500 iron cavalry rolled out of their positions and charged straight toward the enemy force more than 10 li away with unstoppable force.

The “evaluation” mentioned by the palace eunuch was really a performance assessment. The King of Jin, along with King Cheng, and King Ying, would be evaluating the performance of all parties participating in this hunt. The participants were assessed based on how many Liao tribesmen each party killed and whether they managed to uncover the hidden treasure troves. The sum of these two scores determined the final rankings for the hunt.

Wei Yuan was just worrying how he could end up at the bottom of the rankings. If this attack caused his evaluation score to fall to the negatives, then it would be wonderful!

In the distance, the force flying the banner of the military commissioner of Yunxiang consisted of 50 skirmish cavalrymen and 450 infantrymen. They were all clad in light armor—the standard equipment for mountain guerilla warfare.

The leader of the force was a deputy general. When he heard the sound of hooves, he turned around and saw a massive cavalry charge bearing straight down on them. His face instantly turned deathly pale!

The terrain of the autumn hunting grounds was mountainous through-and-through—who would bring a heavy armor cavalry into such an event for no reason? Some areas were literally impassable by cavalry!

Furthermore, the Liao “pigs” and “sheep” being hunted wore nothing more than leather tunics at most, and their weapons consisted only of iron sabers and long spears. They weren’t allowed to have powerful bows or crossbows for obvious reasons, so there was no need to don heavy armor at all. Moreover, heavy armor would only restrict one’s movements;...