Heavy cavalry is the absolute king of the battlefield in this era, especially in the field, there are few soldiers who can resist the impact of this torrent of steel.

The cavalry team of the Qiang Kingdom is no exception, although the general Shi Min can be said to be one of the best battlefield generals in the Qiang Kingdom at the moment, but in the face of such a powerful armed impact, there is only one way to retreat.

"It's a pity, if the Black Rider still exists, ......"

On the way to retreat, Shi Min couldn't help but have such a thought in his mind, and then the bitterness on his face became even stronger.

The Black Cavalry Dragon Army is an elite force built by the country with the strength of the whole country, and its combat effectiveness can be said to be superior to all armies, when it became an army in the early years, Shi Min also had the idea of joining it, even if he could not take charge of such a strong army, it was also a great honor for him to serve as a commander in it.

However, such a strong army, on which the whole country had high hopes, was completely lost in Henan in last year's war, and all the grand plans conceived at the beginning of the founding of the army came to naught. After that, the state of Qiang was even more demoralized, at least in the foreseeable future, and there was no longer the strength to form a new heavy cavalry force.

Because after seeing the heavy cavalry of the Jin army put into the battlefield, Shi Min was even more disappointed in his heart, he couldn't control his imagination, if he could have such a strong army under his command, even if it was only the scale of two or three hundred people, in terms of his own strength, it was a qualitative improvement, with his brave strength of the army, coupled with the cooperation of such a heavy cavalry team, no matter how powerful the enemy, he dared to fight with it!

But this is an impossible delusion after all, although the Jin army's heavy cavalry is only five hundred, but once it charges, it has the momentum of thunder. The cavalry on the battlefield can only rely on the mobility of heavy cavalry, which is far inferior to that of light cavalry, in order to avoid the frontal collision and avoid the end of being crushed.

With the heavy cavalry of the king of the battlefield entering the battlefield, no matter what the previous battle situation was, the king division set off a comprehensive counterattack. The distance between the two armies' camps was not too far, and the five hundred heavy cavalry reached the camp of the Karma army, and the momentum was still at the peak, they broke the assembly battle formation of the Karma army in front of the camp gate, and the swords, shields, bows and crossbows in the rear almost unhindered into the camp, and captured the camp of the Karma army in a very short time.

The camp of the Qiang army was originally built temporarily, and it was not in a critical place, and after the main force of the rangers was restrained, the thousands of foot soldiers left in the camp no longer had the power to parry.

Especially when he saw the general Shi Min leading the cavalry team to flow farther to the rear, it was obvious that he had completely abandoned them, because at the first moment when the camp gate was broken, the Qian army in the camp broke and fled.

Five hundred heavy cavalry gathered on the flanks of the battlefield to stand silently on guard, and after the main attacking sword and shield soldiers rushed into the camp of the Karma army, the light cavalry troops gathered again and began to surround the camp to kill the soldiers who had fled in the camp.

Shi Min led the rangers to withdraw from the battlefield for several miles, only to slowly reduce their speed, seeing that the rear camp was completely captured by the Jin army, everyone's face flashed with grief and indignation, as for the main general Shi Min was full of bitterness.

He himself was in danger and danger, saw the opportunity early, and retreated, so as to avoid the fate of being surrounded and killed by the Jin army's heavy cavalry in front of the camp, and now he still has palpitations, and he has no courage to turn his head and fight again.

Although it is not clear the identity of the chief general of the Jin army just now, with the arrival of his people, the Jin army even joined the elite heavy cavalry into the battlefield, and it can also be imagined that the identity of the other party is much more prominent and important than he imagined, perhaps it is possible that Shen Mu of the southern kingdom who was famous in the southern Hebei battlefield last year.

The two countries are at war with each other day by day, and some important generals in the southern country are naturally known to the country. Among the many generals of the Southern Kingdom, the most famous in the Yu Kingdom are Xie Ai, Shen Mu, Shen Yun and others.

Needless to say, although Xie Ai is just a Confucian general who lacks the ability to fight, he has been in charge of Fangtou since the early years of the Central Plains War, and he has been a sharp thorn in the heart of the country for many years, making people feel uneasy when they hear his name.

And these generals of the Qiang Kingdom, on the one hand, envy Ma Qiu for having the authority to be in charge of the side and hold heavy troops, in fact, they are also glad that with Ma Qiu at the forefront, they don't have to directly face a difficult opponent like Xie Ai.

