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Qin Mu's 5,000-strong army rushed to the city of Anding with billowing smoke and dust, but they heard bursts of "Ala!" shouts coming from the north of the city, like waves, rising up.
Countless iron hooves pounded the ground fiercely, like thunder rolling in the sky, deafening. Nearly two thousand Khoshut soldiers, waving swords and bows, shouted hysterically as they rushed north.
To the north of the Khoshut army, five hundred Qin soldiers were divided into two groups, lined up like two large doors, holding their rifles horizontally and growling "Huhu!"
Qin Mu breathed a sigh of relief. Zhu Yijin had finally lived up to his expectations and intercepted the enemy.
Qin Mu knew what would happen next without even thinking about it. He turned around and said to Hong Niangzi, "Ying'er, close your eyes quickly."
He had good intentions, but was worried that the scene was too beautiful, so he didn't dare let Hongniang see it.
But Lady Hong had been in the army for longer than he had, and had seen all kinds of tragic scenes. She said ungratefully, "If your majesty is tired, you can go and rest first."
Qin Mu's army of several thousand men pressed forward from behind, and Dahan's nearly two thousand Khoshut cavalry desperately urged their horses to rush through Zhu Yijin's defense line in one fell swoop to break out of the encirclement.
On the galloping war horse, the flying braids, the ferocious face, the blood-red eyes, the sharp white teeth, and the hysterical roar all give people a feeling of incomparable ferocity.
The rumbling of iron hooves raised billowing yellow dust like a swirling dragon; the howling west wind bent the battle flag, almost breaking it; the charge of two thousand cavalrymen was so powerful that it was enough to scare the timid into trembling.
Five hundred steps, four hundred steps. Three hundred steps... At this moment, fierce gunfire replaced the low roar in Zhu Yijin's camp. After the front row fired a volley, the second row rushed up, followed by the third row, and the rotation continued.
Bang bang bang!
Bang bang bang!
Bang bang bang!
Flames burst out in rows, bullets rained down, and hit the enemy troops charging at them. Blood holes burst out on the enemy's bodies. Blood splashed out, and horses wailed and fell to the ground, rolling violently.
Shouts, the sound of iron hooves, gunshots, screams, and crashes were like a grand ensemble of ups and downs and waves. All the sound waves overlapped together, one wave higher than the other, like a surging tide.
The scene was so tragic and heroic that it was breathtaking. Rows of horses fell to the ground under the barrage of bullets. The huge force of the collision made the horses tumble and hiss. The Khoshut soldiers on the horses were thrown out. Some were hit so hard that their bones were broken and blood gushed out of their seven orifices. Some were hit by multiple bullets and their heads exploded, with blood plasma flying out like a curtain... ...
Amid the incessant gunfire, only a few enemy troops could advance two hundred steps. The whistling bullets left the enemy's path littered with corpses and bones.
The scarlet blood soon dyed the ground red, and the corpses of people and horses piled up into a wall, leaving the enemy horses that followed with nowhere to land, and many of them were tripped.
"Oh, Eternal Heaven!" Dahan's heart and liver were trembling, and he was furious.
Faced with such a cruel fact, all the Khoshut soldiers were terrified. It seemed as if all the strength in their bodies had been suddenly drained away, and they could hardly even hold their swords.
The cavalrymen at the back did not dare to charge again. They turned their horses around or reined in their horses, howling in panic and becoming a mess, regardless of their generals' shouts.
They forgot the great victory in Lanzhou, forgot their past bravery, and remembered everything. All that was left in their eyes was the tragic scene of rows of war horses falling to the ground, all that was left in their ears was bursts of shrill screams, and all that was left in their minds was only one thought, to escape from this hell as soon as possible.
Han Gang suggested: "Your Majesty, why don't you force them to surrender and save some of your war horses?"
"No!" Qin Mu said coldly, "Today, I will let all the enemies who come to attack me see my methods. I will make all the enemies avoid me when they hear the words 'Da Qin' from now on."
As Qin Mu spoke, he suddenly drew out the Juque Sword, pointed it forward from a distance, and shouted in a deep voice: "Zhao Jian, Han Gang!"
"I will obey your Majesty's order."
"Kill! Leave no one alive."
“Yes.”
After Zhao Jian and Han Gang answered sternly, thousands of troops rushed out, like a huge wave destroying sand, sweeping away. Qin Mu's hooves were flying, as fast as an arrow. He was wearing golden armor and holding a black flag with a golden dragon on it, and he was moving forward like a rainbow.
