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- The army did not take any detours when crossing the Gobi Desert. Last winter, after Chao Yong's training, he asked Ningxia Road to explore the road leading to Shangjing Road. Zhongshidao directly took advantage of the winter snowstorm that made it difficult for the tribes in Mobei to survive the winter, and surrendered several small tribes of the Zubu (Kelie tribe). At the cost of only a few small pastures on Ningxia Road, he surrendered thousands of Qing Dynasties. A Kled man in his prime.
There are no old and weak people. Every snow disaster in Mobei will take away a large number of old and weak people. Only the men who can protect the tribe and the women who can reproduce for the tribe can survive. Men who cannot hold a scimitar and women who cannot reproduce will consciously return to the embrace of the Changshengtian. Of course, if not consciously, the tribesmen will not hesitate to end the lives of these useless tribesmen with scimitars used to compete for pasture in summer.
This time the army went on an expedition and selected dozens of Klei guides. The tribesmen stayed on Ningxia Road as hostages. If they were led the wrong way or there was no news about the army, what awaited them would be the disaster of annihilation.
With the Kled people who are familiar with the Gobi Desert leading the way, the army can easily find the oases, cold springs, and hot springs in the Gobi Desert.
After passing through the desolate Gobi Desert, there is endless grassland.
Mobei is colder than Ningxia Road, and the grassland has not turned green in May. At a glance, the ground is covered with sparse yellow weeds, and occasionally a hint of green can be seen.
There are also more animals on the grassland, including black-tailed yellow sheep, foxes, wild mules, rabbits, argali sheep, wild goats, wild camels, lynx, and badgers. Especially after all the tribesmen of Zubu moved northward to the city, groups of yellow sheep were munching on dry grass leisurely. They didn't panic and flee until they saw the endless cavalry.
The decisive battle between the two armies took place in the vast grassland, and the entire cavalry lineup was lined up for several miles.
The army set up its formation, and Chao Yong came to the front with his soldiers, followed by five generals: Sun An, Shi Bao, Fang Jie, Yue Fei, and Yang Zaixing.
Seeing Prince Longqi moving forward, all the soldiers in Daliang grabbed their sabers tightly, preparing to pounce on the Liao soldiers and horses on the opposite side.
The cavalry of Daliang, whether they are the main army or the vassal army, are all in iron armor and use sabers.
After the formation of the Daliang cavalry, Chao Yong personally selected the horse-killing sword as the cavalry weapon.
It is not the horse-cutting sword used by the infantry of the Song Army, but a weapon tailor-made for the cavalry. It has a long handle and a thick back. It can easily cut a person into two pieces with the help of horse power. A strong person can even cut an armor into two pieces with one sword.
Of course, the cost of building such a cavalry is also very high. If Chao Yong had not invented the silver mirror, the imperial court would not have been able to build such a cavalry.
The cavalry of the Liao Kingdom were basically equipped with iron armor, but their weapons were mainly spears. The barbarians from the tribes on both sides were mainly equipped with leather armor, and their weapons were mostly scimitars. Some barbarians from small tribes don't even have leather armor, and just wear thick sheepskins on their bodies for protection.
Although Daliang¡¯s horses have traveled more than a thousand miles, they are no weaker than the horses on the opposite side. The war horses in Daliang are fed beans and hay in winter. Each war horse consumes more than the salary of a regular army. It can be said that they are carefully raised and will not lose too much fat. However, various ministries in the Liao Kingdom seldom grew beans and could only feed them with hay. If the hay was not prepared enough, they would starve. After one winter, all the horses lost weight seriously. Many of the horses are so skinny that one wonders if they will be overpowered by the barbarians on them.
Yelu Yanxi also came to the battlefield in person and hid behind to watch the formation, but he listened to the persuasion of Yelu Dashi and others and did not lift his banner. But when he saw that the Prince of Daliang was not only present at the battle, but also that the dragon flag was moving forward, he also felt insulted and said to the soldiers in the royal tent: "Put up my flag."
The commander of the Guards Department hurriedly said: "Put up the emperor's flag, and the Han people will know that the emperor is here. If they rush here, they may attract the army again."
Yelu Yanxi glared at the commander of the bodyguard department and said, "They all say they can defeat the Han cavalry. Do you think the Han cavalry can rush to me?"
Although the commander of the Guards Department was close to Yelu Yanxi, he did not dare to make enemies of everyone. He said hurriedly: "The Han cavalry should not be the opponent of our Daliao cavalry."
"Then what are you afraid of? Raise all the flags for me. When the soldiers see me personally coming to the battle formation, they should move forward bravely."
After Yelu Yanxi fled to Xijing, he became more suspicious and suspicious of anyone who might betray him.
The commander of the bodyguard department naturally knew the character of Yelu Yanxi. When he saw Yelu Yanxi getting angry, he did not dare to say anything more and hurriedly asked people to raise all the emperor's flags.
