Chapter 293: Li Cunhuan is floating
When Li Cunhuan heard this, he raised his head, as if he was considering Zhou Yanpet's words. After half a ring, Li Cunhuan Huo Ran turned over and dismounted, Zhou Yanpet's face was overjoyed, and he said in his heart: Finally persuaded His Highness to change his mind! Although the loss of 20,000 horses hurts, as long as His Highness is still there, Lu Long will be safe and sound! No matter how slowly you figure it out, it is not difficult to win the world in the lifetime of His Highness!
Li Cunhuan didn't want to say a word, so choked Zhou Yanpet and Feng Baodu that they could hardly speak anymore.
"Someone! Take the Bright Light Armor! Zhu Jilong, you immediately go to the baggage camp and order, take out all the Mingguang armor, and let all the cavalry change into Mingguang armor. Li Cunhuan said urgently, the words were like arrows, fast and urgent.
"Yes!" Zhu Jilong hurriedly replied. Zhou Yanpet grabbed Zhu Jilong with one hand, but turned his head and said to Li Cunhuan: "Your Highness, I'm afraid there are not so many Mingguang armor in the baggage camp, plus some of the cavalry itself, it is estimated that there are only seven or eight thousand pairs. β
Although Zhou Yanpet was Li Cunhuan's military advisor, he was also responsible for managing the baggage battalion and logistics supplies. Li Cunhuan naturally knew that Zhou Yanpet said this, on the one hand, it was true, and on the other hand, it was naturally to hinder himself from fighting. However, Li Cunhuan had already made up his mind, and said: "Okay! Even if you only have one set of bright light armor, you have to put it on! Come on, bring the Mingguang armor for this king! β
When Zhou Yanpet heard this, he sighed faintly and said, "It's okay!" Xiaguan reminded His Highness here that His Royal Highness is a member of the seven towns of Lulong, Andong, Xiongjin, Yichang, Pinglu, Yiwu, and Yanzhou. If His Highness goes down, who can suppress the arrogant soldiers below! His Royal Highness doesn't want to be safe, but also thinks about the princesses and wives! And the baby in the womb of the princess! His Royal Highness Wanwang must not be reckless and competitive, and charge the front line! β
Li Cunhuan showed a little hesitation on his face, but he knew that Zhou Yanpet said this completely for himself. So although Li Cunhuan was a little reluctant in his heart, he still nodded and agreed.
It didn't take long for a soldier to bring a set of Mingguang armor, and Li Cunhuan didn't care about changing it, so he directly asked people to put the Mingguang armor on himself. Fortunately, the Mingguang armor has been improved by Li Cunhuan and does not need to be built close to the body to be worn. Because the Mingguang armor is a half-body armor, the back is tied with a belt, as long as the difference in body size is not too big, you can wear it.
"Let's go!" With a wave of the gentian gun in Li Cunhuan's hand, he galloped down the hill with three hundred iron eagles and came to the rear army. The rear army gathered the Long March Army, the Yuan Cong Army, Zuo Yan [***] and some scattered cavalry, a total of 16,000 people. At this moment, they were all ready to go, and everyone was standing beside the war horse in iron armor, leading the war horse in one hand and holding a polished and shining riding spear in the other.
However, they did not have the sharpness and vigor of the past, and their resolute faces showed a little panic and a little dazed.
Feng Baodu suddenly rode to Li Cunhuan's side, bowing his head, as if focusing on the mane on the neck of the war horse under his crotch. But in fact, at this moment, Feng Baodu of Jinyi Wei Qianhu was lowering his voice to Li Cunhuan, and reported: "Your Highness, the morale of the army is very unstable now. Give a few shadows in the army to report, and there are rumors in the army that His Highness is here to prepare for the cavalry to protect His Highness and escape back to Yanmen Pass. It is also said that His Royal Highness is ready to let the cavalry break off, so that the army can calmly retreat to Yanmen Pass. Your Highness, you may as well lead the troops to retreat, this matter has lost morale! β
When Li Cunhuan heard this, a solemn look flashed in his two eyes that were only exposed outside the air, and he did not answer Feng Baodu's words. Nodding slightly on horseback, it doesn't matter if Feng Bao has seen it or not.
