"In the future, there will be a big battle to fight." Zhao Xingde whispered.

He took off his hat and waved at the front, and the cheerful soldiers cheered loudly. Above their heads, a sun hung in the middle of the blue sky, the scorching sun baked the white earth, the battlefield was filled with smoke, the smell of horse manure and corpses, and the muskets walked forward with neat steps. These smells were all fascinating to them. In the minds of the veterans of the musket camp who fought from south to north and from north to south, as long as Zhao Xingde led the army, there would be no war in the world that could not be won.

In this battle just now, more than 400 cavalrymen were killed in Dashi, and less than ten people were injured in the musket camp, which caused great morale to boost the army.

Far off the shore, there were often thatched huts in the date palm forest, and the people who had settled in the past were not sure where to go. The Dashi Cavalry refused to leave. The failure just now was so rapid that many cavalry were still in shock, but they could not believe that on the plain, the invincible cavalry would be driven back by a group of infantrymen. They stubbornly believed that all this was magical by aliens, just like those "evil iron balls" at the beginning, which reduced the courage of the soldiers. However, in the number of people

Before there were enough, these tribal cavalry could not muster up the courage to test again, and tried their best to explain to the new cavalry what had just happened. In this way, more and more Dashi cavalry gathered in the distance, but they were very hesitant. They accompanied the Southwest Sea Navy like guards to go upstream. It was not until the next morning that more than 3,000 cavalry launched a charge again. This cavalry charge was defeated without any suspense, but the cavalry that had scattered and gathered still did not leave.

Even the newly recruited musketeers in Guangnan have completely lost their fear of the cavalry.

"If General Zhao asked them to go through fire and water, they would definitely not hesitate." On the warship, Ma Yuan looked at Zhao Xingde in a complicated mood and whispered to Xu Xiaoyun.

In his opinion, this battle was fought for the Xia Kingdom. No matter how great the victory the Song army won in Dashi, it was always a wedding dress for others. Fighting was the most important thing for the tempering of this army. "General Han once had a proposal to cross the sea to attack Liao. If the army's northern expedition lured the main force of the Liao army to go south, our navy crossed the Liao Sea, and the elite troops of the musket camp landed on the land with cannon cavalry to attack Youzhou, it would probably be 80% or 90% of the total." Ma Yuan, who was standing aside, whispered, "At that time, Lord Zhao's reputation was at its peak, and it was just around the corner." "That would be necessary for the Lord to be willing." Feng Mi, who was on the other side, shook his head and said, "The power of Xia Kingdom is volatile at that time."

As we are growing up, we have always treated the heroes well and are willing to break up the land and make them a title. If I were Lord Zhao, I would probably be difficult to make a choice." At this time, my face was slightly dark, and the three of them sighed at the same time. "We were sitting in the well and watching the sky in the Central Plains, but we didn't know that there was a mountain outside the mountain. After this trip to the West Sea, we realized that the world was so big, and the territory of Xia Kingdom was thousands of miles higher than that of our dynasty. It was a pity that the important officials in the dynasty were still doing things to be frivolous, but they didn't know that in the eyes of others, it was just a fight for people to make people laugh. Our dynasty would not rise up again, decades, or even decades later," Xu Xiaoyun's voice gradually sank, and finally he sighed.

This voyage to the Southwest Sea really opened their horizons. The vastness of overseas and the abundant resources were no problem. What shocked Xu Xiaoyun and others was that from Dali, Annan, Zhuluo, to Dashi, the shadow of Xia power was almost everywhere. Especially, Xia was a landlocked country, and it was actually a major inland power to manage Longzhu Island and Jin Island, which were the main rush of the east and west oceans, for the camp. Such a grand aura really made these young scholars of Song amazed and felt deeply worried.

"This time, Xia State fought against the Dashi Turks. It mobilized many troops and used the navy to rush thousands of miles to attack. Even if it was determined to fight against our dynasty and Liao Kingdom, it would be weak. However, if the Xia State was in the east and the army turned west, how could our dynasty fight against it?" Xu Xiaoyun looked at Zhao Xingde on the high ground and whispered to Ma Yuan. "Unless Lord Zhao" Ma Yuan shook his head and said with a sad expression: "Even if Lord Zhao returns to the court, it may not be possible. The court's party struggle is fierce, even if it is

It is rare for Mr. Chen to escape unstoppable, let alone others." He paused and lowered his voice, "The court, state, county, and clear stream each acted as their own, and it was not so good. I think that although Xia State is a martial artist, the Guardian Mansion will talk about it, but the decision is always more neat than the academic masters of our court. There are even soldiers firmly controlling the place at the bottom of the county, from top to bottom like fingers. If Xia State Guardian Mansion really fights, even if Lord Zhao stands on the side of Guandong, it will be difficult to deal with it."

A complex feeling surged in Ma Yuan's heart. He looked up at the Great Food Cavalry who gathered in a group in the desert in the distance but was reluctant to charge. Whether in terms of the enthusiasm of the scholar or the identity of an officer, it was a great honor to revitalize the country's prestige thousands of miles away, even if it was Ma Ge to wrap the body. However, a hundred years ago, the Xia Kingdom had already done this. The expedition of the Southwest Sea Navy was also fighting for the Xia Kingdom. The more thorough the war was won, the more worries the Xia Kingdom had in the West, and the greater the threat the Song Kingdom felt in the east. "Is the destiny really in Xia?" The Southwest Sea Navy was nominally the joint naval division of Song and Xia Kingdom. Over the past year, many military officers from the Navy have become increasingly accepting the power of Xia Kingdom, and even chatting about some taboo topics in private. When talking about the Xia Kingdom's military men's decision, they couldn't help but have envious tone.

