"Report! More than half of the casualties of the Sixth Army were killed, and the deputy commanders Yang Zishu, Du Lieutenant Xiao Tian, and Han Guangding were martyred! The main general Jigriz was seriously wounded, and the battle was commanded by Du Lieutenant Li Fei! ”

Xu Youchang listened to the battle report under his hands, and couldn't help but feel sorry in his heart.

Forty-five thousand light infantry carried twenty-five charges from the Turkic iron cavalry for three hours, without taking half a step back.

Generally speaking, when an army suffers more than a quarter of its total strength, it will be demoralized and unstable. More than a third, at risk of collapse at any time.

However, in the Battle of Zijin Pass, both the Seventh Army and the Third Army broke through this rule successively, and the losses were close to 30% and they still fought to the death. However, they were on the city's defensive line, with a steady stream of supplies, reinforcements, and medical support behind them.

The Sixth Army, on the other hand, was in the middle of the plains, had no fortifications to hold onto, lacked reinforcements to provide support, and was still struggling to hold on with more than half of the casualties.

The shouting of my emperor not only did not weaken in the slightest, but became more and more high-pitched and excited.

At this moment, Xu Youchang regretted letting the Sixth Army fight.

He forcibly suppressed the entanglement in his heart, and asked in a deep voice: "To what extent has the city defense been repaired?" ”

"Returning to the general, the city gate has been repaired," replied his men, "sixteen breaches of the city wall have been basically completed, and only the large gap in the southern section has not yet been blocked." ”

"Bastard! Why is it so grinding?! Xu Youchang couldn't help but said angrily: "It's been three or four hours, how long will it be delayed?" ”

The subordinate hesitated and explained: "Please calm the general's anger, in fact, Lord Situ has already done his best." Those big bluestone bars are too heavy, and more than 6,000 sturdy people are trying to transport their lives upward, but they still can't be fast. ”

Xu Youchang snorted coldly, and was about to speak again, when a personal soldier ran up to the lookout and shouted loudly: "General! The Third and Seventh Armies once again asked to go out of the city to fight and replace the brothers of the Sixth Army! ”

Hearing this, Xu Youchang couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

To be honest, he hadn't considered sending troops out of the city for reinforcements before, but the battle of Zijin Pass was not a short-handed battle for a while, and no one could say how many tragic battles were waiting for the Zhenjiang army in the future.

Only by resting and recuperating as soon as possible can the Third and Seventh Armies ensure that they can cope with the next crisis.

If all of them were consumed by the Turks on the plains, who would defend the city later?

He was silent for a moment, but still said coldly: "Go and tell them, give me honest food, sleep, and healing!" In the future, there will be battles for them, so don't make trouble now! ”

"Since the Third Army and the Seventh Army are not allowed to go, let's call the reserves to move their muscles."

With the words, Li Jiangyao's figure appeared on the lookout, and the surrounding soldiers hurriedly saluted.

Xu Youchang smiled bitterly: "Did you use the white-robed army so early?" ”

"Almost," Li Jiangyao came to his side, looked at the countless torches and figures outside the city, and said in a deep voice: "You can't fight the Sixth Army out, right?" ”

Xu Youchang took a deep breath and said resolutely: "Okay, then send out the reserves." Come! Passing on my order, the second, third, fourth, and fifth teams of the commander's battalion should immediately go out of the city to fight, and at the same time let the Sixth Army withdraw to Zijin Pass. ”

The military order was issued, and 12,000 ghost-faced white-robed troops left the city at night, penetrated straight out from the junction of the middle position and the left flank position, and then stabbed the soft underbelly of the Turkic cavalry like a sharp scimitar.

The white-robed knight, whose combat power level was on par with the Blood Guard, naturally did not show any mercy to his opponent. With only two rounds of impact, it directly shattered the will to fight of the Golden Tenth Legion.

When the Turks discovered that the enemy troops attacking them from the flanks were wearing white cloaks and ghost masks, they immediately realized that the situation was not good.

The legion commander Salk did not care about how to explain to the Prince of the Templars, and hurriedly ordered the troops to temporarily withdraw from the battle, retreat to safety, and wait until the situation was clear before organizing an attack.

The exhausted officers and soldiers of the Sixth Army finally got a chance to breathe, and under the cover of the white-robed army, they lifted their wounded comrades one after another and returned to Zijin Pass.

It can be proudly said that just today, the Sixth Army has created a great record in the military history of the Zhenjiang Army and even the entire history of the Shengtang Army with its loyalty and bravery.

The strongest light infantry in the world, so far he has become famous in a battle!

In contrast, the unlucky Tenth Legion of the Golden Clan can only be described by the word shame.

When Ronald heard that the Tenth Legion had retreated again, she couldn't help but be furious. He immediately ordered Yun Qianxue to temporarily take over the command of the legion, and at the same time sent the blood guards to tie up Salk on the position and escort him back to the camp to wait for his fate.

Yun Qianxue urged the horse to the front line, looking at the grizzled Golden Clan cavalry, her heart was full of helplessness.

He is the young master of the Yunhe clan, because of his strong martial arts, handsome appearance, and growing up beside Ashina Zhijin since he was a child, so he was named the general of the blood guard, responsible for commanding his own soldiers to protect the safety of the Great Khan.

But even so, Yun Qianxue never had the opportunity to take charge of the elite field troops of the Golden Clan.

It's a rule, but it's also a taboo.

The Great Khan is the co-ruler of the Turks, and the top masters of each tribe are obliged to join the Blood Guard Legion and serve His Majesty.

