In case anyone dared to take action to uncover the truth and wipe out Wu Lai and Helen, Adolf was naturally prepared. For example, to deal with the Assyrian attack, so in addition to stuffing so many troops and firearms into the canyon pass, he also deployed troops at all river passes, and mobilized more than 30,000 civilians to open mountains and chisel stones, and rushed to build a mountaintop fortress, and then connect them with stone walls along the mountain.

Adolf believed that once these fortifications were completed, the only way for the Assyrians to attack Hurlit would be through the Canyon Pass. He also believed that as long as more manpower and material resources were invested in the Canyon Pass, it would be impregnable and completely cut off the Assyrians' hope of entering Tianjuan...

Adolf had decided early on to defend against Assyria rather than attack - in the war with Assyria, the Petra family and the Avram family, which were full of brave, fierce and wise generals, were defeated miserably. Those generals such as Hurlit and Kimo who had surrendered to Tianjuan and fought in the war against Assyria were also almost wiped out. Adolf, who was very self-aware and good at judging the situation, did not think that he could defeat the Petra and Avram families in martial arts. Moreover, the Tianjuan Empire was now severely damaged and its national strength was declining. It was obviously unwise to launch a large-scale military attack on Assyria under such circumstances.

In addition, Adolf's selfish motives were also at work - he killed the emperor just to become the emperor. Now that he was the emperor, he should enjoy his life and feel the feeling of holding the power of life and death and calling the wind and rain. This was the most important thing. After all, he was no longer young.

Moreover, Adolf could not be sure whether the Assyrian lord Ulegrindo, who had made the Tianjuan Empire tremble with fear, had died in that assassination...

Therefore, all the talk about what would happen to Assyria in the future was just Adolf's way of fooling people. After all, for him now, cleaning up the mess and becoming emperor was the top priority.

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Garlon and Leiden are cousins. Garlon is three years older than Leiden. They were both ordinary deputy generals guarding the Canyon Pass in Hurlet Province. On the day when their uncle, King Adolf of the Free and Easy, suddenly killed Helen and her entourage, the two of them joined forces to kill the main general guarding the pass. Now Garlon and Leiden have both become generals of the legion.

In the minds of Garlon and Leiden, Adolf is equivalent to God. They believe in him and obey him. As long as Adolf orders them to do something, they will do it even if it means going through fire and water.

Before leaving, Adolf told Garon and Leiden to defend the canyon pass, and reminded them that this was the only land route from Assyria to Hurlit. As long as they defended this place, it would be difficult for the Assyrian army to advance.

This is absolutely true. After Tianjuan captured Hurlit, it took him a year and a half to double the size of the Canyon Pass. The valleys and trails that might have been used by the Assyrians for surprise attacks were all blocked tightly by tall stone walls.

It is not enough to just build a wall, you also need soldiers to defend it. After Tianjuan suffered a series of defeats, the strength of the Tianjuan army was greatly reduced, but this did not make Adolf too embarrassed. It was true that Tianjuan lacked soldiers and generals, but Adolf was secretly strong in his army. Otherwise, if he dared to take action?

Therefore, Canyon Pass is not short of soldiers. Not only that, it is also the place with the largest number of troops in the Tianjuan Empire - Garlon and Leiden each led a large army with a total of 120,000 troops, and the camps stretched for more than 30 miles.

In addition to the military force, Canyon Pass was also equipped with 35 cannons and 1,500 rifles. It should be noted that the Tianjuan Artillery Bureau only produced more than 50 cannons and 2,000 rifles in total. Especially the cannons, even the Baidun Pass, the first inland pass, was only equipped with 12 cannons. This shows Adolf's dedication to Canyon Pass.

Fifteen hundred portable guns were not a big deal, but equipping thirty-five cannons was a huge project. You have to know that Canyon Pass originally only had twelve artillery batteries, and now there were twenty-three more cannons. The artillery batteries, ammunition depots, and artillery camps all had to be built and arranged. It was not something that could be done by just finding a place and stuffing them there. This of course made Garen and Leiden very worried...

The next morning, after the 35th cannon was properly placed, Garlon had just woken up from his sleep when the deputy general Qieliang knocked on the door and walked in.

"General, the Assyrian army is coming towards us." Qie Liang said anxiously.

Jia Long jumped up from the bed and asked, "How many people? Do they have artillery? How far are they from us?"

"There are at least 20,000 troops who have just crossed the border. I can't see clearly whether they have any artillery, but there are quite a few carriages and horses." Qie Liang said.

