Su Dingfang could not persuade Hou Junji, nor could he persuade Gao Shilian, and he could only inwardly sigh.
There was nothing he could do!
His words carried little weight, and he could not persuade these people.
On the battlefield, Moledo quickly rushed forward. In a short time, he ran forward another twenty steps or so. At this moment, Mordor encountered the cavalry dispatched by Su Dingfang.
Although Mordor only had one thousand men at his side, Mordor was the core of this force, and they were like sharp blades that pierced through the Tang Dynasty cavalry and continued to advance. Mordor was wielding a hammer in each hand, which he swung around.
Wherever they passed, men and horses were thrown off their feet.
When the massive hammers smashed into the bodies of men, blood gushed out. But in Mordor's hands, the two massive hammers were as light as cotton.
"Those who block me will die!"
"Get out of my way!"
Mordor roared, his body already stained with blood.
All this blood was the enemy's.
Soaked in blood, his clothes were already stained with blood. Moreover, the blood on his face and his pitch-black face made him seem even more like a murderous god. No matter how formidable the cavalry in front of him were, Mordor's hammers would instantly kill anyone in his way. He was like a plow sweeping through a grave as he rapidly advanced.
The soldiers behind him followed closely behind.
Even though Mordor's cavalry were few in number and Mordor had not led his soldiers in a charge, they were still surrounded by Tang cavalry, none of them hesitated.
Their mission was to cover Mordor as he went up to capture Hou Junji.
Killing the general and seizing the flag was their mission.
Mordor rapidly advanced, and in a few short moments, he was less than twenty paces from Hou Junji. At this moment, Hou Junji suddenly felt a chill in his heart. Because when he saw Mordor smashing things, his heart had turned cold.
This fellow was too fierce.
In the Imperial Court of the Tang dynasty, there was no lack of fierce generals, such as Cheng Yaojin, Qin Qiong, and Yuchi Gong. They were all first-class experts. But Hou Junji recognized the skills of these people and had a rough idea of what level they were at.
However, when he saw the bloody scene of Mordor killing people with his hammer, his heart was shaken.
"Retreat, retreat quickly!"
Hou Junji didn't dare to delay any longer. He didn't even have the intention to command the army to continue fighting. He just wanted to retreat first. Even if he was defeated, as long as he could return, he still had a chance.
If he was not only defeated, but also became Du Qi's prisoner, then he would be miserable.
Su Dingfang sneered inwardly.
Isn't it too late to think about retreating now?
But Su Dingfang didn't care. Hou Junji gave the order to retreat, and Su Dingfang immediately led his soldiers away. Gao Shilian and Hou Junji withdrew together. But the two of them were a little slow in their retreat.
And Mordor was rapidly catching up. Mordor's warhorse was a divine steed, one in ten thousand. Not only could it carry heavy loads, it could also run very fast. Only a warhorse like this could carry Mordor in battle.
Gallop! Gallop!
Mordor raised his hammer as he rapidly closed the distance. When he was only ten-some paces from Hou Junji, Mordor raised his hammer and used the momentum of the warhorse to throw it.
The massive hammer flew through the air, and because of Mordor's strength, it moved very quickly. In the blink of an eye, it was right behind Hou Junji. Hou Junji turned his head and immediately ducked to avoid it. But as he ducked, there was a thump as the hammer struck the horse's buttocks.
"Neigh!"
The warhorse screamed, and its momentum caused it to crash to the ground.
Hou Junji also fell from his horse. Hou Junji was a veteran general, and he knew that the situation was extremely dangerous. Thus, he immediately tried to get up and continue fleeing. But just as he was about to get up and run, the hammer came crashing down.
The hammer smashed into Hou Junji's back, causing him to vomit blood and drop to the ground. Fortunately, Mole had held back a lot of his strength, so he wasn't hammered to death.
A moment later, Mordor bent down and grabbed Hou Junji.
"Hou Junji has been captured alive. Those who surrender will be spared!"
Mordor roared.
At this time, Moledo no longer blindly chased forward. Instead, he began to charge forward.
Gao Shilian and Su Dingfang had already left, and when they turned around, they saw Hou Junji being captured. At this moment, the two of them felt their hearts sink. However, they sighed again.
Defeated!
Completely defeated!
Not only had their army been crushed, even their commander, Hou Junji, had been captured.
Gao Shilian saw Hou Junji's guards escape and helplessly ordered a full retreat, no longer caring about the soldiers in the rear. As everyone retreated at full speed, the situation became even more like a landslide.
Although Mordor had few soldiers, the Tang cavalry had already been routed and had no heart to resist. More and more of them were being defeated, and some of them even began to surrender.
On the other side, the two armies had already begun to crush each other. Whether it was infantry or cavalry, they were all crushing their opponents. There was no longer any doubt about the outcome of the battle, and Mordor's cavalry began their assault.
But Su Dingfang had still arranged for soldiers to bring up the rear. Even in this assault, he was unable to capture Su Dingfang or Gao Shilian.
This assault lasted for thirty-some li, all the way to the border of Guazhou. It was only in the wee hours of the morning that the army began to withdraw and count their losses.
It took half a day just to count the losses, and it was only at nine in the morning the next day that they were finally done.
Xue Rengui, Xiao Yuanqi, Ma Yuan, Shangguan Yi, Guo Xiaozheng, and Yi Fusheng arrived at the command tent.
All of them had smiles on their faces.
Xue Rengui stepped forward and reported, "Your Highness, in this battle with Hou Junji, we won a complete victory. "On our side, we lost 3,658 men, but in this battle, we killed more than 23,600 Tang soldiers, and captured more than 38,000 people. In addition, we also captured more than six thousand warhorses. In this battle, we lost more than three thousand men in exchange for more than sixty thousand. This can be said to be a bountiful harvest. "
When everyone heard this, they were all extremely excited.
Victory!
They had won this battle with the Tang dynasty.
Du Qi's expression was relaxed and calm as he said, "We have one hundred thousand men, and we also have grenades, mines, and gunpowder. In terms of weapons and numbers, we far surpass Hou Junji's. If we still can't win in this situation, then we're far too weak. "
After a pause, Du Qi ordered, "We'll rest here for a day, and then we'll head to the border and set up camp there. Now that we've captured Hou Junji, the next step will be for the Emperor to lead his army. "
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Even though Du Qi had said this, they still found it difficult to conceal their excitement.
Du Qi suddenly changed the topic. "Bring Hou Junji over. We captured him yesterday and didn't have time to deal with him. Now that we have some free time, let's go see him. "
Xue Rengui immediately ordered soldiers to bring Hou Junji to the command tent.
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