Chapter 916 The Yellow Dragon Banner of the Two Mountain Forts
When Zhao Yanxun came to the front line, in addition to the soldiers sent by the Governor's Office to escort him, there was also a guard from the Forbidden Army accompanying him.
Today, there are nearly 10,000 garrison troops near the two mountain forts, and there are even 5,000 imperial cavalry.
With such a force, let alone only 2,000 people on the opposite side, Zhao Yanxun would not be afraid even if there were 20,000.
Now that these people are here, Zhao Yanxun will naturally not let them go when his own forces are sufficient.
On the balcony of Liangshan Fort, Zhao Yanxun observed the enemy troops more than ten miles away with extremely strong eyesight.
On the west side of the two-mountain fortress, the cavalry of the Xiaowu Zuowei were gathering and slowly advancing forward.
Xu Hong said that five hundred cavalry could overwhelm the enemy army, but Zhao Yanxun did not let him do so. Instead, he asked him to send a thousand cavalry.
The greater the advantage against the enemy, the smaller our own casualties. Zhao Yanxun understood this clearly.
Aware of the Forbidden Army's maneuvers, the enemy troops on the opposite side slowed down and had the intention of turning around and retreating.
They were just the vanguard. Knowing that more than 10,000 people were stationed by the Forbidden Army, they would definitely not launch a forceful attack and wait for the follow-up troops to arrive.
Nowadays, the density of zombies in Tianshan County is very low. In some key "processing" directions, zombies are no longer even visible, including near Liangshan Fort.
Therefore, the armies of both sides present here do not need to worry about the threat of zombies.
Sensing that the other party wanted to escape, Zhao Yanxun directly raised the golden dragon flag, which meant that the emperor was here.
Upon learning of this order, all the officials around him were shocked, and then they all persuaded him to withdraw the order.
Zhao Yanxun is the emperor, and it is very unreasonable to appear on the front line now.
The emperor has his own things to do, and the generals have their own plans to lead the troops in battle.
By persuading the court officials to come to the northwest and coercing the civil and military forces of the northwest to the forefront, Zhao Yanxun could be said to have repeatedly provoked the "bottom line" of his officials.
Now that he was about to raise the dragon flag again, the civil and military officials present finally couldn't bear it anymore and knelt down in front of him in a daze.
"Your Majesty, the dragon flag must never be raised..."
"Once the dragon flag is raised, the enemy will be able to discover the emperor's whereabouts. If the army comes to attack..."
After hearing the officials' persuasion, Zhao Yanxun asked: "If a large army attacks, are our troops afraid of them?"
"Your Majesty, it's not that I and the others are afraid of the enemy. It's just that the Emperor's safety concerns the world, and I don't dare to play with it..."
Flying the dragon flag will attract enemy troops, even large-scale enemy troops, Zhao Yanxun knew this very well.
But he still planned to do this because he wanted to use himself as bait to attract the Western Barbarian army, and then gather them together to annihilate them.
This idea was not a temporary idea. He had thought about it before, so he came to Liangshan Castle specially.
To be honest, a normal emperor would not joke about his own safety, but Zhao Yanxun was obviously not normal.
How can a normal person become the master of a huge empire in a few years?
Looking at the ministers in front of him, Zhao Yanxun solemnly said: "This is my will!"
This was a very formal reminder, which created a strong sense of oppression for the civil and military officials.
In fear, the officials lowered their heads and looked at each other, but no one responded.
After taking two steps forward, Zhao Yanxun asked coldly: "Are you going to resist the decree?"
"I would rather die than obey the order..."
"I would rather die than obey the order..."
After someone took the lead, everyone spoke one after another.
Although these people did not follow the orders, their loyalty was unquestionable, and Zhao Yanxun could not be angry for a while.
"You go... raise the dragon flag!"
Zhao Yanxun directly ordered the guards around him. Although these people were reluctant, they still obeyed the order.
"emperor……"
All the ministers were shocked, but before they could finish their words, Zhao Yanxun immediately warned: "Since you are worried about my safety, you should find a way to defend the enemy instead of talking nonsense in front of me!"
