Chapter 40: I am in the wind

The Mobei grassland was quiet all winter, and all the Zhantu people took advantage of the opportunity for the iron-blooded army to attack Xu Huai in the south and headed for the northern border of the Central Plains. The Cham tribes, who had been fighting and robbing each other of cattle, sheep and horses, also stopped fighting and used all their wildness and bravery on the road to the south to plunder.

In the summer and autumn, the Iron and Blood Army attacked the Turks in the north and drove them to the far north. Now that the iron-blooded army has retreated, the Zhantu people, who do not have enough food, have ventured south to plunder, leaving the northern border of the Central Plains in flames.

After receiving a report of the battle in the north, the high-level Anyun thought that the operation of the Zhan Turks was very scattered and posed no threat to the slightly larger city, so they ordered all parts of the north to keep the order, fortify the wall and clear the field, and wait for the arrival of reinforcements.

However, the high-level Anyun did not mean to stop attacking Xu Huai, but only mobilized some local defenders from all over Anyun to the north to support, although several large-scale enemy forces were repulsed, but for the chaotic northern border, this was tantamount to a drop in the bucket.

The northern part of the Central Plains was empty of defense, so they all took measures to clear the wilderness, and moved all the people near the large and small cities into the city, leaving only the endless wilderness to the Zhantu people. However, the Janturians struck everywhere, using the advantage of horses to gallop across the plains, and often succeeded in sacking poorly fortified villages and towns.

The Zhantu people, who got the sweetness, also gradually figured out the path of the iron-blooded army, deliberately bypassed the fortified city barriers, and did not clash with the large army of the iron-blooded army, but only formed a cavalry team of dozens to hundreds of people, respectively, to attack the poorly defended villages, and some teams even hit Anyun hundreds of miles deep.

Anyun's high-level originally thought that the Zhan Turks would naturally retreat after a month or two, but now the war on the northern border has a tendency to intensify, so that Anyun's high-level leaders have to pay attention to it.

"The Zhantu people are no longer in the climate, but allowing them to plunder everywhere is also extremely detrimental to the recovery and development of our Anyun. They have no intention of stopping at all now, and they have no target on the border, so they ran to the hinterland of my Anyun, and they really don't take my iron-blooded army seriously. For the sake of today, we must teach them a good lesson. Ken Gu Zhong looked at the battle report from the north and said angrily.

"Up to now, only by dropping a large army can the Zhan Turks be driven back. Then please ask Lord Xian to stop the war against Xu Huai for the time being, and transfer General Bai and General Wu back. Both of them are veterans of the battlefield, and they have also clashed with the Zhan Tu people many times, and with the two of them here, it should not be a problem to repel the Zhan Tu people. Lan Qi suggested.

"Are you going to transfer General Bai and General Wu back...... The Yaodong people are now in civil strife, this is a good time to capture the land of Xu Huai, if we let go of this opportunity, and when the Yaodong people ease up, I am afraid there will be no more chance. Our army is breaking all the way, and it is when morale is high, and it is really inappropriate to transfer the two old generals back at this time. Doesn't Mr. Lan Qi have another plan? Ken Tanaka said.

"There are other ways, but none of them are good solutions. Is Ken-sama really going to hear it? Lan Qi asked rhetorically.

"Please also ask Mr. Lan Qi to know everything, and say everything." Kentanaka said.

"One way is to take advantage of the slack in winter to levy a large number of Ding Zhuang and form a militia led by the local squires, with the large force of our iron-blooded army, to resist the attack of the Zhan Turks. Another way is to select thousands of elite cavalry from among the 20,000 tigers guarding Heluo City, and go straight to the rear of the Turks in Mobei. If the rear of the Zhantu people is attacked, they will naturally retreat. Lan Qi said.

"Both of these methods seem to me to be a good idea, why would Mr. Lan Qi say that it is not a good solution? Please tell me what's wrong. Ken asked.

"The requisition of Ding Zhuang is really a waste of money and labor, and once it drags on for a long time, it will be a great disadvantage to the recovery and development of my Anyun. Only when there are soldiers and food can we achieve a hegemony; If there are soldiers and no food, once the morale of the army is scattered, it will cause a catastrophe. Now that General Bai and General Wu are fighting against Xu Huai, my Anyun's treasury is already a little tight, and the farming in the coming year is really wrong. And going deep into the hinterland of Mobei, it is too risky, and the generals who are not brave and resourceful are not competent, dare to ask if there are such generals under the command of Lord Xian? Lan Qi said.

