We have fought to the Arctic Circle, and you want me to inherit the throne?

However, the Ninggu Army scouts who went to report the news spared no effort and galloped all the way to the gate of Chaoyang City.

The Chaoyang Army soldiers on duty at the gate were about to stop him when they heard the man shout, "Emergency military information! Make way!"

When the soldiers saw the small flag behind the scout, they recognized it as the command flag of the Ninggu Army and did not dare to stop it.

He hurried to help and directed the people to make way.

According to the Fengtian Army's military regulations, the command flag represents extremely urgent military information and no one is allowed to stop it.

Even high-ranking officials in the palace had to make way for a soldier holding a command flag if they met him on the road.

The journey was smooth and unobstructed until the palace gate was stopped by personal guards.

The scout tumbled off his horse, feeling as if his lungs were on fire, but he still endured the pain and spoke:

"Quickly report to His Highness, the iron mine has been attacked!"

The personal guards were shocked and did not dare to delay, and hurriedly took him through the courtyard to see Li Che.

Li Che was bending over the desk writing a work plan. He looked up and saw Qiu Bai coming in with a dusty soldier, looking angry. His heart suddenly skipped a beat.

I'm afraid something is going to happen.

Listening to the man's report, Li Che's expression became more and more ugly.

Hearing that the Khitan cavalry had killed all the Ninggu army's scouts and were now heading straight for the mine, Li Che finally could not sit still anymore.

"How dare you, you barbaric beast!" Li Che picked up the inkstone beside him and smashed it to the ground. "If I don't avenge this, I will not be a human being!"

Then he looked outside and roared, "Guards assemble!"

After saying that, he picked up the silent sword behind him and walked out the door.

Qiu Bai's expression changed drastically when he saw this, and he quickly followed behind and advised, "Your Highness, please slow down and don't be impulsive."

Li Che angrily said, "These Khitans are about to shit on my neck, and I'm still keeping them?!"

"Your Highness, you are now a prince, how can you take such a risk yourself? Even if the king leads the army in person, he will need to summon his guards and troops, and raise the royal flag and ceremonial guards. All of this takes time."

"The mine is in imminent danger right now. How can we afford to wait? Why not send a cavalry commander with light cavalry ahead to resolve the danger at the mine? We can discuss other matters later."

Li Che slowly stopped.

He was not someone who would not listen to advice. If he insisted on going there in person, the soldiers would have to divert their attention to protect him and would not be able to move at full speed.

People can be angry, but they cannot let anger cloud their minds. The most urgent priority is to save the mine first.

"Which general is on duty at the government office today?" Li Che asked.

Qiu Bai breathed a sigh of relief and quickly replied, "General Chen is on duty today."

"Orders, ** Zhi and Yue Yun, lead 4,000 cavalry to rescue the mine immediately. Travel lightly, one man on two horses, spare no effort, and arrive at the mine as quickly as possible!"

"Find these Khitan beasts, tear off the head of their leader, and bring it before me!"

Qiu Bai quickly bowed and replied, "Yes!"

Qiu Bai ran all the way to deliver the message. Li Che looked at the guards assembled in the yard, and the anger in his heart had not yet subsided.

"Disband first." He waved his hand, pointing to the scout who delivered the message, "Come in and tell me the details."

The scouts arrived in a hurry and did not hear Dunzi say much. They only knew that there were thousands of Khitan cavalrymen who killed more than ten scouts and trampled on the bodies of the soldiers.

Li Che was so angry that his teeth were itching, and he was extremely angry, but he calmed down instead.

He waved his hand, signaling the scouts to go down and rest, and he stood up and walked to the wall, facing the map of the outside of the Great Wall hanging on the wall.

Looking at the vast land occupied by the Khitans, Li Che's eyes gradually became cold.

. . . . . .

Outer City Cavalry Camp.

As a special battalion independent of the three major armies, the cavalry battalion has an independent camp covering a large area.

The former captain of the cavalry battalion, Wang Hu, has been promoted to deputy general of the Chaoyang Army, and the current captain of the cavalry battalion is Yue Yun.

The cavalry battalion concentrated half of the war horses in Chaoyang City. Unlike the ordinary battalion with a staff of 750 people, the cavalry battalion had more than 5,000 people, all of whom were good at riding and shooting and selected from the veterans of the Ninggu Army and the National Protection Army.

It can be said that although the cavalry battalion is still a battalion-level army, its combat effectiveness is not weaker than any of the three armies of the Fengtian Army.

