"The Dragon City army is here! You barbarian bastards from the Western Regions, dismount and face your death!"
For a fleeting moment, Tan Li even thought that he was experiencing a sudden burst of lucidity before death, causing auditory hallucinations.
But when the howling sound rang out again, he finally couldn't help but turn around and look.
Upon seeing this, Tan Li was so frightened that he almost collapsed on his backside.
On the edge of his line of sight, a troop of cavalry, moving with the undulating terrain of the Gobi Desert, was galloping toward Yanqi City.
At first, this cavalry unit looked like a black line attached to the sand dunes.
But as the distance closed and the visibility improved, the black line in Tan Li's eyes instantly transformed into a moving array of brownish-black material.
As a military officer in the Anxi border army, Tan Li naturally recognized this moving dark brown square formation as the wedge-shaped charge formation commonly used by the Daxin cavalry.
Leading the wedge formation was a tall, golden figure.
Following closely behind was a four-clawed yellow dragon flag fluttering in the wind, with a large "Jin" character faintly visible on its scarlet surface.
It is Prince Chen Huai'an of Jin, and the cavalry of the Longcheng Polu Army!
The next moment, Tan Li could no longer contain his elation and shouted to the Yanqi soldiers and civilians on the city wall, who were already at their last gasp:
"Soldiers, fellow villagers, reinforcements have arrived! Reinforcements have arrived! Hahaha!"
"The Longcheng Polu Army cavalry under the command of Prince Chen Huai'an of Jin has come to the aid of Yanqi City!"
Then, Tan Li casually threw away the tinder he had finally managed to light, and stomped on it a few times before grabbing his ring-pommel dagger and charging towards the Uyghur Imperial Guards who had climbed the city wall and were fighting the defenders.
While wielding his sword and hacking away, he roared, "Reinforcements have arrived! Yanqi City has been saved!"
"Soldiers, follow me, fight your way out, open the city gates, and welcome the Prince of Jin!"
"Open the city gates and welcome the Prince of Jin!"
......
With the sudden appearance of the Longcheng Iron Cavalry on the Gobi Desert, the situation between the attackers and defenders in Yanqi City took a complete 180-degree turn in the blink of an eye.
Where there is joy, there is also sorrow.
In the Western Regions allied forces camp, the Uyghur Khan Guli Peiluo, who was personally supervising the battle at the front line, naturally heard the roars of the Longcheng Iron Cavalry soldiers.
Due to the terrain and limited visibility, Gulipeiro's vision lagged far behind Tanli's.
So much so that when he saw the Anxi border troops on Yanqi City suddenly burst forth with fierce fighting power as if they had been injected with chicken blood, and launch a counterattack against the Uyghur Imperial Guards who had climbed the city walls, he thought that the Anxi border troops had been possessed by evil spirits and were going crazy before they died.
But as the faint sound of hooves grew closer and the terrifying howls grew louder, Gulipeiro and his Western Region generals finally realized that a cavalry force had indeed appeared on the Gobi Desert outside Yanqi City.
When they looked in the direction of the sound, the cavalry, who had already ridden up the Gobi Desert dunes, were a huge, dark mass.
Like a moving torrent, carrying immense power, it struck the rear of the Western Regions allied forces.
Even Gulipe could clearly see that on the banner carried on the shoulder by the standard bearer in this cavalry formation, there was a large "Jin" character, which looked particularly dazzling under the warm winter sun!
"Khan, it is, it is Prince Chen Huai'an's cavalry!"
At this moment, General Bargu, the commander of Gulipeiro's imperial guards, reported to Gulipeiro with trepidation.
"I am not so old and blind that I can read!"
Gulipe's sunken cheeks were so gloomy they seemed to drip ink. His turbid yet sinister gaze glared fiercely at the approaching Dragon City cavalry for a while before finally turning his attention back to the Imperial Guard Commander, Balhu, in front of him.
He roared furiously, "Bargu, didn't your scouts say that the Han bastard Chen Huai'an's troops in Longcheng are still a thousand miles away from Yanqi City?"
"Didn't they say that even if they marched day and night, it would take them at least ten days to reach Yanqi City?"
"Tell me, what exactly is going on? What is this cavalry unit carrying the Jin Prince's banner that appeared behind my army?"