"Is there no way around it? An Yun's foundation cannot be destroyed, like the general Mr. said, I really can't find one, can I just let the Zhan Tu people do whatever they want? Ken Tanaka said.

"Since Lord Xian is unwilling to stop the war against Xu Huai, there is only one compromise method available. The places of Lao Qin, Hedong and Yanbei in the north are the places bordering the Zhantu people, and the people there can be formed into civil defense regiments to resist the attack of the Zhantu people. The southern part of Anyun can maintain the status quo, and if there is a shortage of grain in the northern part of Anyun in the coming year, the grain and grass from the south can be escorted over, which can be regarded as an expedient measure.

"The blow to the Occupants cannot be stopped, and only the cavalry is most effective against cavalry. Back then, General Di Xianlandi, 30,000 iron cavalry could ensure peace in the north, and now we can't make up 30,000 iron cavalry, but 10,000 is also necessary. Lan Qi said.

"Just do what Mr. Lan Qi says. These Occupants are also very troublesome, and they will flee as soon as they are beaten, and if they are not beaten, they will be killed again. Sooner or later, one day we will sweep away Mobei and completely eliminate such a major problem. Ken Guzhong said indignantly.

Lan Qi just listened from the sidelines, smiling slightly and saying nothing.

Just when Xiangu was worried about resisting the attack of the Zhan Tu people, the rear of the Mobei Zhan Tu people was already shrouded in a panic atmosphere, because the Mobei Flying Eagle, which had disappeared for a long time, reappeared.

On that day, Wei Zeng took Du Feng and Zhao Jiahui to capture a Zhan Tu person, and from that person, Wei Zeng already knew the current situation in the Central Plains.

With hatred in their hearts, they took sabers and bows and arrows and attacked only the helpless civilians, leaving nothing but flames and ashes everywhere they went.

Wei Zeng was also angry in his heart after hearing this, although he was no longer the general who had hundreds of thousands of troops back then, he couldn't let the Zhan Tu people do such nonsense. Returning to the northern part of Yushan, Wei Zeng and Gu Cha discussed one by one, and decided to take thousands of veteran soldiers to teach the Zhantu people a lesson, and then the name of the Mobei Flying Eagle, so that the Zhantu people were in fear and did not continue to behave indiscriminately.

Is relying on war to dissolve war the best way to do it? Wei Zeng couldn't agree anymore in his heart. But in the face of war, do we have to choose weakness, and in compromise and humiliation, pursue that pitiful peace? Wei Zeng would never do this.

When he chose to live in seclusion in Yishan, Wei Zeng once vowed that he would never kill anyone from now on, and was only willing to do everything he could to let the people around him live well and strive to make them happy. For this reason, Wei Zeng gave up his plan to continue to fight for hegemony, gave up all hatred and complaints, and took his wife Weizhen and a pair of children to work hard to create a happy land in the depths of Yishan.

Wei Zeng worked hard to fulfill his promise, and really spent a few years to let the people who followed him live a life without worrying about food and clothing, maybe he shouldn't be dissatisfied.

But the war in the outside world continues, and those he cares about are still struggling on the line of life and death. When I don't know, I can still imagine that they have lived a good life, and there can be a moment of peace in their hearts; But after knowing all the facts, how could Wei Zeng be at ease and continue to stay in the mountains?

Walking in this world that has become a mess, and putting the killing intent in his heart again, Wei Zeng has not struggled, but he has to do it. But now he is no longer the same person he used to be, not war for the sake of war, not conquest for the sake of conquest, death does not bring depravity, only a new life.

Thousands of cavalry crisscrossed the grasslands of Mobei, and the veterans of the Yanbei Righteous Army were able to follow their Wei generals to fight again, and their hearts were also endlessly excited. Gu Chayi was able to fight side by side with his brothers from childhood to adulthood again, and he was also full of pride for a while.

The Zhantu people formed a team of dozens to hundreds of people to attack, although they avoided the large force of the Iron and Blood Army, but the horse team led by Wei Zeng became their nightmare.

The news of one failure after another came back to Mobei, and the name of Mobei Flying Eagle became louder and louder, and the fear in the hearts of the people of Zhan Tu became bigger and bigger. It seems that the tragic situation of Wei Zeng's conquest of Mobei and then burning the Mobei grassland is going to be staged again, but no one believes that Wei Zeng will let them go.

"Destroy the Mobei Flying Eagle, as long as we kill him, no one will be able to threaten us from now on." Several people from the big tribe shouted, trying to fight Wei Zeng to the death, but more people had long since lost the courage to confront Wei Zeng head-on, and were ready to escape.

