On this day, General Zuo Xiaowei, Dou Gui, led Zheng Rentai, Du Junchuo and others, and with 15,000 elite Tang troops as the rear, they were surrounded at the foot of Panlong Mountain in the south and northwest of Fufeng County.
Facing the swarming cavalry army, the Tang army formed a formation and fought tooth and nail to defend themselves against the enemy. However, in just half a day, the Tang army was defeated... They could neither fight nor escape.
This battle was so tragic that to this day, few people in the Tang army, from generals to soldiers, have any experience fighting against a large cavalry army.
In front of the Jin metro cavalry, defeat was a rout. Groups of defeated soldiers were either trampled to death by the pursuing horses, or they knelt down in groups to ask for surrender. Except for those who were lucky enough to get into the mountains and forests,
Almost no one among the more than 15,000 people could escape.
A mid-level officer like Zheng Rentai had never seen such a scene before. As soon as the army collapsed, they fled in a hurry, but two legs couldn't run as fast as four legs, so they could only be surrounded on a small hill and resigned to their fate.
They watched as the Jin army's cavalry, which had just won a great victory, headed west non-stop in the smoke and dust that filled the sky, apparently chasing the main force of the Tang army.
It wasn't until the cavalry were almost gone that someone came over to collect the prisoners, shouting at them to put down their weapons and quickly get down and surrender, otherwise they would do whatever they wanted.
Zheng Rentai was very timid and did not want to be loyal to the King of Qin, so he simply threw down his sword and surrendered with his men.
In fact, the reason why there was such a war was ultimately because Qin King Li Shimin and his generals made fatal mistakes.
Li Shimin expected that after the Jin army crossed the river, the first thing they had to do was to encircle Chang'an. Since Chang'an was a large city, it would be difficult to encircle it with light troops, so he would definitely attack with all his strength...
In other words, compared with Xijing Chang'an, what are those who escaped? In Li Shimin's place, as long as he could capture Xijing, even if he let the emperor go, it would be worthwhile.
Everyone felt that what King Qin said was reasonable, so the army did not flee westward in a hurry, but "recruited" strong men along the way and picked up some grain and grass for military needs.
There were some tails following behind the army? They didn't pay much attention.
When it came to martial arts, for the first time great differences arose between the civil and military forces.
Some people are urging the King of Qin to go south and cross Wuzhangyuan to the middle of Shu, where there is both food and reinforcements, and the leader is Li Xiaogong, the king of Zhaojun, who is much more reliable than Qu Tutong.
Others disagreed. What they said made sense. Why don't they join forces with Qu Tutong now? Later, when Qu Tutong learned that Chang'an had been captured, there was no need to guess what Qu Tutong would do in fear.
There is no doubt that the army will surrender to the enemy.
Without the more than 100,000 troops led by Qu Tutong, you want to conquer the Central Plains with resources from Shu? OK? Have Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang done it before? They didn't succeed.
Everyone was quarreling back and forth, refusing to give in to each other? Was he delayed in martial arts for another two days? These two days were the most fatal.
In the end, Li Shimin, who was still ambitious, chose to continue heading west to join Qu Tutong. One of the main reasons was that he had been at odds with Li Xiaogong for a long time, and recently he was still thinking about returning to Li Xiaogong instead.
Li Xiaogong's dissatisfaction with him will only grow even more when it comes to Beijing.
He led the army into Shu in such an embarrassing manner. In addition, many generals under Li Xiaogong were friendly with the King of Qin. Li Xiaogong might do something out of fear.
If before, Li Xiaogong was nothing in Li Shimin's eyes, but now, if their brothers get into trouble again, it will be the outsiders who will take advantage.
The army set out again, and there were many more local officials and their families in the army. Except for some people who admired King Qin's reputation, many people were forced to join this westward march, because His Highness King Qin arrived in the northwest.
He needs talented people to govern the county for him.
The officials in a big city like Wugong can be said to be talented people.
When these people entered the team, the army moved even slower. When the large group of cavalry appeared behind the Tang army, even Li Shimin felt extremely regretful, let alone the others.
At this time, the Tang army had entered Fufeng territory and broke into Li Po's "hometown". Do you think Li Shimin could still be unlucky?
At the beginning, there were not many cavalry coming, and their dusty appearance did not look very scary. They just circled around the army like flies and harassed them from time to time, but they did not pose a substantial threat to the army.
But only one day later, more and more Jin cavalry arrived one after another, and they almost had the strength to attack the Tang army. At this time, Li Shimin didn't need to say anything. Anyone with some military knowledge would understand that Li Ding'an, the King of Han Dynasty,
I have no intention of letting them go west.
Another is that the Jin cavalry had already crossed the river, and the two days they stayed at Wugong cost them their last chance to escape from their pursuers.
Making such a fatal mistake will naturally lead to a heavy price.
The Jin army's infantry was already a very scary force in the eyes of the Tang army, and their cavalry... scary are not enough to describe them.
Marching like the wind, plundering like fire... After years of war, the Turks sharpened their blades, and their souls were forged with military discipline and glory, the Jin Dynasty Iron Cavalry has become the most terrifying military force in the world.
, not even mentioned one by one.
