Yongle Palace is close to Yongxiang, and all the eunuchs and maids nearby sought refuge in the palace of the Empress Dowager.
There are still a few loyal guards in the palace, blocking the gate tightly.
Unfortunately, they were outnumbered and the gate collapsed.
Liu Bei, who was not far away, could see with his eyes splitting. He turned to Zhang Fei and said, "Yide, tell them to stop."
There were too many people here, maybe seven or eight thousand. It was such a chaos and it was impossible for his voice to be heard by every rebel.
Zhang Fei took a deep breath, roared loudly, and let out a beast-like roar from his throat: "Roar!"
Everyone around them covered their ears. The terrifying sound was like a giant tiger roaring in the forest at midnight. It seemed that it could be heard for two or three kilometers around.
The rebels outside Yongle Palace were indeed frightened and stopped rushing in. They stood on the high platform in front of the palace and turned back to check the situation.
Liu Bei rode over with a cold voice and shouted: "This is the palace of the Empress Dowager Yongle. What do you want to do? Are you committing rebellion?"
The leader here was Zhang Zhang. He stepped out from the crowd and saw Liu Bei. He sneered and said, "Who am I? It turns out to be the captain of Sili. The captain had a long-standing friendship with the eunuch. He had protected the eunuch before, but now the eunuch killed him."
After killing the general, we will avenge the general. It is just and legitimate. Should the captain still protect him?"
"Who are you?"
Liu Bei asked expressionlessly whether he knew Zhang Zhang.
Zhang Zhang's expression was stagnant, and he said rather angrily: "This is General Sima Zhang Zhang!"
Liu Bei said coldly: "You are just a little general Sima, but you still dare to spread rumors to cause trouble and slander court officials? How often have you seen me having friendship with eunuchs? How often have you seen me protecting eunuchs? What's more, are you killing eunuchs now?
? Attacking the Empress Dowager is tantamount to conspiring to commit treason! I advise you to retreat quickly, otherwise don’t blame me for not recognizing anyone with the sword in my hand."
Zhang Zhang rolled his eyes and said loudly: "This person is an associate of the eunuchs, kill them!"
"act recklessly!"
Liu Bei snorted coldly, raised his swords high and said: "Pull the distance!"
Nine hundred Youzhou cavalrymen turned their horses' heads at the same time and ran towards the square behind them.
Yongle Palace is located in the upper left corner of the North Palace, and in the lower left corner are Chongzheng Hall and Chongde Hall.
During the Guangwu period of the Han Dynasty, Liu Xiu lived in Nangong. When he arrived at Liuzhuang, which was Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty, he began to move to Beigong, and returned to Nangong under Emperor Huan.
Chongzheng Hall and Chongde Hall were the places where government affairs and court meetings were handled during the Han Ming Dynasty. Since the North Palace was much larger than the South Palace, covering 2.3 square kilometers, the number of palaces was far less than that of the South Palace.
Therefore, the straight-line distance from Yongle Palace to Chongzheng Palace is close to 1.5 kilometers, and the length of the square between the two can even reach 1 kilometer, which is a very exaggerated distance.
If the heavy cavalry wants to launch a charge, a distance of 100-200 meters is enough, not to mention such a large square, which is almost a natural place for cavalry to charge.
"Stop!"
When Liu Bei saw that he had opened up a mile, he shouted the order again.
Not every one of the nine hundred cavalry could hear his shout, but everyone was paying attention to the general's actions. When they saw Liu Bei and Zhang Fei stopping their movements, they all began to rein in their horses.
"Turn around!"
Liu Bei turned his horse's head to face the oncoming enemy troops.
The cavalrymen also turned their horses' heads, readjusted their positions, and formed a long row.
"rush!"
Following Liu Bei's order, all the cavalry galloped at the same time. The horseshoes stepped on the marble slabs, and the huge gold and stones collided with each other, making a loud noise.
Although the nine hundred cavalry were not many, the charge formed by the heavy cavalry was enough to crush all the flesh and blood in front of them into powder.
"Cavalry charges, get out of the way!"
The surging black waves swept towards Zhang Zhang's military formation with the momentum of crushing everything. The frightened Zhang Zhang soldiers were horrified to find that even the ground under their feet was shaking...
Everyone ran to both sides with horrified expressions. This time, they did not care to vent their red-eyed murderous intentions. When people face the weak, they only have the pleasure of humiliation. But when facing the strong, they
Only then will you feel scared and realize that you are the weak one.
Soon, there was a bang.
The manes of the galloping war horses flew in the low wind, and their iron hooves seemed to crack the earth. Under the leadership of Liu Bei and Zhang Fei, the Youzhou cavalry held their long spears at an angle and charged into the enemy's formation.
The sharp spears pierced their bodies like tofu, and then pierced the bodies of the second row of enemies. However, more soldiers were knocked away by the surging horses and fell backward in the air.
He had already died of anger.
"Crush again!"
