In the middle of the twelfth lunar month, the weather is freezing. It is the coldest time of the year. In the past, at this time, large-scale trade and long-distance travel had long been cut off. Everyone would stay in towns and villages to prepare for the New Year, even in Tokyo.
There will be exceptions.
But this year is different. Total war has changed everything. From east to west, from south to north, the atmosphere of war has covered everything.
As for Queshu Valley, which connects the Taiyuan Basin and Linfen Basin, the situation changed further in the middle of the twelfth lunar month. More than forty days ago, there were constant wars in Queshu Valley, with troops coming and going to take over.
Before, this is of course understandable, because the Song and Jin Dynasties were basically engaged in a long and boring offensive battle in Queshu Valley; and starting from the 16th day of the twelfth lunar month, as the entire Queshu Valley was opened up, not only did the place not calm down,
Instead, it suddenly became busy.
Far more than the thousands of people who came and went during the previous battle, tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians poured into the valley.
Queshu Valley was formed because of Fenshui, and Fenshui also divided Queshu Valley into two. A large number of combat troops quickly advanced along the east bank of the wider Fenshui, and the frozen Fenshui itself was incompatible with the frozen river bed.
It unexpectedly became a natural marching path for the baggage troops... The peasants and livestock all wore non-slip straw shoes, and the wheels of the vehicles were also wrapped in tough hay. Some vehicles and their burdens were simply dragged directly on the ice.
Under such circumstances, the troop movement speed was astonishing.
However, what really ensured the speed of the advance of Fenshui and the east bank of Fenshui was actually the slightly narrow west bank of Fenshui in the valley, as well as the mountain cols and gentle slopes... In the west bank of Fenshui, as early as during the previous advance battle, the Zhao Guan family had
He personally issued an order to let Jiedushi's troops expand their presence. Every time they advance a mile, a comprehensive military station must be built on the west bank.
The military station was also designed by the Zhao Guan family personally, with specific requirements down to the allocation of every personnel.
First of all, there must be enough cooking personnel and charcoal reserves in the military depot to ensure uninterrupted hot water and help the troops cook and melt dry food at any time.
Secondly, there must be at least three military jinshi in the military station, one is responsible for managing the daily operations of the military station, one is responsible for mediating disputes and supervising military discipline, and the last one is responsible for delivering military orders that may be issued at any time.
Third, there should be several additional warm rooms in the military depot to provide a place for the injured caused by emergencies to rest and treat their injuries.
Finally, all imperial edicts, military orders, and officers' comings and goings, no matter how big or small, must be sent from the west side of the Fen River, and are not allowed to go to the east side, which will hinder the advance.
In addition to the military depot, there are seven or eight mountain valleys and gentle slopes in the Queshu Valley, where complete camps have been built. This is a larger military depot. In addition to the basic functions of a small military depot, it also has large-scale accommodation of the wounded and repair of vehicles.
, stocking materials and livestock, and acting as a defense point on the spot.
Besides, although these things were very convenient when advancing the battle before, everyone felt that Zhao Guan's family had gone too far... It was acceptable for several camps, and it was a very good thing.
It is nothing new to transport baggage on the river, and everyone moves forward in an orderly manner... The city of Tokyo has long been told to keep to the right.
But it would be too much of a waste of manpower and material resources to build a military station like this every mile we advance.
There are even rumors that the Zhao family deliberately found work for Ma Kuo, a high-ranking but low-ranking official, in order to prevent Mr. Ma from losing his position.
But now, when the imperial edict was suddenly issued, requiring the entire army to advance into Taiyuan at high speed, and the entire army, including soldiers and civilians, totaling hundreds of thousands, plus countless baggage, had to pass through the Queshu Valley, which was dozens of miles long, the officers and ministers at the front were only
Although I hated that this kind of military station could not be built every three hundred steps, I finally realized it.
The Zhao Guan family had definitely planned it for a long time. He was just waiting for the moment when Queshu Valley was opened, and then suddenly changed from slow to urgent, from small to large. He mobilized all his troops to attack Taiyuan City, so that the Jin Kingdom defenders in the Taiyuan Basin and the troops in the direction of Hebei
The main force of the Jin Kingdom was all caught off guard.
So, let alone Taiyuan City, the strongest city in the world, how effective this sudden attack is, but no matter what, everyone can feel the determination of the Zhao Guan family.
In fact, the reason why the troops advanced so quickly and in such an orderly manner was largely due to the fact that the imperial commander at Zhao Guan's house was right behind them.
