Although the news from the south is very important, but far water can't quench the thirst of the near, Yuan Yun decided to take care of the affairs of Luoyang first, so the next day he gathered three hundred special soldiers, and thirty craftsmen with special artillery vehicles, and quietly left Luoyang. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Yuan Yun still chose the waterway, then landed in Hongnong, and then went all the way to the west, preparing to pass through Beidi County and then enter Xinping by the road, and finally under the city of Binglin Anding.

It was very smooth all the way, until after entering the Northland County, some unstable factors began to emerge, and Li He kept reporting that some spies had been hanging on their tails.

This expedition is not like the previous protection of the army, Yuan Yun also seems more nervous than before, after all, he only has less than 400 people now, if he has a heart or not, it is impossible to say that the boat will really capsize in the gutter.

Now the busiest person in the team is Li He, not only to send scouts out to investigate, but also to constantly pass on news, and for such busyness, he enjoys it very much, in the past he did not have the opportunity to be in charge of things, and was always called around like a headless fly.

When he arrived at Yuan Yun's side, Li He immediately grabbed the horse's head, and then arched his hand and said, "Lord, these spies are gathering more and more people now, and they can't tell which side they are at present." ”

After the report, Li He paused slightly, and then continued: "The little one thinks that they may launch a sneak attack on us, because these days these days these days they don't care so much about hiding themselves, so they must be fearless." ”

Yuan Yun frowned and asked, "How many people have they gathered?" ”

Li He replied: "There are already three or four hundred people gathered, and there are still people rushing over again, and the small estimate is definitely a lot in the end." ”

Yuan Yun was a little relieved, since the other party had only gathered three or four hundred people, there was not much threat to himself, and the army in this world that could face the gunpowder army had not yet appeared.

After thinking about it, Yuan Yun began to read the map in his mind, there would be some deviations due to historical reasons, but it was roughly the same, and soon found that there was a long and narrow valley in the south of Beidi County.

After knowing this valley, Yuan Yun raised the corners of his mouth, pulled the horse's head slightly, and then said to Li He: "There is a valley in the southwest of this place, and the valley is at least two miles before and after, what will be the consequences if we pass from there?" ”

Li He thought about it carefully, and immediately shook his hand and said: "Return to the lord, you must not pass through there, since there is such a long valley road, the enemy will inevitably have the heart to ambush, as long as one end of the canyon is blocked, and then a surprise attack is launched on both sides, we will be less than four hundred people will immediately fall into death." ”

Yuan Yun nodded with satisfaction and said, "In this case, let's go over there, and before that, Li He, you go and do something for me, this matter must not be delayed, and the matter of intelligence and scouts will be handed over to Shi Shen first." ”

Li He sighed, and wanted to speak but saw a cavalry meteor rushing towards him, and when he arrived in front of him, he immediately turned over and dismounted, and then knelt down and held up a letter, and said in his mouth: "Back to the commander, Ma Teng's letter has arrived." ”

Yuan Yun's eyes lit up suddenly, Ma Teng's letter decided the next itinerary, if the other party is willing to send troops to help, then go straight to stability, if you are unwilling, then you can really only come out to practice, and you can almost return when you get here.

After opening the letter, Yuan Yun had a headache, after all, he was still very unfamiliar with the classical Chinese of this era, and after reading it carefully a few times, Yuan Yun was sure that Ma Teng agreed to send troops to support, but only made a request.

Ma Teng's request is actually very simple, he just hopes that Anding County can let them be led by the Ma clan, if not, it is better to simply abandon it, he doesn't mind turning this place into a wasteland no man's land.

Yuan Yun never planned to occupy Anding County from the beginning to the end, the purpose of coming this time was to give Zhang Lu a big mouth, and he would return immediately after slapping his face, and by the way, it would serve the purpose of deterring all forces.

Glancing at the artillery cart pulled by four old oxen behind him, Yuan Yun said to Li He again: "You hurry up and do what I explained, although you can take gunpowder and gasoline, don't be stingy." ”

After Li He left, Yuan Yun recruited Ma Jun again.

Ma Jun doesn't seem to be used to riding a horse, and is always worried about falling off the horse, so he seems to be cautious when controlling the horse, if it weren't for the stirrups designed by Yuan Yun, he probably wouldn't even dare to get on the horse.

When he arrived at Yuan Yun's side, Ma Jun carefully arched his hand and said, "Lord...... The lord calls the little one to come...... What...... What's the matter? ”

Yuan Yun pointed to the cannon behind him, and then said: "We will fire the first cannon in a few days, it is best to check it out today, but don't have problems at that time." ”

Ma Jun snorted, and also looked back at the artillery carefully, and immediately became a little confident, and said with a smile: "Lord...... Rest assured, this car ...... The frame is absolutely stable, and the car is ...... The axles were also specially reinforced, so that not only could the cannons be carried around...... Walk around and adjust as you fight...... Adjusting the angle is very convenient and will definitely exceed the main ...... The Lord's expectations. ”

Yuan Yun was very relieved about what Ma Jun had made, so he asked again: "Is there a candidate for the gunner?" ”

Ma Jun patted his chest and said, "I'...... I have come in person, Lord...... The lord can rest assured. ”

Looking at Ma Jun's serious face, Yuan Yun nodded and said: "Very good, I will count all your military merits for the enemies you destroy with artillery, it depends on whether you have the ability to take it." ”

