Became a feudal lord in the late Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 114 Drinking from the Yellow River
  Every time Huang Hu touched the felt hat he was wearing, he couldn't help but let his fingers run through the fur, feeling the softness. But today was different. The felt hat was stained with blood, and the fur was stuck together. Huang Hu also had no fingers. He knelt on the ground covering his broken arm, looking at the broken city gate with a blank look.

Around him were a group of dead and injured soldiers, a few broken flags, and blood stains all over the ground.

Behind him, two auxiliary soldiers of the Zhenyuan Army ran over and put him on a stretcher to transport him to the rear. Beside them, organized armored soldiers continued to flow into the city and began to kill the defeated defenders wantonly. .

With the fall of the last walled city, it meant that all the Xia people's grain-harvesting areas in Shuozhou had been lost, and it only took Liu Ling two days to completely block the Xia people's grain routes.

Even if Lord Xia gets the news, his huge army will become an obstacle to the march.

After all, the mobilization of tens of thousands of troops did not happen overnight, and according to the military reports obtained by Lord Xia, although the Zhenyuan army that attacked the grain storage area in the rear was personally led by Liu Ling of Yan, its strength was no more than 10,000 at most. As for the number of soldiers, it will definitely be less.

The lion is eating, and the maned dog only dares to harass him from behind. The former can easily crush the maned dog's head by waving his paw casually.

Therefore, Li Qianshun decided to continue to occupy the land of the Song people, but he did not completely have no arrangements. The former army chief Li Liangfu led an army of 15,000 people and went north to prepare to restore the grain road.

The Xia people and the Zhenyuan Army's sentry cavalry have actually begun to collide, but even the Zhenyuan Army's sentry cavalry can be equipped with sophisticated light armor and bows and arrows. The Zhenyuan Army's own sources of troops are Han people, Khitan people, Xi and other tribes in Yan, and many People have been good at bows and horses since childhood, and they often have the upper hand when fighting with Xia people's sentries and cavalry.

Therefore, from the beginning, Liu Ling was equivalent to having opened the "fog of war" for most of the map, and could at least firmly determine Li Liangfu's advance route.

The record of Li Liangfu, the commander of the Xia people, is quite scary - he once led his army to confront the famous Jin general Wanyan Loushi.

However, the true meaning of these words is probably similar to the way the person ranked last in the class licks his face and says that he did not perform well this time and did not get a hundred points in the exam.

But since it was a war, Liu Ling still gave his opponent the highest respect. The Song army was slow to move north to support, so he gathered the remaining garrison of Yunzhong Mansion, about 4,000 soldiers, and sent an envoy to Yizhou, and again dispatched 3,000 Zhenyuan Army soldiers to march west to Yunzhong.

There are many mountains in the northwest area of ​​Yunzhong, and the most famous one is of course the Yin Mountain. Unfortunately, the Yin Mountain is now full of "horses" running around, and even Liu Ling himself has many "horses" under his command.

As Simultaneous Liai said, it did not take long to capture all the cities west of Shuozhou, but Liu Ling could not divide his troops for garrison, so he could only supply the Zhenyuan army with the money and food he grabbed as much as possible, and the remaining ones To the golden man.

Wang Ahai, the envoy of the Jin Dynasty, had previously given Liu Ling thousands of horses. Liu Ling later added 500 light cavalry to the army and established four cavalry generals. In addition to this, he was constantly integrating sentry cavalry information. Based on the information and multiple maps, we began to determine the location of the incident.

Warm Spring Peak.

There is a mountain peak on the eastern border of Xia Kingdom, and to the west is an endless desert. Although there are many tribes stationed in it, most of the desert is still no man's land.

Hundreds of Tiande soldiers under the banner of the Xia people were stationed at the foot of Nuanquan Peak, setting up horse barriers and trenches. However, as the ground shook, the sound of galloping horse hooves seemed to follow a pattern, making the Xia soldiers' hearts tremble. stand up.

When the banner appeared in front of them, the soldiers immediately began to rout in the camp.

When the Marquis of Yan State entered Yunzhong Mansion with his troops, the Xia people's nightmare began a month later.

The simplest and most frightening description of him in Xia Junzhong is - take no prisoners.

"Boom!"

Drums beat loudly, flags fluttered above the heads of the soldiers, arrows were fired to suppress, and infantry formations advanced. This was originally a Song Dynasty's strategy, but it was really useful against the Xia army. After a round of arrows, the Tiande army did not attack. After being defeated, the cavalry on both sides of the Zhenyuan Army began to pursue them almost at the same time.

