Xiguan, General's Mansion.

Cao Su, who was detained in jail, felt his heart tremble.

Although the other party's tone was gentle, there was a hint of something unusual in his eyes.

His current mentality is very tangled.

I'm afraid that the other party won't come, and I'm also afraid that the other party will mess around.

After all, he is also a second-rank official in the imperial court, a figure at the level of a monarch. His quality is not so low when it comes to military and national affairs, right?

What Cao Su was even more afraid of were the two high-level masters behind Feng Yuchan.

With these two people guarding him, it would be difficult for Cao Su to threaten him.

"Cao Zhaowu, please sit down."

Feng Yuchan said warmly, and everyone in the hall left.

Including the original guard general of Xiguan, he no longer listened to other arrangements other than the formal military meeting and left the hall.

Cao Su, Feng Yuchan, and the two top-level masters were left here.

Cao Su accepted the invitation without refusing and sat on the stool.

"Today the Qiang people are in rebellion and cholera has spread to the people of Xizhou. The Western Expedition is related to the fate of the country..."

Feng Yuchan expressed his attitude and elevated the matter to a military and state matter to prove that he had no selfish motives.

Cao Su knew that this was a normal process, and it was always like this when arranging various matters for the Western Expedition.

Feng Yuchan asked with a smile: "Cao Su, do you know why I left you here?"

Seeing that Cao Su remained silent, Feng Yuchan took the initiative to speak and broke the deadlock.

Now Cao Su had to speak. He shook his head: "I don't know."

Feng Yuchan stood up and walked to Cao Su's side.

As he moved, the two high-level masters behind him also moved, following Feng Yuchan step by step.

Cao Su glanced over, and the two men looked at Cao Su warily, not daring to be careless.

Feng Yuchan sighed: "Our army is not strong enough for this western expedition."

"The Qiang people ride many horses, and Xizhou is a wasteland. The city is not high, the water is not deep, and there is almost no danger to defend."

"The cavalry can move freely in Xizhou, especially Anzhou and Liangzhou, which are natural racecourses. One hundred thousand cavalry can move south, and their lethality is extraordinary."

"Now there is news that the fastest enemy force of a thousand men has approached the border of Liangzhou."

"The news coming from Anzhou was a few days ago. I don't know what kind of disaster Anzhou is now in."

What's the use of telling me that we don't have enough military strength?

If the military strength is insufficient, shouldn’t we approach the emperor for troops and food?

Cao Su was even more puzzled as to what Feng Yuchan meant by telling Cao Su such news.

Aren't you afraid that the news about Cao Su will spread and shake the morale of the army?

"In this expedition to Xizhou, our imperial army only sent 50,000 troops, and infantry accounted for a large part. However, the enemy troops were all cavalry, moving freely across Xizhou, coming and going like the wind."

"What I'm worried about is not that we won't be able to fight the enemy's main force, but that if the enemy forces circle around our army, it will be difficult for them to complete their victory in one battle."

Feng Yuchan confessed to Cao Su.

This surprised Cao Su even more. Is he allowed to listen to such words?

He looked at Feng Yuchan, wondering what the other party wanted to do with him.

Feng Yuchan, however, continued to talk to himself: "Therefore, if you want to defeat the cavalry, you must find the opponent's main force."

"Our army is not afraid of field battles. What we are afraid of is that the other side keeps running in circles with us and cannot catch up with them."

Cao Su looked at Feng Yuchan silently and said in a deep voice: "General, you want me to find the main force of the enemy army?"

"No, you misunderstood, that's not what happened."

Feng Yuchan said calmly.

Cao Su:..........

What do you mean after talking for a long time?

Feng Yuchan looked directly at Cao Su: "What I want you to do is something else."

"As for the main force of the enemy's army, it's not something you should look for, but once you lead the army out, you must report the information to me in time."

Feng Yuchan took out the military order and handed it to Cao Su.

Cao Su hasn't taken it yet and doesn't know what Feng Yuchan wants from him.

"I want you to find the horse racing farms of the Long family in Anzhou and the Ma family in Liangzhou. Among them, the Long family may have been attacked by the Qiang people. You may not be able to find all the horses in the horse farm, but you have to go to the Ma family first.

, before the Qiang people arrive, protect the Ma family and obtain enough war horses."

Seize the war horse?

Cao Su realized that Feng Yuchan had arranged for him to do logistics.

Under normal circumstances, logistics is definitely not as glamorous as those on the front line, but in this battle of Xizhou, logistics is also very important.

With the Forbidden Army, horse and infantry fighting alone, if they encounter the main force of the enemy in the wilderness, they may not be able to defeat them.

But once the war horses are obtained, with the fierce style of the people of Xizhou, enough soldiers can be mobilized in an instant.

"You are a young general in the army. You have led the army to suppress the rebellion and made great contributions. You also hold an important position in the Guards Department. You are quite smart. I can rest assured that I will leave this matter to you."

"How about, would you like to go?"

Feng Yuchan said two kind words to comfort Cao Su.

Cao Su originally wanted to be able to break away from the army and fight alone.

The matter was arranged just as he wanted, and he immediately reached out and took the military order.

Make fists with both hands.

"The last general takes command!"

Feng Yuchan smiled.

The relationship between the two seems to be a very peaceful superior-subordinate relationship, without too much personal grudges.

Cao Su couldn't see anything specific about Feng Yuchan's arrangement.

It's nothing more than breaking away from the main line of Pingxi.

But Cao Su had already taken the secret guard's lead to investigate the Demon Kingdom.

It would be best to act separately.

After Feng Yuchan saw Cao Su accepting the order, he said some kind words.

Then Cao Su took the initiative to resign and left the general's mansion.

As soon as he left the general's mansion, Cao Su immediately organized his army.

He had already made arrangements before, and his army was assembled in an instant, which was much faster and faster than the 10,000 vanguard troops.

........

The next day, Feng Yuchan held a flag-sacrifice ceremony in Xiguan.

The Forbidden Army troops under his command arrived one after another, and 10,000 troops were gathered and handed over to his generals to serve as the vanguard.

The Xiguan City Gate Order has already cleared the caravans and people at the city gate.

The vanguard army of more than 10,000 people walked out of Xiguan amidst the sound of loud horns.

The people outside Xiguan waiting to enter the pass were very surprised when they looked at the vanguard army.

But it is not surprising that if the Qiang people cause rebellion, the court will definitely take action.

Even the response this time was faster than expected.

"After the Wanping Rebellion, the imperial court strengthened the imperial army to protect the city."

"The Forbidden Army is stationed all year round. Once there is any chaos in the local area, the Forbidden Army can be mobilized immediately to attack all parties."

"Although the Qiang people are all cavalry, the quality of the overall combatants is not high. The proportion of Qi-blood warriors is only more than 20% at most. Compared with the Forbidden Army, which has close to 50% Qi-blood, the individual quality is not strong."

On the city tower, the generals from Xiguan watched the imperial troops leave the gate.

The imperial troops who came out to fight this time were all the best among the best. More than 50% of the troops were Qi and blood warriors, and there were countless strength realm warriors. Each battalion was equipped with ascetics.

........

Cao Su's army came out of the pass in a low-key manner after the vanguard army came out of the pass.

After leaving the customs and walking less than five miles, there was a clear "whoosh" sound coming from behind.

Then Jianguang came from Xiguan and arrived at Cao Su's army.
To be continued...