"Hurry up!"

"Run for me!"

"Brothers, work hard, run faster!"

Wang Genmu waved his hands vigorously and shouted loudly. 【Reading.com】

In front of him, the cavalry of the white-clothed army, like a gust of wind, roared towards the north.

After handing over the task of protecting Zhu Yilan and others to Zhang Nai, who was a chasesser, Wang Genmu led his squadron and quickly headed north from the twin castles. They travel all night and night, except for the most basic needs for food and sleep, they are in a hurry at other times. Behind him, other Shooting Army troops also quickly moved north from all over Yulin City.

Due to Xu Xingxia's sudden arrival, all the eyes were on Xu Xingxia's body, and he did not pay attention to the departure of the shooting army. Even the [***] star, who was very attentive to the actions of the white-clothed army, did not perceive the accident in the slightest. As for the imperial army on the east bank of the Yellow River, it is needless to say. They simply don't know anything about the situation on the west bank of the Yellow River.

Wang Genmu's purpose was, of course, to meet the leopard cavalry marching south. After all, the Leopard Cavalry traveled a long way from Guihua City to Yansui Town, carrying a large number of people and supplies, and had to cross the eastern part of the Kubuqi Desert in the middle. It is estimated that not everyone of those Mongols is willing to be escorted to Yansui Town. Halfway through, they'll find a way to escape, or create chaos. Once chaos ensued, the Panthers had only brutal repression.

Killing people is actually not Xu Xingxia's purpose. If you want to kill people, when you are in Naturalization City, the Leopard Cavalry can go on a killing spree, so why go all the way to escort the Mongols back? Xu Xingxia did this, of course, for a purpose. He wanted to bring back all those Mongols and become slaves of the White Army. The White Army currently needs a large number of laborers, and these Mongols, as well as the future Tatars, are the best laborers.

What the? The Mongols don't know how to farm? It doesn't matter, they just need to be able to shepherd. What the White Army lacks now is actually professional shepherds. It seems that many places in Helan Mountain are actually natural pastures, which can raise a large number of horses, cattle and sheep. Due to the constraints of various conditions, these natural pastures have not been fully utilized. The arrival of these Mongol slaves was just right to meet the needs of the white-clothed army.

In fact, the departure of the Shooting Army is a very important part of Xu Xingxia's plan. They can't leave too early, and they can't leave too late. If they had left too soon, the Mongols might have sensed the danger of Guihua. After all, the cavalry of the white-clothed army marched north from Yansui Town, and it was easy to alarm the Mongols. The Mongols had arranged a considerable number of spies near Yansui Town, and it was not easy to hide from them.

In other words, as long as the cavalry of the White Army left Yansui Town and headed north, the Mongols would know. In terms of distance, the Mongols in the city of Naturalization had plenty of time to escape. They definitely won't choose to fight the arrival of the white-clothed army in Naturalization City. They will definitely choose to run away. The Mongolian steppe is so big, they just drill into the steppe, and the leopard cavalry can't catch up. If all the Mongols in Guihua City ran away, even if the Leopard Cavalry conquered Guihua City, it would not be of much significance. Lin Dan Khan's own strength did not suffer major losses.

At the same time, the spies on the side of the court could not hide the past. Due to the very frequent activities of the cavalry of the white-clothed army, the imperial army in Shanxi is now very nervous. They kept an eye on the movements of the cavalry of the White Army all the time. In a sense, if the imperial court knew about the actions of the White Army, it was equivalent to the Mongols knowing.

It is certain that there is at least one force in the current court that is in league with the Mongols. According to the information provided by Xuan Yingwei, this force is likely to be a lineage of the Fuwang Party. There is sufficient evidence to show that a large amount of weapons and equipment lost by Lin Dan Khan in the battle of Baihuze have been replenished from Datong Town. At the same time, Lin Dan Khan also received part of the food supply from Xuanfu Town. Obviously, these were given to Lin Dan Khan for nothing. The purpose is to use Lin Dan Khan's hands to eradicate the white-clothed army.

If the response of the Shooting Army is late, there is a possibility that the Leopard Cavalry may have an accident. Zhang Quanfu's army and Chihu's army both intercepted the Mongolian cavalry in the west, and it was impossible for them to send troops to meet the leopard cavalry. The Mongol cavalry was in a hurry to flee for their lives, and the cavalry of the white-clothed army was already insufficient, and it was impossible to draw it out. At the same time, they were at a great distance from the Leopard Cavalry. If they were to be reinforced, it would be tantamount to asking them to chase the Leopard Cavalry for a long time, which would exhaust them. Only going north from Yansui Town is the most suitable plan.

