Outside Liugu City, five hundred Beiyan cavalry galloped on their horses, causing smoke and dust to fill the sky.
The Daliang garrison on the top of the city realized something was wrong and immediately closed the city gates and put all their strength on guard. As a result, they were greeted by a hail of arrows.
The cavalry of the Yan Kingdom are famous for their unparalleled riding and archery. Even on horseback, the accuracy of their bows and arrows is very sharp.
It stands to reason that five hundred cavalry are not suitable for attacking a city. Not only are they the wrong type of troops, but they are also too few in number.
However, Liugu City is too small and has no decent city walls at all. The so-called city gates are just thin wooden boards spliced together.
Liugucheng was originally a border town. Later, it gained some popularity due to the trade exchanges between the two countries.
This time the Dayan cavalry came to attack, not to occupy this small and weak town, but to rob it.
This kind of thing is very common at the border. In the past, when Daliang was strong and powerful, Daliang's troops often went to the enemy's country to plunder.
However, with the decline of the imperial court and the weakening of Liang's national strength, the border guards no longer dared to go out to plunder. Instead, small groups of cavalry from Dayu and Dayan often came to fight against the autumn wind.
Although the number of defenders in Liugu City was twice that of Dayan's cavalry, they really didn't have much sense of resistance. The city gate was quickly breached, and five hundred Dayan's cavalry drove straight into the city.
Dayan's cavalry were like hungry wolves and bandits crossing the border. They killed men when they saw them and robbed women when they saw them. All of a sudden, the city was filled with chaos.
Most of the Liugu City defenders have surrendered, and even those who are still resisting have low morale and seem to have accepted their fate of being captured.
A cavalryman from Dayan arrogantly used a spear to pick up a soldier, stuck him on the city wall, and declared his cruelty to the people in the city.
When there was mourning in Liugu City, the sound of horse hooves came from outside the city.
"It's Daliang's army!" A Daliang soldier who had already surrendered suddenly screamed.
Dayan Cavalry turned around to take a look, and then found a spear whizzing towards him, piercing his body fiercely, and stabbed his companion behind him with unabated force.
The sudden attack confused the Dayan cavalry for a while, but they quickly reacted.
In the distance, a large group of men and horses were rushing towards Liugu City at high speed.
"Enemy attack!" Dayan Cavalry drew out the scimitar from his waist and shouted loudly. Just as he was about to ride his horse to meet the enemy, another spear shot out and knocked him off his horse.
Then the Dayan cavalry saw spears flying towards them one after another, and each spear could accurately take away a life.
The cavalrymen in Daliang were getting closer and closer. The leader was wearing strong armor and carrying five short spears on his back. He rushed towards the enemy with a rainbow of momentum and threw the short spears casually. No one could stop them and took the lead.
The men and horses of both sides quickly exchanged hand-to-hand combat, and the general led by Daliang also threw away his short spear, taking away five lives.
The Dayan Cavalry picked up the sharp scimitar with a ferocious smile on his face.
In the past, when Daliang and Dayan's cavalry fought hard, it was Daliang's side that suffered.
Because Daliang is located in the hinterland of the Central Plains, a land without horses, the cavalry's combat effectiveness is relatively weak.
On the contrary, Beiyan's cavalry was unparalleled in the world and was the best among all countries. It never lost a horse battle.
However, this time was a bit special, because the man headed by Daliang was really powerful in combat. He not only had the skill of flying a spear, but also showed extremely exaggerated combat power after close combat.
With a wave of the man's spear, the two Beiyan cavalrymen were swept off their horses and trampled to death by the horses behind them.
That man was like a sharp thorn, piercing directly into Dayan's cavalry, with a big gun in his hand, slashing and closing, and no one could defeat the enemy.
Some Dayan cavalrymen even discovered that the man could fly the corpse with a casual shot and use it as a weapon to hit the enemy.
The body of a large Yan cavalryman weighing more than 100 kilograms was as light as nothing in the man's hand, and it was like a cannonball when it was thrown, unstoppable.
Dayan's cavalry soon lost their fighting spirit.
The Liang cavalry was just the opposite. Under the leadership of the leading general, their momentum increased steadily and they defeated the enemy.
The defenders of Liugu City who originally surrendered were immediately delighted when they discovered that the divine soldiers had descended from the sky. They were even more impressed with the general who led them and fell to the ground.
"I am King Jing of Daliang. I am a soldier of Daliang. I will accompany you to the battle to kill the enemy."
A loud shout spread across the battlefield, and many Liugu City defenders boiled with excitement and took up arms to resist again.
Seeing that the situation was over, Dayan's cavalry did not care about plundering and fled for their lives.
"withdraw."
