Dark clouds condensed in the sky, the north wind blew, and the battle flag hunted and waved in the cold wind.

Even if Yao Youzhong didn't know anything about the weather and climate on the Kipchak grassland, he didn't delay knowing now that a rainy day was coming!

Nakuman City was at the westernmost end of the left flank, and there was a straight-line distance of seven or eight hundred miles from Yangjigancheng, and God had already changed his face.

The order went down, and the troops marched overnight. It's all about me to thicken my clothes-" Pioneer Yao Youzhong glanced at the sky, but he was mentally prepared for the rain he was about to face. It is clear from the original Hongling urgency of Kuman City that Kuman City has been rainy for many days. Although there was not a drop of water in Yangji Gancheng, the army wanted to save Kuman, but it didn't just crash into the rain.

Yao Youzhong is a person with a very good mentality, unlike his brother Yao Pingzhong, who is envious of the promotion of Yue Fei and others, so that he has a lot of complaints behind his back, and in the end he is the only one who suffers. Yao Youzhong calmed down early, otherwise his status was very different from Yao Pingzhong in the early days, and he would definitely complain earlier. I'm afraid that I may not be able to wait for the great artist to 'dream' and be promoted to him later, so I will surrender to Lu Qi first.

Yue Fei and others are the descendants of the Lu Qi Dynasty and the henchmen of Emperor Lu, and it is natural for them to be promoted to the rank of Baijue. Just like Yao Pingzhong mixed up the title of a little lieutenant in the Western Army early on, the Western Army is full of talents, why is Yao Pingzhong 'outstanding'? Isn't his surname Yao?

Yao Youzhong, who had a calm mentality, was also quite favored by Emperor Lu, because Lu Qian vaguely remembered that in the Jingkang Revolution in the official history, there were two Yao family members who played an important role, one was the little captain Yao Pingzhong, who fled to the mountains and old forests alone after the defeat, that is, after losing the battle, he was ashamed to see people and ran to hide in the ravine. This person is really unworthy of the task, and Emperor Lu has a very bad impression.

Secondly, there is another Yao, the name can't be remembered, but Lu Qian remembers that he once confused him with Yao Pingzhong. In other words, the names of the two are somewhat similar, and now seeing Yao Youzhong's name from the characters who surrendered to Zhao Song, he obviously feels that he has the right number.

It's not that Emperor Lu has taken great care of Yao Youzhong over the years, how can this person be in his current position? It is on par with Yang Zaixing's position, and it is inferior to the fold, and he is awarded the title of baron. The Yao family's family is still alive.

In the middle of the night, the rain finally fell.......

The raindrops are not heavy, they can fall from the sky and pour on the poncho, still making a "popping" sound. The moisture soon made the soldiers' faces turn pale, and although they were not soaked in armor, the state and fatigue of the soldiers were rapidly decreasing and increasing.

"If you can't stand the cold, chew a piece of sugar and ginger, don't stop, don't stop-" The cries continued to resound in the ranks.

And the so-called sugar ginger slices, a snack in the supermarket in later generations, are now one of the military supplies for the Lu Qi army. Its purpose is to dispel dampness and cold, as for the effect of warming the stomach and dredging the meridians, invigorating blood and removing stasis, it is incidental.

Helpless, there were no chili peppers in the Central Plains before. After trying peppercorns and dogwood, dried ginger became a good choice. Later, it evolved from dried ginger to sugar ginger slices, and the exact reason Emperor Lu didn't know. It is said that it is due to the taste problem!

Running horses on the grassland is fast, and the Lu Qi soldiers have three war horses, and they are approaching Kuman City in the wind and rain.

Yao Youzhong didn't mind the wind and rain at all, "Let's go, let's go!" Three days and five days under him. It's good for me to sneak attack—"

The rainy weather will weaken the combat effectiveness of the military horses on both sides, but the rainy weather will greatly reduce the detection range of the soldiers and horses on the right flank. I can't guarantee that they will all be killed near Kuman City, and those steppe barbarians haven't noticed it yet.

