The battle that followed was more like a massacre.

The frightened rogues ran towards both ends of the valley with a wail, and at this time, the third volley began, and more than 200 of the rogues who could not avoid it were overturned.

This was followed by a fourth and fifth volley.

The remaining rogues, numbering just over 1,800 people, escaped from the dense rain of bullets and rushed frantically to the entrances on both sides of the valley, hoping to escape from this hellish scene. It's just that they were greeted by countless fierce and ruthless 4-meter stainless steel spears.

These spears, like eyes, pierced their heads, necks, and chests with swift precision, causing them to die.

In the face of such a brutal slaughter and absolute death, the remaining rogues completely collapsed, and they fell to their knees and begged for mercy.

Liu Wenxiu, who had been calmly watching the progress of the battle, finally showed a faint smile at this time.

He immediately ordered to accept the surrender of the more than 1,500 rogues, and then the whole army quickly cleaned up the battlefield and quickly evacuated with the prisoners.

The continuous and deafening sound of gunfire from the valley immediately attracted the attention of the nearby rogues, who panicked and reported to the authorities, and at the same time rushed to assemble and form a formation on the spot to protect themselves.

Liu Fangliang, who was resting in Xia Ningyuan Fort, was almost incredulous when he heard the report from his subordinates.

No, the Tang army was not seen all the way, but they didn't expect that they secretly set up an ambush in these nameless valleys.

Such a guy is extremely cunning.

Liu Fangliang didn't say a word, immediately gathered his troops and horses, and went at full speed to this nameless valley leading to Changzhong Fort.

Nearly an hour later, the deputy general Liu Fangliang personally commanded 50,000 soldiers and horses to the valley.

When he saw the corpses of the rogues scattered all over the valley, he gasped. His soldiers were also shocked.

Liu Fangliang gritted his teeth and slammed his helmet to the ground, the expression of remorse on his face was almost indescribable.

Fuck it! It's no wonder that these days, I always have a bad premonition, and today it has finally come true.

You must know that the Tang Army is an elite division that has fought bravely for a long time, how can it really run away so cowardly, isn't it a joke. Therefore, they will definitely lurk somewhere, and then suddenly jump out and give themselves a fierce blow.

Today's defeat, speaking of which, is entirely the responsibility of his own commander.

These days, he has been too laissez-faire with his subordinate soldiers, so that they have been slacked and lax, and there is no military discipline at all, and in the end, in such unauthorized actions, the result of the total annihilation of the army.

Now that I think about it, how much regret I have!

"Go, bury all the brothers who died in battle, count the number of people killed in battle, and admit the wounded in time if there are wounded." Liu Fangliang gave a military order weakly, and as soon as he said this, he suddenly thought of something, and immediately added: "If you find an injured soldier and you are still conscious, bring him to my side immediately, I will have something to ask him." ”

"Order!"

Soon, some of his men came to report the damage caused by the battle, and reported to him that there were only more than 1,400 corpses in the valley, and dozens of others were injured.

Hearing this report, Liu Fangliang was even more resentful in his heart.

It seems that less than half of these 3,000 people were killed by the Tang army, and the other more than half became prisoners of the Tang army.

What a shame!

Soon, a wounded rogue soldier was helped to Liu Fangliang by two soldiers, and immediately reported in a trembling voice, telling Liu Fangliang how the 3,000 of them were caught by the Tang army in this valley.

The soldier's report completely verified Liu Fangliang's conjecture.

Liu Fangliang sighed secretly in his heart, sure enough, the Tang army's result was a sneak attack and victory, and more than 1,500 prisoners were captured. The Tang army ambushed and attacked this time, but it caught itself off guard.

Of course, the loss of these 3,000 troops is really nothing to the army of as many as 250,000 rogues, and it is completely undamaged, but the death and capture of these troops symbolizes one point, that is, the Tang army has quietly begun to counterattack its own weaknesses from the state of blind retreat, which is a very noteworthy dynamic.

Liu Fangliang frowned, and asked in a low voice: "Then have you noticed how many soldiers and horses the Tang Army has, and where are they going?" ”

The wounded soldier hurriedly replied: "Yu Cihou, the little one took a look at it at that time, the Tang army was about 5,000 people, and the strength was not much, if it wasn't for their ambush and surprise attack, our army would not have been defeated, but unfortunately it was ...... at that time."

