He occasionally turned around and glanced at the high-spirited Song cavalry.
These young people, responding to the emperor's call, left their hometowns and headed north to join the army that would defend their country.
Each of them was filled with passion, dedicating their youth to China, forging a solid defense line with their bones and blood, and successfully containing the Jin invaders north of the Yanshan Mountains.
The oldest among them was only twenty-five or twenty-six years old, and the youngest was only sixteen or seventeen.
Liu Bingyu took a deep breath, his heart pounding with excitement.
The setting sun hung on the horizon in the west, slowly descending, dyeing half the sky a blood red, the blood red becoming increasingly intense.
On the desolate plain, there was no sign of any living creature, with only a few birds occasionally flying across the sky.
For some reason, the entire world seemed to have fallen into an extreme stillness.
Ahead lies Xiaoshui, where Wanyan Zonggan is stationed.
Chen Gou felt a sense of foreboding, because he had not seen any Jin scouts or outposts along the way.
Until the Song army appeared on the hillside, stretching out a long line.
Their armor shone brilliantly in the setting sun.
An evening breeze made the red tassels on their phoenix-winged helmets flutter.
Chen Gou looked down and saw the Jin army camp set up on the banks of the Xiao River. Occasionally, a few Jin soldiers would come out of the camp, doing something unknown.
The extremely eerie atmosphere between heaven and earth intensified the ominous premonition in Chen Gou's heart.
However, the Song army had already reached the high ground, and the collective will had overwhelmed the individual will.
Every soldier in the Song army was breathing heavily, and the blood in their bodies was getting hotter.
Their fighting spirit surged to an unprecedented level.
A forest of swords and spears, armored warhorses!
From any perspective, this is an excellent position for a charge, especially for cavalry.
Below was a large open space, enough to buffer the cavalry torrent.
With a shout, Yao Xiong roared, "Kill!"
The vanguard of the Song army shouted in unison, "Kill!"
After hearing this from the left, right, and rear, they followed the vanguard and moved together.
As the vanguard charged downhill on horseback, Chen Gou's heart skipped a beat, and he shouted, "No! Retreat!"
But his voice was drowned out by the overwhelming shouts of battle.
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