While Hua Zichen was delaying the Northern Mountain Bandits and slowly approaching Leopard Jade Pass, Yu Jun had already brought his men to complete the fortifications on the walls.
All the slaves had already stopped their work. They were moving the stones sent by Hua Kai and Hua Zichen to the top of the walls. The garrison troops were already preparing below. The walls were limited and too many people were not necessarily a good thing.
On the afternoon of the second day, the Northern Mountain Bandits still had not arrived. Yu Jun sent a cavalry scout to investigate, only to discover that the other party had only traveled 10 li in a day. They were still 80 li away from Leopard Jade Pass!
When Yu Jun heard this, he felt relieved. Hua Zichen was really delaying the other party's footsteps. Then their reinforcements would definitely arrive before the other party.
In the afternoon, more than 3000 cavalrymen from Tall Willow City arrived. This was the Hua family's only cavalrymen in Tall Willow City. Three days later, another 5000 infantrymen would arrive. This was the army prepared by the Hua family and their subsidiary families.
Among these 3000 cavalrymen, there were 2000 Hua family's Light Cavalry Reserve Team. These reserve team members were mostly around 20 years old. Many of them had [A-] aptitude and were the future hope of the Hua family. Unless it was a critical moment, the Hua family would not let them go out to battle.
"Mr. Yu, we are here to assist in the defense of the city. The light cavalry should be holding back the enemy's forces outside the pass. You are not letting us go out of the city. Do you want us to be infantry and defend the city?"
Han Jinsheng, as the person in charge of the light cavalry reserve team, said to Yu Jun with dissatisfaction. The reserve team members behind him were also clamoring to go out and fight.
"General Han, look behind you. These are our family's future seeds. Most of them have just passed the Qi Transformation Stage. Many of them are still in the Initial Yuan Stage. None of them have been on the battlefield before. Without Fifth Master's orders, if I let you guys go out and you guys encounter danger, wouldn't the Patriarch kill me?" Yu Jun looked at Han Jinsheng and said.
Han Jinsheng also had no other choice. He had only been in Leopard Jade Pass for a day. The light cavalry reserve team members behind him were mostly around 20 years old. Almost half of the Hua family's members were among them.
When everyone heard that there were enemies outside Leopard Jade Pass, they couldn't wait to participate in the battle. They knew that the light cavalry was expanding their army, so everyone hoped to be able to establish meritorious service for their family on the battlefield.
"Mr. Yu, the light cavalry reserves are also eager to fight. We've been here for a day. What's the situation with the enemy?" Han Jinsheng asked.
"Fifth Lord has already brought over 300 light cavalry to engage the enemy. The enemy has 5000 cavalry and 25,000 infantry. According to the current speed, it should take a long time for them to arrive. You guys should first familiarize yourselves with the environment of Leopard Jade Pass. When the real battle arrives, there will definitely be a time for you guys to take action." When Yu Jun finished speaking, the other members who came with Han Jinsheng were clearly unhappy.
"Mr. Yu, maybe the Fifth Lord still doesn't know about the situation in our pass. Just let us send a team out. Maybe the Fifth Lord is still waiting for our support!"
The one who spoke was a captain of the Hua family's light cavalry reserve team. He was one of the Hua family's Ten Young Masters. He was two years older than Hua Kai and had entered the reserve team training before entering Jixia Academy. Now, he had just entered the Qi Realm and was appointed as one of the hundred captains of the light cavalry reserve team.
Yu Jun couldn't refute. He let Han Jinsheng bring 41 Qi Realm reserve team members out of Leopard Jade Pass to investigate the enemy's current situation.
Hua Zichen had been entangled with the northern mountain bandits for more than two days. No matter how strong he was, the difference between 300 people and 30,000 people was not small.
Now that the northern mountain bandits were already familiar with their attacking methods, they were no longer able to cause much damage to the enemy.
On the first day, the Hua family's light cavalry had caused more than a thousand casualties. On the second day, they had only killed around 500 people. Today, they had only killed around 100 people, and half of them were killed by Hua Zichen alone.
The Hua family's light cavalry dismounted and rested not far away. The northern mountain bandits completely ignored them. They still rested when they needed to rest and cook when they needed to eat. When the Hua family's light cavalry arrived, they would just defend on the spot and delay the enemy until their own cavalry could surround the enemy.
On the third day, the northern mountain bandits finally increased their speed. Hua Zichen couldn't do anything about it. He tried to charge at the bandits several times, but they didn't panic at all. He even lost a precious light cavalry soldier.
In the afternoon, Han Jinsheng brought 41 members of the reserve team over. When Hua Zichen saw them, he personally rode on his horse to welcome them.
"General Han!
Has the reserve team arrived? "Hua Zichen asked when he saw Han Jinsheng.
"A total of 2734 reserve light cavalry members are all at Leopard Jade Pass. There are also close to a thousand normal cavalry. High Willow City's five thousand reinforcements will arrive the day after tomorrow," Han Jinsheng said when he saw Hua Zichen.
"En, that is great!
These are the bandits from the northern mountain. They may have come for revenge, or they may have been sent by Donghu to test us.
Their leader is in Great Heaven Realm, but he has been seriously injured by me. Everyone, be careful, "Hua Zichen ordered.
