Nangong Ye stopped his horse in front of Yunyang who looked a little gloomy, his face also a little heavy.
"Commander, the situation is not good. The enemy troops are neither attacking nor retreating. They are always hanging on both sides of us, neither far nor near. They obviously want to prevent or delay our withdrawal.
What should we do now? Do they already know about the evacuation of the Six Guards of the New Army? Otherwise, if there are only 200,000 cavalry, how dare they dare to tease us so blatantly."
Yunyang was silent for a while and waved the command flag in his hand.
"The order was given, the cavalry stopped feinting, charged on the spot, the infantry square formation changed from the front to the rear, and continued to retreat."
Nangong Ye immediately understood Yunyang's intention, which was to test whether the enemy army knew about the withdrawal of the Sixth Guards of the New Army from the Turkic battlefield.
If the enemy's divided troops also try to prevent the infantry from retreating, it means that their feelings have come true.
The enemy has really known that their own strength has suddenly been reduced by more than 200,000.
As for their intention to prevent the Northern Expedition from retreating, it is not yet particularly clear.
As the flag was waved, the combined infantry and cavalry formations of the Northern Expeditionary Army immediately changed. The cavalry galloped forward, waving their swords and charging toward the enemy. The infantry began to change their formations and gradually retreated southward.
The cavalry of the two countries, Jin and Tu, saw that the enemy was no longer feigning an attack this time, but launched a real charge. Under the command of the general, they also engaged in harassment and fighting with the enemy Dalong.
There was no intention to separate troops and horses to prevent the evacuation of the infantry.
Such a situation made the generals in Yunyang breathe a sigh of relief.
Perhaps it was just a coincidence that the enemy did not yet know that the Sixth Guards of the New Army had evacuated.
There were more than 200,000 cavalry to stop the enemy Jin Tu cavalry. Yunyang without any scruples and the infantry generals led the troops and horses to retreat south one after another.
Only the three parties of cavalry were left to engage in a seemingly huge, but actually petty, fight on the grassland.
On a high slope three or four miles away from the edge of the battlefield.
Huyan Yunyao and Wanyan Chiezha were stationed on horseback, guarded by a group of personal guards, holding telescopes in their hands to observe the melee between the three parties.
After a while, Huyan Yunyao put down the telescope in her hand and breathed out gently.
"This is an evenly matched battle, rather than being constantly pursued and surrounded, with no ability to fight back at all."
Wanyan Chizha nodded in agreement: "The Great Khan is right, the combat power of these large dragon cavalry is not weak, but in terms of military equipment, they are comparable to our cavalry.
Unlike the cavalry under Liu Mingzhi, they are simply abnormal.
Not to mention how powerful the long-range shooting of the big yellow bow is, the range of the light serial crossbows in their hands is far beyond the range of ordinary light bows.
I really can’t believe how much money your senior brother invested into it behind the back of Dalong’s court to form such a well-equipped elite cavalry.”
"Maybe a lot, but not so much that we can't even imagine it!"
Wanyan Chizha was stunned for a moment and looked at Huyan Yunyao in confusion.
"Why do you see this? With such a military preparedness, even the military department supported by Dalong's treasury cannot equip all the guards and horses."
"Every time there was a battle, Ben Khan was observing the military preparedness in the hands of the Six Guards of the New Army.
The weapons in their hands are of the same standard, which means that all these weapons are mass-produced by craftsmen.
The only question is how they smelted so much refined steel."
"Not only is Dahan full of doubts about this, I and Your Majesty are also puzzled.
Jin Guobing invested countless amounts of silver into the refinery embryos needed to forge dragon weapons, artillery, and crossbows, but still couldn't find a way.
Let’s not talk about artillery, just talk about the powerful crossbow in my niece’s hand. The military commander tried his best but could not copy it.
According to His Majesty, the process of making that powerful hand crossbow took only about an hour, and the number of craftsmen who cast the powerful crossbow was only three.
Liu Mingzhi hides a big secret, a secret that not only we don't know, but even the military department of the Dalong court doesn't know.
Otherwise, once the military department of the Dalong court masters these technologies.
The cavalry of the Six Guards of the New Army are not the only ones who are armed to the teeth. I am afraid that the veteran frontier troops like the Six Guards of Northern Xinjiang have already had a set of equipment."
"Let's not talk about this for now. Can the King of Zhen really not tell Ben Khan where the Golden Queen has gone?
I guess I went to my senior brother Liu Mingzhi, I wonder if I am right?"
Wanyan Chizha smiled bitterly while stroking his beard.
"Great Khan, for the sake of your majesty's safety, I cannot help but inform you.
