At the tender age of eight, he was hastily dragged out and made emperor!

crackle...

The sound of the campfire burning could be heard intermittently, and the wind blowing in the middle of the night was cool. Sparks danced and drifted from time to time under the flickering fire.

"Damn it! I was having such a passionate dream when the hell I got dragged awake, damn it! This is so frustrating!!"

"Ha...alright, that's enough, hurry up and go change shifts."

"What the hell are you talking about? Where the hell is this?! Lan Kun City!! Who the hell dares to come here?!"

"I wonder how things are going in Tuowu City. Those damn Nanyu people are really restless. Why can't they just sit still? The Nanyu royal family, with their demeanor, actually want to form a marriage alliance with our dynasty to repair relations between the two dynasties? Dream on!!"

"Ah, it's still better to be on the border. You can get to fight. If we can really take down Tuowu City built by the Nanyu people, the reward will definitely be substantial!"

"You fucking shut up! I'm already annoyed, and all you're saying is making me even more annoyed!!"

In the vicinity of the front camp of Lankun City, a group of dozens of Northern Barbarian soldiers who had just woken up strolled aimlessly toward one place, their chatter breaking the tranquility of the area.

Among the group, there were even a few who hadn't woken up yet, their heads hanging low as they followed the crowd.

At this moment, the same scene was playing out in many places in Lankun City. The midnight shift change was undoubtedly a torment for both the soldiers who were off duty and those who were about to take over. The former could not sleep for long before having to get up, while the latter were sleeping soundly but were dragged out of bed. The feeling was truly unbearable.

But the rules set by the military are the rules, and no one can break them.

Snapped.

Snapped……

A few pieces of firewood were thrown into the campfire, and the fire soon grew much larger. In the firelight, the scars on the face of a northern barbarian soldier who was yawning looked particularly ferocious.

Just as he turned around, he saw his comrade-in-arms, clutching his rifle, huddled on a haystack. Anger surged within him, and he glared at him, yelling, "Damn it, you just started your shift and you're already lying down sleeping?! Get up!!"

"What are you yelling about?"

The man was clearly getting sleepy. "I'll take a nap first, and then it's your turn to sleep!"

As they were talking, snoring began.

Sa'erhuan: "..."

Despite feeling somewhat dissatisfied, Sa'erhuan didn't say anything more. Although the Southern Prince's Mansion had recently issued a strict order to strengthen the vigilance and defense of Lankun City, and the entire city was carrying it out, many people simply didn't care.

It's just a conflict that broke out in the border area between the two dynasties.

Is it really necessary to make such a fuss?

What can the people of Nanyu do if they attack?!

When these thoughts arose, many people were dismissive. If Nan Yu were truly that powerful, he wouldn't have acted the way he did in the first place. Even if they had a hundred times the courage, they wouldn't dare to do this!

Despite the changes and conflicts that occurred between the Murong and Dayu sides in the Tuowu City area, which borders the two sides, apart from the military academies involved, there was not much reaction from others.

The strongest reaction came from those who couldn't be sent to fight Nanyu. After all, in the Murong Dynasty, everything was based on military merit. Without battles, where would military merit come from? Without military merit, where would rewards come from? Without rewards, where would everything come from?

In this atmosphere, the noisy places in Lankun City quickly returned to calm, and everything seemed unchanged.

Under the same night sky.

More than ten miles away, in an unnamed valley.

Under the moonlight, a dark shadow seemed to be moving.

In such an environment, any sound would seem particularly jarring.

Suddenly, the sound of rubble colliding rang out, making everything seem different.

The shadowy figures moved even more.

"Whoo~"

In this atmosphere, slightly rapid breathing could be heard. After about half a cup of tea's time, the dark figure seemed to stop, followed by a deep voice.

“General, just as you said, there are no sentries, either visible or hidden, outside Lankun City. The Northern Barbarians who are on night watch are…” As the man spoke, a spark appeared in the darkness, and soon a flickering flame appeared. In the firelight, Huang Long’s cold and stern face came into view of some people.

"Wow..."

As the man continued speaking, one of the generals surrounding Huanglong took out a map and unfolded it, drawing focused attention from pairs of piercing eyes.

Under the flickering flames, many of the faces still showed signs of youthful innocence, but their eyes shone with determination, and many even displayed a high level of fighting spirit.

Under the focused gazes of many, Huanglong remained silent for a long time, his eyes fixed on the map before him, and the sound of his breathing began to quicken.

