Jie Li learned of the news of the Tang army's change of formation at the first opportunity. He quickly ordered the commanders Wusi Li and Ashina Simo to lead their troops to block most of the Tang army. He personally led the Golden Wolf Cavalry to chase down the Xuan army where Li Shimin was.
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Back then, he followed the orders of his brother Chuluo Khan and went to Hebei to help Dou Jiande. However, he was betrayed by Dou Jiande and defeated by Li Shimin. He fled back to the grassland in embarrassment. He must find this place again.
In addition, Li Shimin's huge reputation in the Central Plains made Jie Li extremely jealous. If Li Shimin could be killed, the Tang Dynasty would no longer be able to stop the Turkic army.
This time, he wants all the heads of hundreds of thousands of Tang soldiers and Li Shimin!
The Huanghuadui battlefield was divided into two parts. One hundred thousand ordinary soldiers of the Tang Army blocked the Turkic army on the front battlefield. Li Shimin led three thousand Xuanjia troops to retreat quickly, and Jieli led the Golden Wolf Cavalry to pursue them.
As time goes by, the distance between the two battlefields becomes farther and farther.
The Xuanjia Army had one man and two horses. They abandoned heavy armor and only wore light armor. They were extremely fast. For a while, even the Turkic Golden Wolf Cavalry could not catch up.
But the Golden Wolf Cavalry are not pure waste. They are the real elite of the Turks, and they are equipped with the best armor and equipment. In terms of equipment alone, the gap between the Golden Wolf Cavalry and the Black Armor Army is not big.
"Fire the arrow!"
As the distance got closer and closer, Jieli gave the order and fired thousands of arrows.
The Turks themselves are a nation on horseback, and those who can be selected to join the Golden Wolf Cavalry are the elites who are skilled in both riding and shooting.
Then they saw the Golden Wolf Cavalry clamping the horse's belly with their legs, freeing their hands, and aiming their bows and arrows at the Xuanjia Army in front.
Whoosh!
The arrow soared into the sky, moving forward inexorably.
"ah!"
A round of rapid fire killed hundreds of Xuanjia soldiers. Because they were wearing light armor, their defense was not strong. Facing the sky full of arrows, the Xuanjia soldiers were no different from ordinary soldiers.
Shan Xiongxin looked back and saw the Turkic soldiers and horses approaching quickly. He knew that if no one stopped them, they would be chased to death by the Turkic soldiers and horses sooner or later.
"Your Highness, you go first, and I will end your reign in the end!"
After saying this, without waiting for Li Shimin's consent, Shan Xiongxin turned his horse and led his bodyguard towards the pursuing Turkic cavalry from behind.
"General Shan!" Li Shimin shouted, but he only saw Shan Xiongxin's back disappearing into the crowd.
"General Shan." Li Shimin said sadly. He didn't need to think about it to know that it would be extremely dangerous for Shan Xiong to go there.
Hou Junji pursed his lips and completely recognized Shan Xiongxin from the bottom of his heart. If Shan Xiongxin could come back safely this time, he would definitely become brothers with Shan Xiongxin.
"Your Highness, don't let General Shan live up to his feats, leave quickly!" Yu Zhining shouted from the side.
Li Shimin had no choice but to put away his sorrow and frantically urged his horses to flee.
However, Shan Xiongxin rushed to the rear and charged into the Turkic cavalry formation. With his horses waving, the Golden Wolf Cavalry was unable to stop them, so they could only let Shan Xiongxin pass through and kill him.
"Turkish thief, die!"
Shan Xiongxin roared, and the horse was like a giant force, slashing and stabbing, killing and injuring many of the Golden Wolf cavalry.
But no matter how brave he was, his personal guards were not as good at fighting as he was. Within a matter of seconds, only Shan Xiongxin was left surrounded by Turkic soldiers and horses.
"Tang General, you are a hero. If you surrender, you can become our commander of thousands." Yi Nan, the leader of Xue Yantuo's army, admired the strong man very much and opened his mouth to win over Shan Xiongxin.
Bu Lishe is the fourth son of Qimin Khan and the younger brother of Jie Li. He currently serves as the chief of Xue Yantuo and oversees the major events of Xue Yantuo's ministry.
He was very dissatisfied with Yi Nan's opening to win over Tang generals. Didn't he see that Jieli Khan was chasing Li Shimin?
"That's enough Yi Nan, kill him quickly!"
Yi Nan frowned, a fierce light flashed in his eyes, but he quickly disappeared and ignored Bulishe. Although Bulishe belonged to the Turkic royal family and was sent by the Khan to command Xue Yantuo, Yi Nan was the leader of Xue Yantuo.
