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As soon as the two sides fought, the infantry of the Tang army fell to the ground one after another. Although many of them rushed forward desperately, swinging their swords at the heavily armored cavalry and horses, they could only splash a few sparks on their armor, and then they were killed by the horsemen wielding their spears.

The Tang infantry inflicted minimal damage on these ironclad heavy riders, but the spears in the ironclad heavy cavalry mercilessly slaughtered these demoralized enemies.

This is no longer an evenly matched confrontation, but a one-sided slaughter. For these Zhou troops, who used ironclad heavy cavalry as assault knives, and light cavalry and hoplites as follow-ups, the Tang army was completely unable to resist, and the entire formation was on the verge of collapse.

Qu Tu Tongrao is experienced in battle, and there is nothing to be done for a while. Because his soldiers were not only hungry, but also experienced a terrible siege battle. Not only did his physical strength drop severely, but his morale was also lost due to the previous conversation between the two coaches, and his son Qu Tuquan was shot to death!

Moreover, although his strength was 200,000 at the beginning, after a month of siege operations, he had suffered more than 70,000 casualties, and now there are less than 100,000, which is slightly less than the 150,000 army in Yu Ming's hands. In the case of not having the advantage of troops, they were charged with all the strength of the enemy with ironclad heavy cavalry, and suddenly there was a tendency to collapse.

Only half an hour later, the Tang army's infantry array had been killed, and this group of ironclad cavalry that made them frightened turned around and rushed back in reverse, ready to completely crush the enemy army.

Qu Tutong knew that if the ironclad heavy cavalry was allowed to fight back from behind his infantry, the whole situation would completely collapse, and Zhuge Liang would not be able to recover it if he was reborn. Therefore, he did not hesitate to return to the division camp, trying to rely on the ditch and fence in front of the camp to resist the cavalry of the Zhou army.

However, just as the Tang army began to retreat, Qu Tutong suddenly found that puffs of smoke rose from the rear, and the place where the smoke rose seemed to be his own camp.

"How could the camp suddenly catch fire?" Qu Tutong's heart suddenly tightened.

At this time, a young military general with a bloody face rushed over, turned over and dismounted, and then said breathlessly in front of him: "Oh no! Father, the camp is lost! ”

You don't need to look at the appearance of a person, just listening to the voice Qu Tutong can also judge that it is your own longevity.

"Shou'er, how could the big camp be lost? The enemy didn't penetrate our array at all? How is it possible to run to our rear to attack the battalion? He couldn't figure it out.

Qu Tushou said with a sad face: "Father, it was not Yuming's troops who attacked the camp at all, but the Zhou army in the city. When they saw that the main force of our army was going south to meet the enemy's reinforcements, they opened the gates of the city and attacked the main camp of our army......"

Only then did Qu Tutong understand that it was the Zhou army in the city who got the news, and when the main force of the Tang army left, he seized this opportunity to sneak attack the camp. What he was most worried about finally happened, and Zhou Jun really launched an internal and external attack on himself...... It's just that he is still a little strange, he also left 20,000 horses for the camp, and the Zhou army in the city is now only about 10,000 people, how can he break through his own camp so quickly?

So, he angrily grabbed the placket on Qu Tushou's chest and shouted, "Didn't I hand over 20,000 people to you?" You can't even hold a big battalion? ”

Qu Tushou was grabbed by the clothes on his chest, and his face turned red and said: "Father, under normal circumstances, don't say that it is ten thousand enemy troops, even sixty thousand enemy troops, I can hold on for a while, but the Zhou army that comes to attack ...... them."

"What's wrong with them? Is there still a head and six arms? Qu Tutong said angrily.

"The Zhou army is not an ordinary infantry and cavalry! They had removed the catapults, siege rams, and wells in the city...... In this way, how can our camp still hold on? Qu Tu Shoufang said with a sad face.

Only then did Qu Tutong react. Luoyang City is the first fortified city in the world, the capital of the Great Sui and Zhou Dynasty, not only the city has a lot of grain storage, but also all kinds of weapons and equipment and siege and defense materials are also complete. There are indeed a lot of siege engines in the city.

Previously, due to the large number of Tang troops outside the city, the Zhou army naturally did not dare to go out of the city to attack the Tang army camp. But now that the main force of the Tang army has moved south, the Zhou army in the city naturally dares to attack the Tang army camp head-on.

And once the Zhou army used the siege equipment such as catapults, siege rammers and well railings to attack the camps whose defensive power was much lower than that of the city, how could the shallow ditches and fences in front of those camps be able to resist them?

Qu Tutong finally understood, but after understanding, it didn't have any effect. Now he can't come up with any way to reverse the situation, and now the Tang army is already defeated.

"Don't let Qu Tutong go! There is a great reward for catching him, Your Majesty! The shouts of Zhou Jun came with the wind, which made Qu Tutong's father tremble.

"Hey! His Majesty trusted me so much that he put 200,000 troops in my hands, hoping that I could capture Luoyang and turn the situation around, but I failed his trust and ended up in such a disastrous defeat...... Now what face do I have to go back to Guanzhong to see Your Majesty! Qu Tutong couldn't help but burst into tears, he pulled out his sword with a "bang", and then put it across his neck, ready to lead his neck to kill himself.

