Everyone looked towards the past, and the one who spoke was still the young general who asked the question just now.
After hearing the last method, everyone's expressions turned ugly. It was obvious that some bad memories came back, and some even retched.
However, some people's eyes lit up. The effect of the method last time was excellent, and it might be a good idea to try it again. At worst, they would not eat for a month this time.
But more people shook their heads slightly.
It was An Junshan who explained: "The method last time was at most a cunning plan, but it is indispensable. This time, the fodder for the livestock is probably the most closely guarded place by the Turkic army. It is difficult to have the opportunity to repeat the same trick."
After finishing speaking, he sighed deeply.
Then, sighs came one after another in the hall.
"If it doesn't work, we can only temporarily stop the caravan trade at the border."
Commander Tong Zhi Luran, who was next to Anjun Mountain, gritted his teeth and said with some reluctance.
"That's all we have to do."
"Just do it!"
"The Turkic army cannot be allowed to break through the defense line under any circumstances..."
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When they really couldn't think of a way out, almost all the generals had no choice but to express their agreement, including An Junshan, who was somewhat resigned to his fate.
Di Xin remained silent.
A clever woman cannot make a meal without rice. If he is given time, he is confident that he can train a team that is not weaker than the Turkic cavalry, but the problem is that he does not have that much time now.
The most important thing at the border is the combat capability of the army. Without a strong enough army to guard against the invasion of foreign enemies, economic development will be nothing more than a castle in the air, no matter how good it is.
He had already started targeted training two months ago. However, both the selection of personnel and the preparation of the number of horses took time, and the most difficult thing was selecting war horses.
Not just any horse can become a cavalry horse. Horses are even more demanding than the selection of personnel. This is one of the reasons why the Dali cavalry has always been weaker than the Turkic cavalry.
In fact, after Dali introduced excellent horse breeds from the Turks and then bred them with local war horses, they finally had the cavalry that can barely compete with the Turks head-on.
But now, Emperor Xin has gathered the strength of the entire border to expand the cavalry by 3,000. In addition, the original Flying Leopard Army only has more than 12,000 people. However, these 3,000 cavalry have not yet formed a combat strength. Once placed,
Chaos can occur on the battlefield without even fighting.
but……
Di Xin narrowed his eyes.
According to the information he has learned about the Turks in this world, coupled with the shackles of the world's current level of civilization, it will take at least a month for the Turks to realize the problem when the weather turns completely cold and food becomes scarce, and it will take another month to achieve unification.
opinions, plus unifying the army, transferring people, etc...
At least it will be when winter is about to begin that the Turks can gather enough troops to attack the Dali border.
If he had these nearly three months as a buffer, Di Xin could train enough troops to take the initiative to attack the Turkic army when it arrived, giving them a surprise.
But now it was almost three months early, and it gave all the soldiers at the Dali Border Pass a surprise.
I'm afraid it wasn't for the fact that just a few months ago, when the Turkic tribes had just retreated to the depths of the grassland, someone started making preparations for another southward invasion of Dali Border Pass.
And Di Xin can probably guess who this person is.
The world lord who came to the Turkic tribe, and that world lord also came to the largest and most powerful Ashina tribe.
Twenty thousand troops were lost due to personal reasons. If it were Di Xin, even if he was His Royal Highness King Yu, he would definitely be relieved of his official position as General Zhenguan and escorted back to the capital for trial. Even if nothing happens in the end, a lot of money would be wasted.
time.
The Turkic population is much smaller than that of Dali. The cost of losing 20,000 troops is much heavier than that of Dali, and the corresponding crime will be heavier, unless this person is the Great Khan, the leader of all the Turkic tribes.
However, although it is not stated explicitly, when the Realm Lord comes, it will default to someone who is similar to the emperor of a country. Otherwise, other Realm Lords will not have to play.
Di Xin guessed that there was a realm lord on the Turk side, and he did not underestimate any realm lord. However, according to normal development, even if the realm lord sees the problem, it will take a lot of time to re-establish his right to speak.
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However, despite the defeat and loss of 20,000 troops, not only was he not severely punished, but he could even continue to lobby other tribes in the name of the Ashina tribe to invade Dali south again. This person's status among the Turkic tribes is probably
Higher than he imagined.
Di Xin did not know that it was the Great Khan who withstood the consequences of the last defeat for Ashinas with his own prestige, but he would not blame others and bear the corresponding consequences if things happened.
At some point, the hall became quiet, and everyone looked at Di Xin who was silent.
Everyone is waiting for Di Xin to make the final decision.
Di Xin is not an indecisive person, and he does not have much benevolence as a woman. Since the last way to deal with it now is to defend at Yanque Pass, then just do it. The food and weapons currently stored are enough to fight the Turks.
It was a protracted offensive and defensive battle.
He wanted to see whether Yanque Pass could not withstand the pressure first, or whether the Turkic army ran out of food first.
Before Di Xin could give the order, he suddenly looked outside the hall. Then, a sharp voice that was neither male nor female came from outside.
"The imperial edict has arrived, and General Zhenguan will receive it."
Di Xin was stunned for a moment and then reacted.
Last time, 20,000 Turkic troops were defeated at the border pass, forcing the Turkic tribes to retreat to the depths of the grassland. After the news of the victory reached the capital, the imperial court should have given him a reward.
Although he didn't know why it took so long, news came three days ago that the imperial edict of the reward would arrive in about three days, allowing him to be prepared to receive the edict.
Counting the days, today is almost the same.
With Emperor Xin's memory, he would not forget this matter, but the Turkic army's southern invasion was undoubtedly more important, so he deliberately ignored it.
There could be no delay in receiving the imperial edict, so Emperor Xin had to temporarily stop the meeting to discuss the Turkic army's southern invasion, and instead said, "We will discuss this matter later. My lords, please go out with me to receive the edict first."
After finishing speaking, Di Xin took the lead to walk out of the hall, and the generals followed him according to their official positions.
In the courtyard, a dozen guards with swords lined up on both sides, and among them stood three eunuchs in eunuch uniforms. The two eunuchs on the left and right bowed slightly to show respect, while the eunuch at the front held his head high and held his right hand high.
Holding a scroll made of yellow silk.
Emperor Xin also knew this eunuch. He was the eunuch who had originally announced his promotion to General Zhenguan.
After seeing Di Xin coming out with all the officials, the leading eunuch nodded slightly to show his goodwill, and then said loudly: "The imperial edict has arrived, General Zhenguan will step forward to receive it."
Wow.
Except for Di Xin, all officials, guards and the two young eunuchs all knelt down.
The eunuch who announced the decree didn't mind either. He didn't kneel when His Royal Highness King Yu received the decree last time in the capital. He was used to it.
He unfolded the imperial edict with both hands and calmed down, and the sharp voice of both men and women sounded again.
"The Emperor Fengtian Chengyun issued an edict: General Li Zhenguan..."