On the chaotic battlefield, Liu Heitai, who was beside the Yongji Canal, looked at the raging fire under the Wei County city with splitting eyes. He knew very well what was there.
That was the forage field guarded by Liu Heitai's direct troops. He was a cavalry officer and he paid the most attention to forage. In the cold winter, there was very little forage in Hebei, so Liu Heitai managed to collect it.
The sky is dry and the earth is dry, and it only takes one spark to cause a fire, not to mention that Zhou Lang has people pour tung oil on it and throw torches randomly.
The hunting flames ignited in the center of the army, causing the already turbulent army to begin to collapse. A shrill roar could be heard everywhere. Tuesday Lang got on his horse and led hundreds of his men to run wildly to the east.
"Don't pay attention!" Wang Junkuo looked down upon the hundreds of fleeing soldiers at all. He slowly leveled the horses and shouted: "Follow closely!"
There is a cold wind blowing, but Wang Junkuo's heart is very hot. He has made great achievements today!
Liu Heitai, who was still at the Yongji Canal, was still hesitating. He knew that no matter what he did at this time, it would be better than doing nothing, but the choice he made at this time would largely determine the outcome... No, the Chinese army was in chaos.
The outcome has been decided.
Now it's time to decide whether to live or die.
Big drops of sweat slipped from his temples. Liu Heitai, who was panting heavily, was suddenly awakened by the neighing of a horse not far away. He looked up suddenly.
As the flag swayed and the general commanded loudly, the Tang army's rear formation sprayed a shower of arrows, and then the rear formation dispersed, revealing the bridge.
There was no one on the bridge, but it was packed with people.
More than a hundred tall horses came forward slowly under the command of a few cavalry. Each horse had its eyes covered with black cloth.
Qi Shanxing shouted loudly, "No need to set fire, no need to set fire!"
"Everyone come together!"
"Attack with someone!"
Qi Shanxing, who had retreated all the way from Xingzhou to Xiangzhou, galloped down the hill excitedly, took the horse-drawn carriage from his bodyguard, pointed straight at the bridge, and behind him were the only two hundred cavalrymen left.
More than a hundred tall horses had already crossed the bridge, and began to accelerate under the deliberate driving of the cavalry. Although the torches on their tails were not lit, each horse weighed hundreds of kilograms.
The scattered enemy front line was torn apart in one fell swoop.
Under normal circumstances, when a war horse charges a heavy infantry formation, even if it is driven with whips, the war horse will retreat when it senses the infantry inspector's spear formation. However, Qi Shanxing blindfolded the horse with a black horse, took a risk, and succeeded by luck.
The enemy's front line had all been defeated. Qi Shanxing crossed the river on horseback, swept his long spear in his hand, led his troops to attack, and shouted: "My sons, let's make great achievements today!"
The Tang army in front of him suddenly broke the formation. Qi Shanxing led the army to attack with extraordinary momentum. Liu Heitai gritted his teeth with hatred. He was about to step forward in person when he heard the commotion behind the formation. He turned around and saw that the Tang army, which had been riding hundreds of horses, suddenly came from the east.
Attacking from the side, heading west along the city wall of Wei County, there is a faint trace of joining forces with Qi Shanxing's troops.
Liu Heita felt like he had a splitting headache. Today's battle situation left him really confused, but one thing was for sure. The Tang army was definitely not attacking rashly, and none of this was a coincidence.
Liu Heitai no longer hesitated, or he had no choice.
The Chinese army is in chaos, the fodder has been burned, Wang Xiaohu has not reported the battle yet, and the front army has been defeated...Does Liu Heitai have any other choice besides fleeing?
Where to escape?
Of course, go north, all the way north, all the way north along the route of the Turkic army returning north.
Liu Heitai glanced bitterly at the Tang army, which was showing off its might, decisively abandoned the central army, and headed north with the remaining organized cavalry of more than a thousand.
Liu Heitai felt that his warriors had broken off their wrists and left 20,000 infantry for the Tang army to eat... Wasn't 20,000 infantry enough?
