The government was sending out wives, and I ended up with a princess from the previous dynasty!

“Your Majesty, Cliff City is a very important strategic city. It would be best not to destroy it if possible,” Qing Manchao suggested. “If all else fails, we can use siege equipment to attack the walls of Cliff City and eliminate their soldiers, rather than destroying the buildings inside the city.”

Reconstructing ruins is a very time-consuming and laborious task, and the people on the grasslands are not good at building houses, so this kind of thing should be avoided if possible.

In Da Jing's view, withdrawing the outposts on the periphery and concentrating forces in Juebi City would allow them to hold the northern border and block the Kushan Empire's cavalry from advancing south.

This idea would definitely have been correct in the past.

Previously, barbarian cavalry would only send out small groups of troops, pass through some canyons, go south to plunder some food, and let the people go back, instead of directly attacking the cliff city.

Moreover, the Kushan Empire at that time did not have the equipment to siege cities, so taking down a cliff city built on a precipice was simply a pipe dream.

But this time is different, because this time they planned it in advance and spent more than half a year manufacturing siege equipment.

With this army numbering a full 500,000, taking down the Cliff City would be a piece of cake!

"Warriors of the grasslands! Your chance to distinguish yourselves has arrived!"

"The eldest prince of the Great Jing Dynasty! And Jia Tisi of the Imperial City Guard! They are currently in Juebi City!"

"We must use the fastest speed! The most swift methods! With our scimitars! Cut them all down from their horses!"

"Capture the Prince of Great Jing alive! Capture the corrupt official of Great Jing alive!"

"kill!"

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

After Xiao Kaishan's furious roar, the bugle call sounded again in the army!

But at that moment, Chu Luen stepped forward and reminded him, "Your Majesty, I have a feeling that something is amiss with this matter. We should be careful. Otherwise, should we send a small team to investigate the situation at Furong Shrimp's place?"

The area towards Cliff City was eerily quiet.

This is unusual.

Moreover, removing all five outpost cities is not typical of the Great Jing Dynasty.

These five outpost towns, though small in size, have high walls and very sturdy gates. They are interdependent, and digging trenches and traps among them would cause them considerable trouble.

If the five small cities can hold back their army, it will give Cliff City more space and time.

At the very least, it will give the Jing side more time to deploy its troops.

Instead of being flat and unobstructed like it is now!

Therefore, the unusual behavior of the cliff city easily makes people think that there may be a trap ahead!

Upon hearing Chu Luen's words, Xiao Kaishan immediately laughed: "Chu Luen, your courage is like that of a lamb on the grassland."

"Do you know why the princess didn't choose you as the chieftain of the wolf tribe? It's because you're just too timid!"

"The most important things on the grasslands are courage and boldness, and you lack those!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Kaishan took the lead and rode the big white wolf forward!

Watching Xiao Kaishan's triumphant figure disappear into the distance, Chu Luen frowned.

He didn't know why, but both of his eyelids were twitching violently, and he felt panicked. This feeling was very bad!

On the grassland, a massive army of mythical beasts, including tigers, leopards, bears, wolves, and lions, charged ahead towards the city of the cliff.

Behind these beast armies stretched an endless, dark mass of barbarian cavalry across the grasslands!

It was like a black wave surging towards the cliff where Cliff City was located!

at the same time.

The Iron Forest Army, led by Zhou Dapeng and Zhou Junru, also marched rapidly towards the Cliff City.

However, the marching speed on the grasslands is obviously faster than that in the mountainous interior!

The next day at dawn.

The Kushan Empire's 500,000 barbarian cavalry have already approached the Hibiscus Valley next to the Cliff City.

As the first rays of sunlight streamed through the window into the room, Jia Daoshi finally opened his eyes from Liu Ruyan's fragrant embrace.

Liu Ruyan very considerately cleaned up Jia Daoshi's body and then helped him change his clothes.

Liu Ruyan now completely considers herself Jia Daoshi's wife.

She went from being the most talented woman in the Great Jing Dynasty to a married, aloof young lady.

Now, Liu Ruyan not only warms Jia Daoshi's bed every night, but also helps him analyze the battle situation. When she has time, she can even play a little tune for him.

Jia Daoxian is living a very comfortable life now!

Just as Liu Ruyan was helping Jia Daoshi tidy his clothes, a maid rushed over and said, "Lord Commander, something terrible has happened! Battle report from the front lines: the Kushan Empire's forces have reached the plains outside the city!"

Upon hearing this, Jia Daoshi nodded and said, "Understood."

A look of surprise flashed across Liu Ruyan's pretty face: "These barbarians are quite fast."

If you think about it, it hasn't even been two months yet, right?

But it doesn't matter, because the city of Juebi has been making preparations all along, so it doesn't matter whether the barbarians arrive a few days earlier or a few days later.

The thought of facing off against the barbarian army of 500,000 men was suddenly ignited with excitement in Jia Daoshi's heart.

He felt like Guo Jing defending Xiangyang.

This was the first time he had seen 500,000 troops since he transmigrated here!

This is the real battlefield for men!

Jia Daoshi didn't even have the appetite for breakfast before rushing toward the walls of Juebi City.

Liu Ruyan followed behind.

At this moment, Yan Ruyu and Mu Weishuang were already standing on the city wall, gazing at the grassland not far away.

On the grassland not far away, a vast army stretched as far as the eye could see, banners fluttering and a murderous aura soaring into the sky!

"They seem to have stopped moving!" Mu Weishuang knew that Jia Daoshi had arrived, so she didn't move either.

At the same time, Wu Ce also arrived with a deputy general.

"The artillery on both sides of Furong Gorge is ready, and the Xuanjia Heavy Cavalry is also ready. We are just waiting for them to enter Furong Gorge!" Wu Ce said.

“They don’t seem to have any immediate plans to attack Furong Gorge.” Just then, Yan Ruyu said calmly, “Look, they are setting up camp.”

Because there is still quite a distance to go, unless you are a peerless master, you can't see this far at all.

In addition, the distant area was a dark mass of people, looking very chaotic, making it impossible to see what these 500,000 cavalrymen were doing.

Yan Ruyu and Jia Daoshi can be said to be the two most skilled people present.

The second tier consists of Liu Ruyan and Mu Weishuang.

Wu Ce belongs to the third tier.

Even Mu Weishuang and Liu Ruyan didn't notice anything amiss for a moment, let alone Wu Ce.

As Yan Ruyu finished speaking, the hearts of the military commanders on the city wall couldn't help but jump.

Could it be that these barbarians saw through their plan and were therefore on guard?

Or perhaps, information leaked from their side, and a spy was found?

If that's the case, then the situation is not good!