"In the future, there will be big battles to be fought." Zhao Xingde said in a low voice.

He took off his hat and waved it ahead, and the elated soldiers cheered loudly. Above them, a sun hung in the middle of the clear blue sky, the scorching sun baked the white earth, the stench of gunsmoke, horse manure and corpses wafted on the battlefield, and the firefighters walked forward with neat steps, these smells were intoxicating to them of victory. In the minds of those veterans of the Huojiao Battalion who fought from south to north and from north to south, as long as Zhao Xingde led the army, there was probably no unwinnable battle in the world.

In the battle just now, more than 400 cavalrymen were killed by foot control, and less than 10 people were killed or wounded in the fire battalion.

In the distance on the shore, thatched huts are often seen in the date palm groves, and the people who originally settled there do not know what happened. The Great Eclipse cavalry refused to leave, and the defeat just now was so rapid that many cavalry were terrified, but they could not believe that on the plain, the invincible cavalry would be driven back by a group of foot soldiers. They stubbornly believe that all this is the magic of the aliens, just like the "evil iron balls" in the beginning, which have diminished the courage of the warriors. However, the tribal cavalry could not muster the courage to try again until there were enough of them, and tried to explain what had just happened to the new cavalry. In this way, the Great Eclipse cavalry gathered in the distance became more and more numerous, but they were very hesitant, and they accompanied the Southwest Sea Division upriver like escorts. It was not until the next morning that more than 3,000 cavalry charged again. This cavalry charge was defeated without any suspense, however, the scattered cavalry still did not leave.

Even the newly recruited musketeers in Quang Nam had all their fear of cavalry.

"If General Zhao asks them to go to the soup, they must not hesitate." On the warship, Ma Yuan looked at Zhao Xingde with a complicated mood and whispered to Xu Xiaoyun.

In his opinion, this battle was fought for the Xia Kingdom, and no matter how big the victory of the Song army in Dashi was, it was to make a wedding dress for others, and the tempering of this army in battle was the most important thing. "General Han once had the idea of crossing the sea to attack Liao, if the northern expedition of the army 'lures' the main force of the Liao army to the south, the second of our naval divisions crossed the Liaohai, and the 'elite' of the fire battalion landed with artillery and cavalry to attack Youzhou, I am afraid that there will be eight or nine points." Ma Yuan, who was standing on the side, said in a low voice, "At that time, Lord Zhao's reputation was in full swing, and it was just around the corner that he would enter the phase. "Then you have to be willing to do it." Feng Mi on the other side shook his head and said, "The country of Xia is thriving, and it has always been kind to heroes, and it does not hesitate to tear the soil and seal the duke, if I am Lord Zhao, I am afraid it will be difficult to choose." At this time, their faces darkened slightly, and the three of them sighed in unison. I waited in the Central Plains to sit in the well and watch the sky, but I didn't know that there were mountains outside the mountain, out of this trip to the West Sea, only to know that the world is big, and the territory of the Xia country is thousands of miles, and the pattern is far greater than my dynasty. It's a pity that the important ministers of the court are still doing the things of flies and dogs, but they don't know that in the eyes of others, it is just a snail horn dispute to make people laugh. I won't get up again, decades, or even more than ten years later," Xu Xiaoyun's voice gradually sank, and finally he still sighed.

This voyage to the southwest sea really opened their eyes. The vastness of overseas and the abundance of products are all within the question. What especially shocked Xu Xiaoyun and others was that from Dali, Annan, Zhuluo Kingdom, to Dashi, the 'yin' shadow of the Xia Kingdom's forces was almost everywhere. In particular, Xia Guo, a large landlocked country, actually operated Longzhu Island and Golden Island, which were the key points of the eastern and western oceans, step by step, such a bold and bold attitude really made these young Song Guoshi people amazed, and then felt deeply worried.

