At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 847 Battle of Hangu Pass (End)
The [-] cavalry of the Tang army drove straight forward, as if entering a land of no one, no, it should be said that they really entered a land of no man, because there was no one to stop them, and a small number of Qi troops who were in charge of night patrols turned around and fled in fright , and most of the other Qi soldiers are probably still sleeping in tents.

The general of the Tang army who was in charge of leading the cavalry was surprised and delighted. He was about to come to capture the thief first and capture the king first. The dozen or so Tang troops in the front immediately fell down with their horses, and the cavalry behind couldn't catch up and slammed into them one after another, making a mess like stacking arhats.

The general of the Tang army couldn't help but his heart sank, and he yelled: "Everyone, be careful, there is a trap."

At this time, the rumbling sound continued, and more and more cavalrymen of the Tang Army stepped into the horse pit. There was a group of exclamations and screams, and the formation of the charge was in chaos. The rain came from all directions, reaping human lives like harvesting wheat. Countless cavalrymen of the Tang Army were shot down by arrows, and the strong smell of blood permeated with the night wind.

At this moment, even a fool would know that he was in ambush. The general of Tang Qi was so shocked that he turned his horse's head and shouted loudly: "There is an ambush, retreat, retreat-retreat!"

It's just how powerless his call was under the buzzing rain of arrows, it was completely submerged in the shrill screams and the mournful cry of war horses, and when waves of arrow rain fell, Tang Jiang's bodyguards were almost emptied However, Tang Jiang himself had just galloped his horse for more than ten meters, and was immediately hit by seven or eight arrows, fell off his horse and died.

"Quick retreat, there is an ambush, there is an ambush!"

After all, some Tang Army cavalry managed to escape. They ran back and shouted loudly. This sudden change stunned the Tang Army infantry who came later, and hesitated in place, not knowing how to advance or retreat.

"General, retreat quickly, there is an ambush!" A cavalryman rushed to Chai Shao, shouted with all his strength, and fell off his horse, with two feathered arrows sticking out of his back.

Chai Shao's complexion changed drastically, and he immediately ordered the rear team to change into the front team and retreat towards Guancheng. Unfortunately, it was too late. Amidst the earth-shattering sound of horseshoes, Liu Heita and Shan Xiongxin had each led a light cavalry to follow. The two wings came up, like a tiger descending the mountain, biting the Tang Jun on both sides and rushing to kill.

But at this time, something even more terrifying happened. The stones and dust on the ground jumped up and down, and there was a bang, as if the earth was about to be shattered, and a black armored monster burst out from the dark hell. , Go straight to Tang Jun's rear army to devour.

Youzhou cavalry! ! !

That's right, it was the Youzhou Iron Armored Cavalry that made people fearful. Although there were only a thousand of them, they ran with the momentum of an army of [-]. Wherever they passed, the infantry of the Tang Army were crushed into flesh.

Tsk tsk, this thing is simply the tank and armored force of ancient wars. Without corresponding means to deal with it, it is almost invincible. It pushes the golden mountain and crushes the jade pillar all the way, and directly collapses the Tang army, without the slightest ability to fight back.

Chai Shao was so frightened that his heart was shattered, he rode his horse and ran across the road, fleeing for his life in the direction of the closed door.At this time, a horse rushed over from the slope, and stabbed at Chai Shao with a swish. The latter's head shrank, his helmet was picked up, and his hair was disheveled.

"Chai Sichang, don't go, Pei Xingyan is here!" A loud shout came from behind, Chai Shao didn't dare to stay, he just beat his horse desperately, with the wind whistling in his ears.

Seeing that the stone bridge of the Hongnong River was in sight, Chai Shao was overjoyed. He slapped the horse's ass and accelerated to cross the stone bridge. A golden ax!"

With a whistling sound, something whizzed towards him from a distance. Just hearing the sound of the breaking wind was enough to scare Chai Shao.

