The snow was flying, the dark clouds were low, and thousands of Sui cavalry were already panting, and the cavalry and horizontal knives in their hands were so heavy!

Zhang Xutuo held a large iron spear and stabbed several enemies off his horse in succession, but there were still too many enemies who were constantly charging over. At a glance, there were fifty or sixty thousand people in the entire valley, and this number was far more than him, even ten times his number.

These people are not those soldiers and horses who were defeated in a battle on the banks of the Liao River, these people are elite and strong, and even half of the cavalry. The sloppy mù-wielding Murowei cavalrymen, the pigtailed Heishui mòhés dressed in wild boar skins, the Ji infantry with yellow leather armor and spears, and even countless Goguryeo people who had been defeated by him before were all surrounded by him.

He understood that he had really been ambushed.

The commander of the Goguryeo coalition army was too ruthless, and he actually directly used 130,000 people as bait before, and the rout of 130,000 people made Zhang Xutuo's judgment wrong. So far, he estimates that the Liao people have dispatched at least 200,000 people this time, while he only has 20,000. In other words, any general commanding the troops, 200,000 against 20,000, will never fight like this, they will definitely gather 200,000 troops in one place and fight a direct decisive battle.

But the Liao soldiers did this, and they did it so thoroughly, they used 130,000 people as bait as soon as they came. Whoever defeated the enemy's 130,000 troops with 20,000 men would never have imagined that this was just the enemy's bait.

The small ambush soldiers who couldn't go all the way completely took the little guard in their hearts. The battles again and again made his soldiers and horses tired, lost his troops, and scattered many soldiers and horses again and again.

The enemy's commander will do so ruthlessly and desperately,1 it must be for the sake of the first battle to annihilate the whole army. If the enemy's 200,000 troops lined up on the east bank of the Liao River, no matter how confident he was, he would not fight the enemy army. With 20,000 light horsemen, if he didn't want to fight, the Liao people would not be able to surround and annihilate him.

Zhang Xutuo looked up at the sky, the sky sèyīn sank, and the battle had passed for five hours. On such a snowy day, it won't be long before it gets dark.

"Fight and retreat, the whole army broke through to the east and rushed to Liaodong City!" With a roar, he brandished his iron spear and stabbed several of his enemies down again.

At this time, he couldn't help but think of Chen Qing who went to Liaodong City before, he should have arrived in Liaodong City, and Chen Pojun of Liaodong City should bring troops to help, because there is also a prime minister Su Yue in the army. It is impossible for Chen Pojun, such an important minister of the imperial court, to see him die near Liaodong City. If that's the case, no matter how much credit Chen Kefu has, he will also bear heavy responsibility at that time.

Ulzhi Wende constantly ordered the heralds to wave their flags. The coalition soldiers began to cavalry in front and infantry in the rear, desperately charging towards thousands of Sui troops, like a sharp awl, the coalition army continued to tear through the formation of the Sui army and began to crowd in.

Cutting and separating and encircling is the basic method of warfare that every general knows.

The flag officer behind Zhang Xutuo was guarding the banner and followed him closely.

The big banner embroidered with Zhang characters is made by practice. Under the leadership of Zhang Xutuo, a group of Sui cavalry, with cavalry spears, followed him closely behind and launched a violent assault on the coalition army.

One by one, the cavalry of the Sui army was stabbed off their horses by the coalition forces that came together, screaming and shouting. The Sui cavalry behind was not afraid, and followed one after another. At this time, those light cavalry even regarded themselves as heavy cavalry, and slammed straight into the enemy's spears and scimitars with their war horses, using their flesh and blood to break a bloody path for their brothers and comrades behind.

The will to die, and the ferocious impact rushed towards the coalition like a quiet water, one bō after another continued to tear forward and advance.

Everywhere there was a chaotic and noisy sound of tearing and killing, the sound of swords, guns, swords, shields, gold and iron. The cavalry who had been stabbed off their horses let out a terrible cry of pain when they were dying, and the broken horses fell to the ground and continued to neigh. To the east, every inch of snow was covered with the corpses of Sui cavalry and coalition soldiers, and the blood had already melted the snow on the ground.

The Sui army in the melee has long been scattered, and the only belief that supports them to continue to charge forward is the handsome flag flying high in front of them. Since countless wars,

This flag is a guarantee of victory. They have faced many difficult situations under this banner, but they have been the ones who have won in the end every time.

A bloodied cavalryman rushed to Zhang Xutuo's side and shouted, "Commander, we have been ambushed, and the 1,000 brothers of the rear army are surrounded by the enemy. General Cheng led his brothers to rush left and right, but Su Yueguo was separated. General Cheng sent me to report to the marshal, and he will definitely rescue Xiangguo. ”,

Zhang Xutuo turned around and looked at the battlefield, under the desperate breakthrough of countless Eight Wind Battalion brothers, they had already fought their way out of the bloody road, highlighting the encirclement of the coalition forces. Back to his side, there were only 3,000 people left at this time.

