A tall snow-white war horse carried a strong young man wearing a white rat-skin cloak, a high-top golden helmet, and a golden mail, and a team of Qiexue carrying a bow and knife, holding a spear, and one of the tall guards inserted the tall flag in his hand into the frozen soil, marking the noble identity of the young man.

Last year, the Great Yuan Dynasty was defeated repeatedly, and the northwest border was not stable. Ananda, the King of Anxi, had to give up the tradition of "staying in Liupan in the summer and moving east to Xi'an" and staying on the border to shock those tribes who were ready to move. However, the capital was in a hurry, and the Khan issued an order to enter the Dadu of the various sects. After receiving the order, he could only lead troops to hurried south to serve the king.

However, the road to serving the king is not easy to go. Due to the frequent cold waves, the northwest suffered heavy snow disasters that had not happened in decades, and a large number of livestock were frozen to death. The failure of the Central Plains war made it difficult for them to get relief, making it even more difficult for the Northwest camp, which was already short of food. Ananda answered that he could only force cattle and sheep to the tribes along the way to solve the problem of food shortage. As for how they survived the severe winter, they were no longer caring about it.

When the army of kings rushed to Hedong through great hardships, they thought they could replenish food and grass, replace injured horses, and replenish armor and weapons. However, the deterioration of the situation in Shanxi was far beyond imagination. Most areas were defeated by the enemy, and only Datong Road was still stable. And here were gathered here, eager to get supplementary supplies and food and grass.

But He Weixian, who was in charge of the Hedong and Shanxi Province, refused their requests in the name of not daring to use reserves without an edict. Ananda said clearly that Shanxi was the place where the imperial court stored materials, which was not only responsible for supplying the war horses and armor of the Central Plains Guards, but also supplying the annual warriors to move their bowls. The allocation of materials required the imperial court to order.

Nowadays, most of them are in danger. The Khan and the court must consider that the situation is out of control and the court wants to move north to the grasslands, then Shanxi will become the last reliance for the court to obtain supplies. Ananda also understood He Weixian's difficulties, but at present, all the troops who serve the king, including himself, urgently need to replenish food and grass before continuing to travel south, so he can only ask for it.

He Weixian was quite sensible and did not make things too difficult for everyone. However, he only dared to allocate a small amount of food and grass to make them wait for the imperial edicts of the court. So now everyone cannot starve to death, and the supplements they received are not enough to get them to Dadu. It is said that the army rushing to Dadu in advance robbed all the granaries of prefectures and counties they passed along the way due to food shortages, which made them have no place to rob them later.

The imperial court had no intention to come, and the armies stranded in Datong also began to plunder the wealthy households and people around. Some of the brave even forced the armies of the military bureaus located in Yingxian and Shuozhou, and robbed the imperial horse farm, forcing the prefectures and prefectures in various places to close the city gates and prevent them from entering the city. The people also began to protect themselves and resist the plunder of the grassland tribe army.

Ananda replied and the kings stranded here jointly wrote to the Khan to request the distribution of supplies so that they could continue to travel south. However, the court's reply disappointed them and did not do as expected. He only ordered the troops to rush to Dadu as soon as possible, saying that they could raise their own food and grass, and never mentioned the use of Datong supplies. Obviously, the court still used this as a backup plan, and also agreed with their looting.

The imperial court's reply caused an uproar among the army. Some soldiers who were supporting the king knew that there was no hope of waiting, but it was impossible to go back. Ananda knew that the people in the upper part of the grassland lived a difficult life, and they regarded going south as an opportunity to make money. They could not only get rewards, but also obtain considerable property by looting.

Therefore, most tribes are actually active in receiving the order to serve the king this time. This will not only reduce the consumption of the tribe, but also enable more elderly, weak, women and children among the tribes to survive. The materials that plundered can also improve the lives of the tribes. Although the Central Plains are already in spring, the grasslands that are even closer to the north are still in ice and snow. It is also when the livestock are weak. They will starve to death when they go back, so it is better to give it a try.

But Ananda knew that he was afraid that the road to Dadu was not easy to walk. The Southern Dynasty came in a fierce momentum and would never give up easily. The court would also prepare for a long-term siege and put the surrounding grains into the city. At the time of life and death, who would care about the life and death of ordinary people, and how much surplus grain can be left for them to grab after the forced requisition?

However, some of the fewer soldiers realized that they would not be able to obtain food and grass if they waited. It would be better to leave earlier. Perhaps there would be some leftovers from the people in front of them for them to walk to Dadu. When they set out late, the brigade of troops and horses were walking like locusts passing through the border, and no grass grew, and they could not even eat leftovers.

Seeing some people leaving, Ananda answered but did not dare to leave. They had an army of 50,000, and there were tens of thousands of other troops. The grain reserves of one prefecture and county may not be enough for them to need in one day. In addition, there are multiple war horses. There are no pastures to grazle in the mainland, and a large amount of food supply is also required. Only Datong can support such a large army...

