In Guanzhong, after Peng Yue captured Tongguan and blocked Li Jiancheng's army from returning for reinforcements, the civil unrest in Guanzhong reached an unprecedented level. Countless people who had lost their farmland due to the land annexation of Guanlong nobles actively joined the rebel army, and the team quickly expanded like a snowball.
Hundreds of thousands of rebels, led by Huang Chao, approached Chang'an in a mighty manner. War drums roared every day, and the rebels attacked the city like a swarm of ants. Chang'an was shocked three times a day, especially when Li Jiancheng's reinforcements were blocked outside Tongguan. Later, rumors spread, and many powerful people had packed up their belongings and were ready to run away.
Li Yuan actually had the idea of asking the city to leave, but he finally gave up the idea after being persuaded by the ministers. Of course, the more important reason that made Li Yuan give up this idea was the two pillars of Chang'an City, Chai Rong and Guo Ziyi.
Since they took office, with less than 20,000 second-line auxiliary troops, they have withstood the fierce bombardment of more than 100,000 rebels, making it difficult for Huang Chao to break through the thunder pool for dozens of days, which gave Li Yuan a reassurance. .
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The night was already deep, and the rebel camp had fallen into silence after a day's attack. The loose military discipline made the sentries lose their vigilance at all. They leaned against the camp wall in twos and threes and took a nap.
But what they never expected was that not far from their camp, a cavalry of about 5,000 people was approaching quickly. All the horses of this cavalry were wrapped in thick linen, and they were running wildly. With the usual thunderous roar, they rushed towards the rebel camp like a whirlwind. Through the faint moonlight at night, one can vaguely identify the leading general of this army, none other than Li Shimin.
Li Shimin took control of the military in Longyou and refused to return to Chang'an. In fact, he had fallen out with his father, Li Yuan. However, a large-scale uprising by Huang Chao and other peasant armies invaded Chang'an, and his brother Li Jiancheng was blocked in Tongguan and unable to return to aid in time. This allowed Li Shimin, a born emperor, to quickly seize the opportunity to reunite with his father.
He left his right-hand assistant Li Guangbi and his confidant Zhuge Liang to sit in Longyou and confront the Sui general Qin Qiong, while he led the army eastward to relieve Chang'an's predicament.
Soldiers are very fast. After crossing the Wei River, Li Shimin ordered his trusted generals Li Siyuan and Gao Xianzhi to lead the army behind. He personally led 5,000 mysterious knights to attack the rebel camp by starry night. The accompanying generals except Li Xuan, the most powerful general of the Tang Dynasty, Ba, as well as Yingbu, Tian Chengsi, Tian Yue, Hua Xiong, Yan Xing, Yuchi Gong and his capable adviser Du Ruhui.
After the Xuanjia Army marched for a long time, Li Shimin ordered the entire army to rest for a while. At this time, counselor Du Ruhui stepped forward and said to Li Shimin: "Your Highness, although the Xuanjia Army is brave and good at fighting, they are all warriors who can equal ten warriors, but Huang Chao's chaos The bandit army has more than 100,000 troops, so wouldn’t this be too risky?”
Li Shimin smiled slightly: "Ke Ming, although Huang Chao's bandit army has hundreds of thousands of people, their military discipline is not strict, and they all stick together and have no laws. In the eyes of a single person, they are just a bunch of mobs. As long as our army defeats Huang Chao's elite troops with one blow, the rest will be left behind." The rebel forces below who are dependent on him will collapse without a fight. Moreover, Ke Ming, don’t forget that we still have reinforcements in Chang’an City.”
Du Ruhui said worriedly: "But will they go out of the city to meet our army?"
"If the people guarding the city are ministers like Li Yuanji and Tong Guan who are harming the country, I will still be a little worried."
Li Shimin was still smiling: "But now the people guarding the city are Chai Rong and Guo Ziyi. These two are both talented generals. I can't trust them more!"
Du Ruhui briefly recalled his past contact with Chai Rong and Guo Ziyi, and said no more at the moment, stepping aside to recover his strength.
"about there!"
After a while, Li Shimin saw that the entire army had almost recovered. He immediately got on his horse and waved his horse: "Come with me to attack the enemy camp and make great achievements. Let's do this in one fell swoop!"
"kill!"
The Xuanjia cavalry immediately launched into action, and the Tang army's cavalry rushed towards the rebel camp like a flood from a breached embankment.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"
The military discipline of the rebel army cannot be praised. It was not until the Tang army was within a hundred steps of the camp that they noticed something unusual. Countless rebel soldiers rushed towards the camp gate in a hurry.
The rebel camp was very crudely built, with no antlers trenches and no barriers. The Tang Army cavalry led by Li Shimin charged across the plains.
Li Shimin took the bow in his hand and strung an arrow on the galloping horse. The Xuanjia Army cavalry behind him also opened their bows and fired arrows, and the dense arrows were shot towards the rebel camp. Arrows were flying all over the sky like rain, and countless rebel soldiers were hit by arrows. There were screams and countless casualties.
"Dingdong, it is detected that Li Xuanba enters the ferocious state, the force is +9, the base force is 105, and the current force has increased to 114."
The humanoid ferocious beast Li Xuanba took the lead and charged into the camp. His two iron hammers were like swatting flies. No one could stop him wherever his horse's hooves hit him. He only hit mountains of corpses and seas of blood.
Behind Li Xuanba, countless Tang Army cavalry rushed in like tigers descending from the mountain. The sound of horse hooves was like thunder, and the cavalry rushed forward. Their goal was clear, which was to go straight to the location of the rebel leader Huang Chao.
The rebel army was thrown into chaos by Li Shimin's surprise attack, and their position was completely lost. The five thousand black-armored cavalry were invincible in the rebel army, killing the rebel army until they laid corpses in piles, blood flowed into rivers, and they threw away their helmets and armor, and fled in all directions under the moonlight.
Yingbu, Yuchigong, Tian Chengsi, Tian Yue, Hua Xiong, Yan Xing and other powerful generals also ran rampant among the rebels, waving their weapons and chopping melons and vegetables, causing the rebel soldiers to run away with their heads in their hands, leaving dead and wounded everywhere.
Of course, among the Tang generals, Li Xuanba was the one who was most feared by the rebel soldiers. He swung a pair of sledgehammers, and the sledgehammers swept across, and the bones of the soldiers who hit him were all broken. , Flesh Mold Lake.
"Brothers, the Tang army does not have many troops. Please don't mess up and form a formation to surround the Tang army."
Li Guo, the rebel general who had just emerged from the chaos, led a group of soldiers and horses to fight against the Tang army, and shouted to boost morale from time to time.
"Xuanba, that enemy general, kill him quickly!"
Li Shimin's eyes were sharp and he immediately pointed at Li Guo and shouted towards Li Xuanba.
Li Xuanba always obeyed Li Shimin's words. He immediately turned his horse and rushed straight towards Li Guo like an arrow off the string. Wherever the horse's hooves hit, it was like a wave breaking, and the enemy army was routed.
Li Guo was still shouting at the soldiers who were fleeing, but Li Xuanba had already rushed in front of him and smashed down with a sledgehammer, like a thunderbolt or like a mountain bearing down on top.
Li Guo had no choice but to dodge, and he quickly raised his sword to block it. Hearing a "kacha" sound, the blade of the sword in Li Guo's hand broke. Li Xuanba's golden hammer still had power and severely knocked Li Guo off his horse.
"Dingdong, it was detected that Li Xuanba killed Li Guo, and Li Guo's information has been erased from the database!"