But the field army is the lifeblood of the Golden Clan, and no outsiders can interfere.

But now, the Prince of the Templars, in his rage, actually asked him to replace Salk in command of the Tenth Legion, which shows how disappointed Ronia is with the situation of the war.

Yun Qianxue swept away the chaotic thoughts in her mind one by one, and asked the generals of the Tenth Army Corps about the specific situation of their current troops one by one, and then quickly made adjustments, grouping and merging those teams with large losses, and organizing the soldiers and horses with relatively complete combat strength into an assault group.

In the Turkic army, in addition to Gema Khan, he should be the most familiar with the white-robed army. Yun Qianxue knew very well that if she wanted to use the Tenth Army to defeat Li Jiangyao's trump card, she could only rely on two things: one was the superiority of troops, and the other was the heart to fight to the death.

Therefore, he deliberately assembled a huge assault group of 23,000 men and gave them a high-spirited and passionate speech.

Brothers, for the honor of the soldiers, for the sake of the Great Khan, we can give up everything in this world, including our own lives! Glory to the Turkic Empire!

After tossing for a full hour, the 10th Legion of the Golden Clan, under the adjustment and encouragement of the new commander, finally regained its fighting spirit.

Yun Qianxue saw that the fire was almost the same, and was about to lead the troops into battle, but the scout in front suddenly came to report: The Zhenjiang army has withdrawn to Zijin Pass!

The reason is very simple, the fortifications of the city have been repaired.

When Ronia learned the news, she could only shake her head helplessly: Okay, then start again!

He ordered his subordinates to change their strategy, with the Tenth Army pressing the formation, the Condor Clan providing long-range cover, and the subordinate army of the Western Frontier sending 30,000 men to attack Zijin Pass.

Before leaving, Ronia said to the generals of Western Xinjiang: "I don't expect you to really take the Zijin Pass. But please remember that the Turkic warriors have paid a great price for our common victory, and you must also show the attitude of a soldier and free your hands and feet to destroy the enemy! ”

The meaning of these words is obvious, the siege is not important, and it is your task to consume a large number of Zhenjiang troops.

To put it bluntly, please keep a good sense of being a ghost for the dead.

The generals of Western Xinjiang were all impassioned, and they all said that they would never live up to the expectations of the Prince of the Temple, and they would definitely learn from the heroic Turkic soldiers, even if they exchanged two for one, or even three for one, they would make the Zhenjiang army suffer tens of thousands of casualties and suffer enough!

However, as soon as these guys turned around and came out, they immediately scolded:

Let's get on? Get on you big-headed ghost!

"Hey, did you get the letter? Your king's. ”

"Got it, what about you?"

"Of course I received it. Hey, I'll tell you the truth, my brothers are eager to surrender their allegiance to the Holy King at once. ”

"Who's to say it isn't? It's the same on my end! If it weren't for the secret envoy's deliberate explanation, saying that we should wait patiently for the order, I would have pulled the team to run the ball right now! ”

"What will we do later? Hit? ”

"Hit Mom? Still beating daddy! You dare to move the Zhenjiang army, once you have blood on your hands, how can you go back to see your clansmen in the future? ”

"Hey, two old men, I've received a secret order from our king. Let's just pretend in a moment, how about it? ”

"Okay, show the flag. Anyway, the city is full of brothers from the western frontier, and their own people don't fight their own people. ”

With this tacit understanding, the 30,000 subordinate troops of Western Xinjiang held high the banner, lined up in a loose formation, and slowly advanced towards Zijin Pass.

The Fifth Army of Zhenjiang, which was guarding the city wall, saw that it was the Western Xinjiang Army coming, and hurriedly turned the direction of the giant crossbow, trebuchet, and bow and arrow according to the requirements that Xu Youchang had explained before, aiming at the Turkic Condor Legion next to it.

The "Turtle Speed March", which was once famous in Western Xinjiang, was repeated again.

The subordinate army approached the city wall "quickly" at the speed of a tortoise's walk, and then "struggled" to climb the ladder at the speed of a snail climbing the wall, until it was still a few feet away from the city's head, and finally stopped.

"Hey, brother, what country are you from?"

"I'm late, what about you?"

"I'm from Yanqi, we're not far away!"

"Yes, my aunt's house is in Yanqi. You haven't been back in a long time, have you? ”

"It's been more than two years, and I'm so homesick."

"Come back then! Now that the Holy King rules the Western Frontier, the family has a good life. ”

"Brother, pull me, I want to go back!"

In the blink of an eye, thousands of officers and soldiers who climbed the city climbed to the top of the city with the help of the defenders, and then hugged each other tightly.

Tears flowed uncontrollably, and cheers rang out louder and louder.

Seeing this scene, the Western Xinjiang soldiers under the city could no longer suppress their excitement and began to scramble to climb the ladder.

Instead of charging and killing, they're going home!

The generals of the subordinate army were stunned from a distance: Oh no, these little rabbit cubs can't do this, we got the order to stay in the Turkic camp for the time being, and now they are all gone, is it okay?

The generals who came to their senses hurriedly ordered the trumpets to be blown and the troops were withdrawn, and at the same time desperately stopped the other troops who still wanted to rush forward.

"Ancestors, I beg you, bear with me a little longer, now is not the time to go back!"

Looking at the strange scene in front of her, Yun Qianxue was also completely confused. For a moment, he didn't know whether to let the Westerners continue the attack or order them to retreat quickly.