"Soldiers, kill!"
The war horses galloped very fast, and the Youzhou cavalry quickly rushed to the front line of the Tang army. Zhang Shougui roared loudly, abandoned his bow and straightened his sword. Pegasus rushed forward, and his horse thrust forward, stabbing down several Tang soldiers one after another.
"Ding dong, it has been detected that Zhang Shougui has entered the battle state, the force is +4, the base force is 97, and the current force has increased to 101."
The Sui army's cavalry galloped into the Tang army's formation one after another with their galloping horses. Countless Tang soldiers were knocked to pieces by their horses and screams were heard.
"Withdraw your troops, stop fighting, and withdraw your troops quickly!"
Although he was panicking, Guo Ziyi still looked calm and commanded the troops to retreat quickly.
"Don't let Guo Ziyi go!"
Over there, Fu Youde also waved his spear and ordered his troops to counterattack and defend. Echoing Zhang Shougui's troops, they fought bravely towards the Tang army.
On the battlefield, war drums rumbled and bugles sobbed. The Sui army soldiers moved forward steadily with the sound of drums. Especially the brave Youzhou cavalry were as powerful as sharp knives. The knives were swung and stabbed. Along the way, broken limbs were flying in the air from time to time. .
"Each unit retreats in turn. Those who riot and trespass, or those who retreat without permission, will be killed!"
Guo Ziyi held the gun in his hand and stabbed several panicked deserters to the ground without hesitation. He shouted sternly and directed the troops to evacuate with a stern face.
"Brothers, kill, avenge the brothers who died in the battle, avenge General Shi Dakai!"
Fu Youde and Zhang Shougui chased after them with their troops. The three armies shouted loudly, slashed hard with their long swords, and opened their long bows and crossbows, constantly attacking the Tang army's rear formation.
Guo Ziyi calmly commanded, and the Tang army retreated without chaos. The Sui army pursued them all the way, but the Tang army never showed any flaws in being penetrated by a single blow.
The Sui army chased for more than 40 miles, but ran into 5,000 reinforcements led by Tang army general Xin Yunjing. Seeing this, Fu Youde and Zhang Shougui did not dare to pursue further. After a melee, they retreated with gold.
At the end of the war, both sides counted their casualties. The Tang army suffered more than 6,000 casualties. When Guo Ziyi withdrew his troops, he knew that carrying siege equipment would inevitably slow down the march, so he immediately burned all the equipment and food.
Fortunately, the Sui army took the initiative on the battlefield thanks to the sudden attack of the Youzhou cavalry. The casualties were far lower than those of the Tang army. Although Guo Ziyi's troops were not severely damaged, it was still a victory, which barely offset the negative impact of Shi Dakai's death.
After the war, Zhang Shougui said goodbye to Fu Youde and left.
At present, Han Xin is leading the main force to fight in Liaodong. Zhang Shougui's eight thousand elite cavalry are already the last mobile force in Youzhou. Although the Turks have sent more than 200,000 soldiers and horses from Guanzhong and Hedong to attack the Sui Dynasty, there are still Yelu Abaoji's remnants outside the wall. Yelu's boulders are scurrying around, and the Turks seem to have no troops left to mobilize. But if Youzhou is empty for a long time, there is no guarantee that Temujin will forcefully mobilize troops from elsewhere to attack Youzhou.
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The development of the war in Hebei was sent to Yang Gao very quickly. First, the Sui army at Zhanghe bravely defeated the three coalition forces. Later, in the battle at Huangtuling, the Sui army was defeated and Shi Dakai died in the battle. But Yue Fei quickly counterattacked and defeated Guo Ziyi, crushing the Tang army's attempt to capture Handan and cutting off the connection between Han Xin and Yue Fei's two armies. Both sides have their own winners and losers, and it’s hard to tell who is the winner.
"Chai Rong and Zhu Yuanzhang are worthy of being emperors on horseback, a generation of heroic warriors, and they have Guo Ziyi who rebuilt the Tang Dynasty to help them. Even with the help of Yue Wumu, who has full command points, and Fu Youde, the three of them can't tell the winner for a while. burden!"
