Li Huaian was actually mentally prepared for certain endings.
But, when things really happened.
Still can't face it.
He led his personal guards and rushed forward desperately, hoping to rush up the hillside and snatch back the body of his second brother.
However, there were his own soldiers and horses blocking the front.
With great difficulty, his own people got out of the way, but they were blocked by the Dong Palace Guards again.
At this time, Xiao Yi, who was on the hillside, once again took out his extra large bow, pulled out an arrow, nocked the arrow and drew the bow, aiming at Li Huaian in front of the Chinese army's flag.
"call out!"
Li Huaian felt a bit groggy when he saw his second brother's head being held high.
However, his personal guards did not completely lose their minds. When they charged with him, they also took strict precautions.
When he saw Xiao Yi nocking an arrow and drawing his bow, he quickly fought hard to kill the enemy, trying to stand in front of Li Huaian.
"puff!"
This arrow is extremely fast.
In the blink of an eye, he passed through the crowd and shot the person in front of Li Huaian.
His personal guard finally reached his left side, jumped up, and crashed into him, thus saving him.
Got hit by this.
Li Huaian just woke up.
What are you doing?
After falling off the horse.
He quickly stabilized his figure, dodged several hidden arrows led by Dong Gongwei, and stood up.
One of the guards rushed forward and stretched out his hand. Li Huaian also immediately stretched out his hand and jumped on the horse.
"withdraw!"
In fact, there was no need for him to call for retreat.
Cheng Yaojin at the foot of the mountain could not resist the attack from Di Qing and Han Shizhong.
The heavy armored cavalry also suffered a lot of losses.
Li Xuanba is dead.
The morale of the entire Li Huaian army was horribly low, and they no longer had the courage to fight.
"Send an order to tell Han Shizhong not to chase the fleeing cavalry. Let him and Di Qing's cavalry go east, hug the north of Fenghuangling, and leave behind Li Thief's former army and the vanguard general, which totaled more than 10,000 people. There are 20,000 cavalry and infantry!" Xiao Yi lowered his bow and immediately shouted.
The messenger soldiers immediately flew forward to deliver the message on their behalf.
An hour later, when noon passed and the sun began to head west, most of Li's army had already dispersed. Li Yuan, who was in the rear, also immediately broke out of camp and left. Han Shizhong and Di Qing did not pursue Li Huaian's army, but Following the order, Li Thief's former infantry and Yuchi Gong's cavalry were left behind.
After arranging his subordinates to start cleaning the battlefield, he turned around to see His Highness the Crown Prince. The other generals, officers and cavalry also followed suit, and all the generals gathered in front of the Crown Prince's banner, which was littered with corpses and wounded.
At this time, Xiao Yi still reined in his horse and stood under the prince's banner, motionless for a long time with an expressionless face.
Han Shizhong, Di Qing, Xin Qiji, plus a few surviving generals and deputy generals, a total of eight people. Not far away, there were countless junior generals and lieutenants, but no one dared to come forward to confront them.
"Your Highness!" Han Shizhong is the deputy commander appointed by Xiao Yi, the Minister of the Ministry of War, and a disciple of Yue Shan. His status here is inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people, so after a while, he cautiously stepped forward to ask.
"Li Thief's army has been defeated. I have sent various ministries to clean up the battlefield. I wonder if there are any other military orders?"
Xiao Yi looked at the soldier holding Li Xuanba's head in his hand and said, "The one who killed Li Xuanba is brave and deserves a reward."
The soldier knelt down on one knee, excitedly, and clasped his fists in thanks.
Xiao Yi then said to Han Shizhong: "General Yue has already sent a letter. She sent troops yesterday afternoon to raid the Li thief's headquarters overnight, defeating the thief army that stayed outside Luzhou, and then marched northward to attack Longde Mansion."
"When we started fighting here, Longde Mansion had actually been captured by General Yue."
"Thief Li must have been severely damaged after this battle, and he no longer dares to think about going south."
"However, it is unlikely that they will completely quell the Li Thief Rebellion this time. They will inevitably quickly withdraw their defense from Jinyang."
"First clean the battlefield and count the casualties."
"Try your best to rescue the wounded soldiers, then go to Longde Mansion, meet with General Yue, and then make plans."
Han Shizhong, Di Qing, Xin Qiji and others quickly bowed and clasped their fists, saying in unison: "Here!"
In fact, no matter how fierce this battle was, it was just a rout in the field that lasted for half a day, and there was no example of an siege battle.
As the saying goes, don't pursue the enemy when you are poor. Seeing his brother being killed, Li Huaian went a little crazy and continued to pursue him. With their only remaining strength, they simply sent him up to discourage Li Huaian.
My family knows their own affairs.
If it weren't for Xiao Yi's bravery, he killed Li Xuanba and shot back Li Huaian.
This battle.
I'm afraid it won't have such an effect.
In this battle, from the foot of Fenghuang Ridge to the slopes of the east slope, both armies suffered numerous casualties.
Among them, although the specific figures have not been verified clearly, it is easy to draw the conclusion that the prince's personal army must have suffered heavy casualties, and the casualties were two to three times that of Li Thief's army.
This was evident in the middle stage of the war.
The people Xiao Yi brought were all living in the military camp. They usually lived on free wages, idle around, and were aggressive and aggressive.
What Li Huaian brought was elite soldiers and generals that he had carefully cultivated and trained for several years, and he even raised a heavy armored cavalry of more than 2,000 riders.
Had it not been for Han Shizhong, Di Qing, and Xin Qiji who fought bravely and took the lead, leading their subordinates to hold back part of Li Thief's troops.
Xiao Yi's East Palace Guards are at the end and may not be able to stop Li Huaian's charge.
This is why we don't continue to pursue Li Huaian, because it is obvious that many soldiers have exhausted faces. After seeing Li Huaian withdraw and after the last burst of energy dissipated, they were completely unable to recover. Since In this case, it is better to vow to engulf Li Thief's former army and Yu Chigong's troops at all costs, so as to expand the results of the battle and make up for the losses.
After a night, Li Huaian and others fled to Pingyao in the morning. They only woke up after the warm reception of the Pingyao guards.
It turned out that they walked all the way north, and actually escaped for more than a hundred miles in half a day and one night, and arrived at Pingyao City.
At this time, Li Huaian looked around and found that there were only a thousand riders left, many of whom were injured. He recalled that just a few days ago, he led a hundred thousand people from Jinyang to Longde Mansion southward, and then marched along the way. The hard work, the shock of the battle that day, the death of his second brother by Xiao Yi, and the current rush to flee north, he couldn't help but feel sad, and shed tears amidst the doubts and confusion of the Pingyao guards.
As soon as Li Huaian cried, the soldiers around him immediately started to cry too. The more he cried, the sadder he became, and the more he cried, the weaker he became. He cried until his voice was hoarse and his whole body was weak. The many soldiers guarding Pingyao were dumbfounded.
"Why are you crying?"
Du Ruhui was in a mess. He also charged with Li Huaian's army, and finally fled with him. However, because Li Huaian was thrown off his horse, he rushed to rescue and fell off his horse, hurting his body. At this time, he heard the cry, but he managed to straighten up. Come and ask immediately.
Looking at Li Huaian, who was heartbroken and crying, he said, "Why is the prince like this?"
