Chapter Seventy-Seven: The Last Battle (Part II)
When the Goguryeo people paid a lot of casualties to break through the flying thunder cannon and the rain of arrows, the distance between the two sides was less than ten zhang, but the Goguryeo soldiers did not relax, their faces were more solemn, and then they heard clearly, the generals in the Tang army ordered the fire again, and then the black grenades the size of melons were thrown over, and then before everyone reacted, the explosions were already connected, and countless fragments with screaming sounds flew on the field, even if the armor was thick, it was difficult to block these fragments.
The two armies have not really begun to contact, and the Goguryeo people have suffered nearly 10,000 casualties, of course, most of them were injured by gunpowder weapons, and the people who were really killed were actually a minority, but these nearly 10,000 casualties have scattered the Goguryeo attack formation, and the momentum of the charge is no longer as fierce as just now.
The officers and men of the Tang Army, who were good at seizing the opportunity, shouted in unison, 'Kill!' Kill! Kill! Then, like a group of fierce tigers, they rushed into the military formation of the Goguryeo people, and for a time the blood waves rolled and the sound of killing shook the sky, and human lives on this occasion have become grass mustard, and a stubble was harvested by death, and then a new one was added.
Li Su pressed Li Shimin in the rear, and only 50,000 Tang troops rushed forward in the first group, and the remaining 20,000 were used as reserve troops to deal with all kinds of possibilities at any time. The Tang army's offensive was extremely sharp, although in the face of the Goguryeo army, which was twice as large as itself, as soon as it came into contact with the other side, it was immediately like a steamroller, pushing the battle line all the way to the side of the Goguryeo, especially the troops led by Li Daozong, Zhang Jian, Cheng Mingzhen and other fierce generals, it was like a few sharp knives, and quickly divided the enemy. Then eat it piece by piece.
It was only two hours after the war began, and the 100,000 Goguryeo army that came to the field first had already had a bit of defeat, and Yuangai Suwen who was behind was also taken aback by the sharpness of the Tang army, and hurriedly ordered people to pick out 30,000 from the 50,000 reserves and divide them into two teams to rescue.
Li Shimin saw that the other party finally mobilized the reserves, so he naturally responded, and the 30,000 horses around him were divided into 20,000. One left and one right, respectively resisted the opponent's reinforcements, and then ordered Niu Jinda to lead the 3,000 Xuanjia army. Attack the main battlefield as quickly as possible, and strive to crush the opponent in the shortest possible time. Set the win.
The Xuanjia Army has always been the trump card in the army, as long as they come out, then it will be the time to decide the victory or defeat of the battlefield, and Niu Jinda is fortunate to temporarily lead this legendary cavalry, naturally feel honored, after holding his fists and receiving the order, the tiger roared, with himself as an arrow, with this cavalry with heavy armor rushed up.
Li Su is also very curious about this legendary army, and he only knows about it in normal times. The treatment and equipment of the Xuanjia Army in the army are the best, and their armor is also different from the ordinary Tang Army, not only the soldiers are covered with black armor all over their bodies, but even the horses are extremely tightly wrapped in armor. It's just that the previous wars were mostly siege warfare. The cavalry naturally can't be used, so I haven't seen the Xuanjia Army make a move, and now that I finally have the opportunity, Li Su naturally widened his eyes.
I saw that the Xuanjia army, under the leadership of Niu Jinda, quickly increased the speed of the horse to the limit, although there were only 3,000 people. But when he charged, it made people feel a sense of suffocation under the pressure of dark clouds, and before anyone arrived, the murderous spirit had already forced the Goguryeo soldiers in front of him to lose their courage. As soon as the two armies came into contact, they saw that the Xuanjia army was like a red-hot steel knife cutting into butter, and in the blink of an eye, it had already torn a hole in the middle, and like a chisel, it divided a large group of Goguryeo troops, and the horses' hooves were everywhere, and the bones were all over the place.
The Xuanjia army was crisscrossing the Goguryeo army, and every time a hole was cut, the Tang army took the opportunity to pour in and outflank and eliminate the Goguryeo soldiers, which made it even more difficult for the Goguryeo army to parry, and the 30,000 reinforcements sent by Yuangai Suwen were entangled by the 20,000 Tang army, and they couldn't rescue at all.
Seeing this situation, Yuan Gai Suwen knew that it was time for life and death to be on the line, and the 20,000 elites reserved around him finally began to be used, under the personal leadership of him and the third brother Yuan Jingwu, 20,000 people were killed from the left side together, and the target was the 10,000 Tang Army that blocked the reinforcements on the left.
Seeing this situation, Li Su was also shocked in his heart, the 10,000 people on the left were the Tang army led by Wang Wendu, although they were also elite, but in the face of the siege of 30,000 Goguryeo elites, they would probably not be able to resist. And once the left side is defeated, the Yuan clan has room for maneuver, and may take advantage of the situation to enter the main battlefield and fight to the death with the Tang army head-on, but this approach is too risky, and the other party is more likely to take advantage of the opportunity when most of the Tang army is entangled, wave the army to kill them, after all, as long as Li Shimin is caught, then this war still needs to be fought?