Li Cunhuan grabbed the horse's belly, and the angry lion immediately galloped up and came to the front of the 16,000 cavalry. The cavalry immediately knelt down on one knee and said in a deep voice: "The last general (lowly position) has seen His Royal Highness the King of Qin, a thousand years old!" Chitose! Chichitose! β
Although the voice was majestic, it still couldn't hide the bit of confusion in the soldier's tone. They are at a loss, Li Cunhuan knows, at a loss, why the invincible Lu Longjun will lose. In fact, it is all because Li Cunhuan himself is too confident. From the beginning of the war to the present, it is not that he has not thought about what will happen if he fails. But he didn't think that failure would happen to him, and that's what he is doing.
Li Cunhuan handed the gentian gun to the pro-soldier on the side to hold it, held it with both hands, and said in a deep voice: "Flat!" β
A group of cavalry soldiers stood up in the midst of a tumbling clash of armor, and everyone stared at His Royal Highness the King of Qin, who had only seen him from afar, and even asked his name and did not see him. They don't know why His Royal Highness King Qin is in a hurry, the difficulty is really as the rumors say, is His Royal Highness King Qin going to leave all his foot soldiers and run away?
Li Cunhuan slowly took off the golden dragon helmet and mask, revealing a young appearance that surprised anyone who had never seen Li Cunhuan. Li Cunhuan is surprisingly young, only two not-so-thick mustaches on his lips, and at first glance, he thinks he is just a man of twenty-three or four. In fact, Li Cunhuan is already twenty-eight, but Li Cunhuan is not used to growing a beard, and he often shaves so that he looks very young.
Li Cunhuan handed over the helmet and mask to the soldiers on the side for temporary safekeeping. Li Cunhuan slowly rode his horse to the front of the cavalry, I don't know if it was an illusion or the influence of the sun. The cavalry felt that Li Cunhuan, who was bathed in the sun, looked particularly tall, and his backlit cheeks looked particularly mysterious, giving people a hazy feeling.
"Ladies and gentlemen, many of you have questioned the king's agreement with the Tatars, and some of you think that the reason for today's situation is that the king is stubborn and self-serving. This king doesn't want to say more, and he doesn't want to explain. Now more than 14,000 comrades, surrounded by the iron horses of the Tatars, are holding on. This king is here to say one word, where there is already at least one valiant soldier who has sacrificed his life for the country! This king just asks you, are you willing to fight side by side with this king? Li Cunhuan's not so majestic voice was particularly loud in the silent valley.
"Fight! War! War! The cavalry from the Long March was the first to respond, because it was their comrades who surrounded them. The other cavalrymen then shook their spears and let out a loud shout. However, it seems that there is a lack of confidence.
Li Cunhuan raised his hands high, and the shouts soon fell silent, and the valley returned to silence again. "The king knows that there are rumors that the king is going to retreat! This king can tell you here that this king is a general! And then there is the noble prince. If a general is not able to lead his soldiers to victory, lead them out of trouble. So what kind of general is he? This king swears here! If the king can't rescue the trapped soldiers in this battle, he can't defeat the Tatars! Then let this king die in this war! β
The whole valley was boiling again, this time noticeably more intense than before.
"I am willing to fight to the death with His Highness!!"
"Let the Tatar barbarians go to hell!!"
"Lu Long is invincible! Datang Wansheng !! β
Li Cunhuan stretched out his hand, and a soldier bowed his head and respectfully handed over the helmet and mask. Li Cunhuan calmly put on his helmet and mask. On the other side, there were already soldiers with gentian guns.
Li Cunhuan took the gentian gun, clamped the horse's belly, and Li Cunhuan rushed out. Li Cunhuan raised his hands high, and his body leaned back slightly, as if he was embracing the sky. The boiling voice roared out: "The ancestors of the Tang Dynasty bless!" Datang Wansheng! β
"Wan Sheng! Wansheng! Victory !! β
The excited soldiers turned on their horses, raised their spears, or slapped their shields with their spears, and for a time their morale reached an unprecedented peak.
Zhou Yanpet, who was standing on the hillside, did not lose a little sadness because of this. Now Lu Long is not without soldiers and horses, but the question is, how to put soldiers and horses into the battlefield. More than 4,000 Tatars, too much to say, not too much, not too little. How can we get rid of them in a short time, and if we don't get rid of them, do we wade across the river like Ashed? Let's not talk about whether Ashdena is unprepared, and even if he doesn't, how many people can wade across the river? At a time, there are only five or six hundred people with the surname.