"If General Zhao stood on the side of the court and stayed in Tokyo and the three towns in Henan might not be able to fight."

Xu Xiaoyun said slowly, Ma Yuan was about to speak, Du Chujiao climbed up from the side of the boat along the rope ladder. Seeing the two standing together, he shouted proudly: "Two are so elegant." Behind him, several officers of the musket battalion climbed onto the side of the boat one after another, with joy on their faces. Looking at Xu Xiaoyun and others' confusing eyes, Du Chujiao explained: "Master Zhao was polite and asked Zuoying to rest on the boat. General Liu took Zhongjun camp to fight on the ashore." As he said, he pulled out a scimitar from his waist. The patterns on the knife were quite conspicuous in the sun, and he smiled and said, "Master two are well-informed. How valuable is this big food treasure sword on the market in the Song Dynasty?"

"It's more than two thousand guan." Xu Xiaoyun replied with a smile.

"I'll just say that the warriors of the Dashi Tribe are all valuable."

Du Chujiao looked like I had known it for a long time, and said proudly to the officers behind him.

These officers were all from Song, and they were all happy when they heard this. Zhao Xingde introduced the military rules of the Xia Kingdom in the navy. The camp team left half of them to the navy, and the remaining half were handed over to the navy. When cleaning the battlefield just now, except for weapons such as scimitars, there was very little harvest on the battlefield. The officers and soldiers thought there was no good fortune, but they did not expect to get a big advantage. Du Chujiao told them that the top quality of the scimitar was worth thousands of yuan in Song Kingdom, and these officers did not believe it very much. Xu Xiaoyun and Ma Yuan said so, and they immediately believed it. Just now, the few people felt that they were marching on the shore, but now they were a little regretful, giving such an opportunity to make a fortune to the Central Military Camp for nothing.

After Du Chujiao thanked Xu Ma and the others, he took the officer with a happy face to go up the boat tower and handed over the order to Zhao Xingde.

"If General Du is in our dynasty, he should have been in control, right? He is still so merciless?"

Ma Yuan lowered his voice, shook his head secretly while making fun. Xu Xiaoyun shook his head and whispered: "The martial arts of Qi cannot meet the martial soldiers of Wei, and the martial soldiers of Wei cannot meet the fierce soldiers of Qin. The Qin people are greedy for profit and brave, so they fight for the battlefield, and the capable people fight for themselves. The system of Xia State is similar to the fierce soldiers of Qin. It is better to have a wealth on the battlefield than to bully the people in the village." His expression changed, his eyes turned firm and he was solemn.

Sheng said to Ma Yuan: "The current situation is like in the Warring States Period. Those who hold on to the incomplete and flawed will undoubtedly be defeated. Xia, Liao, and our dynasty all seek to survive. If they do not change, they will perish. However, when the storm is in chaos, people will always make the country turmoil. For the Song Dynasty, this dangerous pass has passed, and there will be a flat horse in front. If you can't get over, you will be in chaos, and the country will be overturned only in the evening."

Ma Yuan said with a slight expression: "So what?"

"At this time, a hero must come out to support the country, consolidate the hearts of the people, and make unparalleled achievements! It will bring peace to future generations."

Xu Xiaoyun's throat moved, and without saying anything, a burning light flashed in his eyes. Ma Yuan nodded in agreement, and the sky gradually darkened.

In the evening, after a red sun sank into the mountains in the distance, the sky was blue. The Dashi River was tortuous, and the route suitable for sea boats to sail was narrow. In order to prevent stranding, the sky was getting darker. Soon, the night fell and the stars in the sky were dense, making the sky look high and clear. After the navy got anchor, the Dashi cavalry in the distance also set up tents and lit up bonfires. In the past two nights, both sides were at peace. The navy left half of the musketeers on the shore to defend, and half of them were on the boat to sleep. The sailors slinged on the side of the side to point at the scenery on the shore. The string music and desolate singing came from the direction of the camping of the Dashi people.

At this time, the wind was strong, and the sailors kept turning the hard sail to catch the wind. Although it was a countercurrent, the gunship was still slowly moving upstream in the center of the river, and its speed was just as comparable to the speed of the marching of the musket camp.

After several tentative attacks, the Dashi Cavalry also touched some tricks and would never stay within the range of warship artillery for a long time.

The Dashi Cavalry was walking in the same direction as the Southwest South China Sea Navy on both sides of the river. Sometimes some cavalry boasted of "brave" rushed into the range of artillery fire, cursed loudly at the Song army warships, and then left at a faster speed. Although the Dashi Cavalry provoked many times, the Musket Battalion adhered to the classic tactics and Zhao Xingde's military orders, and would ignore them as long as the other party did not approach too much. However, in this way, the Musket Battalion could not stay away from the river bank, could not find out information or collect food and fodder in the villages along the way. This situation lasted for more than a day, and nearly five or six thousand Dashi tribe cavalry gathered on the periphery. Although they did not cause big trouble to the Song army, the harassment like flies and mosquitoes was really annoying.

"Damn it." Liu Zhijian cursed in a low voice, "Five hundred cavalry can drive them to the point of pissing."
Chapter completed!