Chapter 858

The war lasted three days. After the alliance of princes was defeated by the Rong people, the remnants of the defeated army scattered and fled. The Rong cavalry pursued everywhere, pursued and killed the allied forces of the princes, and robbed the allied army of its baggage and grass.

In this territory, for a while, the wind was loud and the blood flowed like a river. In this round of pursuit, the alliance of princes did not organize any resistance forces, and even reached the point of fleeing from Wangrong.

Through this battle, the Rong once again determined who was the number one horse war on land.

One dawn, Qi Jiguang gathered the remnants of the defeated army together and temporarily camped under a hillside.

When he left Fengcheng, he brought out a total of 13,000 men and horses. Up to now, there are only more than 3,000 people who can gather together.

If you lose, this battle can be said to be a complete defeat. As the commander of the first army, Qi Jiguang is not too much to wipe his neck and kill himself.

Most of the wounded soldiers were wounded, and a depressed atmosphere spread in the barracks. The prestige that Qi Jiguang has erected through many days of military training is being tested.

The soldier is like this, Qi Jiguang is not exhausted. But he still boured his spirits, bandaged the wounds of the wounded soldiers, and distributed the few dry rations that were left.

Xu Wentian held a piece of dry cake and sent it to Li Xingya, and said, "King, you eat something first, take care of your health." ”

"I can still hold on, so I will give it to the wounded soldiers first. ”

Li Xingya sat on a stone and looked northwest. Even in the current situation, Li Xingzai has to be given priority. Compared with ordinary soldiers, Li Xingya is indeed not too hungry now.

"Your Majesty, you should eat something first, you must not fall. ”

"Distribute food to the soldiers. Li Xingzai raised his head: "Don't worry, I can't fall." ”

Qi Jiguang came to Li Xingya's side and said, "King, there are still 3,000 soldiers, and this war crime is all on me." But when we return to the East China Sea, we can still make a comeback. ”

Li Xingzai shook his head: "Don't go back to the East China Sea for the time being." ”

Qi Jiguang and Xu Wentian are both in the same place, Qi Jiguang said: "Now that we don't have the strength to compete with the Rong clan, what can we do if we stay?"

"The war in the north is decided, and the Rong will soon be able to take Chang'an. At present, the only way to do so is to return to the East China Sea, reorganize the army, pull up the people, and then confront the Rong people in the future. ”

"But why does the king want to stay?" Qi Jiguang said in confusion.

"It's not like there's nothing to do to stay. Li Xingzai stood up and said, "The coalition army was defeated by the Rong clan, and after this battle, there were many more ownerless teams in the north. These people are valuable resources, and I am here to recruit them in preparation for the Great War of the North and the South. ”

Li Xingzai stood on the stone, much higher than Qi Jiguang and Xu Wentian. At this moment, a round of red sun happened to jump from the east, and the first rays of light in the morning fell on Li Xingya. Qi Jiguang and Xu Wentian suddenly lost their minds, as if they saw a five-clawed golden dragon soaring into the air.

suffered such a big defeat, and even Qi Jiguang was a little disheartened. But Li Xingzai is not low, not lost, and still maintains his fighting spirit. Thinking about how to get the most out of failure.

At first, Xu Wentian was worried that Li Xingya would fall. I have to say that his worries are unnecessary.

Of course, Li Xingya will not fall, because he has experienced too much and has fallen too many times. It's rare that no matter how many times he's knocked out, he's able to get back on his feet.

One day, he will stand forever, and no one will be able to knock him down.

Qi Jiguang knelt down, clasped his hands into fists and said, "Subordinates obey orders." ”

Turning his head, he glanced northwest. When encountering such a defeated enemy, even the king of the Rong clan should feel a headache.

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After defeating the coalition army, the Rong cavalry attacked everywhere, on the one hand to grab resources, on the other hand to beat the water dogs, chasing down those who escaped so that their parents did not know the defeated generals.

Three or five days later, the Rong cavalry gave up the pursuit and began to gather in one direction.

Their destination was Chang'an.

On the way to Chang'an, the first wave of enemies encountered was the 10,000 emperors led by Ma Mengqi.

The two sides engaged in an encounter in the wilderness, and Ma Mengqi shook the 30,000 cavalry of the Rong tribe with 10,000 emperors.

It was a bloody battle and a doomed defeat.

But in order to buy time for the defense of Chang'an City, under the leadership of Ma Mengqi, this team showed unprecedented courage. Facing the Rong people, they launched round after round of charges.

The result is doomed, and the process is tragic. In the last ten thousand horses, only seven or eight hundred men were killed. Ma Mengqi was unconscious on the battlefield on the spot, and his subordinates snatched him out of the pile of dead. The remnants of the people and horses wrapped in the muddy Ma Mengqi broke out of the encirclement of the Rong people.

I didn't know how far I ran out, and when I saw that the Rong tribe didn't chase after me, everyone was relieved. Then the feeling of exhaustion came flooding, and more than a dozen people fell off their horses on the spot.

Ma Mengqi looked back, and his soldiers were all looking at him, and everyone was covered in blood. There are many people among them, and Ma Mengqi doesn't even know their names. Many more died on the battlefield, and Ma Mengqi also did not know their names.

"General, let's go a hundred miles west from here, and then turn to the north, so that we can avoid the Rong army and get close to Chang'an City. It's just that now that Chang'an has been surrounded by the Rong people, it will not be easy for us to return to the city. "The subordinates reported.

"Let's ......" Ma Mengqi opened his mouth, only to find that his voice was hoarse at some point: "I won't go back to Chang'an." ”

The subordinates looked at each other, completely puzzled why Ma Mengqi said this. Going to Chang'an now is tantamount to death, but if you dare not return to Chang'an, it is tantamount to treason.

Ma Mengqi didn't want to betray Li Letian, when he collided with the Rong clan, he had the heart of death.

He didn't have the will to die, and he didn't dare to charge several times against the iron hooves of the Rong clan.

But he didn't die on the battlefield, so Ma Mengqi came back to life.

Fleeing this way, his head gradually cleared up, and at the same time, he also remembered what Li Letian had said to him when he left Chang'an City.

Thinking about these words, I gradually realized something. I was afraid that Li Letian at that time would definitely fail this attack. And Chang'an City could not hold out for long under the attack of the Rong people.

He wanted to live and die with Chang'an City and preserve the dignity of the Li family. wants Ma Mengqi to live and use his skills to do something more for the empire.

It takes courage to die generously. It takes more courage to live with shame.

Ma Mengqi jumped off the horse, faced the direction of Chang'an City, and solemnly kowtowed three times.

When he looked up, his eyes were full of tears, but his face was as hard as iron.

"We're not going back to Chang'an. Ma Mengqi said loudly: "Chang'an can't be kept, let's choose another portal, recuperate, and flee back today's defeated Chongrong clan." ”

The remnants of the defeated generals behind him all got off their horses, and they did the same, and kowtowed three times to Chang'an City according to Ma Mengqi's appearance.