Tang Dynasty: The poisonous scholar in the Eastern Palace, please abdicate and let the wise one take

Chapter 544: Gathering Deserters and Fighting to the Death

Chapter 544: Gathering Deserters and Fighting to the Death
Jin Yu's heart was shaken wildly.

He didn't expect that after only being separated from Heichi Shaci for a few days, when he heard news about Heichi Shaci again, he was already gone.

"impossible!"

"Absolutely impossible!"

Jin Yuxin grabbed the deserter in front of him with red eyes and said angrily: "General Hei Chi still has 40,000 elite soldiers under his command, and the Tang army only has 30,000 soldiers and horses. How can they defeat General Hei Chi?"

"Even if we force our way across the river at night and in the thick fog, those patrolling soldiers will definitely find us!"

"We did find it, but the fog on the river was so thick that it spread to the camp. When everyone heard the fighting and the drums, everything went haywire as soon as they came out..."

"Bastard!"

Kim Yu-shin angrily pushed away the deserter in front of him.

I practice constantly on weekdays, but I fail at such a critical moment. What are I practicing for?
"Let me ask you, how many of our 40,000 troops are left after being routed, and how many are the enemy troops?"

"This……"

rub!
Jin Yuxin drew his sword and said, "Tell me! If you can't tell me who you are, I will kill you right here today."

"General, spare me. The fog was too thick last night. I really don't know how many people escaped. But when the day broke today, I saw some of my comrades. There are at least three to four thousand of them. As for the Tang army, I think there are only a few left!"

"Why?"

"When we were fighting in the fog, I heard someone shouting that the enemy commander had been killed."

"Ok?"

Kim Yu-shin's eyes lit up.

Killed the enemy commander?
Is it Wang Li?
No, no.

If it were Wang Li, the enemy would never be able to land successfully!

These people will not run away in all directions for their lives like dogs that have lost their homes!

"Do you know who the commander is?"

"He seems to be from Japan, Koizumi or something."

"Koizumi Juichiro?!"

"Yes, yes, it was this person. He called for help first, but was killed by us together."

You bastard, you went back to the North Shore!

Kim Yu-shin was filled with murderous intent. No wonder he couldn't find any trace of Koizumi Juichiro in the plains. It turned out that he had quietly gone back before they noticed him.

Perhaps it was because of this that Wang Li had the confidence to force his way across the river.

"Since you have done a great job in killing the enemy, I will spare your life for now!"

Jin Yuxin snorted coldly, "But you can escape the death penalty, but you can't escape the living crime. I will be magnanimous and give you a chance to make amends for your crime!"

"Please tell me, General."

"Follow me immediately and kill all the Tang thieves by the Han River."

"what?"

Some deserters who had just escaped were now in a panic.

They finally escaped, and now they want to fight back?

Although the other side may not have many capable fighters left, who can say for sure?
"Don't want to?"

Seeing the fierce look in Kim Yu-shin's eyes, the deserters hurriedly nodded in agreement.

If they did not agree, they would probably be killed by Kim Yu-shin right here and there, with no chance of survival.

As for going back to kill the enemy...

Kim Yu-shin still has 10,000 elite soldiers around him. Even if they really can't defeat the Tang army, they can always wait for an opportunity to escape, right?

"Pass the order."

"All troops, speed up and rush to the camp to avenge General Black Tooth!"

……

"Your Highness, General Liu has sent a letter via carrier pigeon!"

Sun Qiang rode his horse to catch up with Su Chen and handed the letter sent by Liu Rengui to Su Chen.

Su Chen slowed down and opened the letter.

However, it was written that Liu Rengui had led a large army and successfully landed at the Silla port, but the other side was mobilizing a large army with the intention of counterattacking.

At the same time, there has been no contact since Wang Li and his men sent a message saying they were preparing to force a river crossing. Su Chen was afraid that the 30,000 troops led by Wang Li and his men might have run into trouble, so he asked Su Chen to be cautious.

Su Chen frowned unconsciously. Wang Li and the other man had been staying at the Han River for a long time, but they suddenly attacked the coalition forces of the two countries on the south bank. Why?

Is it because he learned that they were about to go south and planned to achieve some results?

But this approach is really reckless.

They can just wait until I lead 20,000 elite troops to join them, and then attack the coalition forces of the two countries on the south bank!

"Bastard!"

"How can you act so recklessly?!"

Su Chen tore the letter in his hand into pieces with an expressionless face.