Although all the ministers complained, they had nothing to say when they saw the yellow dragon flag flying high in the distance.
Turning around and looking at the enemy troops in the distance, Zhao Yanxun continued: "Immediately send an order to Xiaowu Right Guards to ask Duan Hong to move closer to the two mountain fortresses immediately!"
"The troops stationed near each Wubao city must focus on defense. If necessary, they can move with the camera!"
With just this order, nearly 50,000 to 60,000 troops around the two mountain forts will be mobilized.
"According to the order!"
After everyone received the order, they went about their own business.
The emperor stirs up the storm, and they, the ministers, cannot stop it, so they can only help with all their strength in order to defeat the enemy.
There were a large number of Western barbarian scouts wandering outside the two-mountain fort, and the dragon flags that appeared in the two-mountain fort easily attracted their attention.
Knowing one's self and knowing one's enemy will make you safe in a hundred battles. The high-ranking officials of the Western Barbarians naturally understood this principle, so they sent spies to the Jin Dynasty long in advance.
After almost a year of inquiring, plus information obtained from Huns captives, the Western Barbarians had a relatively comprehensive understanding of the Jin Dynasty.
The high-ranking officials of the Western Barbarians were even more concerned about the news that Zhao Yanxun had arrived in the northwest, so they ordered spies and scouts to search for the whereabouts of the Jin Emperor many times.
Under this background, it was not surprising that these scouts recognized the Golden Dragon Flag and knew Zhao Yanxun's whereabouts.
The emperor of the Jin Dynasty actually appeared in Liangshan Fort, which greatly surprised the Western Man scouts.
When they sighed that it took no effort to get it, they immediately changed their direction and wanted to send the news back as quickly as possible.
After all, fighter planes are fleeting...
Soon, these frontline scouts returned to the vanguard army and informed the leading commander of the news.
"It's actually the Emperor of the Jin Dynasty..." The leading commander couldn't believe it.
He looked at the scout with a stern expression and his eyes were like burning fire, and asked: "Are you sure you saw it correctly?"
The scout standing in front replied firmly: "I will definitely not be wrong, and it is impossible for others to be wrong!"
There were four scouts who came back together. One person may have seen it wrong, but it is impossible for all four of them to see it wrong.
After walking around in place for a few times, the officer leading the Western Barbarians stopped and finally gave the order: "Call the entire army... to prepare for battle!"
Knowing that the Jin army was preparing to attack, the officer was hesitant about whether to accept the attack, but the news brought by the scouts prompted him to make a decision.
Engage the Jin army, hold them back as much as possible, and try every means to capture the two mountain fort garrisons to create time for subsequent reinforcements...
For a time, the officer thought of a lot.
"Go north immediately and tell the king the news about Emperor Jin Ting and ask him to bring troops to reinforce us as soon as possible!"
"yes!"
They belong to the Nasser tribe on the southern front of the Western Barbarians. The king who leads the army is thirty miles away and can arrive in less than an hour.
"Within fifty miles to the west of the two mountain forts, we can mobilize 50,000 horses and horses, and within eighty miles we can mobilize 90,000..."
"If we can kill the Jin Emperor and mobilize all 90,000 troops, it will be absolutely cost-effective..."
"It depends on whether your Majesty the King has such courage..."
Thinking of this, as the discoverer of the Jin Emperor's news and the chosen one who could change the destiny of his people, this officer felt that he should do more.
So he immediately called his subordinates and asked him to go to Jinan Tower to deliver the news.
As Jinanta was the talker on the southern front, this officer believed in the courage of King Jinanta, so he thought it was appropriate to send the news.
Of course, his behavior within the Western Barbarians was objectively a betrayal of his own king, so he did it very covertly.
After making these arrangements, the officer did not dare to delay and began to check the preparations of his men for war.
Although the scout said that there were only a thousand imperial troops assembled on the other side, there were still four thousand cavalry on the other side. How could he not be more careful?
Now he only hopes that his reinforcements will arrive as soon as possible.
