To the north of Yinzhou City, there is Xichuan grassland.
A thousand Northern Di Tatar cavalrymen marched slowly.
They were wearing bright armor, moving at lightning speed and with great momentum.
The leader was a silver-armored Tartar with a frown on his face and a stern expression.
He was Ogeduo, one of the Eight Vajras under the command of King Zhelan, the master of the grassland on the southern foot of the Daqing Mountains.
He was originally close to another Silver Armor Captain, Temur, and was sent here to test the strength of Yinzhou, and he felt depressed.
During the last Shuozhou battle, Timur was only concerned with his personal vendetta and kept the truth to himself, allowing Zhao Muyun to go deep into the grassland, causing unrest among the tribes on the grassland.
In the end, Zhao Muyun launched a surprise attack on the royal court and captured King Zhelan and the families of a number of high-ranking Tartar officials.
King Zhelan, who had originally had the upper hand and was in a dominant position, was suddenly controlled by others and was afraid to act rashly.
King Zhelan lost the initiative in the war and was forced to withdraw his troops.
Moreover, he lost two thousand war horses and two thousand taels of silver without knowing why.
King Zhelan had already blamed all this hatred on Zhao Muyun.
At the same time, Timur's military power was deprived and all of his pastures were occupied. A lot of the fertile water and grass land of Snow Wolf Lake was also divided up by the captains under King Zhelan.
Ogeduo, who had a good relationship with Timur, was given a lot of pastures and cattle and sheep.
So, after King Zhelan won a great victory in Weizhou, Hedong Road, he received intelligence stating that Dayin’s troops were building a city in Yinzhou Prefecture.
At first, King Zhelan didn't take it seriously.
But when King Zhelan learned that the commander of Yinzhou Prefecture was actually Zhao Muyun, he could no longer sit still.
He immediately ordered Ogeduo to lead his troops to Yinzhou to investigate the situation.
Letting Zhao Muyun develop is definitely an unwise choice.
Zhao Muyun had only a squad of soldiers, but he created a huge storm deep in the prairie.
If he had the troops of Zhechoufu, wouldn't it be a big threat to him?
After receiving the military order, Ogeduo immediately evacuated from the battlefield in Weizhou, then crossed Yunzhou and Shengzhou on the southern foot of the Daqing Mountains, and came to the Xichuan grassland adjacent to Yinzhou, waiting for an opportunity to launch a tentative attack on Yinzhou.
"Master Qian, we have left the Xichuan grasslands. Between the Zishui River Valley and the mountains ahead is the location of Yinzhou Prefecture's new city. What should we do?"
A Tartar centurion came up to ask for instructions.
"We are good at mobile warfare and long-distance raids, but we are not good at sieges."
"Yinzhou City has obviously built fortifications. If we rush in like this, we will only suffer heavy losses."
"If we can get the soldiers of Yinzhou to attack proactively, then the advantage will be mine!"
Ogeduo thought he was smart, and after analyzing the situation, he decided not to attack.
"Sir, the Dayin soldiers have never been our match in close combat. You actually let them take the initiative to attack, I don't think they have the courage to do it!"
The other captain also had a look of contempt on his face.
If the Dayin soldiers formed a square formation, the Tatars would probably be a little worried.
After all, cavalry cannot charge recklessly when encountering infantry phalanxes of a certain size.
Therefore, the Beidi cavalry were not afraid of Dayin fighting him at night on the plain, but they were worried about encountering Dayin's infantry phalanx or the defense of the city.
"Then how can we get the Dayin soldiers in Yinzhou City to take the initiative to attack?" Okuto asked a soul-searching question.
During the battle against Dayin, Ogeduo was familiar with Dayin's combat methods, and the possibility of getting Dayin's soldiers to fight outside the city was almost negligible.
"Sir, if we show weakness and signal to the Dayin soldiers and officers guarding the city that we can defeat them in one fell swoop, they will surely leave the city and pursue us."
"If they leave the city to pursue us, the initiative on the battlefield will fall into our hands."
The centurion from earlier analyzed, "You mean we pretend to attack the city, then pretend to be defeated and retreat. After doing this repeatedly, we'll let the enemy down, make them arrogant, and then we'll take the initiative to attack, right?"
"Of course! Our goal is to lure them out of the city. Our spies have discovered Yinzhou's fortifications, and they're no match for the fortress we had in the Purple Water Valley."
"If we want to attack by force, these 1,000 soldiers are not enough to fill the gap."
There was also a captain who obviously had a clear mind and pointed out the strengths and weaknesses of both sides.
"Since everyone agrees, let's make this decision! Tomorrow morning, the entire army will assemble and launch an attack on Yinzhou City! We will use our arrows to shoot them down so hard that they can't even raise their heads!"
Ogeduo made a prompt decision.
"Master Qianchang, didn't you say that we should pretend to be defeated on purpose?" a centurion asked in confusion.
"What a waste!" The captain beside him slapped him on the head. "Of course you have to be serious at the beginning, otherwise how can others believe you?"
"Uh, okay!"
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At the same time, in Xiazhou Prefecture’s capital, Xiacheng.
Li Jingang sat on a large tiger-skin chair with his big horse and golden sword.
On his left and right sides are his drinking buddies who followed him in the rebellion and the original shareholders of the business.
They were respectively appointed by Li Jingang as the Four Heavenly Kings, the Thirteen Guardians, and the Twenty-Eight Constellations.
These people held important positions in various fields in Li Jingang's army.
Li Jingang's younger brother Li Runjin and Zhang Hong, who was at the Xiazhou Post Station with Li Jingang, were appointed as the Thirteen Guardians after Li Jingang started the rebellion.
It’s a pity that these two people were detained by Du Wei, the commander of Yanzhou Zhechoufu, and treated as treasures.
Li Jingang called himself the Grand Marshal of Fengtian, and he also put on a yellow robe he found from a drama troupe, which looked very out of place and even a little funny.
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