"General, Li Shimin has left the stronghold and returned north. It seems that he is heading towards Jianmen Pass to kill."
In Mianzhu City, Sui army scouts came to report on Pegasus.
In the lobby, Li Jing sat upright and waved his hand to signal the scouts to leave.
General Li Guang couldn't help but smile after hearing the news: "General, it seems that General Li Su has succeeded. Li Shimin is attacked from both sides and has to withdraw his troops and return north."
"General, it's rare to see a fighter opportunity!"
Zhou Dewei looked happy and said loudly: "The sword gate is so dangerous that Li Shimin will never be able to break through it in his hurry. Our army should follow him and attack Li Shimin under the strong city with General Li Su. We will definitely win a complete victory."
Li Jing remained silent for a long time before slowly speaking: "How dangerous Jianmen Pass is, Li Shimin will not know this. I am worried that his retreat is a lie, and that it is true to lure our army to pursue."
"Don't forget, everyone, Li Shimin has more than 100,000 troops under his command. Their strength is far greater than ours. They are all athletes from Guanzhong and are brave and good at fighting. In a plain battle, our army's chances of winning are only 50-50."
"But General Li Su only has more than 10,000 soldiers at his disposal. It is impossible for our army to wait until Li Shimin reaches Jianmen before attacking."
Li Mi, the counselor accompanying the army, said in a deep voice: "Once Jianmen is lost again, the great situation that you have achieved through your many plans, General, will be gone. We must pursue it."
At this moment, Ying Nu came carefully outside the handsome hall and handed an Ying letter into Li Jing's hand.
Li Jing took the letter from Ying and scanned it quickly. His frown slowly relaxed, and he raised his lips with a smile. He stood up and said loudly: "Generals, listen to the order and attack with the whole army to pursue Li Tang's main force!"
All the generals in the hall raised their hands and said: "General, I will obey your order!"
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The tens of thousands of Sui troops in Mianzhu also took action, leaving the city and heading north, chasing the Tang army with their banners covering the sky.
"Your Highness, Your Highness the King of Qin, Li Jing's army is chasing us!"
Before Li Shimin withdrew northward, he left many hidden sentries to monitor the movements of the Sui army. As soon as Li Jing's army left the city, they flew after Li Shimin to report the news.
"Commanders, Li Jing has fallen into the trap. The whole army turns around and attacks the main force of Li Jing's Sui army!"
Li Shimin drew his sword in his hand and shouted loudly. The 100,000-strong army roared with joy, quickly changed direction, and headed south to kill.
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"Report, General, Li Shimin's army has changed direction and is heading towards our army!"
After Li Jing left the city, he did not march in a hurry to pursue the Tang army. Instead, he advanced slowly and sent Pegasus to spy on the Tang army's movements.
"Hmph, Li Shimin, you really had this idea!"
When he heard the sentry report, Li Jing curled his lips slightly and waved the command flag in his hand: "Command all the troops to stop advancing and form formations to stop the enemy!"
The horn sounded, and the Sui army soldiers stopped one after another. Under the command of generals at all levels, they divided into formations and formed the six-flower formation created by Li Jing.
The Six Flower Formation is a formation invented by Li Jing on the basis of the Eight Formation Diagram. It is arranged like a "Alstroemeria Flower". Usually, the central army is in the middle, the front army in the right compartment, the right army in the right compartment, and the right army in the right compartment. The six armies of Zuo Yuhou Army, Zuo Xiang Zuo Army and Zuo Xiang Hou Army are outside. The large formations include small formations, and the large camps include small camps. The camps are connected, and different arms cooperate with each other, with concentration, mobility, coordination, etc. Features.
The Rikka Formation has five formations: square formation, circular formation, curved formation, straight formation and sharp formation. Each of the five formations has five variations. There are twenty-five variations in total. The commander arranges them according to different enemy situations, terrain attack and defense, etc. Different formations.
The Sui army had just completed their formation, dust and smoke were flying in the north, and the Tang army led by Li Shimin was already approaching.
"What kind of formation is this?"
Li Shimin rode out and saw the Sui army's formation. He couldn't help being slightly startled and turned around to ask.
"It looks a bit like the Bagua array, but it's not exactly the Bagua array!"
Zhuge Liang, the inventor of the Eight Formation Diagram, looked at the large formation in front of him with some suspicion and murmured.
"King Qin, who cares what formation he is in? Our army is short of food and grass. That thief Li Jing has already taken away the rich households around him. King Qi has not even collected much food. Our army cannot hesitate for a moment now!"
General Cao Shen said loudly: "General, please order me to lead an army and horses to see what Li Jing is doing!"
Li Shimin nodded, and Cao Shen immediately led five thousand soldiers and horses towards the Sui army. They were so fierce and murderous that the earth trembled.
"Ding dong, it has been detected that Cao Shen is in a fighting state, force +4, base force 96, current force increased to 100."
In the Sui army's formation, Commander Li Jing's flag waved, and a shield array was instantly erected in the front row. Spears were thrust out from the gaps in the shields. The Tang army ran into them. Some were pushed away by the shields, and some were stabbed by spears. Blood spattered. War horses neighed and corpses lay scattered across the fields.
"Change!"
The commander's flag of the Chinese army waved, and the Sui army's shield array suddenly separated on both sides. Cao Shen had no time to think about it, and he jumped in with his horse and sword.
As soon as the Tang army entered the formation, the Sui army's formation changed drastically. Groups of sword and shield soldiers rushed out from all directions, cutting the Tang army into several sections and surrounding them.
The Tang army could not look at each other from head to tail, and suddenly fell into chaos. The Sui soldiers in the formation were chopped with swords, stabbed with arrows and shot with spears. Countless people fell to the ground and died.
Cao Cao was horrified when he saw the situation. He rode around and wanted to fight out, but wherever he looked, there was a way out.
Not long after the battle, a fierce general suddenly burst out of the formation gate and shouted loudly: "General, the dragon is here, the rats will die!"
"Ding dong, the dragon has been detected and entered a fierce state, the force is +6, the base force is 102, and the current force has been increased to 108."
Cao Shen's expression changed, and he hurriedly wanted to raise his sword to parry, but Long Qi's attack was swift, and the long sword had already turned down like thunder. Soon after he said it, Cao Shen only heard a muffled grunt, and Cao Shen had fallen off his horse and died.
"Ding dong, the host's dragon has been detected and Cao Shen has been killed. The host has received 10 soul points. The current total number of soul points has increased to 164."
The Sui army continued to encircle and close up, and the Tang army continued to disappear into the sea of people. Only a hundred of the five thousand Tang soldiers escaped.
"What a Li Jing, he actually created such a wonderful formation!"
Li Shimin said with envy: "It is really a shame that such talents cannot be used by me!"
"Second brother, you are still thinking about this at this time!"
Li Yuanji couldn't help but was speechless for a while, and shouted loudly: "If we don't deal with Li Jing, we will have no way to survive! According to my opinion, no matter what the turtle bastard formation, my army of 100,000 people will cover up and kill him. I don't believe that we can't eradicate this bird." Formation!"
Upon hearing this, Zhuge Liang and Du Ruhui looked at each other, raised their hands together and said, "Your Highness, what King Qi said is a clever plan!"
Both of them are resourceful people. If they are given some time, they may not be able to find a way to break the formation. But what Tang Jun lacks most now is time, so the two of them can only use Li Yuanji's seemingly most unreasonable method.
