"Do you have any questions? If you have any questions, please ask them now! After Xu Xingxia announced the order, he glanced at everyone and asked in a deep voice. [Full text reading]

"Nope!" All the Commanders replied in loud unison. They all can't wait to get into the fight. This time, the White Clothes Army is really going to do a big job. If the war goes well, Mo Yuegen, this kid, will not be qualified to continue to fight against the white-clothed army in the future. He was able to run back to the desert unharmed, and his luck was already very good.

"Since there is no problem, then carry out the order!" Xu Xingxia said in a deep voice.

Gao Jie and the others immediately went in high spirits. There are only four commanders left in the conference room, including Lin Dacheng, Liu Chuang, Chen Bachi, and Liu Yisuo. After these troops were all transferred, in the huge town of Ningxia, there were only the Xiongqu Army, the Hunting Cavalry Army, the Qin Cavalry Army, and the Han Cavalry Army under their respective commands. If something unexpected happened, only four of them coped.

Of course, the Vulture Cavalry also exists. At today's meeting, Zhang Yi, the commander of the Eagle Cavalry, was absent because of the distance. However, the tasks undertaken by the Vulture Cavalry are complex and cannot be mobilized as a whole. The Vulture Cavalry was tasked with expelling all the Tatar sentries and all the Mongol sentries. This errand is something that no one else can afford except for the stragglers. If the Western Expeditionary Corps set out to keep it secret, they had to continue their efforts with the stragglers of the Eagle Cavalry.

Of course, with a fortress like Zhenyuanguan, it is unrealistic for the Mongols to want to go south. Zhenyuanguan Fortress is an insurmountable existence in itself. Just one Xiongqu army stationed in the fortress was enough to hold the Mongols back. What's more, there are also the Qin cavalry and the Han cavalry. Lin Dan Khan wants to take advantage of the opportunity to make trouble, and it is almost impossible. Unless he wants to die.

The only thing Xu Xingxia was worried about was the movement of the imperial court. It stands to reason that the imperial court should not be so stupid and take the initiative to send troops to participate in the war. Last time, the white-clothed army easily defeated the imperial army. If the imperial army did not want to repeat the mistakes of the past, they would not continue to be so stupid. However, everything is variable, and the possibility that the imperial court took the initiative to send troops to participate in the war cannot be ruled out. Who knows if they'll be really incorrigibly stupid?

If the imperial court really sent troops to participate in the war, he could only dispatch to deal with the four troops around him. When you think about it, it's still a little stressful. Now the place controlled by the White Army is still a bit big. Fortunately, as long as we survive the current difficulties, there will be light. As long as the main force of the white-clothed army is free, all enemies will be reduced to ashes.

…… After the battle order was issued, the cavalry of the white-clothed army was active in the vicinity of Zhenyuan Pass. All units have made efforts to make preparations in all aspects according to the different tasks they are carrying out. The people in the Logistics Department are simply busy. The Western Expeditionary Corps needs to prepare a lot of grain and grass. A large amount of grain and grass mobilized from Ningxia City blocked almost all roads.

The logistical shortcomings of the Tatars are well known to the white-clothed army. It is because of logistical problems that the Tatars will lead to the next operation, and they have always been in a passive state. Of course, the white-clothed army was unwilling, and at the height of the fighting, there were problems with their own logistical supply. It would be a pity if we had to retreat because of logistical problems. At the same time, if it is not handled well, it is easy to give the enemy an opportunity to attack and inflict heavy losses on the troops.

Of all the deserts near Zhenyuanguan, Ulan Bu and the desert are the easiest to traverse. The Tatars always went south from here, and the white-clothed army also went north from here many times. However, just because it's easy to traverse doesn't mean there's no risk. This time, the Western Expeditionary Corps had to stealthily move north from Ulan Bu and the western side of the desert, which was much more difficult than before. In particular, large troop operations must be done in a foolproof manner.

Among them, warm clothing is the most important. The temperature difference between day and night in the Great Desert is very large, and the temperature at night is very low and low. If there were not enough warm clothes, it would not be surprising that the whole army would freeze to death. Mo Yuegen also dared to cross the Tengger Desert more than a month ago. If it were now, he would never dare. Unless he wants his men to freeze to death.

