Author: Gongsun Wujiu

Modi finally fell under the hooves of the Han army, and his death also meant that the Western Tianzhu Allied Forces that had invaded Wu Lei Country had been completely annihilated.

After some consideration, Zhang Yue demoted half of the prisoners to slaves and half to the signing army.

After the grain and grass from the rear arrived, they immediately led 30,000 Han troops, 7,000 sign troops, and 2,000 non-thunder soldiers, totaling 39,000 troops, and officially launched the campaign to conquer Jibin.

At the same time, Pan Zhiqiang's troops also crossed the mountains and invaded the territory of Gandhara after receiving the order.

When the main force of the Han army on the southern front arrived at the Karakoram Pass and joined Liu Yi's tribe.

The coalition forces formed by various states in Western Tianzhu to rescue Gandhi and others also just arrived at the mountain pass fortress.

"Your Majesty, let's attack and let these Tianzhu barbarians know how powerful the Han cavalry is!"

Seeing the flag of the coalition, Wu Zheng first asked Zhang Yue to fight.

Later, Zhang Zhan, Yuchijia, Liu Yi, Zhang Huan and others also asked for battle.

At this time, the Western Tianzhu Allied Forces were still debating whether to attack the Yamakou Fortress.

The commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, Ralph, had to convene a military meeting to discuss the matter!

"Ajama, tell me how to fight this battle?"

Ralph first asked the forward leader Ajama.

Ajama looked at the mountain pass in the distance with a look of solemnity on his face.

"My generals, the mountain pass is too dangerous. If we attack from the front, we will have to pay at least tens of thousands of casualties to capture this important place!"

At this time, Ajama did not know that the main force of the Han army had arrived at the mountain pass. The coalition forces, including him, thought that there were only a few thousand Han troops at the mountain pass.

Rao, who finally escaped from Xiuxun, heard this and supported it:

"What General Ajama said is true. The Han army's combat strength is very important. Our army only has 40,000 troops. It is really not suitable to attack by force!"

Muni on the side said disapprovingly: "General Rao is probably afraid of being beaten by the Han army... What is the difference between Han Gouzi and us... In my opinion, it is better for General Rao to go home and take care of his children..."

Everyone in the tent laughed loudly when they heard this.

Rao's face turned red. He wanted to get angry, but he knew that he was just a defeated general, and it was not easy for him to still sit in this big tent.

He gritted his teeth and forced down the anger in his heart.

"General Muni, once you have seen the Han army, you will know what the Han army is like..."

Muni looked at Rao with disdain and said, "Don't worry, General Rao, my men will show you how powerful they are..."

Ralph frowned and looked at Muni dissatisfied, "That's all Muni... let's talk about business first..."

Muni apologized to Ralph first, and then said: "Generals, the Han army is now besieging Wulei City... Time is pressing, and I think we should take over the fortress in front of us as soon as possible."

At this time, another general named Alidartu said:

"What the generals said makes sense. Wu Lei City is in danger, and we must act as soon as possible. However, the Yamaguchi Fortress is too dangerous. Even if we can capture the fortress in a frontal attack, we may not be able to save Wu Lei City..."

Ralph asked Alidartu: "So what does the general think should be done?"

Alidartu thought for a moment and said: "I think we should first ask the alliance for more troops, and also explore whether there are other ways to enter the Thunderless Country!"

When Alidartu said this, he turned his attention to Rao who shrank into the corner.

Under his influence, everyone focused their attention on Rao again.

Seeing this, Rao had to say: "Actually, there is still a road leading to Thunderless City, but it requires a detour of hundreds of miles!"

A smile appeared on Alidartu's face: "I wonder which road General Rao is pointing to?"

Rao said: "You can also go from Gandhara to Xiuxun, and then transfer from Xiuxun to Wulei..."

When Ralph heard this, he was greatly disappointed. He sighed, "Don't think about this road again!"

Everyone was shocked when they heard this, and Ajama asked: "What happened to the north?"

