Pei Longqian's choice to flee to the south city gate was logically the right choice, because he felt that Zhang Wenxi and Zhang Wenguan's group should have died in the battle.
A large group of Liang troops had already entered the city. Chang Da and Zhang Wenxi who were guarding the north gate were naturally defeated, but they did not flee along this north-south avenue. Naturally, they could not escape... They probably had a narrow escape.
Indeed, when Li Shan arrived with his bodyguards, the war was almost over. Zhang Wenxi and Zhang Wenxi had been captured alive early. Chang Da, whose Mingguang armor had been damaged, and four or five of his bodyguards were desperately resisting... He will be cut into pieces with random knives.
At this moment, a sharp shout rang out, and Wang Junhao took off his hand and threw the spear in his hand. Although he failed to penetrate any enemy soldier accurately, it still caused the seven or eight enemy soldiers to hesitate and turn their heads.
The hundreds of Liang soldiers around were a little surprised. The Tang army had been defeated. Where did these hundreds of Tang cavalry come from?
Wang Junhao grabbed a horse-steed from his colleague and urged his horse to catch up. Hou Hongtao in front took the lead and ran into the formation. He was hit several times because he was wearing Mingguang armor. The horse-steed in his hand strung two Liang soldiers together. At the same time, he threw them away and drew out his long knife to kill them wantonly.
Many guards behind them shouted in unison and broke into the formation along the gap. When it comes to cavalry charging into the formation, neither Wang Shichong, Dou Jiande nor later Yuan Junzhang and Tujue could compete with Tang cavalry, let alone Liang Jun. .
What's more, because Li Shan's reputation for being able to cause trouble spread far and wide, Ling Jing, Su Dingfang, Princess Pingyang and his wife, and even Li Yuan all acquiesced to Li Shan arming this bodyguard to the teeth. Among the three hundred closest bodyguards, there were more than a hundred of them. The guards are all wearing iron armor such as Mingguang armor, fine scale armor, chain mail, etc. The remaining more than a hundred personal guards are also equipped with sophisticated leather armor, cotton armor, as well as horses, Tang crossbows, etc. .
Such an impact left the hundreds of Liangjun soldiers who had just gathered who were enjoying post-war delicacies with almost no resistance.
After a loud noise, more than a dozen war horses fell to the ground. At the same time, Liang Jun's front line was not completely shattered. Chang Da, who had escaped with his life, gasped and leaned against the city wall, staring at the indifferent Handan King Li Huairen.
"Brother Huairen!"
Hearing faint shouts, Li Shan suddenly turned his head to look, and galloped towards the north with the dozen or so personal guards who stayed with him, and saw brothers Zhang Wenxi and Zhang Wenguan, who had their hands and feet tied and were thrown to the ground.
Fortunately, fortunately, he was not killed.
Li Shan breathed a sigh of relief, and his guards jumped off the horse to untie the two men. Zhang Wenguan, who had been silent since he was knocked off his horse and captured alive, was now in tears.
My friend is no longer the unknown and hopeless person he was when we first met. He is now a county king and a famous general. This time, his friend is not forced to choose to attack the enemy at night, but he does not hesitate to take risks for the sake of friendship.
"Why are you crying!" Li Shan deliberately smiled and cursed, "You're not hurt, are you?"
After a brief glance, Li Shan asked his personal guards to bring two horses. At this time, Chang Da had already arrived. The Longzhou manager, who was at odds with Li Shan, said nothing and only bowed deeply.
Li Shan didn't bother to scold him anymore, this guy was really a loser... not to mention this was not the time to talk nonsense, he had to run away as fast as possible now.
This place is not too far from the North City Gate, and the hundreds of Liang soldiers who had just gathered have been defeated, but Li Shan knows very well that this obviously cannot reverse the situation, not to mention that on this avenue, the impact of the cavalry can also be demonstrated. Once it comes out, once it stops or is forced off the road, the advantage of the cavalry cannot be shown, and it is likely that one will not escape.
