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Chapter 158: Five Hundred vs. Forty Thousand? Crazy Iron Pagoda! [Seeking monthly votes]

"assault!"

Following Jie Li's order, his nephew She'er took the lead and led the Turkic cavalry under his command to bypass him, accelerating and rushing towards the Tang army in front.

These Turkic cavalry cooperated well on the battlefield, especially when facing the Tang army, they were all extremely excited.

Because they knew that as long as they defeated the Tang army, they could gain countless benefits from the Tang Dynasty.

This is what their Khan told them, and this is what they had experienced.

However, just as they were trying to take advantage of the speed of the Turkic horses and were about to tear through the Tang army's front line, the Tang army's sharp arrows came like raindrops.

"Damn it! Why are these damn Tang soldiers shooting arrows so early?"

She'er split an arrow with a depressed look on his face and ordered the two wings to charge separately to reduce the damage caused by the rain of arrows.

However, it was this order that suddenly slowed down the speed of the Turkic cavalry.

For the cavalry responsible for attacking the front line, once the speed slows down, it also means that their power will decrease.

Seeing the distance between them and the Tang army getting closer and closer, She'er gritted his teeth and ordered his cavalry again: "Draw your swords! Kill them!"

In just a moment, the cavalry of both sides were like a flood that broke through a dam, creating waves and troughs on the vast plain. The only sounds in the soldiers' ears were the whistling wind and the sound of horses' hooves.

The soldiers, who had fallen into extreme madness, no longer saw individuals, but piles of weeds. When their swords swept across them, they fell down immediately.

Life on the battlefield is not as tough as imagined.

In order to kill the opponent and to survive, even if they are covered in wounds, they still rush towards the enemy without hesitation.

Life on the battlefield is not as short as imagined.

He was just holding up his sword and shouting, vowing to kill the enemy not far away, but in an instant his head was chopped off by someone.

The warhorse neighed and circled around its master, trying to use its warmth to wake him up, but all it got was misery.

The Tang army led by Li Zhengbao held on to the Turkic cavalry led by She'er and continued to weaken the enemy's manpower.

He was very grateful to Changsun Wuji for giving him this opportunity to make a contribution. He hoped to capture Jie Li in the battle and wash away the shame of following Liang Shidu and working for Jie Li for all these years.

He rushed to She'er first, wielding the spear in his hand, aiming for She'er's vitals.

She'er stretched out his scimitar, dodged Li Zhengbao's attack, and stabbed Li Zhengbao's throat.

"clang!"

Li Yuanbao, who had been guarding Li Zhengbao, made a quick move and blocked She'er's scimitar with all his strength, then swept it across.

"die!"

She'er's face changed, and he immediately retracted his scimitar and blocked the attack.

With a "bang", She'er stepped back a few steps, holding the horse's belly.

This shows how powerful Li Yuanbao is.

However, just as Li Zhengbao was about to join forces with Li Yuanbao to attack She'er, the generals around She'er also rushed over.

For a moment, the two sides engaged in an extremely fierce fight.

the other side.

Jie Li stood on a high place, looking coldly at She'er and the Tang army on the battlefield.

Behind him were densely packed Turkic cavalrymen, sharpening their swords and waiting for his order.

At this moment, a hurried report came from afar: "Great Khan! The Tang army is coming from the west, probably trying to encircle us!"

"Ah!"

Jie Li sneered and said, "You've arrived just in time! Pass on my orders immediately, outflank them and encircle them!"

"Yes!"

A Turkic cavalryman took the order and retreated.

Soon, the cavalry behind Jie Li rushed towards the northwest like a gust of wind.

at the same time.

Tang army camp.

Li Chengqian looked at Ge Lun, whose wound had just been bandaged, and asked in confusion, "Since Jie Li is in your army, why do you only have about 10,000 men? How dare he bring such a small number of men to aid Liang Shidu?"

"Who said we only have 10,000 people? We brought out 50,000 people in total!"

Colum said with some amusement.

Li Chengqian glared at him: "How dare you play tricks on me?!"

"No, no, I'm not kidding, Your Highness! Although we brought 50,000 men with us, we encountered heavy snow on the way, and many died!"

"What kind of heavy snow could kill 40,000 of you?!"

"Not 40,000 men have died. The Khan has divided his troops into two groups. We are the vanguard!"

Colum said with a somewhat amused expression, "Our vanguard originally had 15,000 men, but some died, some got separated, and now only these 10,000 are left!"

"Where did the remaining 35,000 people go?" Li Chengqian asked.

Colum shook his head and said, "I don't know where it went!"

"What did you say!?"

Li Chengqian's face darkened.

