Jincheng has a special geographical location, and the thick city wall, which is rare in Xizhou, will become the strongest barrier in Liangzhou.
Thousands of years ago, the former general Jin Xin once led an army of 100,000 to conquer the land of Yongliang.
At the boundary of Jincheng, he defeated the prairie nation that was still ruling here at that time - Jie.
After that, Jie was driven to the Anzhou area to the west and north of Jincheng, and fell into a torn civil strife.
The people of the Central Plains built a city on the border of Jincheng, initially stationed troops in Jusai, and opened up the trade route to Mobei in Xizhou.
After that, when the Qianyuan Kingdom was established and its national power was at its peak, troops were sent to Anzhou several times and Jincheng was repaired more, becoming the strongest line of defense in the northwest region.
When the Qiang people gradually became stronger and more prosperous, Qian Yuan defeated the Qiang people and made Anzhou his subordinates to rule.
The actual effectiveness of Jincheng is much smaller. It is more like a pass in the northwest of Liangzhou, naturally separating the Gobi, Beiliang Grassland and Anzhou.
To this day, Xizhou is in chaos again, and the Qiang people are moving south.
In less than ten days, Anzhou was captured by the Qiang people, and their troops were directed towards Liangzhou.
Liangzhou tightened its defense lines and hoarded heavy troops in Jincheng, exploiting its strengths and avoiding weaknesses, and did not fight with the Qiang people in the wasteland.
Three days ago, the vanguard of the Forbidden Army led by Feng Yuchan, the chief general of the imperial court to quell the rebellion, first arrived in Jincheng.
Normally, the generals would be in charge of the central army, so General Jincheng thought that Feng Yuchan must still be behind.
Unexpectedly, among Wuyangyang's 10,000 forward forbidden troops, a banner with the word "Feng" appeared.
General Feng Yuchan actually led an army of 10,000 troops and arrived at Jincheng first.
Jincheng guard Jia Tao welcomed Feng Yuchan into the general's mansion with an excited look on his face.
"A few days ago, the Qiang army came to Jincheng, but Jincheng was impregnable. Although there were many Qiang cavalry, they lacked siege equipment. After fighting for two days, they left hundreds of corpses and left the place."
Are you here just to ask for credit?
The staff who followed Feng Yuchan had their faces as wet as water, revealing a faint sneer.
Feng Yuchan patted Jia Tao on the shoulder to show encouragement.
"well done."
"Do you know where the Qiang army is now?"
In the first sentence, Jia Tao looked happy, but in the second sentence, he showed some embarrassment.
He said awkwardly: "The Qiang cavalry come and go like the wind. Anzhou is vast and sparsely populated, and mostly consists of wastelands and plains. Although my subordinates have sent many spies to Anzhou to investigate, they still don't know their current movements.
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"That means you don't know?"
The staff member next to Feng Yuchan spoke, a young scholar.
Jia Tao was a little angry at being crowded around, but seeing that the young man came with Feng Yuchan, he didn't dare to get angry, so he had to hold his stomach and sulk.
Feng Yuchan's tone was gentle.
He has always had such a character, with a refined air.
Seeing Jia Tao's embarrassment, he took the initiative to comfort him: "It's okay."
"But there are indeed too many Qiang cavalry. Now they are plundering Anzhou, which is very harmful."
"After our army arrived, the garrison strength of Jincheng was further strengthened. The twelve frontier towns also had several town sergeants hoarding here. I intend to send the cavalry from the Forbidden Army to Anzhou to investigate. What do you think?"
Take the initiative?
After Jia Tao heard this, he was secretly surprised.
I had long heard that Feng Yuchan had a soft face and a hard heart, but I didn't expect him to be so tough. He had just arrived in Jincheng, and he was about to take the initiative to send troops to find a decisive battle with the main force of the Qiang people?
He didn't know how to answer either.
Emotionally speaking, he hoped that the imperial court could quickly send troops to pacify Xizhou.
But reason told him that sending troops now would not help the overall situation.
So after hesitating for a moment, he gritted his teeth and remonstrated: "Your Majesty, the Qiang people have too many cavalry, and our army has less cavalry. Now there are only more than 10,000 cavalry in the entire Jincheng, plus the 20,000 cavalry of the Forbidden Army, we can barely make up 30,000 cavalry."
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"Thirty thousand cavalry sounds like a lot, but they are basically lancers who are good at close combat, and the Qiang people are mostly archers."
"Not in some long and narrow terrain, lancers and archers will suffer a lot."
Jia Tao has been in Xizhou for many years and is also a good shooting general. These words are very reasonable.
Feng Yuchan said calmly: "What if I can find enough war horses?"
Jia Tao was stunned: "How much?"
"One hundred thousand?"
Jia Tao was shocked: "A hundred thousand war horses? Are you ready to fight Beiliang?"
At present, the only place where there are so many war horses in Liangzhou is the Beiliang Grassland. Following Feng Yuchan's advice, is Jia Tao planning to rip off the King of Liang?
While the two were discussing, a sergeant came from a distance to report the news.
The staff beside Jia Tao and Feng Yuchan immediately moved away knowingly.
After listening to the sergeant's report alone, Feng Yuchan showed a solemn expression.
"grown ups?"
The sergeant stepped back and the staff stepped forward, a little confused.
Feng Yuchan said in a concentrated voice: "Two days ago, the troops of the Qiang Dan King left the Qiang army, crossed the vast Gobi, and arrived at the border of Beiliang Grassland."
This news was like a bolt from the blue, instantly shocking Jia Tao and other Jincheng generals.
The reason why these Jincheng generals dare to sit firmly here is because Jincheng occupies the Anliang important road.
But if there is chaos within Liangzhou, the threat level of Jincheng will drop significantly in an instant.
