"The lord actually doesn't have many cavalry in the three provinces, which only accounts for three-tenths of an army." Hu Qiong pouted and said.

The four of them looked at Guo Qi blankly.

"It's no problem if you want cavalry! Isn't it the cavalry of the Three Mansions! The king agreed. Guo Qi suddenly agreed very happily.

The four of them could barely believe their ears when they heard this.

As soon as the four of them wanted to thank them, they heard Guo Qi continue: "But whether the cavalry of the three provinces can be formed depends on everyone here, the war horses sent to us by the Xirong army will arrive soon, as long as you can capture enough war horses, it is to turn the whole army into cavalry, and this king has no opinion." ”

"Damn, to put it bluntly, it's still a dime!" All four of them thought in their hearts.

"Nothing else! Then don't rely on this king anymore, let's go quickly! This king doesn't care about food! Guo Qi said to the four of them.

"Lord, why did you come back so hard this time." Sun Guoqing muttered in a low voice: "It's like a different person." ”

"It's not that this king has changed, it's the fact that I have to let this king pick it again." Guo Qi said helplessly: "You are all the commanders of one party now, although you don't drink and eat meat every day, but it's almost the same, and the generals and soldiers of our army are even more so;

But you can go to Yongdi to see, our fathers, elders, villagers, brothers and sisters, what they eat, not to mention meat, they can't even eat;

You asked this king for cavalry today, so is it worth it for you to train an elite cavalry? An ordinary cavalryman must be accompanied by at least two horses, one war horse and one marching horse; The daily consumption of grain and grass is enough to feed five to seven foot soldiers;

Why doesn't this king want each of you to be able to command ten thousand horsemen and help this king pacify the world; But even if we have so many cavalry, we can't afford to feed them! ”

After listening to Guo Qi's words, the four of them were silent; As the generals who lead the army, they are actually very aware of the daily consumption of the army, and the waste in the army is increasing day by day; But since the four of them knew about the situation in the rear, they all began to think about the consumption in the army, and if they found that anyone dared to waste a grain of rice, it would be a hard meal! This also trained Yongjun's character of thrift and housekeeping.

"My lord, we're all in order; Do you also want to reorganize the Western Army! Zhao Kui has an army of 50,000 in his hands! Even if half of the old and weak are cut, it will be enough to train two armies. Tang Bi said to Guo Qi.

"How can the reorganization of the Western Army be as simple as you think." Guo Qi sighed and said: "This king's moderation of the Western Army is only a nominal moderation, and he did not let this king provide grain and grass to the Western Army, and this king has already burned high incense; And at present, it is basically a foregone conclusion that Beidi will go south, if the reorganization of the Western Army leads to the discouragement of the army, but it will leave a big loophole in our rear! ”

In fact, there is another key thing that Guo Qi did not say, that is, in Guo Qi's opinion, the Western Army has rotted to the bones, even if such an army is reorganized, it will not change much, and Zhao Kui has been operating in the Western Army for many years, if Guo Qi is really reorganized, it will be equivalent to smashing the jobs of many people, if these people give Guo Qi a mutiny, then Guo Qi will really become 'dumb and eat Coptis chinensis, and there is no bitterness to say'.

The four of them didn't stay long, they each returned to their posts, and in the next seven days, the four armies began to be in full swing, and some of the troops drawn from Hu Qiong and Sun Guoqing began to move north, and these would join the Xuanwu Army of Tangbi and the Qinglong Army of Zhuo Yidao.

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Three days later, a spy rode to the Great Earthquake Pass and ran towards Hu Qiong's tent.

"Newspaper, newspaper, newspaper...... General Yu, found a large number of Xirong cavalry in the area of Qingshui City. The scout barged in and reported to Hu Qiongyu.

"Good! It's finally here. Hu Qiong asked with a calm face: "How many people are there in the Xirong army, and under what banner?" ”

"General Yu, there should be thirty or forty thousand people, carrying the banner of Xirong's Right Army and the banner of 'Murong'." The scout continued to report.

"Murong Banner, could it be that old boy Murong De is here." Hu Qiong muttered quietly while thinking.

"Order, the Scout Mansion will keep a close eye on this enemy army, and report any situation immediately."

"No! Commanded by humility. ”

The White Tiger Army Scout Mansion is the only cavalry unit in Hu Qiong's hands, with more than 800 cavalry people, and the combat power is very strong, and it is also the main force of the White Tiger Army and Hu Qiong's baby bump.

In fact, not only the White Tiger Army, but also the rest of the Qinglong Army, Xuanwu Army, and Vermilion Bird Army all have a certain number of cavalry troops, and the number is about the same; These cavalry were all part of the horses they had left behind when they plundered Xijon! The scout houses of the various armies were built entirely according to the standards of the hussars.

After the scouts left, Hu Qiong left his military tent and went straight to the big tent of the Chinese army.

"The last will see the lord."

"Hu Qiong, do you have something to do with this king?"

"My lord, the last general has just received a report from the sentinel cavalry, and he has found the advance of Xirong's right army in the area of Qingshui City, with a strength of thirty or forty thousand people, all of whom are cavalry."

"Why are you talking to this king!" Guo Qi asked as he walked.

"What should the lord do? What's your idea? ”

"You can do this yourself, and this king will return to the Guanshan camp in a while." After Guo Qi finished speaking, he left without looking back, leaving only Hu Qiong with a suspicious face.

After a long time, Hu Qiong came back to her senses and understood why Guo Qi was like this, Hu Qiong's heart was sour.

"Come on!"

"General."

"Order the Guards Brigade to assemble, and go to the camp with the general in a while."

"No! Commanded by humility. ”

After the subordinates left, Hu Qiong muttered: "Lord, you trust me so much, even if I die in this big earthquake, I will never give you a shame." ”

If Guo Qi heard Hu Qiong's words, he would be full of embarrassment; Guo Qi trusted Hu Qiong, but the words just now did not mean this, and he was indeed in a hurry to return to the Guanshan camp.

As for the thirty or forty thousand forward troops in Xirong, Guo Qi didn't pay attention to it at all; Even if they attack on a large scale, in front of the well-prepared defense line of the Great Earthquake Pass, in addition to the loss of troops, they can't even cut off a brick, not to mention that the Xirong forward army is all cavalry, and the field battle is okay, and the siege is not a play at all.

Besides, Hu Qiong led the personal guard brigade to leave the main city of Dazhenguan, went west along the road, and came to a pass in the westernmost part of the Dazhenguan defense line; The vanguard of the Xirong army was five miles west of this fortress.

This fortress is actually not in Guo Qi's Longdi Mountain defense line plan, it was built by Hu Qiong's order, Hu Qiong named it Xizhai, the whole Xizhai is not big, but it occupies a favorable terrain that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, Hu Qiong stationed a force here.

"See the general." Captain Xizhai Zhichong saluted Hu Qiong.

"What is the current situation? What can happen to the Xijon army? ”

"And the general is all right, the Xirong army is camping, it seems that they want to confront us for a long time."

"Raise your men's vigilance against a surprise attack by the Xijon Army."

"I understand the humble position, please rest assured general."