Xue Rengui immediately pulled out his three-edged bayonet and was about to give Columbus another blow.

Seeing this, Colum was startled and quickly dodged, saying, "I really don't know where they went!"

"This is the plan of Zhao Junshi and the Khan. No one knows except them, not even She'er! We can only follow orders!"

"Military Advisor Zhao?"

Li Chengqian was stunned: "Are you talking about Zhao Deyan?"

"Yes, yes, yes! It's him! Our Khan trusts Zhao Deyan very much! We don't trust him at all! You have no idea how despicable Zhao Deyan is! We wish we could kill him!"

"Uh"

Li Chengqian's mouth twitched, and he couldn't help but look strange, but he couldn't help but ask, "Then you should know some of their plans, right?"

"this."

"Snapped!"

Seeing Columbine showing a hesitant expression, Xue Rengui threw a bayonet at his feet and said coldly: "Think it over carefully before you speak. You won't miss your target next time!"

"Yes Yes Yes!"

Collen was so frightened that his face turned pale. He nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, and then he confessed everything: "I dare not deceive His Royal Highness. My orders were to pretend to defeat the Tang army, but I didn't expect General Xue to be so powerful. The weapon in his hand was also extremely sharp. He actually cut my weapon directly, and that's why he was captured by General Xue!"

"Oh?"

Li Chengqian narrowed his eyes: "Pretending to be defeated? It seems there is something fishy going on!"

Then he turned to look at Xue Rengui and said, "Rengui, go inform my uncle and tell him that Jie Li might have an ambush! Let him..."

"Report——"

Before Li Chengqian could finish his words, a voice came from outside the door: "Your Highness, something terrible has happened! Liang Shidu's army has bypassed our defenses and is charging towards our camp!"

"What!?"

Li Chengqian was shocked when he heard this.

Soon, Changsun Wuji and others rushed in from outside the tent and came to Li Chengqian with grim faces.

"Chengqian!"

"I know, uncle!"

Before Changsun Wuji could finish his words, Li Chengqian interrupted him, "We don't have to worry about Liang Shidu. The most troublesome thing right now is Jie Li. We've fallen into his trap! He has more than 10,000 men, probably 40,000!"

"Boom!"

Hearing this, Zhang Sun Wuji and the others were shocked. How could this happen?

However, before they could recover from their shock, Li Chengqian continued, "The most urgent task now is to rescue General Xue and the others!"

"As for Liang Shidu, don't worry about him for now. Let's retreat back to the interior and wait for reinforcements!"

"But Jie Li has 40,000 people. How can we rescue General Xue and others?" Liu Lancheng couldn't help but ask.

Li Chengqian frowned, feeling a little depressed. He had clearly told Zhang Ping, Su Dingfang and others to come to Shuofang as soon as possible.

How come I’ve been here for more than half a month, but they haven’t come yet? What are they doing?
Under normal circumstances, Li Chengqian would definitely send someone to hold the matter accountable, but now, he had no time to send anyone to hold the matter accountable, so he could only set his sights on Yu Gushe's cavalry.

However, if he activated Yu Gushe's cavalry, all his plans would change.

To be honest, he was really reluctant to do so.

But in this situation, he couldn't help but be reluctant.

So, just as he was about to send someone to pass the message to Yu Gushe, Xue Rengui suddenly stood up and said, "How about I go and rescue General Xue and the others?"

"What!?"

Everyone was shocked, even Li Chengqian looked at Xue Rengui in disbelief.

Xue Rengui grinned and said, "My Iron Pagodas are not just for show, they are real elites. It's time to show them the real thing!"

"Nonsense!"

Zhang Sun Wuji angrily shouted, "That's 40,000 people! You only have 500! Are you crazy?"

"Yes, Commander Xue, five hundred against forty thousand, how is this possible?" Liu Lancheng also dissuaded with a look of disbelief on his face.

However, Xue Rengui said confidently: "I heard that your majesty's black armor army is 3,000 against 100,000. My Iron Pagoda, you all said it is like the black armor army, so 500 against 40,000, how can it be impossible?"

"No, we say they look alike, but they are not the Black Armor Army after all!" Liu Min said with a helpless smile.

Xue Rengui glanced at him indifferently and said in a cold voice: "How do you know that my Iron Pagoda is inferior to the Black Armor Army without fighting?"

"But."

"Okay! I've decided!"

Before everyone could finish their words of dissuasion, Li Chengqian cut them off, turned his head to look at Xue Rengui, and said, "Go ahead! Just come back alive!"

"Yes!"

Xue Rengui was overjoyed when he heard this. He immediately bowed and accepted the order, then rushed out of the tent.