As for Shen Yun, the young lion of the southern kingdom and the Fenwu army under his command, it can also be said to be a terrible nightmare in the hearts of the generals of the Qiang Kingdom, not to mention that the Black Flag Dragon Xiang Army, which the whole country had high hopes for, was wiped out in its hands, and last year's attack on the Xiang Kingdom with a weak crowd was also the most direct reason for the collapse of the Qiang Kingdom so quickly.

In the war that began in May, Shen Yun and his Fenwu army were active in all parts of the battlefield in Jizhong, which can be said to be victorious in every battle.

But if it comes to the person who makes the Lord grit his teeth with hatred and hate to eat his flesh and blood every time he mentions it, it is Shen Mu. Compared with Fangtou Xie Ai in the early years, Shen Mu did not have a high reputation in the country, but that was before the Southern Hebei War last year.

In last year's battle, the important southern Hebei army of the state of Qian was completely defeated, and 50,000 or 60,000 soldiers were killed directly or indirectly at the hands of the Qingxu army in the south. In just a few months, nearly one-third of the troops occupying the Kingdom of Qian were destroyed by Shen Mu!

Although Xindu has now gathered more than 100,000 troops, even if the quantity is guaranteed, the quality is not the same as before, and the combat effectiveness cannot be guaranteed.

Shi Min also has some soldiers who have been defeated in southern Hebei to Xiangguo, especially some who have experienced the battle in Henan last year, even if so much time has passed, every time they mention the old things, they are still frightened and pale, and their souls are not possessed.

People who have not experienced that war can't imagine the despair of waiting to be slaughtered without the power to fight back, and it takes a knife to cut the grass, but the battle is the power of heaven and earth that collapses and cracks the earth!

Shi Min also asked about the beginning and end of the battle out of curiosity, but after hearing about it, he ordered a silence and did not allow anyone in the army to talk about related topics, but he remembered the name Shen Mu deeply.

Realizing that in the rush just now, the enemy commander who was a few feet away from him was likely to be the legendary Shen Mu, Rao is Shi Min had retreated from the battlefield for several miles, and he was still annoyed and painful.

In order to motivate soldiers from all walks of life to bravely resist and resist the enemy, Shi Hu, the lord of the Qiang, had also issued meritorious rewards to several important generals in the south not long ago. And among these listed generals of the Southern Kingdom, Shen Mu is second only to the Southern General Shen Weizhou.

Although he already knew that if he still loved the battle at that time, he would probably die on the spot, but when he thought that he was only a stone's throw away from the Honorable King, Shi Min's heart was still full of frustration.

After a short pause, seeing that the Jin army had gradually completed the attack on their own camp and was beginning to clean up the battlefield, Shi Min also shook his head, eliminated all the boundless thoughts in his mind, and began to think about what to do next.

Although it is not yet certain, it is very likely that the enemy's main general is that Shen Mu. Shen Mu actually appeared on the battlefield here, which Shi Min did not expect, and the pressure in his heart was like a mountain.

Being able to overwhelm Shi Min with his fame, he didn't feel that it was because of his timidity, after all, Shen Mu's prestige was forged by the lives of tens of thousands of elites of the main force of the army. Although Shi Min has performed well on the battlefield recently, he is only a rising star in the country after all, so he naturally does not have the courage and confidence to face such a heavy general in the south alone.

Moreover, since Shen Mu appeared here, it means that Shi Min's recent active performance has fully attracted the attention of Nanguo Xingtai, and the future investment in the Guangzong battlefield will definitely not be as simple as these forces now, and it is even possible that there is already a desperate net weaving around him now!

"Guangzong is no longer a good land, if you don't retreat, I'm afraid of ......"

The intuition on the battlefield saved Shi Min's life before, and now he also has a strong sense of crisis in his heart, he is a brave and unparalleled general on the battlefield, and he also has the courage to fight for his life, but he also understands that even if he stays to fight to the death, he may not be able to get the matching reward, and if he continues to stay, he is really worried that he may not be able to return to the country.

"The enemy general on the other side is Shen Mu of the Southern Kingdom, if he stays in this realm any longer, he is afraid that the catastrophe will not be far away."

Although he had a mind in his heart, in order to maintain his majesty, Shi Min simply said it directly. After hearing this, the faces of the close and trusted generals around him were also shocked for a while, and they all asked what to do.

Seeing the generals react like this, Shi Min's fighting spirit in his heart was even weaker, and at the same time, he was also full of envy for Shen Mu in his heart, he was able to deter his opponent with his prestige alone, and he didn't know if he could have this prestige in the future.

