Chapter 116 Who Has More Soldiers? I Have More.

Three days later.

In Shule City, an important town in Anxi, the Guanning Iron Cavalry and Anxi Border Army stationed there finally ushered in the day of departure.

King Jin Chen Huaian, wearing golden armor and wearing the Seven-Star Dragon Abyss Sword on his waist, was the first to jump out of the gate of Shule City.

Following closely behind him were Xiao Po, the commander of the Jinwu Guard, and Tan Li, the lieutenant general of the Anxi Border Army, who followed the pace of King Jin closely on the left and right, always keeping a body length away.

Then came the Guanning Iron Cavalry and the Anxi Border Army soldiers.

A large group of troops and horses left Shule City in a mighty manner and marched towards another important town in Anxi, Qiuci City.

The news of the Longcheng army's dispatch was naturally sent to the tent of Guli Peiluo, the Uighur Khan in Shama Town, by the spies planted by the Uighurs at the first time.

The temperature in Shule in the first month of the year was still very low.

The sun is shining brightly today, which is suitable for the army to march out.

After two days and one night of marching, more than 30,000 Longcheng soldiers finally arrived outside the Gobi town of Shama Town, and stopped again less than ten miles away from where Guli Peiluo set up an ambush.

This time, it was not only for a short rest and replenishment of the horses' physical strength, but also for the convenience of the soldiers to put on armor.

In order to save the physical strength of the soldiers and horses, when the army set out, except for the vanguard of the front army, the rest of the soldiers did not march in armor, but put the armor on the carriage of the baggage team, and the draft horses were responsible for dragging it.

Before entering the battlefield, they chose the opportunity to put on armor to ensure the physical strength of the cavalry.

At this time, Tan Li, the lieutenant general of the border army who had just finished putting on his armor, could not wait to come to Chen Huaian and said cautiously: "Your Highness, the town of Shama is ahead."

"This Shama Town is the most complex and dangerous section of the road from Shule to Qiuci. I am willing to lead the Anxi Border Army as the vanguard of the army to explore the situation here for your Highness and the army first, and be careful of the ambush of the Western Region barbarians here!"

Hearing this, Chen Huaian waved his hand and said: "General Tan, there is no need to worry. I have ordered the entire army to put on armor and go into battle. Even if we encounter Western Region barbarians, we can just use them as sacrifices!"

The matter of the ambush in Shama Town is the top secret of the entire Longcheng army.

Except for Chen Huaian and Lan Yu, no third person in the entire Shule City knew about this.

Even at this time, Chen Huaian still did not tell Tan Li about this.

Seeing this, Tan Liben wanted to insist on saying something, but in the end he didn't say it. After saying goodbye to Chen Huaian, he returned to the Anxi Border Army. The first thing he did was to order the entire army to be alert.

If they were ambushed after entering Shama Town, the Anxi Border Army soldiers must rush to the front without hesitation to buy time for Jin Wang Chen Huaian and Guanning Iron Cavalry to prepare for war.

"The whole army is on the march!"

With Chen Huaian's order, more than 30,000 Longcheng soldiers and horses continued to ride forward and traveled across the vast Gobi Desert.

At the same time.

In the Huihe army near Shama Town, every move of Chen Huaian and his entourage was clearly detected by the scouts in front, and reported to the central army tent in time.

"General, the Han cavalry is outside Shama Town, all wearing armor and carrying swords, and coming fully armed!"

As the first warrior of the Huihe, Azar, the vanguard of the Western Region Barbarian Cavalry, even received the military information of the movement of the Longcheng troops before the Khan of Huairen, Guli Peiluo.

Hmph!

Azar snorted coldly, and seemed not to care about the fact that the Longcheng soldiers were wearing armor and carrying swords.

At this time, Azar, who commanded 50,000 Huihe cavalry, returned to his arrogant state in the past, and did not take the mere 30,000 Longcheng soldiers seriously at all.

What's more, outside the Huihe cavalry, there were 100,000 Western Region infantry ready for battle, and they had already prepared strong bows and crossbows, waiting for Chen Huaian and his Han cavalry to enter Shama Town!

Azar said: "Pass the order, all the Huihe cavalry phalanxes take this general's flag as a signal and attack the Han cavalry!"

"Before receiving this general's flag order, no one shall act rashly. Those who disobey the order will be executed!"

