Tang Taizong is my elder brother

Chapter 90 End
The terrible thing is that many of the hundreds of Turkic soldiers who fled ran to the front line that was still slowly retreating to seek protection.Behind them is the heavy armored infantry of the Longevity Battalion who are chasing after them.It was impossible to control the pursuit of Ashina's troops.

The right-wing enemy army that lost its unified command also completely gave up resistance and just retreated blindly, which exacerbated the chaos of the entire army. The enemy army that quickly retreated turned into a rout, and then collapsed as a whole.

A large number of cavalry began to leave the slow-moving infantry and the wounded to escape alone. Most of them left the battlefield before the soldiers of the Longevity Battalion gathered. The soldiers followed suit after seeing it, so many people didn't want to carry the battle flag, and left it all to the Sui army.

More than 100 people were blocked by the river by the Sui army, plus more than 200 auxiliary soldiers who could not swim. At this time, the heroes on horseback who were in a panic abandoned their horses and went into the water while taking off their heavy armor. .The water had just thawed in February, and it was freezing cold. The soldiers of the Longevity Battalion just stood on the shore and watched them silently.

The soldiers of the Gondor Battalion were finally able to let out a breath of anger. They took up the bows and arrows in their hands one after another, no matter whether they were accurate or not, they shot indiscriminately into the river.After a while, more than a dozen corpses of Turkic Tartars floated on the river, and the soldiers of the Gondor Battalion became even more excited. They thought of the late Paozhe brothers, their family members whose lives and deaths were unknown in Linchuan, and the blood feud with the Tartars. , Ignoring the coldness of the river in winter, I jumped into the river naked.

The officers of the Changsheng Battalion began to gather their teams, and the musketeers who had participated in hand-to-hand combat began to look back for the firearms they had left behind. On the right wing of the army, the Gondor Battalion of more than 1000 people was also a brave man who dared to fight among the Linchuan defenders, but they encountered the more terrifying Ashina, so they were repeatedly repelled by the opponent.He fought back tenaciously again and again, and was not defeated by the enemy's flood-like attack.

Now the casualties of the Gondor Battalion on the left wing are close to one-third, and more than half of the officers and soldiers died in battle. Seeing that the left wing is on the verge of collapse, they are about to collapse before the eyes of Changsheng.

"Adjust the first and second battalions to turn right." Changsheng immediately issued an order.The sentry whistled quickly one after another, and the herald desperately waved the command flag in his hand.The troops on the battlefield saw the order and began to slowly change their formation.

In the right-wing front, Ye Qiu was lying quietly on the ground with more than 20 arrows stuck in his body. Just now, his desperate resistance prevented the enemy from moving forward. Five arrows were shot in the face alone. Among those who killed him were Ashina Rangan's personal guards are all highly skilled in martial arts.His bodyguards fought desperately to rescue his body.

For the rout of the right wing, Changsheng was prepared. Not only did the troops of the two battalions begin to tilt to the right wing, but also some of the infantry who were chasing were called back to deploy the second line of defense urgently. However, the speed of the infantry retreat did not catch up with the rout of the right wing. speed, so this side is still in chaos,
There were too many defeated soldiers rushing in. Their physical strength and spirit were close to the limit under the long-term impact of the opponent, so when they saw the friendly army, they stumbled and ran over to seek shelter. Some of them simply hugged the soldiers. The soldiers of the Longevity Battalion did not let go, and some jumped on them directly and knocked them all to the ground.

As soon as they were exhausted, they fell to the ground and passed out completely. Changsheng watched his two battalions being sucked into the retreating torrent with a blank face, and then turned towards the retreating stones that were hit by the surging water.

"My lord, it won't work if we continue like this. Our own brothers will also die in battle. Let's order an attack." Hong Antong couldn't stand it anymore, and suggested in a low voice. Definitely a good choice.

But Changsheng really couldn't let go of this cruelty, and her kindness also made the Changsheng army pay its own price.

Once the immortal army without space is approached by an experienced armored warrior, it will be easily defeated.

The front of the Longevity Battalion showed signs of collapse. The armored soldiers saw their soldiers one after another, and the soldiers even began to fight on their own. This further exacerbated the breakdown of the defense line. Relying on the whole to make up for individual deficiencies, if we only talk about individual combat capabilities, their combat skills are far from the enemy's.

