Su Dingfang, Jiang Song, and Lu Junyi led 15,000 elite cavalry to kill them in a mighty manner. He saw Li Shiji's troops and horses from a distance, and was about to lead his army into them for a big kill. Unexpectedly, the troops and horses were not prepared to fight with his own army at all. They abandoned all their food, grass and baggage and headed straight to the north. .
"General Su, what tricks are this Tang army playing?"
Lu Junyi looked at Su Dingfang in confusion, and said with some vigilance: "Could they be trying to pull off some conspiracy?"
"This is a plain, a smooth river. No matter how capable Li Shiji and Li Xiaogong are, they can't come up with any tricks?"
Su Dingfang protected his head with his hands and looked at it for a long time, and said in a deep voice: "The Tang army in front was flying the banner of Li Shiji. I don't think that guy wanted to engage in conspiracy at all, he just wanted to run away!"
"run!"
Jiang Song also looked puzzled and said: "The war is about to begin, and Li Shiji just ran away like that?"
Su Dingfang said in a deep voice: "Master traveled all over the world and knew all the heroes in the world. I remember he once told me that although Li Shiji had the qualifications of a famous general, he cherished his own life too much. Such a person is very good at protecting himself and would never Put yourself in danger.”
Lu Junyi tightened his grip on the steel gun in his hand and urged his horse to try: "General Su, shall we give chase?"
Su Dingfang smiled slightly: "No need, our purpose in this battle is to eliminate the main force of the Tang army. Li Shiji only took away more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, which is simply vulnerable to our Sui Dynasty army of nearly 200,000 people. What's more, if Li Xiaogong dies in this battle But he, Li Shiji, escaped, do you think Li Yuan would let him go?"
Jiang Song said with some caution: "What if Li Xiaogong also escaped among Li Shiji's troops?"
"impossible!"
Su Dingfang shook his head and said in a deep voice: "Look at the loud shouts of killing in the front, which means that Commander Yue's soldiers and horses are fighting fiercely with the Tang army. If the commander Li Xiaogong abandoned the three armies and fled alone, how could there be any Tang army over there? Why do you want to fight with Commander Yue?"
At this point, Su Dingfang's eyes flashed coldly, and he said loudly: "Immediately pass on the order. The soldiers of the three armies should ignore Li Shiji's troops, advance at full speed, and attack Commander Yue from front to back to capture Li Xiaogong alive!"
"As you command!"
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Li Xiaogong led his troops to fight to the death with Yue Fei's army, waiting hard for Li Shiji's reinforcements. Suddenly I heard the horns blaring behind me, and I couldn't help but feel happy. I turned my head and looked around, and my heart suddenly felt cold, as if I was sinking into a thousand-year cold pool. Everywhere he looked, smoke and dust were rising all over the sky. Tens of thousands of cavalrymen were approaching with galloping horses. Flags with Sui characters embroidered in the center were fluttering in the wind and making a hunting sound in the air.
"Come on, capture Li Xiaogong alive. Anyone who captures Li Xiaogong alive will receive a reward of ten thousand taels and thousands of hectares of fertile land!"
"Kill, kill the Tang thief, the one who surrenders will avoid death!"
Lu Junyi galloped on his jade unicorn beast, leading the way, and shouted loudly at the Tang army: "Tang thief Li Xiaogong, listen, Li Shiji has abandoned you and led his troops to escape alone. Those who know the truth should dismount and be bound, otherwise , I will definitely let you die without a burial place."
The Tang army, which was fighting a bloody battle with Yue Fei's men, heard that the second-in-command, Li Shiji, had actually escaped for his life alone. For a moment, the morale of the army was in chaos, their fighting spirit was frustrated, and they were talking among themselves.
"What, General Li Shiji ran away?"
"How is it possible? How could General Li Shiji escape alone? This must be the Sui army trying to disrupt our military morale!"
"What's disturbing the morale of the army? If Li Shiji hadn't run away, how could the Sui army have come up from behind so easily? With the soldiers and horses under his command, he could have withstood it for a while and a half, and he would have sent us a message!"
