The first year of the Lingwu reign of the Daxin era, the first month of the twelfth lunar month.
After a march that lasted for more than half a month, the 100,000-strong Xuanjia Army, led by Chen Qingzhi, the deputy marshal of Longcheng, finally arrived in Chang'an.
This Xuanjia Army was based on the original 80,000 Xuanjia soldiers who were hidden in the Longshan Camp.
Subsequently, Prince Chen Huai'an of Jin added 20,000 super elite cavalry soldiers to the [Born to be an Emperor] system.
The weapons and equipment were all divine weapons forged from fine steel, with the horizontal sword and the long sword being used very frequently.
The horses were all fine steeds fed with high-quality feed, large in size, muscular, and with great endurance and explosive power.
It is no exaggeration to say that if the white-robed scholar-general Chen Qingzhi were to command the 100,000 Xuanjia Army on a westward expedition, they would be able to sweep across the entire Tubo Kingdom.
On this day, Chen Qingzhi, clad in silver armor and wearing a white robe and cloak, stood on a high mountain outside Chang'an City, gazing in the direction of Xiangji Temple, where the Tubo army was encamped.
With piercing eyes and a solemn expression, he issued his first command: "Pass down the order to appoint 10,000 elite cavalry as the vanguard of the main army and launch a harassment attack on the Tibetan army at Xiangji Temple."
"The remaining units took the opportunity to move north of Xiangji Temple, and the army split into two, using the complex terrain of the surrounding Feng River and Dachuan River to form a protective flank!"
"Once the cavalry vanguard lures the Tibetan army to the north of Xiangji Temple, the entire army will immediately launch an attack, catching the enemy off guard!"
"Your subordinate obeys!"
Soon, as the messenger departed to carry out the order, the Longcheng Expeditionary Army, with its 100,000 Xuanjia soldiers, immediately transformed into a well-organized war machine, with each unit operating in an orderly manner.
The vanguard of the Xuanjia Army cavalry was the first to bear the brunt.
The commander was Zuo Liangcai, the garrison commander of Longcheng, one of the thirty-six generals of the Longcheng Destroyer Army.
At this moment, Zuo Liangcai, who had been promoted to the vanguard general of the Longcheng Western Expeditionary Army, was wearing bright armor, holding a ring-pommel short sword, and riding on the back of a completely black warhorse.
Looking at the more than 10,000 Xuanjia cavalrymen behind him, Zuo Liangcai felt a raging fire burning deep in his heart, his burning eyes filled with the desire to make a name for himself.
During the Battle of Longcheng, the Eighth Regiment of the Polu Army, commanded by Zuo Liangcai, lost all its soldiers except for the standard-bearer Xiao Po, who perished on the western city wall of Longcheng.
Later, during the southern and northern expeditions commanded by Prince Chen Huai'an of Jin, Zuo Liangcai was appointed as the military commander of Longcheng, responsible for assisting the deputy marshal Chen Qingzhi in guarding Longcheng and recruiting and training the new army to break through the enemy lines.
This stay lasted for half a year.
Looking at his former military colleagues, he saw how they had all achieved great things on horseback and become commanders of their own armies while following Prince Jin in his campaigns.
Even his former subordinate, Xiao Po, the standard-bearer of the Eighth Regiment of the Broken Army, has now become the commander of the Imperial Guard and the Golden Guard of Prince Jin.
This caused considerable inner turmoil for the naturally proud Zuo Liangcai.
While staying in Longcheng to recruit and train the new army, Zuo Liangcai was eager to prove himself on the battlefield and hoped to gain the approval of Prince Jin so that he could shoulder a heavier responsibility.
However, those who stayed behind at the main camp did not have the same opportunities as their military colleagues who were on campaigns in the south and north, to earn military merits and be rewarded on horseback at any time.
After that, they finally got the chance to welcome Guo Dingfang, the General Who Guards the West, who led 100,000 Anxi border troops to invade Longcheng.
Upon hearing the news, Zuo Liangcai was so excited that he couldn't sleep all night, eagerly waiting to take action against the Anxi border army!
Who would have thought that Guo Dingfang, having just arrived in Longcheng and occupied Beichuan, would be persuaded by the black-robed old monk Dongfang Xiao's strategy of "subduing the enemy without fighting".
The siege lasted for over a month, yet not a single soldier or arrow appeared outside the walls of Dragon City.
During that period, Zuo Liangcai felt like he had been punched in the face, almost causing him internal injuries.
Then came the defeat of the dog emperor Zhao Gan at Tumu Fortress. He committed suicide in silence in front of the court elders. Guo Dingfang led 300,000 Anxi border troops to surrender to Prince Chen Huai'an of Jin.
