Du Qi was observing the battle with binoculars in his hand. Although he didn't see where Li Shimin was, due to Li Shimin's personal guards and the fact that this group of people had charged back and forth, it caused fluctuations in the formation of China's army. Therefore, after Du Qi looked over and searched, he quickly saw Li Shimin with the help of his binoculars.
Du Qi put down the binoculars in his hand and said, "Li Shimin really wants to die this time. He led thousands of people and dared to fight our army to the death. "
Shangguan Yi also saw Li Shimin with the help of the binoculars.
He thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, in my opinion, it's impossible for Li Shimin to create a diversion. After all, the whole Jade Mountain is now surrounded by us. Li Shimin is probably doing the final battle now. As for the rest of his men, they may have given up fighting. "
"But no matter what the truth is, no matter what Li Shimin's arrangement is, as long as Li Shimin's army falls and we take him down, this battle will be over."
"But there are still some people behind Li Shimin. It seems to be Wei Shuyu with a few people."
Shangguan Yi also saw Wei Shuyu in the rear.
Wei Shuyu hadn't entered the battlefield yet and was watching the battle with a few personal guards in the rear.
Du Qi looked at Wei Shuyu in the rear and said, "Wei Shuyu has a few people, so he's not a concern. Don't worry about him for the time being. Right now, we only need to take down Li Shimin. "
Li Shimin was the backbone of the Tang dynasty.
As long as Li Shimin was alive, the Tang dynasty was alive.
As long as Li Shimin was dead, the Tang dynasty would be destroyed.
Du Qi saw Li Shimin leading his men to rush back and forth, which caused the formation to be shaken for a short time, but he didn't worry. Because Xue Rengui and Xiao Yuanqi were leading the army to rush back and forth, and the two of them were enough to deal with it.
Sure enough, not long after the formation was shaken, Xue Rengui had taken a big spear and led the soldiers to rush toward Li Shimin's position. He quickly rushed forward and soon approached the area where Li Shimin was.
Xue Rengui had seen Li Shimin before.
When he saw Li Shimin, his eyes widened, and even his breathing quickened.
The opportunity was here!
His chance had come!
Xue Rengui shouted loudly, "Boys, follow me and kill! Today is the day to make a name for yourself. Follow me and kill! "
Holding a large spear, he pounced towards Li Shimin. Even though there were Li Shiming's personal guards in front of him, Xue Rengui was fearless at this moment. He had already unleashed all of his strength to take down Li Shiming.
Xue Rengui had always wanted to make a great contribution, and this was the perfect opportunity. Therefore, one by one, Li Shimin's personal guards charged forward. Xue Rengui's great spear constantly flickered, and one by one, the personal guards were killed.
"Those who block me, die!"
Although Xue Rengui's feet were muddy, he didn't care about anything else and rushed forward. The great spear was either thrusting, sweeping, or hacking. Wherever it passed, the Tang soldiers were killed.
Xue Rengui approached Li Shiming and said, "Li Shiming, give me your life."
The great spear smashed down.
The long spear was like a staff, heavy and extremely fast. Li Shimin was in a hurry and couldn't dodge at all.
Li Shimin could only raise his sword to block.
"Clang!"
The great spear smashed onto Li Shimin's long sword.
The long sword was smashed to the ground. The great spear continued to fall and smashed onto Li Shimin's shoulder. Under the impact of the abundant power, Li Shimin's legs went weak, and he fell to the ground with a plop.
"Protect His Majesty!"
At this moment, a Tang soldier rushed over.
He stood in front of Li Shimin.
Just as Xue Rengui stabbed again, this time the spear didn't hit Li Shimin. Instead, it pierced into the soldier's body. The Tang soldier grunted and didn't dodge. He grabbed the shaft of the great spear with both hands and shouted, "Your Majesty, step back."
He didn't dodge at all.
He let the great spear pierce into his body. He didn't even let Xue Rengui pull out the spear.
Li Shimin saw this scene, especially when the great spear pierced through the soldier's body. Blood splattered on Li Shimin's cheeks. Li Shimin was dragged up by the soldier and then stepped back a few steps to avoid it. The next moment, Li Shimin saw that the soldier was lifted up by Xue Rengui's spear and thrown out.
Xue Rengui couldn't take down Li Shimin. He was furious and shouted, "Kill, kill, take down Li Shimin."
He moved forward again.
