Qinfeng Road was a military location bordering the two countries in the Song Dynasty, and there were many defenders arranged here. In addition to the three powerful border armies, there are also many Xiang army troops in each city.

The only regret is that the three border armies trained with the Xiang Corps, and most of them were infantry with a large number of people. According to the defensive battle of the city, those Fanbang cavalry rarely took advantage. But when they fall into the field and encounter a large number of cavalry, they all lose more and win less.

At the end of the two days of sufficient rest, Zhao Xiaoxi looked at the cavalry soldiers who were ready to go in the early morning of the same day. After talking about the precautions on the way, he quickly gave the order to set off.

Except for the Huozi battalion marching with him, the other four cavalry will go to the state capital under Qin Fenglu through different paths. In order to facilitate communication and communication, the advance cavalry served by the Wuwei cavalry will prepare supplies for them.

To ensure that no men and horses are left behind during the specific march, the chief and deputy generals of each thousand-strong army will dispose of it on their own. The first thousand-man team to arrive safely on Qinfeng Road will enjoy the right to play in the first game.

This is the character of those who love to play vanguard, and they have the priority of the first battle, so that the four cavalry battalions except the fire battalion are full of enthusiasm from top to bottom.

When Zhao Xiaoxi's order to set off was issued, four thousand-man cavalry immediately rushed out of the barracks. Follow the leading Wu Wei cavalry and move towards the route designated by Zhao Xiaoxi.

Looking at the four cavalry battalions going out and the thousands of cavalry battalion soldiers left behind, Zhao Xiaoxi also told them to be optimistic about their home. In addition, when receiving a request for help, he must also show the majesty of the cavalry barracks.

These words of encouragement made the soldiers of the cavalry battalion who stayed behind also feel that compared to these comrades-in-arms. Going to Qinfeng Road to participate in the big battle, they sat on Chengdu Road, and maybe they also had the opportunity to feel the cavalry confrontation.

Several military attachés who served as military attachés in the town cavalry battalion knew that the responsibility of staying in the camp was equally heavy. Because this cavalry is in the barracks. Not only thousands of cavalry, but also thousands of war horses. If they were attacked, they would not be able to atone for their sins.

Knowing that he was outside the cavalry barracks, he also arranged a lot of members of the military department to serve as peripheral vigilance and sentinels. Zhao Xiaoxi, who thought that there would be no problem in the cavalry camp, was in the expectant eyes of the soldiers of the Huozi battalion. With a wave of his big hand, he said, "All the armies are leaving!" ”

With his order, it was still led by a vanguard team of Wuwei Cavalry. Thousands of cavalry galloped away from the cavalry camp like a torrent. The next time you set foot in the cavalry barracks, many people may not see it for the rest of their lives.

The lack of swords and arrows on the battlefield, coupled with this kind of cavalry confrontation, is itself a battle with a high mortality rate. If you want to go out on this expedition without dying, it is impossible for Zhao Xiaoxi to think about it. All he could do was to die as few people as possible.

Cho Hyo-seok, who rode out of the cavalry camp, quickly gave the first order. Let the cavalry of the Fire Word Battalion. Divide into a team of 100 people and move forward at a constant speed across the distance. After arriving at the first meeting point, the whole battalion ate and fed the horses.

Wait until Yang Jinbao, who is the thousand-strong general of the Fire Word Battalion, quickly assigns the order of each team. What had previously looked like a large army of torrents quickly divided into several squads.

Fast and hidden, follow quickly on the road where those guards ride by. Even if some people along the way saw this scene, they would not think it was too unusual. Because this place also belongs to the boundary of Chengdu Prefecture. The people knew that a cavalry unit was stationed here.

I thought that these cavalry were trained as before, and the common people were not too relieved. At least they are clear. Having such a cavalry stationed next to them would at least give them a sense of security.

The Song Dynasty fought with Fanbang every year, and the losses were suffered there. Even many ordinary people who care about the war know that there is a lack of a strong cavalry unit. Therefore, seeing that there are cavalry stationed around them, the common people also feel a lot more at ease.

Starting from Chengdu Road to Qinfeng Road, the distance is also thousands of miles. Plus it's antiquity now. Many official roads are difficult to walk during the day. After Zhao Xiaoxi walked out of Chengdu Road, he took more of a day break and marched at night.

Along the way, what made him gratifying was that these rookies were still a little immature. Except for a few cavalrymen who accidentally fell and injured their hands and feet while walking at night. No one was left behind and arrived safely and smoothly in the jurisdiction area of Qinfeng Road.

Zhao Xiaoxi, who temporarily took refuge in the valley outside Qinzhou, a military city on Qinfeng Road, also met the members of the armed guard who were waiting for a report here. It was learned that the cavalry of the other four roads out of Shu had all arrived at the predetermined position, and the fastest to enter the Qinfeng Road was the Jinzi Battalion.

The five thousand-man cavalry battalions all chose the way of marching day and night when they entered Qinfeng Road, although they were the same as the Huozi battalion. There have been injuries to the horses, but overall there have been no cases of people being left behind.

Zhao Xiaoxi, who handed over an order to the Wuwei here, ordered four thousand-strong cavalry teams to officially rush to Qinzhou to assemble with them. As a strategic city on Qinfeng Road, there are many wars around Qinzhou every year.

