In a war era where hot weapons had not yet been developed and cold weapons were the mainstay, cavalry was undoubtedly an assault weapon.
Even if it is just light cavalry, when it reaches a certain number, it is enough to break up troops several times larger than one's own, resulting in a devastating defeat.
Perhaps this was the purpose of the Tatar charge as soon as they met. They did not give the enemy time to prepare, so as to achieve the purpose of taking them by surprise.
But the Tatars clearly miscalculated.
The other party not only occupies the convenient location...
It was a beach, with a cliff several feet high from the beach behind it, and a slope in front.
The opponent was condescending, and when the cavalry charged, the opponent used arrows, crossbows, fire blunderbuss, etc., which had already caused considerable casualties to them.
Moreover, in addition to the convenient location, the opponent has obviously already formed a formation.
Seeing that the large group of cavalry was about to rush into the enemy camp, they saw the officers and soldiers who formed the formation quickly retreated, and then killed a large number of cavalry from the opponent's left, center and right at the same time!
Before they had time to react, the cavalry from both sides started fighting in a life-and-death fight, and the sound of killing was loud.
On the other side is the observation place where Jia Lian is.
Princess Zhaoyang put on the smart clothes she wore when she was in Beijing, and came in a dashing and heroic manner.
He glanced at the battle ahead, and then asked: "How is the situation?"
Jia Lian shook his head, not wanting to worry Princess Zhaoyang too much, so he briefly explained the situation.
But it suddenly stopped, because at this time, the third prince of Wala came over with several personal guards.
Princess Zhaoyang glanced at him and suddenly asked: "May I ask Your Excellency, Third Prince Lu, what is going on."
The two countries formed an alliance, and Wala regarded the Wei Dynasty as the superior state. At least before getting married, Princess Zhaoyang had a higher status than Prince Wala, so she could question him directly.
The Third Prince of Wala hurriedly said: "Princess, forgive me, I don't know why these barbaric Tatars are here, and I am also very angry.
When I return to the royal city, I will report it to Father Ming Khan, investigate the matter thoroughly, and I will definitely give an explanation to the princess!"
Prince Wala said with sincerity and indignation.
It was only when he lowered his head that a hint of displeasure flashed deep in his eyes.
Regardless of his plans, he is also the fiancé of Princess Zhaoyang, and the other party actually talks to him in such a condescending manner!
She is indeed a womanly woman.
Hearing Prince Wala's answer, Princess Zhaoyang didn't feel like saying anything more at this time, so she turned to look at Jia Lian.
Jia Lian stared at the third prince of Oara, "Such a large number of Tatar cavalry have crossed your Oara defense line. And judging from their appearance, it is obvious that they are coming straight towards us. The third prince has no other explanation for this?"
"General Jia, please don't get angry. If something like this happens, I will be very shocked and angry.
But unfortunately, it has always been the mission of my brother, Er Wang, to prepare for the Tatar invasion and set up a defensive line in the east.
It must have been a moment of negligence on his part, or..."
Speaking of this, the third prince of Wala suddenly showed a look of loneliness and sighed: "I have traveled thousands of miles to the capital of the king of the country without even bringing many followers, just to hide it from the Tatars.
But I can hide it from the Tatars, but I cannot hide it from my brother, the Second Prince.
General Jia is so smart, he should understand the cruelty of the fight for the throne. Maybe these people are coming for me.
If that's the case, then I've caused trouble for both of you."
The third prince of Wala said, bowing to Jia Lian and the other two, his words were sincere and his expression was lonely.
Such a reasonable and sincere explanation almost made him believe it himself.
Jia Lian narrowed his eyes and looked at him, and suddenly said coldly: "I don't care what the fight between you and the Wala royal family is like, but if it hurts my princess in the slightest, the third prince should know the consequences."
The third prince of Wala glanced at Jia Lian.
This was the first time since he met Jia Lian that Jia Lian spoke to him so rudely.
Although Jia Lian's official position in the Wei Dynasty was not low, compared with his status, it was still far behind.
Even within the system of the Wei Dynasty, he was still a king. Because the Wei Dynasty gave his father the title of Khan, he was the first among the princes! After being named "Khan" this time, he was even more...
He surpassed the prince and could be considered as a "brother" to the Emperor of Wei Dynasty.
If calculated in this way, he can even be regarded as a king, and Jia Lian is a minister.
Jia Lian was disrespectful to him and committed the following offenses.
Of course, he would not offend Jia Lian at this time, so he said sternly: "What General Jia said is this. In order to show my determination to protect the safety of Her Royal Highness the Princess, I am willing to personally go into battle and kill the invading enemy!"