Chao Yong had just arrived in front of the formation when he saw the Liao army suddenly raising a bunch of flags behind the formation. He vaguely remembered that it was the same bunch of flags when Yelu Yanxi personally marched in Hebei.
A Liao soldier accidentally turned around and saw the emperor's flags appearing behind him. He couldn't help but exclaimed: "The emperor is marching in person."
The officers and soldiers of the Liao Kingdom turned back one after another.It was completely different from what Yelu Yanxi had imagined. When the generals of the Liao Kingdom saw Yelu Yanxi raising his flag again, they almost cursed in anger.
Before the expedition, it was difficult to convince Yelu Yanxi to keep a low profile and quietly hide behind to watch the battle. He was guarded by the imperial army and no one was worried about his safety. But now the flag is clearly raised, which is to give the Han people a target to charge. If the Han people are allowed to rush near the emperor's flag, they can only lead their troops back to rescue him.
If you don¡¯t want to retreat, you can only stop the Daliang cavalry. The best way is undoubtedly to capture the Daliang Prince in front of the Han formation.
"kill."
Chao Yong was also afraid that Yelu Yanxi would suddenly put down his flag and run away. He waved the eight-edged purple gold hammer in his hand, shouted loudly, and rushed straight to the Liao army camp.
"kill"
"kill"
"kill"
With an order, 50,000 beam cavalrymen rushed forward with loud shouts.
The loud killing sound frightened the vultures that were hovering in the sky waiting for a meal and fled away.
Seeing Daliang soldiers and horses charging towards them, Xiao Telie was not to be outdone, and immediately asked the messengers around him to blow the horns.
"Woo woo woo"
The sound of the horn spread all over the fields, and the Liao cavalry in the center crashed forward. The barbarians on the two wings were stunned for a moment, then they also reacted and howled forward to kill.
One hundred thousand cavalry charged against each other, and the earth shook.
Soon, the two armies collided with each other. The barbarian, who was good at shooting, only shot one arrow and hurriedly picked up the scimitar.
The Liang cavalry did not shoot at the barbarians, but relied on their fine armor to withstand a wave of arrows, and then began to harvest lives with their sabers.
Barbarians without iron armor are the most vulnerable. As long as they can't block the horse-zanting sword, they will basically be cut in half by the sword. The lower body is still on the horse, but the upper body has fallen off the horse.
Not everyone can use a scimitar to block a three-foot-long zanma sword. Only a few tribal warriors can use a scimitar to block a slashing zanma sword.
However, the ferocious barbarians did not run away. Instead, they swung around on horseback and struck back with scimitars from time to time.
Chao Yong took the lead and smashed away the Liao people who were coming towards him one by one with his double hammers.
The five fierce generals on both sides, Sun An, Shi Bao, Fang Jie, Yue Fei, and Yang Zaixing, were also unstoppable. Under the leadership of the six men, the five hundred soldiers penetrated directly into the Liao army camp like a sharp awl.
Xiao Telie also stared at Chao Yong's dragon flag. When he saw Chao Yong rushing through the front army, he shouted: "Whoever kills the crown prince of Liang will be rewarded with a thousand gold coins."
Although the huge reward was tempting, not many people dared to rush forward after seeing the soldiers blocking Chao Yong's road being beaten with blood spurting from their mouths and flying backwards.
Seeing that no one could stop Chao Yong, Xiao Telie roared and rushed forward with his soldiers.
The two horses crossed each other, and the steel gun in Xiao Telie's hand stabbed Chao Yong hard in the chest.
No matter what kind of armor Chao Yong is wearing, Xiao Terry is confident that he can stab him to the core with one shot. .
"Dang"
With a loud noise, Chao Yong hit Xiaotlie's steel gun with a hammer.
Xiao Telie felt a strong force coming from the steel gun, and his body swung to the side following the steel gun.
Seeing an opportunity, Shi Bao next to him swung the wind-splitting knife in his hand, and cut Xiao Telie into two pieces even with his armor on.
Sun An¡¯s giant sword, Fang Jie¡¯s Fang Tian Hua Ji, and Yue Fei and Yang Zaixing¡¯s steel spears are all unmatched.
Yelu Yanxi originally thought that the Liao cavalry would defeat the Han cavalry and fight together no matter what happened. Unexpectedly, Chao Yong Longqi kept advancing.
In the blink of an eye, they broke through the central army. Xiao Terry's general flag was nowhere to be seen. Chao Yong's dragon flag was still approaching. It looked like Xiao Terry was dead.
No one in the cavalry behind could stop the 500 soldiers led by Chao Yong, and soon Chao Yong defeated the Liao formation.
Yelu Yanxi was still lucky, hoping that the cavalry behind could entangle Chao Yong. Seeing that Chao Yong had already rushed out, he did not dare to stay any longer, turned his horse and fled back.