"Why don't you sound the alarm?" Garen frowned. "Where's General Leiden?"

"General Leiden has gone to the first wall." Just as Qie Liang finished speaking, he heard the sound of "dong hum dong hum" of bells in his ears, and then the sounds of trumpets from various camps could be heard faintly.

"General, do you want to light a beacon to warn Morona?" Qie Liang asked hurriedly. Morona is 150 miles away from Canyon Pass, right in the middle of Canyon Pass and Tianjuan's secondary capital, Brinilu. It has only more than 10,000 troops stationed there. It has been the "home city" of Canyon Pass soldiers since the Hulit era.

"Let's fight the Assyrians first." Garlon said as he was getting dressed. He originally wanted to say something like "there's no need for that", but on second thought, he didn't dare to say it for sure, because although he had not seen it with his own eyes, he had heard from the old soldiers that Tianjuan's artillery was much inferior to Assyrian's artillery.

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The vulture reined in his horse and stopped. After looking through the telescope for a few times, he waved his hand and said, "Stop moving forward!"

"The commander has ordered! Stop advancing!"

"The commander has ordered! Stop advancing!"

In just a few breaths, Vulture's military order spread throughout the division, and all regiments and battalions immediately stopped and regrouped.

A moment later, Golden Wolf rode his horse to the side of Vulture and said, "Captain, the enemy has closed the city gates and fences. The 17 artillery batteries in the first and second rows are preparing to fire. More than 7,000 soldiers have climbed the first wall and formed a defensive formation with rifles, crossbows, bows and arrows, and shields."

"Well, the lord said that you have a good brain and keen observation. It's true. No wonder he sent you to assist me." Vulture laughed, "I really misjudged you when I was training you before."

"I learned all of this from the Lord. When the Lord gave lectures to the generals at the military academy, we, the special forces company, were allowed to sit in on the reconnaissance and ambush sections." Golden Wolf replied with a smile, "Plus, the Lord brought me a large telescope this time, so I can see everything that happens at Canyon Pass clearly."

Vulture nodded: "In your opinion, what is the range of their artillery?"

Golden Wolf hesitated for a moment and replied, "I'm not sure, but judging from the way they are loading, the power of their artillery is weaker than ours, and the range is also much shorter?"

"Muzzle-loading?" Vulture's heart moved. Although he had never seen it, Wu Lai had told them about this in the military academy in Assyria City after he won a great victory in Kayikede and forced Tianjuan to sign an armistice agreement. The so-called muzzle-loading refers to loading from the muzzle of the gun barrel - gunpowder is poured into the barrel, compacted with a loading pestle, and then the wooden spacer is pushed into the barrel with the loading pestle, and then shotgun shells or star shells are loaded, and then primer is poured into the vent of the gun or the fuse is inserted, and then it is ignited with fire and fired.

When Wu Lai was explaining this muzzle-loading type, he also specifically mentioned that the Tianjuan Empire was likely to imitate this type of artillery. Of course, he also said that compared with the Assyrian artillery, this type of artillery meant backwardness, crudeness and inefficiency.

"Yes." Golden Wolf nodded.

"The lord has the ability to foresee the future." Vulture had just finished speaking with emotion when the eight captains under his command rode over on horseback.

After reining in their horses, the eight captains saluted Vulture in unison. Vulture waved his hand and said, "Who dares to be the vanguard?"

The eight team leaders puffed out their chests and raised their hands at the same time, and "passed" their expectant eyes to the vulture.

Vulture laughed: "Great! Morale can be used! But let me make it clear first, there is no advantage for those who play as forwards. There are cannons and guns in the canyon level. Going there is no different from committing suicide."

None of the eight regiment commanders showed any fear, nor did anyone shrink back their hands or say a word. This was the custom of the Second Division. When the commander spoke, in addition to asking for courtesy and thanking, only the person he called on could speak.

"You are making things difficult for me." Vulture smiled slightly, narrowed his eyes, and pointed at the leader of the Fourth Regiment, "Let's go with the Fourth Regiment. The rest of the regiments, send all the artillery and artillery to the Fourth Regiment."

"Thank you, Commander." The fourth commander was delighted and thanked him quickly. The other seven commanders withdrew their hands in frustration.

"Don't be too happy too soon. It's true that the Fourth Regiment is the vanguard, but you are not the one commanding it." Vulture stroked his short beard and said, "I will command it myself."

The eight regiment commanders were stunned at the same time. Bao Deng, the divisional staff officer who had been standing aside and had not spoken, could not help but frown and said, "Division Commander, it is too dangerous for you to command in person. Think twice."

