Suddenly, a messenger came galloping from afar, shouting anxiously, "Your Majesty, the vanguard's attack on the city has failed, Commander Wang Xun has been killed in battle, and the army has suffered heavy casualties..."
The messenger reported on the battle situation at the front, but dared not look up at the astonished comrades and the bewildered gaze of the time traveler, Wang Mang.
Did the vanguard's siege fail?
Commander Wang Xun was killed in battle?
The army suffered heavy casualties?
My beloved Zhao Zilong of Changshan, is that all?
Upon receiving the battle report of the defeat at the front, Wang Mang was stunned. He immediately snatched the telescope from the eunuch beside him and looked toward Kunyang City, which was more than ten miles away.
However, the Xin Dynasty army outside Kunyang City was in complete disarray and was relentlessly pursued by the rebels inside the city, suffering countless casualties.
"How dare Liu Xiu, that brat, be so arrogant?"
Upon seeing this, Wang Mang was extremely shocked and furious. He had not expected that the rebel Liu Xiu would be so daring, daring to charge his 400,000-strong army with only 3,000 men.
This is a slap in the face to Wang Mang!
It's true that even an uncle can tolerate this, but an aunt can't!
Enraged, Wang Mang immediately ordered, "All soldiers, listen to my command! Charge forward and wipe out those ignorant bandits! Leave no one alive!"
"No, capture Liu Xiu alive! I want to see if he's got some nerve. How dare he charge my central army camp with so few men!"
Wang Mang took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down. He gripped the telescope tightly in his hand, looked towards the battlefield, and quietly waited for his men to capture Liu Xiu alive and bring him before him so that he could vent his anger.
With his command, 400,000 troops and the Tiger and Leopard Battalion marched out. In an instant, thousands of horses galloped and tigers and wolves roared. The gentle warhorses and the roaring tigers and leopards were accompanied by a strange harmony, without any panic or confusion.
This is the extraordinary nature of Wang Mang's beast-taming ability; he was able to breed warhorses that were unafraid of the imposing presence of tigers and leopards.
It is precisely because of this that the combined effect of thousands of iron cavalry and countless wild beasts charging together is not as simple as one plus one. Wherever the army goes, it can be said to be invincible.
Furthermore, the 30,000 iron cavalry charging at the forefront were elite troops who had fought bloody battles against the Xiongnu and Goguryeo. They had spent years fighting alongside tigers and leopards, and had campaigned in the east and west. They were far superior to ordinary soldiers.
On the watchtower, Wang Mang looked at the outstanding army and couldn't help but show a satisfied expression. He stroked his gray beard and nodded with satisfaction.
Under such a massive attack, Wang Mang had no belief that Liu Xiu could possibly win, unless fate decreed that Liu Xiu would prevail. But was that even possible?
"Alas, it seems I have won somewhat unfairly!"
Wang Mang first glanced at his own 400,000-strong army charging forward and the roars of thousands of wild beasts, then looked at the Green Forest Army opposite him, which had only 300 cavalrymen and 3,000 men who couldn't even muster enough armor.
The thought crossed his mind, and he realized that he had indeed been bullying someone; this was not even a fight on the same level!
Wang Mang had such thoughts, and Liu Xiu, on the other side, had the same idea.
As hundreds of thousands of troops attacked, Liu Xiu had only one thought in his mind: It's over, it's completely over now.
No matter how you look at it, three thousand men against an army of four hundred thousand had absolutely no chance of winning; it was a situation where they were doomed.
However, just as Liu Xiu was feeling desperate on the battlefield, and just as Wang Mang was stroking his beard behind his 400,000-strong army.
Suddenly, a deafening roar shook the heavens and earth, and a tremendous change occurred on the battlefield.
Suddenly, the once clear sky, covered in dark clouds, was filled with lightning and thunder, a fierce wind arose, followed by flying sand and stones that made it impossible for people to open their eyes.
The sky seemed to darken, and even the sun disappeared.
Dark clouds gathered, lightning bolts danced wildly, and the might of the heavens was awe-inspiring!
This incident threw the once-tamed army of wild beasts into complete chaos.
Animals are afraid of thunder, let alone the terrifying sight of thunder in a clear sky and thousands of lightning bolts dancing wildly!
Adding to the chaos, a fierce wind blew sand and stones, which immediately hampered the advance of the new dynasty army. The soldiers, weighing over a hundred pounds each, were almost blown away by the wind.
Then, the panicked army of beasts no longer cared about the tamer's orders. They scattered and fled for their lives, with countless beasts being injured or trampled to death along the way.
The 400,000 elite troops behind the beast army were already in a state of panic when faced with the strange wind and thunder. Their warhorses were not obeying their commands, and with the counterattack of the thousands of beasts, their battle formation collapsed on its own. Where was their previous high morale and the imposing presence of tigers, leopards, and wolves? They were completely shattered.
As a result, the 400,000-strong army suffered a massive rout.
It collapsed on its own without being attacked!
On the watchtower, Wang Mang was stunned by what he saw and stood there speechless.
Damn it, did we encounter a tornado?
However, this is inland, and Kun Duong is located in Hanoi County. What kind of tornado could blow here?
Wang Mang's mind went blank; he was stunned by the sudden turn of events. The eagle-eyed star in his hand fell to the ground, bounced twice on the watchtower, and rolled down.
He no longer cared about this; looking at the dark sky in the distance, only one thought remained in his mind: This is not scientific!
Wang Mang was dumbfounded, and Liu Xiu and the others on the battlefield were also speechless with shock. However, he quickly recovered and shouted, "Charge, soldiers! Today is the day to kill the traitor Wang Mang!"
Upon hearing this, the people behind Liu Xiu suddenly snapped out of their daze, and with a dreamlike feeling, instinctively followed Liu Xiu, charging headlong towards the direction where Wang Mang was.
Suddenly, the heavens and earth roared again, and after that roar, even more enormous roars echoed between heaven and earth.
Upon hearing the roar, Wang Mang was astonished. He saw dozens of streaks of fire descending from the sky amidst the dark clouds, landing precisely where his chaotic army of 400,000 was located.
First came the tornado, then the fiery storm.
"We're doomed!"