In the tenth year of King Wucheng, May 20, Anseong.

In the early morning, the sky was just dawning, and the mist covered the fields. The two military camps not far apart sounded their horns almost at the same time, and the entire field outside Anseong City was completely awakened from its slumber.

The cavalry in the camp of the Liao army fed their dear war horses beans by hand, and let the horses drink some salt water they liked. Then little by little, he put on the horse armor, and then, with the help of his comrades, put on his own armor.

After Li Yong put on his armor, as the commander of the tun, he inspected the armor and weapons of the fifty soldiers under his command, who were also Xinzhizhuang. When he saw a nervous soldier, he patted him on the shoulder and said a few words of encouragement. After the inspection was completed, he led his troops, listened to the sound of the horn, followed his hundred generals, and assembled in the fields outside Ancheng.

When the mist completely lifts, both sides can see each other's phalanxes with the naked eye. Within a radius of dozens of miles, there were more than 200,000 troops on both sides, and the heavens and the earth were slaughtered.

Zhu Zhe, the commander of the Goguryeo army, stood on the command platform. I was surprised to find that in front of the opponent's military formation, the sides of the chariot were not lined up with the shield and spear soldiers that I had seen in the past, but the cavalry that I had never seen before—even the cavalry with horses and men wearing battle armor.

Not to mention the sergeants on the other side's horses, all of them were dressed in bright armor that was obviously not made of bronze; Even the war horses under the crotch were dressed in vests of the same material as the cavalrymen on horseback. Immediately taken aback, his heart was faintly uneasy.

Looking at the infantry behind the enemy cavalry, he found that the armor he wore was almost the same as that of the cavalry sergeant. This uneasiness is even stronger.

He asked Wang Zhi, a veteran Goguryeo general next to him, "General Wang, have you ever seen an army so equipped?" ”

has fought on the battlefield for many years, Goguryeo veteran Wang Zhi. At this time, looking at the army of the Liao army opposite, his brows furrowed, and he replied to Zhu Zhe: "Xiangguo, I have fought with the Yan army before, and I have never seen the Yan army so equipped. Sangkook, it looks like we have to be careful! ”

The commander of the Liao army, Rong Yan, was also on the command platform at this time, looked at the enemy's military formation, shook his head, and said to his generals next to him: "The army of Goguryeo is still the same as in the past. It seems that they are still preparing to charge the battle with chariots, followed by the infantry to cover the killing. ”

After his father Rong Yan came to Liaodi, Rong Yan, who came to Liaodi with his mother, has served in the cavalry unit of the Liao Army for more than two years, and his military rank has been promoted to General Pi. Standing in front of the cavalry team led by the Chinese army itself, he looked at the opponent's army formation, rode to the command platform, hugged his fists and said: "General, please allow a certain general to lead the team to attack the opponent's army formation." ”

Rong Hao laughed and said to the deputy general Wang Xian and the generals: "We don't have to charge directly now, in this position, we can give the army led by Zhu Zhe a little surprise." ”

Then his face sank, and he said to Rong Yan: "General Rong Yan, you go back to your battle position." Lead your own cavalry and wait for orders. ”

"Humble obedience". Rong Yan hurriedly replied with his fists clenched, and rode back to his battle position.

Rong Yan then shouted to the herald standing next to him: "Beat the war drums and prepare for battle!" ”

"Knock, knock, knock" With the beating of the war drums of the Liao army, the war drums of the opposing camp also sounded.

Rong Yan gave an order without hesitation: "Order the captain of the catapult formation to be tall and useful, and immediately give me the chariot in front of the enemy army." ”

On the command platform of the Liao army, the order flag fluttered, conveying the commander's order.

Immediately, the whistling sound of "woo" came from the Liao army's military formation. Boulders crossed their own phalanx and smashed into the chariots in front of the enemy.

The tall captain of the Stone-throwing Formation was standing on a high platform made of tripods, observing the stone throwing, and shouting command: "One team of catapults, raise two quarters; Three teams, down for a moment. Okay, put. ”

The colonel, who was standing next to the rows of catapults, constantly adjusted the height and distance of the attack according to the command, and kept shouting: "The first team is adjusted, release." The three teams are adjusted and released. ……”

At this moment, the Goguryeo army was in chaos.

No one expected that the catapults of the Liao army could hit such a long distance. Seeing that the front of the military formation was neatly arranged, rows of chariots were destroyed, and the entire military formation was in chaos. The desperate voices of the sergeants, mixed with the neighing of the horses, made people shudder.

And the commander of the Liao army, Rong Yan, has issued a second order: "Cavalry, prepare." ”

As the commanders of the cavalry, the generals Liu Sheng, Zuo Zong, and Rong Yan immediately shouted to the cavalry behind them after receiving the order from the command banner on the command platform: "Ready." ”

The cavalry of the Liao army pulled down their masks one after another.

The veteran Wang Zhi shouted at Zhu Zhe, the commander who was already sluggish under the blow of the Liao army's catapult: "Xiangguo, you can't wait any longer, let the chariot start quickly, start quickly!" Attack the opposing faction. ”

Zhu Zhe, who came back to his senses, said with trembling lips in the shouts of the veteran Wang Zhi: "Yes, yes, hurry up and attack." Come, drums, chariots attack. ”

There were not many Goguryeo chariots left, and as soon as they broke out of the formation, they were hit by catapults on the way. Before the remaining chariots could reach the front of the opposing camp, they were covered by a rain of arrows that covered the sky. The horses and soldiers pulling the chariot all fell in front of the Liao army.

At the same time, Rong Yi was on the command platform, seeing the chaos of the Goguryeo army formation, and shouted with great joy: "Chariots and cavalry troops, all attack." ”

Two hundred chariots of the Liao army began to be launched.

