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Chapter 571 The Enemy Is Coming
More than a dozen Monan cavalry surveyed the terrain in the southern suburbs of Kuqa City, providing as much information as possible for the army behind.Because the war came quite suddenly, when preparing for the war in winter, the Kyushu Army mainly focused its energy and resources on expanding the grain roads, and the penetration into the Yarkand Khanate was almost zero, because the intelligence department and the military intelligence department were also very limited in manpower.

"To the south is the main trunk of the Tarim River, and to the southwest are the two cities of Aksu and Wushi. If these two cities are conquered, half of the Yarkand Khanate will belong to us." The cavalry of this small group After exploring the surrounding terrain, they found no other defenders near Kuqa City, so they planned to return.

"How long do you think we will stay in this barren land? Our northern prairie is fertile, and cities such as Guihua City have recently sprung up. There are many things to do. There is no fun like here." The Mongolian cavalry could not help but complain about the desolation of the Yarkand Khanate.

"It can be as long as half a year, or as short as three months. The time limit given by the military department." Another Mongolian cavalry said.

"Look, there is smoke and dust over there!" A Mongolian cavalryman pointed to the southwest, where there was indeed dust flying.

"This is the aura of horses. It is estimated that a huge horse team or cavalry is coming!" The Mongolian, who knew the horses very well, could tell what caused the dust at a glance.

"Go back and report to the commander of the army, and leave two people to stay here with me to continue to monitor them, and the rest will return to the main force to report the situation to the commander of the army, so that he must return to Karashar City quickly, and try to conquer it after the main force of the Southern Expedition arrives. Kuqa City." The captain of this cavalry squad anxiously ordered to his subordinates, "Who wants to stay?"

"Me!" The two Mongolian cavalrymen asked to stay, and the cavalry captains set an example, and they dared to take risks as subordinates.

Seeing the suspected arrival of the Yarkand army, more than a dozen cavalry galloped towards the north of Kuqa City, where there were more than 1000 Mongolian cavalry led by Wu Keshan.The remaining three people stayed, and they had to keep an eye on the movements of the enemies who were coming with sand and dust.

The cavalry captain led two of his men to the small mound and looked towards the southwest.On the horizon in the southwest, a large group of Yarkand cavalry poured out, covering the sky and covering the sky. Thousands of galloping horses were enough to form a spectacular lineup, which was shocking.

"Sure enough, they are the cavalry of the Yarkand Khanate. Their response is quick. The number can range from a few thousand to as many as... It depends on whether there is an army behind them." The cavalry captain said solemnly.

"This must be just their vanguard. Judging by their eagerness, it is very likely that they are trying to surprise our cavalry." The two ordinary cavalry who stayed behind also noticed the menacing momentum of the Yarkand cavalry. .

"Well... no matter how many people they have, we are just retreating. There is no need for us to stay here any longer. Let's keep the current distance from them and return." The cavalry captain confirmed that it was Yarkand Khan who swept over. After returning to the country's cavalry, he also left this area with two men.

Before Wu Keshan received the report from the returning cavalry, he had already noticed the abnormality of the defenders of Kuqa City.He rode a horse and led more than a thousand cavalry to confront the more than ten thousand defenders of Kuqa City for a long time. At first, he found that the defenders were in a hurry, but now Wu Keshan noticed that the defenders at the top of the city seemed to be more stable all of a sudden, and they were mobilized. sequence.

"There are some tricks. They have withdrawn a lot of defenders from the top of the city, which is at least half of the number when we arrived." Wu Keshan said to several of his capable generals.

"My lord, how do you see that their numbers are decreasing? I think the number of guards at the top of the city seems to be increasing instead of decreasing." A general saw that there were two or three guards every few steps on the wall of Kuqa City. There is no half of what Wu Keshan said.

"The few who are missing are veterans, and the ones who are left in the city are recruits. It is very likely that they are just strong men captured from the city. You can see it with a telescope." Wu Keshan handed the telescope to the general.

The general could see the defenders at the top of the city through the binoculars, and said, "Sure enough, it's just like what your lord said, almost all of them are strong men helping to defend the city. They even have kitchen knives and hoes."

"Then where did their soldiers who are good at fighting go?" Another general wondered, but he was able to climb to his current position, and he also had his own advantages, so he figured it out immediately, "Could it be..."

"Your feeling is right. They are gathering the veterans in the city. It seems that they plan to go out of the city and destroy us. In their eyes, we should make them very uncomfortable with more than 1000 people?" Wu Keshan said, "It's a pity that they are too impatient , did not hide their intentions well. You go down and reorganize your troops, we are going to retreat or look for opportunities to fight."

"Yes." Several generals went down to rectify their own soldiers.

More than 1000 cavalry were temporarily trained, and some cavalry who were still surrounded by a group eating dry food hurriedly swallowed the dry food in their hands, and then got on their horses.

"What happened, are you going to fight?!" The mounted cavalry wiped his hands on his uniform and asked his captain.

"I don't know. I really hope there will be a battle, otherwise it would be too boring. We ran all the way for hundreds of miles, and there was not a decent battle." The cavalry captain was full of warlike fanaticism.In the Kyushu Army, only by fighting and completing the tasks assigned by the military headquarters can you have military merit, and only with military merit can you be promoted!At the moment when the Kyushu Army is expanding wildly, as long as there is enough military merit, it can climb to an unprecedented high position.

Just like Wu Keshan of the Horqin tribe, who was originally only one of the important nobles of the Horqin tribe, but now leads the Monan Cavalry Corps, which brings together many tribes in the Monan. There is a lot of space, and Wu Keshan still has the opportunity to move up.As Wu Keshan's subordinates, these cavalry captains also hope to make contributions in opening up the territory.

"Report! There are a large number of horses approaching from the southwest. We suspect that the main force of the cavalry of the Yarkand Khanate is about to arrive. Please prepare for it in advance!" At this time, a dozen cavalrymen who came back to report saw Wu Keshan and hurried Inform Wu Keshan of the warning ahead.

"It turns out that the reinforcements from Yarkand City have arrived. No wonder the defenders in the city can't hold back and want to come out to attack us." Wu Keshan reined in the somewhat restless horse, "We just come and make plans, depending on the strength of the army behind us." Couldn't make it in time."

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