"Gentlemen, if we're going to do something, we're going to do something big."
At this moment, the city of Feng Huo was full of ambition.
"As long as we have troops, we will be able to make a comeback. When we break through the Great Wall, our Khitan cavalry will once again take over the Central Plains."
Upon hearing this, the Khitan cavalrymen were all extremely excited.
"Brothers, after you've eaten and drunk your fill, get some rest. Follow me south after daybreak."
"yes……"
Apart from a few dozen Khitan cavalrymen on guard duty, the rest quickly fell into a deep sleep.
...
On the official road in the distance.
Dozens of luxurious carriages moved slowly forward.
The chariot was led by 200 cavalrymen, and followed by 500 cavalrymen and 500 infantrymen.
Behind these 500 infantrymen were hundreds of horse-drawn wagons carrying all sorts of goods.
In the very center of these dozen or so luxurious carriages was a huge carriage pulled by eight warhorses.
A young woman adorned with a phoenix coronet and embroidered ... ornaments sat in the middle of the carriage.
The girl looked distressed and kept wiping away tears from the corners of her eyes.
"Your Highness, we will reach the Great Wall in two more days."
This princess was the most beautiful palace maid selected from the imperial palace of the Great Xia Dynasty.
This palace maid, however, was married off to the Xiongnu as a princess.
Several palace maids nearby quickly comforted him.
"Your Highness, you are of noble birth and cannot be sad. Being sad can easily harm your health."
“Your Highness, you have married into the Xiongnu and become the Chanyu. You are now second only to the Chanyu.”
"Your Highness, please don't cry anymore, or your makeup will be ruined."
This palace maid's original name was Qian Renxue, but the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty bestowed upon her the title of Princess Xue'er.
The palace maids beside her kept trying to persuade her, and Princess Xue'er wiped away her tears and sat up straight.
"Sisters, once we leave the Great Wall, it will be incredibly difficult to return." Before Princess Xue'er could finish speaking, the palace maids began to sob.
"Sisters, from now on we can only take care of each other and depend on each other for survival."
The palace maids nodded repeatedly.
Just then, a horn sounded outside.
Then everything went into chaos.
Princess Xue'er lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked out.
In the distance, thousands of Khitan cavalry charged forward.
"Form ranks!" General Lei Zhen, who was in charge of escorting the convoy, roared. "Protect the convoy and gather all the carriages together."
"Archers, prepare."
"Shield bearers in front, cavalry behind, to defend against the enemy's charge."
With Lei Zhen's command.
Everyone quickly sprang into action.
They drove all the nearby carriages together, using Princess Cher's carriage as the center.
In this way, even if the enemy breaks through their defensive positions, they will be exhausted by the time they reach Princess Xue'er's carriage.
Lei Zhen glanced at Princess Xue'er: "Your Highness, please do not panic. We will protect Your Highness's safety with our lives and will not allow anyone to harm Your Highness."
Princess Xue'er nodded: "Thank you for your trouble, General."
Princess Xue'er lowered the carriage curtain, and the palace maids inside were terrified.
"We have been living in fear and trepidation along the way, encountering countless rebels along the way."
"We thought that the Xiongnu would come to our aid when we reached the border, but instead of the Xiongnu, we saw the Khitans."
"If these Khitans rob us, the consequences will be unimaginable."
Besides Princess Xue'er, the carriage team also carried dozens of carts of dowry items.
These items are all priceless.
In addition, there were also a considerable amount of food and supplies.
Lei Zhen led his men to quickly arrange their troops and form a battle formation.
They were almost completely exhausted after the long journey.
They fought against Zhang Shicheng's rebel army, against Chen Youliang's rebel army, and against Li Zicheng's army...
Along the way, although the escorting troops encountered only small groups of soldiers, they still lost more than half of their forces.
However, Lei Zhen and his men never expected that they would encounter Khitan cavalry here.
In Lei Zhen's view, the troops of Zhang Shicheng, Li Zicheng, and Chen Youliang were still manageable.
However, they were no match for the Khitan cavalry.
Seeing the Khitan cavalry charging towards them with howls, these men were already somewhat frightened.
"Fire arrows..." Seeing that the Khitan cavalry had entered the range of the arrows, Lei Zhen waved his hand and roared.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh...
Whoosh whoosh whoosh...
All the arrows were fired at the Khitan cavalry.
Khitan cavalrymen kept falling to the ground.
But even more Khitan cavalry charged toward them recklessly.
Their force consisted of just over 1,000 cavalrymen, which was no match for the Khitan cavalry.
At that moment, the Khitan cavalrymen continued to fire arrows.
Arrows rained down.
The defenders continued to fall to the ground, struck by arrows.
The screams at the scene were deafening.
"Protect the princess! We must not let them get close to her!" Everyone quickly retreated to the back of the carriage.
Because it was too rushed.
Before the warhorses pulling the carriages could be unloaded, some of them, struck by arrows, let out a long neigh, and galloped away into the distance.
“We can’t let those carriages get away,” Lei Zhen said in a panic. “Unload all the horses.”
"Yes..." The Khitan cavalry charged forward wave after wave, getting closer and closer.
These Khitan cavalrymen were incredibly skilled archers; within a range of 100 paces, they never missed a shot, hitting their target precisely.
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