For this one, the combined number of soldiers and horses on both sides reached 200,000 men, which is a small number. You must know that Li Cunhuan is different from Ashedna, and Ashedna's 500 centaurs can be used as sharp knives. But does Li Cunhuan have soldiers and horses in front to delay Ashdena's main force?
It seems that Li Cunhuan's brutality will only make the situation worse.
"Order, Mingjin withdraws the troops!" Li Cunhuan's cold voice sounded, and at this moment, Li Cunhuan was leading the soldiers and horses, lurking behind a hill in the Xiawu Mountain Range, and in front of them was the battlefield.
Hearing Li Cunhuan's order, the herald immediately rang the big gong, and the soldiers fighting in front couldn't help but be frustrated. It is believed that Li Cunhuan has chosen to retire. In fact, in terms of the current situation, Li Cunhuan's withdrawal from the army is not such a stupid choice.
The morale of the soldiers of the Long March, who were struggling to defend themselves against the enemy at the front, was even more demoralized, and they were now being split into five pieces by a surprise attack from behind by Ashdena. The number of people has also dropped from more than 14,000 to about 10,000. The less than 4,000 were either killed or killed in battle. Some of them were squeezed into the Sanggan River, and the situation was one-sided.
Ashdena rode a war horse, looked at the retreating soldiers of the Lu Long Army, and laughed: "Li Cunhuan! Is this person a famous general among the Tang people? If so, then! In the future, the world will let him be surnamed Tatar! Ha! Ha! Ha! β
When the Tatar rangers heard this, they also laughed along with Ashdenaha. The morale was even higher, and the Tatar rangers of the MΓΆngke tribe, who were desperately blocking the enemy's attack, were not in such a good mood, and when they saw the enemy retreating, they hurriedly retreated, and did not join the encirclement and suppression of the Long March.
Their son, Huyle, was not happy either, and the count, plus his own soldiers and horses, added up to less than 5,000 people. And when they went into battle, it was the Mengke tribe with 10,000 horses! Thinking of this, Huyl couldn't help but feel angry, feeling that he had been fooled by Ashedna, and using the surname of the warrior of the MΓΆngke tribe to create Ashedna's great victory, and even more so feeling that Ashedna was not thick. He no longer participated in the battle, nor did he give Asdena a notice, and retreated from the flank with the cavalry full of depression and anger.
Asdena also ignored Heyle's retreat, in fact, judging from the current situation, Heyle's retreat was not a big deal, and it was a good thing without these five thousand demoralized allies. Low morale can affect others. And now Ashdena is not without soldiers.
With Heyl retreating, Li Cunhuan saw the Long March army with 10,000 people left, and his heart was dripping blood! Zuo Yan [***] cavalry commander Xie Yanzhang couldn't help but speak: "Your Highness, the infantry has retreated!" With the path to charge vacated, are we now charging? β
Li Cunhuan shook his head and just said, "The time has not come!" β
At this moment, Lu Long's army also looked like he was ready to retreat, and the soldiers withdrew from the favorable terrain and began to slowly move closer to the main road. However, for some unknown reason, Ashdena did not order to send someone to chase and kill. A Tatar general couldn't help but ask, "Ashdena, why did you send someone to kill him?" Don't be confused, cheap these Tang people! β
Ashdena hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay, you take 10,000 cavalry to kill, but be careful of those Tang people's strong bows and crossbows, they are very powerful!" β
When the Tatar general heard this, the corners of his mouth showed a touch of disdain, and he mocked: "The Tang people are just a little bit of themselves!" β
After speaking, he mobilized 10,000 cavalry from the besieging soldiers and horses to attack. And Ashdena also sounded the horn and asked the cavalry in the rear to throw in 10,000 men. It's not that Ashide is stingy with soldiers and horses, but the battlefield is so big. Rather than investing too much, it seems chaotic, and it is better not to invest at all, or to invest less.
Soon the Tatar general ordered 10,000 Tatar rangers to chase in the direction of the Lulongbu army, and walked about two or three miles, and the Tatar army in the rear had just sent 10,000 cavalry to advance.
"At this time!" A sharp gaze flashed in Li Cunhuan's eyes, and he said secretly in his heart.
