Yecheng.

Three months have passed since this economic battle.

At the beginning of September, in accordance with Yuan Xi's instructions, the military department recruited 50,000 new soldiers in Hebei and Hebei Prefectures, all of which were transported to Yecheng, accepted Ma Chao's reorganization, and began to form cavalry.

King Zuoxian of the Xiongnu also found out the culprit who took his son, and knew that his son was in Yecheng.

King Zuo Xian sent someone to negotiate, hoping to exchange money for it.

Because according to the rules of the Huns, his son is now a captive and can be exchanged for money.

However, Yuan Xi was not a Huns, and he would not care about this kind of rule, so he categorically rejected his proposal to the envoy sent by the Huns. And at the end of the negotiations, he also released cruel words, willing to solve the matter in the form of war!

The implication is that if you want to snatch Cai Yan's son, you have to use your strength to rob it!

The Xiongnu envoys failed to convince Yuan Xi and left in defeat.

this day.

Ma Chao reorganized the cavalry team that came from various states, plus his Xiliang army, a full 97,000. Yuan Xi transferred 5,000 chariots from the military department, making up more than 100,000 troops.

This mobile force is composed of Ma Chao as the commander, the military division (nominal), Ma Dai as the deputy commander, Pang De as the vanguard, and the rest of the generals, deputy generals, left and right guards, and school captains are all composed of Xiliang generals.

And among the 100,000 troops, 20,000 are the elite of Xiliang.

The rest of the cavalry about 30,000 were transferred from You, Bing, and Hebei Prefectures, and they were also experienced in a hundred battles.

They will be influenced by the Xiliang soldiers, and gradually develop the spirit of not fearing death, as well as the skills of riding and archery, and only need time to train, they can form a strong combat effectiveness.

Inside the school grounds.

Yuan Xi participated in the military parade and awarded Ma Chao a black flag with the three big characters of 'Northern Cavalry' written on it. This is the new title of the 100,000-strong army.

In this name, they will participate in the next war.

"Lord, what do you think of the 100,000?" In the tent, Ma Chao was very satisfied with the newly formed cavalry, and deliberately asked Yuan Xi.

"It's okay." Yuan Xi pointed out: "After the cavalry is formed, it is a matter of training. I recommend training more in actual combat, with cavalry archery, assassination, and coordination between team members. Of course, the most important thing is the spirit of not fearing the enemy. No matter how unfavorable the situation is, you can move forward bravely and fight to the last person, as long as you have this spirit, no matter how weak the soldier is, you will become strong. ”

Ma Chao replied: "Please rest assured, the lord will arrange everything in the end." ”

"Recently, the Huns have been dissatisfied with me, and I am afraid that they will take risks and raise troops against me. You train for a period of time, and then lead the army to Youzhou, one to test the results of your training, strengthen the soldiers' cavalry and archery skills, and the other is to let the Huns see the demeanor of our Hebei army. In this way, the Huns were shocked. ”

"Hey, hey..."

Ma Chao said: "Now the cavalry of the Huns, Wuhuan, and Xianbei combined, it is only more than 100,000, and it should be all their troops." We only have 100,000 cavalry, and the Huns dare to go against us? ”

Pang De also said: "The Hun cavalry has suffered heavy losses in a row, and they dare not attack easily. Unless there is Xianbei and Wuhuan to help, but Xianbei and Wuhuan also suffered heavy losses, and I am afraid that they will not help the Huns. ”

"Hehe... I hope so. ”

Yuan Xi replied perfunctorily.

There are some things that Ma Chao and Pang De don't know, a few months ago, Yuan Xi went to Xianbei and Wuhuan and recovered a large number of livestock, which caused them heavy losses. Now the Xiongnu are also extremely dissatisfied.

In this case, it is possible that the three alien races will come back on their promise.

However, Yuan Xi was not afraid, the Great Wall was well defended, and 100,000 cavalry were newly formed. If you really want to come, it just gives Yuan Xi a chance to completely eliminate them.

The next time they fought Cao Cao, they attacked behind again.

.............

Ma Chao assembled a huge cavalry, which made the morale of the garrison of Yecheng high.

Although they have not fought a single battle, the name of the big banner 'Northern Banner Army' given to them by Yuan Xi has spread among the army.

Military Administration.

Zhen Yan came to report on the matter with Jiangdong.

"Sun Quan cooperated with us, not only dividing the largest courtyard in Jianye City to us as the office of the Chamber of Commerce, but also taking the initiative to contact the family and make a name for us. When they heard the news, the ministers were a little unconvinced. Zhen Yan said.

Yuan Xi also smiled: "It's really strange, is Sun Quan so good?" ”

Zhen Yan said: "Yichen sees that he wants to paralyze us, lower our vigilance, and then make a move against us, after all, the Yecheng Chamber of Commerce is a huge threat to him." As the lord of Jiangdong, how can you tolerate others sleeping soundly next to the couch? ”

"When things happen, there must be a conspiracy. You have to pay special attention to Sun Quan, don't let him pick up the cheap. Yuan Xi said.

"Yes."

"One more thing." Yuan Xi suddenly said: "I plan to attack Cao Cao in the autumn of next year, or the beginning of the spring of the year after that. In this attack, I want to completely eliminate Cao Cao, and then conquer Liu Bei in the south, look at Sun Quan in the east, and pacify the world in one fell swoop. To accomplish this, it is necessary to have sufficient food and grass to support it. As the leader of the family, you must actively mobilize the family in Hebei to come up with food. I'm willing to buy at a high price and never let them lose. ”

Zhen Yan smiled and said: "The lord doesn't have to worry, the family expects the lord to achieve great things, even if they don't give them money, they will help, I am very confident in this." The lord still remembers the last time, when you and Cao Cao were in a bath battle, the family could gather more than 100,000 grains. ”

Yuan Xi said: "That time was different. It was a defensive battle, and the families were afraid that Cao Cao's entry into Jizhou would have an adverse impact on them, so they fully supported me. This time it's an offensive battle, will they still be the same? ”

Zhen Yan said: "The lord is worried a lot, in fact, the family knows in their hearts that they have been able to prosper all these years because of the lord. The lord wants to destroy Cao, and they should help each other. In this matter, the minister must do his best to raise at least 300,000 grains, and the lord can rest assured that he will go on the expedition. ”

"Okay, that's all up to you."

Among all the families, Yuan Xi trusted Zhen Yan and Zhen Yao the most.

Anyway, they are also their own people, Zhen Mi's own brother.

..........

Time passes imperceptibly. By late October, the weather is starting to get cooler. Ma Chao's 100,000 cavalry, after a month of training, has completed the basic movements of riding and archery, and the next step is hard practice. But in the school field, it is difficult for all 100,000 cavalry to be trained at the same time. So Ma Chao asked to take the cavalry to the border for a turn.

Yuan Xi immediately agreed and ordered Youzhou to prepare grain and grass.

Ma Chao led the army from Yecheng to the area of Yanmen Pass.

And not long after Ma Chao set off, Yuan Xi received news from the border. To be precise, it was sent by Tian Yu. The Xiongnu, Xianbei, and Wuhuan really led the army to approach and had been stationed outside the Great Wall for several days.