Kodo slowed down and followed Su Chen, looking at him with a puzzled look, "Your Majesty, what went wrong?"

"Wang Li and his two men attacked the coalition forces on the south bank first."

Su Chen said in a cold voice: "If we act so rashly, something will go wrong with the 30,000 troops, we must not let them off easily!"

Kodo was silent.

All they brought this time were cavalry. If only a few of Wang Li's 30,000 troops were left, how would they proceed with the subsequent siege?
and.

They only replenished three days' worth of supplies in Kaijing.

If they are unable to reunite with Wang Li and others after arriving at the Han River, and have no supplies, they will not have to continue south and can return home.

Not only that, I still have to run back to Kaifeng on an empty stomach!
"Your Majesty, we are now..."

"Boost!"

Su Chen took a deep breath and said, "We are only an hour away from the Han River. We must speed up to find Wang Li!"

Kodo nodded and immediately gave orders, forcing the entire army to gallop towards the Han River.

however.

When Su Chen and others were riding at full speed towards the Han River, they encountered a lot of deserters on the way!

"Your Majesty, it's the Goryeo soldiers!"

"Wang Li's men?"

Su Chen's heart sank to the bottom!

Even the deserters have appeared, it is obvious that the situation on Wang Li’s side is very bad!
"Catch him and ask about the situation!"

"you……"

"Your Majesty?"

"Spare my life..."

The deserter who was brought here quickly knelt down and begged for mercy.

Su Chen said expressionlessly: "How is the war on the front line? Why do you want to be a deserter?"

"Your Highness, under the leadership of the two generals, we successfully reached the other side of the river during the night and fog, but the coalition forces had too many people and we were no match for them. After General Koizumi died in the battle, everyone started to run..."

"Do you run if they run?"

Sun Qiang said angrily: "Those comrades died in the battle, why don't you die?"

The deserter was speechless after being yelled at.

Su Chen waved his hand: "Koizumi Juichiro died in the battle?"

"Your Highness, I saw it with my own eyes. We followed General Koizumi and successfully fought our way to the other side. However, General Koizumi and his soldiers rushed too fast and too fiercely."

"Plus, the fog was so thick last night that it spread to both sides of the Han River. We couldn't see clearly whether the people in front of us were friendly or enemy."

"When we heard General Koizumi's cry for help, we rushed over immediately. However, we didn't expect that General Koizumi's personal soldiers had suffered heavy casualties, and there were also a large number of enemy troops. We rushed over but it was useless. We watched General Koizumi being hacked to the ground, and then..."

"You guys just ran back?"

The deserter said nothing and just kowtowed.

Su Chen glanced around and said, "Gather all the deserters together." Kodo nodded and gave the order immediately.

There were a lot of these deserters, but most of them were infantrymen. Even if they ran as fast as war horses, they could not compare with them.

In just one stick of incense, two thousand elite soldiers gathered.

After seeing the panic on the faces of these soldiers, Su Chen couldn't help but sigh, "Now that General Koizumi has died in battle and General Wang Li is missing, how can you have the nerve to escape back?"

"Now that I am personally leading 20,000 elite soldiers to come to our aid, are you willing to follow me and fight back to find the two generals?"

Although Su Chen is a prince and has 20,000 elite cavalry around him, these deserters have lost their fighting spirit.

Su Chen snorted coldly, Kodo drew his sword and stepped forward, killing a deserter with one blow.

"Your Majesty, we are willing to follow you back and fight back."

"We are willing to follow the prince and fight back."

Su Chen sneered. If you don't accept my toast, you will be punished!
"Lead the way ahead, gather boats, and cross the river!"

……

South bank.

A cavalryman in charge of guard came riding quickly on his horse, and the sound of horse hooves instantly startled Wang Li and others.

"Report!"

"General, the enemy's commander, Jin Yuxin, is leading an army of 10,000 and is on his way!"

"..."

Wang Li stood up suddenly, expressionless.

House seemingly endless rain.

Hei Chi Sha Ci had just been defeated, but unexpectedly, Jin Yu Xin would arrive in an instant.

Glancing at the wounded soldiers, Wang Li couldn't help but sigh. How could they resist Jin Yuxin's army of 10,000 with just such a small number of remnants?
"General, why don't we retreat back to the north bank first?"

"A bunch of nonsense."

Wang Li glared at them, "We fought our way here from the north bank with great difficulty, how can we retreat so easily?"