"How could it be so? There are people in the Gobi who can wear this?"
Jia Tao's face turned pale and he looked at Feng Yuchan worriedly.
Feng Yuchan also knew the seriousness of the matter and immediately issued an order: "Send my general's order to order Su Ran's troops to go north to Liangcheng, and the Qiang people are not allowed to go beyond Beiliang!"
Su Ran is a general under Feng Yuchan, and Su Ran is under Hu Qi Xiaowei, and all his subordinates are cavalry.
The general personally led five thousand fine cavalry to the north, which shows that Feng Yuchan also attached great importance to the situation in Beiliang.
Beiliang cannot be in chaos. If Beiliang is in chaos, Liangzhou will be in chaos.
"Junhou, Prince Liang..."
Jia Tao was also aware of political issues.
The King of Liang was granted a title in Beiliang City, and he actually had five thousand troops under his command.
If you don't want to divide the elite and go north, you can actually ask King Liang for help.
"No need to say more!"
Feng Yuchan rarely turned cold and interrupted the general's mid-sentence proposal.
The King of Liang must not be able to do it. Among the three armies of the imperial court to quell the rebellion, there is nothing wrong with the King of Liang.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Even if Liangzhou and Anzhou were both plundered, today the King of Liang would not think of quelling the chaos. The former would lose the land, while the latter might threaten the throne.
, which one is light and which one is heavy can be known at a glance.
The foreign general may not understand, but Feng Yuchan came from the center, how could he not know such a thing?
Therefore, he rejected the foreign general's proposal without even thinking about it.
However, one of the aides remembered that Cao Su also led his army northward.
The staff was worried and said: "Your Majesty, General Zhaowu Cao Su has also led three thousand forbidden troops to the north. What should we do if we encounter these five thousand Qiang cavalry?"
What, you sent someone else?
Jia Tao was impressed by Feng Yuchan's ability to mobilize troops and generals before he knew what was happening.
He smiled and said: "If there are 3,000 elite imperial guards to stop it, then Beiliang should be fine and not fall into chaos in an instant."
Unexpectedly, Feng Yuchan shook his head.
He sighed, a little disappointed: "Cao Su is too young after all, and the local king leads the army. Most of the three thousand forbidden troops are infantry, so the disadvantage is too obvious."
"I'm afraid Cao Su will be hard to resist."
"This matter was due to my negligence, which put Cao Su in danger. What a pity!"
Feng Yuchan was helpless and looked down on Cao Su.
He said bluntly: "I now hope that Cao Su can delay for a few more days. As long as he does not take the initiative to attack King Dan's headquarters and wait a little longer, Su Ran can go north to support him."
"That's definitely no problem. I heard that Cao Su is very brave and resourceful. He will definitely defend the camp and be on guard."
Jia Tao didn't know that Cao Su and Qin Hu were closely related. He was from Xizhou. He only knew that Cao Su was personally selected by Feng Yuchan to participate in the Pingxi Rebellion. In addition, his conduct was very young, so he guessed that Cao Su must be very good.
Favored by Feng Yuchan.
He patted the horse indifferently, and felt that he had licked General Zuo well.
Feng Yuchan glanced at Jia Tao calmly and said nothing.
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It’s night in Beiliang Grassland.
The grassland was dotted with stars. In the second half of the night, the Ma family, who had been busy all day, stopped singing and dancing and returned to their respective camps to rest.
In the quiet night, the two camps in the north and south sandwiched the Majia Racecourse.
The horses also calmed down and stood on the grassland to sleep.
To the south, Cao Jun’s camp.
At the fourth watch, people held their titles, horses wrapped their hooves and picked their bells, and quietly walked out of the camp.
In the middle of the night, there was a cold wind blowing on the grassland. After everyone left the camp, they walked east first, bypassing the Ma family camp along the way.
The bright moonlight shines on the grassland, and there is silence between heaven and earth.
The grass waves undulated with the wind, and the thin mist that floated out quietly covered the whereabouts of the army.
Go all the way north until you reach the Qiang camp.
In front of the Qiang camp, the Qiang people did not have much vigilance and preparedness.
The main reason is that we rarely encounter attacks on the grasslands. Generally, when a large tribal army goes out to fight, there will be no blind people to cause trouble.
Moreover, the army comes and goes like the wind, so it is difficult for people to find it completely.
At today's banquet, Cao Su's combat power was obviously not as good as the best warrior in the clan. The shaman who practiced witchcraft also said that he could suppress Cao's army's Qi warriors. All the advantages were on the side of the Qiang people.
According to King Dan's thinking, the three thousand imperial guards should consider how to retreat from the grassland in a dignified manner.
Instead of trying to hit the stone with an egg, they took the initiative to attack the Qiang people.
But just at night, Cao Su, who had just been "taught" and "intimidated", quietly led his army directly to the Qiang camp.
Cao Su completely forgot about the overall situation and fighting for the Ma family.
He raised the big moon sword in his hand high, flashing with cold light in the night.
Then it crashed down and rushed out at the lead.
"kill!"
Cao Su broke the silence with a roar that echoed throughout the sky!
Cao Su had tens of thousands of kilograms of strength, and the Qiang camp was very crude.
He jumped up suddenly, leaping more than ten feet, and jumped into the air with a knife in his hand.
Under the moonlight, it seemed to be still in the sky.
Then they hit the gate of the Qiang camp like a cannonball.
The wooden gate at the front couldn't stop his sword. It was like a paper lake, and it cracked into pieces after being struck by Cao Su's cold light.
The situation behind him was only a hundred steps away from the Qiang camp. Under the leadership of Cao Su, like a torrent of steel, he rushed out and crashed straight into the Qiang camp!