The cavalry on both sides of the chariot and the middle army, riding rows of war horses draped in battle armor. Under the leadership of the generals Liu Sheng, Zuo Zong and Rong Yan, with the sound of the war drums of the Liao army, the war horses were driven, and the Yanling formation was lined up, and in front of the Liao army's military formation, small steps ran up. Immediately, he crossed his own tank units and took the lead in attacking the enemy.

As the horses ran, Liu Sheng, Zuo Zong, and Rong Yan shouted at the more than 3,000 cavalry they led according to their usual training methods:

"Prepare to charge".

The speed of the Liao cavalry began to accelerate. The charge of tens of thousands of cavalry troops made the whole earth tremble.

Looking at the cavalry of the Liao army rushing towards him, the speed is getting faster and faster.

Wang Zhi, a veteran of Goguryeo, anxiously shouted to the commander Zhu Zhe: "This is a cavalry charge, this is a cavalry charge!" How is this possible? Xiangguo, hurry up the archer to throw, throw! ”

Zhu Zhe looked at the strange cavalry of the other party, and his whole body trembled. His mother, why didn't the Liao army fight according to the past routine! It's only been a few years since they fought against the army of the Yan Kingdom, has their army become like this?

Hearing the hoarse voice of the veteran Wang Zhi, he also knew what to do, and shouted: "Archer throw, throw!" ”

After receiving the order, the Goguryeo army had tens of thousands of archers in the array. Drawing his bow and arrows, the arrows pointed upwards, and he threw them at the Liao cavalry running towards his own army.

Seeing the enemy's bows and arrows coming, the cavalry units of the Liao army all bent over their horses, and then took out their bows and crossbows and loaded the arrows. The arrows fell on the cavalry and horses of the Liao army, making a crashing sound, all of which were blocked by the armor of the sergeants and war horses, and not a single cavalry was wounded.

And as the cavalry units of the Liao army moved forward rapidly, Rong Yan, Liu Sheng, and Zuo Zong all shouted: "Shoot." ”

The tens of thousands of Liao cavalry on their horses picked up the bows and crossbows in their hands and shot into the sky. Suddenly, in the Goguryeo army formation, the sergeants covered by the cavalry and arrows of the Liao army fell one by one.

Seeing this scene, the Goguryeo army was completely in disarray. No matter how you fight, the opponent can't shoot to death, but the soldiers of your own side will arrive when they encounter the opponent's arrows, even if they are wearing bronze armor!

Wang Zhi, a veteran of Goguryeo, has also become sluggish, and his mouth keeps muttering: "How is this possible? How is this possible? None of them were dismissed. ”

At this moment, the commander of the Liao army, Rong Yan, immediately issued a third order, shouting: "The whole army is ready." ”

All the sergeants of the Liao army, following the commander's order, pulled down the masks attached to their helmets, clenched the weapons in their hands, and were ready to charge.

Rong Yan, Liu Sheng, and Zuo Zong had all drawn their sabers at this moment, rushed to the front of the line, and shouted in a hissed voice: "Charge." ”

The cavalry units of the Liao army, which galloped towards the enemy, all pulled out their sabers at their waists and rushed forward with the generals Rong Yan, Liu Sheng and Zuo Zong.

As soon as the cavalry troops with great inertia rushed into the Goguryeo military formation, the steel sabers in their hands shining brightly and sprinkled like snowflakes on the other side's soldiers. Like a wave, it inexorably cut through the formation of the Goguryeo army, and the gap became bigger and bigger.

There were also many generals of the Goguryeo army, heroically with their own troops, rushed to the cavalry units. However, swords, slashes, spears and pokes could not bring much damage to the cavalry units of the Liao army, and only a very small number of cavalry fell off their horses. The Goguryeo soldiers who went there fell under the sabers of the Liao cavalry under the chopping of the Liao cavalry.

Seeing this scene, Rong Yi stood up and said to the deputy general Wang Xian: "You lead the reserve team and stay in command." ”

Then he stepped down from the command platform, straddled his horse, and said to the whole army: "The whole army will attack with me." ”

"Kill." The Liao army shouted, and rushed forward with the commander Rong Yan.

At this moment, the Goguryeo army, under the charge and chopping of the cavalry of the Liao army, was already in a panic.

Liu Sheng, who was chopping in front, had already seen the commander's banner standing in the Goguryeo army, and after slashing a Goguryeo sergeant with a saber, he pointed to the enemy's commander's banner and shouted: "Second and third sons, follow me to cut down the enemy's commander's banner." ”

"Kill." The cavalry behind him shouted in unison.

Rong Yan, who was attacking the middle of the enemy formation, and Zuo Zong, the cavalry commander on the other side, also led their own cavalry and rushed towards the banner of Zhu Zhe, the commander of the Goguryeo army.

Wang Zhi, a veteran of Goguryeo, looked at the three enemy cavalry that rushed towards his commander's banner like a wave. Anxiously facing Zhu Zhe, who was already stunned, he shouted in despair: "Xiangguo take care, wait for me to go and stop the enemy army!" ”

With that, he got down from the podium and jumped into his chariot. Pointing in the direction where Liu Sheng's cavalry was coming, he shouted to his own guards behind him: "Soldiers, follow me to kill the general." ”

"I am willing to fight to the death with the general." The guards said in unison.

"Kill."

"Kill."

The two torrents collided together.

The blood was exhausted, and Wang Zhi, a veteran of the famous Goguryeo Kingdom, was chopped off the chariot by the cavalry of the Liao army, and his body lay on the land of Anseong, which had been stained red with blood.