This obviously means that our side is in a position of superiority in military strength, right?

Although the barbarian army had about 100,000 troops, only 20,000 were well-armored cavalry. In the Dasheng Dynasty, there were 50,000 elite cavalry, not counting auxiliaries, and there were about 100,000 infantry.

Among the elite cavalry of the Great Sheng Dynasty, only the 20,000 cavalry among the Northern Barbarians could be used as a hedge. The other ordinary cavalry should not be defeated.

From this point of view, it is not as bad as Zhao Haiping imagined.

"Where are these cavalry?" Zhao Haiping asked.

The general was silent for a moment and replied: "According to Eunuch Liu's order, they have just set off to meet the Northern Barbarian cavalry. Firstly, they want to find out the strength of the enemy. Secondly, if they can form an anxious situation with the enemy, the main force of our army will

You can take the opportunity to cover up..."

Zhao Haiping had an extremely shocked expression on his face, almost thinking that he had heard wrongly.

What the hell?

Let 50,000 elite cavalry go to find out the truth?

Can such an operation be performed without a brain hemorrhage in ten years?

Although the Dasheng Dynasty had an advantage in terms of military strength in this battle, the key to victory lay in the 50,000 elite cavalry. As for the infantry, although they also had a certain combat effectiveness, under the impact of the cavalry, once defeated, no matter how many people they had, they would be defeated.

Mowing life.

In this situation, the elite cavalry was actually allowed to explore the opponent's true identity.

What if we are ambushed? What if we are surrounded?

Just giving it away!

The corner of Zhao Haiping's mouth twitched and he was furious: "Send someone immediately, catch up quickly, and call these two cavalry back to me!"

The general was stunned for a moment: "But Your Majesty, Eunuch Liu..."

Before he could finish speaking, he saw two guards coming on horseback and presenting Eunuch Liu's head.

The general couldn't help being stunned, and then showed a shocked expression.

Eunuch Liu...has been beheaded by His Majesty??

Zhao Haiping frowned and regretted it.

Too early to kill.

If I had known earlier, I shouldn't have beheaded him so easily, I should have cut him into pieces with a thousand cuts and let the whole army watch!

He had no choice but to dismount and use Eunuch Liu's head as a ball to kick out to relieve his hatred.

The generals next to him were all shocked and quickly dismounted and knelt together.

Zhao Haiping now finally figured out what was going on.

Obviously, this trial illusion has indeed been distorted, but it is not a historical figure that is distorted, but many events that are distorted and blended together!

The other three players have also encountered this situation, where many historical events were mixed together, which greatly increased the confusion.

For example, Lu Heng, who played the beggar, did not completely follow the trajectory of Sheng Taizu when he was young, but was forced to experience the lives of many poor people.

Another example is Chu Ge. The cases he was involved in were not only the cases of Sheng Taizu in his later years, but also some cases in his prime.

The situation Zhao Haiping encountered at this time was obviously a forcible combination of Sheng Taizu's personal expedition and the later "Jiming Mountain fiasco", or it could also be seen as allowing the prime of life Sheng Taizu to directly travel into the body of the emperor at that time.

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That's why the eunuch named Liu dared to constantly express his opinions on the military situation.

If it was the real Sheng Taizu who was personally on the expedition, most likely they would not even let the eunuchs express their opinions.

After using Eunuch Liu's head as a ball to kick away, Zhao Haiping got on his horse again and inspected the surrounding terrain.

"Hang Eunuch Liu's head to the Chinese army and prepare the army for war!"

…

Time passed quickly.

On the hillside in the distance, the shadows of the Northern Barbarian cavalry appeared.

Soon, the number of Northern Barbarian cavalry began to increase and they were everywhere in the mountains and plains.

Zhao Haiping was still riding a war horse, inspecting the Sheng army.

He had reacted in time before and sent people to chase back the two elite cavalry groups of 50,000 people. Otherwise, these two cavalry units were likely to run into the Northern Barbarian army head-on, be divided and surrounded, and suffer total losses.

And once these 50,000 elite cavalry are gone, there will be no need to fight the next battle.

Now, 50,000 elite cavalry are still there, and Zhao Haiping carefully selected 5,000 cavalry from them.

These most elite cavalry all have the best horses, weapons and armor, and are led by him personally. The other cavalry continues to be led by the two cavalry generals, waiting to be outflanked by two groups.

The infantry army formed camps and various fortifications, relying on muskets and artillery to guard the front.

There was the sound of horse hooves, and smoke began to rise from the distant hillside.