Liu Ling sat on a chair and waited for the news calmly. As the head coach, he only needed to make arrangements from the center most of the time, and he definitely no longer needed to lead his troops to kill in person.

A cavalry messenger from the former army stopped outside the Chinese army camp and shouted a few words. After a while, a captain walked up to Liu Ling and reported in a deep voice: "The former army has captured the Xia people's flag. , Han Shizhong’s troops are chasing them to death.”

Not long after, a school captain came over again.

"Report! Han Shizhong's troops have conquered the entire Xia army and captured fifty-three enemy soldiers."

Hundreds of Xia Guotian's soldiers were actually dispersed not long after the war started, leaving hundreds of people running around everywhere. But when Han Shizhong went out, only fifty-three prisoners came back. Hearing this, Liu Ling couldn't help but shake his head.

It was definitely not because the Xia people were running too fast that Han Shizhong couldn't catch anyone. It was probably because he killed another prisoner on the way.

Since he was called back from Shenwu County last time, this guy seems to have started to grow up rapidly, and he likes the Zhenyuan Army's method of steadily calculating military merit by beheading people. Liu Ling felt that he had forced Han Shizhong to do it. Became a killer.

However, this doesn't seem to be a bad thing.

This Tiande army of several hundred people is the last Xia army in the Nuanquan Peak area. After the news spreads, it will take at least ten days for the defenders of Zhuolun Village in the south of the Xia border and the Shenyong Army Division in Zuoxiang to catch up. Come support.

To the west is the desert, and there are various party tribes along the way. In Liu Ling's eyes, they are probably similar to supply points.

The distance from Nuanquan Peak to Xingqing Mansion is completely desert, with almost no city blocking it. In other words, it is a smooth road.

The night is already dark,

The center of the layers of tents is the handsome tent, which is brightly lit.

There was a huge map on the big table in the middle, and a circle of generals and military officials were surrounding it. At this moment, they all stopped arguing and looked at Liu Ling who was sitting behind the desk.

In the Zhenyuan Army, at least on the surface, no one dares to engage in factional fighting, and what they say is reasonable and well-founded. At this moment, most people agree with the judgment of Shi Liai, who is no longer here - they must wait until Lord Xia is killed. Only then could Liu Ling try to support the Queen Mother in Xia Kingdom.

Liu Ling met their gazes with a calm expression. At this time, everyone was waiting for him to make up his mind. He suddenly remembered a conversation he had with someone. The general meaning of that conversation was a duel between countries. Although there were court strategies and intrigues, in the end there was still not a single word left.

dry.

"Report!"

A school captain gave a brief announcement outside and hurried in, looking anxious. But seeing so many people here, he didn't dare to speak for a while.

Liu Ling straightened up slightly, looked at him, and said, "Just tell me."

"The sentry cavalry fifty miles to the north came back at dusk today, delivering the news all night long."

The captain lowered his head and reported: "The main force of the Liao army originally in the Jiashan area has begun to move south. To the north, the number of Liao army sentries is increasing. Their army must have been approaching our army!"

There was an uproar among the people.

Although there are many people here who used to be old soldiers and generals of the Liao Kingdom, but now they are all eating for Marshal Liu, and it is true that no one cares about their homeland as much as someone else.

Everyone started thinking about only one thing at this time.

Should we fight the Liao people or the Xia people?
  Or, fight both together?

Liu Ling stood up, and several generals stepped back so that he could see the map clearly. A military officer next to him raised the candlestick and followed Liu Ling's line of sight, letting the light illuminate every corner of the map.

"When the Liao people go south, the Jin people will inevitably follow them, and this time there are tens of thousands of elite Jin people." He looked at the map and pondered.

Shuozhou is a remote place, but next, it is very likely that we will welcome the arrival of nobles from the Three Kingdoms - the Lord of Xia, the Emperor of Liao, and a certain coach from the Kingdom of Jin.

It can be said that the entire northwest of Liaoning will indeed turn into a pot of porridge here.

"I sent an order overnight, ordering the garrison gathered in Yunzhong Prefecture and Zhen Wuchen's troops mobilized from Yizhou to all withdraw to Yandi, and all the households in the prefecture south of Yizhou were ordered to evacuate to Yandi as much as possible with the army.

All grain teams will follow the army on the spot and retreat, and will be restored depending on the situation. "

"Here!"

