Chapter 136 one three five

Tu Changgui rushed in very excitedly: "General, it's Xue Beng! The singing of the whole army broke down the snow that was sealed at the mouth of the valley, and the road out of the valley was exposed!" Li Jing was stunned, and he knelt down towards the south with a plop. Then, with tears in his eyes, he said: "Your Majesty, have you seen it? It was three thousand hearts that were unwilling to fail that moved the heavens!" There was a short period of calm on the battlefield, and a round of bright moon rose in the sky, reflecting the company under the snow.Jieli's big tent was steaming, and all the tribal leaders and generals gathered by the firepit, barbecued meat and drank wine.Bo Tie excitedly announced to everyone: "Mu Yikuan has already brought the food, and it's only 30 miles away from here, a total of 300,000 shi! If we rush to grab the food tonight, we'll be able to catch our breath!" "Yarjin said triumphantly from the side: "The bloody battle for several days has caused the Tang army to suffer huge losses. Now that the food is at hand again, I think the wind has turned to our side!"

"You're right. The wind has turned to us. Look who it is!" Xieli's voice came from the tent door. When everyone saw it, it was Jieli who walked in with a big man in the dust. .Everyone exclaimed together: Ashina Simo! Yaerjin stepped forward, patted Ashina Simo affectionately on the shoulder and said, "Brother Ashina Simo, did you fall from the sky?" Ashina Simo smiled and said: " No, it was the edict of the Great Khan and the call of the God of War that drove Ashina Simo here, and I also brought 15,000 new troops." The atmosphere in the tent became more active, Shi Luodie stood up and said: " Father Khan, you can issue an order to march."

Jieli said "OK", and then announced loudly: "Here is my decree, tomorrow at four o'clock, after a full meal, with Asina Simo as the former commander of the army, the whole army counterattacks, and we will go all out to meet the thirty Wan Shi grain, drive Li Jing across the grassland! Drive across the Yellow River! Drive to the city of Chang'an!" The north wind howled, and the unburned fireworks filled the hillside, and the vision was very blurred.Several soldiers of the Tang army with broken armor were holding torches and struggling to carry a wounded man on a stretcher.Li Shiji stood on his horse with a dignified expression, and the corners of his eyes were bloodshot. He said to a soldier: "You call more people to bury these dead bodies quickly, or if they are covered by snow, they will be killed." Let the wolf take it!" The soldiers cupped their hands and said: "Obey."

Li Shiji said to Hong En who was beside him: "I didn't expect Hu Kou to fight so tenaciously. I saw them as if they couldn't stand it a few days ago. Why did their morale suddenly rise again today?" The horse came over and said, "Commander, the emperor sent us reinforcements." Li Shi asked, "Which way is it?" The junior told Li Shiji that the emperor sent five thousand imperial guards. Li Shiji was so excited that tears filled his eyes, and he said loudly: "No, the Tonghan army will never use one of the emperor's bodyguards unless they fight to the last man. You let them stick to the back and don't allow them to come to the battlefield!" Then he turned his head. He said to Hong En: "Send me an order to attack again!"

Hong En got on his horse and was about to leave, but there was another earth-shattering killing sound from a distance, and a lieutenant rode over with his wounds wrapped up and said, "Commander, the enemy suddenly rushed out of the camp, and both wings of our army were attacked fiercely. Especially the left wing appeared Ashina Simo's cavalry, they have just arrived, they have not suffered any losses, they are very fierce, and have already broken through Chai Shao's camp." Hong En looked in the direction where the shouts came from and said: "Commander, Chai Shao We are on the run, our flanks have been exposed, and if we don’t retreat, we will let Hu Kou get in!"

Li Shiji said coldly: "Retreat, where are you going? I am the deputy commander. If the general is not here, I am the commander. If the Tonghan army is in chaos, all the troops will collapse. Pass my general order, stick to it, and never retreat. The battle was unprecedentedly fierce, and the Tong Han army could not stand it anymore. Li Shiji himself had to retreat to the big tent of the Chinese army. With an elite cavalry stormed over.Hong En said anxiously: "Commander, all the battalions are retreating now, only we still stand up this flag, and the enemies are all surrounded by this flag, if we don't remove this flag, the Tonghan army will be wiped out." Already!"

Li Shiji rode his horse to the big flag, looked up at the word "Li" on it, and suddenly, he stretched out his hand and pulled up the flagpole, almost roaring: "This flag shouldn't be standing here! You should stand at the front! Call all the brothers who can move, follow this commander, and beat down the arrogance of Ashina Simo!" After speaking, Li Shiji was the first to rush to the enemy with his battle flag high, Hong En burst into tears, and pulled out his arms. With the sword in hand, he yelled in a broken voice: "Come on—" Li Shiji's figure on horseback holding the battle flag rushed forward under the light of the fire, and all the soldiers were shocked by this majestic scene!The retreating soldiers turned around and shouted forward with the last courage. Many bloody soldiers also climbed up from the pile of corpses and picked up their knives and guns.

The soldiers behind that battle flag gathered more and more, and Ashina Simo on the opposite side was also shouting and brandishing his sword to direct his men and horses to go forward desperately. The two best young generals in the two armies, neither The soldiers who surrendered were fighting together, and the two desperate wills collided. This heroic scene changed the color of the mountains and rivers. At the other corner of the battlefield, a group of captains supported the elderly Chai Shao who was retreating. When he turned his head and saw the big flag with the character Li character standing stubbornly, he pushed the crowd away suddenly, and said with trembling beard: "Look, you can see the big flag with the letter of Li standing upright. The banner of the Han army is still advancing, if you retreat again, this old man will die here!"

At the same time, Li Daozong, the marching chief of the Datongdao, and Zhang Baoxiang, the deputy chief, who were retreating, also saw this scene. Zhang Baoxiang felt a heartfelt admiration for Li Shiji, and said in his unique military tone: "Damn, Li Maogong What a joke! Marshal, what shall we do?" Li Daozong's face darkened, he was too embarrassed to retreat after fighting many vile battles with Li Yuan, he shouted: "Get on my horse and kill them all! Don't tell the people in the world to say Our Datong Army is a softie!" The Jinhe Army and the Datong Army retreated and returned, making the situation on the battlefield initially stabilized.

Ashina Simo, covered in blood, noticed this change on the battlefield, and he shouted: "Come with me, and take down Li Shi's banner, the Tang army can't hold it anymore!" He raised his spear and charged straight at Li Shiji.Unstoppable, this brave man rushed straight to Li Shiji's side. Ashina Simo stabbed with his spear, but Hong En held him back, and he stabbed Li Shiji again with his spear. The spear was fast and accurate, and Li Shiji was caught off guard, and was hit in the arm With one shot, the flag fell.Hong En led his own soldiers to fight to the death before rescuing his commander. The momentum of Ashina Simo's army surged, and the situation on the battlefield was reversed again.

On the field, the sound of hoofbeats and shouts merged into one, and the flames soaring into the sky reflected the silhouettes of the cavalry fighting hard.Jieli put on a cloak and looked out to the surrounding fields from the hillside beside the camp, observing the situation on the battlefield.There was a look of joy on his face and he praised: "Ashina Simo, you really have the guts! Li Shimin, you are going to lose all your money now! Send an order for all my guards to gather. I must personally lead them to conquer Li Shi's camp and directly take Li Jing's camp!"