The Battle of Panlong Pass.
The fighting lasted from dawn to dusk, from sunrise to sunset, for more than five hours.
In the end, the Longcheng Northern Expeditionary Army, commanded by Prince Chen Huai'an of Jin, achieved a great victory, annihilating 150,000 Turkic allied troops and killing 127 enemy generals with the rank of commander or above.
They killed more than 150,000 enemy soldiers, and very few of the Turkic allied forces escaped with their lives.
That night.
Chen Huai'an personally led 10,000 Tiger and Leopard Cavalry and 20,000 Xuanjia Light Cavalry as the vanguard, heading north from Panlong Pass to Shuobei City, whose gates were wide open.
"Your Highness Prince Jin, please wait!"
"This humble general will lead the Imperial Guards into the city to scout the situation. Be careful of the Turkic barbarians' tricks!"
Just as Chen Huai'an was about to ride his horse across the drawbridge over the moat and enter the city through the Qingyuan Gate of Shuobei City, Xiao Po, the commander of the Jinwu Guard, stepped forward and volunteered to lead his troops into the city first to scout out the enemy's situation.
Chen Huai'an nodded, signaling Xiao Po to go.
The latter immediately accepted the order and led more than a hundred Golden Guards into the city on horseback.
In fact, Chen Huai'an and his generals were well aware that the main forces of the Turkic barbarians and the Yunhui Army had been annihilated one after another in the Panlong Pass area.
With 180,000 troops defeated, how could there possibly be any enemy remnants remaining in the city?
Even before Timur set out to conquer Panlong Pass, he left 10,000 Turkic soldiers to guard the city.
But right now, even Timur himself is seriously injured and his life hangs in the balance.
How could his 10,000 troops defending the city dare to face the Northern Expeditionary Army of Longcheng alone? They would probably have already turned tail and fled back to the northern desert for their lives.
Are they really going to be foolish enough to wait in Shuobei City, waiting for Chen Huai'an and the generals and soldiers of the Longcheng Northern Expeditionary Army to send them to meet the Eternal Heaven?
As expected, Xiao Po and his group of Jinwu Guards soon rode back from Shuobei City.
When Xiao Po approached Chen Huai'an, he seemed somewhat uneasy, hesitatingly saying, "Your Highness Prince Jin, there are no signs of enemy troops within the city, but—"
At this point, Xiao Po hesitated for a moment before continuing, "However, the Turkic bandits have passed through the border, and the city of Shuobei is rather desolate. I humbly request Your Highness Prince Jin to set up camp outside the city, rest for the night, and then enter the city early tomorrow morning."
"Um?"
Chen Huai'an glared at him, his imposing presence radiating authority without anger.
He naturally did not accept Xiao Po's suggestion. Instead, he gently tapped the belly of the yellow horse, then spurred his horse forward, becoming the first to step onto the drawbridge, and headed straight into Shuobei City.
Following closely behind was Pang Xianchu, the commander of the Longcheng Northern Expeditionary Army.
He first looked at Xiao Po, who had his head down and a solemn expression.
He glanced at Chen Huai'an's departing figure, shook his head and sighed helplessly, and finally hurriedly spurred his horse forward to follow the Prince of Jin into the city.
Seeing this, the other generals also directed the cavalry in their respective ranks to march in neat steps and orderly across the drawbridge, forming three columns to enter Shuobei City through Qingyuan Gate.
Eh—
Xiao Po let out a long, painful sigh, but he had no choice but to urge his warhorse to catch up with the main force and return to the city.
At this moment, Chen Huai'an had already ridden his horse through the gate of Qingyuan Gate and entered Shuobei City.
As soon as we entered the city, we smelled the strong stench of blood that permeated the air.
Although Chen Huai'an had prepared himself mentally in advance.
However, as he continued to ride forward and travel through Shuobei City, he was still shocked by the horrific scenes before him.
Everywhere you look, there are the corpses of innocent civilians who died tragically in the northern region, mostly the elderly, women, and children.
They were either hanged from the rafters on either side of the street, or their heads were cut off and their bodies were scattered haphazardly in the street.
It's obvious without even thinking that this group of executioners, who wouldn't even spare the elderly or children, were the Turkic barbarians who had just fled Shuobei City in a panic.
These beasts deserve to die a horrible death!