This suggestion was made by Gao Jie, and Xu Xingxia agreed to Gao Jie's Aunt Jin, which is equivalent to Gao Jie making a military order to Xu Xingxia. If things don't go well, he'll be miserable. Therefore, Gao Jie's spirit was very excited, and he went back and forth to check the readiness of the various troops. Under his urging, the pressure of the Logistics Department was not ordinary. Fortunately, the task was successfully completed in the end. All the materials needed by the Western Expeditionary Corps were all prepared.

Here, it must be mentioned that the town of Ningxia has a strong productive force. Whether it's food, or clothing, or ammunition, or livestock, there is a sufficient supply. The Western Expeditionary Corps and the Eastern Crusade Corps combined were close to 40,000 people, and the logistical materials they needed were not ordinary. However, apart from being a bit difficult in terms of shipping, there were no problems with anything else. In the logistics warehouse of the white-clothed army, all kinds of materials are piled up.

It took five days for the Western Expeditionary Corps to make all the preparations. Five days later, on the night, the Eagle Cavalry stragglers went out in a fierce battle near Zhenyuan Pass, driving out all the Mongol and Tatar sentry horses. After being sure that there were no enemy sentinels, the Western Expeditionary Corps led by Gao Jie quietly set off.

…… Mo Yuegen was completely unaware that a huge danger was coming to his brain. He knew nothing about the military operations of the white-clothed army in the direction of Zhenyuan Pass. In fact, if he can calm down, he should be aware of something wrong. After all, the white-clothed army has tens of thousands of troops dispatched, and it is impossible to hide all the past. There must be clues left. And the Tatars could not ignore the direction of Zhenyuanguan.

In the direction of Zhenyuan Pass, Mo Yuegen also arranged a large number of sentry riders to closely monitor the movements of Zhenyuan Pass. If anything unexpected happens, the Sentinel will report it to him immediately. Now, the Tatar sentinels were all driven away by the stragglers of the white-clothed army, and could not get close to the town far pass. What does this mean? This shows that Zhenyuanguan will definitely carry out a major military operation. Combined with other clues, with Mo Yuegen's wisdom, he will definitely be able to deduce the trajectory of the white-clothed army.

It's a pity that these days, Mo Yuegen's brain has always been messy, and there is no possibility of calming down at all. Bergen and Gruso's failure to attack the Bayannur steppe made Mo Yuegen feel very annoyed. If the Tatars can't take down the Bayannur steppe, he will really be finished. He scolded the two of them severely, and demoted the two guys from the captain to the commander of the thousand on the spot, and almost beat the two guys severely.

However, Mo Yuegen, who was furious, changed the front-line commander, and the war still did not improve. Zarik took over from Bergen and Gruso, the two unlucky fellows, and continued to command the Tatar cavalry to attack those earthen enclosures, but the result was still a complete defeat. No matter how fierce and swift the Tatar cavalry attacked, they could not break through all the earthen enclosures. On the contrary, in the course of the assault, the Tatar cavalry again paid a heavy price.

In several days of fighting, the Tatar cavalry fell in front of the earthen enclosures, a total of four thousand men. And that's not even counting those who were wounded and managed to escape. As for the losses of the white-clothed army, no one knows how many. But no matter how you look at it, it should be no more than five hundred. That is, the surname of a soldier in white was exchanged for the surname of at least eight Tatars. Such a ratio made the Tatars very frustrated, but helpless.

In the face of heavy casualties, those earthen enclosures have become a nightmare for the Tatar cavalry. In the past, when the Tatar cavalry received the order to attack, they felt very excited, and their combat effectiveness skyrocketed. Because, that means, they can burn and loot on a large scale, and do whatever they want. But now, when the Tatar cavalry received the order to attack, they were demoralized, lifeless, and weak, and the mood of war weariness was very obvious.

In desperation, Mo Yuegen had no choice but to go to the front line in person to cheer up his troops. He promised that as long as the Bayannur steppe was taken down, all the Tatars would have a three-day holiday, and they would burn and loot freely, and he himself would never interfere. However, this previously tried and tested order to boost morale could not effectively boost the morale of the Tatars.

