Now everyone knows why this happened!
Qian Gai immediately ordered, "All generals, quickly muster your troops and go into battle!"
"yes!"
After receiving the commander's order, the generals immediately went to their respective armies to collect their men.
Meanwhile, the auxiliary troops and civilians were responsible for clearing away the corpses outside the city to make way for the cavalry.
After clearing out the last wave of barbarian soldiers attacking the city, squads of cavalry filed out of the city gates, assembled outside the city, and formed battle formations.
The majestic bugle call resounded throughout the heavens and earth, and the war drums thundered and pounded.
News of the barbarian army's defeat had spread throughout Huangzhou, and the entire city's soldiers and civilians were cheering, some even weeping with joy.
Outside the city, 30,000 Western Protectorate troops quickly assembled.
They were all cavalrymen dressed in black armor, arranged in a battalion of five hundred men, equipped with spears and shields, and long swords at their waists.
They quickly rushed in the direction in which the barbarian army had fled.
Meanwhile, the Beiwei Army had already curved out of the middle of the road and was also pursuing the fleeing barbarian army in the same direction.
"Run!"
"Let me escape first!"
"I am your chieftain, and I now order you to let me escape first!"
Nobody paid him any attention.
"Warriors, calm down! Let's fight back together and crush Song the dog!"
Nobody paid any attention.
The herders who originally grazed sheep on the pastures were temporarily conscripted. They had never received any training, but when they heard that they could join Baibuhua in raiding Song cities and robbing people, and maybe even steal women, they were willing to come.
They were all full of passion and made bold statements.
But fighting a war requires more than just passion and grand pronouncements.
A strong army must be organized and disciplined, trained, and battle-tested, having fought its way through the most brutal warfare.
Therefore, when they heard that the Song army was coming, they scattered in all directions.
They scattered in panic, and the panic spread rapidly like a plague.
As such, no matter how hard some officers try to stop them now, they can't.
Like a flood bursting its banks, it spread across the flatlands of the plateau.
The war that followed was much easier; all that was left was for the Song army to reap the rewards.
The chase continued until sunset, the whole world seemed to be dyed red by the setting sun, and the grassland was littered with endless corpses.
Longxi quickly descended into chaos, with various ethnic groups rising up in rebellion, only to collapse within a single day.
The news shocked the entire northwest of the Song Dynasty.
This is news that sends chills down your spine, yet also news that gets your blood pumping.
The barbarians took advantage of the chaos and rose up. If Huangzhou falls, their iron hooves will trample the rich Guanzhong Plain.
But encouragingly, this did not happen, and the 500,000-strong barbarian army was routed within a day.
This means that for the next century, the various barbarian tribes in the northwest did not dare to directly challenge the authority of the Song Dynasty.
The mighty military might of the Iron-Blooded Song Dynasty will be etched into the land of the Western Regions, deterring all the kingdoms there.
The emperor's northern expedition triggered uprisings among the various barbarian tribes in the Western Regions, but this did not affect the Song Dynasty. Instead, it served to weaken the power of the barbarian tribes in the Western Regions and pushed the actual influence of the Longyou Protectorate into the heart of the Western Regions.
In the northern night sky, countless stars are densely distributed across the deep blue firmament.
Zhao Huan has arrived at Langjuxu Mountain.
He saw the bold words Yue Fei had spoken at this very spot half a year earlier at Langjuxu Mountain.
Zhao Huan dismounted, his cloak fluttering in the night wind.
He frowned, his eyes like cold stars, and reached out to touch them.
"On the 18th day of the twelfth month of the sixth year of Jingkang, the Great Emperor decreed that the Heavenly Song Army of Killing Wolves should hold a sacrificial ceremony to pay homage to the Great Virtue of Our Emperor, who has recovered the northern border and driven out the barbarians. May China enjoy peace for ten thousand generations!"
"On the seventh day of the seventh month of the seventh year of Jingkang, I, by the mandate of Heaven, led 130,000 Chinese men to the north to conquer the barbarians, to stabilize the world. With the people united, China will be forever secure. Heaven and the sun and moon bear witness to this!"
The emperor, brimming with ambition, led his 130,000-strong army on a continued northward march.
They were already 1,400 li away from Beifu and only 600 li away from Beihai.
A major battle is about to break out in the northern desert.
At this moment, when Yi Nanchi Khan heard that his son Bai Buhua's surprise attack on the Longyou Protectorate of the Song Dynasty had failed, he couldn't help but look up to the sky and lament, "Heaven has forsaken me!"
That very night, Yi Nanchi led an army of 200,000 men and rushed towards Beifu.
Before dawn, the surprise attack by Yi Nanchihan was swiftly thwarted by the Imperial Guards of the grasslands and sent back to the Northern Prefecture.
The noise and horns broke the silence of the night.
The sleeping soldiers scrambled out of their tents, quickly donned their armor, went outside, found their horses, and assembled on the grass.
The formations were rapidly assembling, and the officers began their speeches.
Then, the army began to form ranks.
The sound of war drums dispelled all sleepiness.
Everyone stared solemnly ahead, the torches illuminating the entire Northern Prefecture.
Wu Lin rode up at breakneck speed, while Wu Jie was in the central command position.
"Reporting to Commander Wu, the Moon-Gazing Army has assembled!"
On the other side, Zhe Keqiu was eating mutton while sitting in the head coach's seat.
"Reporting to Commander Zhe, the entire Black Mountain Army has assembled!"
Zhe Keqiu had just finished gnawing on a leg of lamb when he shouted, "The entire army, stand ready for battle!"
"yes!"
The night before dawn is the darkest hour.
The Song army had just finished assembling when Yinanchi's army rushed over.
It's clear that Yi Nanchi is fighting a desperate battle with his back to the wall.
The Naiman tribe truly lived up to its reputation as a powerful tribe on the grasslands; their army was well-trained and incredibly brave in battle.
Fearless of death, each soldier, sword in hand and horse in hand, charged madly towards the Song army.
The war drums grew louder and louder, and the bugle calls filled the entire world.
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