Chen Huai'an made up his mind that even if he had to chase them to the ends of the earth, he would make these executioners pay for their crimes in blood!
[Ding!]
[Dear Host Chen Huai'an, you have received new system points as a reward. Please check your account!]
At this moment, a cold, mechanical synthesized voice from the system suddenly rang in Chen Huai'an's mind, notifying him that new points rewards had been credited to his account—points for the victory at Panlong Pass and the conquest of Shuobei.
Chen Huai'an looked coldly at the devastated and nearly deserted Shuobei City, and immediately made a plan in his mind.
With the elite Tiger and Leopard Cavalry at their disposal, all that was missing was a general skilled in leading troops in battle on the grasslands. Huo Qubing, the champion marquis who sealed the wolf's lair, was naturally the perfect candidate.
The six expeditions to the northern deserts, directly striking the Turkic royal court, were by no means just a slogan or a joke!
"Pang Xianchu, Fan Wuji!"
"Your subordinate is here!"
At Chen Huai'an's command, Pang Xianchu and Fan Wuji, who had followed the late King Chen Polu on five expeditions to the northern desert and were familiar with the situation in Shuobei City, immediately stepped forward to await the king's order.
Chen Huai'an said, "I hereby appoint the two of you to be fully responsible for the post-war reconstruction of Shuobei City, as well as the resettlement and resettlement of the surviving people."
"Your subordinate obeys!"
The two men immediately accepted the order and left.
Subsequently, under the protection of the Jinwu Guard, Chen Huai'an went to the garrison general's mansion in Shuobei City.
The hour of Hai (9-11 PM).
Inside the newly cleaned study of the general's mansion, Chen Huai'an removed his golden armor and changed into casual clothes.
Immediately afterwards, he used his mind to summon the [Born to be an Emperor] system.
[Ding!]
[The Innate Emperor System is activating... Activation successful!]
Immediately, the familiar system light screen appeared in Chen Huai'an's mind.
The remaining points that could be used to summon private soldiers as rewards from the system were also rapidly increasing, eventually settling at above a certain level.
Compared to the previous period when Chang Yuchun captured three cities in a row, conquered Yunzhou, and beheaded Wu Qingyun, the Northwest General, he received nearly 120,000 fewer points.
That's normal, after all, the highest-ranking enemy general who was beheaded in the Battle of Panlong Pass was only Liang Erhu, the deputy general of the Yunhui Army.
However, these 380,000 points are enough for Chen Huai'an right now.
In the system's [General Summoning] section, he had already locked onto Huo Qubing, a famous general of the Western Han Dynasty and Marquis of Champion.
The number of summoning points required for Huo Qubing is the same as that required for Qin general Wang Jian and military genius Han Xin: 300,000 points.
Without the slightest hesitation, Chen Huai'an immediately chose to summon the legendary historical general Huo Qubing.
[Ding!]
[Summoning Huo Qubing, the famous general of the Western Han Dynasty and Marquis of Champion... Summoning successful!]
In an instant, a golden light appeared out of thin air in the empty study of the general's mansion.
A short while later.
A broad-shouldered, imposing, and exceptionally brave young general appeared in the study. He was none other than Huo Qubing, the renowned general of the Western Han Dynasty and Marquis of Champion.
He had thick black hair tied back, and a pair of bright, piercing eyes on his resolute face.
"This humble general, Huo Qubing, pays his respects to Your Highness, Prince Jin!"
Soon, Huo Qubing strode up to Chen Huai'an and knelt down on one knee to pay his respects.
Chen Huai'an was filled with emotion. He stepped forward and helped the young champion to his feet, saying, "General, please rise!"
Looking at the imposing and majestic General of the Cavalry before him, Chen Huai'an's mind was filled with the horrific scene of the city of Shuobei after the Turkic massacre, which resembled a living hell.
He immediately ordered, “General, the Turkic barbarians are currently rampaging across the northern grasslands, slaughtering our border soldiers and civilians, and plundering our border resources. They are truly a scourge to the region and a threat to our dynasty’s rule.”
"I hereby promote the general to the vanguard commander of the Longcheng Northern Expeditionary Army, leading 10,000 elite Tiger and Leopard Cavalry to attack the Turks at dawn tomorrow!"
"In this battle, we must annihilate the Turks completely and leave no royal court in the northern desert!"
"Your subordinate obeys!"
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