Last night in Queen Ye Qingluan's palace, Li Yi fought hard all night and did not rest until Ye Qingluan repeatedly begged for mercy.
The next day, before dawn, Li Yi set off on the road to the northwest border town.
At the same time, Wang Mukun, the governor of Lianghe, personally led an army of 120,000 people and arrived in the northwest.
This large army included almost all the guardsmen in Lianghe, as well as the elite servants of the Wang family, directly under the army. It could be said that they were mobilized in full force.
Their arrival shocked the morale of all the northwest border towns!
Ever since King Xiaoliang rebelled and directed his troops towards the northwest border town, although there has been no major war, there have been constant minor frictions.
Facing the brave and skilled Daliang Iron Horse, the defenders of the northwest border city were no match at all. They were repeatedly defeated in field battles and suffered numerous casualties.
With the arrival of Wang Mukun, the morale of all the defenders in the northwest border city was greatly boosted. After all, although the Daliang Iron Horse was powerful, it only numbered 30,000 people.
One hundred and twenty thousand against thirty thousand, four against one, still rich!
Better news came one after another, when the emperor's personal army, the emperor's personal bodyguard, and the new army of Dafeng also arrived.
Nowadays, the new army of Dafeng can be said to be in the limelight. With 100,000 troops, it destroyed the bandits' army of one million, recaptured Tongguan, and threatened the land of the Three Qin Dynasties.
There is even a saying that "the iron cavalry of the Gale New Army is unparalleled in the world in its bravery and bravery".
With the addition of these two elite troops, the defenders of the northwest border city were instantly full of confidence.
Many generals even uttered wild slogans, "The entire army will be dispatched to destroy the Iron Horse of Daliang and capture the Little Liang King Li Yingtong alive."
But Wang Mukun ignored any calls from outside.
Others don't know how powerful the Daliang Iron Horse is, how can he, Wang Mukun, not know?
Daliang Iron Horse, Dafeng's strongest iron horse, and no one else!
This is Wang Mukun’s evaluation of it.
The cavalry of the three towns in Liaodong are very strong, but they are not as brave as the cavalry of Daliang.
Because of this, Wang Mukun's 120,000 troops fought steadily along the way, not daring to divide their troops. They also stopped a hundred miles away from the northwest border city, and the whole army was repairing and replenishing their physical strength.
He has to wait for Li Yi's next order. These 120,000 horses are his entire wealth. If they are gone, the Lianghe Wang family will be gone as well.
Therefore, he must be careful and cautious.
But he forgot that Li Yingtong, the king of Xiaoliang, is not a waste. If he can manage Northwest Great Liang to the point where he can threaten the Gale Dynasty, will he be a waste?
On that day, Li Yingtong, the king of Xiaoliang, suddenly sent out troops and surrounded the northwest border city.
When the news came out, Wang Mukun was completely stunned!
Conspiracy!
This is a conspiracy!
Li Yi asked him to reinforce the northwest border city and asked him to keep the northwest border city no matter what. However, if there was any mistake in the northwest border city, he would not be able to escape the blame.
As expected of the Dove Tiger of the Northwest, he is indeed meticulous in his methods and full of conspiracies.
This put Wang Mukun in a difficult situation. Li Yi's military order asked him not to lose the northwest border city. Now that King Xiaoliang is besieging the northwest border city, how dare he not go to support him.
Now he had to march to the northwest border city, but his station was no less than a hundred miles away from the northwest border city, and the road was flat. If King Xiaoliang set up an ambush halfway, he would have no way to retreat or escape.
"The conspiracy, this is the conspiracy of Little Liang King Li Yingtong, it's really ruthless!"
Wang Mukun was furious, and his angular face was full of anger and helplessness. He knew it was a conspiracy, but he was still helpless.
The general under his command said: "My Lord Governor, the sentries who just rushed out from the northwest border city to report that the food and grass in the city have been burned, and tens of thousands of soldiers have not received a grain of food for a day. Please send troops to rescue quickly."
"snort!"
Wang Mukun snorted angrily, "The Little Liang King has 30,000 Daliang iron horses besieging the northwest border city. A few sentry riders can break through the siege and come here to report the news. It's really a joke. Are those few sentry riders like heavenly soldiers and generals?"
What he was most worried about was that Little Liang King Li Yingtong would come to help him, but Little Liang King did not live up to his expectations, and he really showed such a skill.
Now, His Majesty has not yet arrived at the northwest border town. The New Army cavalry has just experienced a bloody battle and is still undergoing repairs.
King Xiaoliang is waiting for work, so it would be unwise to start a war now.
What's more, these 120,000 men and horses are his entire wealth. If this army is gone, the Wang family will completely become a piece of fish on the chopping board and be slaughtered by others.
And without these 120,000 soldiers and horses, what would your Majesty do to deal with King Xiaoliang?
Is it just the new army?
Although he had heard about the great strength of Li Yi's new army, the Little Liang King was not Zhu Chongyuan, and those bandits were not comparable to the Great Liang Iron Horse.
