Although he was prepared for the arrival of the Kamans, Jin Zecheng found that he still underestimated the cavalry marching speed of the Kamans. His two cavalry regiments had just moved to Ganlan Fortress to ambush, and the two Kamans The Ten Thousand Cavalry Team has approached the Caizhai Grain Storage Depot. Fortunately, the remaining one million stones of grain have been shipped in the past two days. It seems that the Sisluo people are also in urgent need of this batch of grain, and they actually arrived in three days. More than 4,000 vehicles of various sizes were mobilized and collected within a short period of time. The first two batches of vehicles had already left the Caizhai Grain Depot and passed Ganlan Fortress, while the latter two batches of grain had also passed through Yinchuan Fucheng and were heading towards Gan Lan advanced, but at this time the Kaman cavalry had arrived.
Jin Zecheng did not intend to ambush the Kamans at this time. If the combat effectiveness of the Kamans' light armored cavalry was not weaker than that of the two regiments of cavalry in his hands, not to mention that the opponent had an absolute advantage in terms of numbers. He has to wait for the right time, wait for the Kaman people to focus all their attention on food, and then give them a fatal blow.
Facing the two mighty convoys of grain trucks that were slowly marching north, the Kaman cavalry vanguard who arrived first almost had his eyes red. The first convoy loaded with grains had already passed Ganlan Fortress and was about to enter Heathrow. Within the empire, there is a road intersection not far from entering the territory of the Heathrow Empire. It is the main transportation route connecting the Heathrow Empire and our own empire. The road is in good condition. It is the southern part of the Liberian Kingdom. A main road in the region, from where you can drive vehicles directly to the north gate of Jiayuguan, and from there you can go north to the capital Budli City, and further east you can even follow the northern foothills of the Zagros Mountains to the north Jerok, the condition of this road is much better than that to the south.
The second convoy has also passed Yinchuan City and is heading north. When the Kaman pioneer cavalry discovered these two fat sheep that came to their door, I don’t know how to describe the feeling, but it was very difficult. Soon they discovered that they were happy too early. This batch of food was actually purchased by the Sisluo people from Western Xinjiang. Faced with the food placed in front of them, they could not do anything. This taste was enough to have been eaten by them for a long time. The logistical problems drove Kaman to the point of going crazy with bloodshot eyes.
The news was reported back to Ferdinand as soon as possible. Only then did Ferdinand understand why Qingyang and Yinchuan, both in the northwest, had completely different reactions. It turned out that this batch of grain had already been sold to the Sith. They are Luo people and no longer belong to Xijiang people. No wonder the Xijiang people in Qingyang have an expression as if they are facing a powerful enemy, but in Yinchuan they are so leisurely that it makes people itchy.
But now there is no way to retreat. The nomadic cavalry under Li Wufeng must have been chasing here from all directions. If I delay a little, I am afraid that these tens of thousands of troops will be ruined here, but if I am so dejected, Returning empty-handed, not only did General Mailley fail to spare him, but Ferdinand himself and his subordinates also felt that they were too cowardly. Recall that it was the betrayal of the Hesi Luo people that led to the disintegration of the original friendly and mutual assistance alliance among the Liberian countries. Especially now that the Hesi Luo people are fighting fiercely with Li Wufeng, they will take the initiative from the Xi Xinjiang people. There was so much food supply, but oneself had to run around in search of this food.
Seeing the eyes of all the officers on his face, Ferdinand didn't know how to make a decision at this time. According to intelligence, there was still a large amount of food in the grain depot on the outskirts of Yinchuan City, but all of this food had been It was paid for by the Xijiang people, and not to mention the two teams of grain trucks that are already on the road. There is no grain belonging to the Xijiang people in the entire Yinchuan grain reserve. Maybe now is the time to make a decision. It's time.
Somewhat anxiously, he allowed the strong horse to spin in place. Although Ferdinand knew that he and his team were already riding a tiger and had to take this step, even so, he still could not make such a decision simply and neatly. , after all, the possible consequences of this may be disastrous. Although the Heseros have gradually alienated their own empire, they have the same origin and the same clan and belong to the Liberian countries, and the Liberian countries originally signed the The Covenant of Mutual Assistance and Friendship has not expired. Once his troops rob the allies of food, Ferdinand really cannot predict the consequences.
Looking up, several thousand cavalry commanders are waiting for their decision. It can be seen that they are all looking forward to this moment, but do they understand the consequences of this decision
Later generations could not understand Ferdinand's thoughts at the time, and Ferdinand never mentioned to outsiders afterwards why he did what he did. However, his actions were unanimously supported by the officers and all soldiers at the time. Afterwards, when the Kaman Empire Court of Justice investigated the causes and consequences of this incident, Ferdinand also shouldered his responsibilities. Without the joint guarantee of Nick and Miley, I am afraid Ferdinand would have already died. Hanged on the noose.