In this dilemma of staying and staying, the Southern Army launched a large-scale attack, which made the army, which was already unstable due to food shortage, worsen. At present, Ananda's subordinates stranded in Datong had the highest title and official positions, so the generals asked him to make a decision whether to go or stay. He Weixian, who was also in a crisis, also sent someone to ask for advice, so the two sides compromised and reached an agreement.

He Weixian could "lent" the troops to the ten-day food and grass, but the troops who entered the Wei Dynasty wanted to help them repel the Southern Army and explain the situation to the Khan to help them escape from their crimes. After bargaining, He Weixian reluctantly agreed to add five more food and grass and pay some of the weapons. Thinking that food was enough for them to eat on the way, Ananda also agreed to leave a document of "borrowing grain" so that he could explain it to the court.

In the eyes of the Ministry of the Enemy of the Guards, this deal is still very cost-effective. After all, in their eyes, the Southern Army is like a chicken and a tile dog, and often collapses with one blow, which is equivalent to giving them military merits. As for the previous rumors about the invincibility of the Southern Army, in their opinion, it was just because the guards and Wanhu Army stationed in the Central Plains had lost their bloodiness during the grassland, and their comfortable life had deteriorated their combat effectiveness.

After getting the long-awaited food and grass, the army jointly recommended Ananda as the leader to lead the army to fight the Southern Army. He also wanted to boost morale with a big victory and win the hearts of all the troops. So he turned the parts into five armies, with his Hala Chi army as the central army, with Lin Mingli Timur's army as the front army, Wang Gu's son-in-law Pucha'er's army as the rear army, Chiqi Lies's son-in-law also combined the troops to become the left army, and then integrated several other small tribes with the commander of the clan king Amugan as the right army.

Ananda was not an incompetent person. Considering that the divisions were not in charge of each other in the past, had different combat styles, and lacked coordination, he gave up the idea of ​​intercepting halfway, and chose the battlefield in an open area outside the valley, which facilitated the advantages of the cavalry and the observation and dispatch of the army.

Ananda also made careful choices about the timing of the battle. The Southern Army was mainly infantry, and only by forming formations could they resist the impact of the cavalry. The Southern Army marched for a long distance and was worried about being attacked and was fully alert. And when they walked out of the valley and entered the open land, their spirits would inevitably relax and their vigilance would decrease.

At this time, even if the scouts of the Southern Army first discovered that there were cavalry attacks, it was caught off guard and it was very difficult for tens of thousands of tired soldiers to form a large formation in a short period of time. Ananda replied that he wanted to launch a surprise attack before the formation was completed. How could the Southern Army resist the impact of its own thousands of troops and horses, and would only turn into birds and beasts that were hunted.

The dust dissipated, and Ananda looked forward. Unexpectedly, the Southern Army had formed a large formation. But he did not take it too seriously. Although the enemy had completed the formation, in his opinion, it was limited to the terrain and military strength. The troops deployed on each side were only thin series, and the formation was sparsely left with several spaces. There were only a few decorative rifles in front of the formation, and there were no other obstacles, so they could not block the impact of their own iron cavalry.

"The front army goes to fight!" Although he is sure to win, Ananda did not launch a four-faced attack, but asked the front army to test the reality of the Southern Army first. After all, it is a fact that the Song army can fight all the way.

The central army's flag was shaken, the horns were ringing, and the commanders were sent to each place. The commanders quickly adjusted their formation and divided them into several teams, each team of five hundred cavalry, and a total of ten teams were in front and behind. With a long horn sound, the teams opened up the distance and rushed towards the enemy's formation on the crisp sound of horses' hooves trampling on the frozen soil.

Two thousand steps, thousand steps, nine hundred steps, eight hundred steps... The war horses changed from slow steps to fast steps, and their speed became faster and faster. The trot became fast running. The cavalry in the front row kept urging the horses to the extreme, and they were ready to rush forward. Listening to the sound of thunderous hooves and accompanied by the shouts of soldiers, they watched the cavalry teams of our side stretched a distance like surging waves and rushed forward.

Ananda seemed to have seen that the soldiers of the Song army were scared by the charge of their own war horses. They panic and turned around and fled, and were struck to the ground by their own cavalry. The reason why he came up to launch such a massive assault was to shock the enemy in front of him and force them to collapse before they entered close combat.

‘Swoosh, swosh, swosh…’

‘Boom, boom, boom…’

‘Bang, bang, bang…’

However, a roar broke Ananda's fantasy, and he saw the fire in the enemy's formation flickering, the explosion sounded and the smoke rising up covered the sky and the sun. He could not think too much, and various shells falling from the sky smashed down, and the explosion of the flames covered the entire storm formation of his cavalry. Even though it was still far away from him, he felt the heat waves that were rushing toward him. The big crow behind him was swaying violently by the aftermath of the explosion. The war horses under him were in amazement and sniffing.

To comfort the war horses under his seat, Ananda replied to see that the cavalry front, which was still alive and powerful just now, was bombed to pieces, and the frightened war horses were neighing around, and the cavalry fell off their horses, causing heavy casualties. But at this time the situation had already been completed, and the charge of the war horses could no longer stop, rushing towards the Southern Army formation like moths to the flames...
Chapter completed!