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Chapter 353

"Come here." Huo Ling silently put away the letter.

"Subordinates are here!"

"Order the brave cavalry battalion to leave the fort tonight!" Huo Ling's eyes fell on the vast grassland, "Lead [-] cavalry around the Benlu garrison, and attack the tribes behind casually, focusing on destruction."

The military division next to him was taken aback, and quickly reminded: "General, we don't have so many cavalry in our hands."

Xiliang spared no lives and material goods, determined to attack eastward, and the Yanzhen Fortress, which was desperately defending against the enemy, bore the brunt.

Now there are almost only one-third of the combatants in the entire fortress left.

The cavalry who are good at long-distance raids are even more dead, and the ones who are alive have almost been sent to intercept the food and grass of the Xiliang people.

Gu Datou and Lu Youtian's brave riding battalion returned to the fortress only in the middle of last year, but there are less than 200 people left.

It took them nearly a year to rebuild their team.

It can be said that the 1000 people in the brave cavalry battalion are almost the only cavalry that can be mobilized in the fortress.

Other cavalry battalions that were disabled or wiped out are also being reorganized.But in the end, the time is too short, and for the time being, only soldiers who can ride horses can be called.

"Cavalry," Huo Ling's eyes slid to the south of Yanfeng Fortress, "we have."

Last year, Emperor Changxing transferred two legions to the west.

The Yanhui Legion coming from the north has always followed Xingji City's lead. Where did Emperor Changxing tell them to stay, Tian Hongyan of the Yanhui Legion would never let the army take a step forward.

But Yingling Legion is different.

Yingling County, like Jiuyuan County, is one of the three major racecourses in Yunchui.

This time Xiliang moved eastward, and the Angel tribe sent a large army to attack the Yangguan Ancient Road early, and the target was Yingling Racecourse.

If Xia Bang hadn't sent the main force to block the way early because of the Dingxi County Lieutenant, otherwise the hometown of the Yingling Legion would have been taken away by the people of Xiliang.

In addition, the princes were sent to various frontiers for training.

Even though he knew that there was civil unrest, the pampered and pampered eighth prince still made troubles between Yingling County and Tianshui County, and died at the hands of the rioters.

Emperor Changxing had many sons, and the loss of one or two was basically irrelevant.

But for the face of the royal family, Yingling County and Tianshui County were bloodbathed by the court.

There was civil unrest, and the people in the two counties were in dire straits.In addition to this, the population of the two counties was almost reduced by half.

These are the roots of the Yingling Legion.

At that time, the generals of the legion who were guarding the border in other places were so angry that they cursed their mothers, but they could only bear it.

Generally speaking, among the five frontier armies of Xingluo, Zhongzhong, Yanhui, Yingling, and the East China Sea Barrier, Yunchui, the strength of Yingling Corps is too low.

But in the battle outside Whetstone City not long ago, they held back their breath for several times, but they were extremely brave.

The cavalry all over the mountains and plains almost came out in full force, and without hesitation, they killed the Xiliang people who were attacking the city until the sky was dark.

It can be said that Huo Yun in the city and the people who offered to help were of course responsible for the defense of the Stone City this time, but a large part of the credit was also due to the death-defying attack of the Yingling Legion outside the city.

As soon as the war was over, Tian Hongyan of the Yanhui Army sent someone to send a message to Kong Chunhui of the Yingling Army.

"General Kong, the people of Xiliang are determined to conquer Dingxi County. His Majesty's attitude is ambiguous. Now that our two armies are still strong, we should know how to advance and retreat..."

"Get out!" Kong Chunhui yelled violently, "Go back and tell your generals that my surname is Kong and my name is Chunhui. I don't understand what bullshit is advancing and retreating. I only know that there is a saying that you must repay your kindness."

In order for Xia Bang to guard the ancient Yangguan Road for his hometown, he will guard the front stone city for Xia Bang.

"And my Yingling Legion is the border guards of the empire. Guarding the border is our bounden duty. The people from Xiliang violated our border and killed our people, and we will kill them. Even if the whole army dies in battle, we will never retreat... ..."

After repelling the Xiliang people's siege last month, Kong Chunhui knew that Yanzhen Fortress was short of manpower, so he simply put some cavalry on the edge of Yanzhen Fortress and let Huo Ling dispatch him.

