Call of the Heroes of Chaos in Another World

Chapter 2465 Iron Forest Army Launches Night Raid on Han Army Camp, Fierce Xingtian Battles the Gart Brothers Again (Part 1)
The area near Pingcheng was one of Yelü Abaoji's important horse breeding grounds. It was precisely because of this that Wanyan Xie immediately seized a batch of stallions after taking Pingcheng.

Such a large number of stallions, and high-quality ones at that, would be a significant gain for any faction.

To develop a cavalry, what's most needed isn't fully-fledged warhorses, but rather these horses. Only with these horses can a continuous supply of excellent warhorses be bred.

Of course, after conquering a city, the gains would include plenty of supplies such as food and provisions.

Since there are breeding horses for these warhorses in Pingcheng, there will naturally be a reserve of horse feed as well.

Even if something is captured from the enemy on the battlefield, the Han side would not use it directly without any inspection. This batch of horse feed was no exception.

However, the Dongyi people did not poison the horse feed; instead, they administered aphrodisiacs.

How could the Han army's inspectors have anticipated that the Eastern Yi would act this way? They were checking the wrong things and were naturally deceived.

It was precisely because the Dongyi people had prepared this type of method that they left behind such a batch of horses. It should be noted that military horses are processed before being allowed into the camp.

If that thing is gone, then this thing is naturally useless.

Sure enough, after the Han general brought the warhorse back to camp and had it fed by the camp's grooms in the evening, the effects of the drug finally began to take hold as night fell.

Even though only a small number of warhorses went berserk, the charge caused all the warhorses in the Han army camp to panic. Consequently, the entire Han army camp outside Pingcheng descended into chaos from within.

And at that very moment, the Iron Forest Army, the most elite cavalry force among the Eastern Yi Pi Shi Army, finally arrived.

Among the Eastern Yi, besides the long-established Three Wolf Guards, the most elite army of the Liao Kingdom was the Pishi Army.

This army was initially formed by Yelü Abaoji as his elite force, and he devoted a great deal of effort to it.

However, as he later gained absolute power in Dongyi and acquired the Three Wolf Guards, the nature of this force began to shift towards a guard force, becoming his personal imperial army, replacing the role of the extinct Jinwu Guard and the original Dongyi Central Imperial Guard.

Therefore, Yelü Abaoji gathered elite troops from various Eastern Yi armies. Although this reduced the overall quality of the force considerably compared to the beginning, it also expanded in size several times over.

Yelü Abaoji was, after all, the ruler of the Eastern Yi, and his personal imperial guard couldn't possibly consist of only a few thousand men. An imperial guard's role wasn't just to protect the palace, but also to defend the capital; a few thousand men wouldn't suffice. Large-scale expansion would inevitably affect the overall quality of the army.

Thus, just like the White Armor Army in Nurhaci's Eight Banners, the Tiger Guard Army and Silver Spear Elite Battalion in the central imperial guards of the Han Dynasty, and the Pishi Army, had one or several elite battalions set up in the entire army.

While ensuring sufficient quantity, the most elite units can be concentrated and deployed at crucial moments.

At the same time, like Wang Yu's Central Imperial Guard, this Pi Shi Army also included a large number of second-generation members of powerful families or military meritors. This was not only to cultivate talent, but also to enhance the combat effectiveness of the army, and even more so to strengthen his rule.

Within the Pi Shi Army, troops were often named after birds of prey, such as the Eagle Army, Dragon Army, Phoenix Army, Tiger Army, Bear Army, Iron Pigeon Army, and Falcon Army, totaling 3 cavalry.

The term "Iron Forest Army" is not a military designation, but rather the name used by the Eastern Yi people for heavily armored cavalry. Normally, they are distributed among various armies, but when needed, they are brought together under the name of the Iron Forest Army.

The Pi Shi Army was composed of elite troops, and the Tie Lin Army was composed of the most elite cavalry among them. One can imagine the fighting power of this army.

