"Yes, how come they and their horses are all covered in armor? When did the Cheshi Kingdom acquire such sophisticated equipment?"

"Even the Northern Xiongnu people wouldn't have such equipment."

An Ranweiji's companions walked along the city wall, discussing amongst themselves, and finally exclaimed in unison:

"Could they be... the army of the Great Han?!"

Yu Chi Gu was equally surprised.

At first, he thought they were soldiers from the Cheshi Kingdom, but when they got closer, Yuchi Gu immediately recognized them.

Although he led his troops away early at Juyan Lake, leaving Yuchi Jiong to besiege the city, he did not make contact with the Xuanjia cavalry.

However, Yuchi Jiong was routed by the Xuanjia cavalry and fled in panic.

After fleeing to Dunhuang and telling Yuchi Gu, Yuchi Gu learned that the Han army had heavy cavalry.

Now, when he saw the heavily armored cavalry emerge from the rolling yellow sand, Yuchi Gu panicked.

"Warriors, no matter the cost, take this city!"

"Otherwise, we will be attacked from behind by the Han army's cavalry, and all our efforts will be in vain."

"Are you willing to let Loulan's wealth and women slip away from us like this?"

Yu Chi Gu made a tough decision.

We must attack Loulan; once inside the city, these heavily armored cavalry will be ineffective.

They quickly looted Loulan clean and left with their buckets.

Awooooo!

The Xianbei soldiers, disregarding everything else, attacked the city gates like madmen and rushed onto the city walls.

Wei Liao naturally also saw the approaching Han heavy cavalry and the Liu-character banner fluttering in the wind.

The Han army has finally arrived.

But before he could rejoice, one of the city gates succumbed to the frenzied attack of the Xianbei soldiers.

With a deafening roar, the city fell!

The Xianbei soldiers surged in like a tide.