The autumn wind is bleak and chilling.
Veteran Qu Tutong put on a brand new set of armor, wore a silver helmet, held a broadsword, and stood majestically in front of the battle.
Behind him, 25,000 Tang troops had already formed up, with flags fluttering, swords flashing, spears like a forest, and their eyes showing a look of death.
In the distance, tens of thousands of Sui army cavalry were already attacking in overwhelming numbers. The sound of horse hooves was galloping like thunder, and yellow dust was flying, covering the sky and the sun.
Qu Tutong cleared his throat and said in a low voice: "Brothers, sons and daughters of Guanlong. I think everyone should know the fate of this battle, and your family, His Highness the King of Qin, will make arrangements for you. But if any of you are Whoever dares to run away from battle will not only die, but your family will also be held accountable for this!"
"Anyone who dares to escape from the battle will be killed by all nine tribes!"
As soon as Qu Tutong's voice ended, the voice of Qu Tutong's brother Qu Tugai sounded.
At this time, Qu Tu Gai was leading two thousand swordsmen and axemen in the final formation of the army. In addition to being the last line of defense, he also had the role of supervising the battle. Anyone found to be afraid of fighting and retreating will be killed without mercy, no matter what his identity is.
Qu Tutong and Qu Tugai brothers are upright and strict, not afraid of powerful people, not partial to selfish interests, and are selfless people. There is a rumor in Chang'an city that "I would rather eat three bushels of moxa than see Qu Tugai. I would rather eat three bushels of green onions than suffer humiliation." Breakthrough."
The Tang troops under Qu Tutong were basically Guanlong people, and they knew that Qu Tutong's brothers were not trying to scare them anymore. In addition, these Tang troops could choose to stay and buy time for Li Shimin to cross the river under such circumstances, which is enough to illustrate the loyalty of these people.
"Fight to the death! Fight to the death!"
At that moment, more than 20,000 Tang troops stamped their feet on the ground, causing the ground to tremble slightly. They roared at the top of their lungs, responding to brothers Qu Tu Tong and Qu Tu Gai.
"Kill!"
In the blink of an eye, tens of thousands of Sui troops were already approaching. The brave general Li Cunxiao led the way, with King Yu's right hand and Bi Yan'ao in his left hand. The crimson mane of the flame horse under his crotch was fluttering in the wind.
Behind him, six strong generals, Gao Chong, Yang Zaixing, Xue Kui, Yuwen Chengdu, Chang Mao, and Gao Siji, urged their horses to advance in unison. With their weapons raised high and murderous intent in their eyes, they pounced on the Tang Army's formation in the distance like tigers descending the mountain. .
Qu Tutong's face was as pale as water, he stared ahead and ordered in a deep voice: "The crossbowmen come forward to meet the enemy!"
Four thousand Tang Army crossbowmen came forward after questioning, holding their crossbows high, and aimed them at the Sui Army cavalry in front.
Seeing that the Sui cavalry had rushed within a hundred steps, Qu Tutong immediately stretched out his hand and shouted loudly: "Fire the arrow!"
Four thousand crossbowmen raised their bows and set arrows together, and in an instant, crossbow arrows came overwhelmingly. The Sui army cavalry immediately raised their shields to greet them, but under such a dense rain of arrows, many people were still hit by arrows and fell off their horses screaming.
However, such casualties could not stop the Sui cavalry from attacking. Seeing that the Sui cavalry was approaching, Qu Tutong waved the flag in his hand and ordered: "The crossbowmen retreat, and the pikemen go to the front line of spear formation!"
In the Sui army's formation, Xue Rengui saw this and ordered: "The cavalry bypasses the frontal gun formation, goes behind and outflank the enemy."
Xue Rengui gave an order, and the cavalry rushing in front suddenly separated into two groups, forming two arc lines. In an instant, they went around the side of the Tang army and rushed into the ranks of the Tang army like a storm. The horses collided, swords chopped and spears stabbed, smashing the Tang army's battle formation with a devastating force.
