Outside Jade Mountain.
The soldiers under Du Qi's command were all wearing raincoats and bamboo hats to shelter from the rain. As for the rest of the weapons, they were all covered with tarpaulins to prevent the rain from wetting the cannons and elixirs. Once the ammunition was wet, it would have a great impact on the whole army.
Du Qi was currently taking shelter from the rain as the rain continued to fall.
Draped in a straw raincoat, he looked toward the forest where the fire had already been extinguished, an uncontrollable smile appeared on his face as he said, "With this heavy rain, the fire has been extinguished, it will be extremely helpful for us to attack Li Shimin. At least, many of Li Shimin's traps won't work. Heaven is helping me in this crusade against Li Shimin. "
Shangguan Yi said, "Your Majesty, the rain is still pouring. It's getting closer and closer to dawn. Although I don't know how long this rain will last, I think once the rain lessens, we can advance through the night. "
Du Qi said, "You mean to directly attack Li Shimin through the night and catch him unprepared?"
Shangguan Yi said, "Your Majesty is wise!"
After a pause, Shangguan Yi continued, "It's still raining. Even if Li Shimin is prepared, his defense will be weakened a lot. Especially after the fire, his army's morale will definitely be damaged. So, we'll go straight to the mountain to kill Li Shimin. We'll definitely win the battle and win the final victory. "
Du Qi nodded and said, "Then let's wait. When the rain lessens, we'll prepare to attack."
Shangguan Yi immediately ordered the soldiers under Xiao Yuanqi and Xue Rengui to prepare for the attack. When the rain lessens, they could launch the attack.
Time passed little by little.
Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye. At this time, the rain had gradually lessened.
It was not pouring like before.
After another quarter of an hour or so, the clouds and rain had dispersed. Another bright moon hung in the sky. Bright stars were hanging in the sky. The moonlight was bright and the night was hazy. It was very good.
Shangguan Yi, who had been by Du Qi's side all this time, said, "Your Majesty, now that the clouds have dispersed and the rain has dispersed, we can advance. After this heavy rain, the embers in the mountain forest and the red-hot ground had all been extinguished. There was no longer any fire. Now, it was time to attack. Although it was not yet dawn, the attack was not affected. When our army encircles him, we will naturally find Li Shimin's hiding place. We will definitely win this battle. "
Du Qi nodded and said, "Give the order to attack."
"Yes!"
Shangguan Yi agreed and prepared to make the arrangements.
At this moment, he saw Xue Rengui running over on the muddy road. The expression on his face was slightly anxious. When he got close to Du Qi, he directly reported, "Your Majesty, Li Shimin led the army and charged out. They were less than three miles away from us. Previously, when the rain weakened, I arranged for people to go ahead and scout ahead. I did not expect to encounter them not long after. "
Du Qi raised his eyebrows, seeming a little surprised.
Li Shimin actually took the initiative to attack.
It should be known that the Tang dynasty had fewer soldiers and weaker strength. Li Shimin's army took the initiative to attack, the situation was somewhat strange.
Could it be that they wanted to break out and leave?
This was the only possibility that Du Qi could think of at the moment. However, Du Qi's expression was solemn. He said in a deep voice, "Since Li Shimin wants to attack, then we will take the initiative to meet him. In this battle, we will completely destroy Li Shimin. Xue Rengui, mobilize some of the soldiers under your command and go straight to Li Shimin's army. But the entire front line of Jade Mountain must be left behind to guard, to prevent Li Shimin from making a diversion and attacking from other directions. As long as our forces are at the foot of Jade Mountain, then it will be impossible for Li Shimin's remaining forces to break out from other directions. We will definitely win this battle. "
Xue Rengui said, "Your Majesty, I understand."
After that, he turned around to make arrangements.
