In order not to leave enough time for the Kumo Xi people to react, Hua Mulan decided to set off with the cavalry first and kill the Kumo Xi people's residence as quickly as possible, so she handed over the task of leading the infantry and baggage to Guo Sheng.

Guo Sheng disagreed, "The general is the master of the army, and the lives of tens of thousands of horses are in the hands of the general, how can he do it himself?" Why don't you let the old minister lead the cavalry to attack? ”

Hua Mulan asked, "Does the old general know cavalry tactics?" ”

Guo Sheng felt a little uncomfortable when he heard this, thinking to himself that I, Guo Sheng, had commanded the army for many years, and had led countless soldiers and horses, and I still didn't know how to fight cavalry? I wanted to refute it, but after thinking about it, it was not a wise move to have a conflict with Mulan, the main general, for this matter, Zhao Junsheng asked him to come to assist Mulan, to pick up the gaps, not to add to Mulan's blockage.

He changed his mind and said: "In terms of cavalry tactics, the old minister is definitely inferior to the general, but my army has tens of thousands of horses and hundreds of generals, can't we find a young and brave general who understands cavalry tactics, so I have to let the general go into battle in person?" The prince asked the old minister to come over to assist the general, just because he liked the old minister's steady behavior, the old minister could not let the general enter a dangerous situation, and the old minister must not agree to this matter! ”

Hua Mulan also knew that Guo Sheng had no other thoughts, just cared about her, she thought that she was the commander of more than 20,000 people, and it was indeed a little inappropriate to abandon the army and lead the vanguard cavalry to charge into battle, and after thinking about it, she said: "Okay! Someone, go and call Fu Zhan over! ”

Fu Zhan, who used to be Zhao Junsheng's deputy commander of the personal guard, has been leading troops outside for the past two years, and after some tempering, he has grown up thoroughly, and Hua Mulan is more at ease with him.

Fu Zhan was notified and quickly rushed over, "Meet the general!" ”

Hua Mulan nodded, "Fu Zhan, General Wei Chi of Yuyi Town has led three thousand cavalry through the desert to the east to kill the Song Desert region, General Ben has decided to send a light cavalry from here to cooperate with General Wei Chi to kill the heart of the Kumo Xi people's residence as quickly as possible, are you willing to accept this task?" ”

Of course, the generals will not be afraid of war, only by fighting can they reap the credit, and can they be much better rewarded and meritorious, Fu Zhan was shocked when he heard it, and he hugged his fists and said: "The last general takes the order, I don't know when to set off?" What does the general have to explain? ”

Hua Mulan said: "Prepare today, set off early tomorrow morning, General Ben asked from the black-clothed guard a spy who had been lurking in Kumoxi for a long time to be your guide." Your mission is to take the cavalry as fast as you can, and kill the Kumoxi before they have time to react. If they gather together to meet them, you will defeat them with the fiercest of attacks. If they retreat into the mountains and forests without a fight, or if they are defeated and retreat into the mountains and forests, your cavalry will not be able to exert their combat power and superiority in the mountains and forests, and their strength will be limited, so they only need to control the key points up and down the mountains, and wait for the arrival of the main force of our army before making calculations! In addition, you must send someone to get in touch with General Wei Chi in time, cooperate with each other, and do not grab credit or conflict with the Yuyi army, if there is anything, you can send someone to report to me in time, and this general will support you in time! ”

Fu Zhan promised: "General, the last general will be saved!" ”

On the second day of December, it was already the middle of winter, the coldest weather arrived, the snow on the ground had not yet melted, and there was no heavy snow in the Tianshan Mountains, but the cold snap in the north hit, causing the temperature to drop sharply again.

In such weather, Fu Zhan still set out with 3,000 cavalry of the Whirlwind Army, and in order to maintain sufficient mobility, each cavalry was equipped with three horses, one main horse and two secondary horses, and rode in rotation.

It is worth mentioning that in order to maintain sufficient supplies, Mulan ordered to equip these 3,000 cavalry with 500 horse-drawn sleighs, and in such an environment, the movement speed of horse-drawn sleds is not inferior to that of the marching cavalry, and they can always follow these 3,000 cavalry.

The black-clothed guard spy Uliji was Fu Zhan's guide, and under the guidance of Uliji, Fu Zhan took 3,000 cavalry to take a shortcut and arrived at Fancheng as quickly as possible.

In the past, Fancheng was the closest border city to Kumoxi in Northern Yan, not only inhabited by Han, Xianbei, Khitan, but also many Kumoxi, since the Kumoxi people suddenly attacked and broke through the city, this city has become a dead city, the city has now been covered with heavy snow, countless corpses and many low houses are covered under the snow, standing in the distance to see more than half of the snow city is submerged in snow.

Fu Zhan does not have the poetic talent of a literati, nor does he have the gentleness and melancholy of a woman, but he feels that it is a pity that this border city is now in ruins.

"General, do you want to enter the city?" The adjutant asked.

