The World of Yellow Sky

Chapter 552
In the first year of Chuping, September [-]th.

Bingzhou, Wuyuan County, Jiuyuan City.

Outside Jiuyuan City, teams of rangers roamed the wilderness on the outskirts of the city.

With Jiuyuan City as the center, all tribes within a radius of [-] miles moved south without exception.

Numerous khaki-colored flags were waving on Jiuyuan City, among which four were the tallest and stood right in front of the city tower.

The four banners are: "Xiaoqi", "Wuxiang", "Bingzhou" and "Shanggu".

"Ugh——"

The sound of low-pitched horns echoed outside Jiuyuan City, and the sound of rumbling horseshoes hardly stopped.

Nearly [-] cavalrymen gathered together, all of them were three riders per person, with [-] war horses. It is not surprising that there is such a momentum.

"Woo——"

Xu Anle stopped the horses under his seat, and behind him hundreds of well-dressed and well-armored Tengxiang Guards cavalry slowly stopped holding flags and soldiers.

The strong wind blew, and the sound of hunting suddenly attacked from behind Xu An.

A group of generals and schools of the Yellow Turban Army were lined up on both sides of Xu An
Lu Bu, Xu Huang, Zhang Liao, Zhou Cang, Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Guan Hai, Cheng Lian, Wei Yue, and Cao Xing ranked first.

In this battle, all the brave cavalry generals of the Yellow Turban Army were recruited by Xu An.

Just under the mound where Xu An's horses were stationed, groups of cavalrymen were slowly walking past him.

"Wan Sheng!!!"

The cries of mountains and tsunami have never stopped in Xu An's ears. Every team of cavalry who passed Xu An's flag raised their arms high and moved towards Xu An's direction, raising their arms and shouting. !
"Where are Yan Gong and Zhang Yang?"

Xu An tilted his head slightly, and asked Liu Pi beside him.

"Yan Gongling, Bingzhou Yicong, and Shanggu Yicong, a total of [-] people have arrived in the south of Dacheng in Shuofang County. The Xiliang Army and the Western Xianbei Army stationed in Dacheng have been captured by our army. The Eagle Guards confirmed that the information has not been leaked. Dacheng Now it is under the control of our army, as long as the caravan heading for Ayutthaya enters Ayutthaya, they will be imprisoned."

"On November [-]st, Lord Yan will follow the original plan to attack the western Xianbei in Beidi County of Liangzhou and Shuofang County of Bingzhou. Zhang Yan has already led troops to Beidi County on September [-]th. The area is getting closer, but the terrain from Shangjun to Beidi County is complicated, and our army's catapults need to be dismantled before they can pass, and it may take about seven days later than the original plan to reach the designated location."

Xu An nodded slightly. Yingwei was responsible for the exploration of the terrain from Shangjun to Beidi County. There is still a big gap between the theoretical marching time and the actual marching time, but these are irrelevant.

The Battle of Liangzhou relied on cavalry instead of infantry, and the protagonists of this drama were the cavalry on both sides.

Xu An led the horse back and forth on the mound, and a map of marching and fighting slowly emerged in his mind.

From Jiuyuan City to Shuofang County, the closest place to the Xianbei King's Court in the west is Jilusai, which is more than [-] miles westward along the course of the Yellow River. More than [-] cavalry from the Yellow Turban Army are still stationed there.

"Order all the armies to save their horsepower and march at a normal speed. The Bingzhou and Shanggu battalions are the front army, the Xiaoqi battalion and Tengxiang guard are in the middle, and the Wuxiang battalion is the rear army."

Xu An raised his whip and gave an order in a deep voice.

The distance of more than [-] miles, the terrain along the way is a bit complicated, but according to Xu An's current cavalry, it will take about ten days to reach the destination.

Logistics supplies are not a problem. The plan to attack Liangzhou has long been drawn up. Not far from Jilusai is Linrong, the seat of Shuofang County. The Yellow Turban Army has more than [-] soldiers stationed in Linrong, because here There is a large amount of food stored here, and this is Xu Anding's supply station.

If the Battle of Liangzhou is protracted, the Yellow Turban Army will continue to transport armaments and military supplies from Bingzhou to Liangzhou from here.

"The queue for the Xiaoqi Battalion has passed."

Xu Hong glanced at the scene above the official road, the banner of the Xiaoqi Battalion was about to disappear from sight, and now the cavalry army of the Bingzhou Camp marched on the official road, as the captain of Xu An's personal guard, Xu Hong naturally Just a reminder.

"Not urgent."

Xu An waved his hand.

"Let's go after the last part has passed."

Xu An reined in his horse and said solemnly.