Yang Gao frowned slightly. Yue Fei's memorial made it very clear that Turk Wo Kuotai and others did not understand the favorable mountains and rivers of Bingzhou in Hebei Province. The battle of Huangtu Ridge and the attack on Handan were all planned by Zhu Yuanzhang, Chai Rong and Guo Ziyi. .
"Without the removal of Zhu Yuanzhang, Chai Rong, and Guo Ziyi, it will be difficult to determine the winner in the Battle of Hebei in a short period of time. The people's livelihood, which has finally improved somewhat, will inevitably decline again!"
Yang Gao rubbed his temples and said in a deep voice.
In the imperial study room, several important ministers Yu Yunwen, Liu Bowen, Fang Xuanling, Jia Xu, and Chen Ping all nodded heavily. They were all counselors with intelligence above 95. How could they not see that Zhu Yuanzhang, Chai Rong, and Guo Ziyi Three threats.
"Zhu Yuanzhang is a hero, and he is definitely not someone who has been under others for a long time. Both Li Yuan and Chai Rong and Guo Ziyi know this. This person may still be able to alienate."
Chen Ping frowned and said: "But Chai Rong and Guo Ziyi are important generals of the Tang army, especially Chai Rong, who is the younger brother of Li Yuan's son-in-law Chai Shao. He is deeply trusted by Li Yuan and Li Shimin, even if they have a mediocre relationship with Chai Rong. Li Jiancheng also highly praised Chai Rong’s military abilities!”
"Wei Chen may not think so!"
Liu Bowen said loudly: "Li Yuan is a nepotistic person, and the generals who command the army are not outside the clan. Although Chai Rong and Li Yuan are somewhat related by marriage, they are far apart after all. Chai Shao, who really maintained the relationship, died in the battle, and Chai Shao's wife Li Xiuning also died in the battle half a year ago." He died in depression. According to Wei Chen, Li Yuan did not fully trust Chai Rong. Otherwise, his cousin Li Keyong, who had great military exploits, should have been promoted long ago, and he would not still be serving as deputy general under Chai Rong."
"What Mr. Liu said is not unreasonable."
Yu Yunwen said: "Even if Li Yuan is suspicious of Chai Rong, if the current situation says that Chai Rong will defect to the Sui Dynasty, I think Li Yuan will believe it."
Fang Xuanling also nodded. Chai Rong was now one of the top border officials in the Tang Dynasty, with hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers. What was he trying to do by surrendering to the Sui Dynasty at this time? How could Li Yuan believe it?
"My lords, have you forgotten Li Shimin?"
Jia Xu's voice was unusually calm, but the words he spoke seemed to explode in everyone's ears, making people's thoughts suddenly clear.
"Yes, how could we forget Li Shimin!"
Chen Ping immediately reacted: "After the Bashu War, Li Shimin ignored Li Yuan's edict and took control of Longyou. Li Yuan had no choice but to order him to take charge of Longyou, but he didn't know how much he hated his son. Chai Rong followed him in the early years. Li Shimin went to war and had a close personal relationship with Li Shimin. If there were rumors that Chai Rong and Li Shimin were colluding with each other to seize Li Yuan's throne, Li Yuan would definitely become suspicious."
"indeed!"
Fang Xuanling also smiled and said: "Master Jia's words can really defeat thousands of troops. If rumors are spread in Guanzhong and Chai Rong and Li Shimin collude and conspire, then Li Jiancheng is very afraid of Li Shimin and will most likely add fuel to the flames for us and arrange His followers seized military power from Chai Rong."
"Yes, the Li brothers are equally powerful, but they have given us a lot of help!"
Yang Gao smiled slightly and said lightly: "Jia Aiqing, leave this matter to the Jinyi Guards. It must be known to everyone in Chang'an City that Chai Rong and Li Shimin colluded to take advantage of the opportunity of the Tang Army's full-scale attack on the internal emptiness to fight with me." The Sui Dynasty negotiated secretly, and once the two sides reached an agreement, they led their troops back to Chang'an to seize Li Yuan's throne!"