And when it rains and gets wet, the bow and arrow immediately soften. The steppe cavalry without bows and arrows is a group of wild wolves without claws, and their strength has plummeted.

Swords and guns on the wheel, and the three thousand horsemen behind him can make the Kupchak people call grandpa. Not to mention that they are all wearing armor, and the defensive nature of the half-body plate armor has long been 'famous' in these years of fighting.

In recent years, the full-body plate armor exported in the name of "luxury artworks" can be sold at sky-high prices in Tianzhu, Tianfang, and the more distant Western world.

So much so that those beautiful and reinforced full-body plate armor have a nickname - armor made of gold.

It's a joke about their price. It really can be equated with gold of equal weight.

If so, although Yao Youzhong is only 3,000 people, he is also full of confidence.

They are an elite force that the Kpchaks cannot resist!

As for Kuman City at this time, Niu Gao looked at the enemy camp in the rain outside the city, and prayed wholeheartedly: "God, go on." "The longer it stays, the more unlucky the enemy cavalry outside the city will be.

Without bows and arrows, the combat strength of the steppe cavalry dropped by more than half, and they directly broke one arm, which was still the most customary and powerful right arm.

"Heaven bless, bless this rain for a few more days!" Niu Gao believed that the reinforcements from Yangji Gancheng would inevitably be on the way to help at this moment.

Outside Kuman City, Nilehar looked angrily at the dense raindrops outside the tent, and really wanted to hack God to death with a knife. This couldn't be the right time!

This time, he "unexpectedly" led 20,000 cavalry troops to the city of Kuman, forcing the Qi army to defend the city, which was simply a show of power, greatly boosted the morale of the Kpchak people, and also greatly increased his prestige.

If it hadn't been for this rain, he would have entered Kuman City by now. He believed that the Qi army, which had only a thousand men, would not be able to resist the attack of 20,000 warriors. At that time, he was captured in his hand, and he showed his muscles, so he could sit down and talk with Qi Jun.

But a heavy rain ruined everything.

Without a bow and arrow as a suppressive weapon, he tentatively launched two attacks on Kuman City, both of which ended in crushing defeats.

As a result, it will be difficult for Nirehar to retreat.

The laborers mobilized the crowd to fight, and the siege was not returned, which was equivalent to failure.

"Ahh Nirehar knew that he could only wait, and that the siege was no longer necessary. Without the help of bows and arrows, the strength of the Qi army is enough to defend this small Kuman city.

The sky is bright, the rain is still endless, and there is even a growing posture. In the sky, countless people were surprised to hear one or two thunders.

Although I didn't see lightning, thunder at this time of year is really rare.

Zhan Ke Ke hid in his tent and prayed, but the object of prayer was no longer God, even though he was facing a cross, but his heart was radiating the light of Buddha.

As a politician, seeing the wind and steering the rudder is an inevitable skill. What monotheism, Buddhism, the general trend is just the trend.

Just like Hosa Khan, the first to convert to monotheism, the most fundamental purpose of that lord was also to secure the position of the khan, he actively moved closer to the periphery, to make his people believe in a religion, but also to ease the conflict with the principality of Kievan Rus.

At that time, there was a theistic Eastern sect around the Sykpchak Khanate [everyone knows it, and it will be said to be the Eastern Sect in the future], and then the Celestial Sect of the Celestial World. However, he discovered that the Celestial Sect was forbidden, and that his tribe was more threatened by the Eastern Religion of Kievan Rus'. In the case of Hosa Khan, he believed in the Eastern religion. Because at that time the Sykpchak Khanate had already entered a conservative period! The offensive with the principality of Kievan Rus' has also shifted from offensive to defensive!

Yao Youzhong took three thousand horsemen to run in the rain for two days, and then arrived at fifty miles east of Kuman City.

"General, I found an enemy army twenty miles ahead."