Daqin Zhentiansi

Chapter 280 Seeing Eagle Cliff Again

Who else could the woman in Confucian robes surrounded by the Green Wolf Riders be but Princess Fengming of Prince Zhao’s Mansion whom she had met in Zhengyang County?
Why did Princess Fengming come with the Green Wolf Cavalry?

Master Gu's sharp eyes swept over, and his expression became more solemn.

Neither the Blue Wolf Riders nor Princess Fengming looked calm. Instead, they looked like they were running for their lives.

His gaze passed over the Blue Wolf Riders and looked into the distance.

Over there, there was a surge of blood, energy, and smoke.

The army of Northern Yan?
"Prepare to defend against the enemy—"

Master Gu shouted loudly and rode his warhorse forward to meet the Blue Wolf Cavalry.

Xun Tao and others looked at each other, some ordered the soldiers to disperse and form a battle formation, and some rushed out to follow Master Gu.

Young Master Gu raised the iron order in his hand and shouted, "Gu Zhuting, the military sergeant of Gubei City, is here to fetch the Blue Wolf Cavalry. Please ask the commander of the Blue Wolf Cavalry to come and see—"

As soon as he finished speaking, two captains in blue armor rushed out from the Blue Wolf Cavalry. Their cavalry circled in front of Master Gu so that they could clearly see the iron order in his hand.

"General Gu, Princess Fengming has brought news that the Zhenxi Army and the Jubei Army are jointly attacking the northern border. The Jubei Army's 5,000 vanguard troops have already crossed the Ling River."

The leading captain, with an anxious expression, clasped his fists towards Master Gu and said, "We rescued Princess Fengming and her group, and now the Jubei Army is pursuing us."

The Zhenxi Army and the Jubei Army joined forces to attack the North City?

With only a few thousand soldiers and the Blue Wolf Cavalry here, there are only two thousand defenders. How can they stop the Zhenxi Army and the Jubei Army?

Gu Zhuting's expression changed. This news was too shocking.

He clenched his fists.

retreat?

The Qin Dynasty did not voluntarily give up any city.

But how can two thousand soldiers stop the Zhenxi Army and the Jubei Army?

"Sergeant Gu, the enemy is approaching. You take Princess Fengming to Gubei City. I, the Blue Wolf Cavalry, will stay here to hold off the enemy and buy time for Gubei City."

The thin-faced middle-aged captain opposite clasped his fists and spoke loudly.

After saying this, the two Blue Wolf Cavalry captains turned their horses around and led the Blue Wolf Cavalry to turn around slowly.

Master Gu looked at the billowing smoke and dust in the distance, and his heart was in a state of confusion for a moment.

He came to Gubei City with the intention of fighting against the Northern Yan army.

But that was a clash of evenly matched forces, not a direct confrontation with the Northern Yan army with the few soldiers we have now.

"Are you the defenders of Gubei City?" Princess Fengming, who was riding a warhorse, looked at Master Gu and handed him a jade pendant.

"This jade pendant represents my Zhaowang Mansion."

"The Zhenxi Army is approaching, and the Marquis of Zhenxi is leading the troops himself. The front of the Jubei Army has arrived. Should Gubei City be defended or abandoned? Report back quickly and make a decision."

Princess Fengming held a short sword, turned around, and rode slowly forward.

"As the princess of Daqin, Ying Fenglan has the responsibility to defend the land, so she will not go to Gubei City."

The message has been delivered, and it makes no difference whether to go to Gubei City or not.

Ouyang Xu did not come all the way here, and Princess Fengming knew in her heart that Ouyang Xu was in great danger.

At this time, the vanguard of Jubei City has arrived. If we cannot stop them and allow them to come with us, we can attack Gubei City today.

Five thousand troops will march straight in and will most likely capture Gubei City in one fell swoop.

After losing Gubei City, the Chilin Army on the Ling River had no choice but to retreat. If they didn't, they would be attacked from both sides.

Without the alliance of Zhenxi Army, the Chilin Army would not be afraid of losing Gubei City. No matter how many Jubei Army crossed the river, they would dare to prevent them from returning.

However, the Zhenxi Army and the Jubei Army joined forces, and the Chilin Army had no choice but to retreat.

You can also fight to the death.

I'm afraid the Northern Yan army wants to force the Red Scale Army to fight to the death?

Princess Fengming rode forward on her warhorse, a look of determination on her face.

It's just a matter of being willing to die bravely. Ying Fenglan has always been as good as any man.

"Sergeant, what should we do?" Master Gu was in a daze, and the centurion from the Northwest Army behind him whispered a reminder.

How to do?
Mr. Gu felt his scalp tingling.

Taking a deep breath, he tried to calm his mind.

"Instructor Sun Ze said that when an enemy sieges a city, we must stabilize the morale of the troops and ensure smooth communication..."

"Rao Pingshi, you take your five brothers back to the city to report to the prefect."

