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The army arrayed itself in battle formation.
Zhao Yuan then led his personal guards to the front of the battle.
Behind him were five fierce generals: Sun An, Shi Bao, Fang Jie, Yue Fei, and Yang Zaixing.
Seeing the Liang King's dragon flag moving forward,
The soldiers of Daliang all gripped their sabers tightly.
They prepared to pounce on the Liao army opposite them.
Whether it was the regular army or the vassal army, the cavalry of Daliang...
They were all wearing identical iron armor and carrying horse-slaying swords.
After the formation of the Liang cavalry,
Zhao Yuan personally selected the horse-slaying sword as the cavalry weapon.
It was not a horse-slaying sword used by Song Dynasty infantry.
Instead, it was a weapon specifically designed for cavalry.
Long handle and thick back
With its powerful engine, it could easily cut a person in two.
Those with great strength can even cut an iron suit in two with a single stroke.
Of course, building such a cavalry force would also be very costly.
If Zhao Yuan hadn't invented the silver mirror,
The imperial court could not afford to build such a cavalry.
Liao cavalry were also mostly equipped with iron armor.
However, their weapons were mainly spears and lances.
The various tribes on both sides primarily wore leather armor.
Their weapons were mostly curved swords.
Some small tribes of barbarians don't even have leather armor.
They simply wore thick sheepskins for protection.
Although the Liang warhorses had traveled over a thousand li,
However, it was no weaker than the enemy's warhorses.
The warhorses of Daliang were fed beans and hay during the winter.
The cost of food and money per warhorse
They all exceeded the salary of a regular army soldier.
It can be said that they were carefully raised.
It won't cause you to lose too much weight.
However, the various tribes of the Liao Kingdom rarely cultivated beans.
They can only be fed hay.
If there isn't enough hay, we'll go hungry.
After a winter,
All the horses lost a lot of weight.
Many of the horses were emaciated.
It makes one wonder if they might be overwhelmed by the barbarians on horseback.
Yelü Yanxi also personally went to the battlefield.
Hiding in the back to observe the battle,
However, he listened to the advice of Yelü Dashi and others.
He did not raise his banner.
However, seeing that the King of Liang of Daliang not only personally led the troops into battle...
Moreover, the dragon flag continued to move forward.
They also felt insulted.
He said to the imperial guards standing nearby,
"Raise my flag!"
Chapter 1576 The Han People Are Not Easy to Deal With
The commander of the Imperial Guard hurriedly said, "Raise the Emperor's banner."
"The Han people then knew that the Emperor was here."
"What if they rush this way?"
"This will likely cause another disturbance in the army."
Yelü Yanxi glared at the commander of the Imperial Guard.
"They all say they can defeat the Han cavalry,"
Do you think Han cavalry can charge up to me?
Although the commander of the Imperial Guard was a close associate of Yelü Yanxi,
But he dared not make enemies of everyone, and hurriedly said,
"Han cavalry should be no match for our Liao iron cavalry."
"Then what are you afraid of?"
"Raise all the flags for me."
"The soldiers saw that I was personally leading the battle,"
"We must forge ahead bravely."
After Yelü Yanxi fled to Xijing,
The more suspicious they become, the more paranoid they become.
He felt that everyone he met might betray him.
The commander of the Imperial Guards naturally knew Yelü Yanxi's character.
Seeing Yelü Yanxi get angry,
I dared not say anything more.
In a panic, he ordered his men to raise all of the emperor's various banners.
Zhao Yuan had just arrived at the front lines.
Then they saw a group of flags suddenly raised behind the Liao army formation.
I vaguely remember that when Yelü Yanxi personally led the expedition in Hebei, it was that pile of flags.
A Liao soldier happened to turn around,
Seeing the emperor's banners appear behind them,
He couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
"His Majesty has personally led the expedition."
The Liao soldiers all turned back.
However, it was completely different from what Yelü Yanxi had envisioned.
When the Liao generals saw that Yelü Yanxi had raised his banner again,
He was so angry that he almost cursed out loud.
Before setting off on the expedition, he had finally managed to persuade Yelü Yanxi to keep a low profile.
Quietly observing from behind,
He was protected by the Imperial Guard.
No one was worried about his safety.
But now they're openly raising their flag.
That is to give the Han people a target to charge towards.
If the Han people were allowed to rush near the emperor's banner...
They had no choice but to lead their troops back to rescue the emperor.
If you don't want to be defeated
Then the only option is to stop the Liang cavalry.
The best solution is undoubtedly to capture the Liang King of Daliang, who is on the front lines of the Han Chinese army.
"kill."
Zhao Yuan was also afraid that Yelü Yanxi would suddenly abandon his banner and flee again.
With a swing of his octagonal purple-gold hammer,
Give a loud shout,
He then spurred his horse and charged straight into the Liao army's camp.
"kill!"
"kill!"
"kill!"
Gave an order,
The 50,000 Liang cavalrymen roared and charged forward.
The deafening battle cries startled the vultures circling overhead, waiting for their meal, and they fled in terror.
Xiao Telie watched as the Liang army charged forward.
Not to be outdone,
He immediately ordered the messenger beside him to blow the horn.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
The powerful sound of bugles echoed across the fields.
The Liao cavalry in the center charged forward.
The barbarians on both flanks were slightly taken aback.
They also realized it.
They charged forward, howling as they went.
One hundred thousand cavalry charged into battle.
The earth trembled.
Soon, the two armies clashed.
Even the most skilled barbarians could only fire one arrow.
He hurriedly picked up the scimitar.
The Liang cavalry did not engage in a firefight with the barbarians.
Instead, it withstood a hail of arrows thanks to its superior iron armor.
Then they began to reap lives with their swords.