Qin Qiong already had a determined expression on his face. He charged into the crowd and the iron mace in his hand had already fallen. As the iron mace fell, it smashed into a cavalry. Under the impact of that abundant power, the cavalry immediately flew out and fell to the ground, already dead.
The power of this strike was so strong that it caused even the slightest hesitation.
There were sabers slashing at him from all directions. Qin Qiong kept swinging his iron mace to block.
The clanging sound of the collision was endless.
However, Qin Qiong was alone after all, two fists could not fight four hands. Gradually, his hands were exhausted and his reaction speed slowed down. As a result, when a saber slashed at his back, he was in a hurry to block it.
"Slash!"
The blade fell and cut through the armor on Qin Qiong's back.
A saber entered the flesh.
Bloody flesh and blood had already been flipped over, and blood was flowing out uncontrollably.
Qin Qiong groaned and grimaced in pain. Even so, Qin Qiong gritted his teeth and suppressed the pain on his back. He once again raised his iron mace and continued to fight.
However, this time, his speed was even slower. Not only was he exhausted, but because of the pain on his back, his reaction speed was slow. So when he waved his weapon, his body was cut all over.
Slash!
A saber stabbed out and directly stabbed into Qin Qiong's ribs from the side.
As the saber was pulled out, blood spurted out.
Qin Qiong's face was pale and his body could not help but tremble. Because this saber stabbed into his body, his body felt unprecedentedly uncomfortable and he was unable to fight anymore. And with this pause, more sabers stabbed over and directly stabbed into his body. As the saber was pulled out, blood splattered. Qin Qiong no longer had the strength to hold the iron mace in his hand.
The two iron maces fell to the ground and Qin Qiong's eyes darkened.
He no longer had the strength to sit on the horse.
His body went limp and he fell from the horse.
The leading general ordered people to pick up Qin Qiong's body and ordered to continue the killing. As the cavalry continued to kill, more and more Tang soldiers died under the saber of Xia Xia's cavalry. Even if some escaped, there were still Xia Xia's infantry following behind and continuously killed the escaping Tang soldiers.
Li Ji's group shook off their pursuers and hurried on their way. It was just that when Li Ji and the rest were hurrying on their way, Wei Shuyu suddenly shouted, "Steward Li, I'm afraid that this path of retreat is dangerous. Although we have met the Tang army, it is clear that they have not sent out all of their forces. Right now, we are heading in the direction of Changbai Slope. There will definitely be more ambushes along the way. "
When Wei Shuyu said this, Li Ji was also horrified.
Wei Shuyu reminded him.
This was very likely.
According to the information they had received, Xia Xia's soldiers outside Jiuquan County were Xiao Yuanqi's troops. However, Xiao Yuan Qi didn't show up from the beginning to the end.
Li Ji looked around at the people around him. Now that Qin Qiong did not chase after him, he must be dead. Now that he had to ensure the safety of the rest of the people, someone had to continue to walk on the official road to Changbai Slope, which would attract Xiao Yuan Qi's attention.
Otherwise, it would be difficult to withdraw all of them.
The problem was that they needed people to continue walking on the official road, so there had to be generals left behind. If they just let the soldiers go forward, it wouldn't work. Especially when the soldiers knew that they were going to die, they might choose to run away.
Li Ji gritted his teeth and ordered, "Duke Qi, Prime Minister Wei, all of you take a detour and leave. Take a small path to where His Majesty is at Changbai Slope. I will take some of the soldiers along the official road to Changbai Slope. "
When Zhangsun Wuji heard this, he hurriedly said, "Steward Li, you are the commander-in-chief. You can't do this!"
Wei Zheng also said, "This is not appropriate."
