In February, the Battle of Xindu broke out. Yuchi Gong led the Tang army to attack the Xia army led by Liu Heitai. Both sides attacked and defended, and the battle was back and forth.
Although the name Liu Heitao sounds like a villain, in fact he is a villain in the eyes of Tang Jun. It can only be said that his name is somewhat inconsistent with his abilities.
Throughout the unification war in the early Tang Dynasty, Liu Heitai was considered the number one figure.
Needless to say, he couldn't be beaten to death and resurrected several times. The key is that he also defeated many people. For example, Li Shentong, Luo Yi, Xu Shiji, and the Xue Wanche brothers.
All I can say is that the name Heita sounds unpopular, like a rebel.
In contrast, although Yu Chigong is also a reckless man, his name is very particular. At least he sounds like a knowledgeable person.
The two sides fought fiercely for five days. In the end, Yuchi Gong was the better and took the lead in capturing Xindu.
Liu Heitai abandoned the city and fled, but his whereabouts were unknown.
Li Zhiyun didn't look good because he failed to catch Liu Heita. He knew history and was very aware of this bastard's ability to cause trouble in Hebei.
What made him even more unhappy was that Dou Jiande was not in Xindu either.
However, he did not feel depressed for too long, because the day after Yuchi Gong captured Xindu, news came back from various places one after another.
"Report! General Dou Jun Gao Yaxian led an army of 30,000 people and came from Wuyi!"
"Report! Enemy troops have appeared in Hengshui and are approaching Xindu to surround them!"
"Report! Enemy troops appear on the side of Zhang River!"
Three Dou armies, with a strength of more than 100,000, are surrounding Xindu. Obviously, Xindu is also the bait thrown by Dou Jiande.
However, in this way, Dou Jiande has exposed all his trump cards.
Li Zhiyun immediately ordered.
"Qin Qiong!"
"The end is here!"
"I will give you 20,000 troops to go to Wuyi and stop Gao Yaxian. Remember, I, the king, Gao Yaxian will live."
"As ordered!" Qin Qiong took the military talisman, turned and left.
Immediately afterwards, Li Zhiyun looked at Duan Zhixuan.
"Duan Zhixuan, Cheng Yaojin, Li Junxian, obey orders!"
"The end is here!" The three generals clasped their fists.
Li Zhiyun said: "Duan Zhixuan, I will give you 20,000 soldiers and horses. Go to Hengshui and wipe out all the enemy troops."
"As you command!"
Later, Li Zhiyun led Yuchi Gong, Xie Shufang and other 30,000 troops to Zhangshui. He had received the news.
Dou Jiande is in Zhangshui!
This time, he wants to kill Dou Jiande.
One day later.
On the bank of Zhang River, the two armies faced each other.
"Your Majesty, a rough estimate of Dou Jiande's troops and horses should be around 40,000. However, most of the soldiers have incomplete armor and damaged weapons, so there is nothing to worry about." Du Ruhui said.
Li Zhiyun put down his telescope and nodded: "It's not surprising. Last time, the second brother was about to wipe out Dou Jiande. Even if he can recover this time, it will be just a flashback. How can we form a brave and capable elite soldier in a short time?"
The horse is out."
"That's what His Highness said."
Opposite them, Dou Jiande felt a little uneasy.
Li Zhiyun's steady attack gave him a headache. He had previously set up an ambush in Gonggao, but Li Zhiyun was not fooled.
Now that Yu Xindu had set up an ambush, Li Zhiyun was still not fooled. He had already received news from the scouts that the other two armies had encountered the Tang army.
This means that Li Zhiyun did not use all his strength to attack Xindu. He has been guarding against his backhand.
Originally, one Li Shimin was enough to give him a headache, but now there is also Li Zhiyun.
In fact, he was not worried that he would lose to Li Zhiyun, because the Turks were about to defeat Luo Yi and move south. As long as he could delay the arrival of the Turks, Li Zhiyun would definitely be defeated by then.
He just struggled, thinking that when he rebelled, it was just because his fellow villagers were forced to commit suicide by Yang Guang, so he had no choice but to rebel and lead the fellow villagers to become rich through hard work and bravery, have enough to eat, and wear new clothes.