The cavalry formation was like an iron comb, combing through the formations of Zhang Zhang's soldiers, taking away countless lives. But Liu Bei did not stop at all, and jumped on his horse's head again and rushed towards the enemy formation.
Two rounds of charges directly took away nearly a thousand of Zhang Zhang's soldiers, while Liu Bei's heavy cavalry formation suffered almost no losses, not even a single injured knight.
You know, when he first built this cavalry unit, Chen Mu was considering making it a semi-heavy cavalry for trapping and running attacks.
Therefore, the armors made at that time were ordinary half-body armor, not full-body armor.
The heavy cavalry with full body armor like those in the European Middle Ages can weigh up to 80 kilograms with just weapons, armor, and horse armor. Adding the weight of the person, the horse will bear a very heavy burden.
Later, as his family became bigger and bigger, Chen Mu discovered that heavy cavalry was not impossible. A thousand cavalry could use two sets of equipment, one set of light armor and one set of heavy armor, one person and three horses. When moving, there would be no armor and cavalry.
One horse, light armor and heavy armor are carried by two other horses, pulled by knights, and can move short distances.
This is why Liu Bei was able to arrive in Luoyang from Yewang County with his heavy cavalry separated from the baggage and large troops.
Although the cost of doing this is very high, the effect is also very significant.
Compared with Gongsun Zan's three thousand white-horse rebels, who are also cavalry, Liu Bei's one thousand cavalry can kill the white-horse rebels in a head-on confrontation.
However, Baima Yi is essentially an unarmored light cavalry. He can run away if he can't be beaten, and Liu Bei can't catch up.
The only thing that can compare with it is probably Cao Cao's Tiger and Leopard Cavalry.
Zhang Zhang's subordinates are just ordinary soldiers with very low elite level. In addition, the infantry fights the heavy cavalry. It is not a matter of mutual restraint, it is simply a matter of massacre.
There were only two rounds of harvesting, and Zhang Zhang's formation was penetrated each time, making it impossible to form effective resistance.
When the second round began, Zhang Zhang's soldiers were already close to collapse.
"No matter how hard you hit me, the knife won't be able to cut in."
"Run, I don't want to die."
"Let's go!"
Zhang Zhang's men dispersed and no longer had the courage to resist.
Liu Bei breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the enemies dispersed. At this time, Chen Mu, who had been watching from a distance, came on horseback under the protection of several cavalry.
"Brother, this is the first time this heavy cavalry has entered the battlefield. It did not disappoint us. It is as powerful as chopping melons and vegetables."
Chen Mu rode over with a smile.
During the Battle of Wild King, this cavalry did not appear on the battlefield, because they came from the Taihang Mountains using infantry interspersed, and the heavy cavalry could not cross the mountains, so they took a detour from Huai County and did not participate in the battle.
Therefore, this battle was actually the first time this heavy cavalry went into battle.
So far, it seems that the actual results are excellent. In order to maintain this team, so much money is spent every year, and it is not in vain.
Liu Bei breathed a long sigh of relief and said, "This is also due to my third brother's years of training."
Zhang Fei chuckled.
Although he still has four thousand soldiers under his command, he is most proud of these one thousand heavy cavalry.
On the Qingzhou battlefield, these thousand heavy cavalry were only covered with light armor, and the power of charging into battle was far less powerful than it is now. Now that they have changed from heavy armor to heavy cavalry, it is the first time they have gone to the battlefield as heavy cavalry. Indeed, there is no
It failed to live up to the expectations he had trained for so long.
Chen Mu looked at Zhang Fei and suddenly said with a bad look on his face: "During training, third brother didn't beat the soldiers for no reason, right?"
Zhang Fei quickly denied: "These are all from my hometown in Zhuojun. How dare I do something? If I go back to Zhuojun in the future, my family will stab me in the back? Moreover, they are all treasures, and I am afraid of hurting them."
Already."
"That's good."
Chen Mu thought for a while and said: "Our heavy cavalry hasn't been named yet, why not take advantage of today's first battle to give them a name?"
This group of soldiers can be said to be veterans of hundreds of battles. Just like Cao Cao's Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, every one of them can be used as a general in the army, and they are among the best among the best.
But this is the first time that he has been on the battlefield as a heavy cavalryman. But judging from the actual combat effects, he can already have a name of his own like the tiger and leopard cavalry, the trapped camp, the first to die, and other special forces.
Liu Bei had calmed down from the fighting mood just now, and rode his horse slowly toward the gate of Yongle Palace. As he walked, he said to Chen Mu, "Fourth brother, please take one."
Do you want me to get it?
Chen Mu chuckled: "Dragon Cavalry."
Liu Bei was startled: "Fourth brother, please don't talk nonsense. How can dragon be used as the name of the army?"
"Just kidding."
Chen Mu smiled: "Actually, I have already thought about it, how about calling it Xuanjia Heavy Cavalry?"
"This name is good, okay, from now on we will call it Xuan Jia Heavy Cavalry."
Liu Bei nodded and agreed happily.