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"General Tang, surrender!"
Seeing that Yi Nan ignored him, Bu Lishe's face turned gloomy. His Xue Yantuo was only the commander in name, and it was Yi Nan who really dominated Xue Yantuo.
Shan Xiongxin sneered, "I wish to die on the battlefield! How can I surrender to the barbarians? We will be the champions!"
As soon as the voice fell, Shan Xiongxin jumped up and killed.
Seeing this, Yi Nan didn't bother to persuade him anymore, and directly ordered Shan Xiongxin to be killed. Faced with the siege of hundreds of people, Shan Xiongxin, who was severely physically exhausted, was no match for the Turks.
As a Turkic cavalryman stabbed his sword into Shan Xiongxin's chest, he trembled all over, his final ferocity erupted, and he died tragically under the Turkic siege.
Yi Nan looked at Shan Xiongxin's corpse, shook his head and said regretfully: "Why bother."
"Yi Nan, why don't you leave yet!" Bu Lishe shouted angrily.
Yi Nan snorted coldly and led his cavalry in pursuit.
Due to Shan Xiongxin's desperate delay, Li Shimin got a moment of respite. The mountains were endless, and the soldiers of the Xuanjia Army were not leaving their bodies. After running wildly for a day and night, they got orders from Li Shimin to dismount and rest.
The soldiers took the time to rest and feed their horses.
Li Shimin sat on the stone, biting slices of toasted steamed buns, feeling confused and very uneasy.
Soon, Doulu Renye, who was sent out to inquire about the news, returned.
"Your Highness, General Shan... died in battle." Doulu Renye looked sad. His father was Doulu Kuan, who was ordered to take charge of Shanyang, but Shanyang had already been lost. I'm afraid...
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Hearing this, Li Shimin's palms trembled, the steamed buns fell to the ground, and he slowly closed his eyes, feeling extremely painful.
Is this the price of forcing a breakout?
Although Shan Xiongxin surrendered not long ago, he was very loyal and Li Shimin had already planned to make him his confidant.
But today, he died in battle.
Changsun Wuji said from the side: "Your Highness, now is not the time to be sad. Don't let General Shan die in vain. Your Highness, only if you are alive can you have the opportunity to avenge General Shan in the future!"
"Mr. Changsun is right!" Gongsun Wuda stood up and said: "Your Highness, let's let the future emperor decide the future."
"General Gongsun." Li Shimin looked at him.
Gongsun Wuda said calmly: "Your Highness, please stay alive!"
"General Gongsun, I will go with you!" Fan Shixing stood up, walked forward, and stood side by side with Gongsun Wuda.
Li Shimin looked at Fan Shixing and said, "General Fan."
Fan Shixing said: "Your Highness, you must live."
Half an hour later, the Turkic Golden Wolf Cavalry came in pursuit. Gongsun Wuda and Fan Shixing led the troops to attack, buying time for Li Shimin to retreat.
The Turkic Hu tribe set up, Jieli's fifth brother, Chijishe surrounded and killed Gongsun Wuda and Fan Shixing. After a stick of incense, Gongsun Wuda and Fan Shixing died in a fierce battle.
They were pursued all the way, and the Tang army sent people to resist the rear. Shan Xiongxin, Gongsun Wuda, Fan Shixing, Li Mengchang, Pang Qingyun, Du Junchuo, Dugu Yanyun, Liu Shili, Li Anyuan and others died on the battlefield one after another.
When Li Shimin fled to a river valley, there were only more than 300 riders left with him.
This was already the fourth day of Li Shimin's escape. Ninety percent of the three thousand black armored cavalry were lost, leaving only a hundred cavalry as his personal bodyguards.
And there are not many generals under his command left.
"Where is this?" Li Shimin asked.
"Your Highness, it seems to be the La Valley." Baiqi's personal guard replied.
La Valley?
Li Shimin was startled, wasn't this the place where King Qi was trapped?
Going round and round again, we reach the La Valley.
Thinking of this, Li Shimin suddenly laughed. It was King Qi who was trapped at that time, and he is trapped now. This La Valley is really the nemesis of the Li family.
Changsun Wuji looked exhausted, and his legs were exhausted from riding horses day and night, and now he couldn't even stand firmly.
Hearing Li Shimin laugh, Changsun Wuji hesitated to speak, and finally remained silent.
There is no way to go from heaven to earth, and a gloomy and gloomy atmosphere hangs over the heads of the Tang army.