One by one, the cavalrymen rode out of the camp and ran towards the east with orders.

Looking at the location of Xixia on the map, Liu Ling pinched his index finger and thumb together and rubbed them together. At this moment, his mentality was like that of a gangster who saw an enchanting woman passing by him. If he didn't take the opportunity to wipe some oil, he would really The temptation is unbearable.

But the most important thing is that if the Three Kingdoms start a war here, the final winner will definitely be the Jin people, and I might have been able to get the "sponsorship" of the Xia Kingdom. With the Jin people's victory, they will not give any more Liu Ling took this opportunity.

Yunzhong Mansion will also fall under the actual rule of the Jin people.

So instead of saying that Liu Ling wants to take a chance on speculation, it is better to say that once this opportunity is missed, Liu Ling will have to rely on the poor areas of Yandi to resist the Jin army.

What else is there to do?

I will lead more than 100,000 soldiers and civilians to live happily for two years, and then wait for the golden man to push over fiercely, and everyone will welcome Master Wang together?
  Liu Ling sat back in his coaching chair.

"Send the order, the army pulls out of camp, our army enters summer!"

Surrounded by more than 20 generals and military officials, they immediately bowed to Liu Ling and said in unison:

"Here!"

September.

Li Liangfu, the commander-in-chief of the Xia Army, led his troops to the Shuozhou area. What awaited him were empty cities. At the same time, people from Xixia were sent to report urgently, saying that an army under the banner of Liu Zi had broken through the border and slaughtered several tribes in the desert. The chickens and dogs will not stay where they pass.

Although the current movements of the Zhenyuan Army are unknown, the enemy army is definitely coming towards the capital!
  But before Li Liangfu could decide whether to chase after the capital and "recover Shuozhou" for the time being, the Liao people rushed over and gave him a big mouth.

Emperor Liao had been wandering around the Jiashan area for a long time with his army, and now he finally couldn't hold on any longer. However, he did not believe the reports from Shi Liai and other old ministers at all, but decided to actively choose the battlefield, hoping to open up the situation with a large-scale battle.

Don't laugh, Liao Emperor Yelu Yanxi really wanted to have another field battle with the Jin Army.

And it's not like he has never won before. During the period when Wanyan Zongwang led the army at the Gaoliang River, the Lord of Liao led his army eastward and indeed won several battles.

Nowadays, the morale of the soldiers around him has become increasingly sluggish. Many tribes south of the Yinshan Mountains, including the largest Wanggu tribe, have faintly estranged from him. Only a few medium-sized tribes have always followed him. But most of the young people in the clan are dying.

But Yelu Yanxi asked himself, how good could he think the Jin people were?
  The rebellion and food shortage in the Kingdom of Jin are seriously dragging down the Jin army. Even if there are more generals who can fight, this food is not something you can get by crying to your father and grandma.

Ningzhou is the neighbor to the west of Shuozhou.

Shi Liai sent a secret letter to Emperor Liao to go south to Shuozhou. Emperor Liao did not believe him, so he only stopped in Ningzhou, intending to rest and reorganize the army and rest here to wait for work.

He has actually reached the end of his rope.

Li Liangfu naturally did not want to fight with such a Liao Emperor and Liao army. The words "a sad soldier must win" may not be accurate, but some dogs will bite people before they die, so why bother to get in touch with them?
  What's more, Xia and Liao are originally the kingdoms of nephews and uncles, but if they really want to fight, the former will probably be beaten and call the latter daddy.

"Report! Our army recaptured the fortress north of Shuozhou with more than a thousand former troops. They were surrounded by the Liao army and the entire army was wiped out!"

Li Liangfu stood up suddenly and said angrily: "Beat the drums and call the troops!"

The Xia army of more than a thousand people should be nothing in the eyes of Emperor Liao and his generals. It is even possible that the latter deliberately wiped out the more than a thousand Xia soldiers just to vent their anger.

Li Liangfu believed that he was also one of the most famous generals in Daxia. How could he endure such humiliation?
  At the junction of Shuozhou and Ningzhou, the Xia army and the Liao army directly began to fight head-on. In three days and five battles, the Liao army won four and drew one. The Liao emperor beat drums to march in person, and Li Liangfu continued to retreat. The Jin people slowed down a bit at this time. After clearing out the three or two kittens still in Jiashan, they began to move south unhurriedly, preparing to wait for the Liao army and Xia army to finish the fight and then make a profit.

