Wang Zhen led the army to take advantage of the chaos of the Goguryeo-Tang coalition forces to launch a large-scale attack. In an instant, the coalition forces were killed and wounded everywhere, and they were completely defeated.
Among the rebels, the most dazzling one was undoubtedly Wang Ruolan. When the soldiers of the coalition saw him, they avoided him like the god of plague. No one dared to come forward to fight with him.
When Wang Zhen and Wang De saw this, they were not willing to lag behind others. They took the lead and charged into the crowd waving their weapons.
On a high slope not far from the camp, Fang Xuanling was dressed in a purple official robe, standing with his hands behind his back, staring at the defeated Goguryeo and Tang coalition forces in the distance. There is no doubt that this ambush was his work. Of course, there was another counselor Kou Zhun assisting him.
Seeing that the Gaotang Allied Forces had been defeated, the soldiers had no fighting spirit and scrambled to flee northwest. Fang Xuanling reached out to summon Zhang Min, the general who was standing aside, and ordered: "General Zhang, you immediately select two hundred elite soldiers, put on Tang army armor and disguise themselves as Tang soldiers, and follow the defeated soldiers of Tang army and Goguryeo to sneak into the Tang army camp. . General Wang’s army will follow you all the way, and when the time comes, you will set fire everywhere in the camp to respond to General Wang.”
Zhang Minnai was a Jinshi in the martial arts examination and had read several military books before. When he heard this, he said with some concern: "Master Fang, the soldiers have been fighting hard all night. If we continue to attack all night, I am afraid that the physical strength of the soldiers will be too much. Why don't we let them fight?" Are they taking a break for the night?”
"General Zhang, the opportunity is fleeting and cannot be delayed for a moment. The Tang army is also a well-trained and strong army. If they cannot suddenly attack when they have just been defeated, they will definitely take stock of the damage after they have calmed down. By then you will These people will be found out soon."
Before Fang Xuanling could explain, Kou Zhun beside him had already said: "The combined forces of Goguryeo and Tang Dynasty numbered 70,000 to 80,000. If we cannot take advantage of this opportunity to defeat them in one fell swoop, I'm afraid our army will fall into a more difficult situation in the future." Fight hard!”
Zhang Min still looked worried: "But our army only has 20,000 troops. Even if it can cause chaos in the Tang army's camp, I am afraid that these troops and horses will not be able to defeat the Tang army and the Goguryeo coalition."
Fang Xuanling smiled slightly and said: "General, don't forget that the two generals Qin Qiong and Di Qing in Licheng still have more than 40,000 troops. The people here are all people who are well versed in the art of war. If they can even seize such a fighter opportunity, If they can’t stop, then they don’t deserve to be in charge anymore.”
"In this case, I will obey the order!" Zhang Min was quickly persuaded by Fang Xuanling and Kou Zhun, and immediately accepted the order and left.
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Wang Zhen led the Sui army to pursue them all the way. The Goguryeo and Tang army allied forces fled northward in panic, panicking like a bereaved dog. Seeing that the sky is getting brighter, the outline of the tall city wall of Licheng County is already in sight.
At the same time, Yeon Gaesumun and Li Jiancheng had received news that the robbery camp had failed, Eulji Mundeok had been captured, and Li Sheng had died in battle.
After hearing the news, Yeon Gaesumun's face was full of disbelief, while Li Jiancheng's eyes went dark and he was carried to the ground.
Liu Zhiyuan, Qin Hui, and Li Dingguo were so frightened that they scrambled and pinched people and beat their backs for a long time before they woke Li Jiancheng up.
Li Jiancheng faintly woke up and turned around. He immediately beat his chest and stamped his feet and cried loudly: "Unexpectedly, just because of Gu's carelessness, my uncle died in the battle. How can I explain to my father and my aunt!"
