Zhuge Hui's naval fleet went from south to north, along the Tianjiang River, a tributary of the Yellow River, and met Liang Xiao on the bank.

On the same day, urgent news was also sent from Yanzhou City.

Liang Xiao opened Zhuge Yu's secret letter and looked at it, first delighted, and then solemn.

The Ordnance Supervisor of the capital sent another 3,000 longbows and 6,000 large bows, and the number of high-grade yew wood needed for longbows was limited, and it might become more and more difficult to find in the future.

Even so, the total production before and after the double bow was more than a staggering 30,000, which was lethal enough.

The archers in the middle row of the Yanyun Iron Cavalry and the Liang Family Army were equipped with large bows, and the rest of the archers were equipped with longbows.

The number of big bows and longbows was not enough to equip the whole army, so Liang Xiao used rotational exercises.

Any archer or cavalryman who can draw a longbow or a large bow, even if he is not equipped with such a strong bow for the time being, can use it in rotation with his comrades who are already equipped and train in shifts.

It's just that this type of training has a greater wear and tear on the bow, but it has to be done in extraordinary times.

The soldiers in the north were carefully selected to fight against the cavalry, at least half of them could pull the longbow, but they were not considered elite soldiers in Liang Xiao's heart, and compared to the current types of troops, they could be called elite.

It's just that a unit like Liang Jiajun can be regarded as the elite of the elite, and unconventional troops are comparable.

High salary, high salary, strict military orders, and Liang Xiao's due reference to the beliefs popularized by the modern army, coupled with the positive propaganda of the Great Sunday Daily, can be cast into such a group of elite soldiers who are ahead of the times.

The last time the Liang family army broke through Mo Hun's troops, there were also factors such as surprise attacks.

This time, you have to face the strongest enemy cavalry in the history of the Great Zhou!

"It is said that the number of Beihu cavalry started at 100,000, of which the elite troops were selected as wolf cavalry, and the number exceeded 30,000."

"And among the Northern Jackal Cavalry, there is also a heavy cavalry, with iron armor on men and horses, like a moving Futu Iron Tower, which is far inferior to the light cavalry, but can charge into battle, and the Beihu claims that its impact is enough to crush any infantry. In the disaster of moving the capital that year, the reason why our Great Zhou soldiers failed miserably was due to the contribution of this army. ”

"Except for the heavy cavalry, the rest of the wolf cavalry are light cavalry who can fight well and are skilled in bow and horse, good at outflanking and harassing on both flanks, and the two major arms cooperate to be almost invincible."

In the barracks, the generals listened to Mu Lingxiao's explanation of the enemy army, and their expressions were extremely solemn.

Even with Liang Xiao present, they still didn't dare to be careless, after all, the soldiers had not yet fought against the real Northern Jackal Cavalry.

Even Mu Lingxiao and Dong Lian didn't.

The supply and logistical needs of the heavy cavalry are quite staggering, and there is no mobility advantage, and they will not be easily dispatched until they have absolute confidence in taking the Great Zhouzhou County, so as not to capsize in the gutter.

Therefore, they are faced with the legend that brought about the disaster of moving the capital more than ten years ago.

Only Liang Xiao was calm.

The establishment of the Northern Jackal Riding is quite similar to the "Tiefutu" and "Kidnapping Horse" of the Golden Vultures, and the number is at least doubled.

Even though the history here is different from that of the hometown, according to the historical process, the era in which the Great Zhou lived was less than 500 years before the Qin Dynasty.

The Jin State had more territory and population, better production technology, and a combination of agriculture and nomadism to develop a military force capable of destroying the Northern Song Dynasty.

The production development of Beihu could not be better than that of Jinguo, but it was able to organize cavalry and heavy cavalry of such a scale......

I also know with my toes that some families and merchants in the Central Plains have made great contributions.

It may be more serious than the situation of merchants collaborating with the enemy at the end of the Ming Dynasty.

If Yanzhou is lost in this battle, Youzhou and Liaodong will be in an emergency, and those great families may still take action.

