And Glass and the nineteen he picked were indeed ready.

Luo Kaixian led the duke to the south for a few steps, twenty people lined up in a horizontal line, not so neatly standing in front of him, these guys were all wearing heavy armor, and at the same time they were full of all the blades in hand, the full-covered helmet was hideous and terrifying, the armor that was not very thick but was unusually strong was a newly made product, every rivet and even every buckle loop on it was wiped bright by their owner, and inside this armor, they were also covered with inner armor pressed by steel wire and cowhide, and the double armor was on the body, Even the guy who usually looks thin has become a big circle at this time, as for the weapons in the hands and bodies of the twenty people, it is a mixture of green and cold and blood-colored edge, the only weapon that is not majestic is the iris shield, its sharp lower half is inserted into the hard soil layer on the street, and it is hidden, but the heavy upper half still has a solid feeling that makes ordinary people feel desperate, and the idiom "armor is sharp" is nothing more than this.

"General, the whole team of twenty people is ready, please give the main lecture!" The leader and Glass sounded dull and heavy in the helmet, like the armor on his body.

Releasing the reins of the duke's water, Luo Kaixian stood up, carefully scanned everyone's equipment, and said in a deep voice, half Chinese and half Latin: "The person who negotiated with me before was a great general of the Song Kingdom, you can understand his position as the frontier governor of the Romans, and the soldiers he sent must be elite soldiers, but I believe that they did not have the hard work you have paid, and they have never experienced so many battles like you!" My request is simple, defeat them! ”

"Yes, Lord! Defeat them! The sound of the urns in the full-covered helmet came out, and with the slightest resonance of the metal armor on the helmet, it was heavy and full of oppression.

......Under the duke's excited neighing, Luo Kai turned over his horse and shouted: "Follow me, forward!" ”

The duke's heavy hooves began to move forward, and the twenty guards, led by Glass, echoed with equally heavy footsteps.

In addition to not wearing a helmet, Luo Kaixian was also wearing armor, and the Duke of Mount was also wearing a half-body horse armor, such a dress might attract the attention of many people, but at this moment, almost everyone's eyes were attracted by the outfits of the twenty warriors behind him.

The people of Bianjing are not uninformed rednecks, every year, there are more and more guys in all kinds of strange costumes, such as the people who wear strange little hats and kippas, what are the big cannibals wrapped in robes and veils, and the people of the Tibetan plateau who are used to coating their bodies with red clay and do not take a bath all year round, and even the people of the Northland grassland who exude a fishy smell all over their bodies...... They've seen too much.

But no one had ever seen a monster with even their entire head in iron armor, including the soldiers under Qin Han and the so-called nobles who were brave enough to watch.

It is necessary to know that the iron smelting industry in this era was very backward, and the Song Kingdom and even the Arabs and even the Romans had issued coins using iron as a material.

Luo Kaixian didn't take this steel suit in his eyes, but the soldiers belonging to the eastbound battalion regarded this equipment as the highest glory, although the double-layer armor added up to more than forty catties, with the physical strength and strength of the warriors in this era, it really didn't matter, and the mighty and fierce pace made Qin Han and some people with a heart have the first clear understanding of this - these Lingzhou people are not easy to mess with.

Qin Han was a veteran with a thirty-year military career, and he knew better than anyone what these armors covered his whole body meant...... The people of Lingzhou have complete iron-smelting technology, and at the same time, they have more powerful warriors!

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In a noisy whisper, Luo Kaixian and Qin Han returned to their previous state of confrontation again, looking at each other on the back of two horses more than ten meters apart, Qin Han still couldn't help but raise his eyes and scan the twenty black "ironclad men" standing behind Luo Kaixian, but Luo Kaixian deliberately did not speak, and also looked at the "elite" who was about to fight behind the other party.

In Luo Kaixian's eyes, the so-called "elite" of the Song people ...... It really made him blind, except for the same armor, the same thick and powerful, and the same sharp blade, what he saw was more the pride and laxity in the eyes of those warriors, but he couldn't see the tension and vigilance.

Looking at the black armored warriors who even covered their faces, Qin Han felt a little toothache, and he couldn't help but speak: "Wei Shilang? Should the old man become you General Wei? ”

"Don't dare to Tan Yue, Wei Si is just a grain purchaser, and he can't be a general!" Sensing Qin Han's vigilant and scrutinizing gaze, Luo Kaixian replied calmly.

