After the separation, the family had a lot of fish and meat every day, and the best was furious

"Mrs. Weirui, if..."

Xiao Jingchuan's face was filled with worry. He had no confidence in this battle. His army had suffered repeated defeats and his soldiers were seriously injured.

The Xiluo people are good at fighting on horseback, which is the weakness of the border town army when it comes to cavalry.

"Second Prince, any movement in the border town is closely related to Dongxia. We should find a way to fight it, not to escort anyone away."

Xiao Jingchuan wanted to send Lin Ting to a safe place, but if the border town fell, where could the people of Dongxia Kingdom escape to?

"But!"

"No buts. I didn't come to the border town to see it being razed by the Xiluo people. Our goal is to stop Dongxia from being oppressed."

Several people fell into deep thought. The Xiluo cavalry was very strong. If Xiao Jingchuan confronted them head-on, he would have almost no chance of winning.

Is there any way for them to turn defeat into victory?

"General Han is injured. Han Yian will guard the east gate, and I will guard the west gate. Have people prepare stones and arrow feathers. We will focus on defense first."

If they can't win, Xiao Jingchuan will defend. As long as they hold the border town and wait for reinforcements, they still have a chance.

"Second Prince, defense alone is too difficult. The best way is to counterattack."

With so many people in Xiro, how long can they defend? In the end, the ones who suffer losses will be their own people.

"Madam Weirui, do you have any other solution?"

Xiao Jingchuan and Han Yian all looked at Lin Ting. Lin Ting often made surprising moves. If she could think of a way, it would definitely be useful.

"Second Prince, the Xiluo cavalry set out from Yangcheng behind Wushan Mountain. Does it take four hours to get here?"

Lin Ting had inquired about all this from Aunt Jing, and had found out where the Xiluo people were stationed. The information was quite reliable.

"That's right, Madam Lin, please come into the tent to discuss matters."

Xiao Jingchuan invited Lin Ting, Han Yian, Wan Weiran, and his subordinate Yijia to his tent to discuss matters.

"Mrs. Lin, tell me!"

Time waits for no one, so Lin Ting expressed his thoughts.

"On my way to the border town, it was dry here. The grass on the road was all dry and yellow. The tender leaves and those growing on the low trees were almost all picked and eaten by the people nearby.

The Xiluo cavalry set out from Yangcheng and walked such a long distance that they were exhausted. Even if Sarin rested in the middle of the journey, the horses would not be able to get good grass or leaves to eat.

If an enemy were at the gates, and we gave a warhorse something to tempt its taste buds, would it, as an animal, stop and eat?

Han Yian stood up. She knew Ma's character best.

"According to the current environment in the border town, if horses have grass to eat, they will be like fish in water and will definitely rush to eat it first.

Lin, I understand what you mean. The most important thing for a cavalry unit is the horse. If the horse tries to eat, it will lose its composure. Then, if I attack with a bow and arrow, I can increase my chances of victory."

Lin Ting gave Han Yian a thumbs up, she understood correctly.

"That's a good idea, but what kind of food are we going to feed the horses? The kind that they'll have to eat even on the battlefield?"

Xiao Jingchuan thought of everything he could think of in the border town, even adding the food and fodder from his own military camp.

Their horses only ate hay, which was no temptation to Xiro's warhorse.

Everyone was troubled by this problem, but they forgot one thing.

"Yes, there are such things in the border town."

As soon as Lin Ting opened her mouth, everyone in the tent looked at her.

"Have you forgotten? Many people in border towns still have corn at home. Corn is drought-resistant, and although the yield is a little lower, it's still there.

At this time of year, the corn is ripe, and corn stalks are the best food for horses.”

Lin Ting continued to explain: "The corn stalks are rich in juice, and it is sweet juice with the fragrance of grass.

The horses have been without water for such a long time, so corn stalks are their best choice. We can also add some bran and croton powder to it. I think this battle will be even more interesting."

After Lin heard this, Yijia's eyes lit up and he thought of it.

"Commander, last year a horse escaped from the stable and ate all the corn at Uncle He's house. At that time, you instructed your subordinates to help Uncle He take all the corn home as compensation.

The horse ate happily that day and didn't show any abnormal behavior afterwards. I think Madam Weirui's method is worth a try."

Xiao Jingchuan: "Madam Weirui, whatever arrangements you want, the people in the barracks will obey you."

Lin Ting nodded. There was still some time, so he asked the people in the military camp to help the people in the city and collect the ripe corn for them.

Then bring back the young corn stalks and leaves and cut them into sections. There is rice bran in the camp.

Croton seeds were collected from the pharmacy, and the military medical office also had some, so everyone started to act.

Xiao Jingchuan ordered another group of soldiers to evacuate the civilians and find a safe place for them to hide.

All the gates of the border town must be tightly guarded, and the iron on the arrow feathers must be polished.

There are also smoke and fire torches, all ready.

That night Lin Ting could not return to Weirui Pavilion. She and Ling Feng stayed in the military camp to help.

Everything was ready, and that night, the people in the border town hardly dared to close their eyes.

The sky was just getting light, and the orange circle of morning light merged with the torches in the hands of the enemy. The horses' hooves flattened the sand, and the Xiluo cavalry came through the dust with murderous intent.

In the border town, the gates were closed. Xiao Jingchuan stood on the city wall, holding a spear in one hand, looking down at the Xiluo cavalry that was getting closer and closer.

Lin Ting stood in the attic of the city wall behind him. The fate of the Dongxia Kingdom would be decided in this battle.

When they were almost near the city gate, Saren ordered the entire army to stop. This place was a safe area where arrows or any other weapons could not reach them.

Sarin is tall, with a full beard and a big head of hair braided into small pigtails that hang down on his shoulders.

A pair of narrow eyes, full of cruelty, sneered, with the corner of his mouth tilted to one side.

"Come on, challenge them!"

A vanguard of Xiluo carried the flag of the West Tower and stepped forward, shouting towards the city gate.

"Listen up, you rats! I am the deputy commander of General Saren, the Great General of Xiluo. You are hiding on the city wall like turtles. Are you afraid of my Xiluo cavalry?

If you still have the nerve to fight, come down and fight our army to the death. If you are incompetent, open the city gates immediately, or you will fall victim to our swords and be annihilated."

The person who came to challenge was very arrogant, shouting and cursing and making insulting gestures.

"Bah, you cowardly kid, come down if you have the guts."

In addition to the actions, the challenger also spat at the city wall and verbally insulted people.

There are many tricks to the challenge between the two sides in a war. If anyone cannot keep his composure and loses his composure, he is halfway to failure.

As the sun rose, the first ray of sunlight fell on Xiao Jingchuan. He looked down at the person below with cold eyes, without saying a word, and waved to the person below.

Generally, this posture is a gesture to attract a dog.