The shield array of Qin soldiers was like a steel beast, opening its mouth to let in dozens of rogue cavalry, and then the gate of the formation was tightly closed. Wu Shengzhao, the bandit leader in the back, had already seen the clue at this time, and hurriedly stopped his subordinates from continuing to rush hard.

However, in an instant, the thieves in the array were divided into several sections, and they could not advance or retreat. Their blades are mainly one-handed swords, and if they sprint, it is just right to swing their swords to slash the enemy's head; However, in the encirclement of the shield array, the weakness of the short weapon was exposed. In the face of the spear that stabbed from behind the big shield, the thieves had nothing to do, they could only barely parry, and they were absolutely unable to hurt the Qin soldiers.

They were trapped in the shield array at the moment, in fact, there were Qin soldiers in all directions, but they were all hidden behind the iron shield. Taking advantage of the thieves' parry, another iron shield was violently moved away, and the Qin soldiers behind stabbed again. If you don't, the shield is still closed, and the thief still has no way to escape.

However, with a cup of tea, the thieves in the shield array were killed cleanly, and the casualties of the Qin soldiers were simply negligible. Seeing this, Qi Meifeng immediately shouted: "Open the formation gate, the cavalry charge!" ”

At this time, the cavalry rested for a long time, and then entered the battlefield, it was really like a dragon entering the water. The bandit leader Wu Shengzhao was terrified, and he had already made the most correct judgment in an instant: he would definitely not be able to rush out from here!

And there are only two passages in Lijiagou, the East Valley Pass has been sealed with rocks, and there are archers and bird gunners condescending to guard it, and the difficulty of breaking through from there is by no means less than that of the West Valley Pass.

Just when Zhu Youzhen thought that he could wipe out all the thieves again, Wu Shengzhao suddenly ordered all the thieves to dismount and directly climb the mountain and retreat!

This change made Zhu Youzhen unexpected. He originally thought that the thieves were all cavalry, and as long as the two valley passes were sealed, the enemy army would have to wait for death. But he really didn't expect that this Wu Shengzhao really had the courage of a strong man to break his wrist, and he didn't even want a war horse.

Although this trick is a bit embarrassing, it is the only way for the thief to survive at the moment. Wu Shengzhao can be relied on by Gao Jie, and he also has his own advantages. Seeing that the battle situation was unfavorable, he immediately decided to withdraw immediately, and all his dependents and spoils of war were thrown out of the clouds. Despite the heavy losses, the most important forces were preserved.

At this time, Zhu Youzhen wanted to organize the Qin soldiers to pursue, but it was too late. He had to order the archers to release arrows into the mountain, but the distance was far away, and it was a back-attack, and only a few slow runners were killed, and most of the remnants of the bandits still escaped.

Xie Yong still wanted to chase after him, but Zhu Youzhen was afraid that the soldiers' physical strength would be too much, so he hurriedly stopped him. Because after all, this is only a sentinel war, and the real vicious battle is yet to come. If the overdraft is excessive, the rest of the battle will not be fought.

Only then did he regret it a little, thinking that he could divide dozens of infantry to ambush on the mountains on both sides, and then he could play a role in blocking the attack. But first, there is no regret medicine in this world, and second, the strength of the Qin soldiers is really insufficient. If dozens of soldiers are separated, the pressure on the two valleys will increase a lot, and it is difficult to say whether the thieves can be stopped.

So Zhu Youzhen hurriedly ordered to seize the village in the valley. As the saying goes, if you can run, a monk can't run the temple, although Wu Shengzhao slipped away, the families of those thieves were all captured, and at the same time, they also rescued many villagers. He immediately concocted the same method, and asked the villagers to rush to Jingyang County with prisoners of war.

As a result of counting the battlefield, although the thieves with combat ability ran half of the mountain, they still killed more than a hundred thieves. The biggest harvest is still the war horses, Wu Shengzhao's war horses are more than Gao Jian's, in addition to the three hundred that died in the shield array, there are still three hundred left, and Zhu Youzhen has taken all the orders.