"As planned, launch the attack!!"

Huang Long clenched his fist and slammed it hard onto the map, a deep, resonant sound echoing out.

"Yes!!"

An even louder shout rang out.

"Beep——"

"Beep!!"

Almost simultaneously, a piercing and urgent whistle sounded, and as the whistle echoed through the nameless valley, sparks appeared in many places, followed by clusters of fire.

"Yu Lin!!!"

"Attack!"

In this situation, a series of angry roars rang out, and in the firelight, countless figures swiftly mounted their warhorses.

"Whoosh—"

"Da da da!!"

The sounds of horses neighing and hooves mingled here.

Holding a long spear and riding a horse, Huang Long's cold eyes swept quickly across the crowd. Under the firelight, the crowd surged, and a murderous aura enveloped the area.

There was no sentimentality.

There was no mobilization.

The Imperial Guards, who had just mounted their horses, were thinking of something quite unusual at that moment.

"Beep beep beep——"

As the whistles became more urgent, the sound of horses' hooves intensified, and the crowd seemed to surge even more violently.

"what!!"

"Da da da--"

A long procession of fire stretched out in the darkness. Suddenly, the wind picked up, causing the clusters of firelight to flicker. From the air, the long, dragon-like procession gradually coalesced into several smaller clusters. And as time passed, these clusters of firelight merged into a moving arrow!

kill! !

kill! !

kill! !

At the heart of this rapidly moving barrage of arrows, surrounded by hundreds of Imperial Guards, Huang Long leaned slightly forward, his body swaying with his mount. He gripped his spear tightly, facing the gusts of night wind. Huang Long's cold eyes stared straight ahead, his chest burning with intense fighting spirit, and his heart roaring hysterically.

The Imperial Guards have waited countless days and nights for this night!

at last.

The Imperial Guards are ready to unleash their power on the battlefield!

"kill--"

Amidst the torrent of cavalry, amidst the thunderous sound of hooves, someone roared, though the roar was drowned out by the thunderous hoofbeats…

"kill!!!"

"kill!!!"

"kill--"

As the roars rose and fell, the battle cries echoed endlessly, even drowning out the sound of horses' hooves. Huang Long, Xiong Wu, and other officers and soldiers at all levels, who were in the midst of the cavalry torrent, did not rebuke this behavior. Instead, listening to the battle cries, their fighting spirit and will to fight grew even stronger.

No one knew what this meant for the Imperial Guard.

Of the various battalions under the Imperial Guard, those who went north, apart from a very few like Huang Long and Liu Tian, ​​all the rest were burdened with deep-seated hatred.

Their fathers and brothers died in battle in the northern frontier, or were crippled there!

All of this was caused by the rampant and tyrannical Northern barbarians!

They had never had the chance to avenge themselves, but this hatred had always been suppressed in their hearts. Now that they had the opportunity, they were determined to take revenge!

As the almost cathartic roar appeared and then disappeared, only the thunderous sound of hooves remained in the darkness. And as the previous roar resounded, it seemed that this moving torrent of cavalry had nothing else but soaring fighting spirit and morale...

……

……

Tuowu Mountain Range, Lankun City.

Somewhere in the vicinity of Qianying.

"Ok?"

Sa'erhuan, who had fallen asleep clutching his spear, opened his sleepy eyes and for some reason felt that the ground was a little strange, as if it was trembling slightly.

Although the vibration wasn't very strong.

But this feeling is really strange.

"Am I dreaming?"

Sa'erhuan looked around in confusion, finding nothing strange, especially when he saw his comrade-in-arms on night duty kissing the spear he was holding and seemingly saying something. Sa'erhuan was amused and annoyed, but suddenly, Sa'erhuan's eyes widened!

wrong! !

This isn't a dream, damn it!!!

As a sense of dread crept into his heart, Sa'erhuan suddenly stood up, shouting, "Enemy attack—"

"Enemy attack!!"

Almost simultaneously, unusual commotions occurred in several locations around the front camp of Lankun City.

"Clang clang clang!!"

"Enemy attack——"

"Enemy attack!!!"

The commotion spread like wildfire, bringing the once-silent city of Lankun to life with a cacophony of sounds.

Footsteps.

Abusive language.

A collision sound.

Roar.

Questions and doubts...

At this moment, chaos unlike anything seen before was unfolding throughout Lankun City; at least in the past few years, Lankun City had not encountered such a situation.

Meanwhile, as the Imperial Guards rapidly approached Lankun City, more and more people noticed the anomaly ahead.

