"Hua Mulan's side has already started a surprise attack."

Chu Tian estimated the time, and he only gave Hua Mulan one day, asking her to march 60 kilometers in a snowy day, from Chu Tian's sphere of influence into Ju County's sphere of influence, and attack Lingcheng at night.

A black war eagle hovered in the sky, its sharp eyes reflecting the empty scene below.

In its eyes, there is a village where hundreds of soldiers are stationed, and there are beacons in the village used to convey military information.

Hua Mulan led 2,100 light cavalry from a village 60 kilometers south of Lingcheng, Ju County, marched all the way to Lingcheng, and used the cover of heavy snow to surprise Lingcheng, Wu Sangui's stronghold!

The cavalry marched 30 kilometers in the snow, and some horses and soldiers even froze to death on the way.

Raid comes with a price.

The war eagle landed on Hua Mulan's arm.

Hua Mulan stroked its wings, and from the cry and behavior of the war eagle, she could probably tell that there was a village with garrison stationed 5 kilometers ahead.

Wu Sangui was cautious and stationed garrison troops in the villages near Lingcheng to light beacon fires and send messages.

Once someone wants to attack Lingcheng, the Lingcheng defenders can respond immediately, causing heavy losses to the attackers.

"Forced march! Annihilate all the defenders of the villages ahead!"

Hua Mulan ordered a hundred iron eagle scouts and two thousand light cavalry to brave the wind and snow to speed up their march.

Not everyone can do a forced march in a harsh environment, and it depends on the type of soldier and general.

If you were a bandit, let alone marching in a harsh environment, even if you walked 30 kilometers normally, your morale would have already dropped, and you might even mutiny because of it.

However, Hua Mulan's "heroine" characteristic can reduce the rate of troop morale decline.

This is why some soldiers are willing to fight to the death for their master.

At the village 25 kilometers south of Lingcheng, the defenders had not yet noticed the approach of Hua Mulan's cavalry.

Mucha was set up in this village, and hundreds of Taishan bandits were deployed. They were originally Chang Xi's subordinates, but later joined Wu Sangui.

Wu Sangui did not have the time or money to convert 30,000 Taishan bandits into professional soldiers.

Two patrolling Taishan thieves were shot by stray arrows and fell in the snow.

Hua Mulan carried a quiver on her back, held a horn bow in her hand, and led the dismounted cavalry to attack the village.

Under her command, the dismounted cavalry dispersed and blocked all exits from the village.

The Taishan thieves stationed in the village seemed to notice something was wrong. The surroundings were too quiet.

Several Taishan thieves opened the wooden door and came out to investigate.

A sharp arrow shot through the throat of one of the bandits!

"There are enemies!"

The bandits immediately shouted, but they were met with a dense rain of arrows!

A bandit's wrist was shot through by a sharp arrow. The arrow was so powerful that it even nailed his wrist to the wooden fence!

"kill!"

The dismounted cavalrymen drew their bright Tang swords and swarmed forward to seize the village gate!

The Taishan thieves in the village did not expect that the enemy would launch a surprise attack on a snowy day, so they rushed to fight, but were routed by Hua Mulan and the cavalry led by her. They were completely defeated.

The bandit tried to light a beacon fire, but was hacked to death with swords.

Hua Mulan held a Tang sword in her hand and killed four Taishan thieves in a row. One of the swords even chopped down the opponent with both body and armor.

"General, what should be done with the captured Taishan bandits?"

"Kill them all."

Hua Mulan killed all the Taishan thieves in the village to prevent the surprise attack from spreading.

If the Taishan thieves tipped off the enemy, the surprise attack would be meaningless, leading to a long-term stalemate in the war and more casualties.

Hua Mulan's cavalry received supplies in this village and took a short rest.

There is a roll of maps in her hand, which is an important item provided by Xu Sheng of Ju County.

Based on the location of the village, Hua Mulan deduced that her army was still 25 kilometers away from Lingcheng.

It was already dark by this time.

The forced march at night was more difficult, and she and her cavalry faced even worse weather.

The temperature at night will continue to drop, and the cold cannot be resisted by adding more clothes. It is even more difficult for war horses to withstand the cold.

"Continue to march, we must reach Lingcheng before dawn, and then capture it!"

Hua Mulan finally decided to complete the surprise attack.

"Why haven't General Li Guang's cavalry followed up?"

Hua Mulan arranged for Li Guang to serve as reinforcements when the surprise attack failed.

In order to completely wipe out the enemies in this village, she delayed a little time and calculated based on the cavalry's marching speed, Li Guang should have caught up by this time.

However, Hua Mulan rested in the village for another half an hour, but still found no sign of Li Guang.

"General Li Guang won't be lost..."

Hua Mulan could only think of this possibility.

With Li Guang's somewhat reckless character, he does not seem like someone who would be timid in the face of an enemy.

"Forget it, our troops should be able to capture Lingcheng. If we continue to wait, it will delay time."
Chapter completed!