Liu Zhiyuan, Qin Hui and other civil and military officials hurriedly advised Li Jiancheng: "Your Highness, I express my condolences. Prince Xiping died for his country. I believe your Majesty and the Princess can all understand."
Li Jiancheng still didn't stop crying, and cried out sadly: "My uncle is both civil and military, and he is a minister of Gu. When he leaves, I will lose an arm in pain!"
The more Yeon Gae Suwen listened, the more upset he became, and finally he couldn't help shouting loudly: "Okay, why should a good man act like a little girl? He is already dead, how can he work hard while crying?"
Mi Ying, Yuan Lang and other generals were furious when they heard this, and turned to glare at Yuan Gaisuwen.
Yuan Gaisuwen glanced at Mi Ying, Yuan Lang and others indifferently, and said in a deep voice: "The Sui army is approaching fiercely now. As the commander of an army, he doesn't think carefully about how to retreat from the enemy. Instead, he is crying and crying. Is it possible that he can't return it?" Do you want me to praise him for his love and justice?"
"You..." Mi Nian didn't have a good impression of Goguryeo at all. After hearing what Yeon Gaesumun said, he immediately drew his sword out of its sheath.
"General Mi, stop it!"
At this moment, Li Jiancheng suddenly stopped sobbing and drank, wiped the tears from his eyes, cupped his hands towards Yuan Gaisuwen and said: "General Yuan, the death of my uncle has caused chaos, if not for Yuan General Gu almost missed a big event."
"This is the behavior a country's crown prince should have!" Yeon Gaesomun grinned, not caring at all about the capture of his own general Eulji Mundeok, and said in a deep voice: "Prince Jiancheng, the sky is getting brighter now, Licheng County The defenders should also be able to detect the situation here, and I am afraid that they will soon come out of the city to respond to the Sui army's reinforcements from inside and outside."
Li Jiancheng nodded slowly and said: "Qin Qiong and Di Qing are very good at using troops, so they will definitely act like this in the future."
When Li Jiancheng said this, his eyes were full of envy and jealousy, and he thought to himself why Yang Gao was so lucky? There are so many generals under his command who can act alone. The Tang Dynasty owned the Qinchuan area of 800 miles in Guanzhong, and with the strong support of the Long Group, there were only a few capable generals.
"After the incident in Qingzhou, I have to go back to Chang'an and persuade my father to change the policy of using clans as leaders to lead the army. Otherwise, I am afraid that all the talented people in the world will go to Yang Gao'er." Li Jiancheng secretly made up his mind.
Yeon Gaesumun didn't know that Li Jiancheng was thinking further and further. Of course, even if he knew, he wouldn't bother to care. At the moment, he only cares about defeating the Sui army and restoring the defeat. He smiled slightly and said, "Heroes really have the same vision. I wonder what Prince Jiancheng thinks we should do now?"
Li Jiancheng frowned slightly and said thoughtfully: "At this point, the only thing we can do is gather the defeated troops and defend the camp. Although the reinforcements of the Sui army, Wang Zhen's troops, came fiercely, they first fought a fierce battle and then traveled all night. The soldiers were exhausted and were already dead. The end of the strong crossbow cannot last long. As for Qin Qiong and Di Qing's troops, they suffered a disastrous defeat a few days ago and their morale is still uncertain. As long as Wang Zhen retreats, the army will definitely have no fighting spirit and will have to retreat in defeat."
Yuan Gaisuwen was deeply convinced, nodded and said: "In that case, I wonder if brother Jiancheng intends to fight against the reinforcements of Wang Zhen's troops or Qin Qiong and Di Qing from Licheng?"
Li Jiancheng's eyes flashed coldly, and he said coldly: "There is a murderer in Wang's army who killed Gu's uncle, General Li Sheng. How can Gu not avenge such sworn hatred?"
Yuan Gaisuwen laughed and said: "It just so happens that I also want to find Luo Shixin to avenge the last shot, so the Sui army in Licheng County is left to me to deal with!"
