The general died in a hundred battles, and the years of strong men urged.

At the expense of blood, the bow cannot be returned.

A holy decree of severe reprimand arrived at Tongguan, with a harsh tone and a heart-wrenching word!

The high father-in-law who passed the decree couldn't bear to see the expressions of King Rong Li Wei and the general Wang Zhongo. The two men received the holy decree with tears in their eyes and knelt down to bow to the holy grace.

"Two adults, His Majesty the Emperor is just angry for a while, there is no need to go to his heart, after two days, when His Majesty is calm, I will help the two of you excuse yourself. ”

Gao Gonggong comforted King Rong Li Wei and the general Wang Zhongo.

"Xie Gao's father-in-law's good intentions, following His Majesty for so many years, we all know what Your Majesty is most taboo! ”

Wang Zhong said sadly.

"Is it really so serious? Is the situation outside Tongguan so grim?"

Gao Gonggong didn't expect the situation to be so pessimistic.

"More than that!"

King Rong Li Wei was also desperate in his heart.

"Two, don't send troops for the time being! I'll go back and report to His Majesty the Emperor immediately!"

"Forget about Gonggong Gao, don't you still understand our Imperial Majesty? If you intercede again, it will only deepen the suspicion of His Majesty the Emperor, and I am afraid that the two of us will be ruined and die outside the noon gate! It is better to go out and fight to the death now, and do our best to obey the destiny of heaven! Maybe there is still a glimmer of life!"

Hearing General Wang Zhong's words, the three of them were silent!

Emperor Qiyuan ascended the throne 30 years ago, and he was wise and martial, and made great efforts to create the "prosperous era of Qiyuan." The only drawback is suspicion! This is also a characteristic shared by all people who occupy the throne. If there was no Xiao Chaotian rebellion, if there was no Ge Shuye to support the army, if there was no prince to turn his back, if there was no Rong Wang Li Wei and the general Wang Zhong to jointly lead the troops, maybe it would not be so strict!

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Li Wenzhong originally hoped that the emperor would relieve the general Wang Zhong of his military power and let him lead the troops, but he did not expect that the emperor would be so angry that he still thought that he could not take on this important task, and that it was still Rong Wang Li Wei and the general Wang Zhong who led the troops, but he only reprimanded the two and demanded that they immediately go out of the city to destroy the enemy and subdue the lost territory! Li Wenzhong's heart was disappointed and could only do so.

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Cui Qianyou knew what was happening in Tongguan for the first time, and his spirits were greatly lifted, and the long-awaited change finally came, so he immediately dispatched troops and arranged troops!

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Rong Wang Li Wei and the general Wang Zhong swore that they only left 10,000 soldiers to garrison Tongguan and led all the main forces of Tongguan with a total of 90,000 people out of the city.

"Teacher, there is no way to go, I'm afraid that we will never return!"

"Lord, do your best! Since we want to fight, we can only put it to death and survive, and break through Cui Qianyou's army formation in one go, if we can break through the ambush of the rebels, there is still a good chance to turn defeat into victory in this battle, and we must annihilate as many rebels as possible at the worst! After all, the main force of the rebel army, the Zhenbian Army, has a limited number, and reinforcements from all over the Tang Empire are constantly pouring into the capital!"

"Everything is arranged by the teacher!"

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In desperation, the general Wang Zhong swore an oath and led the army to fight a decisive battle with Cui Qianyou outside Tongguan.

General Wang Zhong swore an oath to order 30,000 Shenwu troops to be the main force of the Chinese army, and all the officers and men of the three armies were only allowed to advance and not retreat no matter what the situation, hoping to redeem the defeat with numerical superiority.

This battle is destined to have no rules, knowing that Cui Qianyou's rebels are in front of the ambush, Wang Zhong can only move forward.

Ninety thousand soldiers of the Tang Empire flocked to Cui Qianyou's barracks stationed outside Tongguan City, and the Shenwu Army took the lead and rushed into the camp, but unfortunately it was already empty. Just as the follow-up army was passing through the empty barracks, the cavalry of the town's border army suddenly appeared on both sides, and the barracks also burst into flames.

Countless soldiers of the Tang Empire died in the fire and chaos, and many others died under the bows and crossbows of the cavalry of the army on the edge of the town. Many more died under the charge of the cavalry.

The cavalry of the Shenwu Army pursued closely behind the cavalry of the Zhenbian Army, killing countless enemies.

After chasing for twenty or thirty miles, the cavalry of the Shenwu Army gradually distanced itself from the infantry in the rear, and at this time, an infantry formation appeared in front of the cavalry of the Zhenbian Army.

