The north bank of the Sorghum River is a vast wilderness!
The two cavalry teams fought fiercely at one point, and the screams and the sound of gold and iron echoed throughout the wilderness.
Guo Tun used his horse to sweep across the enemy, and the two Khitan cavalrymen who were at the front fell down in response.
Maces and horses were crisscrossed, and the Khitan soldiers at the forefront of the two armies suddenly fell down with blood, and the ownerless horses fled in all directions.
Guo Dun had no expression on his face and continued to charge forward. He didn't have any clever moves, just a simple leap and thrust, but he was like a killing machine, easily killing the enemy in front of him.
Sheyi held up an iron spear and stabbed a man off his horse. When he saw the other person fall to the ground, he rolled on the ground. He took out a scimitar from his waist, grabbed a Khitan soldier, and stabbed him off his horse.
He climbed onto the horse's back and continued to kill the enemy.
Sheyi felt his scalp numb at the sight and shouted in Khitan: "Retreat, retreat quickly!"
This cavalry that appeared out of nowhere is so terrifying.
Sheyi was a subordinate of Yelu Xiyin, a member of the Khitan clan.
These days, the Central Plains and the Khitan are fighting every day. The scale is not large. They fight in small quantities. They retreat when they suffer losses. They do not forcefully pursue them when they win. They have been fighting for several days.
Today Sheyi led 3,000 light cavalry along the Sorghum River to search for enemies, not wanting to encounter a big fish.
An army of ten thousand people appeared out of nowhere and was moving towards Youzhou City.
The 10,000-man army consisted of about 3,000 cavalry and about 7,000 infantry.
A proper fat sheep.
Isn't this plain of Ma Pingchuan sent by seven thousand infantry?
The opponent's three thousand cavalry are just a little troublesome, otherwise the three thousand Khitan soldiers of our own would be enough to eat the opponent's seven thousand infantry.
Sheyi immediately asked someone to ask for help from Yelu Xiyin. He first delayed the opponent's march to prevent the opponent from forcing a sudden advance to Youzhou City and receiving support from Youzhou City.
I thought it was a piece of fat, but six hundred cavalry rushed out from the opposite side.
Sheyi didn't take it seriously and took it calmly.
Don't expect that the hundreds of cavalry in the opponent's first row are just to deceive others. The real trump card is the five hundred armored cavalry hidden behind.
Almost every one of the five hundred armored knights is a warrior who has experienced hundreds of battles. They all possess terrifying martial arts skills and are invulnerable to swords and guns. Only heavy weapons like maces and bones can injure the opponent at all.
Five hundred people directly suppressed them and killed three thousand, just like beating a son.
At first, Sheyi wanted to hold on for a while, waiting for his boss Yelu Xiyin to arrive.
As a result, more than a hundred of them were killed in just this moment.
The opponent's fighting power is so powerful that it has never been seen before.
Sheyi didn't dare to hold on any longer and decided to run away.
Guo Tun also stopped pursuing him and ordered his men to rest where they were.
Heavy cavalry has unparalleled defensive power and impact, but it places a great burden on the physical strength of military horses.
If you are not good at chasing the enemy, you will not be able to chase the enemy.
Sheyi ran for his life and ran a mile away before he breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing that the opponent was not pursuing him, he ordered the soldiers to rest on the spot.
Just as he took a breath, Yelu Xiyin personally led ten thousand cavalry to the nearby area.
Sheyi rolled on the ground and rushed to meet him. Before he could say anything, he whipped off his horse whip.
Sheyi fell to the ground.
Yelu Xiyin was the grandson of Khitan Taizu Yelu Abaoji. He was tall and burly. He was good at riding and shooting but had an impatient temper. He would whip his subordinates when he disagreed with his subordinates: "It's useless. It's not like there are fat sheep. Why, let the fat sheep go up?"
