Chapter 1038 Heavy Cavalry
Wo Xue's heart suddenly stirred, as if she sensed something, but before she could think about it, she felt a tremor beneath her feet.
She subconsciously gripped Shang Ruyi's hand, only to realize that the other's hand was somewhat cold, and her palm was covered in cold sweat. When their hands were clasped together, they were even a little slippery, which made her more aware that Shang Ruyi was trembling.
This trembling quickly merged with the vibration beneath my feet, and Wo Xue could clearly feel that the ground was indeed shaking!
Almost simultaneously, those around them also sensed it.
The two groups of people who were fighting fiercely and were almost bloodthirsty stopped. Both the Western Turkic soldiers and the guards of the Great Sheng Dynasty showed great confusion and fear in their eyes.
What happened?
This situation—could it be another earthquake?
When they arrived, they had already heard that a massive earthquake had occurred at Tian Ding Mountain, which had torn the entire mountain apart and caused tremendous changes to the landscape. Zuo Gong's suspected tomb was buried deep underground and could not be found. Could it be that they were about to experience the same thing?
A sudden gust of wind, carrying sand and dust, blew them in the face.
Just as everyone was in a panic, Ashina Zhuxie, who had been holding Lei Yu tightly, suddenly stepped forward, looked at the pitch-black night sky ahead, and said in a deep voice, "Something's not right."
Lei Yu looked up at him, her eyes red and somewhat flustered: "What's wrong?"
Ashina Zhuxie frowned deeply. After all, he was a man of great experience. Although he had not personally experienced it, he vaguely felt that the current situation was definitely not an earthquake. On the contrary, the tremors of the ground seemed all too familiar to him.
"That is—"
Just as everyone was somewhat bewildered, the ground began to tremble more and more noticeably. However, it did not shake the ground as if it were a real earthquake, causing everyone to lose their footing. On the contrary, in addition to the tremors, they heard familiar shouts of men and neighing of horses carried on the night wind, like rolling thunder along the tremors of the ground.
Ashina Zhuxie's eyes narrowed: "They are heavy cavalry!"
No sooner had the words left his mouth than a huge black shadow, like a dark cloud suddenly descending from the sky, was blown in front of them by a sudden gust of wind. In the darkness, a group of people carrying torches rushed towards them. It was indeed a heavily armored cavalry with neat formations, strict guards, measured advances and retreats, and a murderous aura!
As they were speaking, the team had already rushed up to them!
This was a heavily armored cavalry unit. All the soldiers were burly and wore armor that gleamed in the firelight in the night. The horses they rode were also exceptional Kuilong horses, each one as strong as an ox and roaring loudly. Their armor was made of fine steel.
People are like tigers, horses are like dragons!
With banners fluttering and flames raging, such a force suddenly rushed in and quickly surrounded their camps on both sides, trapping them in the center. Everyone was thrown into a panic.
Ashina Zhuxie almost instinctively pulled Lei Yu into his arms.
Before tonight, he only knew that he had such an invincible heavy cavalry under his command. But when the news came from Xia Prefecture, besides their defeat, what shocked him the most and what he cared about the most was, whose heavy cavalry was that?
Unexpectedly, we met so soon.
Leading the group were two strong young men. One held a torch aloft, while the other rested his hand on a knife at his waist. Their piercing gazes swept over everyone who was intimidated by them, and finally, their eyes settled on Shang Ruyi.
The two men bowed to her simultaneously: "Your Highness, we guards are late, please forgive us!"
"...!"
Almost everyone present gasped.
Not only Ashina Zhuxie with a gloomy face and Lei Yu who was shocked, but also the Western Turkic soldiers who were dumbfounded, even the guards who had just experienced a battle stared wide-eyed in disbelief. In particular, Li Miao and Gao Chen, who were guarding Shang Ruyi, seemed unable to believe their ears and eyes and were about to ask questions. But as soon as they turned their heads, they saw Shang Ruyi calmly nod, seemingly without any surprise.
Wo Xue, on the other hand, breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the two leaders with great joy: "Jiang Kesheng! Brother Gao, Brother Gao Feng?"
Jiang Kesheng was the captain of the team that Yuwen Yuan left for Shang Ruyi when they were still in Luoyang. This team had always been raised and trained by Shang Ruyi, and after some training, its number doubled. When Yuwen Ye asked her for her dowry so that he could train the Xunxuanjia Army, Shang Ruyi also made a request to him: that her troops participate in the training, receive the same training, and use the same weapons and equipment. However, this troops would only be under her command.
For the money, Yuwen Ye naturally agreed.
However, with the increase in numbers and the doubling of training, Jiang Kesheng found it increasingly difficult to manage this force. Taking advantage of a trip back to the Shen family, Shang Ruyi requested a higher reward from Shen Shiyan. Having come from the border region, he had trained extensively with Shang Ruohong since childhood, making him more familiar with mounted and heavy armor warfare than others. While receiving training, Shang Ruyi also placed him in charge of half of the troops.
In this way, the heavy cavalry became her private army, commanded by her trusted confidants.
To relieve the crisis in Xia Prefecture, Shang Ruyi outwardly led Lü Xiao and others leisurely towards Tian Ding Mountain, spreading the news of Zuo Gong's suspected tomb to lure Ashina Zhuxie and Wang Shaoqiu to come. However, on the other hand, she ordered Jiang Kesheng and Gao Feng to lead this newly "graduated" team to Xia Prefecture at full speed. They planned to take advantage of the Western Turks' complacency and underestimation of the enemy while they were besieging the city, and then coordinate with the Eastern Turks to clear out the enemy forces around Xia Prefecture.
Now that the crisis in Xia Prefecture has been resolved, Shang Ruyi knows that she will inevitably suffer retaliation from Ashina Zhuxie. Although she did not expect such news to come from Xiaopingjin Pass, Ashina Zhuxie obviously will not let her return safely. Therefore, her previous order to the two of them was to come to Tianding Mountain immediately to relieve her siege after the crisis was resolved.
Now it seems the timing was perfect.
They finally arrived at the perfect time!
Wo Xue was both surprised and delighted, but after the extreme tension, she immediately felt a wave of exhaustion. Her legs went weak and she almost fell, but the hand she was holding gripped hers tightly, preventing her from falling. Turning around, she saw Shang Ruyi calmly stepping forward: "You've come."
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