The lit tents and campfires illuminated the night.
A dragon flag appeared on the lookout screen, and Shi Gang said to himself: "Li Xia is really here?"
He smiled, looked at Wang Jian's flag in front of him, and finally understood why Wang Jian had to rush to mobilize his troops and march for dozens of miles to attack the camp overnight.
"This time, we really let the Koreans take charge of it correctly."
In fact, Shi Gang was opposed to tonight's battle. He believed that Li Xia's whereabouts should be determined first, send people back to report, and then mobilize more troops to surround him.
The reason was that he and Wang Jian together only numbered more than 3,000 people, and although the Tang army only had a few hundred, they might not be able to defeat the larger number with less or escape. Moreover, it was not clear whether the people in the camp behind were prisoners or surrendered troops.
But Wang Jian must attack in such a hurry, saying that this is an opportunity that cannot be missed, and the time will never come again.
But Shi Gang knew that the reason why he was so eager to perform meritorious service was because he was anxious to show off in front of His Majesty.
This matter also involves an old incident. When Wang Jian was taken as a hostage in his early years, he was taken care of by Hong Fuyuan, a Korean who surrendered to Mongolia earlier. Later, the two turned against each other because of the interests of managing the surrender. At that time, Wang Jian had married a woman from the Jin family.
, he complained to Meng Ge and beat Hong Fuyuan to death.
As a result, in the past few years, Hong Fuyuan's second son Hong Junqi gained the attention of Kublai Khan because of his bravery and proficiency in fighting. Kublai Khan often even called him by Hong Junqi's nickname, which showed his closeness.
Hong Junqi not only overturned the case for his father, but also wore a golden tiger talisman and was appointed as a supervisor to serve as the military and civilian general of Goryeo. He often spoke ill of Wang Jian.
Of course Wang Jian was also anxious. He had suffered a huge defeat with Tacha'er before. If he didn't make great achievements this time, he might really be framed by Hong Junqi one day.
This urgency is reflected on the battlefield when every soldier is urged by the general to kill the enemy camp after running for a long distance without even having time to rest.
"That's Li Xia's banner! Kill Li Xia, hereditary prince!" "Kill!"
The horses' hooves kicked up the snow, making a subtle rustling sound, and the crossbow arrows fired from the front, knocking down the crazy Yuan soldiers to the ground one by one.
But some people shouted in surprise: "The Tang army doesn't have thunder cannons! Kill them!" "They are gone a long time ago, right? God has given us this great achievement!"
"Well"
In fact, in this kind of weather, it is difficult to use firearms and crossbows. When the Yuan army rushed close, the Tang army used trip ropes, deer antlers, and spears to cause more damage.
Not long after the fighting started, the ground was already covered with corpses.
"Major General Shi! Either send your troops into battle, or go release the prisoners and join us in killing the enemy!" Wang Jian personally rode his horse to Shi Gang's side and shouted.
Because he was afraid that ordinary military orders would not be able to mobilize this prince's son.
Shi Gang was still observing the situation on the battlefield with his telescope. He was surprised at the heavy casualties. He put down his telescope after hearing the sound and said, "I understand. There are also Tang troops stationed in the north. I will defeat them and release the prisoners."
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In the big tent, Uncle Shu Zhen and Tolica were still writing the list of generals in their army. The sweat on Uncle Shu Zhen's forehead had already dripped onto the paper.
He didn't know what the situation was like outside, and the only basis for judgment was Li Xia's face. However, Li Xia's face was like ice and snow.
When the killing cry got closer and closer, he finally realized that he had no choice, either he would be killed by Li Xia if he hesitated any longer, or he would declare his loyalty to Li Xia.
And if this statement was not sincere, the terrifying man in front of him would see through it at a glance. Because a Tang Army general walked into the tent, the knife in his hand was not put back into the sheath and was still bleeding.
The key is that this Tang army general stood behind the two Mongolian nobles without saying a word, making people feel a chill behind them.
"Your Majesty! Tritsa is willing to fight for Your Majesty!"
Tulica suddenly knelt on the ground. Because he was afraid that Li Xia would not believe his sincerity, he immediately raised his head again, looked into Li Xia's eyes and said: "If your Majesty does not believe me, there is no need to issue weapons. I will lead the warriors."
Let’s defeat the enemy.”
