With the [Spirit Shell], Hua Kai had the caravan put all the unnecessary things in the [Spirit Shell]. This way, the caravan's cargo was halved and everyone's speed increased greatly.
Hua Kai was very bored riding on horseback every day. He needed to ensure the safety of the entire caravan and could not leave by himself. Seeing Chinese Ink, Hua Kai and the others practice their equestrian skills, Hua Kai thought of the eighth main mission. He had to raise the family's cultural attribute as soon as possible.
So Hua Kai thought of ways to organize all kinds of activities in the caravan. The family's cultural attribute did not increase greatly, but the family's luck increased greatly. This caused Hua Kai to forge more [Gold Silk Soft Armor].
The Hua family's migratory army was marching north. In the first few days, they could travel hundreds of miles each day. After ten days, everyone became very tired, and the horses did not have the energy they had a few days ago. The caravan naturally slowed down. The migratory army could only travel about eighty miles each day. Hua Kai knew that this was very rare.
On the other side, in the ninth month, the bandits and some tribes on the grasslands started to become active. They were used to robbing and killing. At this time, they started to roam the borders of the central plains. When they encountered merchant caravans or small cities returning to the central plains, they would attack them.
Hua Zichen received news that in the northeast of Gao Liu Commandery, there were scattered Donghu cavalry crossing the border in the past few days. They caused some damage to the Yan people who were building the Great Wall. The Hua family had ten thousand soldiers protecting the Yan people, but they had suffered great losses.
He sent out Tang Lei, Xue Pan, and Hua Peng, three Connate Realm cultivators to take five hundred Hua family cavalry to the border. Only the Hua family's cavalry could stop these Donghu cavalry.
After the 500 light cavalry left, Hua Zichen still had 300 light cavalry. Although many of the Hua family's Household Servants had already signed up to join the light cavalry, there were still 2000 light cavalry reserves in High Willow City. The Hua family's Household Servants were scattered in the northeast border, High Willow City, and the migration army. Hua Zichen could only expand the light cavalry to 800 people. Moreover, some of the 100 new members didn't have the [Golden Silk Soft Armor], so their riding skills and the quality of their horses weren't high.
Early in the morning, Hua Zichen held Princess Ji Le's hand as they walked in the General's Mansion. Hua Zichen appeared to be very careful while Ji Le, with her big belly, happily leaned on Hua Zichen's shoulder.
"I wrote you a letter to tell you not to come over. Leopard Jade Pass is not safe recently. Recently, there have been many horse scouts appearing outside the pass. I will only be at ease if you stay in High Willow City." Hua Zichen said to Princess Ji Le.
"You don't have to worry about me, I'm also a Qi Realm expert!
I'll let you take a look at our child. He has been very noisy recently! "Princess Ji Le said with a smile.
The probability of a couple in the Qi Realm and above getting pregnant was very small. Hua Zichen and Ji Le were finally going to have a child after four years of marriage. This was a big matter for the entire Hua family. With the two's strength, their child's aptitude would not be bad.
While the two were talking about their future child, Hua Zichen saw a Household Servant waiting in the distance. He seemed to have an urgent matter to report.
"Come here!
What's the matter? "Hua Zichen asked the Household Servant.
"Fifth Master, today, the number of horse scouts outside Leopard Jade Pass increased again. We sent out a scouting team and discovered a large group of horse bandits a hundred li west of the pass." The Household Servant reported.
Hua Zichen hastily let Princess Ji Le return to her room to rest. He went to the pass and saw that Yu Jun was also here.
"Yu Jun, what's the situation now?" Hua Zichen asked.
This was the first time the Hua family faced pressure from the prairie. Every year from September to November, small battles would frequently occur at the border. If they could not even withstand the first wave of pressure, then there would be more and more prairie tribes coming to take advantage of them. It would be very difficult for Hua Kai to gain a foothold in High Willow County.
"It's the North Mountain Bandits. This time, the other party has around thirty thousand people. Among them, five thousand are cavalry and twenty-five thousand are infantry. They might be here to take revenge for the matter from a month ago.
The other party is about a hundred li away from Leopard Jade Pass. They will arrive at noon tomorrow. "Yu Jun said.
"The North Mountain Bandits have even dispatched their infantry. This time, they are not probing. We have less than two thousand men here. Including the slave team, we only have five thousand men. Send the news to High Willow City and let the Fourth Master quickly organize the Household Servant to come and support us." Hua Zichen said.
"I have already sent people. Our Leopard Jade Pass' walls have already been repaired. It will not be easy for the other party to break through. This is the first time we are fighting a defensive battle against the prairie. We must fight beautifully."
Yu Jun was not worried that the other party would be able to break through Leopard Jade Pass' defenses. Leopard Jade Pass' walls were only five hundred meters wide. At most, it could only allow a thousand people to attack at the same time. Leopard Jade Pass' garrison troops could hold on for a few days without any problems. The garrison troops were also on standby at any time.
"We cannot just wait for the other party to attack. I will now bring three hundred light cavalry troops to probe them. I will leave the defense of Leopard Jade Pass to you. When the time comes, I will bring the light cavalry troops to reduce the pressure on you." Hua Zichen said.
"Fifth Master, I will lead the troops!
Princess Ji Le is inside the pass. You should stay here! "Yu Jun also knew that Princess Ji Le was pregnant. He said to Hua Zichen.
"Help me look after her. If the walls really can't be defended, let her escape back to High Willow City. Bring all the light cavalry troops over!"
Hua Zichen finished speaking and left. He was the commander of the light cavalry troops. How could he stay on the walls and watch his subordinates fight outside?
