Respecting the order of Qin Bayi, the two light and heavy cavalry teams of Mobei immediately turned their horses and began to circumnavigate the surface of the dry lake for 200 miles, detouring to the south of the wide and flat Buyeo City.

Obviously they are all cavalry of the Shenshi tribe, but why are they divided into two teams, light and heavy, again? The reason is very simple, that is, because the weight of the two teams is different, the speed of travel is naturally very different. It is a taboo for soldiers to go deep into the enemy's territory and divide their troops, but fortunately, the cavalry units of the Zhongshan Governor's Army are not only low in combat effectiveness, but also extremely limited in number, and cannot pose any threat at all; Whether it is 8,000 rangers or 2,000 heavy armored cavalry, even if the number is ten times less, it is not an opponent that the people of Youbei can look at directly.

Guo Xing deliberately appointed Hu Legen, who had a down-to-earth personality and was old-fashioned, as the commander-in-chief of the 8,000 rangers; On the contrary, the hot-tempered and impulsive Na Su was assigned to take two thousand heavy horses and slowly marched towards the destination.

Dispatching troops and generals is a compulsory course for military commanders. Although Hulegan was born as an illiterate slave, he had a strong desire to learn and the ability to accept, and his wisdom and understanding were even more like a master, and he was deeply valued by the court. It is not difficult to guess that Chaolu sent him to follow Guo Xing to fight on the battlefield, which must have implied a bit of stealing the teacher

Guo Xing also retains a strong impression of this special grassland man, and even thinks that if a person like him was born in Beiyan or Nankang since childhood, even if it is Youbei Sanlu, if he can receive a good education since he was a child, his future achievements will definitely not be under him!

This time, the cavalry detoured to the south, and the whole distance was about 400 miles. The speed of the rangers was extremely fast, and if calculated at a normal pace, it was more than enough to travel more than 100 miles a day; That is, in three to five days at most, eight thousand rangers can reach the preset assembly point; However, the 2,000 heavily armored cavalry obviously did not have such a rapid marching speed.

Heavy-armored cavalry should be the top protection configuration for men and horses with double hanging armor. According to the previous standards of the Mobei grassland, if you can wear a cooked cowhide armor, you can already claim the words "heavy armored cavalry"; And this time, with the financial and material support of Diting, this Mobei Iron Rider has been worthy of its name.

In addition to a top-level war horse, each heavy rider will also be equipped with two horses that are not enough to meet the standard of war horses, as a transport leg force. But in this way, even the Mobei horse breed, which is known for its strength and endurance, can walk 40 to 60 miles a day under the condition of carrying a weight of 200 catties, and it has reached its physiological limit.

Although the daily march is not as good as charging at full speed, the difference in the speed of the two cavalry units is too large, so simply let the rangers go first, and by the way, they can also clear the obstacles on the way for the subsequent heavy cavalry.

It can also be seen from the time difference in the speed of the march and the grasp of the character of the general: today's Guo Xing has already undergone a radical change in that fiasco and escape.

Hulegan has a steady personality, and when he has leisure time, he will definitely not easily cause trouble; And that day Su was too straightforward and reckless, if he was ordered to lead the ranger troops and arrive at the assembly point first, then he would even have the possibility of disobeying the military order and forcibly attacking the city!

Sure enough! When he had just parted ways with Hulgen's rangers, Su still kept in mind the entrustment of the two commanders; But until the brigade marched to the evening of the next day, as the commander of the Heavy Cavalry Wing, Nari Su, as soon as the wine worm in his stomach was offended, he made a moth!

Since there were no men and auxiliaries to serve at any time this time, the knights and horses had to rely on themselves to eat, drink, and lazar. Of course, at the moment, after all, it is deep into the enemy's territory, and there is no need for Qiu to commit it; Therefore, whenever they encounter a larger village or town on the way, they usually stop for the time being, replenish some water and dry food, and then scavenge some silver coins, and take it as their own little body.

This kind of robbery and chaos is difficult to avoid even the second- and third-line regular troops of the imperial court; What's more, what about these horse bandits and slave-born Mobei cavalry? In their world, the great truth cannot say the four words "the law of the jungle"; Adultery, kidnapping, murder, and arson have become a matter of course.

In less than two days, all the villages, towns and counties where they rested, whether men, women, children, or women, whether they rose up to resist or went against the grain, the result was also scorched earth. From yesterday to tonight, the iron hooves of the Mobei heavy cavalry have run over three Youbei villages, and there are no less than 500 dead, most of them are old and weak women and children who are unable to enter the city to avoid trouble.

As soon as the war began, there was no moral humanity in the world; And often the more virtuous and upright the gentleman, the faster he will die. From this point of view, the so-called war is to use endless killings to extract the top scum and heroes from the pile of ordinary people.

