Kang County, Ding County, and Sichuan County are the three county towns at the junction of Liangzhou of the Great Xia Dynasty and the Moxi Grassland of the Mengyuan Empire at the junction of the Xiliang border.

The three counties are in the shape of an inverted "product", which is the horn of each other, firmly blocking the footsteps of the Mengyuan Empire's southward invasion from the direction of Liangzhou. If the Mengyuan cavalry could not go south from these three counties, they could only choose to cross Helan Mountain, or choose to borrow from the countries of the Western Regions.

For Meng Ke, whether it was across Helan Mountain or borrowing from the countries of the Western Regions, it was not a good choice.

Helan Mountain is steep, and it is impossible to send a large-scale army to pass, in case the Liangzhou army learns the news and blocks it on a mountain at will, the Mengyuan army will have to pay a heavy price.

If you borrow the road, not only will you have to take a long detour, and it will be difficult for the supplies to keep up, but you will also have to pay the borrowing fee to the countries of the Western Regions. In addition, the four major tribes of Moxi have formed an alliance army with many small countries in the Western Regions, and are fighting fiercely with the Zhongjia army near Yangshang County and Chuanfu County.

The Mongol Yuan Empire's army chose to march from the west, which was not the best choice. On the contrary, it will let the Mengxi coalition army pick up the advantage, it is better to let them drag the Zhongjia army on the western battlefield, which is more in the interests of Meng Ke.

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The army pressed the border, except for the 8,000 elite soldiers taken by Bo Yalun, the remaining more than 190,000 troops were all gathered on the front line.

Munch led his army all the way, but the scenery he saw in front of him made him not feel the slightest sense of excitement, and Guy was full of desolation because of what he saw along the way.

Everywhere there are traces left by locusts after crossing the border, whether it is the barren land of the Moxi grassland, or the bare branches and gnawed crops in Daxia, it makes people feel as if they are walking in hell on earth.

Meng Ke frowned and thought, the disaster situation in this Liangzhou is not much better than that of Moxi, do they still have enough food for themselves to plunder? If this war is launched and the predicament of the Moxi Four Divisions is not solved, then in terms of his prestige, it will not increase much.

Meng Ke turned his horse's head, turned sideways to Yelu Zijin, the left minister who was accompanying him, and said, "Zuo Xiang, it seems that your original plan to bring disaster to the east was very successful. It's just that you've witnessed this scene, do you think I'll gain anything this time? ”

Yelu Zijin also frowned, at the beginning he only knew that the locust plague was absolute, causing very serious consequences, so that the Moxi grassland was almost useless. But he didn't expect this group of locusts to be so edible, and when he turned his head, it would be even more harmful to Great Xia.

If such a serious locust plague occurred in Great Xia in normal times, it would naturally be happy for the Mengyuan Empire. But now that we have to use troops against Great Xia, in such a situation, it will only arouse the resistance of the Great Xia military and civilians even more, making this war more difficult.

In a flash of thought, Yelu Zijin raised the horsewhip in his hand, pointed directly in the direction of Xining City, and smiled faintly, "Great Khan, if there is no harvest in Kang, Ding, and Sichuan counties, then we will go to Xining Mansion." ”

Meng Ke was suddenly enthusiastically surged by Yelu Zijin's words, and shouted loudly: "Good! Let me wave my troops south and take Xining City directly! ”

The words are very heroic, but whether they can do it depends entirely on whether the strange army of Boyaren can complete the expected task.

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In Helan Mountain, a team of 7,000 people walked silently, except for the sound of war horses beating their noses from time to time, they could not hear the slightest conversation. It's as if this is not an army of living people, but a ghost soldier who has come out of hell, and only the aura of slaughter permeates the ranks.

Originally, these people thought that crossing Helan Mountain and launching a sneak attack from the hinterland of Liangzhou would be a very simple thing for their group of veterans who had been tested in battle for a long time.

Who knows, just the five-mile eagle sorrowful stream, it is really like the ghost gate from hell to the world, burying a full tenth of their brothers.

How does this not make them feel sad, angry. I just feel that there is an evil fire in my chest, and I want to vent it, but I don't know where to vent?

I had to bury them in my heart, and hurried silently, pulling out the war knife hanging from my waist from time to time, and constantly wiping it back and forth, longing for the moment when I was full of blood.

Bo Yalun walked at the front of the team, her face was as gloomy as water, even though the army had crossed Helan Mountain, and the way out was ahead, she could not see the slightest joy on her face.

The plan of action for this sneak attack was proposed by her, and she was also the general who led the troops. But before even the Great Xia soldiers saw a single one, they had already lost nearly a thousand people, how could this not make her angry.

"Report! Your Royal Highness Princess, two miles ahead is the way down the mountain. I can already look at the location of Sichuan Prefecture from afar, please instruct the princess! ”

A spy rushed from afar, knelt down on one knee in front of Princess Yongning, and shouted back the news.

Boyaron stretched out his hand and made a gesture to stop the march, and the ranks behind him gradually stopped.

"Come on, arrange a team of thousands of spies to sweep all the nearby within a radius of five miles, and not a single mosquito is allowed to fly to the direction of Sichuan County. If you encounter a living person, you will be captured and interrogated, and if there is a escape, you will be killed! ”

Boyaren's cold voice echoed in the mountains, "Except for the sweeping team, all the other personnel rest on the spot, eat on their own, and prepare for action after sunset. He was instructed not to use an open fire during meals, otherwise his whereabouts would be exposed, he would be beheaded for public display, and his whole family would be reduced to slavery. If someone in the team is found not to report the blocker, the whole team sits together! ”

"Honorable Order!"

Ji Xiaohan took out a piece of beef jerky and a pot of mare's milk wine from the pocket of the war horse he carried, handed it to Bo Yalun, and said softly: "Your Royal Highness Princess, you can also eat something." ”

Bo Yalun took the jerky and wine, nodded at her, and said, "Xiao Han, you can eat more yourself, and then rest well, recover your strength, and then there will be a tough battle to fight." ”

With mare's milk wine, Boyaren put the piece of beef jerky, which was as hard as a stone, into his mouth, chewed it little by little, and swallowed it into his stomach. Then close your eyes, quietly regain your strength, and think about what to do next.

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As the sun gradually sets, it is time for the tired birds to return to the forest.

It's just puzzling that many birds hovered over the woods near Helan Mountain near Sichuan County, but they never dared to fall.

Bo Yalun opened his eyes suddenly, like a cold light in the darkness, fleeting.

"Someone, let the advance team get ready to change their clothes, and we'll leave immediately. The large army slowed down and followed behind, paying attention to whether anyone was approaching in the direction of Kang and Ding counties? Once there is a stranger, you can't let go of one, and you can ensure that there will be no accidents in this mission. ”

"Yes! Her Royal Highness Princess Yongning! ”

A total of 200 advance teams, including Princess Yongning Bo Yalun and Ji Xiaohan, changed the clothes of the Great Xia soldiers, painted their makeup, were covered in blood, and their equipment was in tatters.

They didn't lead their horses, so they supported each other and walked towards the gate of Sichuan County. Less than three miles behind him, there was a cavalry of nearly 7,000 people, ready to go!