This time, Lu Fan's entourage army has a new type of army Shenji Battalion, which is equipped with weapons, that is, the latest research and development weapons.

Among them is a developed flying machine to replace flying horses and transport troops.

The drawings brought back from the imperial capital, on the basis of the original, have undergone major changes, although the defects are still very large, but they have been able to fly.

Even if it can only carry more than 10 people at a time, and the number of passengers is less than half of that of the island country, it is not easy to create a physical object in such a short time.

After many tests, the feasibility was finally determined, and after overnight manufacturing, more than ten ships were built, but they were not installed, escorted with the army, and the soldiers did not know so they thought it was a grain and grass tent and other materials.

The drawings brought back from the imperial capital were all studied, and one of them was the project of the 'Four Saints' Lu Fan was extremely concerned, although he failed to make any sharp weapons, but his idea was coveted by Lu Fan.

'Thor' is one of the ideas, and when Lu Ying knew, he just said, "The cannon of this era!".

But the bottleneck now is that Thor's power is insufficient, and the effective range is only less than 100 meters, which is not as good as the range of the Empire's strong bow and crossbow.

So on this trip, Lu Fan brought more than 100 crossbow arrows with Thor to try their power on the battlefield.

And the crossbow is the prototype of the crossbow on the tower of the city gate when Lu Fan was guarding the gate in the imperial capital, but that one is fixed to a certain extent, and this upgraded one, although it is still very bulky, can already be moved.

It is more appropriate to say that this trip is a westward expedition, but it is better to verify the inventions on the drawings.

Lu Fan thought about it, the reason why he dared to go west with only 50,000 troops was because of this divine machine battalion.

There are many things that only exist in the drawings and are constantly being improved and developed, but because the time is too short, the physical object has not been produced, and the feasibility of the physical object is not known, which makes Lu Fan very regretful.

Otherwise, this expedition to the west will be a sure thing, and it will inevitably be victorious.

Lu Fan's army is still halfway through, and Wei Ruozhang, who is from the extreme west, has already expressed his intention to fight with Lu Fan and annex the prairie together.

Facing the huge grassland, it is impossible to say that there is no idea, and this prey has long been coveted.

Lu Fan knew that once he really took action, Wei Ruozhang would definitely not be satisfied with the status quo, and would definitely take the opportunity to expand his territory in order to gain the upper hand in the future confrontation.

Originally, there was a huge grassland between Lu Fan and Wei Ruozhang, and there was no conflict between them, but they would not pay attention to the grassland, but now that the situation has changed, King Yu has controlled the situation and has to plan early.

Regarding Wei Ruozhang's letter, Lu Fan didn't say anything, and it was not good to ignore it all, but they just took what they needed, and they had a tacit understanding with each other in their hearts.

Half a month later, the army crossed the huge mountain range, the endless prairie, but the recruits who had never seen the world were excited for a long time, and the traces of the mighty army on the prairie were not hidden at all.

Therefore, the steppe tribes that got the news early have already moved en masse to find shelter from the big tribes.

After marching on the grassland for several days, Lu Fan got the news that Wei Ruozhang sent a 10,000-strong iron cavalry to enter the prairie from the extreme west, and a lightning speed wiped out the army strength of the two tribes, and it was too late to escape from the tribe isolated in the southwest, so he had to choose to surrender.

Within a few days, a quarter of the steppe was occupied.

And this time, the marshal of the leading troops is Lin Li, who is known as a war ghost, and uses the blitzkrieg to the extreme, a 10,000-strong iron horse is comparable to the prairie, and wherever the army goes, the grain and grass will be replenished on the spot.

On Lu Fan's side, although there is an army of 50,000 people, there are only more than 3,000 real cavalry, and there is no problem in dealing with smaller tribes, if it is against the four major tribes on the grassland, there is no certainty that they can retreat with their whole body.

Originally, it was planned to start with the small tribes, firstly, to boost morale, and secondly, to equip the army with the captured horses, so as to expand the scale of the cavalry in the barracks, but now there is not a single figure to be seen in the huge grassland.

This was a strategic mistake, which was not well thought out in advance, which made Lu Fan annoyed, and he did not expect the unity before meeting a strong enemy.

The wild horses on the grassland can't tame the equipment troops in a short time, and if the number is too small, Lu Fan even unrealistically wants to encircle the wild horses and tame them as military horses.

Lu Fan sat on the horse, and the feathered wolf came to the prairie with the army this time, and there was such a beast king accompanying him on the grassland, and the beasts and wild horses on the grassland were much more peaceful.

On this march, Lu Fan brought Lu Li to the battlefield, separated from Lu Fan, how can he grow without experiencing the baptism of the battlefield!

Just now, the spies reported that several tribes a hundred miles ahead formed a powerful alliance to resist Lu Fan's army, and according to the spies' report, the enemy's cavalry reached 20,000.

When this news came, the leading generals held their own opinions and couldn't make up their minds for a while.

And wanted to listen to the opinions of the two children, but it made Lu Fan extremely frustrated, the two children looked like they were listening carefully, and no one spoke.

Lu Fan passed down the order, and according to the terrain of the hills, he ordered the army to set up camp.

"Father, why don't we rely on more favorable terrain for our camp, isn't that a better defense?" Lu Li asked.

"Now that the enemy has the upper hand, and our army is stagnant, we can avoid its advance, and the enemy is already a tired army, and the horsemen who have come must have given it their all, so our enemy will have 20,000 men. Lu Fan explained.

"How can the father conclude that the enemy will come to plunder the village?" Lu Li asked.

"Even if you see that my method of encampment is wrong, the enemy will surely see it too. On the one hand, the camp is impregnable, but on the other hand, the place chosen is relatively open, suitable for field and cavalry warfare! If you were an enemy general, what would you think? You must think that the commander of the army does not know how to ride and fight in the field..." Lu Fan explained to the two of them thoroughly.

"Then how does the father think the enemy army will be fooled?" Lu Li was unconvinced.

"Although the temporary alliance of the tribes of the steppe is strong, it has several brains, and it is difficult for the leaders of the various tribes to agree on the same thing. After the merger, the self-confidence of the big tribe will inevitably swell, and the possibility of coming to pursue is the strongest. And if there is no agreement, we will not be willing to do our best to send troops, and it will be even more beneficial to us at that time. ”

"Father, although this calculation is very good, what if the enemy does not go as expected?" Lu Li asked.

"Fighting is all about planning. Success, or failure. No, it won't work. Lu Fan looked at the two young children seriously.

The years and stars are still the same, the eagle cries and all things are born, and the scenery on the grassland is empty and far-reaching.

The 50,000 troops were divided into three battalions and each other were horns, and each of the two southwest, northwest, and northwest directions was pressed by one battalion, each with 10,000 troops, although three battalions were separated, but they were not separated by a few miles.