The nine squadrons of the hunting cavalry were 2,700 troops. With them joining the battlefield in the Chinese website, the troops that the Lion Cavalry could allocate suddenly increased by more than 30%. Gao Yigong's shoulder pressure was immediately reduced. However, the Chairman came to inspect. As soon as he arrived at Jiayuguan, he had to pull the Chairman's guards up to fight. This was indeed a bit... He scratched the back of his head and said embarrassedly: "I worry about the Chairman."

Xu Xingxia waved his hand and said with a slight gaze: "At present, other troops are concentrating on training and replenishing their troops. Our troops are temporarily nervous. However, by next month, some troops should be able to complete the training. At that time, more troops will be transferred here. You don't need to worry about the issue of troops. Our troops are enough!"

Gao Yigong suddenly breathed a sigh of relief and said with relief: "That would be great. The Tatar bastards are now obedient and don't have direct contact with us at all. They always play hide-and-seek with us sporadically. Our troops are too small and can only control a few key points. It is a bit difficult to completely eliminate them. Of course, if there is enough troops, it will be different. If our troops in Hami Guards can more than double, the Tatars have no room for activity at all. When they meet us, they will be dead."

Xu Xingxia smiled disdainfully and said confidently: "Compet with us for troops? These Tartars are stupid enough. Is their population one percent of the Han people? It's good to have three thousandths! Not to mention double the troops, it's okay to double them, even if they double them, there's no problem. Now, let them get a little ejaculation for the time being."

Gao Yigong said with relief: "The Tatar cavalry of the Hami Guard all added up, which is about 30,000 people.

If I had fought head-on, I would have dealt with them. What was depressed was that they always avoided us. By the way, sir, can you mobilize some scattered troops to Hami Guards? I feel that scattered soldiers are the most effective against sporadic Tartar cavalry."

Xu Xingxia nodded and said calmly: "The Falcon Cavalry is training. They need some time. If the training goes well, they will be transferred here in about May. Now, let the staff report the detailed situation in detail."

Gao Yigong nodded and let the atmosphere of the lion cavalry begin to report.

According to the staff's story, the troops concentrated in the near Jiayuguan are now the Lion Cavalry led by Gao Yipeng, with a total force of more than 8,000. In addition, there is the Tianxiang Army, that is, the mountain force. However, the mountain force is not under the jurisdiction of Gao Yipeng, so when calculating the force, they were not included in it. Due to the fierce battle of the Hami Guard, all the forces of the Lion Cavalry have entered the Hami Guard.

The biggest problem that the White-Clothed Army is now facing is that the Tatars are broken and no longer fight head-on with the powerful White-Clothed Army, but adopts a harassment method of fighting. If the Lion Cavalry has a large number of people, they will immediately flee in all directions and prevent the White-Clothed Army from capturing them. If the White-Clothed Army is small, they will immediately pounce on them and try to surround the White-Clothed Army with their superior forces and eat them in one breath.

After all, the Hami Guards are the land of the Tatars. They have lived here for hundreds of years and are very familiar with the situation here. The White-Clothed Army is a newcomer and is unfamiliar with the situation. So far, the White-Clothed Army has killed and injured Tatar cavalry, and the Lion Cavalry itself has also suffered more than 500 casualties.

So far, the White-Clothed Cavalry can only control a few key points of Hami Guards, and then based on this key point, we will gradually erode the area around the key points. The strategic policy of the Lion Cavalry is very clear, which is to constantly actively consume the Tatars' vitality in battle. In layman's terms, the number of Tatars is limited, and one less if one less if one kills two. When the killing is almost done, the Tatars cannot bear it and they will collapse.

Such a method is definitely the most deadly for nomadic peoples. There is no way to reverse their population disadvantages. And population resources are the biggest advantage of the Han people. Xu Xingxia, who came from later generations, actually did not have much interest in defeating the strong with the weak. What he was more interested in was to bully the weak with the strong, and to beat the weak with the more, preferably ten beat you one by ten. Of course, if one by one by one, that would be even better.

Aren’t you arrogant? I am more arrogant than you! Don’t you have 100,000 cavalry? I have 200,000! 300,000! Even one million! Moreover, the equipment is better than you, the training is stronger than you, the personnel quality is higher than you, and the combat effectiveness is stronger than you! The current white-clothed army is developing steadily in this direction.

More than half of the wealth seized from Lin Danhan were thrown into military expansion and preparation for war without hesitation. The benefits obtained by the Leopard Cavalry attack on Guihua City were countless. It would be a pity if so much wealth and so many war horses were not used to expand the army. It would be a waste of resources! Therefore, Xu Xingxia carried out a large-scale expansion without hesitation. The number of people in almost every unit increased greatly. If the new round of expansion ended, the total strength of the cavalry of the White-clothed Army would exceed 150,000.

