Chapter 273: Iron Horse Jingo Covers the Moonlight

Throughout the ages, no matter which dynasty, the history is mottled and the Spring and Autumn Period is magnificent. Countless people who have made special contributions are like stars dotted in the sky. And among them, there are always some special bright colors, which are particularly eye-catching.

Princess Sanssouci, who was born in the Qi Kingdom of the East China Sea, is such a character. In the later annals of the Empire, she was able to occupy a place. Brilliant in the annals of history, forever. In addition to her special status later, the bigger reason is because of the amazing feats she herself has made.

Let's try the world like grass mustard, and look at the wind knife and sword frost! The red face is cold, and the horizontal sword is out of the sheath. Many of the men in the army who had followed her from the beginning would still vividly remember the time when this princess-turned-heroine led them to fight on their own for the first time years later.

That year, the princess was just twenty years old. Not long after she first met Zhao Wang Jiangmian, when Zhao was in danger and a strong enemy was attacking. In order to make King Zhao feel at ease to go back to rescue Dragon City, she took the initiative to ask for her life, and then took on the task of dealing with the endgame in Zhongzhou. The situation was not encouraging. There was chaos in the aftermath of the great battle near Middle-earth. Fish and dragons are mixed, and various forces are prominent. It is not so easy to completely subjugate this nearly 1,000-mile land. At that time, I am afraid that even a veteran with rich combat experience will take a lot of trouble and have a headache.

However, Princess Sanssouci came with those people and horses from the Qi Kingdom. With the help of the Thousand Machine Pavilion spies led by Blue Bird, she spent a few days collecting and sorting out all the information of the five or six small vassal states, as well as the various forces that wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to cause chaos now.

For the carefree princess who has been pampered since childhood, this is undoubtedly a very time-consuming and labor-intensive matter. However, she was not annoyed at all, let alone tired. She has personally seen all the information and materials, and she knows it by heart. This is a skill she stole from Chu Jiangmian.

As someone who witnessed the whole process of the Battle of Zhongzhou, Princess Sanssouci knew the key very well. Perhaps, only she knows how much unknown effort Chu Jiangmian of Zhao Wang has put in behind this seemingly hearty victory. She still clearly remembers the words he said on the way to Zhongzhou from Qi State.

"The most critical determining factor in the success or failure of a war does not lie in the fight on the battlefield. The so-called knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent is a hundred battles. As long as the balance of forces between the enemy and the enemy is analyzed in detail before sending troops, as well as various unexpected situations that may occur suddenly. It is already possible to roughly calculate what the chances of victory in this war will be. In other words, the contest on the battlefield lies in the temple calculation! Compared with these, the strength of the army and the sharpness of weapons and armor are only secondary factors...... If you don't make these preparations in advance, and only luck with good luck on the battlefield, you are likely to end up in a tragic end! ”

In the bumpy carriage along the way, perhaps out of boredom for long distances, Chu Jiangmian actually said a lot of this truth intermittently. And the wise and carefree princess has taken them to heart. She understands very well that these things cannot be learned from anywhere. To have such an opportunity may benefit her for a lifetime.

And countless later facts have proved that what Chu Jiangmian inadvertently taught her really became the best help for her growing up. After every surprise victory, she habitually summarized it briefly, and she was always surprised to find that these ways to win could be found in Chu Jiangmian's words. And such a discovery also made her admire and love that mysterious guy more and more from the bottom of her heart!

And as she independently commanded the operation, this operation to subdue the princes' territories was undoubtedly a very good training. Princess Sanssouci couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief after memorizing all the information she had gathered. Everything is under control!

"For you...... I'm going to war! I hope you are on the battlefield in the north and all the best. When I trampled all the enemies who dared to resist under the hooves of the horse, I wished I could hear the good news from your own hand! ”

No one could hear Princess Sanssouci spitting out her wishes into the sky. But she believed that he would hear it thousands of miles away, and he would be able to do it!

The hooves of the horses are flying, and the robes are dancing lightly. Princess Sanssouci drew her sword, and the edge pierced the moonlight.

"Herald! From now on, military orders will be everywhere, and within the territory of the territory, all those who resist will be killed! ”

The wind and thunder were stirring, and the army was dispatched. One hundred responses, ten thousand servants. A legendary woman's fame, starting tonight!

