The next day, the sky was slightly bright. After breakfast, the army led by Yan Liqiang broke out of camp in high spirits and set off, aiming directly at Xingxing Lake.
Yan Liqiang was riding on the rhinoceros horse, looking westward. The rising morning sun in the east shone on Yan Liqiang and the meandering army, giving everyone a layer of orange-red clouds. The army of nearly 30,000 people, With high morale, they set off towards the final gathering place of the Seven Shatu tribes in the morning light.
As the army broke out of camp, the rangers and militia groups who gathered not far from the army camp also embarked on the journey. Compared with yesterday, the number of rangers and militia groups gathered within ten miles of the army today compared with yesterday , almost doubled again.
Yesterday's rare victory was an encouragement to everyone, especially the more than 10,000 horse archers led by Yan Liqiang. In the eyes of everyone, they are simply existences with a halo as strong as mountains and iron. It is precisely with such encouragement. Next, many rangers and militiamen who had been watching and traveling farther away from the army took the initiative to approach the army. As a result, more people followed the army's movements.
Yan Liqiang's army only had 30,000 men and horses, but at this moment, the number of rangers and militiamen operating with the army within ten miles of the army directly exceeded 60,000.
The 30,000-strong army looked neat and tidy, while the rangers and militia around the army were a little looser. Like a parade, they kept a certain distance from the army and followed the army towards Xingxing Lake in a mighty manner.
The total number of people and horses is nearly one hundred thousand. Seen from the air, these one hundred thousand horses are like a rolling iron stream...
A group of generals on horseback surrounded Yan Liqiang.
"Today's weather is good, which is a sign of great victory. This time we go to Xingxing Lake, we will definitely return in triumph!" Zhao Dachuan looked at the winding team and said with great interest. If he had no idea about this expedition before yesterday, If there is any concern about the actions of the Seven Sand Forces, then after yesterday's battle, everyone in the army has already established the belief that they will win. At this time, the seven Shatu tribes are like bereaved dogs. How many 40,000 troops can they still gather to fight against their own side? Among the 10,000 soldiers of the Ganzhou Army, they are no longer worried about victory or not, but they are worried that the heads of the Shatu people are not divided enough...
"Our Han Empire will expel the foreigners and regain the Gulang Grassland, which is just around the corner. I will be recorded in the history books in the future!" Even Shi Changfeng, who had always been steady, could not help but feel high-spirited and full of pride at this time.
Yan Liqiang pointed at the distance with his riding whip and said calmly, "When the battle is finalized and the Gulang Grassland is recovered, we will erect a pillar in Xingxing Lake to show our merits and engrave the names of all the soldiers who participated in this battle for future generations! "
Hearing what Yan Liqiang said, all the generals and commanders became happy. For soldiers, this is the highest honor.
"When a man joins the army, he can fight for his life, defend his country, and regain his territory. After Tiezhu shows his merit, he can leave dozens of acres of farmland and pasture for the family and the children. This life is worth it!" Gong Tieshan said with emotion! One sentence.
"Let's go. We can go to Xingxing Lake tonight and see what the Seven Shados are like now..." Yan Liqiang clamped the horse's belly, Caiyun Zhuiyue neighed, and suddenly rushed out like a cloud. , Shi Dafeng, Shen Teng followed closely behind, Zhao Dachuan, Gong Tieshan and others looked at each other, each smiled, and then rushed away with Yan Liqiang.
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The army advanced towards Xingxing Lake unhurriedly. The road was smooth and unobstructed. Not even half of the Shatu people saw it. Even the eyes of the Shatu people in the sky were gone. By the time the army reached noon, the army was far away from the stars. The distance between the lake and the lake was only over two hundred to three hundred miles. The army was on the grassland and found a pasture next to a small river. They rested and ate, allowing the horses to regain their strength, and prepared to go on the road in two hours. , according to the plan, this afternoon the army only needs to rush to a place seven or eighty miles away from Xingxing Lake and set up camp to form a deterrent to the Seven Shatu Tribes. In the following days, the army will search for the remaining main cavalry of the Seven Shatu Tribes. At the opportunity of a decisive battle, strive for total annihilation, eliminate most of its effective forces, and then wipe out the entire seven Shatu tribes in one fell swoop.
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Because it was a short rest, the army did not set up camp. Yan Liqiang, like others, found a place by the river and sat by the river to eat dried meat and rest. But at this moment, Xiong But Gungun ran over in a hurry, "Sir, there are several waves of rangers coming from outside. They say they are coming from Xingxing Lake. They have important military information that I need to report to you!"
