The next day.
Eighteen thousand gale and cavalrymen embarked on the journey northward, walking farther and farther amidst the roar of horse hooves.
Li Yi looked at the young faces, and an indescribable feeling rose in his heart.
"At this age, they should still be studying in school, but they are embarking on an unknown journey."
To the left and right of their army, the figures of Northern Liao scouts finally appeared.
Half an hour later.
A Bei Liao scout with a cyan flag on his back rushed into the Bei Liao camp and did not stop until he was in front of the Chinese army's tent.
The Bei Liao scout jumped off his horse, rushed into the tent like a whirlwind, and said loudly: "Report to your Majesty, the new army of Gale has been dispatched."
In the tent, Yelu Xiu and the generals were discussing the war. When they heard this, all the Bei Liao generals were startled and turned to look at Yelu Xiu.
Yelu Xiu's eyes flashed, "Is it that cavalry force of ten thousand people?"
The scout nodded, "What I saw with my own eyes was the cavalry of ten thousand people, all of them covered with armor and holding long spears, but this time there was an extra army."
"Has reinforcements come from Gale again?" Yeluwan asked anxiously.
"It's the Three Towns Cavalry. Ye Qingfeng is here too," the scout replied.
Yelvxiu secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said calmly: "Okay, we finally forced them out. The three-town cavalry is nothing to worry about!"
"Everyone listen to the order and act according to the plan. I will eat Dafeng's army of ten thousand alive and never let a single enemy leave alive!"
Many Northern Liao generals responded in unison, "Yes, I obey my orders!"
Yelu Wan stood up fiercely, with overwhelming arrogance, and gritted his teeth and said: "Second brother, I want to play forward this time. You always talk about how powerful this new Gale army is, but I don't accept it. I want to try this new Gale army myself." How strong is the army!"
Although Yeluwan was reckless in doing things, he was extremely brave in fighting. It would be a good idea to let him test the waters. Maybe Yeluwan could knock this new gale force into confusion with a fierce attack. Maybe.
now.
The dragoons and the three-town cavalry joined forces and were slowly approaching Xuanfu Town. They were not moving fast along the way to conserve their horse power.
As soon as they left the camp, the scouts from the Northern Liao people appeared. These scouts were ferocious and cunning enough. Seeing the gale dragoons' neat appearance and their majesty, the key to the uniform elite cavalry did not dare to approach, but hung up from a distance. With.
Ye Qingfeng didn't wait for Li Yi's military order, and immediately sent out cavalry scouts from the three towns, and began to set up a cordon around the area, covering all directions.
The dragoons maintained their original formation and stood ready.
Suo Yi glanced at them with disdain. These Bei Liao scouts were not worthy of him.
Ye Qingfeng personally led a hundred-man, three-town cavalry team and walked at the forefront.
Maybe it was because he was unconvinced.
How could these arrogant members of the general family admit defeat to Li Yi? He was determined and behaved well, vowing to let Li Yi and the others know that the Three Towns cavalry were not weaklings.
"Scout from the Northern Liao people!"
The three-town cavalry ahead gave an early warning.
Ye Qingfeng immediately rushed forward with his gun in hand. Without saying a word, he charged and slashed until he drove back the Beiliao scouts.
After these Northern Liao scouts suffered several losses, they did not dare to get too close and only dared to wait and see from a distance.
On the other hand, the dragoon soldiers were looking straight at each other, calm and collected, as if the fierce battle between the cavalry in the three towns just now seemed to have nothing to do with them.
Looking at the cavalry of the three towns, although they are all very brave, they are obviously very nervous. Whenever there is a disturbance, the whole army seems to be a little panicked.
Even Ye Qingfeng was somewhat impressed by this, and couldn't help but secretly admire, "He is worthy of being the dragoon who defeated the Beiliao people. Just for this psychological quality, the Three Towns' cavalry are far inferior!"
"Why are you panicking? Stay calm and don't let us laugh at the jokes made by the cavalry of the Three Towns!" Ye Qingfeng yelled angrily.
Suoyi caught up with him and said calmly: "This is the difference between the elite and the invincible!"
"snort!"
Ye Qingfeng was dissatisfied and said: "Stop talking sarcastically here. If you have the ability, compete with me to see who can kill more people from Beiliao!"
"Let's compete. If you're afraid of death, you won't be a ghost anymore!" Suo Yi had a hot temper and immediately agreed to the bet.
Subsequently, Suo Yi and Ye Qingfeng each led a silent cavalry and placed them on the left and right wings of the army, ready to launch a counterattack against the Beiliao scouts at any time.
As they continued to advance towards Xuanfu Town, more and more Beiliao scouts came, swooping on them like flies smelling blood.
There were even many scouts forming up in groups, attacking the cordon composed of dragoons and three-town cavalry, with the intention of defeating the cordon.
This is also the consistent fighting method of the Beiliao people. Before the battle, they first defeat the enemy's scouts, and then slowly approach the enemy's main formation to prepare for the subsequent attack of the army.
