Chapter 401: One Shot
There is no way out!
Faced with a group of Turkic cavalry like bloody wolves, Li Shimin was desperate. If it was just these Turks in front of him, he was confident that if he ran away desperately, they would still be able to escape a few in order to make a comeback. But listening to the sound of the horn behind him, he was completely desperate. All he was left for was to kill a few more Turks here and die in battle, or turn around and flee a few more steps, and then be tortured and killed by the Turks like chasing prey.
The steady and powerful hands trembled uncontrollably at this time, and the hands slowly lifted up as if they were not their own. Looking down at the hemoptysis Mo knife in his hand that followed him to Liaodong, and now he is fighting Heji again, he has all kinds of feelings in his heart. For the first time, he felt that he might have done something wrong. When he chose, he was so resolute,
But now, there is a trace of regret in his heart. Maybe if you do it again, you might have a different choice. That's it, let yourself finish yourself, how can you be considered a good man, and how can you die at the hands of those nameless Turkic savages.
With the strength of both hands, the huge Mo knife was slammed into the ground beside him fiercely. With a choking sound, the horizontal knife on his waist was unsheathed, and he held the knife on his neck with both hands, and the cold blade touched his skin, making him feel like he was in a trance for a moment. Li Shimin looked at the embarrassed appearance of himself on the bright knife at this time, throwing away his armor and dispersing his head, his eyes were gloomy, his mouth was cracked, and his face was covered with blood that he didn't know if it was himself or someone else.
At the last moment of his life, Li Shimin muttered to himself in the sword light, "Farewell, Chen Pojun." If there is still a chance in the next life, maybe I will not have these ambitions in my heart, maybe we can be a pair of real brothers in the next life.
Closing his eyes, his heart was ruthless, and his hands were forced, Li Shimin only felt that the sharp blade was scratching his neck.
At the last moment, Chai Shao, who was already desperate on the side and was about to plant himself with Li Shimin, suddenly stretched out his hand and grabbed Li Shimin's hand holding the knife tightly.
Li Shimin opened his eyes, saw Chai Shao, smiled and said, "Have we arrived at the underworld so soon?" ”
"Erlang, we don't have to die, we have been saved. Look, the Turkic retreat is already in chaos, and the Turks in front are returning behind. ”
Hearing Chai Shao's moving voice, Li Shimin looked at Beimen Street in the morning light with some disbelief. Sure enough, the Turks who were chasing them had turned around, and the Turks' rear was already in disarray, and they could even faintly hear the roars of the Turks and the sound of weapons clashing with them.
The sound of iron hooves was heard, and a cavalry had already burst out of the rear of the Turks. In the cavalry array of the black sè bright light battle armor, a black sè battle flag fluttered high, and there was not a word on the black sè battle flag, some were just a black sè flying eagle.
At the first sight of this eagle, Li Shimin's eyes had already burst into surprise, and with a choking sound, the horizontal knife in Li Shimin's hand fell to the ground from his hand.
"It's my own people, it's General Sima's black-clothed iron guard, it's their Black Eagle Banner!" Speaking of the back, Li Shimin was already roaring hoarsely.
Chai Shao saw that there was still blood flowing out of Li Shimin's neck, and hurriedly ripped off a piece of cloth from his clothes to help him wrap it. If Li Shimin did not die at the hands of the Turks for a while, but died on this wound, then it would really be called an injustice.
Stretching out his hand to pick up the Mo knife inserted in the ground, Li Shimin shouted, "Heaven will not die, I will also, brothers, kill!" ”
With the support of this new force, the Xuanjia army, which had already been killed and retreated, shouted in unison, and finally turned the fear and anger held in their hearts into combat power, and took heavy steps, scrambling to kill the back of the Turkic people who turned around.
The Turks have always relied on their blood to kill the Xuanjia army and retreat, but at this time, after several hours of fighting, most of the casualties have already been lost. The black-clothed guards suddenly attacked from behind, and the Turks immediately fell into the predicament of being attacked on their backs and could no longer hold on. They all rode their horses and fled in all directions.
In less than half an hour, the Sui army had completely taken control of Shenwu City in their hands.
The Turks in the city were all killed by the Xuanjia Army and the black-clothed Iron Guard, leaving not a single prisoner. …,
The number of Turks who fled from the city was estimated to be no more than a thousand.
After this battle, the Xuanjia Army was finally no longer just a new army, but a strong army that annihilated more than 10,000 Turkic elite cavalry in one day of war.
On the blood-soaked streets, a team of black-clad iron guards came guarding the Black Hawk banner.
One of the generals at the head took off his helmet on the horse, and said to Li Shimin in front of the horse a little tiredly, "General Li, it's really gratifying to see you." ”
Li Shimin also took off his heavy helmet and smiled bitterly at Sima Dekan, "Don't thank you for your great kindness, the grace of today's help, the people of the world will remember it in their hearts." ”
Sima Dekan's face didn't have a smile on his face, "General Li, gather your subordinates immediately, we have to flee all the way." ”
"Shi Bizhen's army went south?"