"Don't stay for the wounded brothers, continue to break through to Liaoji City, and if they encounter Qin Shubao and Luo Shixin from the front army, let them break through directly to Liaodong City. Zhang Xutuo said to many wounded soldiers who had already been stained with blood.

"The other brothers will kill me and save Xiangguo." As soon as he mentioned the reins of the horse, he said no more, rode first, jumped his horse and crossed the spear, turned back and killed the enemy again. None of the three thousand cavalry hesitated, and they all turned around and killed back towards the valley that had just broken through.

The north wind is howling and the snow is flying!

The 3,000 people broke through and returned, taking the coalition forces by surprise, and did not wait for the coalition forces to assemble again. Zhang Xutuo took 3,000 soldiers and horses in the curtain, and he had already torn a hole in the curtain, and he went away again towards the west.

Zhang Xutuo's bravery shocked the Liao army generals such as Yizhi Wende, and more than 50,000 soldiers and horses fought against thousands of soldiers and horses in Zhang Xutuo. After fighting for a long time, not only did they not annihilate them, but they lost thousands of people themselves, and they broke through.

Huang Ge said with some suspicion: "Dashuai, why didn't Zhang Xutuo go to Liaodong City, but instead went back to Liaohe?" Does he want to withdraw to Liaoxi? ”

"No matter where he goes, he must die here today, Chuan Benshuai ordered, continue to pursue Zhang Xutuo, and the person who takes Zhang Xutuo's head will have a thousand catties of gold, regardless of his hands and feet, and reward him." It's already dark, the battle has been fought for a day, Yizhi Wende doesn't know when the Sui army in Liaoji City will appear here to fight, so it must be a quick battle, if the Sui army in Liaodong City also comes, it will be a disaster.

Zhang Xutuo led his soldiers and horses to constantly rush towards the road he came, and gathered some of the previously scattered cavalry on the road. Zhang Xutuo rushed to the place where the rear army was besieged, and as soon as the high-flying Zhang Zishuai flag appeared, the soldiers of the Sui army who were surrounded by nearly 10,000 allied troops instantly burst into a loud roar. Until now, the 1,000 cavalry of the rear army has long been out of formation, and they have broken through all the way and are still surrounded here.

There are tens of thousands of coalition troops, and there are less than five of them left. Many people even have the consciousness of dying in battle, and in the end they are just fighting by instinct. They never thought that Dashuai would come back to save him. Cheers rang out one after another, and all the soldiers of the Sui Army were like being possessed by a god in an instant, and their combat effectiveness increased instantly.

The army responsible for encircling the rear army was a group of soldiers and horses of Goguryeo, although there were tens of thousands of people, but they were not elite troops. All the elite troops were in the valley where they had besieged Zhang Xutuo before.

Captain Yue Cai closely followed his headquarters soldiers and horses, the three sons and disciples, and there were less than two people left at this time. His tall body had already been hit by several arrows, and he was bleeding profusely.

He kept sighing in his heart, it seemed that I Lao Cheng was going to die before he could become a general.

When he saw Zhang Xutuo coming, this fierce man with a length of nearly eight feet couldn't help but choke in his heart, and he had boundless respect for Zhang Xutuo. With a wild shout, he swung the lance in his hand and stabbed the enemy horizontally. The few men and horses who were originally surrounded instantly cooperated with Zhang Xutuo's soldiers and horses to attack the Liao people inside and outside. The Sui army, which had fought desperately for more than 3,000, quickly made a hole and rushed straight to the west, and behind them were tens of thousands of Liao people who were constantly pursuing.

"Great marshal, the last general is not effective in combat, he has not protected Su Yueguo, he has been lost in the formation!" Cheng Yanjin wiped a few handfuls of blood from his face, and came to Zhang Xutuo's horse, full of self-blame.

"It was the general who underestimated the enemy, so he fell into the enemy's ambush. There are no more than a thousand rear troops, and it is not your responsibility. Now the road to Liaodong City is full of Liao people, and this road can no longer be rushed. Now Ben will give you an important task, lead all the wounded brothers to retreat to the west, as long as you can hold out for half a day, Chen Dashuai of Liaodong City will definitely come to the rescue. "Such a round of fierce battles,

At this time, there were less than 3,000 people left around Zhang Xutuo, and half of them were seriously injured.

If these people follow him again, they will definitely hold on for a long time, and the best way is to find a place to hide first, and then return to Liaodong City tomorrow.

Cheng Yanjin looked at the people around him and nodded, "Dashuai, the Liao people are powerful, let's retreat, the mountains here are high and the forests are dense, we drill into the forest, and the Liao people will be able to catch us up immediately."

Wait until tomorrow, Chen Dashuai will definitely have soldiers and horses to respond. "Needless to say, you lead people to withdraw first, and I will block for you for a while, and then come." The sound of iron hooves in the distance kept coming, and the Liao people had caught up. Cheng Yanjin didn't hesitate, but Zhang Xutuo had already rushed towards the Liao army with the rest of the men. Looking at the tall figure in the distance, Cheng gritted his teeth and yelled, "Brothers, withdraw with me!" ”