Now that the decision had been made, Ferdinand simply continued without hesitation. After ordering three thousand-man troops to forcibly escort the food convoy that was about to enter the Heathrow Empire and divert it to the east, Ferdinand ordered The remaining seven thousand-man troops forcibly took over the second group of convoys between Yinchuan Fucheng and Ganlan Fortress. Regardless of the difficulty of vehicles in the wilderness, they ordered the convoy to bypass Ganlan Fortress and head north. In order to ensure that the second group of convoys Being able to safely bypass Ganlan Fortress, Ferdinand even specially ordered a cavalry of ten thousand cavalry to monitor near Ganlan Fortress. Once the Xijiang Army in Ganlan Fortress attacks, his ten thousand cavalry can attack mercilessly. .
Of the remaining two 10,000 cavalry detachments, except for one 10,000 cavalry detachment wandering around Yinchuan Fucheng and responsible for monitoring the possible presence of the Western Xinjiang Army in and around Yinchuan, Ferdinand led 10,000 cavalry and more than 30,000 pack horses to go straight to the outskirts of Yinchuan to store grain. library, preparing to use these more than 30,000 pack horses to carry out the third wave of looting.
Mardeno never expected that there would be such a big mistake in the food affairs he was handling. The problem did not lie with the Xijiang people, but with the Kaman people. He could not figure out the Kaman people. How he could come all the way to the Yinchuan Grain Depot to snatch grain belonging to the allies was simply unbelievable to him.
When he received a report from Yinchuan Prefecture that the Kaman people jumped over the wall to grab food everywhere in Yinchuan Prefecture, Mardeno did not realize that it had anything to do with him. Everyone knew that the Kaman people and the Xijiang people had been in a state of war. , it is natural for the Kamans to loot in the enemy's territory, but Mardeno does not understand why Li Wufeng would let the Kamans harass his heartland. This is obviously not in line with Li Wufeng's temperament. But considering that Li Wufeng is now stationed in the south, and the northwest has a lack of troops, it is reasonable for the Kaman people to take advantage of this and sweep Yinchuan.
But why didn't he expect that this group of Kaman soldiers who were almost driven crazy by hunger would directly target him and take a fancy to so much food belonging to the Sislo Empire. When the emergency notification from Yinchuan Prefecture came again, In his hands, and when he also discovered a large number of Kamans appearing near the grain storage warehouse, Mardeno realized that this matter was not as simple as he thought. At this time, Mardeno did a very wise thing, that is, before the Kamans completed the siege of the grain depot, he quietly ordered the guard soldiers who followed him to get out in time and report this to the garrison general stationed in Nuremberg. In this case, ask him to immediately send troops to protect the food transportation, and ask the other party to immediately report to the capital the problem that the Kaman people are likely to rob the empire's food.
Ferdinand looked at the unruly Heathrow official in front of him with a gloomy expression. To be honest, Ferdinand believed that he was no less than anyone else in the war and march, but at the political level, he was not good at everything. This person in front of him was not what he was good at. The arrogant-looking guy was still so arrogant even when the weapons were on his side. He even ordered his men to stop their actions immediately. It was unheard of to be so arrogant and arrogant. After hearing what his men said, Ferdinand took time out of his busy schedule to meet the Heathrow food transport ambassador.
In fact, when the Kaman army approached the grain depot, Mardeno knew that he had been deceived by the cunning Xijiang people. The Xijiang people must have known in advance that the Kaman people would raid Yinchuan to rob grain, but that kind of Under such circumstances, no one could do anything to transport the one million loads of grain away. No wonder he was so enthusiastic and proactive in wanting to deliver the grain to himself, and he also found some fabricated reasons to deceive himself. He only regretted that he knew nothing. , fell into such a big trick. But at this moment, it is no longer the time to regret. Not to mention that I accepted the bribe from the other party. I had already signed the acceptance procedures, and there were many witnesses. The people of Xijiang have washed away all responsibilities. Clean and tidy.
However, Mardeno does not blame the Xijiang people. After all, they act according to the rules and do nothing extraordinary. At most, they are using the rules of the game to take some opportunistic measures to avoid risks. It’s just that this group of Kaman people came unexpectedly and wanted to seize it. They didn't know that this batch of food belonged to the Heathrow Empire. Once they knew the details, they should be able to distinguish the importance.
"Are you the so-called Baron Ferdinand? The commander of the Kamans?" Mardeno stared at the other person with his eyes firmly and asked him in a calm tone as much as possible.
Ferdinand wanted to answer no. This kind of blatant robbery was not in line with his personality. It was just forced by the situation, and the target of the robbery had changed from the original planned enemy, the Western Xinjiang people, to an ally. Heathrow man, this huge contrast made him not know how to answer for a while.