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Under the banner of the Central Military Commander, Li Xiaogong's face was ashen and he stood motionless, with only his hands shaking constantly due to the anger in his chest. Tian Zaibiao, who had just retreated from the front line, rushed to Li Xiaogong's side after hearing this, raised his hands and said: "Your Highness, that Li Shiji is so vicious, regardless of your safety, he ran away alone. I will protect you from the encirclement and catch up with Li Shiji. This thief must be cut into pieces with thousands of swords and divided into pieces by five horses.”
"No, absolutely not!"
Li Xiaogong suddenly reached out and grabbed Tian Zaibiao, sighed, and whispered: "Li Shiji did the right thing. Now that the Sui army is attacking from both sides, our army will definitely be defeated. Li Shiji's army staying here is just an extra ten thousand Just a corpse.
You immediately break out of the encirclement and go north to catch up with Li Shiji, and order him to coordinate Li Longji's troops on the northern line of Hanzhong and look for opportunities to recapture Hanchuan County. Now that the fall of Bashu is a foregone conclusion, we will be able to protect Hanchuan no matter what. Otherwise, the Sui army of Bashu can easily invade Guanzhong from the north, and Chang'an will never have peace. "
Li Xiaogong was also helpless, although he was very angry in his heart that Li Shiji abandoned himself to escape alone. But he also understood that if he really went after Li Shiji at this time, he would definitely lead his army to surrender to the Sui army. The defeat of the Battle of Bashu has been decided, and the only thing he can do now is to save as many troops and horses as possible for the Tang Dynasty. The 10,000 troops and horses under Li Shiji are all veterans of hundreds of battles, and they cannot be given to the Sui army at a low price under any circumstances.
Although Tian Zaibiao is young and vigorous, he is not stupid, otherwise he would not be admired by Zhu Di on stage in future romances. After listening to Li Xiaogong's words, he immediately understood his intention. He suppressed his dissatisfaction with Li Shiji and said, "Your Highness, in this case, I will protect you and break out. As long as you don't fall out with Li Shiji then!"
Li Xiaogong gave a bitter smile and said: "Your martial arts are so strong that it is not difficult to break out from here. But I can't. There are so many powerful generals in the Sui army, and they will definitely become a burden to you. What's more, I have been ordered by the emperor to take charge of Bashu. , now that Bashu is lost, how can I go back to see His Majesty?"
Tian Zaibiao was anxious. He stood up and wanted to persuade again: "Your Highness..."
Before Tian Zaibiao could continue, Li Xiaogong had already made a serious face and said sternly, "No need to say more, this is a military order, Tian Zaibiao, do you dare to disobey the order?"
"General... I obey!"
Tian Zaibiao reluctantly bowed his hands, bowed to Li Xiaogong, mounted his horse, and headed north without looking back.
Watching Tian Zaibiao go away, Li Xiaogong also got on his horse, picked up a horse pole and stepped forward bravely, loudly boosting morale: "Brothers, I, Li Xiaogong, have nothing to say now. For the sake of the Tang Dynasty, I will fight with Sui Gou." Got it!"
"Ding dong, it has been detected that Li Xiaogong has entered a desperate state, the force is +5, the base force is 88, and the current force has increased to 93."
"Ding dong, Li Xiaogong's four-dimensional ability has been detected. Commander is 96, force is 88, intelligence is 91, and politics is 87."
Li Xiaogong is a descendant of Guanlong and has been familiar with bows and horses since he was a child. It is unusual for him to be so ruthless at this time, but in a short time he has picked out more than a dozen Sui army generals.
Li Xiaogong's behavior immediately aroused the anger of all the Sui generals. Lu Junyi, who was closest to him, raised his spear and leaped on his horse to kill him: "Li Xiaogong, do you still have to resist stubbornly when you are about to die?"
The two horses met and the battle failed. Lu Junyi found an opening and shot Li Xiaogong off the horse, shouting: "Come here, tie him up!"
Li Xiaogong, who fell from his horse, laughed miserably and said: "I, Li Xiaogong, am the majestic king of the county. How can I fall into the hands of the enemy and bring shame to the Tang Dynasty?" After saying that, he pulled out the sword from his waist and wiped it on his neck, killing it immediately. took his own life.