Fu Zhan said: "How do you think so many war horses will be placed after entering the city?" ”

"When I didn't say it!" The adjutant general said helplessly, "The last general went to see if the sleigh had caught up!" ”

Fu Zhan thought about it and sent someone to find the guide Wu Liji and asked, "How far is it from here to the residence of Murodebu?" ”

Uliji said: "Wuhou Qinshui is the border river, after crossing this river, it enters the territory of Kumoxi, and then more than 30 miles to the northeast is the residence of the Murod, they did not form a town, with the village as the place of residence, and the eight villages are scattered within a radius of more than ten miles!" ”

Fu Zhan looked up at the sky and ordered: "Order all buildings, camp close to the city wall, and camp here tonight!" ”

"Yes, General!"

The sled team followed, and the lieutenant general came to the sled team to check whether the sleds were damaged or if any supplies were missing.

Suddenly, the adjutant general saw three familiar figures, he may not know anyone else in this army, but he can't help but know these three people, because one of them is Mulan's younger brother Hua Xiong, one is the righteous brother Liang Yi, and the other is the righteous son Wei Jing.

The three of them didn't know that the lieutenant general had discovered them, and they were excitedly discussing how to fight this expedition.

The lieutenant suddenly walked in front of the three people, and the three people who were talking felt that someone was walking in front of them and looked up one after another.

The faces of the three of them changed together, like frightened rabbits, and they immediately stood in a row and raised their heads and chests, shouting: "General Gu is good!" ”

Gu Ming looked at the three of them with a cold face and asked, "Why are the three of you here?" Don't tell me that you followed the vanguard army with the consent of General Hua! ”

Hua Xiong laughed and said, "General, we are here with my sister's consent!" ”

"Really? Why didn't General Hua send someone to inform me? Gu Ming asked with a gloomy face.

"It's true, my sister really agreed, didn't she send someone to tell the general?"

Gu Ming moved his gaze to Liang Yi and Wei Jing: "You two told the general, did you sneak out without telling General Hua?" Say! ”

Liang Yi and Wei Jing trembled with fright, Zhao Junsheng was strict in governing the army, there were clear hierarchies in the army, and there were many rules, even if Liang Yi and Wei Jing were Zhao Junsheng's righteous brothers and righteous sons, they had to be honest when they saw the commander.

“······ Back to the general, is it······ Yes, I encouraged the two of them to come out with me, it was my fault, and I am willing to be punished! Liang Yi had to take the responsibility.

When Hua Xiong heard this, he immediately shouted, "Liang Yi, what are you talking about?" One person does things and one person does it, you two were forced by me to sneak out, I don't want to owe you a favor! ”

"Yo he, you are more righteous than the other, okay, since you are righteous and angry, this general will fulfill you! Someone, go and call the people of the military law team, beat each of the three of them with thirty military sticks, and then send someone back to Pinggang! If they dare to run, break their dog's legs! ”

Gu Ming's order frightened the three of them, thirty military sticks? Forehead drop a mother, not to mention that their body bones have not grown up now, and they have not practiced martial arts, even if they are adults, they have also practiced martial arts, and they can't stand the thirty military sticks, and if they don't make trouble, they will die.

Hua Xiong hurriedly said: "Don't don't, general, we are wrong, we are wrong, can't we be wrong?" As long as we don't beat the batons, don't send us back, you can let us do anything! ”

In Pinggang City, Hua Mulan is about to go crazy, Hua Xiong, Liang Yi and Wei Jing, the three rabbit cubs, have not seen a human figure for a day, and they have searched the entire Pinggang City and have not found it, she originally wanted to take them to see the world and see the cruelty of the battlefield, which is good for their future growth, but she didn't expect these three guys to be so uneasy.

Hua Mulan was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot in Taishou Mansion, what would she do if something happened to these three boys?

Li Bao walked in quickly and hugged his fists and said: "General, the whereabouts of the three of them have been figured out, just now Fu Zhan sent someone to say that the three of them followed the sled team of the vanguard army to Fancheng, and when he knew about it, the vanguard army had already stepped on the ice and crossed the Wuhou Qinshui and entered the territory of the Kumo Xi people, he wanted to send someone to send the three of them back, but he was worried that they would encounter an attack by the Kumo Xi people when they returned, which would be more dangerous, it was better to let them follow the vanguard army safer, he said please rest assured that the general will definitely protect the three of them!" ”

"I secretly ran away with the vanguard army silently, these three bastards are really angry with me! Li Bao, you remember for me, when I see the three of them, each of them will be beaten with twenty military sticks, starved for three days and three nights, and locked up in a small black house for ten days and is not allowed to see anyone! ”

"Uh······ General, this punishment is too heavy, after all, the three of them are just children, they haven't grown up, and it's normal to be playful, when they come, the general just talk about it, don't scare them, if you scare their guts, wouldn't it be worth the loss? Li Bao persuaded.

Hua Mulan asked rhetorically: "Li Bao, what were you doing when you were as old as them?" ”

"My grandfather and aunt died early, and I became the head of the house at the age of twelve······"

Before Li Bao's words were finished, Mulan said, "Isn't this over?" They're all used to it! I tell you, you must not get used to them, do you think I want to keep them under my wings all the time? I'm angry that they didn't greet me beforehand and secretly followed the vanguard army, if they tell me, won't I give them a chance to train? ”

As soon as Hua Mulan's words were finished, Cui Hao walked in with a smile on his face and said: "General, Fu Zhan sent someone to send good news, last night they set off late at night, crossed the Wuhou Qinshui and raided the eight stockades of Kumo Ximu, killing more than 1,600 enemies and capturing more than 2,200 people. ”