Li Yuanji waved his horse, and all the cavalry behind him held their hands on the handles of their swords.
Qu Tutong quickly issued a reminder.
Li Yuanji nodded, urged the horse on his crotch and rushed out.
A thousand cavalrymen followed Li Yuanji out like a tide.
The horse's hooves fell to the ground without making a "ta-ta-ta-ta" sound. The moment the horse's hoofs fell, the snow deeply hid the sound of the horses' hoofs.
Li Yuanji rushed over from the left wing of Lieren Camp, bypassed the battlefield of Lieren Camp, and ran towards the road to the north of Lieren Camp.
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Lieren camp battlefield.
Qin Qiong held a long spear and pressed Gao Yaxian's soldiers and horses to fight.
I don't know whether Liu Heitai didn't trust Gao Yaxian, or Gao Yaxian had some history with Liu Heitai. The soldiers Liu Heitai sent to Gao Yaxian were not strong.
Even though Su Dingfang gave advice to Gao Yaxian, Gao Yaxian still failed to lead his army to the front of Lieren camp.
Qin Qiong did not defend the Lieren camp. When Gao Yaxian's troops appeared five hundred steps outside the Lieren camp, Qin Qiong took the initiative to lead his troops out.
The two sides started fighting outside the camp.
Qin Qiong's long spear made Gao Yaxian's vanguard unable to breathe.
Gao Yaxian was paying attention to Qin Qiong's movements while urging his troops to charge forward.
Su Dingfang held the horse spear in his hand, and while helping Gao Yaxian to guard against the arrows flying from everywhere, he loudly advised, "Commander Father, since our whereabouts have been exposed, it is not suitable for us to fight here anymore!"
They came to sneak attack the Lieren camp, not to confront Qin Qiong face to face.
If the sneak attack fails and you are discovered, you must retreat quickly.
If you continue to struggle, you won't get any benefits at all.
If Qin Qiong dared to go out to the enemy camp to fight, it meant that Qin Qiong was certain that they would not be able to capture the enemy camp.
"What are you afraid of?!"
Gao Yaxian stared and shouted, "Our troop strength is twice that of the enemy. It's snowing all over the sky. Even if the enemy asks for help, the reinforcements won't be able to get here for a while."
As long as we can withstand the enemy's charge, we can counterattack and advance into the camp."
Su Dingfang glanced at the soldiers fighting on the battlefield, gritted his teeth and said: "If the commander-in-chief was leading elite soldiers from the past, and the commander-in-chief said this, the child would never say anything.
However, the troops and horses assigned by the king to the commander-in-chief are far less than half of what they were before.
When Qin Shubao charged, they were completely defeated.
Commander-in-Chief Father wants to withstand Qin Shubao’s charge and counterattack the Lieren camp, but it is simply impossible.”
The king in Su Dingfang's mouth is Liu Heitai.
Liu Heitai's rebellion was still young, and although there were many followers under his command, they were mixed.
There are Dou Jiande's old troops, some Wang Shichong's old troops, and many people who defected from the Tang Dynasty. In addition to the common people recruited along the way, there is a huge gap in the combat effectiveness of the troops under his command.
The strong ones can compete with the elite soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, but the weak ones are just a group of homeless grass bandits who cannot withstand the attack of the soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty.
Although the one led by Gao Yaxian is not the weakest, it is still relatively weak. In a head-on confrontation, it is no match for Qin Qiong's troops.
Gao Yaxian stared at Su Dingfang, gritted his teeth and said: "We can only win this battle, not lose. If we lose, we will never get ahead under the king's hands.
If we don't come forward, who will go to Li Tang to avenge Mr. Dou's blood feud?"
Su Dingfang knew Gao Yaxian's situation under Liu Heitai's hands.
Liu Heitai did not trust Gao Yaxian because Gao Yaxian had a high status under Dou Jiande in the past, and Liu Heitai's subordinates were mostly Dou Jiande's old subordinates.
If Gao Yaxian wins over Dou Jiande's old men, he is likely to replace Liu Heitai.
So Liu Heitai has always been on guard against Gao Yaxian.
This time Gao Yaxian was sent out to sneak attack the Lieren camp, and he didn't want to let Gao Yaxian win.
After all, Liu Heitai had sent nearly 10,000 elite troops to attack the Lieren camp three times before, but failed to capture the Lieren camp. Gao Yaxian led 6,000 miscellaneous soldiers, and it was even less possible to capture the Lieren camp.
Su Dingfang didn't care about his position under Liu Heitai, nor whether he could help Dou Jiande get revenge. He only cared about Gao Yaxian's life and death.
"Father, if we die, there will be no one to avenge Mr. Dou!"
Su Dingfang growled against Gao Yaxian.
Gao Yaxian stared at Su Dingfang with red eyes, "This may be our only chance!"
Since the defeat of Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande, Li Tang's momentum has been established, and it is only a matter of time for Li Tang to dominate the world.
Gao Yaxian saw no hope of revenge for Dou Jiande, so he took Su Dingfang and hid incognito.
After Liu Heitai rebelled, he was unstoppable and frantically attacked cities and territories in Hebei.
This gave Gao Yaxian hope of revenge for Dou Jiande, so Gao Yaxian took Su Dingfang and joined Liu Heitai's tent.
Once Liu Heitai was defeated, he would most likely never be able to avenge Dou Jiande, so he was unwilling to give up this opportunity.
"Whoosh..."
A sharp arrow passed between the two of them, and Gao Yaxian and Su Dingfang both jumped.
Then more sharp arrows were shot.
Su Dingfang gritted his teeth and stood in front of Gao Yaxian.