Master Gu repeated what he had learned in martial arts, then shouted out an order and threw the jade pendant in his hand.

In the rear, Rao Pingshi took the jade pendant and led a team of soldiers back to Gubei City.

"Instructor Huang Shi said in class that when defending a region, we must protect the people, light smoke signals, send out warnings, light smoke signals, send out warnings, and let the people evacuate!" Master Gu shouted.

The soldier with the signal arrow behind him pulled the longbow.

"Bang——" the warning arrow shot straight up into the sky, then exploded, and fireworks splashed everywhere.

After doing these things, Master Gu's mouth trembled slightly, and his hand pressed tightly on the hilt of the knife at his waist, as if only this could make him feel at peace.

He learned this knife-holding posture from Zhang Yuan.

The tighter you hold the knife, the more at peace you will feel.

When they were learning martial arts, Zhang Yuan once told them that when in doubt, they should ask the sword in their hands.

"Zhao Kuo's class, Zhao Kuo's class—"

Young Master Gu's forehead was covered with sweat. He saw the Blue Wolf Cavalry in front of him forming a battle formation and preparing for a counterattack.

The smoke and dust in the distance are getting closer.

"Eagle Sorrow Cliff, stop the enemy at Eagle Sorrow Cliff..."

The ambush deduction at Yingchou Cliff made Master Gu and others embarrassed, and it is also the most memorable one.

Master Gu turned his head and looked towards the mountains behind him.

"Guo Cai, where is that?"

Hearing Master Gu's words, the local sergeant among the accompanying military officers turned around and took a look. He said, "Sir, that's Eagle Sorrow Cliff. Half of the mountain path is steep."

"If we take the mountain road back to Gubei City, the journey is thirty miles shorter than the main road."

Eagle Cliff.

It is also called Eagle Cliff.

Master Gu's eyes shone with light. He pulled the reins of his warhorse and the warhorse rushed out.

"Gu is the sergeant of Gubei City, in charge of all the troops in Gubei City."

"Now that the Blue Wolf Cavalry has arrived at the border of Gubei City, they will be under the command of this military officer—"

The warhorse galloped, blocking the Blue Wolf Cavalry's forward charge. Master Gu held down the sword with one hand and raised the iron order with the other.

"I, the sergeant, order all Blue Wolf Cavalry to obey my command. Those who disobey orders will be punished by military law!"

His eyes were fixed on the two leading captains.

The two leading captains had solemn expressions on their faces. They looked up at the direction of the pursuers, which was filled with blood, smoke and dust, and the cavalry were galloping and swirling around anxiously.

Master Gu turned and looked at Princess Fengming who was holding a dagger.

"Princess Fengming, during the martial arts training, we trained with Zhang Nineteen."

"Although we don't have Brother Zhang's invincible prowess, we do have his bravery in killing the enemy."

Hearing Master Gu say that he and Zhang Yuan were training together, Princess Fengming's expression softened slightly and she nodded gently.

It is said that the assessment results of this county's martial arts training were extremely excellent.

Since the Sergeant Gu in front of him is going to take charge of the army, he must be somewhat confident.

But Princess Fengming didn't know how this General Gu could deal with the 5,000-strong front of the Northern Army with only a thousand soldiers.

"General Huang Shi's student?"

"Brother Zhang Yuan's classmate?"

The two Blue Wolf Cavalry captains spoke up, looked at Master Gu, and then clasped their fists and said, "We will obey the orders of the Sergeant."

Young Master Gu didn't expect that Zhang Yuan had such influence in the Red Scale Army. Now was not the time for polite greetings. He clasped his fists and pointed to the mountains behind.

"The entire army is marching towards Eagle Sorrow Cliff."

……

In less than a quarter of an hour, a team of nearly two thousand cavalry had arrived at the position where the Blue Wolf Cavalry had just formed up.

The leading general's blood and energy surged, and his true energy surged.

"They're going that way—"

The leading general raised his hand and pointed in the direction of the mountain, where the blood, smoke and dust had not yet dissipated.

"Sir, that's Eagle Sorrow Cliff. The mountain path is difficult to walk on, but it's thirty miles closer to Gubei City than the main road."

The military officer who spoke was originally the general of the Beiyuan Army. He was a local and was familiar with the surrounding geography. This time he came with the vanguard army as a guide.

"Nearly thirty miles?" The leading general laughed and urged his cavalry to move forward. "It seems they are trying to take a shortcut back to Gubei City."

He raised his hand and said in a low voice: "Follow this general to pursue the enemy."

The military officer who introduced Yingchou Cliff's expression changed slightly, and he hurriedly whispered, "Sir, the path to Yingchou Cliff is steep and dangerous, making it very easy to set up an ambush—"

Before he could finish his words, the general turned around with a look of contempt on his face.

"Those Qin people, do they dare?"

His eyes fell on the military officer who was speaking, and he sneered, "The soldiers trained by Xiao Renguang are all cowardly."

(End of this chapter)