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"The barbarian vanguard is only five miles away! There are about 10,000 soldiers and horses!"

The scout shouted the order.

Ten thousand?

The frontline defense force of the Six Garrison Army had only more than 10,000 people, but they were not sure whether they could withstand the first wave of attack from the Northern Barbarian Cavalry.

"Don't fire the cannon yet."

Jiang Zuo ordered.

Now that the Six Garrison Army is in the front, if we fire rashly, we might accidentally injure friendly forces.

Now the Anding Army is only a reserve force and will act according to circumstances.

It would be best if the Six Garrison Army could resist the Mobei cavalry.

The sound of horse hooves rumbled in the distance.

The vanguard of the Mobei barbarians is getting closer and closer.

A moment later, the Northern Barbarian cavalry army rushed towards the Six Garrisons Army like a tide.

When Jiangzuo was feeling uneasy, the Six Towns Army on the front line actually abandoned the trench fortifications prepared in advance by Jiangzuo and chose to confront Mobei head-on.

Although the soldiers of the Six Garrisons Army were experienced in many battles and had a slight advantage in armor and weapons, it was clear that the Mobei barbarians had the advantage in a head-on cavalry battle.

The sound of fighting resounded throughout Lanshan Road.

Jiang Zuo was located on a high ground in the rear, always observing the situation ahead.

After half an hour, the army of the Six Garrisons had shown signs of decline and was being defeated.

The situation seems to be heading towards the worst...

At this moment, the situation in the deep valley in the middle road guarded by Wang Yingjie was not optimistic.

The number of the Northern Barbarians' main forces is definitely not just over 30,000, but 60,000!

The intelligence provided by the Six Garrisons Army was incorrect. They were unaware that the twelve tribes of Mobei had united and were about to join forces to seize Tiemaguan Pass and plunder Daizhou.

Of these 60,000 Northern Barbarian cavalry, more than 10,000 troops have been divided into several groups to attack Lanshan Road, and at this time, there are also 40,000 troops attacking Deep Valley head-on.

The 40,000-strong army led by Wang Yingjie had no troop advantage at all.

Because the front line of Lanshan Road where the Six Garrison Army was stationed was broken through by the vanguard of the Northern Barbarians, although only a few hundred cavalry appeared on the flanks, the Six Garrison Army in the middle soon became chaotic and lost their composure.

When the two armies fought, the Yan army not only had no advantage at all, but was even killed by the Northern Barbarians and forced to retreat in this flat valley.

The ambush that was originally planned turned into a hand-to-hand combat.

The battle was extremely fierce...

At this moment in Lanshan Road, the Six Towns Army was also defeated and the first line of defense had been handed over.

At this moment, Jiang Zuo in the rear could no longer wait. If the Mobei barbarians were allowed to break through the defense line, the Anding Army would be the ones to suffer.

"All the Anding Army, listen up! All the musketeers, press forward! Retreat only when the drums give the order!"

Jiang Zuo ordered loudly.

If they don't send reinforcements now, the Six Towns Army will probably be wiped out.

Upon receiving the order, the Anding Army immediately headed for the first trench line.

"All the Six Towns troops retreat!"

Suddenly, someone shouted an order.

The morale of the Six Garrisons Army had already been weakened, and upon hearing the order to retreat, the soldiers retreated one after another.

With bursts of gunfire, the Anding Army once again used the three-line tactics to suppress the Mobei cavalry with firepower.

The entire defensive line was finally stabilized by the Anding Army.

The Mobei barbarian cavalry wanted to attack the Anding Army's line, but soon, they heard a series of deafening noises.

A huge cannon that came from nowhere blew the Mobei cavalry in the rear into pieces.

The Mobei cavalry, which had been in high spirits, seemed to have weakened.

There was a loud rumbling sound and the war horses neighed.

This group of Mobei barbarians had never seen such an army before. They finally fought their way into the Anding Army formation, but were suddenly hit in the chest by a bead and fell directly to the ground.