Now the number of horses of the Qin soldiers has increased sharply to more than 600, not that there are not enough horses, but that there are not enough people. Zhu Youzhen had to send someone to find a place to corral these horses, which can be regarded as a happy trouble.

The Qin soldiers paid the price of three cavalry killed and three seriously wounded. As for the infantry in the shield array, only seven or eight of them were slightly wounded when the thief's horse hit the iron shield, and it was not a big problem. This also proves from one side that as long as the tactics are properly applied, in the local battlefield, with the favorable terrain, the shield array can completely deal with the cavalry.

As for the other loot, Zhu Youzhen had no intention of counting it, and entrusted it to Qi Meifeng to handle it on his behalf. Although the battle of Li Jiagou was quite smooth, how did Li Dingguo fight in the Eighteenth Fang, Zhu Youzhen had not yet received the news, so his heart was always hanging. Seeing that this side was completely over, he sent someone to contact Yan Ling in a hurry to see what movement was going on in the reserves between the two armies.

But not long after the sentry went out, he happily turned back and reported: "General Li has won a great victory, and now he has joined forces with the reserves, and is rushing to Lijiagou to join us!" ”

Zhu Youzhen was overjoyed and hurriedly led the crowd out of the village. After a short time, I saw Li Dingguo, Li Laiheng, Yan Ling, Xie Sheng and Lian rushing over, and the 400 Qin soldiers and 50 special combat personnel were basically unharmed.

When he got closer, Li Dingguo turned over and dismounted, knelt down and saluted: "Your Highness, the last general has annihilated most of the thieves in the Eighteen Fangs. But the bandit leader Li Benshen was extremely cunning, took advantage of the chaos to escape, failed to achieve the goal of total annihilation, and the last general came to ask for guilt! ”

Zhu Youzhen also hurriedly dismounted, picked up Li Dingguo with a smile and said, "What is General Li's crime?" You see, on our side, half of the thieves have escaped, and if you want to ask for sin, it should be this king who asks you for sin! ”

This sentence amused everyone, and the atmosphere of slaughter was also diluted a lot. Zhu Youzhen ordered the two teams to regroup into an army and repair them in situ for the time being.

Taking advantage of this, Zhu Youzhen inquired in detail about Li Dingguo's combat experience.

Li Dingguo first reported on the battle results and casualties: "In this battle, 244 thieves were killed, 45 were taken prisoner, and more than 200 dependents were captured. It's a pity that the bandit leader Li Benshen escaped with more than ten personal soldiers.

"In accordance with His Royal Highness's orders, ten infantry have been sent to supervise the transfer of the people in the village, and by the way, the families of the thieves will be escorted back to Jingyang. As for the prisoners who participated in the battle, they were all beheaded. 100 horses were captured, and money, food, and military supplies were left untouched in the village before they had time to deal with them. Our infantry suffered serious wounds in five people. ”

"No one killed? Cavalry without a single casualty? Zhu Youzhen said in disbelief.

"Nope." Li Dingguo replied lightly.

"How did you do that? Let's talk about it! Zhu Youzhen said happily.

Li Dingguo was a little embarrassed, he thought that his results were still better than Zhu Youzhen and Qi Meifeng, and he talked about it in front of everyone, and he couldn't help but be ashamed of himself, I was afraid that Zhu Youzhen and Qi Meifeng would be embarrassed.

Qi Meifeng was thoughtful, and she had already seen Li Dingguo's concerns, so she smiled slightly and said, "General Li said that it doesn't matter. To play well is to play well, and everyone has to learn. If you can sweep away the thieves alone, Your Highness will be even happier! ”

Only then did Li Dingguo dispel his worries and talk eloquently. Zhu Youzhen was dumbfounded when he heard it, and secretly thought that he really didn't see the wrong person, this Li Dingguo is really like a god!