Unsurprisingly, the vanguard of the three thousand cavalry of the Tang Dynasty navy and the vanguard of the twenty thousand Goguryeo imperial guards met in an open area near Ip Pak Seok in the middle reaches of the Daedong River.
A fierce battle is inevitable.
The cavalry of the Tang Dynasty navy were all super elite soldiers summoned by the "Born to be Emperors" system, and their warhorses were all fine steeds from the Western Regions raised on high-quality food. With the support of advanced weapons and equipment, they could fight ten enemies at once without being at a disadvantage.
The royal guard cavalry of the Goguryeo Dynasty was also the elite of the Goguryeo army. Most of their horses came from places like Yanqi and Kucha in the Western Regions, which produced fine horses, and their combat power far exceeded that of ordinary troops.
Among them was a heavily armored cavalry force of about a thousand men and horses, all clad in armor with iron collars protecting their necks. Both sides' cavalry were equipped with ranged weapons such as bows and crossbows, spears, and swords, as well as melee weapons.
This clash between the Tang Dynasty cavalry and the Goguryeo cavalry was destined to be extremely brutal from the very beginning.
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!
Clang, clang, clang!
On a rocky, open ground, when the cavalry were about two hundred paces apart, the cavalry archers fired a volley of arrows into the enemy's formation.
However, since both sides' cavalry were clad in armor, the arrows flying everywhere, though seemingly impressive, were actually ineffective. Most of them hit the cavalry's armor and bounced off, leaving only a dent and making a clanging sound.
The real showdown occurred when the two armies' cavalry clashed fiercely, with the soldiers on horseback brandishing their swords and spears, instinctively slashing and thrusting at each other.
Clang clang clang!
For a time, the open area around Yipianshi in the middle reaches of the Daedong River was filled with the shouts of soldiers, the neighing of warhorses, and the endless clanging of metal.
The moment the two cavalry clashed, Tuoba Liuyun, the number one warrior of Goguryeo and commander of 100,000 imperial guards, sensed something was wrong.
The Tang cavalry before him was an elite force, far surpassing his own Imperial Guard cavalry in terms of formation maintenance, tactical proficiency, and teamwork.
With a mere two or three thousand cavalrymen, they held their own against the siege of twenty thousand Goguryeo imperial guards, not to mention showing no signs of defeat.
In particular, the Tang general who was clad in golden armor and wielding a pair of golden hammers, who charged freely through the Goguryeo Imperial Guard's heavily armored cavalry, caught Tuoba Liuyun's attention.
When he witnessed firsthand the terrifying feat of the young Tang general who could send an armored cavalryman flying with a single blow, he was filled with dread.
He began to believe the tearful remonstrance made by Goguryeo's Grand Admiral Go Mo in court yesterday.
However, Tuoba Liuyun had no way out at this moment. He had no choice but to lead his troops to fight against the Tang army's cavalry, hoping to exhaust the enemy's strength through a war of attrition with a force several times larger than the Tang army's cavalry before killing them all.
However, Tuoba Liuyun's beautiful dream was destined to be shattered.
At the heart of the battlefield, Chen Longxiang used his pair of golden hammers to blast away several Goguryeo heavy cavalrymen. The remaining Goguryeo imperial guards who were besieging him were all terrified by his bravery and strength, and no longer had the courage to ride forward and fight him.
In the midst of the fierce battle, the center of the battlefield, which should have been the most intense and brutal place, appeared strangely harmonious.
Hundreds of Goguryeo imperial guards surrounded Chen Longxiang, the lone vanguard general of the Tang navy, but dared not attack.
On the contrary, when Chen Longxiang spurred his horse forward, the Goguryeo cavalrymen in the same direction spurred their horses back a step, always maintaining a safe distance from him to avoid being struck by the Tang general's double hammers.
At the same time.
Chen Longxiang, who hadn't had enough of fighting yet, naturally turned his gaze to Tuoba Liuyun, the number one warrior of Goguryeo and commander of the 100,000 Imperial Guards, who was not far away.