He saw the forty-one people that Han Jinsheng had brought with him. They were all young men around the age of twenty. The Hua Family had spent countless amounts of spirit rice and medicinal pills to cultivate them. They would be the core of any family and would be nurtured well. Before they reached a bottleneck, very few families would be willing to send them into the battlefield.
"You will follow the light cavalry for now!
The northern mountain bandits have fewer and fewer openings. Our main mission is to kill their mounted scouts, and not be easily entangled by them!
At that time, no one will be able to save you. "Hua Zichen thought of Hua Kai's words and finally agreed to let them join the light cavalry.
Everyone was very happy when they heard this. Almost all of them had the surname Hua, and thought of themselves as members of the Hua family. Hearing that they could finally work for the family, the excitement on their faces could not be expressed.
Hua Zichen saw this and felt a wave of pride. With so many outstanding youths, would the Hua family worry about not being able to prosper?
Hua Zichen and the old members of the light cavalry seriously taught the young members the important points of the light cavalry. They did not have the [Gold Silk Soft Armor] and would not be able to escape if they were entangled. All the young members were seriously learning.
With the addition of the new members, Hua Zichen was even more careful when attacking. The northern mountain bandits knew that they could not do anything to the Hua family's light cavalry. At night, the new members laid down next to their horses to sleep for the first time.
The enemy was just a kilometer away from them. If the enemy approached them immediately, they would have to seize the opportunity. For the first time, the new members felt that it was not easy to be the Hua family's trump card.
Three days later, the 41 new members already had some semblance of a light cavalry. They were already able to find their own battle rhythm according to the speed of their horses. They started to cooperate with the old members to lure and kill the enemy soldiers, displaying the strength of a Qi Refining Realm.
Leopard Jade Pass was right in front of them. After entangling with the northern mountain bandits for five days, the enemy still managed to reach Leopard Jade Pass.
Hua Zichen saw that they were only 10 li away from the pass. There was not much use in entangling with the enemy.
In these five days, he had killed more than 1600 enemy soldiers, and the Hua family's light cavalry only lost one member. Tonight, he planned to bring everyone back to Leopard Jade Pass to rest.
When the northern mountain bandits saw the Hua family's light cavalry leaving, they finally let out a sigh of relief. However, they did not dare to sleep too soundly since they were so close to Leopard Jade Pass.
Leopard Jade Pass was protected by the city walls. They only needed to send people to patrol the walls!
The next morning, the northern mountain bandits were awakened by the four thousand cavalry of the Hua family.
The nightmare of the three hundred Hua family's light cavalry from a few days ago had not faded from their minds. When they finally reached Leopard Jade Pass, the enemy actually sent out four thousand cavalry. Some of the bandits started to panic.
Hua Zichen led the four thousand cavalry and ran a circle around the northern mountain bandit camp, scaring some of the bandits into quickly retreating. However, he did not attack. He led the four thousand cavalry and retreated to the side. He just watched the bandits pack up their tents and then slowly marched towards Leopard Jade Pass.
Yu Jun stood on Leopard Jade Pass as he watched the northern mountain bandits get closer and closer to him. He was not worried at all. Leopard Jade Pass had an unprecedented amount of defense and resources. He had the advantage of being at the pass and was just waiting for the enemy to make their move.
A battle of tens of thousands of people was not so easy to end. In the battle of Qi and Yan four years ago, there were more than thirty thousand people who participated in the battle.
The Donghu alliance had attacked Yan for two years before retreating. In the battle for the pass, unless there were a large number of experts, the battle line would be even longer.
The leader of the northern mountain bandits at Leopard Jade Pass was in a dilemma.
Hearing that High Willow Commandery had been taken over by a new seventh-rank family, the northern mountain bandits all felt that Yan had sent another family to deliver food to them. It had to be known that High Willow Commandery had once been the territory of a fourth-rank family. In the end, the fourth-rank family had still been driven away by them.
Everyone felt that this was a rare hunting opportunity so he gathered a few of his close friends and set off.
Looking at the familiar Leopard Jade Pass in front of him, it did not seem much different from before. Only some damaged places had been repaired. However, the bandit leader felt slightly nervous this time.
Leopard Jade Pass was silent. He could faintly see some people's heads moving. This was completely different from the guards of Leopard Jade Pass in the past. In the past, they had seen people come out to negotiate with them. They did not need to act and people would give them food and wealth.
Seeing this, the bandit leader could only have his subordinates set up camp. War could not be rushed.
He watched as the bandits used some wood to make their camp airtight. There were stakes and pits everywhere inside and outside the camp as though they had come to defend against the attack of the Hua family cavalry.
Hua Zichen saw this and could not do anything. He could only take the Hua family cavalry to wander around the outside. Seeing that the other side was not in a hurry to attack, he could only wander outside the pass!
At night, the torches in the bandit camp were bright red. The light shone on the patrolling soldiers on the pass. This way, the bandits greatly reduced the danger of Leopard Jade Pass being attacked in the middle of the night. However, they were all exposed to the patrolling soldiers on the pass.
Alright!
This way, everyone could sleep peacefully at night and not think about each other. This battle felt so strange.
The attackers were defending with all their strength so that the defenders had nothing to do.
At night, Hua Zichen went around the bandit camp and opened the pass gates. He openly entered Leopard Jade Pass. The other side only sent people to watch. This battle seemed like it would last for a long time.