The thing flying in the distance was Cheng Yaojin's broad axe. It was quite scary, but its accuracy was a bit off. It landed a few meters behind Chai Shao's mount and smashed a hole in the stone bridge. There was a bang, and sparks flew everywhere.

Chai Shao saved his life and rushed into the closed gate like a whirlwind, shouting: "Close the city gate, close the city gate quickly."

A dozen Tang soldiers who were in charge of guarding the city gate were about to close the city gate in a hurry, when a big ax flew over, and blood and flesh flew all over the place, tsk tsk, a broad ax weighing dozens of catties, swept it away, and cut it on the spot. He removed half of the heads of the two Tang Jun, and split the chest of the No.3 Tang Jun. Blood, brains and internal organs were splashed everywhere, and the blood was extremely bloody.

Just like that, a white shadow had already broken into the city gate like lightning. It was Pei Xingyan, but he saw that he was holding a horse and went forward, piercing four Tang soldiers in a row. It was heartbreaking. The screams were accompanied by spurts of blood.

"Stop him!" Chai Shao yelled sharply. Tang Jun reacted and rushed towards the city gate frantically, trying to stop Pei Xingyan.

Pei Xingyan laughed ferociously, and the horses flew up and down, stabbing to death the Tang Jun who rushed up one after another, and single-handedly guarded the city gate.

"Xiao Pei, my old Cheng is here to help you!" Cheng Yaojin, who was riding a BMW with dark clouds and snow, finally arrived at this moment, and somehow grabbed a spear, and swung it like a stick.

Hehe, Cheng Yaojin's arm strength is a bit abnormal. Although he is not good at wielding a gun, how many ordinary soldiers can bear this strength?When a shot hits, the light weapon will be released, and the severe one will break the tendon and bone.

Seeing that the city gate was blocked by Pei Xingyan and Cheng Yaojin and could not be closed, Chai Shao was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, gritted his teeth and shouted: "Shoot the arrow!"

Those Tang army archers hesitated, because there were still many brothers in the city gate, and they were afraid that they would hurt their own people by shooting arrows.

"Shoot the arrows, and those who disobey the order will be killed!" Chai Shao ordered fiercely.

The archers of the Tang army had no choice but to shoot at the city gate. Although Pei Xingyan and Cheng Yaojin were brave, they were not gods after all. Seeing the random arrows coming, they had no choice but to retreat outside.

Chai Shao was overjoyed when he saw this, and hurriedly ordered the city gate to be closed. Seeing that the city gate was about to close, Pei Xingyan and Cheng Yaojin looked at each other, and they immediately understood each other, and rushed forward at the same time while the city gate was not completely closed.

I saw that Pei Xingyan stabbed at the left gate of the city gate, while Cheng Yaojin stabbed at the right gate with a spear. The two of them resisted with all their strength at the same time, trying to prevent the two gates from closing completely.

This has the advantage that the two city gates have become shields, and the arrow rain inside cannot hit them, but the disadvantage is that they have to compete with the soldiers of the Tang Army inside.

"Quick, block the door!" Seeing that the city gate couldn't close, Chai Shao rushed forward to help himself, and Tang Jun behind him also rushed forward to help push it.

Cheng Yaojin and Pei Xingyan suddenly felt overwhelming force, the former was so full that the eyes of mung beans would fall out, and the latter's complexion was swollen like a pig's liver.

"I can't stand it anymore!" Cheng Yaojin gritted his teeth, and Pei Xingyan gritted his teeth: "If I can't stand it, I have to."

However, as the saying goes, two fists are hard to beat with four hands, even though Cheng Yaojin and Pei Xingyan tried their best, they still couldn't stop the city gate from slowly closing.

bang...

The city gate was finally completely closed, Cheng Yaojin and Pei Xingyan were exhausted, panting like cows, at this moment there was a loud roar, it turned out that brother Xue led the armored heavy cavalry to kill them.

Arrows rained down from the top of the city, but when they hit the iron armor, it was just tickling.

"General Pei, General Cheng, please step back!" Xue Wanjun shouted.

