Accompanied by the powerful sound of the horn, the city gate of Hanhaiguan opened little by little under the push of a huge winch.
Since the establishment of this fortress guarding the border pass between Daliang and Dayan, the main gate has been opened very rarely. In the past, most of the time only a auxiliary gate was opened to allow merchants to pass.
But today is obviously a special day.
When the cast-iron gates weighing tens of thousands of kilograms on both sides were completely opened, the heavily armed Xinhan navy came out in formation, like a mighty torrent heading westward.
"Get out of the jam! Get out of the jam!"
The loud slogans spread everywhere
Wang Chen stood on the high city wall, overlooking the mighty and majestic army coming out of the city with Wu Fu beside him.
For hundreds of years, no matter how the relationship between the two countries went up and down, the Liang army never set foot in the territory of Yan.
The reasons are complex.
On the one hand, the Liang emperors of the past dynasties did not have the ambition to continue to expand their territory to the west, nor did they intend to expend national power for this purpose.
Secondly, the strength of Dayan is almost as different as that of Daliang. Once a war breaks out between the two sides, it will only be in vain to benefit the powerful northern country Qi.
Therefore, over the years, Daliang and Dayan have maintained a high level of tacit understanding, non-aggression, and even entered into a marriage alliance.
However, due to the fall of Emperor Shaowu and the successful usurpation of Emperor Yuan Jing, Daliang fell into civil strife. In order to take the initiative, Dayan sent an army to attack Hanhaiguan.
The result was a humiliating defeat.
But the biggest loss in this defeat was the three sixth-level warriors. The main force of the Yan army was not weakened in any way.
After two years, they are making a comeback!
It's just that today is different from the past. After receiving intelligence from the Yan Kingdom, Wang Chen and Wu Fu discussed it and decided to make a decisive move to fight the Yan army and completely solve the trouble from the west.
A Xiliang Army composed of 30,000 Xinhan Navy and 50,000 Divine Machine Army, plus a large number of auxiliary troops, has officially taken the first step towards hegemony in the world!
When all the troops left the city, Wang Chen turned to Wu Fu and said, "Your Majesty, wait for my victorious return!"
"Um!"
Wu Fu nodded vigorously, his eyes filled with tears.
She believed that Wang Chen would be able to lead the Xiliang Army to defeat the Yan Army, but at this moment, she was so excited that she couldn't control herself.
An impulse arose in her heart, causing Her Royal Highness to ignore the surrounding escorts and maids, and suddenly threw herself into Wang Chen's arms: "Master!"
Wang Chen's generous and warm embrace made her feel like she had returned to the past.
Wang Chen was stunned for a moment, then gently stroked her black hair and said with a smile: "You have grown up."
Wu Fu sniffed and reluctantly left Wang Chen's embrace.
Wang Chen stretched out his hand to wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes, then jumped up high, spread out his invisible wings and flew forward.
This battle was related to the fate of the country in Xiliang, so he personally led the army.
Countless soldiers inside and outside Hanhaiguan witnessed this scene, and they all let out earth-shattering cheers!
In the past few years, Xiliang has become increasingly powerful, and Wang Chen's reputation has not only not faded as he retreated behind the scenes, but has become even more powerful, engraved in the hearts of millions of soldiers and civilians in Hanhai and Xihai counties.
Everyone believes that under his command, the Xiliang Army will be invincible!
"Forward! Forward! Forward!"
"Wan Sheng!"
The morale of the Xiliang Army reached its peak, and they marched on foreign soil with great pride.
At this time, Wang Chen, who had arrived at the Central Army, summoned many generals together, pointed at the map hanging on the carriage frame and said: "Within three days, I will capture Dongwang City!"
Dongwang City is the easternmost city in the Yan Kingdom, only thirty miles away from Hanhaiguan.
This city was built to cope with the existence of Han Customs, and to provide backup and logistical support to the Liang army. Later, it became a transit point for business travelers.
It is the eastern outpost of Dayan. Not only is the city very strong, but it also has an elite army stationed there.
Three years ago, when 80,000 Liang troops marched out to capture Dongwang City, it would not have been possible even if given a year and a half, let alone three days.
Now the generals of the Western Liang Army looked at each other and saluted in unison: "Obey the order!"
They really have such confidence!
The 100,000 Xiliang Army, including the auxiliary troops, opened up a long marching formation on the plains outside the pass with great fanfare and made no attempt to conceal their actions.
In the Shenji Army, packhorses pulled the artillery carriages, and the black cannon bodies shone with the unique light of metal.
These field guns are already updated products. They are made of better materials and higher craftsmanship, and are equipped with a variety of ammunition. Their power is no longer the same as before.
And every Shenji sergeant is equipped with long muskets, hand muskets and bayonets, and they are all armed to the teeth!
As for the 30,000 Xinhan navy, they are all cavalry, including a heavy armored cavalry of 5,000 men.
As the advancing queue unfolded, a Qingqi scout stepped out of the formation, cruising within a radius of dozens of miles to search for the enemy.
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Suddenly, a shrill eagle cry was heard from high in the sky, and a goshawk was seen circling back and forth above the Xiliang Army, emitting a sharp cry from time to time.
Wang Chen, who was sitting in the center of the army, looked up. The index and middle fingers of his right hand came together to form sword fingers, pointing at the goshawk in the sky.
puff!
The goshawk instantly exploded into a ball of blood mist, and countless feather fragments fell down one after another.
And this was just an insignificant episode during the march of the Western Liang army. They arrived at the Dongwang City of Yan State without encountering any obstacles.
Five miles away from the city wall, the Xi Liang army camped to rest.
At this moment, the city of Yan Kingdom has closed its gates and is in a ready posture. There are also cannons set up on the city walls.
These cannons had never appeared in Dongwang City before, and they were suddenly set up until the arrival of the Xiliang Army today. The Yan State had obviously planned for a long time and had already prepared to attack Han Customs again.
But they obviously didn't expect that this time it would be Xiliang's turn to take the initiative!
This is actually quite unbelievable. After all, it is undoubtedly much easier for the West Liang Army to guard the Hanhai Pass than to attack Dongwang City. Dongwang City was also caught off guard. Many defensive measures were obviously taken on the spot, and they were crude and chaotic.
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"Master National Preceptor!"
A personal guard came over and reported: "Dongwang City has just sent an envoy who wants to see you."
"not see."
Wang Chen replied decisively: "Tell them that they only have three hours to decide whether to surrender or not!"
At this point, negotiations are pointless.
The opponent has only two choices, either kneel down or die in battle!
Three hours passed quickly, and no lowering flag was raised on the wall of Dongwang City.
This was completely within Wang Chen's expectation, and he ordered: "Attack the city!"