Ralph hesitated for a moment and said: "You don't know, a Han army of about 12,000 people has now arrived in Gandhara!"

Ajama was shocked and said: "This happened... So is Wulei City still in the hands of our army..."

Ralph was about to speak when suddenly there was a voice outside the tent.

"What happened?"

asked ralph

His guard chief replied outside the tent: "The general sent news from the front, a Han cavalry is coming out of the mountain pass fortress!"

Ralph was shocked when he heard this, and had a bad premonition in his heart.

"How many cavalrymen are there in the Han army?"

"It should be no less than three thousand!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the tent could not sit still.

"Let's go take a look first!"

Alidartu proposed first.

Ralph thought for a moment and said: "Let's go..."

When everyone arrived at the watchtower of the camp, Zhao Guanghan and Wu Zheng had already led three thousand Han cavalry in formation about three miles north of the coalition camp.

"Zhao!"

"Could it be that the Han army's Anxi Jiedu envoy is here!"

Ralph looked at the Han generals and thought in his heart.

Ali Dartu said at this time: "The Han army's general surnamed Zhao, only Anxi Jiedushi Zhao Guanghan...could it be that Wulei City has fallen!"

Muni was startled and said: "There are nearly 30,000 of our coalition troops in Wu Lei Kingdom, so they won't fall so quickly..."

Ajama was also surprised and wondered: "If Wulei City had not fallen, how could there be so many Han cavalry here...and it was Anxi Jiedushi who commanded the troops..."

Rao looked at Muni and said: "Could the Han army be bluffing to delay time?"

As Rao spoke, there was a hint of fear in the corners of his eyes.

Ajama thought for a moment and said: "What General Rao said is also possible. We should send troops to test it!"

After Ajama finished speaking, everyone looked at Muni. Muni was the commander of the cavalry, so he was naturally the most suitable person to test the Han cavalry.

At this time, Ralph also cast a questioning look at Muni.

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Muni knew that he could not evade the matter, so he took the initiative and said: "I will lead the troops to fight to find out the details of the Han army!"

When Ralph heard this, he smiled and said: "In this case, there is General Laomuni!"

Muni showed humility and immediately gave orders to his troops to go to war.

"Marquis Zhao, these Tianzhu barbarians have finally come out, let me play with them first!"

Wu Zheng is eager to try.

Zhao Guanghan said: "If someone is here, it will be your turn. You will hold the battle for someone..."

Wu Zheng said unwillingly: "The Marquis of Zhao is the governor of a town, how can this be done...where is the prince..."

Zhao Guanghan smiled and said: "The general is out and the military orders are not obeyed. Someone on the side of the monarch will explain it himself!"

Wu Zheng said helplessly: "In this case, I wish Zhao Houqi a victory!"

While the two were talking, Muni's troops had already set up their formation.

Zhao Guanghan carefully observed the enemy's formation and then issued the order to attack.

"The Han army is mighty... advance!"

Neither of the warring parties used any fancy tactics, it was just a real head-on confrontation.

The cavalry of both sides were similar in terms of riding skills and the quality of their horses.

But the Han army clearly had advantages in equipment and training.

In terms of weapons, the main weapons of the Han army's lancers are horse spears and lances, and their secondary weapons are the Huanshou sword.

The weapons of Muni's cavalry were no worse than those of the Han army. They were also made of iron lances and long swords.

In terms of weapons, there is no obvious difference between the two sides.

But in terms of armor, the Han army had a relatively large advantage.

Zhao Guanghan led two thousand lancers. These lancers all wore cotton-iron composite armor or fish scale armor, and were covered with silk cloaks.

Many people think that silk cloaks are for decoration. In fact, their defensive power is very good, especially against arrows.

Cloaks have always been a type of cloth armor.

On the other hand, the armor of Muni's cavalry was still mainly Greek-style bronze armor.

Although these bronze armors are beautiful in appearance, their defensive capabilities are far inferior to those of the Han army.

In this head-to-head battle, the Han army's equipment advantages were suddenly revealed.
To be continued...