Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

"Liao cavalry! The Liao cavalry are attacking! The Liao cavalry are attacking!"

The Song army, which was preparing to continue its siege, also rioted upon hearing this news!

The Liao cavalry had always been a nightmare for the Song army!

Because they come and go like the wind, and their destructive power is immense!

The Song army guarding the Song-Liao border suffered even more. Although they could defend themselves with strong city defenses, they could defend countless times, but they only needed to lose the city once. As long as the Liao cavalry had a chance to rush into the city, they could make the Song army experience what despair was!

"My men! Kill!"

The Liao cavalry that came this time numbered about 120,000, divided into four teams: blue, red, white, and black, each led by a young general!

These four are also outstanding members of the younger generation of the Yelü family. They are Yelü Zonglin, Yelü Zongyun, Yelü Zonglei, and Yelü Zongdian!

The four of them were Yelü Dezhong's sons. After Yelü Dezhong was rescued on the battlefield by Wuyan Guang, he was sent back to Shangjing. Yelü Chun also valued Yelü Dezhong highly. However, because Yelü Dezhong himself was still somewhat resistant to returning to the battlefield, he would not come to the battlefield for the time being.

However, his four sons were all generals of the Liao Dynasty! After Yelü Chun came to power, he promoted all four of them to the rank of general!

Now the four brothers, each wielding a sword, are leading their army in two separate groups, attacking from the east and west!

Once the Liao cavalry entered the attack range, they all drew their bows and nocked their arrows!

"put!"

The Liao cavalry fired their arrows very quickly, and the Song soldiers within their attack range fell to the ground one after another. Then, the four generals transformed into arrowheads and charged into the Song army's formation, their momentum unstoppable!

"Don't panic! Form ranks! Form ranks! We outnumber them, let's trap them!"

However, this time the Imperial Guards were the best-equipped in the Song army. Although their formation was initially disrupted, they still had a numerical advantage. Cavalry that charged forward was difficult to defeat, but cavalry without a speed advantage was much easier to defeat!

"Pass down the order: whoever can kill these four leading generals will be rewarded with two thousand taels of silver and promoted ten ranks!"

Tong Guan, seeing from the high platform that the Liao cavalry were attacking his formation in four directions, assumed that each direction must be led by a fierce general, so he directly gave the order to kill the general!

The news caused a sensation throughout the entire army!

First, a reward of two thousand taels of silver! That's no small sum!

And most importantly, he was promoted ten ranks! There were only fifty-three ranks for military officers in the Song Dynasty, so that was quite a promotion!

Of course, the fact that there is a generous reward means that this matter is not easy to handle. Four generals of the Liao Kingdom are not people that can be dealt with by just anyone!

Although many commanders, officers, and even commissars rushed towards Yelü Si after hearing about the great reward, unfortunately, they were all killed by Yelü Si!

After so many people were killed, no one dared to go anymore!

After all, even if you have a lot of money, you still need to be alive to collect it!

No one dared to confront Yelü Sijiang anymore, so the four of them ran rampant. Under their onslaught, gaps began to appear in the Song army's formation, and more and more people had to withdraw from the siege and switch to defense.

"Catapults! All catapults, continue to press down on the city walls! Archers, turn your arrows around and fire at the enemy cavalry!"

"Withdraw the shields and place them in front of the spears! Even if we die, we must withstand the charge of these cavalry!"

"Those with spears and longswords, be careful! Either find an opportunity to stab or cut the horse's legs! Don't run! What kind of person would run away as soon as the enemy comes!"

Tong Guan's command was actually quite good, and his orders were issued relatively quickly. However, the battlefield was quite large, and it took time for his orders to be prepared and transmitted. For the Liao cavalry, their speed advantage made this time a luxury.

"Prime Minister Tong! Prime Minister Tong!"

Suddenly, a guard rushed to Tong Guan's side. Tong Guan recognized him as the chief guard of Emperor Huizong of Tang.

"Why are you here when you're not with His Majesty?"

"Privy Councilor Tong, His Majesty heard that the Liao cavalry has arrived and insisted on going to meet them. I couldn't stop him, so..."

"What did you say? His Majesty went to deal with the Liao cavalry?"

Tong Guan felt completely numb. What was going on?!

"Yes, His Majesty commissioned over a hundred chariots this time. After hearing that the Liao cavalry had arrived, he personally led his own chariot corps up there!"

The head guard could only manage a wry smile.

"How do you usually train with His Majesty? Chariots against cavalry? What were you thinking? How could chariots possibly be a match for cavalry?! His Majesty doesn't know, and neither do you?"

Tong Guan's head was buzzing.

"I know, but His Majesty is not good at riding horses. We specially arranged for him to ride in a chariot to please him. Besides, in our usual drills, who would dare to really mess with His Majesty? Privy Councilor Tong, do you dare?"

The chief guard said, "If even a privy councilor like you doesn't dare, how could I, a mere chief guard, dare?"

"Enough with the small talk, hurry! Send reinforcements immediately! We must bring His Majesty back safely! No, I'll go myself!"

Tong Guan decisively chose to support Zhao Ji. As for attacking the city, forget it. What good would it be if the emperor were gone?

"Notify all troops to withdraw in an orderly manner, abandon the attack plan, and quickly assemble your forces to follow me!"

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Meanwhile, Zhao Ji was in his specially made chariot, leading his troops to attack Yelü Zonglei's army!

Emperor Huizong of Song, clad in golden armor and holding the Emperor's sword, stood under the canopy at the rear of the chariot. Yang Jian, beside him, held a bow and arrows. In front of him were a driver and two guards carrying spears.

Around him were over a hundred identical chariots, and further away were infantrymen from the Imperial Guard.

"My lord, this chariot was a formidable weapon in the Spring and Autumn Period. Today, I have brought it out again. Do you think this will make these Liao dogs suffer?"

Emperor Huizong of Song actually had the mind to ask Yang Jian questions.

What could Yang Jian say? Holding the bow and arrows, he could only force a smile.

"Your Majesty is wise. This chariot is a divine weapon of the Central Plains since ancient times. The Liao people are a bunch of barbarians, so naturally they do not understand its power."

"That's right! It's still the Grand Chamberlain who understands me. It's just a pity that there wasn't enough time this time, and there were only a hundred or so chariots. Otherwise, we could have definitely swept across the entire battlefield."

Emperor Huizong of Song (Zhao Ji) said that his ancestors had not used chariots well, otherwise things would not have turned out so badly.

"Charge! Charge straight into their formation! I refuse to believe these cavalry dare to collide with my chariots!"

The coachman dared not disobey Zhao Ji's orders and drove the chariot forward with all his might. The entire chariot convoy was so impressive that Yelü Zonglei was stunned by the commotion.

What the hell? A chariot? The Song Dynasty still has these things? And they dare to come at me?

"General! Among those chariots, there is a man in golden helmet and armor; he must be the emperor of the Song Dynasty!"

Yelü Zonglei's scouts reported their observations immediately!

"Oh?"

Upon hearing that Zhao Ji was in the carriage, Yelü Zonglei immediately perked up!

Goodness gracious! I was worried that my achievements weren't great enough this time, but I never expected that the Emperor of Zhao Song would deliver himself to my doorstep.

If I don't take him down, I'm no longer Yelü Zonglei!

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