But as his power grew, his original intention also changed.
Stabilizing one side turns into swallowing up the whole world.
For this reason, he led the Turks to the south twice.
And every time the Turks went south, it was a disaster for Hebei. Even if they could defeat Li Zhiyun this time, there would only be a Hebei devastated by the Turks' plunder.
However, now he has no way out.
"King Xia, what's wrong?" Ling Jing, the prince beside him, asked.
Dou Jiande shook his head and shook off all the thoughts in his mind.
"Send the order, the three armies will attack immediately. This battle can only be won but not defeated. Anyone who steps back even half a step will be killed without mercy!"
"yes!"
The war is about to break out.
Wei Chigong, Xie Shufang, Cheng Mingzhen and other brave generals slaughtered thousands of troops without giving in. Every time they waved their horses, they would definitely bring down a torrent of heads.
In order to boost the morale of the three armies, Li Zhiyun did not choose to watch the battle from behind, but directly charged into the battle with his horse.
The horse stem in his hand is only about 30 kilograms, which is not as good as the nearly 100 catties of horse stem in the hands of Yu Chigong, Qin Qiong and others.
But Li Zhiyun is very satisfied.
Over the years of fighting in the north and south, his strength has also increased year by year. In the past, he could not use the horse to kill the enemy.
But now it is possible. Under the guidance of Yu Chigong and others, Li Zhiyun's Ma Shan Kungfu has improved greatly. It may not be enough to deal with fierce generals, but it is still easy to capture ordinary soldiers.
Of course, for the sake of safety, Du Ruhui and others strongly requested Li Zhen and Li Qiang to lead the Guards to protect the King of Chu and ensure that the King of Chu would not lose a hair in the battle.
No need to be reminded, Li Zhen and Li Qiang did not dare to be careless. The guards they led were all equipped with light plate armor and Turkic horses to protect the King of Chu around the clock.
Dou Jiande split open the Tang army with his sword, looking at Li Zhiyun who was being killed among thousands of troops, he couldn't help but sigh slightly.
Li Yuan may not be considered a person, but his sons are not ordinary people. Needless to say, Li Shimin is a world-famous commander. This time he faced off against Li Zhiyun, Dou Jiande also recognized Li Zhiyun's ability.
If he didn't have the trump card of the Turks, he doubted that he might be able to persist.
They fought fiercely for two hours, with both sides winning or losing.
But the combat power of the Tang Army is stronger than that of Dou Army. As mentioned before, Dou Jiande's elite soldiers and horses were killed by Li Shimin in the last war. Now most of the soldiers under his command have just been recruited. How?
Could it be the opponent of this well-equipped and experienced army of the King of Chu?
By evening, Dou's army was defeated, and Dou Jiande had to lead the remaining defeated soldiers to flee north.
Li Zhiyun did not let him go and immediately ordered a hunt for him.
At the same time, in the direction of Wuyi, Qin Qiong led his army to intercept Gao Yaxian. In just one hour, Qin Qiong captured Gao Yaxian alive among thousands of troops and forced the landing of tens of thousands of people.
The Hengshui battlefield that Duan Zhixuan was responsible for also achieved a great victory on the third day.
At this point, Dou Jiande's army has all been defeated!
Big victory in the first stage!
Three days later, Dou Jiande led less than a thousand soldiers and horses and fled to Lucheng, Shenzhou.
Due to the crazy pursuit of the Tang army, Dou Jiande was defeated again and again and was unable to fight back. At this time, he basically understood that he could only wait for the Turks to save him!
"Shi Bo Bi, this thief, why hasn't he come yet?" Dou Jiande looked at Yu Chigong who was chasing after him with fear in his heart.
The Tang general opposite was so terrifying that he actually killed thirteen generals in a row among thousands of troops!
Ling Jing was also panicking. Just when he was about to comfort Dou Jiande, his eyes were suddenly attracted by something in the distance.
"King Xia, look!" He pointed to the north.
Dou Jiande looked back and saw smoke and dust in the distance, swirling like a tornado, the earth trembling and war horses neighing.
"They're finally here!"
In the smoke and dust, the sound of sudden cavalry shouting and killing gradually came.