"Whoever catches Yelu Yanxi will be rewarded with a thousand gold coins and be made an earl."
When Chao Yong saw Yelu Yanxi trying to escape, he immediately shouted and promised a heavy reward.
When Sun An and others heard this, they no longer defended their position, and started chasing them forward.
However, none of their horses were as fast as Chao Yong's Zhaoye Jade Lion. Although they fought hard, they still followed Chao Yong.
On the other hand, the soldiers and horses behind Chao Yong were no match for the horses of Chao Yong, Sun An and others, so they were kept apart.
When the Liao soldiers who were still fighting with the Daliang cavalry in front saw the Daliang Dragon Flag pursuing their emperor, they did not dare to fight, and they all turned their horses and came back to rescue the cavalry.?Let Daliang's soldiers slash again.
Chao Yong's six men and horses quickly approached Yelu Yanxi's imperial army.
Hearing the approaching sound of horse hooves behind, the royal guards at the rear turned around and fired arrows.
The imperial army was a warrior selected by Yelu Yanxi from the Khitan tribe. While fleeing, they shot arrows at the vital points of Chao Yong and others.
Not to be outdone, Chao Yong and the other six took out their strong bows and fought back.
The soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty were mainly archers, and archery skills were indispensable for general assessment. Therefore, Sun An and others were also very skilled in archery, but they could not compare with sharpshooters like Hua Rong and Liu Qi.
While Chao Yong shot down each of the royal guards from their horses, he also discovered that there was a sharpshooter among the six.
Yue Fei could shoot a three-hundred-song-jin strong bow, and he could shoot with both hands. While dodging the bows and arrows fired by Liao soldiers, he kept firing.
Every time an arrow is shot, one of the royal guards must fall off their horses.
Yelu Yanxi heard the screams of the soldiers behind him, turned around and saw the six Chao Yong men chasing them closer and closer, and quickly said to the commander of the bodyguard department: "Take someone to stop them."
Although he knew he was outnumbered, the commander of the Guards Department did not hesitate and ordered a group of soldiers to protect the emperor. He led the rest of the people to turn their horses, went around in a small circle, and charged at Chao Yong and the six others.
Chao Yong had already shot all the iron arrows, but he still caught up with the imperial army. When he saw the imperial army coming back, he immediately went up to them with an eight-edged purple gold hammer.
Yue Fei and his five men also hung up their bows and came forward with weapons.
Chao Yong was afraid that Yelu Yanxi would escape, so he swung out the eight-edged purple gold hammer in his right hand, hitting the commander of the bodyguard department so hard that he vomited blood and flew back, knocking the two cavalrymen behind him off their horses before falling to the ground.
The hammer in his right hand was effective, but he didn¡¯t keep the hammer in his left hand. He looked at a war horse and smashed it.
The knight on the horse was about to hit the horse to dodge, but the purple gold hammer had already hit the horse's chest.
The man on the horse immediately stood up after being hit, fell backwards, and pressed the knight on the horse to the ground.
Seeing Chao Yong's power, the royal guards restrained their horses unconsciously.
Although the imperial troops reined in their horses, Yue Fei and the other five did not dare to rush over directly. Otherwise, if the imperial troops fired arrows from behind, they would have to turn around and deal with them.
The five of them killed themselves among the royal guards, and it was as if they were in a deserted place.
With just one encounter, Yelu Yanxi's imperial army was dispersed.
Although the royal guards were all elite, they had fled thousands of miles with Yelu Yanxi, and they had long since lost their energy. Once the commander of the bodyguard department died, no one was willing to die. When the five men charged again, they all drove away. escape.
After throwing away the eight-edged purple gold hammer, Zhaoye Jade Lion ran faster and caught up with Yelu Yanxi and his party in a blink of an eye.
The remaining imperial troops also knew that they could not shoot at Chao Yong, so they all turned their targets towards the Zhaoye Jade Lion.
Chao Yong drew out his sword and shot dozens of arrows, and the jade lion rushed into the imperial army. Chao Yong's sword was a Xixia sword selected after destroying Xixia. It cut iron like clay. Although the Xixia sword was not as powerful as the eight-edged purple gold hammer when danced, its lethality was not weak at all.
Wherever the sword passed, the imperial guards wearing iron armor split into two sections.
Yelu Yanxi had a BMW on his crotch, but he did not dare to ride alone in the chaotic Mongolian plateau, so he kept the horse speed down. But when he saw that the soldiers holding the flag behind him were all cut down one after another, he didn't think much more, clamped the horse hard, and fled forward.
Chao Yong saw Yelu Yanxi suddenly rush out, cut off the horse of an imperial guard soldier with one sword, held the blade of the sword, looked at Yelu Yanxi's mount and threw it away.