On the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, the imperial edict was sent to all ministries overnight.
On the sixteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, Han Shizhong, Li Yanxian, Wang De, Li Qiong and other elite troops stationed in Queshu Valley and outside Yangliang Nanguan set off one after another... At the same time, the imperial chariot of the Zhao Guan family did not hesitate to come from Xiangling in the rear.
Activated, under the escort of Gozen Banzhi, he left behind the Japanese samurai who had just arrived and headed directly to the north.
In the afternoon, Long Huang arrived at Hongdong County, which was a full fifty miles away from Xiangling. He then marched for more than ten miles without stopping until dark, and then settled in a vacant Song army camp south of Zhaocheng.
Stay down.
It was precisely under the coercion of this speed and determination of the advance that no one, including Han Shizhong, Li Yanxian, Wang De, and Li Qiong, dared to say a word. The 50,000 to 60,000 elite soldiers in front advanced in an orderly manner, grabbing one after another.
There is no clue, which is really surprising.
At noon on the seventeenth day of the twelfth lunar month, Yujia, who continued to maintain an astonishing speed, also entered Queshu Valley.
In the afternoon, the sky began to darken and light snow fell.
In the evening, in the light snow, Long Huang arrived at the foot of Lingshi City, but once again passed through the city and did not enter. Instead, he continued to march until the sky became too dark, and the imperial driver stopped at a camp in a mountain col on the west side of the valley.
and pause for a moment.
As soon as the imperial driver stopped, the Ban Zhi below were naturally happy to rest. In any case, no matter how orderly, this kind of march is very difficult, but because Zhao Guan's family is also in the march, this kind of complaint cannot be vented.
Just come out.
However, while the sergeants went to get hot water to soak their feet and make a meal, the ministers who accompanied them were busy again. A large number of memorials and information were sent to the imperial court. Zhao Guanjia did not have time to say anything more and took a cup of hot tea.
Then the treatment began.
"Give Wang De a gold medal and tell him not to underestimate the enemy and advance rashly. He must wait until the friendly forces take over Jiexiu's siege position before going north to besiege Qi County." Zhao Jiu was speechless when he opened the first memorial, even a little angry. "Where did the snow come from?
Caizhou at night?! Who did he hear this allusion? Do you really think that Yelu Mawu and Wanyan are useless, and you can't pull out the tiger's teeth and eat him?! Isn't it just that after waiting for a while in Jiexiu, to see Han Shizhong, Li Qiong ran away from him again?
Have you gone ahead? Follow the previous military orders!"
Fan Zongyin, the chief bachelor next to him, did not dare to neglect, and immediately took a pen and ink and started drafting the edict.
Zhao Jiu had already opened the second memorial, but was impatient again: "Give me the gold medal again and tell Han Shizhong that Qixian County is not from the imperial camp Zuojun. His mission is to communicate with Wang De first in Pingyao and then in Taigu.
Let’s go forward! It can’t be slow, it can’t be too fast, and it can’t be chaotic!”
Mei Yue, a direct bachelor, also quickly took out pen and ink to draft the edict.
But Fan Mei and Fan Mei had not yet written a few words. Zhao Guanjia threw a third document into the case, and then pointed at Wang Yan: "Wang Qing, please go there quickly and go to the forty miles ahead."
Find Li Yanxian at the mouth of the Fen River where the Sheng River enters and tell him clearly for me... The west bank of the Fen River, the line between Xiaoyi, Baibi, Guozha, Wenshui, Jiaocheng and Qingyuan, is Wanyan Salihe
The defense area I gave him was not to let him capture it, but to let him monitor it to ensure that Sa Lihe's troops could not cross the Fen River to harass us. Li Shifu would soon arrive from the rear with his cavalry to monitor Hexi for him.
, Wu Jie will also cross the Yellow River and come in from Shizhou and Lanzhou to take over the war in Hexi... Let him stabilize his mentality, don't waste his troops, and don't be greedy for merit. The main task now is to unite the army to Taiyuan City quickly and steadily!
Don’t be in a hurry to come back after the matter is done. Take the opportunity to inspect Pingyao, Qixian County, and Taigu, and then wait for me in Taigu!”
Wang Yan, the commander-in-chief of the imperial camp who had been stationed with Lu Yihao in Linfen City before, did not dare to neglect. He responded and, regardless of the darkness, he led a few personal guards and rode out of the camp.
