CHAPTER 1266: CHAPTER 1266: XIAQING PASS FALLS, THE NORTHERN FRONTIER IS IN DANGER!

Xiao Jun’an covered his ears the moment Huo Yuning warned him.

The deafening roar, even though he covered his ears, was still shockingly impressive.

While Eunuch Anjin was slow to react and did not cover his ears in time; among everyone present, he was the only one who suffered because of his slow response.

Xiao Jun’an looked at the large pit not far away, his pupils shockingly dilated.

Ignoring the sobbing Anjin next to him, he walked towards the distant hillside.

Upon seeing the large pit that could accommodate more than ten people lying down, Xiao Jun’an’s lips trembled slightly.

Such a formidable weapon, emerging in this era, could definitely allow the nation possessing this divine artifact to dominate.

"How is it?" Huo Yuning, approaching with a smile, asked.

Xiao Jun’an gave her a deep look, utterly convinced in his heart.

He pursed his dry lips and immediately ordered Mo Wanqing who approached: "You must immediately summon ten thousand imperial guards to escort the weapons provided by the Empress and transport them overnight to the Northern Frontier. I will dispatch a hundred Hidden Guards to accompany them, they must be safely delivered!"

Mo Wanqing kneeled on both knees, shouting loudly: "Your servant obeys the command!"

Xiao Jun’an then called out: "Anjin!"

Eunuch Anjin couldn’t hear anymore, still covering his ears and crying incessantly.

Seeing his disheveled appearance, Xiao Jun’an took off the dragon-shaped Jade Pendant at his waist and handed it to a nearby Hidden Guard.

"The commotion here will inevitably attract the Guard Squad from the Capital City. Take my imperial order and command the Prefect not to allow anyone near."

"Your servant obeys the command!"

The Hidden Guard accepted the order and swiftly rode back to the city.

After arranging everything, Xiao Jun’an looked at Huo Yuning, who wore a proud and smiling expression.

He raised his arms and tightly embraced the slender figure into his arms.

The taken-advantage Huo Yuning stiffened slightly, struggled after realizing, but immediately started to struggle.

Xiao Jun’an whispered into her ear, "Empress, I am truly grateful to you, Daqian is fortunate to have you!"

The thanked Huo Yuning stopped struggling, also hearing the trembling in Xiao Jun’an’s voice.

She feigned calmness and said, "It’s really nothing much."

In the modern world, this is nothing, but only in such a backward era can there be such a shocking scene.

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Northern Frontier, Xiaqing Pass.

Ten thousand Daqian soldiers were currently battling against thirty thousand Huns Iron Cavalry.

The ground trembled under the march of the Huns Iron Cavalry, with the collision of iron making a deafening noise.

With curved sabers in their hands, wherever Huns soldiers went, they reaped the lives of one Daqian soldier after another.

Standing on the tower of Xiaqing Pass, the general, watching his soldiers being killed one after another, clenched his teeth with a gaze full of loathing and heartache.

An aide by his side, eyes red, a heavy voice said: "General, we can’t hold Xiaqing Pass anymore."

They were pushed back step by step by the Huns to Xiaqing Pass.

This place wasn’t easy to defend, and the leaders of Xiaqing Pass had already prepared to retreat.

At the moment, the civilians of Xiaqing Pass were being escorted away; once the unarmed civilians had left, they could order the soldiers below, who were fighting the Huns, to return.

A soldier covered in blood ran up the tower, shouting loudly: "General, all civilians have been evacuated!"

Hearing the news, the commander of Xiaqing Pass immediately ordered: "Call back the soldiers to retreat, hurry to Hukou Pass and meet with General Su Yongming!"

"Yes!"

Half the original force was left of the ten thousand Daqian soldiers after being pursued by the Huns Iron Cavalry.

Instead of attacking directly, the Huns soldiers, reaching the strategically difficult Hukou Pass, chose to camp there.

They were waiting for the arrival of their large forces from behind, preparing for an unprecedented century-long war.

Guarding the Northern Frontier’s Hukou Pass was the fierce General of Daqian—General Su Yongming.

This was a tough nut to crack; they didn’t dare to act rashly.