Dahan's troops, who were completely defeated by the bullets, were then faced with this overwhelming storm. They looked up in horror, wanted to ride their horses to escape, wanted to lie on the ground and beg for mercy, but in the end they could only howl in terror.
The black iron torrent that could crush mountains and seas swept over in an instant, and the sharp swords struck down like dense lightning. For a moment, blood rained down, and broken limbs flew. All the Qin soldiers roared in unison:
Qin has sharp warriors and their swords are sharp.
Wearing black clothes and dark armor, he swept across the world.
The earth-shaking roar and the mountain-like iron stream were enough to crush everything. The flying of the sharp sword was like a giant meat grinder, stirring up a bloody storm.
It's not that Qin Mu is bloodthirsty, but Dahan's two thousand troops are in a dangerous situation. Lanzhou has just been lost and the situation in Longyou is critical. At this time, a great victory is urgently needed to boost the turbulent morale of the army and to deter the enemy's arrogance.
There was no suspense. When the five thousand black iron streams swept past, only the ownerless horses were left, wailing in the endless smoke and dust. The ground was covered with broken corpses, and the blood stained the yellow earth, making it a muddy place. There were less than a hundred people who escaped through the paths on both sides.
"Long live our emperor, long live our emperor, long, long live our emperor!"
"Long live our emperor, long live our emperor, long, long live our emperor!"
"Long live our emperor, long live our emperor, long, long live our emperor!"
Outside the city of Anding, six thousand Qin soldiers shouted in unison, their anger overwhelming the universe. All the mountains responded, the sound echoed back in waves, and the heaven and earth were boiling.
Facts have once again proved that when following the Qin Emperor in his conquests, victory comes so quickly and the military exploits are so impressive that all the Qin soldiers, amid the waves of cheers, are filled with excitement and are eager to have another fierce battle immediately.
When the defenders and magistrate of Anding City heard the wave-like shouts of "Long live the emperor", they dared not stay in the city anymore. All the people in the city rushed out of Anding City to pay homage to the emperor.
Qin Mu first asked Zhao Jian to cut off all the enemy's heads, and then said to Zhang Cong, the defender of Anding, and Du Ping, the county magistrate, who were coming out of the city to welcome the emperor: "I have 6,000 troops, but not much food and grass. I am afraid that the transportation in Gongchang will be delayed. I order the two of you to return to the city immediately and raise five days of food and grass for me and transport them to Jin County."
Five days' worth of food and fodder for an army of six thousand is not a small amount. In a small county like Anding, the inventory is limited. County Magistrate Du Ping was in a dilemma, but he did not dare to hesitate. He quickly replied: "I will... I will raise it as soon as possible and have General Zhang transport it to Jin County for Your Majesty."
"The military situation is urgent and there is no room for any delay. Magistrate Du, you can first extort money from the wealthy families in the city. Anyone who dares to be perfunctory will be punished immediately. For the wealthy families who have taken out food and fodder, when the military rations are delivered to the rear, you can return them with 10% more. Do you understand?"
"I obey your order."
Qin Mu did not even enter the city. He rested for half an hour outside the city, and immediately led his army to rush north. Not long after passing Anding County, the road began to turn west.
From Anding to Lanzhou, it is only about two hundred miles, and to Jin County (Yuzhong County) it is about one hundred and twenty miles.
The marching speed of Qin Mu's 6,000 cavalrymen was not actually full speed, which was impossible. It was estimated that the speed was only about 20 kilometers per hour, and it would not exceed 30 kilometers per hour at the fastest speed. But it took only more than an hour to reach Baideng Ridge in the northeast of Jin County.
There is no grass growing on Baideng Ridge. There are two or three meter high loess hills on both sides of the road. The exposed loess hills have deep gullies, which looks desolate.
Jin County has now been occupied by the Khoshut army. When Qin Mu arrived at Baideng Ridge, he received a report from the scouts ahead, saying that there were at least 20,000 enemy troops ahead.
In fact, by advancing here, we are almost at the current heartland of Bairutuhu, so it is not surprising that a large Khoshut army appears.
Qin Mu immediately ordered the army to stop, quickly occupied Baideng Ridge, and began to deploy defenses. At the same time, he sent out more scouts to investigate the enemy's situation.
When it was getting dark, another scout came running back to report: "Your Majesty, we have found out that the main force of Bailutuhu is ahead, with a force of 20,000."
"Bai Lutu Hu, you came at the right time!" Qin Mu looked at the dusk in the west. The west wind was getting stronger, the cold was getting thicker, and it was a bleak and desolate scene!
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