.
Xia Bangwei, the captain of Dingxi County, stood on a big rock and looked coldly at the thick smoke rising from the foot of the mountain in front of him.
The people from Xiliang had already arrived here years ago.
However, the rugged mountainous areas are very different from the flat grasslands. No matter how many soldiers and horses the Xiliang people have, they can only form long snakes heading east.
Xia Bangwei only had 20,000 troops in hand. Although the Zhenguo government later sent some more guards, they were still somewhat stretched because they had to guard eight ancient roads heading east.
He did not plan to stand in front and engage in a one-on-one battle of attrition. Instead, he led his troops to ambush on the mountains on the left and right sides. He waited for the Xiliang people to form a long team and passed by, then attacked the center from a high position.
Although this method did not kill many people and was basically unable to destroy the enemy on a large scale, it was very effective. At least it blocked the Xiliang people to the west of Luoxia Mountain.
No, the people of Xiliang have been unable to move eastward, so they were so frustrated that they just returned to their old profession.
Arson!
Burn the mountain!
The Luoxia Mountains run north-south as a whole, like a natural screen connecting Dingxi County in the west and Laigu and Tianshui County in the east.
Therefore, the climate east of Luoxia Mountain is mostly humid, while the west is generally dry.
Fortunately, it is spring, the season when all things grow.
Although the Xiliang people had tried very hard to set the fire, the fire was not very big. Instead, it caused thick smoke to billow up and down the mountain.
But in this way, Xia Bangwei had no choice but to retreat step by step with his men.
"Sir," a man with a blackened face came over panting heavily: "Brothers have worked overtime and collected more than 10,000 arrows. It will be enough to last for a while."
He paused and said hesitantly: "But we are running out of food. My subordinates estimated that we won't last three days."
Xia Bangwei frowned, then laughed and patted his subordinate on the shoulder.
He comforted and said: "Don't worry, the Luoxia Mountain in front of you is an inexhaustible treasure house. There are many things on the mountain that can be eaten."
"There is thick smoke everywhere at the bottom of the mountain. The Xiliang people will not attack in the short term. You first organize your brothers to find some wild fruits and yams on the mountain to use as temporary army rations."
Qian Chang moved his mouth but didn't make a sound. He bowed his hands and turned around to leave.
Since entering the Luoxia Mountains, they have carefully combed the nearby hills several times, and there are no mountain fruits anywhere...
In order to see clearly, Chabon raised his head and looked deeply to the east.
When will Laigu County and Tianshui County be settled?
Laigu County, to the east, outside Xishui County.
The Seventh Prince Chen Xiujian's face was as dark as water. He paced back and forth in the room impatiently with his hands behind his back.
Chabon was anxious about the same things that he was anxious about.
Since the successful pacification of Mist County last year, Chen Xiu's confidence has greatly increased, and he fully believes that he will soon pacify Laigu County, reopen the post road between the east and west lines, and then return in triumph.
However, a few months later, no matter how much he urged and encouraged, the counter-rebellion army was still unable to take a step forward.
Only then did Chen Xiujian realize why even the coffin of the Duke of Laozhen was blocked in this rundown little county.
Stopping, he looked at the map on the wall.
The area of Laigu County is neither too big nor too small. However, branches of Luoxia Mountain are everywhere in the county, lying like a centipede with its teeth and claws lying on the west side of the Yunchui Empire.
Every foot of this centipede is important ground and can easily block the path of the quelling army.
Moreover, Laigu County itself has a fierce folk custom, and most of the people are half civilians and half bandits. They are also the source of this civil unrest, so no matter how Chen Xiujian sends people to persuade them to surrender, almost no one puts down their weapons.
While I was thinking, there was the sound of hurried footsteps outside the house.
Chen Xiujian's bodyguard walked in quickly with blood all over his body.
"Your Highness, General Li has been unable to attack the front for a long time and has called for gold to withdraw his troops."
Chen Xiujian was not surprised at all and asked: "Has anyone attacked the city?"
The guard shook his head regretfully, "No."
well.
Master and servant looked at each other in silence.
As the saying goes, you are not afraid of not knowing the goods, but you are afraid of comparing goods.
Ever since Chen Xiujian walked into the command room of the anti-rebellion army outside Wuliang City, he officially stood up. Because of this, he truly understood the true strength of this anti-rebellion army.
If the rebels in the four western counties were a ragtag group, then his quelling army was only slightly stronger than the ragtag group.
As long as the opponent has the slightest advantage in terrain, it will be almost impossible for them to move forward.
"Your Highness," Chen Xiujian's counselor said: "I heard that Your Majesty has been waiting for you to pacify Laigu in front of you. Once it is pacified, Your Majesty will initiate military reform."
"By then, it is estimated that all the straw soldiers in front of us will be cancelled."
"Well done." Chen Xiujian had already held back his anger and said bitterly: "The generals have no intention and the soldiers are incompetent. They are all mediocre and incompetent people. Raising them is a waste of the empire's tax money."
However, despite the criticism, how to pacify Laigu County was still a difficult problem before him.
"The season waits for no one, and spring plowing will be over soon. If the war continues like this, it will only force more desperate people to join the rebellion."
The counselor considered it and said, "How about your Highness request reinforcements from Xingji City?"