BAM!!
Duan Zhixuan's body flew through the air and immediately fell to the ground. The next moment, Duan Zhixuan felt that his internal organs were in pain due to the impact, and his whole body felt like it was about to fall apart.
"Protect me! Protect me!"
Duan Zhixuan did not give up at this moment. He gritted his teeth and stood up to run.
Whoosh!
A whistling sound came from behind him.
BAM!
Suddenly, the hammer swept from behind and hit Duan Zhixuan's butt. The power of this blow was not too strong, but Duan Zhixuan could no longer stand firm under the force of this blow. His body fell forward and fell to the ground.
Mordor's warhorse had stopped. The hammer fell and rested on Duan Zhixuan's body. As long as Duan Zhixuan made any strange movements, he could kill Duan Zhixuan with a single strike of his hammer.
"Take him down!"
Ordered Mordor.
The accompanying cavalry rushed up and took Duan Zhixuan down.
Xue Rengui followed closely and said with a smile, "Congratulations, Mordor. You've caught a big fish this time. Duan Zhixuan is also a valiant general in the Tang dynasty, but you've captured him. "
Mordor smilingly said, "General Xue, I may have captured Duan Zhixuan, but it's also because of your contribution. If it weren't for you opening the way for me, blocking and shooting Duan Zhixuan's guards, I wouldn't have been able to capture him. "
Xue Rengui smiled and didn't say anything else.
He directly shouted that Duan Zhixuan was captured alive and that those who surrendered would be spared. He ordered the Tang army to surrender. Originally, the Tang army had been constantly fleeing, and no one dared to resist. Now that the news of Duan Zhixuan's defeat and capture had spread, all the officers and soldiers of the Tang army had lost the will to fight and did not dare to continue fighting.
Many people knelt and surrendered.
More and more people surrendered, causing the scene of numerous Tang soldiers kneeling on the ground on the battlefield.
Even if some Tang soldiers were still retreating, they were still pursued by the cavalry and killed one after another. In the end, even if some people managed to escape, it was only a minority.
At this moment, the army stopped attacking and began to clean up the battlefield.
By the time the battlefield was cleaned up, it was already close to the afternoon. A little more than half a day had passed.
With an excited expression, Xue Rengui came to Du Qi's side and reported, "Your Majesty, in this battle, we captured the Tang Army's General Duan Zhixuan alive. We also captured 52,000 Tang soldiers and killed nearly 21,000 of them. Thousands more escaped. Because there were too many people and the situation was urgent, they couldn't chase after them. As for our side, we lost more than 7,600 men. "
Du Qi nodded and said, "All the results of the battle have been recorded. After the battle, those who should be rewarded will be rewarded. Now, it's time for us to go back and see Li Shimin. "
Earlier, soldiers had already come to report that Li Shimin was attacking Niulan Mountain with the intention of breaking through its defenses. However, Xiao Yuan Qi had the advantage of gunpowder, landmines, and grenades. His defense was impenetrable.
Even though Li Shimin's army tried to attack Niulan Mountain several times, they were beaten back.
Du Qi was worried about the situation and decisively ordered a retreat. He was not in the mood to interrogate Duan Zhixuan for the time being. The army quickly retreated. When Du Qi began to retreat to the front line of Niulan Mountain, the battle there was still ongoing. There were landmines at the foot of the mountain, and they were scattered widely, making it difficult for the Tang army to break through.
After a discussion, Li Shimin was ready to break through the mountain. First, they would break the defense on the mountain, then take down the soldiers of Xia Xia and then join Duan Zhixuan.
Li Shimin did not consider that Duan Zhixuan would be defeated.
After all, Duan Zhixuan had 80,000 men.
His forces were not weak.
Even if he considered that Duan Zhixuan could not defeat Du Qi, he could still retreat to Xia Xia's territory. At that time, Du Qi would not be able to catch up and would fall into a dilemma. If Du Qi continued to chase, the front line of Niulan Mountain would definitely fall. If Du Qi did not chase, then Duan Zhixuan would have to retreat.
Therefore, Li Shimin had enough confidence and felt that Du Qi giving up Guazhou City was an extremely wrong decision, and also laid the foundation for Xia Xia's defeat.
The current Li Shimin's face was very serious.
