First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 230 Veteran Qu Tutong

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Hearing Qu Tutong's shout, both Tang Jun and Zheng Jun were stunned. Shan Xiongxin hurriedly reined in his horse and looked around. After three breaths, there was no movement. Shan Xiongxin thought that Qu Tutong was trying to scare him, and immediately yelled: "The old man is going to die", he pats on the horse and goes straight to Qu Tutong.

What a white-haired veteran Qu Tutong, there is a saying in the former Sui army: "It is better to eat three buckets of green onions than to meet Qu Tutong." It's amazing.

Seeing that the lance in Shan Xiongxin's palm went straight to the face, even though he was nearly [-] years old, Qu Tutong did not panic in the face of danger, he shook his right arm, and the long lance directly wrapped around Shan Xiongxin's lance, and handed it forward, The horizontal lance came to block.

This confrontation was only in an instant, and at this time, Qiu Xinggong had already ambushed all his soldiers, Qu Tutong only ordered Qiu Xinggong to lie in ambush in the dense forest, but Qiu Xinggong took advantage of Li Yuanji's battle, felling several big trees and laying waste. In the road, it effectively hindered the mobility of Shan Xiongxin's cavalry.

Seeing that there was indeed an ambush, Shan Xiongxin couldn't help being shocked, he didn't dare to fight, he hurriedly forced Qu Tutong to retreat, he hit his horse and ran away, seeing that Shan Xiongxin wanted to break through, Qu Tutong was skilled in bow and horse, he immediately put down his horse and hooked himself in victory After taking the bow and arrow, aiming at Shan Xiongxin's heart is an arrow.

Hearing the sound of piercing through the sky, Shan Xiongxin hurriedly lay down on his horse's back, the arrow shot Shan Xiongxin's bun, and he was so shocked that Shan Xiongxin's face turned pale, and he fled in a panic. follow.

When Li Yuanji reacted, his face was full of surprises, so he raised his horse and shouted loudly, "Kill, kill them all for me."

Qiu Xinggong was in the rear army, when he saw Shan Xiongxin fleeing, he immediately patted his horse and chased after him, "The thief will stop leaving."

As soon as the words fell, Qiu Xinggong swept across with a lance, Shan Xiongxin's lieutenant, Le Renfang, was caught off guard and resisted in a hurry, but Qiu Xinggong borrowed his horsepower, with great force, and directly slapped Le Renfang off the horse.

Li Yuanji's eyes lit up when he saw this, he patted his horse and rushed forward, directly hitting Le Renfang's throat, "This king has captured the general alive, so he surrendered to avoid death."

Qiu Xinggong was taken aback, so he had no choice but to continue chasing and killing other bandits.

Shan Xiongxin led [-] cavalry out of the city. After this battle, not only the deputy general Le Renfang was captured, but also lost [-] cavalry. Army" as the base training out, extremely precious.

It had been lost in half before, and now it has been lost by another [-]. The cavalry under Wang Shichong's command is already in name only. No matter how difficult it is to form an army, he has lost the opportunity to take the initiative to attack. passive defense.

"The old general is really powerful", Li Yuanji came forward happily with a horse in his hand, "This king will definitely ask for credit for the old general."

Qu Tutong bowed slightly and said: "It all depends on the life of the soldiers. General Qiu's ambush and his meritorious service, capturing the enemy general alive, should be the first meritorious service. I dare not take credit for it."

Hearing these words, even Qiu Xinggong felt grateful.

Li Yuanji waved his hands when he heard the words, and said with a grinning grin: "This is a great victory, and everyone has merit."

Luoyang City, Ziwei Palace, Qianyang Palace.

Wang Shichong was furious, kicked the case table, and pointed at Shan Xiongxin, who had a messy bun in the hall and was in a mess, and cursed: "You are so brave, you dare to disobey my prohibition today and go to war privately, shouldn't you kill me tomorrow?" Are you going to surrender to Li Tang?"