It was obvious that the Bei Liao scouts had made the wrong calculation this time.
Suo Yi and Ye Qingfeng, for the sake of the bet, led their respective elites and pounced on the Beiliao scouts as soon as they saw them.
The explosion of firecrackers and the clang of bowstrings resounded endlessly around the army.
Suoyi held a big gun in his hand, and the dragoons behind him used new fire guns to clear the way, almost crushing them, and defeated all the Bei Liao scouts in front of them.
And Ye Qingfeng is no weakling. All the cavalrymen in the three towns are fierce and good at fighting. They are skilled in bow and horse and charge very fiercely.
In dozens of confrontations, the Bei Liao scouts, who were always known for their ferocity, suffered a big loss today.
The bloody heads of many Northern Liao scouts were hung on the saddles of every dragoon and Sanzhen cavalry who participated in the battle.
The scout war before a big war can best inspire the morale of the entire army.
Li Yi also tacitly allowed them to hold up the heads of Northern Liao scouts to show off their power in front of the army and boost morale.
Sure enough, all the soldiers in the army cheered and were full of momentum.
Li Yi also said: "Listen carefully, you two, I will collect the heads of Beiliao people in silver, one hundred silver per head."
"promise!"
"No!!" The two of them responded in unison, extremely excited.
After walking along the official road going north for more than ten miles in one breath.
Suddenly, there was a deafening sound in the distance, which was so loud that it seemed like the sky was falling apart.
Even the ground shook slightly, followed by smoke and dust in the distance, and the muffled thunder became clearer and clearer, like bolts from the blue, falling all at once.
Ye Qingfeng hurriedly stopped his horse, turned around and returned to the main formation, and said to Li Yi: "Your Majesty, it's not good. I can hear the cavalry of the Beiliao people coming. It must be the Beiliao people's army coming!"
Li Yi nodded and said calmly, "It's just the right time. I can't wait any longer!"
With an order, the dragoons quickly set up their formation.
The dragoons on the left and right wings lined up to attack, with their two-meter-long spears raised high, ready to charge at any time.
The dragoons in the center quickly dismounted, formed a skilled formation, and formed three horizontal lines. New muskets were raised high, and dozens of small cannons also raised their muzzles and aimed at the front.
In just the blink of an eye, the Beiliao people wearing iron armor emerged from the smoke and dust, baring their teeth and claws, extremely fierce, as if they were evil ghosts who had just emerged from hell.
At the same time, sharp arrows shot through the air, and the screams of crossbows filled the sky.
The cavalrymen of the Three Towns who were walking in the front started to panic first. Many of the cavalrymen of the Three Towns started shouting, "The people from Beiliao are coming, the people from Beiliao are coming!"
It was obvious that these soldiers of the Three Towns Cavalry had long been frightened by the Beiliao people. When they saw the Beiliao people, they began to feel fear in their hearts before even engaging in battle.
The sharp arrows from all over the mountains and plains swept over. The three-town cavalry, which had been showing off its power just now, was now beaten by the sudden sharp arrows and was in a panic.
Many of the Three Towns' cavalry were hit by arrows and fell from their horses, and screams could be heard one after another.
The entire three-town cavalry cordon was instantly smashed to pieces by the Beiliao people, and it was horrific.
These Bei Liao people showed unprecedented skills in horseback shooting on horseback, almost all arrows were missed. Every time the sound of a crossbow was heard, a Sanzhen cavalry was pierced by a sharp arrow and fell off his horse to death.
These Bei Liao people came and went like the wind, and their bows and crossbows were fierce. They had always been a nightmare for Dafeng's frontier troops. I don't know how many Dafeng soldiers died under their sharp arrows.
At this moment, these ghost-like Beiliao people appeared again.
Li Yi frowned, "Stop them and push them back!"
When Ye Qingfeng heard this, he immediately galloped over, followed by hundreds of elite cavalry.
The general is desperate, how dare other soldiers not die?
Ye Qingfeng personally led a group of three-town cavalry to rush towards the Beiliao people and kill them.
Unfortunately, their cavalry and archery were far from rivals of the Beiliao people.
Before the two armies faced each other head-on, the cavalry of the three towns were defeated by the rain of arrows from the Northern Liao people.
Each of the three-town cavalrymen seemed to be living targets, being easily shot off their horses.
The gap between the two armies is obvious.
No matter how unconvinced Ye Qingfeng was, there was nothing he could do.
When the Bei Liao people recklessly broke through the encirclement and interception of the three towns' cavalry, they ran into Suoyi's dragoons head-on.
The dragoons in a linear array, under the command of Suoyi, did not gallop, but held high the new firecrackers in their hands, quietly waiting for their prey to enter the shooting range.
"put!"
Following Suoyi's order, the dragoons all pulled the triggers.
"Bang bang bang"
The explosions of firecrackers were almost continuous.
This time it was the Beiliao people's turn to collapse.
