The light of swords and shadows dimmed, and the sound of drums and horns disappeared.
Hu Yanzan and Yang Yansi led their troops to confront Qu Tutong in Xishan. Li Shimin led his troops to attack from behind. Upon seeing this, Qu Tutong immediately launched a pincer attack. Yang Yansi and Hu Yanzan were attacked from both sides and could not hold on. Li Shimin soon let Li Shimin Kill them out.
At this point, this tragic breakout battle came to an end.
The Tang army's generals Dang Jin, Gongsun Mei, Wang Renze, Yang Fan, Xu Wen, and Li Daoxuan were killed in the battle, and the heroic general Pei Xingyan was captured. More than 30,000 troops and horses were lost, and countless supplies of food, grass and baggage were lost.
The Sui army also lost many generals such as Yang Shihan and Hu Yanzhuo. Yang Yanzhao, the king of Changping County who had been in Nanyang County for many years, was seriously injured, and the number of casualties among his soldiers exceeded 10,000.
Comparatively speaking, the winner of this battle must be the Sui army. However, the Sui army's goal in this battle was to retain Li Shimin, and a dragnet was laid for this purpose. However, in the end, Li Shimin broke out of the encirclement. This was detrimental to the morale of the Sui army. It's a big blow to say the least.
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At dawn the next day, the fire in the Hulao Pass area had been put out. Yang Gao left Shi Wengong, Cheng Yaojin, You Junda and others to deal with the aftermath, and personally led the army to Wanxiang Mountain. But all that was left to him was a mountain of corpses, scattered and bloody. There were broken crossbows everywhere, the wailing sounds of wounded soldiers could be heard everywhere, and several Sui army battle flags stood high, fluttering in the north wind.
As for the Tang army's battle flag, it was already lying in ruins on the battlefield, being trampled by the soldiers going back and forth.
"Oh, it's a pity that Li Shimin got away!"
Yang Gao punched the air and complained secretly in his heart: "Why is this Li Shimin so lucky? At every critical moment, someone will come out to save him. Last time it was Tan Zong, and this time Yingbu and Wang Qing did bad things. I have forced him into desperate situations several times, but he has always been able to save the day. This is really frustrating for me!"
At this moment, the system's voice slowly sounded in my mind: "Maybe this is the so-called home field advantage!"
Yang Gao was stunned when he heard this: "Home field advantage? System, what kind of setting is this of yours?"
"This is not a system setting and has nothing to do with this system!"
The system immediately stated that it would not take the blame, and then slowly explained: "This is just a guess of the system. After all, if the host and the system did not exist, then this should have been the era of Li Shimin. Luck is also an important factor in success. That’s why Li Shimin repeatedly turned danger into safety.”
Hearing this, Yang Gao suddenly had black lines on his head: "Sister, if you say so, then I haven't spanked him yet? I can't kill him at all!"
"Please don't misunderstand the host, and please be more civilized!"
The system said calmly: "As the original emperor of this era, Li Shimin will indeed be luckier than everyone else, including the host, but this does not mean that he will never be killed. After all, his luck will eventually run out one day!
In addition, this kind of good luck is only for Li Shimin personally, and it is difficult to change the general trend of the world. As long as the host plays steadily, does not make strategic mistakes, and slowly cuts off Li Shimin's wings, even if Li Shimin manages to escape by chance, how big of a storm can he make by himself? "
After listening to the system's explanation, Yang Gao was still angry: "But I still feel unhappy when I see Li Shimin slipping away like this!"
"Is it possible that the host still hopes that the system will provide some compensation?"
The system saw Yang Gao's intentions at a glance and said coldly: "The system has made it very clear that this problem has nothing to do with the system settings!"
After the system saw through his intentions, Yang Gao could only smile bitterly and happily exited the system.
"His Majesty!"
Yang Gao had just come back to his senses when he saw Xinyue'e urging her horse to come. He walked closer, dismounted from his horse and said, "Your Majesty, the military doctor has examined the body of His Royal Highness Prince Changping. His Highness is not worried about his life. He only needs to be nursed back to health for a while." The days can be restored!
In addition, General Xue Rengui, Li Cunxiao, Wen Chengdu and other generals have already led their troops to pursue Li Shimin. In desperation, they did not ask for orders from His Majesty, but please forgive Him! "
"As a general, you should adapt to changes on the battlefield. If you have to wait for my orders all the time, then it's okay not to fight this battle!"
Yang Gao waved his hand nonchalantly and said in a deep voice: "It's just that Li Shimin has escaped from trouble now and has joined his main army. It may be impossible to kill this thief!"
Chen Ping next to Yang Gao smiled slightly and said: "Hongnong County is still in the hands of our army. If Li Shimin wants to exit Luoyang, he can only go to Hedong. How many ships can a mere Hedong County provide to an army of hundreds of thousands?" Crossing the river, I think Li Shimin will definitely send a general to lead his army to stop him from behind. Even if he cannot kill Li Shimin this time, he will surely be able to capture one of Li Jilong, Li Siyuan and Qu Tutong!"
Liu Bowen gently shook his feather fan and speculated: "Li Siyuan and Li Jilong are both members of the Li Tang clan. If Li Shimin leaves them behind, I'm afraid he won't be able to explain to Li Yuan when he goes back."
"Qu Tutong was once one of the few generals in the Sui Dynasty, and he also made a lot of contributions to the Sui Dynasty in the past. Li Yuan's entry into Guanzhong was the inevitable trend of the general trend, and his surrender to the Tang Dynasty was also a helpless move! "
Yang Gao heard this and said calmly: "Quickly send an order to Xue Rengui. If the person you encounter this time is indeed Qu Tutong, try to capture him alive!"
