In the big tent of the Chinese army in the Qishan camp.

Zhao Kui walked in and reported: "Marshal, all the soldiers and horses drawn from all over the country have been assembled in the camp, with a total of 50,000 troops, including 10,000 cavalry, 15,000 pikemen, 10,000 sword and shield soldiers, 8,000 crossbow soldiers, 5,000 heavy infantry troops, and 2,000 baggage soldiers. ”

"Go to school." Zhao She, the general of Zhengrong who was wearing Rong armor, got up from the handsome chair and hung the war knife on his waist from the weapon rack on the side.

Zhao She, who is more than half a hundred years old, stood on the school platform, at this time there was an offering table on the school platform, with pig heads, cow heads, and sheep heads, in front of 50,000 soldiers, Zhao Shi sacrificed heaven and earth with blood, and knelt down and said: "Minister Zhao She's blood sacrifices to the gods of heaven and earth, and now the Xirong thief army invades my Daqi frontier, for thousands of people, for Daqi rivers and mountains; The minister Zhao Shi served His Majesty Shengyu, the Emperor of Great Qi, and led 50,000 Great Qi lions to conquer the rebels; The minister Zhao waded blood worship. ”

After the sacrifice was completed, Zhao Shi was full of strength and shouted to all the soldiers: "All the soldiers, this commander is fatal to His Majesty, and will lead you to Yongzhou Huangyang Pass, where the soldiers and civilians of Yongzhou are swearing to resist the fierce attack of more than 100,000 Xirong troops, and now they officially need us;

How brutal the Xirong army is, the commander does not say that you also know very well in your hearts, once the Huangyang Pass is lost, the Xirong army will drive straight into the entire Guanzhong, and at that time your parents, wives and children will be killed under the long knife of the Xirong thief army, and the entire land of Guanzhong will also be miserable and wailing;

All the soldiers, for the sake of the entire people of Guanzhong, for your parents, wives and children, and for yourself, you will kill all the Xirong thieves with this commander and defend Guanzhong. ”

"Kill all the Xirong thieves and defend the ...... Guanzhong"

"Kill all the Xirong thieves and defend the ...... Guanzhong"

50,000 soldiers of the Western Army shouted in unison, and their voices resounded through the sky.

"Huh!" Zhao Shi pulled out the war knife at his waist, pointed forward, and roared loudly: "Go out!" ”

After the large-scale expedition, Zhao Shi led 10,000 cavalry to go straight to Huangyang Pass, and the subsequent 40,000 troops were handed over to Commander Zhao Kui; The march of the Western Army's infantry was too slow, at most forty or fifty miles a day, and it would take at least two days for them to reach Huangyang Pass.

The speed of the cavalry of the western army is much faster than that of the foot soldiers, but the fastest is only eighty miles, which is much slower than the speed of the steppe cavalry, and the reason why this is the case is entirely because of the horses; Although the Western Army said that there were 10,000 cavalry, all the horses together were only more than 15,000, an average of about 1.5 horses per person, which was completely insufficient to reach the establishment of a complete cavalry, and at most it could be regarded as a cavalry infantry army.

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At noon, outside the east gate of the north city of Huangyang Pass.

A flying horse galloped towards him, and the knight on the horse planted a small red flag with three poles, and the knight on the horse shouted loudly: "Get out of the way, get out of the way of Lao Tzu." ”

Everyone who saw it hurriedly got out of the way, this was the highest-ranking herald in the Yong army, and if anyone deliberately blocked it, it would be a great crime to kill the head; And even if you are not injured intentionally, you will not get any compensation, on the contrary, you will be arrested by the government and put in prison.

"Report, report, report......" The herald came to the town guard mansion and dismounted to make an urgent report, and after seeing Guo Qi, the herald knelt down on one knee and said: "Qishan camp urgently report, 50,000 Western troops have been sent and are coming to Huangyang Pass; It is expected that 10,000 cavalry of the Western Army will arrive tomorrow morning. ”

As he spoke, the herald took off the bamboo tube on his back, and a personal soldier presented the bamboo tube to Guo Qi.

Guo Qi took the bamboo tube and said, "Come on, take him down to rest." ”

After the herald left, Guo Qi opened the bamboo tube and took out a secret letter from it, the content of the secret letter was more detailed, such as when Zhao She, the general of Zhengrong, arrived, the assembly time of the 50,000 troops of the Western Army, the situation of sacrificing heaven and earth, when he set off, and what types of troops he had.

After reading the secret letter, Guo Qi sneered: "I really know how to pick the time, it's time to pick the fruit; But the king's fruit is not so easy to pick. ”

After Guo Qi put away the secret letter, a guard came in and reported: "Lord Yu, Cangcheng Ling Jing and Ma Jiu, the shepherd supervisor, the two adults ask to see each other. ”

"Let them in!"

"Humble Ling Jing (Ma Jiu) to meet the lord."

"Get up!" Guo Qi smiled at the two and said, "Yongcheng is okay!" ”

"Don't worry, my lord, everything is fine in Yongcheng." Ling Jing reported: "In accordance with the requirements of the lord, the lowly post has transferred 5,000 people from Yongcheng, and has also escorted a batch of grain, grass and ordnance. ”