The soldiers were fast, and Zhao Mingyuan led an army of 3,000 to hit the road immediately, one person and three horsemen, marching towards the border pass day and night.

There are already scout knights waiting along the way, constantly reporting the latest news.

So, the next morning, their party was less than fifty miles away from the Turkic army.

"Take a break and get ready for battle."

After receiving the order, the soldiers knew that they would soon face hundreds of thousands of Turkic troops, but everyone had no fear and calmly fed the horses with forage.

Although they had traveled all night, they did not feel the slightest sleep.

Naturally, this is not because they are emotional because of the approaching battle, nor because they are profound, but because they all have a necessary skill for first-class cavalry, sleeping on horses.

Don't underestimate this, sleeping on a horse is indeed a stunt, a great weapon of death in cavalry expeditions.

Even, until then it had been the preserve of nomads, and only nomads who grew up on horses could really do this.

Even if a person from Pegasus Ranch is accompanied by horses day and night, there are not many knights who can do this.

But now, with the saddle and stirrups, the requirements for riders have dropped considerably.

Just lie forward and put your arms around the horse's neck, and it's not difficult at all.

Therefore, even if you are traveling at night, everyone can take turns to rest, and they all sleep for a few hours without being sleepy.

Even so, for the sake of the upcoming war, most of the people chose to close their eyes and adjust their state to the most perfect.

Soon after, scouts came to report that the Hu army was less than twenty miles away.

Zhao Mingyuan hurriedly gave the order to let the soldiers wake up and prepare for battle.

Although the enemy was still a certain distance, Zhao Mingyuan did not intend to lead the army to meet him, but prepared to line up here to meet him.

This is not only because he wants to work at ease, but also because this place is a necessary place for the Hu people to enter the customs, and it is also a battlefield carefully selected by Zhao Mingyuan.

In fact, the terrain here is flat and has a wide field of view, which is suitable for cavalry combat, but it is not conducive to ambushes.

Since Zhao Mingyuan chose this place as the battlefield, it also meant that he had to lead his army to defeat the Turkic army head-on.

Zhao Mingyuan wanted to win the battle with dignity, so that the people of the grassland could truly understand that the Han people would rise again, the Ming Dynasty would be unstoppable, and the era of one Han and Wuhu would come again.

They have no other way but to surrender or to flee.

But in fact, even with the advantage in weapons, in the face of too large a disparity in forces, it is by no means so easy to defeat the Turkic army in one battle.

According to the information obtained by Zhao Mingyuan, the total number of Hu troops who came to the Central Plains this time was more than 200,000.

The Golden Wolf Army under Jieli's account alone accounted for 100,000, the Black Wolf Army of Tuli also had 50,000, the Gunatai brothers had 10,000, the Bodhisattva had 15,000, the Khitan Abaojia had 20,000, and the other tribes combined had more than 10,000 people.

Although the various tribal forces on the grassland are intertwined, there are many internal contradictions. However, in the face of the Central Plains Dynasty, their position was unanimous.

None of the steppe people were willing to face the powerful Han dynasty.

Familiar with the life of grassland raiding, they are always eyeing the wealth of the Central Plains.

Therefore, when he heard that Jieli Khan was going to lead a large army south, none of the steppe tribes was willing to lag behind.

Even Tuli, who has always been at odds with Jieli, almost poured out of the nest and squeezed out an army of 50,000.

Although Tuli has a deep hatred for Jieli, he has always wanted to replace him. But even so, it did not delay him from going south to plunder together.

You must know that the army on the grassland does not have military salaries, and they all rely on looted property to deduct it.

But even so, when they heard that they were going south to rob the rich Han people, everyone was in a shock, and no one was willing to miss this opportunity.

This is the nature of nomads, and it is also their irreconcilable contradiction with the agrarian people.

The economic structure of the steppe is too homogeneous, resulting in such a non-productive, raid-based lifestyle.

Poverty has made them constantly peep into the rich agricultural civilization, and they will bite like hyenas at the slightest opportunity.

As an attacker, even if they are repulsed, they will not have much to lose.

On the contrary, as a defensive side, almost all industries will be devastated.

It is no wonder that the nomads in the north have always been a big problem for the Han people.

It's just that now that Zhao Mingyuan is here, it is naturally different.

With firearms, after this battle, the steppe people will become good at singing and dancing.

It is naturally impossible for the 200,000 troops to act together, and the vanguard of the front, Tanma, has already discovered the army that is blocking the front.

It was determined that there were only about 3,000 people in this army, and they did not ask for instructions from the rear, nor did they have any intention of talking, so they did not hesitate at all, and rushed directly to this side.

Although they were only a vanguard, they had 5,000 cavalry.

As a steppe person, he naturally thought that his riding and archery skills were far beyond the reach of the Central Plains, and he didn't look down on the three thousand cavalry standing in front of him, and he didn't even have any intention of talking, so he killed him directly.

Seeing this, everyone just gently pulled the trigger, but with a volley, everyone on the opposite side was shot into hedgehogs.