If there is one deserter on the battlefield, there will be countless more. Soon five hundred cavalry will flee in all directions, but Daliang's side guards the only exit of the city gate, trapping the enemy in the city life and death.
The cavalry cannot exert its maximum strength in the city, but once they escape from the city and reach the open area, the sky is high and the birds can fly, and Daliang cannot catch up even if they want to.
"Kill." Wang Gang raised his butcher knife and led his men to make dumplings for the Dayan Cavalry.
Wang Gang was unparalleled in bravery and could not defeat anyone with his sword. He even split a Dayan cavalryman in half with one strike, frightening his enemies to the core.
There was no chance for Dayan to make a comeback. Wang Gang killed hundreds of people by himself.
Wang Gang was covered in blood, as if he was possessed by an ancient overlord. The 500 cavalrymen of the Beimo Army led by him seemed to have been beaten to death, and they cut down the Beiyan cavalrymen with blood.
After the war, Lie Zhanying counted that Wang Gang killed a total of 87 Dayan cavalrymen, eight of whom were shot to death by him with flying guns, and the rest were hacked to death in hand-to-hand combat.
This time, out of Dayan's 500 cavalry, less than 100 escaped, and more than 200 were killed or injured. Wang Gang killed less than half of them alone.
The people of Liugu City survived the disaster and were very grateful to Wang Gang and kept shouting "Long live King Jing". Lie Zhanying was afraid of violating his taboo and quickly stopped the people from shouting.
Wang Gang asked people to collect all the horses and baggage left by the Dayan cavalry and regard them as military exploits. The remaining captured Dayan cavalry were all executed without leaving any one alive. All their heads were hung on the walls of Liugu City.
Lie Zhanying was a die-hard loyalist to Prince Jing's palace and would only unswervingly execute Wang Gang's orders.
But this time, Fang Fu's deputy general Xiong Kuo, who followed, stopped Wang Gang.
"Your Majesty, the killing and surrender are unknown. Execution of prisoners will result in impeachment by the imperial censor."
Wang Gang snorted coldly: "These Dayan cavalry are burning, killing and looting in my land of Daliang. It is unbearable. Only killing can appease my anger."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Xiong Kuo still wanted to dissuade him, but Lie Zhanying had already slashed the butcher knife at the Dayan captives.
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Langya Mountain, Langya Pavilion.
A pigeon flew into this mysterious organization, and a special person took down the information and handed it to the Young Pavilion Master Lin Chen.
"Young Pavilion Master, this is the latest information coming from the border of Daliang."
Lin Chen received the information, unfolded it, and couldn't help but smile.
After sending his men away, Lin Chen put away the information and walked towards the medicine furnace with a frivolous expression.
At this time, there was a scholar inside the medicine furnace, wrapped in a quilt and sitting on the couch reading a book. There were three stoves around him, which made the medicine furnace very hot.
The scholar is in his thirties, thin and pale, as if recovering from a serious illness.
Lin Chen walked into the medicine furnace and scolded the scholar: "Didn't I tell you to stop reading and have a good rest?"
The scholar raised his head and glanced at Lin Chen, but did not put down the book.
"Idleness is also idleness."
Lin Chen snatched the book from the scholar's hand and said angrily: "When you come to my Langya Pavilion to recuperate, you should listen to the doctor's instructions. I have never seen such a disobedient patient like you."
The young man was not angry when the books in his hands were taken away. He just wrapped himself in a quilt and coughed twice.
"If you don't let me read, just play chess with me!"
Lin Chen said with a straight face: "You think I am as idle as you? As the young master of Langya Pavilion, I am usually very busy, okay?"
The scholar smiled and said, "Aren't you just coming to my place to be lazy?"
Lin Chen's mouth twitched and he said, "I'm here to give you Daliang's latest battle report."
The scholar was stunned and frowned: "Dayan and Daliang started a war? It shouldn't be! This time Dayan sent troops just to plunder, and it won't really cause a war?"
Lin Chen chuckled and said: "The one who took the initiative to provoke the war between the two countries this time was not Dayan, but Daliang."
The scholar was even more surprised. Since the most elite troops in Daliang were wiped out ten years ago, they have improved and taken advantage of the situation. They have always been passive defensive. How could they take the initiative to provoke the Battle of Yanliang!
Lin Chen handed the information to the scholar and said in a strange tone:
"This old friend of yours has something special. He can behead more than a hundred people by himself, yet he has the talent of a general."
The information in the scholar's hands is the battle report of Liu Ancient City.
After reading it, the scholar frowned even deeper.
"Jingyan actually took the lead in charging against the Yan cavalry." The scholar coughed excitedly, his eyes full of worry.