Chapter 708

Border of Qing and Xu Provinces

Zhao Yun led 50,000 Xiliang Iron Cavalry, standing by in full battle array.

For Zhao Yun, not being able to participate in the campaign to attack Jizhou before was quite a pity.

Therefore.

Before the start of this war.

Zhao Yun had repeatedly requested to become the vanguard for attacking Cao Cao.

Gu Yi naturally would not refuse the request of this old general who had followed him for a long time.

Therefore.

In this eastern expedition against Cao Cao, Zhao Yun was deservedly chosen as the vanguard.

And the enemy he had to face was precisely Zhu Ling.

Zhu Ling's troops totaled more than 60,000.

Among them, 40,000 were recruited through forced conscription, and the other 20,000 were elites.

Facing Zhao Yun's 50,000 Xiliang Iron Cavalry.

Zhu Ling dared not take the initiative to meet them.

So, he held fast in Le'an Commandery, guarding the city to the death.

But this so-called guarding the city to the death was actually just a stopgap measure.

After all.

The morale of the defenders in the city was not high.

And Zhao Yun's 50,000 Xiliang Iron Cavalry outside the city were full of desire to achieve merit.

Although according to common sense.

Cavalry were not good at attacking cities.

But for the omnipotent Xiliang Iron Cavalry.

Attacking cities had long become their compulsory course.

Since following Gu Yi, the Xiliang Iron Cavalry had basically not fought many defensive battles.

Instead, it was all city attacks and field battles.

This destined that their city-attacking ability would certainly not be weak.

And soon.

Under Zhao Yun's command.

The 50,000 Xiliang Iron Cavalry officially launched an encirclement of Le'an City.

As people from the frontier.

Besides powerful melee ability, the Xiliang Iron Cavalry had another specialty.

Throwing javelins was also one of their unique skills.

Countless javelins were thrown toward the city towers of Le'an City.

The city walls of this Le'an City were actually not very high.

Although those javelins were unlikely to hit the soldiers on the towers.

They still caused immense psychological pressure on them.

This feeling was like someone standing in front of you with a knife.

Even if they didn't swing the knife to cut, it would still be a quite terrifying thing.

However.

Zhu Ling was a calm and composed general.

Facing the threat of Zhao Yun and the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, Zhu Ling was not so afraid that he lost his mind.

He calmly commanded his soldiers to open fire on the Xiliang Iron Cavalry.

But the effect was unsatisfactory.

This was also something that couldn't be helped.

What level of army was the Xiliang Iron Cavalry?

What level of army were the defenders on the towers?

How could these two be mentioned in the same breath?

"Damn it!"

Looking at the Xiliang Iron Cavalry surging toward the city gate like a tide, while the arrows couldn't hit them, Zhu Ling's face gradually sank.

This was simply riding on his head!

If this can be tolerated, what cannot?

"Defensive troops, take orders!"

"Follow this general to block the enemy's fierce attack!"

Zhu Ling held his sword in front.

He intended to use his own bravery to restore the morale of the defenders.

But...

This was ultimately just an idealistic fantasy.

Even if his martial arts value was high, could it possibly be higher than Zhao Yun's?

You must know.