Guo Ziyi had no way to stop Zhang Qiqiu from sending troops, but he would do his best to defend An Bian City and not let the rebels succeed. Okay.
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He had a very strong premonition that the reason why the thousands of soldiers were digging tombs ten miles northeast of An Bian City was to lure the main force of the Hengye Army to attack. After that, they would be able to easily take over An Bian City. He was responsible for guarding the city, so how could he let the Hengye Army's scheme succeed?
After Zhang Qiqiu's main force left An Bian City, Guo Ziyi immediately gave the order for the 500 soldiers to prepare defensive resources. He also mobilized the families of the soldiers and civilians in the city to help move them to deal with the possible siege of the city.
Ten miles northeast of An Bian City, a thousand rebels were digging graves. This was Li Tianlong's plan to lure the enemy and also to obtain the burial items.
Less than three miles away, Li Tagu and Li Tianlong were waiting patiently. They were waiting for the Hengye army to attack so that they could deal a heavy blow to them.
In order to achieve a complete victory, Li Tagu gathered ten thousand elites and placed them in two different locations to surround the main force of the Hengye army.
Li Tagu stood on high ground and looked in the direction of An Bian City. Behind him were Li Tianlong and his soldiers.
"Li Tianlong, will the main force of the Hengye army really charge out of the city?"
After waiting for a few hours, Li Tagu felt a little annoyed.
Li Tianlong sneered, "Don't worry, the Tang people value filial piety. If they know that their ancestral graves were dug by us, they will not be able to hold back."
Li Tagu let out a sigh of relief and nodded, continuing to wait.
After Zhang Qiqiu and the main force of the Hengye Army under his command rushed out of An Bian City, they headed straight towards the northeast. Before the main force rushed out, more than ten scouts had already been sent out. Zhang Qiqiu was still somewhat worried about Guo Ziyi's assumption. After all, if they were ambushed, the consequences would be unimaginable.
After running seven or eight miles out of An Bian City, Zhang Qiqiu told his army to make some adjustments and wait for the scouts' report.
"General, the rebels are robbing graves. The corpses are hung on trees and some of them are whipping the corpses. Okay.
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After a scout returned, he reported with a sorrowful expression.
"Whipping the corpses, the rebels are whipping the corpses of our ancestors."
"These dogs are too arrogant. How preposterous!"
"Kill them all! You must kill them all!"
When the soldiers heard that the soldiers were whipping the corpses, they all went crazy. Their eyes turned red.
When Zhang Qiqiu heard this, he widened his eyes in shock. He suddenly realized that Guo Ziyi's analysis was very reliable. There should be an ambush nearby. After all, if the soldiers wanted to rob the tomb, there was no need for them to whip the corpses. Their actions were completely to anger the soldiers of the Hengye army and achieve their goal.
"General, if we can tolerate this, what else can we do? We should immediately charge out and exterminate this group of dogs."
Zhang Qiqiu shuddered and blurted out, "Only half of the scouts have returned. There may be an ambush ahead. We must retreat immediately and return to An Bian City."
"Retreat!"
"No, we can't retreat."
All the generals were dissatisfied. After all, not far ahead, a large group of soldiers were whipping their ancestors. How could they endure such humiliation?
"Kill the dogs, kill the soldiers!"
"Kill the dogs, kill the soldiers!"
Suddenly, someone shouted. Immediately, all the soldiers followed suit and shouted.
"Kill!"
Without any orders, the soldiers of the Hengye army roared and charged forward.
Zhang Qiqiu, as the envoy of the Hengye army, had completely lost control of his subordinates. He panicked. Under the protection of his subordinates, he had no choice but to charge forward.
Looking at the main force of the Hengye army that was gradually approaching the encirclement, the corner of Li Tagu's mouth revealed a trace of a smile. Beside him, Li Tianlong grinned and laughed loudly, to the point that the fat on his cheeks was trembling. >
"All troops, charge!"
Li Tagu made a prompt decision and gave the order to attack.
"Wu wu wu"
Following the sound of the bugle horn, ten thousand elite cavalry quickly surrounded the main force of the Hengye army from two directions. The soldiers of the Hengye army who were robbing tombs also quickly gathered and prepared to face the enemy.
The elite cavalry had already surrounded the Hengye army from all directions. This caused the attacking soldiers of the Hengye army to be completely dumbfounded. They were blinded by anger and actually stubbornly believed that there was no ambush around them. Only when the ten thousand soldiers of the Hengye army charged out did they wake up from their dream.
The Hengye army mainly consisted of infantry. Even if they wanted to retreat now, it would be very difficult. With the speed of the cavalry, they would be completely surrounded very soon.
Zhang Qiqiu looked at the incoming cavalry and his eyes were filled with despair. This time, he was completely finished.
"General, quickly retreat. I will lead the infantry to cover you."
Zhang Qiqiu steeled his heart and led five hundred cavalry to retreat. A few of his subordinates led two thousand infantry to prepare to fight to the death with the cavalry that surrounded them.