At this moment, seeing that the sun was about to sink in the west, a bald strong man with a scar on his face rushed back from the opposite direction of the team, and shouted loudly:

"Suah (brother) that day, I just found a fat sheep!"

"! The people who still live outside the city, one counts as one, they are all poor ghosts who can't run even if they want to, they can't squeeze out any oil and water, where are the fat sheep coming from? ”

"Don't you believe it? Then come with me! ”

After finishing speaking, the bald man clamped the horse's belly between his legs, and the reins in his hand were strangled to the right rear, and the front hooves of the war horse were raised high, and with a clear neigh, the horse's head had turned back! In this way, the two of them left the brigade at a constant speed and galloped south.

The two of them ran for about ten miles, and the bald head leading the way in front suddenly made a gesture of reining in the horse. After stopping the war horse, Su rode on the back of the horse and observed it casually, and couldn't help but be furious:

"What about the fat sheep, you say? You yourself whispered in this hellish place, except that the road is a tree, and there is not even a rabbit, where else do you get any sheep? Boy, you heard me clearly, if you can't find the fat sheep today, you will be the one who roasts on the fire rack at night! ”

"Your brain is out of gas? Is the fat sheep talking about sheep? It's the big man on the road, a rich man! How many copper plates is a sheep worth? Is it worth the effort? ”

Speaking of this, the bald man turned over and jumped off his horse, pointed to two parallel marks on the ground, and said:

"See? That's what I'm talking about fat sheep! ”

“…… Let's eat dirt? ”

"How do you know how to eat? I don't know where Qin Bayi fell in love with you...... Dismount and look closer!"

That day, Su was stunned by this bald man, so he had to turn off the horse with one leg, carefully look at the two marks on the ground and said:

"Hey, aren't these just two marks pressed out of the wheels? Bite? Do you smell sheep's flesh? ”

“…… Why don't you put on a northern dog outfit? I can go down to the guy too! Do you compare the width of these two wheels, which can be pressed out of a normal wheelbarrow? ”

Hearing this, Nari Su first nodded and said, "Oh...... The car is quite wide...... "The lower half of his body lifted his leg and kicked the bald man. This is a lap leg pressed out by riding a horse all year round, like a spoon with a curve, directly "scooping" the bald head with irreverence out five steps away:

"If you have anything to say, just say it, let me guess what? Are you teasing me like a little doll? ”

"You're straight-headed...... Listen carefully, this is a big cart loaded with heavy objects, and in addition to the two of us, there are seven or eight different footprints on the mud floor; From my many years of experience, it was a caravan that had just been filled with goods from outside, a shopkeeper who followed the team, and six carts. Why? Isn't that obvious? The first two are responsible for pulling the cart, and the roots of their feet are deeper than the marks on the toes; The last four are cart ones, with the toes stepping deeper than the heels; The outermost shoe print is a rich shopkeeper, or it may be a petty official, because he walks with a square official step! ”

When Su heard his reasonable analysis that day, his eyes almost didn't pop out! He walked around the bald man three times, and then pointed at him dizzily and said:

"Your years of experience...... What kind of experience is it? ”

"Robbery! I used to be a bandit who ate caravans! ”

“…… You mean to say that this gang has valuable things in their cars? ”

"Isn't this nonsense? If you push a cart of radish and cabbage, it won't be enough for so much coolie food! ”

Hearing this, that day Su finally turned this corner! Indeed, it has not been a day or two since their brothers attacked Zhongshan Road, and those who can run have long since run away, and those who can't run have no oil and water to scrape; But no matter what time it is, there are also those who don't want to die when they make money! Because often the more chaotic the years, the lower the price of the supply, the higher the profit of hoarding and selling! Otherwise, why are so many businessmen looking forward to making a fortune and war money?

Thinking of this, that day Su looked at the wheel mark heading north, and after a few calculations in his heart, he patted the bald horse bandit on the shoulder proudly:

"I don't see it, you kid is really a bit capable! Anyway, it's getting late, so you can chase in the direction of the wheel print, and you're only allowed to chase twenty miles! I'll stay here and wait for you, so that the brethren can rest their feet......"

A quarter of an hour later, the bald horse bandit galloped back from a distance in high spirits, his face full of smiles, and a bloody mouth that almost reached the back of his head!

"Akhakh! We're going to make a big deal this time! ”

Originally, after going eastward for about fifteen miles, there was a small village and town called Baoma Village. Not only is this place thriving with livestock, but there are also a few wealthy merchants with rich clothes and accessories, who are standing at the entrance of the village and directing their men to unload their goods!