Qin Han took a deep look at Luo Kaixian, and for the first time felt that he couldn't see through this tall and strong guy, he was used to understanding people's hearts, but he didn't say no at this moment, just followed Luo Kaixian's words and said: "Whether it's a general or a grain purchasing officer, Wei Shilang, you must be extraordinary, and the old man's eyesight will never be bad!" ”

Luo Kaixian didn't want to be tempted and entangled with this veteran again, so he diverted the topic and stated bluntly: "Wei Mou once said first, entering this Song Jing is only to punish the villains, don't want to use Song Law to restrain me, in fact, Wei has already converged too much, and General Qin Gai has already learned that if it weren't for Wei Mou's thoughts and the origin of the same clan, the Yang Mansion behind him would have already flowed into a river of blood, instead of just cutting Yang Jingzong's egg ball and tongue!" If it weren't for the fact that the murderer also had parents, wives and children in his family that day, he would not have just cut off dozens of fingers and toes, but cut off their heads to make a Jingguan! ”

When he was in the whole team before, Qin Han had already found out everything to Cao Xun, so at this time he was already clear about the original situation, although he felt in his heart that it was a good thing that there was one less embryo to cause trouble by the emperor's side, but he still felt very embarrassed on his face, and at this time, listening to Luo, a junior junior, talk eloquently in front of him, even the veteran is also emotional, "With only these more than 100 people, Wei Shilang, you are simply bold!" ”

Luo Kaixian has never cared much about how others evaluate him, including at this time, so after listening to Qin Han's evaluation, he did not refute it, but said directly: "Wei Mou's troops are ready, how are the soldiers under General Qin?" It is an agreed competition, but it is to decide right and wrong by winning or losing, I don't know what General Qin thinks? ”

"Good!" When he encountered Luo Kaixian's cold face, Qin Han, who called himself a good man, could only do anything in vain.

Luo Kai thought about it for a while, and prompted: "I have no grudges between Lingzhou and the Song Kingdom, in order to avoid unnecessary damage, Wei suggested that when fighting, those who fall to the ground will lose, and if they retreat at the right time, they will not attack, and if they fight, they will not complain if they are killed or injured!" ”

His proposal is very simple, in his opinion, this is just a battle of strength, and it is enough to win or lose, but if the people in the battle are confused and entangled - this is also a common thing on the battlefield, then don't blame others for the death or injury.

Qin Han didn't say anything about this, just glanced at Luo Kaixian deeply, then turned his head and shouted at the twenty elites he had selected: "As the old man said before, promotion or transfer is up to you!" The old man is here to congratulate you! ”

"Wan Sheng!" The Song sergeants brandished their weapons and shouted neatly.

At a glance, Luo Kaixian could easily guess what the veteran Qin Han must have promised his subordinates - this is probably also the characteristic of this era, but he has never been so morale-boosting, because there is no need for that!

Luo Kaixian also turned his horse back, glanced at his subordinates who were like murderous weapons in later movies, and shouted in a deep voice: "Defeat them!" ”

"Wow!" Twenty voices shrouded in full-covered helmets rang out so muffled that Luo Kaixian felt that this sound was better than the best bass sound in the later generations...... It also sounds beautiful.

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The props used when beating gongs and drums before entering the city came in handy again, the war drums were the best choice to boost morale and adjust the rhythm, the monotonous and dull drum beat sounded in the position of the "coffin fortress", Luo Kaixian's guards wearing heavy armor began to advance, their movements were not fast, but every group of five people opened a distance of two steps, steady and heavy advance, a total of twenty people were divided into four combat units, marching in waves, they did not have a self-encouraging shout, The boring action of running and wielding weapons, combined with the armor on their bodies, resembles slow-rolling black rocks, giving people a sense of oppression as if they were solid and indestructible.

On the other hand, the performance of Qin Han's Song army was very different, their figures were not as neat and uniform as the Lingzhou people, but the height difference was different, of course, the same thing was that they were also wearing complete armor, and the tall figures in the center were even wearing finely made chain mail, and they wore Fan Yangli, a felt hat with the characteristics of the times, to show that they were from the elite of the Northern Army who had fought against the Khitans.

As for the formation, they were divided into three formations, one main formation of fourteen side by side, and two trios on the other flanks as wandering warriors - an offensive and defensive crab formation, the fourteen for the solid crab body, and the two wandering trios for the flexible pincers.

Obviously, the Song army put on this squad battle formation because they firmly believed that they could attack and defend as they pleased, which could be seen from the flashing expressions on the faces of the Song soldiers, which were either excited, arrogant or disdainful.

Neither side had weapons such as longbows or horn bows—a rule that had been agreed upon from the beginning, and the soldiers at the front of both sides were only fifteen paces apart, and the battle was imminent.

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Note: (1) Kipa, meaning covering, is a noun for the Jewish yarella, which is generally used as a hairpin on the hair. It is a doctrinal custom belonging to the Jews, which means that there is a sky above the head, which is covered to show the fear of God, and later evolved into a sign of the community. Generally speaking, the darker the color, the more devout the owner is to the deity.