Transmigrated To Another World: General, I'm Not Your White Moonlight - Chapter 96

Chapter 96: Battle Of Yu Guan Pass (1)
When Quan Zhengqian heard Xuan Ruiquan’s answer, he snorted coldly and said, “I have cured your soldiers. Yan Junwang, remember to pay the treatment fee.”

Leaving these words behind, he scolded Xuan Ruiquan for being stingy and left the tent. Standing on the side, Jian Er couldn’t help but admire Quan Zhengqian’s face-changing skills. While Jian Er was distracted, Xuan Ruiquan walked out of the tent with his silver mask and sword. Seeing that his Master had left, Jian Er quickly followed.

When the moon hung high in the starless night sky, Xuan Ruiquan stood in front of the Jin Yi Army of twenty thousand troops. He picked up the wine bowl, looked at his subordinates, and said calmly, “Tonight, we will return in triumph. Brothers, I salute you with this bowl of wine!”

After saying that, he drank all the wine in one go. The soldiers followed suit, raised their bowls, and said in unison, “We will return triumphantly!”

Seeing that the morale of the soldiers was greatly boosted, Xuan Ruiquan mounted his horse, put on his silver mask, and said, “Set off!”

Following his order, twenty thousand troops mounted their horses, put on their black masks, and followed their commander. After the army left, Jian Wu looked at Jian Liu and said, “It’s time for us to go to Yun Mountain.”

After hearing what he said, Jian Liu asked, “Do you have a new mission? I thought you still need to stay with Master until we return to the imperial capital city.”

Jian Wu paused for a moment when he heard his words before saying, “Master just received a secret imperial edict from Emperor Yong’an yesterday to eradicate the bandits.”

When Jian Liu heard Jian Wu’s words, he thought for a while and muttered, “No wonder Master sent Lao Da to find the bandit’s lair when we left the imperial capital city. It seems that Master already knows in advance that Emperor Yong’an will issue this secret imperial edict.”

Listening to Jian Liu’s words, Jian Wu fell into deep thought. After a long silence, he said, “We shouldn’t guess what Master is thinking. All we have to do is obey orders and complete the mission.”

After leaving these words, Jian Wu walked away. Leaving alone there, Jian Liu looked up at the bright half-moon hanging in the starless sky, thinking about Duan Yixin and his master. Standing there, Jian Liu suddenly realized that everything his master had done over the years always had some connection with Yunshan Village and Duan Yixin.

Lowering his eyes, Jian Liu murmured doubtfully, “Why does Master want to protect Miss Duan from the shadows? Hasn’t he always wanted to see her? But if Master was protecting Miss Duan, why did Master ignore her when she foolishly helped her ex-fiancé?”

He stood there in deep thought for a long time until Shiwu came over and said, “Captain, Captain Jian Wu wants to see you.”

After coming back from his thoughts, Jian Liu nodded and said, “Let’s go.”

When Jian Wu and Jian Liu were busy in the Jin Yi Army camp, time passed unknowingly.

When the sun slowly climbed out of the eastern horizon, Xuan Ruiquan led his army to a hill near the Yu Guan fortress town after three hours of rapid march. Xuan Ruiquan stood at the highest point of the hill, looking at the Yu Guan fortress town below.

After the Xiong Nu captured three cities and four gate passes from the Xia Empire, they camped at Yu Guan Pass, the fortress town closest to the northern border of the Xia Empire.

Unlike ordinary gate passes, which only have a tall wall and a gate that serves as a checkpoint and defense line, Yu Guan Pass is a fortress town that has basic fortifications like an ordinary town.

Besides functioning as a checkpoint and a town, the entire Yu Guan fortress town is surrounded by a five-meter-high stone wall, making it an important defensive town on the northern border of the Xia Empire.

Three meters outside the high wall, a long trench five meters wide and three meters deep surrounded the entire town.

There is a wooden bridge at the top of the trench, which can be pulled up and down with two thick metal chains and controlled by soldiers in the watchtower. Under the trench, there are countless wooden thorns. Anyone who falls in will be pierced to death.

Tall watchtowers were built at the four corners of the high wall. Not far from the trenches, the Xiong Nu set up countless wooden barricades to form another line of defense.

After looking at the structure of the Yu Guan fortress town, Xuan Ruiquan calmly raised his right hand and made a hand signal. Waiting behind Xuan Ruiquan, Jiang Zongshang received the signal and led his troops down the hill, covered by the darkness of dawn.

Under his leadership, the five thousand troops rushed toward the Yu Guan fortress town below. In just ten minutes, Jiang Zongshang and his soldiers were only two hundred meters away from the wooden barricades in front of the trench. When the Xiong Nu soldiers stationed in the watchtower saw them, it was already too late.

Without giving the Xiong Nu soldiers a chance to warn the others, Jiang Zongshang took a long bow and shot at them.

Swish~ Swish~ Swish~

The arrow was extremely fast and penetrated the body of the Xiong Nu soldiers, killing the three of them on the spot. When he drew his bow again, the other Xiong Nu soldiers came to their senses. A soldier rushed to the war drum and began beating it with all his strength.

Dum~! Dum~! Dum~!

The moment the war drums sounded in the surroundings, Jiang Zongshang shouted, “Break the barricades!”

He gave the order, and the soldiers moved to the left side and right side. When a clear path appeared in the middle of the troop’s formation, twenty soldiers held a metal chain connected to a long log filled with iron spikes. The soldiers worked in pairs as they dragged a long log behind them.