Most of them gathered in Zhenjun City, and there were not many troops in other affiliated acropolis.

As early as the first time the Rongguo cavalry went south to plunder, Zhenjuncheng had already assembled urgently to gather troops and prepare for defense at any time.

It’s no wonder that Fan Wenzhong was so cautious. Rong Guo was originally a nomad, and every adult man in his family was a natural horseman.

After competing with Da Rong for so many years, I can honestly say that Da Liang's cavalry is no match for Da Rong's alien race.

If you want to wipe out the Darong cavalry, the Liang cavalry must dispatch at least three times the force.

Moreover, the terrain of Ningzhou is mostly plain, and this kind of flat terrain can only be resisted and maintained with the help of thick city walls like the military city.

The cavalry dispatched by Da Rong this time was only 10,000 in the first round. As usual, they sent the vanguard to provoke the soldiers guarding the city and looted some isolated small towns in the surrounding areas.

Once the soldiers of the Acropolis attack, they immediately run away, and the large troops behind take the opportunity to circle back and attack the Acropolis.

Generally speaking, the defense of the acropolis is much worse than that of the military city. As long as there are more than ten thousand troops attacking the city, it will not be able to hold it for a long time.

The purpose of these cavalry is to force the large troops in the military city to attack, and take advantage of the opportunity to divide the troops and capture the military city.

Although there are only a few of them, Rongguo's cavalry is indeed tough, as they were in a battle for the Acropolis seven or eight years ago.

Daliang used three times its absolute strength to surround 5,000 Rongguo cavalry. They were able to capture them easily, but in the end, not only one third of the Rongguo cavalry escaped.

Great Liang's own casualties amounted to over 10,000. After that, these soldiers were always a little timid when encountering the Rongguo cavalry again.

This also fueled the arrogance of the Rongguo cavalry, so they went south every time to provoke and loot.

The Rongguo cavalry must be the absolute main force, but this attack is unusual.

The main force of the military city was on the way to support, but the Rongguo cavalry unexpectedly retreated. I thought they were outflanking them in advance and might cut off the supporting troops' retreat.

They were frightened and retreated hurriedly, but when the supporting troops returned to the city, they were not attacked by the Rongguo cavalry from the beginning to the end.

On the surface, this was a good thing, but Fan Wenzhong frowned, and he obviously smelled something different from it.

Although it's hard to say, the Rongguo cavalry is definitely not the kind of master who doesn't want to be cheap.

Therefore, in order to understand the reason for the attack by the Rongguo Cavalry, Fan Wenzhong set up the sand table and at the same time collected and sorted out the intelligence discovered in various military cities some time ago.

This time the Rongguo cavalry went south, it was definitely not that simple. Although there were nearly 30,000 sergeants in Zhenjun City, Fan Wenzhong still requested the court to mobilize elite military support just in case.

The Splitting Mountain Army was one of the elites. As for the young marquises, they were also ordered to bring three thousand soldiers and horses.

Although it cannot be compared with the Mountain Splitting Army, it is by no means a loser. It still has some fighting power.

Fan Wenzhong didn't know what the intentions of these dandy princes were. Those princes and old comrades in arms in the court wanted to take care of their grandchildren and gain some military glory to prepare for his future promotion.

This kind of unspoken rule is almost acquiescence, and even Fan Wenzhong cannot refuse it. After all, the war is imminent, and even if a bunch of people are really loose, Fan Wenzhong will still have to use it.

It's better than not having any support troops available, so as long as it doesn't affect combat operations, just turn a blind eye and get some military glory.

Including the troops brought by these young masters, there are almost 50,000 people in Zhenjun City.

In this way, even if the Rongguo cavalry attacks other military cities, Fan Wenzhong will still have troops at his disposal.

Although Fan Wenzhong has an army of 300,000 in his hands, it is not that easy to mobilize it. Great Liang's policy in Ningzhou is to focus on defense to ensure that Ningzhou is not lost.

If they take the initiative to attack, it is very likely that the Rongguo cavalry will take advantage of the loophole. You must know that in the two states of Qingyou, the Rongguo cavalry alone has 60,000, and other troops also have 70,000 or 80,000.

If this loophole is taken advantage of, the consequences will be disastrous.

Therefore, Ningzhou seems to have strong soldiers and horses, and it is the state with the most soldiers and horses among the twenty-seven states of Daliang. However, the actual situation is that it is difficult to mobilize tens of thousands of soldiers and horses.

Looking at the enemy's and our own forces on the sand table, Su Qi'an could see at a glance the shortcomings of Ningzhou's military strength. Fan Wenzhong was able to defend it for thirty years, which was a hardship for him.

When Fan Wenzhong opened the sand table and finished speaking, Xie Cang was naturally the first person to be consulted.

After all, Xie Cang's strength was obvious to all. He had fought with Fan Wenzhong in the past few years and had some understanding of the situation in Ningzhou.

Xie Cang's eyes flashed, he looked at the sand table for a while, and then said softly, "Mr. Fan, this junior can't see the intentions of the aliens in Da Rong at the moment."

"From the intelligence point of view, in half a month, except for the acropolis attached to Zhenjun City, most of the other military cities were also attacked, but in the end they were withdrawn without any reason."

