"Woo woo woo..." The emergency assembly signal of the Mongolian soldiers in Quanzhou.

The centurion Gert sat in the barracks, tapping the table in front of him with his scimitar.

"Da da da..." When the tenth knock was made, all the centurions under his command had arrived.

In addition to Batwu, Gert has five centurions under his command.

Gert nodded in satisfaction. "The eagle of the grassland has landed in the northwest desert. We must not lose our fighting spirit. You are all very good and have not brought shame to us Mongols. Now Batwu's team has been ambushed by the Song army in the Wild Wolf Valley. We must go to rescue him!"

Several captains were whispering to each other, wondering where this Song army came from.

The Mongolian soldiers gathered, and when Gert had struck ten times with his scimitar, if there was still anyone who had not arrived at the camp, he would be dragged out and executed, no matter who he was.

"Shaobu and Li Cheng, the two of you stay here. Bala, Tulu and Jirigel, the three of you follow me with your team." Gert gave the order.

Li Cheng was a general of the Western Xia. After the fall of his country, he surrendered to the Mongols and was appointed a captain of a thousand men.

"Captain, I think our two teams of a thousand men are enough. Should we leave more people to guard Quanzhou?" Li Cheng advised.

It wasn't that Li Cheng was a brilliant thinker; he was afraid. The thousand-man army under Li Cheng's command was essentially comprised of Western Xia soldiers, a ragtag bunch. They were the troops Gert despised the most, akin to puppet troops.

Don't count on the combat effectiveness of such troops to defend Quanzhou. Only the thousand-man team led by Captain Shaobu has decent combat effectiveness.

But this time, Gert was uncharacteristically determined. He seemed determined: "No, just leave two thousand-man teams to garrison, and the rest will follow me to Wild Wolf Valley."

In fact, the biggest temptation was Heshui Town. The reason why Gert dared to take such a big risk and only left two thousand-man teams to garrison was because he wanted to annihilate the Song army in Wild Wolf Valley and then attack Qingmen Pass and then advance into Heshui Town.

If he took Heshui Town, he would have strangled Han Shizhong's throat. The entire northwest situation might tilt towards Mongolia. At that time, he would have made an extraordinary contribution and Kublai Khan would surely reward him handsomely.

Gert began to assemble his troops, and he had to admire the impressive speed of the Mongolian soldiers.

In a short while, a cavalry force of more than 3,000 had set off.

Among these more than 3,000 cavalrymen, 2,000 were lightly armed archers and 1,000 were heavily armed cavalrymen.

During the battle, two thousand lightly armed archers would encircle the enemy from both wings, find their weaknesses, and then let the one thousand heavily armed cavalry launch an attack.

This style of fighting was almost invincible on plain battlefields. Genghis Khan later used this tactic. As a result, the Mongolian army fought all the way to Europe, which shows how powerful their fighting style was.

Therefore, despite their abilities, neither Han Shizhong nor Yue Fei dared to confront the enemy head-on. All they could do was to garrison the city and focus on defense.

Fortunately, Yue Fei and Han Shizhong, two famous generals in history, defended the city like an iron wall. Kublai Khan attacked the various cities garrisoned by Yue Fei's troops in the north, but did not make much progress.

He could not capture large cities, and even if he did, he would suffer heavy casualties and easily fall into Yue Fei's encirclement. The war in the north was not favorable to him, so Hebule hoped that the war in the northwest would inflict heavy damage on Han Shizhong's troops.

Gert was attracted by the extremely important strategic location of Heshui Town.

As soon as the army set out, Gert sent out spies to search for targets ahead. He was also afraid that a Song army would suddenly appear and ambush them along the way.

Zhu Qing's Blue Wolf Third Regiment, led by Luo Shiqi, was stationed at Sunset Slope, where the terrain was relatively flat. Only a fool would ambush there, so Gert's spies didn't search carefully.

Encircling the Wild Wolf Valley and blocking the reinforcements halfway. Zhu Qing's tactics were similar to the siege and attack of reinforcements in later generations. All the heavy weapons that the Iron Wolf Army could produce were given to Kong Fuzi of the Blue Wolf Second Regiment.

The scouts ahead kept reporting, "Captain, no trace of the Song army has been found ahead. We can advance."

Gert felt more at ease. There was no ambush. Even if there was, the more than 3,000 cavalrymen he brought with him were no pushovers. Given the Song army's combat effectiveness, they wouldn't be able to trap him without 7,000 or 8,000 men resting.

Furthermore, the spies he had sent out couldn't have been unaware of the 7,000-8,000-strong ambush force. Furthermore, none of the spies stationed in Song territory reported Han Shizhong's ambush.

Gert felt more at ease. He commanded his troops: "Full speed ahead! Rush to the aid of Wolf Valley."

Zhu Qing was at Sunset Hill, always paying attention to the changes in the situation.

Luo Shiqi beside him said happily: "Wolf Head, Gert's vanguard scouts have already run over. They didn't notice what's going on here."

"Yes," Zhu Qing simply agreed softly: "Tell the troops to prepare for battle."

"Report! Report to Wolf Head, Mongolian troops have been spotted thirty miles ahead." Similarly, the Iron Wolf Army also sent out spies.

Zhu Qing looked up and saw that it was already past noon. Beside Sunset Hill was a small stream, the water so clear that one could see the bottom. A smile crossed Zhu Qing's lips.

"Did you see clearly how many Mongolian troops have come?" Luo Shiqi asked hurriedly.

The spy shook his head: "People don't dare to get too close, but there are always two or three thousand people."

At the same time as Gert set out, Confucius from the Second Blue Wolf Regiment led another cavalry unit to attack Quanzhou in a feint attack.

Confucius still remembered Zhu Qing's words: The mission of your Qinglang Second Regiment is to feint an attack on Quanzhou to test its strength. If Quanzhou's defenses are lax and the number of people is small, you can try to turn the feint attack into a main attack to see if you can capture Quanzhou.

The Iron Wolf Army's attack speed is comparable to Gert's troops. This cavalry unit, representing the highest combat effectiveness of the Song Dynasty, does have its own strengths.

Gert and his group continued to move forward. It was already past noon and it was time to cook.

But the terrain nearby was not very suitable for rest, so they walked for another incense stick of time and finally reached Sunset Slope.

Arriving at Sunset Hill, Gert was delighted. It seemed like a good place to rest. Furthermore, there was a stream just in front, perfect for cooking.

Seeing that Gert's 3,000 armored men had entered the ambush circle, Loschi felt his breathing quicken and he wanted to launch an attack immediately.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Qing waved his hand and said, "Wait a little longer."

Loski was very anxious. If he didn't take action, he was afraid that Gert's vanguard would get out of the ambush circle.

"Order the troops to rest and cook on the spot!" Unexpectedly, Gert gave such an order at this time.

The Mongolian cavalry, who were originally marching, quickly stopped, dismounted, and ran towards the stream where there was water.

The so-called "buried pot cooking" does not mean to build a fire to cook rice or porridge. The Mongolian cavalry only brought fried noodles and dried meat when they traveled. What they needed was water.

As long as there was water, they could sit on the ground and eat the rations they brought with them.