"There are too many new recruits." Changsheng shook his head and sighed.This is rare in the battles of the Longevity Battalion. Even if there are a few heroic resisters in the tide of decline, they will not be able to play the role of the mainstay.

Originally, Changsheng thought that Ashina Rangan would retreat in an orderly manner in order to preserve his strength, so that he could pursue without any consideration and slowly eat away at the opponent.Now it seems that the enemy's cunning and tenacity are beyond my imagination. He is a formidable enemy.

Even when his teammates were defeated, Ashina Rangan did not blindly choose to flee for his life. Instead, when both the central army and the right wing were facing collapse, he resolutely chose to be tough, trying to win in defeat.

"My lord, let's retreat." Hong Antong anxiously suggested watching the gradually retreating crowd, but Changsheng turned a deaf ear to the sound of the approaching fighting. There was a fire in her heart. You are not afraid of death, and I am not afraid of Ashina Rangan. !
"Face to the right, gather the whole army!" Chang Sheng gave his order to the sentry behind him!
Hong Antong took a few inner guards behind him, lined up in front of Changsheng immediately, drew his sword and dismounted to fight.

Changsheng drew out the sword in his hand and handed it to Hong Antong and told him: "Anyone who dares to retreat, use this sword to kill him!"

Master Gao also gave Changsheng a dagger after he gave out the sword.She pulled out the treasured sword and couldn't help but smile bitterly in her heart, do you want me to draw the sword again this time?In the words of my education Qin Qiong, I am really not a qualified coach.

Hong Antong's face became serious, he raised up the Shangfang sword given to him by Changsheng, and shouted sharply: "Listen up, the internal guards, anyone who dares to attack my line will be killed immediately, and anyone who takes a step back will be killed without mercy! "

Suddenly Changsheng felt someone appeared beside her. She turned her head and saw that it was Gao Ziran. Like a fairy or a man.

Behind him, the two eldest brothers of Qianniuwei also climbed up. They held the handle of the knife and wore the fish-scale armor of the emperor's guard, coupled with a black cloak. They looked majestic, as if the gods descended from the earth.

This rare time, neither of them spoke, they just nodded in greeting.

After holding his beard, Mr. Gao sighed and said: "I am able to fight side by side with General Li today, which can be described as a great joy in life. After returning to the court, I will be able to talk more with people. In the future, the name of General Li, who has survived all battles, will go down in history. Maybe there will be a place for me as an official."

The flow of people retreating from the right wing was slowly approaching Changsheng. The inner guards all put down their masks, drew their swords with their right hands and put them in front of them. Changsheng also put down their masks less than 30 meters away. The lethality at this distance is amazing.She also sideways put Houhou's cloak in front of her body, which can also increase a lot of defense.

The retreating soldiers of the Changsheng Battalion were still in awe of Li Changsheng's general flag and inner guards, and they didn't bump into them like headless chickens, but chose to go around from both sides.After seeing the general flag, many people seemed to have found the backbone again, and simply stopped near the general flag and gathered together.

The deserter who had calmed down blushed and was extremely ashamed. They turned their guns and stood together panting heavily.

The defeated crowd in front of them finally ran away, and Chang Sheng found that the enemy's armored soldiers could hold back and did not rush up, but retreated 50 meters away, and lined up in a neat row.

The soldiers on Changsheng's side slowly slowed down and calmed down after not being chased by you, but they ran away and lost their weapons. At this moment, they were a little dazed. While adjusting their breathing, they subconsciously began to look for weapons for battle. .

The two sides faced each other silently like this, Changsheng was not in a hurry, his large army on the main battlefield was slowly gathering.The longer the delay, the better for yourself.

I saw a leader in armor in the opponent's camp bowed down and said something to the people around him, and then that person ran to the front of the formation with a dozen or so Bi that, and shouted in broken Mandarin: "Please Sui!" Army Li Changsheng, General Li, come out and see him!"

Changsheng was unmoved, and soon the other party shouted: "The leader of Fuliju, Ashina, has admired the general for a long time, but he is asking for a while before the battle, and there is no malice. Please, General Li."

