With five thousand-man cavalry teams, they were successively stationed in the Tongyuan Army camp, which was on high alert. Except for the soldiers of the Tongyuan Army battalion, who knew that this was the cavalry team brought by Lord Qincha, the other people and ordinary officials did not know that there were nearly 5,000 more cavalry in the Tongyuan Army.

After entering the camp of the Tongyuan Army, Zhao Xiaoxi also specially asked Lu Dazhong, the commander of the border army, to command the two cavalry teams of 1,000 people. pulled to the school field to play the role of Fanbang cavalry, and took turns to fight with the five cavalry teams.

In the face of this intense pre-war training, Lu Dazhong followed the officers and soldiers of the Tongyuan Army and looked at the soldiers of these cavalry battalions. I only trained for one day in the big camp, and then I went into intensive adaptive training.

Whether it is mounted on a horse for riding training or ordinary physical training, the intensity of this training makes the officers and soldiers of the Tongyuan Army. Feeling an invisible pressure, two cavalry that can be described as a composition of veterans.

Except at the beginning, after bargaining on these rookie cavalry. With the increase in the number of drills, the two thousand-strong cavalry teams of the Tongyuan Army gradually felt the pressure.

It is clear that this cavalry army is trained by the imperial court as the main cavalry to recover the sixteen states of Yanyun in the future. Lu Dazhong can also know from the names of several thousand-person cavalry generals that this cavalry army can be said to have been assembled, and the outstanding children of the Great Song Wuxun family.

Such a cavalry army, once the number and skills and tactics are mature. In the future, facing the cavalry of Fanbang, maybe the border troops of the Great Song Dynasty finally don't have to nest in the city every day. Wait for these Fanbang cavalry to attack the city and plunder the land!

With the arrival of the cavalry, one of the most direct experiences of the officers and men of the Tongyuan Army is that their food has been improved. Groups of livestock rushed into the barracks every day, so that the border troops who had rarely seen meat in the past. This time it can be regarded as the light of the cavalry, and the food has improved a lot.

It's just that with the improvement of food, the Tongyuan Army has also increased pre-war training. Especially bow and arrow shooting training. At the end of the day, many soldiers felt that their swollen hands could not pick up chopsticks to eat those big fish and meat.

In order to deal with the speculation that 10,000 horsemen would enter the country, Zhao Xiaoxi was in the back of five cavalry teams. can fight with the two old cavalry of the Tongyuan Army, regardless of whether they are high or low.

He personally served as the commander of the cavalry. Commanded seven thousand-man cavalry to fight together, and for the first time among these cavalry, a heavy cavalry of 500 people led by Zhi Zhigang was arranged.

As time passed inadvertently, the border of Qinfeng Road slowly became tense. In the border area bordering Tibet and Western Xia, a ten-person Fanbang ranger post has been seen.

The appearance of these ranger posts means that the annual raiding feast of Fanbang is about to begin. In order to let the cavalry feel some of the atmosphere of war, Han Ankang sent five thousand-man cavalry teams. In the manner of a night march.

Originally entered the border cities, and arranged for the Tongyuan army to live in the camp with the regimental training army. Even Zhao Xiaoxi moved the command post to Lanzhou City, which was the closest to Western Xia. For the arrival of this Lord Qincha, the prefect of Lanzhou was also taken aback.

However, seeing this prince of Qincha, in addition to bringing an elite cavalry, there are also a large number of supplies into the city every day. The prefect of Lanzhou, who was worried about the shortage of materials in the treasury today, also breathed a long sigh of relief.

Leave military affairs to this prince of Qincha to be responsible. He is happy to manage the civil affairs of various parts of Lanzhou. Originally, I was worried that Lanzhou would be in a bit of trouble this year, but I watched these cavalry soldiers move in with many border troops. He could finally let out a long sigh of relief.

For this Lanzhou City, which has only been restored to the Great Song Dynasty for more than ten years, Zhao Xiaoxi also came here to perform tasks in his previous life, because it was also the location of the Huaxia Great Military District. But the world has changed, and now the city is more simple and quaint.

Although during the reign of Shenzong, taking advantage of the rebellion in the inner court of Western Xia, Emperor Shenzong immediately ordered an attack. The Western Xia army stationed here at that time. Until the other side of the Yellow River. Since the armies of the two countries, they have faced each other across the river until now.

Every year before and after the Yellow River froze, the cavalry of Western Xia would cross the border to provoke. In order to hold on to this city, the soldiers and civilians of Lanzhou City will be vigilant against the sneak attack of the Tanguts at this time.

If the Tanguts were allowed to occupy this important military frontier town. The cities of Qinfeng Road below Nalan will fall under the Western Xia troops. This is also why Emperor Shenzong would take advantage of the civil strife in Western Xia to mobilize heavy troops to recapture Lanzhou City.

Since the Great Song Dynasty recaptured the territory west of the Yellow River, the Western Xia people were driven across the Yellow River. Before the time of freezing, it was not so easy for the cavalry of Western Xia to cross the river and enter the country. However, it is still possible to organize some small groups of cavalry to conduct pre-war reconnaissance and infiltration.

Knowing that the Western Xia army had secretly sent hundreds of cavalry scouts to the Song Realm. Zhao Xiaoxi decided to let his cavalry go out in a team of twenty people. While also knowing some terrain, he killed the Western Xia scout cavalry who stole into the Song Realm.

The first team to be discharged by all the staff was the golden battalion that entered Qinfeng Road this time and was led by Gao Mingjun at the fastest time. Put on the military uniform of the regimental training and the Xiang army, and go to carry out the hunting plan issued by Zhao Xiaoxi.