The two of them had arrived at the gate of Yongle Palace. The eunuch inside was already frightened, but when he saw Liu Bei, he hurriedly ran out and knelt down and said, "Thank you so much for saving my life. The Empress Dowager invites the captain to come into the palace."
"Fourth brother, let's go in and meet the Empress Dowager."
"good."
The two got off their horses and walked into the palace.
After all, this is a royal palace and the palace of the Empress Dowager. The heavy cavalry behind them must not be able to enter.
What's more, they came to rescue the driver, so they couldn't scare the Empress Dowager Yongle.
In the palace of the Empress Dowager, thousands of people were hiding here.
Historically, Yuan Shao entered the palace and massacred more than two thousand people, including palace maids, eunuchs and some palace guards.
Empress Dowager Dong was already dead at that time, so she was not affected by anything.
In Yongle Palace, when the gate was broken open by the rebels, many eunuchs and maidens were so frightened that they thought they were doomed.
As a result, Liu Bei came down like a magic soldier and saved them. The palace was burned down. Many eunuchs and maids in Yongle Palace stood in the square inside the palace gate. When they saw Liu Bei coming in, they all knelt down and kowtowed, shouting "Thank you, Principal Sili."
Wei’s life-saving grace.”
Liu Bei quickly raised his hands to signal for everyone to get up.
"Xuan De's wise nephew!"
At this time, Empress Dowager Dong came out with the help of everyone, went to the palace gate to greet her personally and said: "Xuan De's wise nephew!"
According to the genealogy, Liu Bei has been admitted into the clan by Liu Hong and is a member of the clan with status.
In the Han Dynasty, clan descendants and clan members were two different concepts.
Tribe means that although your surname is Liu and you are indeed a descendant of Liu Bang, you are not recognized by the royal family and are no different from ordinary people.
The clan is included in the royal family tree, and their status is obviously different, and they can be called nobles.
This is related to the family concept at that time.
For example, a family has a main line, branches, county hall numbers, semicolons, and other clansmen who spread out and spread out in various places.
Liu Bei was originally an ordinary member of the scattered tribe, but now he is recognized by his master's family and recognizes his ancestors.
So Empress Dowager Dong directly started calling him nephew, just like Liu Hong called him emperor brother, to express closeness.
"The Queen Mother!"
Liu Bei quickly stepped forward, knelt down on one knee and said, "My help is too late."
Empress Dowager Dong helped him up with tears streaming down her face: "It's not too late. I'm very pleased that you arrived in time."
Liu Bei sighed and said, "It's a pity that I still couldn't save the emperor."
"ah?"
Empress Dowager Dong asked in astonishment: "What's wrong with the Emperor?"
"I heard that he was kidnapped by Zhang Rang."
Liu Bei thought for a while and said: "It seems that there is also King Chenliu."
"What?"
Empress Dowager Dong almost fainted.
Liu Bian and Liu Xie were the only blood of the late emperor, especially Liu Xie, who was raised by her and had a deep relationship. Empress Dowager Dong almost collapsed on the spot when she heard the news.
"The Queen Mother."
Liu Bei and the palace maids and eunuchs beside him quickly stepped forward to help him.
Empress Dowager Dong held her forehead and cried: "Xuande, you have to save them. This is the blood of the late emperor. There must be no loss."
Liu Bei hesitated and said: "But there is a big chaos in the palace now. If I leave, the Empress Dowager will..."
"Don't worry about me, go save the two princes."
"this....."
Seeing that the Empress Dowager was heartbroken, Liu Bei could only grit his teeth and say: "Wei!"
After that, he turned around and left with Chen Mu.
Quickly arriving outside Yongle Palace, Liu Bei said to the veteran Ah Daodao, who had been following him all the way from Youzhou: "Ah Da, take Ah Er and leave a hundred people to guard the palace of the Empress Dowager."
In the military system of the Han Dynasty, five men formed a corps, two corps formed a Shi, five Shi formed a team, two teams formed a tuen, and five tuns constituted a song.
In addition to the more than 200 people who died in the battle among the 500 young men from Youzhou brought out by Liu Bei, when Liu Bei returned to Youzhou for the first time, more than 100 people did not want to fight anymore, and only more than 100 people were left.
I want to continue to follow him.
These more than 100 people have become the backbone of the army, such as Ada, Aer, Zhang Long and Zhao Hu, who are all at the level of village commanders. The rest are at worst captains, and belong to the most elite troops in the army.
After hearing Liu Bei's order, Ada nodded and said: "Wei, your Majesty, as long as I am alive, no one can hurt the Empress Dowager."
Liu Bei got on his horse and said seriously to him: "I don't want you to die, I want you to live. If the enemy is strong, just run away with the Queen Mother. Don't be stubborn. You must be decisive when you should run. Do you hear me?"
"yes!"
Although Ah Da was covered with dozens of kilograms of iron armor that was as cold as ice, he felt warm in his heart, as if he had drank a bowl of hot ginger syrup in the cold winter.