Chapter 229: Armageddon (3)

Lu Dongzan fled from the battlefield, so he led his 6,000 guards to run in the direction of Liangzhou, and on the way, he gathered a lot of Tubo cavalry that fled, and the number reached 10,000 at once, but in Lu Dongzan's view, it was still a drop in the bucket, and after seeing Li Hong's 70,000 and 40,000 strong killings, he now felt that no matter how many elite cavalry there were around him, as long as he met Li Hong, it was not enough. …，

Lu Dongzan, as a generation of heroes, the real sense of power in Tibet, it is terrible for him to have this kind of thought.

It can be said that this kind of thinking of his was the rhythm of being frightened by Li Hong.

However, such an idea can not be caused by a big war, the reason why Lu Dongzan has such an idea is that Li Hong started from the city of Hezhou, and squeezed Lu Dongzan's yin and yin into Lu Dongzan's body step by step, so that he was affected by this shadow for a long time, and after a big battle on the bank of Zhanjiang, Lu Dongzan's strong heart was completely shattered.

There are not many loyal generals left around Lu Dongzan, Zhuo Wang, Gran, Harvey, Sambas, these four are Lu Dongzan's henchmen and generals, and they are also the brave generals who crown Tibet, but they were all killed by Li Hong and his men.

Therefore, now by Lu Dongzan's side, the only generals who can use to reassure him are Mani and Zhuomi.

Mani was attacking Liangzhou City, and the losses were very heavy, Lu Dongzan knew very well the current situation of Mani, he didn't expect Mani to have 80,000 fine horsemen in his hands, and he was still abused by Pei Xingjian. But thinking that he had 120,000 elite horsemen in his hands, wasn't there less than 10,000 left after Li Hong killed him? Thinking about it, he wasn't angry with Mani for losing too many men.

As for Zhuo Mimi, he was right next to him, and now he was the commander of the elite cavalry beside him, and he was also the last of the most loyal subordinates left by his side.

"Great Minister, we have been marching for a day and a night, do you want to stop and rest?" Zhuo Mi rode up to Lu Dongzan and asked.

Since he ran away from Zhanjiang like crazy, Lu Dongzan ran for nearly three hundred miles in one go, and he didn't mean to stop and rest.

"Did Li Hong's army pursue us?" Lu Dongzan asked.

I don't know why, now as long as Li Hong is mentioned, his back is cold, he has thought a lot along the way, and now he finally understands one thing, that is, Li Hong released the news of his visit to the northwest to him, in fact, it was to lure himself. In this way, his every move is in Li Hong's plan, and his defeat this time is inevitable. Li Hong had planned all this as early as Chang'an City.

Thinking about it like this, Lu Dongzan was even more frightened, is this a strategy that a child under the age of fifteen should have?

What kind of amazing genius does this have to be to plan such an interlocking scheme?

"Li Hong's army has not pursued us all along." Zhuo Mi said that he didn't want to tell the truth, but now they will only die faster if they don't tell the truth, and he is no longer flattering Lu Dongzan like before. used to be flattering because I wanted to be promoted and make a fortune, but now I can't save my life, and I am also promoted to make a fortune with a hammer!

"Impossible!" Lu Dongzan was surprised, "With Li Hong's personality, will he let go of his true appearance?" ”

Zhuo Mi didn't answer, just kept silent, how could he understand such a complicated question? He was just a commander of 10,000 horsemen. If he knew something so complicated, he wouldn't have been subservient to Sambas, Gran, and Harvey.

"The army is also tired, so let everyone rest for three hours!" Lu Dongzan thought for a while and said. The Tibetan people have grown up on horseback since childhood, and they are used to long-distance travel, so they only need to rest a little when they are tired, and this kind of rest is more to let the war horses rest.

Zhuo Mi received the order, and was just about to give an order, when he saw a fast horse rushing over, and kept shouting, "Datang cavalry, there are Datang cavalry behind us." ”

"What?" Lu Dongzan was shocked, didn't he say that Li Hong didn't send someone to chase him? Why did the Tang cavalry appear again, "You say it again?" ”

At this time, the knight had already arrived in front of Lu Dongzan, and he said breathlessly, "Great, great minister, a Tang cavalry has appeared behind us, and the number is about 10,000. ”

"Is it Li Hong's army?" Lu Dongzan asked. The cavalry around Li Hong was all in black armor, and it was very forbearable, so Lu Dongzan would ask so.

"No, they are wearing red armor, not like Li Hong's cavalry." The Tubo people were killed by Li Hong, and Li Hong's black-armored cavalry had been deeply imprinted in their hearts, so they dared to answer so affirmatively.

"Quickly command the army to continue marching, and not let them catch up." Lu Dongzan immediately ordered.

"Great Minister, no." Zhuomi suddenly stopped.

"What do you have to say?" Lu Dongzan asked with a gloomy face, how could Zhuo Mi have the courage to talk to him like this in the past, but now that he has fallen into Pingyang, he is bold enough to contradict himself like this.

"There are only 10,000 cavalry in the Tang Army, the number is equal to ours, and they are not Li Hong's personal cavalry, and their combat effectiveness is definitely not as strong as Li Hong's cavalry, so we might as well defeat them instead of fleeing." Zhuo Mi said with high morale, "As long as we defeat this Tang cavalry, we may be able to reverse the current outcome?" The morale of the soldiers is low, and a big battle is needed to boost their morale. ”

Lu Dongzan hesitated in his heart, if it wasn't for Li Hong's army, he was a lot more relieved. But now that he only has 10,000 elite horsemen in his hands, can he defeat the 10,000 horses that are in pursuit? If he is defeated, his spirit will be greatly boosted, maybe he can take this opportunity to unite with Mani's army to kill Li Hong again, and even if he can't win the victory over Datang at that time, he can at least save his face, so that he can return to Tubo safely, continue to be his own prime minister, and live his own luxurious and rich life. The crux of the question is, Zhuo Mi, are you capable of defeating this Ten Thousand Tang Army?

