The Passionate Guns of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 320 Li Xiuning was defeated

Countless stones roared and fell from above, and the defenders who couldn't escape were smashed to pieces.Ma Sanbao and all the soldiers were shocked out of their wits: it is raining and snowing, why are there stones today? !

Soldiers are not afraid of fighting desperately, but I believe few people can bear it mentally if they are smashed into meatloaf by stones.Therefore, part of the soldiers at the south gate, including the east gate, were in chaos.

Ma Sanbao was protected by his personal guards, and quickly dodged to a safe place, only then did he see clearly that there were people on the mountain, and most of them were female soldiers!When did Yang Yong's men fly to the mountains?Tongguan is dangerous. It faces water on one side and is surrounded by mountains on three sides, especially the Qinling Mountains on the south. Apart from high mountains, there are deep valleys here. How did they get up there?
But Ma Sanbao didn't have time to think about this, because Yang Yong's attacking army below the city rushed up again. At this time, Yang Yong's attacking army at the east gate could see clearly that all the female battalion soldiers came up, us men What are you afraid of, you must not embarrass the men, rush!
These soldiers screamed like chicken blood, taking advantage of the chaos on the Guancheng, they rushed to kill the Guancheng, and the two sides fought at the top of the city.Soon many gaps were opened at the top of the city, and more and more Yang Yong's troops rushed to the top of the city, while Ma Sanbao's troops were originally small, and now there are fewer and fewer troops in the Vietnam War.Yang Yong rushed to the soldiers at the city gate, some people killed the soldiers guarding the closed gate, and opened the east gate. Yang Yong, Li Jing, and Du Yi rushed in with tens of thousands of soldiers.

Ma Sanbao saw that the pass city could no longer be defended. At this time, the marshal and the others are probably close. We have no plans to take this pass city. Let’s withdraw quickly. If it is too late, all my 1 horses will have to be thrown to Tongguan. Here, he decisively ordered: "Withdraw! Quickly withdraw!"

After allowing him to withdraw from the north gate with the remnants of the defeated generals, there were still [-] men under his command. Ma Sanbao didn't care to take the [-] soldiers and horses to the bank of the Yellow River in a hurry, because according to Li Xiuning's instructions, they retreated to the bank of the Yellow River. Someone from behind escorted them across the river.

However, he came a little early. When Ma Sanbao's troops rushed to the bank of the Yellow River, Li Xiuning's first batch of 4 soldiers had just crossed the river, and there were [-] soldiers on the south bank of the river, led by Chai Shao, waiting for the boats to return. To transport them across the river, Ma Sanbao and Chai Shao joined forces, and more than [-] soldiers could only wait anxiously facing the surging river.

If they can wait here facing the cold wind, it will be a kind of heavenly grace and amnesty for them at this time.But Yang Yong and Li Jing refused. After the capture of Tongguan, Yang Yong's men and horses suffered heavy casualties. After half a day of tough battle, according to conservative estimates, the casualties were at least [-].

At this time, the horse came to report that Li Xiuning's brigade was going to cross the river to escape. What did Yang Yong and Li Jing hear?want to run?Tens of thousands of our soldiers died in vain? "Chase!"

The two asked generals Pei Renji, Cai Huan, and Zhang Ying to stay with [-] troops to guard Tongguan, clean up the battlefield, and deal with post-war affairs. Follow Ma Sanbao to chase after him.

When they arrived at the riverside, there was another scuffle between the two sides. Although the combination of strong generals like Chai Shao and Ma Sanbao was daunting, and there were more than 4 elite troops under them, they were defeated by Yang Yong's [-] strong soldiers. Simply vulnerable.

Regardless of Yang Yong's superiority in military strength, Yang Yong, Li Jing, Pei Xingyan, Yang Yuling, Li Wan'er, Princess Yujing, Luo Shiying, Gong Yechang, Du Yi, etc., who can match such a powerful combination?In addition, Luo Shiying's women's battalion and Du Yi's [-] infantry team all descended like tigers.But at this time, the defeated generals of Chai Shao and Ma Sanbao, with the torrential river blocking the way in front of them, the people are panicked, the army is scattered, how can they have fighting spirit?
Therefore, the more than 4 horsemen collapsed at the first touch, and Princess Yujing didn't even have time to pull out the 4 armored cavalry team. The more than 4 horsemen of Chai Shao and Ma Sanbao were driven down the Yellow River. More than [-] horses and horses swam collectively. This scene is quite spectacular. No, it should be described as tragic, because they are running for their lives at this time, not playing in the water.

Even Chai Shao and Ma Sanbao were killed so that their flying horses plunged into the river. The icy water of the Yellow River was mixed with thick silt, and the turbid waves emptied, which was enough to make them cramp and suffocate.At this time, Yang Yong and Li Jing ordered the soldiers to unleash their bows and shoot arrows. After a shower of arrows, the banks of the river and the water were full of dead bodies. There were countless people buried at the bottom of the river, and the turbid water of the Yellow River turned red.

Thanks to the warship driven back by Li Xiuning, a small number of soldiers were rescued from the river, including Chai Shao and Ma Sanbao. Wait for them to retreat to the other side, and then check the troops. There were many people who came, and there were still many wounded. In the battle by the river alone, more than 10 people were killed, drowned, and washed away.

It was the first time in Li Xiuning's life that she suffered such a disastrous defeat. She gritted her teeth and ordered the soldiers to burn all the warships. Yang Yong must not be taken advantage of.

With an order, the soldiers poured oil, put hay, and then fired rockets randomly. Hundreds of warships burst into flames. For a moment, thick smoke billowed and flames shot into the sky. Li Xiuning stood on the bank watching the raging fire and The rotting corpses of the miserable soldiers in the monstrous Yellow River pointed their fingers at the other bank, and cursed: "Yang Yong, Yang Yuling, Li Jing, Gong Yechang, you wait, my aunt will not avenge this, I swear I will not be a human being!"

After Chai Shao and Ma Sanbao changed their armors, he and He Panren came behind Li Xiuning and persuaded each other: "Marshal, victory or defeat is a common matter in military strategists. It is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge!" Don't be afraid of lack of firewood, let's remember this account with Yang Yong first, and sooner or later we have to settle with them!" "You can't stay in a place of right and wrong for a long time. We will be safe when we reach the east of the river. Let's go, Commander."

Facing the raging fire and the surging Yellow River, Li Xiuning headed south for a long time, chewing out the names of Yang Yong and Yang Yuling, and finally flew on his horse and retreated northward with [-] soldiers and horses, until he retreated to Hedong (now Yuncheng, Shanxi) The area) did not encounter any war, so they were relieved.

Because this is already the boundary of Shanxi, this is their sphere of influence, which means that they have reached home. Li Xiuning rested in Hedong for a while, and then left Hebei to Linfen in a mighty way.Then he sent troops to Bingzhou and then rushed to Mayi, intending to give orders to Li Yuan and support his father and brother in the war.

Unexpectedly, as soon as they left Linfen and traveled to Luliang, they got the news that Yang Yong's army had crossed the Yellow River. Pounding towards Linfen, Li Xiuning was shocked, and discussed with the three generals that Linfen must not be lost, otherwise the state would be in danger, and the troops must return to the south as quickly as possible to support Linfen.

But Li Xiuning's men hadn't turned their horses around yet, there was a sound of clappers in the surrounding dense forest, and a dense rain of arrows hit them. For a while, countless arrows fell off their horses, and Li Xiuning's team was in chaos.

(End of this chapter)