"Forget it, don't say more." Liu Fangliang furrowed his eyebrows, waved his hand in annoyance, and interrupted the wounded soldier's chatter.

In his eyes, a fine light flashed, and he secretly groaned in his heart: "If the Tang army only has more than 5,000 people, the strength is very limited, if it takes more than 1,500 prisoners of our army, even if it has already retreated, it will definitely not go far, in this case, it must not be allowed to escape easily." ”

When Liu Fangliang thought of this, his face swelled with ruthlessness, and he said loudly: "Quickly pass on the general's order, assemble the whole army, follow the direction of the Tang army's escape, pursue it with all your might, and be sure to wipe out all the more than 5,000 Tang troops who dare to sneak attack our army without knowing whether they are alive or dead, and avenge the brothers who died and were captured by our army!" ”

"Order!"

Liu Fangliang then immediately sent several sentry cavalry to Li Zicheng and Liu Zongmin, and immediately reported the news of the discovery of the Tang army's traces.

Of the total 70,000 soldiers and horses in his department, Liu Fangliang not only left more than 10,000 people to stay in Ningyuan Fort, but also more than 50,000 elite rogues, all of whom were led by Liu Fangliang, and chased after the Tang army's retreat.

The hard work paid off, and after a hurried pursuit for more than an hour, the cavalry of the Tang Army who retreated in front of it could be seen from a distance.

Seeing these cavalry, Liu Fangliang's heart suddenly tightened at this time, and his vigilance suddenly strengthened a lot.

These Tang troops shouldn't be bait to lure the enemy, right?

Liu Fangliang, who had lost 3,000 people, almost subconsciously thought of this problem.

He immediately carefully inspected the surrounding terrain, but found that after passing through the hilly and undulating terrain in front of him, the terrain was flat and endless, and only at the end of the line of sight could a line of mountains be seen.

Seeing this scene, Liu Fangliang suddenly relieved his heart.

In such a vast environment, it was impossible for the Tang army to set up an ambush.

On the contrary, if he can rush over in one go, with his own strength ten times that of the Tang Army, he can completely annihilate it, and it is extremely easy to hold it in his hands.

A ruthless color surged up from Liu Fangliang's face, and he immediately shouted loudly: "Brothers, the whole army is stepping up its march, we must completely destroy this Tang army, and we must not let them escape easily!" ”

Listening to the commander's order, the fifty thousand Liukou let out an earth-shattering roar, and everyone's face was arrogant and fierce, and they all accelerated their pace of marching more and more, and rushed towards the Tang army that was retreating in a hurry at the end of their eyes.

For Liukou, these Tang troops who withdrew from the queen were really like a piece of fat hanging in front of their necks, extremely tempting, sweet and delicious, just waiting for them to swallow in one bite.

In this way, Liukou hurriedly chased after about two pillars of incense, and Liu Fangliang suddenly saw that the Tang army in the distance suddenly stopped retreating and began to deploy on the spot.

Liu Fangliang didn't feel suspicious when he saw this, this is strange, the Tang army, which is only one-tenth of his own number, does not flee for his life quickly, how can he still have the courage and guts to fight against him?

Liu Fangliang's doubts, not long after, quickly found the answer.

He saw that a thin black line seemed to emerge from the horizon in the distance, and as his subordinate soldiers got closer and closer, he clearly saw that the black line was getting thicker and thicker, and gradually transformed into countless neat soldiers and horses.

These soldiers and horses, densely packed and extremely imposing, were opposite to the direction they were traveling, and they also began to run quickly in their own direction, all the way.

Seeing these prominent formations of the vast Tang Army, Liu Fangliang's heart sank in an instant, and for a while, there was an inexplicable panic.

At the same time, he immediately understood what the final plan of the Tang army was.

It turned out that the Tang Army's elimination of these small troops of 3,000 people was just a bait for itself, and the ultimate goal was to attract its own large army to come to take revenge and fight a decisive battle.

Their good intentions are very cunning.

So, does the self who has pursued all the way here really want to fight with them?

Liu Fangliang quickly visually surveyed the strength of the Tang army opposite, and he made a slight rough estimate of the strength of the opposite side, and found that they were only more than 20,000 people.

He immediately thought that according to the establishment of the Tang Army, this should be the size of two battalions of the Tang Army, and they must have set up an ambush here early, just waiting for themselves to fall into the net.

So, in this battle, do you want to fight it or not?

It's just that now that the two armies are about to stagger and dock, can they still retreat by themselves? The current situation has changed so suddenly that it is too late for me to evacuate.

