Chapter 1025.

Woo~

Accompanied by the sound of the majestic trumpet, the gates of Hanhai Pass opened a little bit to the left and right under the push of the huge winch.

Since the establishment of this fortress that guarded the border passes of Da Liang and Da Yan, the number of times that the main gate was opened was few and far between, and in the past, most of the time, only a secondary gate was opened for the passage of merchants and travelers.

But today is obviously a special day.

When the two cast iron gates weighing tens of thousands of pounds were completely opened, the heavily armed New Hanhai Army marched out in formation, as if a vast torrent moving westward.

“Out of the plug! Out of the plug!”

The loud and incomparable slogans spread in all directions

Wang Chen stood on the high city wall, overlooking the mighty and majestic army of the Exit Plug together with Wu Jiao beside him.

For hundreds of years, no matter how much the relationship between the two countries had fluctuated, the army of Great Liang had never set foot in Yan’s territory.

The reasons for this were complex.

On the one hand, it was because successive Liang emperors had no ambition to continue expanding their territories westward, and had no intention of expending their national strength to do so.

Secondly, Yan’s strength is similar to that of Da Liang’s, so if a war breaks out between the two sides, it will only benefit the northern powerhouse Da Qi for nothing.

Therefore, over the years, Great Liang and Great Yan have maintained a high level of tacit understanding, both sides do not violate each other, and even concluded a marriage alliance.

However, due to the fall of Emperor Shao Wu and the success of Emperor Yuan Jing’s usurpation of the throne, Great Liang was plunged into civil strife, and Great Yan, in order to take the initiative, dispatched a large army to attack Hanhai Pass.

The result was a humiliating defeat.

However, the biggest losses from this defeat were three Sixth Order Martial Exalts, and the main force of the Yan army was not weakened in any way.

After two years, they made a comeback!

Only today was different from the past, after receiving the spy report from Yan, Wang Dust conferred with Wu Jie and decided to make the best of it, taking the initiative to fight the Yan army and completely solve the trouble from the west.

A Xiliang army composed of 30,000 New Hanhai Army and 50,000 Shenji Army, plus a large number of auxiliary soldiers, officially took the first step to fight for the world!

When the army had all left the city, Wang Chen turned to Wu Jiu and said, “Your Majesty, wait for my triumphant return!”

“Hmph!”

Wu Jiao nodded vigorously, and her pair of phoenix eyes were already filled with tears.

She believed that Wang Chen would be able to lead the Western Liang Army to victory over the Yan Army, but at this moment, her heart was so agitated that it was difficult for her to control herself.

An impulse that arose within her heart made the Queen ignore the guards and maids around her and suddenly jumped into Wang Chen’s arms, “Master!”

Wang Chen’s wide and warm embrace made her feel as if she had returned to the past years.

Wang Chen first froze, then gently stroked her green hair and smiled, “You have grown up.”

Wu Jiu inhaled and reluctantly broke away from Wang Chen’s embrace.

Wang Chen reached out and wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes before prancing up and leaping high, unfurling his invisible wings to fly ahead.

This battle concerned the fate of the Western Liang Kingdom, so he personally led the army.

Countless generals inside and outside the Hanhai Pass witnessed this scene and let out a shocking cheer in unison!

Over the past few years, Western Liang had grown stronger and stronger, and not only had Wang Chen’s prestige not faded as he retired to the background, but it had become even stronger, engraved in the hearts of millions of soldiers and civilians in Hanhai and Western Hai Counties.

Everyone believed that under his command, the Xiliang army would be invincible!

“Forward! Forward! Forward!”

“Ten thousand victories!”

The morale of the Xiliang army climbed to the peak, majestically stepping on the foreign land.

At this time, Wang Chen, who had already arrived at the center of the army, gathered the many generals together and pointed at the map hanging on the frame and said, “Within three days, I want to capture Dongwang City!”

Dongwang City was the easternmost city in Yan, only thirty miles away from Hanhai Pass.

This city was established precisely to deal with the existence of Hanhai Pass, as well as to provide backup and logistical support for the army of Expeditionary Liang, and later became a transit point for merchants and travelers.

It was the eastern outpost of Great Yan, and not only was the city very sturdy, but it also housed an elite army.

If it was three years ago, if 80,000 Liang troops went out of the city and wanted to capture Dongwang City, not to mention three days, even if they were given a year and a half, it would be impossible to do so.

And now the generals of the Western Liang army looked at each other and saluted in unison, “Obey the order!”

They really had this kind of backbone!

Including the auxiliary soldiers, 100,000 Xiliang army made a big fanfare and sound, pulling out a long marching formation on the plains outside of the pass, without the slightest intention of hiding their side’s actions.

In the Shenji military column, a pack horse pulls a cannon carriage, and the mysterious black body of the cannon shines with the characteristic light of metal.

These field cannons had already been modernized, using better materials, higher craftsmanship, and equipped with a variety of ammunition, their power had long been incomparable.

Each and every Shenji sergeant was equipped with long cannons, hand cannons and bayonets, all of them were armed to the teeth!

As for the 30,000 New Hanhai Army, they were all cavalry, including a 5,000-man heavy armor cavalry.

As the forward formation unfolded, a light cavalry scout came out of the formation, cruising within a radius of dozens of miles to find the enemy.

Newt~

Suddenly, a mournful eagle cry came from high above the sky, only to see an eagle circling back and forth above the Xiliang army, occasionally emitting sharp chirps.

Wang Chen, who was sitting in the center of the army, looked up and pointed his right index and middle fingers together as a sword finger, pointing at the eagle in the air.

Puff!

The eagle instantly exploded into a cloud of blood mist, with countless pieces of plumes drifting down.

This was just an insignificant hiccup in the march of the Western Liang army, which arrived all the way to Yan’s Dongwang City without encountering any obstacles.

Five miles away from the city wall, the Western Liang army camped and rested.

At this moment, the city of Yan has already closed its gates tightly and set up a strict standby posture, and a cannon has been set up on top of the city wall.

These cannons have never appeared in Dongwang City in the past, until today’s arrival of the Western Liang army suddenly set up, Yan has obviously planned for a long time, and has long been preparing for another attack on Han Customs.

It was just that they obviously did not expect that it was Xi Liang’s turn to take the initiative this time!

This was actually quite unbelievable, after all, the Western Liang army was undoubtedly far too easy to hold the Hanhai majestic pass than to go out and attack Dongwang City, Dongwang City’s side was also caught off guard, the many defensive measures were obviously all on the verge of being put into place, a visible crude chaos.

“Lord State Master!”

A personal guard came over to report, “Eastwatch City has just sent a messenger, wanting to pay you a visit.”

“Not to be seen.”

Wang Chen replied flatly, “Tell them that they only have three hours to decide whether to surrender or not!”

At this point, negotiation was pointless.

The other party only had two choices, either kneel or die in battle!

Three hours passed quickly, and no surrender flag was struck on the walls of Dongwang City.

This was completely expected by Wang Chen, who ordered, “Attack the city!”