The grass in the factory should be plucked

Chapter 487 Rush to Rescue

At the same time, the Dingguo Army led by Xie Changan was rushing towards Yumen Pass day and night.

At this time, outside the Yumen Pass, the Chu strongholds leading to the Western Regions - Shule City, Liuzhong City, and Jinpu City - had all fallen into the hands of the Turpan Khanate.

The wind and sand carried gravel, like a sharp blade, scraping across the mottled walls of Yumen Pass.

On the top of the city wall, Wei Zhuang, the Great General of Pingxi of the Great Chu, tightly grasped the hilt of the sword at his waist, staring into the distance with a sharp gaze.

"Report! The Turpan cavalry is 20 miles away!"

The messenger ran up to the top of the city wall, panting, with undisguised panic in his voice.

Wei Zhuang narrowed his eyes slightly, and the afterglow of the setting sun cast a layer of dark red on his face, like solidified blood.

At this moment, in the Turpan army's camp, the enemy commander Sayyid was playing with the scimitar in his hand.

This knife has been with him in battles for many years, and there are still blood stains on the blood grooves on the blade.

"Yumen Pass is said to be impregnable?"

Said sneered, his eyes full of contempt and disdain, "Tomorrow, I will let Da Chu know that in front of my Turpan Iron Cavalry, any city wall is nothing but a pile of sand!"

He swung his scimitar at the pillar beside him, and sawdust flew everywhere. "Pass the order down. At 5 a.m. tomorrow, the entire army will attack the city!"

The next morning, before the first ray of sunlight completely dispelled the darkness, the sound of Turpan's horn resounded through the heavens and earth like thunder.

Sayyid, wearing gorgeous chain mail and riding a jet-black warhorse, stood in front of the battle.

He raised his scimitar high and shouted, "For the glory of the Khanate! Charge!"

In an instant, thousands of horses were galloping, the sound of their hooves was like thunder, shaking the earth.

At Yumen Pass, Wei Zhuang had a stern look on his face, while Lieutenant General Zhou Zhongguang stood beside him with a firm look in his eyes.

The soldiers were standing ready for battle under the city wall, their bronze armor glowing coldly in the twilight, their spears like a forest, but it could not hide the uneasiness in their eyes.

On the horizon, rolling yellow dust rose into the sky, like a yellow dragon swallowing the world. Those were the iron hooves of the Turpan cavalry, about to approach the city.

Wei Zhuang looked stern, and waved his hand, "Shoot!"

In an instant, countless arrows shot towards the enemy like locusts.

However, the Turpan cavalry were well-trained. They galloped on their horses while raising their shields, blocking most of the arrows.

At this time, several huge iron carts covered with thick black cloth were slowly pushed out from the rear of the enemy.

"Oh no! It's a cannon!"

Wei Zhuang's face suddenly changed. When did the Turpan Khanate have such powerful firearms?

The Pingxi Army was also equipped with several red cannons, but these cannons had poor mobility. After firing a shell, they had to wait for the barrel to cool down before firing the second one. The loading speed was far slower than the speed of the cavalry's charge.

Therefore, these cannons had been idle for a long time and their barrels were rusted. How could they be repaired in such a short time?

"Firearm Battalion, fire!" Wei Zhuang shouted sternly.

The firearms battalion on the top of the city wall took quick action, and the musketeers took aim at their targets one after another.

With a command, "Bang! Bang! Bang!" the sounds of muskets rang out one after another, and lead bullets whizzed towards the enemy.

The people of Turpan were well prepared. They used solid shields to form a dense defensive formation to cover the advance of the artillery vehicles.

Soon, the cannon adjusted the angle, and with a loud bang, a cannonball streaked across the sky like a meteor and hit the city wall heavily.

"Boom!" The city wall shook violently, rubble flew everywhere, and the soldiers fell down immediately.

"General!" Zhou Zhongguang quickly threw Wei Zhuang to the ground and used his body to protect him.

