After being demoted, my 300,000-strong army trampled the imperial city!

Shen Qiu, the garrison commander of Tongguan under the Great Qian Dynasty, commands 20,000 wolf cavalry, a force to be reckoned with, along with tens of thousands of garrison troops, making him a formidable foe.

As for the Longman, Chen Futu glanced at them and estimated that they numbered at least 10,000 cavalry and 30,000 infantry.

The two groups of people swept in in great numbers, blocking the road to Jiuyuan.

The leader of the Longman army was none other than Crown Prince Long Nie. He was young and ambitious, standing at the front of the army in full military uniform, accompanied by two generals, both of whom were at the ninth rank in strength.

"Zhao Xi'er, the ruler of the Western Zhao Kingdom, step forward to answer!" Long Nie shouted, raising his riding whip.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Xier stepped into the fray, her golden armor and red robe fluttering in the wind. "Long Nie, what do you mean by this?"

"Hmph, as the ruler of the Western Regions, you collude with the remnants of the Northern Frontier, and you still have the nerve to question me!"

"What Xi Zhao does is none of your business."

"Zhao Xier, I'm giving you one last chance. Be my woman and I'll forgive your past actions. Otherwise, you'll bear the consequences!"

Long Nie was very arrogant. In his opinion, it would be easy to wipe out the 50,000-60,000-strong allied army from the Northern Frontier and Western Zhao by gathering 100,000 troops in this battle and Tongguan. Zhao Xier would have no choice.

Zhao Xier's pretty face turned cold, filled with murderous intent, "Bah! You despicable thing, do you really think I, the emperor, am afraid of you? If you have the guts, fight me one-on-one!"

"A woman? I, the Crown Prince, would not deign to lay a hand on her. Once I catch you, you'll have your day to cry."

Long Nie had long coveted Zhao Xier; such a stunning beauty deserved to be his.

"What are you barking at?"

Chen Futu rode his black steed to the front of the battle, his momentum rising steadily as he held the War Dragon Halberd.

Long Nie was furious, "Your Highness, Prince of Zhenbei, how dare you show your face!"

"What is there to be afraid of? You are nothing but a stray dog ​​by the roadside, how dare you covet the king?"

"Chen Futu, today I, the Crown Prince, will tear you apart, skin you alive, and grind your bones to dust!"

Long Nie's hatred for Chen Futu was almost to the core.

He still vividly remembered the letter Chen Futu had written to him last time. In the letter, Chen Futu asked him to send his wife and daughters to the military camp in the northern frontier to serve as military prostitutes. He even threatened to castrate him and hang him on a tree. He was determined to get back at Chen Futu for all the humiliation he had suffered.

At the Tongguan army's front, the garrison commander Shen Qiu looked somewhat solemn as he stared at Zhao Xi'er and said, "Your Majesty, our two families have no enmity whatsoever. Why don't we withdraw here?"

"Why doesn't General Shen retreat to preserve the relationship between our two families?"

"His Majesty said that the King will not participate in the war against the Northern Frontier. You may make any requests in the future, and we will try our best to meet them."

Shen Qiu is quite eloquent.

In the past, Zhao Xier really wouldn't want to get involved in these things, but now she and Chen Futu are tied together, and she can't marry anyone else. If Chen Futu is left in Tongguan today, she will have no way out.

Thinking of this, Zhao Xier's pretty face turned serious. "Enough with the nonsense, the entire army, form ranks!"

"Wind, wind, wind—"

The Longman soldiers pressed forward, and the battlefield was filled with murderous intent.

Shen Qiu frowned, then looked at Long Nie, "Crown Prince Long, this battle is unavoidable. Why don't you lead the charge?"

"General Shen is joking. It is the Great Qian who is at odds with the Northern Frontier, not my Longman. We have come here at your invitation. If you are afraid, I, the Crown Prince, will take my leave now."

How could Long Nie, who was able to ascend to the position of Crown Prince, be a fool?

This battle must be spearheaded by the Great Qian; he doesn't want to lose troops for nothing.

Shen Qiu curled his lip and decisively drew his battle sword. "Let's fight!"

The Tongguan army obeyed the order and pressed forward!

This battle had no intrigues or tricks, only direct confrontation.

Because Chen Futu is most skilled in cunning schemes, Shenqiu has heard of Chen Futu's many victories through ingenious strategies. Today, with superior military strength, he will surely keep Chen Futu in the Western Regions.

