After entering Semii City, Mu Yunyan's troops did not rush to attack Black Tent City, but stayed there for a period of time.

During this period, the road from Xichun City to here has also been cleared.

The ammunition and supplies stored in Xichun City have been transported here under the escort of the 11th Infantry Division.

After half a month of resupply, Mu Yunyan's troops had prepared a large amount of ammunition and supplies.

During this period, the Black Horde also made thorough preparations.

Faced with the arrival of a massive army of over 100,000, the entire Black Horde Khanate mobilized all its troops.

In addition, even the Golden Horde and the White Horde sent troops to participate in the war.

The Golden Horde, the Black Horde, the White Horde, and even the Samanid Khanate and the steppe khanates were all of the same lineage. Their ancestors were powerful rulers who swept across the entire steppe for two or three hundred years.

This powerful ruler, after conquering various regions, distributed the conquered territories to his sons and grandsons for rule. As a result, different khanates were established in various places.

Although they belonged to different khanates, they were still closely connected. Especially when facing powerful enemies from the outside, these khanates maintained an unprecedented level of unity.

During this period, the Black Horde amassed an army of nearly 300,000. In addition, the Golden Horde sent 50,000 troops, and the White Horde also sent 50,000 troops.

After the arrival of reinforcements from the Golden Horde and the White Horde, a coalition force of up to 400,000 troops has been assembled throughout the Black Horde!

After the allied forces had assembled, they marched in a mighty force towards the city of Semii, led by Urumiye, the Khan of the Black Horde.

The army set off with great momentum.

The army numbered nearly 400,000, almost entirely composed of cavalry, and was incredibly imposing.

No matter how powerful the army was, at this moment, the Great Khan Urumiye had a bright smile on his face and was filled with heroic spirit.

You just wait, you big army!

This time, the blood feud that runs through my grasslands will be avenged!

Such a large army was naturally detected by Mu Yunyan's troops.

When Mu Yunyan received this news, his brows furrowed slightly, and he sneered inwardly: "Heh, the Black Tent Khanate has gathered all its forces to meet us in battle! Just what I wanted!"

"Commander,"

Li Maoxue, the commander of the 11th Infantry Division beside him, frowned slightly and said, "The enemy is powerful, we can't be careless! This time, we only have 150,000 to 160,000 troops, while the enemy has more than twice our strength! We still need to be cautious!"

"and,"

Li Maoxue hesitated for a moment, then continued, "Back when we were fighting the Samanid Khanate, they had already copied old-fashioned cannons, bombs, flintlock muskets, and other weapons, and had equipped themselves with many of them. The Black Horde and other tribes are closely allied with the Samanid Khanate, so I'm afraid the Black Horde also has these weapons. Commander Mu, it's best to be cautious!"

"Yes, I understand!"

Mu Yunyan nodded.

Mu Yunyan had seen the battle reports regarding the Northwest Military Region's western expedition against the Samanid Khanate. He was naturally quite familiar with the old-fashioned cannons, flintlock muskets, and bombs being manufactured there.

Therefore, Mu Yunyan had already anticipated that the Black Horde might possess these weapons.

However, this time his cavalry army was fully equipped with standard equipment from the first year of the Yan Ning era, which was incomparable to these old-fashioned cannons and flintlock muskets!

Therefore, Mu Yunyan was not too worried.

He turned to look at Li Maoxue and said, "Commander Li, Commander Zhao sent you here to assist us this time, so naturally we will allow you to exert your full strength. Therefore, the city of Semii will be entrusted to your 11th Infantry Division to construct a strong defensive system. Our cavalry units will be deployed on both flanks of Semii, outside the city. We will use Semii as bait to confront the Black Horde Khanate's allied forces!"

Hearing Mu Yunyan's words, Li Maoxue nodded slightly and said, "That's good! We will definitely be able to defend Semii City! As for the area outside the city, I'll leave it to Commander Mu!"

"good!"

Mu Yunyan quickly agreed.

Immediately, Mu Yunyan and the others began to deploy defenses.

Meanwhile, the 11th Infantry Division, led by its commander Li Maoxue, entered the city of Semii. They gathered all the indigenous people in the city and began to build the city's defense system.

All the cannons of the division's artillery regiment were moved to the city wall, and boxes of shells were neatly arranged on the wall.

While the 11th Infantry Division took over the defense of Semii City, Mu Yunyan's fourteen cavalry divisions deployed in formation around an area of ​​about 100 li (approximately 50 kilometers) around Semii City.

With 150,000 to 160,000 people spread across an area of ​​about 100 miles, it still felt somewhat crowded.

However, even more crowded scenes were yet to come!

While Muyunyan's troops were setting up their defenses, the Great Khan of the Black Horde, Urumiye, led a coalition army of 400,000 men to the city of Semii.

In an instant, the area around Semii City was filled with a huge, dark mass of people.

The crowd surged like black waves rolling across the wilderness.

The arrival of the army immediately created a tense atmosphere throughout Semii.

On a hillside, Mu Yunyan sat astride his horse, holding binoculars and gazing at the situation in the distant wilderness, his brow furrowed.

"Commander,"

A staff officer nearby spoke up: "According to the scouts' reports, the Black Horde Khanate's allied forces are indeed carrying a large number of old-fashioned cannons, flintlock muskets, and other equipment. Based on the current information, there are over a hundred old-fashioned cannons alone. At least four corps are also equipped with flintlock muskets."

"Yeah?"

Upon hearing this news, Mu Yunyan was not particularly surprised.

It should be noted that back then, the steppe bandits and the Samanid Khanate had already begun to imitate old-fashioned cannons and flintlock muskets.

Moreover, the arms trade of the Great Khanate was very prosperous. The Persian Kingdom to the west of the White Horde alone had purchased enough weapons and equipment to equip an army of one or two hundred thousand.

There must still be some flintlock muskets left in Persia that ended up in the White Horde and the Black Horde.

Therefore, Mu Yunyan had anticipated this.

Mu Yunyan didn't pay too much attention to the old-fashioned cannons of the Black Horde. After all, these old cannons were muzzle-loading artillery with solid shot, and their power was far inferior to the breech-loading cannons of the Yan Ning era!

In terms of range alone, it is severely inadequate.

Therefore, Mu Yunyan was very confident in facing the Black Horde's allied forces.

Looking at the massive, dark army in the distance, Mu Yunyan took a deep breath.

He knew that now that the enemy coalition had arrived, the great battle on the grasslands was about to begin!