In less than ten minutes, the gates of Leopard Jade Pass opened. Hua Zichen brought three hundred light cavalry troops out of the pass and rushed towards the west side of Leopard Jade Pass.
On the way, they encountered horse scouts. As long as the other party dared to come within five hundred meters of the light cavalry troops, Hua Zichen and the sixty Mortal Realm members riding on BMW would chase after them. After killing several groups of Northern Mountain Bandits, the other party no longer dared to approach them.
After two hours of rushing for nearly a hundred li, Hua Zichen finally saw the Northern Mountain Bandit Army rushing on their way.
When the other party saw Hua Zichen leading the Hua family light cavalry troops, they sent out a thousand cavalry troops to chase after them.
The main force of the Hua family light cavalry troops had already gone to the northeast border of High Willow City. Among the remaining three hundred light cavalry troops, a hundred of them were rookies. When they saw the thousand cavalry troops chasing after them, their hearts were filled with excitement. Although they had also received light cavalry training before becoming official members of the light cavalry regiment, but the theory and practice were different.
Hua Zichen quietly waited for the other party to approach. When the distance between them was only a thousand meters, he ordered the Hua family light cavalry to retreat. He had been slowly closing the distance with the other party, waiting for the other party's cavalry troops to close in. This was the most common method light cavalry troops used to deal with the enemy.
Everyone followed Hua Zichen's orders and controlled the speed of their horses. When they saw him suddenly slow down and kill the enemy, they also turned around to kill. Once they made contact, regardless of whether they succeeded or not, they immediately retreated. There would naturally be someone to clean up the mess for them.
Hua Zichen also knew that the real strong soldiers were trained. The most important thing for light cavalry troops was flexibility and cooperation. He also purposely gave the rookies a chance to kill the enemy alone. They were all at the Qi Transformation Realm and above, so killing these Natal Opening Realm cultivators was simply too easy.
The Northern Mountains cavalry chased after the Hua family's light cavalry for a few miles. When they realized that they had suffered heavy losses while the enemy was completely unharmed, and that the few Qi Refining Realm cultivators leading them had been killed by Hua Zichen, they stopped chasing. When they turned around and returned to the main force, they had lost nearly half of their men.
When Hua Zichen saw that the other party no longer sent anyone out, he began to lead the Hua family's light cavalry to wander around their infantry formation. When he saw an opportunity, he would take a bite out of them. When the enemy's main force surrounded them, he personally brought up the rear and ordered the Hua family's light cavalry to quickly retreat. The new members of the Hua family's light cavalry began to become more and more familiar with each other. The entire Northern Mountains army of more than twenty thousand people, because of the Hua family's mere three hundred light cavalry troops, began to gather together and slowly moved slower and slower.
By the afternoon, the Hua family's light cavalry had unknowingly killed more than a thousand Northern Mountains bandits. When they saw that the enemy had sent out three thousand cavalrymen, they immediately retreated. When the enemy had chased them far away, they hurried back to the infantry formation and continued to attack. The enemy's five thousand cavalrymen couldn't do anything to them.
When the enemy's three thousand cavalrymen returned to the formation, Hua Zichen led the Hua family's light cavalry and continued to harass them. He saw that the enemy had actually sent out five hundred cavalrymen to chase after them.
"Everyone, be careful. It seems that the enemy this time is not as simple as they seem. If we get entangled with them, we must retreat quickly."
Hua Zichen shouted. As a light cavalry, he had to be prepared to die in the enemy's encirclement.
Hua Zichen continued to probe the enemy, but they didn't seem to have any reaction. He continued to approach them and prepared to kill a few of them before leaving. As long as there were casualties among the enemy, he wouldn't be able to chase after them anymore.
But this time, the enemy's first pursuers were all at the Late Mortal Realm. There were a total of six of them, and four of them were riding BMW. Hua Zichen barely made contact with them, but he didn't manage to kill them. Just as he was about to retreat, he saw a group of cavalrymen rushing towards him from the side. Did they want to surround him?
Hua Zichen wasn't afraid of them at all. He had fought his way through the enemy's encirclement every single time. Riding on the Sky Dragon Colt, he quickly escaped from the encirclement of the Late Mortal Realm warriors. Hua Kai wanted to see what kind of power these people had who dared to surround him from the side had.
The first time they fought, Hua Zichen knew that his opponent was at the Higher Heaven Realm. When the two clashed, Hua Zichen used all of his strength.
After reaching the Higher Heaven Realm, the Great Spirit didn't have much of an effect anymore. Hua Zichen used all of his Zhen Qi from the Eight Treasures Night Armor and the Sky Dragon Colt, but he still couldn't take down his opponent in three moves. At this time, the Northern Mountain Bandits arrived. He used the Eight Treasures Night Armor to block the attacks of the Mortal Realm warriors. The Higher Heaven Realm warrior also realized that he couldn't win, so he tried his best to escape.
In the end, Hua Zichen could only kill two of the Late Mortal Realm bandits and escape with the Sky Dragon Colt.
The Northern Mountain Bandits couldn't kill Hua Zichen, so they could only retreat and move forward cautiously.
It was also a pity that Hua Zichen couldn't kill their leader, so the two sides were in a stalemate.
In order to prevent the Hua family's light cavalry from ambushing them, the Northern Mountain Bandits divided their group into thirty thousand men. When one group was attacked, they would retreat, and the other groups would take the opportunity to surround them. After all, the Hua family only had three hundred men, so they couldn't cause too much damage to thirty thousand men. The Hua family didn't want to get entangled, so they didn't dare to go too deep.
Just like this, the Northern Mountain Bandits had a tail behind them as they marched towards Leopard Jade Pass.