The sound of horses' hooves was like thunder, and Zheng's light cavalry began to retreat. Miao Tieshan drew his sword and pointed at it, and shouted loudly: "Heavy cavalry to meet the enemy." "The shield wall and the spear dodged the way, and the heavy horsemen in armor and armor ran forward, and the desert horsemen who could not dodge were knocked away, and the horses' hooves stepped on them heavily, and blood shot out.

The morale of the Zheng army increased greatly, and the cheers came and went, and the retreating light cavalry regrouped into a formation, squeezing from the left and right sides towards the desert cavalry in the middle. Murgil stopped his horse and scolded Liao Jianhui, who was fleeing not far away: "Boy, count your fate, don't let grandpa meet you next time." ”

Solemn cavalry from the light cavalry selected and hired, wearing fine scale armor, the armor lined with soft pads, with spears, machetes, bows and arrows, one person with three horses, are selected load-bearing, foot strength on the good horse, the horse is covered with two layers of leather armor, there are two servants to take care of. A heavy cavalry costs ten times that of an ordinary sergeant, and with Da Zheng's financial resources, he only placed 20,000 heavy cavalry, and the indifferent people covet the heavy cavalry, but the financial resources and technology are insufficient, so they can only sigh.

The heavy cavalry stepped on the billowing smoke and dust, like a heavy hammer smashed forward, the scimitar of the desert cavalry was smashed to the edge, some of the desert cavalry with blood bravely launched an attack on the heavy cavalry, the arrow shot on the heavy armor had no effect, the scimitar knocked out a string of sparks, and then was cut off by the long knife, and even the people and horses were trampled to death.

Kun Pole stopped his horse, glared at Zheng Jun's heavy iron wall and moved forward, and gave the order helplessly: "Withdraw." ”

The low horn beckoned the Moqi to retreat backwards like a flowing stream, the speed of the heavy cavalry was not fast, the Moqi left the battlefield in an instant, Miao Tieshan let the light cavalry follow closely on the side of the heavy cavalry, and did not give the order to pursue.

Twenty miles away the desert camp tent, the ground dug a deep ditch, the soil is packed in a bag and piled up into an earthen wall, the back of the earthen wall is surrounded by a high car, as a walled wall, behind the walled wall is a neat tent, in the battle with the Zheng army, the desert people are also growing, learned to set up camp.

Watching Mo Cai retreat into the camp, Miao Tieshan ordered someone to sound the gong, Zheng Jun stopped two miles away from the camp, and countless tents appeared in Miao Tieshan's eyes, more than ten miles wide, and he couldn't see the bottom at a glance. The horn sounded, it should be the desert people preparing to attack, Miao Tieshan did not think that only three thousand heavy cavalry could defeat the desert army in front of him, and ordered to return to the camp.

The results of the battlefield were quickly reported to Miao Tieshan, and the Zheng army suffered nearly two thousand casualties, while Mo Cai suffered less than six hundred. Miao Tieshan took this battle report with a bitter face, the Son of Heaven came to Zhenbei City, it was really hard to imagine what kind of thunder and anger he would face when this war report came to the new Son of Heaven.

"Changsheng, how can I present such a battle report to the Son of Heaven." Miao Tieshan handed the battle report to Fan Changsheng beside him, closed his eyes tiredly, and kneaded his frowning brows with his fingers.

After reading the battle report, Fan Changsheng pondered for a moment and said, "Can the marshal be confident that he will win a big victory in the near future?" ”

Miao Tieshan shook his head and sighed: "You have also seen the situation of today's battle, the desert cavalry is brave and superior to our army, not to mention the wolf cavalry, if it is not for the timely dispatch of the heavy cavalry, the desert people don't want to fight hard at the beginning, I don't know what this battle will be?" Banzai and the court officials thought that they could easily level the Northern Desert, and they were afraid that more than 100,000 people would not be able to capture the Moren royal court. ”

"I have checked the desert camp, to see that the scale is not under our army, it is estimated that there can be 200,000 troops, according to the latest spy report of the Military Intelligence Department,

The King of the Sadhu Sect issued a conscription order, ordering all the steppe tribes to come and focus, and heard that there were 600,000 troops at the beginning of April. 600,000 light cavalry, the strength of the whole country, although we have more numbers, but the combat strength is probably inferior. The old man of this northern expedition is really a little worried. There was only Fan Changsheng in the tent, and Miao Tieshan did not hide the worries in his heart.