Seeing Lu Dongzan's hesitation, Zhuo Mi was anxious, "Prime minister, the Tang cavalry is getting closer and closer to us, whether to fight or go, you have to make a decision as soon as possible." ”

"Okay, let's fight!" Lu Dongzan immediately agreed when Zhuo Mi said this, he is also a hero, and he dares to make heavy bets when necessary, otherwise he would not have lost so badly in the battle with Li Hong.

"Everybody, we're ready to fight!" Zhuo Mi got Lu Dongzan's approval, and began to organize the army and prepare for the war.

10,000 elite horsemen listened to the order, turned around and began to send troops to line up, ready to meet the battle.

Lu Dongzan stood at the back of the army and was guarded by a thousand elite iron cavalry, this thousand iron cavalry is the personal guard of his personal guard, in addition to being very loyal to him, the combat effectiveness is very strong, it is the existence of a dead soldier, until the last resort, Lu Dongzan does not dare to send this elite cavalry to the battlefield.

In the distance, the 10,000 army that slowly appeared in front of Lu Dongzan was the 10,000 cavalry of Qin Zhan, and when he received Li Hong's order, he immediately led the army to pursue all the way, and finally caught up with Lu Dongzan's army here.

Qin Zhan had no idea about how to capture Lu Dongzan alive, he knew very well that the combat effectiveness of the 10,000 elite cavalry in his hand was not weak, but it was still a little worse than Lu Dongzan's army, and he was not as good at attacking the heart as His Royal Highness the Prince, who used the enemy's weakness to attack the enemy, so he knew how to fight with Lu Dongzan in order to be invincible.

This is Qin Zhan's first time leading the army, he adheres to Qin Qiong's rigor and prudence, for this pursuit of Lu Dongzan, he does not seek merit but seeks no fault.

Seeing from a distance, the Tubo army in front of him seemed to be lined up and ready to meet him, Qin Zhan restrained his horse when the army was still more than six hundred steps away from the Tubo army. Looking at the formation of the Tibetan army in front of him, his gaze showed a solemn look. This is Lu Dongzan's personal guard army, even if they are fleeing in embarrassment now, but once they decide to fight to the end, the combat effectiveness of this cavalry is still very terrifying.

Qin Zhan thought about it for a while, and got an answer, with the 10,000 cavalry in his hand, against the Tubo elite cavalry in front of him, there was no chance of winning, and it would be good not to be annihilated by the other party.

At this moment, Qin Zhan's heart was a little flustered, which was beyond his expectations.

He originally thought that Lu Dongzan's current lost dog would only run away and not fight back when he was chased by himself, but he didn't expect Lu Dongzan to be so bold and dare to be here to prepare to fight back against him.

Qin Zhan rode on his warhorse, and his heart began to sink slowly.

Zhuo Mi also discovered Qin Zhan's hesitation, the Tang cavalry had caught up with him, but he had not attacked, what was this for? Is it afraid of your own army? No, if they were afraid, they wouldn't pursue themselves, but if they weren't afraid, they wouldn't attack now, but stopped, what exactly do they want to do?

Lu Dongzan saw that Qin Zhan's army did not dare to go further, he guessed Qin Zhan's mind in his heart, and a faint smile couldn't help but appear on the corner of his mouth, it seems that his decision to order to stop fleeing and deal with this cavalry is right.

Lu Dongzan rode forward and shouted to Qin Zhan in front of the three armies, "Enemy generals in front, dare to speak in battle?" ”

Lu Dongzan was abused by Li Hong, and today he finally met a soft persimmon, and it was not too late for him to be ready to pinch and then attack. He wants to use this dialogue with Tang Jun to stabilize his image in the minds of the army around him.

When Qin Zhan heard Lu Dongzan's shout, he rode out.

"What do you call Your Excellency?" Lu Dongzan asked when he saw Qin Cha riding out of his horse.

"Qin Zhan." Qin Zhan said briefly. Lu Dongzan closed his eyes and pondered for a while and asked, "Who are you Qin Qiong?" ”

"It's my grandfather." Qin Zhan replied.

"Hahaha-" Lu Dongzan laughed wildly, "I didn't expect that the sky would be endless, and I Lu Dongzan would actually meet Qin Qiong's grandson today." Today, if Benxiang can kill you and kill the son of the founding prince of the Tang Dynasty, it will not be in vain! ”

Lu Dongzan was overjoyed after knowing Qin Zhan's identity, it didn't matter how many generals he lost around him, because they had a humble status, and how much they lost they could cultivate, but it was different if they killed Qin Zhan, Qin Qiong, one of the twenty-four heroes of the Tang Lingyan Pavilion, killed his grandson, even if Li Hong defeated himself this time, it is estimated that he will not feel good, right?

Thinking that Li Hong would be blamed by Gaozong and reprimanded by the founding prince of the Tang Dynasty, Lu Dongzan felt crooked in his heart.

Qin Zhan was not good at words, he did not continue to talk to Lu Dongzan, but slowly rode his horse and turned around, retreating to his own formation. Hearing Lu Dongzan's sarcasm and seeing Lu Dongzan's arrogance, the fear of Lu Dongzan's army in his heart was gone, replaced by endless anger and blood-boiling killing.