Since there is an opponent on the opposite side who cannot be defeated at all, it is not a shame to withdraw from the army. Don't say that these are the backbone generals of the Qiang Country, even if they are the veterans of the current country, how many of them dare to compete with the Shen Mu Array in the Southern Kingdom?

Shi Minben did not have the idea of keeping Guangzong for a long time and patiently operating it, so he did not have any regrets about giving up his foundation. In fact, if he had known that Shen Mu had returned to Dongwu City from the Bohai Sea, he would not even have led his army to reinforce it.

At present, a barracks has been lost in the next battle, and although the ordnance materials disarmed by the Ka army have been stored elsewhere in the past period, the armour, weapons, and rods in the barracks and thousands of soldiers are completely lost. This is all the fundamental strength of Shi Min's operation from scratch and his weak life, if he is not distressed, it is false.

"The enemy army has not yet assembled a strong army, taking advantage of the inconvenience of its dispatch, quickly retreat to Guangzong, recall the forces of Guangping, collect the funds, and then return to the country."

Although he was still a little unwilling in his heart, Shi Min still made a painful decision, and it was not easy for him to achieve such a tactical suppression in the Guangping Realm, and it was a pity to give up now.

But he also understands that the strength of the southern kingdom is strong, and this kind of suppression cannot last for a long time, if the enemy general is really Shen Mu, then the Jin army in the Guangping realm will definitely have some gains, just like the battle just now, once the foundation of the southern country is revealed, the reversal of the battle situation is only in an instant, and it will not take too long for the Guangping Jin army to turn the tables.

After making this decision, Shi Min no longer hesitated, no longer had the luxury of continuing to fight and obstruct the Jin army on the way back, and took advantage of the fact that the Jin army in the rear had not yet pursued the cavalry in a big way, while retreating to Guangzong, while collecting manpower and goods along the way, such as the rural eyes and ears they had kept before.

Now that they have decided to withdraw their troops, there is naturally no need for these eyes and ears to stay. All the goods and goods that had been rewarded to these countrymen were recaptured, and those Ding Zhuang were also all requisitioned to supplement the consumption of labor.

As for those townsmen who begged to be spared or reprimanded for their words but did not believe it, jokes! In this world, only fierce and cunning can live, and what is faith?

In addition to collecting the remnants of the field along the way, Shi Min also sent envoys to all borders of Quang Binh to inform the various divisions to assemble in the rear, and it would be best if they could plunder one last time before leaving.

If not, then there is no need to be a pity, in addition to the daily consumption of the goods and goods they captured before, a considerable part of them were collected and hidden in a secret stronghold near the mainland of Guangzong, which was enough to maintain their withdrawal to the country. The wisdom of the three caves of the cunning rabbit is not only available in a famous family like the Langya Wang family.

Shen Mu didn't know that his appearance on the battlefield actually made General Qian alert in advance, and began to retreat in advance. But it was not a big deal for him, although the general in Santai ordered them to cooperate with the Eastern Route Army to uproot the stronghold of Guangzong, but it was also under the condition that the Eastern Route Army was strategically calm.

Although the men and horses of Wang Shi Donglu under the command of Shen Mu are strong and strong, the attack task is not easy, and the counties in southern Hebei that have been recovered before are vast, and they need to leave enough troops to contend with the situation, and Dongwu City, the next attack base, also needs to continue to consolidate the operation, and the war in the Bohai Sea has also had some twists and turns, and then the entire cold winter needs to continue to accumulate strength in order to completely win it in the coming year.

The most important of these is the management of the base of Tobu Castle, which is only more than 200 miles away from the capital of the Qiang Kingdom, Shindu, and the army under the Shindu Empire is gathered, and no one can guarantee that the Karma Kingdom will not take advantage of the cold weather to send troops to attack Tobu Castle.

Therefore, it is difficult for the Eastern Route Army to invest a large number of troops on the battlefield of Guangzong, especially before the arrival of winter, it is necessary to gather more than 50,000 troops in Dongwu City. After all, once the Bohai side of the Qi Kingdom found out that Shen Mu had returned from the front line, it was very likely that a counterattack would be brewed.

If it weren't for Hu Runnai's protégé of the general, their Shen family's retainers, and another general, Shen Mu might not have come here to show support in his busy schedule. Although Shen Erlang, the righteous bone in the middle of the hall, is already quite famous, it is still too much worse than Lao Tzu, whose family already has strategic deterrence.

