Time passed by anxiously, and the afterglow of the setting sun faded little by little. Four thousand Tang Army cavalry moved quickly and shuttled through the dense forest. The cold wind whistled in his ears and rustled in the forest. While Li Yuan was galloping, his heart was beating rapidly with the sound of horse hooves. He only hoped that Liu Renzhan would hold on before he arrived.
As the terrain gradually opened up, Li Yuan's vision also became clearer. There was smoke billowing less than two miles ahead, which was obviously the headquarters of Liu Renzhan's troops. I saw that the gates and fences of the four camps had been destroyed, and the soldiers from both sides who were fighting could not distinguish themselves from the enemy. There were even enemy cavalry passing through in groups. It was like a black ant colony that made people's scalp numb. Corpses with swords and guns were everywhere, and arrows were flying in the sky. Flying, there are piles of body parts everywhere, which are hideous and terrifying. Against the backdrop of the setting sun, the land dyed dark red is almost suffocating.
Liu Renzhan's banner was vaguely visible in the camp, and countless soldiers were surrounding a slightly stooped figure, gradually shrinking closer to the broken flag.
"Formation!" Li Yuan immediately raised his spear and gave the order. The soldiers immediately reined in their horses, and then the tight formation quickly spread out in a fan shape on the plain. At the front of the team, dozens of Tang Army battle flags were instantly raised high.
"All officers and men obey the order and follow my commander to kill the rebels! You are only allowed to advance! You are not allowed to retreat!"
Li Yuan shouted loudly, then leaned forward suddenly, and the spear in his hand drew a shining arc in the dusk. The soldiers beside him immediately blew three horns loudly, followed by the neighing of countless war horses, and four thousand cavalry immediately galloped into action, roaring away after Li Yuan!
At this time, most of the rebels had entered the camp to fight fiercely, and guarding the southernmost perimeter was a group of cavalry under the banner of the Baoxin Army. At this time, the leading general of the other side had heard the rumble of hoofbeats behind him. He turned his horse's head and was shocked when he saw it, and hurriedly ordered to adjust the combat formation.
Seeing the enemy cavalry changing their formations hurriedly, and hundreds more cavalry charging towards him in disorder under the leadership of the general, Li Yuan did not slow down at all, but led the soldiers behind him to head straight towards him, intending to Let's go head-to-head.
In just a few dozen breaths, like two intersecting bolts of lightning, the cavalry from both sides violently collided without any suspense! In an instant, there was a dull sound of flesh and blood clashing, horse head against horse head, armor against armor. Some of the cavalry were thrown away due to inertia, and then fell heavily to the cold and hard ground. Bones and flesh were shattered, and blood mist bloomed. It was terrifying. The wails and screams continued, followed by a desperate fight between pairs!
Li Yuan led several generals to rush to the front, facing the oncoming enemy cavalry without mercy. Before they could meet him, he leaned forward, stretched out his right arm suddenly, and stretched out the spear in his hand. Before the enemy could resist, his face was ruthlessly penetrated. Immediately after breaking into the enemy's formation, Li Yuan leaned over and hugged the horse's head tightly, turned his wrists downwards, and cut off dozens of galloping horse hooves with his long spear. Suddenly, he was on his back, and the enemy's formation was in chaos. His face was panicked in panic, and he subconsciously began to Retreat.
After calmly fighting the enemy and breaking out of the insurgent army, Li Yuan gasped for air and said luckily in his heart that he had to learn a little bit from Wumu Teqin, otherwise he would definitely be buried here today...,
"Commander, be careful!" Just as a cold arrow suddenly whizzed past his ear. Li Yuan quickly turned his head to dodge subconsciously, and the arrow went straight through his shoulder, instantly oozing red blood.
Several generals rushed to Li Yuan's side to protect him and shouted eagerly: "Commander!"
"The commander is safe and sound! The enemy's formation is in chaos, and the whole army is rushing straight to the camp!" Li Yuan tightened the reins and continued galloping. The soldiers of the Tang Army behind him were greatly encouraged when they saw the commander's hard work, and they all jumped on their horses to follow. Killing the fleeing enemy cavalry, thousands of fine cavalry were like sharp knives suddenly appearing, thrust into the hearts of the rebels.
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The dozens of flags of the Tang Army fluttering in the wind were getting closer and closer. When they saw the roaring large group of cavalry clearly, Liu Renzhan and the Tang Army soldiers beside him immediately cheered up and shouted, "Reinforcements are here." ", continuing to kill the surrounding rebel soldiers vigorously, fighting and retreating, and moving as close as possible to the direction of the reinforcements.
