Duan Zhixuan looked around. In front of him was Ma Yuan's army, which was spread out widely. Behind him, he could already see the cavalry, followed by the infantry, charging towards him in a grandiose manner.
Being attacked from the front and back, he did not even have a place to retreat or a chance to hide. Especially now that Duan Zhixuan's army was fighting with Xia's army, it was impossible for him to retreat directly.
Duan Zhixuan knew that the situation was not good and that it was not easy to hide. But even so, Duan Zhixuan could not sit still and wait for death. After thinking for a while, he gave the order to break through to the north.
"Retreat, retreat to the north."
Duan Zhixuan had to fight for this chance no matter what.
As soon as the order was given, Duan Zhixuan rode his horse north under the protection of his personal guards. Hearing the order, the soldiers under his command also moved and quickly left the battlefield.
But they were ambushed as soon as they retreated.
There were countless casualties.
Especially after Duan Zhixuan's army left the battlefield, Xue Rengui's cavalry arrived first and killed into the crowd of Tang soldiers. Wherever they went, they were invincible. Thousands of cavalrymen continued to rush forward, killing the fleeing Tang soldiers one after another.
Xue Rengui rode his horse and rushed forward with his spear.
His speed was extremely fast.
His attack was ferocious.
All the soldiers who stood in front of Xue Rengui were killed by the great spear. In a short time, Xue Rengui had broken through the defense line and was in front of the fleeing Tang soldiers. He was not far away from Duan Zhixuan.
Xue Rengui knew Duan Zhixuan.
Last time, Duan Zhixuan was captured alive because Xue Rengui and Mordor worked together. This time, although Moledo was not there, Xue Rengui's speed was even faster because the soldiers around Duan Zhixuan were all in a panic. They all ran away.
Xue Rengui rushed forward quickly, getting closer and closer to Duan Zhixuan.
Twenty steps!
Ten steps!
When the distance between them was reduced to ten steps, Xue Rengui slapped his horse's back again. After the slap, the warhorse under him was stimulated and charged forward quickly. Its speed was so fast that it was like a bolt of lightning.
In the next moment, Xue Rengui appeared behind Duan Zhixuan and shouted, "Duan Zhixuan, where do you think you're going?"
"Stay!"
With a loud shout, the great spear suddenly thrust forward.
While Duan Zhixuan was hurrying on his way, Xue Rengui arrived behind Duan Zhixuan with a single strike. Duan Zhixuan himself was also a veteran general. He immediately lowered his body, lying on the horse's back as he continued to run forward.
However, just as Duan Zhixuan leaned over, Xue Rengui's spear suddenly paused. The spear stopped, and the spear that was thrusting forward suddenly whipped down.
"Pa!"
A shot landed on Duan Zhixuan's back.
Duan Zhixuan groaned and suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. Especially under the violent impact, Duan Zhixuan's body was unable to withstand the blow. His entire body froze momentarily, and he couldn't even muster up any strength.
Under the jolting of the warhorse's charge, he was flung away and fell to the ground.
Xue Rengui pulled on the reins, and the great spear stopped in front of Duan Zhixuan. If it had moved forward just a little bit, it would have pierced through Duan Zhixuan's chest.
Duan Zhixuan's entire body froze, and he didn't dare to move at all.
He felt even more despair.
Defeated!
He had lost again!
Furthermore, he had become Du Qi's captive again.
However, when he thought about how he had been a captive before, and this time, he was a captive again. At this time, even if he returned to Li Shimin's command, he would definitely be punished.
Thinking of this, Duan Zhixuan gritted his teeth, reached out with both hands, and grabbed Xue Rengui's spear. His body moved forward, and with a puchi sound, the tip of the spear pierced through Duan Zhixuan's chest.
Blood flowed out of the wound.
Blood also flowed out of the corner of Duan Zhixuan's mouth. Especially when he felt the blood flowing out of his body and his body was in pain, he felt as if he was floating. Under this feeling, the corners of Duan Zhixuan's mouth curled up into a smile.
He had died on the battlefield.
At least Li Shimin wouldn't treat the Duan family unfairly.
At least the Duan family didn't have to worry about food and clothing.
That was enough!
Duan Zhixuan's hand loosened, and his body hung down, and his back fell to the ground with a bang. Duan Zhixuan closed his eyes, and he had already lost his breath.
Xue Rengui withdrew the spear, and with a wave of his hand, a soldier collected Duan Zhixuan's body. He shouted, "Duan Zhixuan is dead. Those who surrender will not be killed. Those who resist will be killed without mercy. "
His shout began to spread through the soldiers.
The news of Duan Zhixuan's death quickly spread on the battlefield. The soldiers under Duan Zhixuan's command, who were still running away, lost their fighting spirit at this moment. They didn't dare to run away, and they all chose to surrender.
Even the Tang soldiers who resisted, and even those who wanted to continue to flee, were killed one after another. In particular, there was also Xue Rengui's cavalry, who simply couldn't resist and were all killed.
An hour later, the battle was over.
The results of the battle had begun to be counted.
After everything was counted, Xue Rengui and Ma Yuan came before Du Qi. Ma Yuan reported, "Your Majesty, General Xue has killed the Tang Army's General Duan Zhixuan in this battle, and the number of Tang soldiers he killed in this battle is more than 24,000. About 20,000 soldiers were captured, and many of them escaped. We've won a great victory in this battle! Of course, our side also lost more than 6,000 elites, which is not a small loss. "
With a smile on his face, Du Qi said, "With this victory, the battle between us and the Tang dynasty has entered the final decisive stage. The entire army will rest for half a day. After lunch, we'll return to Rouyuan County. In addition, we must register all the soldiers who died in the battle. When the battle is over, we'll compensate and reward them one by one. "
"Yes!"
Ma Yuan immediately agreed.
The entire army rested on the spot. When Ma Yuan saw Li Jing beside Du Qi, he was shocked and said, "Your Majesty, why is Li Jing beside you? Has he already pledged allegiance to Mr. Xia and worked for Your Majesty?"
Du Qi said, "Yes, Mr. Xia has indeed worked for Mr. Xia."
Ma Yuan said, "That's great."
As Mr. Xia's General, Ma Yuan naturally knew Li Jing. He was the God of War of the Tang dynasty and the most powerful person. Now, even Li Jing had already worked for Mr. Xia. It could be seen that Mr. Xia was the chosen one.
Li Jing smiled faintly.
He heaved a sigh of relief.
If he had encountered resistance from Mr. Xia's generals, it would have been really difficult for him. Now Ma Yuan's attitude towards him was quite kind, and in the same situation, the rest of the people were probably not much different.
This made Li Jing slightly relieved.
Time passed in the blink of an eye.
After noon, the soldiers in the army had lunch. The army set off again and began to head for Rouyuan County.
At this time, Du Qi's army had already reached about 60,000 soldiers. After all, when Du Qi led his army to the front line of Mulberry Hill in the north, part of his army had been lost. Now, Ma Yuan's army had also lost some, so there were only about 60,000 soldiers left.
However, at this time, Du Qi's army was unprecedentedly high in fighting spirit.
Because they had won two battles.
On the other hand, Li Shimin's army had lost countless soldiers in the two battles. Especially under such circumstances, the impact on Li Shimin was also huge.
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