Yellow sand wears golden armor in a hundred battles.

But when walking in the desert, even an ordinary piece of light armor is an extremely heavy burden. Only killing and looting every few days can maintain the morale of the army.

Camps were burned down, tribes were destroyed everywhere, men were killed or forced to join the ranks of auxiliary soldiers and civilians, and women were put into the camps. Liu Ling saw several pretty and exotic beauties among them. Woman, but at this time he suppressed his desire.

Liu Ling's decision to send his army into the desert continued to write the history of blood and tears for the party tribes in the desert in the next half month.

The emperor is not in the country, and there are not many people who can take charge. The Xingqing Mansion area is gathering troops at an extremely slow speed, but more Xixia nobles choose to flee at this time.

Liu Kai sat in front of Liu Ling, who asked doubtfully: "Why are Xia people so weak?"

"Decades ago, the Queen Mother of the Xia Kingdom, Liang, came to rule as a dictatorship, which clearly shows that her court was decayed. Furthermore, although the Xia people respected Han rituals, they were still barbarians at heart, barbarians, and those who forget justice when they see profit."

Liu Kai was on an envoy to the Liao Kingdom and became familiar with the nobles of the Jin Kingdom. One of the former was also fully Sinicized, while the other received most of the Liao Kingdom's heritage and actually began a considerable degree of Sinicization. Although the Liao Kingdom was about to perish, it was still able to retreat from the Song Dynasty to the Xia Dynasty. The rise of the Jin Kingdom shocked the entire north.

Compared to them, the Xia people were more like wearing a crown after being clothed with monkeys.

"But this trip is still extremely dangerous," Ma Kuo replied. He and Liu Kai were both envoys, but they had to follow Liu Ling's army this time, and their opinions were completely different.

"In the past, when Yuan Hao and his son were there, the Xia people claimed to have 500,000 soldiers and horses. Now that the Xia Kingdom has passed to Li Qianshun, it is only the fourth generation. Even if the Xia Lord's troops are blocked in Shuozhou, But within the Xia Kingdom, once the army is assembled, they can catch turtles in the jar."

Hearing Ma Kuo's last four words, Liu Ling raised his eyebrows but said nothing.

Liu Kai and Ma Kuo looked at each other. No matter how much they said, it was useless. After all, the decision-making power rested with Marshal Liu next to him.

Liu Ling's plan was to support Queen Yelu to the position of Queen Mother. The two of them didn't know it clearly, but privately, they would definitely consider the issue from Liu Ling's perspective and consider for him how to escape back.

How is it possible to win?

Marshal Liu could have safely returned to Yan, but why is he now desperate to go deep into Xia? Is it possible that he is just like the gangster in the village who has to slap a woman's buttocks hard to feel good?
  "Commander, General Han Shizhong would like to see you."

Just when the three of them had their own thoughts, there was a voice outside, and Liu Ling replied: "Come in."

Han Shizhong's armor was still dripping with blood. He held his pocket in his arms and bowed to Liu Ling. Liu Kai and Ma Kuo both frowned in unison and smelled the sweat and blood mixed with Han Shizhong's body. The fishy smell.

"Ahead is the Yellow River."

The Yellow River passes through Xingqing Mansion in Xixia, winds its way north, and suddenly flows eastward in the northern border of Xixia.

The Zhenyuan Army crossed the desert and headed west. It was impossible to encounter the Yellow River in the northern border of Xia Kingdom on the way. But now that they saw the Yellow River, it meant that they were very close to Xingqing Mansion, the capital of Xia Kingdom.

After defeating the two tribes near the local "Luotuo Port", Liu Ling learned that he was approaching Xia Kingdom's Shengwei City.

This city was built along a tributary of the Yellow River, about 200 miles north of Xingqing Mansion. Moreover, the captured clan leader told Liu Ling that Xingqing Mansion had at least 100,000 troops stationed there. The Xia people's military system was All the people are soldiers, and almost all the men seen on the street can become soldiers. Even women can become "Makui", which is also the meaning of soldiers.

The only shortcoming is that the equipment of 80% of the Xia army can be said to be pitiful. Military strength is their greatest advantage. Only the armies commanded by the leader and the emperor have much better equipment.

"At the beginning of the war between the Song Dynasty and the Xia Gou, the other army could often invade our borders suddenly with a force of 100,000, and its military strength often formed a high advantage." Ma Kuo said, "So many forts were set up in the northwest of our country, and a large number of crossbows were deployed along the way. Hands, making it gradually difficult for the Xia people to invade."

