Outside Quzhou County, the river flowed rapidly.
It was about to enter summer, and the river was rising. Especially after the beginning of spring, there was a lot of rain, and the river flowed rapidly. Fifteen li away from Quzhou County City, there was a group of people in the city.
Three li northeast of the river bank, there was an army lying in ambush.
The one lying in ambush was Duan Zhixuan.
He led a thousand Mysterious Armor Elite Cavalry, all cavalry.
The other two thousand soldiers were closer to the river bank, in charge of cutting off Liu Heita's retreat.
The reason why Duan Zhixuan chose to lie in ambush here was that compared to the other roads, the river flow in this area was not as rapid, and there were easier places to reach the shore.
After leaving this part of the river, the two sides of the river were quite rugged, and there was no suitable place to stop. In addition, the river turned south, and if they continued to follow the river, they would eventually enter Mingshui County.
In this way, Liu Heita would fall into an encirclement.
Therefore, Duan Zhixuan was sure that Liu Heita would choose to go ashore in this area, and then leave Quzhou County to go north.
Duan Zhixuan only needed to wait here for the other party's ships to come ashore. Duan Zhixuan's original plan was to set up ambushes on both sides of the river, and use catapults to bombard.
The problem was that there were too many boats.
Even if the catapults bombarded, they might not be able to destroy Liu Heita's army in one go. Therefore, Duan Zhixuan changed his strategy, and waited for Liu Heita to come ashore.
As long as Liu Heita came ashore, Duan Zhixuan had the Mysterious Armor Elite Cavalry under his command. With these thousand Mysterious Armor Elite Cavalry, Duan Zhixuan was sure that he could win.
Duan Zhixuan hid in the forest on both sides, waiting quietly.
"General, there is smoke rising from the rear."
At this moment, a soldier came to Duan Zhixuan's side to report.
Duan Zhixuan looked back, and he roughly estimated that there was smoke rising in the air about five li away, and it went straight to the sky. Duan Zhixuan could clearly see the smoke hovering in the air.
This was to convey the news.
Duan Zhixuan's expression was very serious, and he ordered, "Pass down the order, all troops prepare for war."
"Yes!"
The messenger passed down the order.
Everyone waited quietly. Although the river flow was rapid, the army led by Liu Heita had already arrived at this relatively flat area. Liu Heita ordered the ships to come ashore.
All the boats were ready to come ashore.
One boat after another docked at the shore.
The soldiers led by Liu Heita quickly went ashore.
The number of soldiers that Liu Heita had brought with him was only around 13,000. The rest of the soldiers were mainly left in Quzhou County. They were either chased away or killed.
Liu Heita was not worried about losing his military strength. In any case, as long as he was still alive, as long as he could kill his way out of Quzhou County, he could raise more troops and horses.
Numbers were not a problem.
As long as he was alive, he could make a comeback.
After Liu Heita brought them ashore, he ordered, "Let's go!"
The troops hurried forward, and after walking for about two miles, they arrived at the place where Duan Zhixuan's army was lying in ambush. This area was surrounded by weeds and forests, and there were soldiers lying in ambush.
However, this ambush did not come out for the time being.
Liu Heita also did not discover the hidden ambush and continued to rush forward. When they advanced another one li or so, Liu Heita continued to lead the army forward. Suddenly, there was a rumbling sound in front of them. It came from the distance and was getting closer.
The sound of horse hooves was urgent.
As far as the eye could see, there was billowing smoke and dust in the distance.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"
Some of the generals in the army shouted loudly.
Moreover, the generals in the army were even more flustered because they had already suffered great losses in the previous battle in Quzhou County. Now, they had to escape in a sorry state again. Each and every one of the generals and soldiers had become frightened birds. Therefore, when they found that there were cavalry coming, they all panicked, so much so that they were in disarray.
Liu Heita went out of the city without a warhorse.
Even Liu Heita himself did not ride a horse. After all, the boat they were on was not big. It was not a real warship and could not accommodate warhorses. This kind of evacuation was an infantry retreat.
Liu Heita was calm and composed. He did not panic at all. He ordered, "Pass down the order. All troops stop moving forward. Get into formation and prepare to meet the enemy."
The soldiers in the army passed down the order and immediately stopped moving forward.
However, even if Liu Heita passed down the order, there were still some generals and soldiers who were panicking, saying what they should do.
This action immediately made Liu Heita angry.
Liu Heita pulled out his sword and killed the general who was still panicking. He looked around at everyone and said coldly, "What are you panicking for? It's just an ambush. It's not like we haven't encountered it before. Be alert and deal with it carefully. "
His words had a calming effect.
Liu Heita did not panic. The generals and soldiers in the army also gradually calmed down.
The rumbling sound was getting closer and closer.
In the blink of an eye.
In the blink of an eye, they could already see the cavalry charging over.
The black armored elite cavalry led by Duan Zhixuan had already charged over. Each and every one of the black armored elite cavalry were the elites of the battlefield. They were all brave soldiers who could fight against ten.
Duan Zhixuan himself was also a veteran general.
He held a sword in his hand and shouted loudly, "Boys, kill the enemy and gain merit. Today, kill!"
The loud shout spread out.
There were more and more soldiers who echoed.
The battle cries rose and fell one after another.
The shouts pierced through the clouds. It was like a sharp sword that wanted to cut through the clouds. When the distance was slightly closer to a hundred steps, the black armored elite cavalry under Duan Zhixuan's command actually took out a short spear from the back of the horse. Their bodies quickly leaned back and they fiercely threw out the short spear.
"Xiu! Xiu! "
One short spear after another swept through the air.
The sharp tip of the spear hung a sharp whistling sound. In the blink of an eye, it was above the heads of the soldiers under Liu Heita's command. It continuously fell.
Liu Heita's soldiers escaped from the city. They were still a little panicked. Moreover, the soldiers in the army did not have enough equipment. They could not use shields to block. The formation that was just formed was instantly broken under the fall of the dense short spears. The soldiers constantly dodged.
Even so, there were still countless short spears that hit the soldiers.
In a short time, there were countless casualties.
Liu Heita quickly ordered everyone to focus on the enemy. They could not panic. The problem was that the short spears falling on the battlefield caused many people to be injured. It was difficult for the formation to recover to its previous state.
Just in this short time, the black armored elite cavalry led by Duan Zhixuan had already charged over. One by one, the black armored elite cavalry had already charged into Liu Heita's crowd. Even if Liu Heita's soldiers were elite, they still could not stop the black armored elite cavalry.
After a few back and forth charges, Liu Heita's ten thousand soldiers had already been scattered.
Liu Heita's face also changed greatly.
He did not think that he would encounter the black armored elite cavalry that Li Shimin relied on to become famous.
This was the most difficult army to deal with.
Zhu Zhou followed beside Liu Heita. He was even more nervous. He shouted, "Your Majesty, withdraw the army. We will immediately retreat back to the shore. We will immediately continue to go south by water. Even if we enter Mingshui County, we can still break out. "
At this moment, Zhu Zhou was very nervous. He quickly continued, "But if we break out, the black armored elite cavalry will not let go. It will be difficult for us to leave. If we break out again, there will be the Tang army's army. It will be almost impossible for us to break out in Quzhou County. "
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