According to Xu Xingxia's order, Wang Genmu and the others must rush to Totocheng in the shortest possible time and join the ranks of the Leopard Cavalry. The so-called detachment city, also known as the city of Toto, is the later Inner Mongolia Tuoketuo County. In the Tang Dynasty, this place was also called Dongshengzhou, which belonged to the jurisdiction of the Shuofang Jiedu envoy. Since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, this land has been under the jurisdiction of the Central Plains Dynasty. There used to be quite a few Han Chinese living here.

During the Yuan Dynasty, because the leader of the Mongolian Tumut tribe had a son named Toto, who stayed here for a long time, it was generally called Totok City. On the map of the Ming Dynasty itself, its marked name is still Dongsheng. It is located slightly west due south of Naturalization City, about two hundred miles away from Naturalization City.

After the Leopard Cavalry conquered Guihua City, the first stop on the retreat route was Getaway City. Carrying a large number of people and supplies to retreat, this is indeed a technical job. Mao Shisan didn't know much about this kind of technical work, and Xu Xingxia didn't know much about it either. Therefore, Xu Xingxia could not give too many specific opinions on the retreat of the Leopard Cavalry. For the sake of security, it is very necessary to send more troops to strengthen the suppression of the captive population.

Regardless of national feelings, there is indeed a gap between Han Chinese and nomads in some respects. Especially when it comes to violent disobedience. Nomads often caught a large number of Han Chinese and brought them back as slaves. This is indeed a very tragic fate. However, the lack of resistance of these Han slaves themselves is also an important point. Sometimes, dozens of Tatar cavalry dared to capture and plunder hundreds of Han slaves and return north smoothly. Regarding this situation, Xu Xingxia can only describe it as lamenting his misfortune and being angry with him.

However, the spirit of resistance of the Mongols was much stronger. Perhaps when they were attacked, they had not yet come to their senses and lost the ability to resist. However, when they calm down, they will definitely find a way to resist. The Mongols captured by the Leopard cavalry this time were at least 50,000 or more. The strength of the leopard cavalry was only 3,000, and they had to escort some women and a large amount of gold and silver wealth, so there was not much strength to free up their hands to suppress it.

To this end, Xu Xingxia secretly mobilized more reinforcements. Behind the Shooting Army, there were also the Snow Shame Army, the Qin Cavalry Army, and the Han Cavalry Army. They all came to Yansui Town secretly with Xu Xingxia. The improvement of the highway is very beneficial to the rapid movement of cavalry. In just a few days, nearly 10,000 cavalry in white clothes have successfully completed the mobilization.

However, after Xu Xingxia appeared, everyone's eyes were focused on Xu Xingxia, and they ignored the arrival of these three troops. The arrival of Xing, Zhu Yilan and others, to a certain extent, also effectively covered up the actions of the various units of the White Army. Even the people inside the white-clothed army thought that these troops were only going to Yansui Town to strengthen the vigilance of Yansui Town, and they didn't know their exact mission at all.

Relying on the strong fortifications of Zhenyuan Pass, as long as one Xiongqu army was arranged, the Mongol cavalry could be effectively monitored. As soon as the news of the attack on the city of Guihua came, the Mongol cavalry had no intention of fighting. They will definitely retreat as soon as possible. This means that near Zhenyuan Pass, there is no fighting in the white-clothed army. Since there is no war over there, the various white-clothed troops stationed in the Black Mountain Battalion, of course, cannot be wasted, and must be pulled out for a walk.

As far as combat units are concerned, even if there is no combat mission, it is possible to accumulate a lot of experience by pulling the troops out, marching and running, and preparing for battle. For combat units, and especially for cavalry units, the march itself alone was demanding. If it is not repeated training, it is difficult to meet the standard requirements.

It seems that the Leopard Cavalry itself has also experienced many long-distance raids before it has developed the ability to raid thousands of miles. Otherwise, they would not be able to bear the heavy responsibility of attacking the city of naturalization. From this point of view, the Leopard Cavalry is better than the Mastiff Cavalry. At the beginning, Xu Xingxia chose the Leopard Cavalry Army instead of the Mastiff Cavalry Army to undertake the task of attacking Guihua City, which was also considered in this regard. The name of the thousand-mile horse is worthy of the leopard cavalry.

