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Chapter 308: Killing the Tang General in Battle! Li Jing's Refusal
Li Yuanji sneered as he watched the enemy's frontline army being defeated and Wei Qingzhi sending 50,000 troops to charge.

"The war has already come to this point, why don't you just give it a try and put all your troops on the battlefield? How can you be too cautious in a war?
Since you want to use the tactic of adding fuel to the fire, then I will grant your wish!"

Li Yuanji was very disdainful. If Wei Qingzhi was more decisive and led all the troops to attack, he would really feel the pressure. But now, Li Yuanji didn't know whether this man was frightened by these firearms or just his ability.

Li Yuanji then looked at Yang Jianhe.

"Order the artillery to move forward! I will personally lead the army to provide cover!"

Now that the enemy's front line has been defeated and their positions lost, he has the absolute initiative on the front. Artillery and rockets are no longer a threat, so he can be even more unscrupulous next time.

As Li Yuanji's military order was conveyed, the artillery began to move forward, and Li Yuanji led his personal troops to guard on the side.

On the battlefield, Xi Junmai led the cavalry to the front and fought with the Western Turkic cavalry.

The army led by Xie Shufang fought with Niu Jinda. The arrival of Niu Jinda's 50,000 troops failed to change the situation on the battlefield, so they had to line up to guard against Xie Shufang's attack.

However, in addition to facing Xie Shufang's attack, Niu Jinda also had to face the impact of the defeated soldiers of his own front army. Although they did not kill them, it still caused Niu Jinda a lot of pressure.

Feeling that the cannons had stopped firing, although Niu Jinda didn't know the specific reason, he knew very clearly that this was an opportunity for him to quickly form a battle array.

However, in just a moment, rockets in the sky fell towards Niu Jinda's army again, and the formation was once again broken into pieces.

Su Dingfang led 10,000 soldiers to cover the musketeers and began to shoot at Niu Jinda. Faced with such a situation, Niu Jinda was filled with anger.

He had been fighting for so long, but he had never fought such a frustrating battle, nor had he ever seen a battle be fought like this.

"Send a message to General Wei Qingzhi immediately. We need support here. If we want to hold on, we must get rid of the enemy's muskets! As well as the enemy's cannons and the exploding firearms flying from the sky!"

Niu Jinda knew very well that if it were a usual battle, he would have the confidence to withstand the attack of Li Yuanji's army with 50,000 men and create conditions for Wei Qingzhi's subsequent decision, but he really couldn't do it now.

Now he is facing the same situation as the previous front army. Before the two armies come into contact, his army has suffered intensive attacks and suffered heavy casualties.

The most infuriating thing was that he could only take it and couldn't fight back. The muskets in his own army did not have enough range, and the cannons placed behind the front army were all shot down by Li Yuanji. Now he could only engage in traditional hand-to-hand combat.

But the most crucial thing is that the morale of the army was severely damaged. Among the 50,000 troops he led, except for the 10,000 Tang troops, the rest have gradually become confused. How can they fight like this?
However, it was not long before Niu Jinda, who had never felt the bombardment of artillery, was baptized by artillery shells.

After moving the artillery position forward, Li Yuanji quickly began to bombard Niu Jinda's army. Every time a shell fell, it would kill or injure dozens of people, or even twenty or thirty people. If they really wanted to form a battle array, the army would stand densely together.

Li Yuanji looked at Niu Jinda's army and saw that they finally took the initiative to charge forward and continuously killed the defeated soldiers in his front army, and he suddenly laughed.

In Li Yuanji's eyes, Niu Jinda's 50,000 troops were almost useless, and now it depended on how Wei Qingzhi would deal with them.

After receiving the news from Niu Jinda, Wei Qingzhi sent another 10,000 troops to reinforce Niu Jinda, and Wei Qingzhi was left with more than 10,000 troops.

Wei Qingzhi no longer hesitated, nor did he wait for news from the two wings. Up to now, the two wings still had not broken through Li Yuanji's flank, and seeing Li Yuanji moving forward at the same time, he could not wait any longer.

"Pass on my order! Charge at the center of Qi Wang Li Yuanji's army!"

Wei Qingzhi now placed all his hopes on defeating Li Yuanji's central army. As long as he could defeat Li Yuanji's central army, there was still a chance to turn defeat into victory.

As soon as Wei Qingzhi made a move, Li Yuanji discovered it directly through the telescope.

"Order the artillery and rockets to fire at the enemy's center immediately!"

"Yang Jianhe! Prepare to charge!"

Yang Jianhe did not dare to delay and quickly came to Li Yuanji's side, ready to protect Li Yuanji.

After the artillery and rockets attacked Wei Qingzhi, Li Yuanji saw that Wei Qingzhi's army formation was gradually becoming disorganized, so he simply put down the telescope.

"Follow me and kill!"

Li Yuanji led his personal soldiers to charge out and went straight to kill Wei Qingzhi.

