Chapter 73: The Battle of Shimen 2

Tens of thousands of Goguryeo troops were defeated and fled southeast of Baeksuseong. The southeastern mountains and forests of Bi Qu and Gok www.biquge.info were not wide, and the Goguryeo soldiers who fled for their lives quickly blocked the road and pushed each other, causing a large number of soldiers to fall and be squeezed to the ground by others.

The Tang army was tightly behind the defeated Goguryeo army, and they actually killed the Goguryeo people who were eager for their lives, and the Goguryeo soldiers who were forced to see the crowd in front of them and the chasing soldiers behind them, they actually drilled into the dense forests in the mountains.

The Goguryeo army fled the narrow mountain road and entered the wide river valley, all of which came to a halt in unison.

On the way to the south, tens of thousands of troops were moving here, waiting for a long time, staring at the Goguryeo army fleeing in panic in front of them.

Seeing that the escape route was blocked, the panicked Goguryeo army thought that it was the Tang army on the other side, and they were all mournful, and more people simply knelt on the ground with weak legs.

"That's Silla reinforcements, we're saved!" Jian Muxing rode over the crowd and stood in front of the dejected Goguryeo army, shouting excitedly: "The time has come for us to turn defeat into victory, take up your weapons and follow the Silla army, let's kill back." ”

The many personal soldiers around Jian Muxing followed the main general in a timely manner and shouted: "Kill back, find the blood debt of the Tang people." ”

The panicked soldiers gradually calmed down under the loud shouts of Jian Muxing and others, and the army on the opposite side did not attack them, and it seemed that it was really the Silla reinforcements that the generals said.

"Humph! These Goguryeo people are really waste materials now, and they were defeated by the Tang army in less than a day. In the midst of the Silla army, the bearded Da Ah Xiaochuan, who was wearing gold armor and had a big face, scolded angrily with disdain.

The deputy general Sha Fan Yiwen nodded approvingly and said: "After the fall of Goguryeo, the few troops left behind by it are no longer strong, and even if Jian Mucen, An Shun and others organize them in a short time, they will barely be able to fight, and the whole army may be defeated if the war is not very good." ”

"The Tang army is chasing the Goguryeo rout, and there are so many Goguryeo routs in front of the battle, what should we do?" Adjutant General Shan Shi said with a frown.

"Of course, let this group of waste materials fight back against the Tang army chasing after them, and we can fight the Tang army when we disrupt it."

Sha Fan Yiwen laughed shamefully: "I said Ah Fan Nengshen, do you think the group of Goguryeo people in front of you still dare to fight?" They were all killed by the Tang army, and they were killed by the Tang army when they reflexively went back to protect their faces. Not only will it not be able to help us when it falls, but the Goguryeo rout is very likely to disperse our army. ”

"If they dare to escape, let's kill the fleeing people directly behind the battle, I think who dares to retreat from these Goguryeo people." Ah Xian Neng Shen angrily despised Sha Fan Yiwen who despised him, and said murderously.

"On the other side, is it the Silla general, General Ayu Xiaochuan?"

From the rout of the Goguryeo army, three people who were obviously dressed as generals rode horses and rushed to the Silla army in a panic and joy.

"I am, I don't know who your Excellency is?" Da Ah Fan Xiaochuan broke his horse and took a step forward.

The man in the leader on the opposite side was shocked, and almost cried with joy and replied: "Below is Sun Zaixing, the general under the Moli branch of Goguryeo, and on the order of Mo Lizhi, I quickly ask the general to lead the army to lead our army to defeat the invading Tang army." ”

"What about you leaving the sword Mu Cen? Why didn't he come to see my general in person? Ah Xian Nengshen's swarthy face shouted angrily.

"My family's Mo Lizhi is appeasing the remaining people to regain the morale of the army, so as to cooperate with the general to attack the Tang army." Sun Jaexing lowered his brows and replied in a low voice, almost daring to look up at Ah Xian Nengshen and other Silla generals.

"Humph!" Da Ah Fan Xiaochuan glanced at Sun Zaixing, and said arrogantly: "Order your family not to leave the branch, quickly organize the army to counterattack the chasing Tang army, and our army will attack the Tang army at any time behind your army." ”

"The last general commands!" Sun Zaixing humiliated and accepted the order of Da Ah Yu Xiaochuan, turned his horse's head and ran back.

