This made the Xianbo people very angry, but they had no choice but to leave this place alone and continue to go south. Anyway, there were only less than a thousand people inside, so they couldn't do much.
The guard general of Niutoushan is a man named Wu Ming from a thousand households. As his name suggests, he was originally a nobody, but unexpectedly he showed great power at the critical moment and became the only famous general in Yanyun County who can resist the Xianbo cavalry!
Qin Gang was also greatly surprised by this, because he knew Wu Ming. Although he was capable of leading troops, he was not that capable!
What a good guy, with less than a thousand troops against 20,000 fresh cavalry, not only was there no defeat, but there was also a slight gain. Even this general would never be able to do it!
The awesomeness made him angry.
The imperial court's commendations came like a snowflake, and Wu Ming had been promoted to the position of second-grade commander-in-chief!
It's a pity that Niutoushan is isolated in a dangerous city and is hundreds of miles away from Yanyunguan. The two sides have lost contact for a long time, so these commendation orders cannot be delivered to Wu Ming.
This is great news for Xiao Chen, because their strategic vision is to first occupy Niutoushan as a foothold.
It is easy to defend but difficult to attack there. If it is occupied by the Xianbo people, it will not be easy to capture it. Now it will be fine. As long as we can reach Niutoushan, we can successfully join forces with the defenders inside and achieve a staged victory.
The other is the situation of the Xianbo people. There are almost 20,000 of them, all of them are light cavalry. They move very fast, and all of them are skilled in bow and horse. They are not afraid of death and have strong combat power. They are comparable to the elite Black Dragon Guards of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Almost the same.
Not only are these guys super powerful, but the most terrifying thing is that they are extremely stoic. One of the specific manifestations is that they can last for a long time with only some milk and camel milk as food.
And they can keep moving while eating. They will throw the dry and hard camel milk into the kettle. As the horses move, they will melt the dried milk while shaking and drink it. They rely on the nutrition of the water and milk to maintain a considerable amount of energy.
physical strength……
It is even more terrifying when reflected in specific operations.
For example, when they went south to attack the first city, the defenders immediately dispatched eight hundred miles of fast horses to report the news to the rear.
But when the fast horses arrived at the rear city, the Xianbo cavalry also followed, giving them no time to prepare for battle!
Another reason why they are so fast is that each of them has at least three war horses to ride in turns, so that they can maintain the physical strength of the war horses and launch a quick attack at any time.
In other words, they only have 20,000 people, but there are as many as 60,000 to 70,000 horses!
But this also left them facing a big problem, that is, so many war horses needed to consume a lot of green grass every day.
There is no problem in fighting in the summer. Yanyun County is full of grasslands with rich water and grass. It can also be fought in the autumn. Although the grass is yellow, it is still enough for the horses to eat.
But this won't work in winter. Once heavy snow falls, it will cover up large areas of pasture. Even if there is a lot of hay underneath, it will be difficult for the horses to eat it.
Therefore, if they want to fight in winter, they must have a large amount of hay.
In the summer, they forced the captured people to harvest a lot of hay, and also plundered a considerable amount of soybeans and black beans as well as a large amount of wheat straw as grain reserves.
But Qin Gang didn't know how many there were. From the analysis of their gathering situation in Yanyun Mountain, maybe they had actually prepared enough food and grass for the winter.
There are also some rumors that are even more terrifying. It is said that Prince Wanyan Pingqiu of Mojie is calling on the northern tribes to gather together to form an alliance, and they will go south to join the Xianbo cavalry and work together to attack the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Although it is gossip, sometimes the gossip is surprisingly accurate. If it is true, then Yanyunguan Pass will be in danger. Not only Yanyunguan Pass, but also the northern portal of the entire Great Zhou Dynasty may be completely opened.
If the Tianxuan Hui then raises troops from the southeast to respond, the Great Zhou Dynasty will face the dangerous situation of being attacked from the north and the south at the same time!
Coupled with the internal and external cooperation of the rebel armies everywhere, the eyeing Japanese are waiting for the opportunity to move, and the Russians who want to take advantage of the situation will take advantage of the situation. The wavering southern countries may also take the opportunity to cause chaos, and even the countries in the Western Region will follow suit...
Then the world will be in chaos!
Even if Li Wanjiang had three heads and six arms, he still couldn't cope with it.
Of course, this is the worst-case scenario and may not happen, but the crisis is right around the corner.
Qin Gang has been restless in the past few months and has repeatedly asked the emperor to mobilize troops as soon as possible to strengthen the defense of Yanyunguan, but so far the emperor has not sent a single soldier...
Oh, no, it was sent, but it was Xiao Chen, a world-famous talent, a first-rank eunuch, and thousands of other people.
This made Qin Gang very angry. How long has it been? Your Majesty's cousin, are you still doing this kind of conspiracy?
The country of Dazhou belongs to you, not to our Qin family!
Qin Gang even thought that Li Wanjiang did this on purpose, just to use the hands of the Xianbo people to consume his own troops, or even directly annihilate his entire army.
Perhaps in Li Wanjiang's view, although Yanyunguan Pass is very important, it does not necessarily have to be defended because there is Wolong Pass in the south.
Even if Yanyunguan is lost, the northern tribes will inevitably suffer heavy casualties, and it will be difficult to continue southward to capture Wolong Pass.
By then, King Fengyang's army, which has received enough rest and replenishment, will march north and defeat the northern tribes in one fell swoop!
Yanyunguan is a natural barrier in northern Xinjiang. It is difficult to attack from north to south, but it is easy to break through from south to north. Besides, the soldiers of the northern tribes are not good at defending the city...
If Li Wanjiang was really playing this game, it would be really frightening.
Therefore, under the current situation, Xiao Chen, as an inconspicuous pawn in this big game of chess, is very important.
The old commander Li Wanjiang originally wanted the little pawn to rush across the river to die, but suddenly he realized that the little pawn seemed to have some effect on him, so he was a little hesitant.
But almost half of the taxis, elephants, chariots, horses and artillerymen next to the old commander all hoped that this little pawn could cross the river smoothly, so that they could slightly relieve their own pressure.
The Queen Mother, Li Shi, Xue Jinshan, Qin Gang, and even Li Wanyun who was far away in Jiuxi were all included in this list.
Because they are not pawns, nor do they want to be manipulated by others...
On the chessboard, which was full of turmoil and undercurrents, almost everyone's eyes were fixed on Xiao Chen.
But what's interesting is that he himself doesn't seem to feel much pressure.
Seeing that Xiao Chen could remain calm in the face of such a situation, Qin Gang felt incredible. This kid was either a dead pig who was not afraid of boiling water, or he was just a stupid boy who didn't understand anything!
But they don’t know that we, Xiao Chen, are just audacious.
He has made a huge gamble here. Needless to say, if he loses the bet, he will die. If he wins the bet, hehe, then just wait and see my wonderful performance!