It's just that this time, Zhao Xiaoxi took Qinzhou as the rear base camp and came here to organize and command the anti-looting campaign. The reason is that this place, as a military town on Qinfeng Road, has a relatively complete city defense and logistics supply.

As a military town that needs to deal with the southward movement of Western Xia and beware of the rebellion in Tibet, Qinzhou is also the base camp of Qinfenglu's Tongyuan army.

With this army as a squire, Zhao Xiaoxi can ensure as much as possible that the movement of the cavalry northward will not be known by the outposts of the two countries. Otherwise, he wouldn't have had to be so careful all the way!

The fire battalion and the guard battalion were ordered to camp in place, and thousands of men and horses rested quietly in this valley. Zhao Xiaoxi re-read the situation of the Tongyuan Army in his mind. In order to do his best, he will have a clear understanding of the situation of this border army that is about to belong to him and command.

As a standing branch of troops stationed on the border, the Tongyuan Army is also a few points stronger in combat strength than the inland van army. Just looking at this border army, which numbered more than 20,000 people, the number of cavalry was less than 2,000.

This ratio of almost ten to one infantry is still relatively large in today's Northern Song Dynasty Xiang Army. To deal with the attack of Fanbang rangers in a large defense area, how much role can two thousand-man cavalry teams play?

Compared with the inland Xiang army, many cavalry in this Tongyuan army were not Han but moved here. Belonging to the Song Dynasty, these Fanbang soldiers are also among the top elite soldiers in the cavalry of the Tongliao Army.

In addition to the Tongliao Army, a standing army of the imperial court, in order to deal with the enemy situation in the special season, Qin Fenglu ruled the cities. There are also many prefectures and towns that have set up regimental training battalions, and some reserve armies composed of young and strong border people.

When the situation in the state city is critical, these regimental training battalions will also be pulled to the city wall to act as defensive soldiers. However, it is basically not very likely to drag them to the field to fight the Fanbang cavalry, but it may drag down the regular army.

In this late autumn season, the group drills in each city will also be assembled and the farm tools they usually use will be put down. Instead, learn some archery and slashing skills to deal with the upcoming Fanbang raids.

In recent years, Western Xia and Tubo have also fought a lot around some border cities under the rule of Qin Fenglu. It's just that compared to the big war between countries, it has not happened in recent years.

At this time, most of the border people in the border areas stayed in some towns that had established villages and protected themselves. Looking forward to the arrival of the heavy snow, the world will be attached to the snow, and the days of their fear will end as soon as possible.

In addition, some border cities are also ready to fight. The city defense army trained with the regiment, and most of them wore armor and went to the city tower. Constantly staring at the location of the city, facing the side of Fanbang.

Once you see the fortress post at the border pass, a thick pillar of wolf smoke rises, it means that there are Fanbang cavalry entering. The amount of wolf smoke will also determine the specifications of their defenses.

In Zhao Xiaoxi's view, this is more of a passive defense strategy, and a large reason is that the cavalry of the Song Dynasty is scarce. These Fanbang cavalry, who come and go like the wind, once they appear somewhere.

Even if the nearby city sent troops to encircle and suppress them, what awaited them was only a messy scene after a bunch of people and horses. Those Fanbang cavalry have long since disappeared.

If the cavalry is sent to pursue the encirclement and suppression, you must be mentally prepared to be completely annihilated by the Fanbang cavalry. For every general of the cavalry, which means the top of the heart, the commander of the army, who dares to send cavalry to pursue casually?

It is precisely this kind of situation that unless the imperial court orders to gather heavy troops to fight a big battle with the other party, relying on the strength of the outnumbered people, the infantry dares to go out of the city to fight with the Fanbang cavalry. Otherwise, in response to this pre-winter crisis, the border can only adopt a stubborn strategy.

As long as the city is guaranteed not to be lost, the border people who settle outside the city are lost, and the officials of the cities can only sigh. This also leads to the fact that at this time, many border residents will choose to leave their homes.

Hide in the mountains and forests with their families, or live in heavily guarded cities, and only return to their homes when the snow falls and they feel that the crisis is over.

This kind of life, which may need to flee twice a year, has made many border residents who have been harassed by the Fanbang cavalry gradually have the idea of staying away from their homes. The fertile fields in the border areas have also been abandoned because they have not been taken care of.

It was precisely seeing this situation, coupled with the information collected from the Buyi Pavilion, that Helian Tieshu had already entered the Xiliangfu cavalry camp that was very close to Qinfeng Road when he returned to Western Xia.

Then the place where they attacked first must be Qinfeng Road, which is close to the cities of several state capitals in Xiliang. This kind of preparation is different from the previous Western Xia only sending cavalry and selecting some thousand-man troops to enter the Song Dynasty to fight the autumn wind.

Zhao Xiaoxi keenly felt that this time the Xixia people were only afraid that they would not only be satisfied with entering the country to harass them, but also rob people and materials. It's not good, I'm afraid they have bad intentions for some border cities.

Although they did not dare to attack some important military towns, no one dared to guarantee that once they succeeded, they would give up these important military towns. This means that a small accident may cause a big war between the two countries! (To be continued......)