The plea for help sent three days ago, even if it reaches Zhangye, wouldn't arrive with reinforcements until tomorrow at the earliest. But Guazhou...can it hold out until tomorrow?
Just then, the deafening sound of horses' hooves suddenly came from the west of the city.
It wasn't the chaotic hoofbeats of the Tuyuhun cavalry, but a neat, heavy sound, like muffled thunder—the sound of a regular army cavalry charge!
Guo Xiaoti rushed to the west city tower, where he saw a black iron torrent surging from the horizon in the afterglow of the setting sun.
Banners fluttered in the wind, with the character "武" (martial) prominently displayed on a large banner at the forefront.
"It's General Wu! The reinforcements have arrived!" The defenders on the city wall erupted in a thunderous cheer.
The Tuyuhun army outside the city had obviously also discovered this sudden reinforcement.
They dispatched about five thousand cavalrymen to turn west in an attempt to intercept them.
But Wu Shangzhi was too fast.
Twenty thousand elite troops, each with two horses, had traveled four hundred li day and night. Although exhausted, their fighting spirit remained high.
Wu Shangzhi took the lead, raising his spear high: "Light cavalry charge! Break through the enemy lines!"
Without formations or flanking maneuvers, it's the simplest breaching tactic.
However, when carried out by 10,000 elite cavalry, its power was astonishing.
The Tuyuhun cavalry's interception was torn apart as easily as paper.
Wu Shangzhi charged ahead, and wherever his spear passed, men and horses fell.
The cavalry followed closely behind, like a red-hot dagger piercing butter, leaving a trail of blood and flesh in its wake.
In less than a quarter of an hour, the five thousand intercepting cavalry collapsed.
Without pausing, Wu Shangzhi charged straight at the central army of Tuyuhun.
There stood a large golden tent, and in front of it stood a large banner with a wolf's head—that was the royal tent of Prince Fuyun of Tuyuhun.
"Capture the kingpin to catch the thief!" Wu Shangzhi shouted.
Hearing this from the flank, Mo Cang E Pang's eyes flashed with excitement.
This was his first battle after joining the Yin Army, and it was time for him to make a name for himself.
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