Amid the desert grasslands on the north bank of the Yellow River, an indignant shout in the Tangut language rang out: Those who do evil will be punished by heaven.
The noise in the crowd rose and fell. There were tents and horses in groups on the grassland, but unlike the pasture, there were more people than animals here, and many of them were wearing armor and holding sharp weapons, making the scene even more terrifying.
A Tangut was furious and shouted: "Those bandits slaughtered our people like livestock, killing all the men and taking away the young women. In the eyes of the Han people, the Tanguts are worse than slaves."
Blood debt must be repaid with blood, people echoed the shouting.
At this time, someone incited: How will our wives and daughters be treated after they are captured
Someone immediately said in a serious tone: "There are camp prostitutes in the Han army. Most of the captured women will be used as camp prostitutes. I heard that it is completely dark inside. There was a woman who was raped by dozens of strong men with lewd smiles in one night and was tortured to death."
Now almost everyone was furious. The man who was speaking had gray hair, but he was very capable of capturing people's hearts. It was strange that if the fertile pasture that was related to survival was taken away, it might not arouse people's emotions; but once the men were involved with women, it was easy for them to find it difficult to accept.
Countless people were shouting to avenge the killing of Haner. The crowd was like boiling water, many people were furious, and many people drew their swords.
The person who instigated the people just now was Li Yiyin. He climbed up a mound, raised his hands and looked up at the sky, and sang in a long voice: The flames of anger are burning across the grassland, the gods and the human world are angry, killing people must pay with their lives, blood debts must be paid with blood, the evil people with innocent blood on their hands must go to the eighteen levels of purgatory, this is the eternal truth
Shouts were heard again all around.
Li Yiyin shouted again: The time for revenge has come. All the Dangxiang tribes should gather together to destroy Feng Jiye's troops and avenge the innocent victims. As long as Lingzhou is captured, the northwest will belong to the Dangxiang people. This king has married the Zubu Mongol Tatar tribe. Once we capture Lingzhou, the troops of the eight Zubu tribes can go south and share the fertile land of Hetao with the Dangxiang people.
The leaders of the surrounding Dangxiang tribes said: We will win, we will win!
Li Yiyin looked back at the people around him: Evil cannot defeat good, of course we will win. We, the tall white men, want to be slaves and be slaughtered, obey the burning, killing, raping and plundering, or take revenge and occupy more fertile lands.
Everyone shouted for revenge, and some emotional tribal leaders shouted: We came here at the Khan's command to seek revenge and justice.
At this time, the crowd was noisily driving cattle and sheep up for slaughter. The leaders of the various tribes swore an oath of blood oath and elected Li Yiyin as the leader.
Li Yiyin, who had lost everything in the Battle of Pingxia, regained his strength at this time. That night, all the tribes killed sheep and drank together, and had a lively party around the bonfire.
Of course Li Yiyin would not say it out loud, but he knew very well in his heart that Feng Jiye's actions had helped him. If Feng Jiye had not killed innocent people indiscriminately and ignited the hatred among the Dangxiang tribes, it would have been difficult for Li Yiyin to return to this position so quickly.
After the lively party, Li Yiyin quickly set up the central military tent with the help of his remaining loyal generals.
Feng Jiye's troops were still stationed near the Yellow River south of Lingzhou. This was an opportunity. By destroying Feng Jiye and taking revenge, it would immediately boost the morale of the various troops to continue their attack.
The information about how many people Feng Jiye had and Li Yiyin could only come from the local tribal leaders, because there were not many people around him.
The fierce-looking and disheveled man said: There should be more than a thousand, or two thousand riders.
Li Yiyin said: "The Xu army is well-equipped and has an advantage in horse strategy, but the Tangut cavalry is not afraid of the Han cavalry, and our cavalry far outnumbers the Han, so it is not difficult to besiege and destroy this group of people. There are not many Xu troops stationed in Lingzhou, and we should definitely capture Lingzhou and the Hetao areas next. The Hetao grassland is not only rich in water and grass, but also along the Yellow River, it can echo with the Zhubu people in the Liao territory in the north; the Zhubu people will be allies in the future. If we unite with them, we will have enough strength to resist the counterattack of the Xu army.
Zhan Lingzhou killed the leaders of the Han people and shouted.
Each tribe soon had a strategy and goal.
The next morning, the allied forces of various tribes set out eastward and headed straight for where Feng Jiye was stationed.
Li Yiyin received a report from a scout that Feng Jiye's troops had left the camp and were ready for battle. He estimated that Feng Jiye had already discovered most of the Tanguts. Han'er did not run away, which was exactly what Li Yiyin wanted.
At the beginning, Li Yiyin was defeated in Pingxia by Xu's army which was several times larger than his own, but it was mainly due to the disadvantages of infantry equipment and firearms. The gap between the two sides in cavalry battle was not that big. Xu's army only had slightly stronger armor, and their horsemanship was not as good as that of the Dangxiang people.
One day later, the two sides were five miles apart.
Li Yiyin ordered the allied forces to prepare their weapons and horses, gather in formation, and prepare for the attack.
Our tall white cavalry far outnumbers Xu's army, so we should split into two wings and outflank them from the left and right. The vanguards should meet Xu's front and back and attack from all sides. Li Yiyin discussed with the leaders of the various tribes.
