Near Jiangxian County, at the Fengdu Ghost Cavalry Camp, a group of cavalry returned to camp.
Some horses are empty, and the reins are held by knights on the side.
Some horses carried Fengdu ghost knight soldiers who were either dead or unconscious, and were driven forward by the soldiers behind them.
Some war horses have a harder time. The soldiers on their backs carry injured soldiers and march in the center of the team to enjoy protection.
Although they are all different, without exception, every war horse has more or less human heads hanging on it.
The camp is silent and solemn. The silence here does not mean that there are no sounds, such as the sound of the camp's horse stakes being moved away, the snoring of the war horses, and the sounds of activities in the camp. It is just that there is no sound of anyone talking. .
When this group of cavalry entered the camp, it immediately became lively, and a group of soldiers who had been waiting for a long time swarmed forward.
The corpses were stripped off their armor and put on thick clothes and then carried for burial. A pair of stretchers carried the wounded soldiers to the wounded camp, and the soldiers acting as temporary grooms took the reins of the horses one by one. Heading to the stables, the chief bookkeeper took a few pens and swordsmen with books to record the military achievements...
The crowd was surging, and although it looked chaotic, everything was in order.
The curtain of the Chinese military camp in the distance was opened at a corner, and Li Xingyun and Fengdu were watching quietly at the door.
Fengdu looked a little pleased. Although this group of cavalry sacrificed a lot, they also suffered a lot of beheadings.
Although the battle loss ratio has not yet reached two to one, it has already exceeded three to one.
Such a record may not be outstanding among the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty in the past, and it can even be said to be a bit bad, but it is extremely remarkable for the expansion of Fengdu Ghost Cavalry, which is close to reconstruction.
You must know that Fengdu Ghost Cavalry has only been expanding for less than two years, and the real actual combat battle has taken less than half a month.
If they continue to grow like this, the Fengdu Ghost Cavalry will inevitably surpass the Khitan Cavalry.
He, Fengdu, has this confidence.
Although Li Xingyun is equally pleased with the growth of Fengdu Ghost Rider, he obviously has more things to think about. He needs to think about Yelu Yaoguang's next step, and he needs to constantly abandon his rigidity in strategic deployment in order to achieve any strategy. There is the possibility of flexible changes to deal with Yelu Yaoguang's various methods.
After the group of soldiers returning to camp dispersed, Fengdu also lowered the tent curtain. When he turned around, he found that Li Xingyun had quietly left behind him and appeared in front of the hanging map.
Perhaps he noticed Fengdu turning around, Li Xingyun stared at the map intently, and waved in the direction of Fengdu: "Fengdu, come here!"
"What are your orders, Your Highness?"
Fengdu came to Li Xingyun's side and slightly cupped his hands.
"Fengdu, look here!"
Li Xingyun pointed to the small dot marked Jiangxian County on the map and said: "I think Yelu Yaoguang must have had some thoughts about Zhiguanxing, one of the Eighth Routes of Taihang, when he rushed to Jiangxian County!"
Fengdu raised his head and looked at where Li Xingyun was pointing.
"Your Highness, what you mean is that Yelu Yaoguang may cross the Taihang Mountains via Zhiguanxing, go to Jiyuan, and go north through Shandong area?"
"What do you think?"
Li Xingyun did not express his thoughts immediately, but asked Fengdu.
This can be regarded as the way the two get along with each other after getting along for a period of time. They verify each other's strengths and weaknesses through accustomed examinations, so as to achieve the effect of complementing each other's strengths and weaknesses.
"The general feels that this possibility is unlikely!"
Fengdu shook his head, but directly rejected his guess.
"Tell me your reasons!"
Li Xingyun stepped back slightly and gave up his position in front of the map.
Fengdu was not polite. He stepped forward to the map, pointed to the small dot marked Zhiguan and said: "Zhiguan is the throat of the ancient Zhi Road. Here, two mountains confront each other, and the road is in the middle. It is the narrowest point. It is more than two feet but less than three feet. The terrain is dangerous and is known as "the natural danger of sealing the door". "
"If Zhiguan is captured in advance, this will be an excellent opportunity for Yelu Yaoguang to get rid of our army. However, it is a pity that although Yelu Yaoguang sent troops to pass through Zhiguan before, Zhiguan is dangerous and the defenders of Zhiguan rely on the favorable geographical location. Easily repelling the Khitan cavalry, and without controlling Zhiguan, leading the cavalry to Zhiguanxing is undoubtedly seeking a dead end. With the strategy Yelu Yaoguang has shown before, he should not be so unwise!"
"But what if he just wanted to do the opposite? Did Zhiguan go and confirm whether it was still in the hands of the Jin army and not quietly captured by the Khitan army?"
Li Xingyun put his left hand on the right side of his waist, rested his right elbow on the back of his left hand, and rubbed his chin with the palm of his right hand, looking at Zhe Guan and asking his question.
"This is unlikely!"
Hearing this, Fengdu frowned slightly, but he didn't quite believe it. He analyzed to himself: "Given the danger of Zhi Pass, it is absolutely impossible to capture Zhi with only the Khitan cavalry, even if Yelu Yaoguang's entire army pressed forward. It’s closed!”
However, Li Xingyun shook his head and said in a deep voice: "If it were just a simple confrontation between the two armies, Yelu Yaoguang would naturally not be able to take Zhiguan due to the danger of Zhiguan, but the danger of Zhiguan is only as high as that of ordinary people. For ordinary people, it is undoubtedly a natural hazard, but for you and me, is it still considered a natural hazard?"
"Thank you for your advice, Your Highness, but the general ignored it!"
Fengdu slightly arched his hands and bowed to Li Xingyun.
Li Xingyun raised his hand slightly, signaling Fengdu to stand up, and then shouted outside the camp: "Duan Chengtian!"
The moment the sound spread outside the tent, the door curtain moved slightly, as if a gust of wind poured into the tent, fluttering the door curtain and shaking the candlelight.
The next moment, Duan Chengtian, who was a little greasy and looked like a cook, appeared at the door of the camp.
He knelt down on one knee and asked respectfully: "What do you have to say, Your Highness?"
Li Xingyun glanced at Duan Chengtian, then swept across Fengdu and issued an order: "Fengdu, Duan Chengtian listens to the order!"
"The general is here!"
"My subordinate is here!"
Fengdu cupped his fists and saluted, Duan Chengtian lowered his head, and the two of them responded in unison with great momentum.
Li Xingyun raised his hand and placed it on the map. He rowed from Jiangxian County to Zhiguan along Zhiguan. There is no need to confirm, just doubt, and you can believe it with fireworks!"
[In view of the general environment,
"yes!"
Fengdu and Duan Chengtian responded in unison and looked at each other, but they had no doubt about this cooperation.
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"Do you have any objections to this plan?"
In Taiyuan City, in the residence of Prince Jin, Jiang Yunqing looked at Li Cunli and said.
"no disagreement!"
Li Cunli smiled bitterly and shook his head. He didn't know what to say about Jiang Yunqing's plan. You already had such an exhaustive plan, what else could he have to object to?
"In that case, I will continue heading north!"
With that said, Jiang Yunqing stood up and left without any delay.
Li Cunli stood up quickly and bowed in the direction where Jiang Yunqing left.
"Congratulations sir!"
