The Crown Prince of Xiliang Kingdom, Wu Ying, was born with a talented person. His face was as bright as the full moon, his eyes were as bright as stars at night, and his body was tall and straight. He was taught the art of war by strangers since he was a child, and he learned eighteen kinds of martial arts and became proficient in them all.
Seeing that it was the prince who asked for battle, King Hami made up his mind and issued an order to put all the soldiers and horses in the city under the command of the prince. All the ministers will give their best to help and there will be no mistakes.
The prince received the order to collect the remnants of the army that had fled back to the royal city and organize them into the city's garrison. There were more than 500,000 men and horses, and 100,000 troops were divided to guard the east, west, north and south gates of the royal city. He ordered the city to prepare more bows and arrows, rolling logs, and catapults.
He then led the remaining troops to set up a battle formation outside the east gate of the city, with 300,000 soldiers and horses from the Tatar Kingdom, Wusun Kingdom, Ghost Kong Kingdom, Tianzhu Kingdom, and Zhentong Kingdom as the left and right wings.
To contain the Tang army, more than 100,000 Xiliang cavalry were the main force to face the enemy head-on.
After the Tang army rested in "Jade Dragon City" for more than ten days, Qin Xiaole sent Yuchi Xiaohei and Li Minzhong to lead 20,000 troops to garrison the city, and then led 300,000 troops and horses to continue marching westward. During the march, the scout commander Jia Touer reported that the west
Wu Ying, the crown prince of the Liang Kingdom, led 500,000 soldiers and horses to guard the royal city of Xiliang, and set up a military formation of more than 400,000 horses outside the royal city, hoping to rely on the strategic location of the royal city to defeat the invading Tang army.
When Qin Xiaole heard about the military situation in Xiliang, he looked solemnly and said to the generals on his left and right.
"The King of Xiliang is ignorant of the current affairs and makes a final struggle to shake the country's foundation. This is not advisable!"
After saying this, he continued.
"It seems that a fierce battle is still needed to completely defeat the fighting spirit of Xiliang. I have ordered the vanguard general Xue Dingshan to camp five miles away from the royal city of Xiliang and wait for the army to gather. No unauthorized actions are allowed."
The messengers rode to the front army to convey the marshal's military orders.
Not long ago, Xue Dingshan's vanguard army marched to a village five miles away from the royal city of Xiliang. When he saw that the people in the village had left their houses empty, he was alarmed and suspicious. A scout reported that all the people in the nearby villages had moved to the royal city. They probably knew about the Tang army.
It's coming soon, and I'm afraid of killing, so that's why.
After hearing what the scouts said, Xue Dingshan still did not dare to take it lightly. He kept in mind the ancient motto "be careful with your Wannian ships" and sent several groups of soldiers to hide in the woods around the village as a warning. Then he ordered most of his troops to set up camp.
After Qin Xiaole led the army to join Xue Dingshan's forward army, he ordered Cheng Dabao to lead the troops to dig trenches outside the stockade, set up antlers and lookout towers behind the trenches, and set up camps around the stockade according to the Bagua direction, and set up a military tent in the middle of the stockade.
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The army rested in the camp for a day. At dawn the next day, Qin Xiaole raised his tent and sent orders to beat drums and gather the generals. When the generals gathered, the commander said solemnly.
"According to the scout's report, the crown prince of Xiliang Kingdom led his troops and set up a military formation outside the east gate of the royal city, with 300,000 remnants of Tatar Kingdom, Wusun Kingdom, Guikong Kingdom, Tianzhu Kingdom, and Zhentong Kingdom as the left and right wings to contain our army.
On the front is the Xiliang Crown Prince commanding hundreds of thousands of cavalry. In such a formation, they are trying to fight a life-and-death battle with our army, so I will help the Crown Prince and let him experience the feeling of defeat."
After saying this, he continued.
"Since the Xiliang Kingdom still has the will to resist, I will completely destroy their remaining determination. I hope that all generals will bravely take the lead in this final battle, not fearing life and death, and kill the enemy heroically to end the war."
All the generals in the tent heard the commander's words and all said yes, full of fighting spirit.
Seeing the generals in such a state, Qin Xiaole smiled with satisfaction and began to convey military orders.