Or rather, any heavily armored cavalry unit could not possibly be anything other than an elite force. If they weren't elite, how could ordinary people fight for extended periods wearing such heavy armor, and how could ordinary warhorses bear such a heavy load?
Like the Black Spear Dragon Cavalry of the Great Yan Dynasty and the Flying Tiger Cavalry of the Great Han Dynasty, all heavily armored cavalry were elite among elites. The Iron Forest Army was no exception.

Now that the entire Han army camp is in complete chaos, such an elite force has suddenly stormed in. One can imagine the crisis that is brewing within the Han army camp at this moment!
"boom!!!"

The first rank of Iron Forest Army cavalry crashed into the outer perimeter of the Han army's camp.

A flimsy tent, soldiers still not up, supply wagons piled with miscellaneous items...

Everything was easily torn apart, crushed, and flattened like paper in the face of this destructive force composed of pure steel and flesh!
"Don't panic! Form ranks! Spearmen, advance! Archers..." A Han army captain shouted hoarsely as he tried to organize a resistance, but before he could finish speaking, a heavy lance pierced his chest and sent him flying.

"Ding, the Gatling Dragon Subduing skill effect has been activated. After this effect is activated, your own strength increases by 3, base strength is 107, Panlong Staff increases by 1, Wind and Fire Steed increases by 1, Martial God increases by 4, and your current strength increases to 116."

"Ding! The effect of Gatler's Tiger-Taming skill has been activated. After this effect is activated, the user's attack power increases by 3, the base attack power is 106, the Demon Tiger Staff increases by 1, the Black Tiger Steed increases by 1, the Martial God increases by 4, and the current attack power increases to 115."

"Ding! The Gatling gun and Gatling gun combo skill, Dragon Subduing Tiger, has been activated. Once this skill effect is activated, the attack power of both the Dragon Subduing Tiger and Tiger Subduing Tiger skill owners will increase by 3."

Gatling gun firepower +3, current firepower increased to 119.

Gatl's attack power increased by 3, bringing his current attack power to 118.

"Men! Kill them! Whoever kills a Han general will be rewarded with ten thousand gold pieces!" Gatlin and Gatl, the two brothers who served as the vanguard generals, roared and led their heavily armored cavalry in a fierce charge towards the center of the camp, towards the location of the central command tent.

Their goal was simple: to breach the central command tent and kill a key Han general.

Tonight's night raid is just like when Xuanyuan Huang attacked Di Qing's camp. Even if they win a great victory, how much actual damage can they cause?
Unless a large number of main forces also rush in at the same time, it is impossible to effectively expand the results of the battle.

However, Yelü Abaoji's main force was on the opposite bank of the river, and it would be difficult to keep the movement of tens of thousands of his main force a secret from the Han army.

Therefore, the maximum purpose of tonight's night raid is not effective casualties, but to win a battle to boost morale, and ideally to kill several important Han generals.

Since the start of the war, the Eastern Yi have suffered repeated defeats, with their two lines of defense being breached one after another. Moreover, although some cities have indeed inflicted casualties on the Han army, the results have not been as good as expected.

Adding to the factors related to Beiping Road, the morale of the entire army plummeted.

Once the third line of defense is breached, the next step will be a fierce battle between the main forces of both sides. If they don't win a battle to boost morale, they will have already lost three points before the final battle even begins.

It was precisely because he wanted to win such a battle that Wang Changluo devised this night raid tonight. Even though he knew that even if he won, the damage to the enemy would be limited, he still started this battle.

"Damn it!" Outside the central command tent, Wang Yanqiu had already been startled by the loud noise. At this moment, looking at the chaotic scene of fires breaking out everywhere in the camp and men and horses in turmoil, especially the black heavy cavalry that was rampaging through the camp as if it were empty, his eyes were bloodshot.

"I'll lead my personal guards to stop them. You quickly organize the troops!" Xing Tian, ​​who had just hurriedly put on his armor and stepped out of the tent, said to Wang Yanqiu.

After Ping County fell, Wanyan Xie led 20,000 troops into the city to garrison it, while Xing Tian, ​​together with Wang Yanqiu, led the remaining troops to garrison the camp outside the city.