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Chapter 308 In the Name of the Emperor
Ning Yi's army fully demonstrated that running can resist the cold.
After a short rest, I quickly gave them ginger soup to prevent illness.
Fortunately, although they were a temporary army, they were all prisoners and veterans.
Coupled with the recent continuous intensive training, everyone has long been accustomed to the daily routine of regular running.
Ning Yi's army, which only had a few days' worth of food, moved much faster.
But Ning Yi was still worried and called Yu Shengfei over: "Deputy Commander Yu, the speed of this prince's army is still a little slow."
"Your cavalry is fast, so you must intercept those barbarians heading east. If you can't stop them, then at least stun their marching speed."
Ning Yi said seriously, "His Majesty is watching from the capital. Whether you can serve His Majesty depends on you."
Since Yu Shengfei was so loyal to the old emperor, he used the old emperor as an excuse.
What's more, Yu Shengfei immediately said that he would set off immediately and rush to Yuanzhou as quickly as possible to intercept this wave of barbarian troops.
Seeing that Yu Shengfei didn't even think twice, he led his army to attack quickly.
Ning Yi also breathed a sigh of relief. With these 30,000 elite cavalrymen, whether it was harassment or a sneak attack, it was enough to give the barbarian troops a hard time.
Similarly, Ning Yi's side continued to speed up the march. Any soldier who could not bear it could leave the team and set off with the logistics team in the rear.
After a few days of rapid march, we finally arrived in the direction of Yuanzhou.
He immediately let the army rest quickly and recover their strength.
They went to Yuanzhou to ask for food and various supplies.
But the gates of Yuanzhou City were tightly shut, and the prefect himself shouted from the city wall, "Your Highness, I'm sorry I can't open the gates to welcome you."
"The barbarian army is about to arrive. I need to defend Yuanzhou City well. Your Highness, please restrain the army. I will send food as soon as possible."
Ning Yi also knew that it was almost impossible to ask them to open the gates of Yuanzhou City.
During the war, not only would bandits and enemies raid the city, but even the officers and soldiers who suppressed the bandits were not good people.
These are what the people commonly call soldiers and bandits.
If the army breaks into the city and robs it, he, as the prefect, will also be guilty.
But Ning Yi wanted ginger, medicinal herbs to treat colds, and military rations.
The prefect did not dare to disobey the Sixth Prince, knowing that he was an arrogant and domineering man. If he was to be beheaded, no one on the emperor's side would help him plead for him.
So whatever Ning Yi wanted, he would prepare it immediately, and the wealthy people in the city must also get the supplies as soon as possible, otherwise this person would not be easy to talk to.
Ning Yi let the soldiers have a good rest outside Yuanzhou City, otherwise they would not have enough physical strength to fight.
Even if it was cold, we had to set up the tent first and look for firewood everywhere.
When Yu Shengfei brought the news, he actually blocked the barbarian troops hundreds of miles away.
Ning Yi was speechless. Yu Shengfei was indeed a fierce general.
He is such a good cavalryman, why can't he use his skills?
If he had such a powerful general, Ning Yi believed that his cavalry would be quite powerful in no time.
Ning Yi asked Yu Shengfei to release the barbarian army and to have a decisive battle outside Yuanzhou City.
The barbarian army was also very fast, but they were also frustrated as they were constantly harassed by Yu Shengfei's annoying cavalry army.
The barbarian army doesn't want to fight them to a death, so they just need to send a small number of cavalry to contain them.
However, Yu Shengfei's cavalrymen became infantry as soon as they dismounted, and they set up checkpoints on the official roads, which actually delayed the barbarian army.
The general leading the troops was angry and was ready to send tens of thousands of cavalry to attack and drive away this group of Dawu cavalry.
He also knew that the cavalry from Hushan Pass had arrived, and he also understood that the Barbarian Khan had said that this cavalry army was the most important elite force of the Dawu Kingdom.
It is also very likely that the Sixth Prince will block them this time and provide important support to the capital.
So he doesn't need to get entangled, because there will be 20,000 cavalrymen coming quickly from Hongfeng County to support him.
The barbarian Khan has invested a huge amount of money, 50,000 cavalry.
He wanted to send a detachment to capture the capital and stabilize it. The real 100,000 elite troops were enough to prevent the other troops of the Dawu Kingdom from retaking the capital for a while.
The barbarian army was about to fight to the death, but who knew that the 30,000 cavalrymen of the Dawu Kingdom ran away.
The general was too lazy to care and quickly ordered his men to continue the rapid march, but be careful not to be ambushed by the elusive cavalry.
Who knew that now we finally got the news that the Sixth Prince of Hushan Pass actually led 80,000 elite troops to appear in Yuanzhou.
No wonder the 30,000 cavalrymen did not go to the capital to provide support, but instead intercepted them halfway.
The barbarian general didn't waste any words. He thought that since you 80,000 elite troops dared to come, he decided to fight head-on.
Anyway, there will be 20,000 cavalrymen coming to support us.
As long as we can kill the Sixth Prince's army that has come from afar, I believe there will be no more troops intercepting the capital, and there is no need to worry about the troops from Hushan Pass moving south again.
As a general, Darto naturally has rich combat experience.
He has a full beard and a big belly. At first glance, he is a strong and powerful man who often goes to the battlefield.
On his side, a mighty force of more than 70,000 soldiers appeared a few miles outside the city of Yuanzhou.
He had just arranged his troops, and he felt that the troops coming to intercept the Sixth Prince on the opposite side were not a big deal. It was said that they didn't even have winter clothes, and they were even a group of captured soldiers.
What kind of combat effectiveness can such an army have?
It seems that the Sixth Prince was not only under the strong attack of the Khan at Hushan Pass, but also unable to mobilize any elite troops.
Running to intercept them with only a group of captured soldiers and tens of thousands of cavalry is simply courting death.
He had just reorganized his army and was preparing for a decisive battle with the Sixth Prince.
Who knew that Ning Yi was wearing fine armor, and was surrounded by a large number of firearms battalions, as well as teams of servants.
Ning Yi raised the dragon-patterned sword and pointed it forward: "Attack."
The four temporary armies have deployed their battle formations and started to advance forward in a mighty force.
Next to them are the 30,000-strong Northwest Cavalry Army and the 3,000-strong Prince Cavalry Army.
Such a large-scale attack really scared the barbarian general Dalto.
The Sixth Prince must be crazy. His army just arrived, but he didn't think about defense and instead attacked directly.
Isn’t the Sixth Prince afraid that his group of captured soldiers will be defeated?
Of course, the 30,000 cavalry troops in the northwest that he valued must also be taken seriously.
Since the Sixth Prince came to attack, there was nothing to say. He immediately gave the order and the army formed a battle line.
The 40,000 rebel infantrymen were also in high spirits and did not take the captured soldiers seriously at all.
On the city wall of Yuanzhou, the prefect also brought a group of city defense soldiers and a group of recruited strong men, pulling up a large number of boulders and wooden planks, ready to resist the attack of the barbarian army at any time.
Of course, when the prefect saw the Sixth Prince coming in person to support just outside Yuanzhou City, he was both surprised and worried.