Ten days later, the city defense of North Wind City had been rebuilt, and the barracks had expanded quite a bit.
After all, previously, it could only accommodate five thousand soldiers at most. Now that ten thousand soldiers had poured into North Wind City, it would definitely be impossible for the barracks not to be expanded.
In such a small city, the expansion of the barracks naturally required the demolition of some other buildings in the city for the expansion of the barracks.
Thus, Li Xin issued an order to limit the number of merchants in the city.
Although this way, the fees collected would increase, as long as the merchants continued to come and go, the additional income of North Wind City would not decrease much.
Rumble…
More than two hundred miles north of North Wind City, more than a thousand cavalry rumbled past, stirring up a cloud of dust.
Since the North Wind City had been repaired, as the garrison, they also began to patrol outside the city. Of course, Li Xin was not only satisfied with patrolling.
He was still thinking of leading his troops north and occasionally entering the grasslands to fight in the grass valley?
After all, it used to be the Barbarian Wolves and the other races who plundered the south.
Now that he had this opportunity and had more than 6,000 elite cavalrymen under his command, it was normal for him to plunder from time to time in the north. He would give them a taste of their own medicine and obtain some points and loot.
Moreover, with his current strength, as long as he was not facing tens of thousands of elites or grandmasters with HuaJin cultivation, he could be invincible under HuaJin with his current strength of more than 40,000 Jin.
Of course, he would not underestimate the heroes of the world.
Those peak internal force practitioners who cultivated mid-grade Earth-rank techniques or above might be stronger than him.
However, those people would not easily appear in the Northern Territory. The cultivation techniques of the Barbaric Wolves were much weaker than those of Da Qian.
Perhaps they also had Earth-grade cultivation techniques, but at least only the great nobles could enjoy them.
And Li Xin didn't plan to rely on his troops to go too deep into the grassland.
Of course, this was a matter for the future, not now.
…….
"Report!"
A horse galloped over from a distance with a flag on its back. It was the First Battalion of the North Wind City, Ye Bushou.
"General, General Yang has found a group of 500 odd riders 50 miles northwest.”
"Let's go!"
Hearing Ye Bushou's report, Li Xin smiled slightly. He pointed his spear and led the troops to their destination. Ye Bushou followed beside him and led the way.
Rumble…
A thousand cavalry galloped forward. Although it was not comparable to the ten thousand army charge from before, the momentum was not small either.
The hundreds of roaming cavalry also noticed Da Qian Ye who had appeared in the surroundings. They chased him away several times, but to no avail. They were kept far away.
Finally, the leader of the non-humankind cavalrymen heard the commotion. His expression changed, and he turned around to see the armored cavalry charging at him.
"It's the cavalry of the southerners! Get into formation!"
"Kill them!"
Facing the thousand cavalry charging at them and the approaching Great Gan, the Hu cavalry commander did not run away. Instead, he ordered the formation to meet the enemy.
Immediately after, hundreds of cavalry shouted and lined up to meet Li Xin and the others.
Compared to the formation of the Great Qian Cavalry, the charging formation of the Hu Cavalry could only be described as undisciplined.
Although they were also gathered together.
However, it was obvious that the loose and crooked formation was completely different from the orderly charging formation of the Great Qian Cavalry.
"Bow!"
Li Xin shouted loudly. The thousand soldiers behind him drew their bows and arrows. They raised their crossbows, and the armor-piercing arrows pointed diagonally forward.
"Release!"
Li Xin shouted when the two sides were a mile away.
The troops under his command immediately pulled on their crossbows, and the bolts flew out in a black mass towards the enemy.
On the other side, the Hu cavalry also drew their bows and nocked their arrows, but they were not as far as the crossbows.
Whoosh whoosh... Puchi puchi…
As the crossbow bolts flew over, the armor-piercing heavy arrows easily penetrated the leather armor of the Hu Cavalry, nailing them to death or heavily injuring them.
As for the Hu cavalry who had fallen off their horses, the consequences could be imagined.
The rear troops were still alright, but the Hu cavalry in the front couldn't even get up in time before they were quickly trampled over by their companions 'warhorses.
After a round of volleys, the Hu Cavalry had suffered over a hundred casualties. At this moment, the Hu Cavalry also began to shoot arrows.
