Generals of the Great Song Dynasty.

Summary

. In the Song Dynasty, despite being outnumbered, the Jing Sai army of a thousand cavalry achieved a miraculous victory against the Liao state's eighty thousand elite troops. Armed with superior weapons and armor, the Jing Sai cavalry launched a counterattack that broke through the Liao forces, resulting in the decapitation of ten thousand enemies and the capture of over ten thousand warhorses. The chapter also highlights the political struggles within the Song court, where Emperor Zhao Zhen navigates negotiations for battle horses amidst tensions with officials like Wang Ning An and Han Qi, who debate the value and quality of horses needed for the army. .

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