"Xia Guo fought a decisive battle with the Great Food Turks this time, mobilized the army, and did not hesitate to use the water division to run thousands of miles, even if he had the heart to fight for the dispute between the Kanto Dynasty and the Liao State, he was also weak. However, if something happens to the east of the Xia Kingdom and the army turns to the west, how can our dynasty resist it? Xu Xiaoyun looked at Zhao Xingde in the high place, and whispered to Ma Yuan, "Unless Lord Zhao" Ma Yuan shook his head, and said with a gloomy expression: "Even if Lord Zhao returns to the imperial court, he may not be able to, the party struggle in the imperial court is fierce, even Chen Xianggong is rare to retreat, let alone others." He paused, lowered his voice and said, "The imperial court, the state, the county, and the Qingliu all go their own way, and they don't talk like anything." In my opinion, although the Xia Kingdom is a martial arts country, and the Protectorate Mansion talks about it, its decisions are always neater than those of my court, and there are more sergeants who firmly control the place under the county, from top to bottom. If the Xia State Protectorate really did not hesitate to fight, even if Lord Zhao stood on the side of the Kanto, it would be difficult to deal with it. ”

A complicated feeling welled up in Ma Yuan's heart. He looked up at the large cannibal cavalry gathered in the desert in the distance, but did not dare to charge. Whether it is from the scholarly spirit or the identity of the officer, it is a great honor to revitalize the country thousands of miles away, even if it is a horse leather shroud. However, a hundred years ago, Xia Guo had already done this. The expedition of the Southwest Sea Division, in the final analysis, was also for the Xia Kingdom. The more completely the war was won, the more the Xia State had no worries in the west, and the greater the threat felt by the Song State in the east. "Could it be that the Mandate of Heaven is really in the summer?" The Southwest Sea Division is nominally a joint naval division of the Song State and the Xia State, and over the past year or so, many martial artists and officers of the Naval Division have increasingly accepted the strength of the Xia State, and even chatted about some taboo topics in private, and when they talked about the Xia State warriors in charge, they couldn't help but have an envious 'tone'.

"If General Zhao stands on the side of the imperial court and stays behind in Tokyo, the power of the three towns in Henan may not be without the power of a war."

Xu Xiaoyun said slowly, Ma Yuan was about to speak, Du Fujiao climbed up from the side of the boat along the rope ladder, saw the two standing together, and greeted loudly proudly: "The two of you are so Yaxing." "Behind him, several officers of the fire battalion climbed onto the side of the ship one after another, all with joy on their faces. Looking at the suspicious eyes of Xu Xiaoyun and others, Du Fujiao explained: "Lord Zhao is compassionate and let the left battalion get on the boat to rest, and General Liu will take the Chinese military camp ashore to fight. As he spoke, he 'pulled' out a scimitar from his waist, and the 'flower' pattern on the knife body was quite conspicuous in the sun, and said with a smile: "The two adults are well-informed, how much is this big food treasure knife worth in the Song Kingdom?" ”

"About two thousand." Xu Xiaoyun replied with a smile.

"I'll just say, the warriors of the Great Food Tribe are all valuable."

Du Fujiao looked like I had known it a long time ago, and said triumphantly to a few officers behind him.

These officers are all Song people, and they can't help but be overjoyed when they hear this. Zhao Xingde introduced the military discipline of the Xia State in the water division, and the battalion team will leave half of it captured, and the remaining half will be 'handed over' the water division. When cleaning the battlefield just now, except for weapons such as scimitars, there was very little harvest on the battlefield, and the officers and soldiers thought that there was no oil and water, but they did not expect to pick up a big bargain. Just now, Du Fujiao told them that the top grade of the big food scimitar was worth thousands of dollars in the Song Kingdom, but these officers still didn't believe it. Xu Xiaoyun and Ma Yuan, the two adults, also said so, and they immediately believed it. Just a few people still felt that they were marching on the shore and traveling in the storehouse, but now they are faintly regretting that they have given up such an opportunity to make a fortune to the Chinese military camp in vain.

After Du Blowhorn thanked Xu Ma and the others, he took the officer with a happy face to the shipbuilding to pay the order to Zhao Xingde.

