This westward advance involved fourteen divisions, all composed of cavalry, and their speed was extremely fast!
As the overall commander of this westward advance, Mu Yunyan, the commander of the Northern Military Region, personally took command. As a general who came from a cavalry background, he also had great enthusiasm for this battle.
The cavalry moved at an extremely fast pace. In just a few days, the army had already entered the territory of the Black Horde.
When the Da Gan Army cavalry appeared within the territory of the Black Horde, it instantly caused a stir throughout the entire Black Horde.
In the Black Tent City, the royal court of the Black Tent Khanate, Great Khan Urumiye frowned and asked in surprise, "What did you say? A massive cavalry force has arrived? Tens of thousands of them? What are they planning to do?"
However, no one knew what these large armies were up to, despite the Great Khan Urumiye's suspicions.
However, everyone knew in their hearts that the hundreds of thousands of cavalrymen who came were not here to stroll across the grasslands. This army of hundreds of thousands of cavalrymen was there to conquer a nation!
The Great Khan, Urmiye, with a grim expression, growled in a low voice, "Immediately assemble all the Khanate's troops, and do it quickly!"
"in addition,"
Great Khan Urumiye looked at the ministers beside him and ordered, "Immediately send someone to Xichun City to ask the Daqian Kingdom what they are up to. Our Black Horde Khanate and the Daqian Kingdom have never had any enmity between us, so why are they attacking us?"
Khan Urumiye was still somewhat nervous about the Great Khanate.
After all, in the past few years, the Great Khanate had successively conquered the steppe khanate and the Samanid Khanate, becoming incredibly powerful. It should be noted that both the steppe khanate and the Samanid Khanate were far more powerful than their Black Horde Khanate.
Now that the Great Gan Kingdom has sent over 100,000 cavalrymen, if they have truly come to destroy the country, then the fate of their Black Horde Khanate is probably already obvious!
Immediately, the Great Khan Urumiye ordered the Khanate's troops to begin assembling and prepare to engage the cavalry of the Great Khanate.
Semii, a major city in the eastern part of the Black Horde.
The defending general, Sanggebu, stood atop the city wall, frowning as he gazed at the massive, dark army stretching across the distant wilderness, his heart filled with dread.
"General Sanggebu, the Dagan army is coming in with great force!"
A trusted aide frowned and said, "With just the few men we have in the city, I'm afraid it will be difficult to stop the Da Gan army! General Sanggebu, we must quickly ask the Khan for help!"
"I know!"
Sanggebu said in an unfriendly tone.
He was naturally very clear about the current situation.
It's important to understand that even though Semii was a major city in the eastern part of the Black Horde, it only had about 40,000 to 50,000 troops at this time. How could such a small force possibly withstand the siege of an army of over 100,000?
Moreover, the entire army consisted of highly mobile cavalry units, making their offensive extremely formidable!
Thinking of this, the garrison commander Sanggebu felt somewhat frustrated.
After a moment, Sangbu spoke: "Pass down the order: retreat! Retreat to Black Tent City!"
"ah?"
The confidant hesitated for a moment, then hurriedly said, "General Sanggebu, isn't this a bad idea? We didn't even put up a resistance. If we retreat like this, the Khan will probably punish us!"
"No way!"
Sanggebu waved his hand and said, "The Da Gan army is coming with great force and has a large number of troops. If we continue to hold out here, we will only increase our casualties. If the Khan knew the size of the Da Gan army, he would certainly not punish us! It's decided then, let's retreat immediately!"
After making the decision, the Black Horde garrison in Semii immediately began packing up and retreating westward toward the Black Horde city.
The Black Horde garrison inside the city moved quite quickly.
Before the Da Gan Army's cavalry force even reached the walls of Semii, the city's defenders and some civilians began to flee the city in disarray.
News of Semii City naturally reached Mu Yunyan's ears on the Eastern Grasslands.
When Mu Yunyan heard this news, he frowned slightly, sneered, and said, "Heh, I didn't expect it! Our Great Gan Army has become so famous. We've only just arrived, and from afar at that, and these Black Tent Khanate garrison troops are already fleeing in such a sorry state. I really didn't expect it!"
"Yes, Commander Mu!"
Zhang Le, commander of the 4th Cavalry Division, nodded and said, "Our Da Gan Army has already made a name for itself! With this little force, if they don't run away, they won't even be enough to fill our teeth!"
"Commander,"
Du Zhanjun, commander of the 5th Cavalry Division, pointed to the fleeing Black Tent Khanate troops in the distant open field and asked, "Should we give chase? We can catch up with them in this short distance!"
Squinting at the fleeing Black Tent Khanate garrison, Mu Yunyan took a deep breath and said, "Don't panic. We haven't rested much on our journey. Since we're new here, let's rest here for a bit. It just so happens that Semii City is now a ghost town, so we can set up camp here."
Immediately, Mu Yunyan ordered the entire army to camp and rest near Semii City.
In fact, if we pursued the Black Horde's garrison, we would definitely catch up and win a great victory.
Mu Yunyan was fully aware of this and was confident in his abilities.
However, Mu Yunyan knew that this westward expedition was entirely composed of cavalry. Cavalry was all about mobility, and so was the Black Horde.
Mu Yunyan did not want to expose their full strength in a single battle.
By then, their full strength for their westward advance will be exposed, and the Black Horde's garrison will be holed up inside the city, refusing to come out, which will be dangerous.
After all, the advantage of cavalry lies in their mobility, but they are not good at siege warfare.
If the Black Horde truly closes its city walls and refuses to come out, the situation will become rather dire.
Therefore, Mu Yunhan still hoped that the Black Horde Khanate could gather a large army to meet them in battle. The best outcome would be to capture the main force of the Black Horde Khanate on the vast grasslands, achieving a decisive victory in one battle, and striving to completely eliminate the main force of the Black Horde Khanate through a major war.
In this way, the entire Black Horde Khanate would be no match for the Great Gan Army!
Therefore, Mu Yunyan was still making careful arrangements for this purpose.
After the army stopped outside Semii City, Mu Yunyan also sent the 4th Cavalry Division and part of the 20th Cavalry Division into Semii City to check the situation.
Their primary task was to search for food.
Their westward march this time carried mostly weapons and ammunition. As for provisions, they didn't have much. Because they were cavalry, and cavalry are highly mobile, they could sustain themselves through warfare on the vast grasslands!
The garrison of Semii fled in haste, leaving behind some grain and livestock.
Mu Yunyan and his group also slaughtered all the livestock in the vicinity, roasted the meat outside the city, and enjoyed a delicious meal.
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