Sending these battle-hardened generals to subjugate the Tuoba Tribe, especially while it was split into fragments, was simply an attack from a higher dimension.
Even the officers and soldiers under Yang Hu could hold an absolute advantage against these men.
But fighting beyond the passes was an entirely different matter from fighting in the Central Plains.
Victory or defeat could not be decided by taking the Royal City, nor could the situation be changed by capturing the enemy's important cities. They had to keep fighting the enemy, wearing down their strength until they could fight no longer and began to scatter.
Fortunately, Guanqiu Jian was very good at this kind of warfare.
Faced with the enemy's guerrilla harassment, Guanqiu Jian did not divide his army. He had his cavalry protect his supply routes while he himself waited for the enemy to launch a counterattack.
Whenever the people beyond the passes saw a dynasty of the Central Plains march against them, they liked to employ these guerrilla tactics, harassing its supply lines and dragging things out, waiting to grind it down through logistics. Cities were not important to them, nor could they pose a fatal threat.
But this was of little use against Guanqiu Jian.
Guanqiu Jian had come prepared.
During his preparations for war in Youzhou, Yang Hu might not have accumulated much else, but he had stockpiled plenty of provisions and fodder.
Now every part of Youzhou could provide Guanqiu Jian with dependable logistical support.
With Yang Hu also ensuring transportation, Guanqiu Jian could boldly take his time at the front without a worry.
He wanted to see just who would lose patience and attack first.
This commander, long renowned for his furious offensives, had actually settled into a standoff with his opponent.
Wen Yang, however, did not waste