Yun Zheng is a man of swift and decisive actions.
On the same day, Yun Zheng issued an order to expand Xing'an Fort.
The materials here are limited, so Yun Zheng asked them to build the city wall using the method of building the city wall of Xing'an Fort.
First build the outer city wall, and then gradually improve the interior.
Forty thousand civilians and the refugees who followed them became the main force in building the city wall.
Yun Zheng entrusted the important task of expanding Xing'an Fort to Li Wenzhou, and sent him to lead his 5,000 men as supervisor.
The next morning, the outskirts of Xing'an Fort became busy.
Some people were carrying stones, some were carrying soil, and some were starting to build simple workshops in preparation for the subsequent city construction.
Yun Zheng was still very satisfied with Li Wenzhou's work efficiency.
In the afternoon, You Jiu sent someone back to report.
...
...
They quietly lurked into an outpost on the front line and unexpectedly learned from the casual chat among the soldiers at the outpost that the entire Buwanda, plus the troops in their two outposts on the front line, had only three thousand people!
The enemy's defenses were very lax, and they seemed to think that Qiuchi would not dare to attack the tribes in western Mo.
If they were not afraid of alerting the enemy, they could easily kill the troops at the two frontline outposts.
After receiving this news, Yun Zheng could no longer hold back.
If we don’t teach the enemy a painful lesson under such circumstances, we will be doing ourselves a disservice!
Yun Zheng immediately ordered: "Deng Bao, you lead the army to stay in Xing'an Fort. Except for our people, no one is allowed to approach the granary! I will personally lead 10,000 elite cavalry and the Blood-clothed Army to raid Buwanda!"
Although they are outnumbered, as long as they control Xing'an Fort and the granary, Qiuchi's army will not be able to make any waves.
Yun Zheng was still somewhat worried about these forcibly conscripted Qiuchi soldiers.
"ah?"
Hearing Yun Zheng's order, several generals were stunned.
"Brother, there are only 3,000 people. We don't need to mobilize so many troops, right?"
Qin Qihu looked at Yun Zheng in astonishment?
"It's not about how many of them there are, but how many of us there are!"
Yun Zheng shook his head and said, "We must let the tribes of Moxi know that our army has already attacked them! If they don't withdraw, we can destroy their country at any time!"
The infantry also moves slower.
If the infantry could run faster, he would have wanted to pull all the troops to attack Buwanda.
The more people there are, the more fearful the tribes in western Mo will be.
After understanding Yun Zheng's intention, they stopped talking.
Soon, the matter was settled.
Yun Zheng ordered everyone to go down and prepare, set out early tomorrow morning, and try to arrive before dark.
There was no place to graze horses or give them water in the Gobi Desert ahead, so they had to consider the horses' endurance and a quick surprise attack was impossible.
…
The next day, everyone fed the war horses early and took them to Shimo River to drink their fill.
Following Yun Zheng's order, the army set off immediately.
Not far from Xing'anbao, there is a vast Gobi Desert in front of you.
Looking far away, there is hardly any green grass.
Along the way, Yun Zheng kept sending people to look for water sources around to see if he could find an undiscovered oasis in this Gobi Desert.
Unfortunately, all the people sent out gained nothing.
It's like a cursed place, with no sense of life.
After receiving the report from the person sent out, Yun Zheng couldn't help but frown secretly.
Fortunately it's cooler now.
It would be difficult for the army to cross this barren land in midsummer.
It is no wonder that such a seemingly small Gobi Desert can become a barrier to the southern part of Qiuchi.
If the enemy is sniped in this desert for too long, they will not be able to hold out for long.
"Your Highness, if we launch a large-scale attack on the tribes in the west of the desert from here in the future, it will not be easy!"
Lu Xing looked around and said to Yun Zheng with some concern.
“It’s definitely not going to be easy.”
Yun Zheng nodded and said, "Water is the biggest problem! If we attack with infantry, it's fine, but if we attack with cavalry, I don't know how many water trucks we need..."
"I say, you two are worrying about nothing."
Qin Qihu smacked his lips and said, "It can't be that there is no rain here all year round, right? When it rains, there must be some water accumulation here. Can't we just attack then?"
“…”
Hearing Qin Qihu's words, the two of them were slightly stunned.
It seems... that's really the case!
"It seems we thought too much!"
Yun Zheng laughed out loud and his mind instantly opened up.
Qin Qihu is right.
Although there is little rain here, it is not the case that there is no rain all year round.
Even if there is no rain this year, we can still count on next year.
It always rains!
As long as the tribes west of the desert retreat, it will definitely be impossible for them to launch a large-scale attack on the tribes west of the desert in a short period of time.
Well, I hope the tribes in western Mo can be more sensible!
Thinking of this, Yun Zheng didn't think about it any more.
As dusk approached, the scouts who had been exploring the way ahead reported that they were finally about to cross the Gobi Desert.
Yun Zheng ordered everyone to stop advancing, to take the time to let the horses recover their strength, and to wait for news from the Eighteen Ghost Riders.
They have to wait for the Eighteen Ghost Riders to deal with the people at the outpost and not give them a chance to tip off!
He wanted to kill the enemy by surprise, and he wanted to make sure that no one of the defenders of Buwanda could escape!
Even the border garrison of Buwanda has only such a small number of troops, which shows how empty their rear is!
A mere Buwanda can no longer satisfy his appetite!
Either don’t fight, or if you fight, you have to hurt the enemy!
As Yun Zheng's orders were given, everyone dismounted.
As soon as he got off the horse, the guards beside Yun Zheng took off their water bags, unplugged the water bags, put the water bags to the mouths of the war horses, and poured all the water in the water bags to the war horses to drink.
The others did the same.
"What are you doing?"
Yun Zheng glared at the guards, "Which is more important, people or horses?"
"Your Highness, I'm not thirsty." The guard grinned.
"Yes, we are not thirsty..."
The others followed suit.
Although their lips had begun to chapped, none of them said they were thirsty, and they poured all the water in their water bags into their horses to drink.
Yun Zheng saw this and felt helpless.
These bastards!
With just a little bit of water, how much effect can it have on a horse if he drinks it?
It is much more effective for humans than for horses!
Although he knew that these people felt sorry for the horses, they didn’t feel sorry for them in this way!
That’s all!
Let them be!
It was just a simple raid anyway.
As long as we attack Buwanda, we will definitely find water to drink.
Hold on a little longer!
Thinking of this, Yun Zheng was too lazy to stop them.
As time passed, dusk gradually arrived.
Under the afterglow of the setting sun, a member of the Ghost Eighteen Riders came galloping over on horseback, "Your Highness, the outpost ahead has been cleared, and no enemy soldier has escaped!"
"very good!"
Yun Zheng quickly jumped on his horse and roared murderously: "Pass the order, all troops set out, launch a surprise attack on the enemy five miles away!"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
