There were 40,000 people who took the oath in Baishi Pass, but in fact, less than 30,000 people came out with Yan Liqiang, because among the people who took the oath, there were the defenders of Baishi Pass, and these defenders were led by Tie Yun Leader Shan, who is stationed at Baishi Pass, must not only ensure the safety of Baishi Pass, but also be responsible for the logistical supplies of Yan Liqiang and his army. Although he is not on the front line, his responsibilities are equally important.
In addition to the 17,000 Longya Army, the troops led by Yan Liqiang also had 10,000 cavalry from the Ganzhou Army supported by Lei Sitong, for a total of 27,000 people.
Among the 17,000 men of the Longya Army, the cavalry cavalry built by Yan Liqiang has about 12,500 men, divided into five battalions. Yan Liqiang personally serves as the commander-in-chief of the two battalions, Shi Changfeng and Shen Teng. , Shi Dafeng each led a battalion, and almost all the elites trained by the entire archery society came out. These 12,500 people were also the result of Yan Liqiang's hard work in the past few years after returning to Ganzhou.
There are still 5,000 troops in the Longya Army. They are members of the former Pingxi County Cavalry Battalion. They were formed after some survival of the fittest and strict training. These two battalions are both traditional cavalry in the northwest. Their main weapons are lances. For long weapons such as long knives, the chief officers of these two battalions were personally appointed by Yan Liqiang. One was Wang Naiwu and the other was Gong Tieshan. Both of them were fierce generals in the Qiyun County army. Among them, Gong Tieshan was Yan Liqiang's old acquaintance, Gong Tieshan, like Tie Yunshan who was stationed at Baishi Pass, was not only senior in the Qiyun County Army, but also had the same name, so he was jokingly called the two "Iron Mountains" in the Longya Army by the lieutenant colonel. , but one of the two iron mountains is stationed at Baishiguan, making it difficult for the Shatu people to cross the thunder pool. The other iron mountain is so heavy that even three or five ordinary men can hardly lift it.
The cavalry of the Ganzhou Army was led by Zhao Dachuan and was divided into four battalions. Zhao Dachuan led one battalion himself, and the other three battalion generals were also Zhao Dachuan's subordinates and were extremely brave.
It was only after Yan Liqiang came out of seclusion that he found out that among the generals of the three battalions under Zhao Dachuan, there was Captain Yingyang named Lei Meng, who was actually Lei Sitong's nephew.
Leading less than 30,000 soldiers and horses, they actually wanted to take back the Gulang Grassland. In the past, if anyone heard such rumors, they would definitely think it was a joke, because this is completely impossible, even if only four people A month ago, the first generals in Qiyun County also thought that this was an impossible task, but now, no one thinks so, because as soon as Yan Liqiang and the others came out of seclusion, the people surrounding Yan Liqiang's army were like snowballs. It rolled bigger and bigger, and there were more and more people. Within a radius of seventy or eighty miles of the entire team, the number of rangers and various militiamen who had entered Gulang Grassland to make a fortune exceeded one hundred thousand.
The rangers and militiamen were wandering around in front, back, left and right of Yan Liqiang's army. From the moment they left Baishi Pass, when Yan Liqiang's army moved, those people followed. When Yan Liqiang's army stopped, those people also stopped. Come down, with Yan Liqiang's army as the core, within a hundred miles along the way, Yan Liqiang doesn't even need to send any scouts. As long as there is any trouble, as long as the enemy is discovered, those people like the Rangers and Militia will immediately pounce on them. Go up and grab the head. If the head is really unavailable, someone will quickly report the situation to the army led by Yan Liqiang.
The fire-eyed golden eagles shrouded the heads of Yan Liqiang's powerful army like high-altitude satellites, keeping an eye on the situation in all directions. Yan Liqiang's army was surrounded by more than a hundred thousand people from all walks of life like marching ants. Such a situation , those reconnaissance cavalry of the Seven Shatu tribes and the Black Jie people, let alone want to sneak attack Yan Liqiang's troops, even getting close to Yan Liqiang's army within fifty miles has become an extreme mission of nine deaths.
Yan Liqiang and the others marched two hundred miles on the grassland every day, taking their time for seven days in a row. They did not encounter even a single person from Shatu along the way. It was as if they were organizing a trip to the grassland. This made Yixin think Watching Wang Naiwu, Gong Tieshan, Zhao Dachuan, Lei Meng and others who had their heads chopped off were so anxious that they almost wanted to curse.
But in the face of such a situation, those who are in a hurry have no choice. Yan Liqiang’s first target after leaving the border this time is the Seventh Shatu Tribe. However, the Seven Shatu Tribes gathered around Xingxing Lake. In the past two months, the Shatu Seven Tribes The small and medium-sized tribes scattered among the seven tribes, those who were lucky enough to survive, have all evacuated to the Xingxing Lake area to gather together. Now on the Gulang Grassland, it is easier to find a few lone Shatu people than searching in the sand. It's hard to say gold. The movements of Yan Li's powerful army are naturally nervous and concerning to the people of the Seventh Shatu Division. The Seventh Shatu Division has also sent out many reconnaissance cavalry teams, but those reconnaissance cavalry teams have not waited. When they came across Yan Liqiang's army, their heads became a hot commodity and were picked off by the rangers and militiamen who gathered around Yan Liqiang's army.
For seven consecutive days, in addition to marching every day, Wang Naiwu, Gong Tieshan, Zhao Dachuan, Lei Meng and others only heard that a certain ranger team had chopped off the heads of many Shatu people many kilometers ahead, led by a certain boss. There was news that his brothers had ambushed a group of Saudi Arabian reconnaissance cavalry. They were gearing up one by one, but they couldn't even touch a hair of the Arabs. In the end, what was left for the 27,000 troops was at most There were only some corpses and blood stains left on the ground after the battle. It was impossible not to get angry in such a situation.
Only Yan Liqiang, the further we go, the more confident and calm we become.
At noon on the eighth day, Yan Liqiang and his troops finally arrived more than 500 miles away from Xingxing Lake. It was here that Yan Liqiang and his troops encountered the "big army" sent by the seven Shatu tribes for the first time...
Said to be a "big army", the number of people is actually not large, at least much less than Yan Liqiang expected. There are only 40,000 troops. When this "big army" was still more than 300 miles away from Yan Liqiang and the others, Yan Liqiang already knew about this "big army". The army was rushing towards his team. When it was more than a hundred miles away, Yan Liqiang had already received news from the army's scouts. As it approached within a hundred miles, news from the rangers and militia continued to arrive. Having a complete grasp of the whereabouts of that "big army", news of the "big army" of Saudi Arabian people came in almost every two or three minutes.
Because there were so many of them and they were so aggressive, the scattered teams of rangers and militiamen along the way could only be avoided except for harassment, and they did not dare to hit them head-on. He rushed towards Yan Liqiang and the others fiercely.
"The Shatu people gave us their heads..." After hearing the news, Yan Liqiang smiled slightly and said to the left and right, just as everyone was gearing up, thinking that Yan Liqiang would let the army rush towards the Shatu people and kill them hard. At this time, Yan Liqiang then issued an order, "Everyone should stop on the spot, rest for an hour, eat something, drink some water, and then we will hit the road again..."
(End of chapter)