"I want all soldiers to know that I am with them!"

……

In the first year of Chuping, on October [-]th,

Jilu Fortress, this is the westernmost fortress in Shuofang County. It is said that the fortress is actually a bit enlarged. In fact, it can only accommodate less than two hundred people at most, and now there are only more than thirty people stationed there.

This year's winter is earlier than in the past, and the temperature on the grassland has reached a relatively low level.

"squeak----"

The suspension bridge of the Jilusai was slowly lowered, and several people in fur clothes and Xianbei costumes stepped into the Jilusai from the high wind.

"It's really cold in the north..."

The leader Xianbei muttered something, and took a cup of hot water that was denied by the soldiers in the fortress.

After drinking the hot water, he felt the temperature of his body slowly recovering, and he became conscious even after being frozen.

"How's it going?"

The wooden door was closed, shutting the cold north out of the fortress. The sound of firewood crackling came from inside the fortress, and the flames in the brazier flickered slowly, radiating residual heat.

"The place where the Western Xianbei Royal Court spends the winter has been determined and has not changed."

The Xianbei man sat on the Hu chair and took another sip of hot water. The temperature inside the house was obviously much higher than outside.

The Xianbei man took off his bloated fur coat, removed the Xianbei clothing, and revealed a young face, but it was quite different from ordinary Xianbei people, but more like the Han people in the south.

The team leader in the house handed over another piece of roasted meat, put it in front of the Xianbei man, and said with a smile: "Li Baihu has worked hard, did you bring Kanyu map?"

"Of course it was brought."

The Xianbei man was not actually a Xianbei man. His name was Li Cheng, and he was the Hundred Household Officer of the Eagle Guard stationed in Xianbei in the west. This time, his task was to determine whether the royal court of Xianbei in the west had changed, and also to determine the periphery of the royal court in the west. Where the tribe's wintering point is, try to keep the army away from the Xianbei tribe in the west as much as possible, and have less time to be alert.

"Not only did they bring the Kanyu map, but they also brought some guides. These four people are willing to lead the way for the Taiping Road."

Li Cheng took out a silk book from his pocket and patted it on the Hu table, then casually pointed behind him.

The team leader of the Yellow Turban Army picked up the map on Hu's table, and his eyes couldn't help but light up. The people stationed in such an important place are naturally not mediocre.

Since Xu An decided to attack the Xianbei Royal Court in the west, this place has become the guard of the Eagle Guard.

On the map, almost all the tribe locations in western Xianbei are marked very clearly, even the size of some tribes is marked, and the range of activities of some tribes is also marked.

All the eagle guards in the house were a little excited, and with this information, the battle became a bit more secure.

The matter of infiltrating Xianbei in the west has actually been done a long time ago. The earliest border market of the Yellow Turban Army was located in Shuofang County.
In Dacheng, the Yellow Turban Army sells goods in Dacheng, and trades goods with Xianbei and Liangzhou in the west.

Later, Xu An opened the border market in Shuofang County, and the western Xianbei gradually became closer to the Yellow Turban Army, which also gave Xu An the opportunity to plant a nail into the western Xianbei.

At this time of year, how could those tribes on the grassland have expected that there was such a horrible thing as a spy agency, and how could they have expected that the Yellow Turban Army, which had always kept its own law and order, would have a plan for them after occupying the Southern Huns pasture.

When everyone was excited, Li Cheng suddenly raised his hand. Seeing this, everyone stopped talking, thinking that he had something to say, but after waiting for a while, there was no follow-up.

Li Cheng tilted his head slightly, his eyes were full of doubts, he just heard a familiar voice.

"Did you hear any noise?"

Everyone didn't know what it meant, but there were no other strange sounds in their ears, only the crackling of firewood burning.

"No……"

Just when they were about to say that they didn't hear it, a low and desolate horn sounded slowly in everyone's ears.

"Ugh——"

"This is!"

Li Cheng picked up the waist knife placed on the desk, opened the wooden door and rushed into the cold wind again.

"Tatatatat——"

The sound of chaotic footsteps suddenly sounded, and the sound of horn horns awakened the resting eagle guards in the houses everywhere.

By the time Li Cheng boarded the fortress wall, more than [-] eagle guard cavalry with swords had gathered behind him.

He looked towards the west along the crenel of the plug wall, but he didn't see any figures in the west.

The cold wind was swift, whistling over the Jilusai.

"Ugh——"

Another horn sounded, this time the deep horn sound was extraordinarily clear in the gust of wind, not as vague as before.

"It's the East!"

A look of light suddenly appeared in Li Cheng's eyes, he turned around abruptly, and ran towards the east wall.

