Put the dried meat in your mouth, tear off a strip, chew hard, eat a few mouthfuls, tilt your neck and take a sip of water in the skin. These dried meats are marinated with various seasonings and taste great. Nowadays Not only was it used as dry food for the military, but a considerable part of it was even bought by merchants, and then flowed into the Liao Kingdom, Song Dynasty and other places. It actually opened up a market and became a famous snack.

Yang Fugui finished eating two sticks of dried meat, stood up, clicked his lips with satisfaction, and stretched out for a long time.

Whenever he eats this kind of dried meat, he thinks of the boy he was back then.

This kind of dried meat was made by the young man who led everyone in Guangrui Camp.

At that time, Guangrui Battalion had to move to Shentangbao on Shaanxi Road. It was not an easy task to travel thousands of miles to come all the way.

The young man took everyone together to braise this kind of jerky, adding various ingredients into it, which can not only fill the stomach, but also ensure various nutrients. If possible, put this kind of jerky and rice together to cook meat porridge. That will taste better.

At that time, no one thought that the young man from a wealthy family, the younger brother of the general, not only knew how to cook, but was also a master in it.

During that time, Yang Fugui ate the best.

It should be said that when he followed the general Xiao Ding, he always had good food, but after the general Xiao Ding's younger brother came, Yang Fugui understood what eating was.

It was also during that period that Yang Fugui developed a naughty mouth. From then on, Yang Fugui became particularly picky about food.

Back then, Yang Fugui was just an ordinary commander of the Guangrui Battalion. He followed the commander's younger brother, firstly to protect the young man, and secondly, to follow him to do some preparatory work for the army's relocation.

Now, more than ten years have passed.

Yang Fugui was over forty years old and was already a battalion general of Tie Yaozi. He had five hundred iron cavalry under his command and was invincible across the northwest.

Even though he only led 500 men, the status of General Tieyaozi among the Western Army was completely comparable to that of the generals of other armies.

And those days were something that Yang Fugui always boasted to everyone about.

Not everyone has such qualifications.

When everyone is similar in other aspects, such qualifications can make him stand out before others can say anything.

In this battle, the elite of the Western Army came out in full force.

Every day, Iron Harrier would have a war camp protruding from the front of the entire army as an outpost.

Although both sides have gathered large armies, they are trying their best to hide the advance route of their respective armies from the other side.

The scouts from both sides strangled each other, and even if some of the scouts were lucky enough to come back, the news they brought back might not be true and trustworthy.

Because the generals on both sides are extremely experienced generals who have gone through hundreds of battles.

Deceiving their opponents is their favorite thing to do.

Cavalry combat is completely different from infantry combat.

More of their work was reflected before the war.

There are endless ways to conceal one's strategic intentions and direction of advance.

Everyone wants to give the enemy a fatal attack at the most unexpected moment.

But when the two armies actually faced each other, the cavalry fought very fast. A few charges could often determine the outcome of the war.

Then, the winner will chase and the loser will flee.

As for how big the results can be, in fact, it depends more on how much can be achieved in the process of chasing.

Unlike infantry, when both sides set up camp and set up their positions, the outcome cannot be determined by attacking in three moments.

It needs to be polished slowly and beaten slowly.

As long as there are enough food and weapons, it is common for a war to last three to five months.

Infantry can be easily wiped out due to lack of mobility.

This is the biggest difficulty faced by the Song Dynasty in its battle with the Liao Army.

There are not enough cavalry, so if we win the battle, we will not dare to chase if we cannot catch up.

If you really dare to catch up, the few cavalrymen will probably be beaten by meat buns.

If you don't chase, you won't gain much.

In this regard, many generals of the Song Dynasty have learned bloody lessons.

The Liao State had always prohibited trading war horses with the Song State.

This time the Liao State was able to reach an agreement with the Song State to jointly attack Xiao Ding, which had a lot to do with the fact that the Liao State relaxed the war horse trade with the Song State.

The monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty generally believed that since the Liao Kingdom had liberalized the war horse trade, it showed that the other party really wanted to get along with the Song Dynasty in a friendly manner. Of course, it can also be believed that the Western Army had indeed caused great difficulties to the Liao Kingdom.

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The generals on both sides tried their best to conceal their whereabouts and at the same time figure out the enemy's marching route, so that they could take advantage of the battle.

