At the same time, a bloody ambush was going on in Mercy Ridge. Wu Chengsi let Eulchido's cavalry pass. From the beginning, his target was the main force of Goryeo.
When the last Korean infantry entered the Mercy Ridge Valley, he issued an attack order!
Arrows like locusts were shot downwards intensively, and the Korean soldiers kept screaming in agony. A general shouted loudly: "There is an ambush... we have fallen into a trap! Turn around quickly... turn around quickly!"
However, when the Korean soldiers came to the entrance, they found that the entrance to Mercy Ridge had been blocked by a Tang army, and the leader was none other than Liu Shenli!
The Tang army surrounded the entrance of the valley in a semicircle. Only a few Korean soldiers were able to get out of the valley to fight with the Tang army. The rest were blocked in the narrow valley road, unable to advance or retreat, and had to face the rain of arrows shot from mid-air.
There were only 1,000 Liu Shenli troops blocking the entrance. At the exit of the canyon, Han Cheng led 2,000 people to block the way out, while the remaining 3,000 people were shooting arrows and throwing rocks on both sides of the valley.
After fighting for less than two quarters of an hour, the sound of horse hoofbeats sounded, and three thousand cavalrymen from Hei Te Changzhi arrived, joined Liu Shenli, and completely blocked the entrance to the canyon.
At this time, halfway up the mountain, the infantry led by Wu Chengsi had almost finished shooting arrows. He immediately ordered two thousand infantry to go down the mountain from the other end and go around to the exit of the canyon to meet Han Cheng.
Wu Chengsi led the remaining 1,000 infantrymen and continued to throw boulders and wooden stakes halfway up the mountain. In this crowded narrow valley, each boulder could kill several people.
After the fighting lasted for another two hours, Wu Youji led the cavalry from the west and met up with Han Cheng.
Wu Chengsi was slightly surprised. According to the plan, Wu Youji should still ambush Euljituo at another designated location.
They sent people down to inquire and learned that the cavalry of Euljido gave up the chase after chasing for a while and went straight to the Liao River. It seemed that they planned to burn the pontoon bridge of the Liao River.
Wu Youji could only give up the original mission and lead the troops back to Mercy Ridge.
Wu Chengsi immediately ordered Hei Te Changzhi and Wu Youji to lead the cavalry into the canyon to cover up the killing.
The Goryeo army had completely lost its will to fight. More than an hour later, all but two thousand of the more than 10,000 Goryeo soldiers surrendered, and the rest were all killed. The entire canyon was littered with corpses and rivers of blood.
Even if Wu Chengsi closed his eyes, blood would still appear in his mind. He took a deep breath, sat down on a stone, and calmed down his emotions.
Not long after, Han Cheng, Hei Te Changzhi and Wu Youji went up to the mountainside together. All three of them had blood stained faces, and their eyes were particularly bright.
Not to mention the fact that Hei Te Changzhi and Wu You were having sex, even Han Cheng, who had always been silent and reserved, actually showed an excited look on his face. Wu Chengsi was infected by them and his mood suddenly improved.
Hei Te Changzhi said with great joy: "General, we have wiped out the main force of Goryeo in this battle, and Nansu City is ours!"
Wu Youji's eyes were red with excitement and he said loudly: "Second brother, Your Majesty and Her Majesty the Queen will definitely be extremely happy when they know the outcome of this battle."
"General, thank you for giving me this opportunity!" Han Cheng bowed.
The Tang Dynasty favored martial arts, and for men of the Tang Dynasty, being able to shine on the battlefield was the greatest honor. This is also the reason why Su Dingfang was respected by the people of the Tang Dynasty.
Wu Chengsi said with a smile: "Don't be too happy too early, the cavalry of Eulchito has not been eliminated yet."
"General, let me capture him and present him to you!" Hei Te Changzhi asked.
"I'll go too!" Wu Youji said hurriedly.
Wu Chengsi thought for a moment and said in deep thought: "Ulchita may not return from Mercy Ridge. If you want to catch him, you need to know where he is first."
At this moment, Liu Shenli came from down the mountain. He still remained calm and said with cupped hands: "General, the battlefield has been cleared. In this battle, our army has annihilated 9,651 enemies and captured 1,900.
One hundred and forty-nine people, 736 of our troops were killed."
Wu Chengsi frowned slightly. With such an excellent advantage, nearly 800 people were sacrificed, which made him a little regretful.