As he became more aware of the enemy army and political enemies, Liang Xiao's murderous intent became more and more determined.

But he knew that the massacres could not be purged without evidence, otherwise they would lead to more serious unrest.

can only wait for the war to go back and slowly deal with these people, even if they can't come up with evidence to settle the account, they must be severely suppressed.

The fall of the Tuoba clan made these great families more cautious, for fear of revealing their feet.

Now, no matter what, he must defeat this group of Beihu Heavenly Soldiers!

"Marshal, wouldn't it be good for General Gongsun's troops to cross the river directly and go back and forth, why should they bypass the mouth of the Tianjiang River?" Dong Lian raised his own questions.

The generals cast puzzled glances at Liang Xiao one after another.

There were warships going back and forth, Liang Xiao still let the scout troops in charge of Gongsun Wuji patrol around the river, unless they could ensure that there were no enemy troops around, they would definitely not summon the warships of friendly troops on the other side and send them back to the camp.

The military aircraft here can be guaranteed and will not be leaked, and Liang Xiao took into account the execution efficiency of the generals, so he still patiently explained.

"Our army's sailors and new camps are top secret, and in any case must not be quickly discovered by the enemy, otherwise the enemy may change the logistics route, or allocate more troops to escort food and grass. There may also be enemy scouts on the other side of the river, to give them the illusion that our barracks are still in place. After all, it is indeed an excellent position to defend against the enemy, and it can be attacked and defended. ”

The generals suddenly realized, no longer had doubts, and were inexplicably excited.

Liang Xiao has already been arranged, and a new batch of double bows has been allocated, just waiting for the enemy to kill.

If nothing else......

At this time, the Beihu army had already gone out of the mouth of the Great Wall and killed Yanzhou, and the primary target was directly on the south bank of the Tianjiang River, the military camp set up at the beginning of the Great Zhou.

Intelligence shows that Liang Xiao's army is gathered here, and they can only confront Liang Xiao here, and arrange enough defenders to ensure that Liang Xiao does not dare to cross the river to sneak attack, so that they can rest assured that they can attack around the river.

"My emperor has an order, march at full speed, and be sure to kill Yanzhou as soon as possible!"

After Emperor Feng's military order spread, the Beihu army marched rapidly every day.

Even the heavy cavalry put all the men and horses on the carriage, and let the carriage speed with him, waiting to be worn in wartime.

Among the army, only Hu Yanche frowned.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid there are not enough scouts arranged on the front line of our army!"

Emperor Feng understood, and immediately ordered an additional 3,000 light cavalry to act as scouts.

On the same day, scouts came to report.

"The enemy army, as usual, is still patrolling and scouting around!"

The Wind Emperor looked at Hu Yanche.

Hu Yanche asked urgently, "Have you seen where those scouts are retreating?" ”

"Go east along the Tianjiang River, bypass the estuary, and the banner of leading the troops is Gongsun!" The scout replied.

Emperor Feng laughed heartily: "That Liang Xiao rashly divided his troops, thinking that the remnants could defend the city, but as everyone knows, our army's equipment and personnel are more than enough to take Yanzhou, and no one is available, even Gongsun Wuji is personally responsible for intelligence reconnaissance!" ”

Hu Yanche was still not at ease, and waited for a few rounds of scouts, asking one by one.

The scouts' answers were without exception, and the Great Zhou scouts all returned around the river without change.

Yuan Tian said excitedly: "Congratulations to Your Majesty, now our army is finally expected to enter the Central Plains!" ”

Emperor Feng's face sank, and he said: "It is not a hope to enter the Central Plains, it is a must, it is definitely possible!" ”

"Enter the Central Plains!" The ministers cheered.

After the return of Emperor Feng, the army sat in the town, personally supervised the march, and the front-line command returned to the hands of Hu Yanche.

"The marshal has an order, speed up the march, arrange a defensive line along the river, attack the Great Zhou, and enter the Central Plains!!"