Chapter Seventy-Four: Just Right
A few horses had already died, but Xue Chongxun was not dead, but he didn't know how many injuries he had on his body, anyway, his whole body was in pain and numbness, and his arms could barely be lifted. The endless fighting, countless people who were killed and hacked to death, and nearly half of the cavalry of Xue Chongxun's department were killed; However, the Tubo army is not much better, and behind them there are nearly 10,000 cavalry of the Shence Army rushing in turn, which can't be stopped at all, and Yin Ci's large group of men and horses are about to converge with Xue Chongxun.
Although there were tens of thousands of cavalry in the Mo clan that blocked the Tang soldiers here, they could not annihilate the Shence army. What made the Tang army despair was not this enemy army, but the faint presence of countless men and horses on the northern horizon, which should have been the Tibetan army pursuing from the direction of the king's tent.
After a while, Xue Chongxun looked forward, and the Tubo soldiers in front had been rushed by the infantry of the Shence Army to flee to both sides, and then a Tang army horse team rushed over the infantry towards his side. The Tang army converged in the north and south, and the Tubo soldiers then moved to the flank to stick to the Tang army Ma Jiā Feng in the center.
The battlefield was littered with dead bodies, the grass and blades on the ground were stained with blood, men and horses were running back and forth, and the wilderness was a mess for miles.
"Xue Lang! Xue Lang ......" Yin Ci's voice came from the galloping horse team. Xue Chongxun squinted his eyes and looked at it, but he didn't see which person was Yin Ci, his eyes were a little glazed, his head was dizzy, and his ears were "buzzing, and then he could hear his bellows-like breathing and drum-like heart."
"We're all here." Xue Chongxun responded.
Yin Ci rushed over and said: "Another Tubo chasing army is coming, we are sleepy and have no combat strength to meet the new enemy army, Xue Lang hurriedly broke through to the south!" ”
Xue Chongxun looked down at the horizontal knife in his hand that was notched and rolled, it was damaged, he threw it on the ground, reached out and pulled out another knife from his waist, which he picked up on the ground when he retreated from the tent of the king of Tubo, but unfortunately he didn't have time to find the treasure knife.
"How do you break through?" Xue Chongxun stretched out his hand and wiped his face, straightened his waist and looked around to see that there were Tubo soldiers on all sides, and they had long been entangled...... Running like this is tantamount to a rout in the formation, and at least eighty or ninety percent of the troops will be lost under covering.
Yin Ci lightly kicked the horse's belly and took a few steps forward, and whispered in front of Xue Chongxun: "Stay in Qingshan and don't be afraid of no firewood, as long as Xue Lang can go out, even if all of our Shence army is killed, you will be able to lead 100,000 iron horsemen to fight and avenge in a few days......"
Xue Chongxun looked left and right, and saw Zhang Wulang, Li Kuiyong and many other henchmen and generals looking at him, Zhang Wulang said: "Let's put on this armor sooner or later, there will be such a day, now the record is impressive, there are still brothers in the family to take care of the old mother, Xue Lang can give a chase to take care of the brother's wife when the time comes." I am willing to stay and fight to the death with the dogs, Xue Chongxun doesn't care, let's not be a woman's kindness, and break through quickly! ”
Xue Chongxun's mind was blank, but he realized that the Flying Tiger Regiment's Divine Command Army was a descendant force that he had worked hard to cultivate for many years, and they were all loyal and determined to mess with him. He is almost thirty years old, and if he loses his core strength at this time, such a setback is really easy to discourage.
"It's better to kill him together, I dare to guarantee that Tubo will eat us, at least several times the casualties!" Xue Chongxun clenched the handle of the knife.
"Xue Lang!" Yin Cizheng persuaded, "In the past, Han Gaozu was besieged several times and exhausted, but he could make a comeback, and he should give up if he became a big thing!" Let's follow Xue Lang willingly, and when the lord is in danger, we will repay the matter that is not too much, and there will be no complaints! ”
…… At this moment, Xue Chongxun suddenly raised his head and looked to the southeast, and the generals also turned back one after another when they saw this. I saw a row of anti-flag people and horses appear on the uphill in the distance, and only the figures could be seen in the distance and they couldn't look carefully, so everyone looked at them unexpectedly and didn't speak...... It's strange, where is the army behind it? If the Tibetan soldiers appeared behind at this time, there would be no need to break through, and all of them would be nailed to death; If it is the Tang Army, where did the Tang Army come from? What is the use of temporary gathering points from the towns of Longyou?
"The cavalry of the Tang Dynasty!" Suddenly, a man shouted. A shout seemed to remind everyone, and someone next to Xue Chongxun said: "It is indeed the Tang Army, look at that banner, the Tubo soldiers don't use that kind of banner." "It's too far away to make out the words, but you can still see the shape.
As soon as the words fell, I saw more people and horses appear on the mountains and fields in the distance, and after a while, they poured into sight all over the mountains.
When the men and horses in front of them got closer, the people on the battlefield finally saw the shining bright light armor, as well as all kinds of Tang blades dancing in the air. The soldiers of the Shence Army suddenly cheered like thunder and shouted: "The reinforcements of the Tang Dynasty are here!" ”
The water slowly approached, and when it was more than a mile away, the strikers launched an attack, and countless iron horsemen brandished their weapons and galloped across the grass. Before the Tubo soldiers besieging the Shence Army met the enemy, the army's morale seemed to collapse in an instant. The reinforcements rushed to the battlefield and slashed wildly, and the Tibetan army was immediately defeated, fleeing north like an ant colony.
