At this time, in the wilderness outside Bingzhou, in a vast horse farm.
Lu Feng, the commander of the horse administration, was walking back and forth along the stables seriously. He carefully observed each foal, and after confirming that there was no problem, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Perhaps in the eyes of others, he only achieved his current status by relying on his bets. He never explained these things, but only conscientiously completed the tasks assigned by his little boss.
After all, he has his share of filling the high mountain in Western Shu.
"Yang Xiangma, early tomorrow morning, I will personally send a group of horses to the front line. You stay at the racecourse and look after the horses."
Horseman Yang You hesitated for a moment and raised his withered hands.
"Master Lu, as you know, several war horses died for no apparent reason in the past two days. I'm worried about horse plague. If you don't let me go with you, you can have someone to take care of you along the way."
Lu Feng frowned. Yang Xiangma was not wrong. In the past two days, several war horses suddenly died. He also investigated, but found nothing.
Yang You's move was also part of his responsibilities.
"I'm just worried about horse plague. If Mr. Lu thinks it's okay, I'd rather stay at the racecourse."
"Just kidding." Lu Feng nodded, not doubting him.
"Yang Xiangma is so thoughtful. He will accompany me tomorrow to send the war horses to the front line of Dayanguan Pass."
In the dimness of the stable, Yang Xiangma clasped his fists again.
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"I have received a letter from Lu Feng. Before the war, nearly three thousand war horses can be sent to Dawan Pass. These three thousand horses are all carefully selected. If they are trained, they can be used as Riding again." Xu Mu put down the letter and smiled.
In recent days, not only vassals to assist in the war, but also a lot of food, grass and baggage, as well as Lu Feng's war horses, were all sent over according to the time limit.
In the battle between Xishu and Beiyu, the smell of gunpowder smoke is already filling the air. As I said, all it takes is a fuse and the whole thing will explode.
In view of the strategy he and Dongfang Jing had agreed upon, it was now necessary to delay as long as possible, preferably until the middle of the year, to allow sea vessels to bypass the Ji River.
"The secret message of the sea chart has also been sent out." Dongfang Jing said with a worried tone, "When the two giant ships from Cangwuzhou Ship Port launch into the sea, we will be almost ready for war."
Xu Mu nodded. Now Xishu can be regarded as united. A few days ago, 20,000 civilians transporting grain and grass entered Dawan Pass and wanted to join the army.
But he was rejected by Xu Mu. He did not want the whole of Xishu to become militaristic. However, if Xishu is defeated in this battle, it will completely lose the advantage it previously held and retreat step by step until it retreats to Yuguan and Xiangjiang.
In this way, in less than two years, when Beiyu becomes more and more powerful, Xishu will shrink to a corner in the southwest and will not be able to hold on for a few more years. The entire Western Shu regime, his hegemony, people like Dongfang Jing Chao Yi and Chen Zhong will all die.
Xu Mu exhaled.
Compared with the Spring War, this upcoming war filled with smoke is even more important.
Xishu must not lose.
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"I'm going to work hard. If we defeat the Shu people's first formation, the Shu people will have no choice but to retreat." Liu Chen pointed at the deduction sand table, his voice extremely cold.
"So, this is why Ziyou and I will choose a favorable battlefield. In this battle, if we, Beiyu, win a big victory and compete for hegemony, we will almost win half the battle."
Tsuneshiro listened carefully and kept nodding.
Shen Tu Guan, who was beside him, was also deep in thought. The loyal generals such as Yuchi Ding, who had just joined the army, and Zhu Zirong, Changxiao, and Du Gong also formed a group.
Chang Sheng looked around and stood up calmly.
"Now, I will slowly explain the entire plan to you all."
"Congratulations to General Zirong."
Zhu Zirong in the crowd did not expect that he would be the first to be named.
"The end will be here."
"You take your bows and cavalry and prepare to run into the Lizhou Plain."
"Little military advisor, I would like to be a vanguard general!"
"You are not a vanguard general. What you have to do is to attract the attention of the Shu people. In order to cooperate with you——"
"Where is Du Gong?"
"The general is here!" Du Gong calmly stepped out. In the Battle of the Spring Festival, Du Gong led two to three thousand rice-selling troops to bite the white armored cavalry of Xishu, and then suffered heavy losses and achieved great success. He has been promoted exceptionally and became the general of the third battalion.
"This time, you cooperate with the Yanzhou bow cavalry and lead a cavalry force of ten thousand people to rush into the Lizhou plain. Remember my words, put the battle situation first, save your horse power, and do not get into a fight with the Shu people."
"General, take your orders!" Du Gong clasped his fists.
"Where is Yu Chiding!"
Dragging his injured leg, Yuchi Ding struggled to get out of the line, clasping his fists towards Chang Sheng, his voice was like thunder.
"Yu Chi is here!"
Chang Sheng raised his head and looked at the injured general in front of him, his eyes filled with appreciation.
"You also lead 10,000 cavalry troops and stay in the area of Yuxi Town to ambush."
Yuxi Town is in the center of Lizhou Plain. All four directions are extremely suitable for long-distance travel.
"Yu Chi Ding, remember my words, regardless of the front line or the rear defense, as long as you wait for the signal, you can lead the cavalry of ten thousand people and rush forward to cut off the Shu people's reinforcements!"
Yuchi Ding was startled, "Little military advisor... how did you know that there would be reinforcements from Shu and they would go to the Yuxi Town area?"
"Of course I have a way." Chang Sheng breathed out, "You just need to follow my plan and fulfill your military orders. Yuchi Ding, please don't let the master's trust go."
After hearing the second half of the sentence, Yu Chiding turned his head, looked at Chang Shiro at the main table, and clasped his fists seriously again.
"As I said before, a certain captain Chi Ding has the ambition to wrap his body in horse leather!"
"good!"
Chang Sheng paused and did not continue to point out generals. He walked calmly and slowly walked to the battlefield for the deduction. He took three flags, each representing Zhu Zirong, Du Gong, and Yu Chiding.
The three flags were very far away from the main camp and the Sizhou River bank. If it were anyone else, they would not dare to set up the formation like this. After all, there is a high possibility that it will be a useless effort.
"The old aristocratic families in the inner city are all saying that I am always victorious and shameless. I have lost to lame people many times, but I don't know it. However, I still hold the military advisor's ribbon and supervise the battle on the front line."
"I've lost a lot, but I'm not depressed." The victory was resounding.
Even Tsuneshiro, who was sitting at the main table, had a look of relief on his face at this time.
"A good man should be capable of repeated defeats and battles, just like us, who were all defeated by Xi Shu before. Some of our fathers and brothers died in the battle, and some of our relatives and friends were captured, but this does not mean that we have given up. If you fall hard, please grit your teeth and straighten your spine!"
Chang Sheng raised his head, with light in his eyes.
"Beiyu, one day a new dynasty will be established. We should let the whole world know that it is we, these generals, and these staffs who, with their determination to sacrifice their lives and fight after repeated defeats, have established the country of the thirty states!"
"Everyone, please follow me, Chang Ziyou, and win this battle, can you!"
"Can!"
"Want to fight?"
"war!"
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Tsuneshiro stood up and looked at the general's staff under his command. He unconsciously grabbed the bright silver pear wood gun and held it tightly in his hand.
Beiyu, there should be a big victory!
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