Chapter 41: The First Battle of Reinforcement

The north city gate of Dingning Pass swung wide open.

Over two thousand cavalrymen left the city at top speed, heading straight for Anwu County.

Zhao Ping stood on the north city wall, gazing at the departing troops, his heart unable to find peace for a long time.

"Child, I entrust this matter to you!"

Even though the troops led by Chu Feng had completely vanished from sight, Zhao Ping still did not move from his position.

The scene shifts.

Anwu County.

At this moment, Anwu County was already surrounded layer by layer by tens of thousands of Turkic troops.

Relying on their numerical advantage, the Turkic soldiers were launching a frenzied assault on the walls of Anwu County.

From the Magistrate down to the constables, everyone in Anwu County had joined this defense of the city.

The common people within the city and some martial artists with decent combat skills had also joined the battle one after another.

Everyone knew clearly that once the city fell, these foreigners would commit truly horrific atrocities.

"Behind us is our home; we must not let the enemy advance even half a step!"

The Magistrate of Anwu County raised his sword high and fought fiercely to cut down the enemies before him.

This Magistrate was named Zhu Kang, only twenty years old, and a successful candidate in the imperial examinations.

He had been quite ambitious since his youth.

He believed that as an official, one must bring prosperity to the local people.

Whenever he thought of the Great Wei frontiers frequently suffering from the incursions of foreign tribes.

Filled with ambition, he resolutely came to the frontier to serve as the Magistrate of this Anwu County.

Under his governance, the overall standard of Anwu County had seen a significant improvement.

The common people in the city lived and worked in peace and contentment, and everything was flourishing.

After autumn arrived.

The Turkic people, another hegemon of the grasslands, suddenly led their troops south to invade Anwu County.

Zhu Kang immediately led all the people of the city to resist.

Because the enemy was numerous and consisted of bloodthirsty and cruel men.

In desperation, Zhu Kang had no choice but to have people fight to break through the encirclement to seek reinforcements at Dingning Pass.

Otherwise, Anwu County would certainly not be saved.

"You Turkic mongrels, your grandfather will let you taste this!"

Several constables dressed in black uniforms threw a massive rolling log down from the city wall.

In an instant, it crushed many Turkic people beneath the wall.

At the same time.

Other defensive tools on the city wall also began to play their part.

Rolling stones, molten gold, bows and arrows, and various other weapons were used in turns.

This effectively curbed the frenzied attack of the Turkic forces.

But after several days of defense in Anwu County, the two thousand soldiers remaining in the city had already been reduced by half.

The others who had come to reinforce were just the common people of the city and some martial artists.

If there had been enough soldiers, he, the Magistrate, would not have had to run up here to defend the city himself.

Pfft!

"Ah!"

Zhu Kang killed a Turkic soldier with a single sword stroke.

The fresh blood sprayed by the enemy instantly stained his fair face red.

"I wonder if the people sent out can manage to bring back reinforcements!"

Zhu Kang wiped the blood from his face, "If no reinforcements come to support us today, Anwu County will not be able to hold out!"

Zhu Kang looked in the direction of Dingning Pass.

He hoped to see reinforcements appear.

At the same time.

The troops led by Chu Feng, after marching day and night, finally arrived within the territory of Anwu County.

He immediately rode his horse up to a high ground.

He gazed into the distance at the tens of thousands of Turkic soldiers who were desperately launching an attack on Anwu County.

They were striving to break through the walls of Anwu County in the shortest possible time.

"My Lord, Anwu County is in imminent danger; it looks like they have reached their limit!"

"Mm, that is correct!"

Chu Feng nodded, "Next, we shall make our battle arrangements!"

"Xiang Yuan!"

"Present!"

"You lead one thousand soldiers to charge in from the south gate of Anwu County; that is where their forces are weakest. Enter the city and assist them in defending it."

"I will lead the remaining men to charge in from their rear and throw their formation into chaos."

"When the enemy's formation is in disarray, you will lead your troops in a sudden charge to catch them off guard!"

"Yes, my Lord!"

Xiang Yuan received the order and left.

One thousand soldiers and horses took a detour and headed straight for the south gate of Anwu County.

"The rest of the troops, get ready, follow me and charge!"

"Yes!"

The soldiers stood in strict formation, waiting only for Chu Feng's order to launch an attack on the enemy.

Most of them had learned about Chu Feng's past.

They knew that Chu Feng had led one thousand cavalrymen to gallop across the hinterlands of the Xiongnu.

He had killed so many Xiongnu that they were terrified at the mere mention of his name.

Being able to follow Chu Feng to reinforce Anwu County this time was an honor for them.

"Brothers, follow me and charge!"

Chu Feng took the lead and charged straight toward the rear of the Turkic forces.

The rest of the men followed closely behind, each raising their war blades and spears.

They were already tired of drinking the blood of the Xiongnu, so today was a good chance to change their taste.

"Attack, all of you damn well attack! If we don't break through Anwu County today, I will never withdraw my troops!"

A young man in the center of the army held a command flag and said with a ferocious expression.

His name was Wu Ha, and he was a Prince of the Turkic Wuji Tribe.

This invasion of Anwu County was exactly the same as the Xiongnu's; it was all to plunder supplies for the winter.

Because the Xiongnu had already invaded Dingning Pass, they sent troops to attack Anwu County.

Anwu County was the barrier of Fuzhou; breaking into Fuzhou was equivalent to entering the rear of Dingning Pass.

A vast amount of wealth was gathered here, which was their greatest guarantee for surviving the winter.

"Report!"

Just at this moment, a messenger suddenly appeared by Wu Ha's side, "Report to the General, a Wei cavalry force of one thousand men is attacking toward our rear!"

"What? Dingning Pass actually sent reinforcements?" a middle-aged man beside Wu Ha said in surprise.

"Hmph, it's merely a thousand men, what is there to be surprised about!"

Wu Ha did not take these one thousand men seriously at all.

Even if there were ten thousand reinforcements instead of one thousand, what could they do?

"Yu Rui!"

"This subordinate is here!"

"I order you to lead three thousand men to annihilate this Wei cavalry force, and then bring me the head of their leader!"

"This subordinate obeys!"

Yu Rui immediately led three thousand soldiers and horses to meet Chu Feng in battle.

His strength was at the Innate Initial Stage.

He was one of the three top experts by Wu Ha's side.

Before long.

The two sides ran into each other on the road.

"Wei dogs, surrender quickly, and I will spare your lives!"

Yu Rui spoke in fluent Wei language, wanting to make Chu Feng and the others dismount and surrender.

"Yo, he's actually a 'Wei expert' who understands the Wei language!"

Having fought for so long, this was the first time Chu Feng had heard someone from an alien race speak so clearly.

It was just a pity that he didn't like hearing these words.

"Clear the road, I do not kill nobodies!"

"Hmm?"

Yu Rui was instantly enraged.

He did not expect that a young fellow of no more than twenty years old would hold him in such contempt.

He glanced at the opponent's cultivation.

It was only at the Postnatal cultivation realm.

"You have a big mouth; today I will take your head first and go to the General to claim my reward!"

Yu Rui urged his warhorse to speed up.

He vowed to take down Chu Feng in one round.

"Hmph, overestimating yourself!"

Chu Feng brandished the great spear in his hand and struck with all his might toward Yu Rui.

Yu Rui did not take Chu Feng seriously at all.

The opponent was a whole major realm lower than him.

A strike like this was simply like a tickle to him.

In an instant.

The weapons of the two collided at this moment.