Chapter Seventy-two: First Take One City

  "Yes, this person's skills are indeed impressive."

  Han Sui looked at the map of Beidi County again, turned around and slowly knelt down: "Being able to build Fuping and Lingzhou into an iron barrel that water can't penetrate is not something ordinary people can do."

  Han Shui knew that Yan Xing's "the matter is not small" referred to the time when Li Jing rescued Fu Shuo and burned him to a complete defeat with one fire.

  However, what Han was more concerned about was Li Jing's governing ability.

  In the past two years, Han Xi did not neglect Li Zuo and Beidi County. However, one reason was that he feared the Xiongnu people in the north and was afraid that sending a large army to attack Beidi County would touch the nerves of the Xiongnu people. The other reason was that Li Zuo had managed Beidi County as if it were cast iron.

  Han sent out many scouts, most of whom did not return. Even those who did come back brought only trivial news.

  As for Li Zhong's usual whereabouts and how many troops he has under his command, these important things are all unknown.

  This also made Han Su uneasy.

  Although this newly appointed Protector of the Western Regions, due to his blockade, did not receive various supports from the imperial court and it may be difficult for him to develop a powerful army.

  But at first those dozens of riders broke through the army of tens of thousands, and more than a hundred people killed the pursuing troops of tens of thousands, it is still vivid in my mind.

  Han was not on his guard against this.

  "Yanming, the kingdom can perish, but Huangfu Song must never enter Liangzhou!"

  As he spoke, a burst of light flashed in Han's deep and profound eyes, saying: "You immediately assemble the troops from the three counties of Hanyang, Longxi, and Jincheng, go to Longguan, join forces with Liang Xing, and prepare to defend against Huangfu Song!"

  "Ah!"

  "Wait for Yan Xing to leave, Han Sui looked at the map again and considered it for a moment. 'Come on! Pass my order, ordering Hou Xuan, Cheng Yin, and Li Kan to lead their respective troops of three thousand men each, to go to Wuwei and garrison Guzang immediately!'"

  "Zhāng Héng, Mǎ Wán and Yáng Qiū led their respective troops, totaling 30,000 soldiers, to march north to stabilize the region, stationed along the line from Gōngyì Mountain to Gāopíng!"

  "Ah!"

  Five hundred wolf riders galloped across the vast wilderness, the metal rings on their armor clanking in the wind, emitting a dizzying and deafening wail that sent birds and beasts fleeing in terror.

  Three or four months ago, the wolf riders under Li Ding's command had only about 300 cavalrymen who could go to battle. But with the efforts of the hunting teams, in these few months, they have shown explosive growth, and their numbers have reached 500!

  A white wolf straddled on the back of a wolf, facing the fierce wind, with its cape fluttering loudly behind it, truly spirited and heroic!

  Commanding five hundred mountain wolf cavalry was more enjoyable for him than commanding fifty thousand ordinary troops!

  "Brothers, add more strength! Ahead is Sanshui County. We must capture Sanshui before the Lord arrives and give him a surprise!"

  "Hoo-ah!"

  Both men and wolves howl incessantly.

  Sanshui County is located on the border of Anding and borders Beidi Prefecture. Earlier, 20,000 rebel troops were stationed in Zuigou outside Sanshui.

  Then these 20,000 rebel troops left, and San Shui County became an empty shell.

  Although hundreds of soldiers were stationed there, they didn't pose a threat to Bai Lang at all.

  Sanshui County

  On the city wall, a team of soldiers with sloppy attire walked by, chatting and laughing. Not a hint of military demeanor could be seen.

  "I heard there's going to be another big war in the East."

  One of them said: "I don't know what kind of mess we'll make this time."

  For them, these years of constant warfare have become so familiar that they've turned into everyday conversation topics.

  "What else can we do? It's about the same as before." Someone replied: "Besides, it's too far away from us here, what's the point of caring about those things?"

  "Haha, that's right! Why don't we think about going back on patrol and then heading to the tavern for a drink!"

  "This is what you said, you're treating!"

  "Daydreaming!"

  Suddenly, a low humming noise came from afar, several soldiers looked up and saw nothing, then continued to chat idly.

  But this wailing sound, getting louder and louder, even a fool would realize there's a problem.

  "What's that noise?!"

  "What's the rumor?"

  "It's impossible!"

  "That's..." Suddenly, someone pointed at the black line surging hundreds of meters away, their face greatly changed: "Not good, it's cavalry!"

  "What?! Cavalry?!"

  "The enemy is coming to attack?!"

  "Hurry up and let people close the city gate!"

  In an instant, the city wall was in great chaos.

  A distance of several hundred meters is just a blink of an eye for mountain nomadic cavalry.

  To achieve the effect of suddenness, when approaching Sanshui County, White Wolf slowed down the speed of his wolf riders and tried to reduce the noise caused by the metal rings on their armor.

  At a distance of several hundred meters, when the city is in sight, suddenly accelerate!

  Before the defenders on the city wall could react and close the gate, the wolf cavalry had already charged up to the front!

  "Brothers, charge! Take down San Shui, and celebrate for our lord!"

  "Take down San Shui!"

