"Phew!"

As soon as he walked not far from the north pass of the town, Yang Xichen grabbed the reins and waved his hand to stop the army.

Three were either lame or blind, and a guy with a missing arm, with three large carts, waiting in front.

Seeing the battle flag of the Liezi Battalion fluttering again, the indescribable five flavors in my heart were mixed, and finally changed to a battle horn.

Yang Xichen walked in front of the three of them, his mood was also quite complicated, he opened his mouth, and he didn't know what to say.

"Look at the way you chirp, you are destined to be unable to compete with us, that calf has just made a way, you are afraid that you will be left far away again."

He Blind Man was already quite contemptuous of people's eyes, and made a contemptuous look that he didn't want to see.

Yang Xichen's back molars creaked, "You are still that stinky virtue, annoying to death, if you have something to say, let it go quickly, why are you blocking here." ”

Han Erzi said: "Little lamb cub, you take the brothers well, and you have fallen into the name of our Liezi Battalion, and if you don't need the leader to clean you up, our brothers can beat you." ”

Huzi carried a bag of things and waved it to him, "A bag of three buns and two steamed buns, I didn't have time to count them, but they were all hot, so the brothers brought them to eat and warmed their stomachs to go on the expedition." ”

The Liezi Battalion always carries dry food outside, and it is not allowed to light a fire, so it is not necessarily when to eat hot rice again, nor may it be able to eat hot rice again.

They know this better than anyone else.

The number of them is all a mind.

Yang Xichen nodded, asked people to come over and take the food back to send it back, and he also pinched a steamed bun and stuffed it into his mouth.

Hu Zi looked at the empty cart, looked at the Liezi banner, turned around and sat on the car, turned the horse's head, and waved his hand, "Let's go, don't put this on the wrong side." ”

Yang Xichen looked at the backs of the three people, clenched the lance, and led the team to leap forward.

At the gate of the city, Xiao Wei, who was riding with the rest of the eight-character battalion, looked left and right, and smiled at the general Meng Wei who came to see him off: "Meng Shuai, this is the torch of the Liezi Battalion." ”

General Zhenbei, whose temples had long been gray, shook his head, "No. The fire has never been extinguished, and it has been passed down from generation to generation, but it has burned more vigorously. The wolf rider is like this, and the Zhenbei army is like this. ”

Xiao Wei laughed, "It's still Meng Shuai who is right." ”

Meng Wei's generous hand fell on Xiao Yan's equally broad shoulder, "This battle is difficult, don't think too much about other things, our hearts are always the same, and this city will not be lost." ”

"I know." Xiao Wei nodded.

The army of the three roads of Beilu, more than 500,000 people, although the march was sluggish due to the rainy weather and muddy roads, they had also been exhausted one after another.

200,000 enemies outside Yanbei Pass, 250,000 outside Zhenbei Pass, and 70,000 outside Beiguan are all close to 100 miles and marching together.

Mo said that in recent years, in the past 50 years, this has been a rare big war between the two countries.

And they have written a letter to ask for orders to prepare for war since years ago, but more than half a year has passed, and the four prefectures in the north are still not allowed to mobilize a single soldier, and the local government troops have been firmly clamped down by the new captains in recent years.

Although news has come from Beining City, the Ningwang Mansion Guards have all assembled, and 100,000 people have been recruited from all over the country to raise enough food and grass, and they have been escorted there, but they will not be able to arrive at one time.

As for the letter from the DPRK and China, the so-called sympathy for the border areas is not easy, and the 100,000-strong army of the Inner Government has been mobilized, ready to go, and it will be approaching soon.

Just listen to it.

Qinzhou, Qingzhou, Yanzhou, Yuzhou, and the East China Sea are the land of the five prefectures, spanning more than 10,000 miles.

From the time they found out that the enemy army was assembled and wrote again, to the imperial court issuing an order to transfer troops, to now, in more than two months, it is not slow for 100,000 troops to assemble in Gyeongju Mansion, let alone rush to come.

Saying a hundred days is just talking, far water can't quench the thirst of the near.

