The sun was setting in the west, and the afterglow of the setting sun was shining on the earth. An army with bright armor and high morale slowly marched towards Hulao Pass. There were many swords and guns, flying flags, covering the sky and the sun.
The coach Xue Rengui was dressed in white robes and silver armor, and the square-shaped halberd in his hand looked even more shining than usual, perhaps because he knew the war was coming.
On Xue Rengui's left is his eldest son Xue Kui, holding a sledgehammer tightly in his hand, his eyes full of fighting spirit. The mount under his crotch is also extremely restless, making several high-pitched neighs from time to time.
The general on Xue Rengui's right is dressed similarly to him, and is holding a shiny Fang Tian painted halberd in his hand. This man is none other than Shi Jingsi, the fierce general of the Five Dynasties. Because he admired Xue Rengui, he imitated his style. Later, when Xue Rengui saw his outstanding ability and intelligence, he accepted him as his apprentice and became his confidant.
Behind Xue Rengui were 10,000 fine cavalry. Even the men and horses were covered in thick armor. The horse spears in their hands were raised high, emitting a cold light in the air. There were large bows and thick quivers hanging on both sides of the saddle. The knights sitting astride the horses were all full of energy and momentum, with a pair of eyes bursting with overwhelming fighting spirit. Obviously, this cavalry unit is the most elite among the 100,000 troops.
On both sides of the cavalry force directly commanded by Xue Rengui, Sui Junxiao generals such as Chang Yuchun, Li Siye, Lu Xiangsheng, Gao Chong, and Zhang Xian lined up their own troops and horses, and the infantry and cavalry responded in front and back, shouting slogans to slow down. Slowly advance towards Hulao Pass.
"stop!"
One hundred thousand troops advanced to a distance of about 500 steps in front of Hulao Pass. Xue Rengui raised Fang Tianhua's halberd in his hand to stop the advance of the troops. He urged his horses to go out and shouted at the top of the city: "Xue Rengui is here, Tang thief" Do you dare to come out and fight?"
On the top of the city, a group of Tang generals had already gathered around Li Shimin. Upon hearing this, Gao Xianzhi immediately suggested to Li Shimin: "Your Highness, the Sui army is at its peak. The main force led by General Li Siyuan has not yet arrived at Hulao Pass. There are only 5,000 Xuanjia troops and more than 1,000 surrendered troops in the pass. General Yi Mo sees that this Don't pay attention to the Sui army's call for formation."
Generals such as Pei Xingyan, Guo Zhiyun, Hou Junji and others also agreed: "Your Highness, what General Gao said is absolutely true!"
Unexpectedly, Li Shimin smiled slightly, shook his head and objected: "If you stay behind closed doors, this will play into Xue Rengui's hands. You see, he led his army from afar, and as soon as he arrived here, he didn't even set up the camp, and he came to call for formation. It is obvious that he knows that our army is currently small and guesses that Gu dare not go out to meet the enemy, so he wants to use this to boost the morale of the army. How can Gu make him do what he wants? If the Sui army is allowed to show off its power, even if General Li Siyuan arrives with the main force, It will also be very difficult for us to hold the level!”
Yuchi Gong scratched his head in confusion: "How does Xue Rengui know the current strength of our army in Hulao Pass?"
Gao Xianzhi glanced at Yu Chigong and said disdainfully: "When our army raided Hulao Pass, some of the defeated soldiers must have escaped and defected to Xue Rengui. It's not surprising that he knew the approximate strength of our troops. Moreover, the abilities of the Sui army's scouts were not ordinary. , It is difficult to hide large-scale troop mobilization from their eyes. Xue Rengui did not receive the intelligence that our main army was gathering at Hulao Pass, and combined with the report of the defeated troops at Hulao Pass, he could guess that our army was a small force."
Although Yu Chigong was valued by Li Shimin, he once saved Li Shimin's life. But he had fought with the Tang army for many years before, and the hatred between them was deep. The relationship between ordinary Tang generals and Yuchi Gong was still not good, so Gao Xianzhi still had a bad tone when talking to Yuchi Gong.
Li Shimin nodded slightly and ordered to the generals: "Generals Gao Xianzhi and Guo Zhiyun led two thousand soldiers and horses and other surrendered troops to guard the city defense. Several other generals went out with Gu to kill the enemy."
The expressions of several people changed greatly when they heard this. Guo Zhiyun spoke out to dissuade: "Your Highness, the Sui army is far superior to our army. If Xue Rengui suddenly makes a sudden attack with his entire army, Your Highness will be in danger and Hulao Pass will be in danger!"
Li Shimin chuckled and said, "Don't worry. Xue Rengui is here to demonstrate to us today. He would never imagine that he would dare to lead his army out to meet the enemy. Look at the Sui army's formation, with the cavalry guarding the center and unable to launch a charge."
At this point, Li Shimin's eyes flashed with a hint of cunning, "So the only thing the Sui army can do is to fight with our generals. With Generals Xuanba and Pei Xingyan here, the Sui army can't even hope to take advantage!"
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Boom! ! !
Just when the morale of the Sui army was high and the shouts and curses continued. The originally closed door of Hulao Pass suddenly opened with a bang. Li Shimin was the first to rush out of the wall, holding the spear in his right hand and holding the reins in his left hand. He shouted loudly: "Li Shimin is here, what do the Sui army traitors have to say?" "
When Xue Rengui saw that Li Shimin actually led his army out to fight, his expression changed and he secretly said: "It seems that I have really underestimated this little thief Li Shimin. No wonder His Majesty has always been so afraid of this little thief!"
Although Xue Rengui's voice was a bit low, his eldest son Xue Kui beside him could still hear it clearly. He immediately laughed loudly and said: "Father, don't worry. No matter how powerful Li Shimin is, I can send him home with just one hammer!" As he said this, he pinched the horse's belly with his legs and rushed forward like flying.
"Ding dong, it has been detected that Xue Kui has entered the brave state, the force is +8, the base force is 101, and the current force has increased to 109."
Seeing Xue Kui rushing forward and following Li Shimin out of the pass, Pei Xingyan was overjoyed. He shouted, urging his horse and hammer to meet him: "Boy, continue the battle we didn't finish last time!"
"Ding dong, it has been detected that Pei Xingyan has entered the brave state, the force is +6, the base force is 102, and the current force has increased to 108."
In an instant, the two of them had already rushed forward, using all their strength to greet each other with the pair of hammers in their hands.
Both of them are known for their fierce martial arts moves. In addition, they have fought before, so they know each other's strength very well, so they go all out from the beginning, using all four hammers at the same time, and all their moves are aimed at targeting people's vital points. The gold and silver hammers kept colliding in mid-air, creating dazzling sparks and making harsh sounds.
In the blink of an eye, the two brave men were going back and forth, fighting each other for nearly a hundred rounds. They were sweating profusely, but they became more and more courageous as they fought. Both of them used their best skills to fight back against their opponents, and they couldn't help each other. If there is any flaw, he can only swing the double hammers and head-on with the opponent like a mechanized one, trying to overwhelm the opponent with strength.
Li Xuanba, one of the Tang soldiers, felt his hands itching more and more. After a collision between the two of them on the battlefield, they suddenly let out a heart-stopping roar. Regardless of whether Li Shimin agreed or not, he urged his horse to roll up a cloud of smoke, like a flying horse. Killing the fighting group quickly like a string of arrows.
