"Drive!"

"Drive!"

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Outside the Nikan military camp two miles outside Banqiao Town, hundreds of iron horsemen were galloping towards the camp.

At the front of the line was a blue flag general dressed in armor, his brows furrowed.

"Welcome back to the camp of the deputy capital"

Seeing this, the slave soldiers guarding the gate of the camp hurriedly bowed and saluted.

This general was none other than Mintai, the deputy capital of the Nikan Army who attacked Jumei County this time, and had just personally led the army out to search for food and find out the news, and the several generals in armor who followed him closely behind him were none other than his subordinate Jia La Ezhen and several Niu Lu Ezhen.

"Drive!"

Min Tai turned a deaf ear to the slave guards who were respectfully standing in the camp, and didn't even glance at them, and led the Blue Banner cavalry behind him to the camp.

After entering the camp, countless slave soldiers were scattered on both sides of the camp on the remote edges, except for the slave soldiers who were in charge of patrolling, everyone else was in a state of idle rest.

During this time, due to the Qilin County cavalry led by Gu Changfeng from time to time, some of the slave troops scattered in the surrounding villages and towns were dealt a fatal blow, and nearly 3,000 people were lost in a few days, and the remaining slave troops had to start to retreat in the camp.

After the slave army was attacked, the Eight Banners Iron Cavalry under Nikan also made several sorties, but most of them were unsuccessful.

After all, although the cavalry in Qilin County were all heavy cavalry, they were at least equipped with two war horses, coupled with the cooperation of the pervasive Jinyi guard sentry detectives, the Nikan army could not catch the main force under Gu Changfeng's command at all, and only annihilated some sentry horses, which had no intention of the overall situation.

To the north of the camp is a stretch of flat land about a meter higher, where the Nikan Army's Chinese army camp is located.

Before coming to the camp of the Chinese army, Min Tai turned over and dismounted, leading several generals behind him to the main tent.

As for the other Blue Banner cavalry that had originally followed them, they had already returned to the camp on their own, and the mounts under their crotches were naturally guarded.

"Mintai, is this trip rewarding?"

As soon as Mintai stepped into the tent, Martu, who was sitting under the main seat Nikan, had already asked aloud, his expression slightly eager.

In the entire main camp, all of them were the generals of the Eight Banners, and none of the slave troops under Nikan were qualified to enter the tent to discuss matters.

Martu, a native of the Blue Banner, is the same as Mintai and the left and right deputy commanders under Nikan, and each commands a first-class iron horseman.

With the continuous attack of Gu Changfeng's army, most of the villagers around the place they passed either fled into the mountains, or were coerced and fled to the direction of Dongliu Town, and the garrison of the Nikan army in Banqiao Town almost became a wild land within dozens of miles, with no more than 10,000 remnants.

Moreover, after this period of continuous plundering, most of the grain and grass stored in the surrounding villages and towns have also been looted.

And early this morning, Nikan had just received the news that Wayaogou Pass had been lost, so that their grain and grass supply lines had been completely cut off by the Qilin Army under Sima Yu's command.

Nikan and the others who got the news suddenly couldn't sit still, there were still more than 20,000 troops in the entire Banqiao Town, and a large amount of grain and grass had to be consumed every day, although the existing stock of the Nikan army could still support half a month, the situation was still very unfavorable to them.

As a last resort, the two deputy commanders under Nikan's command, Mintai and Martu, had to personally lead the army out to search for grain and grass and spy on information.

Before Mintai, Martu had already led people back, and without the slightest gain, he was waiting for Mintai's news.

"Lord Dutong, the surrounding villages and towns have already been looted by us, and we really can't find any food."

Facing the concerned eyes of everyone in the camp, Mintae shook his head in frustration and said.

"Oh, yes!"

Hearing this, Nikan retracted his gaze and said lightly, not sad or happy, his expression did not change in the slightest, but the other generals below couldn't help but show disappointment on their faces when they heard this.

In this regard, Nikan had already expected in his heart, and he knew very well what the Eight Banners Iron Cavalry and the slave army under his command were doing, and after the wanton behavior in Luzhou, it had become uncontrollable, like locusts crossing the border, and the place where they passed was barren, how could there still be grain and grass now.

