The earth trembled and sank under the iron hooves, stirring up clouds of dust and grass.

The heavy cavalry regiment spread out laterally, like the tip of an arrow, charging towards the weak left flank. They easily tore through the thin left flank and charged into the unsuspecting center.

It's like steel hitting wood.

Many barbarian cavalrymen were thrown into the air by the massive charge of the Song army's iron cavalry, their bones and flesh deformed, before they were trampled into a bloody pulp upon landing.

"What's going on!"

Sensing something amiss, Muker's expression changed immediately after issuing the order to go into battle.

"Report!" A messenger came galloping up from the front, startled and falling from his horse. "General, the Song army has launched a surprise attack on our left flank!"

"Those Song dogs deserve to be torn to pieces!" Muker roared. "Order the entire army to slaughter all these Song dogs!"

He had just finished cursing when the vibrations ahead grew increasingly terrifying, and the horse beneath him became restless.

How many Song soldiers actually came?

This is the question in everyone's mind.

These barbarian tribes who wanted to retaliate were probably much calmer than Li Ganshun, who had lost his kingdom in battle with the Song army.

He knew it was too late to resist, so he chose to run away immediately without hesitation.

Now everyone is panicking, and the crowd is restless.

As Muker and his men were about to launch their attack, Li Ganshun slipped into the crowd.

Li Ganshun's feelings were very complicated: heavy, unwilling, and powerless.

The Song army was simply too powerful.

Even such a situation can be turned around.

Moreover, generals like Yue Fei and Han Shizhong have not yet arrived. If they had, the war would probably have ended long ago.

"Run! The Song army has arrived with 100,000 iron cavalry!"

"Run! Run! A million Song soldiers are coming!"

...

In despair and panic, people turned and ran desperately, knocking down their companions and pushing and shoving backward.

The Song soldiers charged forward with their long spears, relentlessly reaping lives.

Meanwhile, Lu You, with his silver spear, gleamed menacingly in the moonlight.

Legend has it that he was a disciple of Yue Fei, the greatest general of the Song Dynasty, and his spear skills were both fast and ruthless.

In addition, his figure was as agile as a dragon. Although he was wearing heavy armor, his movements were completely natural. One shot was enough to kill.

He charged ahead, and anyone who stood in his way was killed.

Previously, the eight hundred cavalrymen assigned to him thought this young master was all show and no substance, but they never expected that once he arrived on the battlefield, he would be like a god of war.

Lu You led his men to tear open a path, separating them from the other group.

Lu You observed the city walls for several days, and the location of the central army was firmly etched in his mind.

Based on the estimated distance, he rushed directly towards where Muker was.

Looking back on the Battle of Beiyuanzhai, some people commented on Lu You as follows: "The second Yue Fei!"

Unlike Yue Yun's brute strength, Lu You's spear technique captured the essence of Yue Fei's style, emphasizing speed and ruthlessness.

Muker was furious; he couldn't understand how things had gotten to this point.

But he still firmly believed that the Song army was doomed to defeat.

"After the city falls, I will massacre everyone for three days and three nights, leaving no one alive in this city!"

Muker said viciously.

But as soon as he finished speaking, a gap was torn open in the formation in front of him.

"Protect the commander!"

People around shouted.

Muker was stunned; he hadn't expected the Song army to break through the defenses so quickly.

He saw the man in front of him being slaughtered by a long spear, while the Song soldiers alongside him cut all those who stood in his way to pieces.

Muker, carrying a knife, shouted at those around him.

Lu You, however, had already raised his spear, let out a clear shout, and hurled it forward with all his might.

The spear, like an angry dragon, roared through the gaps in the crowd, piercing directly into Muker's neck and splashing out a wave of hot blood.

Muker's eyes widened in disbelief.

Lu You swiftly drew his sword and with one stroke severed the leather shield of a barbarian soldier blocking his way, cutting the soldier's head in two.

In an instant, Lu You rode his horse to Muker, grabbed his gun before he fell, and slashed him horizontally with his sword.

Muker's head shot skyward.

The process was completed in one go.

The Song soldiers on either side shielded Lu You from the attacks of the others.

Lu You flicked his spear and pierced the head of Muker, who was falling from the sky.

Upon seeing their commander killed, the barbarian soldiers' morale collapsed.

In May, war broke out on the grasslands at Beiyuan Village, and then the barbarian army of 500,000 men pressed into Beifu without warning.

By the time the intelligence personnel on the front lines received the news, the barbarian army had already crossed the once-abandoned royal court.

With an army of 120,000 men approaching Beiyuan Village, the Northern Prefecture was in imminent danger.

Once the barbarians conquer Beifu, they may bypass Heishui City and head directly south into the heart of the Hetao region.

At that time, the achievements that the Song Dynasty had made in the northwest over several years could be destroyed in an instant.

Moreover, Yue Fei and Wu Jie in the western border region will face a pincer attack from both sides.

The military intelligence from the Northern Prefecture reached the capital city of Tokyo in just three days.

The messenger ran away and killed six horses.

When the news reached the imperial court, the entire court was shocked.

Due to the delayed information, they were unaware that the crisis in Beiyuan Village had been resolved.

For a moment, the ministers were in a state of panic.

A minister rushed to Zhao Huan and requested that he recall Yue Fei to reinforce Xingqing Prefecture, station him at the Hetao Road, and stabilize the overall situation.

Some ministers also suggested that Zhong Shizhong of Youzhou should transfer troops to support the Northern Army.

Some ministers also hoped to transfer Zheyan Zhi, who was stationed in the Heishan area, to that region.

In short, the court officials began arguing about this again.

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