General Jia, would you like to join me?"
The third prince of Wala was wearing armor and sword. He was obviously ready for battle and invited Jia Lian at this time.
"The third prince can do whatever he wants. My duty is to protect the safety of the princess."
Hearing Jia Lian's refusal, the third prince was a little surprised, but said nothing more, cupped his hands, and turned to leave.
Yuan Dao is a powerful person, but it turns out that he is also a man who is greedy for life and afraid of death, so there is nothing to worry about.
"How's it going? What can you see?"
After the third prince Wala left, Princess Zhaoyang approached Jia Lian a little bit.
Jia Lian shook his head, "Although this man has a rough appearance, he has a cunning character. The princess should be more careful with him in the future..."
I thought it was inappropriate to say this. After all, according to the decree, when they arrived at the court of King Wala, the two of them would get married under the auspices of King Wala.
So he added: "At least before arriving at the King's Court of Wala."
Princess Zhaoyang raised her eyebrows slightly, said nothing, and turned around to observe the battle ahead.
This was the first time she faced a wet battlefield. Although some scenes of blood and flesh making her instinctively feel uncomfortable, she still forced herself to remain calm and squinted her eyes slightly.
Jia Lian saw her situation and advised: "Princess, don't worry, there is not much to worry about in the current situation. The princess should go back to the tent to rest first. After the enemy is defeated, I will report the battle situation to the princess."
"That's fine."
Knowing that she might upset Jia Lian here, Princess Zhaoyang nodded and left with her maid.
The general of the Imperial Guard who was responsible for closely protecting the princess was about to leave, but saw Jia Lian waving to him.
He didn't hesitate and came over.
"What are your orders, general?"
"Do you know the mission of your trip?"
"..., I swear to protect the safety of Her Royal Highness the Princess to the death!"
"very good!"
Jia Lian patted the shoulder of the commander of the imperial army and suddenly said in a deep voice: "We are far away from the capital and so many Tatar cavalry suddenly appeared. I am worried that their target is Her Royal Highness.
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Therefore, I, the general, order you to start immediately and lead your 300 soldiers of the forbidden army to guard the princess at all times.
No matter what happens, you are not allowed to leave your post without permission. Unless I, the general, and all the troops in the Beijing camp are killed by the enemy, you are not allowed to participate in the battle.
This is a military order, you understand."
Hearing this, the officer-in-chief of the Forbidden Army was deeply impressed by Jia Lian's courage. He immediately straightened his posture and responded in a deep voice: "General, I will obey your order!"
Jia Lian glanced at the distance again, and saw that the third prince of Wala actually put on his armor and mounted his horse, rushing into the melee with dozens of personal guards.
"I'll give you another task.
Keep a close eye on the third prince of Wala, and if they try to get close to the princess without being summoned, or if they make any other unusual move, they will be killed without mercy. There is no need to ask me or the princess for instructions."
"this……"
The Forbidden Army felt embarrassed. The two countries formed an alliance. Prince Wala had a distinguished status, but he was only a small fourth- and fifth-grade general.
After all, Jia Lian had the trust of the emperor and the princess, and he was one of his own, so he asked in a low voice: "Do you mean to doubt Prince Wala?"
"I don't want to go into details with you, General. You just need to understand your responsibilities. If anything goes wrong with Her Royal Highness, you and I, including everyone on this trip, will have no chance of survival.
In critical times, those who are determined and tenacious should shoulder important responsibilities.
If you don't even have the guts to kill a foreign prince, how can you protect the safety of the princess? In this case, I will immediately remove you from your post and choose another person to protect the princess."
"Yes, I will obey your orders! As long as they dare to do anything detrimental to the princess, I will kill them all."
"very good."
Jia Lian nodded and asked the Imperial Guards to lead the way.
His suspicion of the third prince of Vala was very simple.
No matter how the other party explains it, the fact that the Tatar cavalry crossed the border here and the target was so precise must be collusion with someone on the Oara side.
According to what Wu Shiwei and others said, this third prince of Wala was full of ambition, warlike and cruel.
Then the politeness and reasonableness he displayed in front of the capital and all of them was suspicious.
Since Jianzhi left Ganning Pass, his personal guards have often left the team... although the other party said before that it was to contact the royal court and the people who came to greet them.
It was reasonable before, but at this moment, it is suspicious.
Although there is no evidence, but now that the real battle has begun, those naturally are not important.
Not to mention a prince, King Wala was here in person at this time. If he dared to show his dissatisfaction, he would have the guts to behead him directly.