The iron cavalry galloped.
The leader of the Qidan cavalry glanced over from afar, immediately signaling with a wave. A nearby personal guard blew a sharp whistle, and in an instant, nearly a hundred cavalry split into two, with dozens on each side, forming an arched encirclement toward Duncan's direction. The mounted archers drew their powerful bows, aiming at the disheveled young man in tattered clothes.
These people were the elite of the Liao state, some from the Pishi Army. After Emperor Taizong of Liao ascended the throne, he further expanded the Pishi Army, "selecting the elite from across the world for his claws and teeth."
For them, plundering was a daily activity.
In the Qidan army, there were specially designated "forage riders" responsible for looting grain, most of whom were light cavalry. Each had three horses, well-equipped, far superior to the troops of the Central Plains.
"Seems to be a martial arts expert of the Han people."