When everyone saw Li Cheng suddenly block the wall to the east, they also followed Li Cheng.

"Da da da----"

A rush of hoofbeats came from outside the city. The closer the east wall was, the clearer and louder the hoofbeats became.

Li Chengqiang had suppressed his excitement since he arrived in the east city. He didn't need to get close to the crenel, he had already seen the scene in the east.

On the vast wilderness, groups of cavalry with khaki banners whizzed past it, horns and horns sounded continuously, drums and whistles continued, and the mountains and plains were full of cavalry troops of the Yellow Turban Army.

This is the scout group of the Yellow Turban Cavalry!

Li Cheng and others appeared on the wall of the fortress, and their figures were also spotted by the cavalry rushing past the fortress.

"Wan Sheng!!"

The leading scout cavalry raised their whips high, stood up from their horses, and saluted the comrades who were stationed in the bitterly cold frontier.

One person yelled to drive ten people, and ten people yelled to drive a hundred people. Amidst the sound of rumbling horseshoes, teams of scouts and cavalry galloped past around the chicken and deer plug. The soldiers of the garrison saluted with great respect.

"Wan Sheng!!!"

On the wall, everyone was in high spirits and was also infected by this atmosphere.

They waved the banners above the stronghold and saluted their comrades in return.

They stayed in Xianbei in the west for two full years, and the two years of long waiting finally paid off today.

The gust of wind whizzed across the vast grassland, passed through the Jilu Fortress, passed through the huge scout group of the Yellow Turban Army, and hit the Yellow Turban Army's central army all the way.

The sound of the banner being rolled echoed in everyone's ears.

"Ten miles ahead is the chicken and deer fort stationed by the Eagle Guards. The scouts reported that everything is normal."

Liu Pi covered his mouth with his hands, and reported to Xu An who was riding in front of him on a horse.
The weather on the prairie was much colder than that south of the Great Wall, and the wind was biting. Even wearing a war robe or a fur coat, it was still difficult to resist the cold.

Xu An tightened the khaki war robe he was wearing, and the warm fur coat tightly wrapped him, but the cold wind would still penetrate into his body through the gaps.

Days of marching had exhausted Xu An's spirit.

However, the Yellow Turban Army is one man with three horses, and the marching speed is not fast. Even in order to maintain good physical strength, the marching speed is slower than normal. Before that, they replenished a wave of food and grass in Linrong, repaired it for a few days, and improved their combat effectiveness. was not affected too much.

Xiaoqi, Wuxiang, Bingzhou, and Shanggu Four Battalions have all experienced long-distance raids. Although the distance this time is longer, they already have quite sufficient marching experience.

"The scouts just reported that the Eagle Guard stationed at Jilusai has updated the map of Xianbei in the west. This time it is more detailed than the previous map."

"Show me."

Xu An led the Tengxiang Guards to stop slowly, avoiding the road of marching.

Liu Pi took over the new geomancy map, and this time the geomancy map is indeed more perfect than the previous one.

"The heaven and the earth all work together..."

The smile on Xu An's face showed that on their planned marching route, there were almost no winter places for the tribes of Xianbei in the west. Originally, there were two tribes on their marching route, but it seemed that it was because Linrong opened the border market. Because of this, the two tribes migrated to the south.

In other words, within a range of more than [-] miles from Shuofang County to the western Xianbei royal court, they would not meet the tribes of the western Xianbei, which undoubtedly won another [-] miles of buffer land.

The distance of more than one hundred miles undoubtedly gave Xu An more room to turn around and ensure the combat power of the Yellow Turban Army to a greater extent.

"October [-]th..."

Xu An exhaled a breath of white air, and put on his mask again.

"There are still sixteen days left, there is not much time left for us."

"After crossing the Jilu Fortress, we have reached the border of Xianbei in the west. Even if we have a map, we can't be too relaxed. The scouts' alert range is expanded to the maximum. This battle must be foolproof."

Xu An clenched his horsewhip tightly. The original battle plan was four days, three days to speed up the march, and the last day to rush on the starry night to surprise the western Xianbei royal court.

Now that there is a buffer of more than one hundred miles, it is possible to maintain the current slightly slow marching speed and march for a while. Although it will take an extra day, it can also save more energy.

"Big banner order! Continue marching at the current speed, and speed up the marching speed after being discovered by Xianbei in the west."

Xu An resolutely issued an order, and the original plan was revised again in his mind.

A qualified commander will not only act according to the plan, but will make corresponding changes according to the ever-changing battle situation.

"The big banner has orders..."

The messenger cavalry with negative feathers on their backs, holding bright red order flags, galloped past the marching sequence, passing Xu An's general order to all parts of the army.

(End of this chapter)