Ten thousand Self-Defense Army infantry rapidly advanced toward the 2,913 Weizhou Army infantry and the fewer than three thousand Weizhou cavalry ahead.
On the other side, several thousand Self-Defense Cavalry watched that contingent of the Weizhou Army like a pack of wolves.
One could not hold the advantage at every moment.
Nor would there always be a city to defend.
When faced with a superior enemy and no path of retreat, some chose to scatter and flee, while others chose to stay. Tilling the fields was the farmers' duty, and so everyone had food to eat; weaving cloth and spinning yarn were the workers' tasks, and so everyone had clothes to wear. Guarding the frontiers and defending home and country with their own flesh and blood was the soldiers' duty, so that farmers could till their fields in peace and workers could spin their yarn without fear.
The Self-Defense Army was shocked to discover that this contingent of the Weizhou Army had suddenly stopped here, for its strength fell far short of their main force.
They hesitated briefly before deciding to attack the Weizhou Army head-on. Soon, the two sides opened a frontal battle.
The Self-Defense Cavalry attempted to strike the Weizhou Army infantry's flank, but the opposing cavalry held them in check.
The Self-Defense Army's infantry had no choice but to engage the Weizhou Army head-on.
The vanguards crashed together with shields and axes in hand, plunging straight into the most savage close-quarters combat. Heads were smashed apart by blunt weapons, yet not a single Weizhou Army soldier retreated. They charged forward, one after another, like two torrents that began to mingle after colliding.
Weizhou Army soldiers hurled themselves in, treating death as a homecoming. They hammered and hacked at their enemies with war hammers and axes. Blood spurted