"Kill!!!"

"Kill--"

As Huanglong raised his spear high and roared hoarsely to the sky, even greater waves of sound erupted around him and behind him, the noise resounding through the heavens.

"They're from Nanyu!!"

"quick!!!"

"Where the hell are they?! Why the hell haven't they arrived yet?!"

"The Nanyu cavalry are attacking..."

As the deafening roar, mixed with the thunderous sound of horses' hooves, reached the front camp, many of the Northern Barbarian soldiers had regained their composure. At the same time, roars and curses rang out incessantly. This situation was extremely dangerous. If they did not organize themselves quickly, the Southern Yu cavalry, who had attacked without warning, would break through the front camp's defenses and rush into the heart of the central camp.

For seasoned veterans, the implications of this are something they simply dare not even contemplate.

"Da da da……"

Under these circumstances, the sound of chaotic hoofbeats arose in the vicinity of the front camp. Under the firelight, countless Northern barbarian cavalry rushed out from all directions. They charged towards the approaching firelight in a scattered formation, but in this scattered advance, the cavalry were gathering together at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Charge!!"

"Disperse them!!"

"hurry up!!"

Within this cavalry unit, many riders brandished scimitars or wielded spears, their eyes fierce as they galloped rapidly forward. Some even raised their bows, drew their arrows, and began to nock and shoot as they rode at high speed…

"Whoa, whoa, whoa..."

The battle on horseback was about to begin when a loose whooshing sound rang out.

"Beep--"

"Arrow attack!!!"

A piercing whistle sounded from the Imperial Guard cavalry formation that was launching a surprise attack on Lankun City, followed by a roar, which roused the Imperial Guards in the formation.

For this surprise attack, Huang Long specially selected two groups of people: one group carried bronze whistles to relay and warn, while the other group followed the whistles and shouted military orders.

In the chaos of the battlefield, the transmission of military orders is of paramount importance in order to effectively inflict heavy damage on the enemy.

During the years Chu Ling spent in Shanglin Garden, much of his energy and attention was devoted to the battlefield. As a result, he instilled many things in the Imperial Guards, the Heroines, and the Shanglin Army that were different from those of this era.

Of course, the idea was proposed by Chu Ling, but the refinement and clarification were the responsibility of those who had been on the battlefield, including the improvement and clarification of the copper whistle relay system.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa..."

"Da da da!!"

Amidst the sounds of rushing air and the clatter of hooves, the tightly formed Imperial Guard cavalry, under Huang Long's command and leadership, fearlessly charged towards the approaching Northern barbarian cavalry.

"Kill!!"

"Dangdang——"

"what--"

Amidst the constant alternation of sounds, the air was thick with the stench of blood. Both sides suffered casualties in the clashes, but compared to the hastily assembled Northern barbarian cavalry, the tightly packed Imperial Guards cavalry were charging forward at an extremely fast pace. Some of the Imperial Guards had blood on their faces, armor, and mounts, and some were even wounded, but they showed no fear. On the contrary, their fighting spirit and will to fight only intensified.

"Beep beep beep!!!"

"Charge—"

The moment the vanguard of the Imperial Guards charged out to attack the Northern Barbarian cavalry, piercing whistles and roars rang out, causing the Imperial Guards behind to gasp for breath, and many roared with furious eyes.

"kill!!!"

"kill--"

In open field battles, it is only the brave who prevail when paths cross. The more timid and fearful one is, the faster one dies. For the Imperial Guards, they are in the prime of their lives, and each of them carries a deep-seated hatred. The moment blood splatters before their eyes, the fear of death is long forgotten...

The Imperial Guard cavalry rapidly approached the front camp of Lankun City, a scene of iron and blood that shocked countless people. Amidst this shock, a raging inferno suddenly erupted in the area around the front camp!

The flames dispelled the darkness and brought a heatwave.

This sight terrified the Northern barbarian officers who were organizing the resistance. The worst thing that could have happened had occurred, and Lankun City was in danger of a catastrophe.

"Beep...beep beep beep!!"

"Don't linger in the fight!!"

"Beep beep beep!!"

"Charge—"

Unlike the organized Northern Barbarians, the Imperial Guards had a clear objective: to completely burn down Lankun City, a key Northern Barbarian stronghold that held countless military supplies and provisions. If they were to destroy it, the Great Yu would gain an unimaginable advantage and initiative in the subsequent offensive against the Northern Barbarians.