Emperor Zhenguan

Chapter 174 The Horn of the Counterattack

By August, the fierce battle between Tang Jun and Zheng Jun had entered a tragic stage, and it was still hard to tell the winner.However, as the siege party, Zheng Jun suffered heavy casualties.

At this time, the scorching heat came, and both sides were competing for the final willpower.

"It's so hot." Wang Xingben looked at Lie Yang and felt that his whole body was about to be burned to ashes.Beads of sweat flowed from the forehead to the cheeks, as if the whole body was placed in a stove.

In front of him, Zheng Jun's offensive rhythm has been reduced to a minimum for several days.As more and more soldiers died at the foot of Tongguan, fear of war began to arise within Zheng's army.No matter how Wang Xingben suppressed it, this emotion could not be eliminated, but lingered among Zheng Jun like a ghost.

Zhang Tongren said beside him: "We can't fight anymore. Now the brothers are unwilling to continue to attack Tongguan. If the fight continues, I'm worried that the soldiers will flee."

Wang Xingben remained silent. In fact, he knew very well that even if he wanted to call, there was not much time left for him.

Tongguan, like the gate of heaven, lies in front of him.

Until now, the competition between the two sides is nothing more than perseverance. Whoever can persevere will win the victory.Whether it is the Zheng army who attacked the city, or the Tang army who defended the city.

The attacking party suffered heavy losses, as did the Tang army defending the city.

As of now, the Tang army has suffered as many as [-] casualties.

After taking a sip of water, Du Ruhui said, "Your Highness, although our army suffered heavy losses, the Zheng army must have suffered even more. My subordinates speculate that the Zheng army's continuous attack will probably cost no less than [-] yuan."

Li Daoxuan, Li Daozong, Zhang Shigui, Duan Zhixuan and others present were all well versed in the art of war, and they agreed with Du Ruhui's battle loss ratio.

Li Daoxuan worried: "Fifth Brother, if Zheng Jun continues to fight like this, I'm afraid we will ask Chang'an for help."

After all, the number of defenders at Tongguan is not as large as that of Zheng Jun. If Zheng Jun is really desperate and keeps attacking, they must ask the court for help.

Li Zhiyun's palms were attached to the city wall, and the scorching heat spread from his palms to his body. He shook his head and said, "It's almost the end of the month, and Zheng Jun's food and grass can't last long. Now it's up to who can't hold it up first. Send an order and send all All the kerosene was moved to the city and defended Tongguan.”

"Obey." Li Daoxuan clasped his fists.

Li Zhiyun is very clear that the victory or defeat of Tongguan does not depend on him, but on whether Li Shimin can defeat Dou Jiande.

As long as the second brother is strong, Zheng Jun will retreat at that time.

After everyone dispersed, Du Ruhui and Xue Shou came to him.

"Your Highness, in fact, this subordinate thinks that our army may be able to catch people by surprise if we defend ourselves for many days." Du Ruhui suggested.

Li Zhiyun thought about it: "You mean to attack Zheng Jun?"

"That's right." Du Ruhui said: "Our army has been defending for a long time and has never stepped out of Tongguan. Zheng Jun must not have guessed that our army would dare to attack at this time. Besides, Zheng Jun's fierce attack for many days has caused heavy losses to the soldiers, and their vigilance will inevitably drop. , now is a good time for our army to attack."

Li Zhiyun stroked his chin and pondered for a moment, nodded and said: "You are right, let Xie Shufang, Qin Qiong, Li Junxian, Cheng Yaojin and others come to see this king."

"Yes."

This is an attempt. If it succeeds, it will be a pleasant surprise. If it fails, it is nothing.

That night, Xie Shufang and Qin Qiong led five thousand cavalry troops out of Tongguan at night to attack Zheng's camp.

After days of fierce fighting, Zheng Jun suffered heavy casualties and was exhausted. In addition, Tang Jun had never dared to step out of Tongguan before. They never thought that Tang Jun would attack Zheng Jun's camp at this time.

When the war broke out, Zheng Jun was killed by surprise.

The cavalry who followed Xie Shufang and Qin Qiong were elite soldiers and horses, who were proficient in cavalry. They rushed away, and the rockets fired rapidly at Zheng Jun's camp.

In an instant, the flames shot into the sky.

"kill!"

The spear pierced through the tent, and the cavalry behind shot and killed Lieutenant Zheng, who was hurriedly putting on his armor.

"Enemy attack!"

With the sound of the horn, Zheng Jun woke up from his exhaustion. They were like confused lambs, holding cloth armor and long knives, wandering around in the messy flames, watching Tang Jun's cavalry coming and going to harvest in bewilderment. Companion life.