In fact, he didn't need to shout, Pei Xingyan and Cheng Yaojin had already stepped aside and pressed against the wall. Facing such an iron-clad monster, flesh and blood couldn't bear it, they would either die or be disabled if they touched each other.

Boom...

There was a loud bang, the city gate was knocked open as soon as it was closed, and the Tang soldiers behind the gate were in a miserable state. Yes, those who were seriously injured were still lying there vomiting blood. It is estimated that the breastbone was smashed, and some were caught behind the door or even directly crushed to death, and there was no time to scream.

Chai Shao was the luckiest one, because he let go after the city gate was closed, and was about to get on his horse to leave, so he was not fatally injured, but he was terrified enough, as the black cavalry swarmed in before him, how could he dare to stay? Flattered the horse and fled.

The armored cavalry of the Qi army broke through the pass and swept away all the way, unstoppable, and then the infantry rushed in, and quickly took the head of the pass city.

Chai Shao saw that the general situation was gone, he couldn't help feeling sad, and just when he didn't know where to go, the old servant Jing Shu rushed over and said loudly: "General, the army is defeated like a mountain, and I can't hold it anymore. Run for your life!"

Chai Shao said sadly: "Escape for your life? Where did you flee? This general lost Hangu Pass, and his crimes are serious. Can the emperor spare this general?"

The old servant hurriedly advised: "General, don't be discouraged. As the saying goes, victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs. If you keep the green hills, you don't have to worry about running out of firewood. Now my wife is in Xiguan, as long as you escape there, you can survive. The general and the emperor are young and have the relationship with his wife, so there is no danger of their lives!"

Hearing this, Chai Shao calmed down a little, and rushed to Ximen with dozens of soldiers to escape, and fled to Xiguan along the long valley road.

When Chai Shao fled, the Tang army was leaderless, and they fled westward one after another. The narrow valley road was crowded with people, trampling on each other, causing countless casualties.

Chai Shao looked back and saw the purgatory-like horror, his face turned pale, and the old servant hurriedly reminded him to leave quickly, once the rebels came, the possibility of being trampled to death was extremely high.

Chai Shao let out a long sigh, and sped up to escape!

The Qi army rushed into the Guancheng, and fought fiercely for about half an hour. When the sky was completely bright, they had basically controlled the entire Guancheng, and took advantage of the situation to send troops to chase and kill along the valley road.

"Emperor Daqi has an order that those who surrender will not be killed!"

"Emperor Daqi has an order that those who surrender will not be killed!"

After a burst of yelling, a large number of Tang troops who did not escape chose to abandon their weapons and surrender. Soon, the entire Guancheng fell into the hands of the Qi army.

Gao Bufan walked into the Hangu Pass through the mess everywhere, the sun had already risen high, and the corpses on the ground were basically cleaned up, leaving only puddles of blood.

"Report to the Emperor, Hangu Pass has been captured, but Chai Shao has escaped." Pei Xingyan rode his horse to Gao Bufan's side, reporting the report with regret.

Gao Bufan nodded calmly, as long as Hangu Pass is captured, what's the point of a Chai Shao?

At noon, the statistics also came out. In this battle, the Qi army killed nearly 2000 people and injured more than [-]. It can be seen that the Tang army's combat power is indeed very strong. If the opponent did not lie down first, I am afraid that the Qi army will be damaged in battle. will be bigger.

In this battle, the Qi army beheaded more than ten thousand Tang troops and captured more than [-]. The capture was also extremely rich. The food in Guancheng alone was enough to feed a hundred thousand troops for several months. It can be seen that the Tang army was indeed very well prepared. .

Next, Gao Bufan rewarded the three armies, taking out two-thirds of the gains to reward the meritorious soldiers. For a while, the whole army cheered thunderously, and everyone's morale was high.

Hangu Pass has been taken, and the next pass is Tongguan. As long as Tongguan is broken, Qin Chuan will tremble under Daqi's iron cavalry for eight hundred miles.

(End of this chapter)