The Western Army sent an iron kite battle camp to stand out in front. They wanted to take advantage of the iron kite's own combat effectiveness. Once they encountered the enemy's bait or other troops, they could swallow the bait in one bite and then turn around and run away.

It's too late.

If they really encounter the main force of the Liao army, they can probably hold out until the main force arrives.

Every three days, a different battle camp would advance. This time, it was Yang Fugui's turn.

"After this battle, I will leave!" Yang Fugui looked at the five captains sitting cross-legged in front of him and said angrily: "What are you laughing at? What a joke! I have led you for many years, ask yourself

I'm very good to you, don't you have any nostalgia at all? It's so sad!"

The one who laughed the loudest, Paohu, was a party member and one of the first group of people to join the Iron Harriers. He was already over thirty years old and among the five generals, he was the oldest one.

However, this guy had a shortcoming. He couldn't read a lot of Chinese characters and could barely understand military orders. Unlike those young men who came later, all of them were considered to be both civil and military.

Of course, this is also relative to Yang Fugui, because Yang Fugui was literate and had to learn it after becoming an officer.

"General, we are going to be promoted, so we are naturally happy!" Paohu said boldly: "Besides, if you don't leave, general, we won't be able to climb up!"

Yang Fugui pouted at him: "Let me tell you, I am indeed qualified to recommend, but among the five of you now, in my eyes, there is no one who is superior. This battle is the best opportunity.

You have also seen that we are all out this time. It is obvious that the enemy is extraordinary. Having made great achievements in such a battle, we will naturally rise."

"General, please take a look!" Several team generals nodded in succession. They all had the opportunity to be promoted to battalion generals. Of course, they had to compete and compete.

Taking this step up will open up the world and step into the ranks of true mid-level generals.

I don’t know how many teams will fail at this level.

"General Yang, where are you going?" asked a young captain.

"As I get older, I can no longer stay in the iron kite. In two years, I won't be able to defeat you." Yang Fugui was a little sad: "Time is not forgiving! After this battle, I will go to Qiuci.

Over there, they say they want to be promoted to deputy commander, and they have three thousand soldiers, including one thousand cavalry alone!"

"Can it be compared to five hundred of our brothers?" Paohu dismissed it.

"No need to compare!" Yang Fugui said: "The opponents are different. I am going back this time to suppress the local area and maintain law and order. This is because the superiors saw that I am getting older and have worked hard all my life, so they are looking for a place for me to retire!

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"I heard it's not very peaceful over there!" a team general said with a frown.

"That's why it's simple, it's my way!" Yang Fugui said with a smile: "It's still a barbaric growth over there, and the education hasn't caught up yet. The superiors say that there are so many rebels and troublemakers, so suppression is the main thing.

I'm good at wielding knives." "Then this time, we have to earn face for the general, so that when the general brags in the future, not only the old three, we have to add one to the general!" Paohu!

He said seriously, "Damn it, I can't wait any longer. Why don't the Liao people show their faces?"

Yang Fugui whipped Roaring Tiger's horse whip and hit it on the helmet, making a clanging sound and everyone burst into laughter.

Although we are in a competitive relationship, because Yang Fugui is here, he usually treats things fairly and everyone gets along harmoniously.

Yang Fugui stood up and was about to say a few more words, but his eyes froze.

On the horizon, a black line appeared.

Then, he felt a slight tremor on the ground.

"Roaring Tiger, you crow-mouthed people, the Liao people are really here!" Yang Fugui said.

Several teams will jump up.

But Paohu has the best eyesight: "General, there are not many people, just about the same as us! Look at the flag, it's... the Pishi Army!"

"Get ready to fight!" Yang Fugui roared.

The iron kites who were already preparing their war horses immediately increased their speed.

"Get on the horse!" Yang Fugui narrowed his eyes as he got on the horse.

By now it was clear.

The number of people was indeed small, probably about five or six hundred people.

Not only is it the Pishi Army, it is also the most difficult Jurchen unit among the Pishi Army.

"Damn you!" Yang Fugui cursed in his heart.

The opponent's general probably has the same thoughts as his own general.

When fighting with an iron kite, the leader is always a sharp knife, with one person thrusting forward, then two, three, and four people arranging back in this order, poking a point in front, and then smashing the hole wider and wider in the back.

