Fang Xuanling paused for a moment and said, "Your majesty, although we have made a temporary breakthrough, this battle has already begun. However, this battle had only just begun. Only by truly destroying Du Qi's camp would they be able to determine the final outcome. We have fought with Du Qi many times, and there were times when Du Qi turned the tables. So in this battle, we must be careful. Only then can we obtain the final victory. "
Wei Zheng agreed, "Prime Minister Fang is right, especially at this time, the more we can't be impatient. Your majesty, you must arrange people to watch the surroundings and carefully observe the situation. "
Although Li Shimin was happy, when he thought about how all the previous battles with Du Qi ended in failure, he nodded, "I know what to do. Don't worry, I won't be impatient."
Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng looked at each other and heaved a sigh of relief.
They were afraid that Li Shimin would be too impatient.
Li Shimin was still staring at the battlefield, paying attention to the news sent back by the various attacking troops. Whenever there was a slight movement, Li Shimin would carefully analyze it. In the blink of an eye, another hour had passed.
The Tang army's attacks were getting fiercer and fiercer.
After all, they had the advantage in numbers.
When the Tang army entered the camp, their attacks were getting stronger and stronger, and Xia's side was gradually unable to defend. The news of the various defenses was quickly gathered in the hands of Du Qi.
Shangguan Yi said, "Your majesty, it's about time. We have fought for so long, now we can all retreat. It's reasonable to retreat to the center of the camp. "
The camp of Xia Xia's army stretched for a few miles.
It occupied a vast area.
Now that they wanted to retreat to the center, there was enough space.
Du Qi shook his head, "Now that we are retreating, it's a little rushed. Take another sixteen thousand people out and send two thousand soldiers to each place. The purpose of this batch of soldiers is to block the Tang army's attacks and help the army retreat. Delay it for another fifteen minutes, then we will retreat. When we retreat, it will be easier to spread the news. "
"Yes!"
The messenger immediately arranged it.
Sixteen thousand soldiers, two thousand in each division, split into eight groups and quickly left the center to reinforce the various places. The appearance of this army immediately boosted the morale of the various armies that were already showing signs of decline.
The perilous defensive line was temporarily stabilized and was no longer in a state of decline. When the news from everywhere reached Li Shimin's ears, Li Shimin was immediately furious. Just as they were about to break through the encampment and achieve victory, they were stopped in the blink of an eye.
"Pass down the order. Attack!"
"Attack with all your might!"
Li Shimin arranged for the soldiers to pass on the order.
Once the order was given, it soon spread throughout the entire Tang army. After receiving Li Shimin's order, the Tang army's offensive became even more ferocious. Unfortunately, when the Tang army's offensive became even stronger, Xia Xia's army had already begun to change their strategy and began to fight while retreating.
The eight armies were all retreating.
Retreat to the center of the camp.
The defensive line of the entire camp kept retreating and moving backward.
When the news came out, Li Shimin became excited. His face lit up with joy as he said, "The attack this time has finally succeeded. Du Qi's entire army had retreated and was beginning to retreat. It was obvious that they could not hold on for much longer. As long as we can squeeze Du Qi's army into the camp, it will be easy for us to win. At that time, when Du Qi is defeated, his weapon will fall into our hands, and we will have a new weapon. "
At this moment, Li Shimin was really happy.
More than before.
Fang Xuanling just smiled and did not say anything. He quietly watched. The battle had only just begun. As for the final result, he would have to wait until the end to find out.
Wei Zheng was a cautious person. He reminded, "Your Majesty, we still have to be careful. The more important it is at this time, the more we cannot be careless. We have to be wary of Du Qi's ambush. "
Li Shimin smiled, "What ambush can he set? After all, even Du Qi himself is in the camp. Du Qi thought that this time he was at Changbai Slope and intended to fight a war of attrition with us. But Du Qi will definitely lose. "
He seemed extremely confident.