When Lieutenant Zhi brought Wang Ling into the tent, the entire cavalry camp immediately began to move.

Except for the thousand cavalrymen who stayed behind, the others took off their armor, threw away their spears, and only wore tight clothes, light bows, and sabers.

In the time it took to stick up half an incense stick, four thousand cavalrymen and eight thousand horses, led by **zhi and Yueyun, filed out of the camp gate.

People passing by stopped and looked sideways.

"So many cavalrymen, what are they going to do?"

"I don't know. I'm afraid some barbarians are coming to cause trouble again."

"How dare you, barbarians, come here? The one in charge of the city now is not those officials, but His Royal Highness the Prince!"

"That's right, I think these barbarians are courting death by daring to cause trouble for Your Highness!"

Li Che never suffered a defeat after leaving the pass, so the people had great confidence in the Fengtian Army.

**zhi, who was in charge of leading the army, was also holding back his anger. This was his first battle after joining the National Protection Army.

In order to win honor for the National Protection Army, this battle must be won gloriously.

"Zilong, if we move at full speed, how long will it take us to reach the mine?" **zhi asked Xiang Yueyun sideways.

Yue Yun replied, "I'm afraid it will take at least a quarter of an hour."

**zhi shook his head: "It's too long. If we move faster, they won't be able to hold on for this long."

"Okay!" Yue Yun whipped the whip vigorously and shouted, "Speed ​​up!"

Da da da--

Thousands of horses galloped out, the war horses spewed white mist, their iron hooves pawed the earth, and the neighing was like thunder.

Two flowers bloom, one branch each.

The strategy of feigning an attack can stop the Khitan Wolf Cavalry temporarily, but it cannot stop them forever.

Finally, unwilling to return empty-handed, Mokunye ordered his troops to move forward to test the waters.

More than 2,000 Khitan cavalrymen galloped around the formation, their horses moving like wind and thunder.

"Damn it, they're coming!" The captain gritted his teeth. "According to the Khitan tactics, the first wave should be probing with bows and arrows."

He turned around and looked behind him, shouting, "Hold steady, shields raised, don't let His Highness down, anyone who retreats will be killed!"

The sound of the wind was mixed with the low sound of bowstrings, which was the silent horn of death.

Shi Yong looked up and saw a dark sky. A rain of arrows blocked the sunlight like dark clouds and swooped down towards the Fengtian Army's line.

The miners behind him began to sob.

Someone whispered, "Shields raised!", like a whine squeezed out of their chest, but most people didn't shout, just gritted their teeth and raised their shields.

At that moment, Shi Yong could even hear his own breathing, which was heavy and sluggish due to the tension.

As he raised the wooden shield in his hand, the first wave of arrows fell like a torrential rain. The dull sounds of the arrows hitting the wooden shield continued, and a shock ran through his whole body, and his arm almost lost strength.

The wooden shield trembled violently, and some arrows actually penetrated the wooden board directly, penetrating several inches from the inside, just a hair's breadth away from piercing the arm bone.

Shi Yong used all his strength to hold the shield on his head. Cold sweat slid down his cheeks and gathered into drops on his chin, just like the countless drops of blood around the battlefield.

Someone next to him groaned, and Shi Yong turned his head to see that a soldier's raised shield had shattered and a feather arrow had pierced deeply into his shoulder.

He fell to the ground, but gritted his teeth and picked up a broken small shield beside him with his free hand.

Before he could raise his hand, an arrow fell from the sky like a messenger of death and pierced his throat.

Shi Yong looked into the pair of eyes filled with despair, but he had no time to be sad, as the second wave of arrows was already coming.

"Don't be afraid! Hold on!"

Someone was shouting, but Shi Yong couldn't hear who it was. Perhaps the voice was right next to his ear, or perhaps it was bursting out from his own throat.

He felt his legs starting to give out, but he forced himself to stand firm, because falling would mean he would never be able to stand up again.

The miners behind him had already begun to disintegrate. They didn't even have wooden shields and could only temporarily get some broken wooden boards and door panels. Even so, more than half of them still couldn't get any.

Although they endured fewer arrows, they were not professional soldiers after all and had no courage to face death.

The Khitan wolf riders were still circling in the distance with a fierce look on their faces, and slowly took out the next arrow, preparing for the next wave of arrow rain.

At this moment, a long military horn sound came from afar, exploding on the battlefield like thunder splitting the sky!

On the distant mountain ridge, a team of light cavalry rushed down like a violent storm, and a large bright red banner was flying in the dust!

奉！