As the leader of the caravan had said, the army searched the city all night and found no less than a hundred Turks, but none of them were women, let alone the beautiful Turkic girl "Crescent Moon", it seemed that she had indeed left the city.

Unable to "avenge" the Dahua sisters, Chief Gao was unwilling, and wandered around the city for a day, and finally hung his head back. Lin Wanrong didn't care, in his opinion, the "crescent moon" is a beautiful episode of the march outside the Saiwai, and like the spring outside the Saiwai, it is all possible to meet but not to seek.

But there was another thing that made him feel a little lost. After Hu Bugui returned to the camp, he spent several hours quietly counting the number of people in each battalion in the army, and did not find anything abnormal. There are indeed many good-looking soldiers, but none of them are the people Lin Wanrong is looking for.

If it was really Fairy Ning by her side, why didn't she show up to see her? Wasn't she the one who shot last night? Touching the cold silver needle in her hand, Lin Wanrong had more doubts in her heart, and a faint sense of loss lingered in her heart.

The army rested for a day in Xingqing Mansion, replenished the supplies and dry food, and the unrest factors inside and outside the city were also calmed down a lot. Early in the morning of the third day, in addition to the 50,000 soldiers left in Li Tai's Chinese army tent, the left, center and right armies all set off, swept out of the border pass, crossed Helan Mountain, and went straight to Wuyuan.

At that time, it was early spring, and the willows in the south of the Yangtze River spit out new branches, but the wind and sand were raging outside, and the dust covered the eyes, not only people, but even the mules and horses were very difficult.

"Look here. According to the report from the scouts at the front, the vanguard of the Turks is now only more than 300 miles away from Wuyuan, and is riding at the speed of Turkic war horses. At the latest, the Turks will arrive at dusk. Xu Zhiqing dotted it on the map she had carefully drawn in red letters, which was exactly the location of Wuyuan. on this map. Rivers, mountains, roads and cities are all painted with small blocks of different colors, and the key positions are specially marked with thick ink, which is simple and clear. For this map alone, Miss Xu spent a lot of effort.

That means that at this time tomorrow, the first battle between Dahua and Hu Rendi will start?! Lin Wanrong hummed, subconsciously shook the armor, and the whining wind outside the tent reached the eardrums. It made him a little apprehensive and a little excited. used to fight the White Lotus Sect with Xu Wei, and there were many people who bullied few people. The fat man beats the thin man, and the burden on his body is light, and he dares to hit it when he closes his eyes, because the result is already doomed.

Now facing the Turks, the feeling is completely different. This is a war with unknown results. In terms of individual combat strength and numbers, Dahua is even at a disadvantage, what will the battle be like tomorrow. No one knows. The lives of the sixty or seventy thousand soldiers under his command were all in their hands, and they were not allowed to make the slightest mistake in their senses, and the pressure on their bodies trembled heavily.

The army arrived at Gohara at sunset today. Seeing Wuyuan City for the first time, Lin Wanrong was indescribably shocked. It is not at all accurate to say that it is a castle, this is a barren earth-ground fort rising in the long yellow sand, surrounded by broken walls that are all one person high, and can be easily stepped into by the Hu people with the reins of the prancing horse. Yellow sand is flying all over the sky. The sand of the city was ankle-thick, rusty swords, rotten robes, withered bones, and the ruined earthen fort was shrouded in an eerie atmosphere, and there was no danger to defend.

Lin Wanrong gasped a few times, no wonder even the fierce Turks would retreat to the grassland after capturing Wuyuan, this is simply a deserted sand city, who can live here.

"General, general, military advisor talking to you." Just thinking about it, Du Xiuyuan, who was following him, secretly pulled his sleeve and whispered.

"Oh, really?" Lin Wanrong came back to her senses, and saw Miss Xu gritting her teeth and glaring at herself, and she didn't know what she had just said.

Hu Bugui on the other side lowered his voice and said, "Miss Xu is asking me if the Right Route Army has all been settled, and whether there is any attrition?"

Lin Wanrong hurriedly said: "The soldiers of the army on my right are neat, and no one is left behind, and they are currently resting outside Wuyuan City."