However, due to the large expansion of the army this time, many troops expanded from the original two brigades to five brigades at once. The total strength suddenly increased from about 3,000 to more than 8,000, and the number of new recruits needed to be supplemented was very large. It is obvious that due to the influence of so many new recruits, the overall combat effectiveness of the White-clothed Army will definitely be reduced. It must take a period of training and actual combat to return to its original level.

For safety reasons, Xu Xingxia is not ready to launch a particularly large-scale war this year, nor is he ready to launch an overly high-intensity battle. The basic strategy of the White-Clothed Army in the 46th year of Wanli was strategic defense. It took him a little time to let all the troops of the White-Clothed Army grow steadily. Therefore, in the future forty-sixth year of Wanli, the White-Clothed Army's opponents should be able to take a breath for a while and do not need to be unable to sleep.

Of course, Xu Xingxia arranged this way. As for whether his opponent knew, it was not clear. Xu Xingxia did not tell them the obligation. If they still couldn't eat or sleep, it was their own business and had nothing to do with Xu Xingxia. For example, in Luoyang and other places, the trend of escape was getting stronger and stronger, and it was said that even King Fu was about to sit still. This was obviously what they asked for and had nothing to do with the White Army.

"What's the situation with those Han slaves?" Xu Xingxia asked slowly.

With the combat effectiveness of the White Clothing Army, it is not a problem to drive the Tatars out of the Hami Guard area. No matter how many Tatars are, they are not opponents of the White Clothing Army. However, it is a bit difficult to truly control and utilize this area. The Lion Cavalry is a field force and needs to be mobilized at any time. It is impossible to stay in the Hami Guard for a long time.

The matter of controlling the Hami Guard and using the Hami Guard must be handed over to the local Han people. For the time being, except for the Han people, the White Army cannot rely on other ethnic groups. Even if those ethnic minorities are quite friendly to the Han people, it is a troublesome matter if the number of Han people is not enough. However, the Han people in the Hami Guard area were originally slaves of the Tartars. The current liberation of their current situation is crucial to the future Hami Guard area.

Gao Yigong said with some regret: "I'm sorry, Chairman, we have tried our best. However, some Han slaves were killed by Tartars.

So far, according to the statistics of Huang Kezhang and Zhu Xieyuan, we have rescued more than 80,000 Han people in total. There may be about 13,000 Han slaves killed by the Tartars. According to the two of them, these Han people have been arranged in larger towns."

Xu Xingxia frowned and said slowly: "Where is the area around Pi?"

Gao Yigong said helplessly: "The surrounding area is not safe, and there are also scattered Taurus cavalry activities. These Han people are not armed and are not good at riding and shooting, and are not opponents of the Taurus cavalry at all. The soldiers of our Lion Cavalry cannot guard them all the time. They have to concentrate them temporarily and place them in the stronghold."

He further explained that the White-Clothed Army actually had four areas in the areas that were mainly controlled by the Hami Guard: Shazhou, Guazhou, Dunhuang, Hami, etc. Among them, the two most important places were Dunhuang and Hami. Among the more than 80,000 Han people, it is estimated that more than 50,000 lived in these two large towns respectively. The remaining more than 20,000 were scattered in Shazhou and Guazhou. Other areas have no Han people for the time being. Of course, after the White-Clothed Army cavalry wiped out all the Tatars, that would be another matter.

Dunhuang, this name is very ancient and has carried thousands of years of history. The grottoes and murals here are the most famous in later generations. It is the core hinterland of the Hami Guard. If Dunhuang is controlled, the White-Clothed Army can control the entire Hami Guard. Moreover, Dunhuang has a certain city wall foundation, which is conducive to the defense of the White-Clothed Army. In addition, Dunhuang is also a major transportation route on the ancient Silk Road. If the White-Clothed Army wants to reopen the Silk Road, it must control Dunhuang.

Under the attack of the White-Clothed Army, the Mongols of Handong Left Guard stationed in Dunhuang did not dare to defend the city at all. When they heard that the large white-Clothed Army troops arrived, they themselves collapsed. As a result, the Lion Cavalry Army easily occupied Dunhuang. At present, Dunhuang has established a management committee, elected members and standing committee members, and accepted the jurisdiction of the White-Clothed Army. Of course, all members of this management committee are Han people. The management committee has also issued some decrees to help the White-Clothed Army eliminate the Tatars.
Chapter completed!