"kill!"

The war begins.

Under Zhao Xier's command, the Longman soldiers stepped forward. The moment the two sides met, it was like a meat grinder, with blood spreading outward from the battle line.

Chen Futu stayed near the battlefield and did not personally engage in combat. Dian Wei thought to himself, "My lord, shall we wait?"

"No rush. We need to withstand the pressure to have any chance of winning this battle."

In short, the odds of victory rest with Ma Chao.

If 10,000 Xiliang cavalry arrive before our forces collapse, the outcome of this battle can be decided.

The reality was not as rosy as expected.

The Tongguan army was very strong, and Zhao Xier's 30,000-strong army was suppressed.

As the saying goes, the Western Zhao was not good at military affairs, but only at commerce and trade.

Zhao Xier had never personally commanded a large army before, and her tactical mistakes resulted in a breach being torn in the forward positions of the Western Zhao army.

"Quickly, the imperial guards advance!"

Zhao Xier was a little flustered.

Her three thousand personal guards began to follow.

Shen Qiu laughed, "Western Zhao is truly pitifully weak. Well then, I'll add fuel to the fire! After dealing with you, this garrison commander will also enjoy a proper meal!"

"Fire arrows!"

In an instant, arrows rained down from the opposite side, and the Western Zhao camp suffered heavy losses.

"Consort Ge!" Chen Futu's face darkened, and Consort Ge immediately rode forward, saying, "Your subordinate is here."

"Go and protect the King of Zhao; do not let him be harmed in the slightest."

"Subordinates take orders!"

Consort Ge rode away on horseback.

She was a ninth-rank official, so protecting someone in the midst of chaos was no problem for her.

Dian Wei scratched his head anxiously, "My lord, aren't we going to attack?"

"hold on."

Chen Futu didn't necessarily want the Western Zhao to fight the Tongguan army to a decisive victory; it was just that the enemy's cavalry hadn't moved yet.

Before the 20,000 wolf riders move out, the tiger and leopard cavalry will be easily exhausted if they launch an attack. Since their numbers are already several times fewer than the enemy's, they may not be able to withstand a single charge from the enemy's wolf riders.

Now we'll see how long Zhao Xier can hold out.

"Damn bastard!"

Zhao Xier finally realized her lack of command ability. In military affairs, she was far inferior to Shen Qiu. Although the 30,000 troops of Western Zhao were also equipped with bows and crossbows, they did not play a significant role. Instead, the army became increasingly chaotic.

"Dian Wei, inform Qin Liangyu to have the White-Spear Soldiers fire in unison to support the main battlefield, and then notify Cao Zhen to prepare. Once the cavalry engages, he must break through the battlefield quickly and cut off the enemy's wolf cavalry."

"Here!"

Dian Wei accepted the order and left.

Before long, Qin Liangyu led her White-Spear Soldiers to attack from the flank. The White-Spear Soldiers fired a volley, and a dense rain of arrows poured down.

The Tongguan army was caught off guard by the sudden attack of the White-Spear Soldiers, and the vanguard suffered heavy losses as they were swept away by a hail of arrows.

Shen Qiu was furious. "Wolf Riders, listen to my command! Charge at full speed towards the White-Clad Soldiers and devour them!"

"kill!"

The ground at Tongguan battlefield trembled violently as 20,000 wolf cavalry bypassed the main battlefield and charged towards the White-Clad Soldiers.

Qin Liangyu remained calm and ordered the White-Spear Soldiers to fire another volley.

Cao Zhen's Tiger and Leopard Cavalry also began to move. He launched a surprise attack on the Tongguan battlefield right under the noses of the Longman, tearing open a gap and cutting off the wolf cavalry's offensive in a short time.

Upon seeing this, Qin Liangyu led her White Spear Soldiers forward, their long spears unstoppable.

Now she is a master of innate strength, even more ferocious than before.

With her clearing the way like a sharp knife, the wolf cavalry's advance was halted, and the two sides clashed, their blood flowing like a river.

"Dragon Prince, what are you doing!"

Seeing the wolf riders being cut in two by the tiger and leopard riders, Shen Qiu was so angry that he wanted to chop Long Nie to pieces with one stroke.

The Tiger and Leopard Cavalry were right under Longman's nose when they launched their attack, but Longman didn't even flinch.

That's a total terrible teammate!