He spoke in Xixia Dangxiang dialect. The two kneeling leaders nodded quickly and added in vague Liao dialect: "Most of the Qisheng Army and the Kiter Army in Xingqing Mansion were taken away by the emperor. They were stationed in Xingqing. There are at most more than ten thousand elites in the Qingfu area, and the rest are the old, weak, sick and disabled."

One of these two leaders seemed to be a "relative of the emperor." Liu Ling found some high-status Xixia prisoners for comparison, and finally clarified the current situation.

"Our army now has only seven thousand soldiers and horses, but we have looted and slaughtered all the way, and captured a lot of livestock and horses. In addition, most of the Xia Kingdom's elite are following the emperor outside. I am ready to ride south with the whole army and drink horses by the Yellow River."

The Yellow River here is of course the Yellow River that flows through Xingqing Prefecture.

"Both of you."

Liu Ling opened his mouth and looked at Liu Kai and Ma Kuo. Their hearts trembled, knowing that something had to be done.

"Our army is very close to the Xia people's capital."

Liu Ling stood up and looked into the distance.

"I heard that the Xia people had been fighting against the Song Dynasty for thirty years. The Song soldiers and soldiers on the border, as well as the common people, suffered numerous casualties as a result."

Ma Kuo asked: "Commander, what exactly do you want us to do?"

Liu Ling did not answer, but said with emotion: "The Xia people are guilty of so many crimes. Although I am from Yan, I often hear about the Xia people's actions of clearing grass and grain, and regard me, the people of the Song Dynasty, as two-legged sheep."

Both men looked at him with calm expressions.

Liu Ling didn't see the reaction he wanted, so he had to say directly:

"Enter the Xingqing Mansion for me and tell me to surrender to Queen Yelu of the Xia Kingdom."

The two people frowned at the same time. Liu Kai paused and said politely: "Commander, why don't we turn back."

Occasionally, news came from Shuozhou, and the three families had already begun to beat the dog's brains out.

But compared to going to Xingqing Mansion alone to talk about the people who surrendered to Xia, both of them felt that even if they went to Shuozhou for a rush, the probability of survival would be much higher than the former.

Liu Ling pushed the two letters in front of them.

One letter was written in Chinese with elegant handwriting and signed Yelu.

The other letter was written in Dangxiang script and signed with the name Wei.

Li Yuanhao, the founder of Xixia, claimed that his surname was "Wei Ming". Later, his descendants petitioned the Song Dynasty to restore the surname Li. However, Wei Ming and Wei were still the surnames of Xixia nobles and many common people.

At the same time, even the surname "Li" also changed frequently and was divided into royal surnames, noble surnames and common people's surnames. Therefore, both the Liao and Song dynasties ridiculed the Xia people's habit of changing their names indiscriminately.

"Queen Yelu sent her confidant Xiu Shu to join me. A nobleman of the Xia people is also willing to make friends with me and treat each other as brothers. The right wing of the Xia people, Chaoshun Army Division, is now ready to attack Xingqing Mansion with me." Liu Ling pointed to the letter and said.

Liu Kai and Ma Kuo looked at each other.

The Xia State has twelve military supervisory departments, divided into left and right divisions, stationed in various military locations, and most of them are elites.

According to data from later generations, it is estimated that when Xixia's national power was at its peak, the population should be about two million. During this period, Xixia has experienced decades of long wars, and each time it won by relying on military superiority. As the Song Dynasty invaded Shaanxi After continuously operating forts in the area, it was difficult for the Xia people to take advantage of their military strength.

During this period, later generations also had clearer data, and it was estimated that the population of Xixia at this time was about one million.

One million may seem like a lot, but for a country, it is actually very little.

"The heat is not enough."

Ma Kuo looked at Liu Ling and added, "It's not that I'm afraid of death. If the commander leads his troops south and defeats the Xia people, then I can surrender. Otherwise, if the negotiations are slightly prolonged, the Xia people will realize The commander-in-chief doesn’t have many troops, so the next step will be difficult.”

Xia Cai's prince died, and the king led his army outside, so his mind was easily wandering. Only by taking advantage of the general trend would he have a great chance to surrender.

"Want to win against Xiaren?"

"We want a great victory." Ma Kuo replied.

"understood."

Liu Ling nodded slightly.

Following the Yellow River all the way south, the Zhenyuan Army finally arrived in Huaizhou.

