Tieniu didn't know what happened at Yingqing Pass. Ever since he left Jiang County under the cover of night, he began to take long and small routes to kill Yun County.
Although mountain roads extend in all directions, there are still great differences between big roads and small roads.
The main road can easily transport large vehicles, and it is much easier to march and fight.
It is very troublesome to transport food along the small road. And because the road is long, food supply is difficult.
Not to mention heavy siege equipment.
Puguli also sat at Yingqing Pass and had sufficient troops and food.
If we send people to raid the grain road, everything will be over.
so. Yingqing Pass is not impossible to bypass, but the risk of bypassing is extremely high.
Unless they can capture one of the three county towns of Yunxian, Chongxian and Yaxian in an instant as a foothold.
But without heavy siege equipment, siege would be impossible.
Tieniu didn't bring much food this time, and the baggage was only at the minimum level. If there was a trap in Yun County, the probability that he would come back alive and safe was extremely low.
Soldiers are valuable and quick.
Tieniu's marching speed is very fast.
night.
The stars are shining high in the sky, and the moon is shining brightly in the sky.
Under the banner of "iron".
Tieniu held a steed that was eight feet long and rode a black horse. He shouted loudly: "Speed up, brothers, speed up. We must get to Yun County before dawn and set up camp."
As Tieniu's order was passed on, although the two Qianhu soldiers were very tired, they still gritted their teeth and sped up.
In this situation where soldiers are extremely valuable and quick.
The men and horses led by Tieniu finally arrived outside Yun County before dawn. And in the south of the city, a strong camp was built.
Inside the camp. In front of the Chinese army's tent. Tieniu held the hilt of the knife at his waist with his left hand, raised his head and chest and looked ahead, at Yunxian City.
"All that's left is to wait. Let's see what Zhao Yanting does." Tieniu thought to himself.
At that time, Zhao Yanting only said that he would help Wu Nian capture Yuncheng. But how to capture it, Zhao Yanting did not say. There was no contact between the two parties after that.
Contact is also risky.
As the saying goes.
If you don't plan things secretly, you will lose your body.
This kind of thing of dedicating a city can only be done temporarily.
"oh!!!!"
last night.
When Tieniu built the camp, there was very little movement from the soldiers. Although the guards at Yun County City were very tight, no one heard any movement.
When the rooster crows and dawn breaks. When the soldiers were about to change shifts, they discovered that a large camp had been set up outside the city.
The soldiers were frightened and immediately canceled their original routine of opening the city gate. Some soldiers immediately descended from the city wall, entered the military building, and reported the situation.
At present, the garrison of Yunxian County has a strength of four thousand captains.
One Mongolian Yuan commander was the main force, and three Han commanders of ten thousand households were the auxiliaries. At present, the three Han troops with tens of thousands of households and thousands of captains are divided into four divisions to guard the east, south, north, and west of the city respectively.
The troops of the Meng Yuan commander were stationed in the center of the city as a back-up.
This kind of troop deployment is not wrong, but it can only be said to be satisfactory.
Centurion Zhao Yanting was in the military building in the east of the city. Once Wu Nian launches an attack, the army will definitely come from the south.
Chengnan is the first to bear the brunt.
But Zhao Yanting is a smart man. He knew that by then, the security in the south of the city would be very tight. On the contrary, on the other three sides, the vigilance will be looser and the operation will be much easier.
With the energy of the Zhao family, it was easy to send him to the military building in the east of the city.
"Oh oh oh!"
Zhao Yanting got up early, washed up, and then left the bedroom and went to the canteen, where he and the other soldiers had a meal together.
Although they cook together, Zhao Yanting's food is different from that of ordinary soldiers.
The Mongolians treated Han soldiers well. After all, at the critical moment, soldiers from tens of thousands of Han households were needed to defend the city.
Just like today's breakfast, the soldiers saw oil and water, and each person got a few pieces of meat.
Zhao Yanting had a big appetite. He made three large bowls of rice by himself, including pickled radish, pickles, five hard-boiled eggs, a large bowl of braised pork, and a large bowl of mutton soup.
After ordinary soldiers have eaten, they can squat down anywhere and eat. Zhao Yanting sat down, his servants placed the food on the table, and he began to eat slowly.
He ate quickly but leisurely.
"Dong dong dong!"
Just when Zhao Yanting was halfway through eating, the sound of a cowhide drum sounded. The soldiers had either finished eating, or were about to finish eating, but all of them left the canteen immediately and hurried back to get weapons or put on armor.
Very well trained.
The Mongolians have been going south for many years, and the Han soldiers are very elite.
Zhao Yanting's eyes flashed, but he did not move and continued to eat. Until a man from the household came in wearing armor. When he saw Zhao Yanting, he bared his teeth and said, "Master Zhao, you are still eating. Something big has happened."
"What's going on?" Zhao Yanting had finished eating at this time, took out his handkerchief, wiped his mouth, and raised his eyes to ask.
The name of this family is Xu Zhinian, who has no background. He was very polite to Zhao Yanting, who came from a wealthy family in the county. He was not angry when he saw Zhao Yanting like this. Instead, he patiently explained: "Last night, a military camp was quietly built in the south of the city."
"The spies went out and took a look. The flag is "iron". It is most likely Wu Nian's lieutenant [Tieniu]. Judging from the scale of the military camp, the strength is either two thousand households or three thousand households."
"An order has been passed down from above, asking us to step up our guard."
Zhao Yanting finished wiping his mouth and handed the handkerchief to the house slave standing aside. There was a look of disdain on his face, and he said with a smile: "Every one of the eight major captains under Wu Nian should not be underestimated. But calculate the time. Tieniu can get from Jiang County to Yun County so quickly by taking a detour. "
"What kind of siege equipment can he have? What kind of baggage, food and fodder can he have? As long as we are careful and don't mess up our position, he won't be able to attack us."
"Xu Baihu. Relax a little."
Xu Zhinian was indeed under a lot of pressure. After listening to Zhao Yanting's words, he exhaled immediately with a smile on his face, nodded and clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, Mr. Zhao, for your guidance."
"However, the orders issued by the superiors are also of no small importance. The Meng Yuan people are merciless in enforcing military laws. Mr. Zhao, you'd better hurry up."
"Okay." Zhao Yanting nodded.
Xu Zhinian quickly turned around and left. Zhao Yanting slowly stood up, took his slaves back to his bedroom, put on his armor, hung up his steel sword, and led about a hundred of his men to stand by in the military building.
"When autumn comes on September 8th, when my flowers bloom, hundreds of flowers will be killed."
"It's time for me, Zhao Yanting, to step forward."
Zhao Yanting sat on the Grand Master's chair and patted the steel knife on his waist. His face showed a majestic look and a powerful aura.