Shao Lang: "But General, we only have these few men left. We can't compete with Jin Yuxin's 10,000 troops. Staying here is undoubtedly waiting for death!"

Snapped!
Wang Li raised his hand and slapped Shao Lang in the face.

"I'll say it one last time, I won't back down!"

Wang Li had a blank expression on his face, and his eyes swept over the injured soldiers. "I know some of you want to retreat back to the north bank, and some of you have noticed that there are fewer boats on the river bank, and some of you have secretly run away without our knowledge."

"But I'm going to tell you!"

"We can't retreat now. If we retreat, our blood would have been shed in vain last night, and their deaths would have been in vain!"

"So, you must be determined to fight to the death!"

"..."

In response to Wang Li's words, everyone present was silent.

Wang Li said in a deep voice: "Besides, we may not lose. I just received news that the prince has led the army to the territory of Silla!"

"That's 20,000 cavalry!"

"Kim Yu-shin only has 10,000 elite soldiers under his command. How can they be compared with the 20,000 elite cavalry of the Baishan tribe?"

"As long as the prince can successfully cross the river, we can turn defeat into victory!"

After hearing this, everyone finally reacted a little, and started to ask whether this was true or not.

Wang Li sneered: "Will I deceive you?"

"Besides, we still have the coalition camp available. As long as we use it properly, we can definitely stop Kim Yu-shin's army."

"An hour!"

"In just five hours, the prince will cross the river to help us!"

Five hours?

The smiles on everyone's faces disappeared in an instant.

With such a small number of people, how could they hold off an army of 10,000 for five hours?
Even if I sacrifice my life, I may not be able to do it.

Shao Lang looked at Wang Li suspiciously. As Wang Li's personal soldier, he had always been by Wang Li's side. How could he not know whether Wang Li had received the news?

But now, Wang Li had already said it, and he could only remain silent.

Once the truth is revealed, I'm afraid everyone will turn around and run away, and will not stay here to argue with Wang Li.

"Not bad!"

Shao Lang said loudly: "King Bingjian sent a message that they will arrive in five hours at most, but I am worried that it will be difficult for everyone to hold out for five hours, so I want to evacuate."

Wang Li looked at Shao Lang with satisfaction and said in a deep voice: "All soldiers, follow me into the camp and make plans to stop the enemy."

"Yes!"

Gradually, everyone gained confidence.

after all.

Shao Lang, who sang a different tune from Wang Li, said that Wang Bingjian had led his troops to provide support, which must be true.

Everyone supported each other and walked into the camp that belonged to the coalition forces.

Although the camp was in a mess due to deserters, some common supplies were still left in the camp.

For example, the carts carrying grain should have been able to resist their catapults, etc.

After seeing these things, Wang Li felt relieved and immediately arranged people to piece together these car panels to form the first line of defense.

As long as they can stop Kim Yu-shin and others, they will have the opportunity to use long-range weapons to shoot them outside the camp.

If I had done that last night, it would be my own people who would have died.

Two quarters of an hour later.

The sound of horse hooves could be heard outside the camp.

The distance was not very far, so I could hear it clearly, and the number of people on the other side was not that large.

Wang Li deduced that these cavalrymen were most likely Jin Yuxin's scouts who came to the camp to check in advance.

but.

Their decorations outside the camp are likely to attract Kim Yu-shin's attention.

"Find someone smart to go out and see where Kim Yu-shin's army is."

Shao Lang nodded and immediately arranged for someone to sneak out and find out the news.

after all.

They are now hiding in the camp and can easily be surrounded by the enemy.

If we could know the location of Kim Yu-shin's main force in advance, we could seize the initiative and catch them off guard.

Soon, the soldier came back.

"General, Kim Yu-shin is leading a large army towards the camp. The enemy seems to have noticed something wrong with the camp and is moving very slowly. Many of them have already formed their battle array."

really.

Wang Li sighed. Jin Yuxin had indeed guessed that they were hiding in the camp.

"Let's go out and take a look. Be ready to fight at any time."

"Yes!"

Shao Lang and others followed Wang Li and came to the high point of the camp.

But with the advantage of terrain, they could clearly see Jin Yuxin riding a horse and leading his troops.

"Send the order, prepare the catapult."

"Once the enemy is within 300 steps of the camp, shoot at will and kill the enemy first!"

"Yes!"

The soldiers left.

Wang Li took a deep breath and turned his gaze towards the Han River.

At this moment, he suddenly felt a little regretful for agreeing with Koizumi Juichiro to attack the coalition forces last night.