Ma Jun was overjoyed and replied with a smile: "Lord...... The lord is in the cheap small, which ...... As soon as this cannon is sent out, it can ...... But it's going to blow up a lot of people, and it's ...... When the time comes, I'm afraid the small one will kill the most enemies, don't ...... I'm afraid others will gossip. ”

Yuan Yun shook his hand and said, "Although you can rest assured to open fire, I guarantee your military merits, our gunpowder army pays attention to reality, as long as you blow it up, I guarantee that no one dares to say half a word of gossip." ”

Ma Jun is so happy to see his teeth and eyes at the moment, this is simply a military merit given to him for nothing, the cannon has such a long range, it can be almost far away from any danger on the battlefield, as long as he aims at the enemy's most position in the back and fires the cannon, as soon as the shell falls, a large number of casualties will be killed and injured, so thinking about it, he feels that the heads of more than 100 people have been recorded in his military merit book.

The Powder Army continued to advance, turning a deaf ear to the enemies that were constantly gathering around them, as if their existence was not a threat at all, and this gesture also made those enemies fearful, because they knew very well that the Powder Army had combat power, and now they were less than a thousand men, so they still kept their distance, just wandering around cautiously.

On the third day of the march, it was only more than forty miles away from the canyon mentioned by Yuan Yun, and the enemy army on the periphery had also formed a certain size, and they even invited nearby Qiang warriors, these Qiang people were active in the mountains all the year round, and they knew the terrain here very thoroughly, so it was impossible for the gunpowder army to get rid of them.

Yuan Yun chose to camp at this time, and in the middle of the afternoon, he was not only puzzled by the enemy outside, but even the soldiers of the Gunpowder Army were very puzzled by this decision, because it was obvious that they could drive more than 20 miles, but after all, it was the decision of the commander, so they could only comply, but those teams were sternly warning their subordinates, if anyone felt very idle, and then used the Qiang people outside to practice crossbow arrows, they would be skinned.

The night was very quiet and boring, Yuan Yun originally thought that the enemy on the periphery would come to attack tentatively, but they did not do so, they still wandered outside cautiously, not even a hundred paces away.

Yuan Yun looked at the trees in the distance shaking constantly, shook his head helplessly, and then said to Xiao Liu beside him: "The prestige is outside." ”

Xiao Liu was stunned for a long time and didn't understand what the lord was talking about, so he asked suspiciously: "What is the prestige of the lord?" ”

Yuan Yun smiled, and then took a sip of the low-alcohol wine in his hand, it is indeed a crime to come out to practice at the end of winter, if you don't drink some wine, this cold night must be very difficult, looking at Xiao Liu's face is still full of confusion, he can only explain: "The prestige of the Gunpowder Army, our Chang'an War is a deep impression on others, and it may not be easy to steal food in the future."

Not only gunpowder, but also the enemy soldiers on the periphery, they always stop at a hundred paces, which proves that they also know our steel crossbows deeply. ”

Xiao Liu sighed, it is no secret that the gunpowder army is powerful, and I don't know why my lord only expressed his feelings at this time, but he didn't agree with this sentence because he was blind and deaf, so he smiled and said: "Don't worry, my lord, our scouts are all outside, the enemy's every move is very clear, and our camp is surrounded by steel wire, if the other party dares to rush up, it will be extremely miserable." ”

Yuan Yun looked at Xiao Liu's expression and knew that he hadn't thought through this matter yet, although the secret of the Powder Army was not a secret, but it was only known to some people, not the whole world, at least the people of the Qiang tribe didn't know, they were such an ignorant people, and they didn't know anything about the outside world.

Now even these Qiang people suppressed their impulse and did not come to rob the camp, which proves that the people who command them are at least very well-informed, at least they know very well the combat methods and standards of the Gunpowder Army, and the Qiang people can come out to help, looking through the history of Xiliang, it is estimated that only the Ma Teng family is there, so these peripheral enemy soldiers are not others, but they are sent by Ma Teng.

When the Gunpowder Army attacked Li Dao in Chang'an, it was impossible for Ma Teng, who was Xiliang, not to send secret agents to come over to watch, so he naturally had an understanding of the combat power of the Gunpowder Army, so he suppressed these fierce Qiang people and let them just surround them and take no action.

Yuan Yun was not panicked because of this, he felt that this was the only way to echo the facts, and he asked him Yuan Yun to rob together, but the other party only had less than four hundred people, and he would be puzzled and very angry, but when he thought of the combat power of the Gunpowder Army, he felt that there seemed to be some hope, so he needed to test it at this time.

It's not too good to test your own subordinates after all, but there is no psychological burden to use the Qiang people to do this test, so there are fewer and fewer scouts in the past few days, but there are more and more Qiang people wearing heavy hoods.

Spit out a pheasant bone in his mouth, Yuan Yun smiled at Xiao Liu again: "You can sleep well tonight." ”

Xiao Liu persuaded a little nervously: "It's better not to take off the black martial arts armor, so that if something happens, you can react quickly." ”

Yuan Yun was not noncommittal, because he was too lazy to explain, if he wanted to test the other party, he would definitely choose a favorable place, and now the location of the gunpowder army camp is on the high ground, and the sneak attack here is too passive, so they will definitely choose the valley not far away, and they can naturally sleep well tonight.