Duan Zhixuan was commanding the army to attack. Even Duan Zhixuan himself had entered the battlefield and personally led the charge. In just a short period of fighting, his Tang army could not hold on, which made Duan Zhixuan somewhat shocked by the fighting strength of Xia Xia's army.
The Great Xia army was very strong.
Not only were the fighting spirit of Xia Xia's soldiers strong, but Xia Xia's weapons were also better. When Li Shimin led his army to confront Du Qi, Duan Zhixuan also participated in the battle. But they did not fight at that time, so Duan Zhixuan did not have a clear impression of how strong Du Qi's army was.
Now, Duan Zhixuan experienced it.
Not only was the fighting spirit of the Great Xia army fierce, but the blade of the opponent was also sharp. After a series of slashes, the weapons of his soldiers were cut in half, which showed the sharpness of Du Qi's weapons.
Seeing that his army was suppressed and retreating, Duan Zhixuan ordered his soldiers to beat the drum, encouraging all the soldiers to charge forward. When it was time to fight with all their might, they could not admit defeat and must hold on.
Now, the main force of the Tang dynasty, the army led by His Majesty, was rapidly approaching. As long as he held on until the army arrived, Du Qi's army would be attacked from both sides and Du Qi's army would be defeated.
But under Duan Zhixuan's constant command, he still could not turn the situation around, and the situation was getting worse and worse.
The situation was getting worse and worse.
At this point, Duan Zhixuan had to make adjustments again. The soldiers under his command no longer focused on offense, but instead switched from offense to defense, wanting to block the attacks of Du Qi's army.
As long as they held the line and delayed, they could still win in the end.
This was Duan Zhixuan's final plan.
Xue Rengui had been leading the charge, and his cavalry charged faster and faster, killing the Tang soldiers one by one. While charging, Xue Rengui looked at the banner of Duan Zhixuan's army and began to search for Duan Zhixuan's commander flag.
That was where Duan Zhixuan was.
When Xue Rengui saw Duan Zhixuan's Commander Flag, he immediately changed directions and headed towards Duan Zhixuan's location. Previously, when the two armies were fighting, Xue Rengui was in charge of charging the formation and also had to break the Tang Army's offensive and disrupt the Tang Army's formation, so it was not suitable for him to directly attack Duan Zhixuan.
Now that the general situation had been decided and the Tang army had switched from defense to offense, Xue Rengui could attack with all his might, capturing the leader and no longer having to consider the overall situation of the war.
Xue Rengui raised his spear and charged forward quickly. The cavalry around him supported him. For a moment, the cavalry was like a mighty flood, sweeping away all the Tang soldiers who tried to resist.
Wherever he passed, no one could stop him. Even though the Tang army was full of fighting spirit and had been through hundreds of battles, under the assault of Xue Rengui's army, the Tang army was still forced to retreat.
Xue Rengui was getting closer to Duan Zhixuan.
The distance between them was less than a hundred steps.
Xue Rengui still could not see Duan Zhixuan's location. The only thing he could determine was that Duan Zhixuan's Commander Flag was the Commander Flag. Based on this, he could continue to pursue.
In truth, while Xue Rengui was charging towards Duan Zhixuan, on the other side, Mordor's cavalry and Ma Yuan's infantry were constantly breaking through, intending to kill Duan Zhixuan.
They wanted to kill the general and seize the flag.
The three-pronged attack was fierce and aggressive.
The Tang army was unable to resist.
Especially when the difference in strength between the two sides was obvious. The morale of the Tang army fell again and again, while the fighting spirit of Xia Xia's soldiers rose again and again. The soldiers roared as they charged forward, killing one Tang soldier after another.
One of the biggest characteristics of Xia Xia's army was that after one made a contribution, one would be rewarded handsomely. This kind of contribution was clearly marked in the army and was completely quantified. Thus, as long as a soldier made a contribution, they would know what their contribution was.
For the soldiers in the army, their salary in the army was not low, and they could support their families. However, the place where they could make money was the current war. Not only could they make money, but they could also prove their ability.
