The Xian Xiao people were greatly annoyed, but there was nothing they could do, so in the end they had to leave this place alone and continue to go south, anyway, there were less than a thousand people in it, and they would not do anything big.

The guard general of Niutou Mountain is a thousand households called Wu Ming, as his name suggests, he was originally a nameless, but he unexpectedly showed great power at a critical time and became the only famous general in Yanyun County who could resist the Xian Xiao cavalry!

Qin Gang was also very surprised by this, because he knew Wu Ming, although he was also a person who could lead troops, but he didn't have such a great ability, okay!

Good guy, with less than a thousand troops against 20,000 Xian cavalry, not only did not rout, but also slightly killed, even if this general is only afraid, he will never be able to do it!

made a big deal out of him.

The court's commendation made snowflakes fly, and Wu Ming had been sealed to the position of the second-rank chief soldier!

It's a pity that Niutou Mountain is in danger of being alone, and it is also hundreds of miles away from Yanyun Pass, and the two sides have been out of contact for a long time, and these commendation orders cannot be sent to Wu Ming's hands.

This is great news for Xiao Chen, because in their strategic concept, they want to occupy Niutou Mountain as a foothold first.

It's easy to defend and difficult to attack, if it is occupied by the Xian people, it is not easy to take it down, now it's good, as long as you can reach Niutou Mountain, you can join the defenders inside victoriously and achieve a phased victory.

In addition, there are almost 20,000 of them, all of them are light cavalry, moving fast, and all of them are skilled in bows and horses, not afraid of death, and their combat power is almost the same as the elite black dragon guards of the Great Zhou.

Not only are these guys super combative, but the most terrifying thing is that they are extremely stoic, and one of the concrete manifestations is that they can hold on for a long time with only some cow's milk dried milk as food.

And when eating, they can also keep moving, they will throw those dry and hard camel dried milk into the kettle, as the war horse marches, shaking will melt the dried milk and drink, relying on the nutrition of these water milk to maintain considerable physical strength......

When embodied in specific operations, it is even more terrifying.

For example, when they marched south to attack the first city, the defenders immediately sent 800 miles of fast horses to the rear to report the news.

But when the fast horses arrived at the rear city, the Xian Xiao cavalry also killed, and they didn't give them any time to prepare for battle!

Another reason why they are so fast is that each of them has at least three horses to ride in turn, so that they can maintain the physical strength of the horses and can launch a quick attack at any time.

That is to say, there were only 20,000 of them, but there were 60,000 or 70,000 horses!

But this also makes them face a big problem, that is, so many war horses need to consume a lot of grass every day.

It's no problem to fight in the summer, Yanyun County is full of grasslands with abundant water and grass, and it can also be dealt with in autumn, although the grass is yellow, it is enough for horses to eat.

However, this is not the case in winter, when the snow falls, it will cover a large area of pasture, and even if there is a lot of hay underneath, it will be difficult for the horses to eat.

So if they want to fight in winter, they have to have plenty of hay.

In the summer, they drove the captured people to harvest a lot of hay, and plundered a considerable amount of soybeans, black beans, and a large amount of wheat straw as a grain and grass reserve.

But how many there were, Qin Gang didn't know, from the analysis of the situation they had assembled in Yanyun Mountain, maybe they really prepared enough grain and grass to survive the winter.

There is also some gossip that is even more terrifying, saying that Prince Wanyan Pingqiu of Mo Qian is calling for the united tribes in the north to gather and form an alliance, and go south together to join the Xian Xiao cavalry, and attack the Great Zhou in unison.

Although it is gossip, sometimes the gossip is surprisingly accurate, if it is true, then Yanyun Pass is in danger, not only Yanyun Pass, but also the northern portal of the entire Great Zhou may be completely opened.

If Tianxuan will then raise troops from the southeast to echo, the Great Zhou will face the dangerous situation of being attacked by the north and south at the same time!

Coupled with the cooperation of the rebel armies everywhere, the East Ying who are eyeing the enemy is waiting for the opportunity to move, and the Rus' who want to take advantage of the situation when they see a bargain will take advantage of the situation, and the wavering southern countries may also take the opportunity to cause chaos, and even the countries in the Western Regions will follow......

Then the world is in chaos!

Li Wanjiang couldn't cope even if he had three heads and six arms.

Of course, this is the worst-case scenario, and it may not happen, but the crisis is imminent.

Qin Gang has been restless in the past few months, and has repeatedly asked the emperor to transfer troops to strengthen the defense of Yanyun Pass as soon as possible, but so far the emperor has not sent a single soldier over......

Oh, no, it's sent, but it's Xiao Chen, a world-famous talent, a great eunuch with a good official residence, and thousands of rabble.

This made Qin Gang very annoyed, when is it, cousin of the emperor, are you still playing this kind of conspiracy and trickery?

The Great Zhou Jiangshan is yours, not our Qin family!

Qin Gang even thought that Li Wanjiang was doing it on purpose, that is, he wanted to use the hands of Xian Yan to consume his own troops, and even directly annihilate his entire army.

Perhaps in Li Wanjiang's view, although Yanyun Pass is very important, it does not necessarily have to be defended, because there is still Wolong Pass in the south.

Even if Yanyun Pass is lost, then the northern tribes will inevitably suffer heavy casualties, and it will be difficult to continue to attack Wolong Pass in the south for a while.

At that time, the army of the King of Fengyang, which has been given enough rest and replenishment, will be able to defeat the northern tribes in one fell swoop!

Yanyun Pass is a natural danger in the northern Xinjiang, it is difficult to attack from the north to the south, but if it is from the south to the north, it is easy to break through, and the soldiers of the northern tribes are not good at defending the city......

If Li Wanjiang is really playing this game of chess, it is really terrifying.

So under the current situation, Xiao Chen, as an inconspicuous pawn in this big game of chess, is very important.

The old handsome Li Wanjiang originally wanted this little pawn to rush across the river to die, but suddenly found that this little pawn seemed to have some effect on himself, so he was a little undecided.

But the almost half-fanned taxi carts and horses next to the old man all hoped that this little pawn could cross the river smoothly, so that they could relieve their own pressure a little.

The Queen Mother, Li Shi, Xue Jinshan, Qin Gang, and even Li Wanyun, who was far away in Jiuxi, were all among them.

Because they're not pawns, and they don't want to be at the mercy of others......

On the chessboard, where the turmoil was treacherous, and the undercurrent was surging, almost everyone's eyes were fixed on Xiao Chen.

Interestingly, however, he himself did not seem to feel much pressure.

Seeing that Xiao Chen could still remain calm in the face of such a situation, Qin Gang felt incredible, this kid was either a dead pig who was not afraid of boiling water, or he was a stupid boy who didn't understand anything!

didn't know that our Xiao Chen was just bold.

He's here to be a big gamble, and if he loses the bet, it's a death, so needless to say, if the bet wins, hehe, then you just wait to see my wonderful performance!