But this is war after all, and casualties are inevitable.
Moreover, this time the enemy general was too stupid. He took full advantage of his identity as the queen's nephew and his fledgling age, and successfully lured his opponent into underestimating the enemy.
After this battle, no Korean dared to underestimate him, and future battles would not be so easy. As a general, he must be mentally prepared in advance.
"Collect the bodies of the fallen soldiers and treat the wounded. The army will immediately return to the camp to rest, and then send sentry horses to find out the location of Goryeo's three thousand cavalry!" Wu Chengsi issued a series of orders.
All the generals responded in unison: "Yes!"
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In the dim tent, monk Xincheng sat cross-legged on the ground with his eyes tightly closed.
When a soldier of the Tang Army came to the camp and told him that the General of the Tang Army was going to see him, he slowly stood up and replied: "That's fine, I just want to see what the general who defeated me looks like."
After arriving at the commander's tent with his head held high, Seng Xincheng first looked around and found two generals of the Tang Army standing on the left and right of the tent.
It can be seen from the blood stains on their bodies that they have just experienced a big battle.
The outcome of the war was obvious, and Monk Xincheng turned his attention to the young man behind Shuai's case.
There is no trace of blood on his body, so it goes without saying that he is the commander-in-chief of the Tang Army.
"You must be Wu Chengsi, you are younger than I thought." Monk Xincheng said in Tang dialect.
Wu Chengsi gave him a strange look: "Are you the Goryeo general?"
"Yes, I am Monk Xincheng, the guard general of Nansu."
Wu Chengsi said solemnly: "General Monk, are you willing to surrender to the Tang Dynasty?"
Monk Xincheng took a deep breath and sneered: "Just give up, I will not betray my master and country."
Wu Chengsi shook his head and sighed: "That's a pity." He turned to Hei Chichang and said, "Among the captured Koreans, are there any more senior generals?"
Black Teeth often nodded and said: "There is a man who calls himself Lieutenant General Seng Xincheng. General Mo will bring him here right now."
Soon, a clean-skinned Goryeo general was escorted into the commander's tent.
Like Wu Chengsi, this man did not look like he had just fought. He was very clean, but his energy was very low and he looked downcast.
Monk Xincheng said angrily: "Adjutant Cui, I won't blame you if you lose the battle, but what happened to you? Why are there no traces of battle at all? Can you be considered a general of our country?"
Only then did Cui Ranfu notice him. He shrank his neck first, and then realized that Seng Xincheng had become a prisoner like himself. He sneered and said, "Aren't you cleaner than me?"
"I am the commander-in-chief, so naturally I have to command from the rear. Look at the commander-in-chief of the Tang Army. Isn't he the same as me?" Seng Xincheng retorted.
Cui Ranfu said rudely: "You are worthy of being called a general. We have more than 10,000 soldiers, but we were all destroyed in your incompetent hands?"
Seng Xincheng's heart sank and he said coldly: "I understand, you want to betray the country and join the Tang army, right? Then go ahead. I, Seng Xincheng, am so blind that I would take advantage of a despicable villain like you.
Lieutenant General!"
Cui Ranfu said angrily: "Seng Xincheng, stop pretending. A few days ago, the Tang merchants in Nansu City made trouble. You only arrested but didn't kill them. Wasn't it just to surrender to the Tang after they were defeated?"
Wu Chengsi was stunned for a moment and asked Monk Xincheng: "Are you willing to surrender to the Tang Dynasty?"
Monk Xincheng glared at Cui Ranfu fiercely and said angrily: "Asshole. I'm doing this for the long term. After the war, supplies are most likely to be in short supply. Without these merchants, even if the Tang army is defeated, prices in the city will inevitably rise.
Many people will starve to death by then!”
Cui Ranfu was stunned for a moment, looked at him for a while, and then slowly lowered his head.
Wu Chengsi's view of Seng Xincheng changed slightly and he ordered: "Take General Seng down. If he changes his mind, come and tell me at any time."
Monk Xincheng said loudly: "You don't have to waste any more effort. If you want me to betray Mo Lizhi, don't even think about it!"
"We were invited by you Mo Lizhi. He is already willing to return to the Tang Dynasty. If you are loyal to him, you should return to the Tang Dynasty like him!" Wu Youji said coldly.
Monk Xincheng raised his head and said: "Young man Yuan is not worthy of being a Korean Molizhi."
Wu Chengsi waved his hand and said: "Take General Monk down with you."