Fan Changsheng could see clearly from the watchtower, nearly 10,000 Zheng cavalry were killed by the 3,000 black wolf army, if it wasn't for the heavy cavalry to save face, today would be a big defeat. Miao Tieshan's words revealed the meaning of cowardice, Fan Changsheng knew in his heart, forty years of battlefield fighting Dashuai is tired, and now he wants to return to Beijing after this battle to live in his old age, this year's eldest grandson of Dashuai gave birth to a great-grandson, four generations in the same hall, Dashuai is often in his words with the meaning of teasing Sun.

As a minister, Fan Changsheng knew that the idea of the marshal was very dangerous, the current marshal of the great enemy had no heart to fight, once the army was defeated, let alone wanting to tease Sun, I am afraid that the whole family would meet in prison. Fan Changsheng said solemnly: "Marshal, although our army is at a disadvantage in today's battle, but the desert people are dispatched by the black wolf cavalry, and the entire Northern Desert only selects 25,000 wolf cavalry, and it is normal to beat our army's light cavalry, our army's light cavalry and the Nai Servant Department and the Badai Department have clashed, and the combat power is by no means under the ordinary desert cavalry, the desert people have wolf riders, our army has heavy cavalry, and the heavy cavalry is better than the wolf cavalry, why worry about the marshal?" ”

At the end of the words, Fan Changsheng almost roared, Miao Tieshan was shocked, looked at Fan Changsheng in surprise, and then came to his senses, got up and saluted Fan Changsheng with a fist: "The old man lost his mind for a while, and he almost had a disaster, thank you Changsheng for being vigilant, the old man thanked him." ”

Fan Changsheng got up and arched his hand, and sighed lightly: "The lord has fought all his life, and it is normal for people to think about peace when they are old, but at the moment of the great enemy, the handsome must not have the slightest suddenness, if he is turned into flowing water by the indifferent people's life's achievements, I am afraid that it will affect his family." ”

Miao Tieshan nodded again and again, and said: "Yes, the old man was taken by the black wolf riding bravely today, and he was messed up for a while, but fortunately, in front of Changsheng, if these words are known by the Son of Heaven, it will be difficult to escape the fault of slacking off the army." ”

"In this battle with the desert people, my Da Zheng has three longs and three weaknesses, if I can play to my strengths and avoid weaknesses, I can win." Fan Changsheng stroked his beard and said in a square way.

"I want to hear about it."

"The equipment of our army is far better than that of the desert people, the desert people have purchased some weapons, arrows and other ordnance from the Western Regions in recent years, but the number is far inferior to our army, the black wolf rider is the elite of the desert people, everyone wears iron armor, and most of the other desert horses are still leather armor, and even wear leather fur. When cleaning the battlefield, I asked the sergeant to pay attention to the fact that the arrows used by the black wolf cavalry were all armor-piercing arrows produced in the Western Regions, but the arrows left on the battlefield were only thousands, and the black wolf cavalry fired very few arrows when shooting, which showed that the desert people were inferior to our army in armament. The camp in the north of the town has a large number of weapons hoarded, as well as winch crossbows, crossbows, horn bows and crossbows and other sharp weapons, which will definitely deal a big blow to the desert people when used on the battlefield. ”

A smile bloomed on Miao Tieshan's face, and he nodded: "It is said that the war is about money, food, and ordnance, and our army has the upper hand on this alone." ”

Fan Changsheng said with a smile: "The second point that Fan wants to say is food supply, the domestic grain production has been continuously bumper, and in recent years, the implementation of tax consolidation, the development of commerce, and the full treasury are enough to support our army for several years." And the desert people live by grazing, and the adult men are all people who control the strings, and now the group

