The vassal states in the northwest of the Ming Wu Empire are the Ye State, the Later Jin Dynasty, and the Later Song Dynasty, and as for the Qi State, there is only one Anjun that is barely considered to be in the northwest.

Although the two countries bordered each other, there were few wars between the two countries due to the topography, and it could even be said that there were no wars.

Regardless of the relationship between the Ye State and the Later Song Dynasty, Yuan Wanyu was the eldest princess of the Later Song Dynasty after all, and she was a member of the Later Song royal family.

Now Chu Yujia is very hot in Ye Kingdom, and under the secret operation of people with intentions, he has even been mythologized.

It is naturally logical for him to serve as the escort for Yuan Wanyu.

On the second day after the royal court's decree was issued, Chu Yujia went to the military camp outside the city, and took the three thousand northwest light horsemen who had gone to the capital of the Qi king with him, starting from Yueling and rushing to Pingyang County, Du'an City, on the border between Ye and Song.

In fact, Chu Yu Jianeng served as the commander of the escort of foreign envoys this time, and when someone in the royal court just raised this matter, it was opposed by the general Wu Dangguo and others, after all, the matter of escorting foreign missions, everyone knows that it is an easy and meritorious service, and everyone wants to win their own side.

It was only later that Zhao Yan, the king of Ye, spoke, and tried his best to let Chu Yujia lead the troops.

As long as a discerning person can see this matter, it is clear that it is to increase Chu Yujia's merits for future promotion.

It's just that Chu Yujia knows in his heart that what will be promoted in the future, and when he escorts the mission back, he will inevitably fulfill his responsibility as Dingxibo and go to the northwest to guard the northwest frontier.

It can be seen from the fact that Chu Yujia led the Northwest Light Cavalry for half a month before, and from the northeast border of Ye State to the King of Qi, it can be seen that Chu Yujia led the troops or the Northwest Light Cavalry to attack extremely fast, and this speed is not only in the war, but also at this moment.

If it is changed to other armies, it will take at least five or six days or even longer to rush from the royal capital Yueling to the southwest border, even if it is a light cavalry, it will take at least five or six days or even longer, after all, the army will cross the entire Pingyang County in the middle of the march, and there are mostly mountains and hills on the way, which are the main reasons for delaying the speed of the march.

But the Northwest Light Cavalry was not the same as them, the cavalry of the Northwest Light Cavalry was not just a simple cavalry, with bows and arrows on their horses, quivers on the other side, spears and spears in their hands, and a long knife at their waists.

If it was placed twenty years ago, this kind of dress was definitely nondescript, after all, the advantage of the light cavalry was the speed of the sprint, hanging so many things was more than double the weight of the normal light cavalry, which must have affected the speed of the light cavalry sprint.

Without a cavalry of speed, what kind of cavalry is it?

But twenty years later, it is different today, because in these ten years, Chu Qianwen, the former commander of the Northwest Army, has rectified the light cavalry several times, which is also the most important light cavalry equipment of the Northwest Army.

Before each cavalry is selected, he has to hone in the infantry battalion, and when he is familiar with the temperament of the war horse, he will be promoted to cavalry, and this is not the end, after becoming a cavalryman, he must also learn to ride and shoot and fight in close combat, fight from a distance, and cooperate with the battle formation, and in Chu Qianwen's tactics, the most terrifying point is that he uses the cooperation between the soldiers and the soldiers as a personal unit to the point of fire and innocence.

The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and it is possible that it will change in the next moment, even if the commander is competent, even if he is excellent in tactics, it is impossible to put his eyes on every corner of the battlefield, and perhaps they can't see the advantages in some places at all.

However, the Northwest Army brought out by Chu Qianwen was different, and the Northwest Army could choose to attack the weakest area of the enemy army according to its own thinking when it had absolute superiority on the battlefield.

Of course, Chu Qianwen also added a sentence to this order: "If you find the weak point of the enemy army and take people to attack, if you win, then everyone will be happy, and I will not be bad for the reward I should receive when I come back, but if you lose and make a mistake, don't blame me for being ruthless." ”

It is precisely because of the flexibility and perfection of the equipment of the Northwest Army that this army can have an advantage in a vast and huge battlefield like the Northwest Desert and the enemy's many arms and arms.

The Northwest Light Cavalry marched extremely fast, entering Binh Duong County on the afternoon of the second day, and arriving at Binh Duong Province, the county seat of Binh Duong County on the third day.

The county guard of Pingyang County had already received the news and personally took the city lord and the officials in the city out of the city to greet him.

The county guard, the official of the five grades of the royal court.

The lord of the city, the official of the six grades of the royal court.

Chu Yujia, the lieutenant general, Wang Ting Sanpin, not to mention whether he was the emperor of the dynasty, or the son-in-law of Princess Pingyang, the owner of Pingyang County.

No matter who is the county guard, how dare you snub him?

It's just that Chu Yujia didn't buy it, and after greeting the county guard, he led the troops through the city.

