Chapter 115: The decisive battle at Hulao Pass (3)
at the same time.
In the mountains and forests, Li Shimin, who had been paying attention to the Xia Army's situation, suddenly noticed something strange and said anxiously: "Military advisor, look, many generals of the Xia Army led their bodyguards towards Dou Jiande's Chinese Army."
"really."
Xia Yu also saw it. They were in a commanding position and had an excellent view. They could have a panoramic view of Xia Jun's every move.
He smiled, this was the best opportunity he had been waiting for.
The general is not in the army. Once the Tang army launches a surprise attack, the Xia army will definitely be unable to respond. This gives the Tang army a good opportunity to steal the tower!
"What does Dou Jiande want to do? Discuss matters before the army?" Li Shimin looked puzzled: Can he still play like this?
"Eighty percent yes."
Xia Yu did not reveal that he had expected it, but said excitedly: "Your Highness, the general has left the army. This is a God-given opportunity. Let's take action immediately."
"Yes, God helps me!"
Li Shimin was also ecstatic. He never expected that Dou Jiande would cooperate with him so much. This was like a big pie falling from the sky!
Could it be that he is really the chosen one!?
When the generals heard this, they also cheered up. Li Daoxuan was the first to say: "Second brother, military advisor, we have agreed that I will take the lead."
"Yes!" Li Shimin agreed: "You lead the army out of the mountain immediately and rush across the pontoon bridge. You must rush through the Xia army's forward as quickly as possible and open the way for the army!"
"No, then I'm going." Li Daoxuan danced happily, thinking secretly in his heart: Just opening the passage is nothing, I will go straight to the Chinese army later, get ahead of everyone, and capture Dou Jiande alive first, it will not be achieved.
World's most amazing feat!
Li Shimin turned around and said, "Commander, I and the generals are also going down the mountain to prepare for battle. You stay on the top of the mountain. When you see Daoxuan opening the passage, you will raise a red flag and tell me to attack."
Xia Yu nodded and said with emotion: "Your Highness, the war is dangerous and dangerous, so you must be careful! Finally, I wish your Highness and the generals to move forward and achieve unparalleled achievements!"
"Thank you, Commander, for your good words. I'm gone alone." Li Shimin laughed, waved his red cloak boldly, put a golden helmet under his arm, and strode down the mountain with meteoric strides.
Generals Qin Qiong and Yuchi Gong also raised their fists at Xia Yu and followed him away with determined expressions.
Xia Yu was excited. Soon, he was about to witness a miraculous battle in which less would defeat more and have far-reaching consequences. What a great blessing!
In front of Dou Jiande, the military discussion reached a deadlock.
Seeing what he saw and not being able to come up with anything, the Emperor of Daxia was also discouraged and had little confidence in whether he could save Zheng Chenggong.
The reason why we are still holding on can only be said to be riding a tiger with difficulty.
"Report!" At this moment, a detective Ma Fei reported to the emperor: "Your Majesty, General Guo Shiheng came to report that he had driven away the Tang Army navy after a fierce battle for half a day."
Dou Jiande was overjoyed and asked anxiously: "How are the Tang army's horses doing?"
"Back to Your Majesty, the navy of the Tang Army, harassed by General Guo, barely managed to snatch back hundreds of war horses, and then hurriedly fled westward."
"Currently, General Guo is landing at Shazhou and Guangwu, loading the remaining horses onto ships, and will return later."
Dou Jiande was overjoyed. Although he failed to defeat Li Shimin, he still made a lot of money and let go of the bad temper he had been holding back recently.
"Boom!"
Just when Dou Jiande was about to give the order for the army to assemble immediately and return to camp, suddenly there was a thunderous sound of hooves on the west bank of Sishui River and the earth trembled.
what's the situation!?
Dou Jiande and all the civil and military officials were stunned.
In the Xia army's central formation, there was a high car used for lookout. This was a behemoth with a height of three stories.
This vehicle can climb high and have a far-reaching view, allowing the entire battlefield to be seen at a glance, making it easier for the Chinese army to command from a location.
On the high car, there is a lookout with excellent eyesight on duty.
At this time, the lookout's face changed drastically, and he hurriedly shouted to Dou Jiande: "Your Majesty, a group of enemy cavalry protruded from the west bank of Sishui River. They have rushed onto the pontoon bridge and rushed to the front camp."
Dou Jiande was shocked. He stood up suddenly and asked urgently: "How many are there? What kind of army and horses are they? Whose flag is it?"
"Back to Your Majesty, there are about five hundred people, a heavy cavalry of Yi Shui. Looking at the flags, they are the winged cavalry of the Tang Army. The leader seems to be named Li."
It's Li Doxuan and the Hussars!
Dou Jiande and all the civil and military officials were immediately relieved of their worries.