The soldiers in iron armor at the front held giant shields, superimposed on each other, forming a well-defended phalanx, and the infantry behind the giant shield armor soldiers held long spears, and beside them were soldiers holding long-handled Mo knives.

The Shenwu army was galloping rapidly, and it was too late to bypass the sudden appearance of the military formation, so it had to rush strongly. The arrows of the Shenwu Army cavalry were blocked by the giant shield, but the opponent's round of fire killed and injured many Shenwu Army cavalry.

The cavalry of the Shenwu Army, which charged to the front, exchanged bows and arrows for spears in their hands, and attacked the giant shield, most of them only barely broke through a gap, and were killed by the spear infantry behind the giant shield armor, and some cavalry rushed the formation of the giant shield armor and killed some spear infantry. When he continued to charge, he was cut off by the infantry holding Mo swords in both hands, and he fell to the ground! For a while, the cavalry of the Shenwu Army suffered heavy losses.

This was originally a common tactic of the Tang Empire, with light and heavy infantry cooperating to form a military formation and kill cavalry. This is a tactic that all the armies of the Tang Empire are proficient in, and it is also the tactics of the cavalry of the Tang Empire that swept through the Northern Plains and the Western Regions, and it is used today to deal with the Shenwu Army.

By the time the infantry arrived behind, the cavalry of the Shenwu Army had already suffered heavy casualties, and the 20,000 cavalry had lost more than seven or eight thousand people. The cavalry retreated on both flanks, and the Chinese infantry continued to pursue the infantry of the border army.

The soldiers of the town border army retreated while fighting, and finally retreated to a valley, the main infantry of the town border army appeared in front, 20,000 town border army infantry stationed in the valley, resisting the 60,000 Tang infantry who rushed behind, the boulders on both sides of the valley rolled down, and the arrows were fired together, the front army of the Tang army was blocked, the Chinese army was attacked, and it was chaotic.

At this moment, 10,000 cavalry rushed out from the left and right flanks of the rear, the 10,000 cavalry led by Cui Qianyou on the left side of the town, and the 10,000 cavalry led by Ashina Shili on the right, and at the same time attacked the rear army of the Tang Dynasty that had not gained a stable foothold. The general Wang Zhong swore an oath to order the remaining more than 10,000 Shenwu cavalry, as well as the only 10,000 cavalry of the 50,000 reinforcements brought from the capital, to meet the enemy at the same time.

The cavalry of the Shenwu Army and the cavalry of the Dajin Kingdom of Ashina Shili fought fiercely, but the 10,000 reinforcement cavalry on the other side, in the face of the 10,000 cavalry of the town border army, was defeated.

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After more than half a day of fighting, the sun was setting in the west, and the soldiers on the battlefield were still fighting to the death.

Suddenly, the wind rose, and in a moment the sky was cloudy, and a deafening thunder sounded in the air!

After the Spring Festival this year, the rain in Chang'an City has not fallen, and the climate is dry. Just today, this spring has just passed, and the battle of Tongguan was at its most tragic, and in Chang'an City, Luocheng, Tongguan, and other places, an overwhelming dark cloud suddenly appeared in a vast area, and lightning flashed and thundered!

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The Shenwu Army is between heavy cavalry and light cavalry, and although the Mingguang armor on the body is also iron armor, it is very light, which will not affect the action under normal circumstances, and can also provide good protection.

The cavalry of the Dajin Kingdom, according to the traditions of the various ethnic groups in the Northern Plains, wore leather armor, which was light, but the protection was insufficient.

Originally, the cavalry of the Shenwu Army and the cavalry of the Dajin Kingdom had an advantage over each other, and the battle was inseparable, but the sudden pouring rain made the land muddy, and the weak weight of the Mingguang armor of the Shenwu Army was magnified, and the footsteps of the high-speed galloping war horses began to slip, and people kept slipping! The cavalry of the Dajin Kingdom, which was not affected too much, began to slaughter the cavalry of the Shenwu Army one-sidedly.

King Rong Li Wei saw that the cavalry of the army on the edge of the town had already entered the valley, and the Shenwu army on the periphery had also been defeated.

"Teacher, the general trend has gone, we can't defeat the will of heaven after all!"

The sky was covered by dark clouds, and the earth in the torrential rain seemed to fall into darkness, and lightning pierced the earth from the sky, stained red with blood!

General Wang Zhongshou looked at the sky.

"Look, this red lightning doesn't look like the auspicious rui when the koi turned into a dragon in Chang'an City not long ago?"

"Teacher, this auspicious rui may be blood penetrating Chang'an, right?"

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