"Father, please stay here later. I will go and get Qin Shubao's head for my father. If my father unfortunately dies in battle, I hope my father will speed up his retreat!"
Su Dingfang turned his back to Gao Yaxian, gave a warning, and prepared to rush out with the horse in hand.
Gao Yaxian suddenly slashed at Su Dingfang's horse with a knife.
Su Dingfang was shocked.
The horse under Su Dingfang's crotch was stabbed, and he neighed in pain and raised his front hooves.
Gao Yaxian grabbed Su Dingfang and dragged him onto his horse. In Su Dingfang's astonished eyes, he said with a complicated expression: "You call me handsome father, how could I just watch you die?"
I owe Dou Jiande my life, but you don't owe me."
After saying this, Gao Yaxian raised his hand, threw Su Dingfang off the horse, and rushed out on horseback.
Gao Yaxian has also been leading troops for many years. How could he not know that the moment Qin Qiong broke out of the camp, he would lose more and win less.
The reason why he didn't retreat was because if he retreated, he would never have another chance.
He owed Dou Jiande his life, and he had to pay it back.
He wanted to give it a try and try for that very slim victory.
"Father!"
After Su Dingfang stood firm, he shouted at Gao Yaxian's back with red eyes.
Gao Yaxian had already rushed out three feet.
Soon, Gao Yaxian rushed to the forefront, raised his gun and fought with Qin Qiong.
Su Dingfang snatched a horse and chased after him.
Within a moment, he chased Gao Yaxian and started fighting Qin Qiong with Gao Yaxian.
Gao Yaxian felt happy and heartbroken when she saw Su Dingfang appearing beside her.
But this emotion didn't last long before it turned into despair.
Just when Gao Yaxian and Su Dingfang were facing off against Qin Qiong.
Qu Tutong and his men appeared on the battlefield. The crossbowmen all picked up their hand crossbows, raised their crossbows (a simple sight, a three-inch high thing on the top of the crossbow, like a ruler), and fired the crossbow arrows.
A round of arrows fell, with two thousand armored soldiers at the head and two thousand infantry at the rear, charging towards the battlefield.
The moment Gao Yaxian's soldiers and horses appeared in two thousand armors, they ran back without saying a word.
What iron armor means on the battlefield is very clear to everyone on the battlefield of Lieren Camp.
Two thousand armored men, facing each other head-on, were enough to overwhelm Gao Yaxian's 6,000 men.
"when!"
Qin Qiong raised his horse to hit Gao Yaxian. Su Dingfang's quick eyes and quick hands pushed Qin Qiong's horse away and then slammed it down.
As soon as Qin Qiong dodged, Su Dingfang didn't even bother to rein in his horse. He grabbed the reins of Gao Yaxian's horse and ran back.
By the time Qin Qiong reacted, Su Dingfang and Gao Yaxian had already turned their horses.
Qin Qiong picked up the horse's spear and stabbed it straight.
Su Dingfang threw a knife without looking back.
As soon as Qin Qiong blocked him, Su Dingfang dragged Gao Yaxian and ran a foot away.
Gao Yaxian let Su Dingfang drag her away, and in the end she just rode the horse by herself.
The moment Qu Tutong led Tiejia to appear, Gao Yaxian understood that he had no chance of winning.
Su Dingfang risked his life to give him a chance to escape.
Su Dingfang gave his back to Qin Qiong, which was equivalent to giving his life to Qin Qiong.
Qin Qiong only needed to catch up with him or shoot an arrow with his bow, and Su Dingfang would be gone.
He could no longer avenge Dou Jiande, and he could no longer let down Su Dingfang.
As Gao Yaxian ran, tears rolled down her eyes.
I ran out three feet and burst into tears.
Qin Qiong had already urged his horse to catch up, and Su Dingfang, who was slightly slower, had become Qin Qiong's meal.
Su Dingfang was ready to die. His face was not sad, but more melancholy.
"His Highness has an order to capture him alive!"
Qin Qiong's horse had already penetrated Su Dingfang's chainmail, and Qu Tutong suddenly shouted.
Qin Qiong looked stern, and Ma Shan moved forward half an inch before stopping.
Your Highness has an order?
His Highness the King of Qin?
Qin Qiong closed her eyes, and a stream of blood poured out from Su Dingfang's wound.
Su Dingfang snorted, gritted his teeth and continued running on his horse.
Qin Qiong urged his horse to continue chasing, and while chasing, he turned his spear into a whip and whipped it towards Su Dingfang.
Ma Shan wiped Su Dingfang's armor several times and scratched it.
Qin Qiong put away his horse, bent his bow and arrow, and aimed an arrow at the horse under Su Dingfang's crotch.
The horse was in pain, but did not raise its front hooves. Instead, it neighed, shook its head, and ran faster.
Qin Qiong chased him all the way out of the Lieren camp.
I saw people all over the place kneeling down to ask for surrender.
They were the first to escape.
Gao Yaxian and Su Dingfang also stopped their horses and looked ashen.
On their way to escape, a group of cavalry had already been waiting for them.
The leader carried the horse on his shoulders, stretched out his head, and seemed to be looking at them carefully.
"Dingfang...I've suffered so much for you..."
Gao Yaxian looked bitter, murmured to Su Dingfang, and suddenly raised the sword in his hand.
"Father is handsome!"
Su Dingfang screamed and tried to snatch the sword from Gao Yaxian's hand.
There's just someone faster than him.
"Whoosh!"
A long stick flew from the sky, grazed Gao Yaxian's arm armor, pierced the horse's butt, and plunged into the ground. The trembling of the stick's tail pushed Gao Yaxian, who could not sit still, off the horse's back.
This shock made everyone present widen their eyes.
