Li Xiaoji's commanding flag crookedly fell, and the Tang army's rear army collapsed.
The defeat of more than 100,000 people was as spectacular as the fighting of a large army. The Tang army in the mountains and plains was defeated and fled in groups away from the enemy.
However, under the orders of Li Shentong, the former troops of the Tang Army tried their best to shrink their bodies and faced this extremely terrifying scene with fear.
At this time, there was no longer any resistance from the rear of the Tang Army, and the cavalry formation, which was riding forward, had spread to the hinterland of the rear.
Groups of cavalry rushed out of the torrent, chasing the enemy northward with their horses and swords raised.
Most of the defeated soldiers of the Tang army, under the overwhelming cavalry, knelt down and asked to surrender without any need to say hello.
The fate of the combined cavalry was almost decided in one battle, with no counting of casualties or captures.
There was no need for a second attack. The army slowly stopped its horses amid the sound of the horn.
Yuchi Gong, Bu Qun and others sent orders to all ministries to pursue the defeated army and collect and surrender prisoners.
At this time, it was also the time to strive for merit. The victory came so easily. Yuchi Gong and Bu Qun were satisfied. They immediately sent people to report the victory to Li Po. In addition, they led more than 10,000 people to turn around and join Liu Jingsheng and Xue Wanche.
The two troops surrounded the Tang army's front army.
It is not accurate to say that they are surrounded, because there are still more than 100,000 soldiers in front of the Tang Army, with their backs to the Fen River, and they are defending in formation. It seems that it is very difficult to defeat them as cleanly as the Tang Army's rear army.
Seeing that it was getting late and the Tang army was just a trapped beast still fighting, Yuchi Gong, Bu Qun and others discussed briefly and each led their troops to retreat several miles to clean up the mess, which also symbolized that today's battle was finally over.
In fact, in the evening, the Bingdai infantry army, led by Li Po, rushed to the battlefield and set up camp in front of the Tang army's formation.
At this point, the main force of the Tang army was unable to fly.
Li Po was in a very good mood. After setting off the army in March, after almost three months of fighting, he finally got a satisfactory result. How intense the pressure was before, how strong the sense of satisfaction was now.
But after all, the main force of the more than 100,000 Tang troops is still there, and they cannot be too complacent before they have achieved full success.
The phrase "the trapped beast still fights" seems to be quite suitable for the current Tang army. It would be a joke if the Tang army overturned the situation with a night attack or something.
After fighting for so many years, Li Poke has never underestimated any opponent, even when victory was within reach.
When Li Po arrived with his army, the first thing he did was to ask Chen Yuan, Yu Chixin and others to carefully set up camp and prepare for the attack.
After that, he sent an order to Yuchi Gong and others. In addition to the words of praise, he told them not to ignore it. They stationed themselves on the spot and sent out scouts to guard against the enemy's desperate struggle.
With Li Po in charge, everything will be more organized.
Those who are happy will not be overjoyed, those who are proud will not underestimate the enemy, and those who have made great achievements will not only think about the rewards in the future.
Wherever Li Po looked, all the generals were obeying orders and did not dare to disobey them.
Groups of prisoners surrendered by the Tang army were transferred to the infantry for custody, and the captured grain, grass and baggage were also being cleared.
At night, there were piles of flames burning in the south of the Tang army. A fishy smell mixed with the smell of barbecue gradually spread. They were burning the bodies of Tang soldiers who died in the battle.
As night fell, Li Po sent an order to Liu Jingsheng and Wang Zhibian, asking them to go south overnight to surround Jiexiu. It can be seen from this military order that the overall situation has been decided.
After setting up camp, Li Po immediately summoned all the infantry generals to the central army to discuss matters.
Needless to say what was discussed, Li Po naturally wanted to complete his victory in one battle. How should the Tang army respond if the Tang army held on or slowly retreated.
At this time, Li Po's focus also changed. It was no longer how to defeat the enemy, but how to reduce his own casualties in this final battle of annihilation.
After deliberation for a long time, the generals dispersed one after another.
Li Po didn't have much appetite. As a leader, he was under tremendous pressure all the time. Since joining the army, every battle seemed to be a matter of life and death for him.
The time this time was not too long, only three months, and it seemed to have come to an end, but Li Po still looked like he had lost a lot of weight.
Li Po strolled out of the military tent, and the soldiers guarding the tent immediately made military salutes and followed him around.
Li Po raised his head and looked at the sky. At some point, the rain had stopped, and a full moon climbed up into the sky, casting a faint light.
Li Po smiled, God gave me some respect, it would be difficult to lead an army in a sneak attack at night like this.
He took a deep breath of moist and fresh air, stretched out without the dignity of the coach, shook his arms, and twisted his neck a few times. He looked a little funny, but his guards all moved away.
Open your eyes
Li Po had no intention of patrolling the camp, and just walked around the Chinese army's tent twice. At this time, he wanted to write a letter and send it back to Jinyang, but he still suppressed the impulse and told himself that the war
It’s not over yet, mother-in-law and mother-in-law are not allowed to do it.
