"See, if my dragon flag is exposed, they have no intention of withdrawing!"
Standing on the sentry tower, Zhao Yanxun pointed into the distance and said to everyone.
In fact, he was talking to himself. After all, no one else at the scene could really see what was going on in the distance.
"Xu Hong..."
"I'm here..."
"There are reinforcements behind the enemy army. You must properly deploy and respond. There is no need to waste time here!"
"I will make arrangements now!"
The war is about to begin, and Xu Hong's army is the main force, so he should naturally take up the command post.
After he left, Zhao Yanxun once again observed the situation on the front line. Finally, he decided to leave the two mountain forts and go to the northwest mountain to observe the battle situation.
There is no doubt that Zhao Yanxun's request is even more outrageous.
After all, this is a battlefield. Without the protection of the two mountain fortresses, the outside is not as dangerous as usual.
However, Zhao Yanxun kept his word, and no matter how much others tried to persuade him, it would be of no avail.
Of course, Zhao Yanxun did this not because he was stupid, but because he had full confidence.
First of all, he has confidence in the combat effectiveness of the Forbidden Army, so he does not think that he will be in danger.
Secondly, Zhao Yanxun had confidence in his own force. Even if Xu Hongzhen was defeated, he could guarantee that he would escape from the chaos.
Ten minutes later, when the two cavalry parties on the battlefield were making final preparations for the charge, Zhao Yanxun was already standing on the hillside.
Here, he gained a better line of sight and could fully grasp the situation on the battlefield.
On the northwest land, two armies lined up, and soldiers from both sides were approaching with weapons in hand.
One side is well-equipped and the other side has a large number of troops. On the surface, it seems like it will be a fierce battle.
But when the battle really started, the scene was one-sided. Only one charge of the imperial army defeated the Western Barbarian army.
The civil and military officials in the two mountain forts had already anticipated this outcome, but when the outcome of the war actually unfolded, many people still found it unbelievable.
"This...this is really strong!"
"The emperor has devoted all his efforts to cultivate them, and the Jin army is really unparalleled in combat power!"
Thinking that there are Imperial Guard cavalry on the front line, everyone is undoubtedly more confident.
Therefore, no matter how much publicity and brainwashing is used, it is not as effective as a hearty victory in boosting morale and people's morale.
If there is a big victory, there may be a big defeat. The people below cannot bear the responsibility for failure, so Zhao Yanxun can only do it himself.
After winning the first battle, looking at the remaining Imperial Army cavalry being cleared below, Zhao Yanxun ordered: "The enemy's reinforcements will arrive in one hour, so Xu Hong must wipe out all the remaining enemies!"
To directly eat these two thousand people, to make the Western Barbarian army more angry and to further expand the scale of the war, was Zhao Yanxun's true purpose.
The lack of food in the Western Barbarians means that within a certain period of time, they will definitely make careful arrangements and attack.
That's an army of hundreds of thousands. If they were to complete their deployment, the threat would be extraordinary.
Zhao Yanxun could disrupt the Western Barbarians' deployment by triggering a war in advance.
On the land northwest of the two mountain forts, the Imperial Guard cavalry chased them north. It only took about half an hour to annihilate the enemy army, with only a hundred people able to escape.
News of the defeat on the front line also reached the commander of the Western Barbarian reinforcements, who ordered the army to stop.
This army, which consisted of five thousand cavalry, stopped twenty miles away from the two mountain forts and did not rush into the battlefield.
The Jin army, consisting of a thousand men, defeated its own leading army in just one charge. The combat effectiveness displayed shocked the Western Barbarian commanders.
At the same time, he also learned that there were five thousand such cavalry in Liangshan Fort, which made him even more cautious.
So he decided to wait for reinforcements from around him. Only when his side had a chance of winning would they take action.
At the moment, the commander only hopes that the approaching reinforcements can arrive as soon as possible and that the Jin emperor must not be let go.
In fact, the top brass of the Western Barbarians were suspicious of the news that Zhao Yanxun had appeared in Liangshan Fort.