"Oh, these waves of rangers, are they coming from Xingxing Lake?" Yan Liqiang paused slightly, "Did they say what happened?"
"They said it was about the movements of the Xingxing Lake Shatu Seven Branches. Previously, my lord said that all news related to the Xingxing Lake Shatu Group Seven and the Black Jiemen Camp's movements must be reported to you in person, so several of them have been reported by Shi "The adults have brought it!" Xiong Gungun said angrily, "Looks like he's in a hurry!"
Yan Liqiang's eyes narrowed, "Well, then bring them here and I'll ask them myself!"
"Yes!" Xiong Gungun responded and quickly got down.
Less than two minutes later, Xiong Gungun, Shi Changfeng and three rangers came to Yan Liqiang.
"Greetings to the Governor!" Although the three rangers had never seen Yan Liqiang, as soon as they came here and saw Yan Liqiang's aura of armor and surrounded by people, they knew Yan Liqiang's identity, and then they forced themselves on Yan Liqiang at the same time. A gift.
There are three people coming, which means that there are three waves of people who are here to deliver the news. These three people are just the leaders or representatives of the three waves of rangers. Judging from the appearance of the three people, they are indeed weathered and have an old and capable aura. They are rangers. The appearance of a child.
"You three don't need to be polite. I wonder what you call them?" Yan Liqiang asked calmly.
"My name is Shen Kaizhong!"
"My name is Wang Enpei!"
"My name is Li Ning!"
The three rangers each clasped their fists to Yan Liqiang and introduced themselves. Although they were a little excited, they did not appear to be impetuous, and they looked a bit like people in the world.
Yan Liqiang saw two things on the face of the ranger named Li Ning. This Li Ning was a burly, dark-faced man with a beard. Let alone Li Ning, Li Kui was probably more appropriate.
"Do you three have any news to tell me?" Yan Liqiang asked.
The three rangers looked at each other. Shen Kaizhong, who had just stepped forward, took a step forward and said, "Master Qi, my brothers and I have been wandering around Xingxing Lake these days, looking for opportunities to fish for a few heads. Unexpectedly, just this morning, several of my brothers and I saw a large number of Saudis coming out of Xingxing Lake. There were about 70,000 to 80,000 Saudis, including men, women, old and young. At the beginning, I was still I thought they wanted to attack the army led by Your Majesty, but what I didn't expect was that after the Shatu people came out of Xingxing Lake, they wanted to go west, and they were in a hurry, as if they were running for their lives, but they didn't wait. No matter how far they ran, they were intercepted by two groups of men and horses rushing out of Xingxing Lake. The two sides even started fighting, and a dog-eat-dog fight started... "
Yan Liqiang was shocked, and then asked, "What, they are still fighting?"
"Yes, it's true. My brothers and I also saw it!" Li Ning said in a rough voice, "When we came, the two groups of Shatu people were still on the grassland to the west of Xingxing Lake. There seems to be chaos at Xingxing Lake. Several of my brothers said that this matter is of great importance. Maybe something big happened within the Seventh Shatu Division, so they came back together to report to the Lord!"
"Do you know what happened in the Seventh Division of Saudi Arabia last night?"
“I’m not sure exactly what happened, but I sneaked into Xingxing Lake last night and saw with my own eyes that there seemed to be a huge chaos in the Ebony Club of Xingxing Lake. Tens of thousands of Shatu people were shouting and making trouble for most of the night, and they didn’t know what they were doing! "Wang Enpei scratched his head in embarrassment, "At that time I heard the Shatu people screaming, but because I don't know the Shatu people's bird song, I don't know what they were calling... "
"What are those Shatu people shouting? Can you imitate it?"
"Those Shatu people seem to be calling landlubbers pulling rabbits to death..."
A land cow kills a rabbit? Wang Enpei's words made everyone who heard them dumbfounded. Only Shi Changfeng frowned and suddenly said, "Are those Shatu people talking about the Honniulese rabbits..."
"Yes, yes, yes, what you are talking about is more like this. Last night, those Shatu people screamed for most of the night, and this was the one they screamed the most..." Wang Enpei nodded quickly, feeling relieved.
