Chapter 156: The two armies face each other
...... Recently, because of the war in Yehe Town, Xiahou Huan sent people who specialize in raising ravens to Yehe Town and brought some ravens. With Raven, it is much easier to contact the Iron Cavalry headquarters.
Lei Qing received a warning from Yuwen Enemy, and without saying anything, he directly sent the letter to the headquarters of the Iron Cavalry through the raven. Within two days, the letter from the mad sword Xiahou Huan arrived, indicating that the Iron Cavalry Regiment was ready, and if the blood wolf dared to move, he would immediately send troops to support Lei Qing.
Things have reached this point, Lei Qing is no longer worried, the direction and control of the battle situation is no longer something that he Lei Qing can decide. What he can do now is to stay quietly in Yehe Town, continue to recruit and surrender in various ways, and expand his strength. As the quantity and quality of Lei Qing's army continued to improve, the more he had control over his life.
At the same time, Xiahou Huan issued a diplomatic statement by announcing to the world, expressing his dissatisfaction with the blood wolf's provocation of the northwest border, and even said that if the blood wolf Yuwen was an enemy, he would be the enemy of the Iron Cavalry. Then the Iron Cavalry will give him a warm welcome, and in order to fulfill the friendship of the landlord, they will guarantee that they will be warmly entertained by the blood wolf, and let him enjoy the VIP treatment of coming in vertically and lying back.
Xiahou Huan's announcement to the world suddenly made the entire Freedom Alliance feel the changes in the situation in the northwest. The Freedom Alliance and the Steppe Court of the Huer Prairie are two different superpowers.
Although there have been frequent minor frictions between the two sides, in recent decades there has not been a record of two medium-sized forces each with nearly 10,000 troops fighting directly head-to-head. Suddenly, many eyes focused on the northwest, focusing on Yehe Town, a border town that many people had never even heard of.
Lei Qing, the town guard of Yehe Town, has gradually become the leader of a small force, and has been reflected in the eyes of some big people, and his name has been constantly circulated. His deeds and past have also been compiled into detailed information and placed on the desks of many powerful people.
Before that, although Lei Qing had done some sensational things, for those big shots, it was just a small fight and something that could not be put on the stage. Even if there are some rumors of deeds, they are at best called negative names such as robbers, kidnappers, etc.
But with the discovery of Lei Qing's intelligence, many people began to notice some of Lei Qing's extraordinary sides. He kidnapped the heirs of the Li Chamber of Commerce and the Zhen Ranch respectively, and so far he has been alive and well in the northwest.
According to the intelligence, this son is the descendant of the Lei family of the Tianlan Empire, because he peeped at Yu Shanshan, the daughter of Yu Tianji, the first assistant of the cabinet of the Tianlan Empire, taking a bath, and was chased all the way to the Freedom Alliance and joined the Iron Cavalry Regiment.
With Lei Qing's fame, Yu Shanshan was unlucky. It turns out that some stories about her chastity are at most circulated in Tianlan Yanjing, and they are just used as a laughing stock after dinner. Fortunately, even the entire territory of the Freedom Alliance has begun to spread the name of Yu Shanshan. It was soon revealed, Yu Shanshan was not only the daughter of the first assistant of the cabinet, but also the personal disciple of the Tianlan Empire's Douqi Holy Land, the palace master of the Moon Cold Palace, the Cold Ice Sword Saint.
But Yu Shanshan's suffering is not over here, and then Lei Qing became popular in the Freedom Alliance. The story about him and Yu Shanshan began to spread from the Freedom Alliance to the Tianlan Empire, and began to circulate repeatedly among the major forces of the Tianlan Empire, almost all over the country.
Of course, there is also the name of Lei Qing, kidnapping Li Baobao and kidnapping Zhen Jimu. Now he also killed Zong Wuji of Wanying Stream and captured the butcher Yuwenhu alive. The most talked-about thing is that this kid surnamed Lei seems to have a good ability to lead the troops, and with a new army that has just been formed, he actually defeated the strong with the weak, killing 1,500 blood wolf soldiers, and losing less than 20 of his own losses.
That classic battle was also formed into a battle report and began to spread outside. is just the protagonist who commands the battle, from Mr. Hao to Lei Qing. It was Lei Qing who deliberately disappeared to lure the Blood Wolf Army into being fooled, and secretly ordered Mr. Hao to make various arrangements.
It's not that Lei Qing wants to rob Mr. Hao's name, this is also one of Mr. Hao's strategies. The purpose is to hype up the fame and prestige of the lord. He is just a literati who has just been worshipped as a military advisor, there is no need to hype up, make his name louder than the lord, and dominate the people without any interest in the Black Flag Regiment.
Maximizing profits is the purpose of the Lee Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Hao, who was born in the Li family's staff, is now determined to follow Lei Qingming, so he naturally has to think about everything for the lord, and only when the lord is strong can he have meaning. He disdained to do things that were so high-ranking that he did.
As for the diplomatic rhetoric of Xiahou Huan, the mad sword of the Iron Cavalry Regiment, he was also quite tough and domineering, and he clearly did not take the Yuwen tribe in his eyes at all. Needless to say, this is the handwriting of Mr. Ram, the military division of the Iron Cavalry Regiment, and the purpose is very simple, since the conflict with the Yuwen tribe is unavoidable, it has to be contested. Why bother to shrink back and talk to yourself in a low voice?
