For An-Naid, a young man with a lot of talent, Mahmud certainly wouldn't be very welcome. It's not that he has a deep background, is disobedient, or can't be provoked, the main thing is that he is useless and has almost no future for cultivation. It's been months since he arrived at the front and he hasn't achieved anything at all. To be honest, Mahmoud was disappointed.

Mahmud is old, and after three or five more years of struggle on the battlefield, he will have to go home to retire. Of course, he hopes to develop some up-and-comers to take his place. When the higher-ups recommended Ann Naider to him, he agreed. It's a pity that Annaid is obviously not very qualified, and he can't keep up with his needs more and more.

The art of commanding a war is very particular about understanding the surname. This Wu surname, in addition to its own intelligence, also has diligence and chance. Among them, diligence is indispensable. This diligence includes repeated speculation, repeated summarization, repeated measurement, and repeated deduction. These are all very boring, very lonely, very boring things.

For those young officers, diligence is the most important factor in the process of growing up. Not one of them. No matter how talented you are, how talented you are, or how one in a million, if you lack sweat, you will never be able to become a generation of famous generals. In the history of mankind, there have been many, many examples of this.

And even if you don't have enough ingenuity, or if you don't have enough chance, as long as you are willing to put in enough sweat, are willing to spend a lot of effort to figure out the tricks of war, and are willing to give your all for it, you can make yourself an excellent general. The so-called ever-changing rules on the battlefield are actually completely regular.

Large-scale wars between human beings have been going on for three to four thousand years. In the past three or four thousand years, as long as there is a plan that can be conceived, human beings have already thought of it. In fact, any war that takes place now can be found on a battlefield in ancient times. As long as the laws of these combat cases are thoroughly studied, integrated, and truly mastered. The performance on the battlefield will not be bad at all.

A clever military commander must endure loneliness. Calmness is the first element of a military commander. Tarzan collapsed in front of him without changing his face, which is the most basic requirement of an excellent general. It is impossible for an impetuous person to calmly face all kinds of sudden events. Ann Nend just couldn't stand the loneliness. He was too impetuous.

Mahmud deeply suspected that Annaid had been completely conquered by the beauties of Central Asia. His current thoughts are all on Masadini and the others, if it weren't for the start of the big war, it is estimated that he would not return to the army.

For example, in this summary of the experience of the fanatic's fighting, Mahmud has enough reason to suspect that Annaid did not actually carry it out himself. He must have casually thrown this task to his subordinates. And his subordinates also adopted a perfunctory, passable attitude.

"Young people now......"

Mahmud could only sigh helplessly.

After sighing, Mahmud had to think about how to fight the white army on his own.

The current situation is quite dangerous. If he can't effectively contain the attack of the white-clothed army, the three kingdoms of the Western Regions will completely fall into the arms of the white-clothed army. That's it. The threat of the three countries in the Western Regions is not very big, and even if they all defect to the white-clothed army, the problem is not big. However, once the Three Kingdoms of the Western Regions fell, it was possible for the White Army to directly join forces with the Safavid Dynasty to deal with the Ottoman Empire. This is the most important thing.

"Biden, where are they?" Mahmud asked suddenly.

Biden is one of the most important commanders under him. He led a cavalry unit with a strong mobile surname. It was a formidable army with a full 10,000 cavalry. Of these, 5,000 were the most courageous Arab slave cavalry, descendants of the famous Mamluk cavalry. Mahmoud hopes that they will be able to play a role in determining surnames at critical moments.

Biden is a burly general who walks like an iron tower moving. Unlike ordinary people, he did not wear a wide robe, but almost wore a top. He strode to Mahmud's side, straightened up, and said loudly: "Your Excellency, General, Biden is willing to play for you!" Command! ”

Mahmud nodded and said in a deep voice, "How is the situation in Yaergancheng?" ”

Biden replied loudly: "Your Excellency, according to my reconnaissance, the white-clothed army in Yaergan is completely vulnerable. Their military camp was actually set up outside the city. If you allow me to lead all the cavalry, I can sweep them all!" No, I only need to lead 5,000 Mamluk cavalry to go out, and it will be enough to annihilate them completely. ”

Mahmud said cautiously: "It's better to send the whole army, it's safer." ”

Biden agreed loudly, his face still swarthy, and his face did not change in the slightest, as if what he was going to perform was a trivial task. In fact, in his heart, he did not have too much excitement about this mission. Due to the carelessness of the white-clothed army, his victory will be assured. Biden has never been interested in this kind of battle without challenging his surname. It's boring!

