Chapter 524: The Blade is Unsheathed
Less than an hour later, King Zhenbei finally received a tip-off that the group of people who had just left the city had entered Camel Gorge.
A hint of joy flashed across the eyes of King Zhenbei, and he confirmed it again:
"Can you see the leader clearly?"
"It's a woman, dressed in red. Judging from her figure, she must be Princess Ning Yue."
King Zhenbei nodded and let him leave.
Mu'er stood in front of the map, pointed at the terrain near Qingshi Pass and said:
"Out of Qingshi Pass, to the south is Luotuo Gorge, and to the north is Ziyangpo.
The terrain of Camel Gorge is lower. If they wanted to set an ambush, they would not choose Camel Gorge. They could only ambush at Ziyangpo on the other side of Qingshi Pass.
Now the princess has entered Camel Gorge with half of the troops from Qingshi Pass, and Camel Gorge is far away from Ziyangpo, with Qingshi Pass in between. It is impossible for them to ambush Ziyangpo in such a short time."
Mu'er looked at King Zhenbei with sparkling eyes.
"My Lord, the time has come, send out the troops."
"send troops!"
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This time, the King of Zhenbei personally led the army, with 400,000 troops, and approached Qingshi Pass again under the cover of night.
Only when the lanterns on the city wall could be vaguely seen did the King of Zhenbei order the entire army to stop advancing.
He observed from a distance for a moment and found that there was indeed silence inside Qingshi Pass, without any movement at all. It seemed that Murong Jing was leading 100,000 imperial troops on the road from Camel Gorge to Xiaoyao Mountain.
There should be less than 100,000 defenders in Qingshi Pass now. There is no reason why we cannot capture the city with our 400,000 troops.
King Zhenbei was about to order the entire army to advance at full speed, but for some reason, he suddenly felt a palpitation.
"Your Highness, what's wrong?" Mu'er asked.
King Zhenbei frowned, unable to tell the specific reason for this feeling.
He only knew that this was a bad premonition, or intuition.
He did not explain anything to Mu'er, but just gave an order to send 300,000 troops with siege vehicles forward first, while he stayed here with the other 100,000 troops.
When the 300,000 people appeared on the sandy and gravel ground outside Qingshi Pass, arrows from the city walls began to rain down like rain.
The soldiers held up their shields to defend themselves while pushing their siege vehicles and ladders forward.
Soon, ladders were placed on the city wall of Qingshi Pass, and soldiers began to climb up one after another.
Prince Zhenbei and Mu'er watched from a distance as the 300,000-strong army had surrounded the city wall of Qingshi Pass, and many of them had already climbed up the city wall and started fighting with the imperial guards.
Mu'er asked: "Your Majesty, if there is no general in the battle line to command an army of 300,000 soldiers attacking a city, I'm afraid it will not be safe."
King Zhenbei observed for a moment, and seeing that there was no unusual movement around him, he nodded and prepared to lead 100,000 people to provide support.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, Mu'er suddenly cried out and pointed to the north:
"My Lord, look over there!"
King Zhenbei looked in the direction of the sound and saw a group of cavalrymen rushing out from Ziyang Slope on the north side of Qingshi Pass, and rushing towards the rear of the 300,000 Northern Frontier troops that were attacking the city with lightning speed.
Behind those hundreds of cavalrymen, there were countless infantrymen waving flags and charging down. It seemed that their number was almost as many as 100,000!
The leader of that cavalry team was dressed in red and wore a ghost mask. Who else could it be but Murong Jing?
"It's the princess...how is it possible!" Mu'er widened her eyes and shouted in disbelief.
How could she possibly get from Luotuo Gorge in the south of Qingshi Pass to Ziyangpo in the north in such a short time? ?
Even though it was not Murong Jing who led the troops out of the pass earlier, the 100,000-strong army had indeed entered Camel Gorge!
There are only 200,000 soldiers guarding Qingshi Pass, 100,000 soldiers in Luotuo Gorge, and 100,000 soldiers are guarding the city inside the pass...
Then where did the 100,000 soldiers and horses that appeared on Ziyangpo come from?