What's more, this time, the Yuwen tribe was full of food and support, and was bewitched and greedy for money and took the initiative to invade Yehe Town. Such a tough diplomatic vocabulary with disdain for a strong enemy would also greatly increase the cohesion and prestige of the Iron Cavalry.
After all, those who also belong to the Freedom Alliance don't want to see the army in their own territory too weak in the face of foreign enemies.
But the Iron Cavalry Regiment was cool, but it made the blood wolf Yuwen enemy unhappy, even if he was reluctant, for the sake of face and lining, he had to pull out the army and run to Yehe Town to show off his might.
Immediately, the blood wolf ordered the generals, leading the five thousand blood wolf army and five thousand strong herdsmen who were temporarily pulled. Known as 10,000 soldiers, they are coming to Yehe Town to kill.
As soon as the blood wolf Yuwen enemy moved, there were spies who immediately responded with ravens. Crazy Sword Xiahou Huan also personally led the various military horses that had been prepared for a long time and moved to Yehe Town, putting on a posture of preparing for a big battle with the Blood Wolf Army.
The people of the Freedom Alliance were also quite concerned about this big battle with foreign forces, and they sent their scouts one after another and began to rush to Yehe Town, always paying attention to the trend of this battle.
The reason is simple, whether the Iron Cavalry wins or loses, it will have some far-reaching impact on the situation in the Freedom Alliance. If they win, the prestige of the Iron Cavalry will increase dramatically, and there will be a huge leap in the short term. If it is defeated, then the northwest part of the country will fall into chaos, maybe there will be a chaotic war, and maybe a new force will rise.
Recently, under the limelight, Lei Qing continues to recruit safely, and strength is fundamental. If he has 100,000 male soldiers in his hands, the blood wolf Yuwen enemy will eat the bear's heart and leopard gall, or he will be tired of life, so he dares to talk to himself like that. Otherwise, when you see yourself, you won't even dare to gasp a few more times.
With the rapid increase in prestige and fame, people continue to join the Black Flag Regiment, and some of the Blood Wolf Soldiers who have been well cared for and healed after being seriously injured have also joined the Black Flag Regiment. As a result, Lei Qing's team expanded to 1,200 people in a short period of time, and for Lei Qing's initial goal of 1,500 horsemen, there were only 300 people left.
It is estimated that Lei Qing, who will soon be able to complete the first round of expanded recruitment, will suspend accepting people in the short term. It's not that money can't keep up, but if the military expands too quickly, it will be very difficult to lose. This army must be tempered well and truly twisted into a rope. Otherwise, as soon as there are many people, they will be chaotic, won't they become a group of stragglers?
A sense of belonging, identity, and loyalty is something that needs to be cultivated slowly.
With the arrival of Xiahou Huan, Yehe Town suddenly became completely lively. The entire Iron Cavalry Regiment, excluding Lei Qing's subordinates, had 5,000 people in Yehe Town, and with Lei Qing's, there were more than 6,000 people.
It seems that there is a gap of thousands with the Blood Wolf Army, but in fact, half of the tens of thousands of Blood Wolf Army are herdsmen. Although the herdsmen are also good at riding horses and know how to fight, they are soldiers when they get on horses. However, whether it is the degree of organization, morale, or the will to fight, it is far from being comparable to the regular army.
According to Xiahou Huan's calculations, as long as a thousand iron horsemen, he can crush the five thousand herdsmen. An army that has not undergone a lot of training and is not twisted into a rope can only be regarded as a rabble, stragglers.
It is under the command of Lian Lei Qing, in addition to more than two hundred ironclad heavy cavalry, plus the blood wolf soldiers who have been incorporated have some combat effectiveness. The rest can really only be regarded as a rabble.
Yuwen's large army was not stupid enough to play any kind of rapid march and surprise attack in front of everyone. Instead, the march arrived at an open grassland more than ten miles outside Yehe Town, set up camp, and presented a dignified attitude to the world.
Xiahou Huan also immediately led the crowd to go up and came to the camp of Yuwen Enemy to call for battle.
Yuwen led the crowd to fight, and the two sides set up a position on the grassland, facing each other from afar.
In the future, who else on the prairie will be afraid of him and obey him? But let's fight, the iron cavalry regiment is well-equipped, and all of them are well-armored, and they are extremely difficult. If a fierce battle is fought, even if it can be won, it will be lost. The competition between the tribes on the steppe is relatively fierce, and if he loses more than half of his troops, it will be difficult to survive in the future.
"Yuwen enemy, what are you doing cowering and hiding in the middle of the army?" The mad knife Xiahou Huan rode his seemingly short and poor, but in fact extraordinary love horse, taking the lead, wandering away from the forward, with a great momentum of preparing to rush up and fight. With an arrogant face, he shouted: "When everyone is at war, why don't we two go it alone and make the brothers happy." ”
"Whoa~" In the Iron Cavalry Regiment, seeing that their boss was so brave and domineering, they immediately roared and cheered.
On the other hand, the blood wolf Yuwen enemy, his face was a little bad. His cultivation strength is the golden primary level, let him fight with Xiahou Huan, the loss is too big. had to pretend to shout: "Xiahou Huan, you are such a big person, do you only know how to be brave?"
(To be continued)