Money's in My Pocket

Khitan cavalry swept down from the north.

They had indeed been intercepted at first by the people Zhao Guangyi had arranged in advance.

But unfortunately—

On the grasslands, the Khitan were stronger than the Song Army.

Especially cavalry against infantry.

Moreover, the Song Army had no reinforcements, while the Khitan knew full well what would become of them if Great Song opened up the Hexi Corridor and connected with the Western Regions. After all, the Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu stood as a warning from the past, and the Han People were now flourishing in prosperity.

Where had the Xiongnu People gone to seek their fortune?

Gone!

To avoid following in the Xiongnu's footsteps, the Khitan had to preserve the Uyghur Khaganate even if it killed them.

They sent reinforcements again and again, broke through the Song Army's defenses, and rushed over in support.

With the Khitan cavalry charging into the fray, the entire Great Song army instantly fell into chaos! Neither Zhao Guangyi nor the other generals had expected the Khitan to come.

Once disorder set in, they could no longer rally the army.

The Song Army was routed.

Those Song soldiers who had charged into the Royal Court city became turtles trapped in a jar.

"What's going on?"

"Where are the reinforcements?"

"Why hasn't the rear army entered the city yet?"

Holding his blade, Yue Qiu killed a Huihe man, then looked around in all directions. Song Army flags were falling one after another, while Huihe men poured in ever greater numbers.

Elsewhere, Old Li's long spear pierced through the bodies of two Huihe men. He shouted, "What are you standing around for?!"

"Retreat!"

"There are no reinforcements!"

No more?

Yue Qiu froze. "What happened?"

After kicking away a Huihe man, Verdant Green Maiden said calmly, "Khitan cavalry