No one was willing to admit defeat.
No one was willing to be lower than others.
This was the competitive atmosphere in the army, the wolf-like culture in the army. It was precisely this atmosphere that could stimulate the fighting spirit of the soldiers in the army, causing the soldiers' fighting spirit to soar and their fighting strength to be tyrannical. Under the fierce advance of the soldiers, the Tang army retreated again and again.
Even though Duan Zhixuan had switched from offense to defense, the pressure he faced was still great. Duan Zhixuan commanded the soldiers to block, and his expression changed again and again. At this moment, he finally understood the fighting strength of Du Qi's army.
Too strong.
With the same number of soldiers, they were invincible.
In truth, Duan Zhixuan did not have much respect for Du Qi. Although Du Qi was formidable, in Duan Zhixuan's view, Du Qi was more of a schemer, only skilled in scheming. He might not be that formidable when it came to actual fighting.
Duan Zhixuan also believed that the Xia of Xia had only been established a few years ago and did not have many famous generals. Du Qi had only captured Hou Junji by luck. It was only because Hou Junji had been impulsive that he had ended up in Du Qi's hands. And the Tang dynasty had countless generals, all of whom had experienced the chaos of the world. All of them were fierce, courageous, and resourceful.
Du Qi was certain to be defeated by such an army.
This was what Duan Zhixuan had decided from the very beginning.
But what was happening now was like a slap to Duan Zhixuan's face. Everything was going contrary to his expectations.
Duan Zhixuan knew that he had underestimated Du Qi. If he had taken a defensive stance from the start, he would not have been suppressed. But there was nothing he could do now. He could only do his utmost to encourage his soldiers so that they would not retreat.
If they retreated now, the entire army would be defeated.
After all, they could not retreat to the Tang dynasty, so they could only retreat to the Xia of Xia. They were a lone army with insufficient food and fodder. Once they entered the Xia of Xia, they would be locked up and beaten.
"Block! Block for me!"
Duan Zhixuan ordered his soldiers to attack.
As Duan Zhixuan gave his orders, he suddenly turned to the right flank of the army. Duan Zhixuan saw that his right flank was Du Qi's left flank. This was where Xue Rengui's cavalry was attacking.
Xue Rengui was now less than forty paces from Duan Zhixuan.
He was getting closer and closer.
Xue Rengui's spear was constantly swinging, killing Tang soldiers wherever the tip of his spear passed.
The soldiers around him were supporting Xue Rengui so that Xue Rengui did not need to be distracted and only needed to charge forward.
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
Xue Rengui roared. He was now covered in blood from the fight. Even his face was splattered with blood. However, Xue Rengui was still young. Although he looked ferocious, he did not have Mordor's intimidating aura.
Even so, no one could stop him. Xue Rengui kept rushing forward. In a short time, he had rushed forward fifteen paces and was now less than thirty paces away from Duan Zhixuan.
Duan Zhixuan immediately said, "Zhao You, you go stop that young spear-wielding general. Take him down. "
"Yes!"
Zhao You immediately rushed out.
Zhao You was in his early thirties. He had a sharp, seven-foot long saber in his hand. He was a valiant general under Duan Zhixuan's command. Duan Zhixuan did not know Xue Rengui's background or Xue Rengui's strength, so he arranged for Zhao You to go forward.
If it was Su Dingfang, he was well aware of Xue Rengui's strength. Therefore, if Su Dingfang came, he would definitely not arrange for his subordinates to go forward. Because if he arranged for his subordinates to go forward, it would be suicide.
In the blink of an eye.
In the blink of an eye, Zhao You and Xue Rengui met.
Zhao You still had a proud expression on his face. The moment he raised his saber, he shouted, "Boy, the one who will kill you is called Zhao You. Remember, when you go to hell …"
"Puchi!"
At this moment, the sound of flesh being pierced was heard.
Zhao You only felt pain in his heart. At this moment, his saber was still in the air and had not yet fallen. He looked down. He only saw a shining spear piercing through his heart.
The spear pierced his heart.
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