"When Di Guo sent someone over to take over Hucheng, I killed him directly." When riding on a horse and heading all the way to Hucheng, Zhong Lu's voice was calm.

"At that time, I was still on patrol outside the city, and I listened to the envoy enter the city, because the people threw clods of earth, and shouted that he would be punished. At that time, the county guard of Hucheng was already so frightened that he helped kidnap people. As soon as I returned, as soon as the blood came up, I led people to use knives and killed this group of Di dogs. ”

Riding beside him, Chen Jing's face was silent. In that case, Zhong Lu, as the small lieutenant of Northern Xinjiang, can see how much pressure he is under.

If it weren't for Mr. Big's advice to His Majesty to go to war, I am afraid that these rebels in Hucheng would be completely killed.

"By the way, General Zhong, can Di people attack the city?"

"Naturally, I attacked it several times. After I killed Di and the county guard fled in fright, I mobilized the righteous men of the three nearby cities to gather to fight Di. On the side of Di Guo, a large army was sent over several times, but the soldiers and civilians in the city were united and still defended. But I always felt that when the Di people attacked Hucheng, they didn't do their best. ”

Chen nodded his head.

He understood very well that if the Di army wanted to attack the Central Plains, then it had to attack from the direction of Fenglong Pass. After taking Hucheng, the mighty army of Di Guo wanted to abandon their horses and climb the mountains, bypassing many Gobi mountains in the west, and the gains outweighed the losses.

But the Wind Dragon Pass is different, breaking the Wind Dragon Pass, almost directly into the hinterland of Daran.

The greater significance of Hucheng should be as a small city for the surprise army. It is estimated that this is the idea of the national teacher of Di Guo.

At present, the war is about to break out, and Li Hou is sitting in Fenglong Pass, and if he is not careful, he is very likely to fall into the trap of the Di people. In addition, even if there is a battle, it will take a period of time for the new army to drill and arrange the fortifications.

Chen Jing believed that Li Hou's handwritten letter to Zhong Lu must have some kind of layout. But it was about the military plane, and he couldn't ask.

Unless it is said that after this messenger, Li Hou will summon him into the account and be promoted to a staff member.

The two were talking, and suddenly, Chen Jing's face froze. Zhong Lu next to him also sank his eyes.

Yes, at this moment, the sound of horses' hooves sounded all around. Not long after, a few scouts of the Ran people hurriedly came to report.

"General Bell, the Di people are coming-"

"How many?"

"The number of vast, no less than three thousand horses!"

It is less than ten miles away from Hucheng, and at this time, another Di people appeared. It stands to reason that if Di Guo did not plan to attack Hucheng, at most he would send a strict patrol cavalry to cut off the channel.

But now, the war seems to be a bit chaotic.

"Array!" Zhong Lu did not hesitate at all, and immediately spoke angrily. The seven or eight thousand people who brought it out quickly lined up in a shield array.

Spears and shields come first, and the bow comes last.

In this situation, the Di people came on horseback, and there were nearly ten miles away from Hucheng, and if they fled, their legs would not be able to run the horsepower at all.

"Fortification battalion, sprinkle thistles!"

The fortification battalion of three or four hundred quickly took out a lot of thistles from the materials it was carrying and sprinkled them around. Not only that, but also local materials, using broken knives and various wooden cuts, piled up a few rejection horses.

Although it is simple, if Di Ren dares to rush to kill, he will inevitably be stopped and eat a large number of flying arrows.

In the northern frontier, the Di people relied on the power of cavalry warfare and kept pressing the northern frontier army to fight. Therefore, the border army will derive various methods to deal with the cavalry of the Di people.

Chen Jing believes that if there is enough time, these fortification camps will not be able to say that they will also create things such as horse traps and tripping ropes.

It's a pity that as the sound of iron hooves approaches, there is not much time left.

"Brother Chen, I also wonder why so many Di Gou's cavalry troops suddenly came."

"Perhaps, someone is laying it out."

"Layout?"

Chen nodded, "It's not just about cutting off the channel, it's impossible to say, between this pot city and the Wind Dragon Pass, the people of Di want to control it firmly in their hands." ”

Zhong Lu sneered, "The Ran people are not dead, the blood has not been exhausted, if Di Gou wants to enter the Central Plains, he must first step on the corpse of my Northern Frontier Army!" ”

"Pass on my military orders, line up and kill the enemy!"

On Zhong Lu's left and right, Ran Shi, who had experienced many battles, was roaring. They have encountered a lot of scenes like this, but it is still the same sentence, these thousands of miles in the northern frontier, these people have already tied their heads to their belts.

Chen Jing raised his gaze and looked at the sand smoke in front of him. He never imagined that this round of messengers would encounter so many things. But in the same way, unconsciously, he seems to be slowly figuring out the situation laid out by the Di Guoren.

"General Zhong, are there any war horses?"

"There are more than 300 horsemen, which were originally used as scouts." Hearing Chen Jing's words, Zhong Lu was stunned, not understanding what Chen Jing was going to do.

"Brother Chen may not know that in this sandy land, if you want to win the Di people, it is not appropriate to fight against horses, resist the enemy on the defensive, and then find an opportunity to counterattack, which is the best policy."

"I do." Chen nodded, "But what I mean is not to fight horses, but to use it as a containment." ”

"Containment? Brother Chen, can you elaborate? ”

"Dare to ask General Zhong, what is the role of cavalry on the battlefield?"

"Naturally, it is the power of rushing and killing, and even the power of the Di people's riding and archery. If it weren't for this, I wouldn't be able to defeat Di Guo. ”

Chen Jing shook his head, "Not only that. ”

If the role of cavalry is only to charge and kill on the battlefield, like a soldier and other troops, it can also replace the cavalry. But on the contrary, it is the cavalry as a cold weapon on the battlefield, the eternal killing weapon.

"Brother Chen, what are the other functions?"

"Maneuver, desperation, harassment of the enemy. Just like the patrol cavalry of the Di Kingdom before, it is a desperate way to cut off the channel between Fenglong Pass and Hucheng. But now, I want to use it to disturb the enemy. ”

To be honest, Chen Jing was not at ease, with these simple fortifications at the moment, he might not be able to stop thousands of Di Qi. The time is too short, if there is enough time, the cloth will sink into the horse pit, and he may be able to win this game.

There is nothing wrong with soldiers defending the country. But more importantly, it is necessary to keep a useful body so that you can continue to kill the enemy. Chen Jing didn't want to let the soldiers of Hucheng suffer heavy losses in this encounter.

Listening to Chen Jing's words, Zhong Lu did not hesitate any longer, nodded quickly, and summoned another horse riding lieutenant and asked him to take people and cooperate with Chen Jing's actions.

"These more than 300 horses are the Yongzhou horses sent by several horse merchants in Yongzhou, and the horsepower is needless to say. But please remember Brother Chen, don't fight with the Di people, if you are surrounded...... I can't save it. ”

Chen Jing clenched his fists.

As early as just now, he recognized that the war horses in the long army were all the same Yong horses as in the horse village. Otherwise, he wouldn't have taken such a risk.

Ordinary inferior horses can't outrun the Di people at all.

Chen Jing turned his head and looked at the more than twenty people in front of him. Most of them still have a lot of wounds on their bodies. Only Xing Xiaojiu and Tang Ao, who had previously asked for help, were not injured.

"Xiao Jiu, Tang Ao, follow me on the horse."

"I want to follow the owner!"

The two of them looked at each other with heavy eyes, both raised their hands high, and hugged their fists at Chen Jing.