Li Shimin ordered, "Pass down the order. Beat the drums and encourage all the soldiers. This battle is suitable for us to charge in and defeat Du Qi's army. "
The messenger immediately went to arrange.
After a while, the drums sounded like thunder, completely resounding inside and outside the camp.
The mighty drums became more and more passionate.
It was even more magnificent.
It made people's blood boil and made the Tang soldiers keep attacking.
As the Tang army kept entering the camp and attacking more fiercely, Du Qi's army had been constantly retreating. At this time, Du Qi, who was in charge of commanding, had also returned to the main tent. All the troops quickly gathered in the main tent. In the blink of an eye, they were less than a thousand steps away from the main tent. All the troops were in this range.
When the news reached Du Qi's ears, he stood up with an expectant look on his face and said, "It's finally time to see the fireworks. They bombed Li Ji before. This time, bomb Li Shimin's army. "
"Pass down the order. Light the rockets and pass down the order."
Du Qi directly gave the order.
He stood up and walked out of the tent, followed by Shangguan Yi, Ma Zhou and the others. A group of people stood outside the tent. Then, around them, there were already rockets rising into the sky. Now that it was close to night, the rockets rose into the sky one after another. Finally, the rockets exploded in the air, bursting into brilliant lights.
After the rockets rose into the sky and exploded, they could be seen from afar.
Li Shimin also noticed.
When Li Shimin saw the fireworks rising into the sky, his heart suddenly thumped and he had a bad premonition. Li Shimin looked at Fang Xuanling and said in a deep voice, "Fang Xuanling, the situation is not right. The rockets rising into the sky are obviously a message. Is Du Qi calling for reinforcements to attack us from the outside? "
Fang Xuanling was also quite nervous and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, maybe it is as you said. In short, we have to be more cautious. There's nothing wrong with being careful. "
Li Shimin immediately ordered the whole army to be on alert.
There were more than ten thousand people around him, and a group of black armor elite cavalry, enough to deal with anything. And Li Shimin's army was outside the camp, even if there were people around to attack the Tang army, Li Shimin was enough to stop them. At that time, as long as Li Shimin delayed for the Tang army in the camp, the Tang army in the camp would destroy Du Qi, and the overall situation would be settled, and there would be no more problems.
Li Shimin stared at the camp and was on alert.
"Boom!!"
Suddenly, there was an explosion in the camp.
The ground trembled.
Li Shimin's heart trembled. Although the explosion outside the camp did not affect the outside. But for Li Shimin, it was like a thunderbolt in the sky. Especially in the night, the explosion of gunpowder, the fire was burning brightly.
Li Shimin had not recovered from the shock. The next moment, the rumbling of the explosion rose and fell one after another. The entire camp, with the central tent as the center, gradually exploded.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!!! "
The explosion was incessant.
The ground of the camp trembled constantly, as if the earth was turning over, and the sky was turning upside down. At this moment, the camp had turned into a sea of fire. Countless places were constantly exploding and burning.
Li Shimin looked around and saw the burning camp.
At this moment, Li Shimin's heart was cut by a knife.
It's over!
The Tang army in the camp must have been killed or injured by the explosion of gunpowder. After all, the Tang army had already entered the camp, and none of the Tang army would be spared from the explosion.
Li Shimin gritted his teeth and said, "Du Qi arranged the gunpowder in the camp, and when our army enters, he arranged for someone to detonate it. But now Du Qi is also in the camp, how dare he detonate the gunpowder? "
Fang Xuanling suddenly said, "Your Majesty, I understand."
Li Shimin asked, "What do you mean?"
Fang Xuanling said, "Du Qi's army is retreating, and they are retreating together. All of their forces are retreating to the center of the camp, to the area where there is no gunpowder. Once the gunpowder explodes, Xia Xia's army will be fine, but our army will be affected by the explosion. Du Qi is deliberately leading us into the trap. After all, the camp is wide enough for Du Qi to retreat, and enough for the army to shelter. "
Li Shimin clenched his fists.
His expression was extremely ugly.
Lost again?
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