Chapter 73: The Final Stage of the War to Destroy the Country
When Li Yan saw the Turkic army charging in the direction of Wangcheng, he knew that his plan to lure the enemy had succeeded.
Next, he only needed to hold the city gates and wait for the arrival of the army, and the Turkic army would naturally be defeated.
"Kill!"
"Capture him alive!"
"Rush!"
This time the solitary gate was a little different from the last time, and the enemy troops in the last battle of Toyoshu were all foot soldiers, and they were all foot soldiers who were physically and mentally exhausted.
In contrast, the quality of the enemy forces in this siege was much higher.
They have gradually come out of the haze of the snow disaster, and most of everyone's vitality has recovered.
It can be said that Li Yan will face the Turkic cavalry this time who is infinitely close to the state of the province!
In a moment, the two sides met, Fang Tian's halberd and scimitar collided, the sparks generated by the metal friction and the blood of the sharp blade into the flesh splashed everywhere, and the city gate was instantly filled with the smell of blood.
"Shoot the arrows!"
The defenders at the city gate had long been experienced with Li Yan's unique tactics, and they began to fire arrows when their own marshal collided head-on with the Turks.
This batch of bows and arrows originally stored in the Turkic royal city and made by the Turks became the Turks' life-seeking weapons at this moment, turning into a rain of arrows and falling into the Turkic army.
"Kill!"
The rain of arrows was clearly unable to stop the Turks' determination to storm the city.
Today's Turks have become lost dogs, and capturing this city and capturing Li Yan alive is their last hope.
Only by taking this city can they have hope of living and the possibility of reproducing with dignity.
The Turkic cavalry with this mentality put a lot more pressure on Li Yan than the battle in winter.
Bite!
The crisp sound of the clash of gold and iron rang out.
This time it was not the exchange of Li Yan's Fang Tian painting halberd and the scimitar, but the sound of the scimitar slashing on Li Yan's armor!
The Turks made a successful and effective attack, and naturally they were able to carry out a second attack.
Especially after countless corpses were piled up in the city gate, Li Yan's space became a little narrower, and it was even more difficult for him to ensure that he could defuse the Turkic offensive completely.
"It's sloppy, but it's not a big problem......"
Li Yan said secretly.
He really ignored the impact of the cavalry this time, but for Li Yan, who has the ultimate physique of human beings, although there was pressure, the problem was not very big.
In this way, the Turks left dozens of corpses in the passage of the city gate during the storming of the city gate.
In order to ensure the space for the use of a long weapon like Fang Tian's halberd, Li Yan could only give up the defensive advantage of Yongdao, so as to move the battlefield forward and face enemies in more directions.
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At the same time, Cheng Biting Jin, the army was still less than forty miles away from the battlefield.
He could faintly hear shouts of killing in the distance.
"Oh no, there's already a war over there!"
Cheng Yanjin guessed the situation on Li Yan's side, and nine times out of ten, the Turks jumped over the wall and began to attack the city.
Not long after Cheng Yanjin's guess, Zhou Cheng and Zhang Qiang, two messenger scouts, hurriedly rushed towards Cheng Yanjin from a distance.
After the message was delivered, they temporarily assumed the role of scouts for the army, and this time they hurried over after finding out the situation on the other side of the royal city.
"General Cheng, the boss is opening the city gate to lure the enemy again, and the army must arrive at the battlefield as soon as possible and encircle and suppress it with the boss."
The two of them were very impatient in their hearts, they could see the momentum of the Turks, it was clear that they would not give up until they captured the royal city!
"What? Again? ”
Cheng Yanjin's heart trembled, and the scene of Li Yan's blood after the Battle of Fengzhou once again appeared in his mind.
Cheng Biting Jin was afraid that the blood stains on Li Yan's body this time would have his own ......
"Full speed ahead! Fast! ”
Cheng Yanjin didn't dare to delay, and immediately ordered to approach at full speed.
They were still forty miles from the battlefield!
Even if you go full speed, it will take about an hour!
In other words, Li Yan's side still has to support an hour before waiting for the army.
"Hold on, otherwise I'll be miserable with Lao Cheng......"
Cheng Yanjin muttered to himself, and when he thought that Li Yan might not be able to hold on, he seemed to see Li Shimin's angry appearance.
"The front army listens to the order and rushes at full speed!"
"Former ......"
"The rear army is keeping up, rushing at full speed!"
"Rear Army ......"
The military order was delivered, and the entire army turned into a black torrent and began to gallop on the grassland.
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"Three hundred and twenty-six, three hundred and twenty-seven......"
"I'm Gan! Hey, which cub lifted my arm! ”
Li Yan opened and closed widely, alone in the city gate, and at the same time relieved the sense of battlefield oppression brought by the rich smell of blood by counting the heads.
Suddenly, the sharp pain in his arm relieved Li Yan.
It turned out that the arm armor of his left arm was lifted by the Turks in the last battle of the Turks.
Now Li Yan's left arm is almost exposed, and he was slashed by the Turks without paying attention.
This is the first time Li Yan has been injured so far, and the feeling of pain makes Li Yan's mind extremely clear.
Li Yan's Fang Tian Painting Halberd swung even more violently, and no Turk could break through Li Yan's defense line in a short period of time.
"What kind of monster is this? How could the Tang people have such a fierce general! ”
"Don't capture it alive, kill it directly, it is impossible for such a fierce general to be captured alive."
"Kill!"
The Turks finally saw the signs, they rushed to kill until now, let alone captured alive, and even those who could get close to Li Yan were a few!
Moreover, they seemed to feel that Li Yan was not trying his best, and he seemed to have been limiting the number of people who approached the city gate, which made the Turks who were now close to the city gate hesitate.
"Oh no, he's stalling for time!"
Finally, a leader figure saw Li Yan's purpose.
It's not that Li Yan can't rush into the Turkic array, he's just delaying, he's waiting for the Tang army behind him to encircle and suppress him.
It's a pity that the Turks found out too late after all.
At this moment, less than three miles behind the Turks, the army led by Cheng Yanjin had already formed a situation of entrapment against them.
"The Tang army has arrived, it's over......"
"Kill out, let's go to Xue Yantuo, at least we can survive."
"The tribe must not forget my hands, kill it, go to Xue Yantuo!"
The Turks' heads were clear at once, they were no longer tempted by the open gate nearby, they just wanted to live now.
They finally saw that as long as there was the Tang general at the city gate, it would be impossible for them to break through the city gate, let alone save the Jieli Khan who was hanging on the city wall.
"Soldiers, follow me to destroy the Turks! Kill! ”
Cheng Yanjin saw Li Yan who was still alive and well from a distance, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Now that the army has arrived, the final stage of the war to destroy the country can be officially carried out.
"Withdraw, withdraw!"
The Turks frantically evacuated the city gates, preparing to break out in reverse.
"Everyone, get out of the city and join the siege!"
The corners of Li Yan's mouth finally pulled out a smile, and it was in vain that he insisted for more than an hour.
Now that the army has been surrounded, there are elite iron horsemen in the city who are ready to attack.
Why did the Turks run?
To put it mildly, that is, the Tang Army has already flown on the dragon and rode the face, how can this be lost?