It was already past the hour of the afternoon.
The sun was leaning towards the west. Although it was still early, with the weather in the west, it would only turn dark at night. However, after attacking for half a day, they still could not take down a small Niulan Mountain, which made Li Shimin anxious.
At the foot of the mountain, where Li Shimin was commanding.
Li Shimin looked at Li Jing, Wei Zheng, Zhangsun Wuji and the others and said, "After attacking for half a day, apart from the consumption of our soldiers, we still have not taken down Niulan Mountain. Tell me, is there any other way to take down Niulan Mountain? "
Zhangsun Wuji said, "Your Majesty, there are not only gunpowder, but also grenades and fierce soldiers of Xia Xia. Apart from that, there are also bows and arrows. The most important thing is that they have the high ground and the geographical advantage. "
"It will be very troublesome for us to kill our way up."
"The only way is to rely on people piling up, there are no other shortcuts. Because we don't have the corresponding weapons, there is no other way. If they are on flat ground, we can use catapults and bows to suppress them. But now, bows and catapults are not very effective. After all, they have built trenches on the mountain, making our bows and arrows ineffective. "
Zhangsun Wuji was also helpless against the defense of Niulan Mountain.
It was too difficult to break.
Li Shimin said angrily, "If we continue to waste time like this, I'm afraid we won't be able to take down Niulan Mountain today."
Zhangsun Wuji continued, "Although we can't take down Niulan Mountain today, after a day, their weapons will be used up a lot. As long as we continue to attack, the weapons of Xia Xia's soldiers guarding Niulan Mountain will be used up one day. At that time, we will naturally win. Your Majesty, apart from attacking fiercely, there is no other way. "
"No, there is a way."
Li Jing suddenly said, "Your Majesty, I have been thinking about a plan. Just now, I thought of a plan. "
Li Shimin said, "What plan?"
Zhangsun Wuji, Wei Zheng, and the others looked at Li Jing. They really had no way to deal with the current situation. Li Jing had a plan, which was naturally the best.
Li Jing's turbid eyes flashed with a bright light, and he said, "The soldiers of Xia Xia on the mountain have all dug trenches to hide in. If we attack openly, the losses will be huge. Since that's the case, why don't we dig a trench, and this trench is like the nine winding sheep intestines, spiraling upwards? "
After pausing for a moment, Li Jing continued, "As long as our forces are close to the enemy's position, then our soldiers will launch a surprise attack, and the losses will be smaller. It will not be easy for the enemy to stop our attack. This is our opportunity. This is what I have just figured out. "
"Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful!"
After Li Shimin heard this, he could not help but dance with joy. He looked at Li Jing with a face full of praise and said, "Duke Wei, let's follow your plan. Quick, quick, arrange it immediately."
"Yes!"
Li Jing called the generals over to make the arrangements.
When Li Jing made the arrangements, Li Shimin was already full of success, and he said, "We finally have a plan to break the enemy in this battle. This time, I want to see how Du Qi's army on Niulan Mountain will defend the position. "
Zhangsun Wuji agreed, "Your majesty is right. With Duke Wei's plan, we will definitely win this battle."
Wei Zheng said, "Who knows how Duan Zhixuan's battle situation is now."
Zhangsun Wuji smiled, "No matter how it is, it won't be a problem. However, it will be difficult for Duan Zhixuan to win. As long as he can delay Du Qi's army and prevent Du Qi from returning to Xia Xia, it will be enough! "
Li Shimin nodded, "What you said is true."
At this moment, the ruler and officials were all relaxed. This was because they had a chance to win this battle. As long as they took down the defending army on Niulan Mountain, they could form a pincer attack on Du Qi.
Li Yuan just sat at the side and did not say anything. The current master of the Tang dynasty was Li Shimin. As the retired emperor, he could just be a mascot. This time, he came with the army. Li Yuan did not think about commanding anything, nor did he want to fight for anything. He just wanted to watch.
When he was needed, he would go and see Du Qi and negotiate with Du Qi.
As of now, there was no need for that. Li Shimin
From the bottom of his heart, Li Yuan hoped that the Tang dynasty could win. That way, he would not have to appear. When the time came for him to appear, the situation would definitely be very troublesome.
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