The Xi Qi Allied Forces on the Tang Army had been retreating steadily and were forced to retreat to the pier. They once again staged the huge rout that had occurred when they were forced to retreat by the sea of fire. Although there were originally many ships parked on the piers on both sides, but after the war started Later, the Tang Army's side had been damaged when the Xi Qi Allied Forces were forced to retreat by the sea of fire for the first time, and their side was later destroyed by the Hexi Army, making it impossible for them to use it to escape downstream. In addition, the giant trees had been broken by Huan Chenyu, so they could not cross the river. Coupled with the stampede, many people jumped directly into the Sanggan River. There were many floating corpses floating in the river, including people and horses. The entire river was almost They were all filled up with corpses, allowing these remaining soldiers to escape to the army camp on the other side.
But what awaits them is still ruthless killing. Because it is late at night, although the firelight can see that there is also fighting in the Xiqi coalition camp, these remnants of the army who are desperately escaping can only head towards their own camp. Fleeing from the camp, who knew that countless people on their dock were also fleeing towards the river at this moment. The two waves of people were crowded and trampled again, while the Tang Army and the Hexi Army on both sides formed a two-way attack. A pier drove these people towards the river, and a small number of people were still fighting with them at the Xiqi Allied Forces Camp. The most troublesome thing is the original 500 garrison in the northern camp and the 3,000 elite soldiers of the Tuoba tribe who were separated by the real Li Huaixiu to guard the camp. Although these guys have no one to lead, they have exerted extraordinary combat effectiveness. It seems that they want to To save the entire Xi-Qi coalition, they tore apart the ranks of the Hexi Army like sharp swords. Wherever they went, the Hexi Army cavalry suffered a one-sided defeat.
"Envoy, do you want me to help?" Huan Chenyu frowned and asked Ye Qingcheng. In his opinion, Ye Qingcheng was devoted to the Tang Dynasty and should not see so many casualties of the Tang army. It was necessary for the Tuoba tribe to stop this. them.
However, unexpectedly, Ye Qingcheng just stretched out a hand to stop him, and said coldly: "No need."
"No need?" Even Huan Chenyu, who had always been calm and calm, felt a little surprised. He thought Ye Qingcheng wanted him to go with these people.
"Well, no need. Although we want to help Datang fight this battle, we can't go too far. If we take care of the whole process and come to the rescue everywhere, then the Tang army will inevitably develop a kind of dependence. This is not what I want. Although the Tuoba cavalry are tyrannical for a while, they are small in number after all. They are only three thousand. If they encounter the equally tyrannical tens of thousands of Hexi troops, they will be wiped out sooner or later. Victory cannot be achieved by sitting still. To be able to usher in the battle requires sacrifice of blood. If even the three thousand Tuoba cavalry cannot defeat them, then the Hexi Army will be no more than that."
Huan Chenyu nodded and stopped speaking for Tang Jun. He was a cold-blooded and ruthless guy. If he hadn't thought of Ye Qingcheng, he would have been too lazy to pay attention to Tang Jun. Moreover, he also agreed with Ye Qingcheng's point of view. If an army is afraid of even bloodshed, then it is really just a useless army. Fortunately, Tang Jun is not like this. Otherwise, if they really need to take action, then he will really look down on Tang Jun.
The situation developed as Ye Qingcheng expected. Although the Tuoba cavalry fought bravely, hoping to at least seize the Xiqi coalition dock and clear a passage for the remaining soldiers in the river, they were still outnumbered in the end and were swept away like a tide. The coming Hexi army was defeated. Obviously the number of troops was almost the same, even the number of rear troops of the Xi Qi Coalition Army was greater than that of the Hexi Army, and their combat effectiveness was also one point higher. However, under the influence of various factors, there was a one-sided defeat. This has to be said to be a kind of defeat. Miraculous phenomenon.
The Tang troops on both sides were simply furious. Even though the Xi Qi coalition knelt down and begged for mercy, knowing the ferocious character of these Beiyi, they rode past them without even blinking an eye, and at the same time gave these guys their heads. Flying away with a slash, the same scene was constantly being staged in the Xi Qi Allied Forces camp. The originally powerful Xi Qi Allied Forces were defeated and unable to recover. In addition, the command system has long since collapsed. Their chief was controlled by the puppet bug, and the other generals were killed. No matter how high the overall quality of the army without the command system is, it will just run around like headless flies. What? Nothing gets done.
At the hour of the second day, the outcome of this battle, which only lasted for a few hours, was decided. It ended so quickly that it even exceeded the expectations of the Tang army generals including Wang Zhongsi. Although they knew the chances of winning this battle It was huge, but they didn't expect it to be so easy. They only glanced at the number of casualties reported by the messenger and then didn't look at it again. It was an incredible number. On a battlefield of 400,000 people, such a number It can only be said to be a miracle, not to mention that as generals of the victorious side, except for the Hexi Army, they have never even led an army. This can be recorded in the history books.
For example, "Xi Tang Shu" records that in mid-February of the first year of Tianbao in the Tang Dynasty, Shuofang Jiedu led 200,000 cavalry from each town to fight with the Xi Qi coalition forces at the Sanggan River. After three battles and three victories, the Xi Qi coalition forces were completely defeated. The army was wiped out, and two chiefs, Li Yanchong and Li Huaixiu, kings of Huaixin, were captured alive and later sacrificed as prisoners in Chang'an.
Although I wanted to say this, in fact this time because of Ye Qingcheng's suggestion and Wang Zhongsi's order, the Tang army was extremely ruthless. They really planned to prevent these two groups from raising troops in decades, so they wanted to All their men were removed, and in the end the Tang army captured only a few thousand prisoners.
Among them, some with good looks and not serious injuries must be selected to be sent to Chang'an as prisoners. In addition, the Tang army is unwilling to treat the wounded soldiers, and these thousands of prisoners may all die in the end. This is not because the Tang army, which has always claimed to be a benevolent and righteous army, was cruel. The reason why they wanted to kill these two tribes was because they were indeed a serious problem at the border of the Tang Dynasty and often plundered the border. At that time, they had no pity for the Han people. Just now there are many Han slaves in their Xiqi coalition camp. With this anger, they can't let these guys go.
Soon after, under the shocked gazes of the Tang soldiers who were cleaning up the battlefield and disposing of the corpses, Huan Chenyu and Ye Qingcheng walked straight past the mountains of corpses on the river and landed at the Tang Jun pier on the other side. This elegant movement made people stained. Surprised, I guessed it was the gods who were being praised by everyone.
These Tang soldiers have great reverence for these people. If it weren't for them, the Tang army would have suffered at least several times more casualties in this battle. Even if they could defeat the Xi Qi coalition, they would probably be able to retreat back to their respective tribes to recuperate and come back a few years later. Yes, but the Tang Army did not assemble such a large army just because they wanted to. There were very complicated factors involved.