To be honest, Tuoba Liuyun truly deserves the title of the greatest warrior of Goguryeo.
The two sides' cavalry have been locked in fierce combat for so long that at least ten Tang Dynasty naval cavalrymen have already lost their lives under Tuoba Liuyun's spear. These were all super elite soldiers produced by the system and who had been through countless battles!
At this moment, Tuoba Liuyun, who was fighting with three Tang cavalrymen, executed a graceful backhand thrust from horseback, knocking another Tang cavalryman off his horse.
With such a graceful and skillful counterattack, even Chen Longxiang, who was watching from a distance, couldn't help but applaud and cheer for him.
Immediately, he shouted loudly at Tuoba Liuyun, "General, will you leave your name?"
ha?
Not far away, Tuoba Liuyun, on horseback, paused for a moment. As the commander of the Goguryeo Imperial Guard, he could naturally understand the Han language of the Central Plains dynasty and also understand the meaning of the Tang naval commander.
After a moment's hesitation, Tuoba Liuyun replied with an arrogant air, "This general is the foremost warrior of the Goguryeo Dynasty, commander of 100,000 imperial guards;"
"Who are you? Quickly tell this general your name!"
Ha ha!
Chen Longxiang, on the other side, did not answer Tuoba Liuyun's question immediately. Instead, he laughed heartily on his yellow horse, his eyes fixed on Tuoba Liuyun.
Chen Longxiang muttered to himself, "The number one warrior of Goguryeo, he's interesting!"
With that, he brandished his double hammers and charged forward on horseback, shouting, "You traitorous general, don't run! Let me test the strength of you, the number one warrior of the Goguryeo Dynasty!"
Giddy up, giddy up, giddy up!
Seeing that the Tang general was heading straight for their commander, the Goguryeo imperial guards who were besieging Chen Longxiang dared not retreat or be negligent, and they all stepped forward with gritted teeth.
Unfortunately, these Goguryeo cavalrymen were too weak in combat, and they were no match for Chen Longxiang.
In a short time, Chen Longxiang managed to fight his way through the encirclement of hundreds of armored cavalrymen and head straight for Tuoba Liuyun, the commander of the Goguryeo Imperial Guard.
"Hey, First Warrior, take this!"
Before he finished speaking, Chen Longxiang had already leaped into the air on his stirrups, his golden hammer wielding a powerful force, and smashed directly at Tuoba Liuyun, who was standing close by.
Seeing this, Tuoba Liuyun had no choice but to hastily raise his spear to fight back.
Boom—Clang!
The next moment, after a loud metallic clang, the spear in Tuoba Liuyun's hand, who was riding on horseback, snapped in two with a crisp clang.
Hmm-hmm—
As Chen Longxiang's golden hammer fell, the spear was broken, and Tuoba Liuyun's warhorse let out a painful neigh.
With a single blow from Chen Longxiang, Tuoba Liuyun's warhorse was smashed to its knees, fracturing its bones on the spot.
Before Tuoba Liuyun could catch his breath from the shock, another golden hammer came flying from Chen Longxiang's hand.
The hammer struck Tuoba Liuyun squarely in the chest.
boom--
After a dull thud, Tuoba Liuyun was sent flying.
If there were a slow-motion replay, one would definitely see that Tuoba Liuyun's facial expression at this moment was extremely ferocious and terrifying, his eyes were filled with regret and resentment, and blood mixed with saliva was spraying from the corner of his mouth.
The next moment, Tuoba Liuyun collapsed to the ground.
Even though he was wearing a suit of gleaming armor, the armor still couldn't save his life.
Not only was the bright armor protecting Tuoba Liuyun's chest smashed to pieces by the hammer, but his ribs and internal organs were also broken and displaced under the heavy blow, and he was definitely not going to survive.
Before his death, Tuoba Liuyun vaguely heard the Tang general, who had remounted his horse, say with lingering pride, "The number one warrior of Goguryeo is nothing special!"
"Remember this, I am Chen Longxiang, the Vanguard General of the Tang Dynasty's Navy—"
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