The people of the Northwest are strong, but it does not mean that the Northwest is rich enough.

At least the appearance presented in front of Li Xinchen is like this, row after row of strong men have their chests upright and stand straight, but they are only wearing cloth clothes, and the blades in their hands are all varied. It's not the first time Li Xinchen has seen such a scene, when he was in Tianshui before, the private soldiers of the Liang family in Tianshui were almost like this.

But think about it, the regular army defending the city here is not even qualified to wear armor, let alone these ordinary people who are mostly tenants and slaves of these families. Even Li Xinchen's subordinates cannot reach 100% armor, and those who are qualified to wear armor are all experienced veterans.

Of course, the 800 soldiers who followed Li Xinchen, including the Huotou Army, were all wearing armor, and they were specially developed for them by the workshop, and almost all of them were the best materials that could be found in Shu. Therefore, when the four hundred people who followed Li Xinchen stood here, their momentum was naturally different from those on the other side.

"The general must have seen that many people were mud legs in the ground a few days ago, and it is almost impossible for them to become qualified soldiers in a short period of time." Niu Tong whispered beside him, Niu An is already old, and he can only stand on the Dianjiang platform from a distance, so it is Niu Tong who accompanies Li Xinchen on behalf of the Niu family.

Li Xinchen squinted slightly, while Cheng Feng next to him looked at these soldiers thoughtfully. It stands to reason that these strong soldiers should also be in good shape in Li Xinchen's army, although the people in the northwest are more fierce, but it is not so, so it is conceivable that this should also be a brave and good fighter in the army of Anding Niu, although Anding Niu's is not a big family, but in Anding for so many years, Cheng Feng certainly does not believe that they will be poor like this, and it is more likely that these soldiers have changed into tattered equipment to tell Li Xinchen that Anding Niu's clan really can't come up with many soldiers to fight.

"Can you do some drilling?" Li Xinchen asked in a deep voice.

Niu Tong hurriedly turned around and ordered, but Cheng Feng stepped forward at this time and said in a low voice: "General, these soldiers ······"

"I see what you mean." Li Xinchen directly interrupted Cheng Feng, looked at Niu Tong's back, and smiled coldly, "I don't mind giving these soldiers enough equipment, after all, you have also seen that they are all some strong and usable soldiers, but if you give equipment, you will have to give enough people to settle the Niu family." ”

Cheng Feng was stunned for a moment, and suddenly felt that it seemed redundant to worry about Li Xinchen, and perhaps he should mourn twice for Anding Niu's family. But think about it, if the world is calm in the future, it is even more impossible for Li Xinchen to allow a local scholar clan to control so many private soldiers, whether it is the Niu clan or the Tianshui Liang clan, if they can fully support Li Xinchen in the future, then Li Xinchen does not mind giving them a noble status.

And if they really want to guard this one-third of an acre, then I'm afraid they will have to accept Li Xinchen's suppression. Li Xinchen didn't want when these things that were happening in the northwest today would fall on his head.

Compared with these families in the northwest who only seek self-preservation, it is obvious that the Hongnong Yang family is smart. What Li Xinchen wants to see now is not money and soldiers and horses, any family can provide money and food, soldiers and horses, but not all families understand this truth. What Li Xinchen wants now is enough talent to help him finally win the world.

It is an indispensable talent such as Yang Su and Changsun Sheng.

Obviously, Yang Su can see it more clearly than these families in the northwest.

The family business is only temporary, and a higher position is crucial for the development of a family.

Cheng Feng secretly shook his head and sighed in his heart, whether it is the Niu family or the Liang family, it is inevitable that he will be short-sighted.

But this is not a bad thing, at least it gives him more opportunities for Cheng Feng to move up.

Whether it is Li Xinchen or Cheng Feng, I have to admit that at least the array of soldiers and horses of the Niu family is still good to practice, but think about it, the Niu family has such an existence as Niu Hong in the army, and it is rumored that the ancestor of the Niu family is Niu Fu, the son-in-law of Dong Zhuo during the Three Kingdoms period, so it is reasonable that there are some people in the family who are proficient in military affairs.

However, these soldiers and horses knew that it was not possible to advance and retreat, Li Xinchen not only needed them to attack Anding City, but also needed to use them to block and delay Yu Yi's advance speed, so as to buy enough time for Xiao Shilian, who had already left Yangping Pass at this time.

"General Qiyu, the scout has come to report that the movement of Yu Yi's army has been found in the Jingshui River Valley, the number is about three thousand, and the location is in Yuntian." Li Ping walked over quickly and whispered, without Li Xinchen speaking, Li Ping already unfolded the map very well.

(Author's note: All the place names that appear in this book are real place names, and the place names that can be examined in history, such as the name of the city, refer to the China Map Publishing House's "Historical Atlas of China", and the rest of the specific locations are selected with reference to the current map in the vicinity, such as the current place name of Yuntian, or inconsistent with historical facts, I hope to understand.) ）

Li Xinchen frowned and said: "Yuntian is located at the turning point of the Jingshui River Valley, and it is still open, if nothing else, Yu Yi should be camped here today." And this place is not far from Anding, and you can reach Anding in two days. ”

"However, Yu Yi only brought 3,000 people, and the soldiers and horses in Xiaoguan should be between 6,000 and 8,000, where did the rest go?" At this time, Cheng Feng couldn't help but ask.

"It should be here." Li Xinchen stretched out his hand and nodded on the map, "Cutting off the road between Tianshui and Anding is beneficial and harmless to Yu Yi." In any case, it can cut off the direct connection between us and Tianshui. ”

It seems that the distance between Tianshui and Anding is not far, but this is in ancient times, there is actually only one road between the two cities, and the rest are just some field roads, plus it is now after the snow, the terrain in Longshang is rugged, and the road is the most muddy and difficult to walk, so just cutting off this road can force the soldiers, horses, grains and grass between Tianshui and Anding to and from have to choose a detour. And if you take a detour, the only option is Wuwei, and the middle distance is not a little bit more.

Xiao Guan is located between the two cities, which looks dangerous, but it also has such a natural advantage.

"A team of soldiers and horses cut off the road and even threatened Tianshui, and a team of soldiers and horses stayed at Xiaoguan to prevent us from disturbing the back road, so these three thousand soldiers and horses should also be the last bit of manpower that Yu Yi can handle." Li Xinchen said in a deep voice, "Since this is the case, let's have a good time with Yu Yi." ”