Chapter 385: Crisis and Return (Chapter 2)
Although he used stratagems to unify the entire Barbarian Alliance, because it was too far away from the mainland of the Condor Empire, Ning Yuan still couldn't be completely reassured.
Now the territory of the Barbarian Alliance is considered an enclave, if the enemy really pours all the troops of the country to attack on a large scale, then Ning Yuan will not be able to get any support here, and he will continue to be in a situation of fighting alone.
If it was just an orc from the Eagle Hoof Empire, then Ning Yuan might not be too worried, but if there was a shadow of the Heavenly Dao Society inside, he would have to be extra careful.
The territory of the Barbarian Alliance is surrounded by water, and the borders of the territory are basically some large rivers or lakes, except for the orcs in the southeast, they have not had much friction with other forces.
However, the fact that there has been no friction does not mean that they can coexist peacefully forever, if the other party is bought by the Heavenly Dao Society, they are likely to suffer from the enemy.
To the northeast of the Barbarian Alliance is the territory of the Ice City Alliance, a large player-led alliance with not only a large number of player legions, but also a large number of aboriginal legions.
If the Heavenly Dao Society could convince them to attack together, the situation in the northeast direction of the Barbarian Alliance would be very bad, because in that direction, they would have no danger to defend except for a town city.
To the northwest of the Barbarian Alliance is the Inner Mongolian steppe, where nomads live who are good at riding and shooting.
These nomads lead a traditional nomadic life, grazing in the summer and occasionally making a cameo as a horse thief in the winter, and many villages living around the savannah suffer from it.
The only thing to be thankful for is that these horse thieves rarely come to the territory of the Barbarian Alliance to burn and loot, and more often they go to the Eaglehoof Empire to fight the autumn wind.
However, there are no eternal enemies in this world, only common interests, so for these nomads who come and go without a trace, Ning Yuan also has to guard against them.
In particular, he had recently heard that a Heavenly Wind Alliance had appeared on the prairie, and he had a large number of light cavalry under his command.
Like a hurricane, this alliance quickly swept through the entire prairie on the southern side of the Great Khing'an Mountains with lightning speed, and there was a great tendency to unify this prairie.
And what worried Ning Yuan the most was that the leader of the Heavenly Wind Alliance turned out to be a player.
If it is an aborigine, then Ning Yuan will not worry too much, because many aborigines do not have a good vision, and they can generally only see the immediate benefits.
But players are different.
Although players are not as good as the aborigines in many places, their vision and overall view are often far superior to the aborigines.
If the Heavenly Dao Society can say that this Heavenly Wind Alliance will jointly send troops, then not only the Barbarian Alliance, but even the native territory of the Condor Empire will definitely fall into a very dangerous situation.
Although Ning Yuan also had a lot of cavalry under him, compared to the steppes rich in horses, the number was a bit insignificant.
Ning Yuan was not afraid of fighting head-on, but once he fell into a stalemate, he couldn't accept it.
Because the war horse is also an important strategic resource, once the war horse loses too much, he is afraid that it will be difficult for him to compete with the enemy in the wild.
Cavalry is known as the king of the field, and the reason why they say this is related to their great mobility in addition to their own lethality.
In ancient China, the main reason why the Central Plains Dynasty always had no way to deal with those nomads was that it was difficult to fight that kind of effective war of annihilation.
Once the nomadic army was defeated, they patted their horses on the ass and fled directly, and the Central Plains Dynasty, which was dominated by infantry, could only helplessly watch the other party leave many times.
Why did the Central Plains Dynasty build the Great Wall, wasn't it to defend against the never-ending harassment of those nomads?
This situation was not effectively changed until the Han Dynasty.
During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Wei Qing and Huo Qubing not only defeated the main force of the Xiongnu, but also took their lair, and finally forced the surviving Xiongnu tribes to move westward.
The biggest reason why the Han Dynasty was able to defeat the Xiongnu and drive them out of the steppe was that they had a more elite cavalry corps than the Xiongnu.
The use of infantry against nomads can only be passively defended, while the use of cavalry against nomads can bring heavy losses to the opponent, and it is always the cavalry that is the most effective against the cavalry.
Although this Heavenly Wind Alliance has not yet had any friction with Ning Yuan's Condor Empire, one mountain cannot tolerate two tigers, and sooner or later there will be a battle between them, so Ning Yuan must strike first while the other party has not completely unified the prairie.
Otherwise, when the other party frees his hand first, I am afraid that he will fall into a complete passivity, because the Eagle Hoof Empire will not be quiet watching the excitement from the sidelines.
Ning Yuan knew about this Heavenly Wind Alliance through the game forum, and he had thousands of years of historical knowledge of China in his mind, so he knew how terrifying the war potential of this Heavenly Wind Alliance was.
But Bai Ze is just an aborigine, and he still doesn't know that there is a hungry wolf in the north of his country that is growing rapidly, so Ning Yuan must personally go back to preside over this prairie raid.
Ning Yuan originally planned to commit suicide directly, but considering the receptivity of his subordinates and his ignorance of the prairie, he finally dispelled this idea.
After handing over the affairs of the Barbarian Alliance to Philip and Bella, Ning Yuan quietly left the Barbarian Alliance with a small team of elven archers and a small group of swan scouts.
They secretly crossed the Tao'er River at night, and then headed west, directly into the Inner Mongolian prairie.
Because of the small number of people, coupled with the fact that there are swan scouts in the air to conduct reconnaissance and early warning, when they encounter a large force of steppe cavalry, they will avoid it in time, so they did not encounter any danger along the way.
In this way, while they were on the road, they observed the customs and terrain on the prairie, and after a month, they finally left the prairie and entered the territory of Liaoning.
Because he didn't know where his current defense line was, after entering the territory of Liaoning, Ning Yuan immediately led people to change his route to the west, and it was not until he met a patrol cavalry team of his own that his hanging heart finally let go.
After inquiry, Ning Yuan learned that he was not far from Fuxin, so he rushed to Fuxin with people.
After resting in Fuxin for one night, Ning Yuan immediately led people to Qinghe Gate, and then returned to Condor City through the teleportation array of Qinghe Gate.
At this point, Ning Yuan, who had been wandering outside for half a year, finally ended his wandering life and returned to Condor City.
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