Xu Zhiqing nodded slightly: "Very good, among my three-way army, the morale of the sergeants on the right is the fullest and the most rewarding, and the training is also active and hard. There is only one point, I hope that the general can concentrate a little more during the collegiate discussion, and do not think of other places. ”

What does this girl say, where can I think of going? Lin Wanrong shrugged helplessly, and Yu Zongcai, the deputy pioneer beside Zuoqiu, glanced at him with a smile on his face and did not speak.

In the three-way army, Zuoqiu on the left road is the most general, in addition to the deputy vanguard Yu Zongcai, there are more than ten deputy generals, more than 1000 households, a total of more than 90,000 soldiers. In contrast, the number of Lin Wanrong's army on the right is only six or seven percent of his place, and the fierce generals are only Du Xiuyuan, Hu Bugui, and Li Sheng, and on the surface, the strength is worse. But most of Lin Wanrong's subordinates are old subordinates brought by Shandong, and Hu Bugui Du Xiuyuan has unified training according to the strategy formulated by Lin Wanrong, and everyone cooperates tacitly, and the combat effectiveness may not be low. The middle road was led by Xu Zhiqing personally, with more than a dozen deputy generals and no less than 100,000 troops.

"Xu Junshi, what you just said, how many people and horses did the Hu people attack in the early stage?" Zuoqiu stared at the situation on the map with a solemn expression.

Xu Zhiqing said leisurely: "There are at least 60,000 elite cavalry, and the leader is Nurstyu, one of the three fierce generals under the Turkic Left King Badru. It is said that this man ate raw wolf meat when he was a child, and once smashed the head of a wild horse with one punch, and his strength was infinite, and more than a dozen Turkic warriors could not get close to him, and he was extremely fierce. ”

Nur Stud? The names of the Turks are really tongue-twisting. What if he eats wolf meat raw, Lao Tzu has also eaten bloody steak, no worse than him. Lin Wanrong smiled disappreliantly: "Miss Xu doesn't need to be so alarmist, what kind of Turkic fierce general, like us, they are flesh and blood." I insist that as long as you deserve to die, you will definitely die, and there will never be accidents. ”

Zuo Qiu heard what he said interestingly, and he also laughed: "Brother Lin is really insightful, Zuo admires it."

Xu Zhiqing smiled and shook her head: "These flattering words, it's useless to say more. Wuyuan City is in front of you, and the Hu people will be killed in a few hours, how should this first battle be fought? Is the army stationed in Wuyuan, or camped outside the city? I would like to hear the opinion of several generals. ”

This is the main purpose of today's meeting, the importance of the first battle against Hu to both sides is self-evident, and it also greatly affects the trend of the future war, so Miss Xu is so cautious.

Lin Wanrong glanced at Hu Bugui and Du Xiuyuan, both of whom were contemplating their brows, obviously thinking about the method of the first battle. The deputy general on the left side, Zong Cai, seemed to be confident, clasped his fists and said loudly: "Zong Cai thinks that my army should be stationed in Wuyuan."

"Oh?" Miss Xu raised her eyebrows lightly and smiled, "Brother Yu, please speak."

Yu Zongcai said with confidence: "As we all know, the Hu people are good at riding and shooting, but they are weak in terms of positional offensive. Our army is stationed in the city, and with the help of the artillery and sharpshooters of the Shenji Battalion, we can give full play to the strengths of our army to the greatest extent. The Turkic vanguard of this attack was only more than 60,000 people, and our army was fully confident in defending the city. Once the enemy cavalry approaches, the firearms and arrows will be fired in unison, and the enemy will definitely be kept out of the city gate. ”

Defend the city?! Lin Wanrong looked at the broken walls around Wuyuan City, the wind and sand war for many years were bright, the city walls were dilapidated, most places were less than one person high, the Turks were tall and big, and with a flick of the horsewhip, the horses flew in, how to abide by the law?

"Brother Hu, what do you suggest?" Seeing that Hu Bugui's lips were pursed, as if he had something to say, Lin Wanrong encouraged.