However, the soldiers around Li Shimin continued to charge at him. These people came one after another, charging forward without fear of death. Xue Rengui's idea of getting close to take down Li Shimin was ruined.
In a short time, Xue Rengui couldn't take down Li Shimin. However, even if Xue Rengui couldn't take down Li Shimin, Xiao Yuanqi's troops were coming. Even if the Tang army was brave and didn't fear death, in the face of a force ten times their own, and Xia Xia's soldiers were roaring like hungry wolves, the momentum of the Tang army was gradually suppressed. The number of Tang soldiers was increasing.
From six thousand to three thousand, and then to one thousand.
On the battlefield, there were corpses everywhere.
There was blood everywhere.
Under such a battle, time passed little by little. Unknowingly, more than four hours had passed. At this time, although the sky was not bright, it was no longer dark. Especially in the south, the morning was earlier, and the sky was getting brighter and brighter.
At this point, Li Shimin's troops were getting fewer and fewer. However, the fighting spirit of the soldiers under Li Shimin's command was still undiminished. They were still fighting to the death. All the soldiers had one goal, which was to protect Li Shimin.
Such an iron-blooded will was admirable.
After seeing this scene, Du Qi also praised in his heart. If it were other soldiers, they would have been defeated long ago. If it were other people commanding the army, the morale of the army would have collapsed long ago. That was to say, Li Shimin was personally commanding here. All the Tang soldiers surrounded Li Shimin and were willing to fight to the death. That was why the current scene was possible. That was why the army could continue to fight under the condition of constant losses.
Even under such a battle, Du Qi's army also suffered a great loss.
Du Qi sighed in his heart.
Li Shimin deserved to be called. Unfortunately, this was a life-and-death battle, and it was the last battle. Du Qi didn't order Li Shimin to surrender. Because at this point, especially when the relationship between the two sides was already very bad, it was impossible to make him surrender.
Du Qi forced Zhangsun Wuji to death. Li Yuan committed suicide outside Du Qi's camp. Li Chengqian, Li Ke, and others died in the hands of Du Qi. Not to mention, Xia and many others also died in the hands of Du Qi. Under so much hatred, the hatred was already irreconcilable.
At this moment, the battle would not stop.
Li Shimin would not surrender.
He could only fight until there was only one soldier and one soldier left.
Du Qi watched quietly, allowing the battle to continue. Time passed. When there were less than five hundred soldiers left in Li Shimin's army, the sky was already bright.
A smear of white appeared on the eastern horizon. Soon after, a red sun rose. Golden sunlight rose from the eastern horizon. The sunlight illuminated the earth and sprinkled on the location of the battle.
On the black embers of the fire last night, there was already a layer of bloody mud.
This was soaked in blood.
Of the six thousand soldiers under Li Shimin's command, more than five thousand had died. As for the soldiers under Du Qi's command, they had also suffered heavy casualties. Therefore, under such circumstances, both sides had suffered heavy losses.
Du Qi saw the Tang soldiers who had suffered heavy losses. He was already slowly moving forward because the battle formation was getting smaller and smaller.
"Report!"
At this moment, a soldier came to Du Qi's side.
The soldier reported, "Your Majesty, our people continue to inquire deeper and found that there are many Tang soldiers in the depths of the forest. In addition, there are also Tang officials. These people who did not come out are all waiting for orders in the mountains. "
Du Qi nodded and said, "Understood!"
After the soldier retreated, Du Qi's eyes fell on Li Shimin who was fighting. At this time, he understood Li Shimin's intention. Obviously, Li Shimin must have specially asked everyone to stay. Those who did not want to fight to the death would stay, and those who were willing to fight to the death would follow Li Shimin to fight.
Only in this way, these soldiers who followed Li Shimin did not flee or surrender from beginning to end. Even if these soldiers were injured, they were still fighting hard.
This was the only explanation.
Du Qi did not care about the Tang soldiers in the mountains for the time being. He just quietly waited for the final result.
The battle was still going on.
The soldiers around Li Shimin were getting fewer and fewer.
Five hundred people!
Three hundred people!
When there were only a few hundred people left, these remaining soldiers were all covered in blood, their own blood and the blood of the enemy. They were so tired that they were panting and extremely tired.
Li Shimin himself was the same. He held his sword and gasped for breath. Even when he looked around, his body was slightly trembling. He had fought for a night and killed countless people, but he had also consumed a lot of his strength. He did not have much strength left. Only the last of his will supported him to fight to the end.
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