Chapter 397: Halfway Support

"General Li, thirty miles away, I found the Turkic pursuers, Dou Jiande and Liu Wuzhou's soldiers and horses were more than half lost, and they are coming in our direction."

The scout hurriedly introduced the listening situation.

"How many Turkic soldiers and horses are there?" Li Shimin asked

"Visually, there are about two thousand." The scout replied.

Li Shimin was looking forward to this opportunity, and the situation was similar to what he expected, the pursuing Turkic soldiers and horses would not use too many people, and they were the target of the attack.

The supplies of the Turkic tribes were not his goal from the very beginning.

You must know that when you change to Taiyuan Mansion, there are no supplies, and the Turkic tribes are only rich with some cattle, sheep and horses, which is nothing to him.

He wants merit.

"Come on, get ready to attack!"

Li Shimin personally sat in the town, let his generals lead people to ambush on all sides, waiting for the arrival of the enemy, the most important link of which was to use Dou Jiande and Liu Wuzhou.

Without them as a delay, the merit of war will not necessarily be the most rewarding, and the Turkic soldiers and horses have a great advantage that they are very good at equestrianism, and they will run away as soon as possible when facing a strong enemy.

Dou Jiande and Liu Wuzhou threw away their armor and led people to escape all the way, not to mention all the materials they had seized before, and they also killed and injured thousands of people.

"General Dou, you are too impulsive, don't you know the truth of accepting it when you see it, you have to pursue, now it's okay, you will lose your wife and fold your troops." Liu Wuzhou complained.

Dou Jiande has the most soldiers and horses, and Liu Wuzhou is a captain, so to a large extent, the plan is an order given by Dou Jiande, in fact, if it weren't for Liu Wuzhou's bewitchment from the middle staff, Dou Jiande would not have agreed to take the risk at all.

Now, in turn, it is very irresponsible to put all the blame on Dou Jiande.

Dou Jiande didn't want to argue with him at any time at this time, it was too late to escape, where was the kung fu to fight, he finally saw Liu Wuzhou's shamelessness, and decided to draw a line with him after returning to Youzhou.

"General, the enemy is catching up." Dou Jiande's soldiers shouted, and the people behind were caught up little by little, where were they the opponents of the cavalry.

Don't count on escape.

Dou Jiande and Liu Wuzhou are thick-skinned and shameless are no longer important, they know that they can't leave, so they ordered to fight with the enemy, although there is a gap in combat effectiveness, but they are not weak in numbers.

At least they could delay for some time, and their plan was to look for an opportunity for their own soldiers to lead them out of the encirclement.

The idea is good, but what kind of enemy you have to face.

Watching the Turkic cavalry approach quickly, the soldiers became fewer and fewer, and no one was not frightened.

"It's over, it's all over."

Dou Jiande wanted to cry without tears, he looked at the soldiers who fell one after another, all of which he exchanged for his family wealth, and he felt distressed when he looked at it.

Although Liu Wuzhou brought few people, he paid more attention to exercise, but he was calm in this chaotic situation, thinking about finding a direction to rush out, and he didn't know where to go.

The arrows flew by, and when they were in a desperate situation, there were reinforcements, and it can be seen that they were overjoyed when they arrived, and Li Shimin arrived with soldiers and horses.

"General Dou, Captain Liu, let's meet again." Li Shimin approached and said.

"Thank you so much for coming back to help us, when we return to Youzhou City, we will have a good drink for three days and three nights." Dou Jiande's attitude became cordial.

Liu Wuzhou was not happy at the first time, but saw that there were not many people brought by Li Shimin, let alone saving them, it seemed that none of them could be separated from.

"Li Shimin, where are all your soldiers and horses, there are only hundreds of people when you look at them." Liu Wuzhou asked.

Of course, Li Shimin doesn't have many people, if he brings too much, wouldn't he become a backup for them, and with the shamelessness of the two of them, he will definitely be able to make a move to turn his face and deny people.

He's not that stupid.

"If you want to live, you have to fight with the enemy, and my people will be there right away." Li Shimin explained the situation to them, fearing that they would break up directly, so he directly gave hope.

"Fight with them!" Dou Jiande didn't want to die, he had no choice.

"Yes, fight with them." Liu Wuzhou is really open, and now there is no second choice.

Li Shimin didn't care what they thought, there were so many soldiers and horses supported by the Fangzheng Li family, most of them were archers, and they naturally couldn't do it by rushing and killing.

When the Turkic cavalry encountered the attack of the archers, they had no chance to shoot back with their bows, knowing that the opponent's soldiers were not capable of fighting hard, they had no fear.

Time passed little by little, most of the people of Dou Jiande and Liu Wuzhou were killed and wounded, and Li Shimin let the archers retreat, but it caused great damage to the enemy.

"Li Shimin, why haven't your people arrived yet, we can't hold on anymore." Liu Wuzhou shouted loudly.

"It should be sooner, hold on a little longer." Li Shimin said.

Another half an hour passed, and the soldiers and horses of the Li family rushed to the battlefield from the surrounding area to give the enemy the fastest blow.

"General Dou, Captain Liu, support is here, let us kill back." Li Shimin said excitedly.

As a result, both of them were silent and did not speak, and in the end, Liu Wuzhou said cheekily: "Our soldiers and horses are damaged, and they are really unable to fight, and the soldiers and horses of the Li family are all elites, so it must be easy to deal with some Turkic cavalry, without further ado, I will hurry back now to find the vanguard support." ”

After Liu Wuzhou finished speaking, he didn't mean it at all, he turned his head and left, the speed was fast.

"General Li take care, we are waiting for you in Youzhou City." Dou Jiande and his guards also fled, and the remaining soldiers who fought with the enemy were abandoned by their own generals.

Seeing the decision of the two, Li Shimin's eyes were micron, and he thought that the two of them must not stay, and such a heartless person would bring more trouble in the future.

There is no chance now, in order to be able to regain his strength and win over the soldiers who were left behind, he has to endure it.

The strength of the soldiers and horses brought by Dou Jiande and Liu Wuzhou is really not good, but there is no lack of bravery, especially after the bloody killing of the airport battle array, so that their spirits can be tempered.

If they can be guided and trained, I believe that they will become elite in less than three months, and the number of soldiers left behind is 2,000, and he can no longer wait.

"Charge!"

Li Shimin's order, in fact, the Li family's soldiers and horses had already arrived at the battlefield, and in order to be safe, they were scattered in all directions, the purpose was to prevent the enemy from escaping.

Three hours later, Li Shimin's blood-stained robe and cold face had a more general's demeanor.

"General Li, count the death toll of 300 people, 600 minor injuries, annihilate more than 2,000 enemies, harvest 1,800 war horses, 10 carts of armor and money."

After Li De listened to the battle report, a large part of the people's hearts and the credit for killing the enemy's two commanders was indispensable.

He can go back to Taiyuan Mansion now, and before that, he has to send the battle report back to Chang'an to see how His Majesty arranges it, and the heart of the thinker in his heart is no longer on the battlefield.

Five days later, soldiers and horses from all walks of life rushed back.