The frontal spear formation of the pikemen is indeed a great weapon against the cavalry, but his mobility is extremely poor. Once he is outflanked and attacked by the cavalry, only the fate of massacre awaits him. In the blink of an eye, the Tang army's formation was in chaos. Heads were rolling, blood was flying, they were stabbed over by horses, chopped down by long knives, and trampled by war horses. Countless people died.
"The officers and soldiers of the Tang Army have fought against the Sui Army and will not retreat until the death!"
Qu Tutong originally thought that the Sui cavalry might rush straight into the battle formation at all costs in order to buy time to catch up with Li Shimin, so he sent spearmen to the front line of the spear formation. After all, the gap in numbers between the pikemen and the Sui army's cavalry was too big. As long as they were ruthless and paid a few casualties, they could overcome the spear formation.
But who would have expected that the Sui army's commander, Xue Rengui, ordered two wings to outflank him, intending to annihilate the thousands of spearmen arrayed in one fell swoop, not caring that this would consume a lot of time.
Seeing the formation of the pikemen in chaos, dead and wounded everywhere. Qu Tutong had no choice but to lead the entire army to attack.
"Kill!"
Tens of thousands of Tang troops burst out with earth-shattering shouts, like a torrent, rushing into the crowd in an instant. Long knives collided, horses collided with each other, shouts of killing, wails, and neighs came and went. The Liang troops of the Sui and Tang Dynasties fought fiercely together. .
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At the Yellow River ferry, Li Shimin had already boarded the ferry to Hedong County. He stood on the bow of the boat, looking deeply into the distance. In his ears, he seemed to hear the sound of the bloody battle between Qu Tutong's troops and the Sui army. He didn't know where to go from the corner of his eyes. A tear fell from time to time.
Standing next to Li Shimin was his confidant Du Ruhui. He noticed Li Shimin's tears and stepped forward to persuade him in a low voice: "Your Highness, it is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge! Sooner or later, we will seek revenge from General Qu Tu." Reported!"
Li Shimin slowly wiped away the tears he saw, punched the wooden plank, and stared at Luoyang City: "You are right, not only Old General Qu Tu, but also Dao Xuan, Su Baotong, Xu Wen, Dang Jin, Gongsun Mei, sooner or later Gu will settle the debt with Yang Gao'er for all the brothers who died in the battle. Sooner or later, this Luoyang city will belong to Gu!"
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"Hold on, hold on for me, even if it means death, I have to pull a Sui dog on my back!"
Tang general Qu Tugai was covered in blood. He brandished a spear and thrust forward with all his strength. He knocked down an oncoming Sui soldier to the ground. He then raised his head and shouted loudly around him.
Although Qu Tutong was very good at arranging troops, the Tang army had too few troops, and Xue Rengui, the leader of the Sui army, was not an ordinary person. The armies of the Sui and Tang Dynasties fought for only half a day, and Qu Tutong had already mobilized Qu Tugai, who was the last to hold the battle, and all his two thousand sword and axemen.
"Dingdong has detected that Pang Wanchun has entered the marksman state, his force is +6, his base force is 94, and his current force has increased to 100."
Qu Tu Gai was waving his spear and roaring when he suddenly felt the wind whistling in his ears. Before he could react, his eyes had turned into pitch black. He opened his mouth slightly and fell off his horse with a "bang".
"Ding dong, it was detected that Pang Wanchun shot Qu Tugai. Qu Tugai's four-dimensional ability is 87 in command, 89 in force, 72 in intelligence, and 76 in politics. The host received 9 soul points, and the current total number of soul points has increased to 334."
"Good archery skills!"
Pang Wanchun had just withdrawn his bow and arrow when a compliment suddenly came from his ears. Pang Wanchun turned to look, and saw the general Xue Rengui raising the strong bow in his hand, smiling slightly and saying: "I also wanted to shoot this animal with an arrow just now, but I didn't expect that your movements were faster than me. It seems that your skill is not ordinary." I wonder what your last name is and where you are from?"