Shi Changfeng immediately looked at Yan Liqiang and said, "Sir, it seems that something big happened among the seven sand tugs in Xingxing Lake last night. The Honniulese rabbits smashed the rows. It was the sand tu people who were catching assassins. I don't know if there will be anything today. The Shatu tribe left Xingxing Lake. I wonder if it is related to what happened last night? "
Yan Liqiang pondered for a few seconds. When the three people came, they were under his surveillance. He knew that what these three people told was the truth, but what exactly happened in Xingxing Lake now was difficult to judge. Anyway, no matter what Why, something big happened at Xingxing Lake.
"Very good, the news you three brought was timely and very useful to us. Thank you very much!" Yan Liqiang nodded to the three rangers, and then directly ordered Xiong Gungun, "Take them down, and reward each person." Five hundred acres of pasture and public land!”
The three rangers were overjoyed. They originally thought that the reward of dozens or even hundreds of acres would be enough. Unexpectedly, Yan Liqiang rewarded 500 acres as soon as he opened his mouth. This was really a big win.
"Thank you, Lord Protector! Thank you, Lord Protector!"
The three rangers left. Shi Changfeng looked at Yan Liqiang and frowned slightly, "Sir, if there is civil strife in Xingxing Lake at this moment, if we take the opportunity to attack, we will definitely be able to kill the Seven Shatu Division by surprise. I'm afraid, this It’s a trick created by the Seven Shatu tribes, deliberately trying to disrupt our position and lead us into being fooled. As long as we act steadily, those Shatu people will be absolutely helpless!”
Yan Liqiang was also thinking about it. Although the Nian Shen was strong, he didn't have anyone from the Seventh Shatu tribe in front of him who could interrogate him. So it was hard to say whether this was a trick played by the Seventh Shatu Tribe using a bitter trick. He had already The victory is guaranteed. As long as we play it steadily, the Shatu Seventh Division will not be able to pull off any tricks at all. But in this way, if the Shatu Seventh Division undergoes a big change, we will miss the opportunity and may even let some Shatu people run away. , and if you take the risk of rushing in, you may fall into the trap of the Shatu people...
As the commander-in-chief of an army, this is the most difficult time. Important decisions must be made between the dilemma of risk and return.
Yan Liqiang was thinking about it. Suddenly, his ears twitched and his face changed. He grabbed two pieces of grass beside him and threw them away into the distance without even thinking about it. At the same time, he yelled, "Who..."
The two pieces of grass left Yan Liqiang's hand, and instantly made a crackling sound in the air. The power of the two small pieces of grass at this time was no less than that of a powerful bow and crossbow shooting a deadly arrow.
A piece of dense weeds a hundred meters away was instantly cut open by two grass stems thrown by Yan Liqiang like a lawn mower, and flew away. Amidst the laughter, two ghostly figures suddenly appeared from behind. Flying out from the dense green grass, one of the two grass arrows shot by Yan Liqiang was hit by a spear and shattered instantly. There is still another grass arrow still in the air, which is just like the other grass arrow shot over there. They collided together and turned into dust with a bang, blowing up all the weeds within more than ten meters around. The energy was overwhelming...
"My good disciple, I haven't seen you for a few days, but my strength has already taken shape and I have advanced to the rank of King of Martial Arts..."
Upon hearing this voice, Yan Liqiang almost jumped up, his joy beyond words, "Master..."
Originally seeing Yan Liqiang take action, many of the guards around Yan Liqiang had already pulled out their weapons, and some people had taken off their crossbows. However, after hearing Yan Liqiang's "Master", everyone hurriedly He stopped and was dumbfounded. None of the people around Yan Liqiang knew that there was actually a master beside Yan Liqiang.
But before many of the guards around Yan Liqiang could react, a figure flashed before their eyes, and two old men were already standing in front of them. One of the two old men seemed to be slovenly, wearing ordinary clothes, and holding a big gun in his hand. , but the body is as tall as a mountain, and there is another one, with unparalleled bearing, with gray hair combed meticulously, carrying a big bow, and wearing a white costume. He looks like a noble scholar from a famous family, with a shining light, two people, two kinds of With completely different temperaments, they all looked at Yan Liqiang with smiles, and their eyes were filled with relief.
"Yan Liqiang pays homage to the two masters!" Yan Liqiang knelt down in front of these two men without even thinking about it and paid homage to the masters!
Seeing Yan Liqiang kneeling down, the guards around Yan Liqiang, no one dared to stand, also knelt down towards the two old men...
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(End of chapter)