Now that the battle reports from the front line have arrived, the presence of such elites in the two mountain forts can be considered as confirmation of the news that the emperor is here.
In the afternoon, after further verification of the situation in the two mountain forts, King Jinan Tower issued an order to mobilize troops.
He directly ordered the cavalry distributed in all directions to march to the two mountain forts with five days of food and grass, while the remaining infantry escorted the supplies and slowly advanced.
Under the control of the Jinanta people, nearly 200,000 troops were mobilized, and large armies were mobilized within a hundred miles.
The cavalry is fast and can reach the two mountain forts as quickly as possible, but it will take half a day to reach the nearest one.
When King Jinanta led 30,000 cavalry to Liangshan Fort, three days had passed since the last battle. On the northwest plain of Liangshan Fort, 80,000 Western barbarian cavalry had gathered.
Eighty thousand cavalrymen came from the five major tribes on the southern front of the Western Barbarians. They occupied a large amount of land just for their garrison.
There are approximately 140,000 cavalry in various units on the southern front of the Western Barbarians. They can mobilize 80,000 cavalry to the two mountain fortresses in three days. This is an extremely fast response speed.
This means that after several years of conquests and annexations, and the survival of the fittest, the various tribes of the Western Barbarians have formed an efficient command system, so they can respond quickly to battlefield situations.
Fortunately, the Jin army had been reformed from the inside out by Zhao Yanxun, and he had tricked the Forbidden Army, so they were not afraid of such a tiger and wolf army.
If the Jin army during the Jingping and Tai'an years had encountered such an opponent, they would have become timid before even fighting.
After arriving at the front line, King Jinanta summoned the commanding officers of various ministries and began to analyze the normal situation.
They are indeed a very professional team. The troops who arrived early did not sit idle and stepped up their exploration of the area near the two mountain forts.
They clearly explored the terrain, vegetation, villages and towns, as well as the Jin army's mobilization situation, and visually marked it on the map.
"Is the Emperor Jin Ting still in Liangshan Fort?"
"Still there!"
"What are your thoughts on how to fight this battle? Tell us now!" King Jinanta then asked.
"Your Majesty, there are 10,000 Jin cavalry on the opposite side, all of them elite armored men, and there are tens of thousands of Jin infantry around the castle. Our direct attack is very risky, and we are very likely to be held back by them!"
Under the imperial decree of Zhao Yanxun, the left and right Xiaowu guards arrived at Liangshan Fort, and the troops stationed nearby also gathered at the nearby Wubao.
With the two mountain forts as the center, the nearby Jin army had 50,000 troops.
Compared with the Western Barbarian tribes that came from afar, it was easier to mobilize the Jin army's various tribes. At this moment, they could be regarded as waiting for work.
"If you want to win, you must first destroy the Jin cavalry, and then deal with the infantry in each Wubao!"
"You said you can't attack directly, so how should you destroy the Jin cavalry?" King Jinanta asked.
"After some discussion among us, we can send a small army to draw the Jin cavalry out of the defense line, and then annihilate them!"
"If the Jin cavalry doesn't come out, there will be nothing we can do?" King Jinanta asked rhetorically.
"The king can immediately mobilize the infantry. If they are not fooled, we can use the infantry to attack!"
King Jinan Tower thought about it for a while and thought that this was indeed a very safe way to play.
It was not that he had not thought about sending a large army to attack directly, but the terrain of the two mountain forts was indeed not suitable for a large army to attack.
"Emperor Jin Ting really chose a good place!"
After sighing, King Jinan Tower looked at the crowd and said, "Do you have any other opinions?"
Next, some people came up with suggestions, but generally the ideas were the same, and everything was done in a safe way.
Being prudent means trying your best to keep the situation under control so that you can win the most possible victory.
"Well, I will write a letter to King Mu Liqing and ask him to send troops to help in the battle!"
The Western Barbarians are one body, and when the scale of the war has developed to this point, it is not just a matter for the ministries on the southern front.