When Xie Shufang and others saw Li Yuanji charging into the battle personally, they became anxious and increased their offensive. Su Dingfang led the musketeers to rush closer to the enemy in order to inflict maximum damage.

Su Dingfang then ordered the musketeers to be ready for close combat at any time, and he himself led 5,000 troops to rush to the battlefield in order to defeat Niu Jinda's army as soon as possible.

On the two wings, Xue Wanche and Songtsen Gampo were both engaged in a tough battle. Facing attacks from an enemy force several times their size, although each of them had five cannons, they were both somewhat overwhelmed at the moment.

The rockets that Li Yuanji allocated to the two had long been used up. They were used to delay and ease the enemy's offensive. Now both of them were personally leading their troops to charge forward.

The charge of the cavalry, in particular, caused great restrictions to both of them, and they consumed the most artillery shells and rockets to barely resist.

Li Yuanji led the central army and quickly came into contact with Wei Qingzhi's central army. Li Yuanji rushed into the army, wielding the long spear in his hand and continuously chopping at the enemy.

Li Yuanji continued to move forward. Two Tang soldiers waved their long-haired thorns at him. Li Yuanji swung his spear to deflect them. He then exerted force with his right arm and swung the spear across at the two men, instantly knocking them flying and dropping them to the ground.

Yang Jianhe led more than a thousand personal soldiers to guard Li Yuanji closely, preventing more people from killing Li Yuanji.

After rushing forward for a distance, Li Yuanji's body was covered in blood. When Li Yuanji saw Wei Qingzhi and the big flag, he immediately killed them.

"Yang Jianhe! Don't worry about me, go get the enemy's banner!"

Li Yuanji's charge became increasingly difficult, the resistance of the Tang army led by Wei Qingzhi became increasingly fierce, and the casualties of his personal soldiers were gradually increasing.

Li Yuanji looked at the enemies around him rushing towards him, and knowing that he could not kill them all, he immediately called Yang Jianhe to go over.

Yang Jianhe looked around and had to grit his teeth and agree, leading 500 people to attack Wei Qingzhi's banner directly.

The most elite troops of the two armies broke out into a bloody battle. With cannons to assist in the attack, Li Yuanji led his army and began to gain the upper hand.

However, even so, the Tang army led by Wei Qingzhi still held on tightly, with no signs of defeat, and casualties on both sides continued to increase.

As Yang Jianhe continued to get closer to the flag, more and more people were attracted to him, and Li Yuanji took the opportunity to kill Wei Qingzhi.

Li Yuanji led three hundred personal soldiers and charged forward like a sharp knife. Although the casualties were increasing, the distance between Li Yuanji and Wei Qingzhi was getting closer and closer.

At this moment, Wei Qingzhi also discovered Li Yuanji who was rushing towards him. After killing one person, he began to mobilize the army and began to surround and kill Li Yuanji at all costs.

Li Yuanji's personal soldiers also began to gather together to prevent the enemy from approaching.

Wei Qingzhi's siege did not achieve any effect, and the army became more and more critical. Even the Tang army showed signs of defeat at this moment.

Wei Qingzhi was unwilling to give in. If the army's formation had not been disrupted by the cannon shells and rockets during the charge, and if there had been no casualties, he would definitely have been able to fight against Li Yuanji's central army.

Li Yuanji felt the resistance gradually weakening, so he immediately increased his offensive and attacked Wei Qingzhi.

Wei Qingzhi saw Li Yuanji rushing towards him, his eyes immediately turned red, and he stared at Li Yuanji. At this moment, Wei Qingzhi knew very well that if he killed Li Yuanji, everything would still have a chance!

Wei Qingzhi immediately rushed towards Li Yuanji. Seeing this, Li Yuanji's eyes suddenly lit up. He was not afraid that Wei Qingzhi would kill him, but he was afraid that Wei Qingzhi would retreat. If the war was not over for a long time, the casualties of the army would only increase, and it would be more difficult for him to face Li Er's army later.

"kill!"

The personal soldiers around Li Yuanji gathered quickly, and the personal soldiers outside blocked them, creating a local change of using the few to defeat the many outside and the many to defeat the few here.

While charging forward, Li Yuanji looked at Wei Qingzhi who was getting closer and closer, his face full of murderous intent.

"Come die!"

Li Yuanji swung his spear, Wei Qingzhi dodged sideways, and then swung the spear in his hand towards Li Yuanji.

Seeing this, Li Yuanji turned around with his spear, blocked with both hands, then pushed hard and swung the spear out again.

Wei Qingzhi raised his spear to block Li Yuanji's downward attack. Li Yuanji then slid the spear to the right. Wei Qingzhi leaned back, released his left hand, and swung the spear towards Li Yuanji with his right hand.

When Li Yuanji bent down to dodge, he quickly raised the long spear in his hand and hit Wei Qingzhi directly in the chest.

Wei Qingzhi held the reins tightly, and his horse leaped high without falling down.

Li Yuanji pursued the enemy and swung out his long spear again. Wei Qingzhi resisted with one hand holding the spear, but was still knocked off his horse.

