Li Mu was very excited.

Three days ago, Li Mu led 10,000 cavalry from Wuyuan County to cross the Yellow River and headed south to the Hetao Plain.

If it was just a battle against Lin Hu's army, then there seemed to be no excitement. After all, this was not the first time that Li Mu had fought these nomadic peoples.

But the problem is that this time Li Mu is the chief general of these ten thousand cavalrymen.

As the main future, this meaning is obviously very different.

You should know that three years ago, Li Mu was just a small officer in Gaoqueshu.

But now three years later, Li Mu has become the commander of the army commanding tens of thousands of cavalry wars.

Looking at the endless green grassland in front of him, Li Mu was very excited and happy, and was full of expectations for the war that followed.

Judging from the tone that Li Mu's old boss Pang Nuan vaguely revealed when he met with Li Mu, there was actually a debate within the senior officials of Zhao State for allowing Li Mu to lead the troops.

Finally, Zhao Dan, as the monarch, made the decision himself, which gave Li Mu this opportunity.

Li Mu cherishes this opportunity very much.

The number of 10,000 cavalry is not a surprising number for today's Zhao State. Even in Handan, many ministers feel that it is too little to send 10,000 cavalry.

But as the leading general himself, Li Mu had no objection to this number.

Because it was Li Mu himself who patted his chest and made a military order in front of Zhao Dan, ensuring that he could sweep the entire Linhu army with 10,000 cavalrymen.

In the eyes of others, this military order is too arrogant, but Li Mu doesn't think so.

Only Li Mu knew very well in his heart how elite the ten thousand cavalrymen in his hands were.

A total of two thousand armored cavalrymen, plus the most elite Hu cavalry selected among the 8,000 brave and warlike border cavalry legions.

Li Mu felt that with such a force alone, he could even take the initiative to march into the northern desert to flatten the entire desert!

Under the leadership of Li Mu, ten thousand cavalry lined up in a long row, like an endless black tide spreading from the horizon, slowly heading south without stopping.

A scout rushed over and reported loudly to Li Mu: "General, the enemy's scouts have been discovered twenty miles away and started fighting. The main force of King Lin Hu should be nearby."

Li Mu's lips twitched slightly when he heard this, revealing a look of expectation.

"Very good. If you pass the orders of General, the entire army will keep pace and continue to advance south. After fifteen miles, it will start to change its formation."

More scouts began to be sent to the south by Li Mu. As time went by, more and more scouts began to fight with Lin Hu Scout, and the information was continuously transmitted back to Li Mu's hands.

When Li Mu saw a huge wave gathered by countless cavalry from the Linhu tribe at the other end of the horizon, he was coming towards his direction, no one needed to convey any information. Li Mu knew very well that King Linhu's main force had arrived.

Another scout rushed over and reported loudly to Li Mu: "Return to General, King Lin Hu has arrived with 40,000 cavalry."

The 40,000 cavalry is obviously a very large number compared to the 10,000 cavalry under Li Mu.

But after hearing this number, Li Mu did not look panicked on his face, but just nodded calmly.

This number was not beyond Li Mu's expectations.

Among the 10,000 cavalry led by Li Mu, except for the two thousand armored cavalry that were entirely composed of the people of Zhao State or the original Zhongshan State, more than 5,000 of the remaining 8,000 cavalry were from the Loufan tribe, and the remaining more than 2,000 were from the Linhu tribe.

But Li Mu was not worried that these people would betray them.

Because these more than 2,000 cavalry not only had their homes in Zhao Guoan, but also had their families in Zhao Guoan earlier.

After all, although nomadic life sounds comfortable, it is actually far less stable than farming, and it is easier for people to continue to survive in this sinister world.

It can be said that in addition to the appearance of a Linhu cavalry, these Linhu cavalry have completely become Zhao people from head to toe.

After all, for grassland people, the so-called tribal concept is actually not that important.

The huge Linhu tribe is actually just a collection of small tribes.

What determines the name of this tribe is not a bloodline, nor a culture, it is just who is stronger and who is the king of this tribe and this grassland.

When necessary, these small tribes can also call themselves Huns, Turks, Uighurs, Mongolians, etc.

Since that is the case, they can of course be from Zhao.

For grassland people, the loyalty mentioned above is probably the same as the toilet chips in the toilet. When used, they will use them to wipe their butts, and when they are not in use, they will throw them aside.

Only interests are the most important factor in determining loyalty. On the grassland, this is almost a naked and unconcealed principle.

The interests of these more than 2,000 Lin Hu cavalry are definitely standing with Zhao State.

Because in addition to the things I had paid before, the kind and generous king of Zhao also announced to this 10,000 cavalry that as long as the Hetao Plain could be defeated, everyone in this cavalry would have a piece of land that others envied in this rich and vast plain.

And even if you die in battle, the land you should get will not be less, or even more.

Under such circumstances, the Lin Hu cavalry betrayed their tribe without any psychological barriers, and willingly acted as the eyes and ears of Zhao.

With the help of these attempts, Li Mu can be said to have a very clear understanding of King Lin Hu in front of him.

Less than three years after the death of Lin Hu Lao Wang, the young Lin Hu Wang stood out in the cruel civil war.

Perhaps because of the civil war, the new King Lin Hu can be said to be very brave and good at fighting, but there is one thing that has always been criticized, that is, his cruelty is exactly proportional to his bravery and good at fighting.

After collecting information about the King Lin Hu, Li Mu believed that the King Lin Hu would not use any tricks or tricks, but would directly and head-on choices to face the 10,000 Zhao cavalry led by Li Mu.

This is why Li Mu only chose 10,000 cavalry to enter the Hetao Plain.

Li Mu obtained information from the cavalry of the Linhu tribe of the Border Cavalry Legion, that is, the Linhu people still have a kind of heartfelt awe and fear towards Zhao State.

This awe and fear are of course not because of admiring the culture of the Zhao Kingdom, the Supreme Kingdom of the Heavenly Kingdom, but because of the countless heads of Lin Hu people under the horse's hooves of King Wuling of Zhao, and from countless blood and lives, they are deeply engraved into the hearts of Lin Hu people.

Once Li Mu led too many troops, the Linhu people were likely to choose to avoid war because of this fear.

Therefore, after being received by Zhao Dan and being appointed as the chief general of the expedition this time, Li Mu proposed the number 10,000 without any hesitation.

The number of 10,000 can not only ensure the combat effectiveness of Li Mu's troops to the maximum extent, but also prevent the Linhu tribe from avoiding war because of fear.

After all, the Linhu people have lived here for decades, so it is definitely not a good idea to play cats and catch mice on this grassland with them.

Only by using a clean and neat decisive battle to defeat the main force of the entire Linhu tribe in one fell swoop and incorporate this grassland into the territory of Zhao State is the most beneficial way for both Li Mu and Zhao State.

The two armies slowly approached and stopped between about ten miles away.

Li Mu issued the first order.

"The cavalry with armor is armoured."
Chapter completed!