The long convoy and cavalry spread out on the road like a long snake. This snake didn't even have any bends, and had almost no ability to resist the enemies that pounced on them.
This is the worst situation.
Li Yuan's face was as pale as snow. He had been on the battlefield for a long time. How could he not know that he had made the worst choice? On the battlefield, those who were lucky would usually receive the cruelest punishment.
Noises resounded everywhere, roars and commands mixed with the cries of concubines and maids in the harem. King Qi Li Yuanji pulled Li Yuan's reins and shouted in panic: "Father, father, let's go, let's go quickly!"
The mount was pulled forward, and a loud roar not far behind him made Li Yuan wake up suddenly. He had already made the worst choice, so he couldn't make the same mistake again and again.
If he runs away now, his authority will be wiped out, those courtiers will be slaughtered, and his concubines and children will be captured. How can Li Yuan accept such a result.
"Qianniu Guards on the left and right, follow me!" Su Dingfang raised his horse high, led dozens of guards to rush out of the queue, made a circle, and ran backwards.
Li Shimin breathed a sigh of relief. Under such circumstances, the generals could only form resistance by setting an example. He originally wanted to summon his personal guards and go out in person.
"Hou Junji, Qiu Xinggong, Zheng Rentai, Liang Jianfang." Li Shimin shouted the order, "Each of them has personal guards and all listen to Su Dingfang's orders."
After a commotion, more than a thousand soldiers began to turn their horses and followed Su Dingfang. The rear was filled with smoke and dust, and the enemy was not far away.
"Father, let's go quickly!" Li Yuanji raised his whip and was about to hit Li Yuan's horse.
At this time, Li Shimin, who could no longer bear it, kicked Li Yuanji off his horse and said, "Father, for the present, we can only return to Renshou Palace and wait for help."
"Not bad." Li Yuan calmed down and did not look at the embarrassed Li Yuanji on the ground. He turned his horse's head and said, "Su Dingfang may not be able to hold on for long. Erlang will take care of himself, and the whole team will return to Renshou Palace immediately."
More than a dozen carriages were abandoned, and the concubines in the harem were either riding horses or on foot, rushing towards the Renshou Palace. Fortunately, this was the Tang Dynasty, and there was no bad habit of women's feet being bound. Even many concubines were not interested in riding horses because they came from aristocratic families.
Not unfamiliar.
Yu Wen Zhaoyi got on a yellow gelding horse, hugged his eight-year-old son Li Yuanjia, waved his riding whip to drive away the palace servants and maids who blocked the way, and reluctantly followed behind Li Yuan.
Pei Shiju of Tiantai Mountain clasped his hands behind his back and let out a sigh of regret again. If Liang Jun could wait a little longer and wait for his prey to be far away from Renshou Palace and be surrounded by thousands of cavalry in the open field, it would be absolutely unlucky.
It was indeed Pei Shiju's deliberate decision to hold that edict in his hand. After the battle report of Jingzhou's defeat came, Pei Shiju was keenly aware of Li Yuan's thoughts and suddenly realized that this was a golden opportunity.
If Li Yuan and Li Shimin and his son could not escape this disaster, Prince Li Jiancheng would be able to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor. Even if Li Shimin relies on his bravery and the generals of Tiance Mansion survive, he will still be responsible for Li Yuan's death and will never be able to do so again.
There is a chance to aspire to the throne of emperor.
By then, everything will be easy to handle.
Pei Shiju's previous recommendation of Li Shan to control the armies was not necessarily out of public interest, but he had no other ulterior motives. The reason was simple: his son Pei Xuanji was still in Longzhou.
But after knowing that Liang Jun was passing through Jingzhou, Pei Shiju immediately judged that Liang Jun's attack on Longzhou was probably just a partial division and there would be no big problems... It was impossible for Liang Division to send two elite cavalry from Longzhou respectively.
There was no need to move south from Jingzhou and Qizhou, and secondly Liang Division did not have that many troops.
A strong wind blew by, and the slightly scattered white hair on Pei Shiju's head was blown up. The bottom of the mountain was filled with yellow sand, and nothing could be seen clearly. He could only see the smoke and dust rolled up by both sides getting closer and closer.