"It's coming, it's coming!" Liu Renzhan heard the soldiers beside him shouting excitedly. He looked up and saw that tears were about to come out. Accompanied by the roaring shouts of killing, the Tang Army cavalry who came to the rescue were already like Like the wind and the remaining clouds, they instantly overwhelmed the rebel soldiers in front of them. They were all strong and full of fighting spirit, and they continued to charge forward with their weapons in their hands neatly.
Everyone searched intently, but did not find Liu Chongjian, whom they had longed for. The general who was at the forefront of the reinforcements quickly attracted everyone's attention. He looked young and very handsome. He was wearing a very conspicuous unicorn gold armor that shone against the dusk, but he had good marksmanship. , especially brave. Swinging the thorns up and down, like dancing pear blossoms, they swept through the rebel formation, and saw a flash of cold light, and a pile of fallen corpses.
At this moment, the rebel soldiers were probably exhausted from fighting for a long time, and they were unprepared for these sudden Tang Army cavalry. They were quickly killed and retreated, and the situation seemed to be secretly turning around.
The two sides were still engaged in a bloody battle. The golden-armored general had unknowingly arrived in front of Liu Renzhan. His hair was already messy. At this time, he ignored the blood stains on his face and asked eagerly: "Old General." But Liu Renzhan and Marshal Liu?"
Liu Renzhan nodded quickly and responded happily: "Exactly! May I ask the general who it is?"
The golden-armored general immediately showed a relieved expression and said with a smile: "Wu Ping Jiedushi Li Yuan."
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Seeing that the sergeants under his command were suddenly repelled by this Tang Army cavalry that came from nowhere, Li Jinquan, whose face was pale, was filled with anger, frightened and frightened in his heart. After he swung his sword and killed more than a dozen retreating soldiers, he... Still showing signs of retreat, he couldn't help but yell angrily: "Don't retreat! The Tang army only has thousands of reinforcements, what are you afraid of him doing?! Don't retreat! Anyone who retreats will be killed!"
Ming Hanrong said nervously: "Commander, although these Tang troops are not large in number, they look very brave in formation. They don't look like ordinary state soldiers! Could it be that the Northern Expedition army has returned? Why did they come so fast?"
At this time, Li Yuan had joined forces with Liu Renzhan and was leading the soldiers in a bloody battle. However, he suffered many minor injuries everywhere on his body and was obviously exhausted.
Until he saw that the rebels had gradually retreated to the edge of the camp, it was clear that the morale of the army was in chaos and the time had come. Li Yuan managed to straighten his waist, raised his spear high, rode his horse and shouted: "Listen, this commander is Li Li, the military governor of Wuping in the Tang Dynasty. Yuan, under your Majesty's orders, lead the army to exterminate the traitors! Your Majesty has decreed that only Li Jinquan be killed! You are all our subjects of the Tang Dynasty. If you lay down your weapons now, I guarantee that your lives will be safe! If you dare to resist, you will be killed. No forgiveness!"
As expected, as soon as these words came out, the rebel soldiers looked at each other in shock. To them, the name Li Yuan has long been known as thunder, and coupled with the performance of the talented Li Yuan, the intimidating power is evident. The right wing of the Wei Sheng Army was still loyal to Li Jinquan after all. Hearing this, his expression froze for a moment and he slowly retreated a few steps, but still held the weapon tightly in his hand. However, the soldiers of the Qing Huai Army were different. These were originally forced to follow Li Jinquan. The rebellious Jianghuai children had just witnessed Li Jinquan's atrocities and were already dissatisfied. At this time, they immediately put down their weapons with relief and knelt down towards Li Yuan.
"Li Yuan!" Hearing this familiar name, Li Jinquan spat viciously and cursed secretly in his heart. It's you, a brat who is not afraid of death, who replaced me as the leader of the Guarding Saint Army, and you still want to replace that person. The Emperor of Tang took away my troops and horses? Now that you have delivered it to your door, I wonder if I will chop it into meat paste for you!
Seeing that the soldiers of the Qinghuai Army had given up resistance, Li Jinquan was greatly hit, but he still raised his hand regardless, preparing to order a continued attack. Ming Hanrong, an aide beside him, quickly stopped him and said in panic: "Commander, think twice! This Li Yuan can be called a fierce general, and he is now very famous in the Tang Dynasty! At this time, Li Jing ordered him to lead the army to come to the rescue, how could Wu Ping Jiedushi only bring a few thousand troops? Presumably the Tang Dynasty army It's coming soon. At this time, the morale of the army is in chaos and the Qing Huai Army has been lost. It is better to retreat to Shouzhou City for the time being and make plans..."
"Why is Han Rong afraid of the enemy! No matter what, I will let Li Yuan die here first!"
At this moment, dozens of scouts came rushing from the north, shouting about the urgent military situation. Then Ming Hanrong looked like he suddenly realized it, and shouted to Li Jinquan: "No, Shouzhou City!"
