Chapter 512: On the eve of the decisive battle

Jiang Chao rode in front, followed by Yue Pengju, as well as Ah Sheng, and several generals of the Yelang clan. The vanguard of 100,000 people has already moved to the place where the Jurchens and Khitans meet.

And Jiang Chao led an army of 10,000 of the most well-equipped children. For the current Jiang Chao, there is no need for him to recruit in person.

It's just that in this life, he met the steppe cavalry who once swept the whole world, and he also had the heart to compete.

He wanted to see who would win and who would lose between the modern army and the strongest cavalry. Although, to fight the cold-armed army with modern equipment, it is a bit of a bully.

But the grassland cavalry is famous, and the speed of their horses has even reached seventy or eighty kilometers per hour.

At such a speed, if there is no targeted strategy, it is likely to suffer a big loss in this area.

Jiang Chao was also afraid that the Nanming Expedition that led the team this time would underestimate the enemy. After all, the combat effectiveness of the children's army can be said to be unparalleled in the world.

The army that has not tasted defeat, coupled with the ridiculously high battle loss ratio against the enemy, will somewhat make some generals of the army underestimate the enemy.

If it was against other armies, Jiang Chao would not be worried, but it was the steppe cavalry, even if he taught a lot of strategic and tactical applications.

But these are only on paper, and whether they can really be applied to actual combat depends on how much they have understood. Can it be used flexibly?

His army of 10,000 children is prepared in case of emergency. If the army of the children suffered a defeat because of the arrogance of the enemy, it could only be the 10,000 old soldiers led by him to make a move.

No one knew better than he did about the power of those steppe cavalry. Although, when facing the Jurchens before, most of the Jurchen army was also cavalry.

But how can the Jurchen cavalry be compared with the steppe cavalry, if it can be compared, the Jurchens will not be so badly defeated.

When Jiang Chao was heading to the junction of the Jurchens and the Khitan, the Southern Ming Expedition, which had already arrived here, had already distributed 100,000 troops in the border area of nearly 100 kilometers.

He organized several lines of defense and sent scouts to reconnoiter the movements of the steppe cavalry at any time, and once the enemy situation was clear, he made corresponding tactical adjustments.

The Southern Ming Expedition has always been famous for defending itself, which is why Jiang Chao would hand over the blocking battle to him. If he is there, even the generals of the subordinate army have the heart to despise the enemy.

Even if there is the kind of possibility that Jiang Chao thought of at that time, Nan Mingzheng will be able to stabilize the position under the disadvantage, and he will be able to wait until he comes over to deal with the aftermath.

"Sir, we are so cautious, is the steppe cavalry really as powerful as rumored!?" Ah Sheng, who was following Jiang Chao, frowned, with a slight disdain in his eyes.

Even Ah Sheng has such a demeanor, it is conceivable that in the entire subordinate army, there are other generals, especially those who have experienced battles.

They are now afraid that they have not taken any other army into account, and such a thinking is dangerous.

"The steppe cavalry comes and goes like the wind, their war horses are mostly sweat and blood, this kind of horse is not only tall, but also, the speed of travel is also very amazing, from the defeat of the Jurchen cavalry in their hands, it can be seen that they are powerful, if we underestimate the enemy, even if we have advanced weapons, I am afraid that we may also suffer defeat."

The ordinary Yue Pengju said lightly, his expression was cautious, and a trace of worry flashed in his eyes.

is worthy of being a military god-level figure in his previous life, and he looks at the problem more comprehensively than Ah Sheng, and he must be in-depth, not arrogant or impetuous. Bringing him here this time was definitely the right decision.

"What Pengju said is to the point, Ah Sheng will learn more from General Yue in the future......" Jiang Chao nodded to Yue Pengju, he looked at Ah Sheng, with a look of expectation in his eyes.

Later, when it is developed, more personnel in the military sector will be needed. Ah Sheng is smart, he is just too young.

As long as he is given enough time to study, in the future, he will definitely be a good hand under Jiang Chao.

Ah Sheng nodded when he heard this, his face full of curiosity.

On the other side, after the Jurchens were destroyed, the steppe cavalry began to attack the Khitans, and Yelu Yunyan, who got the news, was a little ownerless.

They couldn't even defeat the Jurchens, and if it weren't for the help of their children, they wouldn't have been able to recover so much lost territory. If the steppe cavalry attacked.

Then they, a country that has just been restored, are afraid that they will also be wiped out by the steppe cavalry overnight.

However, when she was worried, the shopkeeper Huang told her that the Zidi army had launched a blockade against the steppe cavalry at the junction of the Jurchen and Khitan.

After hearing this news, Yelu Yunyan did not hesitate at all, and hurriedly mobilized the 100,000 troops that the Khitan army now had to prepare to rush to help.

The remaining 60,000 troops were led by her younger brother Yelu Hongren to guard the capital.

For her decision, the shopkeeper Huang did not stop it, no matter whether Yelu Yunyan's troops were useful or not, Yelu Yunyan wanted to go over to help, and that was her business.

It's just that Yelu Yunyan knows what she wants to do. In addition to helping, she wanted to meet the person who helped her get back to her country.

After knowing that the Zidi army was getting stronger and stronger, and Huaxia almost swept through the nearby countries, she also knew that the Khitan tribe, who had just returned to the country, wanted to survive for a long time.

can only rely on the snort of the river tide. You must know that the Khitan tribe was supported by Jiang Chao single-handedly, if Jiang Chao is not satisfied. The Khitan tribe could destroy her at any time.

Just as Yelu Yunchan was rushing to the border, the steppe cavalry was already approaching the border.

When they approached the border fifty miles, Nan Mingzheng got the news, and at the same time, Jiang Chao also got the news that the steppe cavalry was approaching the border.

Jiang Chao's 10,000 subordinate troops were about 300 miles away from the steppe cavalry. If you are on a rapid march, you can reach it in half a day.

However, Jiang Chao brought heavy artillery troops this time, and if you march quickly, the heavy artillery troops will not be able to keep up at all.

After all, the inconvenience of road traffic in the territory of the Jurchens caused certain difficulties for the heavy artillery units.

However, in two days, the heavy artillery unit will definitely be able to reach the designated place, and now it depends on whether the subordinate army led by the Southern Ming Expedition can completely block the grassland cavalry in the border area.

When the time comes, when he arrives, there will be another front and back, and no matter how powerful the steppe cavalry is, it will be destroyed here.

In the border land, one of the hilly areas, the hilly land here is not very high, about forty or fifty meters.

This area is the best place to stop it, and the Sons have built trenches here. There were several passable valley roads in the middle, all of which were covered by the fire of the Soldiers.

In the valley road, the children also set up a lot of traps. and horse rejection piles.