Guarding the General's Mansion, the military division breathed a sigh of relief.

"General, with the cavalry of the Yingling Legion, the number should be enough. But if we send [-] cavalry deep into the hinterland of Xiliang, we may not be able to supply food and grass."

Go-go-go.

Huo Ling slowly clasped the tabletop, his eyes fell on the iron box on the left, "I didn't prepare food and grass for them."

The map of Xiliang drawn by Ren Ning is not detailed, but the settlements, personnel, water sources, and pastures of the tribes along the way are all marked.

The grassland is vast and it is easy to lose your way.But as long as you find the corresponding marker point, you can find your position.

Gu Datou, Lu Youtian and his party had the experience of making troubles in the grasslands, and this time they were sent in with a map, so there was absolutely no need to worry that they could not find food.

Three thousand cavalry, say more or less, definitely not less.

It is basically impossible to attack large tribes like Angel and Blood Moon; but it is definitely not a problem to defeat small and medium tribes like Luoxi and Benlu.

These tribes specialize in raising cattle and sheep and sending them east for food.As long as one group is killed, the rest will feel fear and dare not send things to the East unscrupulously.

The situation in the fortress and Dingxi County is likely to endure, or even improve further.

The military adviser understood, "I heard what the general said, but I can try it. I hope they can come back alive like last time."

"Sure." Huo Ling nodded emphatically.

Soon, Gu Datou, who had been promoted to Qianchang, received an order from the forward.

"Great." He could already understand the words on it, and he slapped his thighs happily, "I was nestled in the fortress for a whole year, and I almost suffocated me to death."

"Hey, it's finally the day when our brave cavalry battalion goes to battle."

Lu Youtian was brushing the fur of his beloved war horse carefully, when he heard this he smiled and shook his head.

"General Ren often said that it is best to raise troops for a thousand days and use them for a while. Although we have been nesting in this fortress, we are not lying and rusting. Looking back, if it weren't for this year's training, there would be such a murderous order to forbid it." team?"

"That's right." Gu Datou caressed his bald head.

That evening, the gates of the fortress were opened wide.

Deserved.

The sound of hoofs.

A team holding the word "courage" left the fortress and disappeared in the south.

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Stone City, the southern suburbs.

It has been almost a month since the last siege of the city, but there is still a strong smell of blood around the stone city.

That is, the wounds of many wounded have not yet healed.

The Yanfeng Fortress is short of doctors and medicines, and the situation of Xiliang people outside Dianshi City is not much better.

Hearing the groans from all directions and smelling the disgusting breath, Xueyue Yingxiang was extremely anxious.

He climbed up the high watchtower with a few personal guards, and looked towards Dishstone City from afar.

It was already late at this time, and he could only see some lights on the top of the city, but he couldn't see anything else clearly.

"Is there any news from the west?" Xueyue Yingxiang asked suddenly.

"Young Patriarch," one of the guards lowered his voice, "The Patriarch asked you to devote all your attention to fighting the war, and he will take care of the rest. But the subordinates still heard some news secretly."

secretly?

Xueyue Yingxiang frowned, "Bad news, let's hear it."

The personal guard hesitated for a moment before speaking: "Yanzhen Fortress intercepted our food and grass logistics at any cost in the west, and now the army is running out of food and grass."

Xueyue Yingxiang glared at him fiercely, "That's all?"

After all, he is also the leading general, and the Blood Moon tribe is one of the main forces.He is naturally aware of the lack of food and grass in the army.

"Also," the guard said in a lower voice, "I heard that the Luoxi tribe's water source is about to run out."

Xueyue Yingxiang's heart skipped a beat, "What's going on?"

Although Luoxi is a weak tribe on the grassland, the geographical location of the tribe is superior.

As long as you go east, you will almost always pass by their territory.

For the army to advance, in addition to the need to be equipped with food and grass, drinking water is also extremely important.

Therefore, over the past few years, almost all of the more than ten large water sources in the Luoxi settlement have been occupied by the Xiliang army or livestock heading east.

If these water sources are gone.

The veins on Xueyue Yingxiang's forehead twitched.

The team heading east must either make a big detour to drink water elsewhere, or have to prepare water before departure...

In this way, the logistical pressure will be even greater.

(End of this chapter)