Shan Xiongxin prostrated himself on the ground, panicking and said: "I dare not."

The more Wang Shichong thought about it, the more angry he was, he pulled out a sword from one side and pointed at Shan Xiongxin angrily, "I ordered you repeatedly not to fight, and you dare to disobey the order, you brat, do you really think I can't kill you?"

Seeing this, Duan Da and the others hurriedly dissuaded, "Your Majesty, calm down."

Seeing that Wang Shichong was really angry, Shan Xiongxin was terrified, and hurriedly kowtowed to beg for mercy, without the demeanor of a general.

Just like when Li Mifu killed Zhai Rang back then, Shan Xiongxin was originally Zhai Rang's old general. Li Mi was persuaded to kill him, Li Mi cherished his bravery and reused him, but in the end Li Mi was weak, and Shan Xiongxin surrendered to the city.

Seeing Shan Xiongxin begging for mercy so humblely, Wang Shichong threw down his sword heavily, and snorted coldly: "Masters are begging for mercy, and I will save your life." Shan Xiongxin's bravery is unparalleled in the world, and Wang Shichong naturally couldn't kill him easily. It's just a knock.

Hearing this, Shan Xiongxin felt that after the catastrophe, he kowtowed like garlic, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."

At this time, Duan Dajin said: "Your Majesty, I see that there have been changes in the Tang camp, and the strength of the troops seems to have decreased. It is not as good as...".

Before he finished speaking, he heard Wang Shichong's heavy slap on the dragon case, "I reiterate again that from today on, the gates of the city will be closed, and no one will be allowed to fight. Anyone who violates the order will be killed without mercy."

Duan Da heard the words and dared not speak any more. This is what his old friend Duan Da said. If other people said it, Wang Shichong would definitely kill him as a warning to others.

Seeing Wang Shichong sticking to the defense with all his heart, Duan Da was also helpless. According to Duan Da's years of military experience, he could probably guess the situation. Change from defensive to offensive, or you can echo with Xia's army and attack Tang's army.

However, Zheng's army has been defeated repeatedly. In the huge Zheng State, only Luoyang City and Xiangyang enclave remain.

At this time in the Tang camp, Li Yuanji was the commander in chief. After winning a game, Li Yuanji ordered to reward the whole army, sing praises, celebrate all night in the camp, and relax their defenses. If you follow Duan Da's advice and go out of the city to attack the camp, Or win big.

Wang Shichong's prudence allowed the careless Li Yuanji to escape, and Wang Shichong also lost a great opportunity to turn defeat into victory.

On the other side, Li Shimin led Gao Chong, Qin Qiong, Yuchi Jingde, Li Shiji, Cheng Zhijie and others to lead [-] Bingzhou Jingqi out of Beimang Mountain and go straight to Hulao Pass via Heyang.

At this time, Dou Jiande had also stationed troops in Hulao Pass Dongyuan, which was only more than [-] miles away from Hulao Pass.

On the day they entered Hulao Pass, Li Shimin gathered five hundred cavalry, intending to personally lead the troops to observe Xia's camp. Li Shiji tried to persuade him, while Gao Chong smiled wryly.

Gao Chong knew that Li Er had an adventurous spirit in his bones. Whether it was to conquer Xue Ju or destroy Liu Wuzhou, Li Shimin had personally led Qingqi to investigate the enemy camp many times.

Li Shiji had just fled from Liyang, but he didn't understand Li Shimin's temperament. Seeing that Gao Chong was still smiling, Li Shiji said eagerly, "The body of the king, Wan Jin, can be so risky, Gao Chong Sima, hurry up and persuade the king."

As the commander in chief, leading Qingqi to investigate the enemy camp, I have to say that this is indeed a bad habit. Once you encounter an ambush, the consequences will be disastrous. In the era of cold weapons, once the commander is killed, especially Li Shimin's status, then There is no doubt about Tang Jun's defeat.

(End of this chapter)