What?
The Tartar generals in the big tent all showed an expression of disbelief.
Logically speaking, since they were gathering a large number of troops at the Canglang Lake, Dayin's border should have continued to increase troops, strengthen defenses, and always be on guard against the Northern Di army moving south.
They thought of ten thousand possibilities, but they never expected that the Northern Di troops would dare to come and provoke and attack.
Isn't this like going to the battlefield with a dung basket on your back, courting death?
The entire country of Dayin had only 10,000 cavalrymen, stationed at the four border passes of Hedong Road, Yanyun Road, Guannei Road, and Ganliang Road.
The Shuozhou Prefecture, which was adjacent to King Zhelan, had only a thousand cavalrymen.
Compared with King Zhelan's 13,000 cavalrymen, it is like looking for lice on a bald head. It is obviously overestimating one's own abilities!
Now Shuozhou Prefecture has displayed all its cavalry and rushed to attack the camp of the Northern Di Tartars. Such a suicidal behavior caused the Tartar generals to shut down on the spot.
He even forgot about killing three Dayin envoys as a sacrifice to mark the beginning of the war.
The Dayin envoy, who was about to have his heart dug out, heard the Tartar scouts report that Dayin troops had arrived. He also saw a group of Tartar generals standing there in a daze, and his back straightened even more.
Dayin and the Northern Di Tatars have been on the defensive, but now they can actually take the initiative to attack. This means that there must be more than a thousand cavalrymen, but an army of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands.
He immediately laughed loudly and said, "You Northern Di villains, my Dayin's heavenly soldiers are here to attack you, why don't you surrender quickly?"
"Shut up! I'm going to dig your heart out right now."
A Tartar in silver armor slapped the envoy fiercely, causing his mouth to be full of blood.
"Pooh!"
The envoy was not afraid at all. He spat a mouthful of blood foam all over the face of the silver-armored Tartar, making him so angry that he screamed and prepared to stab him.
"Wait, Nian Khotuo!" King Zhelan stopped the silver-armored Tartar and asked with a frown, "Only a thousand cavalrymen, no other troops?"
"Replying to the king, just one thousand light cavalry!"
The scout replied, "From here to the buffer zone, no more Dayin troops have appeared!"
"What do these two-legged sheep want to do? Do they know that we are going to sacrifice our flag and send troops, and then deliver them to us for slaughter? Hahaha!"
Several silver-armored Tartars laughed wildly.
"Timur, you've often fought against the army of Dayin Shuozhou Prefecture before. What do you think about this?"
King Zhelan cast a sinister look at Timur.
Timur has been a little unhappy for the past month.
Canglang Lake was originally the habitat of his tribe, but people from other tribes kept coming to gather there.
Tens of thousands of tents and tens of thousands of people and livestock are all crowded on the lakeside. The human and animal excrement has made the environment a mess.
The clear lake water became filthy and smelly.
Timur's tribe had close contacts with Dayin, and the Bai family's caravans often brought him luxury goods used by Dayin nobles, so Timur's daily life became more sophisticated.
They looked down on people from other tribes because they were unhygienic.
Therefore, Timur hoped that King Zhelan would lead his troops south as soon as possible and not stay in his territory for a long time.
"Your Majesty, last time I fought with the Dayin people at Black Camel Mountain, I almost captured one of their high-ranking officials."
"This high-ranking official led his men up Lotus Leaf Peak. If I'm not mistaken, they were probably trying to spy on our terrain. I infer that they intend to engage in a decisive battle with us north of Black Camel Mountain."
"And these 1,000 cavalrymen came here on their own initiative to test our strength and to create an illusion for us to not act rashly."
After Timur finished speaking, King Zhelan nodded thoughtfully: "Timur, what do you think we should do?"
"If they want to fight us on the grasslands, they certainly won't rely on a large number of cavalry. After all, Dayin doesn't have good horses, so it's impossible for them to have more cavalry than us."
"Therefore, they will set up battle formations and use equipment such as crossbows, repeating crossbows, and catapults to suppress our cavalry."
"I believe we should take the initiative and attack before their army leaves the border to gather, capture Shuozhou Prefecture first, and seize the initiative!"
Timur said loudly.
His analysis was well-reasoned, and he knew Shuozhou Prefecture best, so what he said was recognized by all the silver-armored Tartars in the tent.
They were originally about to swear an oath of blood and sacrifice the flag before marching south, but they were temporarily interrupted by the sudden appearance of the Dayin cavalry.
"However, the Dayin people are very cunning. We must be on guard against their deception!" Hu Yan Gu immediately said, "Your Majesty, we still need to be careful."
Timur felt resentful towards Huyan Gu, but he said angrily:
"In the face of absolute strength, no matter how cunning the Dayin people are, it will be useless. Isn't the Prime Minister too timid?"
"There's no need for you, Prime Minister, to lead the charge. Just write down the victory report presented to the Chanyu by our noble and brave King Zhelan!"
Huyan Gu's face turned pale and blue after being sarcastically criticized by Timur, and he stood aside in silence.
"Timur, Niankoutuo, the two of you will immediately lead your troops and attack the 1,000 Shuozhou cavalrymen who are here to cause trouble! Chase them relentlessly and don't let them go!"
King Zhelan gave a solemn order, "The blood oath and flag sacrifice will continue! After the flag sacrifice, the entire army will march out and crush Dayin with our iron hooves!"
As soon as he finished speaking, another silver-armored Tartar took a sip of wine and spat it on the chest of the Dayin envoy, then stabbed him with a butcher knife.
"You treacherous Northern Di Tartars, I will curse your ancestors for eighteen generations! Ah~!"
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Timur happily returned to his tent and immediately called his centurions to prepare to gather the cavalry for battle.
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