The cavalry led by Murong Jing are all elite soldiers picked from hundreds of miles away. Both men and horses are wearing heavy armor. Coupled with the speed bonus when diving down the hillside, they are unstoppable.
The 300,000 rebels were originally concentrating on attacking the city, but they didn't expect to hear a sudden cry of killing behind them. They were immediately confused and didn't know whether to look forward or backward.
Murong Jing's cavalry rushed down from Ziyang Slope without slowing down at all. Hundreds of them were like sharp blades, piercing straight into the back of the 300,000 rebels!
Siege warfare is mainly carried out by infantry, so how could they withstand such cavalry attacks?
In an instant, the neighing and screaming of war horses rose to the sky, and the army of 300,000 people was torn into pieces alive.
After the first wave of attack, Murong Jing showed no desire to fight and turned around and left with his cavalry.
They retreated to the open space behind the rebels, regrouped into a wedge-shaped formation, galloped on their horses again, and used their speed to rush towards the rebels from behind!
Zhu Qingyan was standing on the city wall overlooking the situation. When he saw Murong Jing's fighting method, he was stunned for a moment.
At this moment, Murong Jing fully utilized the cavalry's advantages in weight and speed.
With only a few hundred cavalrymen, she charged and fought several times, and actually scattered the siege force of hundreds of thousands of people into pieces!
The 300,000 rebels encountered a sudden change, and the main general was not in the team. The army was immediately in chaos. Everyone's eyes were filled with extreme fear, because they didn't know which direction the horrible horse hoofbeats sound would come from next.
At this time, the infantry formation on Ziyangpo also arrived outside Qingshi Pass and quickly engaged in battle with the rebels.
One hundred thousand against three hundred thousand. Although they were not at an advantage in numbers, the rebels were demoralized, and Murong Jing led the cavalry to attack from the flank from time to time, so the situation soon became one-sided.
After another wave of attacks, Murong Jing rode his horse and paced back and forth in the battle formation, looking around, but did not see the figure of King Zhenbei.
The main forces of the Northern Frontier Camp have been dispatched, so why didn’t he come?
Only by capturing him alive can I buy him a chance to survive!
At this time, King Zhenbei was watching his main army disintegrate from afar, and he became even more anxious. He immediately ordered people to beat drums and command the 300,000 soldiers to retreat.
The 100,000 people who had stayed behind with him finally played a role, supporting the retreating army in front and covering everyone's retreat.
During the retreat, the King of Zhenbei also ambushed archers in the nearby woods, and if Murong Jing led his troops to pursue, they would shoot arrows to stop them.
Murong Jing led the cavalry and chased after them from behind. She saw the figure of King Zhenbei from afar, her heart tightened, and she wanted to catch up even more urgently.
At this time, the sound of a gong was heard from the Qingshi Pass city wall.
She reined in her horse and looked back at the city wall. When she turned around again, she could no longer see the figure of the King of Zhenbei.
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Murong Jing withdrew her troops and returned to the interior of the country. Zhu Qingyan was already waiting for her at the foot of the city wall.
"Your Majesty, why did you suddenly call back the troops?" Murong Jing asked the first thing she asked when she saw her. "Given the situation just now, if we had pursued the victory, we might have..."
"It was me who ordered the troops to retreat." Zhu Qingyan looked into her eyes and said.
"If it were daytime, I would definitely support you to pursue the victory. But now it's late at night and foggy. If someone as experienced as the King of Zhenbei sets an ambush on the road, I'm afraid you'll be in danger."
After hearing her words, Murong Jing was silent for a long time and sighed softly:
"You're right. From what I know about him, he would do this upon hearing this...
I'm sorry, I was so anxious that I lost my composure."
She raised her eyes and forced a smile at Zhu Qingyan, "Luckily I have you."
Zhu Qingyan also smiled at her and said:
"Let's go. Today we have defeated the rebels with a small force. His Majesty is very pleased and is waiting for you up there!"
Then her smile became somewhat meaningful and she glanced at the city wall.
"There are still some rats, and it's time to liquidate them."
(ps. I am on a business trip, so I will only update once today and tomorrow. Apologies to you guys!)
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