Hearing that after training for so long, he finally had the opportunity to go out for actual combat, Gao Mingjun and the cavalry of the Jinzi Battalion. Undoubtedly, they became the most excited group of people in the cavalry, changed into the military uniforms of the Qinfeng Road Army, and immediately went to Lanzhou to patrol the villages along the river.

With the cavalry of the Jinzi battalion, Zhao Xiaoxi was sprinkled out, and Zhao Xiaoxi who was unwilling to defend the city. Soon, the work of the cavalry camp was handed over to Zhang Liangguang. He took a few of his cronies and generals and left Lanzhou City in the name of checking the terrain.

In order to give the four thousand cavalry generals, first contact the other cavalry with actual combat and feel the strength of the Western Xia reconnaissance cavalry. This time out of the city, Zhao Xiaoxi also brought them with him. Everyone knows that at this time, it is impossible for both sides to send heavy troops to fight.

Knowing that this was an opportunity for them to get acquainted with the battlefield, Yang Jinbao and the others were naturally excited. Following Cho Hyo-seok, the actual age, is actually younger than them. The children of Wuxun who came into contact with it can also be said to be convinced.

This time, in addition to the four thousand-man cavalry generals, Zhao Xiaoxi only brought Zhao Da and other cronies to escort him, plus a prince who had been cleaned up in Beijing. The rest of the guards and the cavalry battalions were arranged to train and prepare for war in the large camp in the city.

Although Zhao Xiaoxi is in the assessment of military attachés in the cavalry barracks, the amount of implementation depends on the talent. But most of the sons of these imperial court martial artists served as commanders like the Hundred Cavalry and the Ten Cavalry.

As long as they can play at a normal level, the probability of dying in this battle is undoubtedly higher than that of ordinary cavalry. These Wuxun children who were taken out of the capital, as well as some officials children.

To some extent, it is also a line for Zhao Xiaoxi to win over their family. It may not have much effect at this time, but it may play an unpredictable role when they are really needed in the future.

Under the leadership of the cavalry guide of the Lanzhou City Defense Army, Zhao Xiaoxi and his entourage of nearly 20 people began to appear in the Song and Xia battles that year across the Yellow River estuary. Looking at this place, the armies of the Song and Xia countries fought bloody battles here.

Looking at these rivers in front of him, which were much wider than those of later generations, Zhao Xiaoxi knew that when it was frozen, it would be the moment when a large number of cavalry from Western Xia would enter. Even though the river has not yet frozen, there are few people in the nearby villages.

This kind of situation in which it is difficult to see the traces of the people along the Yellow River in late autumn has also increased the difficulty of searching for and arresting the Western Xia scouts. At the same time, these scouts can also go deep into the hinterland of Lanzhou to collect intelligence more conveniently.

This time, Zhao Xiaoxi's suggestion to Gao Mingjun was to wipe out all the Western Xia scouts who crossed the river. If feasible, the method of hunter hunting and round-up was adopted, and the attention of the Western Xia scouts was absorbed through small groups of cavalry.

Generally speaking, most of these scouting teams composed of elite cavalry have extraordinary riding skills. Even if they only had a team of five or six people, and they encountered an ordinary cavalry team of ten or twenty people, they would dare to take the initiative to attack.

This kind of contest with the Western Xia scouts played a very important role in improving the combat capability of the cavalry of the Jinzi Battalion. As long as they can face the undefeated Scout Cavalry of Western Xia, then in the face of ordinary Western Xia cavalry, they will also have the strength to fight.

Walk along the mouth of the Yellow River to the sparsely populated place, in addition to seeing some big villages that live in the village, there are young and strong regiments practicing according to the village. Looking at them when they appeared, they were still extremely surprised, Zhao Xiaoxi and his party walked for most of the day, and they did not meet the Xixia scouts who crossed the river.

Just when Yang Jinbao and the others, who accompanied him, felt that they had come out in vain today and began to look for a place to camp and rest for a night. Wang Zishu, who went to check the surrounding terrain, suddenly rushed down the hillside with an excited face.

He shouted: "General, under that hillside, the last general will see a Western Xia cavalry of nearly twenty people. Looking at their appearance, it seems that they are chatting and eating. General, you see? ”

As soon as these words came out, Yang Jinbao and the others became excited, and they began to look at Zhao Xiaoxi excitedly. I hope that this commander can order the killing of these Western Xia scouts who have been encountered with great difficulty.

Zhao Xiaoxi, who also wanted to see the reconnaissance cavalry composed of elite cavalry in Western Xia, and what his strength was, quickly patted his horse and said: "Zishu, lead the way, let us go up the hill and take a look." ”

Hearing this, Wang Zishu hurriedly slapped his horse and led everyone to the top of the hillside. As soon as they appeared, they saw the rangers on guard beside the group of feeding cavalry, and quickly signaled that there was a situation.

Those Western Xia scouts, who were still sitting on the ground before, quickly packed up their food and water, turned over and rode on their respective war horses. The two teams looked at each other like this, one on the hillside and the other on the hillside.

originally thought that they had encountered an ambush, but when these inadvertently bumped into each other, the Western Xia scouts who happened to sit down to drink and eat. found that Zhao Xiaoxi and his party were almost the same number as them.

Soon he seemed eager to try, ready to take Zhao Xiaoxi, a cavalryman wearing a border army uniform. You must know that Zhao Xiaoxi's subordinates want to use the heads of the Western Xia scouts as trophies.

Why don't these Western Xia scouts want to cut off Zhao Xiaoxi's heads as trophies? (To be continued......)