"I have received the order!"

Another stick of incense passed, and the cavalry vanguard of the Anxi Border Army had entered the ambush circle of the Western Regions Allied Forces.

Guli Peiluo, who was personally sitting in the central army tent to watch the battle, could even see the Longcheng troops marching on the vast Gobi Desert with his naked eyes.

Among the black mass of cavalry, there was a small golden dot that was particularly eye-catching.

Guli Peiluo naturally recognized that the small golden dot was Chen Huaian, who had a grudge against him for stealing his wife.

He looked normal, as if he had won.

He also made up his mind that after capturing Chen Huaian alive, he must not let him die easily, but must humiliate and torture him to the point that he is no longer human, to see if this young man dares to compete with the Khan for the princess.

A moment later, the Guanning Iron Cavalry led by Chen Huaian also entered the ambush circle of the Huihe Cavalry.

Woo——

Woo——

Woo——

Suddenly, the sound of horns came from the desolate Gobi Desert.

In an instant, countless Western Region barbarians who had been waiting behind the sand dunes appeared in the sound of horns and climbed up the sand dunes in unison.

Then they drew their bows and arrows, held swords and guns, and stared at the Longcheng soldiers entering Shama Town.

"Protect the king--"

Tan Li, the lieutenant general of the border army, roared and said sternly: "It's the cavalry of the Huihe people. The generals of the Anxi border army will form a formation to protect His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin!"

Faced with the sudden ambush, although he was shocked, he still tried his best to maintain the composure and calmness that a general should have before a battle.

Commanding the Anxi Border Army soldiers under his command, they scattered and gathered into formations, blocking the front line of the Longcheng army to defend against the enemy.

In the army formation, the well-trained Guanning Iron Cavalry soldiers quickly stabilized their positions after a brief panic and began to line up to meet the enemy.

As the commander of the Jinwu Guard, Xiao Po was even more solemn and nervous, holding a shield and guarding Chen Huaian step by step.

The assassination of King Jin a few days ago had made Xiao Po ashamed to face the Lieutenant General of the Po Lu Army.

This time, he would rather be pierced by thousands of arrows than let the Western Region barbarians hurt His Royal Highness King Jin.

On the other hand, Chen Huaian was as calm as ever.

It seemed that the Western Region ambushes that appeared in all directions were made of paper.

"Your Highness, let the 18 riders of Longcheng protect your Highness and break out in the direction of Shule City. I will personally lead the Jinwu Guards to open a bloody path for your Highness!"

At this time, Xiao Po, who looked nervous, approached Chen Huaian and said loudly.

Hahaha!

Hearing this, Chen Huaian laughed loudly and said, "Xiao Po, there is no one in this world who can force me to break out!"

"Let the Jinwu Guards spread out a path. I want to go to the front to meet these Western Region barbarians who are about to die!"

"Your Highness!"

"What, do you want to disobey orders?"

"Jinwu Guards, protect you!"

In the end, Xiao Po was unable to persuade Chen Huaian, so he had to order the Jinwu Guards to escort His Highness the King of Jin to the front line and face the ambush of the Western Region barbarians.

At this time, Azar, the first warrior of the Huihe, also rode to the sand dune closest to Chen Huaian.

Looking down at the enemy who was already trapped in the jar, he couldn't help but yelled in a loud voice: "How dare the Han dog Chen Huaian be in the battle?"

"How dare you!"

Tan Li immediately said angrily: "Azar, you dare to speak rudely to His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin, you are looking for death!"

Hahaha!

Azar laughed unscrupulously: "Tan Li, you have to understand the current situation. Is it you who are looking for death, or is it me, the general, who is looking for death, hahaha!"

"See, there are 150,000 Western Region warriors inside and outside Shama Town. Even if one person spits, it can drown your mere 30,000 Han cavalry!"

"Oh, really?"

Suddenly, a voice that was intimidating without anger sounded like a thunder in front of the Gobi Desert outside Shama Town.

It was Chen Huaian who rode over, with a somewhat playful look on his face, and said to Azar on the sand dune: "Young man from the Western Regions Barbarian Army, do you think that whoever has more soldiers will win in a war?"

"You have more soldiers, right? I have some too!"

"Xiao Po, shoot the cloud-piercing arrows--"

"Call the troops to help the king quell the rebellion!"