"Where is there no danger in war?" Vulture asked, and then said, "The lord has often personally gone into battle to lure the enemy and kill them. Besides, the lord's letter clearly stated that the harder we attack the Canyon Pass, the smoother their situation will be!"

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"Artillery ready!" After shouting the order, Leiden ran to Garlon's side and said, "General Garlon, the enemy has only less than 3,000 troops. What is their intention?"

Garon frowned and shook his head. At this time, more than 1,500 steps in front of the pass, a square formation of the Assyrian army was marching in unison. The flags and formations were incredibly neat. Although it was still far away, the momentum was already overwhelming, especially the more than 20 cavalrymen lined up in a row ten steps in front of the square formation, which were even more majestic.

"General Garlon, why don't we just fire a few shots to scare them?" Leiden asked tentatively. Although he and Garlon are now both commanders of the legion, his status is slightly inferior to Garlon. Adolf also explained that the affairs of the Canyon Pass should be handled by Garlon.

"No." Garlon waved his hand. "The enemy is probably testing the enemy by forming a battle array. Don't worry. Besides, they haven't entered the range yet. Although that old man Laurence boasted that the cannon he built has a range of more than a thousand steps, after so many test firings, it's a stretch to even reach nine hundred steps."

Leiden nodded: "Then wait until they get closer before attacking them."

"That's what I thought, Leiden. Our mission is only to defend the Canyon Pass, nothing else. Do you understand?" Garlon smiled and glanced at Leiden.

"I see." Leiden nodded, raised his telescope and scanned twice, then couldn't help but exclaimed, "General Garlon, why did they stop again?"

Garlon was startled and quickly raised his telescope to see that the team had indeed stopped.

"General Garlon, look! There are a lot of carriages following the enemy's rear." Leiden said again...

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"Division Commander, we are now about 1,200 steps away from the enemy's first row of artillery positions." Bao Deng estimated the distance and said.

"Canyon Pass is indeed a great place. No wonder we haven't been able to attack it for so many years." Vulture nodded and sighed. At this time, they were only a thousand steps away from the pass, so they could see more clearly. Compared with the main fortress of Honggu Bay, the terrain conditions of Canyon Pass were undoubtedly much better.

The Hongguwan Fortress is located in a low-lying area, and its base is almost at the same level as the river valley. Although it is also a pass building connecting two mountains, the Canyon Pass extends obliquely upward, as if it was built halfway up the mountain. Although its width is two and a half times that of the Hongguwan Fortress, no matter from which angle you attack it, you have to climb a slope first.

"Yes, the defenders have taken all the advantages. If you want to attack them, you must be prepared to suffer losses." Bao Deng said with a smile.

Vulture nodded. "Many years ago, when the lord had just invented the 'God-given harness', I heard that a legion used the lord's new harness to form a light cavalry and rushed along the path on the left. They made a lot of money, and then the Hurlites set up a checkpoint and barracks there. Now there is nothing they can do. You see, this canyon pass is really solid."

"Yes." Bao Deng nodded. "The stone, earth and brick walls, trenches, fences, watchtowers and sentry towers along the mountain are so dense, and the pass wall is stepped. Unless we can just knock down the gate and rush over, climbing the wall will only make the soldiers die in vain."

"Yes." Vulture narrowed his eyes. "However, I guess there should be many military camps on the other side of the closed gate, in addition to being similar to this side... However, I still want to rush over, Bao Deng, do you know why?"

Bao Deng smiled and shrugged, indicating that he didn't know.

Vulture laughed, and suddenly lowered his voice and said, "Puya and I were the first to follow the lord. After the incident in Lunvington, we haven't found an opportunity for the lord to show up."

"What does the commander mean?" Bao Deng also lowered his voice. What Vulture said just now was quite interesting.

"The lord is fighting over there, and we are fighting over here too. If these bastards in the pass hide and don't come out, we will slowly bombard them one by one. If they dare to come out... hum..." A hint of excitement flashed across the vulture's eyes.

Bao Deng was stunned for a moment, then he became excited. He could almost guess what Vulture was thinking.

"Commander, are you really going to do this?" Bao Deng asked tentatively.

Vulture smiled slightly: "Bao Deng, let me tell you something from the bottom of my heart. The Lord is like a second parent to me. Without him, there would be no Vulture and I today. Although I have no chance to fight with him this time, it doesn't matter where I fight against the Tianjuan Army."