"Based on my understanding of the foreign tribes in Da Rong, I think they are probably doing this to test our military strength and prepare for a big war later. Apart from this reason, I can't think of a second one."

As soon as Xie Cang finished speaking, there was a burst of sighs.

The sad thing is that there is a young man named Zhou Kang who is following Zheng Liang. His grandfather is a prince.

"Huh, I thought Brother Xie had some great ideas. After all, I have the same idea as Brother Liang. It was all in vain."

"I think that the Rongguo cavalry retreated midway, not only to test, but also to see clearly their own strength. They knew that the defense of our military city was strong. Even if they attacked by force, it would be futile and a waste of troops in the end, so they were very sensible.

Fall back."

"I agree with what Zhou Kang said. Rong Guo has been fighting with us for so many years. Both parties have become very familiar with each other. This kind of temptation is not just once or twice. It may be the same routine operation as usual. Boss Fan doesn't have to worry.

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"Yes, and with us here this time, we have enough troops. If the Rongguo cavalry dares to attack Zhenjun City, they will never come back."

"..."

Someone was taking the lead in the voice of the young master, talking eloquently one after another. He looked calm and relaxed, as if this war was just a trivial matter.

Others may not have seen it, but Su Qi'an clearly felt that Fan Wenzhong's suppressed inner anger was rising.

But these young gentlemen have no sense at all and continue to express their opinions here without any shame.

It felt like giving directions, and everyone was blushing. Finally, when the atmosphere of the conversation reached a climax, Fan Wenzhong's angry voice suddenly sounded.

"That's enough, you little brats, shut up! If you don't understand, just stay aside. If you dare to talk nonsense again, even if you are the grandsons of those old guys, I will tell you to get out!"

As soon as these words came out, the noisy lobby immediately fell silent, and the gentlemen who had been chatting just now fell into silence.

At this time, Zheng Liang comforted him with a smile, "Mr. Fan, this is their fault. This junior apologizes to them for Mr. Fan. They also have good intentions. It was their first time on the battlefield and they spoke a little uncontrollably. I hope Mr. Fan can forgive me."

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"In this Ningzhou war, all the juniors respect Mr. Fan."

Zheng Liang's words made Fan Wenzhong feel a lot less angry. He softened his expression, looked at Zheng Liang, nodded slightly, and didn't care about anything.

Suddenly his eyes turned and fell on Su Qi'an, and he said, "Little guy, although I don't know you, but you are valued by Xie Wa, I guess you have something special. They all expressed their opinions, and you also

Let’s talk about it.”

Being called out by Fan Wenzhong, Su Qi'an was shocked, but he quickly adjusted and glanced at Xie Cang, then his eyes fell on the sand table, he was silent for a while, and then he spoke.

"This junior is not very familiar with these military matters. If there is anything wrong, please don't blame me."

"I just listened to what Mr. Fan and Mr. Hou said. I think they all make sense, but there is one thing that I don't understand very well."

"Everyone has said that with the strength of the Rongguo cavalry, they will never do a loss-making business, but they just did this. If I were the commander of the Rongguo cavalry, I would directly attack Zhenyuan City instead of the so-called attached acropolis.

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"Attack Zhenyuan City? Who are you bringing with you, Xie Cang? You naively want to attack the military city. What a joke."

After Su Qi'an finished speaking, he was laughed at by a young man.

The Zhenyuan City that Su Qi'an mentioned is also one of the top ten military cities. In terms of military strength and defensive power, it is basically the same as Zhenyuan City. Its location is also at the back.

It is very difficult to attack a city with ten thousand cavalry.

Su Qi'an was not angry at the question. Instead, he nodded and said softly, "Well, Mr. Zhao is right. This is Su's whim. Since we all know that attacking the military city is futile, then why did the Rongguo cavalry,

Still want to waste time doing so-called testing?"

"Haha, this is not simple. Our army's strength is evenly distributed. Once any military city, even the acropolis, is attacked, there will be two waves of supporting troops to support it immediately." Zhao Houye said bluntly.

"Well, you're right. In that case, so..."

"So, they can use the efficient maneuverability of the cavalry to repeatedly harass and evacuate, so that the supporting troops are constantly exhausted and unable to return to the city. Even if they can return to the city, one of the troops will always be contained."

"In addition to testing, their goal is actually to contain the supporting troops. This time it will be 10,000, next time it will be 20,000, or even 30,000. By then, there will always be a military city with insufficient troops, so they can win it in one fell swoop!"

Su Qi'an had just finished speaking halfway when he was picked up by Fan Wenzhong.

As expected of a veteran who has been on the battlefield for a long time, Su Qi'an realized the intention of the Rongguo cavalry during the conversation with Mr. Zhao.

His eyes flashed, the expression on his face changed, and he shouted to the subordinates beside him.

"Quickly, send me the military report on the Da Rong cavalry's attack on Ningzhou within one month."

Seeing Fan Wenzhong's appearance, his subordinates did not dare to be careless. After a while, they found Ningzhou's military reports within a month.

Fan Wenzhong's eyes flickered, and he quickly read through it, then compared it with the sand table, and marked out the route of the Da Rong cavalry's attack on the military city bit by bit.

Almost half an hour later, Fan Wenzhong looked at the dense red flags on the sand table, his expression changed, and a deep voice sounded.
Chapter completed!