"General Du's officer rank, if it is in my dynasty, it should be under the command, right? Still so philistine? ”

Ma Yuan lowered his voice and shook his head secretly, amused. Xu Xiaoyun shook his head and said in a low voice: "Qi's skill attack can't meet Wei's warriors, and Wei's warriors can't meet Qin's warriors." The Qin people are greedy for profit and brave, so they fight for the battlefield and are capable of fighting for themselves. In the system of the Xia Kingdom, the sergeants are similar to the sharp soldiers of Qin, and the battlefield is rich and noble, which is better than playing the common people in the township. His expression changed, his gaze turned firm, and he said to Ma in a deep voice: "Today's situation is like the Warring States period. Those who hold on to the cripples will surely be defeated. The Xia Kingdom, the Liao Kingdom, and our Dynasty will not change the law to survive, and if it does not change, it will perish, and if it does not change, it will still die. However, when the storm meets, people's minds are 'chaotic', and they will always make the social board 'swing'. For my Great Song Dynasty, this danger has passed, and there is a flat river in front of me, if I can't get through, I will be 'chaotic', and the overthrow of Sheji is only in the mist. ”

Ma Yuanshen moved slightly: "So what? ”

"At this time, there must be a heroic hero to help the community, settle the people's hearts, calm the people, and make immortal contributions! Peace for future generations"

Xu Xiaoyun's throat moved, and she didn't say anything more, her eyes flashed with a burning light. Ma Yuan also nodded in agreement, and the sky gradually darkened.

In the evening, after a red sun sank into the mountains in the distance, the sky was blue. The Dashi River is tortuous, and the route suitable for sea ships to sail is narrow, so in order to prevent stranding, the ship will be anchored and stopped after the sky is dark. Soon, the night was falling, and the sky was full of stars, making it seem even higher and clearer. After the sailor lowered the anchor, the big cannibal cavalry in the distance also set up tents, lit a pile of bonfires, these two nights, both sides were safe, the sailor left half of the musketeers on the shore to guard on duty, half of the people went to sleep, the sailors picked up the side of the shore and pointed to the scenery on the shore, and the direction of the big cannibal camp was heard bursts of strings and desolate singing.

At this time, the wind was strong, and the sailors kept turning the hard sails to catch the direction of the wind, and although it was against the current, the gunboats were still slowly moving upstream in the center of the river, just as fast as the fire battalion was marching.

After several tentative 'sexual' attacks, the Great Eclipse cavalry also 'touched' some 'doors' and never stayed within the 'firing' range of the warship's guns for a long time.

The Great Eclipse cavalry marched in the same direction as the Southwest China Sea Naval Division on both sides of the river, and sometimes some cavalry boasting of their "bravery" rushed into the range of the artillery, cursed loudly at the Song warship, and then beat their horses away at a faster speed. Although the Great Food Cavalry provoked in many ways, the Fire Gun Battalion adhered to the 'drill' tactics and Zhao Xingde's military orders, and as long as the other party did not 'press' too close, they would ignore them. However, in this way, the fire battalion could not stay far from the riverbank, and could not find out the news or go to the villages along the way to collect grain. This situation lasted for more than a day, and nearly five or six thousand cavalry of the Great Food Tribe gathered on the periphery, although they did not cause major trouble to the Song army, but the 'commotion' like flies and mosquitoes was really depressing.

"Damn it." Liu Zhijian scolded in a low voice, "Five hundred cavalry can drive them to the point of 'urine'." ”

In this case, he didn't know how many times he had complained, but there were very few cavalry in the sailor division, and even if some horses were captured, the musketeers would get on their horses and compete with the cavalry of the Great Food Tribe, which would be no different from sending them to death. As a result, the Great Food Cavalry and the Sailor Fire Battalion seem to have formed a tacit understanding, the other party honestly stays outside the 'firing' range of the Sailor Artillery, but always follows the 'Yin' spirit, and from time to time sends a small group of cavalry to 'disturb' the flock, just like a group of hyenas 'disturbing' the sheep. In this regard, the battalion of firearms, which is completely infantry, is helpless. Under the constant 'commotion' of the tribal cavalry, the Southwest Sea Division stopped and stopped, and the speed of going upriver along the Great Food River was not fast, and the army slowly but unstoppably approached Basra.