With an army of 600,000 people, the tribe's youth and strength are empty, relying only on the old and weak women and children in the tribe to graze, cattle and sheep cannot be reproduced, and there is no supply, and then the 600,000 army will collapse without a fight. ”

"Third, the desert people come and go like the wind, they are familiar with the terrain, and the captivity and attack are their strengths, but our army built the north city of the town and blocked the attack route of the desert people, and the desert people must capture the north city of the town if they want to win. If we can hold on for three or two years, fight steadily, and advance slowly, we will not give the indifferent people an opportunity, and then go north to the royal court, and the northern desert can be determined. ”

Miao Tieshan smiled bitterly: "The words of immortality are old and serious, which is really a good policy, but the Son of Heaven personally conquered the northern city of Zhencheng, how can he wait for three or five years?" ”

Fan Changsheng sighed lightly and said: "This is what Fan wants to say, first of all, the Son of Heaven is the Emperor of Heaven to personally conquer, to achieve the great cause of the ages, to the invisible urging of the officers and soldiers of the three armies, it is easy to make mistakes in a hurry, if the Son of Heaven intervenes in the military again, I am afraid it will be ......."

The Son of Heaven is the Emperor of Chengping, unlike Gaozu who can lead thousands of troops to fight in battle, the fighter plane is changing rapidly, and the boss needs to make a decision on the spot, the Son of Heaven will definitely have a lot of elbow scruples in the boss, and the daylily should be hot several times when the request comes down. The matter involved the Son of Heaven, Fan Changsheng didn't say anything, Miao Tieshan shook his head again and again, and the room was quiet. After a while, Miao Tieshan said in a deep voice: "This matter is up to Shen Guogong to have a headache, and Changsheng will talk about the second shortcoming." ”

Fan Changsheng said: "The north of the desert is vast, the area is twice that of my Dazheng, and it is impossible to occupy the northern desert with only a million troops." For thousands of years, the northern desert has been the trouble of the Central Plains, and all dynasties have made a northern expedition when they were strong, but they cannot eliminate the northern trouble, because the northern desert is too big, and the desert people retreat when they are strong, and they can only defeat it, and cannot be annihilated in large numbers. Mobei is bitterly cold, it is difficult to build a city and defend it, and the desert people return when the army retreats, and the army is in vain. ”

Miao Tieshan sighed: "It costs a lot of money and grain to build the north city of Zhenbei, and the timber and stones have to be hauled from the territory, if you want to build the city in the north, it is really unimaginable. ”

Fan Changsheng said: "Only by annihilating the living force of the desert people, eliminating the wolf horse, dividing its tribe, and using the pro-Zheng desert people to govern the desert people, our army only needs to send a small number of men and horses to garrison and mediate, which can ensure the safety of the northern border for decades." ”

"Wonderful, the strategy of treating the desert with indifferent people is very good, Changsheng might as well write it as a chapter, and I will play the Son of Heaven for you." Miao Tieshan said with a smile.

Fan Changsheng smiled and continued: "In this battle, our country has done its best, and the desert people are even more powerful of the whole clan, this battle is a matter of life and death for the desert people, forcing the trapped beast to break out and hurt people in a desperate situation, even if our army can win, how many casualties will this million army have?" ”

His voice was low, and he couldn't hide his sadness in his tone, after more than ten years in the army, Fan Changsheng was still afraid of life and death. Miao Tieshan said indifferently: "One will succeed and ten thousand bones will wither, as long as you can calm the northern trouble, it will be worth it no matter how many people die." Changsheng, you changed this battle report into a fold, and after a hard trip, come with me to Zhenbei City. When the Son of Heaven arrived, if it weren't for the indifference attack, the old man should go to pick up the car, and go with such a battle report, and he would inevitably be scolded. ”

At the end of Shen, Miao Tieshan took Fan Changsheng and galloped towards the north of the town under the escort of four hundred personal guards. The sun slowly sank in the west, and the remnant sun shone on the grassland like blood, and the snow that had not melted was red like blood.