Su Dingfang is worthy of being a famous general in history who destroyed the three kingdoms and captured their masters. Although he only had a thousand soldiers under his command, he relied on his brave charging into the formation and gave the menacing Liang Jun a head-on blow.
After easily defeating thousands of Tang troops in Jingzhou with 3,000 cavalry, the general Liang Luoren underestimated the enemy. After the scouts reported back, he led his troops to rush south and attacked directly.
Su Dingfang first led two hundred cavalry to meet the enemy. The two groups of cavalry met on a narrow road in the wilderness. The elite Tang cavalry effortlessly tore open a hole, but was also wrapped up intentionally or unintentionally by the opponent.
But the combat power of these two hundred cavalrymen caused Liang Luoren to suffer a great loss. Su Dingfang, Hou Junji, and Qiu Xinggong were all battlefield killers, and the guards around them were all elite. Although they were wrapped up by Liang Jun, Tang Qi's
The charge was as smooth and smooth as a steel knife cutting into tofu.
Su Dingfang personally served as the arrow, and the horse in his hand stabbed straight across. There was no enemy in front of the horse, and the enemy troops retreated one after another. Hou Junji behind him took off his big bow, and the arrows shot like meteors. Qiu Xinggong on the other side was very bloodthirsty.
, holding a gun in his right hand and a knife in his left hand, he roared loudly, his face was covered with crimson blood.
Liang Luoren, who was in the rear army, couldn't help but rein in his horse and stop. His heart was pounding. Those people on the opposite side were really cruel. Could they be Qin Qiong and Yuchi Gong, the two murderers of the King of Qin?
Su Dingfang glanced at the figure wearing armor under the banner. He put aside his long bow in his busy schedule, took off the big bow and shot an arrow. The corner of Liang Luoren's mouth twitched. He didn't even react. The guard holding the banner beside him shouted.
He fell down without saying a word.
However, Liang Luoren was not afraid. If he was, he would not have taken such a big risk, rushed hundreds of miles away, and fought all the way here. After watching the battle for a while, Liang Luoren issued an order, leaving the center empty, and the cavalry on both wings deployed in formation.
, completely cutting off the Tang army's retreat, no matter how brave those brave generals were, after all, there were only more than a hundred soldiers around them, and it was impossible to fight all the way in front of them.
If these hundreds of Tang troops can be successfully defeated, then everything will go smoothly... Just as this thought flashed through Liang Luoren's mind, a sharp shout sounded in the formation.
Su Dingfang held the spear high in his right hand and swung it left and right, holding the reins in his left hand, and the horse galloped southward. Hou Junji, Liang Jianfang and others behind him were well prepared. More than a hundred Tang cavalry drew an arc in the formation and rushed to Liang.
Before the army's left and right wings could encircle each other, they fought their way out of the formation.
Liang Luoren's face turned gloomy. He was also a battle-hardened general. His father, Liang Pi, had been granted the title of County Marquis during the Sui Dynasty and had reached the rank of Minister. He was not a mediocre person.
The Tang army's more than a hundred cavalry charged into the battle formation, and their momentum was considered heroic. However, such a style of hundreds of people relying on not only the elite of the soldiers, but also the level of the leading generals was the most important.
The timing was chosen just right, just before he was surrounded and cut off his retreat, he penetrated the flanks and escaped far away... Liang Luoren's pupils shrank, it was possible that the King of Qin personally led the troops.
Thinking of this, Liang Luoren no longer hesitated and ordered the entire army to pursue him.
After bypassing two intersections, Liang Luoren saw from a distance that beside a large row of buildings at the foot of the mountain, more than a thousand people were in chaos. But at this moment, nearly a thousand elite Tang cavalry came out from the flanks, killing each other diagonally.
Entered Liang Jun's formation.
This was not a brilliant tactic, but by choosing an aboveboard surprise attack at the moment when Liang Jun saw the spoils of war with his own eyes, Su Dingfang's timing was impeccable.