Chapter 500 The Strongest Gu Family Army! (First Update)

In the Battle of Yuegu City, both sides suffered heavy losses, with the Chen army in particular suffering even greater losses. However, due to their large numbers, they were able to replenish their supplies in a timely manner.

Perhaps because the previous three cities were taken too easily, Rong Fu felt that there were too many troops when he led 20,000 men to attack Yuegu City.

He was very clear about the troop deployment in Yuegu City. The total number of guards and constables in all the major government offices in the city was only over two thousand. Even including the temporarily conscripted able-bodied men, there were no more than five thousand. In addition, Tang Yueshan rescued two thousand five hundred people from Ye City, bringing the total troop strength to more than seven thousand.

Rong Fu carefully calculated the numbers among the more than 7,000 men. The 2,500 imperial troops had been starving for three days and three nights when they were captured, and their physical strength was severely depleted. They had also been forced to march dozens of miles, which greatly reduced their combat effectiveness. In addition, the more than 2,000 conscripted men did not have the martial arts skills and qualities of soldiers, and going to the battlefield would basically be suicide.

It is no exaggeration to say that compared with the strong and healthy army of Chen, these few thousand people were simply old, weak, sick and disabled!

Yet it was this group of wounded and disabled soldiers who held off several attacks by Chen's 20,000-strong army for three days and four nights!

Where do these guys get their power from?!

This was no longer about being unafraid of death, but rather about having a powerful and unshakable faith in one's heart, as if even if one were to become a corpse, one would still stand at the city gate and on the city wall to block the invading Chen army!

Rong Fu, as the commander of this battle, had been watching the siege from his horse below the city wall. The city gates had already been breached, and their army was advancing rapidly. The Zhao army would not be able to hold out for long.

On the contrary, things were a bit tricky on the city wall.

He had always known that Tang Yueshan had some skills, but he hadn't expected him to be this capable.

Among the three renowned generals of Zhao State, the most skilled in military strategy was the old Marquis of Ding'an, Gu Chao; the most shameless and cunning was the Marquis of Xuanping, Xiao Ji; and the bravest and most ruthless was the Grand Marshal of the Armed Forces, Tang Yueshan.

To be honest, Rong Fu and his father Rong Yao were both surprised when they heard that he had become the Grand Marshal of the Army. "Most brave and fierce" was not a good compliment. To put it bluntly, this man was brave but lacked strategy, which was a major taboo in military strategy.

However, a few days ago, Tang Yueshan actually used a trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain - he released the news that the imperial grain had arrived at Huaqing official road, which caused them to send a large number of troops to seize the grain. As a result, Tang Yueshan took the opportunity to sneak into the military camp and led two thousand men to kill his way out.

The plan seemed simple, but every step had to be calculated precisely. If they hadn't gone, or hadn't taken enough troops with them, then even if Tang Yueshan had infiltrated their camp, he wouldn't have been able to lead his men out.

Even the escape route taken by Tang Yueshan and his men was carefully chosen by Tang Yueshan, which resulted in their cavalry failing to catch up with the infantry. Isn't that infuriating? Tell me, isn't that infuriating!

It was this incident that made the Rong family realize that Tang Yueshan was not just brave but also reckless; rather, he was so brave that people overlooked his strategic thinking.

But what good is his bravery?

He was only human, and his strength would eventually run out. The Chen Kingdom's army was numerous and inexhaustible, while the defenders of Yuegu City were becoming fewer and fewer with each kill.

Tang Yueshan has probably reached his limit.

Rong Fu's prediction was correct; Tang Yueshan was indeed about to collapse, but not because he had exhausted his strength, but because his leg was injured.

The wound was precisely where the prince consort had once shot him through, and blood gushed out, staining his feet red.

"Marshal Tang!"

Deputy General Cen walked towards Tang Yueshan covered in blood. He had also been injured, but the blood on his body was not entirely his own.

"Don't worry about me!" Tang Yueshan grabbed a wrecked car behind him and stood up. A sharp pain shot through his leg. He raised his hand and slashed at a Chen soldier, then fell back down.

Deputy General Cen gritted his teeth: "...Yes!"

His eyes welled up with tears as he turned around and continued to fight, brandishing his sword.

Tang Yueshan was already at his limit; he could barely stand up, and it was only a matter of time before he was hacked to death.

Compared to Tang Yueshan, who was no longer a significant threat, the young man who single-handedly guarded the Zhao Kingdom's banner with just a gun was a stark contrast.

The boy was dressed in armor and wore a helmet, revealing only a pair of sharp, eagle-like eyes. His appearance and age were not actually discernible, but his every move exuded a youthful spirit.

Countless Chen soldiers climbed up, but not one of them was able to get close to the Zhao banner. Without exception, they were all pierced by the boy's red-tasseled spear!