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Sheyi had nothing to say, so he knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, the opponent is really powerful. There is a team of cavalry all in iron armor, they are very brave, and the villain is really no match for them."
Cataphract?
Yelu Xiyin looked a little surprised. He had never heard of armored cavalry in the Central Plains.
"Whose army?"
Yelu Xiyin asked instinctively.
Gu Fen
Sheyi was hemming and hawing, unable to explain.
Yelu Xiyin cursed: "Trash!" and reacted.
His status is somewhat special, and not many people are willing to follow him.
His group of capable generals were all recruited from the Khitan herdsmen. They were quite capable, but they were not proficient in Chinese characters and had no ability to distinguish the enemy's flags.
"Get up! Lead the way! The lonely king will avenge you!"
Yelu Xiyin urged Xiyi to start moving.
So what if the opponent has armored cavalry?
It's just five hundred horses.
Are they still unable to deal with more than 12,000 people?
If this is not possible, directly bypassing the opponent's heavy armored cavalry and annihilating the opponent's 7,000 infantry would be a great achievement.
A sharp look flashed in Yelu Xiyin's eyes. What he really wanted was not credit, but fame.
Yelu Xiyin's father was Yelu Lihu, the third son of Yelu Abaoji and Queen Shulu. He was brave and strong by nature, and was deeply favored by Queen Shulu of Khitan. He appointed Yelu Deguang as the crown prince early on.
My younger brother is also the general marshal of the world's troops.
However, after the death of Yelu Deguang, Yelu Ruan, the son of Yelu Lihu's eldest brother Yelu Bei, took the lead in proclaiming himself emperor, openly causing a split.
Yelu Lihu was defeated by Yelu Ruan in the confrontation between the two armies, which forced Queen Shulu and Yelu Lihu to recognize Yelu Ruan's status.
The current sleeping emperor Yelv Jing is the son of Yelu Ruan.
In Yelu Xiyin's eyes, the Khitan world should belong to his father, and the mediocre Yelujing was not worthy of being the emperor of the Khitan.
Yelu Xiyin needed military merit to enhance his prestige.
It just so happened that Yelujing had never shown any decent achievements. If he could defeat the Central Plains people's army of ten thousand people first, he could let all the Khitan people know who were the descendants of Taizu Abaoji.
More than 10,000 Khitan soldiers poured into the Gaoliang River like a tide.
Sheyi looked at the dense black shadows in the distance, pointed excitedly into the distance and said, "It's them, it's them."
Yelu Xiyin was overjoyed and shouted: "Warriors of the grassland, the time has come to show your bravery!"
He held his riding whip high and pointed at the enemy in the distance.
Yelu Xiyin also gradually increased his speed and rushed towards the black shadow.
The two armies are getting closer and closer, and the prototype of each other is becoming clearer.
Suddenly!
A huge flag with the word "Fu" appeared in Yelu Xiyin's eyes.
Just like a face change in a Sichuan opera, the face that was originally red with excitement turned pale in an instant.
My mind went blank, and a thought flashed through my mind: "The King of Fu is here?"
"withdraw!"
"withdraw!"
"withdraw!"
Yelu Xiyin screamed in horror, forgetting to play the bone flute, and turned around and ran away.
Sheyi was confused but did not dare to go any further, so he helped to play the bone flute for retreat.
Yelu Xiyin ran away for five miles in one breath. Only then did he regain his composure. He looked around in panic and said, "Prince Fu is not chasing you, right?"
When Sheyi heard Yelu Xiyin mentioning King Fu, a chill rushed from the soles of his feet to his head, and he trembled: "Then, is that King Fu's army?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he was whipped again on the face. There was a tearing pain in his cheek, and his ears were buzzing.
Yelu Xiyin was so angry that he fell down with a whip.
"What the hell, you little bastard, you beast... do you want me to die? Go attack King Fu's army..."
Sheyi was beaten so hard that he cowered on the ground and did not dare to say a word.