North of Shanhaiguan, at the border of Talu River between Dalong and Turks, Liu Mingzhi was leading 50,000 cavalry in a secret detour toward the Muling River south of the Turkic Sulu tribe.
Zhang Kuang never suppressed Young Master Liu's idea of taking the initiative. Finally, he was forced to make a gentleman's agreement with Young Master Liu within four days. No matter whether he could intercept the food and grass of the Turks and the Jin Kingdom within four days,
They all must lead the brothers to return to Yingzhou to guard Shuo.
Liu Mingzhi originally wanted to refute, but Zhang Kuang did not bargain with him as the Protector of the Country. Instead, as his uncle, he persuaded Young Master Liu emotionally and rationally not to go deep alone, lest he be surrounded by enemy troops.
With the eldest brother Song Qing mediating in the middle, Liu Mingzhi finally agreed to Zhang Kuang's idea and would return to Yingzhou to defend the city within four days regardless of success or failure.
It was already the second day after Mr. Liu came out, but the scouts penetrated dozens of miles into the Sulu tribe and still did not find the Turkic team transporting grain and grass.
Cheng Kai put away his telescope with a look of regret and looked northward. Apart from the vast expanse of green prairie, he found no trace of anyone at all.
Looking at Young Master Liu who was frowning slightly and staring at the map and muttering, Cheng Kai sighed.
"Commander, we haven't found any traces of the Turks at all. Did they take a detour after leaving the Sulu tribe? They had no intention of passing through the Muling River."
"The general suggested that we separate the team and conduct a reconnaissance. If they don't pass by here, our wait will be in vain."
Liu Mingzhi put away the map and shook his head with doubt on his face.
"It's impossible. The Turkic grasslands are barren in the west and rich in the east. The Sulu tribe is located at the junction between the Jin Kingdom and the Turks. The pastures are rich and fertile, and they are rich in cattle and sheep."
"The Sulu tribe is as important in the eyes of the Turks as the land of fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River in our dragon's eyes. When my junior brother sends his troops south, it is impossible not to mobilize some food and grass from the Sulu tribe in the east."
As he spoke, Liu Mingzhi raised the map in front of Cheng Kai: "Look, the Muling River, a tributary of the Talu River, is the closest road to Yunzhou from the Sulu tribe and even the entire Turkic royal court."
"If they want to take a detour, they will have to pass through the Shibisi tribe, pass through the Qingyuan River and enter the Dulu tribe, and then transfer to Yunzhou. This will take at least three more days to travel."
"The Turks don't have the advantage of the city wall like we do. They can store food and grass half a year or even half a year ago."
"The Turkic cavalry had dried meat to satisfy their appetites and could go several days without replenishing food and grass, but the war horses were not good enough and could not last long at all. Although there was a grassland 42 miles outside Yunzhou City, they had to feed the horses again and again every day.
After a long time, we have already been exhausted, so we can't even send troops to attack the city."
"My junior brother was evaluated by the old man as a naturally handsome man. He would never make such a low-level mistake in such an important matter as the war between the two countries."
"So in order to supply the food and grass of the Sulu tribe to the frontline troops in a timely manner, they will definitely choose the most time-saving and shortest route."
"The Muling River is the best choice for transporting grain and grass. Just wait for one more day. Today is only the second day. There are still two days left. Don't rush."
"If you want to catch satisfactory prey, you must have enough patience."
"We are hunters now, and we can't give up halfway just because we can't see any traces of our prey."
"As long as this batch of food and grass is intercepted, it will not only replenish our food and grass, but also delay the attack on the three cities of Yunzhou by my junior brother, buying enough time for this national war."
Cheng Kai nodded hurriedly: "The general has given the order. Maybe the commander is right. The general is too anxious. The main reason is that the pressure this time is much greater than the last time. The general is afraid that we will miss and return. Brother
Our morale is going downhill."
Liu Mingzhi rolled up the map and gently patted Cheng Kai on the shoulder.
"There is pressure. The pressure on me is no less than yours. But what can you do if there is pressure? You have to resist it."