Since they had already entered the encirclement, how could it be so easy to escape? Zhang Qiqiu and his five hundred cavalry were quickly intercepted and scattered. The infantry that were fighting with all their might were completely routed by the cavalry and fled in all directions.
Zhang Qiqiu and his personal guards fought with all their might and finally tore open an opening to escape. However, the cavalry behind him was relentless in their pursuit. He did not dare to stop for even a moment.
All the cavalry could see that Zhang Qiqiu was a high-ranking official. As long as they could capture Zhang Qiqiu, they would definitely receive Li Tagu's appreciation.
The cavalry continued to shoot arrows as they pursued. The number of soldiers behind Zhang Qiqiu was decreasing. Soon, there were only ten or so cavalry left. This made Zhang Qiqiu feel extremely desperate. Perhaps the cavalry would soon catch up to him and capture him.
Billowing smoke rose into the sky as if there were thousands of soldiers and horses galloping.
The moment Zhang Qiqiu raised his head, he saw the billowing smoke in front of him and vaguely saw a red flag.
Reinforcements? Could it be reinforcements from our army? Zhang Qiqiu felt a trace of joy. If reinforcements arrived, he would be saved.
"General, that is our army's war flag. The word 'Wang' is written on it."
A guard with good eyesight roared.
When Zhang Qiqiu heard this, his heart skipped a beat. The war flag with the word 'Wang'. Could it be Shuofang Provincial Governor Wang Zhongsi?
While feeling happy, Zhang Qiqiu was already thinking about how to beg for Wang Zhongsi's forgiveness when he met him.
The billowing smoke was still several li away, but the cavalry carrying the flag with the word 'Wang' was already in front of him and was still rushing over.
The soldiers pursuing Zhang Qiqiu also noticed the flag in front of them and the billowing dust in the distance. They turned pale with fright. They were distracted by the background noise of the pursuit, so they did not notice any flaws.
The cavalry split into two rows and galloped over. Ang Lee, Li Feishou Yu, Kun Xiong, and Fei Yu were in the front row. Zhang Erniu was in the back row, carrying the war flag. The other brothers were guarding the sides.
"Kill!"
Ang Lee roared as he, Kun Xiong, and Fei Yu pulled out the short spears on their backs. Li Feishou Yu drew his bow and aimed at the cavalry in front of them.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh"
The short spears and arrows flew towards the cavalry and immediately caused many casualties. Especially the short spear that Ang Lee threw, it pierced through two cavalry and skewered them. Li Feishou Yu's arrows even hit the heads of the cavalry, shocking the cavalry.
No matter how powerful Li An and the others were, they couldn't possibly deal with them. However, there was a cloud of dust behind Li An and the others. It was as if there were thousands of soldiers and horses galloping. This frightened the soldiers and they couldn't help reining in their horses.
Leader Li Tagu and General Li Tianlong were also shocked by the billowing smoke in the distance. They could not understand how the reinforcements of the Tang dynasty could reach Yuzhou so quickly.
"Leader, it seems to be the reinforcements of the Tang Army. The word 'Wang' is written on the war flag. Could it be Wang Zhongsi?" Li Tianlong said in surprise.
Li Tagu did not say anything as he stared at the war flag of the Tang Army in front of them.
"Leader, the warriors of the Tang Army carrying the war flag with the word 'Wang' are very strong and ruthless. They have already killed dozens of our soldiers. Other than Wang Zhongsi, who else would have such strong warriors?"
One of the generals said nervously.
Li Tagu frowned and looked ahead. He still did not say anything. He was calmly analyzing the situation. He felt that there was something wrong. According to the intelligence, Wang Zhongsi's main force was in the north. How could they reach Yuzhou so quickly?
"Not good. Leader, there is also a large amount of smoke behind us. Are we surrounded?" Li Tianlong casually turned his head and saw that there was also a cloud of smoke behind them.
Li Tagu was shocked when he heard that. He quickly looked behind him and could not believe his eyes. The viciousness and arrogance of Li An and his men in front of him, as well as the smoke rising from two places, made him completely terrified. He felt that the Tang army's reinforcements might really come.
"Leader, what should we do? Retreat!"
Li Tagu took one last look at the war flag with the word 'Wang' and ordered loudly, "Retreat! All troops retreat immediately!"
Under Li Tagu's order, the cavalry of more than 10,000 cavalry quickly turned around and ran away.
Seeing this, Zhang Qiqiu heaved a sigh of relief. Meanwhile, Li An and the others chased after them, killing several of them to show their confidence.
"General, are you okay?" Ang Lee stopped his horse and looked at Zhang Qiqiu.
Zhang Qiqiu was quite surprised to see that Ang Lee and the others did not wear armor but only red battle robes. After all, this did not look like the equipment of the Tang Army.
"Oh, it's okay. Thank you for arriving in time. May I ask if Commander Wang is in the army?"
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