Wang Junkuo and Qi Shanxing were naturally satisfied. They defeated Liu Heita in a two-pronged attack, and the credit was considerable.
But there are two people who went out to fight today, not to make achievements, but to avenge themselves.
When Cheng Mingzhen, who was still wet, rushed to the battlefield, he was surprised to find that the enemy army was already in chaos. Wang Junkuo and Qi Shanxing were driving the enemy infantry from east to west, from south to north, across the battlefield, and encountered almost no resistance.
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I was really speechless. It was such a cold winter and I had to wade across the river and finally get to the battlefield, but the battle was almost over.
Tuesday Lang's fire and Wang Junkuo's failure to join forces with Tian Liu'an and Li Daoxuan and lead his army to attack the Chinese army became the last straw to overwhelm the enemy.
Tens of thousands of soldiers began to fall into a crazy and hysterical situation. They began to raise their swords, guns, swords and halberds towards anyone who stood in their way.
In short, it was difficult to conquer Wei County, and the Tang army faced off across the bank. The Tang army crossed the river to attack, and there were two fires. Several Tang armies broke the formation... and then after Liu Heitai led his direct line to flee north, more than 20,000 steps were abandoned.
The pawn has completely collapsed.
But Cheng Mingzhen was also disappointed to find that Liu Heitai ran too fast!
His mother, wife and children all died at the hands of Liu Heita. Cheng Minzhen dreamed of eating Liu Heita alive.
Wang Junkuo also killed heavily on the east side of Wei County, and the blood flowed into the river. Qi Shanxing erected a big flag on the north side of Wei County, beside the Yongji Canal, and warned those who abandoned their weapons and knelt down to avoid death.
The victory was determined, and the enemy had no chance of coming back. Only Liu Heitai fled north.
Whether it was for public enmity or private hatred, Cheng Mingzhen had the obligation to pursue him relentlessly. With only a few words of explanation, he led his five hundred elite cavalry to bypass the battlefield and chase north.
After only bypassing two hills, Cheng Minzhen's eyes lit up, he shouted in peace, his horse accelerated, and he led his guards into the formation.
The last one who came not to make achievements, but to avenge previous shame was Huaiyang King Li Daoxuan.
After discovering that the enemy army was in chaos and the Chinese army was on fire, Li Daoxuan originally thought of adding more fire to completely defeat the enemy army, but unexpectedly he ran into Liu Heitai head-on.
On one side were more than a thousand cavalry led by Liu Heitai who was eager to escape, and on the other side were hundreds of Tang cavalry led by Li Daoxuan who wanted to avenge his shame. The outcome was hard to tell.
"Wang Xiaohu's head is here, anyone who abandons his weapon will avoid death!"
Li Daoxuan, who was covered in blood, shouted loudly, kicked the horse's belly with both legs, and rushed into the formation first, with the horse's spear in his right hand and the long knife in his left hand, which was extremely sharp.
Li Daoxuan calmly did not choose to break out of the formation. Instead, he cut through the formation diagonally, went around to the side, and entangled Liu Heita's troops.
It was at this moment that the 500 fine cavalry led by Cheng Mingzhen penetrated the buttocks of Liu Heitai's men from behind.
"Only looking for bravery, nothing else!"
Cheng Mingzhen's loud shouts caused the enemy's rear formation to collapse, and also caused Liu Heitai in front to ignore it and just rush north in pursuit of his horse.
The so-called bravery refers to Liu Heitai. When he was under the command of Dou Jiande, he often used unexpected methods and timing to achieve great victories. He was called "the brave general" by his colleagues in the army.
This was an even more brutal encounter than outside the city of Wei County. The neighing of war horses, the clash of blades, lives were passing by every moment, and shrill screams could be heard every moment.
A war horse weighing hundreds of kilograms pinned an enemy general underneath him, and the surrounding cavalry only focused on running away, with no one paying attention.
In front, Tian Liuan led his infantry to approach and drove away the enemy cavalry with a hail of arrows. Liu Heitai had no choice but to lead the few hundred remaining cavalry to bypass Tian Liuan and then fled north.