Chapter Twenty-Four: A Poisonous Scheme
Despite the arrangement, Shan Xiongxin still didn't expect Tang Jun to arrive so quickly. When a group of black-armored cavalry appeared in view, the infantry on both flanks had not yet followed. Shan Xiongxin knew that this was Li Tang's starting army, the Xuanjia Army. The infantry in motion had no formation to speak of, and if they were rushed by these guys, they would inevitably suffer heavy casualties. If you're lucky, it's not impossible to kill the infantry.
Without saying a word, Shan Xiongxin rushed over with the Da Zheng cavalry. At this time, time is of the essence, as long as the infantry on both wings arrives. Not to mention the Xuanjia Army, even the Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals have to stay.
In the midst of the chaos, Shan Xiongxin suddenly saw a familiar figure. The bitter hatred made him firmly remember Li Er's outfit, and now Li Er's armor is no different from when he was in Shandong. How many times his figure has appeared in dreams, and today he was finally caught. Li Shimin, stay today!
"Kill!" Shan Xiongxin shouted, and went straight to Li Er with the golden nail jujube yang lance. Li Er's force value is not low, but compared with a fierce man like Shan Xiongxin, it is still slightly inferior. As long as he kills the past, Shan Xiongxin is confident that he will kill Li Er.
As long as Li Er is killed in this battle, even if all the cavalry is lost, it will be worth it. The Tang Army, which had lost its commander, was bound to be chaotic, and at that time it was an opportunity to kill.
Li Er saw Shan Xiongxin rushing over, and was about to grit his teeth and go up. But he heard a thunderous roar next to him, Wei Chigong raised the iron horse lance in his hand, and the black horse under his crotch neighed and bumped into Shan Xiongxin.
The two iron lances collided together with a huge sound of gold and iron, and both of them were numb in their arms. Shan Xiongxin was taken aback, and looked carefully at the armor on the other side and found that he didn't know him. I didn't expect that there would be such a fierce general in the Tang Army, and this guy's strength seems to be greater than Cheng Yanjin.
The two of them fought together, and the more they played, the more frightened Xiongxin became. Unexpectedly, this guy's martial arts are not inferior to Qin Qiong, and he originally wanted to rely on his moves to take advantage of it. After killing this guy as soon as possible, I will go and kill Li Shimin. But now it seems that this idea is clearly a fantasy.
The Xuanjia Army is worthy of being the army that started in the Tang Dynasty, and it is not afraid of the Dazheng cavalry, which is several times its size. Especially Cheng Biting Jin, Niu Jinda, and Qin Qiong joined. To make this army more vigorous, Cheng Yanjin carried the Xuanhua axe. There is no one general for the person he is for, and he and Niu Jinda and Qin Qiong are like a sharp arrow. Invincible among the Zheng army, the opposing cavalry fell off their horses in a string.
Just when Shan Xiongxin gritted his teeth and insisted, the infantry on both wings had already outflanked him. It's a pity that the banner of the Tang Army also appeared on the opposite side. At the beginning, the number of Tang troops was not too large, and Kankan could only fight a draw with the Great Zheng Army. Even locally, there are disadvantages.
But as time went by, the number of Tang troops who joined the fierce battle gradually increased. Countless Tang troops poured over from all directions, and even Qu Tutong, who was surrounded behind him, turned his horse's head and killed from his rear formation.
As soon as Lu Chu saw this situation, he ran away without saying a word. If you put it off any longer, you won't be able to run if you want to.
As soon as he ran, the guards around him naturally followed. Then came the avalanche of collapse, and no one wanted to be left behind to die. They all fled desperately to avoid the butcher's knife of the Tang army.
Even if this is defeated, Shan Xiongxin has no way. It can only be a false shot, and the barge horse will leave. If you stay any longer, you will become a prisoner of others.
Li Er led people to chase them all the way to the city of Luoyang, and then Mingjin withdrew his troops.
Wang Shichong looked at the army that fled back in embarrassment, and his face turned green. Nearly 40,000 people left the city, but less than 20,000 returned. If it weren't for his own preparation, he would have personally stood on the city wall. Maybe the Tang army will take advantage of the situation to attack the city and take Luoyang City in one go.
Under Luoyang City, Li Er also sighed helplessly. If there are enough siege equipment, maybe you can go down to Luoyang in a battle. Let the outstretched head retract again, and this battle has to return to the situation of attrition.
"Victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers, and a virtuous son-in-law does not have to blame himself. Hurry back and rest! Despite such a big defeat, Wang Shichong still had to comfort Shan Xiongxin with good words. There's no way, it's just such a person who can take the lead now. If you really kill him, who will lead the army to defend the city in the future?
When Shan Xiongxin saw Lu Chu standing behind Wang Shichong, he knew that Wang Shichong had forgiven this guy. The henchman is the henchman, breaking the bones and connecting the tendons. At this time, Wang Shichong didn't have anything to say to himself. For his henchman Lu Chu, it won't be any better.
Shan Xiongxin, who was helpless, could only promise to leave, and glared at Lu Chu when he left.
Lu Chu was palpitated by Shan Xiongxin's eyes, and in today's situation. Wang Shichong's strategic space has been compressed to the limit, and the strategic initiative has also been lost. Trapped in Luoyang City, failure is a matter of time. The fool also knew the strategy of the Tang army, which was to trap the defenders of Luoyang.
Now Lu Chu is not too worried about this matter, it is just a big deal to surrender. Well, it's not a big deal to change bosses. He is not the kind of person like Wang Shichong who Li Tang will kill and then fast!
People who have no long-term worries must have near-term worries, and Lu Chu is now very worried about Shan Xiongxin's attack on him. Now most of the military power in Luoyang City falls into the hands of Shan Xiongxin. If this guy holds a grudge against himself, maybe someone will hack him that night.
If you want Shan Xiongxin not to dare to move yourself, you naturally have to take some of Shan Xiongxin's military power over first. And to do this, Wang Shichong must first be suspicious of Shan Xiongxin. Let a distrustful general lead a large army, and such a monarch must have been kicked in the head by a donkey.
Lu Chu's mind was quick, and in an instant, he came up with a good idea.
"Your Majesty! Now that our army has been newly defeated, the Tang army will inevitably be unprepared under the great victory. Why don't we take advantage of tonight and send someone to attack the camp. As long as a brave general is sent, he will go straight to Li Shimin's camp. Even if Li Shimin can't be killed, as long as he is forced to flee in embarrassment, the Tang army will be shaken on all fronts. At that time, His Majesty will command the army to attack, and he will definitely be able to achieve complete success. Lu Chu whispered to Wang Shichong.
"This is one way, but Shan Xiongxin is newly defeated. Who else can take on this responsibility? Wang Shichong thought for a moment and replied helplessly. There are no decent people in his entrainment, and the only one who can do it is Shan Xiongxin, a new defeated general.
"Your Majesty, why did you forget, Luo Cheng is not still in the city. For more than two months, he was able to recover even if he was sick. His Majesty treats him kindly, and he should be the one who contributes at this time. ”
"That's right! Why did I forget that there is another Luo Cheng, let's go to Luo Cheng after a turn! ”