All we could hear was the roar of cannons, and shells one after another hit Yumen Pass.

Under the bombardment of artillery fire, cracks continued to appear on the city wall, bricks and stones flew everywhere, and the air was filled with smoke.

After a round of artillery bombardment, the city gate was on the verge of collapse.

"Warriors, follow me——"

Seeing that the time for a strong attack had come, Sayyid personally led his elite cavalry to the city gate and forced it open.

"There are countless gold and silver treasures inside the pass, as well as beautiful women!" He laughed loudly, "If you take over this city, you will be rewarded greatly!"

The Turpan soldiers burst into laughter, and their morale soared as if they had been injected with chicken blood.

Pushed by the soldiers, the huge battering ram hit the city gate again and again.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!" The dull impact sound seemed to knock on the hearts of every soldier of the Great Chu.

Wei Zhuang was extremely anxious. Once the city gate was broken, Yumen Pass would be doomed!

"Zhou Zhongguang, take a team of men to support the city gate!" he ordered loudly.

Zhou Zhongguang immediately led a team of soldiers, armed with long swords, and rushed towards the city gate.

As more and more Turpan cavalry gathered, the soldiers of the Great Chu suffered heavy casualties.

On the top of the city wall, Wei Zhuang saw the soldiers engaged in a tough fight and there were calls of emergency everywhere on the city wall. He drew his sword, shouted loudly and rushed forward.

"I swear to live and die with Yumen Pass!"

Blood splattered as the blade was swung.

Just as the Pingxi Army was struggling to hold on, they heard a clear eagle cry from afar.

Zhou Zhongguang was overjoyed: "It's General Ying! The Dingguo Army has arrived!"

Everyone looked up at the sky at the same time, and saw a white "cloud" moving rapidly in the air, flying towards Yumen Pass.

What is this? Both sides were surprised.

Soon, the "cloud" came closer, and everyone exclaimed, because it turned out to be a group of snow-white eagles!

Leading the way was a handsome black eagle, none other than General Eagle Chengfeng!

He led a group of eagles, swooped down from the sky as fast as lightning, and pounced on the enemy with great momentum.

The Turpan cavalry were caught off guard and were suddenly attacked by these birds of prey. They screamed and fell off their horses one after another.

Sayid was dumbfounded.

Where did this group of eagles come from? They actually helped the Chu army to attack them!

The soldiers around him quickly raised their shields to protect their commander, while using their guns to drive away the eagles.

Sayyid shouted: "Shoot!"

The archers quickly drew their bows and released their arrows.

Unexpectedly, there were hundreds of eagles in this group, each one was strong and agile. The strong wind created by their wings blew the rain of arrows into pieces.

Chengfeng screamed and pounced towards Sayid.

Sayyid quickly hid under the shields of his bodyguards.

Unexpectedly, the eagle was so powerful that its strong claws tore the extremely solid shield apart in just a few strokes, and its sharp beak pecked at Sayyid's left eye!

"Ah--" Sayyid screamed, covering his left eye, his face covered in blood.

"Retreat, retreat!"

Sayyid screamed, turned his horse around and fled.

The Turpan cavalrymen were either killed or fled, and even their cannons were thrown away, and they were all gone in a flash.

The Pingxi Army stared at everything in front of them in amazement, finding it extremely mysterious.

Chengfeng was leading the eagles in pursuit when a clear male voice came from afar: "Don't chase after a desperate enemy. Chengfeng, come back!"

Everyone was shocked. The sound was not loud, but it was still ringing in their ears. It showed how powerful the person was!

"Duke!" Zhou Zhongguang exclaimed in surprise.

Wei Zhuang looked into the distance and saw a cloud of dust rising on the horizon. A large group of cavalry were approaching at full speed. Among them was a large flag embroidered with the word "Thank you", which was fluttering in the wind.

He exhaled slowly, feeling relieved.

The legendary god of war, Duke Dingguo Xie Changan, has finally arrived!