Hu Bugui looked anxious: "General, military division, and the last general think that Deputy Marshal Yu's method will not work." Yes, defending the city is indeed the strength of my army, but that is for the high-walled compound of Xingqing Mansion. The five principles are completely different, and the earthen city that the prancing horse can cross is not dangerous to defend at all. In the past, the Hu people could not attack Xingqing. Retreating to the Five Plains, but leaving immediately, there is a reason why these Five Plains are easy to attack and difficult to defend. Stationed in the city, not only tied up. The only way to do this is to sit back and wait for the enemy to attack. ”

Hu Bugui is upright, and his opinion on Zongcai is just that, but the last sentence of "the next step" touched General Yu's anger. Yu Zongcai was born in a family of military generals, and he held an important position at a young age, and it was inevitable that he would be arrogant, his face changed, and he snorted angrily: "The high city has the advantages of the high city, and the low city has the law of the low city." The Hu people can leap horses to attack the city, but our army's artillery and magic arrows. Wouldn't it be better to exert its power? Can the fast horses of the Hu people still be faster than the artillery fire and magic arrows of our army?! General Hu said this, I am afraid that he was frightened by the Turks! I heard that you fought with the Hu people more than ten years ago. I've never won a battle, so it's no wonder—"

"What do you say? Say it again—" This sentence was piercing at the pain of Hu not returning, and he suddenly jumped up like a lion who had been stepped on by the tail. He resisted Hu for 20 years, and Dahua won very few battles. But he was just a small family back then, is this something he can change?

Lin Wanrong stopped Hu Bugui, who was about to run away, and snorted coldly: "Brother Hu." There is nothing to be ashamed of not being able to win against the Hu people in twenty years. As long as you stand here, you are a hero of Dahuadi! Every scar on your body, every drop of blood that flows out, is a shining medal, thousands of times stronger than that person who can only talk, what are you afraid of?!"

Seeing that the deputy marshal on the left and the fierce general on the right disagreed, Xu Zhiqing couldn't help frowning: "Brother Yu, General Hu." The two of you are the right-hand men of my army, although there are strategic differences, they are both for the sake of my Dahua, and you must not speak lightly and hurt the harmony of your brothers. This is the first time, so I'll take note of it for now. If there is any more disrespectful remarks, I will definitely show the commander and deal with it in accordance with military law. Although her tone was light, her face was extremely serious, and neither Hu Bugui nor Yu Zongcai dared to say more.

Miss Xu dealt with the dispute, looked at Lin Wanrong again, and asked, "General Lin, you also listened to the advice of the two of you, what do you think?"

Lin Wanrong looked solemn: "I agree with Brother Hu's opinion." This method of defending the city is really self-tied, and the gains outweigh the losses—"

Yu Zongcai snorted secretly, and his disbelief was overflowing. But Lin Wanrong is the commander on the right, one level higher than him, and with Miss Xu's warning in front, Yu Zongcai no longer dares to be presumptuous, so he has to hug his fists and say: "General Lin, when defending the city, our army's firearms, bows and arrows can play a greater role and give the Hu people greater damage, what does it mean to tie your hands and feet, and the gains outweigh the losses?" Zong Cai is willing to hear the details. ”

Lin Wanrong said indifferently: "Brother Yu, firearms, bows and arrows can certainly become sharp weapons, but they need to be used properly, and if they are not used properly, there are times when they become a burden." Our army has more than 20 artillery pieces and 5,000 sharpshooters, but there are more than 60,000 Hu people in the first wave of siege, and the fierceness of the Turks does not need me to describe. Once one place is breached, it will become a trend of breaking the embankment, and it will be broken everywhere. At that time, our Divine Machine Battalion will be completely useless, and the Divine Archers will be exposed to the Hu Iron Cavalry. And the heavy artillery baggage, it's a pity to throw it away, I want to withdraw but can't withdraw, and it turns from a sharp weapon to a burden in an instant, what kind of scene will it be?! It's scary to think about!"

He sighed heavily, as if the miserable scene had already appeared before his eyes. Yu Zongcai was frightened when he heard this, and hurriedly wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead, and Zuoqiu also nodded approvingly.

Miss Xu glanced at him and said softly, "That makes sense." But what do you think we should do? Do you want to rush out of Wuyuan City and fight a decisive battle with the Hu people in the desert? Isn't this just the wish of the Hu people?!"

"The decisive battle is certain, but it is by no means the wish of the Hu people." Lin Wanrong stared at Xu Zhiqing's delicate cheek and smiled mysteriously. Miss Xu couldn't resist his gaze, hurriedly lowered her head, and said angrily: "What are you doing, why don't you say it quickly?" How the hell is the decisive battle?!"

Lin Wanrong smiled, and a cold glint flashed in her eyes: "It's certain to get out of Wuyuan City." But by no means forward. On the contrary, in my opinion, we should step back and leave these five plains to the Turks!!"