At this time, someone on horseback suddenly caught up with the central army. The general on horseback said: I'm afraid there is no need to encircle us. A large number of Xu's cavalry are coming from the southwest. We have discovered that they are crossing the Yellow River and are trying to attack us from behind.
Li Yiyin's face changed: How many people are there
The man said: There are cavalry everywhere, at least ten thousand cavalry.
Li Yiyin stared and said: Impossible, where did Xu State mobilize so many cavalry in the northwest
Everyone was in an uproar. Li Yiyin's horse seemed to sense his master's instability and started to move its hooves on the ground. The people riding horses around him also became a little restless.
People were talking about it.
Li Yiyin felt as if ten thousand horses were roaring and trampling through his heart, and he couldn't describe the feeling. But he didn't sigh in public. He heard people constantly asking: What should I do
He finally showed his demeanor of taking charge of the overall situation, and soon said seriously: Even if Xu Jun has 10,000 cavalry, we can still fight! Now the rear road is important, we can't go east anymore, turn around immediately and take the initiative to attack the troops behind
At this point, everyone didn't know what to do. After hearing Li Yiyin's idea, people finally came up with an idea: to break through to the retreat route when encountering danger, which was also the direction everyone preferred.
The cavalry of the Dangxiang tribes turned around one after another and returned to the northwest. After walking for another day, on the morning of the next day, an unforgettable scene appeared before everyone's eyes.
Amidst the undulating grasslands and deserts, a sea of black horses and men were moving. The entire formation was in the shape of a goose, with two wings spread out in the formation. It was estimated that twenty to thirty horses formed a small square formation. There were countless such small square formations, forming a large sea of people.
The neat formations, the flags like clouds, and the roar of horses' hooves are very shocking.
The Xu army's cavalry formation had a large number of people, and their neat military appearance gave people a sense of unshakability. The Dangxiang people around Li Yiyin were in an uproar, and the fear on people's faces spread among the crowd like a plague.
Li Yiyin's heart skipped a beat, and a sense of absurdity came over him. His great cause had just risen again a few days ago, but was it going to be a flash in the pan
He gritted his teeth and stood there, his eyes wide open, looking very scary. He felt unwilling and aggrieved, and countless emotions surged in his heart: Oh my God, shouldn't the people who were harmed be vengeful and recover the land in a fair way? Shouldn't the people who committed crimes suffer the consequences of their actions? Why is God so unfair that he let the army of justice face such a situation
The flame of revenge makes us move forward bravely. Li Yiyin said in a trembling voice, even if it is a mountain of swords, a sea of fire, and a myriad of thorns, we will eventually make the evildoers pay the price.
Li Yiyin drew his knife from his waist, looked back at the horses around him and shouted, "Gao Dabai's cavalry, unleash the flames of revenge!"
Some people echoed the shouts angrily, but more people looked at the bizarre and breathtaking spectacle ahead with fear.
The rumbling sound of horse hooves came from the earth. Xu Jun's cavalry maintained a goose formation and moved quickly. There was no sign of chaos in the huge camp. The steady gallop gave people an irresistible expectation.
Li Yiyin finally calmed down and issued an order: Order the elite cavalry to go ahead, and the main army to follow, and break through the front and rear of the goose-shaped formation. This formation is designed for attack. As long as the center is broken, the formation will lose its power.
But the tribal leaders around him just held on to their horse reins and stood there staring like idiots.
Li Yiyin is extremely irritable: Are you willing to be bullied by cowards
Someone asked: Which one is the elite cavalry? Who is charging in the front
Li Yiyin had just taken the position of leader of the alliance and was not very familiar with the Dangxiang tribes in the west. How could he know that he was eager to attack Feng Jiye, but he thought it was a battle that he was sure to win.
At the critical moment, Li Yiyin remembered that Ye Ci had given him the impression of being warlike, so he shouted: Let Ye Ci's cavalry go in front, and the other tribes will follow in turn to charge.
Ye Ci's troops were right beside Li Yiyin, and they were still standing still. Xu Jun's formation seemed to be spreading slowly across the land, but in reality it never stopped. The distance between the two sides was visibly shrinking, and the situation was getting increasingly tense.
Li Yiyin shouted: You have also fought on the edge of a knife to survive. If you don't fight hard now, you will be chased and killed very quickly. Don't you know
At this time, Ye Ci put his hand on his chest and said: Everyone should remember that today Ye Ci's tribe stood up for everyone.
In a large group of Dangxiang horses, a group of people and horses finally moved forward. But when Li Yiyin looked back, he saw that many people in the east and rear were actually fleeing, and people on both wings began to leave the herd.
The feeling of powerlessness came over him again. There were tens of thousands of people, and Li Yiyin was unable to effectively control them standing here. Even if he thought about it a hundred times, intending to let all the cavalry bravely move forward and kill the bottom of the enemy's formation, he couldn't command them. After finally getting some to move forward, others turned around and ran around without permission.
Damn Li Yiyin, he was sitting on the horse, and for a moment he didn't know where to go. Even though the enemy soldiers had not arrived yet, he could only watch.