The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 406
After a short rest in Tianma Castle, Zhao Yanxun led the guards and continued heading north.

More horses were assigned to the guards going south, so except for a few of Zhao Yanxun, the rest of the guards walked.

In fact, the reason why Zhao Yanxun set up the Northern Expedition was not only because he wanted the population under Zhu Jinzhang's rule, but also because he was greedy for the two to three thousand horses he occupied.

He wanted to form a special cavalry, but suffered from not having enough horses, so that the existing horses could only be used to deliver messages.

The only one who prepared horses was a hundred households in the Guard Division, who was sent to the south to recover the lost land.

Twelve or thirteen miles to the north, Zhao Yanxun came to a col, which is the intersection of the east and west mountain ranges, and it is also the only place where Yuanyang goes north to Liaoping.

Here, a simple camp has been set up.

It was really a simple camp, surrounded by a circle of rejecting horses as an isolation zone, and the soldiers directly stationed inside had only set up simple tents.

Such a simple camp, on the one hand, can prevent zombies from raiding, on the other hand, it can be quickly collected and transferred.

Of course, the disadvantage of this kind of camp is that it is difficult to defend against powerful enemies.

But the question is, besides the mindless zombies, are there any powerful enemies that the Wangfu army fears?
When Zhao Yanxun showed up with the guards, Gao Zhengan, who got the news, had already walked out quickly, behind him were six hundred households.

The army under his command comes from various departments of the Bingma Division, with a number of more than 600 people.

Although they are all ordinary soldiers, these off-the-job trained and well-equipped soldiers are definitely elite in the general sense.

What's more, they have faith in their hearts, which brings them endless strength.

"See Your Majesty!"

Looking at Gao Zhengan in front of him, Zhao Yanxun said calmly: "How is the enemy situation ahead?"

"Reporting to the prince, according to the news collected at noon, no trace of the enemy army has been found within thirty miles!"

At this stage, there are two channels for Zhao Yanxun's side to obtain military information, one is to receive military information from hidden spies, and the other is to send out scouts to inquire about information.

Only Gao Zhengan continued to say: "The main force of the enemy army is currently stationed in Baishan County!"

Although Zhu Jinzhang was assassinated, he still gritted his teeth and forcibly occupied Baishan County.

In order to resist Zhao Yanxun's advance, he had to take a dangerous move, otherwise his Liaoping Mansion would be wide open.

But this also caused a problem. His strategy seriously hindered his spring plowing, and there would inevitably be a food shortage in autumn.

This kind of shortage refers to a shortage that cannot be maintained even by eating grass roots and bark.

It can be said that although the fight has not yet started, Zhu Jinzhang has been forced to a dead end, which also reflects the overall gap between the two forces.

In this battle between the two sides, Zhu Jinzhang must not lose, and if he loses, he will be destroyed.

"Baishan County is less than forty miles away from Fang Sheng in the front, and the cavalry can kill it in less than half an hour!" Zhao Yanxun said indifferently.

"Don't worry, my lord, the lowly ranks will take strict precautions and will never let the bandits attack!"

Field cavalry has an advantage, but if it is used to attack fortified positions, it will undoubtedly use its own weaknesses to attack the other's strengths. If this is the case, Zhao Yanxun will wake up laughing from his dreams.

"Follow me to the front line later!" Zhao Yanxun said calmly.

"Yes!"

Next, Zhao Yanxun went around Gao Zhengan's "camp" and checked that there were no omissions.

This time is an opportunity for Gao Zhengan to turn around. Naturally, he must devote all his energy and enthusiasm in order to make contributions in this battle and reverse his own unfavorable situation.

After passing Gao Zhengan's headquarters, Zhao Yanxun led the team to continue the inspection northward, and finally arrived at the frontline camp.

Today's front line is stationed by Fang Sheng and six hundred households.

There are a total of three camps, arranged from south to north, and the distance between any two of them is no more than three or five miles, which is also for mutual support.

Standing on a hill with a relatively wide view, Zhao Yanxun summoned three thousand-level military officers.

"The spies report that there are [-] troops concentrated in Baishan County on the opposite side... How do you think this battle should be fought?" Zhao Yanxun asked his subordinates with his back turned.

You must be cautious when speaking at this time, so the three thousand households are not in a hurry to answer.

In the end, it was Wang Chengxian who said, "My lord, although the opponents are cavalry, they are half-baked soldiers. They don't have strong bows or crossbows, nor do they have enough armor and weapons. As long as we march steadily, our army is not afraid of their attack!"

Cui Xingan's previous battles proved this point.

Their infantry is elite infantry, and the opponent's cavalry is mounted infantry.

"So?" Zhao Yanxun turned around.

Hanging his waist, Wang Cheng went on to say: "So I think that our army can go directly to Baishan and force them to fight!"

"If they go out of the city to fight, let's fight him directly..."

"If they are just harassing, our army will continue to go to Baishan, surround Xianbaishan County and cut off their food, and they still have to fight us!"

This style of play is actually not very clever, it is completely out of skill, provided that their strength is strong enough.

"Are you sure you can stop the enemy in field battle?" Zhao Yanxun asked again.

After thinking about it again and again, Wang Cheng replied: "My lord, all our troops are equipped with bamboo armor, spears, large shields, bows and arrows..."

"Even if the entire bandit army attacks, I can block their attacks two or three times, which is enough to wait for reinforcements to arrive!"

Zhao Yanxun glanced at the remaining two and asked, "What do you think?"

Only Fang Sheng replied: "My lord, I think what Wang Qianhu said is reasonable. Although the enemy cavalry can come and go freely, Baishan County can't run away. We can directly attack them!"

"As long as we take care of each other, if the enemy troops come too few, they will be sent to death, and if they come too many, they will be sent to death!"

Hearing these confident words one by one, logically speaking, Zhao Yanxun should be happy, but at this moment, he was worried.

Confidence is good, complacency is dangerous.

"Listen to you, the more than 1000 soldiers and horses on the opposite side are no different from useless stupid pigs..."

Hearing this, the three thousand households all laughed. They really thought so, and they had absolute confidence in the soldiers under their command.

But the next moment, Zhao Yanxun's voice turned cold and said: "But even if they are pigs, there are more than 1000 pigs on horseback. They can't kill them all for three days and three nights..."

"What's more, they still have weapons and the determination to fight to the death... If you despise them, you are risking the lives of yourself and your subordinates!"

After being reprimanded by Zhao Yanxun, the three present all bowed their heads obediently,

"My minister is guilty!"

"The minister is also guilty!"

After some beatings, Zhao Yanxun continued to ask: "If you fight like this, once the distance is too far and the siege time is too long, food supply will be difficult!"

Gao Zhengan, who kept silent all the time, replied: "Your Majesty, no one will bring three days' worth of food, and it will be delivered every three days. The whole army's three days' worth of food doesn't need too many people to deliver it. All we need is to send an elite soldier!"

"How to deploy this elite soldier?"

None of the three people present answered this question, and none of them wanted to draw someone from their subordinates.

Zhao Yanxun smiled, he had to decide this matter by himself.

(End of this chapter)