Although Li Daoxuan is known as the most powerful general in the world, he only has 500 men and wants to attack the 100,000 Xia army. Are you kidding?
The pile will kill you!
"Your Majesty," General Fan Yuan, who took over as the vanguard general after Wang Wan's death, immediately asked for orders: "This young man doesn't know whether to live or die. I will ask for orders to return to the battle immediately and capture this man alive!"
"Okay, you can return to the battle immediately."
"promise."
Fan Yuan immediately mounted his horse and rushed back with a dozen personal guards.
As for the other generals, they did not move at all. The Tang army only came with 500 people, while the front army had 20,000, which was enough to cope with it.
Wouldn't it be a joke if the whole army was frightened and put on alert, as if facing a powerful enemy?
Dou Jiande frowned slightly, with a puzzled look on his face: "My dear friends, what is Li Shimin's intention when he hunkered down for a long time and suddenly sent these five hundred people to charge into the battle?"
Everyone was also a little confused.
After all, how could a normal person understand such a crazy and extremely bold idea with four thousand people defeating a hundred thousand Xia army?
"Your Majesty," General Shi Zan said hesitantly: "Could it be that Li Shimin knew that the navy was defeated and his war horses were robbed, so he became angry and sent Li Daoxuan to save some face?"
"Impossible!" Zhang Qingte said with disdain: "So what if Li Daoxuan is really the most powerful general in the world? His personal bravery is not worth mentioning in front of an army of 100,000 people."
"Every one of us can drown him with just a sip of spit."
Ling Jing remained silent at the side. He had a vague feeling that something was wrong, but he had no clue for the moment. He just lowered his head and thought hard.
At this time, Li Daoxuan led five hundred winged cavalry and rushed across the pontoon bridge like an arrow from the string.
The Xia army's forward was only about 300 steps away from the pontoon bridge. From this distance, it only took a minute or two for the cavalry to charge.
Li Daoxuan waved his hand, and the trumpeter beside him immediately sounded his trumpet.
"Woo——"
At the desolate and continuous sound of horns, five hundred winged cavalry quickly gathered, trotting, and began to form two rows of horizontal formations.
The biggest source of combat power for the Hussars is the wall charge, and Li Daoxuan would certainly not be stupid enough to use it.
The only problem is that the training time of the Hussars is still short, and they have to run and form formations at the same time, which is really a bit high.
Therefore, after charging until the Xia army's forward was only fifty steps away, the hussars finally managed to get into formation.
I have to say, this is a bit confusing.
Originally, a hundred steps away, the Hussars should have fired a hail of crossbows as usual, but now at this distance, it was too late.
Li Daoxuan didn't care, he just did it anyway.
This super-strong general also stood in the center of the wall formation, pointed his head towards the sky, and shouted to Fen: "Brothers, if you are advancing or retreating, let me dig through!"
"kill!"
Five hundred winged cavalry responded frantically.
These people all drank a bowl of strong wine before the battle to get rid of their anger and blood. They also knew that to attack a large number with a small number, only if they were fast enough, ruthless enough, and not afraid of death could they have a chance of winning.
Determined to fight to the death, they all had blood-red eyes and roared like thunder, charging towards the enemy like a group of man-hungry tigers.
At this time, Xia Jun's forward was a bit unlucky.
You know, these people stood there for four or five hours from morning until afternoon. Remember, they were fully armed.
Moreover, I still haven’t eaten a mouthful of food and haven’t drank a drop of water.
One can imagine how tired and thirsty these people were. The strong desire to fight in the morning was almost exhausted.
More importantly, the Xia army's formation was in chaos.
From the moment Dou Jiande gave the order to rest, the soldiers were already lying around and weapons were scattered everywhere.
At the beginning, with the general in charge, the situation was better and not too outrageous.
However, Dou Jiande went to the army to discuss matters and summoned all the military commanders away. This time, Xia Jun, who had already been somewhat lax in military discipline, completely let himself go.
Especially the 20,000 Xia troops in the vanguard were far away from the central army, even as far away as the Emperor. When they saw Fan Yuan leaving, they almost dispersed in a rush.
The guys were gathered together in piles here and there, taking a rest and cursing at the same time.
Some people scolded the Tang army for being cowardless, and others scolded the superiors for making fools of themselves.
Anyway, the Tang army did not dare to go to war for fear of a bird feather!
Therefore, when Li Daoxuan's strange troops emerged and rushed towards him, one can imagine how shocked the 20,000 Xia troops in the vanguard were!
"Hurry up and meet the enemy!" Fan Yuan was not there, at least there was a lieutenant, and he shouted at the top of his lungs.
The Xia army's vanguard was in a panic. They hurriedly tried to organize their troops, but they couldn't find time. Many soldiers even didn't know where their weapons were thrown.