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

After a brief exchange with Yan Ruyu, Jia Daoshi sighed again with a helpless expression.

Yan Ruyu didn't know how to open the box either, so she could only think about it carefully.

The next step was to await the Kushan Empire's attack.

Time passed second by second, the sky gradually darkened, and the Milky Way gradually appeared.

Even after dark, the grasslands in the north are still very bright under the sunlight.

Wisps of smoke rose from the cliffside city.

"The barbarian cavalry have entered Furong Gorge!"

"The barbarian cavalry have entered Furong Gorge!"

"The barbarian cavalry have entered Furong Gorge!"

Just as the soldiers on the city wall were relaxing their vigilance, a fast horseman, shouting as he rushed to the foot of the wall, dismounted, and galloped up the wall in a few leaps.

"Lord Tisi~! Lord Tisi!"

"The barbarian cavalry has entered Furong Gorge!"

“You shouted so loudly, everyone heard you,” Jia Daoshi chuckled.

This sentry started shouting as soon as he entered the city gate and continued shouting all the way to the city wall.

The soldiers on the city wall had already heard the commotion and were now rapidly preparing for battle.

Seeing Jia Daoshi's calm expression, the sentry scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly. He was a new recruit who had just joined the army and had no combat experience, so he was temporarily put in charge of relaying messages.

"Lord Ti Si, the barbarian cavalry has entered Furong Gorge and is heading towards Luofeng Slope. This force appears to number 150,000!"

"Besides this part, another group of troops has already arrived at the foot of the cliff city and begun setting up catapults."

"Another part of the troops remained at the main camp."

Upon hearing this, Jia Daoshi frowned. He had been inside the city gate tower, having Liu Ruyan massage him, and hadn't paid attention to what was happening outside.

He was somewhat surprised when he heard the battle report; these barbarians actually knew how to divide their forces into three groups!

If the Kushan Empire were to use such a formation, his plans would be difficult to implement.

Because some people stayed behind, it was almost impossible to surround them!

With this in mind, Jia Daoshi walked to the edge of the city wall and looked up at the Kushan Empire's camp.

Upon closer inspection, they indeed found a cavalry unit remaining stationary.

In addition to this cavalry force, these barbarian cavalry also set up catapult positions.

However, there were only about a dozen catapults, so the number of people on the position was also small.

It seems they intend to launch a pincer attack on Cliff City.

"Bring out the cannons. On my orders, destroy their catapult positions first. Soldiers on the city walls, take cover and prepare for defense," Jia Daoshi said after a moment's thought. "As for the barbarian cavalry charging Luofeng Slope, let them in first. We'll see if the rearguard cavalry follows!"

“Understood!!”

Luofeng Slope connects to Furong Gorge, and the entire area is very large. Even if 500,000 barbarian cavalrymen rushed in, there would still be plenty of space.

Now we'll see if they have the guts.

Soon, led by the five clan leaders of Xiao Kaishan, a dark mass of cavalry surged up Luofeng Slope!

At the same time, the Kushan Empire's catapult positions also began to attack.

Stones crashed against the city wall, making dull thuds.

Perhaps due to the altitude, or perhaps due to technological limitations, their catapults could not launch very large stones.

So while the stones hitting the city wall did cause some damage, it wasn't significant.

At the same time, Jia Daoshi also arrived at the south side of the city wall facing Luofengpo.

At this moment, the soldiers on the city wall had already drawn their bows and nocked their arrows, ready to fire at any moment.

Jia Daoshi glanced at the tiger, leopard, wolf and bear riders charging at the forefront of Luofeng Slope, and was somewhat shocked!

These barbarians, empowered by these wild beasts, have seen their combat strength increase dramatically. No wonder the warriors of the Great Jing would change their expressions upon hearing the words "barbarian cavalry."

"Don't rush. Notify the Crown Prince that these beast cavalry must be close to the Cliff City before setting fires!"

"By the way, have their cavalrymen left behind caught up?"

"Reporting to Lord Ti Si, they have already moved and are heading towards the entrance of Furong Gorge!"

"It's good that they've moved. Then let's wait until they enter Hibiscus Canyon before setting the fire!" Jia Daoshi breathed a sigh of relief.

If some of the enemy's cavalry are left outside, it will be difficult for the Xuanjia Army to block the entrance to the canyon.

At this moment, under Xiao Kaishan's leadership, the vanguard of nearly 200,000 troops was about to reach the south wall of the cliff city!

Under the moonlight, the soldiers standing on the city wall could only see billowing smoke and dust in the distance, but could not see any specific figures. They could only feel a huge dark mass rushing towards them.

The bows, arrows, and weapons placed on the city wall began to tremble incessantly!

That's because the horses' hooves pounded on the ground, causing a vibration effect!

The entire mountain seemed to be in an earthquake!

Keep in mind, this is a force of over 300,000!

Although they were mentally prepared, the soldiers were still very nervous!

Even with such powerful weapons as cannons, they were still under immense pressure.

Because the disparity in numbers is simply too great!

Jia Daoshi leaned against the city wall, and with his eyesight, he was able to see the beast cavalry charging at the forefront, which was quite an eye-opener for him.

"White wolves, tigers, lions, and leopards, even bears are used as mounts, these barbarians are really ruthless!"

Jia Daoshi murmured to himself.

To be honest, after witnessing the beast riders charging ahead, Jia Daoshi knew that if he hadn't been there, Juebi City definitely wouldn't have been able to hold out.

Those few beast riders alone possessed extremely powerful auras, no less than those of a master in the Free and Unfettered Realm!

Moreover, he saw his old friend Qingmanchao in the crowd, which meant that Yuanshengdao of the Kushan Empire must have also come.

Besides these experts, there are also hundreds of thousands of soldiers.

The battlefield was too chaotic, and he didn't know how many experts were among the hundreds of thousands of troops behind him.

But no matter how many experts are behind them, with this current charge, the cliff city, without the support of artillery, is bound to fall!

Let alone conquering the Cliff City and sweeping across the southwest, we could even sail down the river and directly engage in a decisive battle with the Great Jing Dynasty!

There's no way around it, the lineup is just too strong!

No wonder the Kushan Empire had the confidence to launch this war!

Leading the charge was Xiao Kaishan, who had already spotted the royal flag planted on the gate tower of the cliff city!

The bright yellow flag of the Great Jingwang fluttered in the night wind, making his blood boil!

"Hahaha! Warriors! Charge! Take Cliff City!"

"Whoever can capture the Prince of Dajing will be rewarded with twenty Han women and two thousand head of cattle and sheep!"

Upon hearing of such a generous reward, the warriors of all races in the Kushan Empire went into a berserk state!

"kill!"

"Roar!!!!"

"Awoo! Awoo! Awoooooo!!"

"Caw caw caw caw...!"

They were all as energetic as if they'd been injected with chicken blood!