"Rumbling ......" The sound of huge horses' hooves and the sound of shouts buzzed through. Both sides are full of undulating iron helmets, and the red tassels on the iron helmets flutter in pieces, like red flowers growing on a torrent of steel.

The horsemen in front of the field are in such an environment, and people are no longer willing to rush into it! When I looked back, I saw that the rear of the party's large array was scattered, a large number of horses were turning around and running east, and the party soldiers on the flanks were also retreating. How could the Ministry of Wild Words still be willing to step forward and die? The soldiers reined in their horses.

In a short time, the iron cavalry at the bottom of the center of the goose-shaped array had already rushed closer. The flags were like clouds, swords and guns were everywhere, and the terrifying phalanx was coming straight for a moment, and there was no sign of a moment's pause!

The Noji clan said at first that it was good to break through the goose-shaped formation from the middle of the enemy army! But the scene in front of them, no one believed that it could be broken from the front, it was a thick wall of copper like a moving copper wall!

"Bang bang bang......" party members drew their bows and released arrows one after another, and arrows flew in the air. The arrows were like sparks on oil barrels, and the front immediately boiled, and the phalanxes accelerated and galloped.

A galloping horse roared into the crowd of the Noshi, and the horse was afraid of the swords and guns screaming, but it stopped at all. "Pounce!" The iron spear in the hand of the knight of Xu Jun crashed into the chest of a party member, and in the midst of the screams, the iron spear pierced through the torso of the person, and in an instant, the head of the spear came out from the back, and there was bloody flesh hanging on it!

The knight of the Xu army let go, and the men and horses swept by, leaving only the party members who had not fallen on the horses, with an iron spear stuck in their torsos.

"Huh!" The knight of Xu Jun didn't want to immediately pull out the saber from his back, the blade was forward, horizontally on the side, and suddenly a frightened scream came, and before the knight could see what was going on, a scream came from his side, and his hand seemed to be numb as if he didn't grab it violently, and the back of his hand felt hot blood splashed on his hand.

Then he sat down and neighed, and suddenly fell to his knees with his front hooves. As if pushed out of his horse, the knight slammed to the ground and rolled on the grass, and countless hooves were trampling around......

Xu Jun rushed into the camp of the party members, and the two sides were in a mess, and they were already scattered.

But at this time, the cavalry phalanx in the back continued to rush up! The posture and movements of the cavalry of Xu Jun were almost the same, first grasping the sakura spear on the slope with his right hand, holding the stable posture with his arm, and holding the reins of the horse with his left hand and running on horseback; When the charge accelerated, everyone picked up their cherry guns with both hands and rushed forward with their heads in despair!

They all knew what they were going to do, and what they had to do was very simple, there was no hesitation, no choice, it didn't matter if they were afraid or not, a large number of galloping iron-hoofed horses could not stop, and the roar and shouting of the huge hooves behind them seemed to drive everyone forward.

The party general looked at the menacing battle ahead, and said loudly to the leader of the wild speech: "Let's withdraw, this battle is not very easy to ......fight" The surrounding noise was like thunder, and the man's voice was quickly drowned out, and the second half of the sentence was covered up in a huge roar.

On the undulating grassland, the pervasive Xu Army's iron cavalry swept like a hurricane, and the party army collapsed. A hasty battle, like a thunderstorm and a storm, passed quickly and blew everything away.

…… The road of panic hunting and killing lasted from morning to afternoon. Li Yiyin fled to the desert to the north, and when Xu Jun did not chase after him, there were only a dozen people left around him.

The group hung their heads in despair, and sighs were heard from time to time.

The sun was shining overhead, and the sun was sore on the face, and the sand below made the horses walk deeper and shallower. Li Yiyin suddenly reined in his horse, and the man climbed down from the horse and stood with his head up in the endless desert.

"King Khan......" someone shouted, and everyone gradually stopped walking. The people watched him silently, and for a moment there was nothing to say.

Li Yiyin stood under the sun for a long time, only to feel that his throat was smoking, and his head was dizzy from the sun.

Finally, someone persuaded: "King Khan, stay in the green mountains without worrying about no firewood." ”

Li Yiyin opened his eyes and said, "How can you still escape?" ”

The entourage immediately looked back to the left and right, and it was very desolate with sand in all directions. A party man with a cloak said: "The place of the morning battle is not far from the old city of Feng'an (the county seat of the Sui and Tang dynasties, which has been deserted, roughly in modern Zhongwei City), and then we ran north into the desert. Now it's probably north of the old city of Feng'an. ”

After hearing this, everyone echoed and agreed with the man's statement.

The party man said: "If you want to talk about water, grain and grass, the south is the best. Feng'an is rich in water and grass, relying on the Yellow River, there are several rivers and lakes, originally the party tribe was there, but as soon as Feng Jiye came, most of them avoided to the west...... Now in the hands of Xu Jun, we will definitely be caught if we are in a hurry to go south. ”

He glanced at the direction of the sun again, "To the north is full of sand, but as long as you can keep going, once you cross the big hanging slope, there is a small river, and there are still some party herdsmen there." ”

Li Yiyin said weakly: "I have walked that road, and continue to the north is Helan Mountain. On the east side of Helan Mountain is the Lingzhou grassland, which is the territory of Xu Jun; It can only be walked from the west side of Helan Mountain, and this road can lead to the Great Liao Kingdom in the north. However, it is easy to get lost, and most of the places along the way are deserts, which is very difficult to walk...... After we lose Xiazhou, only this road can lead to Liaoguo in the north, and there is no choice. ”

The subordinate asked, "The king of Khan plans to go north to Liao?" ”

Li Yiyin was noncommittal, and only said: "We don't have much water, so let's find a water source first and then make a plan." ”

……

In the pastures on the north bank of the Yellow River, the setting sun is hanging over the faint shadow of the mountains in the distance, and the light is gradually dimming. Li Chuyun and a group of people rode their horses, gradually slowing down the horses, and he was looking at the scene in front of him. The grassland was full of corpses, and some unridden war horses were still running around in the wilderness, and the soldiers of the Xu army led the horses to wander around, picking up things on the ground.

