His complexion was as red as lacquer, his purple beard was gloomy, and he was dressed in bright red armor, which made him look... extremely coquettish.
And this man in a sultry armor is the fierce general of the Western Army of the Song Dynasty, Yao Pingzhong, who has not been on the battlefield for a long time.
Since becoming Zhao Huan's personal general, Yao Pingzhong has appeared on battlefields all over the world all year round, and has lived in the same camp with the world's top generals all year round.
However, there are very few opportunities to enter the battlefield.
After all, if Yao Pingzhong goes to the battlefield, it really means that the Song Dynasty is about to fight to the death.
Over the years, as Zhao Huan's prestige has become more and more profound, and Zhao Huan's position has become extremely stable, Yao Pingzhong knew that he would have no chance to fight on the battlefield again in his life.
Who knew this surprise would come so suddenly.
Just when the fierce general of the Western Army was about to put himself in the iron cage, the order came. Yue Fei asked Emperor Zhao Huan of the Song Dynasty to personally fight as a vanguard.
The second reason is that the Guandu battlefield is vast. The main reason is that this is no longer the Hebei East Road, but the proper Hebei West Road.
In the previous battlefields of the Yuejia Army, they were all from Qingzhou to Yanzhou, and those who clashed were from the Baima Pingqiu generation. The main battlefield was in the direction of Hebei East Road.
Coupled with the forced landing of the navy from the Bohai Sea direction, even Nianhan thought that Yue Fei's method was on Hebei East Road this time.
Although he couldn't figure out what it was for and what method he was hiding.
But the direction of Hebei East Road seems to be right.
No one expected that while the fighting was in full swing in the east, a war suddenly broke out in the west.
Past Baima and other places are Puyang, Neihuang, Guantao and other places.
Where did you go after Guandu?
The east side of Taihang Mountain!
From Guandu, there are plain cities along the way, including Hanoi, Muye, Chaoge, Liyang, Yecheng, Puyang, and Handan.
Just walking down the road like this, looking at the familiar name, I knew that this road was really difficult to walk.
And if you want Zhao Huan to be surprised, what you must do is to give the Jin people an illusion. The Song Dynasty does not have enough troops in this direction.
In other words, Yue Fei had transferred the soldiers and horses in Yuzhou in advance, even making the Jin people feel a little empty.
This gave Zhao Huan a good opportunity.
And this is indeed the case. Zhao Huan's dispatch of troops was too unexpected.
The most elite military division of Xixia, the Capital Guards, are the soldiers and horses beside Li Qianshun. Which force in the world is not?
Who was the most capable general in the Song Dynasty?
Yue Fei!
Which army was the most capable in the Song Dynasty?
Who dares to say that it is the Yue Family Army? Even if Zhao Huan has no objection, Yue Fei has to have someone silence him.
How could the Song Dynasty have an army that was more elite and capable than the army that protected the emperor? Was this a rebellion?
Yao Pingzhong took the lead in the charge, and his subordinates were all elite daredevils, wearing the strongest armor jointly built by the Ministry of Industry and War of the Song Dynasty. They opened roads in the mountains and built bridges in the water, and forced their way to Guandu.
After the Jin army who stayed in Guandu got the news, although they still didn't know which general the Yao flag represented, it did not prevent them from sending troops to fight Yao Pingzhong to test his skills.
But when the Jin men from Guandu rushed over, they were not faced with swordsmen and axemen in bright armor, but with rows of musketeers waiting in formation.
Everyone held muskets, aimed forward, and waited with bated breath for shooting.
When the army rushed to kill, the first one to take action was a one-eyed man.
The empty eye sockets were not covered in any way, the surrounding flesh was full of scars, and the only eye was shining with a fierce light.
Holding a huge curved bow in his hand, he watched the enemy rush within 250 steps. He held his breath and fired the arrow out of his hand. The throat of a golden man was immediately shot by him.
The sharp arrows even wounded the soldiers behind.
The soldiers who fell off their horses caused a small panic, and at the same time bursts of cheers broke out from the Song Army.
Arrows were shot out one after another, and one soldier fell to the ground one after another. The distance of two hundred steps was beyond what anyone could achieve.
What the world can do is that Yue Fei, Han Chang, Wuyan Puluhun, etc. can only do it in less than two hands.
And this person was Han Chang, who was called Yang Youji of the Song Dynasty after he surrendered to Yue Fei.
The Battle of Chang'an cost him an eye and left him in silence for many years.
As a fierce general on the battlefield, missing his eyes meant missing his own life. In a few years, he went from being furious to getting used to it, and then to living and eating at the Royal Shooting Range.
A man lived in the royal hunting grounds of the Song Dynasty for five years.
From the target to the prey, then to the straw man, and finally to shooting at each other with many soldiers.
How did he contact archery back then, and now he contacts it again.
Although it was difficult, God did not fail him after all. When he appeared again, he had now grown into a powerful general of the Song Dynasty.
At one hundred and fifty paces, Han Chang shot and killed nearly ten people.
