Fearing being killed for his overwhelming merits, the empress decided to marry him.

"Baka, shina ne!"

"Line up! Nobody is allowed to back down!"

As a great battle was about to break out, the supervising officers of the Cloud Kingdom loudly urged the soldiers of the Taiji Kingdom in front of them to line up in formation and prepare to meet the enemy.

In fact, these Japanese soldiers themselves were also feeling quite uneasy.

Although I have been on the Liaodong battlefield for several months and have experienced several small-scale conflicts.

But this was the first time I had ever seen a cavalry charge, and I was deeply shocked.

Such a large-scale war scene was something they had never seen in their entire lives in the Cloud Kingdom, far exceeding their existing understanding.

"A spear!"

With a loud roar from Li Shunlong, long, black spears emerged from the gaps between the tree shields, reaching out from outside the formation.

"Warriors of the Taiji Kingdom, now is the time for you to show the world your martial prowess!"

"Remember your identity, descendants of the sun, the most superior race in the world!"

"Do not be afraid, do not back down, bravely face the baptism of the storm, and write your blood and courage into the history books."

It must be said that Li Shunlong's impromptu speech before the battle did inspire many Taiji soldiers.

Their eyes were bloodshot, and they let out suppressed yet sharp roars as if they had been injected with chicken blood.

Clapping~

"Xu~~"

The thunderous roar of iron hooves striking the ground echoed across the wilderness, and the mournful neighing of warhorses carried a chilling killing intent.

The Taiji Kingdom's sword and shield bearers, standing at the forefront, all showed expressions of terror the moment they witnessed the true appearance of the armored cavalry.

The centaur-like monster, shrouded in iron leaves, slowly came into view, like a mobile fortress.

How can we defeat this monster?

"We will be crushed into powder."

I miss my mother.

For a time, morale began to waver.

These Taiji Kingdom soldiers, who had never experienced infantry-cavalry combat before, were so frightened by their upcoming opponent that they didn't know how to react.

The tremors from each hooves striking the ground felt like they were being trampled on their hearts.

The only thing that could give them some comfort was the tree shield, which was as tall as a person, in their hands.

Hopefully, it can stop the cavalry charge and save its own life.

In the Goguryeo camp.

"Charge! Don't stop!"

Upon learning of the Taiji Kingdom's army pressing on the border, Dangrui personally led three thousand iron cavalry in a proactive attack.

With 1,000 heavily armored soldiers as the vanguard and 2,000 light cavalry as support, they charged directly into the Taiji Kingdom's infantry formation.

The two armies were five hundred paces apart, and the cavalry began to gradually and steadily increase their speed.

Dang Rui held the 50,000 Taiji Kingdom infantrymen arrayed before him in utter contempt, completely disregarding them.

The ethnic groups in the Goryeo region are arrogant and conceited; from top to bottom, they are a bunch of bullies who prey on the weak and fear the strong.

Once their battle lines are breached from the front, and their last shred of self-respect is trampled, they become nothing more than lambs to the slaughter.

The Goguryeo people conquered the Taegeuk Kingdom with only 4,000 men, forcing them to submit.

Now, do these lambs think they can fight off the wolf pack's attack by gathering together?

That's really ridiculous.

"Warriors of Goguryeo, make these lambs who betrayed us pay a terrible price!"

"Charge forward, smash them, trample them into a bloody pulp, pierce their chests with your lances, and shoot their throats with your crossbows."

"Show no mercy, leave no survivors! Follow my banner until we break through this flock of lambs! Charge!"

~

The snorting of the horses mingled with the thunder of their hooves, seemingly responding to Dangrui's passionate speech.

Behind the Taiji Kingdom's army formation, Shen Lang, who was closely monitoring the changes in the battle through binoculars, remained calm and composed.

He had witnessed the cavalry invasions far too many times since he arrived in this era and was trafficked to the Bingzhou military camp.

But this is the first time I've seen cavalrymen dare to charge head-on into an infantry formation. Even heavy cavalry wouldn't do something so foolish.

"How naive! Does Goguryeo really think they can defeat these 50,000 men with just 3,000 cavalry?"

A cruel smile appeared on Shen Lang's lips.

"In that case, I will accept these three thousand cavalry without hesitation."

……

"Archers!"

"Crunch, crunch..."

Li Shunlong drew his arrow and roared, and the five thousand archers in the army immediately began to nervously load their arrows, ready to fire a barrage at any moment.

"Stay calm and don't move!"

The supervising teams in the ranks also revealed their weapons, while also trying to stabilize morale.

As the cavalry drew ever closer to the front lines, the sound of Adam's apples bobbing echoed throughout the army.

Many Taiji soldiers were already panting heavily due to the immense pressure.

"Ugh~"

One of the spearmen felt cold all over and his limbs were weak. In the end, he knelt on the ground and vomited.

"shooting!"

As Li Shunlong swung his sword downwards...

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh—"

Five thousand arrows, like shooting stars chasing the moon, rained down on the Goguryeo cavalry.

However, the armored cavalry at the forefront completely ignored the barrage of arrows, simply slowly pulling down the visors on their helmets to hide their true faces behind the cold metal.

ding ding ding-

A series of sharp, crisp metallic clanging sounds echoed across the battlefield.

The arrow struck the heavily armored cavalry, leaving only a spark on the thick armor before being deflected away.

"Put it back!"

Seeing that the expected results had not been achieved, Li Shunlong decisively gave a second order.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh—"

Arrows rained down once more, a dark mass falling upon the charging cavalry group within a hundred paces.

ding ding ding-

Another clanging sound of metal clashing echoed, and several more swords pierced through the gaps in the armor plates of the cavalry, plunging deep into the soldiers' burning bodies, causing them to fall to the ground in pain and despair.

But such casualties did nothing to change the course of the battle.

Seeing that the two volleys of arrows had little effect, Li Shunlong decisively abandoned the plan to continue firing and instead ordered his army to prepare for close-quarters combat.

"Drink up!"

With a shout, Dang Rui took the lead, stomped hard on his stirrup, raised his long iron spear, and charged first into the Taiji Kingdom army formation, which was only thirty paces away.

"Break through them!"

"Ah~~"

Facing the Goguryeo army that was so close at hand, the Taeguk soldiers at the front of the line were already shouting in fear and tension.

"No, I will die, I will die!"

One of the swordsmen instantly broke down. After seeing the "steel monster" up close, he lost his last bit of courage to resist, dropped his tree shield, and turned to run away.

"Baka! Stop right there!"

"Go back, you hear me, or you're dead, dead, dead."

Fortunately, the two supervisors noticed something was wrong and forced him to return to his post.

Just then, the charging cavalry group reached the front of the battle line.

"Leave no one alive, kill them all!"

"Kill them!"

With a loud shout, Dangrui charged into the Taiji Kingdom's battle formation, horse and all.

boom--

A loud, deafening roar was heard.

However, the cavalrymen pounced on the sheep like ferocious tigers amidst the crowd, unleashing their killing spree.