Mahmud's decision to attack the city of Yarkan was certainly not unreasonable. What he fancied was the weakness of the White Army. According to intelligence from all sides, the white-clothed troops stationed in Yaergan City were obviously a little negligent. They actually set up the military camp outside the city, and the security in all aspects was not particularly strict. This is definitely the best target for cavalry troops. Without the cover of the city walls, the defenders could only be mercilessly slaughtered.

Yaergan City was the main logistics center of the White Army, where all the supplies from the rear were gathered and then distributed. As long as the Ottomans [***] conquer the city of Yaergan, they can cut off the logistics supply of the white-clothed army. Without logistical supplies, the white-coated army is very likely to be defeated without a fight. It is even possible to get a considerable number of Han-style rifles. In a word, as long as you take the city of Yaergan, everything will be easy to do.

However, Mahmud did not dare to be too negligent. After all, there are also white-clothed troops stationed in Yaergan City. Even if they are stationed outside the city, they still have a certain combat effectiveness. The power of the muskets of the white-clothed army left a huge psychological shadow on Mahmud. It doesn't matter if a large number of fanatics die in battle, if the elite cavalry under his command also dies in a large number of battles, the future battles will be even more difficult.

"Quick Fix!"

Mahmoud cautiously instructed Biden.

"Your Excellency, please rest assured, there will be no problem."

Biden assured Mahmoud nonchalantly that he almost patted his chest and agreed.

Mahmud's brow couldn't help but furrow. Subconsciously, he had a bad feeling that something might be wrong. To be honest, Biden's answer did not make Mahmud very satisfied. He felt that Biden was taking his opponent too lightly. The White Coats were careless and underestimated the enemy, and this would have been the best chance for the Ottoman [***] team. If Biden underestimates the enemy and messes up the result, he will definitely not be able to forgive the other party.

However, Mahmud did not say anything more. Although Biden is subordinate to his command and nominally belongs to his subordinates, he actually has quite a background. In general, he needs to show enough respect to Biden. It is absolutely impossible to change the players in the formation. Since it's impossible, act as if nothing happened.

…… Tooth Dry City, outside the city, Mastiff Cavalry camp.

Gao Jie rode a dark red high-headed horse and patrolled the barracks in full uniform.

This cold-faced commander who is famous for the entire white-clothed army will angrily reprimand him when he sees anything on horseback that is not to his liking. If the person who was reprimanded does not correct it immediately, the whip in his hand will be whipped in the face. For this commander, who is known as the most ruthless executioner, the mastiff cavalry army does not dare to resist.

However, Gao Jie's various behaviors made the officers around him seem a little strange. The reason is very simple, Gao Jie has always been forcibly adjusting the armament war, and ordered the whole army not to be slackened in the slightest. For this reason, he often got up to check the sentry in the middle of the night, which made the entire mastiff cavalry army nervous and nervous.

Some of the mastiff cavalry officers couldn't help but complain secretly, we are just a garrison of the city, as long as the safety of Yaergan City is guaranteed, it is enough. For the rest, you don't need to be so strict, right? Along the way, the mastiff cavalry kept marching and fighting, and it seemed that they had never rested seriously. Quite a few fighters, all exhausted. Of course, these words must not be said in front of Gao Jie. Otherwise, wait for the whip.

In fact, when Xu Xingxia arranged for the mastiff cavalry to garrison Yaergancheng, the officers were very puzzled. You must know that the mastiff cavalry's attack ability is the strongest. In the entire white-clothed army, the offensive ability of the Mastiff Cavalry is absolutely first-class. When did it fall to the garrison guarding the city? Is it that Xu Xingxia doesn't trust the mastiff cavalry? Or is it that the Mastiff Cavalry is not good enough in some aspects, which makes Xu Xingxia dissatisfied?

However, the leopard cavalry led by Mao 13 undertook the task of mobile combat in the field, and there was a great opportunity for meritorious service. It is said that the main task of the Leopard cavalry was to capture the most elite Mamluk cavalry of the Ottoman Empire and beat them severely. It would be even better if it could be wiped out. Considering that the comrades of the Leopard Cavalry Army, who crossed the southern front of the Great Desert, worked on an expedition, and worked hard, if they were not given a little meat to eat, it would be impossible to justify.

(To be continued)