But the Great Khan can rest assured that for now, our Kingdom of Jin will not do anything untoward against the Turkic Royal Court. After all, we now have a common and powerful opponent."
"Okay, I hope it's as you said,
Continue to prevent the enemy from retreating. The enemy has relaxed his vigilance. As for how to delay it for three months, it depends on the methods of the seniors. I will not continue to accompany you and take my leave first."
"I'm sorry not to send you far away. For the battle on the front line, I and Prince Hu Yanyu can do it."
"Farewell."
Huyan Yunyao rushed away under the escort of her personal guards, while Wanyan Chizha continued to observe the situation on the battlefield in the distance.
It's only three months, not too difficult.
When Wanyan Chiezha looked at the battlefield, he didn't notice that behind a slope a few miles away, a beautiful figure on horseback put away his telescope and released the golden eagle on his shoulder. His tender peach blossom eyes were filled with relief.
The colorful colors pulled the reins of the horse and galloped towards the south.
Dalong's northern territory is Yingzhou, next to the study room in the inner courtyard of the palace.
The door of the study room is closed tightly, and the quiet sound of needle drop can be heard in the courtyard. If it weren't for the clear and clear chirping of books and birds from time to time on the courtyard wall, people who don't know better would think that the courtyard has been abandoned and uninhabited for many years.
The Queen, who had been in the study for about half an hour, did not stop from the moment she entered the door, and kept wandering around the study.
The worry on her face was extremely obvious, her hands clapped her palms from time to time, and her lips opened and murmured.
Why is there still no movement at all? Why is there still no movement at all?
Compared to the restless Queen, Young Master Liu who was sitting behind the desk was unusually calm, looking through the information in his hand as calmly as an old dog.
After reading a pile of information, Liu Mingzhi only kept a few important ones, and threw the rest into the brazier that was half filled with ashes, and continued to review the following information.
The news that Liu Mingzhi had dropped the information awakened the anxious Queen.
The Queen raised her eyes and glanced at Mr. Liu, who was as steady as an old dog. She sighed silently and walked towards the desk.
"You're heartless, it's been five days, and there hasn't been any movement or news, how can you really sit still.
Are you not worried at all about whether the more than 200,000 soldiers and horses of the Six Guards of the New Army will obey your orders and return?
What if instead of listening to your order, they report your intentions to the old guy Yunyang, then what your palace is waiting for may not be the Six Guards of the new army under your command, but the imperial court's 100,000 forbidden troops.
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It’s getting urgent now, so why don’t you just keep an eye on the information and know what use it is to have information without soldiers and horses?”
Liu Mingzhi looked at the empress glaring at him with an extremely resentful look, shook his head helplessly, put down the information in his hand, squatted in front of the brazier, lit the fire fold, and started to ignite the information in the brazier.
"I can't show up at the moment. How can I know the current situation in the court without reading the intelligence?
How do you know whether public support is available without looking at intelligence?
How do you know how the officials in the DPRK and China are doing now without looking at the intelligence?
How to analyze the chances of winning by raising troops without looking at intelligence?
Without looking at the intelligence, how do you know whether the imperial court has firmly believed that I have been assassinated and will not take any further action against me?
Having been a commander for many years, I have become accustomed to the solid feeling of being able to strategize and win a decisive victory thousands of miles away.
Otherwise, if we act recklessly just because we have a large army, I will not feel confident."
"So, shouldn't you be worried about whether the more than 200,000 cavalrymen of the Six Guards of the New Army will obey your orders and return?
Only with the troops and horses in hand can all the next steps you have arranged be carried out."
Liu Mingzhi looked at the fire in the brazier, stood up and walked towards the Queen, raised his hand and patted the Queen's shoulder.
“People plan things, and God makes things happen. What’s the use of haste?
What is supposed to come will come naturally, and whether you rush it or not, it won't change anything.
It's better to wait patiently.
For now, the story of my assassination has continued to unfold.
Judging from the response from the public, it is not a big problem if the teacher is famous.
Just wait a moment, the grassland is vast and the whereabouts of the army change every day, so it is understandable that Liu Song would be delayed for two days.
By the way, have you sent a letter to this old fox Wanyan Chizha?"
"Well, I have already sent it to Yue'er. I just have to check whether it has snowed on the grassland in the past few days, whether the golden eagle has lost its way in the snowstorm, and whether Yue'er has received the letter. I haven't received the reply yet.
I’m not sure now.”
Liu Mingzhi nodded slightly and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Don't be anxious, don't be anxious, wait a little longer, there will be news!
It is a taboo for military strategists to mess up their positions!"