"kill!"

Tang Jun's war horse raised its hoofs high, and then fell down suddenly, crushing the chest of Zheng Jun's soldiers in an instant.

When Wang Xingben rushed out of the tent in a hurry, he only saw the cavalry of the Tang army chasing and slaughtering the soldiers of the Zheng army under the flames.

The flames climbed up to the sentry tower, and the wood was quickly burned up. The pressure destroyed the sentry tower, and it fell to the ground with a bang and fell apart.

Slaughtering, screaming, listening to Wang Xingben's ears was like the sound of breaking the wind wielding the scythe of death.

With the flames of hatred reflected in his eyes, Wang Xingben retreated quickly with his own soldiers.When he found the flustered Wang Shiyun, the two sides led the army to flee with a tacit understanding.

Tang Jun's sudden attack was beyond everyone's expectations.The two sides have fought until now, Li Zhiyun's impression in their hearts is no different from that of a bastard.

"Shan Xiongxin, Yang Gongqing, you two are in charge of cutting off the queen!"

Hastily giving the order, Wang Shiyun and his own soldiers withdrew in a blink of an eye.

Shan Xiongxin and Yang Gongqing looked at each other, but they had no choice but to gather their soldiers and horses to resist the Tang army's raid.

Qin Qiong led the soldiers and horses and rushed all the way from the west to the middle camp. When breaking through the middle army, he ran into his former comrade Shan Xiongxin.

Under the shadow of swords and swords, they were not given a chance to reminisce about the old days.

Qin Qiong's horse lance swept across, and under one blow, Shan Xiongxin was nearly overturned to the ground with his men and his horse.

"Let's surrender." Qin Qiong looked at his former comrades.

Shan Xiongxin shook his head, calling his own soldiers to attack and leave.

Qin Qiong couldn't bear it, and was about to make a move, but didn't want to rush out from the side.

"Let me meet you!"

The person who came was Li Daoxuan who came to support him.

when!
The sound of the golden sword sounded, and Li Daoxuan and Shan Xiongxin fought together.

"I'll help you!" Yang Gongqing roared, and rushed forward, trying to help Shan Xiongxin kill Li Daoxuan.

But at this time, Qin Qiong snorted coldly, straightened his horse and stopped Yang Gongqing.

Within ten strokes, Qin Qiong beheaded Yang Gongqing.

Witnessing Yang Gongqing's death in battle, Shan Xiongxin, who was already slightly injured, retreated without hesitation.He was already no match for Qin Qiong, and now there is Li Daoxuan, if he stays, he will undoubtedly die.

Tang Jun chased and fought all the way, killing and wounding more than [-] Zheng Jun, and captured more than [-] people.

Knowing that the sneak attack was a big victory, Li Zhiyun ordered without hesitation, ordering all the Tongguan defenders to come out and hunt down Zheng Jun.

Within three days, the Tang army recovered many lost cities one after another, and did not stop until Shanxian County, Shanzhou.

At this time, Zheng Jun had already returned to Henan County.

According to post-war statistics, the loss of the Tang army was no more than a thousand people, but the [-] Zheng army was attacked and killed because of the siege.

Yu Yun took the opportunity to suggest, "Your Majesty, the final general is willing to lead the army to continue the hunt and go straight down to Luoyang!"

"Yes, fifth brother, let's fight Luoyang!" Li Daoxuan loudly seconded.He had a great time fighting this battle, he chased and fought fiercely all the way, and he killed very happily.

Du Ruhui hurriedly dissuaded him, "Your Highness, our army has been rushing all the way, and the logistics and supplies are far behind. If we attack Luoyang at this time, it will be like a sheep entering the tiger's mouth. Moreover, the soldiers of the three armies are exhausted physically and mentally after fighting for days. Rest the armed forces!"

"Your Highness, Du Canjun's words are reasonable, and my subordinates also think that we should rest and reorganize the armed forces, and make plans in the future." Xue Shou said.

Li Zhiyun held the reins, looked at the chaotic battlefield, and nodded in agreement.

"Decree that the three armies should not pursue."

"Yes!" Duan Zhixuan cupped his fists.

Yu Yun gritted his teeth and wanted to persuade him again, but he didn't want Li Zhiyun to leave.

In fact, of course Li Zhiyun wanted to take down Luoyang directly, but the reality did not allow him to do so.He didn't have many soldiers under his command, and he had no chance of winning against Luoyang's strong city.

Furthermore, Du Ruhui and Xue Shou were right.Tang Jun chased and killed all the way, and the logistics and food could not keep up with the large army. Once he led his army deep into Henan County and was surrounded by Zheng Jun, his joy would turn into sorrow.

(End of this chapter)