7
Liaodong, outside the Great Wall, had always been the territory of the Central Plains since the Tang Dynasty.
However, after the fall of the Tang Dynasty, Liaodong had always been occupied by foreign races. There were Tartars, Turks, Xiongnu, and Jurchen races that occupied this place.
They occupied the three prefectures of Liaodong and could come and go freely at the northern border at any time.
A hundred years ago, the Great Ancestor of the Zhou Dynasty had issued a posthumous edict before his death. All the citizens of the Great Zhou Dynasty could be crowned king after recovering the three prefectures of Liaodong!
One had to know that no matter what dynasty it was, only when the country was founded would there be a chance to confer a king with a different surname. In the future, unless it was the time when the country was subjugated, it was basically impossible for a king with a different surname to appear.
Unfortunately, after the death of Zhou Taizu, in the nearly sixty years of the dynasty, Liaodong was not recovered. Even the border could be counted on one hand.
The land of the three prefectures of Liaodong was fertile, and there were as many as three million people! It used to be known as the granary!
The various alien races had divided Liaodong, a huge granary, and fed countless people. That was why they could come to the Zhou Dynasty every year to take advantage of the autumn wind.
The total number of soldiers and horses stationed in Liaodong by each tribe was more than five hundred thousand! Everyone in the Zhou Dynasty believed that it was impossible to restore Liaodong, so they could only covet this so-called title of king.
Now, the Tatars had sent 200,000 troops to invade the Great Zhou Dynasty because they wanted to occupy more territory. The current negotiation with the Zhou Dynasty was to cede a prefecture.
The Emperor sending out a hundred thousand troops was a final struggle, but it was not without the intention of using this method to divide up a little territory. It was rare for them to be so humble.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
In the Wild Wolf Valley outside Liaodong Pass, three thousand Snowy Dragon Cavalry were marching in unison.
"General, we found a Tartar grain transport team ten miles ahead.”
At this moment, a scout came to report. Jia Huan's eyes flashed. He had finally found it.
According to the scouts, there were only 1,000 people in the grain transport team. However, this was the hinterland of Liaodong after all. There were soldiers stationed everywhere. As long as they attacked the grain transport team, at most four hours, there would be 10,000 troops coming to support them. Moreover, there could only be more and more!
This was also the reason why this mission was called a death mission. Liaodong had been rooted for hundreds of years. How could their hinterland be so easy to conquer?
"Pass on my orders.”
Jia Huan didn't use any tricks because there was no need to. With the Snow Dragon Cavalry's combat strength, pushing forward was the best tactic.
Following Jia Huan's orders, the Snow Dragon Cavalry all mounted their light warhorses and charged forward with their Northern Liang sabers in hand.
The sound of the three thousand Snow Dragon Cavalry galloping was like thunder. Even the Tartar grain transport team could hear it from a few miles away.
The leader was a general of the Tartars. When he heard this voice, his expression changed drastically.
"Damn it! Could it be the Jurchen cavalry?"
Liaodong had always been filled with conflicts between the various tribes. They had never thought that it would be the cavalry of the Zhou Dynasty.
Who in the world didn't know that the current Zhou Dynasty's army was extremely weak, and cavalry was even more unsightly.
However, when he saw the waving Zhou flag in the distance, the Tartar general was stunned.
"Kill them!"
Jia Huan roared and charged into the Tartar army on his Dark Stallion. He brandished the Hegemon Formation-Breaking Spear in his hand like a god of war, sweeping away the enemies around him.
Either his waist was cut off, or he was smashed together with his horse.
"This! How is this possible?"
The Tartar general was stunned. Although they were only a grain transport team, they were still the elites of the Tartar army!
But now, in front of the Snow Dragon Riders, he had no power to resist. How could he accept this?
The battle ended very quickly. The Snow Dragon Riders were the elites of the elites. Even the elites of the Zhou Dynasty during their heyday were far inferior to the Snow Dragon Riders, let alone now.
Therefore, three thousand against one thousand was just that easy.
After the battle ended, Jia Huan directly shouted in a deep voice.
"Burn all the rations on the spot!"
Jia Huan looked behind him. He was not prepared to go back because he had made such a monstrous contribution. If he went back, those people's methods of dealing with him would become cold. At that time, if he was not allowed to go out, how would he be able to make contributions?
Therefore, Jia Huan didn't return and used the excuse of being surrounded by the Tartar army to continue to build up his achievements. At that time, no one would be able to suppress his development.
As Jia Huan led the Snowy Dragon Cavalry deeper into Liaodong, he had also sent back the battle report through the communication means of the Imperial City Bureau.
"This is impossible!"
The Northern Conquest Marshal Niu Jizong suddenly stood up and looked at the battle report sent back by Jia Huan in disbelief.
Kill a thousand enemies! They had destroyed countless rations, but they had not suffered any casualties. How was this possible?
One had to know that the difference between the Zhou Dynasty and the Outsiders was huge. Usually, the losses were ten to one!
Ten Zhou Dynasty soldiers could only replace one non-humankind soldier. As a result, when the Zhou Dynasty fought against the non-humankind, they could only use human lives to fill the gaps.
All the generals were discussing animatedly. They all said the same thing. They just didn't believe this battle report. Jia Huan was lying about his military achievements.
But at this moment, a voice sounded.
"The Imperial City Bureau's secret agents have already finished investigating this battle merit and confirmed that the report is true. I have already reported it to the Imperial Court.”
Everyone suddenly looked over and saw a young man sitting in the corner, but no one looked down on him.
Because he was the Imperial City's Secretary of Thousand Households! The Imperial City Department was established by the current emperor and was considered the emperor's trusted aide. Moreover, they were originally engaged in intelligence work. Since he said so, it must be true.
This Imperial City's Department of Thousand Households was Gu Qianfan. He was the Imperial City's Department of Military Supervision this time.
The Zhou Dynasty's Army Supervisor would not interfere in the war, but he would supervise the soldiers and review their military merits.
This could greatly restrain situations such as killing a good person and taking credit, as well as retreating without fighting. However, because the Zhou Dynasty's army was really too weak, the Imperial City Department had never been able to play its role.
Gu Qianfan was very excited. How many years had it been since the Zhou Dynasty had achieved such a great victory?
The eyes of some generals flickered. Clearly, they were all involved in the matter against Jia Huan.
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