It was already five days after the news of Gusu City reached Kyoto.
Qin Feng, who originally planned to go south again in the spring, changed his plan temporarily and prepared to guide the country with his sword in advance.
Qin Feng only told his father Qin Tianhu about this matter for the time being, and did not dare to tell his female relatives.
After all, at this time, the female relatives are still immersed in the joy of the New Year. If they learn that Qin Feng is going south early, it will inevitably be a disaster.
Even Qin Tianhu didn't want Qin Feng to leave so early.
"Feng'er, although the vanguard army failed to attack the city this time, the rebels in the south must have known how powerful they are and will not dare to make any more changes in the short term."
"Even if we go to the southern border now, facing the shrinking situation of Gusu City, there is nothing we can do."
"Why not go step by step, take advantage of this period of time, make careful preparations, and strive to win Gusu City in one go."
Qin Feng shook his head and sighed helplessly.
If possible, Qin Feng also hopes to stay in the royal capital to accompany his family.
Unfortunately, the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility. For the sake of Daliang's country, Qin Feng had no choice.
"The 20,000 vanguard army was crippled in one battle, and its morale has reached rock bottom."
"If Gusu City turns from passive to active at this time, the vanguard army will be in danger."
Hearing this, Qin Tianhu couldn't help but frown: "We just experienced the battle on New Year's Eve, and Gusu City also suffered a heavy loss. Does the other party still have the courage to take the initiative?"
Qin Feng smiled bitterly: "The defenders don't have the courage, but Lin Wenwan does."
When "Lin Wenwan" was mentioned, Qin Tianhu couldn't help but remain silent for a while.
As a former noble concubine, who in the entire court doesn't know Lin Wenwan's methods?
In addition, Lin Wenwan and Qin Feng have been fighting openly and secretly so far, and she knows Qin Feng well. Facing such a dangerous enemy, she must be 120% alert.
Otherwise, if you are not careful, you may fall into Lin Wenwan's hands and die without a burial place.
Qin Fengyu said earnestly: "The vanguard army failed to attack the city this time precisely because Lin Wenwan was in charge."
"According to the information Jin Yiwei has, all my plans have been seen through by Lin Wenwan."
"If she hadn't been a female figure and had difficulty convincing others in the army, she wouldn't have given us a chance to fight for the city gate."
"Although this battle has made the defenders aware of our army's combat power, correspondingly, the defenders' loyalty to Lin Wenwan will also be unprecedentedly high."
"As long as the entire Gusu City is used by Lin Wenwan, it will be disadvantageous for us."
Qin Feng knew that Lin Wenwanyi was very brave and would definitely take the initiative even if faced with the dual pressure of the Pioneer Army and Beixi Qingqi.
Although there are relatively few cavalry in the southern border, it is Lin Wenwan's home field after all.
It is still easy to assemble thousands of cavalry.
Once Lin Wenwan gave the order, let the cavalry attack and entangle with Sun Bo's vanguard, and then send out infantry to encircle it.
Then Sun Bo's situation must be a narrow escape from death.
Qin Feng rushed to the southern border in advance to put military pressure on Gusu City and create a favorable environment for the subsequent army to gradually enter the battlefield.
Although Qin Tianhu doesn't want to let go of Qin Feng, he should put the overall situation first in everything.
As long as the southern border can be captured, the Qin family will be safe and sound for a long time to come, and Qin Tianhu can retire and return to his hometown to reunite with his wife in advance.
The only thing that worries Qin Tianhu right now is the female relatives at home.
After all, Li Xiaolan and Jing Qianying will give birth in a while, and they don’t know if Qin Feng can make it back in time...
"Feng'er, since you have decided, just go ahead."
"Of course your father will help you with everything in the capital."
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Beixi County is a lively scene.
Under the emergency mobilization of Xu Mo and Lin Quqi, a team of 10,000 people has been assembled.
Almost all of these ten thousand people were cavalry.
Even Lin Quqi couldn't help but sigh when he stood on the city wall and looked at the endless cavalry.
"This kind of scale can be assembled in such a short period of time. In the whole world, I am afraid that only Beixi County can do it."
Ning Hu, who was standing aside, couldn't help but joke: "Isn't it Magistrate Lin that you have meritorious service in governance?"
Lin Quqi shook his head and chuckled: "What does my little credit mean?"
"No one in my position would be worse off."
"In the final analysis, it was Brother Qin who laid a solid foundation for Beixi County, so that I can stand on the shoulders of giants and shine."
"Little Marquis, have you ever seen such a grand occasion?"
Faced with Lin Quqi's inquiry, Ning Hu also shook his head.
His eyes were extremely excited and his fighting spirit was high.
"Assembling ten thousand cavalry is not difficult for Daliang or Beidi."
"But with the power of one county, Beixi County can assemble a cavalry army of this size, which is absolutely unprecedented and unprecedented."
"And...compared to national power, Beixi County's mobilization and logistics are obviously faster."
"Today, the entire northern border is undoubtedly an independent kingdom sandwiched between Daliang and Beidi."
Although these words were extremely sensitive, Lin Quqi also knew very well that with the current strength of Beixi County.
Even if it is one-on-one, he will not be inferior to any country.
The most important thing is that the war potential in the north is extremely terrifying.
Under Qin Feng's unremitting management, the North has become the leading producer of war horses.
Whether they are plateau horses, Beidi horses, or horses native to Daliang, they can all be bred on a large scale in the north.
Because the scale is getting bigger and bigger, Daliang needs eighty or ninety taels of silver to train a qualified war horse.
The northern border can reduce the cost to nearly half.
This undoubtedly further increased the advantage of horses in the north.
In order for this cavalry army to rush to Gusu City as soon as possible, almost every war horse was carrying a cloth bag.
It was filled with the required military rations and equipment.
In this way, the cavalry does not have to stop frequently for repairs and replenishments.
However, due to its large scale, if something went wrong in the logistics, the impact would be fatal.
Therefore, for safety reasons, in addition to the rations carried by the cavalry themselves, the logistics regiment also set out with the cavalry.
In addition, other logistical support has also been deployed simultaneously.
This army of 10,000 cavalry was divided into three groups.
The vanguard totaled 3,000 men, and the left and right corps each had 4,000 men.
Following the order, the mighty cavalry army marched towards the southern border.
The leader of the army this time was Xu Mo.
After all, this kind of large-scale strategic battle is not what Ning Hu is good at.
After the army moves to the south, Xu Mo and Zhao Yulong will join together. The vanguard cavalry and black cavalry will all be under the unified command of Zhao Yulong.
Xu Mo only needs to command the armies on the left and right wings.