In the midst of the boom, the Zhantu people who had gathered in a hurry attacked the place where Wei Zeng appeared. But looking at the horse team that pressed over in the distance, Wei Zeng's heart was unwavering.

"General Qiqi Wei, a rough estimate of the people in front of you is only more than 4,000 people, and our army can fight." A scout hurried back and said to Wei Zeng.

"It seems that the people of Zhantu have no great power. If they come in with more than 10,000 people at once, I really can't deal with it. But just like that, one by one, victory can only belong to us. Everyone listened to my orders, lined up in formation, and prepared to attack. Wei Zeng shouted.

The rusty armor was polished clean, but it still shone; The notched blade, although not as sharp as before, is still as powerful in the hands of warriors.

Under the command of Wei Zeng, thousands of cavalry were divided into three teams, left, middle and right, and the people in the middle were led by Wei Zeng, with spears and shields in hand, forming a conical formation, ready to charge at any time and tear apart the enemy's formation. The left and right teams were led by Gu Chayi and Huang Yufei respectively, everyone had bows and arrows in hand, and when the Zhantu people approached, they would rush forward and get entangled with the Zhantu people, buying time for the people in the middle to attack.

When the two sides were only a few hundred miles away, the Zhantu people stopped, and did not immediately attack, seeing Wei Zeng's banner and the strict formation of the team from a distance, these Zhantu people also beat the drum in their hearts.

"You withdrew and promised never to invade the Central Plains again, and from then on we had nothing to do with it. Fight me, you have no chance of winning. Wei Zeng saw that the Zhantu people did not attack, so he shouted loudly.

"It's ridiculous, do you think you can still order us now? There are only so many people left of you now, and the warriors of our tribe can kill all your people with one person and one arrow, and you should be the one who should escape. The other side shouted back, obviously emboldening his own people.

"It seems that if I don't defeat you, you won't give up, so there's no need to say anything more. Everyone obeyed my orders and prepared to attack. Wei Zeng saw that the Zhantu people had no intention of retreating, and with a wave of his steel staff, he gave the order to attack.

Thousands of cavalry heard Wei Zeng's order, shouted loudly, and then opened their formation, and followed their respective generals to attack the Zhantu people on the opposite side.

The Zhantu nobles thought that Wei Zeng was no longer as brave as he used to be, and they wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to eliminate Wei Zeng, whoever can kill Mobei Feiying, then whoever has a status in the Zhantu people will be greatly improved, with this respected status, it is not difficult to reunite all the Zhantu people.

But when they saw Wei Zeng's strict military formation, most of the confidence of the people of Zhan Tu had been lost; When facing the fearless Yanbei soldiers who rushed to kill, Zhan Turen only thought in their hearts about how to save a life under the iron hooves of this tiger and wolf army.

The cavalry on both wings, under the leadership of Gu Chayi and Huang Yufei, became entangled with the Zhan Tu people, and in the mutual shooting, the Zhan Tu people did not have any advantage at all.

Wei Zeng did not rush forward immediately, but just quietly watched the battlefield, waiting for the best time to attack.

After several rounds of firing, the ranks of the Zhan Turks had begun to disperse, and the Jantu nobles who led the troops were frightened and moved to the rear of the ranks under the protection of their personal guards.

At this time, Wei Zeng, who had been watching the battle situation, finally gave the order to charge last, lifted the steel staff, and rushed directly towards the place where the Zhantu nobles were.

The Lord will be fearless and take the lead, and the soldiers will be inspired by this pride, and they will not avoid life and death. After an impact, the already scattered team of the Zhan Tu people was divided into several small pieces that could not be echoed, Gu Chayi and Huang Yufei led the cavalry, with Wei Zeng's main force, to eliminate these scattered enemies one by one.

Several Zhantu nobles who were fighting with Wei Zeng saw that the defeat was decided, and immediately left their large forces and ran towards the depths of the grassland.

Wei Zeng kept staring at them, how could he let them run away like this? With a dozen personal guards, he stopped all the Zhantu nobles. Wei Zeng even waved his steel rod and knocked several Zhantu nobles off their horses.

"Spare us, we are willing to belong to you, I only ask you to spare us this time." The Zhantu nobles who were knocked off their horses were already frightened, and they just begged.

"Let everyone lay down their arms and stop resisting." Wei Zengli replied.

Amid the shouts of the Chamtu nobles, all the Janduns gave up their resistance and dropped their weapons one after another, waiting for the verdict of fate.

After the victory of Yanbei's soldiers, cheers resounded throughout the grassland. (To be continued.) )