"Today we have a battle with the Xiliang Army. I ordered Xue Dingshan as the chief general, Dou Xiantong, Dou Yihu, Qin Meng and others as deputy generals. They led an army of 100,000 to form a left-wing corps. Wang Feng'er was the chief general, and Luo Zhang, Xue Yinglong, Zhe Deju and others were deputy generals.
Lead 100,000 troops to form the right wing corps and the left and right wing corps, responsible for defeating the left and right wing troops of Tatar, Wusun, Guikong, Tianzhu, Zhentong, Fan Lihua, Diao Yue'e, Liu Lang, Shan
Sijing, Cheng Dabao and others were the commanders of each army and led their troops to face the enemy head-on. Xu Nianjiang led his troops to launch an artillery attack on the enemy before the battle, defeating the arrogance of the Xiliang coalition forces."
The order was conveyed, and all the generals raised their hands and shouted in unison.
"Got the order!"
The generals led the troops out of their tents, and each dispatched troops to the camp.
An hour later, all that could be heard was the sound of war drums and the sound of horns in the Tang army camp, as teams of soldiers and horses left the camp one after another to assemble in designated areas.
Qin Xiaole led 30,000 Jinwu Guards' main cavalry to protect Xu Nian, Jiang's thousand personal guards and hundreds of rocket archers. The cavalry led by General Fan Lihua and other generals followed closely behind.
The Tang army's front, left and right wings, and three armies gathered at the east gate of Xiliang King's City to form an array.
Qin Nian and Chiang Kai-shek sent his personal guards to the woodland several hundred meters away from the Xiliang military formation, and ordered the artillerymen to set up artillery arrays on high ground. The remaining personal guards dispersed with guns to guard.
Qin Xiao was happy to receive the information from various ministries that they were in position. He urged his horse to go to the formation of the two armies and asked Wu Ying, the crown prince of Xiliang, to speak to him by name.
Xiaofan'er reported to join the Chinese army. After hearing the report, the Prince of Xiliang, neatly dressed, carrying a golden-backed sword weighing more than ten kilograms, led a dozen generals to the front of the battle majestically, and rode forward alone for a meeting.
Xu Xiaole.
Seeing the prince in the Xiliang army, who was wearing golden armor and carrying a broadsword, coming out of the battle, Qin Xiaole said loudly on horseback.
"Is the person coming here Wu Ying, the crown prince of Xiliang?"
The prince of Xiliang shouted after hearing this.
"This is my prince. I have a name from Nanman. What can I say?"
Seeing that the prince's face was calm and without any panic, Qin Xiaole lamented that he didn't know that the battle was bloody and the battlefield was like hell, so he spoke to him kindly on horseback.
"Xu Xiaole, the marshal of a certain Tang Dynasty's expedition to the west, is the same! I think that your Xiliang and our Tang Dynasty's wells are not in conflict with each other. Your prince listened to Su Baotong's words and repeatedly violated the power of the Tang Dynasty. He caused military troubles and chaos for our soldiers and civilians in the border areas. He wanted to seize the flowers and mountains of our Central Plains. This attracted me
The emperor sent troops to conquer the west, and the whole journey was unstoppable. Su Baotong knew that he had committed a heinous crime, so he committed suicide and apologized. Now the soldiers from heaven are approaching your royal city. I hope that His Highness the Crown Prince can judge the situation, cherish life, withdraw his troops, surrender and submit to the Tang Dynasty, and pay tribute and have a good death.
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After hearing what Qin Xiaole said, Wu Ying said angrily.
"Hey! Qin Manzi, don't be ashamed to speak loudly. Our army's loss of power is due to Su Baotong's incompetence. When you meet this prince today, you will never come back. Don't say more. This will be a high and low battle."
It is said that people are ruthless and don't talk much. This Prince of Xiliang can be regarded as a ruthless person who "won't shed tears until he sees the coffin"...
Seeing that the Prince of Xiliang was stubborn and stubborn, relying on his own abilities, he did not know where the world was. He would rather risk the crisis of shaking the foundation of Xiliang and causing the annihilation of soldiers and horses of several countries, and persisted in his stupid idea. Xu Xiaole secretly sighed that this guy is really fucking stupid.
The ignorant are fearless.
Hearing this, Qin Xiaole was speechless. He really didn't want to cause too many killings. Even though one general could kill thousands of people, he also didn't want to see living beings die in front of his eyes.
"well!"