Li Ji said, "At this time, there is no other choice. You don't have to say anymore." Speaking of this, Li Ji's hand fell on the hilt of the sword at his waist. With a clang, he unsheathed the sword and said, "I, Li Ji, was born in the Tang dynasty and will die in the Tang dynasty. Everyone, I have made up my mind. I can't escape from this battle, so I will fight to the death here. If I can't go back, please treat my family well, Your Majesty. "
"There is not much time left. Let's move."
Li Ji directly ordered.
He immediately mobilized some of the soldiers and his personal guards and quickly moved forward. He no longer moved with Zhangsun Wuji, Wei Zheng, Cheng Yaojin and the others.
Zhangsun Wuji gritted his teeth and said, "Let's go. We can't let Steward Li down. Retreat. We must retreat. "
They were familiar with the surrounding roads.
So when the army separated, Zhangsun Wuji and the others quickly took a small path and left. Moreover, such roads were all rugged and difficult to traverse. They were not normal official roads.
Seeing Zhangsun Wuji and the others leave, Li Ji nodded and continued to lead the army forward. In less than half an hour, they saw a large army in formation on the main road ahead, blocking their path.
At the front was Xiao Yuanqi.
He had been waiting here for a long time.
Xiao Yuanqi commanded this battle. He knew Wang Chuanfang's nature and the fighting spirit of Wang Chuanfang's soldiers. Although he didn't go to Wang Chuanfang's aid, causing many of Wang Chuanfang's soldiers to die. But only in this way could Xiao Yuanqi cut off Li Ji's path of retreat, so that Li Ji's army couldn't break through to Changbai Slope.
Xiao Yuanqi's eyes were sharp, and he saw Li Ji at a glance. And Li Ji only had four to five hundred soldiers.
This was an extremely small number.
Xiao Yuanqi only saw Li Ji, and didn't see Zhangsun Wuji and the others. He was slightly disappointed. But Xiao Yuanqi's attitude was very good. He knew that the surrounding area was vast, and he couldn't block all the paths. It was impossible to not let any fish escape. As long as he could catch the big fish, it was enough.
Xiao Yuanqi said lightly, "Li Ji, I have been waiting for you here for a long time. To be honest, I thought you would most likely disguise yourself as an ordinary soldier and escape, and let the generals attract my attention. I didn't expect you to come in person. "
Li Ji spurred his horse and said in a deep voice, "Xiao Yuanqi, you want to capture me alive? That's a fool's dream."
Xiao Yuanqi said, "Manager Li, you are so unyielding!"
Li Ji didn't pay attention to Xiao Yuanqi. He raised his sword and looked around at the soldiers, saying, "Boys, I am not good at martial arts, so I won't lead you to charge. Because once you do, you may be captured. You don't have to fight back. Just surrender. This general will take his leave first. "
"Your Majesty, I have failed to live up to your expectations."
Li Ji shouted. He raised his sword and slid it across his neck.
With a crack, the blade cut through his neck.
Blood splattered, dyeing his clothes red.
Li Ji's sword fell to the ground with a clang. His body shook twice, and then he fell from his horse. When he fell to the ground, he still felt a trace of pain, and even saw some colors. A moment later, he completely sank into oblivion, and his eyes lost their light.
Li Ji brazenly committed suicide. Seeing this, the rest of the soldiers also showed a determined expression.
"Manager Li, I will surrender."
A general also raised his sword and committed suicide. He didn't want to surrender.
Following the general's suicide, Li Ji's personal guards also raised their weapons and committed suicide. One by one, they fell down. In the end, none of them surrendered. They all committed suicide for their country.
This scene shocked Xia Xia's soldiers.
Xiao Yuanqi's face also showed an admiring expression. He waved his hand and ordered, "Come, collect Li Ji's body and bury him! As for the rest of the corpses, burn them. "
"Yes!"
The soldiers quickly carried out the order.
Xiao Yuanqi didn't hesitate because of Li Ji's suicide. He knew that the rest of the soldiers had escaped, and now he had to chase them down. So he immediately dispatched his scouts to chase them in all directions, so that he could fill in the gaps.
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