Longmen, the western gateway of Yumen Pass, is an important transit station on the Silk Road.
It has been a famous place throughout the ages.
There are two theories about the origin of the name Longmen.
One is Longbei Mountain in the south.
As the gateway to Yumen Pass, when mortals gathered here to live, it was called Longmen.
Second, it is related to a stone tablet.
It is said that a long time ago, there was a broken stone tablet at the foot of Longbei Mountain. It had been standing for many years, but most of it had been damaged. Only the word "Longmen" could be vaguely written on it.
Therefore, the world called it Longmen.
Later, according to historians' research, the complete text on the stone tablet was: "Laijia Feixinglong, Shahai Xian Shenmen."
Zhao Zian once discussed with the generals for several months and decided not to deploy defenses at Longmen.
From then on, Zhao Zian and the generals no longer had Longmen in their sights.
At this moment, after many years, they once again focused their attention on the dragon gate on the map.
Nangong Yan's plan is the most reasonable. If the people are transferred to the pass through Tianying Pass, Longmen will be the final blocking point.
Longmen is about eighty miles away from Tianying Pass. As long as the enemy is blocked at Yumen Pass for enough time, the common people can enter through Tianying Pass.
Zhao Zian deeply understands the truth that they fight bloody battles on the front line and fight against catastrophes in order to protect their home and country and save the common people.
Every common person is a citizen.
If you don't save them this time and allow hundreds of thousands of people from the Western Regions to die in front of your eyes, it will have a huge impact on morale and future wars.
Most soldiers do not have too noble thoughts. Saving the people and protecting human civilization is too far away for them.
The reason why they fight so hard is to protect their parents, wives and children so that they can live a stable life.
If the people in the Western Region are not saved at this moment, then the soldiers will think in their hearts that if one day, their parents, wives and children end up in the same situation, and the soldiers do not come forward to save them and let them die miserably, then why are they still fighting on the front line?
Woolen cloth?
Everyone stopped talking, and the entire watchtower fell into an eerie silence.
After a long time, Zhao Zian said: "General Nangong, your Heavenly Lady Kingdom is training at Longmen. Are you ready to stop the enemy at Longmen?"
Nangong Yan said: "Yes, when I learned that many people from the Western Regions were trapped outside the pass, I had already decided to stop the enemy at Longmen."
Zhao Zian said: "What if I don't agree?"
Nangong Yan said calmly: "Then we, the Red Feather Army of the Heavenly Lady Kingdom, will do it ourselves. Even if we fight to the last soldier, we must cover the retreat of those innocent women and children."
Zhao Zian's eyes flashed.
Nod slightly.
Suddenly, he swung his cloak and said loudly: "Blow the drums and pass the message to the generals. If you don't get the drums after three drums, behead them."
The rumble of war drums sounded at the Yumen Pass defense line.
All the soldiers seemed stunned for a moment.
Through the sound of drums, they knew that this was not an ordinary drum, but a drum.
Yesterday, when more than one million cavalry were sent out to hunt down the Heaven Realm cavalry, none of them even beat the general's drum.
Soldiers all know that when the general drum sounds, it means the commander is about to use troops! The sound of the drum quickly spread from the Yumenguan defense line to the Motian Cliff and Motian Ridge defense lines in the east.
An armored general riding a war horse was galloping in the direction of Yumen Pass in the valley.
Zhao Zian has strict military discipline. Anyone who fails to do so after three drums will be beheaded on the spot, so these generals are running desperately on their horses.
The moment the drum sounded, it meant that Zhao Zian had made a decision.
He finally walked down from the watchtower and watched the war horses galloping towards them, and the generals leaping down from above.
The Cavalry Corps, the Donghai Fusang Corps, the Nanhai Hanhai Corps, the Lingnan Wanlin Corps, the Red Feather Corps of the Tiannv Kingdom... the generals of the main regiments stationed at Yumen Pass, who commanded 100,000 soldiers and horses, all arrived.
The first group of generals to arrive at the general platform turned out to be thirty generals from the Fuso Legion wearing colorful armor and broad iron-leaf helmets.
General Fuso came quickly for a reason.
There are three million Fusang soldiers stationed at Yumen Pass.
After arriving in Middle-earth, they were reorganized and integrated into Wanwan teams.
There are thirty generals with one hundred thousand soldiers and horses.
Previously, Zhao Zian had eight generals killed because of being late.
From then on, the generals in Fusang used their connections in private and moved to live near Dianjiangtai, which was closer to Zhao Zian and therefore safer.
At this moment, the human army gathered inside and outside Yumen Pass has reached more than 30 million.
So there were more than 300 generals who came to report.
Originally, all the soldiers gathered on the campus were surrounded by generals with heavy troops.
Only a million-level general is qualified to stand on the general stage.
After three drum beats, all the senior generals who should have arrived arrived.
The person closest to Zhao Zian was a young man who had just turned twenty.
This young man is not a simple man. He controls the most elite 3 million troops among the more than 30 million troops on the Yumenguan Defense Line.
Zhenxi Army.
And he is none other than Yang Zhentian's only son, Yang Huaian.
Yang Huaian is still a bit young and can't hold his breath.
He asked his subordinate Qu Jiuyuan in a low voice, "Datou, I just arrived, is there something unexpected in the war?"
Qu Jiuyuan nodded slightly and said: "The chief manager is going to use troops."
Yang Huaian was surprised and said: "The enemy hasn't arrived yet?
Why are we using troops today?"
Qu Jiuyuan whispered: "You will know later."
It was getting dark, and each brazier was lit.
Zhao Zian is issuing combat orders one after another.
He said loudly: "Where is Guo Changyu, the general of the Beiting Light Cavalry Corps?"
A sturdy middle-aged general stepped out, knelt down on one knee, cupped his fists and shouted: "The general will be here."
Zhao Zian took out a command arrow and said loudly: "I order you to personally lead three million Beiting light cavalry to intercept the enemy's Storm Cavalry Regiment. You must hold the Storm Cavalry Regiment north of Longmen for five days. Do you dare to accept the order?"
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Guo Changyu said: "General, take the order! As long as there are three million cavalrymen in Beiting and one person is breathing, they will never let the enemy cross our defense line even one step!"
Zhao Zian threw out the command arrow, took out another one, and said loudly: "Where is Liu Heifu, the general of the Beiting Heavy Cavalry Corps?"
Immediately, a man wearing heavy armor stepped forward, half-kneeling and said: "Liu Hei is lying here!"
Zhao Zian said: "Your two million heavy cavalry are ordered immediately. They must reach the Longmen line within three days. If you delay for a moment, they will be killed!"
Liu Heifu said: "Liu Heifu takes the order!"
Zhao Zian pulled out the third command arrow and said: "Where is Nangong Yan, the commander of the Red Feather Army!"
