The wars of the Han Dynasty were not as simple and direct as later generations of Fiji believed, and the most important reason for this was the problem of productivity and supplies.

Normally, even within the same country, there is a difference between grain-producing areas and food-deficient areas, but the problem is that most wars take place on the frontier, and the frontier is short of food in most cases.

If the army is in a grain-producing area, whether it is local requisition or local procurement, it is relatively easy, and if the army is in a grain-scarce area, if it wants to obtain supplies, there are generally three methods, one is to transfer from the rear, the second is to fish and hunt on the spot, the third is to rely on accompanying livestock, and of course, there is an additional means of source, that is, plunder......

However, Fei Qian naturally couldn't loot in the Sanfu area, because after all, this was the Guanzhong of the Great Han, not outside the borders.

For Fidgen, the best strategy is to have a battle, and it will be decided in one fell swoop. Because at this point in time, the forces of Li Dao and Guo Yan and others are actually relatively scattered, so as long as Fei Qian breaks through here, it will cause changes in the overall situation.

But it's not easy to fight.

After the Fei Qian Oath Master set off, in fact, the battle had already begun. In this era, a battle is not a time node between the two armies, and then go to a certain place together to see the scenery, but a continuous outpost battle kicked off, and countless light cavalry squads repeatedly cruised between Shangjun and Zuo Fengyi, tempted, and even hedged and fought each other. In order to control the battlefield as much as possible, cover the opponent's reconnaissance curtain, and cover the deployment of their main forces.

Under the cover of the outpost scout light cavalry, the main force can arrive at the appropriate position with confidence, set up camp at the key points, stabilize the position, adjust the rhythm, and even if the arrangement is stopped, but the battle will not be able to start in a while, or keep looking for the opponent's weak position, with the assistance of the scout, figure out the opponent's force ratio and distribution, and make every effort to maintain the initiative of their own side on the battlefield.

Anyway, it's how to benefit oneself and not to the other party. Therefore, for Fei Qian, of course, it is to attack the living force of the Xiliang army as much as possible and arrive in Chang'an as soon as possible, and for Li Dao Guo Yan and other Xiliang people, holding on to the wall is the best strategy, simple, effective, and the key is to save a lot of effort.

Fei Qian led a large cavalry army, relying on Diaoyin, and Zhao Yunxun Chen, the two of them opened in advance, and the follow-up infantry army and some Hu cavalry were led by Ma Yan and Xu Shu, followed by them, and advanced southward.

And before Fei Qian's cavalry, there were also a large number of scout light horses, which also rushed forward, galloping back and forth, and continuously teleported the opponent's layout and combat power to Fei Qian. Of course, before the armies of the two sides arrived, the battle of these scout light cavalry had already begun, along the banks of the Luoshui River, the scouts launched a series of chases and counter-chases, fighting each other, with one goal, trying their best to control the battlefield, pluck out each other's eyes, and seek a better and safer environment for the follow-up main force to march forward.

Because there were also many Qiang cavalry among the Xiliang soldiers, in two days, the scouts sent by Fei Qian encountered no less than a dozen battles, each with damage. Of course, because Fei Qian has never been vague about the soldier's equipment, so in comparison, there is still a slight advantage, even if he is injured, with the protection of armor, it is not easy to be fatal.

The camp where Fei Qian's relay advanced was to temporarily set up a place called Dun along Luoshui, waiting for the follow-up foot soldiers to follow. In this place, the Fushui River flows into Luoshui from the west side, forming a "Y" shaped river area, which is relatively flat, and there are many fertile aquatic plants at the water's edge, which is suitable for cavalry camps.

The cavalry camp, the important thing is not to assemble closely, but to require that the road between the camps is open, and there is no such thing as a deep ditch fence, and the guards of the camp rely entirely on scouts and sentinels, and they rely entirely on the mobility of the cavalry to provide vigilance and protection, and even in the unlikely event that a light cavalry really leaks in, and a sudden attack on the camp or something else, it can also be buffered by relying on the wide camp, and then quickly assemble to strike.

After the Fei Qian camp, it is the road from Diaoyin, basically speaking, Fei Qian with a large number of cavalry in front, the follow-up troops can be a little more assured, the speed is a little higher, otherwise according to the normal marching speed, walking thirty or forty miles a day, this will go to the year of the horse and the moon monkey?

At this time, in the camp, it was a lively scene of people shouting and neighing.

A dozen scouts had just returned from reconnaissance from the front, and returned to the camp with a body of dust.

The marquis who was in charge of guarding the camp in turn, with a sentry cavalry, staggered past the retreating scouts. The military marquis seemed to recognize the leader of the scouts, and shouted with a smile: "Niu Heitou, what's the matter, how many heads have you captured?" ”

"Hey!" The scout team led the way to the camp without stopping, and replied, "This Xiliang thief is really a thief, and he bumped into a few of them, but unfortunately they were all very slippery, and he couldn't catch them!" ”

The marquis laughed, waved his arms, and shouted, "You bull black head! bragging every day, but now he is compared to the old man! Just now, Lao Changtou caught two alive! Hahaha......"

Niu Heitou's face suddenly darkened when he heard this, and he knocked the war horse silently, and he didn't answer, and walked straight away.

For scouts, the first level is still secondary, the most important thing is to catch the other party's live mouth, if you can ask about the deployment of troops and so on, it is a great achievement, and now you haven't caught anything, but let others take the lead, which makes these competitive scouts how can they be happy?

Now after several major battles, these men in the Feiqian army and the state no longer have any cringe, the weapons and protective equipment are all first-class, and there is no shortage of soldiers' salaries, food and grass, so they can't show their strength, and even look down on themselves, and although the big battles are not easy, they still won in the end, so that the morale of these soldiers at the bottom has not been frustrated, and they have maintained a high momentum.

It's just a pity that the follow-up two-legged foot soldiers are limited by the transfer of the baggage cart, and the horsepower cannot be exhausted, so they need to wait and recover, otherwise these soldiers really want to drive straight into Chang'an City and attack Chang'an City immediately!

In the middle of the Chinese army, Fei Qian couldn't help frowning when he took the news he had just obtained from the living mouth.

If the captured live mouth tells the truth, then the problem is more difficult now.

The Xiliang soldiers had already sent 1,000 cavalry and 2,000 foot soldiers, and they were stationed in Sucheng in the south, blocking the direction of Fei Qian's advance......