In fact, it was useless to spend a salvo just to deal with these 5,000 men, and most of the crossbow arrows were wasted.

Thankfully, though, they had plenty of arrows, so they didn't waste anything.

If you are poor, you will be interspersed with tactics, and if you are rich, you will be covered by firepower

With today's family background, Zhao Mingyuan naturally doesn't have to be stingy with these arrows.

The 200,000-strong army was drawn out, and the front naturally scouted and rode back and forth.

Therefore, Jieli and the others naturally quickly knew what was going on in front of them.

5,000 cavalry seems to be nothing to an army of 200,000, but in fact, an army of 5,000 can be easily wiped out at any time, and no one dares to ignore it.

Soon, under the continuous investigation, Jieli had a more detailed understanding of the matter.

It turned out that the 3,000 cavalry blocking the main road in front were the crossbowmen who wiped out Li Tang's elite in a major battle not long ago.

At the same time, he knew that the main general was wearing gold armor and holding a golden sword, and he was even under the banner of Emperor Ming, and it was Zhao Mingyuan, the world's number one master, who drove the expedition in person.

After learning the news, everyone couldn't help but be shocked.

Don't look at them as Li Tang's allies, but in fact, no one knows Li Tang's strength better than them.

Especially Li Shimin's mounted cavalry, they understand how powerful it is.

Since that big war, Li Tang's elite has been wiped out. This crossbowmen, who played a great role in this, naturally won the attention of the whole world.

Even though they are in the grassland, they are also thunderous about it.

There is a lack of iron and copper on the grassland, the smelting process is already very poor, there is no good armor at all, and naturally it is impossible to stop the sharp edge of the strong bow and crossbow.

Moreover, Zhao Mingyuan's army is also cavalry, which means that it is more threatening to them.

In the past, you could run if you couldn't beat it, but in the face of this team, it is likely that you won't even be able to run.

Therefore, in the face of such a threatening army, it is naturally impossible for them to do without research.

As for Zhao Mingyuan, who drove the expedition himself, although he is indeed the best in the world in martial arts, so what?

It's just a great master, and it's not like they haven't seen it.

Even Bi Xuan, facing the siege of thousands of troops, was equally helpless.

Just be careful, don't get too close, what about the Great Grandmaster?

So, Jieli laughed and said, "Let him have a bow and crossbow chain, and I will break it by myself."

We have an army of 200,000, even one person and one arrow, which is enough to shoot them into a hornet's nest, so what are we afraid of?

Since there is no army in front of us, let's go together to meet the Ming King Zhao Mingyuan for a while. ”

Jieli said this heroically, but in fact, he was very stable. He directly led an army of 200,000 to suppress the formation, preparing to besiege and kill the 3,000 army led by Zhao Mingyuan.

"Strategist, no problem, right?"

After giving the order, Jieli asked the person next to him softly.

This person was dressed as a Han man, but he was called a military advisor by Jieli.

Being able to act as an alien without being entrusted with a heavy task by suspicion naturally proves that he is extraordinary.

Looking at the ever-changing Ling Spear in his hand, if you have a little eyesight, you can recognize that he is the third among the eight masters of the Demon Gate, and the sect leader of the Demon Sect Zhao Deyan, known as the "Demon Shuai".

Although Zhao Deyan was a Han Chinese, he was resourceful and an expert in siege, and was deeply trusted by Jieli and was regarded as a military advisor.

At the same time, he is also the first master of the grassland under Wuzun Bi Xuan, and after Bi Xuan's death, he directly became the national teacher of DTZ.

The name of a man, the shadow of a tree.

is about to face Zhao Mingyuan, the world's number one master, Jieli is naturally a little uneasy in his heart.

Although he didn't know what the specific situation of the battle of Chang'an Palace was, just looking at the results, Jieli naturally understood that Bi Xuan and Fu Cailin had lost their lives.

With the cooperation of Li Tang, the two great masters who took advantage of the time, place and people joined forces and were not Zhao Mingyuan's opponents, and they couldn't even escape, so they could know how terrible Zhao Mingyuan was.

In the face of such an invincible object, even in the midst of an army of 200,000, Jieli felt like a man on his back, and he had no sense of security.

"Don't worry, even the Great Grandmaster is still flesh and blood, how can he be able to defeat thousands of troops?

Once surrounded and killed by the army, it will be defeated after all.

Even if Zhao Mingyuan came at the Khan and really wanted to kill the general and capture the flag, although he was defeated by the Great Grandmaster, he could still stop it.

As long as my wolf warriors rush up and draw out their swords, they will be able to cut them to pieces! ”

Listening to the words of the demon marshal Zhao Deyan, Jieli felt a little relieved in his heart, and smiled happily:

"Good!

Strategist, no!

If the national teacher says so, then I will be relieved.

This time, if Zhao Mingyuan sees that the situation is not good, he will just escape.

If he really has the idea of capturing the flag, then please ask the national teacher.

It must be called the so-called number one in the world, and there is no return!

Hahaha......"

(End of chapter)