What's more, King Ning is out of Beining City, and there may be something going on.

Now it's all in vain to think about anything, and the only ones who can rely on it are themselves, and they just fight with their lives.

I've been guarding it for decades, and I can't let go of this breath at this juncture.

Then Xiao Wei smashed his fist on the heavy armor, saluted Meng Wei, and led the army to the east.

Half a day later, Xiang An, the general of Longwu, also said goodbye to Meng Wei, took the other half of the wolf riders to leave the pass, and led the army to the west.

The general of Zhenbei, Meng Wei, then walked up to the city alone, raised his eyes to the north, and only faintly saw a vague head shadow in Jinshan in the distance, and there was a wide space in all directions.

But his heart was not open.

It was like blocking his heart to the enemy camp in the distance.

The wolf cavalry is divided into two, and they are all lone troops here, and they will go deep behind enemy lines and attack the army behind enemy lines.

Three hundred years of fire, he knew that it would be able to set the prairie on fire, but he didn't know how much he would be able to gather back after that.

"Decree the generals to deliberate, and if there is anyone who is not sick, behead!"

Then Meng Wei turned down the city tower, leaving only a handsome order.

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The four northern prefectures are Beijiang, Beiyuan, Beining and Jibei.

Beijiang and Beiyuan are east of the Xingshan Mountains and west of the Xingshan Mountains.

Counting the northern border of Xiliang Province and the northeastern corner of Jibei Province, it is the northern border line of the entire Daqin.

And this border line, from the middle of the Northern Yuan Dynasty to the easternmost part of Beijiang Province, resembles a long bow placed to the north.

The North Pass is located in the center of the bow handle, and behind it is the northward starting point of the Xingshan Mountain Range.

Zhenbei Pass is in the center of the bow arm, and it is also the northernmost and frontmost one.

The Yanbei Pass, where there are frequent wars, is slightly at the bow, but the position is concave, and it is more south.

The jurisdiction of the Zhenbei Army is within the distance between the east and west of these three passes.

The Northern Yuan Mansion, which is also one of the four northern provinces, is stationed in the Northwest Frontier Army, and the Western Liang Army is under the first and second armies.

To the west, in the north of Xiliang Mansion, the Third Army of Xiliang was stationed.

It stands to reason that the two prefectures of Xiliang and Beiyuan are facing the two parts of the central and western regions of Beilu, and the border line is longer, so it should be easier to break through the plunder and be attacked by the law army than the first line of Beijiang Prefecture.

But in fact, Xiliang is mostly desert and Gobi, and the terrain is high, which is not conducive to marching and fighting.

The eastern border of Beiyuan Mansion is a vast mountainous area, where most of the Xingshan Mountain Range is located, and there are many other small mountain ranges that are inaccessible.

To the southwest is the Yuanshan Mountain Range, which has the Mo River flowing westward, which is wide and mighty.

In addition, the northern border of Beiyuan Prefecture, west of the Xiliang Gobi Plateau, there are Qianyuan Snow Mountains, and there are also natural dangers and geographical advantages.

Although there are thousands of miles of fertile land in the hinterland of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, it can be said that the attack from the Northern Yuan Dynasty to the south is dangerous everywhere, and there are obstacles every step.

After that, there are Qingzhou, Jizhou, Qinzhou, Jinzhou four prefectures can rush to the aid by water, the big ships travel, no matter the transfer of troops and grain, it is faster.

I am afraid that before the hinterland of the Northern Yuan Mansion was attacked, reinforcements had already arrived from all over the Inner Prefecture.

From the perspective of the Northern Law, it is too difficult to attack, and it is difficult to achieve results, which is thankless.

Moreover, the Beilu tribes adjacent to the two places were briefly under the rule of the Central Plains Dynasty, and they were already the most important granaries of the Beilu now, and they would not easily raise troops here and affect grain production.

As for the eastern border of Beilu, there is little fertile land, and the climate is not suitable.

In this way, the eastern divisions have a stronger aggressiveness and the need for foreign warfare.

