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

"blow--"

"puff--"

Hailan flipped over, raised her bow, and shot an arrow into the chest of a mounted rider.

The sharp arrowhead pierced through the gaps in the armor plates, penetrating the cavalryman's chest and drawing a pool of hot blood, instantly pulling him off his horse.

"Boom."

A sharp note pierced the moonlight, and on the other side, Hai Lanzhou turned around and fired an arrow, piercing the throat of a Goguryeo heavy cavalryman who was only two steps away.

Then, with another kick, he flipped over and sat on the horse's tail, firing six arrows in quick succession, each one hitting its mark. With each arrow, a pursuing cavalryman fell into the dust and was quickly swallowed up by the wave of riders.

"hateful!"

Gao Zang watched helplessly as two thousand heavily armored soldiers, lured by the Solon soldiers' kite tactics, fell one by one on the battlefield.

"Ju Fu!"

"The general is here!"

"Immediately rush to Juchi's aid and make sure to capture this Soren army!"

"As ordered!"

General Ju Fu responded to the order and decisively dispatched 6,000 cavalrymen under his command to rush to Ju Chi's aid.

Compared to Ju Chi's two thousand heavily armored soldiers, the equipment of these six thousand cavalrymen was far inferior.

The simple lance, the tattered armor, and the only reliable piece of protective gear was a small round shield on the side of the horse to defend against arrows; the whole thing looked shabby.

But these six thousand light cavalry were exceptionally fast.

After Hailan stabbed a nearby heavy cavalryman with a backhand stroke, he keenly sensed that more cavalry were approaching from behind and decisively gave the order.

"Do not linger in battle! Withdraw from the battlefield immediately! Do not get surrounded!"

The swan whistles continuously conveyed Hylanin's tactical plans across the battlefield. The Solon soldiers, who had been focused on shooting, immediately abandoned their pursuit and quickly turned their horses to scatter and flee to the flanks.

It must be said that Goguryeo's cavalry was quite excellent. Having been rooted in Liaodong for hundreds of years, they had accumulated a wealth of experience and their cavalry tactics and techniques developed rapidly, making them in no way inferior to those of the Jin and Northern Yan dynasties.

However, as they transitioned from nomadic to agricultural civilization, their skills and tactics in certain areas inevitably fell into disuse.

That is mounted archery.

After learning iron smelting techniques to increase the adoption rate of armor and popularizing farming techniques to solve the problem of food and clothing, the Goguryeo people no longer needed to rely on hunting for a living.

As living standards improve, some primitive survival skills will inevitably be eliminated; this is a natural law.

If you don't need to hunt, why bother mastering mounted archery?

With their superior armor, cavalry can overcome any force that stands in their way.

This is the negative effect of the change in Goguryeo's military strategy.

In contrast, the Solon soldiers, who lived amidst famine and natural disasters day and night, had ingrained the art of horse archery into their very bones, living in harsh and desolate places.

Every Soren child who successfully grows to the age of four or five must undergo brutal equestrian archery training.

These are survival skills that all Sauron men must learn. They have no choice. If they cannot learn riding and archery, they cannot hunt. If they do not hunt, they cannot obtain the resources to survive, and their whole family will starve to death.

Therefore, in the Liaodong region, among all the tribes, including the Northern Yan, only the Solon soldiers dared to approach and shoot at horsemen within five paces.

Although the Goguryeo cavalry did not abandon the art of mounted archery, they regularly organized large-scale mounted archery drills and would also go hunting in the mountains at fixed times each year.

But no matter what they did, the transformation of Goguryeo civilization was a fact. Hunting was no longer for survival, and the highly difficult skill of mounted archery had fallen far behind the Solon soldiers.

"Fight back!"

Hailan, leading 500 cavalry, broke free from the encirclement of Goguryeo cavalry and suddenly charged back at 6,000 light cavalry at an incredible angle, forming a crescent shape.

"What! Not good!"

Ju Fu, who was leading his troops in pursuit, saw this scene and immediately exclaimed in surprise.

Just as he was about to order the defense...

"Fire arrows!"

Ten paces away, Hylan raised her bow and fired the first arrow of her counterattack from the swaying back of her horse.

Swoosh swoosh swoosh—

The next second, a barrage of arrows burst forth from the Solon cavalry ranks, like a dense swarm of locusts, mercilessly attacking the Goguryeo cavalry who had not yet reacted.

Puff puff puff——

In an instant, blood rained down from the cavalry ranks.

With each arrow fired, a mournful cry echoed across the battlefield.

"Uh."

Just as a Goguryeo cavalryman raised his round shield, a wolf-tooth arrowhead pierced deep into his lung.

The cold arrowheads instantly robbed the body of its life. The Goguryeo cavalryman stared wide-eyed, swayed helplessly on his horse, and with a suppressed groan, fell to the ground amidst the thunder of hooves.

Another Goguryeo cavalryman, thanks to his superb horsemanship, successfully avoided being hit by a poisoned arrow.

But his warhorse was not so lucky; a wolf arrow pierced its head on the spot.

Before dying, the warhorse let out a mournful groan and fell heavily into the dust, breaking the cavalryman's neck on the spot.

Another cavalry colonel, with three arrows stuck in his shield, barely managed to deflect the call of death.

But the fourth arrowhead pierced his abdomen.

This junior officer was indeed ruthless; without uttering a word, he forcefully pulled the arrow out from the swaying horse's back.

Blood was immediately ripped out along with a piece of intestine. The junior officer's cheek twitched, and his face turned deathly pale in an instant.

Before he could respond, another arrow pierced his throat...

Two thousand Solon soldiers, facing an encirclement and attack by eight thousand Goguryeo light and heavy cavalry, managed to dominate the entire battlefield thanks to their superior horse archery skills and tactics.

At this moment, Gao Zang panicked a little.

Watching his cavalry dwindle visibly under the Soron's rain of arrows, like grass being cut down, his fear only deepened.

Once the cavalry is completely wiped out, the Goguryeo infantry simply cannot withstand such an offensive.

Even if they could suppress the cavalry invasion with their overwhelming numerical superiority, annihilating them would be a pipe dream.

"Infantry phalanx, follow me and charge!"

"Drink~"

"Drink~"

"Drink~"

Fifty thousand Goguryeo infantrymen shouted in unison, formed ranks, and began to approach the battlefield.

"Oh oh oh~"

Just then, a special cavalry unit suddenly attacked from behind the Goguryeo army.

"Those are Jurchen cavalry!"

The moment three thousand Jin cavalry appeared on the battlefield, Gao Zang panicked.

"Quickly, change formation and stop them!"

Gao Zang roared and decisively ordered a counterattack.

but……

"Charge!"

"Ouch~"

With a shout from the Jin general, three thousand iron cavalrymen swept towards Gaozang's main force like a whirlwind.

The leading general held a golden-winged spear and rode a black wind horse, looking like a god in the world.

Pfft, pfft—

After a gust of wind, a gap was torn open in the Goguryeo swordsmen and shieldmen who were blocking the front.

With each swing of the heavy spear, more than twenty soldiers fell to the ground, their blood splattered.

The general's momentum did not diminish as he charged through the enemy lines; instead, he spurred his horse straight toward the central army.

In an instant, the man and his horse had disrupted the Goguryeo formation.

Gao Zang's pupils contracted, and he shouted at the Jin army commander charging towards him, "Who are you!"

"Great Chu, Yue Fei!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a flash of blood appeared before Gao Cang's eyes.

The next moment, a scorching hot human head flew off the shoulder and fell into the chaotic army formation.