The Northern Barbarian Cavalry has moved!

Seeing that these cavalrymen finally launched an attack, Zhao Haiping breathed a sigh of relief.

Instead, he was worried that these cavalry would not take the initiative to attack.

According to the smartest approach, the Northern Barbarian cavalry should continue to wait and see until Sheng's army shows a fatal flaw before launching an attack.

But on the one hand, the cattle and sheep brought by the Northern Barbarian cavalry are not very many, and the Sheng army relies on rivers and there is no shortage of water. If this consumption continues, the Northern Barbarian cavalry may be surrounded by Sheng's army coming from other places, so time stands

On the one hand, Sheng Jun; on the other hand, the overwhelming momentum of the previous attack made the Northern Barbarians obviously despise Sheng Jun.

Seeing the Northern Barbarians' cavalry charging, many Shengjun soldiers also had slightly panicked expressions on their faces.

The charge of these cavalry did not start at full speed, but gradually accelerated.

From fast to jogging, and then to the final gallop, the psychological pressure of Shengjun's infantry is also constantly accumulating, and finally reaches its peak in the shock of thousands of horses galloping!

Although Sheng Jun was also working hard to dig trenches and arrange roadblocks such as horseback during this period, the terrain here is relatively open after all, and the hastily built fortifications will not have much effect.

But after the Northern Barbarian cavalry entered the shooting range, the guns and cannons fired!

Countless cannons set up made loud noises, and each cannon popped out of the chamber and hit the Northern Barbarian cavalry.

Although the Northern Barbarian cavalry in front were wearing heavy armor, they could not block the artillery fire. They were beaten to pieces in an instant, including both men and horses. The artillery shells directly penetrated several cavalrymen and even bounced on the ground.

After a charge, the Northern Barbarian cavalry did not gain much advantage.

But soon, these Northern Barbarian cavalry gradually dispersed, showing an encircling posture, wanting to launch an attack from other directions.

On the hillside, the leader of the Northern Barbarians looked at the Sheng army's formation from a distance, with contempt in his eyes.

After the recent series of battles, he has determined that although the Sheng army is famous, it is actually difficult to live up to it. First, he easily conquered Xuanning Wei, and then blocked the Dasheng Dynasty's army at the Sangyuan River.

As long as we can break through this mighty army, we can march straight in and recreate the glory of our ancestors!

But soon, he found that his thinking was too simple.

With the help of firearms, Sheng Jun's defense was very resolute. The Northern Barbarian cavalry was unable to penetrate Sheng Jun's defense line quickly. While the two sides were fighting in a melee, two elite cavalry had already outflanked him from both wings!

These two cavalrymen who should have been sent away before finally played their due role at the critical moment and launched a fierce attack on the hillside where the leader of the Northern Barbarians was.

The Northern Barbarian cavalry immediately launched a countercharge, commanding from a high position, and charged against Sheng's army like a torrent of steel.

Although Sheng's army's elite cavalry was better equipped, they were at a disadvantage on the terrain and were smaller in number, so both sides quickly fell into anxiety.

A cavalry leader from the Dasheng Dynasty, Li Kezhong, died in battle, and several princes from the Northern Barbarians also died in battle.

In the military formation, the veteran general with a goatee wiped the sweat from his forehead and felt a little calmer.

Although the outcome has not yet been determined, the current situation has not resulted in a major defeat.

If His Majesty had not made up his mind to camp at the Sangyuan River, but instead advanced rashly or evacuated hastily, Sheng's army would have been defeated by this time, and the consequences would be disastrous.

The two elite cavalry that had been saved also played a role at this time, greatly reducing the pressure on the front. Otherwise, even if the Northern Barbarian cavalry could not break through the defense line of the Sheng army's infantry, they would only need to surround them, and the battle would be over.

becomes protracted.

Speaking of which...where is His Majesty?

The veteran with a goatee looked around, and then discovered a scene that shocked him extremely.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty, you must not do this!"

However, before he could finish speaking, he saw His Majesty leading five thousand cavalry rushing out of the military formation like a whirlwind.

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"Kill me!"

Zhao Haiping rode a war horse and led the way!

"Escort! Hurry, escort!"

Amid the panicked shouts of the crowd, five thousand elite cavalry followed closely behind Zhao Haiping.

The emperor's personal expedition was nothing more than a pretense at the rear. In fact, as long as the emperor sat in command in the army and allowed the soldiers to know that the emperor was with them, the purpose of the emperor's personal expedition to improve morale would be achieved.

But the emperor actually led the charge himself?
To be continued...