At a hundred steps, the Jin people began to prepare, and the Song army's crossbows had already taken the lead in showing off their power.
Mounted shooting sounds very exciting, but there is no good focus. They still need fifty steps to exert their power.
Fifty steps is enough for two rounds of arrows.
After losing hundreds of people, the Jin finally charged within fifty steps. He bent his bow and arrows and was about to fight back. At this moment, thunderbolts could be heard one after another.
All the musketeers lined up to meet the enemy, divided into three rows.
The simplest three-stage shot is common among crossbowmen, but now it is even more amazingly powerful among musketeers.
Not only does the gun spraying flames look intimidating, but it also sprays projectiles and metal fragments, and its lethality is equally astonishing.
The golden man at the front never expected that the attack would be so fast, and he was shot immediately and fell off his horse. Even the momentum and fragments frightened and injured too many horses.
The mournful whine and the horse's hooves were raised high, and it struggled to swim away, causing the few remaining people to fall down.
The golden men behind were stunned by this formation. The frightened horses were in a mess, and the charge had become futile.
"Cum again!"
With a roar, crossbows and muskets were fired at the same time, and an almost tragic massacre occurred here.
As the protagonist, General Yao Pingzhong of the Song Army naturally could not let his allies get all the credit. Seeing that the Jin's cavalry was still charging towards him, he roared, and many soldiers and horses came forward directly.
Standing in front of the Musketeers.
"kill!"
There was a roar, a giant ax slashed, a crowd of people fell on their backs, the horses charged, arrows struck, and the Song people began to suffer a lot of damage.
But with such a huge advantage, how can the Jin people make a breakthrough?
After waves of killings, the Jin army was completely destroyed here. More than a thousand of the defeated troops who were lucky enough to survive began to flee in confusion. A group of cavalry had already chased them out, and a crossbow was aimed at their rear. Pull the trigger easily.
After the battlefield was cleaned up, the army from the rear also appeared here. Zhao Huan personally wore armor and carried a gun and came to the battlefield with his soldiers and horses under the personal protection of Zhao Bingyuan.
He took a deep breath and let the smell of blood that had not yet dissipated go deep into his lungs.
There was no nausea at all, and there was even a little bit of excitement.
"Yao Pingzhong!"
"The general is here!"
"I gave you the most advanced musketeers in the Song Dynasty, the most elite crossbowmen in the Song Dynasty, and the most elite rangers and heavy armored cavalry in the Song Dynasty.
There are also the most powerful soldiers in the Song Dynasty and the most abundant food, grass and baggage.
Under such circumstances, you have just arrived here. You really disappoint me! "
Zhao Huan's words made Yao Pingzhong look ugly, and he could only kneel down to apologize.
"From today on, our soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty can only advance but not retreat. The whole army will advance as fast as possible!"
"....I will obey your orders!"
After hearing this decisive fighting style, Yao Pingzhong's face froze and he was a little worried that Zhao Huan would be in danger, but this kind of fighting style was indeed the characteristic of his majesty.
After Zhao Huan appeared, everyone in the army adjusted their status.
"kill!"
With a roar, the army rushed forward. The army moved forward at full speed and forcibly crossed the river after the main battlefield of Guandu.
The Jin people from Yanjin and Makino immediately came to defend after receiving the news of the collapse. At the same time, soldiers and horses from the Guandu camp also came to support, and the two sides fought again.
This time Zhao Huan took the fastest warship and charged first.
Yao Pingzhong, Han Chang, and Zhao Bingyuan did not dare to be careless after seeing this, and rushed over with their troops and horses.
The most elite Song army stood in front of Zhao Huan, while Zhao Huan stood proudly behind the army with a short-handled rope gun on his waist, a long gun in hand, and a BMW on his hip.
"I am here to accompany you through life and death!"
This sentence is more important than all inspiring words. If the emperor dies, he is really dead.
Behind Zhao Huan is the rolling Yellow River. Even if he has the skills of a donkey cart, he has no chance of being as elegant as a donkey cart. If he fails, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty will die here.
"Kill it!"
Yao Pingzhong didn't even dare to form a defensive formation, fearing that if there was any loss, he would directly take away His Majesty.
Han Chang didn't care about the bow and arrow in his hand, he directly picked up his sword and rushed over to kill, while Zhao Bingyuan rushed forward with all the soldiers.
The army charged forward and fought head-on with the invading Jin people. The Jin people continued to show up with reinforcements, and the Song army also continued to cross the river. The soldiers and horses on both sides were small in size and became more and more serious.
An arrow was shot from a distance and hit Zhao Huan directly in the lower abdomen. There was a crisp sound that shocked everyone.
Zhao Huan reached out and pulled out the arrow from his lower abdomen, and sneered when he looked at the blood on the tip of the arrow.
"What are you doing? Why did you stop? Rush over and kill!"
"I am here, and I am with you!"
"Da Song, kill the enemy!"
Holding a long sword in one hand and an arrow in the other, he raised it high above his head. Then, with an angry roar, the army broke out into a noise again.
"Kill!"