After Zhao Jiu ordered the three things, he couldn't help but feel helpless. Even though Li Qiong did not submit a letter to propose any additional plans, he still asked someone to draft an order, emphasizing the importance of blocking the Taihang Mountains on one side and blocking the passage between Shangdang and Hebei.
In this way, Yu Yunwen had no choice but to spread his pen and join the queue of drafting the decree.
Soon, the three of them finished drafting the decree and presented it to the emperor. After the official Zhao family nodded, Shao Chengzhang, one of the guards, took out the seal. After adding the big seal, Liu Yan took out the gold medal representing the highest military order, and then summoned
The members of the Red Heart Team left in a team of ten in a hurry.
However, once the decree was issued, although Zhao Guan's family was so restless that they didn't even bother to drink tea, they didn't show any signs of it on their faces. They just sat motionless in the camp, as if they were waiting for someone.
The answer to the mystery was quickly revealed. After a while, when the sky was completely dark, dozens of horsemen carrying torches walked through the passage on the west side of the Fen River, directly to the camp where Long Hu was located. However, it was this time that he was not called up.
The imperial cavalry in the north were all under the command of Quduan.
As soon as they entered the camp, they were introduced by Yang Yizhong, passed through many banzhi, and went straight to the stronghold under the dragon's banner. Then they bowed down in the brightly lit stronghold and saluted and said hello: "The commander of the imperial camp and cavalry troops are all here."
Qu Duan met the official family..."
"I've been waiting for you for a long time." Zhao Jiu responded coldly, not letting the other party get up at all. "What do you have to say that you have to tell me in person?"
Qu Duan didn't listen well, so he immediately raised his head and wanted to speak.
But before he could say anything more, Zhao Guanjia, who was sitting there, spoke coldly again and kept asking: "Do you think that since I allow you to come to see me in person and then explain it in person, I am complying with your wishes?"
Qu Duan's heart felt cold, and he became more and more panicked. All the rhetoric he had thought about before had flown to Xiliao, and he could only do it.
In fact, it was not just Quduan, the atmosphere in the camp also dropped to the same temperature as the outdoor temperature... Besides, no one thought that under the Zhao Guan family's vigorous and resolute actions this time, some people would definitely be killed, but when the time came, it would still be...
Unable to avoid fear.
This is the emperor who has been in power for nearly ten years and has military power.
"Tell me, what do you want to say?" Zhao Jiu finally became impatient.
"Chen..." Qu Duan was extremely helpless, but he could only speak carefully and tell the truth. "I originally thought that the battle in Taiyuan was of great importance, and the imperial cavalry might be able to participate in the battle."
"Cavalry attacking the city?" Zhao Jiu responded coldly. "Didn't I bring the Poxi Army with me? But the Poxi Army can't attack the city, right? They can only pull out the stronghold."
"I'm not talking about attacking the city. In the battle of Taiyuan, we also have to guard against the Jin army's garrison troops coming out of the city to attack our army's logistics. If the imperial cavalry arrives, I will sweep the surrounding cities for the officials. Then the officials can rest assured and attack calmly.
The city is here." Qu Duan's voice became smaller and smaller as he spoke.
"But didn't I ask Li Shifu to lead the 10,000 Dangxiang Qingqi of the imperial cavalry to do this?" As soon as the other party finished speaking, Zhao Jiu continued to ask, and he didn't stop for a moment. "Li Shifu and his troops are not the imperial cavalry.
Are you affiliated with the army? Isn't Qingqi better at doing this?"
Qu Duan did not dare to say anything more.
"Isn't it to keep you in the south to prevent the Jin army from jumping over the wall and trying to get behind me?" Zhao Jiu kept asking. "Qu Qing, why on earth do you have to personally lead your direct subordinates to the north..."
Qu Duan still remained silent.
"Speak!" Zhao Jiu finally became completely impatient.
Qu Duan couldn't hold on anymore, and finally raised his head and told the truth: "The officials... I'm not trying to grab credit, I think that the battle in Taiyuan is no small matter. Once something goes wrong, it will turn into a decisive battle, and the officials are beside me.
King Han Jun is arrogant and arrogant, Li Yanxian can defend but not attack, and Ma Kuo can only build walls and fortifications..."
"You can only speak arrogant words!" Zhao Jiu interrupted the other party directly. "So, I have notified Wu Jie and asked him to cross the river quickly and come from Shizhou and Lanzhou to take charge of the Chinese Army for me... Understand
Yet?"