Maybe it won't be long before the generals of the Tang Army will appear in front of him. King Yongkang Li Shentong, Li Yuan's cousin, haha, this is a big fish.
If Pei Ji can be captured again, can the hostage be changed? His teacher and father-in-law is still in the hands of Li Yuan.
When the couple talks privately, they always avoid talking about it, because they both know that talking about it is of no use and will only add to their own worries.
Both male and female are smart people and will not blame each other for things that are beyond their reach. Whether it is ruthlessness or coldness, anyway, if you have the heart to compete for the world, some things must be taken lightly. This
Not only Li Po understands the truth, but Li Bi understands it better than him.
If one day, Li Jing is pressed in front of the two armies and threatens him, Li Po thinks about it and comes to a conclusion that makes him very uncomfortable. Maybe he will gallop forward and kill him with one arrow.
Li Jing expressed his determination to die to all the troops.
As he said himself, since he has chosen this road, he has to go all the way in the wind and rain. Those who are soft-hearted will die on this road full of thorns.
Of course, there are many ways to avoid such a bad thing. You don't have to show your coldness so directly. There are so many Li family members, and catching a few of them might bring them back.
If Li Shentong fails, what about Li Yuanji, Li Jiancheng? Or even Li Shimin?
In fact, a relative of the Li family had already been killed by him. King Yongan Li Xiaoji died in the battle.
That night, Bingdai's army was encircling the Tang army.
Various units of the army were stationed around the Tang army, quietly waiting for the arrival of dawn.
Compared with the parallel army whose victory was already determined, this day and night was like living in hell for the Tang army.
The battle situation took a turn for the worse, and the rear army was almost defeated in one battle. This had shaken the morale of the Tang army. Then the enemy's infantry swarmed in. It was also an infantry brigade whose strength was no less than that of the Tang army's front army.
During this period of time, the Tang army went from fear to despair, and their morale instantly dropped to zero.
At the beginning, Li Shentong wanted to summon the generals to discuss retreating.
Yes, it is to retreat, because staying on the spot will definitely be a dead end, and there will be no more reinforcements, so the only option is to retreat, or to be more precise, it should be a breakout.
Li Shentong no longer wants to think about the series of mistakes he made before.
But when the generals arrived, Li Shentong immediately realized the danger in those flashing eyes, so the military meeting ended hastily. Li Shentong didn't mention a word about withdrawing the troops.
After a defeat, everyone became disloyal and the army could no longer stand.
At this time, Li Shentong was actually no different from Pei Ji. Once he felt that his defeat was certain and he was in an unexpected place, he immediately gave up his fame and wealth and started running for his own life.
It has to be said that the psychological quality of the children of the Kansai clan is indeed relatively strong.
Of course, they also have people to rely on. Whether they are captured or escape, there is usually no danger for their lives. There are very few people in the big clan who are beheaded due to defeat.
At most, they will only be temporarily deprived of their official positions and demoted to common people, but based on their family background, they will be used again in minutes. People like Yu Wenshu and others are good examples.
With such a guarantee, almost all the disciples of the big family are actually experts in escaping, as long as they are not unlucky enough to have their heads cut off by the soldiers.
Escape was also a technical task. Li Shentong thought for a long time before ordering people to quietly summon the Kansai generals.
After making countless promises, he also said that two thousand cavalry would take the lead and break out to the south immediately tomorrow morning.
After the generals left, Li Shentong secretly ordered his confidants to build a few rafts on the shore of Fen River, planning to cross the Fen River secretly that night and escape south directly into Luliang Mountain.
To be able to abandon the army and flee alone, and to use words to confuse the generals, he is indeed worthy of being a member of the Li family.
But there is someone more straightforward than him.
At this time, the surrendered generals from Henan who were on the left wing of the army and close to the bank of Fen River had all been quietly summoned into the military tent by Xu Shiji. After a secret discussion.
Zhang Liang led his troops to raid Jiang Baoyi's camp, and the fighting took place at night. The unsuspecting Jiang Baoyi's troops were surrounded and killed almost instantly, and Jiang Baoyi was captured alive by Zhang Liang.
This commotion completely ignited the flames of internal strife in the Tang army during the night.
On the right wing of the Tang army, Lu Shixun and Zheng You, hearing of the chaos, immediately gathered together. They first killed Li Shentong's confidants in the army, and then led their troops to break out southward at night.
Xu Shiji's troops on the left were even more ruthless. While sending people to surrender to the Bingdai army, the Henan surrender army, led by Xu Shiji, defeated two troops in a row eastward at night and directly attacked Li Shentong's Chinese army.
They still have a strong rebel style, and they want to get a certificate of surrender that is substantial enough.
That night, like a camp roar, the Tang army's camp was shouting and killing without Li Po taking action. The Tang army started killing each other first.
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