On the evening of September 18, the vanguard of the Song army, composed of 2,000 cavalry, defeated the two samurai cavalry that came to intercept them, galloping all the way without much delay, and saw the buildings of Kyoto in the distance as the sun was still setting.

"Stop!"

Zhao Tianyou sat on the horse and waved his hand, and the two thousand iron cavalry slowly stopped behind him, transforming the formation into a defensive counterattack, and the Japanese cavalry team that had been chasing around rushed over from behind like headless flies, looking at the neat queue of the Song army from a distance, and did not dare to attack directly.

These were the cavalry that followed, and they were scattered and defeated from Kobe, and then they came from the new army to entangle, because Zhao Tianyou was in a hurry to see Kyoto before the mountain set today, and all did not kill them.

A group of cavalry also drove out from the city of Kyoto, and they lined up about a mile outside the city to prepare to meet the Song army, but their horse equipment was compared with the Song army, that is, it could not be worse.

The iron-smelting process of the Wa people was introduced from the five dynasties, and after hundreds of years of excellence, the iron hardness and manufacturing speed have been greatly improved. It was in the last invasion of the Yuan army that the iron sword used by the Yuan army fought against the katana of the Japanese samurai, and completely fell behind, which made the people of the Japanese very proud.

The Yuan Dynasty's troops are so strong, they didn't get any bargain in my homeland, your Great Song Dynasty was almost wiped out by Kublai Khan, and the inheritance of your Han culture for hundreds of years was cut off, can you still gain a foothold in my homeland?

They are responsible for guarding the important places in Kyoto, and they are naturally the elite selected from among the samurai, and they have never suffered defeat in the tribal wars on the island. Although they also knew that the two islands had been encircled and suppressed by the Song army, and the battle was defeated one after another, when they saw the lonely Song army in front of them, they didn't feel how terrible this lonely army was in depth.

"My lord, the enemy is about 2,000 cavalry, and our cavalry is 5,000 people, and those Kobe cavalry who are pursuing them, we are at least three times the combat power of the Song army in front of us, please give the order."

Hojo Hong snorted contemptuously, pointed to the cavalry team of the Song Army in front of him and said with a smile: "You are really stupid, this is just the vanguard cavalry squad of the Song Army, with such a small number of troops, is it worth our coming out to meet it?"

Tell me my order, everyone is waiting, and as soon as the Song army's brigade arrives, we will immediately send troops to attack and kill them in the fields outside Kyoto, and use them as fertilizer for the earth's soil! Hahaha! ”

Hojo Hong's failure to send troops surprised Zhao Tianyou, such a good opportunity to attack and encircle and suppress, if the country let it go, it can only show that the general of the cavalry led by the Wa State is a mallet, either extremely timid, or extremely arrogant.

"General, let's kill them, directly defeat them, and cut off their general's head! It's really infuriating to see them standing still, as if they were very bullish! ”

Several cavalry leaders around Zhao Tianyou, although they were surrounded by the cavalry team of the Wa Kingdom, Ling Ran was not afraid to be unmoved, and waited for Zhao Tianyou's order, and he would immediately attack and kill Xiang Hojo Hong's team.

"It's strange to hold their ground first, they have the advantage of numbers, we are here to defend and they just watch and not play. Wait a while for our artillery truck team to drive over, I will see how they fight, no matter how late it is tonight, we must take Kyoto in its entirety, and tell people not to worry, there will be a chance for you to fight! ”

Zhao Tianyou was happy today, did not wait for the artillery and infantry to march together, and directly led these two thousand people to rush around to kill, which was very enjoyable, and threw the large army away for more than ten miles at once. This time really gave Hojo Hong a good opportunity, not to mention that there was no artillery support, the cavalry of the Song army was on the same starting line as them, and their number was several times that of the Song army, even if they couldn't beat Zhao Tianyou directly, but after all, they could have the strength to fight.

If you wait a little longer for the Song army's large army to kill, you only need to fire a few rounds of artillery at them, maybe they can't wait for the Song army's cavalry to attack, they will be completely defeated, such a simple reason is that they have a problem with their heads, don't you understand?

In fact, it's not that Hojo Hiroshi has a problem with his head, if there is really a problem, how could Hojo Tokimune hand over the command of the cavalry guarding Kyoto to him, he has proven his ability in many battles, and has made great contributions to the Hojo family's campaign to unify the forces of the four islands.

It was because he was too good in the Japanese **, so he was unwilling to attack when the Song army's lone formation was unstable, and his subordinates set him up, and he was even more reluctant to "bully" the Song army in front of him, and he must wait for their reinforcements to arrive before starting.

He could wait with peace of mind, but Hojo Tokimune in Kyoto City couldn't wait, and after a while, he sent a messenger from the city, demanding to be led by Hojo Hongli, otherwise he would have to take off his head on the spot, which shows how angry Hojo Tokimune was in Kyoto.

"Ah, my lord is angry, okay, I'll immediately send troops to defeat the cavalry of the Song army."

Hojo Hong, who pretended to be a little too much, had never been reprimanded by Hojo Shizong like this, and he was also a little panicked in his heart, and ordered the whole team of 5,000 cavalry to attack with him, and the wild goose wings lined up and rushed towards the cavalry of the Song army.

The cavalry, which had already been fully prepared, rushed out in such a hurry, but it was not as calm as the Song army, which had been waiting for the defense, and when they rushed forward, the order was not conveyed in place, and the formation was chaotic regardless of the speed out of control.

"Shoot!"

The archers guarding the periphery with the crossbow on their backs shot the two crossbow arrows that had been loaded, and turned their horses back, revealing a platoon of soldiers who were already holding thunderbolts, with green smoke in their hands, and the red fire coals of Xinxiang drew a red line.

"Shoot!"

They lit the thunderbolt in their hands and placed him in the slingshot pocket that two men had pulled apart, and as soon as they let go, they shot out a hundred and ten paces, far farther than the seventy or eighty steps thrown by manpower. The Song army don't look at the lack of manpower, but the division of labor is clear, cold and hot weapons from far and near alternately go into battle, the god arm crossbow shot down the Chinese cavalry who rushed in the front row, followed by the thunderbolts thrown one after another, and before the Chinese cavalry reacted, there were a batch of thunderbolts thrown by manpower from the sky, along with them, there were also armor-piercing cones shot by the Song army.

The team that rushed forward was scattered at once, and the soldiers in front fell off their horses one after another, and the soldiers who followed the rear charged instinctively split to both sides, trying to bypass the frontal attack of the Song army, and besiege the Song army with those Kobe cavalry who followed.

Zhao Tianyou saw that the long-range weapons and firearms had been almost used, and the big black horse under his crotch jumped forward a few feet, raised the snowy scimitar and shouted: "Little ones, rush with me!" ”