No way, the Tatars are not stupid, they also have their own calculations. After this period of fighting, it was already clear to them that the bait was indeed delicious. However, whether or not you have the ability to eat the bait is another matter. Judging from the current situation, they don't have the ability to eat the bait at all. How many Tatars in the past battles have returned to the embrace of the Immortal Heaven? If this continues, the Tatars are probably finished.

Seeing that even the last killer weapon could not stimulate morale, Mo Yuegen's psychology finally collapsed a little. He had to figure out how to break through the defensive line formed by these dirt enclosures. He already knew the situation of those earth fences. However, for these soil fences, Mo Yuegen also had a headache. The methods he could think of had little effect on these dirt fences. What he can think of, others have already thought of.

It seems that these earthen fences are easier to deal with than the city walls, but in fact, they are not like that at all. Judging from the previous attacks, the first and second layers are still relatively easy to break through. However, after the third layer, the proportion of casualties is very large. By the fourth layer, it's basically dead. There are very few who can rush to the fifth layer.

So far, the Tatars have spent more than four thousand people just figuring out these earthen enclosures, which have a total of five layers. As for whether there are other defenses behind the fifth layer, it is not clear. Thinking of the chariot battalion of the White Army, which has always been stationed in the Bayannur grassland, it is certain that after the fifth layer, the White Army will definitely have more defensive measures.

It's a bottomless pit. As soon as you enter the earthen enclosure, muskets from all different directions will shoot desperately. The all-round angle of fire is something that the Tatars simply cannot defend against. Even if you rush to the innermost, the musket from behind can still kill you. Even, from time to time, explosives bags were thrown, and with a loud rumbling bang, it caused great losses to the Tatar cavalry. No matter how many troops the Tatars invested, they would not be able to fill this bottomless pit.

"What should I do?"

"What the hell are we going to do?"

Inside Mo Yuegen's golden sweat tent, the clouds were gloomy.

The high-ranking members of the Tatars gathered here, searching for dry intestines and meditating.

They hope to find a way to crack the dirt fences. However, after thinking about it, I never had a good idea. There was no way, everyone had to hang their heads and keep silent. Fortunately, at this time, tobacco had not yet been introduced, and there was no such thing as cigarettes. Otherwise, inside this golden sweat tent, it will definitely become a big smokey chimney.

Even so, the atmosphere inside the golden sweat tent seemed quite depressing. Mo Yuegen didn't speak, and the others naturally didn't speak either. Berrien, who is a think tank, also felt a headache, as if he was about to suffocate his breath. Mo Yuegen's eyes had fallen on him several times, hoping that he could take the initiative to provide some feasible suggestions. But where does Berrien have any possible advice? If there was, he would have brought it up a long time ago. In front of him, the only way seems to be the only way, and there seems to be only a desperate onslaught.

However, the result of the onslaught must be to use the lives of the warriors at all costs to consume the living force of the white-clothed army. There's no way around it. Once the Tatars adopt such a policy, regardless of whether the Tuweizi can be taken down in the end, it is certain that the Tatars themselves will be finished. Even if it wins, it will be an extremely tragic victory.

"King Khan, urgent information!" Just then, the Scout Captain arrived, bringing the latest information. But it was the Tatar sentinels, and on the banks of the Yellow River, signs of the activities of the white-clothed cavalry were found. This is a new situation that has never been seen before. The Tatar sentinels did not dare to slack off and hurriedly reported it. The scout captain felt that something was unusual, and reported it directly to Mo Yuegen.

"There is a white-clothed army on the east side of the Yellow River?" Mo Yuegen was obviously a little surprised. The white-clothed army in the Bayannur grassland has not yet been cleared, and on the east bank of the Yellow River, traces of the white-clothed cavalry have been found. This is not good news. The increasing number of cavalry of the White Army, which gathered around the Tatars, was definitely not a good thing for the Tatars. The more enemies there are, the tougher they are. As you can imagine, they definitely aren't here for sightseeing.

"Yes." The scout captain didn't dare to say anything, and hurriedly reported the reconnaissance information in detail.

Obviously, the cavalry of the white-clothed army found by the Tatar sentinels was the archery army led by Chi Hu. After all, there are more than 6,000 people in the Shooting Sound Army, and it is still very difficult to completely hide their identities when they take action. On both sides of the Yellow River, there is no terrain to hide, and it is not surprising that it was discovered by the Tatar sentinels.

(To be continued)