Datang: Rebirth of Li Chengqian, the beginning of the treason interrogation

Chapter 129: Battle of Zhui Mountain

September 22, the 18th year of Zhenguan.

The sky was not yet completely bright, and it was covered with haze, with drizzles of rain falling. The cold wind was biting, but it seemed insignificant compared to the chilling murderous intent emanating from the army.

On Zhui Mountain, the vanguard led by Gao Yanshou had already entered the battlefield. Their team stretched out endlessly, giving people an indescribable sense of shock.

In the Tang army camp, Xue Wanche was full of fighting spirit. He stood up suddenly and said loudly: "Let's act according to the strategic deployment formulated by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. This general will lead 5,000 soldiers to fight the Goguryeo army, pretend to retreat, and lure them to go deeper."

"General Xue, please be careful. We will also enter the designated position. Once the Goguryeo army enters the ambush site, we will fully support the general and encircle and destroy the enemy."

Zhang Shigui, Gao Kan and other generals also stood up and watched Xue Wanche lead his troops to the battle. They knew the importance of this battle.
Xue Wanche led 5,000 soldiers out of the Tang army camp and headed towards the Goguryeo army.

At the same time, other Tang army generals also began to organize their troops to prepare for the upcoming fierce battle.

The battlefield was filled with a tense atmosphere, and the armies of both sides were waiting for the moment of decisive battle. Every soldier knew that only by killing the enemy could he survive.

"General, the Tang army has sent troops here. Could there be some conspiracy?" Gao Huizhen couldn't help feeling a little worried.

"Don't worry. Our scouts have already carefully explored the surrounding situation. If the Tang army dares to split its forces, our vanguard will be able to defeat them in one fell swoop and completely disrupt their formation." Gao Yanshou said confidently. He firmly believed that in the face of absolute strength, any conspiracy or trick would be in vain.

"Okay, give the order immediately and let the vanguard army quickly eliminate these 5,000 Tang troops!" Gao Yanshou gave an order, the battle flags fluttered, and the Goguryeo army pounced on the Tang army led by Xue Wanche like a tiger descending from the mountain.

The two armies engaged in a fierce battle in the narrow valley. The sound of killing shook the sky and the two sides fought hard. The Tang soldiers were highly combat-capable, but the Goguryeo army had a large number of troops and had the advantage.

Xue Wanche was not afraid, and rushed into the enemy camp alone, wielding his spear with great vigor. Wherever he went, enemy generals fell off their horses. However, in a melee involving tens of thousands of people, the bravery of an individual in killing the enemy could not change the overall situation.

The two sides fought for a long time, but could not determine the winner, and the disadvantage of the Tang army's smaller number of troops gradually became apparent.

To feign defeat, the plan must be more than 90% true to deceive the enemy. The high-ranking generals of Goguryeo were not stupid, and it was difficult for them to fall into the trap of falling at the first blow.

Li Ji stood on Zhui Mountain, overlooking the fierce battle scene below the mountain, and kept looking up at the sky. Suddenly, an eagle swooped down from the sky.

"Li Dao Zong has arrived at the designated location!" Li Ji's heart was finally relieved. The key to this battle was whether Li Dao Zong could successfully cut off the long snake of the Goguryeo army.

He immediately ordered: "Send a flag signal!"

On the back of the mountain, Tang flags were waving, one flag was raised high, and the other quickly dropped. This signal was only visible to the Tang army on one side, while the Goguryeo army on the other side was completely unaware.

Gao Yanshou mistakenly believed that the Tang army's command center was located at the foot of the mountain. In fact, Li Ji had already moved the central army camp into the mountain, allowing the Tang army at the foot of the mountain to launch operations without any worries.

Xue Wanche shot an enemy general with his spear, then quickly turned his horse around and led the Tang army's vanguard to retreat. Without any orders, the Tang army's vanguard naturally showed signs of defeat.

"The Tang army is in chaos. The entire army must charge forward and capture the Tang army commander alive." Gao Yanshou shouted excitedly.

At this time, the morale of the Goguryeo soldiers was high, with a gleam in their eyes, as if they saw the dawn of victory.

Gao Yanshou decisively ordered the entire army to attack, attempting to defeat the Tang army in one fell swoop and capture their commander alive. This decision seemed wise, but he overlooked an important factor - legionary combat not only depends on morale, but also requires strict organization and coordination.

At the moment Gao Yanshou issued the order, something unexpected happened on the battlefield. The rear army, which had been closely following the front army, suddenly became chaotic and could not keep up with the pace of the front army.

This was because the cavalry led by Li Daozong successfully attacked the rear of the Goguryeo army, putting the rear army in a difficult situation and unable to take care of itself. "Bang!"

A loud bang broke the silence of the battlefield, and a group of colorful fireworks rose above Zhui Mountain, blooming with dazzling light. This was the signal sent by Li Ji.

Immediately afterwards, countless arrows were shot out like raindrops, covering the Goguryeo army.

These arrows carried a fierce momentum, like a swarm of locusts passing through. Goguryeo was like straw, being devoured by the locusts.

Under the attack of rain of arrows, the charge speed of Goguryeo soldiers slowed down significantly, and the soldiers in the front row fell one after another, forming a pool of blood.

At this moment, deafening shouts of killing were heard from Zhuibi Mountain.

Tang generals such as Zhang Shigui, Gao Kan, and Niu Dajin led their soldiers to attack from all directions. They were like tigers descending from the mountains, unstoppable.

The Goguryeo army was caught off guard by the sudden attack and was dismayed to find themselves surrounded.

As low-level soldiers, they did not know how many Tang troops there were, but all they saw were Tang army soldiers.

In the chaos, the Goguryeo army began to lose organization and command, and the soldiers fled in all directions with no fighting spirit at all.

"Order the entire army to ignore the Tang army's obstruction and charge forward, break through the Tang army's center and divide the battlefield."

Gao Yanshou still gave the command very calmly.

The main general was still there, and the generals of each unit followed the military orders. The Goguryeo army quickly calmed down and rushed forward.

Tens of thousands of soldiers gathered together, with shouts of killing shaking the sky and drums beating the ears.

"Xue Li, you hold the gun and I hold the bow, let's take the general's flag!"

In the battle formation, Zhang Shigui pointed at Gao Yanshou's camp in the distance and said.

Although Li Daozon cut off the rear army, the Tang army was still not at an advantage in terms of manpower.

If you want to win the battle quickly, you have to kill the general and seize the flag, leaving the Goguryeo army without command.

"Xue Li is willing to go!"

Xue Rengui rode his horse and charged forward, sometimes he dismounted from his horse to charge forward, sometimes he seized the horse and charged forward. Among the army of tens of thousands, he was like a nobody.

Zhang Shigui led his personal guards behind and carried out long-range shooting to protect Xue Rengui.

But after a long time, Zhang Shigui was defeated.

Xue Rengui was the only one left, charging into the enemy army.

(End of this chapter)