Usurpation of Mongolia: My father-in-law is Genghis Khan

Chapter 58: Head-on confrontation, who will win?
In sharp contrast to the atmosphere in Subutai's tent was the tent of Xixia commander Li Chengzhen.

"My five hundred wart armors and one thousand divine arm bows!"

When Li Chengzhen received the news that the vanguard was completely wiped out, he felt as if his heart was being cut by a knife and he almost vomited blood on the spot.

There is no way, these equipments are too precious.

Let's put it this way: of the nearly 60,000 troops under Li Chengzhen's command, in addition to the 3,000 Iron Harriers equipped with wart armor, Li Chengzhen's private soldiers at the Prince of Yue alone were equipped with 1,000 sets. This shows how precious wart armor was.

The same goes for the Shenbi bow. Xixia was wealthy relative to the barren grasslands. Compared to the Song and Jin dynasties, it was a small country with poor people.

Therefore, the Shenbi bow originated in Western Xia, but became famous in the Song Dynasty.

In fact, one thousand divine arm bows are also extremely precious strategic materials in Western Xia.

The loss of 500 wart armors and 1,000 divine arm bows really made Li Chengzhen heartbroken.

He didn't even have time to care about the grief for the four veteran generals, Han Dechang and his sons, as well as the five hundred private soldiers of the King of Yue's Palace.

"Since the Mongols are so powerful, why don't we avoid the enemy's attack and defend the city carefully?" Deputy Commander Ye Huo Huaiyuan made a suggestion.

Li Chengzhen was a true general after all, and he quickly calmed down from his grief and anger. He shook his head slightly and said, "No need. The situation hasn't reached that point yet. The Mongolian army is different from the armies of the Jin and Song dynasties. Their logistical requirements are too low.

If we hold on to the city, the Mongolian army can completely surround it without attacking. What awaits us, Xixia, is nothing but a slow death.

Besides, behind the city of Olohai, how many strong cities do we have in Western Xia that can stop the Mongolian army? If something goes wrong, the Mongolian army will march directly to Zhongxing Prefecture."

Xixia's original imaginary enemies had always been the Jin and Song dynasties, and it did not take enemies from the grasslands seriously.

Now the Mongolian army is rushing down from the grassland, and Western Xia really does not have many strong cities to withstand the Mongolian army's attack.

Ye Huo Huaiyuan asked, "What does the Marshal mean?"

"Let's fight!" Li Chengzhen took a deep breath and said, "How many heavy cavalry can we have on this barren grassland? As long as our Iron Harriers and the Poxi Army are used properly, the outcome is still uncertain!"

The next day, the main force of Western Xia continued to advance.

Three days later, they set up camp outside the Mongolian security area.

After another three days of rest, 50,000 Western Xia troops left the camp, formed a neat battle formation, and attacked forward.

The Xixia reinforcements are going to fight in the field!

Genghis Khan was overjoyed when he learned of this and immediately made arrangements: Mu Huali led 5,000 soldiers to monitor the enemy in Oluhai City. He made sure that no enemy troops in Oluhai City would send out a single soldier to disrupt this crucial battle.

Zhao Shuo and Hasar, leading 8,000 soldiers, served as the spearhead of the entire army and were the first to engage in battle with the enemy.

Jebe, Borchu, Borkhu and Subuchitai led an army of 7,000 to provide support.

Temujin, Jochi, Ogedei, and Chagatai led 10,000 Qiexue troops as the army's general reserve, ready to provide support at any time.

An hour later, nearly 80,000 troops from both sides lined up on the vast Western Xia Plain.

A cluster of three or five men scattered about, sparsely scattered, boundless and boundless. Although there were only a little over 20,000 of them, their imposing presence seemed to completely obscure the distant sky. They were, of course, the Mongol army fresh from the grasslands.

The Western Xia army on the other side formed a sharp contrast with the Mongolian army.

Their armor was sharp, their formations rigorous. On the left and right wings stood the light cavalry, ready to strike at any moment. In the center and front stood the infantry, their shields raised to protect them from arrows, their bows strung, their swords unsheathed, their spears splayed like a forest. In the rear stood the heavy cavalry, ready to strike the fatal blow at any moment. The entire formation was truly awe-inspiring and filled with murderous intent!
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"There is something quite special about the Xixia army formation!" said Hasar, looking at the Xixia army formation in front of him.

Zhao Shuo, who was holding the reins beside Hasar, smiled when he heard this.

He and Hasar were the vanguard of this battle, and they had to be the first to confront the Western Xia army led by Li Chengzhen.

"Why, Hasar, are you scared?"

"Afraid?" Hasar's neck stiffened. "How is that possible! I'm just afraid that the Xixia army is too weak and can't show my skills! Ah Shuo, this first chance to charge the battle line, will you let me?"

Having said that, Hasar did not take it lightly. The loss suffered by Subutai yesterday was still before his eyes, and he did not want to be as humiliated as Subutai and be scolded by his brother Temujin.

"Okay. But you must be careful." Zhao Shuo nodded.

"I understand." Hasar narrowed his eyes slightly. "As long as the Iron Harriers are not deployed, no matter how powerful the Western Xia army is, in my eyes, they are just lambs to be slaughtered!"

Then, he raised his spear high and shouted sternly, "Soldiers, follow me to defeat the enemy!"

"Yes!"

Boom~~
The 3,000 elite cavalrymen under Hasar moved almost at the same time.

Although there were only 3,000 of them, they formed groups of three or five, forming a large encirclement. As they galloped, they had already surrounded the 50,000-strong Xixia army.

Li Chengzhen was furious upon seeing this. He shouted, "Damn it! These grassland barbarians, do you really think that Xixia is deserted? Tell Tuoba Tao to drive these grassland barbarians away!"

"Follow the order!"

The messenger took the order and left. Not long after, all 10,000 light cavalry on the left and right wings of Western Xia were dispatched.

At first, it was still a one-on-one fight. After all, this was the common way cavalry fought in that era.

Ten thousand Western Xia soldiers faced three thousand Mongolian soldiers, seemingly having a huge numerical advantage. However, in actual combat, this was not the case at all.

Whether in terms of martial arts, archery, horsemanship or experience, the Mongolian soldiers had a huge advantage.

The Mongolian soldiers' arrows were so accurate that within a distance of fifty steps, every arrow hit the target and hit the vital points of the Western Xia soldiers.

The Mongol soldiers' horsemanship was truly exceptional. Their agility on horseback left the Xixia elite cavalry dumbfounded. The individual strength of the Mongol soldiers far surpassed that of the Xixia.

Of course, the biggest gap between the two sides is experience.

These Mongolian soldiers have experienced countless battles with mountains of corpses and seas of blood, but what about the Western Xia army?
Since the defeat of the Western Xia in the Xia-Jin War in 1122 and its submission to the Jin, there has been no further fighting. The Southern Song Dynasty never fought a war with the Western Xia.

In other words, Xixia had been at peace for over eighty years. In terms of combat experience, the Xixia army was like a group of innocent children compared to the Mongolian army.

A difference of only three times in numbers is definitely not enough to bridge these chasms that are as huge as a chasm!
"Closer! All light cavalry, close to me!"

Seeing the situation was not good, Tuoba Tao, the commander of the Xixia light cavalry, quickly ordered his troops to move closer to him, intending to concentrate the light cavalry and use their numerical advantage to break the Mongol cavalry's encirclement.

However, he didn't know that he was now facing the most terrifying cavalry of this era.

(End of this chapter)