Shangguan Yi said, "Your Majesty, Li Shimin's position is near Xue Rengui. But now that Li Shimin's army has appeared, I think we can mobilize Xiao Yuanqi's forces. The arrangement for Xiao Yuanqi was the same. Xiao Yuanqi left some troops to block the Jade Mountain front line. Then, let Xiao Yuanqi lead his troops into the mountain and narrow down the scope of the battle. "
"Yes!"
Du Qi nodded and replied directly.
Shangguan Yi immediately arranged it.
Not long after, Xue Rengui and Xiao Yuanqi's troops were mobilized. Except for the troops at the foot of the mountain, Xue Rengui and Xiao Yuanqi's troops were also mobilized. This batch of troops had more than 60,000 people. The troops left at the foot of Jade Mountain were no less than 40,000. Even if Li Shimin wanted to make a diversion to the east and attack to the west, it was impossible to break through from other directions.
After the army marched, Du Qi led Shangguan Yi, Ma Zhou, and Guan Zhilan to follow them to the battlefield unhurriedly. When Du Qi arrived at the battlefield, Li Shimin's troops had already started the battle. Li Shimin's 6,000 troops met Xia Xia's tens of thousands of troops. The two sides had already begun to fight.
Du Qi's eyes swept over the battlefield and saw the two sides fighting. He also noticed Li Shimin, who was commanding the troops.
Li Shimin's troops were a bit small.
Only a few thousand people.
Especially under the illumination of the surrounding torches, the fire was so bright that it dispelled the darkness and made the surroundings as bright as day. Even if the surrounding ground was burned black, and because of the rain, the ground was quite muddy.
Even so, it didn't affect the two sides fighting.
On the Tang army's side, the soldiers were unafraid of death and all of them were charging fearlessly. Even if the Tang army was small in number, these Tang soldiers were not afraid at all. They were completely fighting with their lives.
The Tang army's battle cries were endless.
The soldiers on Xia Xia's side were also in a killing frenzy. Everyone knew that if they attacked Li Shimin now, once they took him down, they would be able to make a contribution and be rewarded. So one by one, they kept attacking with all their strength.
The attack continued.
There were casualties on both sides.
Li Shimin didn't fight personally for the time being. He was now commanding. When Li Shimin was commanding, his eyes suddenly fell on the rear of Xia Xia's army and saw Du Qi's commander flag. Although he couldn't see Du Qi because of the distance, as soon as he saw Du Qi's commander flag, he knew that Du Qi had come.
Li Shimin's eyes were full of high fighting spirit.
This battle was a fight to the death.
Even if he died, he had no regrets!
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
Li Shimin shouted.
After he shouted for a while, especially when he saw that his soldiers were blocked and even more of his subordinates were killed or injured, and that they were surrounded by Xia Xia's soldiers, he pulled out the long sword at his waist, looked at Wei Shuyu beside him, and said, "Shuyu, you command this battle. I will personally lead the troops in the next battle. "
Wei Shuyu said, "Yes, sir!"
Li Shimin had already rushed up with his sword. Because it was in the mountains and the road was muddy after the rain, it was impossible to use warhorses, so both sides were fighting with infantrymen.
Li Shimin rushed forward with his personal guards, and in a short time, he had already reached the battlefield. Although he was a little old and not as brave as he was when he was young, his courage and fighting spirit were not reduced. He shouted, "Men, kill!"
"Kill!"
Li Shimin rushed forward with his sword.
The sword fell and killed one of Xia Xia's soldiers.
Then, Li Shimin continued to rush forward.
He was surrounded by his personal guards, who kept rushing forward to protect Li Shimin. Because of Li Shimin's appearance, although the number of Tang soldiers on the battlefield was small, it boosted their fighting spirit, and the Tang soldiers rushed forward fearlessly.
In particular, Li Shimin and his personal guards were like the tip of a knife, rushing back and forth, which disrupted Xia Xia's attack formation, temporarily breaking Xia Xia's tiger-like attack formation. On the contrary, the Tang soldiers were fierce and kept rushing forward.
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