The only things that could restrain their horses' hooves were tall cities, wide rivers, and tall mountains. Shorter city walls, narrower rivers, and lower mountains were not enough to block their advance.
Li Shimin did not dare to stop, even if Fufeng County was not far away from the army, just like Feng Yi, he would not be unable to defend. The surrounded Tang army would lose its effect and would be defeated without doubt.
Dou Gui was the third batch of 15,000 elite troops sent by Li Shimin to cut off his descendants. They did not seek to defeat the pursuers at all, but only sought to create a glimmer of hope for the main force of the army.
Moreover, the Tang army chose an extremely painful field battle. They had no choice but to do so. When they entered the city, the cavalry circled the city and pursued the Tang army. This was not called cutting off the rear, but seeking refuge for survival.
In fact, even the large Tang army led by Dou Gui showed their desire to fight and even blocked the way, but they did not stop all the pursuing enemies.
Only Li Nian of Zuowuwei Mansion stopped and spent half a day eating and wiping it clean, and then he went after Luo Shixin and others with satisfaction.
Seeing that the defeat was certain, Li Shimin, under the persuasion of everyone, hurriedly divided his troops and continued to cut off his tail in order to survive.
The feeling of being stuck by the Jin cavalry was too bad. Li Shimin left Duan Zhixuan to guard the southern route and restrained the pursuers. Fang Xuanling, Liu Shirang and others led the main force of the army north along the Lishui River to Qianyang.
Zhai Changsun led more than a hundred light cavalry to protect Li Shimin and fled south towards the Qinling Mountains.
There was nothing more desperate than this. At this point, Li Shimin could no longer care about anything else. He just wanted to escape with his life. All his ambitions and ambitions were thrown aside. His embarrassment is really hard to describe.
Even so, he still couldn't escape the enemy's eyes and ears.
Li Po started out as a cavalryman. Over the years, he fought almost once a year. He was invincible and conquered every battle. He had completely transformed the cavalry into monsters.
When you encounter this monster in the wild, unless you have wings on its ribs, or fight in groups like the Turks, you will neither be able to defeat them nor escape. It is almost an insurmountable existence.
Even if the troops were divided, more than a hundred cavalry could not escape the eyes of the scouts, and they were quickly attached to the back.
During the journey of nearly a hundred miles, they were chased and escaped. The Tang army resisted desperately and tried their best to escape. However, the Tang army was already far behind the Jin army and had no intention of fighting at this time. Therefore, one by one along the way, they were shot off their horses by the enemy.
Fortunately, the Jin army did not know that Li Shimin was among the team, and they only thought it was a team of messengers preparing to ask for help from Shu. So in the end, Zhai Changsun protected Li Shimin with only a dozen people, and they plunged into the vast mountains and escaped by chance.
Nanyou's Duan Zhixuan had more time to breathe than others, and the main force of Fang Xuanling and others was overtaken by the cavalry brigade before they even reached Mianyang.
This time, the Tang army was exhausted, and Yu Chigong and Luo Shixin were not polite to them. They defeated the Tang army on the banks of the Lishui River. Their corpses were everywhere, and the water of the Lishui River was dyed red.
Those who surrender will not be killed, and those who kneel down will be spared death. Shouts continued one after another. Accompanied by the sound of horse hooves, the battle came to an end. A large number of Tang troops knelt down and asked to surrender. Fang Xuanling, Liu Shirang and others were all captured.
By this time, the so-called Admiral Tiance's Mansion had almost disappeared.
It can be said that from the time when they crossed the river until now, the Tang army led by Li Shimin was almost completely wiped out. The war progressed very quickly. Although there were many strategic and tactical considerations in the process, there were few highlights.
Compared with the wars with the Turks, Li Shentong, Luo Yi, and even Liu Wuzhou, it does feel a bit ordinary.
But if you think about it carefully, this kind of victory is the result of many years of hard work. From the time Li Po went south to Jinyang and has been entangled with Li Tang to this day, every contest has been carefully planned, and every entanglement has been done with all his strength.
It is in this process that the advantage is gradually established, and the battle is finally successful. How much blood has been shed, and how many people's wisdom and efforts have been condensed.
When written, it becomes a legend, when sung, it becomes an epic... Of course, whether it is a legend or an epic, it is far from the end.
When the news of the great victory reached Li Po's ears, the joy in Li Po's heart could not be explained to outsiders.
The only regret I have is that I couldn't catch Li Shimin. He was such a cunning and lucky guy. It seems that wherever Li Er escaped, it was very troublesome.
Li Er, Li Er, we haven't seen each other for so many years, why can't we meet again?
The cavalry turned back one after another, and Li Po ordered Yuchi Gong's troops to continue marching westward, approaching Qinzhou. At the same time, he ordered Wang Ze to write a letter for Yuchi Gong to take with him, hoping that Qu Tutong would be more aware of current affairs.
The cavalry returned and brought back many prisoners, including several famous ones. Among them, the one familiar to Li Po was Fang Xuanling, Fang Moudu Duan.
Other Yu Wenshi, Liu Shirang, Chu Liang and others have also heard of it. Of course, they heard from others that they are two different natures from Fang Xuanling. If Chu Suiliang is not ranked now, Li Po also knows it.