"General, at the moment, these Goguryeo people look unbearable, are we going to think about it in the long run?" Sha Yu Yiwen said worriedly.

"General Sha Fan is right, if it weren't for the delay of our army's march yesterday due to the mountain road being washed away by the river, I am afraid that this would have been caused by these useless Goguryeo people and led to a great defeat. I think we might as well choose a favorable terrain nearby and set up camp and fight again on a later day. Yamashi suggested.

Da Ah Fan Xiaochuan shook his head and disagreed: "Seeing that the Tang army is about to be killed, let's retreat and avoid the battle, these Goguryeo people will be defeated and unable to form an army, so we will have less cannon fodder to attack the Tang army." And watching the Tang Army win a great victory in front of the whole army will definitely affect the morale of the whole army. The only way to do this is to thwart the Tang army's spirit on the spot. Even if it can't be defeated, even if it's just a small victory, this battle is worth fighting. ”

"But the general?"

"The generals will talk about it again, and the whole army is ready to fight."

Da Ah Meal Xiaochuan waved his hand, and Sha Meal Yiwen and Shan Shi had to swallow the words back into their stomachs.

Relying on the sluggish Goguryeo rout to stop the pace of the pursuing Tang army, the five or six thousand Goguryeo rout troops who ran in front were under the surveillance of the Silla army, and the surviving Jianmu Cen ordered the still alive Jianmu Xing, Jian Mou Gong, Gao Zhixin, Shangmuro Mouding, Sun Sung-ri and others to reorganize and line up in a simple military formation in front of the Silla army. Those soldiers who lost their weapons were provided with swords and guns by the Silla army, and there were 20,000 Silla troops behind them, and these Goguryeo troops, who had fled in panic before, had some confidence and quietly waited for the arrival of the Tang army.

The fastest pursuit of the Goguryeo army was naturally the Beihai Iron Cavalry, Qin Jingqian led the army to fight the fleeing Goguryeo army across the hillside, and the two military formations were in front of him.

The first is the all-too-familiar Goguryeo army, numbering six or seven thousand, and there are constantly fleeing Goguryeo soldiers, and behind them is an army that is as high as tens of thousands of people waiting for the day. Looking at its banners and costumes, Qin Jingqian didn't know which country's army it was, but looking at them lined up behind the Goguryeo people, it must be Goguryeo reinforcements, who else could send tens of thousands of troops to the Goguryeo reinforcements? There is no doubt that it must be a Silla person.

Qin Jingqian waved his hand to signal the whole army to stop the pursuit, and stood on a small hillside to confront him.

"You will report to Your Highness immediately, the arrival of Silla reinforcements and the confrontation with our army behind the mountain, please make a decision quickly."

"No."

The ordered sentry cavalry hurried back with a whip and pursued the Goguryeo army's infantry-based Breaker and Dangdi army, and the Suzaku guards arrived one after another and stopped on the hillside.

Even if he is reckless, he will see the situation in front of him clearly, and he will frown deeply and quietly observe the enemy.

After receiving Qin Jingqian's report on the military situation behind the mountain, Li Yu ordered Xue Ne and Zhang Shisu, the commanders of the Yanyun Iron Cavalry, who were chasing and killing the defeated troops of Goguryeo, to gather on both flanks of the Chinese army. Li Yu personally led the three guards and horses of the Chinese army, Qinglong, Chaos, and White Tiger, who had not moved, to the hillside.

Because the three armies of Pingyi, Jindong, and Feihu remained in Pyongyang and nearby cities, Li Yu led 27,000 troops and horses in this battle, and the Silla army that arrived had a full 20,000 plus the Goguryeo army that had been reorganized in the past after retreating, and the two armies were equal at this time. It is impossible for Li Yu to be on par with the Goguryeo army in terms of the combat effectiveness of the Silla army, and he was able to defeat Xue Rengui in his previous life, and finally forced Li Jinxing to buy Xiaocheng and return in vain, and his combat effectiveness should not be underestimated.

I hope that Gao Kan and Li Jinxing can arrive in time, otherwise this victory will not be light. ’