I have 800,000 private soldiers. The emperor forces me to hand over military power?

Appearing in the sight of the elite Tiger and Leopard Cavalry scouts from Dragon City led by General Huo Qubing was the vanguard battalion of the Royal Forest Army of the Second Emperor Zhao Qian.

More than a hundred elite cavalry, each with one man and two horses, are responsible for detecting the enemy's situation on the marching route for the army.

The leader of the army was a member of the army.

"You guys, go to the north of Badaling, Jundu Mountain, to investigate the situation;"

"You guys, go to the east toward Akagi to investigate the situation;"

"The rest of the people, follow this hundred households to Tumubao!"

Baihu, a member of the Imperial Guard riding a black war horse, pointed at the Imperial Guard soldiers around him with the whip in his hand and gave orders:

"Everyone remembers that the detection distance must not be less than 20 miles. Once any suspicious situation is discovered, immediately use the cloud-piercing arrow to report!"

"This time the emperor personally marches, and there is no room for any mistakes on the march. Otherwise, you and I will not be able to chop off the heads of the nine tribes. Do you understand?"

"clear!"

A group of Imperial Guard soldiers responded in unison.

With that said, the man from a hundred households waved his hand and said: "Let's go!"

"Got the order!"

While they were talking, the more than a hundred elite knights from the Royal Forest Army dispersed and rode their horses in different directions to investigate the situation.

Among them, a Royal Forest Army team of more than ten people was exploring in the direction of Jundu Mountain where Huo Qubing and the tiger and leopard cavalry scouts were located.

This route was also the route used by the Longcheng Jingnan army from Wuzhou to intercept and kill the imperial army's Northern Expedition to suppress the rebellion.

Drive, drive, drive!

These dozen or so imperial guards galloped along the official road leading to Wuzhou. From time to time, they turned their horses' heads and left the official road to climb up the nearby hillside to check for any suspicious signs.

Kick, kick, kick, kick, kick!

The sound of horse hooves gets closer and closer.

As he watched, these dozens of imperial guardsmen galloping on horseback climbed over another mountain and found Huo Qubing and his entourage hiding behind the mountain.

At this time, Huo Qubing, who was lying in a pile of dry grass on the hillside on the side of the official road, had already used gestures to signal the tiger and leopard hiding behind the mountain to mount his horse and prepare for battle.

The dozen or so elite tiger and leopard cavalry soldiers who accompanied them also drew their bows and arrows in the hidden grass, aiming their arrows at the vanguard of the Imperial Forest Army who came on horseback from the official road.

As long as the hussar general gives the order, he can shoot the enemy scouts on horseback.

Huo Qubing stared intently at the enemy cavalry on the official road, silently measuring the distance between the two sides in his mind.

Eight hundred steps!

Five hundred steps!

Three hundred steps!

"Prepare!"

Huo Qubing lowered his voice and signaled to the elite tiger and leopard cavalry soldiers beside him to prepare to fire arrows.

Suddenly, the guard who was riding at the front on the official road suddenly reined in his horse and said, "Hey——"

The war horse under his crotch understood this and immediately snorted, raised his four hooves and stopped.

"Uu——"

Upon seeing this, the Imperial Guard cavalry who were following behind tightened the reins of their horses and stopped less than 300 steps away from Huo Qubing and others' hiding place.

The leader of the Royal Guards Cavalry said loudly: "Brothers, we are almost here. The weather is getting colder as we go north, and there is not even a shadow of a ghost!"

"Withdraw, return to Tumubao!"

After saying that, the leader pulled the reins and turned the horse's head. With the sound of "drive", he turned around and walked back.

The rest of the Royal Guards cavalry saw that the leader had ordered to withdraw, so they no longer insisted on continuing to explore forward.

Although, according to the previous requirements of the Imperial Army Hundred Households, the exploration range of this group of Imperial Army cavalry teams had to go over the mountain where Huo Qubing and others were hiding in order to complete the exploration distance of no less than 20 miles.

However, reality is often so full of chance and drama.

It was this short distance of two to three hundred steps that allowed these dozen Royal Forest Army cavalry to temporarily save their lives, but it also pushed the more than 200,000 troops of the Daxin Imperial Court's Northern Expedition to suppress the rebellion into the abyss.

As soon as the imperial cavalry scout left, Hussars General Huo Qubing, who was hiding in the grass, rushed out with his hind legs.

He immediately ordered: "The messengers will rush to Wuzhou City immediately to report to His Highness the King of Jin that the Imperial Guards' pioneer battalion has arrived in the Tumubao area!"

"If nothing else happens, Emperor Zhao Qian will arrive at Tumubao with the army today and tomorrow, and I request His Highness the King of Jin to make a quick decision!"

"Later, this general will lead the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry Pioneer Battalion to the Tumu Fort and wait for the opportunity!"

"The general will get the order!"

The messenger immediately accepted the order, then got on his horse and ran towards Wuzhou City.

Huo Qubing ordered again: "Everyone, discard everything except combat equipment, follow my general into the Tumu Fort, and kill the enemy by surprise!"

"Got the order!"

...

Two hours later, the messenger sent back by Huo Qubing finally arrived at the marching Longcheng Jingnan army, and met Jin Wang Chen Huaian for the first time.

"Report——"

"His Royal Highness the King of Jin, General Hussars will report his death. The vanguard battalion of the Royal Forest Army has arrived in the Tumubao area two hours ago!"

"General Huo speculates that Emperor Zhao Qian and the enemy's large forces will arrive at Tumu Fort today and tomorrow. General Huo has led the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry vanguard to arrive at Tumu Fort and wait for the opportunity. Please make a decision quickly!"

Um?

Hearing this, Chen Huaian frowned slightly and secretly thought that Zhao Qian's marching speed was not slow!

The distance from Wuzhou to Tumu Fort and from Youzhou to Tumu Fort is only a few dozen miles apart. In less than a day, the pioneer battalion of the Royal Forest Army had already arrived at Tumu Fort.

Such a marching speed may only be achieved by the cavalry marching at full speed.

This is fine, but it means that the marching formation of the more than 200,000 troops under Zhao Qian will be infinitely stretched, and the head and tail will not be able to look at each other at all.

After all, Zhao Qian's 200,000 Japanese soldiers and 20,000 imperial guards could not all be cavalry.

According to this marching speed, the infantry and baggage troops will inevitably be dragged to the back of the entire marching team.

Without the protection of soldiers, the infantry and heavy troops preparing for the Japanese soldiers will completely become fish on the chopping board under the sword of the Dragon City cavalry.

Chen Huaian immediately ordered: "Come here, please pass on this king's order——"

"Fan Wuji led three thousand Dragon City Tiefutu; Pang Xianchu led ten thousand tiger and leopard cavalry, and marched to Tumu Fort at full speed with me. They did not hesitate to sprint with the strength of the horses, leaving only one horse to maintain its strength and take charge of the battle!"

"General Wang Jian is responsible for leading 20,000 Qin Rui soldiers to follow closely. I will not put a time limit on Qin Rui soldiers rushing to Tumu Fort, but before sunset, the army must unite in the Tumu Fort area!"

"Generals, do you all understand?"

"The last general takes command!"

The generals on horseback all clasped their fists to receive orders.

at dusk.

The Longcheng Iron Buddha and Tiger and Leopard Cavalry led by Chen Huaian finally arrived less than twenty miles away from Tumu Fort. The cavalry soldiers began to put on armor and swords in an orderly manner.

"Report——"

"His Royal Highness the King of Jin, the emperor's dragon chariot has been spotted ahead!"