The formation of the Pishi Army on the opposite side was not as strict as that of the Iron Kites. They were roughly formed into groups of dozens of people, and each group also formed a cone-shaped attack pattern.

These two cavalry can probably be regarded as the most powerful cavalry in the world.

The camels and horses were left at the resting place, and the kites mounted their horses and moved forward slowly.

"General Yang, let me be the leading soldier this time!" Paohu shouted at Yang Fugui: "Let me experience the feeling of being a camp general in advance."

The other four battalion generals immediately started fighting.

"Shut up!" Yang Fugui shouted: "I will be your camp general for a day, and the position of the leading soldier will be mine!"

With a clang, he pulled down his visor, raised his sword with one hand, and raised the loaded crossbow with the other hand.

The fighting style of the Iron Kites is partly inherited from the fighting mode of the Guangrui Lao Cavalry.

When encountering an enemy, give the enemy a round of Divine Arm Crossbow first.

The God's Arm Crossbow can pierce armor, but it's so big that it's a bit expensive.

Because after such a battle, there is a high probability that all those divine arm crossbows will be useless.

Even though the unit price of the Divine Arm Crossbow has been greatly reduced, it is indeed unaffordable to spend forty or fifty thousand dollars for a bow like this.

Therefore, among the Iron Kites troops, only the battalion generals who are veteran cavalrymen from the Guangrui Battalion still maintain this fighting style.

The other camp generals were basically reluctant to part with them.

The old cavalrymen of Guangrui Battalion have always believed that I will fight the battles and sell them when ordered, but the money will be earned by the person who gets the money.

At that time, Xiao Ding spent most of his energy on making money.

But the Guangrui Army, with excellent results, worry-free food and salary, generous rewards, and first-class weapons and equipment, was a nightmare for the Liao people in Hebei. Later, it caused the Fourth Army to suffer a lot and turned into a big joke.

Opposite me, Wanyan Zongliang's eyes suddenly lit up.

He didn't expect to meet the iron kite here.

The reputation of the Iron Kites has spread throughout the northwest in recent years, even surpassing that of the Pishi Army, and they are vaguely known as the best cavalry in the world.

The generals of the Pishi Army were naturally dismissive.

In fact, the two sides have never really fought against each other.

Under his command are not only the Pishi Army, but also the most powerful Jurchen troops among the Pishi Army.

It was impossible for the Jurchen troops in the past to join the Pishi Army. It was not until Yelujun became the emperor that because of Wanyan Bage, a thousand Jurchens were selected to join the Pishi Army. Five hundred of them were

Under the command of Wanyan Zongliang, the other five hundred people were Wanyan Bage's personal troops.

This time the army marched westward. Xiao Siwen was the commander-in-chief and Wanyan Bage was the deputy commander. The five thousand Pishi army was led by Wanyan Bage.

Killing an established Iron Kite is a huge achievement.

He raised the long knife in his hand, made a strange cry, clamped his horse between his legs, and rushed forward.

At the same time as they launched a charge, Yang Fugui on the other side destroyed the horse.

The combined strength of both sides was only a thousand horses, but at that moment, it was as if the earth was shaking.

One hundred steps, eighty steps.

Yang Fugui raised his crossbow.

Following his movements, the five hundred cavalrymen raised their divine arm crossbows in unison.

Wanyan Zongliang saw the other party's actions, but didn't take it seriously.

The cavalry bow is on the soft side and is of little use to heavy cavalry like them who are fully armored.

He didn't even think about escaping.

But when the sound of crossbows sounded from the opposite side, he was horrified.

Divine arm crossbow.

The son of a bitch, the Song Army, actually gave the cavalry the divine arm crossbow to use like this!

Wuyangyang's divine arm crossbow arrows came towards the face, and the screams immediately sounded. Fortunately, the formation of these Jurchens was very scattered. This round of volley only caused dozens of them to fall, but it was enough

Wanyan Zongliang was heartbroken.

"Kill them all!" Wanyan Zongliang roared.

The two cavalry collided with each other, and in an instant, countless people fell off their horses.

The men on horseback rode forward, and some of the people who had fallen off their horses were already motionless. The ones who were still alive jumped up from the ground and rushed towards each other.

The two sides bite each other and form a strangled mass.
Chapter completed!