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Chapter 680 Defensive Battle

Yue Fei's eight thousand elite troops galloped across the wilderness, like a peerless sword immortal slashing out with a terrifying sword aura, as if to tear the vast earth apart.

Abu Muzaffar's 10,000-strong army charged forward, unaware of the enemy they faced.

Abu Muzaffar was puzzled when the ground shook and the horses were startled.

What's going on?

Why does it feel like the ground is shaking?

Why is the ground shaking?

He glanced to the side and saw a patch of steel, silvery-white, bathed in the cold moonlight.

The two armies met in the wilderness.

The Song army, like sharp knives and forks piercing butter, instantly shattered the leading charge of the Ghaznavid cavalry.

In a mere instant, countless Ghazni cavalrymen were crushed into clumps of minced meat.

The Song army's heavy cavalry, due to their extremely heavy iron armor, had a terrifying impact force, almost like rows of tanks crushing everything in their path.

What about Ghazneh's cavalry?

Apart from the officers who had armor, the others didn't even have basic armor.

Moreover, the Song soldiers were charging with spears.

In the instant they charged forward, the sharp spears easily tore through the bodies of the opposing enemies, even piercing through several of them.

Screams instantly echoed across the wasteland. Before the Ghazni soldiers behind them could even know what had happened, the Song army's powerful cavalry surged forward like a collapsing flood, unstoppable!

No one can stop it!

Having eaten beef for a long time, the Song soldiers were as strong as oxen, and this was fully utilized at this time. The most direct, simple and brutal collision alone was enough to shatter Ghazni's soldiers.

Ghazneh's cavalry was as flimsy as paper.

Before the Ghazni soldiers behind them could even comprehend what was happening, the terrifying crushing force was already surging towards them.

"Help!"

"Oh my god, this is terrible! Help us!"

"Run!"

The screams of Ghazni soldiers echoed across the wasteland, causing Commander Abu Muzaffar to change color immediately.

How could that be!

He had fought in wars for decades, and this was the first time he had encountered such a situation.

This completely shattered his worldview.

“This…” Abu Muzaffar’s mind went blank.

"Warriors, charge!"

Abu Muzaffar instinctively shouted something, but everyone was clearly intimidated by the enemy's momentum ahead.

The second wave of Ghaznavid cavalry charges appeared sporadic, and those that followed were completely terrified.

The Ghazneean army was thrown into complete chaos.

Yelü Dashi's spies rushed to where Yelü Dashi was.

Report! Enemy troops are engaged in battle with our army ten miles to the southwest.

Yelü Dashi took a deep breath and said, "Yue Fei, you really dared to come. I guessed right!"

Yelü Dashi pondered for a moment, then ordered, "Pass down the order to reorganize the Third and Fourth Legions!"

"I am going to fight Yue Fei to the death!"

In the latter half of the night, countless Liao soldiers reorganized their troops on the vast wilderness.

The roar of the legion echoed everywhere. They shouted in their rough voices, "Break your spirits! Now comes the Song dog Yue Fei! We will show them the warriors of our Khitan and avenge our fallen brothers!"

The Khitan lads were full of energy, and the moonlight shone on their faces, making their features stand out.

Yelü Dashi displayed extremely strong self-confidence, but deep down he still had a trace of worry.

Judging from Yue Fei's military achievements over the years, fighting against Yue Fei was actually a very foolish thing.

But the key to this battle lies in the duel with Yue Fei.

After a short while, Yue Fei's army had already crossed the border from Abu Muzaffar's side and was rushing towards this side.

The two sides finally closed the distance.

On one side was the Liao army, stretched out in long rows, and on the other side was the powerful Song army.

Yelü Dashi's main force has been completely deployed to the front lines to intercept the Song army there. The current Third and Fourth Army Corps were forcibly pulled out by him.

The Song army did not stop and launched a rapid and direct attack on the Liao army.

The two sides collided instantly.

Several years later, Yelü Dashi clashed with Yue Fei again.

The Liao army demonstrated far greater combat effectiveness and superior equipment than before.

As soon as the two sides charged, countless people were instantly plunged into a forest of swords and spears.

Yue Fei wielded a spear weighing several dozen kilograms in one hand and swept it out horizontally, causing the internal organs of the Liao soldiers who were swept away to dislocate.

The Liao army's spears pierced the Song army's armor, the enormous impact bending the spears. The heavy cavalry, clad in metal armor, charged forward like a torrent.

Wherever it went, it left a trail of minced meat!

Yelü Dashi quickly dispatched the heavy cavalry of the Fourth Army Corps to the front, and the heavy cavalry of both sides clashed.

Amidst the flying blood and flesh, desperate cries could be heard everywhere.

A layer of blood mist rose from the wasteland ahead.

At this moment, Zhao Huan was on the opposite bank of Suyab. Around dawn, the Chu River was stained red with many corpses floating down from upstream.

When the first Song soldier discovered it, it immediately caused a stir.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Huan hurriedly left the camp, followed by his generals and soldiers.

"First, organize a pair of soldiers who are excellent swimmers. All the soldiers of our Great Song who died in battle should be retrieved from the water, cremated, and their ashes handed over to the logistics department for safekeeping. The ashes of these people must be sent back. If their families cannot be found, they should be sent to the Martyrs' Shrine."

"yes!"

After saying this, Zhao Huan mounted his horse, cracked his whip, and galloped towards the Chu River, with his generals and soldiers and a troop of elite troops following closely behind.

When they arrived at the riverbank, people had already begun to retrieve the fish. Upon seeing the emperor, they prepared to pay their respects, but Zhao Huan stopped them.

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