Coupled with the supervisor of the Chaoshun Army Division in the right wing who had just become Liu Ling's brother, there were at least more than 10,000 Xixia soldiers in the Chaoshun Army Division who joined Liu Ling's front army, fully carrying forward the spirit of the "Leading Party".

The area around Xingqing Mansion was at least "at the feet of the emperor" and there was still a lot of wealth. These Xixia soldiers were quite energetic when they looted the area around their capital.

When the defenders from Huaizhou and even Fangfang Jing and Shunzhou finally gathered, they slowly drove to Huaizhou and waited for the arrival of the Marquis of Yandi.

"I heard that the people of Xia are very brave."

Han Shizhong untied the horse strap and held it silently in his hands. When he looked at Zhao Heshou, he found that the latter did not seem worried.

Zhao Heshou raised his left hand, pointed around, and said loudly: "In front of the Liao people, no, in front of the Yan people, the Xia people are just a bunch of grandsons."

Chinese army.

The envoy sent by the military chief to supervise the army kept talking in Liu Ling's ears about how powerful his army and troops were.

Liu Ling nodded slightly and said, "I would like to ask your army to hold down the formation for my front army."

"What about you?" The envoy was not a fool after all. He knew that Liu Ling wanted to let the Xia people kill each other first, so as not to waste his troops.

Liu Ling walked down the high platform, and there were soldiers on both sides immediately following him.

He opened his arms and said solemnly: "Wear armor for me."

When the white horse was brought over, Liu Ling, wearing heavy armor, was seen walking towards it. The beast's eyes immediately widened and he neighed sadly. Then, the soldiers helped it put on the horse armor. Finally, Liu Ling, who was wearing heavy armor, got on the horse and stroked the white horse's mane.

Crossing the desert, constantly burning, killing, looting and trampling the party tribes, the Zhenyuan Army already had a lot of horses.

After Liu Ling arrived at the Yellow River, he deliberately slowed down the Zhenyuan Army's march to give the army time to breathe and adjust, until today.

At this point, the more than 6,000 Zhenyuan Army soldiers who have made it here alive can really try to play push hands with the Jin people after they are brought back.

War drums beat loudly.

Liu Kai and Ma Kuo are both in the central army. If they really want their two envoys to go into battle together, it will probably be when Liu Ling is about to be wiped out.

When they heard the sound of the war drums, both of them subconsciously raised their heads and saw Liu Ling's commander at the center of the army began to move forward and merged directly with the front army.

Han Shizhong brought Bu Qu and joined Liu Ling. The latter smiled and asked, "Good minister, are you afraid?"

Han Shizhong shook his head slightly and replied:
  "You hold the bow and arrow, and I follow you with the spear. Even though millions of people can't do anything to you, if you die, the Xia people will surely pass by your corpse!"

Liu Ling patted him on the shoulder, raised his voice, and shouted to the surrounding Zhenyuan soldiers: "After this battle, I will use the heads of tens of thousands of Xia people to build a Jingguan outside their capital!"

The second war drum beat, the defenders gathered in Huaizhou and the soldiers and horses of the Chaoshun Army Division in the right wing began to fight. The battle quickly became stalemate. Even the former clearly had a huge advantage in strength, but was poorly equipped. look.

The latter were all elite members of the Xia army, and they suddenly made great progress.

At this moment, a strong wind suddenly blew from the north, carrying countless amounts of sand and dust rolling in.

A sandstorm is coming.

In the ears, there was constant sound of wind and sand passing by, and the visibility began to become lower and lower. The two Xia armies were either fighting in the sand and dust, or simply withdrew from the battlefield.

On the defender's side, facing the direction of the wind, in their sight, the yellow sand was already overwhelming.

At this moment, the sound of countless heavy horse hooves began to appear, just like a sandstorm followed by the collapse of the earth. A Xia soldier waved his hand to block the wind and sand. When he heard the sound of horse hooves, he reluctantly opened his eyes.

In his sight, a black figure appeared. He realized what it was, and hurriedly picked up the knife in his hand, desperately encouraging himself in his heart, trying to muster up courage.

Just when he was about to resist the cavalry, the hazy yellow smoke seemed to be cruelly torn open by a hand.

Opposite him, rows of black figures broke through the wind and sand. When they came to the front, he saw that they were countless black armored cavalry.

Countless cavalry passed by him and rushed into the Xia army.

(End of this chapter)