Therefore, after uprooting the camp of the Qiang army, Shen Mu did not stay here for a long time, and soon led the villagers who watched the battle with the army in Dongwu City to return to Dongwu City, and presided over the assembly of the armies in southern Hebei to Dongwu City. It was only before leaving that the 500 heavy cavalry and a part of the light cavalry force were left behind the fleeing Karma army to maintain the momentum of pursuit.

Shi Min naturally didn't know these inside facts, of course, even if he knew that Shen Mu didn't regard him as a serious opponent and had already left the front line, his mood would not improve.

Because of the need to collect rural people along the way, and the gradual expansion and bloating of the team, the retreat of his army was not very fast, and the original three-day journey was only half of the way. And on the evening of the third day, a piece of bad news came from the west: Shangbai has fallen!

"How could Shangbai fall? Make it clear! ”

Shi Min's eyes widened, and he asked urgently as he glared at the soldiers who had fled from Shangbai.

Shi Min naturally knew what was true and false, and of course he would not expect this stronghold to be unbreakable. But the problem is that the Jin army in Guangping has been completely suppressed, how can it travel far to attack Shangbai?

When the soldiers trembled and reported that it was only hundreds of soldiers of the Jin army who attacked Shangbai, but because of the suddenness of the incident and the fact that there were too few troops left behind in Shangbai, they did not hold it.

Knowing this, Shi Min breathed a sigh of relief, but immediately dissatisfaction welled up in his heart. The reason why he withdrew all the troops of Shangbai was that there were not enough troops under his command to support the war of many parties, but the existence of Guangzong behind Shangbai was also a reason.

Although Guangzong's main force was withdrawn, there were still two or three thousand troops left behind, if he had the heart to take care of Shangbai, how could he easily succeed with a few hundred soldiers in the south?

"Beggar Ding, it's really perverse and shallow!"

Thinking of this, Shi Min couldn't help but hate and scold, but there was also a glimmer of hope in his heart. Although Shangbai is the temporary base camp of his army, it is also temporarily borrowed from the begging army, and now it is blatantly attacked by the southerners.

If Guangzong can feel the pressure from the south and realize that the only way to stay warm is to stay warm, then the fall of Shangbai is not all bad. If Guangzong can take the initiative to recapture Shangbai, then it is naturally the best.

If Shi Min is concerned, he can also take advantage of the situation to enter Guangzong City, relying on this strong stronghold operated by the beggar army for decades to continue to preside over the suppression and sniping of the Guangping Jin army, but there is no need to rush back in a hurry.

Shi Min quickly responded to this idea. The loss of Shangbai was already two days ago, and the collapse was reported from afar, and it was inevitable that there would be twists and turns, and it would take some time to delay. And the messenger from Guangzong then also encountered Shi Min's returning team.

The one who came to report was the false son of Tian Fu, the lord of Guangzong City, named Tian Ju. In the beggar army, there is a strong atmosphere of climbing relatives and admitting falsehoods, and military leaders of all sizes regard this as an important means of controlling their subordinates, even if it proves to be of great effect, they are still happy to do it.

For example, Li Nong's subordinates begged for work, and more than 1,000 of them had Li as their surname, and they also treated Li Nong as a nephew on weekdays. And Tian Fu, the lord of Guangzong, said that Shi Kan, who died in the Central Plains War in the old year, was still a fake brother, but later Shi Kan was accepted as a fake son by the ancestor Shi Le, and Tian Fu also had some power struggles with him, and they gradually drifted away from each other, so that Guangzong begged to sit back and watch Shi Kan's army defeat and die without helping.

After Tian Ju entered the camp, Shi Min did not rush to ask how Shangbai was doing, after all, he still secretly coveted the military strength of the begging family, and if Guangzong did not come to the rescue, it would be embarrassing for each other to rashly mention this topic.

So after the meeting, Shi Min first talked about the unfavorable situation in the east, and it was very likely that the Nanren Eastern Route Army would enter Guangzong in a big way, and even the heavy general Shen Mu appeared on the battlefield.

He was not worried about showing his cowardice, on the one hand, it was really not a shame to lose to a heavy general like Shen Mu, and on the other hand, it made Tian Ju realize how bad the situation had become.

After all, compared to Guangzong's begging tiger, Shi Min's troops are only fighting as a guest army, without the drag of family business, and once the situation is unfavorable, they can be withdrawn. On the contrary, Guangzong is begging, if he still wants to defend the realm, then he must unite all the forces that can be united, and the record of Shi Min's department in the past period of time is obvious to all, even if the battle on the eastern front is lost, it can still retreat under the offensive of Shen Mu, a strong army in the south, which is also a manifestation of strength.