And now the battlefield of Yan Kingdom at this time is a different scene. The wind from the desert crossed the northern grasslands, and when it blew here, it was already a bit chilly. Although it was just early winter, it was already a thin layer of snow and withered grass.

Winters in the north are already long. If you count from now on, it will be in the cold for about four months. If it was this time of the year, the people living on this land had already begun to prepare food and various supplies for the winter. Prepare for the day when heavy snow arrives.

The Hu people in the north were also the easiest to choose to launch a surprise attack at this time. Like wolves that suddenly appeared, they stepped out of the grasslands, crossed the hills, burned and plundered, and could be seen everywhere. In order to guard against them, the army of the Yan State was dispatched a lot, but most of them were passive defenses, and there were few times when they could take the initiative to expel the brutal enemy.

The strength of the two sides is there, and there is no way to do it. The cavalry of the Yan State was always at a disadvantage in front of the Hu people's iron cavalry. It would be nice if ordinary people could escape for their lives under their protection. It's hard to see a victory with your own eyes.

Therefore, for the sake of survival, all the people who live here will become extremely vigilant. Their foreknowledge of danger has reached a very high level. The sound of horses' hooves, which often began to appear more than a dozen miles away, could be quickly detected by them. Thus react immediately to be prepared.

This instinctive reaction out of life can be regarded as a helpless sorrow for the people of Yan Kingdom on this land. Vast and desolate, life is like grass mustard. An army that only wants to maintain the rule of the princes does not provide safe shelter to all the people in many cases. It is not easy for a small life to survive in this chaotic world.

However, in recent months, it seems that something has been different. After several earth-shattering wars, the people of Yan who survived were suddenly surprised to find that without the rule of King Yan and the royal family, the world they lived in not only did not get worse. On the contrary, it seems that there is no need to live in fear anymore.

In the distance, the sound of horses' hooves sounded like rolling thunder on the main road. Many people who hurried back to the city hurriedly moved to the side of the road, and these people with their families and mouths carried various things on their shoulders. They are all Jicheng people who went out to take refuge temporarily because of the war. It wasn't long ago that they had been able to regain calm in the fallen royal capital, and they were tentatively returning from all directions. After all, even if the houses are simple and the countryside is barren, this is their hometown.

Like many of those who had returned earlier, the people who had just walked outside the city today still had a lot of worries in their hearts. Although they had already heard that the army of Zhao, which had occupied most of the Yan Kingdom, had done nothing to the people. Not only will they not kill people indiscriminately, but they will also be very active in helping to restore order and crack down on those mountain bandits who take advantage of the opportunity to cause chaos. According to legend, they were even more conscientious than the original Yan army.

However, for most people, it is still very uncomfortable to hear about it until they have seen it with their own eyes. It's like, who would have thought that King Yan, who had ruled this land for many years, would die so easily. And his dynasty fell apart in such a short time, and it was out of control. In just a few months, thousands of miles of land in the territory of Yan State fell under the hooves of the cavalry of Zhao State. Only a very small number of forces were left to protect the Yan royal family and the crown prince Dan, who hurriedly ascended to the throne, and fled in a hurry. finally fled to the bitter cold land of Liaodong in the northeast, and finally gained a foothold.

And in the territory that the Yan royal family has abandoned, not many people care about whether they will make a comeback anymore. Because when the majestic posture of the cavalry of Zhao State galloped across this land, in addition to giving people a shock, there was also a huge peace of mind.

The hundreds of thousands of Yan troops loyal to the King of Yan have all disappeared in front of these Zhao cavalry, except for those who stubbornly died in battle and followed the fleeing, most of them have chosen to surrender and unload. And the threat from the steppe Hu people seems to have been lifted.

These Zhao troops who occupied Yan were simply too powerful. If the Yan army was powerless to fight back, then they defeated the Hu cavalry twice in a row, and they were all wiped out, and the horses were not allowed to flee back to the grassland. Such a level of toughness is enough to shock the world.

It was also under such a huge coercion that when a cavalry of the Zhao State passed by with a fierce momentum, all these people who were about to return to Jicheng involuntarily bent down and stood in the dry grass on the side of the road and did not dare to look up.

To their surprise, however, the group slowed down and stopped, and before entering the city, the general led by them welcomed the refugees home with a very kind manner. He also specially instructed the guards at the city gate to close the gate as late as possible, so that the refugees who rushed back today could return to their homes.

"The general...... Who is he? ”

"He is Li Mu! I heard that he was just given the title of Condor General by King Zhao......!"