Yelu Yanxi was lying on the back of his horse and running wildly. Suddenly he saw a green light coming out of the belly of the horse under his crotch, and then a stream of blood rushed out from the belly of the horse. He quickly lowered his head to check the injury of the horse.
The war horse didn¡¯t even neigh, then fell to the ground and slid forward.
"ah"
Yelu Yanxi¡¯s leg was pinned under the horse, and it slipped along with the horse. The leg bone seemed to be broken, and he kept screaming in pain.
The war horse finally stopped, and Chao Yong had already hit the horse. Yelu Yanxi twisted her face and begged Chao Yong on the horse: "Save me out quickly."
Chao Yong jumped off the horse and pulled away the dead horse.
Yelu Yanxi¡¯s armor is very sophisticated, and her legs are covered with iron armor. It seems that nothing happened, and her bones should not be injured, but her screams were a little more violent.
Chao Yong shook his head and said: "When you get to Bianjing, you can live happily for the rest of your life. There is nothing to escape."
When Yelu Yanxi heard that Chao Yong would not kill him, he ignored the pain and quickly held his hands in his hands and said, "Thank you, Prince, for your kindness."
Yue Fei and the other five also rushed up. They were a little sorry to see Yelu Yanxi captured alive by Chao Yong. However, their horses could not outrun the Zhaoye Jade Lion, and no one could stop Chao Yong. They wanted to get in front of Chao Yong. It's hard.
Chao Yong asked the five men to look at Yelu Yanxi. He rode his horse and walked a hundred feet forward without finding his sword. He rode back to wash and check for a while, only to find that the sword had been submerged in the ground.
Fortunately, after flying dozens of feet in the air, all his strength was exhausted, and the stab was not deep. Chao Yong dug out the sword from its scabbard, then mounted his horse and came back.
Chao Yong's soldiers also caught up. Their horses were not as good as those of the six men. They galloped all the way, and their horses were foaming at the mouth.
Several groups of Liao soldiers and horses chasing from the front came to snatch Yelu Yanxi, but they were all killed and retreated by Sun An and his five men.
Chao Yong sat on the horse and watched Sun An and his five men lead troops to kill the Liao soldiers within a radius. He smiled at Yelu Yanxi who sat on the horse reluctantly and said, "I heard that you love hunting. Do you think they look like hunting? "
Hearing that Chao Yong regarded the Khitan soldiers as prey, Yelu Yanxi couldn't help but blush, and said in embarrassment: "The prince has many elite soldiers and generals, but I am using my mantis as a chariot."
The five men were like scythes of the god of death, surrounding Chao Yong, constantly circling to harvest the approaching Liao soldiers, and the soldiers who were loyal to Yelu Yanxi were killed one after another.
Yelu Dashi brought his troops back to rescue him, but he bumped into a hundred soldiers led by Yang Zaixing. When he saw Yang Zaixing stabbing General Liao off his horse with a shot, no one could get close to Prince Daliang and Yelu Yanxi, who were standing on horseback in the center. Not daring to stay, he took his soldiers and horses and fled westward.
When the Liao soldiers saw Yelu Dashi escaping, they all followed him and fled to the west.
The barbarian soldiers from all tribes dispersed in a rush.
The army chased them for more than 20 miles in the endless grassland. When they arrived at Fangzhou City, Chao Yong stopped his troops.
Seeing the defeat of the army, the defenders of Fangzhou did not defend the city, so they fled north with their troops.
There are some Khitan people in the city, as well as some Han people who have been moved to farm by the Khitan people, and more of them are women and children from various tribes in Kled who have taken refuge nearby.
¡°I don¡¯t know whether it¡¯s because of the lack of water on the plateau, or because of traditional issues, but basically all the barbarians don¡¯t take baths, and the whole city is smelly.
Women and children from all tribes are standing on the street, and few people are running around. Each tribe has been fighting each other for many years. Even if they lose, they will just change tribes. If the men of the original tribe cannot be taken back, they will breed for the new tribe. Descendants.
The tribes on the entire grassland are constantly robbing women. For women on the grassland, it is not difficult to accept another man. Many women have been constantly being robbed back and forth throughout their lives.
(Temujin¡¯s biological mother was snatched away by his father Yesugei, and Temujin¡¯s wife was also snatched away by a beggar.)
However, there is no custom of marriage robbery in Daliang, and seeing the dark people on both sides of the street, the Daliang soldiers almost vomited out their overnight meal.
Yang Zaixing, who had just turned 20, couldn¡¯t help but ask: ¡°Do they never wash their faces?¡±
Yue Fei, who is one year older than Yang Zaixing, laughed and said: "I heard from the Klie people who led the way that water is a pure spirit. They can't wash their hands or faces in the river."
The two were similar in age and had equally strong martial arts skills. After being recruited together, they quickly became good friends. (To be continued. - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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