The road was calm and there were no accidents, of course, this is understandable, although there are many mountains and hills in Pingyang County, it is easy to hide soldiers and horses, so there are bandits, but no one has the courage to come out and provoke the three thousand well-equipped light horsemen, unless they themselves have survived enough.

Originally, Chu Yujia didn't plan to bring Meng Feihang here this time, but Meng Feihang cheekily said that he wanted to appreciate the southwest scenery of Ye Kingdom, so he came cheekily.

Chu Yujia also didn't have any way to deal with him, anyway, now Meng Feihang's identity is the general in his Northwest Light Cavalry, and it is logical to follow the main general as a general.

After four days of rapid marching, the army finally arrived at the destination of this march, the city of Duan.

Compared with the dangerous giant towns of Humaguan and Huling Pass, this Du'an city is much more laughable, and it is not even as big as a military camp with a scale of 100,000 people.

Even if there is a real war, the number of armor soldiers that can be accommodated here will not exceed 50,000 at most.

The walls on all sides were not very high, let alone strong, and many places were in disrepair, and they did not look like a major town at all, but like a large bandit's den.

However, the city defense facilities inside are quite perfect, and a series of pre-war materials such as rolling wood and stones are still complete, but the quantity is too small.

When Chu Yujia led the troops to arrive outside the gate of Du'an City, he saw exactly this scene.

From this, it is not difficult to see that Ye Guo did not take the Later Song Dynasty to heart at all, after all, there are too many hills and mountains in the adjacent areas between the two countries, which is not conducive to the march at all, and the war between the two countries can be counted on one hand in a hundred years.

The chief general of Du'an City is named Yang Zong, a young general in his thirties, with a thin body, dark and rough skin, and a mustache on his lips.

Moreover, the armor on this person's body seems to have not been cleaned and wiped for several months, it is covered with dust, and there is even rust in some places, and the sloppy appearance is really difficult to make people feel good.

"I have heard the name of General Chu for a long time, and when I saw it today, he was really handsome and extraordinary. ”

The fortress guards are ranked among the four ranks of military generals, which is one grade lower than Chu Yujia, but in terms of the number of commanders, Chu Yujia cannot compare.

Chu Yujia, the lieutenant general, according to the laws of the royal court, can command at most one corps as his permanent corps, but the border general is different, the number of soldiers and horses he can command is completely determined by his own ability, even if he can command a million soldiers and horses, it is not impossible to do it without using the royal court's salary.

It's just that in the two hundred years since the founding of the Ye State, Chu Qianwen was the only one who really managed to raise an army of more than 80,000 people without using the royal court's food and salary.

Looking at the appearance of the guard in front of him, Chu Yujia couldn't help but sigh in his heart, such a guard, such a city defense, and the lazy attitude of the soldiers in the city, if one day the Ye State and the Later Song Dynasty fought against each other, and the Later Song army came over, I am afraid that it would not be able to hold on for even a day, and this Du'an City would be flattened by the enemy.

Chu Yujia turned over and dismounted, arched his hand and said, "Yujia came here to greet the eldest princess of the Later Song Dynasty by the order of the king, and dared to ask General Yang, when will the eldest princess of the Later Song Dynasty enter the city?"

Yang Zong pursed his lips, so he acted as a question: "Because there are too many people and horses brought by the Later Song Dynasty, there are already more than 20,000, General Chu, you also know that those of us who are border guards have to think about the safety of the capital, so the last general really can't let them in." ”

Hearing this, Chu Yujia raised his eyebrows and asked, "Didn't General Yang negotiate with the Later Song Dynasty?"

"This ...... Hmmm......"

Yang Zong hesitated for a while before he spoke: "I have negotiated, but they disagreed, and also said that at least one of their corps must follow the eldest princess of Hou Song into Du'an City, otherwise they will ......."

He didn't say the rest of the words, but Chu Yujia also guessed it, and said with a deep breath: "Since that's the case, then let me do the rest of the things, you just need to do your job." ”

"Thank you General Chu for your understanding. ”

Yang Zong bowed deeply to Chu Yujia.

Looking at Yang Zong's appearance, Chu Yujia couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly.

Chu Yujia knew very well how difficult it was for the generals to guard the border passes, but this Yang Zong was really too cowardly.

When other countries visit their own countries, they can also force their generals to retreat, which is not the integrity that a general should have.

Chu Yujia turned over his horse and said to Yang Zong: "I will go to pick up the Later Song mission, and General Yang will stay in the city in case of accidents." ”

"Good ......"

Yang Zong kindly reminded: "General Chu, you have to be careful. ”

"Don't worry. ”

Chu Yujia raised his hand and waved, Zhuang Jiade, Xu Gaoda, and Yan Tianrui, together with three thousand northwest light horses, followed Chu Yujia out of Du'an City, and headed towards the Hou Song military camp three miles south of Du'an City.

Before arriving at the Hou Song military camp, Chu Yujia stopped his horse and raised his head and said: "I am Chu Yujia, the general of Ye Guozhong, and I am here today to greet the Hou Song mission, and I also invite the head of the mission to come out to meet!"