Above the Golden City, flags were fluttering, and there were heavy trumpet sounds and rapid drum beats every day.
The soldiers in the city drilled day and night and prepared their equipment for battle.
Since the generals who put down the rebellion, General Zuo, and the Marquis of Duxiang Feng Yuchan led their troops to Jincheng, Liangzhou's defense line has become extremely stable.
Jincheng and the Twelve Border Army Towns are at the head and tail of each other, forming an integrated defense posture to resist the Qiang cavalry.
The Qiang people still mainly engage in robbery, plundering food, finance and population in Anzhou.
According to Feng Yuchan's plan, it would take at least half a month of training before the army should be sent out.
Before that, he had incorporated a lot of cavalry into the vanguard and sent a large number of exploration horses to Anzhou to search for the location of the main Qiang force.
On this day, on the top of Jincheng City.
Feng Yuchan summoned civil and military officials to perform martial arts on a daily basis.
The place for martial arts performance was placed outside the city. In the wilderness outside the city, the salt city was rolling, and there were roaring cavalry everywhere, practicing instructions such as insertion, projectile, and charge.
After arriving in Xizhou, the Forbidden Army began to train more cavalry. There is no need for so many infantry to defend the city. If the elite division of the empire can be transferred to the cavalry, it will be called glory.
And if you want to defeat the Qiang cavalry that comes and go like the wind, you must keep up with the cavalry. Otherwise, when the opponent retreats next year, the battle will be in vain.
"Junhou, since you arrived in Jincheng, all the Qiang people have disappeared."
Next to Feng Yuchan, Jia Tao was very excited. The smoke and dust billowing outside the city demonstrated the impressive combat power of the Imperial Army.
In terms of individual combat power alone, the Forbidden Army is superior to the border army, but the Forbidden Army has been out of battle formation for a long time.
Except for veteran generals like Cao Su who were newly recruited into the Forbidden Army from the Wanping Rebellion, most of the Forbidden Army's children came from the Divine Capital.
The divine capital has rich spiritual energy, abundant martial arts resources, and it is relatively easy to break through the energy and blood.
But most of the Imperial Guard lacked sufficient battlefield experience.
Except for the Forbidden Army brought out by Feng Yuchan this time, they are all the best among the elite. Chang Shui and Hu Qi are among the best among the various departments of the Forbidden Army.
Feng Yuchan's face was stern: "The Qiang cavalry have a measured advance and retreat, and they are not brave or foolhardy people."
Feng Yuchan had thought that after arriving at Jincheng, he would experience a brutal battle to defend the city.
Unexpectedly, the Qiang people's battlefield tactics were more flexible than he imagined. Only a few thousand people were left to stare at the developments in Jincheng, while the others went to plunder other places in Anzhou.
In fact, the Qiang cavalry went south to knock on the border just for plunder, and had no intention of "fighting".
Qianyuan was so big and powerful that it was far from comparable to the Qiang people. The Qiang people just occupied the advantageous location and relied on the Qianyuan army to be unable to reach Mobei where they lived, so they boldly went south.
Of course, the main reason is that the Qianyuan period this year was too turbulent and the national strength was damaged.
After the Qianyuan turmoil, commerce was also affected.
Due to trade restrictions, the Qiang people lacked sufficient winter supplies, so they simply went south to grab them.
It’s all pressure caused by survival.
"Military information came from the day before yesterday, saying that the Yuequan tribe of the Qiang people has gone to the southern area of Anzhou to operate. Annan has high mountains and ridges, and is sparsely populated. The Qiang people are really crazy. Why are they going to Annan to plunder?"
Jia Tao did not understand the behavior of the Qiang people, and the entire Anzhou was under their iron cavalry. As a result, they looted without any rules, set fires everywhere, and took many people northward.
Many people in Anzhou have some connection with the Qiang people. When they saw that their place to live was gone and they could no longer survive, they ran away with them.
Most of the people are still people with integrity and do not want to leave their homeland.
"When they have finished plundering Anzhou, they will find a way to enter Liangzhou."
"Junhou, have we been waiting for them?"
Although Jia Tao is the guard general of Jincheng, he is from Anzhou and he still misses Anzhou very much.
Now that there is no turmoil in Anzhou, the morale of the Anzhou soldiers in the Liangzhou military town will drop. In the long run, it will not be conducive to combat.
I am equal too, but the court cannot afford to wait!
Feng Yuchan didn't say what was in his heart.
The army is fighting here, and a lot of money is consumed every other day.
In the past few days, it has come time to distribute rations and wages. The rations and wages from the court have not yet been received. The soldiers cannot get their rations and wages, and their morale is about to decline again.
What's the point of having high force? If morale is insufficient, the overall combat effectiveness will be affected, making the battle more difficult to fight.
Feng Yuchan's face turned very ugly when he thought of this.
