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But the frontline is definitely full of elites.
Those who come to the court to gain military merit will never personally go to the front lines.
Liu Zhongwu saw that everyone had arrived.
"General Zhong's reinforcements will arrive tomorrow,"
"How many men do you have under your command?"
Yang Keshi, being the most senior, spoke first.
"I have two thousand men under my command."
"Eighteen hundred people."
"Two thousand one hundred people."
"1,500 people."
Han Shizhong had the fewest troops.
He initially assigned the most troops.
However, the main attack of the Western Xia was directed at him.
Liu Zhongwu nodded and said, "I still have two thousand men here."
"The total is less than ten thousand people."
Should we hold our ground and await reinforcements, or launch a coordinated attack from within and without against the Western Xia?
"Tell me your opinions."
Liu Xi, who was not yet twenty years old, interrupted upon hearing this.
"Of course, it's a coordinated attack from within and without,"
“We still have 10,000 people,”
"We are fully capable of fighting the Western Xia people."
Yang Keshi nodded and said, "The Western Xia people have probably suffered more than half their casualties as well."
"This is the perfect time for us to make our mark."
Han Shizhong and Liu Qi also chimed in with their opinions.
Liu Zhongwu nodded and said, "Okay."
"Then we'll leave the city tomorrow and kill the Western Xia people,"
"Go back and let the soldiers take turns resting,"
"The Western Xia people should not be attacking the city today."
The four men received the order and returned.
They immediately began preparing warhorses and armor.
Song Dynasty had few horses.
However, the Western Army was not particularly lacking.
After conquering the Huangshui River basin a few years ago,
The Western Army could exchange a considerable number of warhorses with the Tibetans every year.
Although many warhorses were lost in battle,
However, the Western Army has not lacked cavalry in recent years.
The Zhong family army, which had a good relationship with the barbarians, had several thousand cavalrymen in particular.
That night, the Liang army set up camp twenty miles outside Zhenrong Army.
More than a hundred tribal leaders accompanied the army.
They came to watch the gods fight.
Zhao Yuan sent a challenge to Cha Ge.
Both sides agreed to a battle ten miles south of Zhenrong Army.
Zhao Yuan wanted to establish his reputation as a god.
Chage wanted to show the Liangshan bandits the power of the Western Xia.
Both sides felt confident of victory.
It's best to decide the winner in one battle.
"Woooooooo..."
The dull horn sounded on and on.
Fifty thousand Western Xia soldiers were arrayed in a square formation.
Chage felt that 50,000 troops were enough to deal with the Liangshan bandits.
The remaining 20,000 troops watched the Western Army of Zhenrong Army from behind.
To prevent them from causing trouble.
The entire Liang army was mobilized.
The four-clawed golden dragon flag of the King of Liang was at the very front.
On a small hill in the distance,
Zhong Shidao, along with more than a hundred tribal leaders, witnessed the birth of the god.
Zhong Shidao firmly believed this.
After Lu Zhishen demonstrated the power of the fire and thunder to him in Weizhou,
He knew that rescuing the two cities would be a simple matter.
Even without the arrival of Liang King's reinforcements,
With Huo Lei and Lu Zhishen's 50,000 troops, they were able to repel the Western Xia army.
However, if that were the case...
Fire thunder is just a type of firearm.
The barbarians will be afraid.
But there will be no reverence.
Unless fire and thunder are mythologized,
But the only person who could be a mythical figure was King Liang.
Otherwise, trouble will ensue.
So he could only watch the soldiers bleed on the front lines until Zhao Yuan arrived.
Everything is for today.
After today,
The situation in the Northwest will be completely reversed.
The Jade Lion, gleaming in the night, saw countless warhorses opposite it.
The horse's hooves kept pawing the ground, eager to pounce.
Unlike his counterpart, Cha Ge, Zhao Yuan, clad in golden armor, did not choose to command from the center.
Instead, they were preparing to be the first to charge into battle.
However, where he usually hung his octagonal purple-gold hammer, he instead hung a steel-tipped spear on one side.
On the other side hung a bag of divine thunder.
His important task today is to bring forth the divine thunder.
To show the barbarians the wrath of the gods.
Chage saw the King of Liang appear at the front of the battle lines.
He then spurred his horse and rode out into the battle, shouting,
"What brings the King of Liang of Great Liang here?"
Zhao Yuan didn't want to waste his breath, but hearing Brother Cha's call, he had no choice but to speak.
"Naturally, they came for the land of the Han people."
Chage frowned and asked, "Where does the King of Liang consider to be Han Chinese land?"
Zhao Yuan shamelessly declared, "Under the whole heaven, all land belongs to the king."
"Within the whole land, all are subjects of the king."
Brother Cha was astonished that even a bandit dared to be so arrogant.
He couldn't help but laugh: "Let's talk after we've finished the fight."
After saying that, he turned his horse and rode back into the formation.
"Don't move,"
"Strike only when you see me wave."
Zhao Yuan watched as Brother Cha walked unhurriedly into the formation.
A thought suddenly struck me.
Give an order,
They spurred their horses and charged forward.
Chage heard the sound of horses' hooves behind him.
Turning around, he saw the King of Liang, clad in golden armor, chasing after him.
He was also stunned.
The arrogant bandits of the Central Plains
He even dared to charge into the enemy lines alone.
"Don't fire the arrows,"
"Let him rush over and capture him alive."
Chapter 1843 Desperate Struggle
Chage gave instructions to the generals at the front lines.
Turning the horse's head,
He looked at Zhao Yuan with amusement.
There were dozens of Western Xia soldiers in front of them.
He was quite confident in his martial arts skills.
Brother Cha didn't believe that so many people couldn't catch a bandit.
Zhao Yuan was overjoyed to see that Cha Ge hadn't escaped.
He picked up the tinderbox with his left hand and shook it.
Then a flame appeared.
He picked up a fist-sized divine thunderbolt with his right hand.
Light the fuse,
Then he looked at Brother Cha and threw it.
The Divine Thunder was actually just an iron ball filled with gunpowder.
Similar to hand grenades in later times,