And soon, Liu Fangliang was secretly ashamed of his cowardly thoughts.

It is really unreasonable, there are more than 50,000 elite troops, and the Tang army only has 20,000 troops, and the strength is less than half of itself.

Moreover, he had clearly seen in the clairvoyant mirror that the Tang army did not carry heavy weapons such as artillery or trebuchets, and like himself, there were only infantry and cavalry, so it stands to reason that in such a battle, he had two advantages over the enemy, and in the event of an engagement, he would not only not be defeated, but would have the upper hand without difficulty.

Liu Fangliang couldn't help but laugh to himself in his heart, seeing that he was really afraid of being beaten by the Tang army in Shanhaiguan, so he was so subconsciously afraid of the enemy, it was really ridiculous and sad to say it.

And now, he immediately thought about how important and crucial the value and significance of this battle actually were.

Because, if you can completely eliminate the strength of these two battalions of the Tang Army here, then the entire Tang Army's Fourth Town soldiers and horses will be wiped out by two-thirds of themselves, and only one-third of the Tang Army remains, even if it is based on the city, I am afraid that it will be difficult to support it alone, and it will eventually be wiped out by the Dashun Army and the Qing Army.

And if he can seize this rare opportunity, take these subordinates, and wipe out more than 20,000 Tang troops here, then in the future, he will take the entire Xuanfu North Road, capture Jintang City, and completely eliminate the soldiers and horses of the fourth town of the Tang Army.

And to be able to make such a great achievement, wouldn't he be the first person in the Dashun Dynasty?

In this way, in the future, whether it is on King Chuang's side or in the imperial court, his military merits and weight will far surpass everyone else, making Liu Zongmin, Li Guo and others unreachable. Thus, with this feat, the great shame of defeat at Shanhaiguan was washed.

How can such glory and opportunity fall into the hands of others. Wouldn't it be a pity if I didn't catch it?

Thinking of this, Liu Fangliang's throat surged, and even his breathing began to become heavy, and his eyes began to be full of greed and murder.

"The whole army obeyed the order, immediately set up a position on the spot, and the whole army pressed together, and it was determined to completely destroy the Tang army on the opposite side!"

"Order!"

Under the hot sun, on this flat field outside the Saiwai, more than 50,000 rogue soldiers lined up in a huge rectangular battle formation that stretched for several miles, and more than 2,000 cavalry on each side guarded the two wings, roaring towards the Tang army opposite.

About two miles away from Liukou, the Tang army also stopped and began to line up on the spot.

Liu Wenxiu, the deputy mayor of the Tang Army, with a solemn face, personally commanded this upcoming encounter.

Of course, he understands how important this battle will be for the entire Xuanfu North Road and for the soldiers and horses of the entire Fourth Town of the Tang Army.

Unlike Liu Fangliang, who is like a fanatical gambler, Liu Wenxiu's heart is full of confidence to win.

The formation formed by the Tang army was a long snake formation with a width almost equal to that of the Liukou, with more than 6,000 shield soldiers lined up, and there were two rows of sharp and sharp shields, like a temporary steel wall.

Behind the shield soldiers, there are dense spearmen, and on the steel wall built by the shield soldiers, above each shield, there is a 4-meter stainless steel spear with a cold light, like a poisonous dragon ready to attack, waiting for the prey that is getting closer and closer on the opposite side.

The Tang Army's spearmen had three layers, which could ensure that there were enough troops to fill the losses, and the entire formation was very strict and full of awe-inspiring murderous aura.

Behind the spearmen, there are Tang Army auxiliaries holding earth-shattering thunder, these unarmored auxiliaries are actually the killer existence of the Tang Army. Each of them had more than a dozen one-handed sky-shaking thunderbolts hanging from their waists, and they seemed to have no offensive power, but they were actually the Tang Army's biggest secret weapon.

Behind the entire Tang Army's gun and shield battle array, there were two cavalry divisions and two heavy armored marching troops, which were used to protect the security of the flanks.

Seeing that his own soldiers were already in complete formation, Liu Fangliang did not hesitate to give the order for the whole army to attack.

A large-scale head-to-head confrontation has officially begun.

If you look down from the sky, you can clearly see that the Tang army and the Liukou are like two long thick black lines, of which the Tang army's one is immovable, and the black line of the Liukou is like a wriggling worm, quickly approaching the Tang army.