Liu Yanzong sat inside Wang Bing's mansion, which was now surrounded by layers of guards.

These were Wang Bing's personal guards, the same group of men who had accompanied him to guard Taiyuan City the year before last.

Liu Yanzong was prepared to wipe out the entire rebel army in Taiyuan City that night. He planned to drink tea and play chess with Wang Bing in the commander's mansion until late at night, and then clean up the mess after the battle outside was over.

At this moment, a large number of rebel soldiers appeared on the main street of Taiyuan City, and more people kept rushing in, heading towards Wang Bing's headquarters like a tide.

Although the rebels outside the city had lost their military commander, the dozen or so commanders were not to be underestimated.

Although they lost their leader and were arguing endlessly, the die was cast, and if they didn't act, they would face extinction.

So everyone grabbed their weapons and went into the city.

More and more rebels poured in.

That night, the city of Taiyuan was illuminated by the flashing of swords.

Zong Ying divided the two thousand Central Army soldiers into cavalry and infantry.

The cavalry mainly charged along the main roads to disrupt the rebels' formation, while the infantry were responsible for charging from behind.

When the first group of rebels arrived in the center of Taiyuan, the central army cavalry had also arrived.

The cavalry's speed progressed from walking to running, then to full speed, forming a fierce, surging river on the main road.

Now, the entire Song Dynasty knows that the Emperor's central army is very strong.

He pacified the Central Plains, pacified the south, and destroyed Jiaozhi.

Han Shizhong then wiped out more than 200,000 bandits.

This aroused some jealousy and disdain among the Xiang Army (local armies in the Song Dynasty).

But those who have never seen the Central Army cannot imagine just how strong it is.

Just like the Liao Dynasty back then, which thought the Jurchens were nothing more than their slaves, but a few thousand Jurchen cavalrymen destroyed the Liao Empire.

Moreover, the Song Dynasty was unaware of the Jurchens' strength and believed they could join forces to fight the Liao Dynasty.

They thought that even if the Jurchens were strong, they had lost a lot of resources when they destroyed the Liao Dynasty. But they never expected that the Jurchens would not only not lose any resources, but would become stronger as they fought, and later tens of thousands of troops dared to directly besiege the city of Tokyo.

So, there are many things in this world that people can't imagine, but that doesn't mean they don't exist.

Just like how a student who is academically weak can never understand what the world of a student who is academically strong is like.

They thought that 100 points was the pinnacle of academic excellence, but it was only because the full score on the test was 100 points.

Now, the rebels are fully prepared to fight the two thousand central army soldiers, with a total of ten thousand local troops mobilized.

It should be noted that the strength of the Taiyuan Garrison Army was far greater than that of the bandits and outlaws that Han Shizhong had killed.

With five times the number of the Central Army, they were extremely confident that they could kill all the Central Army tonight, then occupy the city, and coordinate with the rebel forces in the surrounding prefectures to quickly control the entire Hedong Road.

As the Central Army's iron cavalry galloped in from the bend ahead, the sound of their hooves was like countless hammers pounding the ground, as if trying to shatter it.

Their charge grew faster and faster, and their warhorses were clad in armor.

This is a heavy cavalry force under Zong Ze's command, built by Zhao Huan with a huge investment, capable of dominating the Iron Pagoda of the Jin Dynasty in history!

Each person carried a long sword at their waist, and held a two-foot-long iron hammer in their hand.

This type of hammer is called a caltrop mace; the head of the iron rod is round and spiked.

With a single blow from this iron hammer, even if you're using a sturdy shield, the impact of the heavy cavalry can numb your arm or even break your bones.

What's more, a thousand iron cavalrymen are charging towards us!

Two years ago, when Wanyan Zonghan marched south, this group of people witnessed the iron cavalry of the Jin army. They were utterly defeated in the prefectures and counties around Taiyuan Prefecture. Many of them did not even have a formal battle with the Jin army, but were so frightened by the terrifying power of the Jin cavalry that they ran away in panic.

Now, seeing the iron cavalry of the Central Army appear, it was as if they had returned to the nightmare of two years ago, and many people were stunned on the spot.

But this is a battlefield, and you can't escape a battlefield just because you're afraid.

The powerful cavalry charged forward, and the lead cavalryman swung his iron hammer, which struck the shield of the soldier in front of him with a loud bang, knocking the soldier back and breaking his hand bones.

In just a moment, it came crashing down like a violent storm.

In an instant, more than a dozen people leaned backward.

Some were hit by the shield, and their hand bones and arms were broken.

Some were hit on the head, their heads instantly splitting open, red and white fluid splattering out like smashed watermelons.

Others were charged by warhorses, fell to the ground, their sternums broken and their hearts crushed, dying instantly, only to be overwhelmed by the cavalry behind them and trampled into a bloody pulp.

Screams and shouts of battle mingled together, as did the sounds of weapons clashing.

The scene instantly devolved into a chaotic, savage collision and a horrific massacre.

Human flesh and blood were crushed in a torrent of steel, and countless people were turned into mincemeat.

At first glance, the shocking scene made everyone tremble.

Meanwhile, a thousand infantrymen began to steadily approach the Xiang Army's camp in the city, maintaining a pace that was neither too fast nor too slow.

Their steps were remarkably synchronized, suggesting that their thoughts were also remarkably aligned at that moment.

The expressions on each of their faces were resolute and composed, as if they had been carved with a knife.

Their eyes were sharp and full of aggression.

"Long live the Great Song Dynasty! Long live the Emperor!"

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