"You've done a great job!"
"Once the northern barbarians are completely driven out, there will be no more war in the northern frontier. The people can live and work in peace and contentment, and the soldiers can retire and return to their fields!"
At times like this, any words of comfort would be pale and powerless, but Ye Jingchen still wanted to say something.
He detested war, which he saw as bringing only destruction.
His reason for coming to northern Xinjiang was that he hoped there would be no more war there in the future.
"Ye Jingchen, you seem to have always firmly believed that I can completely drive out the Northern Barbarians, why?" Xie Chang'an asked with some doubt after a moment of silence.
He rarely called Ye Jingchen by his full name, and even less so by his full name like this.
Although he always acted as if he looked down on the Northern Barbarians in front of Ye Jingchen, he was not actually as confident as he appeared.
Now, he is filled with even more confusion.
In his previous life, in order to drive out the Northern Barbarians, he led the Divine Might Army deep into the heart of the Northern Barbarian territory. He faced countless dangers and half of the Divine Might Army soldiers were buried in the land of the foreign tribes.
Having been given a second chance at life, he didn't want so many people to sacrifice themselves for this again, especially since many of them were familiar faces.
He wanted to protect them.
But yesterday, he watched as an old soldier who had lived with him to the very end in his previous life was shot in the chest by an arrow from the Northern Barbarians and died on the city wall, right in front of him.
For a moment, his mind went blank, and he deeply felt the impermanence of life.
“You could do it all by yourself before, but now that I’m helping you, wouldn’t it be even easier?” Ye Jingchen said to him with a smile.
If Ye Jingchen had any doubts about Xie Chang'an's ability to do this before, seeing how easily Xie Chang'an handled the battlefield yesterday, he had no more doubts.
Xie Chang'an will definitely be the one to end the war!
Looking at Ye Jingchen's confident demeanor, Xie Chang'an couldn't help but feel a little curious.
Having known each other for ten years, Ye Jingchen has fulfilled every promise he made to help him.
However, he really couldn't figure out how Ye Jingchen could help him in expelling the Northern Barbarians.
Could it be a border defense battalion?
However, with the current combat strength of the border defense battalion, it is simply no match for the Northern Barbarian cavalry.
Xie Chang'an, no longer bothered by her confusion, asked him, "How can you help me?"
Ye Jingchen gave a mysterious smile. "I only have a general idea for now. We'll have to figure out the specifics of how to implement it after this war is over."
The rising smoke at Tianji Pass signifies that Xie Shaoling has led the Divine Might Army across the pass.
At the speed of the Divine Might Army, it would take no more than half a day for their cavalry to reach the vicinity of the Northern Barbarian Army's encampment.
Xie Chang'an must coordinate his troops' deployment with Xie Shaoling, launching a simultaneous attack to create a pincer movement.
On the highest mountain outside Tianxuan Pass, there were sentries arranged in advance by Xie Chang'an. Because of the high altitude, they could see far.
They could see not only the encampment of the Northern Barbarian army, but also the surrounding area.
When Xie Shaoling's Divine Might Army appeared, they were able to see it immediately and set off beacon fires.
When the smoke of war rises on the high mountains, it will be time for Xie Chang'an to send out his troops.
This time, Ye Jingchen did not go with Xie Chang'an.
Xie Chang'an was going to lead his troops to confront the Northern Barbarian cavalry head-on. Ye Jingchen knew his own limitations; with his skills, he couldn't help, and he would need Xie Chang'an to keep an eye on him. He wasn't going to be a burden.
He would lead the 10,000-strong border cavalry to wave flags and shout slogans from the rear, creating a show of force.
"After the two armies clash, you may encounter small groups of Northern Barbarian cavalry in the rear. You must be careful!" Xie Chang'an warned anxiously.
If possible, he just wanted Ye Jingchen to stay by his side, under his nose, so that he could protect Ye Jingchen himself.
However, as a general, he would be at the forefront of the battle, and it would be too dangerous for him to be around. Naturally, Ye Jingchen could not be allowed to take risks.
"Don't worry, I value my life and won't risk my life," Ye Jingchen said with a smile.
The moment the smoke of war rose on the mountain, the gates of Tianxuan Pass opened, and Xie Chang'an led the Divine Might Army out of the pass, heading straight for the Northern Barbarian army's encampment.
After the Divine Might Army left, Ye Jingchen waited for a quarter of an hour before leading 10,000 border cavalrymen out of the pass.
Beyond the pass, corpses littered the fields.
Ye Jingchen couldn't bear to look any longer and spurred his horse forward.
Half an hour later, they could hear the sounds of fighting on the wasteland ahead.
"Reinforcements have arrived!"
"The border guards' iron cavalry is here!"
"The border defense battalion has led 100,000 iron cavalry to assist the Divine Might Army!"
"Barbarian, prepare to die!"
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The soldiers of the border defense battalion, shouting slogans and waving battle flags, charged towards the northern barbarians with unstoppable momentum.
Ye Jingchen had promised that those who performed well in this pursuit would be promoted and given higher ranks.
A generous reward will surely attract brave men.
Although most of them still dared not face the Northern Barbarian cavalry directly, quite a few charged towards them.
Those who dared not fight at the forefront shouted themselves hoarse from behind, their commotion so great that it shook the wilderness.
The Northern Barbarian army was already besieged on both sides. When they saw that Dayuan still had reinforcements, they dared not fight any longer and issued an order to retreat.
The Divine Might Army was at a disadvantage in battles against the Northern Barbarian cavalry. While the Divine Might Army could win in a direct confrontation due to its superior numbers, the cost would be too heavy.
The safest course of action would be to pursue the Northern Barbarians as they retreated and take the opportunity to intercept and kill a portion of their cavalry.
In the final ambush, the border guards also participated. With an overwhelming numerical advantage, even the ferocious northern barbarians were not so terrifying in their eyes.
The northern barbarians were indeed fearless and undaunted. Even when they fought to the very end and there was no hope left, no one surrendered.
Ye Jingchen did not participate in the ambush; instead, he watched from a distance.
The Eastern Palace Guards protected him from beginning to end; for them, Ye Jingchen's safety was paramount.
Despite having been on the battlefield, Ye Jingchen's sword remained spotless. It hadn't even been drawn, let alone stained with blood.
It wasn't that he was overly compassionate; rather, he simply didn't have the opportunity to make a move.
After the war ended, Xie Shaoling did not linger and led his troops back to Yuheng Pass as quickly as possible.
Although the Northern Barbarian army suffered heavy losses in this battle, with more than half of its troops killed or wounded, if they were to take the opportunity to attack Yuheng Pass, which was currently undefended, there was a real risk that it would be breached.
After Xie Shaoling led his troops away, the remaining Shenwei Army and the border defense battalion cleaned up the battlefield together, and returned to Tianxuan Pass with the soldiers who had died in this battle and the spoils of war.
Although Dayuan won the battle, it suffered thousands of casualties, including over a thousand deaths in the border defense battalion.
After the remnants of the Northern Barbarian army retreated, they indeed launched a surprise attack on Yuheng Pass. Fortunately, Xie Shaoling returned to defend in time and repelled the Northern Barbarians again outside Yuheng Pass.
After this battle, the remnants of the Northern Barbarian army were too weak to fight any longer and had no choice but to retreat into the depths of the wilderness.
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