Qu Duan was speechless for a moment, but he was obviously unwilling.
"The Prince of Yan'an is not here..." Seeing this, Zhao Jiu no longer hesitated. He turned to look at one person and spoke coldly. "Yang Yizhong, go and give him a whip on my behalf! Drive him out!"
No one said a word in the semi-permanent Tumu Dazhai, and the emperor's decree was given, but no one dared to object. The soldiers' squads on both sides rushed forward, pulled out the bent end, and dragged it directly to the camp gate. Yang Yizhong picked up his riding whip and followed
On top, he whipped his whip inside the door in front of everyone, then abandoned the whip and stood in awe.
Qu Duan was extremely embarrassed, ashamed and angry, but knowing that asking for battle this time was against the Zhao Guan family's taboo, he could only go to hold the horse in embarrassment and prepare to leave.
"Qudu, stay here." Yang Yizhong gave up his whip, but took the initiative to stop the opponent.
"What does Yang Tongzhi mean?" Qu Duan just wanted to leave quickly.
"The officials had heard that Qu Dutong was coming, and they had already made a decree. They heard that Qu Dutong's horse, Iron Elephant, had died of old age in Jiezhou and could no longer ride with him on the battlefield, so he asked Dutong to take the horse with him when he returned.
Bring it back as a mount." As he spoke, Yang Yizhong stepped aside, and Ban Zhi had already brought a majestic horse. "This is the tribute horse sent by Yelu Dashi, the leader of the Western Liao Dynasty last year..."
When Qu Duan saw the horse, he didn't recognize it as the mount that Zhao Guan's family had been riding for several months before. After taking the reins from Na Ban Zhi, he also exclaimed in embarrassment: "Are the officials still worried that I won a gold medal for today's incident?"
No? Even if I really surrender, the military commanders will cut off my head..."
Yang Yizhong remained silent.
Seeing this, Qu Duan could only laugh and shake his head, put on his royal horse, and headed south in the snow, feeling a little embarrassed.
As soon as Qu Duan left, he was speechless that night. Early the next morning, on the 18th day of the twelfth lunar month, Xiaoxue stopped early, and Zhao Guan's family also set off again. Long Huang headed north, urging the front army, the rear troops, and the main forces in Hedong.
He then continued to advance northward at great speed.
At noon that day, we left Yangliang Beiguan and entered the Taiyuan Basin with open terrain.
At this time, Zhao Jiu looked back at Queshu Valley again, and couldn't help but lament that time was also a fate... Because according to the explanation of a local officer, Queshu Valley is really dangerous in the summer, when Fen water often floods and mudslides often wash away the roads.
Not to mention, the surge in river water will also cause the passable and footholding areas in the valley to become extremely narrow, and the army will need to repeatedly cross the river to move forward.
If that's the case, the Jin army is still fortified at all levels, and I am afraid that the Song army will either count on Wu Jie to fight, or they will have to turn around and fight against the party... How can it be like this now, and it can freeze into a road, which in turn will promote the army?
What about traffic acceleration?
But regardless of this small emotion, it is only said that Zhao Guan's Longhu left the Queshu Valley, paused for a moment, and then headed north again. In the evening of the same day, he arrived at Jiexiu City, which was already surrounded by Niu Gao, Li Yanxian's subordinate.
Here, Zhao Jiu summoned Niu Gao, comforted him for a while, pointed out his previous achievements in breaking Yangliang Beiguan and gave him a small reward, and then stationed behind Niu Gao's stronghold that day.
The next day, the 19th day of the twelfth lunar month, the imperial driver traveled sixty miles and arrived at Pingyao City.
The defenders in Pingyao City were shaken by the sudden and rapid movement of the Song Army to the north to encircle the city. They saw countless troops passing under the city and heading north. Their hearts were gradually shaken. However, when they saw Long Huang arriving soon, they were completely horrified. So much so that on the second
On the second day, which was the twentieth day of the twelfth lunar month, when Zhao Guan's family was about to abandon the besieging troops here and continue to move north, some Han troops in the city made a rebellion, opened the east city gate, and asked for surrender.
Encountering such a fighting opportunity, Zhao Jiu certainly did not give up. Instead, he handed over the imperial squadron to Qiao Zhongfu, the military commander of the imperial camp who was responsible for locking the city of Pingyao. The latter immediately sent troops into the city and fought fiercely at noon.
