Wanyan Zonghan was confident of victory because the Jin army was mainly composed of powerful cavalry. The Jin people had survived from the coldest and most harsh regions. Legend has it that they could cross rivers on horseback and were very resistant to the cold. When Wanyan Aguda raised his army, he only had a few hundred men. After defeating several thousand Liao soldiers, the Jurchens quickly gathered together.

Therefore, the Jurchens were the most formidable fighting nation in ancient China, perhaps even surpassing the later Russians.

What's most terrifying is that this warrior nation has abundant horse resources. In ancient times, horses were a strategic resource. After the Jurchens defeated the Liao Dynasty, they possessed a large number of warhorses, which was a great boost to their strength.

This is why Zhao Huan staged a play to make Wanyan Zonghan take the initiative to attack. Putting aside morale, just in terms of troop type, the Jin army was mainly composed of cavalry. Cavalry could attack or retreat at any time, and had absolute initiative on the battlefield.

If Wanyan Zonghan did not want to fight, he could leave at any time. Zhao Huan did not even dare to pursue him. After all, once the Pengri Army, which was mainly composed of cavalry, separated from the main force, it could be easily defeated by the Jin army.

That's why he thought of luring Wanyan Zonghan to stop waiting and start the fight!

Furthermore, on the plains, cavalry naturally have an advantage over infantry, and can practically dominate the battle. But there's no way to avoid fighting just because of differences in troop types.

When it's time to act, draw your sword and fight! This is Zhao Huan's life principle. This messed-up world always sets up all sorts of so-called dimensional barriers in front of people, such as cavalry versus infantry.

But Zhao Huan refused to believe in the myth that cavalry was invincible. He once said: "Even if I have to use a bunch of men, I will push the Jin invaders beyond the pass!"

But Yao Pingzhong's army, which was supporting the Japanese, was imposing and powerful.

The vanguard general of the Jin army was Wanyan Yinshuke, who was known as the "Little God of War" for his outstanding achievements. He personally led the army out, and the Jin army's momentum was even stronger. Every cavalryman exuded a wild and arrogant aura as they roared and charged.

When the two armies were within 500 meters of each other, the Song army waved its banner, the war drums became more rapid, and the Song soldiers in front began to raise their arms and fire their crossbows. Instantly, the crossbows poured out like a torrential rain, instantly killing the knights in front of the Jin army and causing them to fall from their horses.

Five hundred meters is too short for cavalry. In the blink of an eye, the front ranks of the two armies collided. The Song army's cavalry behind them fired a final volley of crossbow bolts into the sky, killing a group of Jin soldiers. Then everyone drew their swords and started fighting!

What was the Jin army's greatest strength? How was it able to destroy the Liao Dynasty in just four years? The Jin army did have a troop type advantage over the Song Dynasty, but what about the Liao Dynasty, which had no shortage of horses? They were still no match for the Jin army.

The saying that "the Jurchens are invincible if they have less than 10,000 men, but are invincible if they have more than 10,000" actually refers to the fact that the Jurchen cavalry had an extremely strong ability to form ranks. Even after charging into the enemy army for dozens of rounds, their formation would not become disordered.

This approach to warfare is somewhat similar to the philosophy of Zhao Huan, a half-baked military enthusiast. Zhao Huan believes that a truly powerful army must be highly unified in both thought and action, with ten thousand people being equivalent to one person. Only in this way can it possess cohesion and maintain its most vigorous fighting power.

The generals of the Song Dynasty were almost obsessed with troop deployment and came up with many bizarre formations, but they were useless on the battlefield.

Throughout China's powerful military victories, from the Qin Dynasty's unification of the six kingdoms to the Marquis of Champion's sealing of the Wolf Mountain, Ran Min's order to slaughter the Hu, and Li Jing's northern campaign against the barbarians, there was always a strong army as solid as steel, without much focus on studying so-called battle formations.

The Jurchens took the power of frontal assault to its extreme, which is why the Jin Dynasty was militarily powerful!

However, this Song army was quite different from the Song army of the past. In the month-long war, the Song army was disciplined and had high morale. When the Japanese army charged forward, the two armies collided like two fierce torrents. The cavalry at the front were instantly knocked over, and dozens of men were knocked off their horses and instantly submerged and trampled into mincemeat by the ones behind them.

Zhao Huan stood on the high platform, looking at the battlefield. After more than a month of military service, his heart had become as hard as steel.

The Song army's war drums grew increasingly powerful, and almost the entire Japanese army was mobilized.

Looking down from the sky, the front lines of the two armies had merged together and were fighting each other. Some Song soldiers had their heads chopped off by Jin soldiers, some Jin soldiers had their chests pierced by Song soldiers, and some Song soldiers had half their heads shaved off, leaving red and white brain matter all over the ground. More than a dozen soldiers were trampled into mincemeat, indistinguishable between Jin and Song soldiers.

Just this morning, these people were having breakfast together, chatting and laughing. Some were even planning to get married and have children after the war. But now they are here forever.

Before long, Zhao Huan frowned. Judging from the charge, the Song army was clearly at a disadvantage. The good formation they had maintained at the beginning was now almost in disarray. The Song army was only charging forward with their blood and sweat.

Faced with the Jin army's overwhelming onslaught, the Song army transformed themselves into a human wall!

The sound of Song army's war drums and horns changed again, and messengers galloped across the vast plains, relaying orders to the left and right wings of the army.

Yao Gu and Zhang Hao set off from the left and right respectively towards the Jin army. From the air, it looked like a pair of wings flapping forward.

The bugle calls and war drums of the Jin army also changed. Wanyan Zonghan drew his sword and said to his generals, "Kill the Song emperor and let our army penetrate deep into the rich lands of Song, where there is an endless supply of food and women!"

Long live the Great Jin Dynasty!

All the Jin soldiers roared, their momentum shaking the heavens and the earth.

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