There is a mountain range in northern Shaanxi, which is a natural boundary between Dakang and Dangxiang.
Twenty miles north of Weizhou City, there is a canyon in the middle of this mountain range, which is Qingshui Valley.
At the beginning of the founding of Dakang, Qingshui Valley was the only way for merchants to do business in Dangxiang, and Weizhou City was also a big trading city.
But now, Qingshui Valley has become a choke point for Dakang to resist the Dangxiang people, and it is also an important barrier for the Guanzhong Plain against the Dangxiang people.
If they break through Qingshui Valley, Dangxiang's cavalry can bypass Weizhou City, march straight into Jingzhao Mansion in Guanzhong, and even attack the Western Capital.
This is also the reason why Qinghuai fights to the death.
The Tielin Army was stationed at the foot of the mountain at one end of Qingshui Valley.
Before they even got close, the two were stopped by sentries.
Zhong Wu reported Jin Feng's name, and the sentry quickly ran to the camp to report the news.
"Brother Zhong, I'm a new guy here. I'm going to be the commander-in-chief. Can others obey me?" Jin Feng asked.
In fact, this is the issue that worries him the most.
I am absolutely airborne. If no one is willing to listen to me if I go there, wouldn't it be over?
You can't fight against the party members alone, right?
"If you were appointed by He Mingqin, everyone would definitely be dissatisfied. However, the Tielin Army was led by the Marquis. The Marquis appointed you to temporarily handle military affairs. No one in the Tielin Army would be dissatisfied."
Zhong Wu said confidently: "Sir, just don't worry, the law enforcement team in the army is led by Liu Qiong. If anyone dares to disobey, you will let Liu Qiong kill him!"
"All right."
Liu Qiong was also one of Qinghuai's personal guards, and Jin Feng also knew him.
Jin Feng felt relieved when he heard that an acquaintance was in charge of the law enforcement team.
When Qinghuai's lieutenant learned of Jin Feng's arrival, he immediately led his men to greet him.
Although Zhong Wu was following him, which could prove Jin Feng's identity, the deputy general still carefully checked Jin Feng's identity card, Qing Huai's seal documents, etc.
Then he knelt down on one knee, clasped his fists and said, "The last general Xu Xiao has met General Jin!"
"My subordinates have met General Jin!"
The generals and captains who followed the deputy general also knelt on one knee and saluted.
"Where is Mr. Hou? Take me to see him quickly."
Jin Feng was not in the mood to be polite to these people and asked anxiously.
"General, please follow me!"
Xu Xiao led Jin Feng into the Chinese army's tent.
As soon as he entered the tent, Jin Feng smelled the strong smell of herbs.
Qinghuai was naked and lying quietly on the bed, with a bandage on the right side of his chest and a big bump on his forehead.
"How is Mr. Hou's injury? When will he wake up?"
Jin Feng looked at the military doctor standing aside.
"Returning to the general, the Marquis has two broken ribs, his left lung is also somewhat damaged, and his forehead was severely injured. I don't know when the Marquis will wake up."
The military doctor said helplessly.
"Okay then, take good care of Mr. Hou."
There is nothing the doctors can do, and it is useless for Jin Feng to stay here and wait. It is better to get familiar with the Tielin Army as soon as possible and think about strategies to deal with the enemy.
He handed the deputy general over to his tent and asked, "Tell me about the current situation of the Tielin Army."
"The Tielin Army has a full strength of 5,000 men. Last year, we fought with the Marquis and lost more than 1,200 men. At the beginning of the year, we added more than 700 new troops. Today, in this battle, we annihilated 300 enemies and killed more than 120 people.
More than 170 people were injured, and now there are 4,186 people who can fight, and the army rations are enough for 20 days..."
The deputy general had already made preparations and skillfully explained the current situation of the Tielin Army.
Jin Feng is quite satisfied with the current combat strength of the Tielin Army.
After listening to the introduction, Jin Feng followed the deputy general to the hilltop on the left side of the military camp and took in the entire Qingshui Valley.
Qingshui Valley is about one kilometer long and about 160 meters wide. On the right is a small river 20 to 30 meters wide, and on the left is more than 100 meters of flat land.
The previous battle took place on this flat land one kilometer long and more than a hundred meters wide.
At this time, you can still see patches of blood on the ground and the corpses of some party members. Many war horses are still tightly entangled with barbed wire, and their flesh and blood are bruised.
There are also some Iron Forest Army soldiers cleaning the battlefield.
When you see a party member, whether dead or wounded, stab him first.
When you see a war horse entangled in barbed wire, kill the horse and carefully recover the barbed wire.
Unfortunately, after the barbed wire is used once, most of it will be crumbled into a ball, and basically cannot be used again. At most, it can be recycled into the camp, melted and re-refined.
"With such a good terrain, why don't you place a few catapults on the opposite mountain?"
Jin Feng asked with a frown.
The peaks on the right side of Qingshui Valley are steep and towering, and there is a small river at the bottom of the mountain. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. If you place a few catapults on the right side of the mountain and calculate the position well, and throw stones from top to bottom, the range can almost cover the entire valley.
"Catapult?"
The deputy general asked in confusion: "What is a catapult? Is it a kind of chariot?"
"You haven't heard of a catapult?"
Jin Feng was also stunned.
Doesn’t Dakang still have a catapult?
"Never heard of it." The deputy general shook his head.
"What about caltrops and horse traps? Have you heard of them?"
"No." The lieutenant still shook his head.
"All right."
Jin Feng couldn't help but secretly clenched his fist.
No wonder Dakang was beaten so badly by Dangxiang and Khitan cavalry.
Heavy crossbows, catapults, and caltrops are all important weapons against cavalry, but there are none.
In fact, it’s Jin Feng’s fault for taking it for granted.
The history of this world is different from that of the previous life. In the history of the previous life, iron caltrops and catapults both appeared during the Warring States Period, while U-shaped horseshoes only appeared in the Yuan Dynasty.
When Jin Feng saw in Xihewan that the horses of Qinghuai and others were equipped with horseshoes, he took it for granted that weapons such as catapults and iron caltrops had already appeared.
Who knows if there is no...
New weapons are generally most effective the first time they are used, because the enemy is unprepared.
Just like Qinghuai was able to defeat the party's cavalry today, it was all thanks to the barbed wire fence.
Since there have never been trebuchets, caltrops, or horse pits in this world, can we give the party members a big surprise?
Jin Feng was making plans to attack the enemy. General Fan, who had just returned to the camp from inspecting military affairs, also received news of the Tielin Army's change of commander.
"What are you talking about, Qinghuai was seriously injured and unconscious, and let Jin Feng take charge of the Tielin Army?"
General Fan was startled when he heard what his staff said: "There are no jokes in the army. This is no joke."
"General, how dare I say such nonsense?"
The staff quickly took a letter from the table: "This is the appointment document sent by General Qinghuai."
"Qinghuai, isn't this just nonsense?"
General Fan was so angry that his beard was shaking: "That Jin Feng is just a craftsman, how can he know how to fight?"
"General, the Qingshui Valley guarded by the Tielin Army is of great importance and must not be lost. Do you think we should remove this Jin Feng position?"
the staff member asked.
"According to military regulations, only Your Majesty can change the appointment document written before Qinghuai fell into coma, and I can't remove it either!"
General Fan walked around the table several times: "Go to the Tielin Army immediately to supervise this Jin Feng. If you find that he has done something inappropriate, send someone back to inform me immediately!"