They had already captured this important stronghold in the Taiyuan Basin.
However, although the city was broken, Zhao Guan's family still had no intention of stopping. He left part of the squad behind, gathered his troops, and immediately set off with Wang Sheng's troops who caught up later. They arrived at the foot of Qixian City in the evening and met Wang De.
Another day, the 21st of the twelfth lunar month, Zhao Jiu rushed to the foot of Taigu City at noon, gathered Han Shizhong and Wang Yan, and then without stopping for a while, arrived at Xugou Town that evening.
On the twenty-second day of the twelfth lunar month, after learning that Yuci, an important town east of Yangqu City, the capital of Taiyuan, had been surrounded by troops led by Li Qiong himself, Zhao Guanjia did not hesitate and led an increasing number of main battle troops to attack Yangqu, the capital of Taiyuan.
And go.
In the evening of the same day, they arrived at Yongli Prison, which is less than 20 miles away from Taiyuan City, and set up a camp here.
In the morning of the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, after eight days of rapid march through the narrow passage of Queshu Valley, a total of 500 miles away, Zhao Guan's dragon banner appeared in Taiyuan Fucheng at a speed that was absolutely beyond imagination.
under.
During this march, the important towns on the east bank of the Fen River were quickly divided and surrounded one by one by the Song army, and even captured the important town of Pingyao. At the same time, in order to maintain the speed of the march, many towns on the west bank of the Fen River were almost equal.
Yu was completely forgotten by the Song Army and ignored. Wanyan Salihe, who was in charge of the defense area on the west bank of Fenshui River, was not sure whether he was disturbed by the speed of the Song Army's advance. He actually kept cowering under the Song Army's surveillance troops.
Do not move.
Thanks to this, there were no less than 30,000 elite members of the imperial camp who arrived at Taiyuan City along with Zhao Guanjia Long Huang. At the same time, countless troops and civilians were constantly gathering from the rear.
It is conceivable that before tonight, 40,000 to 50,000 people will arrive, and more and more people will arrive in the future. In the end, if Wu Jie can arrive as promised, there will be 100,000 people here. It seems that
No need to be surprised.
Let’s not mention what will happen in the future, let’s just say that now, Zhao Jiu can finally station his horse by the Fen River and take a closer look at Taiyuan City in this era.
By the way, Taiyuan City in the Song Dynasty is not the same thing as Taiyuan City in the Han and Tang Dynasties.
The main body of the previous Taiyuan City was on the west side of the Fen River, which is the traditional Jinyang area, and the city was very large. The Taiyuan City of the Song Dynasty was built after Song Taizong Zhao Guangyi destroyed the old city in the early years and found that it was impossible to lose a city in Taiyuan.
A big city, so the new city that Pan Mei rebuilt was located in Yangqu County on the east side of the Fen River, not the Taiyuan area in the traditional sense, and it was also much smaller.
However, this does not mean that this city will be inferior to any Taiyuan city in history in terms of defense. Otherwise, Nianhan would have no choice but to lock the city southward. As a result, Taiyuan was still in the hands of the Song army, so they had to besiege the city and fight for reinforcements.
, the reinforcements defeated hundreds of thousands of Song troops, but it still didn't work. In the end, it took two hundred and fifty days to break the city, and then had to massacre the city to vent their anger.
"The officials will wait and see."
Han Shizhong led his troops to carry the Wei army to the north of the city as a defense, and Li Yanxian went to preside over the construction of Dazhai under the city. Unexpectedly and reasonably, it was Yang Yizhong who had always been silent outside and took the initiative to guide Zhao Guan's family in Taiyuan.
City defense... He was originally from Daizhou in the north. "Taiyuan City is more than ten miles in circumference. It is not a big city, and it is not made entirely of bricks and stones. Instead, it is mostly made of rammed earth... But the west of the city faces the Fen River, and then the Fen River is diverted to surround the city.
The moat... has only four gates, three gates in the east, north and south, all with separate protruding gates. There is a suspension bridge between the gates and the city gate behind them, but it is a serious masonry city wall... It's not just that.
, there is also a separate inner city in the city. The inner city has a circumference of more than five miles, accounting for almost half of the city. There are no people living in the inner city. They are all warehouses, government offices, and barracks..."
"In other words, although Taiyuan City is small, it is actually a specialized flat fortress?" Zhao Jiu, who stood near the Fen River, suddenly realized as he looked at the Jin Army flags waving on the Guancheng in the south of Taiyuan. "Is this a place specifically used for military purposes?
