At this point, the street fighting in the barbican was extremely fierce.
Every street, every ruin, is witnessing the most brutal struggle.
The vanguard of the Northern Wind Army clearly understood the intentions of the main force—
At all costs, we will wear them down in the barbican, slowing their advance towards the main pass.
As a result, even more of Shuofeng's troops poured in.
Engineers pushed heavy battering rams and siege engines, surrounded by layers of heavily armored soldiers, with elite cavalry patrolling and providing support on the outer perimeter.
They disregarded everything and charged headlong toward the main gate of Zhenbeiguan.
When they encountered a small group of soldiers blocking their way, the outer cavalry charged and slashed them, forcing them back into the depths of the alley.
Subsequent troops immediately followed, advancing step by step with difficulty but steadily.
Finally, they broke through all the obstacles and arrived at the massive main gate of Zhenbeiguan, which resembled a mountain.
Above the city gate, a hideous, enormous crack was clearly visible, a wound caused by the strange phenomenon that had just occurred.
"Break down the door!" General Shuofeng roared hoarsely.
Three massive battering rams were pushed forward side by side and slammed into the city gate with a deafening roar!
Meanwhile, dozens of siege ladders were firmly erected on the tall city wall, and countless Shuofeng soldiers climbed upwards like ants.
Arrows rained down from the city wall like a torrential downpour, while rolling logs, stones, and boiling molten gold and oil pelted down.
The most primitive and brutal siege warfare has reached its climax.
Gradually, the corpses piled up like mountains below the city, and the Shuofeng Army launched its sixth desperate assault.
"We must break through!" General Shuofeng's eyes were bloodshot.
"Hold on! We must hold on!" The soldiers defending the city walls were hoarse, fighting to the death.
At this critical moment, the sound of thunderous hooves came from the relatively open plain on the left flank outside the barbican.
Two thousand Phoenix Feather Camp light cavalry have finally arrived!
Qin Zhaoqiong stood on horseback at the front of the formation, surrounded by the Imperial Guards, as the biting wind howled past her icy mask.
Liu Yan stayed by her side, never leaving her for a moment, his mind tense to the extreme, not daring to relax even slightly.
Qin Zhaoqiong shouted loudly, "Scatter!"
Upon receiving the order, the two thousand light cavalry behind them immediately broke away from the main formation like a well-trained wolf pack. They quickly formed groups of thirty riders, with veteran imperial guards as the vanguard and female riders following closely behind, and sped up!
Looking down from the sky, it's as if a huge net has been cast out in an instant, rushing headlong into the seemingly boundless army of northerly winds!
Two thousand against fifty thousand—this is tantamount to going to one's death.
But all the cavalrymen did not slow down at all, charging forward with lightning speed!
Such a commotion immediately attracted the attention of the Shuofeng Army.
A force of about three thousand cavalry and infantrymen was spun off from the left flank, turned around, and prepared to intercept.
In the eyes of the Shuofeng general, the enemy's numbers were limited and not worth fearing at all.
At most, it could serve a harassing purpose, but it would have absolutely no chance of impacting the central army.
However, an experienced lieutenant immediately sensed something was wrong; the tremors coming from the ground... could not have been caused by two thousand light cavalry!
The terrifying image of that steel torrent's destructive impact suddenly flashed through his mind, his face changed drastically, and he roared in a hoarse voice:
"No, they are heavy cavalry, the Shence Xuanjia Army!"
Change formation, left wing becomes forward, go all out to defend!
Establish a defensive line immediately, quickly!
Military orders were transmitted with utmost urgency.
The tens of thousands of troops on the left flank of the north wind immediately began to mobilize frantically, attempting to form a dense defensive formation.
The fearsome reputation of the Shence Xuanjia Army was so great that they couldn't help but be terrified.
In the blink of an eye, the fastest Phoenix Feather Camp vanguard cavalry had already charged forward like sharp knives.
At this moment, the Shuofeng infantry hastily formed a defensive line, with the front row of giant shields slamming heavily to the ground.
Long spears shot out diagonally from behind, pointing straight ahead, forming a deadly steel jungle.
Faced with this hasty yet still deadly defense, the vanguard cavalry of the Phoenix Feather Camp did not slow down in the slightest, but instead increased their horse speed to the maximum.
"charge!"
"kill--!"
Collision! A devastating collision occurred in an instant!
The warhorse neighed and crashed into the giant shield, and the knight was pierced through the chest by a spear and fell from the horse.
Those who followed filled the gaps without hesitation and continued to charge in.
In an instant, blood and flesh flew everywhere, and people and horses were thrown into chaos!
The Shuofeng Army's defensive line, which had been hastily formed, began to fall into chaos under these repeated desperate attacks.
Finally, a cavalry unit fought desperately to tear open a gap and broke into the enemy formation.
The veteran soldier of the Imperial Guard who was at the forefront was pierced in the chest by several spears at the same time. He used his last bit of strength to pull the reins hard.
The warhorse, in pain, charged wildly to the left front, tearing a narrow opening in the tight army formation with its life, creating a passage for the female rider behind it.
Then he fell from his horse with a thud, and was shot several times in succession. He struggled to draw his waist knife and tried to slash again.
But the blade was too short to reach the distant enemy, and was ultimately finished off by the withdrawn spear, falling into a pool of blood and dust.
Of this cavalry force, the Imperial Guards charging at the front had been almost entirely wiped out, leaving only a dozen or so female riders.
The leading female captain gritted her teeth, her eyes filled with tears yet her gaze was resolute, and shouted:
"Charge with me! Avenge our brothers!"
They frantically squeezed into the gaps they had risked their lives to create, desperately pushing forward.
Small groups of light cavalry, like moths drawn to a flame.
With their lives and relentless charges, they managed to tear small but not fatal wounds into the massive army formation of Shuofeng.
Finally, at a certain moment, a bright red whistling arrow rose from one of the deepest-penetrating squads and shot straight into the sky!
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