The battle situation on Lanshan Road has stabilized, but at this moment in the middle, the main forces of both sides are still fighting desperately.

After receiving reinforcements from the rear, the Six Garrison Army in the middle was finally able to stabilize the front line.

The battle lasted until the evening, and finally the Mobei barbarians chose to withdraw.

At dusk, the tragic scenes after the war were seen.

Even the Anding Army led by Jiang Zuo suffered many casualties.

The barbarians from Mobei did retreat, but for the Yan army, it was unclear whether they would win or lose this battle.

When they returned to the military camp, all the generals were in a state of dismay, except Jiang Zuo, who looked calm.

"how so!"

Yan Kang was furious and blamed his generals.

None of the generals below responded.

"Wang Yingjie!"

Yan Kang yelled.

After all, as the commander, Wang Yingjie must take full responsibility.

"Jiang Zuo was too arrogant and only brought 3,000 men to defend Lanshan Road, which left the defense of Lanshan Road empty. If the Six Towns Army had been stationed there, how could that group of Northern Barbarian Cavalry have broken through the right wing? How could our central road have been so defeated? It's all because of Jiang Zuo!"

Unexpectedly, Wang Yingjie said angrily.

"Can you blame me?"

Jiang Zuo sneered and said, "Lanshan Road has not been lost."

"If that's the case, then how could the Mobei cavalry attack from the flank?"

Wang Yingjie's eyes were full of anger, as if he really thought that this battle was Jiang Zuo's fault.

Jiang Zuo said coldly: "The Six Towns Army guarding the front of Lanshan Road are your men. You asked me to retreat to the rear. If I hadn't stabilized the front in time, I'm afraid the Six Towns Army would have been defeated long ago."

"I have never asked you to retreat. Please do not put the blame on me."

How could Wang Yingjie admit it?

"You are the one who lost the battle. I don't need to blame you."

Jiang Zuo said calmly.

"What a joke! If it weren't for you, our army would have been defeated?"

Wang Yingjie became more and more anxious.

"My Anding Army suffered 500 casualties, killed 3,000 Mobei barbarians, and captured 2,000. I wonder where General Wang is?"

Jiang Zuo said calmly.

At this moment, he only felt sorry for the 300 soldiers of the Anding Army.

Hearing this, everyone was shocked.

Such a casualty ratio was completely beyond everyone's expectations.

You must know that the Central Army suffered nearly 20,000 casualties before they repelled the Mobei barbarians.

Wang Yingjie was suddenly speechless.

Although the barbarians from Mobei were repelled in this battle, the Six Garrison Army suffered heavy casualties, so it cannot be considered a victory at all.

Not only was the main force of the Northern Barbarians not destroyed, but the Six Garrison Army suffered heavy losses.

"Stop arguing. No matter what, I will report this defeat to His Majesty. None of you can escape."

Yan Kang was even more furious at this moment.

If he loses this battle, he, as the governor of the Six Garrisons, will definitely not escape punishment.

Jiang Zuo didn't listen to their nonsense anymore and turned around and left the tent.

When he returned to Jiang Mansion, he was still furious and bumped into Chen Qingyun head-on, but he didn't feel happy at all.

"Jiang Zuo, what's wrong?"

Chen Qingyun suddenly felt a little uneasy.

"The battle just now was lost."

Jiang Zuo sighed, helplessness written all over his face.

"Failed?!"

Chen Qingyun was quite surprised, and then turned angry.

This was a battle that had been planned for a long time, and the original intention was to destroy the main force of the Northern Barbarians, but now it has suffered such a defeat.

"What happened?"

As the empress, she has not yet received the battle report from the six garrison troops on the front line.

Jiang Zuo told Chen Qingyun everything, including how the Six Towns Army lied about military intelligence, how Wang Yingjie shirked responsibility, and how the Anding Army resisted foreign enemies...

Listening to Jiang Zuo's words, Chen Qingyun's face became solemn.

"The incompetent Six Towns Army!"

Chen Qingyun cursed in his heart, and murderous intent suddenly flashed in his eyes.