"Raise your shields!"
However, as the cavalrymen charged, they put down their crossbows and hung them on the side of their warhorses. They also picked up their one-handed shields and tilted them forward to protect their upper bodies.
"Kill them!"
Li Xin pointed his Overlord Spear forward. Under the sunlight, the snow-white blade of the spear flickered with a cold light.
Whoosh…
The enemy's arrows were released and fell from the sky. They were blocked by the shields and armor on their bodies. Li Xin and the other generals in the front knocked down many sharp arrows.
This group of Hu Cavalry was obviously not from the Barbarian Wolves Tribe, but from their affiliated tribes.
Compared to the Barbaric Wolves 'arrows, their arrows were a little weaker, and the damage they caused to Li Xin's troops was very limited.
After two rounds of arrows, other than those who were injured, no cavalrymen from Da Qian fell off their horses.
At this moment, the distance between the two sides was already very close.
Hu Qi also put down his bow and drew his saber.
Clang! Puff! Ah…
The two sides engaged in close combat, and the Hu cavalry in front of them instantly fell. Then, Li Xin led hundreds of soldiers and rushed through the Hu cavalry like arrows, piercing through their formation.
The commander of the Hu Cavalry was assassinated with a single spear, and the rest of the Hu Cavalry suffered heavy losses.
Only the ownerless warhorses were able to charge out of the Great Gan army formation. The rest of the Hu cavalry were either killed or trampled to death by the army.
"Victory, victory, ten thousand victories!"
After an easy battle, the morale of Li Xin's soldiers was high. They hit their shields with their sabers and spears and shouted.
"Clean up the battlefield!"
"Here!"
Immediately, two hundred men rushed out and started to clean up the battlefield. The rest of the cavalry patrolled the surroundings. Ye Bushou saw that the battle had ended and also patrolled back and forth several li away.
The battle ended. Because there was enough time, the heads of hundreds of Hu cavalrymen were cut off.
Some of Li Xin's old soldiers even hung bloody heads on the horses 'necks. As for the other recruits, after seeing the old soldier's performance, they followed suit.
Not long after, the battlefield was cleaned up. A group of more than 1,000 riders brought the Hu warhorses, the spoils of war, and hundreds of Hu heads back to North Wind City.
At the north gate of North Wind City, the rumbling of horse hooves approached.
Above the city gate, the general on duty looked at the sentry tower. When he saw the flag signal coming from the sentry tower, he shouted,"General, return to the city and clear the road!"
"Here!"
At the city gate below, dozens of soldiers responded loudly. Then, they drove away the merchants near the city gate and made way.
After Youzhou was pacified and North Wind City was repaired, the city pass was reopened.
The traveling merchants also continued to work.
As long as there was no war, the trade between these merchants and the grassland could still be guaranteed.
They brought tea bricks, salt, fine silk, and porcelain that the various tribes of the grasslands needed.
He brought back all kinds of fur, medicinal herbs, and even warhorses.
The return trip might be dangerous, but they could earn several times the profits.
Of course, ironware and the like were transported into the grassland by the prohibition.
The other purpose of the garrison in North Wind City was to prevent strategic materials such as iron weapons from entering the grasslands.
All traveling merchants had to be inspected. Once discovered, they would be charged with treason, their goods confiscated, and sentenced to death. Even their families would be implicated.
Of course, those who could pass through North Wind City naturally wouldn't carry these things.
However, the border was vast, and there would always be people who would take the risk and pass through other places to secretly send these things to the alien races for profit!
Rumble…
As the army approached North Wind City, they gradually slowed down. With a serious expression, Li Xin rode his horse towards North Wind City under the protection of his personal guards.
"What's that?"
" Oh my god, it's the head of an alien race."
"And warhorses!"
"Did General Li win another battle?”
When the cavalrymen approached, the merchants waiting on both sides of the city gate also saw the heads of the foreign tribes hanging on the necks of the cavalrymen and the horses that were led by them. They were still covered in blood and were obviously equipped with the saddles of the foreign tribes of the grassland.
Whispers and exclamations sounded from both sides.
As for the soldiers of North Wind City, they stopped moving. Their faces were serious, but their hearts were proud.
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