Horse on the World

Chapter 49
The four chapters of my sister's update, which promised to "show people even if they are ugly", were delivered on time today.

Wanyan Bulu led more than [-] elite white troops to station in Shanglinli, which did not cause much reaction in the Dingzhou army. After receiving the news, Xiao Yuanshan routinely sent an official document to raise vigilance to Fuyuan Lu Dabing, and then I turned my mind to the training of the Dingzhou Army. The military reform years ago dismantled the Dingzhou Army's Three Associations, and their combat power dropped sharply. Instead, it was Lu Dabing's selection battalion because Xiao Yuanshan wanted to give Lu Dalin some compensation. , did not transfer the veterans of his army, and his combat effectiveness ranks first in the Dingzhou army.
The rebuilt Fuyuan Fortress is stronger and more majestic than before. Three thousand soldiers from the Selection Front Battalion are stationed in the fortress and the two surrounding fortresses.Xiao Yuanshan knew that the Baibu elite came here this time to serve as an outpost for the large-scale invasion of Qiuhou, so he was not in a hurry. The current Dingzhou army could not fight, so he could only step up training and try to form a preliminary formation in Qiuhou. Although they cannot go out of the city to fight the barbarians in the field, relying on the fortified city, it is not a big problem to defend the border.

Lu Dabing himself is a mighty general in the Dingzhou Army, and immediately put in all his efforts. He used to work under his elder brother's command, and his bravery was well known in the Dingzhou Army. Lu Dalin was worried that his brave and foolish younger brother would be impulsive and bad, so he specially sent Feng Jian, one of his former counselors, to Lu Dabing to help Lu Dabing counsel the army and give advice.

After receiving the report from the Dingzhou Army, Lu Dabing didn't take it seriously. It was still after autumn when the barbarians entered the bandits, and there would not be any major battles right now. After releasing the scouts, Fuyuan didn't take much precaution.

In early May, the Fuyuan Fortress was still the same as usual. The lazy soldiers leaned on the stacks of the fortress, bored. On the fields outside the fortress, farmers in twos and threes were busy in the fields. All the trees in the fortress have been cut down, standing on the top of the fortress, you can look out very far.
The Fuyuan Fortress is very large. Although it is called a fortress, in fact, it should be called a city. The entire fortress is several miles long and about [-] miles wide. In addition to the army, there are also many residents working in the fortress. Various industries, hundreds of meters away from Fuyuan, there are two acropolises on the left and one on the right, and each acropolis can be stationed with about [-] soldiers.It is leaning against each other with the fortress.It can be said to be impeccable in defense. Without ten times the strength of the troops, it is basically impossible to easily take down such a heavily guarded fortress.

Most of the battalions in the selection camp are veterans gathered after the last big defeat. After training, their fighting strength is quite impressive. Most of these soldiers have experience in confrontation with barbarians. The battalion will suffer, but when it comes to defending the city, they are not afraid at all, and even try their best to give the barbarians a little bit of trouble.

On the top of the fortress, the lazy sentinel suddenly stood up straight, put his hands on the awning over his eyes, and looked nervously into the distance. At the end of his vision, a beacon flame ignited, and the straight smoke of the beacon rose straight up.That is a beacon tower arranged in the distance.Immediately afterwards, beacon fires ignited one after another. In the field of vision of the sentinels, several war horses were galloping towards this side at high speed. In the distance behind them, a large puff of smoke covered the sky.
"Enemy attack!" The sentinel trotted all the way to Shutai, and for a while, the shrill horn sound echoed over Fuwu Fortress, which lasted for a long time.

The people in Fuyuan who were still working in the wild had long been accustomed to the horns of the enemy's attack. Hearing the sound of the horns, they looked at the smoke of the wolf in the distance, hurriedly packed up their farm tools, and rushed to the fortress.
On the top of the fortress, groups of soldiers rushed up in full armor, and crossbows were pushed out from the tower one by one. The dry soldiers quickly moved the stone strips and the lei wood, and piled them under the stack.When the scouts came on horseback, the top of the fortress was ready, and rows of soldiers stood on the tower, nervously watching the large group of cavalry approaching in the distance.
As the scouts rushed into the gate of the fortress, the heavy gate was tightly closed, and the thick logs were installed in the iron ring behind the gate of the fortress one by one, almost blocking the gate tightly.
Lu Dabing was dressed in a black iron armor, holding his helmet in his arms with one hand, and pressing the tray with the other hand, watching the barbarians approaching intently. Beside him, an old man with gray hair frowned and his face was frowned. It's full of worry.

"Mr. Feng, there are about 3000 barbarians, all of them are cavalry." Lu Dabing showed contempt in his eyes, "Are these people trying to capture my Fuyuan Fortress? Are you underestimating us?"

Feng Jian shook his head: "General, here are the big tent soldiers of the Bai tribe. The Bai warriors are the most elite and most daring among the barbarians. Look at the flag. The general in command is Wanyan Bulu from the Yuan'an Gubu. This person is The barbarians who have fought against us know our army's tactics well, so it is unlikely that they will attack the city with cavalry."

"What do you mean, sir?"
"I guess they came this time just to show off their military power to us, to test the truth. In addition, I was afraid that Wanyan Bulu would bypass Fuyuan and divide his troops to attack various places, making it difficult for us to look after each other." Feng Jian said.
"Divide the troops and attack internally? It's not a big deal. The Fuyuan Fortress is in our hands. If he dares to divide the troops, isn't he afraid that we will cut him off?" Lu Dabing said.

Feng Jian smiled wryly and said: "General, Wanyan Bulu only needs to leave [-] cavalry here, which is enough to keep us here. He can calmly divide his troops. The barbarians come and go like the wind. With our selection of several hundred cavalry Cavalry, going out of the city to intercept is sending sheep to the tiger's mouth."

Lu Dabing was moved and said: "If this is the case, we must immediately report to Dingzhou and ask Marshal Xiao to send cavalry to intercept."
"The battalions in Dingzhou were injured last year. After the reorganization of the army, they have not yet formed an effective combat force. There are too many people coming, and the barbarians have already fled far away. If there are too few, they will be defeated by the barbarians one by one. I guess Xiao Da Shuai will garrison all the troops in the fortified city, and will not go out of the city to fight in the field."
Lu Dabing was a little anxious, "If this is the case, wouldn't my Fuyuan townships become targets of barbarian looting again?"
"There's no way around it!" Feng Jian said, "Keeping the fortress intact will prevent the barbarians from looting unscrupulously. This is also the way to minimize losses."
Lu Dabing thumped the city wall bitterly, "It's really embarrassing, I really want to go out of the city and have a fight with these barbarians."

"General, absolutely not!" Feng Jian hurriedly persuaded: "General, it is the general's top priority to protect the Fuyuan fortress. As for the losses of the townships, there is nothing to do. We can only notify the townships to quickly report to Ding Zhoucheng and other places retreat."

While the two were discussing, the elite of the White House outside the fortress had already rolled in. Hundreds of steps away, a horn sounded, Qiqi reined in their horses, and thousands of cavalry stopped their horses in a very short time. Formed into a neat formation, thousands of cavalry quietly looked at the Fuyuan Fortress not far away, except for the neighing of horses, there was no sound at all.

Seeing the military strength of the barbarians, the officers and soldiers of the front battalion above the fortress all changed their colors. These old soldiers had all seen battles with barbarians, but this was the first time they had encountered such a powerful soldier.

"Bai tent soldiers really deserve their reputation!" Lu Dabing murmured.

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