Changsun Wuji and others looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

At this time, Li Chengqian said solemnly: "Laifu, take out all our self-defense items. We are not leaving. We will wait here for the soldiers to return!"

"what?!"

Changsun Wuji and others were shocked when they heard this.

at the same time.

The Turkic ambush troops led by Jie Li were counterattacking and killing Xue Wanche and the encirclement army led by Li Zhengbao.

"Oh no! We've fallen into a trap! General Xue!!"

Li Zhengbao looked at the Turkic ambush troops that were constantly surrounding him with a grim face, and shouted in a deep voice to Xue Wanche who was not far away.

Xue Wanche chopped off the head of a Turkic cavalryman with a single blow. Wiping the blood from his face, he grinned grimly, "Come on! Let's have a good fight today!"

"Kill! Kill!"

As Xue Wanche charged forward recklessly, the Tang army, whose morale was low due to being surrounded, suddenly became energized and followed Xue Wanche to charge towards the Turkic cavalry.

At this time, Li Yuanbao rode up to Li Zhengbao and frowned, saying, "Uncle, are we going to die with these Tang soldiers?"

"What words!?"

Li Zhengbao glared at him angrily and said, "We are the Tang army now!"

"But didn't we just join the Tang army?"

"I know what you mean, but uncle, I don't want to go to anyone else!"

Li Zhengbao shook his head, then looked at Xue Wanche not far away and smiled dumbly: "As a soldier, dying on the battlefield is my fate. I don't want to die for that beast Liang Shidu, but I am willing to die for the Tang Dynasty!"

After saying that, he turned his head to look at Li Yuanbao and said, "Yuanbao, if you want to escape, then escape. I can help cover you!"

"This"

Li Yuanbao hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and smiled bitterly: "The world is so big, but without my uncle, where would I, Li Yuanbao, have a place to stay?"

"Well, I'll be your nephew in this life and your son in the next!"

"Hahaha! Great! Let's be father and son in the next life!"

"What!?"

Li Yuanbao was shocked and burst into tears: "Yuanbao has been wandering for half his life. If uncle does not abandon us, we will live together in this life."

"Kill!"

Before Li Yuanbao could finish his words, Li Zhengbao rushed out with a big knife in his hand.

"Uncle! No! Dad! Wait for me!"

On the other side, Jie Li was furious as he watched the Tang army gain strength with each battle. He turned to Zhao Deyan and said, "These damn Tang soldiers, why don't they surrender?!"

He originally thought that if he surrounded the Tang army, they would surrender.

In this way, he doesn't have to let his subordinates fight to the death, thus preserving his strength.

After all, the situation on the grassland was not stable, and he needed his subordinates to suppress the rebellion on the grassland.

The purpose of aiding Liang Shidu was only to intimidate the tribes on the grassland and teach Li Shimin a lesson, not to fight a life-and-death battle with the Tang Dynasty.

This kind of life-and-death war is not in his interest at all.

However, Zhao Deyan smiled faintly when he heard his complaint: "Don't worry, Khan. There is an old saying in the Central Plains that the general is the bravest among the soldiers. As long as we kill those two Tang army generals, these Tang soldiers will definitely surrender!"

"Ok?"

Jie Li was slightly stunned, then thought about it and said to the guard beside him, "Bring me a bow and arrow!"

"Yes!"

Soon, a guard brought a large bow and handed it to Jie Li.

Without saying a word, Jie Li took out a golden arrow used by the Khan, put it on the big bow, aimed at Xue Wanche who was fighting bloody battles, and then pulled the bow to its full length with force.

"Shh!"

A sharp arrow, with unstoppable momentum, shot towards Xue Wanche like lightning.

"General Xue, be careful!"

Li Zhengbao, who had just killed a young Turkic general, turned around suddenly and saw this scene, and shouted in haste.

At this moment, Xue Wanche was fighting with She'er and had no time to react.

At that critical moment, another iron arrow shot from nowhere, just when the golden arrow was 0.01 centimeter away from the back of Xue Wanche's head, hit his hair, and changed the direction of the golden arrow, landing on a Turkic soldier.

"puff!"

The golden arrow instantly pierced the chest of the Turkic soldier and knocked him to the ground.

From this we can see how powerful the golden arrow is, and how powerful the iron arrow is that changes its direction.

"who!?"

Seeing this, Jie Li was furious and looked around.

At this moment, Zhao Deyan, who was standing by, seemed to have discovered something incredible and quickly reminded him, "Great Khan! Look behind us, there's a cavalry!"

Jie Li was slightly stunned, then looked in the direction of the sound, and his pupils suddenly shrank.

"Why are Li Shimin's Black Armor Army here?!"

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