However, when Li Shimin saw this situation, he smiled coldly and said: "Yuan's child, if I am really old, I will come here, I will personally lead the army and fight with Yuan's child!" ”
When they heard that Li Shimin was going to go into battle in person, the surrounding generals were scared, but now that Li Ji was in command on the main battlefield, Niu Jinda, Li Daozong and other heavy generals were not there, they wanted to persuade but did not dare to persuade them, so they all looked at Li Su together.
"My father's body is a thousand catties, don't take risks, my famous generals in the Tang Dynasty are like clouds, and I can break the enemy with just one person, why do I need my father to do it?" Li Su also knew that only he had enough weight to speak now, so he hurriedly gave up his hand to persuade him immediately.
Seeing Li Su taking the lead, the surrounding generals and officials immediately had the backbone, and they all advised His Majesty the Emperor not to move lightly, otherwise it would shake the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin was also angry just now, he was in the world, naturally he didn't dare to take risks easily, and now Li Su and the generals persuaded him, so he nodded and said: "Okay, I have divided five thousand elite soldiers, which general is willing to lead the army to fight?" ”
As soon as Li Shimin's voice fell, seven or eight generals jumped out at once, shouting that they were willing to lead the troops to break the Yuan clan, these generals were relatively young, and the reason why they were not allowed to go to the battlefield was actually because they were young and inexperienced, and they were afraid that they would spoil the overall situation by being angry, so they put them in the back to sharpen their temper. However, they were extremely reluctant in their hearts, and now when they saw that they had the opportunity to go to the battlefield to make meritorious contributions, they naturally rushed to be the first, and even quarreled with each other.
Li Su was watching interestingly from the side, and suddenly someone next to him said in an urn: "Your Highness, our brothers also want to go to the battlefield!" ”
As soon as he heard this voice, Li Su knew that it was Hu Li, turned his head to look, and found that this giant man was riding a very strong horse, staring at him with a bloodthirsty face, and although Zhou Long didn't say anything next to him, his eyes were full of fanaticism. The main purpose of these two war maniacs coming to Liaodong is to get over the addiction of war, and protecting Li Su is just by the way, anyway, they must think so in their hearts. However, as Li Su's personal guards, they usually have no chance to go to the battlefield at all, and they can only watch others gallop on the battlefield, and when they saw the demeanor of the Xuanjia Army on the battlefield just now, they were even more itchy.
"The other party is the last elite of Goguryeo, that's not for fun, are you sure you want to go?" Li Su asked helplessly, he promised them that he would give them the opportunity to go to the battlefield, but now that the war is about to end, if he doesn't fulfill his original promise, then he will lose his trust.
"Your Highness, our remaining seven hundred tiger-headed troops have reached the limit of age, if we miss today's battle, I'm afraid that even if we have the opportunity in the future, we won't have the strength to pick up swords and guns, please Your Highness fulfill me, even if we die, we want to die on the battlefield!" Before Hu Li and Zhou Long could answer, a tiger-headed army who had been guarding Li Su's left and right suddenly bowed down and said, a trace of determination flashed in the tiger's eyes full of vicissitudes.
"Your Highness, please!" The other nearby tiger-headed armies also bowed down to seek the Tao. Their Tiger Head Army was originally born for the battlefield, but after the destruction of the country, they had to put down the pride and dignity of the soldiers, and became pirates despised by the world.
"You ......" Li Su looked at these veterans with gray ears and temples, and also understood the mood of these people very well, in their opinion, the honor of the Tiger Head Army was more important than their own lives, and today they just want to regain the glory of the year on the battlefield.
"Okay, I'll help you out!" Li Su really couldn't refuse, so he finally had to sigh and say in a heavy tone. Although these people were the elite of the elite back then, they haven't been on the battlefield for many years, and they are old, and secondly, the enemy is outnumbered, I'm afraid that after this war, I don't know how many people will sleep here?
Li Shimin was not very relieved about these young generals who asked for battle, and when he was hesitating, he suddenly saw Li Su coming over with two generals, and saluted himself: "Enlighten the father, two of the sons and daughters recommend to the father, and they will definitely be able to break the elite of the Yuan clan on the left!" ”
"Oh? These two behind you? Li Shimin looked Hu Li and Zhou Long up and down, and found that these two people were really amazing, and when facing him, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, there was no discoloration. Coupled with Hu Li's extremely strong physique, as well as the fierce aura on Zhou Long's body, people can feel the other party's extraordinaryness at first sight.
"Father Qi, these two people are the pawn army of the Erchen Mansion, called Huli and Zhou Long respectively, when they were in Dengzhou, they once helped the Erchen break the 60,000 army of Goguryeo, not only are they very brave, but they are also generals, if they lead the troops, they are absolutely foolproof!" Li Su reported loudly.
If it was recommended by others, Li Su was his favorite son, and his talent was also recognized, so Li Shimin didn't doubt his words. And with his ability to recognize people over the years, he can also see that the two of them are extraordinary people, so after hearing this, he nodded and said: "Okay, then I ordered the two of you to lead 5,000 troops, can you have the confidence to break the enemy?" ”
Hearing Li Shimin's question, Hu Li and Zhou Long immediately stepped forward and replied: "Your Majesty, rest assured, if the last general can't capture the other party's main general, he is willing to be dealt with by military law!" (Site. Your support is my biggest motivation. )