Sure enough, after Tian Ju learned of this, his face also changed, and he was silent for a while before he asked about the dispatch of the Jin army on the front line of the East Road. However, during the conversation, he revealed a piece of news that Shi Min was quite pleased with, that is, Guangzong had sent troops in time to recapture Shangbai, which was captured by the Jin army.

"Shangbai is where my begging family business is, how can I allow the southern island to be invaded and occupied!"

Hearing Tian Ju's words, Shi Min felt a lot of joy in his heart, although he had not been officially accepted by the beggar army, but the beggar was able to temporarily lend Shangbai to him but did not allow the southerners to occupy it, and the bias in his position was already very obvious.

Overjoyed, Shi Min no longer insisted on it, but only made a tentative proposal, hoping to lead his troops into Guangzong City to defend the city.

Probably the power of the southern kingdom also brought full pressure to Tian Ju, and it was originally one of Guangzong's bottom lines that Shi Min was not allowed to enter Guangzong City, but now Tian Ju nodded and agreed after muttering for a while.

Although Tian Ju's attitude is still a little reluctant, compared with not making the slightest concession before, there is finally a substantial breakthrough. However, although he was overjoyed in his heart, Shi Min did not lose his mind and decided to enter the city rashly.

At present, the forces around him are only less than 2,000 cavalry troops and hundreds of strong men recruited from the eastern battlefield, and if he rashly enters Guangzong City like this, he will not be able to suppress Guangzong's begging power. Each other is a jackal, who will be pure and trustworthy?

Therefore, Shi Min still had reservations, and decided to enter Guangping first, gather people from all walks of life, and then enter Guangzong City in a big way.

Hearing Shi Min's words and delays, Tian Ju's face showed a trace of displeasure, but the reason put forward by the other party made him unable to refute, because after a little silence, he said: "At present, the city is also in an emergency, once your troops enter the city and the southern army is besieging the city on a large scale, the food is exhausted, and the soldiers are lacking, I am afraid that it will be destroyed by itself......

Shi Min also thought of this, and after a little muttering, he said: "Our department has recently fought against the southern army of Guangping, but there is no shortage of claims, since we cooperate to defend the city in order to coexist, there is naturally no reason to use it." ”

Hearing this, Tian Ju's face softened slightly, although the beggar army did not follow the activities, but Shi Min's subordinates were operating under their noses, and they also knew how much their family was in. If Shi Min is still hidden, it will naturally not be reassuring.

Fearing that any further delay would cause the situation to change again, Shi Min wanted to go south to Guangping to gather troops, so he sent his subordinate Su Hai to lead hundreds of soldiers to cooperate with Guangzong to transport the war gains hidden near the mainland back to Guangzong City.

After agreeing with each other, they went their separate ways, and Tian Ju and Su Hai returned to Guangzong City together. Traveling lightly and quickly, the speed was also extremely fast, and by the afternoon of the next day, Guangzong City was already vaguely in sight.

On the way back, Tian Ju had already sent a fast horse to report the news, because when they were still some distance away from Guangzong City, Guangzong had already sent people and horses to respond, and they converged with each other, Tian Ju seemed to undoubtedly ride a horse close to Su Hai, raising his hand as if to say hello, Su Hai did not doubt him, and leaned over to listen, but unexpectedly, Tian Ju's raised arm suddenly became a hand knife, directly slashed at the back of his neck, and his eyes were dark, and he had fallen off the horse.

"Where Shi Min's grain is located, this fang knows everything, stay alive!"

Tian Ju roared, and the beggars who went out of the city to greet him were all tigers and wolves, and soon captured Su Hai and his subordinates.

"The general trend is declining, that Shi Min is the embracement of the lord of the Karma, but I am a beggar man, how can I be buried with him for the kingdom!"

Tian Ju sneered, greeted his father-in-law Tian Fu, and explained everything about Shi Min's words and deeds, Tian Fu nodded after hearing this: "That Nanguo Jin Xuangong is just a pawn in the army, even if he has a promise, he can't be trusted." After that, after a little preparation, he will arrange for you to go to meet Hu Houze, the governor of the southern kingdom. This Hu Houze is the general of General Shen in the Southern Kingdom, and he is a little more intimate than ordinary people. After meeting, I told him that I Guangzong begged to live and did not love the southern power, nor did I want to die for the north and south, as long as I could allow the poor people in Guangzong to recuperate in a square inch of land, and the city would be like-minded, and he would achieve his achievements. If you can't beg to live, then the city is full of old and young, and there is no shortage of death! ”