"Hurry up!"

"Brothers, hurry up!"

Wang Genmu kept urging the troops to speed up.

Under his constant urging, this squadron of the Shooting Sound Army, like a gust of wind, quickly moved north along the west bank of the Yellow River. They crossed the eastern part of the Kubuqi Desert and the frozen Yellow River. Finally, after three days, they came to a place called Kishitsu near the city of Totok. It's a short distance from Tokto.

"Who?"

Suddenly, someone shouted loudly in front of me.

"Shooters!"

Wang Genmu hurriedly responded loudly, and at the same time waved the military flag of the Shooting Army.

Two cavalry scouts of the white-clothed army appeared in front of them, staring at them fiercely, it was the warriors of the leopard cavalry. They all looked a little tired, and there was a noticeable redness in their eyes. However, their spirit is still very vigorous, and all kinds of tactical moves are very standard. Behind them, more Leopard Cavalry scouts appeared.

Wang Genmu said loudly: "I am Wang Genmu, the squadron leader of the Shooting Sound Army!" We have come to meet you on the orders of the chairman. Where is Commander Mao? ”

"Please come with us!" Under the leadership of those leopard cavalry scouts, Wang Genmu soon came to Mao Thirteen. Mao Thirteen's demeanor was also obviously a little tired. It can be seen that the psychological pressure he has been under in the past few days is still quite large. Seeing Wang Genmu's arrival, he reluctantly squeezed out some smiles to welcome Wang Genmu's arrival.

Wang Genmu briefly said his intention. It was also specifically stated that Xu Xingxia is currently in Yansui Town. The task of going north this time was personally arranged by Xu Xingxia. In addition, Xu Xingxia will personally come to the meander to welcome the triumph of the Leopard Cavalry.

Mao 13 asked with relief and concern: "How many of you came?" ”

Wang Genmu replied loudly: "We have 1,500 people from the Shooting Army, followed by the Snow Shame Army, the Qin Cavalry Army and the Han Cavalry Army, it is estimated that there are 9,000 people!" ”

Mao Thirteen finally breathed a sigh of relief. It seems that the most dangerous time has indeed passed. Seriously, along the way, the Leopard Cavalry carried so many prisoners, escorted so many war horses, and so much wealth, it was indeed very stressful. All the results of the Leopard Cavalry's attack on the city of Naturalization are here. If it is recaptured by the Mongols, or if there is an accident on the way, this result will be greatly reduced.

At the beginning, the captured Mongols were knocked unconscious, lost their clear heads, and were easy to deal with. Basically, what the White Coats command them to do, they do obediently. However, as time went on, the Mongols gradually reacted. They were already vaguely aware that the number of Leopard Cavalry was small. Therefore, their instructions to the white-clothed army gradually disobeyed the yang and yin, and they also pondered the secret conspiracy, trying to start a riot, so that the vast majority of the Mongols were out of the control of the white-clothed army.

This time, the Leopard cavalry escorted the Mongols south, men and women, to say the least, 50,000 people. Basically, all the population that could be taken away, the Leopard Cavalry. More than 3,000 horses were used to carry the supplies. Of these, there were a thousand horses, which were used to carry all kinds of gold and silver goods. In addition, there are about 20,000 war horses of various types captured by the white-clothed army. There are so many things, of course, it takes a lot of human control.

Due to the lack of manpower of the Leopard Cavalry itself, some of the Mongols who performed well were also transferred to assist the Leopard Cavalry soldiers in controlling livestock or something. The chores along the way were basically done by the Mongols. Even, some of the fixed posts were completed by the Mongols. The Leopard Cavalry simply set up a mobile outpost. Obviously, there are certain loopholes in such an arrangement. The Mongols had a chance to escape.

As a result, there were indeed a very small number of Mongols who found the opportunity and took the opportunity to escape. Others deliberately incited their companions to rebel and directly resorted to violent resistance against the Leopard Cavalry. The number of leopard cavalry was too small to be effective, and they could only kill some of the fleeing Mongols. As a result, the other part of the Mongols managed to escape. Obviously, such a situation is not good if it continues to develop. If all the Mongols were to join in the rebellion, the consequences would be severe. At that time, the Leopard Cavalry will be in a dilemma.

(To be continued)