"explain--"
thump!
Bargu, a Uyghur general who was in charge of the Uyghur Imperial Guard and responsible for sending out scouts to investigate the movements of the troops in Longcheng, was so frightened by the questioning of the Khan of the Huiren Kingdom, Guli Peiluo, that he immediately fell off his horse.
Then, not daring to get up, he knelt down in front of Guli Peiluo with a thud.
Bargut looked aggrieved and replied with tears in his eyes, "Khan, the message I received is that Chen Huai'an's reinforcements are indeed still a thousand miles away from Yanqi City, and it is impossible for them to arrive in Yanqi City in a day or night!"
"This matter is of utmost importance, and I would never dare to deceive anyone. The Imperial Guard scouts at the front, responsible for reconnoitering the enemy's situation, would also never dare to falsify anything!"
"We hope the Khan will investigate this matter thoroughly!"
After saying that, Bargut immediately kowtowed.
snort!
Guli Peiluo was determined to become the overlord of the Western Regions, and he was able to remain calm and composed. Even though Chen Huai'an's Dragon City Iron Cavalry was about to poke the Western Regions Allied Forces in the back, he was still able to stay calm and clear-headed.
He calmly ordered, "Guards, take the criminal Bargut into custody for trial."
"Send the order to sound the retreat and withdraw the army in an orderly manner to Shule City!"
"Understood!"
Soon, the Western Regions allied forces sounded the retreat horn.
Despite being described as an orderly retreat, a complete rout was in fact inevitable.
Because the soldiers of the Western Regions allied forces inside and outside Yanqi City had already discovered the Han army reinforcements cavalry that were so close at hand. The intimidating and oppressive power displayed by the tens of thousands of iron cavalry charging together was enough to make the infantry feel despair and collapse.
"Soldiers, the Western Region barbarian army has retreated!"
On the city wall of Yanqi, Tan Li, the commander of the defending army, covered in blood, raised his ring-pommel sword and shouted: "Soldiers, follow me down the city wall, open the city gates, and welcome the Prince of Jin!"
Thump thump thump!
Thump thump thump!
Almost simultaneously, Prince Chen Huai'an of Jin, clad in golden armor, charged into the retreating Western Regions allied forces, wielding a halberd in one arm.
With a swift movement of his halberd, he unleashed a chaotic and devastating slaughter.
Behind them were Dragon City cavalrymen clad in armor and wielding long spears and short swords.
They treated the routed Western Region coalition like wolves among sheep, their blades flashing and blood splattering, screams echoing everywhere.
This 30,000-strong cavalry force was neither the Iron Pagoda of Longcheng, nor the Black Armor Army of Longcheng, nor the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry or the Qin Elite Warriors.
Not only were the soldiers all strong and elite troops, but their warhorses were also all tall, muscular steeds, and their weapons were all divine weapons forged from fine steel.
These are the Guan Ning Iron Cavalry summoned by Chen Huai'an from the [Born to Be an Emperor] system!
This is why Chen Huai'an was able to lead 30,000 cavalry in a surprise attack over a thousand miles in just one day and night!
It turns out that this Guan Ning Iron Cavalry, composed of super elite soldiers, was summoned and equipped by Chen Huai'an from the system when he approached Yanqi City.
He had long since broken away from the main force of the Longcheng army. After handing over command of the 70,000-strong army to the valiant General Pang Xianchu, he led the eighteen Longcheng cavalrymen and the Jinwu Guards, transforming into "fierce bandits" in the Gobi Desert, and rushed to Yanqi City first.
This is why this divine army was able to evade the Uyghur scouts and appear outside Yanqi City undetected, delivering a fatal blow to the Uyghur Khan, Guli Peiluo!
"This humble general, Tan Li, pays his respects to Your Highness, Prince Jin!"
A moment later, the gates of Yanqi City swung open, and Tan Li, the military officer of the Anxi Border Army, covered in blood, rode a warhorse to Chen Huai'an.
He dismounted and knelt in obeisance.
Then, with his hands clasped together and tears welling in his eyes, he said, "This humble general, Tan Li, on behalf of the 70,000 soldiers and civilians of Yanqi City, thanks His Highness Prince Jin for saving our lives!"
"Your Highness, please accept this humble general's bow!"
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