Huailaiwei was later changed to Huailai County, and the former site was already in Guanting Reservoir.

Huailaiwei has existed during the Yongle period. After so many years, the military households living in the city have long been more than the first few people.

However, having too many people does not mean that there are too many soldiers and horses.

The Tiancheng Guard is nominally one of the garrisons under the rule of Wanquandusi. Like other garrisons in various places, there is not much force left, and only a group of military households who can only farm.

There are only a small number of personal soldiers and servants around each garrison official, and the number is far from comparable to that of personal soldiers and servants adopted by the border generals.

Without enough elite soldiers and generals, all officials in the city understood that Huailaiwei could not stop the army of rebels who came from Huaianwei.

Without the Liaodong troops brought by Zhao Shujiao to station in Yanqing Prefecture, Huailaiwei would have fallen into the hands of the rebels like those Acropolis that were captured by the rebels' army.

There was a large army from Liaodong in Yanqing Prefecture, which gave some hope to officials from the large and small garrison stations in Huailai Acropolis to fight with slave thieves in Liaodong. They thought they would be more powerful than the rebels who emerged from Xuanda.

The guards in Huailai Acropolis did not dare to open the city gate, so they could only send people out of the city through hanging baskets to spread the news.

The people who left the city left and never came back. The many officials of the garrison hiding in the city did not know the situation outside the city, and could only see the counter-bandit cavalry who appeared around Huailai Acropolis from time to time.

Outside Huailai Acropolis, there is a large camp with a tiger-like flag.

"Shi Zheng, when will we do it?" Deputy Shi Zheng Sun Chuang came to Chen Xunping's tent.

Chen Xunping looked at the sand table temporarily made in front of him, pointed his hand at one of the villages, and said, "The horse army from Liaodong is hidden here. Once we attack Huailaiwei, the other party is likely to take this opportunity to sneak attack our camp."

The cavalry near Huailaiwei gave him a headache.

It is hard to fight, and two legs can’t run four legs. Not hitting is always a hidden danger.

"I have sent someone to notify the Third War Soldier Division in Xuanfu Town, and I believe there will be cavalry coming to support soon." said the staff officer Qin Rong.

The cavalry battalion led by Tan Zaiwang had already arrived in Xuanfu, but he did not come to Huailaiwei with the First War Army Division.

Chen Xunping shook his head slightly and said, "It will take several days for Tan Zaiwang's cavalry to arrive at the fastest, and we can't wait for such a long time."

"Then fight. At worst, you can draw a battalion to prevent this horse army from attacking." Qin Rong said.

The daily food and grass consumed by tens of thousands of troops is a considerable amount. It is impossible to spend time on Huailaiwei just because of waiting for the support of the cavalry.

Sun Chuang said: "I can bring the First Battle Barracks to fight the vanguard. As long as I give me twenty cannons as support, I promise to take down the Huailaiwei."

After fighting so many guards, I would like to ask what the defenders in the acropolis look like. The border troops could barely fight with the tiger flag army. The defenders in the acropolis were not even qualified to fight. Often after a few rounds of artillery attacks, the defenders on the top of the city ran away. The soldiers who were siege only needed to climb up to the top of the city to capture the acropolis.

"Wait a minute, I have sent someone to inquire about the news about Zhao Rujiao's army. When someone comes back, I will decide whether to fight Huailaiwei." Chen Xunping said to the two.

Sun Chuang said: "The army Zhao Ruoshi is in Yanqing Prefecture. It will take as long as two days to arrive at Huailaiwei. Now a day has passed. If we don't hit Huailaiwei today, we may be able to arrive tomorrow."

"What I want is them to come here." Chen Xunping said.

The two people in the tent looked at him in confusion.

Chen Xunping pointed at a village on the sand table and said, "The horse army here is determined to escape. We don't have enough cavalry and can't stop it at all. But it's different for Zhao Shujiao to arrive. If Zhao Shujiao dares to come, he will definitely be rushing to wipe out our army. At that time, a decisive battle will be held in Huailaiwei. The horse army of the official army will not run away. They will take advantage of Zhao Shujiao to take advantage of this opportunity to eat them in one bite."

His open palm suddenly clenched into a fist.

"Zhao Rujiao's army comes from Guanning. It is a large army raised by the imperial court that consumed a lot of money and food. It is more powerful than the Xuanda border army we dealt with before. We can't be careless." Qin Rong reminded.

The combat effectiveness of the border army depends on the money and food provided by the court. The more money and food the soldiers below get, the stronger the combat effectiveness. On the contrary, even money and food are often delayed, so don’t expect ordinary soldiers to work hard for the Ming Dynasty.

Chen Xunping chuckled and said, "I came from Liaodong. I am familiar with the border troops in Liaodong. Even if I have money and food, those who are stronger than Xuanda's border troops will be limited. If it weren't for this horse army, I would have dared to go around Huailaiwei and look for Zhao Lu Cult to take the initiative to fight a decisive battle."

Others are worried about the troops coming out of Liaodong, but he is not worried.

The Ming army was already like this, and it could not be too strong, otherwise the civil servant would try his best to limit it until it was destroyed.

If it weren't for the threat of slave thieves in Liaodong, how could civil servants be willing to spend so much money and food to send to Liaodong?

When the horse army arrived at Huailaiwei, the Tumu Fort had been taken down by Chen Xunping and the First War Division, and the army was staying in the Tumu Fort area for renovation.

The news that Zhao Rujiao and the Guanning troops he led appeared in Yanqing Prefecture had long been known by the First War Soldier Division and the Third War Soldier Division.

Chen Xunping left Xuanfu to the Third War Soldier Division, and led the First War Soldier Division to Baoanzhou on his own initiative to seek a decisive battle with the Liaodong army under Zhao Shushu.

The tiger flag beat the troops of the garrison, the border troops of Xuanda, and the border troops of Taiyuan and Yulin Towns, but he did not fight with the most elite Liaodong soldiers of the Ming Dynasty.

Chen Xunping didn't want to miss this opportunity.

He was also from the Liaodong border army, so he wanted to see if they were their tiger-shaped flag-shaped soldiers and horses, or the so-called most elite Liaodong soldiers and horses in the Ming Dynasty.

"Report."

A fast rider with the tiger flag scattered out rushed to Chen Xunping.

"Reported to Shizheng, outside Huailai Acropolis, the official cavalry was found, with a number of five or six hundred cavalry, carrying three small cannons, and the commander of the army was a guerrilla."

The whistle riders with the tiger flag are equipped with monocular telescopes.

You don’t need to get too close to the enemy to see the enemy’s situation clearly, greatly ensuring the safety of your whistle cavalry.

"The enemy has too many cavalry. Shizheng, please see if we should retreat to Tumu Fort first, avoid its edge, and find the opponent's infantry to fight to the decisive battle." said the staff officer Qin Rong.

He has worked with Chen Xunping for many years. When Chen Xunping was still in charge of the First Battle Barracks, he was the staff officer of the First Battle Barracks. The two of them were old partners, so they didn't have much scruples when they spoke.

Chen Xunping shook his head and said, "You can't retreat. The army is in a state of unstoppable power and morale is in full swing. At this time, retreating to Tumu Fort will hit the morale of the soldiers below."
Chapter completed!