A sigh! Qin Xiaole's face was filled with an expression of pity and pity. He turned the horse's head back to the formation and gave the order to beat the drums and issue the artillery bombardment.
As the sound of drums resounded across the field, the soldiers and horses of the Xiliang Army in front began to charge against the Tang Army. At this moment, the sound of "bump, bang, bang" artillery fire came from behind the Tang Army's formation, and each cannonball made a whistle in the air.
, it exploded like a fireball when it hit the ground. The flying dust and shrapnel ruthlessly harvested the lives of Xiliang soldiers and horses. The violent explosion shocked the Xiliang cavalry horses out of control. They screamed and ran rampant, disrupting the charging formation.
When they collided with each other, many knights fell off their horses and died under the horses' hooves.
After a round of artillery bombardment, Qin Xiaole ordered the archers deployed in front of the cavalry formation to fire. The arrows flew in a parabolic state, forming a rain of arrows. The rockets mixed with triggering devices exploded after they hit the ground, and the arrows fell like rain.
The raging flames mercilessly devoured the lives of humans and animals, hindering the Xiliang cavalry's attack. In order to avoid the arrow rain, fireballs, and artillery fire, the Xiliang army's charging cavalry scattered uncontrollably, making it impossible for the head and tail to look at each other.
Prince Wuying finally saw the cruelty of hundreds of thousands of troops fighting on the battlefield, the sharpness of the Tang army's firearms, and the power of the Tang army's commander in using troops.
This guy's eyes were blood red at this time. He loudly ordered the drums to be beaten and ordered hundreds of thousands of troops from the Tatar, Wusun, Guikong, Tianzhu, and Zhentong kingdoms to attack the Tang army. He wanted to see the Tang army.
With so many soldiers and horses, how much artillery fire can be resisted?
The soldiers and horses on the left and right wings of the Xiliang Allied Forces heard the order to attack, and they all took action.
The left and right flanks of the Tang army, led by generals Xue Dingshan and Wang Feng'er, led their troops to engage in battle respectively, using archers to shoot, spearmen, and swordsmen to rush forward in formation, and the cavalry advanced in a cover-up fighting formation on both sides, killing those who were already frightened by the artillery fire of the Tang army.
Most of the troops and horses of the Five Kingdoms collapsed at the first touch, and most of them fled. Surrendering was the most important thing to save their lives.
Most of the troops and horses borrowed from the Xiliang Kingdom did not want to sacrifice their lives in other countries' wars, so one can imagine their combat effectiveness.
When the frontal bombardment stopped, Qin Xiaole ordered the cavalry to attack, leading the charge. Tens of thousands of cavalry spread out like rocs spreading their wings, and waves hit the coast like waves on the wide wilderness.
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Qin Xiaole spurred his horse to charge all the way, knocking down countless Xiliang generals under his long halberd, and his whole body was stained red with blood. Fan Lihua followed her husband closely, pointed a spear to the north, struck the divine whip, and used the Qiankun Circle to kill many.
Enemy generals, this couple, the male looks like the reincarnation of King Shura fighting on the battlefield, and the female looks like the demon god of death descending to the mortal world.
Xue Yinglong, Liu Lang, Shan Sijing, Cheng Dabao and other generals of the Tang army followed their leader and fought bravely to kill the enemy. Under the eighteen kinds of weapons, if a god stood in his way, he would kill a god, and if a Buddha stood in his way, he would kill a Buddha.
Seeing the might of their general, the soldiers of the Tang army were greatly boosted in morale. They charged into the battle at the risk of their own lives and killed the soldiers of Xiliang.
Wu Ying, the prince of Xiliang, carried a spear and killed many Tang army generals. Then he met Xu Xiaole. When the two met, they were extremely jealous and did not talk to each other. When they met, they started fighting. One wanted to protect the country and avenge the other.
In order to conquer the enemy's country and achieve great feats, everyone on horseback would use their unique skills to kill their opponents.
The battle was less than ten, Qin Xiaole showed his strength, put his halberd on Wuying's spear and raised it fiercely. Wuying was shaken by the force, and his body on the horse was swaying, as if he couldn't catch his own weapon, so he tried to stabilize himself in a panic.
Holding his body, Qin Xiaole's halberd spun around, causing him to lose strength and lose control. He fell backwards and rolled off the horse's back.