When Changsheng saw the armored soldiers in the front row of the opponent, they all put down their bows and arrows, but Changsheng is not afraid of a distance of more than 50 meters. The armor on her body has been tested. Unless you use a cannonball at this distance, you can't shoot through it even Jebe.Just as Chang Sheng was about to hit the horse, he was stopped by Mr. Gao beside him: "General Li, be careful, the Turkic Tartars are extremely cunning, don't fall for the enemy's tricks!"

Chang Sheng waved his hand: "What Master Gao said is very true, it's just that General Qin and his cavalry are chasing the enemy bandits, the longer the general delays, the better for our army." Then he was ready to go forward.

The person on the opposite side yelled twice and didn't wait any longer when Chang Sheng didn't come out, so he yelled: "Today's first battle saw the demeanor of the northwestern frontier army of the Sui Kingdom. It's a pity that I can't meet General Li."

The enemy army retreated slowly, and Changsheng didn't give an order to pursue them. He just watched them escape. After all, with the burden of the Gondor battalion, he had to take care of the friendly army, so Changsheng felt a little unhappy.

Mr. Gao seemed to have sensed Chang Sheng's thoughts, and he leaned over to comfort him and said, "General Li, don't worry. After all, our army won a great victory this time. The Turks were defeated. We have achieved our strategic goal. No matter where we put it, we will take advantage of it."

Changsheng sighed and wanted to say something else. Some of his subordinates had already come to report the results of the battle. Mr. Gao rubbed his hands. He was already impatient. This was the happiest part of every battle for him:

"In this battle, 800 of the enemy's heads were captured, 400 of which were killed by our army in a head-on confrontation, and the rest were caught up while fleeing and left behind on the battlefield after being injured. And the casualties of our army reached more than [-], of which [-] were killed in the front while defending against the enemy's attack on the right-wing front, and the rest were chased and killed by the enemy when they were defeated."

In addition, nearly 200 people were killed in the Changsheng Battalion, 100 people died in the center and the right wing, and the rest were caught in the rout of the right wing, and died inexplicably. More than [-] people were injured, but they were not badly injured. Heavy, should be able to recover soon after treatment.

"It's almost one for another. I feel that our army won a big victory. Why did it end like this? Could it be a miscalculation." Mr. Gao said after hearing the report and confirming it several times.

"There are too few cavalry in our army. Once they are defeated, they will be slaughtered. They can't run away if they want to run. However, Turkic horses can still run if they can't beat them, so the casualties are about the same." Changsheng pointed at the enemy and went away. The general flag angrily scolded: "Ashina ran that bastard, if he hadn't stormed the right wing, our army would have chased his ass and beat him, but because of the relationship with the right wing, I couldn't stop chasing. A lot of Turkic Tartars were let go, but in the end, this guy was able to escape completely, which really made the cooked duck fly away!"

The many armors captured by the Changsheng army, countless heavy weapons and 1000 horses Changsheng didn't pay attention to them. The only thing that made her feel relieved was that at least [-] enemy troops had lost their combat effectiveness.This is the disadvantage of our ancient wars against the barbarian cavalry. When we won, they dropped their weapons and equipment and ran away. Our soldiers could not catch up. If they lost, they would all be wiped out by the enemy, and it would be difficult to survive.

Mr. Gao saw that he couldn't get angry, so he smiled and comforted him: "General Li, don't be angry, you have won the battle after all. By the way, you said just now that General Qin went to pursue him. Where is he now?"

Qin Qiong went after Aguna, but he hadn't come back after such a long time, Mr. Gao felt a little anxious.

Changsheng knew what kind of person Qin Qiong was, and he would be enshrined on the door and be admired by others in the future. A little Aguna would have no problem, so he said immediately: "I hope he can gain something."

It has been half an hour since the battle ended, the battlefield is almost cleaned up, most of the soldiers' physical strength has recovered, and the wounded soldiers have been well treated and treated. Seeing that the army is about to set off, there is still no news of Qin Qiong, Changsheng I couldn't help but feel a little worried. Changshengying sent a lot of scouts to the place he was chasing, but there was no news of the horse team.

They finally rushed back before dark, and Chang Sheng saw the spoils in their hands before he could speak, and he couldn't help showing a little smile on his face.Qin Qiong, who was full of regret, jumped off the horse, cupped his hands at Changsheng, and said weakly: "General, I'm back!"

(End of this chapter)