The army did not take any detours when crossing the Gobi Desert. Last winter, after Chao Yong's class, he asked Ningxia Road to explore the road leading to Shangjing Road. Zhongshi Road directly took advantage of the snowstorm in Mobei that it was difficult for the tribes to survive the winter, and recruited and surrendered.

A few small tribes of Zubu (Kelie tribe) surrendered thousands of young and middle-aged Kelie people for only a few small pieces of pasture on Ningxia Road.

There are no old and weak people. Every snowstorm in Mobei will take away a large number of old and weak people. The only ones who can survive are the men who can protect the tribe and the women who can reproduce for the tribe. Men who cannot hold up a machete and women who cannot reproduce will become conscious.

Returning to the embrace of Changshengtian, of course, if not consciously, the tribesmen would not hesitate to end the lives of these useless tribesmen with the scimitars they used to fight for pasture in summer.

This time when the army went out for the expedition, dozens of Kelie guides were selected. 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 trace of green can be seen.

There are also more animals on the grassland, including black-tailed yellow sheep, foxes, wild mules, rabbits, argali, wild goats, wild camels, lynxes, and badgers. Especially after all the tribes of Zubu moved north to the city, groups of them

The yellow sheep in groups were munching on dead grass everywhere leisurely, and 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 own soldiers, followed by five powerful generals: Sun An, Shi Bao, Fang Jie, Yue Fei, and Yang Zaixing.

Seeing Prince Long Qi moving forward, the Daliang soldiers all grabbed their sabers tightly, preparing to pounce on the Liao soldiers and horses on the opposite side.

The Daliang cavalry, whether they are the main army or the vassal army, all wear 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. With the power of horse power, it can easily cut a person into two pieces. A strong person can even cut an iron 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 Liao cavalry 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 even wore leather armor.

None, just wearing thick sheepskin on the body for protection.

Although Daliang's war horses have traveled more than a thousand miles, they are no weaker than the horses on the opposite side. Daliang's war horses are fed beans and hay in winter, and each war horse consumes more money and food than a regular army. It can be said that

Carefully raised, it will not fall out too much

Fat. However, the various ministries of the Liao Kingdom seldom grew beans and could only be fed with hay. If the hay was not prepared enough, they would starve. After one winter, all the horses lost weight seriously. Many horses were very skinny, which made people suspicious.

Will he be overwhelmed by the barbarians on horseback?

Yelu Yanxi also came to the battlefield in person and hid behind to watch the formation. However, he listened to the advice of Yelu Dashi and others and did not lift his banner. However, when he saw that the Prince of Daliang not only came to the battle formation in person, but also the dragon flag kept moving forward,

He also felt insulted, so he said to the royal guards at the side: "Put up my flag."

The commander of the bodyguard 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 battlefield, 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 Yelu Yanxi's surname. 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 and saw a bunch of flags suddenly raised by the Liao army 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 personally conducting the expedition."

The officers and soldiers of the Liao Kingdom turned around one after another, but it was completely different from what Yelu Yanxi had imagined. When the generals of the Liao Kingdom saw that Yelu Yanxi had put up his flag again, they almost got angry and cursed.

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 he raised the flag openly, which was to give the Han people a chance to charge.

Target, 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 again. He waved the eight-edged purple gold hammer in his hand, shouted loudly, and rode straight towards 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's soldiers and horses charging towards him, Xiao Telie was not to be outdone, and immediately asked the orderlies around him to blow the horns.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

The powerful sound of the horn spread throughout the fields, and the Liao cavalry in the center rushed 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, could only shoot an arrow and hurriedly picked up his scimitar.

The beam cavalry did not exchange fire with the barbarians, but relied on their fine iron armor to withstand a wave of arrows, and then began to harvest lives with their sabers.

The barbarians without armor protection were the most vulnerable. As long as they could not block the sword, the sword would basically cut them in half. The lower body would still be on the horse, but the upper body would have 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 their scimitars from time to time.

Chao Yong took the lead and smashed away the Liao people who were coming towards them one by one with his 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's 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 and flying backwards with blood spurting from their mouths.

Seeing that no one could stop Chao Yong, Xiao Terry 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 wore, Xiao Telie was confident that he could stab him to death with one shot...

"clang"

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 sideways following the steel gun.

Shi Bao, who was standing next to him, saw an opportunity and swung the wind-splitting knife in his hand, cutting Xiao Telie into two pieces with his armor on.

Sun An's giant sword, Fang Jie's Fang Tianhua halberd, and Yue Fei's 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, and Xiao Telie's general flag disappeared. Chao Yong's dragon flag was still approaching, and it seemed that Xiao Telie was already 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 originally lucky, hoping that the cavalry behind would entangle Chao Yong. When he saw that Chao Yong had already rushed out, he did not dare to stay any longer, turned his horses 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 loudly and promised a heavy reward.

When Sun An and others heard this, they no longer defended their position and started to chase forward.

However, none of their horses were as fast as Chao Yong's Zhaoye Jade Lion. Even though 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.

The Liao soldiers who were still fighting with the Daliang cavalry in front saw Daliang Longqi pursuing their emperor, and they did not dare to fight. They turned their horses and came back to rescue the emperor, causing the Daliang soldiers to chop them down again.

Chao Yong's six men and horses quickly approached Yelu Yanxi's imperial army.

When the imperial troops behind heard the approaching sound of horse hooves, they turned around and fired arrows.

The royal guards were brave men selected by Yelu Yanxi from the Khitan tribe. As they fled, they shot arrows at the vital points of Chao Yong and others.

Not to be outdone, Chao Yong and the other six men took out their own strong bows and fought back.

The soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty were mainly archers, and archery skills were indispensable in the assessment of generals. 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 was able to shoot a three-hundred-song-jin bow, and he could shoot with both hands. While dodging the bows and arrows fired by the Liao soldiers, he kept firing.

Every time an arrow is shot, one of the royal guards will fall off their horses.

Yelu Yanxi listened to the screams of the soldiers behind him, turned around to see 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 outmatched, 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 fired all his iron arrows, but he still caught up with the imperial army. When he saw the imperial army coming back, he immediately rushed forward 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 with 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.
To be continued...