Under the cover of night, Pei Xingyan's eyes were wide open with anger, his roar was like thunder, his arms were shaking, and the bright silver hammer was waving left and right, reflecting each other.
Xue Rengui's face was dull, but his eyes were bright and lively. He never took his eyes off Pei Xingyan, staring at his every move. He made the Fangtian painted halberd change into countless ways, and he used every move to make it happen, without giving Pei Xingyan any chance to confront him head-on.
The two fierce generals were at each other's throats, back and forth. After fighting for forty or fifty rounds, it was still difficult to determine the outcome.
"Quick, everyone come together and surround Xue Rengui! Whoever takes his head will be rewarded with a thousand gold coins and be made a lord!"
While the two were fighting, Gao Xianzhi suddenly brought five or six more capable generals from the Xuanjia Army and swarmed up, trapping Xue Rengui in the core.
Pei Xingyan's expression changed when he saw this, and he hurriedly asked: "General Gao, what are you doing?"
Gao Xianzhi looked stern, and while waving his sword to attack Xue Rengui, he replied loudly: "General Pei, the reason why these defeated soldiers dared to suddenly attack our army is entirely because Xue Rengui showed his power in front of the formation just now. In other words, now Xue Rengui This is the soul of this Sui army. As long as Xue Rengui can be killed, these Sui armies will collapse without a fight, and their defeat will be even more complete than before!"
Pei Xingyan moved the corners of his mouth slightly, mumbling something he wanted to say. However, Gao Xianzhi already had a serious face and shouted in a deep voice: "General Pei, this battle is of extraordinary significance and will play a vital role in the future battle situation. You will not be allowed to act arbitrarily!"
Seeing Gao Xianzhi's harsh tone and not saving any face for himself, Pei Xingyan couldn't help but feel secretly angry. However, before the attack on the camp, Li Shimin personally appointed Gao Xianzhi as the general. Although Pei Xingyan was reckless, he was not as reckless as Li Xuanba and did not dare to openly disobey the general's orders. But he was reluctant in his heart, and when he started to do things, he did not work hard, and the combat effectiveness he exerted was not only far inferior to that before, it was even inferior to any of the generals who were besieging Xue Rengui now.
Gao Xianzhi became anxious when he saw this. The reason why he dared to bring people over to surround and kill Xue Rengui was because he saw that Pei Xingyan and Xue Rengui were about the same strength. He thought that as long as Pei Xingyan dragged Xue Rengui from the front, they would cover the attack from the side, and it would not take five seconds. Xue Rengui can be killed in ten rounds. But now Pei Xingyan has given up his position. With their strength, how can they be Xue Rengui's opponent?
"Ha, die!"
Xue Rengui, who was no longer suppressed by Pei Xingyan, suddenly showed off his power. First, he found a flaw and stabbed a Tang general, who was dismounted. Then, another Tang general who swept through thousands of troops and tried to attack from behind was dismounted.
Two generals were lost in the blink of an eye. Gao Xianzhi was so angry that his eyes almost turned red. He shouted: "Little General Pei, stop acting like a child! Even if you don't think about yourself, you should think about it for Old General Pei." ! He led his people to Wagang and betrayed Yang Guang. How would he survive if he fell into the hands of Yang Gao'er? If you want to keep your father safe, you should fight hard to defeat the Sui army! "
Seeing that Gao Xianzhi actually carried Pei Renji out, Pei Xingyan started to get serious. He swung a pair of sledgehammers with shining silver light and vented all his dissatisfaction with Gao Xianzhi on Xue Rengui's head.
"Death to Thief Xue!"
With Pei Xingyan's effort, Xue Rengui suddenly fell into trouble. Originally, when he fought with Pei Xingyan, he relied on the exquisite use of moves, but now he was surrounded by enemies on all sides and had no room to show off. He could only grit his teeth and bear Pei Xingyan's heavy hammer. And while he was taking over Pei Xingyan forcefully, he also had to be wary of other Tang generals from time to time sneaking up on him from behind.
Multitasking, even a top master like Xue Rengui, was a little overwhelmed. However, after just one cup of tea, he was already exhausted and sweating, and his breathing became very heavy.
Although some Sui soldiers discovered Xue Rengui's plight, Gao Xianzhi was very thoughtful and had already deployed hundreds of elite cavalry on the outside when he led a group of generals to surround and kill Xue Rengui.
The Sui army was originally defeated, and most of them were infantry. In addition, Xue Rengui rushed too far, and there were not many troops approaching him. Dozens of infantry gathered forward and were quickly dispersed by the Tang army's cavalry. Occasionally, a few cavalrymen broke through the obstruction, but before they could reach Xue Rengui, they were taken care of by Gao Xianzhi, who had been paying attention to the surrounding situation.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
At this critical moment, there was a sudden loud shout of killing at the gate of the Chinese army. It turned out that Lu Xiangsheng, who was guarding the Chinese army, organized a fine cavalry, led by Gao Chong, who had just put on a horse and found a war horse from nowhere. He rushed out of the camp gate to help Xue Rengui.
"General Gao is here! General Gao is here!"
Seeing Gao Chong come out, all the Sui soldiers were overjoyed. They shouted at the top of their lungs to signal Gao Chong: "General Gao, General Xue is being besieged by General Tang. General Gao is asked to go quickly to support Xue Shuai!"
Hearing the shouts of many soldiers, Gao Chong quickly reined in his horse and stopped charging. He pulled a few infantrymen to ask about the situation. He suddenly became furious: "What? How dare the Tang thief bully the many and besiege the few?" Xue Shuai, are you bullying our Sui people? Where is Xue Shuai now? I will go and give these Tang thieves some color."
A sharp-eyed soldier immediately pointed to the place surrounded by Tang army cavalry not far away and said: "General Gao, please look, Xue Shuai is trapped there. Those who besieged Xue Shuai were all Tang generals with high martial arts skills, and there were nearly a hundred others." The cavalry of the Tang Army were responsible for guarding the perimeter.
These hundred cavalry should be the elite of the Tang army, and they have strong combat effectiveness with tacit cooperation. Most of us are infantry and cannot break through their obstruction at all.
In addition, the other Tang Army cavalry are not fighting us head-on. They are just shooting arrows and setting fire in the distance to prevent us from massing up to rescue Xue Shuai. It seems that they want to trap Xue Shuai to death first. "
The lieutenant general who assisted Gao Chong in commanding the cavalry was a martial arts graduate and had achieved excellent results in the strategy department. After listening to the soldier's account, he immediately said with a solemn face: "Xue Shuai is highly skilled in martial arts and leads troops well. Zhongyuan has commanded the army for so many years and has a very high prestige in the army. If he can take the life of Commander Xue, the morale of our army will definitely be in chaos. General Gao, without further ado, let’s go to support Commander Xue!"
"That's right. But it's also abominable that the other Tang troops took advantage of the cavalry to set fire to play on the infantry brothers. Let's do this. You lead the soldiers to assist the infantry brothers in clearing out the Tang troops in the camp, and I will take care of Commander Xue!"
After Gao Chong finished speaking, regardless of whether the lieutenant-general agreed or not, he reined in his horse and followed the direction pointed by the infantry before, riding his horse and dancing with his spear.
Seeing Gao Chong charging forward single-handedly, the Xuanjia Army cavalry who were responsible for blocking the outside suddenly rushed forward.
"How dare you, a lowly chicken and a shabby dog, stand in the way of my high pet?"
Gao Chong shouted proudly, swung the tiger-headed spear in his hand, swept left and right, opened and closed, and all the Tang army cavalry who came forward were swept off their horses.
