On the ancient road.
Ning Chen led a group of cavalry to gallop all day and night. It would take more than fifty miles at most before they could reach Xuanjian Pass.
"Quick, speed up."
"Through this canyon, you will reach Xuanjian Pass."
"Full speed ahead!"
Ning Chen shouted low, and the knight behind him also gathered his strength and kicked the horse's belly hard.
"Report!"
"His Royal Highness King Sheng, stay."
"Your Highness, there is an urgent report from the court."
A flying horseman chased from behind, holding a leather tube high from a distance, and shouted: "His Royal Highness, stay here."
Ning Chen suddenly focused his eyes, waved his hand to rein in the horse, pulled the reins, turned the horse's head, and looked at the chasing scout.
"What's the urgent report?"
"Your Majesty, your Majesty has a decree. Please quickly lead your troops to set up an ambush at Tongtian Col."
"What!"
Ning Chen's expression suddenly changed and he said in a deep voice: "Xuanjian Pass is in danger, why should we set up an ambush at Tongtian Col?"
"Xuanjian Pass can't be defended anymore..."
The scout showed a bitter look on his face, opened the leather tube in his hand, took out the secret message and handed it over.
"Nonsense!"
"Xuanjian Pass has not been lost yet!"
"How can you just give up? What should I do with the hundreds of thousands of men in Xuanjian Pass?"
Ning Chen was very excited, like a furious lion, staring coldly at the scout in front of him.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty has something to say, the overall situation is of paramount importance!"
"The big picture of bullshit!"
"Xuanjian Pass has not been lost yet, what is the court doing?"
"Is it possible that my father is an old fool?"
"Hunjun!"
Ning Chen cursed directly, and the scout's expression changed suddenly. He quickly knelt down on one knee and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, Xuanjian Pass has been broken. Even if you lead the army there, it will not help."
"Tell me, what should I do if Da Yan breaks through?"
Ning Chen stared straight at the scout in front of him, grabbed his collar, and shouted: "Tell me, Xuanjian Pass has been captured, how can we resist?"
"Your Highness!"
The scout quickly took out another secret letter from his arms and handed it over with a solemn expression: "Your Majesty's secret decree, if King Sheng resists the decree, I will present this letter to him."
"This letter concerns the country and must not be leaked."
Ning Chen's expression instantly became much calmer. He reached out and tore open the secret letter. After scanning it, his eyes trembled instantly.
"ah!"
Ning Chen looked up to the sky and screamed, then tore the letter into pieces, letting tears flow down his cheeks. At this moment, the majestic God of War Yu became more helpless and desperate than ever before!
"Who is the general among the Zhenguo army?"
"Your Highness!"
A general wearing armor strode out and looked at the prince in front of him solemnly, with a bit of confusion in his eyes.
"You personally lead the Suppressing Army cavalry to set up an ambush at Tongtian Col."
"Destroy the invading enemy at all costs."
"As you command!"
Ning Chen glanced back at the direction of the capital, suddenly slapped his horse, and rode Juechen towards Xuanjian Pass.
"Tell my father, if I die in battle and I don't enter the imperial mausoleum, my ashes will be scattered on the tower of Xuanjian Pass."
"Your Highness!"
…
Huainan.
Reject Dragon City.
Ning Fan sat at the top, looked at the map in front of him, and said calmly: "King Huai's army is only about 20 miles away from here, with more than 70,000 generals. Now there are more than 100,000 soldiers and horses in our city."
"In this battle, Ran Min will lead the beggar army to face the enemy head-on. When the rebels of King Huai arrive, charge into the battle with all their strength!"
"As you command!"
"Qingzhi, you lead the white-robed army to set up an ambush seven miles away. When the Huaiwang rebels rush to the city, the whole army will charge."
"promise!"
"Princess Princess, you and Lord Ji each lead 30,000 new troops and ambush on the two wings outside Julong City. When Qing's cavalry arrives, they will march up at the same time and annihilate all of King Huai's 70,000 troops in one fell swoop."
