Li Ji ordered, "Retreat. Let's go straight to South City and meet up with the troops there first. I don't care about the people here. It's not good for us if we delay. "
After the order was given, the troops turned around and marched.
Wang Chuanfang's troops could no longer stop them.
He gritted his teeth and shouted to charge. He didn't want to see Li Ji and his men leave. Even if there were less than a hundred men under his command, he didn't want his mission to fail.
The honor of a general on the battlefield was greater than the sky.
Perhaps he would not be punished if he retreated or did not pursue. But Wang Chuanfang's character and persistence made him unwilling to give up.
He wanted to continue fighting.
"Kill!"
Wang Chuanfang shouted.
"Kill!"
More than a hundred men under his command also shouted.
There was a wolf-like ferocity on their faces. Because they didn't want to admit defeat, because they didn't want to let the Tang army go, they wanted to fight to the death with Wang Chuanfang.
At this moment, there was a touch of dawn in the eastern sky. After all, in the Western Regions, days were long and nights were short. When night fell, it was already close to dawn. Wang Chuanfang had already resisted for more than three hours. At this time, the sky in the east was gradually brightening, and there was even a touch of red light in the eastern horizon.
The sun rose.
The golden light suddenly shone in the eastern sky.
"Rumble!!!"
Suddenly, the sound of hurried horse hooves rang out. It came from the direction of South City. A vast and mighty cavalry suddenly attacked. Among the cavalry, a flag of the Second Army fluttered in the wind.
"Reinforcements are coming!"
Wang Chuanfang heard the sound of horse hooves in the distance and saw the flag fluttering in the wind. He suddenly looked excited and shouted, "Boys, we've held on. Reinforcements are coming. None of the Tang army can escape. Kill! "
Wang Chuanfang's voice was extremely hoarse.
At this moment, he shouted with all his strength.
A shout sounded.
All the brothers under his command also became excited at this moment.
Shouts and cries rose one after another.
They had been fighting all night and were extremely tired. Even their arms were sore. However, at this moment, their faces were filled with fighting spirit. All of a sudden, an endless amount of energy surged into their weapons from their aching bodies. One by one, they raised their sabers and charged forward.
Li Ji did not care about the pursuing troops, because to his thousands of soldiers, the pursuit of a hundred or so people was nothing to worry about. If it wasn't for the fact that he was in a hurry, it wouldn't have been difficult for him to annihilate these hundreds of people.
However, at this moment, Li Ji's expression changed drastically.
The cavalry had arrived.
Xia Xia's cavalry appeared.
One had to know that Li Ji and the others had broken out of the encirclement on foot. Because of the wall, it was unrealistic for them to bring their horses out, so they all walked out. Under such circumstances, they were suddenly ambushed by Xia Xia's cavalry. Although they had five thousand soldiers, they had rushed out in a hurry after the bloody battle. There was no way they could stop them!
"Heaven wants me dead!"
When Zhangsun Wuji saw the cavalry in front of him, his expression changed drastically.
The situation was too unfavorable.
Wei Zheng, Wei Shuyu, Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, and the others all had grave expressions on their faces.
Qin Qiong was a veteran on the battlefield. He gritted his teeth and said, "Manager Li, we can't follow the original plan now. We've been attacked like this. Especially Xia Xia's army, they're really elite. Especially the other party's bravery, it's also chilling. Therefore, we can only break out of the encirclement in this battle. It's definitely impossible for us to break out of the encirclement on foot. Therefore, the only choice now is to snatch the other party's horses and break out of the encirclement with the main people. "
At this moment, Qin Qiong was already prepared to die.
He was a general of the Tang dynasty.
He had received great kindness from Li Shimin, so he naturally had to repay Li Shimin.
Qin Qiong continued, "Old Cheng and I will work together, and with Yuchi Gong's help, we'll first take a few horses for the main civil officials to ride out of the encirclement. Then, we'll follow closely behind. As for how many people can break out of the encirclement in this battle, we can only leave it to fate. We've lost this battle. "
Li Ji knew that the situation wasn't good, so he said decisively, "Let's follow your analysis. This is our only way."
After the plan was set, with Cheng Yaojin, Qin Qiong, and Yuchi Gong leading all the generals gathered together, protecting Zhangsun Wuji, Wei Zheng, Wei Shuyu, and the other civil officials. They led the army and charged forward.
Not long later, the two sides met.
Li Ji had five thousand Tang soldiers under him. However, these people had been fighting since last night, and they had used up a lot of energy. This batch of cavalry had three thousand elite cavalry. Apart from that, there were also two thousand infantry behind. The three thousand elite cavalry spread out and charged. In an instant, they tore apart the defensive line of the Tang army soldiers. They quickly charged forward, pushing forward like they were plowing through a hole.
Everywhere they passed, the Tang army suffered heavy casualties.
In just one move, the formation of the Tang army had already collapsed.
They could not block it at all.
Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, and Yuchi Gong were the strongest generals. The three of them worked together and quickly obtained three war horses. They passed them to Zhangsun Wuji, Wei Zheng, and Wei Shuyu. Following which, they led the soldiers to charge and obtain a few more war horses. This caused the main civil officials and generals of the Tang army to ride their horses. They then started to retreat under the protection of the soldiers.
However, at this moment, Xia Xia's cavalry had already caught up.
They wanted to retreat, but due to the cavalry chasing after them, they were unable to break out.
Qin Qiong had already obtained a war horse. Beside him were his personal guards and a bunch of soldiers. Seeing the enemy close in, Qin Qiong said decisively, "Old Cheng, Yuchi, you two protect Duke Qi and the others. I'll cover the rear."
"Retreat, we must retreat."
Qin Qiong shouted out.
He immediately changed the direction of the war horse and ordered the soldiers under him to stop where they were. Qin Qiong looked around and shouted, "Soldiers, follow me to fight to the death. Block Xia Xia's army."
"Fight to the death!"
The crowd cheered loudly.
Xia Xia had soldiers who were not afraid of death, but so did the Tang dynasty.
A group of soldiers followed beside Qin Qiong. Because Xia Xia's soldiers were charging over, the Tang army was already waiting for them.
"Kill!"
Qin Qiong had already given the order.
He patted the back of his horse and charged out first. The group of Tang soldiers under his command also charged out with Qin Qiong, charging towards the cavalry of the Xia Kingdom without hesitation.
In the blink of an eye, the two sides were already fighting.
At this moment, Qin Qiong attacked without any defense. He attacked with all his might, swinging the two maces in his hands. The maces fell and smashed onto Xia Xia's cavalry, knocking them to the ground.
For a moment, Qin Qiong was invincible.
The soldiers beside him were also charging forward.
However, the soldiers beside Qin Qiong were few. Qin Qiong was brave for a moment, but gradually, the soldiers around him were killed by the cavalry. In the end, he was already alone and surrounded.
Qin Qiong was bathed in blood as he panted heavily. He turned around and looked in the direction that Li Ji and the others had left. Seeing that this group of people had already left, he grinned.
He had stalled for some time and bought a chance for Li Ji and the others.
It was worth it!
"Kill!"
Qin Qiong shouted and launched the final attack.
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