The gentian gun in Li Cunhuan's hand waved suddenly, making a heart-palpitating whistling sound, opening his mouth wide, and roaring: "Defeat the enemy, at this moment!" Kill! β
"Kill!" All the Lu dragoons burst out with an earth-shattering roar for a while, and the ten thousand Tatar rangers sent out to chase and kill were so frightened that they couldn't help but pause in their advancing speed.
The Tatar general could not help but pull the reins of his horse, slowed down, and at this moment he saw a troop of soldiers and horses suddenly turn out from behind a large mountain. I just wanted to take a closer look, but I felt a piercing light pierce my eyes like an arrow. I couldn't help but let out a muffled scream.
This situation was not only for the Tatar general, but for all the Tatars who had fixed their eyes on the past. Why? Because Li Cunhuan made the cavalry in front of the formation all equipped with Mingguang armor. At this moment, Li Cunhuan is in the west and the sun is in the east. As the charging party, Li Cunhuan certainly can't take advantage of his vision. But with Mingguang Jia, it's just the opposite. The Tatars looked over and saw only a blinding white light. Coupled with Li Cunhuan, they suddenly appeared, and everyone was concentrating and staring at them, which made it even worse, how could they not feel dazzling?
Li Cunhuan saw that the opportunity could not be missed, and immediately clamped the horse's belly, and the angry lion felt the fighting intent from his master, and let out a high-spirited neighing sound. The four hooves moved, as if flying out of the crowd. Coupled with Li Cunhuan's golden helmet and golden armor, it is really the same as a heavenly general who fell from the sky, and it is extremely majestic.
When Xie Yanzhang saw it, he immediately encouraged: "Could it be that we are more precious than His Highness?" β
When the cavalry heard this, everyone showed unconvinced expressions, His Royal Highness King Qin, the first noble person of Lu Long, was charging ahead, is it difficult for us soldiers to be inferior to His Royal Highness King Qin? , all the cavalry felt a sense of shame and excitement. These two feelings, which seem to be contradictory, are actually not contradictory. The shame is that I feel that I am more sorry than Li Cunhuan, the son of a daughter. The excitement is because he followed the soldiers who took the lead like Li Cunhuan, and the results from the enemy's temporary blindness caused by the Mingguang armor.
However, although the cavalry pursued with all their might, the war horse under its crotch was the opponent of Li Cunhuan's mount Angry Lion. Zhou Yanpet, Zhou Dewei and Ge Congzhou, who were watching the battle from a high place, all raised their hearts. Especially Zhou Yanpet, he couldn't help but secretly scolded Li Cunhuan for not being trustworthy, and promised him not to charge the front line, but the result was that the left ear went in and the right ear went out.
Although Li Cunhuan's martial arts are good, the problem is that open guns are easy to dodge and dark arrows are difficult to defend. There is no fierce general in this world who is less powerful, but he died at the hands of a nobody. That's why they're so worried.
However, what makes people breathe a sigh of relief is that although Li Cunhuan's martial arts are a little unfamiliar compared to the beginning, this time he shot angrily, and his martial arts have risen to a higher level. The gentian spear in his hand was like light and shadow, killing the Tatar rangers and screaming.
Especially the gentian gun in Li Cunhuan's hand, the murderous person is simply this clear. In fact, the gentian gun in Li Cunhuan's hand, I didn't know it and thought it was an ordinary weapon, but it took craftsmen two years to make it with the best quality steel. Dealing with inferior iron tools can almost be called sharpening iron like clay. It just so happened that the Tatars lived in Monan, and 99 percent of the iron tools were imported from the interior.
Although Li Keyong has a good relationship with them, it is one thing to have a good relationship, and Li Keyong also has to prevent the Tatar forces from becoming too strong, thus affecting the safety of his rear. On the other hand, Li Ke often fights with himself, and the iron tools are not enough, and he has to export them, so naturally it is not a good iron, it is completely some rough cast iron, and there are a lot of impurities.
This is why most of the steppe people like to use heavy weapons, the quality of weapons is too poor, and only quantity can be used instead of quality.
At this moment, the Tatar rangers who fought with Li Cunhuan were secretly complaining! Li Cunhuan had a gentian gun in his hand, and it really killed the scimitar and turned into a broken knife, and the spear turned into a short stick. The armor is here, and it's even more unlucky to take it! The armor is broken, and the person directly turns into a dead corpse. Compared to the weapons in the hands of the Tatar Rangers, the leather armor on the Tatar Rangers is more fragile.
(To be continued)