"promise!"
Ning Fan personally arranged the troops and looked at the images in the intermediate dynamic military sandbox in his mind, with a stern look in his eyes.
"This battle must be fought urgently and decided quickly!"
"Go down and get ready."
Ning Fan gave the order, and everyone bowed and led their troops to leave the city. Dian Wei and Xu Chu, the guards, seemed to have noticed that their lord was in a low mood. For a moment, they didn't know how to persuade him.
"Your Highness, most of the 70,000 troops under the command of King Huai are infantry. You might as well send a group of cavalry to harass them first."
"No need."
Ning Fan shook his head directly and said in a deep voice: "I want King Huai to die with hatred, leaving no chicken or dog behind."
…
"Your Majesty!"
"The spies are here to report that Julong City has been destroyed."
"What!"
When King Huai heard the news, his expression suddenly changed. He looked at the general next to him with a puzzled expression and said in a deep voice: "There are fifty thousand fine armors stationed in Julong City. The imperial court only has one hundred thousand troops. How can it be possible to destroy the city in one day? "
"Where's Shaoyang?"
"Back to my lord, the specific situation in the city is unknown. We sent out three waves of scouts, but now only one person has returned."
"My orders are to march at full speed."
"promise!"
Lu Kan looked unhappy. If Julong City was first controlled by the imperial court, he would only need 50,000 troops to guard it, and his plan to go north would be ruined.
An hour later, the army rushed all the way and finally arrived at Julong City.
Seeing the army of beggars arrayed in front of him, Lu Kan's expression immediately changed: "How dare you array in front of the city with only 10,000 soldiers and horses?"
"Quick, tell me to withdraw our troops quickly!"
"Your Majesty?"
Several generals on the side showed a hint of confusion, but looking at Lu Kan's solemn expression, they immediately issued the order to change the front army to the rear army.
"kill!"
Ran Min took the lead and charged towards the Huai Wang rebels. Lu Kan's expression was filled with concentration and he shouted: "You lead an army of 10,000 troops to meet the enemy. The rest of the soldiers will immediately retreat five miles."
"Your Majesty, we finally reached the city, why did we retreat?"
"I ask you, have you ever sent scouts to survey the surrounding terrain?"
"Your Majesty, our scout has not returned yet."
"Asshole!"
Lu Kan let out a long breath and looked towards the two wings of Julong City. Birds were circling, tree shadows were rustling, and there was a faint sound of horse hooves behind him.
"The whole army forms a formation and prepares to defend against the enemy."
With an order, the 70,000-strong army instantly formed a five-pointed chain formation. On top of the city tower, Ning Fan slightly raised the corner of his mouth and said calmly: "The Eighteen Cavalry of Yanyun, charge."
The city gate suddenly opened, and eighteen lines of cavalry rushed past the attacking beggar army and headed straight towards King Huai's 70,000-strong army.
"Eighteen riders of Yanyun!"
King Huai's expression condensed. He had long known the existence of Yanyun's Eighteen Cavalry from the secret report from the Dragon Hunting Platform, but now that he was fighting against them in person, he didn't realize that they had three heads and six arms.
"A mere dozen riders dare to attack my 70,000-strong army. They don't know whether to live or die!"
"Instructions, strong archers, shoot their horses first."
"promise!"
"The shield formation is here to resist its charge, and the spearmen are pressing forward. I want to see what is so scary about these eighteen Yanyun cavalry."
"It's an order."
After the military orders were issued, King Huai looked back and saw dust rising in the distance. A group of cavalry rushed over like a rolling wave.
"Reject the carbine!"
"promise!"
King Huai formed the formations in an orderly manner. He had been on the battlefield for decades, and he had already understood various battle formations by heart.
"kill!"
Two more deafening shouts of killing rang out from both sides of Julong City. King Huai's face instantly darkened. The worst result finally appeared...