Wuying fell off his horse and fell to the ground. The tip of Qin Xiaole's halberd was pressed against his throat and he dared not move. He was so angry that he became a prisoner of the Tang army.
The confident Prince of Xiliang's strategy of holding on to the royal city and seeking opportunities to defeat the Tang army went bankrupt. The hundreds of thousands of troops who fought with the Tang army outside the royal city suffered heavy casualties and countless prisoners.
Qin Xiaole sent an order to Mingjin to withdraw his troops, and divided his troops to garrison at the four gates of Xiliang Royal City, and surrounded the royal city completely.
Let us also say that when the Xiliang garrison at the top of the city saw that the prince had been captured, they quickly reported it to the Wolf Lord. After hearing the report, King Hami cried loudly on his throne.
"The current situation is that Xiliang is about to be destroyed. Who else can lead the troops to retreat from the enemy?"
After asking several times, no one from the two civil and military squads answered. Only the Prime Minister came out to speak.
"Your Majesty, there are no soldiers and horses available in the city. Even if there are generals who are willing to go to war, it is already difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice. In the current situation, Your Majesty does not need to be too panicked. In accordance with my opinion, it is better to prepare a letter and express it to me.
The Tang camp accepted the money and put the crime of rebellion on Su Baotong. Thinking that the benevolent emperor of the Tang Dynasty would agree to it, he would naturally return the prince and prepare women with gold, pearls, jade and silk to present to the emperor of Tang. The Tang army would definitely retreat."
After listening to the Prime Minister's words, King Hami sighed several times on the throne, thinking that with millions of troops and a land thousands of miles away being defeated and occupied by the Tang Dynasty, it was because he overestimated the strength of Xiliang and imagined that the Central Plains was full of flowers and mountains that he caused such a disaster.
Now that the national power is weakened, it is no longer possible to compete with the Tang Dynasty. It is my fault!
Thinking of this, King Hami agreed to the suggestion made by the Prime Minister, and quickly sent people to prepare the letter of surrender. He took out the treasures from the palace, loaded several carts, and personally led the civil and military forces out of the royal city. He sent the Xiliang civil servants to report to the Tang army first.
In the camp, Qin Xiaole learned that an official from Xiliang had asked to see him, and ordered him to be brought in to talk.
The civil servants of Xiliang entered the main tent of the Tang camp and paid homage to Marshal Xu Xiaole of the Tang army.
"The Wolf Lord of our country misunderstood Su Baotong's words, violated the Tang Dynasty's power, and caused the heavenly troops to descend on the city. He deeply regrets it. Now he leads the civil and military ministers out of the city to meet the marshal. He is willing to submit to the Tang Dynasty, become a vassal and pay tribute, and come to court every year. I hope the marshal will allow it.
Our country is sincere and welcomes the Wolf Lord to withdraw his surrender watch and stop the war."
Qin Xiaole was overjoyed when he heard this. He thought that Su Bao and this guy had raised troops to invade the Central Plains and caused the Tang Dynasty to conquer the west. It was unknown how many people died and how much national power was consumed. Now that the Xiliang Kingdom is willing to surrender and end the war, it is to save the army and the people from the fire and water, so he sent an order to the army.
Ten generals gathered together and went to see the King of Xiliang outside the military camp to accept the surrender.
When he came to the camp gate, he saw the king of Xiliang and his ministers bowing down outside the camp. Qin Xiaole stepped forward and said.
"The kings and ministers of the Xiliang Kingdom are here to please rise. I have been ordered to conquer the west with the intention of destroying your country. Since you and your kings and ministers have repented of their sins, and the culprit Su Baotong is dead, I will temporarily accept the surrender of your country and send you eight hundred miles to report to our emperor as soon as possible.
When the decree comes, I will take command of the commander-in-chief, and I will take you and other monarchs and ministers to the capital to see the emperor and report the decree."
Upon hearing this, King Hami of Xiliang kowtowed and stood up, asking Qin Xiaole to lead his army into the city.
Qin Xiaole agreed, and most of the troops and horses were still stationed outside the city, led by Fan Lihua. Then he took Wang Feng'er, Diao Yue'e, Liu Lang, Shan Sijing, Cheng Dabao and other ten generals, and led 30,000 Jinwu Guard elite cavalry, and returned the army to the west.
Wu Ying, the prince of Liang, entered the city together with the king of Xiliang and his ministers.