Wei Renpu, the deputy privy envoy, turned his head and said, "Send someone to find Shi Yanchao and ask him to come and go." Ling sent a herald to meet Feng Jiye, informing him that the founding prince and the main force of the Hexi Army had arrived, and asked him to meet. ”

"Order!"

Li Chuyun had learned that the Xu army's cavalry had won a complete victory, but there was no sense of surprise, as he expected. Just rely on these improvised party and tribal armies in the west, if they can beat the elite cavalry of the forbidden army led by Shi Yanchao? That's the most elite people in Daxu, if this kind of battle can't be won't be fought, the Daxu Dynasty doesn't have to expand its territory, it doesn't have that strength at all!

"Phew! Calling ......" Li Chuyun gently pulled the reins to stop the war horse, and he pointed to the east and said: "Along the Yellow River, it should be the old land of Feng'an?" ”

Wei Renpu said: "Exactly, the old man advised, tomorrow the army can go to Feng'an to camp, that is a good place." ”

Wei Renpu was very interested when he said this, as if he had been there himself, and talked eloquently: "The rivers and lakes here are rich in water, the weather is cool, and the vegetation is luxuriant. The land between the Lingzhou Plain and Hexi is unsurpassed in its abundance. Not only can livestock be raised, but crops can also be planted, but occasional hailstorms destroy crops...... But such a good place does not have to be farmed, it is more useful: to raise war horses!

For China to return to the north, cavalry is indispensable. It is necessary to raise horses, in the Central Plains and Jianghuai, it is far better than in the northern borderlands. ”

Li Chuyun listened patiently and said: "Duke Wei and the old man and the hero see the same thing, so they use this plan. ”

Wei Renpu seemed to be on the rise, and said with some sighs: "The Qin and Han dynasties were our territory, but unfortunately it has been completely abandoned in recent decades, and it is not easy for us to keep a Lingzhou in the northwest." ”

Li Chuyun said in a deep voice: "Duke Wei, Hexi is extremely east, and it is all a land of great promise!" ”

At that moment, a group of horsemen was seen running from a distance, and the plate armor was shining brightly in the setting sun. When those knights approached, Shi Yanchao, who was currently burly and huge, made a sloppy military salute with his fists on horseback, and dealt with the matter...... Coaches Li Chuyun and Wei Renpu are unwilling to care, and Shi Yanchao's ability to salute them is already very face-saving.

Shi Yan said in a loud voice: "The party is barbaric. Mother|, people run everywhere, and it's hard to chase them! ”

Li Chuyun said kindly: "Shi Qianfeng has made new contributions, which is gratifying." ”

Shi Yanchao snorted, looking bored, as if he felt that today's battle was not interesting.

Li Chuyun then said: "This battle will make the party departments in the west frightened and afraid, they will not dare to gather men and horses to fight the Xu army for a long time, our department can calmly clean up a large area of land along the Yellow River, General Shi has made great contributions." ”

Shi Yanchao still had a straight face, but he seemed to be very useful to listen to, but he said: "The captured prisoner said that Li Yiyin was in the party army, but unfortunately he was not caught. ”

Li Chuyun said: "Don't pay attention to him, and don't chase after the rout." Gather the people and horses to rest overnight, and go east to the old city of Feng'an tomorrow. ”

That night, Li Chuyun discussed the strategy with the Chinese army and decided to stay in Feng'an first and build a Liuhua Fort...... It is not for the garrison, if you want to garrison a fortress with tens of thousands of foot cavalry, it has to be built very large and takes too long time; Li Chuyun decided to build a fort here, mainly for the purpose of storing grain. In recent years, Lingzhou has accumulated a large amount of military rations, which can be transported south along the Yellow River to Feng'an Fort for the needs of the imperial army.

Several senior officials secretly discussed and instigated Feng Jiye to continue to raid and disturb the Dangxiang ranch, forcing them to migrate away from the banks of the Yellow River to prevent the Dangxiang from attacking and disturbing the army's grain routes.

Li Chuyun's goal is not to settle accounts with the party tribe...... If the imperial court spent no amount to mobilize tens of thousands of elites to fight and only punish the party members for the crime of plundering horses and horses, it would be an extremely stupid act. Li Chuyun knew very well the emperor's plan, Guo Shao wanted the whole of Hexi!

Guo Shao gambled the lives of thousands of soldiers and came back from all over the country to get money; The large amount of money invested in the Western Expeditionary Army is by no means in vain, and he must give the emperor enough returns!

However, Li Chuyun was very calm, and said in his heart: The large fertile fields with abundant water and grass on the cool plateau should be worthy of those copper and silver things.