  Five hundred cavalrymen carrying a sound of wailing and howling wolves instantly charged into the city gate.

  Some rebel soldiers who were just about to close the city gate were immediately cut into pieces by a huge curved knife, and a burst of blood light exploded inside the city gate!

  The curved blade swung, the wolf cavalry tore and bit, and hundreds of rebel soldiers who had rushed over to follow the sound were immediately subjected to a fierce attack!

  They immediately cried out for their fathers and mothers, and fell apart in disarray!

  When Li Ding led the Qingjia warriors, light cavalry and elite infantry to San Shui, Bai Lang had already cleared all the resistance forces in this small county town.

  Up to now, without losing a single soldier, Li Ding took down the first city.

  As the saying goes, "the military values speed", after resting for half a time in Sanshui, the army did not stop at all, still with Bai Lang as the vanguard and Li Zhong as the rear guard, they rushed to Gaoping County south of Sanshui.

  Stability, or the northern land, and even the entire Liangzhou, most of the prefectural seats, their population gathering places are actually located in the east. The closer to the three auxiliary capitals of Chang'an, the more densely populated they are.

  So in areas far from Guanzhong, they are all sparsely populated with vast lands.

  Sanshui County is a small county, but it occupies one quarter of the area of Anding Prefecture. It is over 100 li away from Gaoping!

  Li Zhong and Xun Yu rode their warhorses with blue armor, neither too fast nor too slow, heading straight for Gaoping. Halfway there, they received a message from the White Wolf.

  "Mr. Gongda, take a look."

  After reading the letter, Li Zong slightly frowned and handed it over to Xun Yu.

  Xun Yu looked at it and couldn't help but smile, saying: "It seems that Han Sui is also on guard against the lord."

  Li Ding nodded and said: "Originally thought to easily take down the entire Anding, did not expect Han Su to have defenses in place... 30,000 troops are not 30,000 pigs."

  "Is the lord afraid?" Xun Yu asked with a smile.

  "It's just a local dog! Scram!"

  Bai Lang led his troops forward and happened to run into an enemy army that was camping outside Mount Gangyi.

  A skirmish broke out immediately.

  However, what chilled the rebel army that was pursuing them was that these 500 cavalrymen riding giant wolves were so incredibly powerful! One thousand pursuing and besieging cavalrymen, in just one moment, were almost completely annihilated!

  As for the White Wolf, these thousand enemy cavalry were just delivering food.

  Although intimidated by the massive army that was setting up camp, White Wolf was no fool and led the thousand enemy soldiers in a killing march, annihilating them all within just a few miles.

  Only a few prisoners who appeared to be officers were left behind.

  After interrogating these captives, they got the message they wanted. The White Wolf beheaded them without hesitation and sent a message to Li Zheng.

  From these captives' mouths, White Wolf learned that the large army that had come to An Ding this time had 30,000 troops, divided into three divisions under the command of three generals.

  The army of 10,000 men camping at Mount Gang was led by a rebel general named Yang Qiu.

  As for the remaining 20,000 troops, they were all stationed in Gaoping County, about ten miles away, and formed a potential threat to the main camp at Mount Yi, watching each other.

  So after sending out the information, the White Wolf didn't continue to advance either, and instead circled around the Da Ying Mountain camp, provoking from a distance.

  Or take advantage of the rebels' inattention and shoot out a few waves of arrows, taking away some lives.

  If the enemy comes out in full force, we will immediately withdraw and hang back, moving around to strike at them with bows and arrows.

  Such a slick tactic almost made the rebel general Yang Qiu's jaw drop!

  An army of ten thousand, was actually beaten by five hundred men, this is simply infuriating. But those five hundred extraordinary cavalrymen, riding giant wolves as mounts, were so agile and fast that not even the infantry, let alone the cavalry, could catch up with them!

  How can you fight like this?!

  Yang Qiu sat in the main tent, almost scratching off a handful of hair.

  Under his command, a biased general spoke out and said: "General, for the time being, there is only one way to seek help from the two generals in Gaoping County."

  "Fart!"

  Yang Qiu cursed loudly and said, "I just arrived and haven't even stood firm on my feet, yet you're telling people I've suffered a defeat and need reinforcements. Where can I put this face of mine?"

  The minister was speechless.

  After a long time, someone said: "General, why don't you use the tactic of luring the enemy?"

  "What kind of trickery is this?!"

  The White Wolf played with the rebels for a while, then immediately left, letting the warriors eat dry rations and feed the wolves. After waiting until they were full of energy, he led his troops again, preparing to continue harassing.

  However, the rebels have learned their lesson.

  No matter how the white wolf provoked, even if it had taken many lives with its long-range bow and arrow, it completely shrunk back and didn't come out. For a time, the white wolf also lost its way.

  Just then, a blue bird slowly descended.

  The White Wolf took a letter from the bird's leg and looked at it carefully, couldn't help but smile.

  Time slowly passed by, and it was getting dark soon.

  In the rebel camp on Mount Gangyi, it was now a scene of utter chaos.

  The white wolf saw clearly in the darkness and thought of Xun Yu's plan in the letter, couldn't help but smile to himself, and immediately hid in the darkness.