Correspondingly, it is the vast plain in the north of Daqin, whether it is Beining, Jibei, or Beijiang Province, there are a large number of fertile fields in hand, and the grain production is very rich.

At the same time, the plain terrain is also more suitable for long-distance driving, fast horses come and go, and it is convenient to attack and gain profits.

In particular, the Yanbei Pass, once the successful breakthrough and the sweep away, it is the Beijiang Plain, like Hanshan County, etc., are all large grain-producing counties, even if they can't hold it afterwards, they can't take it for themselves, but it can also greatly alleviate the embarrassment of the various departments in the east of the law with little grain and little food in winter.

If the timing is right, you can even go from Yanbei Pass to Zhenbei Pass, cut off the logistics of Zhenbei Pass, and even attack on both sides, so that Zhenbei Pass becomes a lonely place.

Therefore, Yanbei Pass, which was unlucky, became the focus of repeated attacks by the Law Dynasty.

It's the same this time.

Outside the Yanbei Pass, it is now a soldier coming to the city.

Chi Yan Gu Liuru, and then the second son Chi Yan Gu Mo Ying as the commander of the Eastern Route Army, and his subordinate generals Mu Yehu, Chun Yu Duoduo, He Ruozheyu, Zijin Xianning, etc., each led 20,000 soldiers and horses to accompany him.

Now in front of the pass, the one who scolds and invites the battle is the vanguard of the Eastern Route Army, the general Jin Yanning.

There is a burly man of more than six feet, carrying a half-foot knife in his hand, and a snow-white horse is seated, and he is majestic.

At the head of Yanbei Guancheng, the chief general of the Third Army in Zhenbei, Yan Lun, had a solemn face, seeing that he was scolding and inviting to fight, but his own side had his own looks, no one invited him to fight, and his face was even more difficult to see.

"General, Qin Yu, the former general of the left army, is the grandson-in-law of the general, a general's general, a great bow and horse, how about sending him to battle?"

Seeing his expression, the deputy general next to him exchanged glances with several people, and stepped forward to speak.

"Humph!" Yan Lun's cold eyes glanced over, anger surging in his eyes, and his left fist behind him was clenched, eager to throw him in the face.

He was transferred from the Northeast Yuanwei Army after the First World War five years ago, and he was far from having the kind of control and deterrence that the great general Meng Wei had over the generals in Zhenbei Guan.

And at the same time, many generals were transferred at the same time, and the situation in Yanbei Pass was quite complicated, and he was constrained by all kinds of things, and the implementation was not smooth.

Seeing that now that the army was approaching the city, they were still here to take care of their own personal fights, and it was obvious that even the general no longer had any scruples, and they suddenly became angry.

"Adjutant General Han Sheng listens to the order!"

The person who spoke was stunned, but he didn't dare to disobey the military order head-on, so he had to hug his fists and reluctantly said, "The last will be." ”

Yan Lun turned around, didn't bother to look at him again, and said, "You lead the five battalions of soldiers in the rear army and go out to meet the battle." ”

"The last general......" Han Sheng was excited, and was about to refuse, but there was humanity on the side:

"General, please look!"

Yan Lun then looked at it, outside the city of Dongzhen, there was already a lone horse coming out, carrying a big knife in his hand and a long bow on his waist and hips, and he was approaching the gate.

"General, the last general is willing to go out of the city to face the battle, please allow the general!"

I saw that although he was only five feet and a half, only slightly taller than ordinary people, he was particularly tall and straight, and his handsome face with sword eyebrows and starry eyes was full of solemnity at the moment.

Yan Lun looked at it, and his heart was angry and relieved.

Angry, he didn't wait for anyone to force him, so he sent it out by himself.

But I am relieved to be here.

After all, under his command, it is not that there is no available general.

After thinking about it for a while, Yan Lun spoke again: "You are allowed to fight." Adjutant General Han Sheng, leading the fifth battalion of soldiers in the rear army to accompany you, listen to your dispatch! ”

After saying that, a pair of cold eyes stared at Han Sheng, and his hand pressed on the hilt of the knife, with a strong sense of threat.