Li Xia raised his hand, as if to signal the Tang army general behind Tolica to put down his sword, and then said: "Go.
"Tulica felt relieved, quickly stood up, bowed, glanced at Uncle Shu Zhen, and exited the tent.
Two soldiers from the Tang Dynasty followed up, staying with Tolica.
Li Xia smiled and looked at Shu Zhenbo who was still sitting there writing the list of military generals and said, "There is no need to write it down. You are smarter than Tritsa and you have more thoughts."
"Your Majesty, I have no thoughts, I..."
"Choosing a monarch to follow and putting the fate of the entire tribe on the line requires caution. I understand." Li Xia said: "From a prisoner to an emperor, I have already shown what I need to show in my life. The time to choose has come, so be more cautious.
We have to make a decision too."
Shu Zhenbo took a deep breath and asked, "Your Majesty has never forced us before. Now when it is so dangerous, Your Majesty forces me, and you are not afraid of killing me. Are my troops rebelling?"
"Not afraid."
Li Xia only had this simple answer.
Shu Zhenbo's heart was even more worried. He was a rational person and really hated making bets like this. "Okay, I will fight for your majesty."
Shu Zhenbo came out of the tent. He didn't have time to take a closer look at the situation outside. Two Tang soldiers said to him: "Marshal, please go quickly to appease your soldiers and horses. This way."
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In the big tent, Li Xia let out a long sigh of relief.
He didn't care about the war, he just stayed with Shu Zhenbo, and Tolica spent time here. In fact, it wasn't for a list or a promise.
He just wanted to show them that he was confident at the most dangerous time, scare them, bluff them, and burn into their hearts the idea that he was powerful.
Then, calm down the 20,000 newly attached troops and keep them from chaos. This is the most important thing.
Five hundred elite soldiers may not be able to defeat more than 3,000 enemies who came from afar. But once the 20,000 troops are in chaos, it will be a real disaster tonight.
Shu Zhenbo had just gone out, and the general of the Tang army who had been silent had rushed to Li Xia and said: "Your Majesty, please move, the Yuan army is coming to kill him."
"Bring a war horse."
"Your Majesty, your injury."
"I said, bring a war horse." "Here!"
After lifting the curtain and leaving the tent, Li Xia summoned a soldier and ordered: "If you come and shout, just say it." "Here."
Soon, the soldier got on his horse and ran through the camps. "Report! Our army has received Marshal Li and is returning!"
The Tang army cheered and shouted one after another.
Even the wounded in each tent have rushed out. "Kill the enemy! The army will turn back soon!"
~~"What did they say?"
"We are saying that the army will be back tonight. Marshal, you also know that our main force and Ke Dun's army are not far away." Shu Zhenbo suddenly realized, thinking that no wonder Li Xia was so calm and calm tonight, it turned out to be like this.
He finally strengthened his confidence and hurried towards his army.
During this process, the killing cries from the front were heard getting louder and louder, becoming more and more chaotic.
"Marshal! Our soldiers and horses are coming to meet us. Only a few Tang troops are still intercepting us in the north."
A centurion ran up and shouted to Shu Zhenbo in Mongolian, but he did not notice that there were two Tang soldiers behind Shu Zhenbo.
"Snapped!"
Shu Zhenbo immediately slapped him and cursed: "We are the Tang Army now! Why don't we go and defend the camp?!" "Marshal, how can we be the Tang Army?"
The centurion covered his face and was still shaking his head. Suddenly there was a shout from the distance. "Marshal!"
Before someone even got close, he shouted: "There is a big chaos in the camp in the west. A group of people killed Tulica! They said they would join the Yuan army and kill all the Tang army!"
Uncle Shu Zhen was stunned.
He couldn't believe that Tritsa died so easily.
So, he glanced at the soldiers not far away who were not wearing armor and were only wrapped in dirty felt clothes, and thought to himself, are these people so difficult to control?
What should we do? The next moment. "Poof."
A Tang soldier behind him had stepped forward and desperately knocked the centurion to the ground who was still saying "How can we be the Tang army?"
Blood spilled.
Someone in the distance shouted in Mongolian: "The Tang army is going to kill us all!"
In the midst of the chaos, Shu Zhenbo only heard another Tang soldier behind him say: "Marshal, you have already made your choice." "Exiute! Who killed Tritsa?! Kill them for me."
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A battle that should have been fought to a quick conclusion gradually fell into a stalemate.