The Tubo army in the southeast of the Shence army was defeated and retreated, and soon reinforcements arrived. At this time, I saw an unfamiliar Confucian general riding out of the column in the flying flag, shouting: "Hexi Jiedu made Du Xian lead the army to help!" ”
Xue Chongxun and the others also greeted him, and he asked happily and unexpectedly, "How did Du Yuanjun get here...... And bring so many people. ”
I saw that Du Xian was in his thirties, with flowing hair and a white and square face, which made him have an elegant air in his armor. When he saw Xue Chongxun who was talking in the middle, he hugged his fists and said: "Before next month, he was transferred from the Anxi Protectorate to the Hexi Jiedu envoy, and was ordered to gather troops from Hexi and other places to gather in Shanzhou. I thought about it, and I was afraid that the prince's soldiers would make a mistake, so I abandoned the baggage in the states and counties along the way, and rode lightly to help, even so it took six or seven days, and I asked the prince to punish the crime if I was late! ”
"It's not too late, it's just right!" Xue Chongxun laughed, "But it's really just right, we'll finish the game when it's a little late." ”
Du Xian hurriedly saluted: "It's embarrassing. ”
Xue Chongxun looked at the dense crowd of people and asked, "How many reinforcements did you bring?" ”
"About 30,000 cavalry, because some infantry troops lacked horses, in order to speed up the journey, they stayed behind, and authorized thousands of Longyou cavalry from Wang Shaobo, the marching counselor of Shanzhou, and brought them together."
Xue Chongxun said: "There are a large number of enemy troops in the north, and I didn't have a chance to send someone to find out the number of people when I was under siege just now, so I gave it to you." ”
Du Xian hurriedly responded, "Don't worry, the new enemy soldier will be given to us." ”
Xue Chongxun nodded and shouted: "Order, the Shence army will be withdrawn and reorganized, and the military power of this service will be granted to Hexi Jiedu to make Du Xian fully responsible." ”
"Order!"
After taking over the military power, Xue Chongxun didn't care about other things at all, he really couldn't support it, especially at this time, he suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, like a balloon holding his breath had burst, as if he had lost all his strength all of a sudden. Now he realized that the armor on his body was so heavy that even on a horse it seemed to overwhelm people.
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Although Du Xian got the right to command the battle, he had just come into contact with Xue Chongxun this time, and he had only heard of it before, so Du Xian didn't dare to let go of his hands and feet. Anyway, he had already made a great merit in saving the driver, and he couldn't take any risks, so he and his generals immediately made a plan to safely withdraw from the Tuyuhun area, and confronted the Tubo army until the afternoon, and then escorted the rest of the tired Shence army to retreat eastward.
The Tang army was bent on running, and the east was their fortress, and the Tubo soldiers had no choice, so the two armies slowly distanced themselves, and a big battle gradually came to an end.
When De Zuzan gathered the Chinese army and came to the south, the battle was over, and the people ran away, and his mood can be imagined. In this battle, the Tibetan army was wounded and killed as many as tens of thousands of horses, and the king's tent was burned; The strategic alliance with the Tuyuhun people failed; In terms of time, due to the delay and delay, the Tang army has been assembled and prepared for battle, and the Tubo people have lost the first move, and the military strength they will face will be greatly increased......
The main general of the last clan came to the Chinese army to ask for guilt, and when he was angry with the Emperor Dezuzan, even if he lost a game, he would not be so violent, what he couldn't accept was that the king's tent was burned, the clergy were slaughtered and some important totems and other things were destroyed, which was simply a great shame! Even if he didn't run in time, I'm afraid his life would be difficult to protect.
Qi De Zuzan pointed to the general who asked for the guilt and said angrily: "You tens of thousands of people besieged Xue Chongxun more than 1,000 people, and you didn't destroy it for a long time, what do you say?" ”
The general hurriedly said: "There are still nearly 10,000 Tang troops in the rear of our army from the rear, and I originally planned to drag them down, and when the Great Khan's army arrives and is wiped out, how can I think that tens of thousands of people will rush from the Tang realm......"
Ji Dezu praised and said: "I didn't ask you about the 10,000 people in the south of the Jiā Dynasty and the tens of thousands of reinforcements that came later, I asked about the 2,000 cavalry in Xue Chongxun's attack camp, why can't you kill the tens of thousands of people besieging it?" ”
At this time, the leader of the Mo clan came out to help and said: "The Great Khan is angry, judging from the report, the commander of the Nanying does not know that there are reinforcements coming from the Tang Dynasty, and their goal is to seize the fighter plane to drag all the 10,000 cavalry of the Shence Army, in order to achieve the result of total annihilation; If Xue Chongxun's 2,000 cavalry were encircled and suppressed with heavy troops, it would inevitably affect the effect of encircling the main force of the Shence Army. ”
"That's right, my brother's words are to the point, and that's how I discussed it with my subordinates at that time!"
Ji Dezuzan was furious and shouted: "The battle is not effective, and he shirks the blame, and someone pulls him out and cuts it down to make an example!" ”
The leader of the Mo clan was also indignant when he heard this, and said: "The protector of the law not only blasphemed the gods the day before yesterday, but also slandered and made my king's account neglect to take precautions, resulting in the disaster of losing the camp, and the Great Khan of ten thousand deaths actually fined only one hundred sheep; Now my brother is fighting bloody battles on the battlefield, and he lost his plane due to unforeseen changes, but he will be punished with death. Is this fair? The Great Khan should be rewarded and punished! ”
When Lang heard this, he said coldly: "Are you questioning the Great Khan, or do you have two hearts?" ”
Villain! The Moshi glared angrily at each other.
"Shut up!" Ji Dezu praised angrily, pointed to the commander of the South Camp of the Mo clan below, and said, "You think I'm joking? Chopped! ”A