This incident dealt a significant blow to his confidence.
How did the situation suddenly change?
No wonder Yue Fei dared to advance towards the capital of Gaochang; it turns out that his worries about the rear had been eliminated!
"General, I believe that with our 300,000 troops, which is three times the size of Yue Fei's forces, we need not fear Yue Fei. As long as we do not enter Yumen Pass, we can still defend the country's borders without any problem."
Zhan Mu'er took a deep breath, and several thoughts flashed through his mind.
"Is there no problem?"
"No problem! Commander, you can rest assured!"
Zhanmuer spent a sleepless night, and the next day, the Song army lined up in battle formation early in the morning.
The infantry were at the forefront, with the musketeers bringing up the rear. The heavy cavalry were on the left flank of the infantry, while the light cavalry were on both flanks, ready to flank the enemy at any time.
The Song army's war drums shook the heavens.
Zhanmuer didn't sleep all night. The next day, with dark circles under his eyes, he tried to escape after hearing the thunderous war drums of the Song army, but was stopped by his subordinates.
"General, we have an army of 300,000!"
"Oh, an army of 300,000!" For some reason, Zhanmuer felt that this battle was hopeless.
As the bugle calls sounded, both sides began their charge.
The soldiers on the plains clashed together like a torrent, splashing up waves.
However, this place is a sea of blood.
The Song army swept through the enemy lines with overwhelming force as soon as they engaged in battle.
Zhanmuer was so frightened that his legs were trembling uncontrollably. He turned around and ran away with his personal guards.
On August 7th of the twelfth year of the Jingkang era, Yue Fei defeated the 300,000-strong army of Gaochang.
The Song army's iron cavalry advanced like a whirlwind, covering 800 li eastward in a single day, and watered their horses at the foot of Gaochang City.
The powerful and influential people of Gaochang were shocked.
The Northern Tang Dynasty's Beiting Prefecture in the north opened its city gates and surrendered.
In the fourteenth year of the Zhenguan era, Emperor Taizong of Tang dispatched generals such as Hou Junji and Xue Wanjun to lead a western expedition and conquer Gaochang.
After the An Lushan Rebellion, Beiting was isolated from the imperial court. After the Prince of Wuwei held out for more than ten years, the entire territory fell into the hands of foreign tribes, and the Central Plains and the Western Regions were cut off for five hundred years.
Today, Han cavalry crossed the Jade Gate Pass and entered the Western Regions.
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