There is a lot of activity on Feihu Ridge.
Five thousand soldiers are cleaning up the battlefield, ready to fight at any time, with high morale.
The victory in the battle of Feihu Ridge gave them a surge of confidence.
Especially the soldiers from Yinzhou, they walked in a floating manner and their faces were full of arrogance.
Previously, they had fought head-on with 1,000 Tatars led by Wokuotu in Yinzhou, and had already demonstrated their extraordinary fighting ability and tenacious fighting consciousness.
That battle made them realize that all their previous fears and panics towards the Tartars no longer existed.
How could a single Tartar fight against five Dayin soldiers alone? How could a single silver-armored Tartar be defeated by hundreds of Dayin soldiers?
These rumors caused panic among Dayin's soldiers and left them with psychological trauma.
It was not until Zhao Muyun and Wang Tiezhu killed three Tartars and beheaded them, reporting their achievement and spreading throughout Shuozhou, that Dayin's soldiers began to slowly regain their confidence.
However, the Battle of Shuozhou brought the situation back to square one.
Then Zhao Muyun led a thousand soldiers from Yinzhou and did not defend the important places in the city. Instead, he took the initiative to attack. Through various tactics such as coordination between infantry and cavalry, suppression by archers, and cavalry charge, he not only wiped out all the thousand Tatars led by Ogeduo Tuo, but also killed Ogeduo Tuo on the spot.
After this battle, not only the soldiers of Yinzhou, but also the soldiers of Dayin in Shuozhou, Weizhou, the entire Hedong Road, and even Yanyun Road and Longyou Road were extremely excited.
In the same one thousand versus one thousand battle, Dayin's side was not inferior to the rumored side.
Now, Zhao Muyun also led 5,000 soldiers and horses to annihilate the 5,000 Tatar guards coming from the desert, and captured the Tatar captain alive.
This achievement shocked the government and the people of Dayin, and also boosted the confidence of Dayin's soldiers.
The legendary Tatars, said to be ferocious and difficult to defeat, were not invincible.
The captured armor and scimitars were sent back to Shuozhou City, where the weapons workshops dismantled and remade them.
The damaged armor and weapons of the 5,000 soldiers were immediately replenished by follow-up troops.
Ensure that the equipment and weapons of these 5,000 soldiers are always in the best condition.
"Sir, although we only have 5,000 men, we have already secretly contacted Captain Tong in Weizhou City."
"As long as we appear behind King Zhelan's army, he will lead the troops in the city to attack us."
"We will cooperate with him from inside and outside to defeat King Zhelan's siege army!"
On Feihu Ridge, in Zhao Muyun’s army’s temporary tent, all his generals gathered together.
The military officers included Yin Ji, Du Wei, Zhong Dahu, and Lin Feng, and the commanders were Wu Shangzhi and Wang Tiezhu.
Together with Zhao Muyun, they were listening to Tang Yanhai, who had just returned from gathering intelligence in Weizhou, report on the military situation in Weizhou.
When Tang Yanhai heard that Zhao Muyun had successfully ambushed 5,000 Tatars, he was not very surprised.
But he heard that Zhao Muyun, with Wang Tiezhu and his elite scouts, had actually penetrated deep into the Tartar camp and captured the Tartar leader.
Tang Yanhai's eyes turned purple with envy.
How come he didn't get involved in such an exciting, thrilling and meritorious operation!
"Old Tang not only explained the current situation in Weizhou, but also proposed suggestions for our army's next steps."
"If you have any good suggestions, please put them forward on the spot."
Zhao Muyun did not comment on Tang Yanhai's suggestion and turned to ask the other people present.
The seven or eight people present are the leaders and core of the current army.
The decisions they make will also determine the lives of countless people.
"Sir, King Zhelan has seven thousand soldiers and horses besieging the city, and most of them are cavalry."
"We have 3,500 infantry, 500 cavalry, and a reserve baggage force of 1,000."
"With such a configuration, if we engage the Tartars head-on, we'll probably be at a disadvantage."
"I still insist on taking the defensive approach and moving forward step by step."
Zhong Dahu was the first to speak.
Previously, at a military meeting in Shuozhou, he had proposed building fortifications to consume the Tatar cavalry.
He must have been inspired by Zhao Muyun's construction of Zhendi Fort beside the Zishui River Valley in Jingbian Military Town.
Since it is difficult to fight the Tatars on the front battlefield, we can use defensive fortifications to offset the gap between the two sides.
Especially the mobility and impact force of the Tatar cavalry.
"Captain Zhong's plan is theoretically sound!"
After thinking for a while, Lin Feng followed Zhong Dahu's lead and said, "However, building a fortress will take too long, and it will also make it easy for the Tartars to notice."
"Once they discover us, they will definitely send cavalry to hinder our construction."
"We only have 500 cavalrymen. We don't have the resources to fight them in the open!"
Zhong Dahu loudly defended himself, "Our Shuozhou army is very efficient in building fortifications. We can build a small fortification in half a day."
"Also, the road from outside of Weizhou City to Feihu Ridge is full of rocks, so we can use local materials."
Zhong Dahu must have a lot of experience in carrying out reinforcement projects in Zhendi Fort, otherwise how could he be so confident that he could build a fortification in half a day.
"The fortifications you've been working on for half a day are just the wall. When we accompanied Lord Zhao to build Zhendi Fort in the Zishui River Valley, it wasn't just a wall. It also had trenches, stone formations, chevaux de frise, tripwires, horse traps, and other supporting systems that formed a three-dimensional defense system."
"Only this complete defense system can cause real damage to the Tartars."
"If there is only a wall, it will not only fail to stop the Tartar troops, but will also trap itself."
Lin Feng explained patiently.
"Brother Lin, it's okay for you to oppose my suggestion, but since you think mine is not good enough, can you come up with a better way?" Zhong Dahu felt a little unhappy when he saw that his suggestion was refuted.
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