As a result, Zuo Liangcai, who had always longed to make a name for himself on horseback and be rewarded, had his wish dashed once again.
Therefore, when Zuo Liangcai received the order to lead the army on its western expedition and was promoted to the vanguard commander of the western expeditionary force, he was extremely excited.
This time, he was determined to vent his anger on the Tibetan barbarians.
Let the corpses of these Tibetan barbarians become stepping stones on his path to becoming a marquis and general.
"Report—"
"Reporting to the General, the Deputy Marshal has ordered the cavalry vanguard to proceed according to the original battle plan, luring the enemy deep into the area north of Xiangji Temple. There must be no mistakes!"
At this moment, a messenger from the army brought the latest orders from Chen Qingzhi, the deputy marshal of the army.
"Tell the Vice Marshal that the cavalry vanguard will not fail in its mission!"
With that, Zuo Liangcai suddenly drew his ring-pommel sword from its sheath, turned his horse to face the ten thousand fully armed and ready Xuanjia cavalry, and shouted sharply, "All troops, attack!"
Then, the blade pointed directly at the Tibetan camp.
He took the lead and charged forward.
Behind them, ten thousand elite Xuanjia cavalrymen, upon hearing the news, spurred their horses and charged forward.
In an instant, the sound of the warhorse's hooves striking the ground was like a thunderclap from a clear sky.
Thump thump thump!
Thump thump thump!
Meanwhile, at the Tibetan camp.
Inside the central command tent, the Tibetan king Dama, who was resting with his eyes closed while being massaged on the shoulders and legs by two young Han maids, seemed to hear the thunderous sound of horses' hooves in his ears.
The next moment, his tightly closed eyes suddenly opened.
Teng!
Then, he stood up abruptly.
This action terrified the two young maids, who trembled with fear and turned pale.
"Report—"
"Reporting to the King, the Han army, the Han cavalry are charging up!"
Just then, outside the central command tent, the urgent voice of a messenger could be heard reporting something.
snort!
Dama Tsampa snorted coldly, a ferocious expression appearing on his dark, fleshy face.
As he strode out of the tent, he sneered, "This Chen Huai'an is truly a fool who doesn't know his own limitations!"
"Today, I, the Zanpu, will see whether your Dragon City Iron Cavalry or my Tibetan chainmail cavalry is more powerful!"
"Pass down the order: form ranks and meet the enemy!"
"Yes, sir!"
......
In fact, without Dama Tsangpo's order, his Tibetan generals immediately took countermeasures and formed ranks to meet the enemy after discovering the Han cavalry that suddenly appeared from the east of Chang'an.
But once the Tibetan generals realized that they were no match for more than 10,000 cavalry, their tense nerves immediately relaxed.
Moreover, these 10,000-plus cavalrymen of the Han army were not the Iron Pagoda Heavy Cavalry that Dama Tsangpo had described; they were just ordinary armored cavalrymen.
In response, Baima, the general who commanded the Tibetan chainmail cavalry, immediately mustered 30,000 Tibetan chainmail cavalry to go out of the camp and meet this Han cavalry that did not know their own death.
After a while, Zuo Liangcai's 10,000 Xuanjia cavalry and Baima's 30,000 Tubo chainmail cavalry clashed without any suspense on the boundless yellow earth outside Chang'an.
Zuo Liangcai, who had been holding back his anger for half a year, took the lead and charged into the Tibetan cavalry formation. He wielded his lance with such skill that it was impenetrable, and he moved through the Tibetan cavalry ranks as if they were empty.
Every sweeping or slashing attack was accompanied by several Tibetan cavalrymen screaming as they fell off their horses.
Despite the fact that Zuo Liangcai's 10,000 Xuanjia cavalry were outnumbered by 30,000 Tibetan cavalry.
However, apart from the eight hundred personal guards of the commander Zuo Liangcai, who were recruited and trained by him personally, the rest of the ten thousand Xuanjia cavalry were all super elite soldiers.
Fighting on horseback, he held his own against three opponents without being at a disadvantage.
For a time, the two sides were locked in a fierce battle, with neither side gaining the upper hand.
Soon, the Tibetan king Dama, clad in armor, carrying a sword, and riding a white horse, appeared at a high vantage point outside the battlefield, under the protection of the imperial guards.
He looked down at the two armies' cavalry in the midst of the melee.
Wielding a lance, Zuo Liangcai charged into the ranks of the Tibetan cavalry as if they were nothing, naturally attracting the attention of the Tibetan king, Dama.
In a short while, another seven or eight Tibetan cavalrymen were knocked off their horses by Zuo Liangcai's long spear.
Seeing this, the Tibetan king Dharma finally couldn't help but ask, "Whose general is this? How can he be so brave?"
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