Previously, if it weren't for the newly invested Thirty-two Village Alliance, these newly occupied areas in Jumei County would have already become a scorched earth.

With the defeat of the alliance of the 32 villages outside Shiti Village, the forces of the 32 villages alliance have almost been swept away, and in just a few days, the territory of the original 32 villages alliance has been swept by the Nikan army.

If it weren't for this, the surplus food in the army alone would not be able to support an army of 20,000 for half a month.

"Lord Totong, although we did not find food or grass on this trip, we also found a lot of news about the enemy. On the way, we just happened to meet the Qilin County cavalry from Gutomba, a total of nearly 4,000 people, who were heading towards Banqiaochang, and had already converged with the Qilin County army stationed in Banqiaochang."

Mintae frowned, and then reported to Nikan.

"Lord Dutong, now that the enemy forces have all assembled in Banqiaochang, should we attack them and annihilate these damned Han troops in one fell swoop?"

When the deputy commander Martu heard this, he immediately got up and suggested to Nikan.

For this Han army, which had cut off their food routes, Martu wanted to annihilate it immediately.

When Li Yanzhang led the Shaking Mountain Battalion to Banqiao Field before, he had already led 5,000 slave troops and the Eight Banners Iron Cavalry of Yigu Mountain under his command to fight Li Yanzhang, but after losing 300 cavalry and thousands of slave troops, he failed to shake the Shaking Mountain Battalion at all.

In this regard, Martu has always regarded it as a shame, and has long wanted to be ashamed.

If it weren't for Nikan's suppression, he would have already attacked with men and horses.

"Don't worry, the Han army we are facing now is different from the rabble we faced in the past, they are all elite divisions, although they are not as good as the Eight Banners athletes under my command, but they are not far away, and the slave army under our command is not of great use, the other party is defending by strength, if we are in a hurry and attack rashly, we will fall into a disadvantageous situation"

Nikan glanced at Martu, a look of disappointment, and waved his hand in denial.

As the right deputy commander under his command, Martu fought bravely, but his wisdom and strategy were obviously lacking, and he was overwhelmed by the heavy responsibility.

"Lord Dutong, but our food and grass have been cut off, and it may not be good for us to drag it out any longer," Martu said again with a sigh of urgency.

"It won't drag on any longer, we are anxious, the other party is also anxious, just now the spies came to report, the sailors of Qilin County have once again carried 2,000 men and horses to land in Banqiaochang, it is the Han army that led the army to attack the Wayaogou Pass, the leader is Sima Yu, and now he has joined the men and horses of Pingluo, plus the Qilin cavalry that has just been recalled, the other party has gathered more than 12,000 troops, and they are obviously ready to put down the battle to fight to the death with us!" Nikan Road.

"My lord, no matter how many people there are in the Han army, in the eyes of my Eight Banners athletes, they are just local chickens and dogs, Mintai please fight!"

Hearing this, Mintai, the deputy commander of the left, immediately looked shocked, and bowed down to ask for battle.

Although the words in Mintai's mouth did not put the army under Sima Yu's command in his eyes, the trace of worry in his eyes was so thick that he couldn't dissolve.

In the previous contact, Mintai already knew that the Han army in front of him should not be underestimated. The previous actions of the Qilin County army were even more ring-by-ring, obviously prepared, and Min Tai was not sure about the outcome of this battle. However, at the moment of this decisive battle, he could not say the slightest word of discouragement.

"Yes, my Qing Dynasty iron cavalry dominates the world, how have I ever encountered an enemy, the army immediately set off, rushed to Pingluo, and swept away the Han army!"

Nikan glanced at Mintae approvingly, then stood up and waved his hand in order.

As Min Tae thought, Nikan was also uncertain about the outcome of this battle, but he also had to boost his morale and prepare for the decisive battle.

"Whoa!"

The generals under his command received the order with a bang, and people like Martu and other people who were eager to fight were even more happy.

Soon, the camp of the Nikan army quickly moved, and the 20,000 troops quickly set off and rushed to Pingluo Village, where the Qilin County army was stationed.