Chapter 9: Organization

  Khelan Iron Tree led the 50,000 iron cavalry to follow after Faruk. The army was thirty miles away from Lingyuan City when the defeated Mongolian army arrived. Faruk cried and fell to the ground, recounting his experience of being ambushed before and after. Khelan Iron Tree was shocked and lost color, thinking that the Great Qin Empire had over 10,000 troops with such fighting power. Unless it was the Imperial Forest Army supporting Lingyuan City, he heard that the main commander's flag on top of Lingyuan City was the military flag marked with the symbol of the Imperial Forest Army. He felt puzzled and quickly helped Faruk up, comforting him by saying that his defeat was due to his own unclear understanding of the enemy situation, and deeply blamed himself.

  Faruk was grateful to death, unwilling to let Helian Tietou take responsibility for himself. Helian Tietou waved his hand and said that this matter would not be mentioned for the time being. In his heart, he thought that it was impossible for the Imperial Forest Army to arrive at Lingyuan City so quickly, and this army must be a vanguard force with a small number of people. If they didn't ambush their own eastward advancing troops, they would definitely lose without a doubt. However, the general of this vanguard force was not an ordinary person. He observed that this man had a good understanding of his own strength, grasped the timing of intercepting the Mongols, and understood the terrain. His courage and demeanor were by no means ordinary, so he must be careful.

  He ordered 20,000 iron cavalry to quickly rush to Lingyuan City, seize the high ground outside Lingyuan City in a timely manner, and complete the strategic deployment; He ordered 10,000 iron cavalry to be divided into two groups from the south and north sides of the hills and small mountains to bypass, inspect the terrain, whether the enemy had an ambush, occupy the mountain passes on both sides, and he led the three thousand iron cavalry that rushed up to charge in from the middle, accelerating the speed to surround Lingyuan City.

  Outside Lingyuan City, in the Mongolian army, a wide Mongolian brocade flag fluttered in the deep night sky, blown by the strong wind.

  The Mongolian army, Helian Tietou, gathered his generals to discuss the attack on Lingyuan City.

  "General, give me 5,000 iron cavalry and I guarantee to take down Lingyuan City." Faruk spoke up. Originally, with Faruk's abilities, he shouldn't be so rash, but the last failure made him lose his calm mind.

  Kerulen Iron Tree was calm and thinking, as the commander of the Mongolian army, Kerulen Iron Tree always kept calm, ignoring Faruk's words.

  "Great General, give the order quickly!" The generals all said to He Lian Iron Tree.

  "Alright, Faruk, tomorrow General will give you 5,000 iron cavalry to attack Lingyuan City."

  "It is." Farouk was overjoyed.

  ……

  Yang Chengfeng returned to Wuwei City and immediately summoned Lei Meng.

  "I've seen Your Highness." Lei Meng looked even more gaunt than he had in the past few days.

  "Lord Lei, what's the current situation in Wuwei City?" The situation was urgent, and Yang Chengfeng didn't have any extra words to waste.

  "Your Highness, all the civilians within a hundred miles of Wuwei City have been evacuated into the city. The scattered soldiers and militiamen from the Blue Feather Army and the Border Army around Wuwei have been reorganized, totaling 23,000 people. Adding to the original 10,000 in Wuwei City (excluding the 10,000 who went to Lingyuan City), there are now a total of 33,000 people. With the 10,000 Imperial Guards you brought and the 5,000 Wuwei garrison troops returning from Lingyuan City, we have a total of 48,000 people. Additionally, there are still 100,000 young men in Wuwei City."

  "Alright, the troops in Wuwei City are enough to defend Wuwei City." Yang Chengfeng was overjoyed. "Lord Lei, I will now go and arrange the city defense of Wuwei City."

  Yang Chengfeng knew that although he was the Grand Marshal of Wuwei's expedition, in charge of Wuwei's military and political affairs, neither the garrison troops of Wuwei nor the 10,000 Imperial Guards were his own elite troops. So when Lei Meng mentioned the appearance of 23,000 Blue Feather Troops and border troops, Yang Chengfeng saw an opportunity to build his own elite troops.

  The Blue Feather Legion and the Northwestern Border Army are one of the most elite troops of the Great Qin Empire. With a long time fighting against the Mongolian Iron Cavalry, they have rich combat experience. As long as they can be integrated, they can reorganize a battle-hardened army.

  The Western Garrison of Wuwei City, 23,000 Blue Feather Legion and the Northwestern Border Army stood there in formation, although their faces were somewhat haggard, but that unyielding will showed that they were seasoned veterans.

  "His Highness Prince of Liao has arrived." With the shout of a guard, Yang Chengfeng appeared on the high platform of the military camp with a team of elite guards.

  "Gentlemen." Looking at the quiet and focused faces of his generals, Yang Chengfeng adjusted his thoughts and spoke loudly: "I am Yang Chengfeng, the Grand Marshal of Wuwei's Marching Army, the fourth prince of today, and the King of Liao. From now on, I will also be your commander. The Mongols suddenly crossed the Death Zone, catching our 100,000 Blue Feather Army and 50,000 Northwestern Border Army off guard, resulting in the fall of Lanzhou and other places, shaking Wuwei, Guanzhong, and the Central Plains. To resist the Mongol attack, His Majesty has appointed me as the Grand Marshal of Wuwei's Marching Army, overseeing the military and government of Wuwei. Just a day ago, our imperial army annihilated 30,000 Mongolian iron cavalry in Lingyuan City, which is the largest victory for our Great Qin Empire in ten years. This shows that the Mongols are not invincible. Now, we have gathered 50,000 strong soldiers in Wuwei, and with the high walls of Wuwei Castle, we can withstand the Mongol's million-strong iron cavalry. I want to annihilate all the invading enemies under Wuwei Castle. Generals and soldiers, do you have any interest in joining me to annihilate the Mongolian iron cavalry that has invaded our lands?"

  Yes, yes, yes.

  "Good, this is indeed a good son of Great Qin, not a weak and incompetent descendant."

  Yang Chengfeng then reorganized the 23,000 Blue Feather Army and the Northwestern Border Army according to the imperial military system. The final reorganization resulted in 3,000 heavy infantrymen, 15,000 light infantrymen, 2,000 archers, and 3,000 cavalrymen.

  Three days later, Kong Xuanwen arrived at Wuwei City with several hundred defeated soldiers.

  "General Kong, now that you're alright, I can rest assured." Yang Chengfeng said excitedly as he helped the disheveled Kong Zhaojun walk away.

  "Your Highness, I am incompetent and can only hold out for five days in Lingyuan City. Of the three thousand elite troops, less than three hundred are left." Kong Zhao said with a guilty expression.

  "No, General Kong held off the 80,000 Mongolian cavalry with just 3,000 soldiers for five whole days, and also bought Wuwei five days of time. Now Wuwei has made all kinds of preparations and is fully capable of withstanding the Mongolians' attack."

  "Your Highness, we will fight to the last soldier and the last general. We will never let Wuwei City fall."

  Kong Zhao returned, Yang Chengfeng knew that the Mongols would arrive at Wuwei City immediately, so he made the final arrangements for the defense of Wuwei. Since the Mongols came from the west, Yang Chengfeng arranged 5,000 light infantrymen, 3,000 heavy infantrymen and 5,000 archers at the western gate. The other three gates were each assigned 3,000 soldiers, and the remaining soldiers waited for orders in the city.