Blood stained his armor and the rubble beneath his feet, but not a single drop of it touched the banner he was protecting.

He was a god of war, and he protected the military spirit of the Zhao Kingdom.

“When did such a troublesome person appear in Yuegu City?” Rong Fu frowned.

If he went to Lingguan City, he would hear about this person from the prince consort, but unfortunately he hasn't gone yet.

Rong Fu ordered his men, "Bring me bows and arrows."

"yes!"

His men handed him a bow and arrows.

Rong Fu drew his bow and shot it straight at the flagpole above Gu Jiao's head!

Gu Jiao's eyes turned cold. She braced her red-tasseled spear against the ground, used the momentum to leap into the air, and kicked the arrow away!

Rong Fu fired a second arrow!

The third arrow, the fourth arrow!

By the fifth arrow, he finally stopped aiming at the flagpole and aimed directly at Gu Jiao's head!

He's going to shoot this boy through the head!

Let's see how he tries to deflect his own arrows!

Just as Rong Fu was about to release the bowstring, a deep horn sound suddenly rang out not far behind him, as if it had broken through the ancient wilderness, carrying the momentum of mountains and rivers, making everyone's heart tremble!

Accompanying the bugle call was a series of war drums that gradually increased in speed, thunderous and awe-inspiring, shaking the mountains!

"Roar! Roar! Roar!"

The unified shouts echoed powerfully between heaven and earth!

The ground began to shake, and dust began to fly. Rong Fu looked at the dust shaking like sieves under the horse's hooves and suddenly realized something!

Scouts from the Chen army rushed in from the rear in a panic: "Report—report—the Gu family army is here!"

The terrified scream tore a bloody gash through the dark night sky, and something seemed to burst forth from behind the clouds.

The scout had barely finished speaking when he was pierced by an arrow. His eyes widened, and he collapsed straight down in front of Rong Fu's horse.

Rong Fu looked at the scout who had suddenly been shot, and a sense of fear welled up in his heart for no reason!

That's impossible.

How did it hit the target from that far away?

No, I should say, how could the Gu family army, which is so far away, arrive so easily?

If he wasn't certain that the Gu family army wouldn't arrive so quickly, how could he have dared to lead 20,000 troops to attack the city?

His older brothers all made military achievements, but he did not.

He came; he came for military merit!

If he seizes Yuegu City and kills Gu Chao and Tang Yueshan, he can be ennobled as a marquis and king, just like his brother!

His luck can't be that bad! This must be another of Tang Yueshan's wicked schemes!

The Zhao Kingdom's garrison has dwindled to just a few hundred men. Victory is within reach, and retreating now would be their biggest mistake!

Rong Fu drew his sword and solemnly shouted, "The information is wrong! It's not the Gu family army! It's just a few Zhao prisoners causing trouble in the woods! Everyone, continue the attack! Whoever takes the heads of Tang Yueshan and Gu Chao will be rewarded with a thousand taels of gold! And that brat too!"

He simply pointed to the young man who had killed many Chen soldiers and was fiercely guarding the banner, and said, "Whoever cuts off his head will become a general of my Rong family!"

The Chen army, which had been somewhat demoralized, was suddenly filled with fighting spirit!

A bounty of a thousand taels of silver, General Rong—they want it all!

However, this fighting spirit did not last long. Suddenly, Rong Fu's subordinate pointed behind him and said with fear in his eyes, "General, General, look..."

"What are you looking at? It's just—" Rong Fu said, turning his head impatiently, but the words he was about to say got stuck in his throat.

The darkness of the night sky had dissipated at some point, but it was not yet dawn; the horizon remained a deep gray.

Beneath this boundless sky, tens of thousands of cavalrymen galloped in, a dark mass, each clad in cold silver armor, and even their warhorses were draped in silver armor.

At the commander's command, all the cavalrymen took out black cloths and blindfolded their horses.

"Yes, yes, yes..." The subordinate stopped coming out.

This scene is so shocking!

These are true cavalry!

Gu Changqing rode alone, leaving everyone in the dust, his white cloak billowing in the wind behind his silver armor, like the purest snow in the world, carrying an extremely cold and murderous aura.

Rong Fu's breath caught in his throat!

Wherever the Gu family's iron cavalry went, the Chen soldiers were routed.

Gu Changqing didn't go anywhere else; he headed straight for Rongfu, with the dawn light following behind him as the daylight gradually broke through.

Rong Fu raised his sword to meet the challenge!

However, before he could even make a move, Gu Changqing severed his head with a single sword stroke!

Um, my brother isn't exactly a gentleman on the battlefield... he... well, he's a bit ruthless, so please bear with him.

(End of this chapter)