Qu Tushou hurriedly took his hand and persuaded: "Father, stay in the green mountains, don't be afraid of no firewood." Yuming is really amazing! No one who is in your position as a father can do better than you. Let's withdraw first! ”

After Qu Tutong pondered for a moment, Fang nodded helplessly and said, "Okay! Dad will fight this old bone and go back to ask His Majesty for his guilt......"

After that, he gave the order to go down, and the rear army became the front army, and fled to the west, and he planned to bypass Luoyang and march in the direction of Tongguan.

At this moment, seventy or eighty percent of the more than 100,000 soldiers and horses under his command had fled with dead and wounded, and only 20,000 people followed him. It's just that because the Zhou army's brigade was blocked by the soldiers of the Tang Army who surrendered to Cheng, he couldn't kill Qu Tutong for a while, which made him secretly call luck in his heart.

However, when he thought that the price of this fluke was so heavy, and his reputation for life was ruined, he couldn't help but feel sour in his heart.

As he, Qu Tushou and others led a group of cavalry to flee in embarrassment, the shouts of killing in their ears gradually faded away.

And Yu Ming must have been taking in the Tang army, and he didn't have time to take care of their group of fleeing people, so he didn't find that there was a Zhou army chasing after him.

When the Tang army fled to Xin'an in a panic, they only heard a drum sound, and saw a large group of Zhou troops coming out of the valley, and then standing in front of the Tang army.

For one of the generals, holding two sledgehammers, shouted loudly: "Qu Tutong, I am Guo Yi!" Our Majesty has already calculated that you will pass by here, and you will be captured before you get off your horse! ”

Qu Tutong was shocked, Guo Yi had followed Yuming since he was still the leader, and over the years, his fame has also increased day by day, and he is invincible. Although his soldiers and horses don't seem to be many, who knows how many ambushes Yuming has laid here?

Qu Tutong had no time to think about it, so he hurriedly asked the deputy general Zhang Shunyi to lead 8,000 men and horses to stay and resist, while he and Changqu Tushou led the army to escape.

Not far after they escaped, they only heard the sound of shouting behind them, and the screams of the Tang army were endless. When they fled to Yima, they had not yet seen Zhang Shunyi come to join them. It seems that most of the adjutant general has been wiped out.

Qu Tutong really wanted to cry without tears, this Zhang Shunyi can be regarded as a capable officer under him, but now he has also lost his life. Now he only has more than 20,000 people in his hands, and all of them are panicked and have no fighting spirit, if there are still enemy troops in front of him, I am afraid that most of them will not be able to defeat them.

He looked ahead, thinking that further ahead is Mianchi County, along the way is a horse Pingchuan, and Mianchi County itself also has 5,000 soldiers and horses garrisoned, presumably the army can enter the city to have a good rest.

However, he didn't expect that this idea had just come to him, and another group of soldiers and horses came out from the woods in front of him, and a white-faced young general held a spear and shouted: "Qu Tutong, I have been waiting here for a long time." ”

Qu Tutong was shocked, he naturally knew that Lin Hei, like Guo Yi, was the general who lived and died with Yuming when he was still the head of the gang, and made great achievements, and it was said that he was deeply trusted.

If the troops are intact now, maybe Qu Tutong still has the heart to fight Lin Mo. But now he and his subordinates have no intention of fighting, so they have to order another deputy general, Jiang Zhengqi, to lead 8,000 men and horses to intercept them, and then find them again.

Originally, there were more than 10,000 people in the Tang army, but they fled after defeat, and after two interceptions and killings by the Zhou army, when they rushed to the bottom of Michi City, there were only more than 15,000 people left.

Looking at the gate of Michi City in front of him, Qu Tutong couldn't help but look up to the sky and sighed: "Now that the army is defeated like this, how can I give an account to Your Majesty!" ”

Qu Tushou hurriedly persuaded: "Father, today's battle is not your fault, but Yu Ming's cunning!" But we've figured out his attacking set. The next battle may not be lost again. ”

After Qu Tutong heard this, Fang finally relieved himself, nodded and said, "Since that's the case, then let's go to the city to rest." I still have to think about how to explain it to His Majesty! ”

At this time, there were already soldiers who had gone to the city and shouted: "Marshal Qu Tu is here, you quickly open the city gate and let his old man enter the city to rest!" ”

A moment later, they heard the sound of hurried footsteps in the city, and the gates creaked open.

Then a large number of soldiers and horses rushed out, and these soldiers and horses were wearing black armor and holding a bright Mo knife in their hands, where is this Tang Army, it is obviously the Zhou Army, and it is also the elite army of the Zhou Army.

The first person was a yellow-faced general, he held a double hammer, and shouted: "Michi City has already fallen into the hands of my Great Zhou!" A certain family is Qin Qiong! Qu Tutong, today is your time to die! ”

With that, he led more than 10,000 Mo Dao troops to rush towards the stunned Tang soldiers.

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