"Wait for the opportunity and don't act rashly."
He said eight words to appease Jia Tao.
After hearing this, Jia Tao looked a little disappointed, but he had no choice but to clasp his fists in response.
"I don't know what's going on with the war in Beiliang. Counting the days, Su Ran should have arrived in the north of Liangzhou, right?" Other generals under Feng Yuchan began to discuss.
Everyone later found out about Su Ran leading his troops northward.
I also heard that a Qiang force crossed the vast Gobi Desert and came to Beiliang.
Beiliang City is the fiefdom of the King of Liang. Logically speaking, the court should order the King of Liang to fight against the Qiang cavalry.
However, both the imperial court and the general who put down the rebellion completely ignored this matter. Instead, they sent Su Ran, the general under Hu Qi Xiaowei, to lead the troops north.
This Su Ran is a mixed race of Barbarian and Barbarian. After joining the Forbidden Army, he gradually showed his talent in martial arts.
At the age of twenty-nine, he has also broken through to the fourth level of strength realm, and is the twenty-first young master on the Phoenix Ranking.
After that, he served under Captain Hu and became a first-class cavalry officer.
"I heard that the Qiang tribe came here. I heard that the Qiang tribe has five thousand elite cavalry. All of them are masters of riding and shooting. Their projectile ability ranks among the best among the Qiang tribes."
"It's not easy to fight. This battle is not easy to fight. Five thousand Qiang cavalry are coming and going like the wind on the grassland. Although Su Ran can fight, he is too young and lacks the experience of leading an army."
"That's true, but if we can get help from Prince Liang...hey..."
While the generals were talking, they couldn't help but sigh slightly. It wasn't that they didn't work hard, but that there were too many restrictions from all sides.
If the imperial court uses all its power, what will the Qiang's 100,000 cavalry count for?
Now it's like a heavily armed man comes to provoke him. The court clearly has 100% of its power to fight him off, but for various reasons, it can only use 30% of its power.
Speaking of the war in Beiliang, Feng Yuchan couldn't help but feel a little concerned.
Beiliang is of great importance. If Beiliang is in chaos, the defense of this place will become a joke.
It was a bit too much to send Cao Su's troops to patrol Beiliang at the beginning.
Feng Yuchan shook his head secretly, looking towards the north with a hint of worry.
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At noon, the cavalry exercise outside Jincheng was coming to an end.
Suddenly, a messenger hurriedly ran under the city tower.
There is a golden feather on the messenger's helmet.
This is a sign of great victory.
There was a look of uncontrollable ecstasy on his face, and with a general's stunned eyes, he ran to Feng Yuchan's side and handed over the letter of victory.
"Junhou, great victory in Beiliang!"
"Cao Zhaowu annihilated five thousand Qiang cavalry!"
What?
What this messenger said shocked all the generals on the tower, and their expressions suddenly changed.
Is this true? Cao Su defeated the Qiang cavalry?
Not defeat, but annihilation!
Even though Feng Yuchan was called a "Confucian General", he finally showed a look of shock at this moment, and he quickly took the letter from the messenger soldier.
This letter was written by Cao Su himself, and the messenger was also sent by Cao Su.
The messenger had a proud look on his face, held his head high, and waited quietly for Feng Yuchan to finish reading the letter.
Feng Yuchan quickly understood the entire process.
To put it simply, it’s just eight words.
"Seize the opportunity to seize the opportunity to hijack the camp and defeat the enemy!"
He no longer doubted him. After putting the letter away, he saw the longing eyes of others and said with a deep smile: "Cao Su is indeed a strong general. The cavalry of the Qiang tribe can be destroyed as soon as possible.
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When the generals heard what Feng Yuchan said, they were immediately in an uproar.
It seems that this is true. Cao Su is so powerful, and his group has not made any achievements here, but he has already wiped out all the enemies in Beiliang?
After everyone had circulated and browsed the letter, they couldn't help but feel refreshed.
Feng Yuchan said frankly: "It seems that the Qiang cavalry are not too strong. It's just that Anzhou's military equipment is weak, and the Qiang people took the advantage. Now that the opportunity has passed, the Qiang people's defeat has been determined."
He said this deliberately to use the power of Cao Su's victory to boost the morale of the entire army.
After hearing his words, Jia Tao and other generals showed excitement on their faces.
The generals are so excited. When the news spreads throughout the army, the morale of the imperial army will inevitably increase.
Feng Yuchan vaguely felt that now was the best time to send troops.
Take advantage of Cao Su's great victory and march out to the west to quell the chaos!
"What about Su Ran? Didn't Su Ran lead an army of five thousand to the north? Why has there been no news?"
"Yes, where is Su Ran?"
Many generals showed doubts in their excitement.
Logically speaking, Su Ran set off early. Even if he had not arrived in Beiliang at this moment, at least some news had been sent back. Why was there no news at all?
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