Therefore, he always maintained his disdain for the new army.
But this feeling of being led by the nose made Wang Mukun feel unprecedented pressure.
finally.
Wang Mukun still sent troops.
The military orders were overwhelming and he had no choice.
120,000 men and horses lined up in a row, with neat military appearance and firm steps, heading straight towards the northwest border town.
In order to prevent the Daliang Iron Horse from raiding, Wang Mukun changed his past marching method.
Hundreds of carriages were connected with iron chains, with the cavalry at the rear, the firearms battalion and crossbowmen divided into two wings, and the infantry in the center, forming a huge carriage and camp phalanx, slowly marching towards the northwest border city.
From a distance, it looks like a huge iron-shelled hedgehog, which is shocking.
How could such a huge movement be concealed from the Great Liang sentries? Countless Great Liang sentry riders swarmed in like hungry wolves smelling the smell of blood.
Seeing facing such a strong car camp, the Great Liang sentry rider was also confused. What is this?
A hundred thousand whys come to mind?
Some of the Daliang sentry riders were not afraid of death, so they rushed forward directly, wanting to test how powerful this camp was!
The result was obvious. In just a moment, they were shot into hedgehogs, both man and horse.
After leaving behind dozens of corpses, these Great Liang Sentinels no longer dared to approach easily, but they still followed from a distance, shouting angrily several times from time to time.
Faced with the disgusting Daliang sentries who were as disgusting as flies, Wang Mukun was too lazy to care. Their target was the northwest border town, and there was no need to worry about anything else.
Although he also had cavalry, their number was small, and their quality was far inferior to that of the Daliang sentry cavalry who were skilled in bows and horses, so they simply pretended to be invisible and headed towards the northwest border town.
Although the impregnable car camp can avoid the surprise attack of the Great Liang Iron Horse, the disadvantage is also obvious, that is, speed.
The difference in speed is not just a little bit, it can only travel more than ten miles in one day, just like a tortoise crawling.
There is no way around this.
Wang Mukun sat on the Chinese army's chariot, staring at the distance carefully, always worried in his heart. This feeling was like being stared at by a wild beast. He could not retreat or advance, it was uncomfortable!
But he believed that as long as he could withstand the attack of the Little Liang King and the Great Liang Iron Horse, he could break through the siege and enter the northwest border city.
now.
Below the northwest border city.
The setting sun is like a shadow, and the wind blows the grass low.
King Xiaoliang's military camp is endless, with flags covering the sky and armor as high as mountains. The entire military camp is filled with a terrifying and murderous atmosphere.
Inside the military camp.
King Xiaoliang was holding a leg of lamb that was bigger than his head and feasting on it. The other generals were also eating meat and drinking wine. It was very lively.
At this time, a sentry rider ran into the camp and said, "Report, Wang Mukun set up his carriage camp. Our sentry rider attacked several times and was repulsed. We cannot detect the enemy's firepower layout and army layout."
Little Liang Wang wiped the grease from his mouth and said lightly, "Drag him out and chop him!"
"A bunch of trash, you can't even figure out the enemy's formation. Why do I support you?"
"Your Majesty, please spare your life, Your Majesty, please spare your life..."
As soon as these words came out, all the generals in the tent were so frightened that they stopped moving, as if chilling, and did not dare to speak.
King Xiaoliang said lightly, "Wang Mukun is really old. The older he gets, the less useful he becomes. He even displays a turtle shell. You are really looking for death. I will crush your turtle shell at the gate of the northwest border city!"
One of the tiger generals laughed and said: "Your Majesty is wise. As long as we reach the plains, my Daliang Iron Horse can easily break open his turtle shell and kill them all. In a field battle, my Daliang Iron Horse is invincible in the world!"
King Xiaoliang suddenly frowned and scolded coldly: "Don't underestimate the enemy. After all, Wang Mukun is a veteran of the Gale Dynasty. Only by being careful can you sail the ten thousand year ship."
"No, the general will be taught a lesson."
King Xiao Liang sighed. All of his generals were fierce and good at fighting. There were many who could kill generals and capture flags, but none of them could lead an army alone. It was really helpless!
King Xiaoliang said in a deep voice: "Pass this king's order!"
As soon as this statement came out.
All the generals in the tent stood up.
"Tomorrow, the sentry cavalry will continue to harass Wang Mukun's military formation. Be sure to detect the enemy's troop deployment and firepower deployment."
"In addition, the Daliang Iron Horse is ordered to divide five thousand iron cavalry troops to attack Wang Mukun's carriage camp. Remember, only defeat is allowed, not victory."
All the soldiers raised their heads and said, "Are you allowed to lose or not to win?"
"That's right!"
"Allow defeat but not victory!"
King Xiao Liang stood up slowly, his four dark and deep pupils full of anger, "Lead Wang Mukun to the river, where will be the grave I have prepared for Wang Mukun!"
"promise!"
…
at the same time.
Li Yi and Cao Qingyan also embarked on the road to the northwest.
However, they encountered a big trouble.
The horse bandit gets married!
