After the armies of Li Zhang and Xu Mo passed through Ezhou and entered the capital, they did not come directly to join Qin Feng, but divided their troops into two groups.
Li Zhang led the main army to attack the royal capital, while Xu Mo led the Beixi Expeditionary Brigade to Changshui County to meet Qin Feng.
At noon, Qin Feng stood on the city wall, looking forward to it. In addition to Ning Hu and other generals, even the surrendered officials followed Qin Feng.
As time passed, about half an hour later, bursts of heavy footsteps came from a distance.
Looking as far as the eye could see, a dark mass of soldiers appeared on the horizon.
These soldiers formed an endless long dragon. As the distance got closer, everyone finally saw each other's appearance clearly.
The leader is none other than Xu Mo!
He was riding a tall horse, wearing pitch-black armor and a black cloak that stretched in the wind. Behind him was the mighty expedition brigade.
The soldiers of the expedition brigade were neatly dressed.
The soldiers in front of the formation were all heavy infantry. They were covered in pitch-black armor and were almost armed to the teeth. Their helmets covered their heads, leaving only their eyes for observing the situation outside.
They were holding walking sticks in their hands, and their waists were filled with things. On the left was a short knife, on the right was a short-handled hammer, as well as grain bags, horns, sundry bags, quivers hanging on their backs, and bows and arrows on their backs.
This piece of equipment costs at least dozens of taels of silver.
And there are more than a thousand heavy infantrymen like this!
Located behind the heavy infantry is a mixed force, including logistics battalions and infantry archers.
In the logistics camp, every five people drove a carriage, which was filled with supplies, including supplies brought from Beixi County and looted from attacks along the road.
The more than a thousand foot archers accompanying them, although they are called foot archers, are actually no different from light infantry. In addition to being equipped with light armor and longbows, they are also equipped with long-handled weapons as standard. The quivers are larger than those of heavy infantry and can accommodate More arrows.
At the back is the largest number of light infantry, who are responsible for escorting the horses. The number of horses is almost equal to that of the light infantry.
The remaining cavalry were on both wings of the army.
Even the cavalry is divided into light cavalry and heavy cavalry. The light cavalry is in front and the heavy cavalry is in the back. Except for the difference in armor, they are almost the same.
The expeditionary brigade in front of them includes almost all known arms, and they are all well-organized and well-equipped.
Looking at the mighty Beixi Expeditionary Brigade, the Beidi officials who accompanied Qin Feng to greet them all sighed.
"This...is this the legendary Beixi Expeditionary Brigade?"
"Elite? This is clearly the elite of the elite!"
"Could it be that our army has been fighting this kind of army? No wonder Zhuozhou and Ezhou were lost so quickly..."
"In the whole world, I'm afraid only the Eagle Brigade can fight with it, but only in the field."
"No...that's right. Although the Eagle Brigade is unparalleled in the field, the Beixi Expeditionary Brigade is obviously capable of all kinds of battles. Look, there are a large number of baggage troops in the team. I am afraid it can even fight tough battles."
"Why does such an army move so fast?"
"Do you even think about it? Look at how many horses there are behind the team. These horses have almost caught up with the number of soldiers. They are usually used to carry goods. Once there is a need to march urgently, the coolie horses become war horses. Even the infantry They are all riding forward on horseback.”
"Infantry on horseback? Doesn't that mean it becomes cavalry?"
The officials present were extremely shocked. The composition of this army exceeded their understanding.
A mixed army of more than 10,000 people can turn into tens of thousands of cavalry at any time. According to the frontline intelligence they have, this army will only ride horses when marching. Once engaged, it will immediately return to a mixed state. .
After all, pure cavalry has too many disadvantages. These precious horses are just one of the military supplies for the Beixi Expeditionary Brigade.
At this moment, everyone finally understood why some people called this winter war a "blitz war."
I finally understood why this army was able to continuously pass through Zhuozhou and Ezhou in such a short period of time, making it unstoppable.
Where is the army here? It’s clearly a pile of walking silver!
Everyone looked at Qin Feng in shock. They felt that not only did Qin Feng surpass most generals in terms of military understanding, he was also incredibly rich. Even some generals wanted to build an army like Qin Feng. Money The bag can't keep up first.
As everyone knows, Qin Feng is also full of enthusiasm at this time.
In order to build this Beixi Expeditionary Brigade, Qin Feng invested almost all of his family wealth. Just buying those horses would make a fortune every day.
If Beixi County, and even the entire Northern Territory, had not been managed in advance, business alone would not have been able to support such an army.
It seems that you can only make a small amount of money by doing business. If you really want to support the army, you have to rely on tax collection.
At this moment, the army had arrived less than a thousand steps away from Changshui County.
Following Xu Mo's order, the army stopped and stopped advancing.
Xu Mo was the only one riding a war horse and ran to the bottom of the city.
Under the gaze of everyone, Xu Mo dismounted from his horse, knelt on one knee, clasped his fists and shouted at the city wall: "Xu Mo, the general of Beixi, came here specially to greet Lord Qin!"
Wow…
In an instant, all eyes were focused on Qin Feng.
Xu Mo also followed his gaze and spotted Qin Feng standing in the crowd. His face turned red with excitement and he shouted loudly: "Master Hou, we finally meet!"
This call made Qin Feng quite emotional. Half a year had passed since we parted ways in Beixi County.
Now that the brothers are reunited again, they are naturally very excited.
Qin Feng did not respond, but turned around and ran down the city wall, came to Xu Mo, and hugged Xu Mo.
"Brothers!"
"I've been waiting for you!"
Although there were so many pairs of eyes staring at the scene, Qin Feng was still willing to call Xu Mo his brother, which moved Xu Mo so much that his eyes even became a little moist.
A man won’t shed tears easily!
Xu Mo deliberately used laughter to cover up his excitement: "Master Hou, you have been wronged during this period of time in Changshui County. Now the army has entered the capital of Beidi, and Master Hou's plan is just around the corner."
Qin Feng let go of his hand, patted Xu Mo's shoulder hard, and nodded heavily: "This big plan will not be without the blood of the Beixi brothers."
"When the situation in Beidi is settled, we will return to Beixi County. You and I will not return until we are drunk."
Xu Mo's eyes lit up, but there was doubt between the lines: "Master Hou, don't you not drink?"
Qin Feng waved his hand proudly: "If I don't drink normally, I am worried that I will miss something. When it is time to drink, I am not ambiguous at all!"
