"General, what should we do? We didn't even last a day before the pass was breached. Thousand Swords Pass, such an important pass, was breached like this. How can we face His Majesty?"
Hearing this, Bai Xiao was shocked. His eyes widened and he remembered that he almost vomited blood. Of course, he also knew that the pass had been breached and their soldiers had long lost their momentum. They would definitely not be able to win, but he did not expect to be defeated so quickly.
He sighed and said helplessly, "There really is nothing we can do about this matter."
"Withdraw our troops. We still have other passes to hold. We should give this one to them. We simply didn't recognize their strength."
Bai Xiao had no choice but to quickly leave the Thousand Worlds Temple with his generals. With the breach of Thousand Swords Pass, the first line of defense of their Han Empire was completely resolved.
The Han soldiers led by Bai Xiao were also very depressed. They lost so much of the Earth in just one day. They were forced to flee the city to the next place to recuperate. They didn't know when the Emperor would catch up.
Fortunately, the cavalry on the grassland did not continue to pursue, otherwise they would have died even more miserably.
After they escaped to the next checkpoint, Yulong Pass, they immediately reported what happened today to Chang'an City.
This matter must be conveyed to the emperor as soon as possible.
In today's Han Empire, the generals at the border are naturally managed directly by the Han Empire, so a lot of military intelligence must first reach Chang'an City, rather than reaching the local prefect first.
We rode at full speed and two full days passed.
Chang'an City.
Since the Emperor of the Han Dynasty completed his great cause, he has been very busy every day. However, he still pushed most of the things to the prime minister, so he did not have so many things to do every day. Now his ambitions have long been wiped out.
He found that after achieving his most desired goal of destroying Zhonghe, he no longer had any fighting spirit and only wanted to enjoy the present moment.
He felt that he had already achieved great things, so why should he work so hard anymore? Moreover, he had lost all his fighting spirit, which was the most terrifying thing.
"Your Majesty." The chief eunuch rushed in. "Urgent news from the border!"
"explain."
"Thousand Sword Pass has been breached by the grassland barbarians!"
"What!"
The moment these words were spoken, the Han emperor, who had just been enjoying himself, sat up straight with his eyes wide open.
"You're telling me that Qianjian Pass was lost?"
"I just received urgent military intelligence from the border, and I learned that the border was breached and captured. Does that mean it was captured in less than a day?"
"That's right, Your Majesty. The military report we received did say so. They were breached in a single day, leaving them no time to react."
"The grassland barbarians attacked very quickly this time, and they also let our army down, so we were quickly defeated. In general, they underestimated the enemy. To this day, we still don't know who the enemy commander is!"
When the emperor heard the eunuch's words, he was furious! He stood up angrily, which frightened the eunuch and the palace maids behind him, and they quickly knelt on the ground.
"Your Majesty, please don't be angry."
The eunuch crawled on the ground in fear and shouted.
"How can I not be angry? This most important westernmost pass of the Han Empire was so easily breached by barbarians from the grasslands."
"While we know their cavalry is powerful and they do have some skills, they shouldn't have lost such a crucial pass in a single day. This is simply a disgrace!"
The emperor was furious, and his angry words echoed throughout the hall. Who could have imagined that the most important western pass of the Han Empire would be captured by the enemy in just one day? Is the Han Empire really that weak?
"Bai Xiao, you are a waste, let him die!"
"Immediately pass on my order and sentence him to death!"
"He lost the edge in just one day. Even if he were a general, he would have held on longer than he did. Is he so afraid of death? Then I will sentence him to death!"
"I really can't understand why he is such a loser!"
"Until now, I still don't even know who the enemy commander is and what he does for a living. Did I raise him in vain?"
The emperor was indeed very angry, but the eunuch beside him hurriedly tried to dissuade him.
"General Bai in the underground definitely didn't intend to retreat. It was an act of desperation. Moreover, the military report clearly stated that they engaged in a fierce battle with the enemy, but the enemy was too fierce."
"It's not just because they are very proficient in the use of military tactics, but also because their individual combat capabilities are very strong. In the past, the grasslands would never use those so-called siege weapons."
"But during this battle, they used catapults and other weapons! It seemed to be gunpowder, but their gunpowder was very powerful.
I remember that the Miao people seemed to have experienced being attacked by gunpowder. They were very uncomfortable with this gunpowder and ultimately failed.
"But it seems that only Lu Yun can make this gunpowder!"
Upon hearing this, the emperor was speechless and shocked, with a hint of confusion and puzzlement in his eyes.
"Tell me again!"
"They have gunpowder!"
"Lu Yun, is back?" The emperor looked very shocked. In his mind, Lu Yun was already dead. As a descendant of the Qin royal family, his bloodline must not be allowed to survive!
"It's not clear yet, but Your Majesty is very likely. Your Majesty might as well think about it carefully. The military report clearly mentions that they have several Grand Masters."
"If it's a ninth-grade master, we wouldn't have to worry about it, but Grandmasters are indeed very rare. So, judging by this, it's very likely that she's Lu Yun's woman!"
"Your Majesty, Lu Yun, that's really back, but it could also be that there are suddenly more masters from big cities on the grassland. After all, the grassland has always been a mystery, and it's normal for one or two grandmasters to suddenly appear occasionally."
The Emperor of the Han Dynasty was in great turmoil. He didn't know what was going on and whether the man surnamed Lu had returned. He had to investigate the matter thoroughly.
"Lu Yun, no, Qin Yun, if he comes back, I will kill him completely this time. I didn't expect him to be still alive, but he is no longer a concern now."
"Immediately have Bai Xiao investigate this matter for me. We will not hesitate even if the enemy commander suffers heavy losses!"
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