At this time, the regrouped Liang soldiers were slowly approaching. With the support of several personal guards, Li Shan stood on his horse and looked through the binoculars. The main force of Liang Jun had spread all over the north and south sides of the avenue. It was obvious that they would be trapped to death. Most of my troops are deployed on the south side. I want to cut off my retreat.
"Your Highness..." Chang Da couldn't help but ask in a low voice: "Are there reinforcements coming north?"
Li Shan thought over and over in his mind and said casually: "No, Chang Shi Yang Ze, Sima Lin Xingcan is stationed in Qiyuan, Wei Gu led his bodyguard to the north."
Zhang Wenguan glanced at Chang Da, is it necessary to ask such a question?
This time the butcher's knife was hanging on the neck, Zhang Wenguan hated Chang Da deeply. This guy was stupid, but he was so narrow-minded... Both Yang Ze and Lin Xingcan were stationed in Lingzhou, and they both defeated the invading Liang Shidu. Chang Da insisted on taking Liang Shidu's defeated general Zhang Shilong with him, while leaving the other two assistant officers behind.
Do you expect them to lead troops to help at this time?
When the war was unclear, how could Yang Ze and Lin Xingcan lead their troops to help? Aren't they afraid that the entire Longzhou would be lost?
"Your Highness..." Only then did Zhang Wenxi know that only Li Shan went north on his own... Apparently it was his younger brother Zhang Wenguan who asked for it, but now he was about to fall into a desperate situation.
At this moment, on a hill a few miles outside the north city gate, a burly general was proudly commenting on the battle. He used his elite to sneak into the defeated Tang army and took the opportunity to steal the door and wait for the main force to come for reinforcements.
Although it is a risk, the cost is low and the profit is high. The general said with a smile: "I didn't expect that Chang Da, the general manager of Longzhou, is so miserable!"
This person is He Sui, the general under Liang Shidu. He was a gangster in the countryside in his early years. He followed Liang Shidu very early. He was killed several times by Duan Decao, the then general manager of Yanzhou. However, this time it was a snowstorm. shame.
After basically capturing Lingzhou, Yuanzhou, and Huizhou, He Sui was ordered to go south to tentatively attack Longzhou. In fact, it was to contain Longzhou's troops and to co-operate with Liang Luoren's thousands-mile attack.
However, He Sui was unwilling to be just a test, and was determined to capture Huating County. He made several plans to defeat Zhang Shilong first, and then succeeded in a sneak attack.
A middle-aged Hu man next to him said flatteringly: "For this great victory, the Khan will definitely be rewarded."
The Liang divisions had already raised troops in the late Sui Dynasty, and the country had been established even before Li Yuan. The country was named Liang and the reign was Yonglong. However, because of its attachment to the Turks, the then Shibi Khan sent a wolf-headed banner and a "Dadu Bijia Khan", so the barbarians still call him Khan.
"A single step can achieve success. If there is no support, even if you succeed, it will be difficult to complete the full success."
He Sui was a good person, and he couldn't eat the cake alone. What's more, after ambushing Zhang Shilong this time, he was really ready to retreat when he saw Huating holding firm. Unexpectedly, on the way back, he met Ji Hu who was leading a plundering expedition with two thousand cavalry. The leader, Liu Nu, hid her success and decided to try again.
Looking at Huating County, which seemed to be lying at his feet, He Sui was full of ambition, holding a riding whip and pointing south, "The Tang army was defeated, and once the north gate was lost, they would inevitably flee through the south gate."
Not hearing Liu Nv Nicheng's flattery again, He Sui frowned and turned around, only to see Liu Nv Nicheng's finger pointing to the northwest, her mouth wide open but unable to speak.
Looking along the finger, He Sui couldn't help but be stunned. A burst of noise suddenly broke out at the north city gate. A Biao Tang cavalry rushed out of the city gate, leading the general to leap on his horse and wave, which was unstoppable.
(End of chapter)