"Yes." Shibi looked back at the north, and said in a low voice, "I have found out clearly, Shibi Khan's 300,000 army has left the grassland ten days ago and entered Dingxiang County in Hedong. And three days ago, the Turks had already Turkic the pass of the Great Wall of Mayi, yesterday it rained heavily, the Turks were stopped by the heavy rain, and they were stationed in the White Wolf Village fifty miles away from us, and it is estimated that they already knew our whereabouts at this time. "Three hundred thousand?" Li Shimin exclaimed in his heart, the 15,000 Turkic cavalry of this Shenwu City were ambushed by him, but they still almost wiped out the Xuanjia Army. And now it is actually an army of 300,000, and the result can be imagined. Fifty miles, for the cavalry, is just a blink of an eye. Thinking about it again, Emperor Yang Guang did not know the situation of the Turks at this time, and was still in the town of Sanggan by the Sanggan River not far away.
Li Shimin's face had changed dramatically, and if the emperor was caught up by Shibi Khan, the 150,000 forbidden army would definitely not be able to stop the 300,000 army of the Turks. As soon as Yang Guang missed, he was still preparing in various places, and the other more than 300,000 troops that were not assembled for fear of startling the snake may also be broken by each one. And Taiyuan, which is in the center of Hedong, will inevitably fall into the hands of the Turks. If Taiyuan is lost, then the Li family will not be able to stay out of the matter, which will be a disaster for the nest.
"Assemble, assemble! Assemble the whole army and go south immediately! The heralds of the team, carrying the order flag, did not dare to stop for a moment, and shouted to the soldiers of the Xuanjia Army who had just experienced a big battle and were resting on the ground. Sima Dekan's black-clothed iron guards had also regrouped at this time and began to form outside the city gate.
The team quickly assembled, and the generals and colonels of each department quickly reported the battle damage, and in this battle, there were 10,000 Xuanjia troops, and at this time there were only more than 3,000 left. Even Sima's black-clothed iron guard, with only about 3,000 of the 5,000 men left. Among these more than 6,000 people, there were at least 1,000 wounded soldiers, who could not carry out a rapid march.
"General Li, we can't take them with us, the Turks are only a few dozen miles away from us, they can catch up with us at any time, take them, we are dragged down a little. And the delay in reporting to His Majesty is the most important thing. We've got to leave them behind! Sima Dekan said coldly.
Li Shimin's mouth opened, and finally fell silent again. He knew, of course, that leaving them at this time would be tantamount to sending them into the hands of the Turks. But Sima was right, if he took them, none of the more than 6,000 people would have escaped the pursuit of the 300,000 Turks.
After letting each of the soldiers who were not seriously injured choose two sturdy war horses, Li Shimin pointed to the remaining war horses and said to Chai Shao, "General Chai, we can't take those wounded soldiers, leave these war horses to them, tell them, let them flee in all directions." The Turks eagerly moved south,
They still have a chance. Let them go up into the mountains, and wait until we have defeated the Turks, and then I will come and pick you up. Chai Shao was silent for a while before turning to leave. Facing those brothers who were fighting side by side one moment, and going to abandon them the next moment, Chai Shao's heart was full of confusion and pain.
After deciding to abandon the wounded soldiers, Sima Dekan opened another map: "General Li, we can't go to Mayi City anymore. In order to reach the town of Sanggan in the shortest possible time, we had to go all the way down the Huangshui River to the south, which was a small path, but it was a shortcut.
If we take this road, we can save three hours, and we will be able to reach Sangan Town as soon as tomorrow evening! "Okay, everything is up to General Sima." Li Shimin nodded in agreement with this decision.
I don't know who leaked the news, but the people and merchants in the city already knew the news of the Turks' march south. The county commander took the lead, and the officials and wealthy families in the city, and the caravan leaders all rushed to the south gate and surrounded Li Shimin.
"Lord Taishou, Shenwu County is also under the rule of Lord Taishou, and the people in the city are also your shepherds, please take us with you." The county magistrate pleaded bitterly.
Li Shimin said to everyone: "This official is not only Ma Yi Taishou, but also General Zuotunwei.
Now the Turkic army is heading south, and His Majesty is not yet aware of this and is in danger. At present, the official wants to fly south and escort His Majesty back to the Central Plains. As for you and the people in the city, this official has already considered it, and has already arranged for a thousand elite soldiers to escort you out. Now, go to the North Gate, where a thousand soldiers have been assembled, and they will escort you out. The officials were still reluctant to leave, but Sima Dekan's black-clothed guards had already begun to rush over with their horsewhips, and all those who stood in the way of the intersection were dispersed with a whip.
The orders to set off one after another came, and the Xuanjia Army and the 5,000 cavalry of the black-clothed Iron Guard no longer stopped at all, and they all instigated their horses and galloped south.