Nie Ze, Zhao Long, the head of the Qi family and other military leaders were all standing here, looking to the west.
The city defense formation has been opened, firmly protecting the entire Yumen Pass.
When Han Yun arrived, a dense army had already appeared on the western horizon.
Those armies were lined up neatly and strode towards Yumen Pass.
On the wall of Yumenguan City, countless defensive equipment have been deployed, just waiting for the opponent to come over and give them a head-on attack.
"What's going on now?"
Han Yun asked.
Nie Ze withdrew his gaze and said expressionlessly,
"Opposite us is an army of 300,000 people, of which 200,000 are from the Loulan Kingdom, and the remaining 100,000 are from the Hami Kingdom.
The enemy's attack is fierce, and I have asked the troops garrisoned in the western fortress to withdraw to Yumen Pass.
Our Yumen Pass is protected by a large formation and is indestructible. We no longer need to use fortresses to slow down the opponent. We can be invincible just relying on Yumen Pass."
Han Yun nodded upon hearing this and agreed with Nie Ze's approach. This was not cowardice. As an excellent commander, he should use all advantages to reduce his own casualties and win the war.
Since Yumen Pass cannot be broken, why should we use fortresses to fight a war of attrition with the opponent? It is purely a waste of sacrifice.
"What about other battlefields?"
Han Yun asked again.
Hearing this, Nie Ze sighed,
"It's a little better for us here, but it's not so good in the south. The three kingdoms of Luobu, Ruoqiang, and Cheshi, plus some troops from the Hami Kingdom, have a total of close to 500,000 troops. They are spreading all over the country to attack the southwest of Longchuan and the west of Qinchuan.
, the pressure on them is even greater.”
Han Yun frowned and said,
"The south? Isn't the south full of plateaus? There are countless high mountains and ridges. Thousands of miles are covered with mountains. There is no way to go there. What are they doing there?
If you want to attack the Central Plains, isn't it the best option to go all the way east from Yumen Pass and take the flat Hexi Corridor?
Walking from the plateau, let alone our side relying on natural dangers to be able to defeat thousands of people with one man, even if they can defeat it, it will take a long time to cross the mountains and ridges to the Central Plains, and the food and grass alone will be able to defeat them.
It would be difficult for an expert to walk in that big mountain, but if you throw an army of half a million people into it, it would be more like being trapped to death."
"Yes, this is what I don't understand. Any normal commander would not be so confused as to let his troops die. I can't figure out why they want to attack the western part of Qinchuan.
However, it is precisely because the western part of Qinchuan is too difficult to fight that our country has not placed many troops there. In a natural pass, there are only a few thousand people at most. In some smaller fortress strongholds, there are only a few hundred or even
There are dozens of people and an army of half a million people facing them. Even if they are filled with people, they can be defeated easily.
That’s why I’m worried about them.”
"It's useless to worry. There's no need. It's too far over there and we can't support them. We just need to defend here well.
We have Yumen Gate, an army of 240,000, and a mob of 300,000 on the other side. Even without a large formation, they can't get in."
Speaking of this, Han Yun suddenly thought of a possibility and immediately asked,
"What's going on over there with the demon clan? Is there any movement?"
Nie Ze immediately shook his head and said,
"The demon clan is still making small fuss, sending small groups of troops to attack the Great Wall, forts and logistics teams, but there is no sign of a large army gathering.
I have been guarding against this, to prevent the demon clan from joining forces with the Western Region to attack us."
"The demon clan..."
Han Yun narrowed his eyes slightly, and after thinking for a while, he continued,
"Unless the Western Region has the strength to break our formation, or has already broken it, the demon clan will take action.
They have gained experience from last time and know that no matter how many troops they send, as long as they cannot break the formation, their sacrifice will be in vain."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Long took over and said,
"I don't think the 300,000 troops on the other side are here to break our Yumen Pass."
"Oh? Why did you say that?"
Nie Ze asked.
"The other side must know that there is a large formation at Yumen Pass, and they also know that it cannot be broken.
Unless all the Bodhisattvas from the Western Region are sent over, some of them will contain our second-grade strong men, and some of them will come to attack the formation, only then can we hope to defeat it.
But at least for now, the Bodhisattva has not been seen in the army on the opposite side.
Then, even if we assume that the other side can break the big formation, then we can immediately ask the second grade Tianshi Mansion to come over to reinforce and contain the remaining Bodhisattvas. The presence of the teleportation formation means that they are already in Yumen Pass.
And even if there is no large formation, a 300,000-strong army wants to break through the pass where more than 200,000 troops are stationed? This is undoubtedly a wishful thinking.
What's more, we still have millions of soldiers and civilians who can help defend the city, as well as teleportation arrays, and we can invite the Yin Yang Sect's army to come over and assist in the battle.
The configuration of our Yumen Pass can be said to be impregnable.
If the other side wants to break the Yumen Pass, let alone the 300,000 poor country's army, without all eight Bodhisattvas taking action and an elite army of 2 million, they can't even think of annihilating us.
That’s why I said that the other side is not here to break our Yumen Pass.”
Han Yun shook his head and said,
"Your analysis is reasonable. We still don't know what the enemy's intentions are. Let's wait and see. Anyway, we are very safe here.
If the enemy Bodhisattva does not take action, we will not take action."
At this time, the enemy had entered one mile outside the Yumenguan city wall, and launched a desperate charge one after another.
These troops from the Loulan Kingdom were all sallow and thin, and extremely weak. Only a few of them had armor on their bodies, and most of them didn't even have a piece of leather armor.
Only a few of the weapons in their hands were made of fine iron, and there were even fewer bows and arrows. Most of them were agricultural tools such as wooden sticks, hoes and forks.
Because they didn't have enough to eat, they didn't have the strength to run, so they charged very slowly. Under the overwhelming arrows of the defenders, they fell in pieces, without any resistance.
Seeing this scene, Han Yun frowned slightly and said,
“I still don’t know what motivational speeches the king of Loulan Kingdom listened to and how much chicken soup he drank.
Sending all the able-bodied men from all over the country to die is simply a way to die.
What we know is that he wants to destroy our country, Dachuan, but those who don’t know think that he wants to destroy his own country.”
Nie Ze grinned and said,
"I really want to go to Loulan and ask their monarch why your majesty rebelled?"
"Ha ha ha ha……"
A group of generals laughed loudly around them.
This battle was fought easily and without any pressure. Zhao Long also had a rare smile and said,
"This is not an army at all. It's just a group of farmers. There are no ladders to attack the city. Can you climb up when you rush over? They are here to practice archery for our soldiers."