"
"Yes." Yang Yizhong nodded in response. "I can only say that it is fortunate that it is frozen in winter. Otherwise, the Fenshui River surrounds the city and the three gates stand side by side. We can only fire cannons to hit them hard... and the city can use cannons.
…It’s just hard work…”
Yang Yizhong's words became slower and slower, and Zhao Jiu and other ministers were also gradually attracted by other things... It turned out that just when Han Shizhong was on the way to the north of Taiyuan, Li Yanxian commanded a large army and began to set up a camp, while Zhao Guan's family was waiting.
While Long Yanxia was listening to the introduction, as the flags on Guancheng in the south were waving, suddenly, a large group of Jin cavalry came out from the east.
There are not many cavalry in this group. From what I can see, there are only seven or eight Mou Ke, which means seven or eight hundred cavalry. Judging from the situation, it is obvious that they came from Guancheng in the east.
Under the watchful eyes of Zhao Guan's family and many close ministers, they first attacked the southeast corner of Taiyuan City, disturbing some civilians and sergeants who were setting up a stronghold there, causing a small chaos... This was nothing, and the defenders in the city took advantage of it.
When the foreign enemy has not yet established a stable foothold, it is a conventional tactic to launch a cavalry surprise attack to demoralize the enemy... However, after the successful attack, this small force not only did not take advantage of the situation to turn back, or in other words, there were signs of turning back, but it actually relied on
Under the cover of Guancheng in the south, they turned around and headed straight for Longhu.
"Does Wanyan think that I am Sun Quan?" Zhao Jiu was startled for a moment, then laughed. "But I don't know how he broke the Xiaoshi Bridge when the Fen River froze."
"Your Majesty, you might as well take shelter for now!" Although the distance was more than a mile, Yang Yizhong had no choice but to change the topic. "I will meet the enemy for your Majesty..."
"I will be here to watch and defeat the enemy!" Zhao Jiu stopped moving and shook his head.
Yang Yizhong glanced at Wang Yan and nodded knowingly when he saw him. Then he and Liu Yan hurriedly put on their robes, then one person supervised the steps and the other led the cavalry, and hurriedly formed a formation forward.
However, because the enemy's arrival was sudden, and even though the Imperial Banzhi initially wore the main armor, it was still not fully armored, so the speed of the armor array at this time was inevitably a little behind.
In fact, this should be the reason why this Jurchen cavalry thinks there is something cheap to make.
The only thing that had to be said was that at this time, how could Zhao Jiu retreat?
However, just when the two armies were about to meet hastily, a group of soldiers and horses suddenly poured out from the gap between the main formation of the Song army and the imperial squadron, and collided with the Jurchen cavalry.
Zhao Jiu was stunned for a moment, because he could see clearly that this was actually the Japanese samurai who had been killed by him. At this time, the Japanese samurai who had just arrived from behind... hundreds of Japanese samurai, either holding long and scary bows, or holding hands as tall as them
Equipped with a powerful sword, he rode an unarmored horse that was probably used for logistical purposes. With an astonishing momentum, he rushed straight into the Jurchen cavalry formation.
Of course, Japanese samurai fighting on horseback is not new, because as early as Taira Kiyomori came to the Red Heart Team, he became proficient in riding horses. At that time, Zhao Jiu asked out of curiosity... As a result, Taira Kiyomori told Zhao Guanjia that the northern Japanese samurai at this time were originally fighting on horseback.
Most of them just bring walking men to assist them, and their weapons, from tachi to large bows, especially the tachi with a blade almost as sharp as a human being, are exclusive weapons for horseback combat.
Now, the most critical point is that I don’t know whether it was frightened by the exaggerated weapons of the Japanese samurai, but the Jurchen cavalry actually froze. Not only that, because the blade was too long, the bow was too big, and the visual effect was too strong
Because of this, even Zhao Jiu couldn't help but feel a little hopeful.
But it was just a hope. The next moment, as these exaggerated swords slashed across the thick armor of the Jurchen cavalry, which must have weighed at least fifty kilograms, the warring parties and many people from the Zhao Guan family and below who were watching all woke up from their dreams.
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For a time, the iron cavalry was rampant and the Japanese samurai suffered heavy casualties.
Fortunately, it bought time for the Imperial Banzhi and the Song Army Brigade, which can be regarded as commendable for their loyalty and bravery.
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