"There are more than 4 million people in the 152 states behind us. Once we lose, their fate can be imagined, so we must defend the country."
"Command brothers, send out fifty more scouts to conduct non-stop investigation. We must not miss this opportunity."
"Got the order!"
Cheng Kai rode away, and Liu Mingzhi looked at Du Yu standing aside: "Du Yu!"
"The end is here!"
"Send a letter to Vice Marshal Jin Diao of the Song Dynasty, asking him if he has contacted the grain and grass transportation army of the Jin Kingdom. Wanyan Chizha is an old fox. He knows the importance of grain and grass better than anyone else. He must be careful and make sure that the vehicles are indeed carrying
You can only attack after you have supplies of food and fodder. Don't fall into Wanyan Chizha's cunning plan of stealing the beam and changing the pillars."
"Our current strength is limited and we cannot replenish our soldiers in time. One less city means more danger. We must not make any mistakes."
"Tell Deputy Commander Song that if you find something is wrong, immediately lead your brothers to retreat. Don't fall in love with the Jin Kingdom's vanguard troops. Otherwise, if you get entangled, you will end up with a narrow escape."
"Don't underestimate the power of the black wolf cavalry on the left and right sides of the Kingdom of Jin. Remember, remember."
Du Yu nodded solemnly: "The general has the order!"
"Report. Report to the commander-in-chief that the Sulu tribe has been extended forty-five miles to the north, and there is still no trace of the Turkic grain transport team."
Liu Mingzhi frowned and looked at the exhausted scouts, gritting his teeth with an expression of unwillingness: "Change horses and explore again. Whoever discovers the Turkic soldiers and horses transporting grain and grass first, I will record the military exploits of ten heads for you."
"Thank you, Commander-in-Chief, I resign from my humble position."
The scouts left again, and Liu Mingzhi galloped towards the high slope in the distance. He got off his horse and took out his telescope and looked towards the north. Apart from the endless green grassland, Liu Mingzhi still could not see a single person.
trace.
As a result, even Liu Mingzhi couldn't help but feel a little shaken. Could it be that he had really made a mistake in his estimation? The junior brother knew that he was good at using strange soldiers, so even if he was delayed for two more days, the food transport team would be detoured?
Young Master Liu, who was about to put down his telescope, was startled, and hurriedly stopped his scanning movements and raised his telescope to focus on the gurgling water of Muling River.
After seeing the objects floating on the river clearly, the excitement in Mr. Liu's eyes was self-evident. He put away his telescope and rode away. He leaned over and picked up the felt hat on the river and started to watch.
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Looking at the felt hat in his hand, Mr. Liu looked north along the Muling River. There was nothing but the sparkling river water.
However, Young Master Liu's heart, which had been shaken just now, was once again as stable as a mountain. The felt hat in his hand seemed to be a reassurance pill that made Young Master Liu completely calm down.
"Cheng Kai, where did you go?"
Cheng Kai, who was explaining to the soldiers how to attack effectively when encountering Turks, was slightly startled when he heard Young Master Liu's howl of surprise, and hurriedly ran towards Young Master Liu.
"Commander, what happened?"
With a smile that couldn't be hidden on his face, Liu Mingzhi threw the felt hat in his hand to Cheng Kai: "You idiot, look at what this is?"
Cheng Kai took the felt hat and was stunned. He looked down at the wet felt hat in his hand, thought for a moment, and then looked north along the river.
"Three pheasant feathers, these are the felt hats worn by the Turkic commanders. Could it be that they floated along the river? Doesn't it mean that the Turks' grain transport team..."
"Commander, we have really waited for it!"
Liu Mingzhi suppressed the excitement in his heart and scanned the surrounding environment lightly.
"The brothers were ordered to divide their troops into three groups and hide themselves. They should all be well fed and drunk so as not to reveal their whereabouts."
"Give the Turks' grain transport team a show of waiting for something to happen!"
"The general will get the order!"
PS: There are only two updates today. In the past two days, the company has been evaluating performance and has been running around. I have no time to type and write and save manuscripts. After these two days, I will give the brothers some days to make up for it.