Wang Jian glanced to the north and felt that there was some movement there, and it seemed to be gradually calming down again.
"General Manager, Major General Shi sent someone to report that the prisoners mentioned by the deserters were not prisoners, but surrendered to the Tang army! If the General Manager cannot kill Li Xia, it is better to withdraw the troops and wait until he sends someone to contact the surrendering troops."
Wang Jian was stunned for a moment.
In fact, he is already very close to Li Xia.
Thinking about it again, in fact, the 20,000 surrendered troops could not give Li Xia much help. As long as they could kill Li Xia first, they would immediately turn against him.
There was no reason to retreat, so he quickly gave the order to attack with all his strength. "Father! Go kill Li Xia, kid!"
Seeing this, Wang Jian's second son, Wang Xi, stepped forward to ask for the tassel. Then, without waiting for Wang Jian's consent, he led a group of people to kill the dragon banner.
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Under the dragon banner, Li Xia had noticed Wang Xi rushing towards him.
Because Wang Xi's beautiful armor contrasted with the firelight, it was quite shining. "Follow me to outflank him."
The horses quickly galloped around the two tents and disappeared into the darkness of the camp.
Wang Xi couldn't help but narrowed his eyes, looking for the dozens of cavalrymen who were supervising the battle just now under the dragon's banner. At the same time, he continued to run towards the dragon's banner, thinking of killing it first.
Suddenly, a rustling sound sounded. "On the right!"
Wang Xi shouted loudly and reined in the running horse.
A long spear was thrust in front of him, hitting his armor hard and knocking him to the ground. "Xi Ba."
Wang Xi turned over and felt severe pain all over his body.
If it weren't for the strength of his armor, he would have been dead at this moment. "Protect the Marquis!"
The surrounding Yuan troops shouted, "Master Hou", which frightened the Tang soldiers.
Wang Xi's mother was from the Golden Family, so he regarded himself as a noble of the Yuan Dynasty, but the Kingdom of Goryeo named him the Marquis of Guanghua. Thinking again, Goryeo was also a vassal state of the Yuan Dynasty, so the Marquis of Guanghua was also the Marquis of the Yuan Dynasty.
That's it.
Normally this is fine.
On the battlefield, this kind of title caught Li Xia's attention.
Li Xia reined up his horse, stabbed Wang Xi again, and stabbed a Yuan soldier straight through with a "pop". Blood splashed on Wang Xi's face. He was not afraid at this time. He picked up the big knife on the ground and stabbed him.
Li Xia slashed away. "Dang!"
Li Xia directly raised his long sword and smashed it, slamming the big knife to the ground.
Wang Xi was in severe pain from the tiger's mouth. When he lowered his head and saw that he was covered in blood, he was horrified and shouted: "Father, save me!" He turned over again, got up and ran away.
Li Xia had a cold face and chased after him.
If we really want to talk about it, Li Xia's situation at this time was actually even worse. Together with his tent, he was surrounded by enemies.
Especially when his wound opened again.
Since he became emperor, he has rarely encountered such a dangerous situation. However, Li Xia still felt at ease.
He has been a champion and been admired, but he understands that other people's pursuit can turn into abuse in the blink of an eye.
The same goes for power. When things go smoothly, there are thousands of troops and horses around to protect you, but even the Nine-Five Supreme Lord will have a person who is completely helpless and can be strangled to death by a palace maid or drowned by a eunuch.
He was attacked by surprise today, and his pregnant concubine was in the tent at the back. To protect them, in the end, you still have to be strong.
"Okay." Li Xia murmured to himself: "If you fight in front of me, it's better to compare who has a strong heart and a strong body. This is the best."
"Ah, ah!
Wang Xi turned around and shouted: "Father, save me!" "Bang!"
The big spear hit Wang Xi's helmet directly. His neck tilted, blood flowed from his forehead, and he fell limply to the ground. "My son!"
Wang Jian was running towards this side. When he saw this situation, his eyes couldn't help but burst into tears. Behind him, there were many Yuan troops chasing him.
"Protector General!"
Li Xia reined in the reins, panted, and gradually felt happy as he watched Wang Jian getting closer and closer. Because he hadn't seen such an arrogant person for a long time.
Over the years, intimidated by Li Xia's reputation, no general has dared to confront him for a long time. This man in front of him is probably a fierce general, right?