Li Yuanji caught up again and stabbed Wei Qingzhi's chest with his long spear. He immediately lifted Wei Qingzhi up and slammed him to the ground. He then stabbed him again with the spear, and Wei Qingzhi gradually lost his breath.

Li Yuanji lifted up Wei Qingzhi's body and looked at the battlefield.

"Wei Qingzhi is dead! Those who surrender will not be killed!"

Li Yuanji killed Wei Qingzhi in battle, the morale of the Tang army was frustrated again, the morale of his personal soldiers soared again, and the situation gradually became one-sided.

The entire battlefield was filled with the message "surrender and no death", and the Tang army was increasingly defeated and began to retreat gradually.

Li Yuanji then rushed towards the big banner. With Li Yuanji's charge, Yang Jianhe, whose pressure was already reduced, felt even less pressure, and he immediately chopped down the big banner.

When the big banner disappeared, the Tang army suddenly panicked and gradually began to be defeated.

On the side, Xie Shufang and Niu Jinda's armies were completely entangled in a fight. Su Ding led the musketeers to attack from the side, and Niu Jinda struggled to hold on.

Seeing the situation getting worse and worse, Niu Jinda knew very well that they were going to lose this battle.

However, the order to retreat had not been given, so Niu Jinda had to fight to the death. But the army's defense line was constantly broken, especially the army led by Su Dingfang on the side. Su Dingfang rushed forward and kept opening gaps.

Niu Jinda then personally led two thousand elite troops to resist Su Dingfang and re-arrange the army.

Su Dingfang saw Niu Jinda also rushing forward, and rushed towards him with murderous intent.

Seeing this, Niu Jinda was also not afraid. At this moment, Niu Jinda also wanted to kill Su Dingfang to ease the current unfavorable situation.

The two sides were getting closer and closer, but at this moment, Li Yuanji personally led 5,000 personal soldiers to attack the rear of Niu Jinda's army. Seeing this, Niu Jinda's face was full of despair.

"Haha! Even if I die in battle today, I will never let you win easily! Kill!"

Except for a small number of elite troops, Niu Jinda's army gradually became chaotic, their formations were constantly broken, and the army gradually collapsed.

Niu Jinda no longer looked at him, nor did he give any orders. At this moment, all Niu Jinda's eyes were on Su Dingfang. He just wanted to take Su Dingfang with him before he died.

There are fewer and fewer people around Niu Jinda, but he remains fearless.

Su Dingfang led the elite troops to start the final siege. When Niu Jinda arrived in front of him, he already had several wounds on his body.

Su Dingfang then rushed towards Niu Jinda and sent him on his final journey.

The battle in the central army ended, and Xi Junmai on the other side also gradually began to end the battle.

The Western Turkic cavalry kept fleeing, but when they got some distance from Xi Junmai's cavalry, cannon shells and rockets fell one after another, and the Western Turkic army was terrified and finally surrendered.

Li Yuanji looked at the ending of the battlefield, and then looked at Yang Jianhe.

"Go and pass the order immediately! Split the cavalry into two and send them to the two wings respectively! Xi Junmai will go to the left wing himself!"

"Order Su Dingfang to rush to the right wing, and Xie Shufang to the left wing!"

"Order the artillery to move positions immediately and provide artillery support to both wings!"

The battle on the front battlefield was over, but on the two wings, the hard fight between Xue Wanche and Songtsen Gampo continued.

There were 10,000 men on each wing, but now Xue Wanche only had less than 4,000 men left, and Songtsen Gampo only had more than 3,000 men left.

Li Yuanji commanded the army to start cleaning up the battlefield. At this moment, they had achieved a great victory and Li Yuanji felt extremely relieved.

The battle here is over, so even if Li Er leads his troops south, he has no worries at all, at least he doesn't have to worry about being caught in a pincer attack.

Nearly two hours later, the left and right wings successively reported victory news. The enemy troops fled or surrendered. In this battle, he won a great victory.

Outside the city of Pibo, Hou Junji led an army of 30,000 Tuyuhun soldiers to attack the city, but was defeated by Yang Shu. More than half of the Tuyuhun soldiers were killed or wounded, so Hou Junji had to retreat.

In the Tuyuhun capital, Li Erzheng and Li Jing were discussing military affairs.

"Pharmacist, are you really unwilling to lead the troops?"

Li Er looked at Li Jing closely, expressionless.

Li Er was extremely happy during this period. He first destroyed the Eastern Turks and now he has destroyed Tuyuhun. The external threats on the border of the Tang Dynasty were completely eliminated.

Moreover, the layout of Tubo allowed the surrounding countries to join in and invest a large number of troops. As long as the war with Tubo was over, the Tang Dynasty could expand its territory a lot.

The most important thing is that now he just needs to wait for his army to complete its rest, and then he can go south and launch a siege on Li Yuanji together with Wei Qingzhi and Niu Jinda's army. By then, he might be able to eliminate Li Yuanji in advance.

As for the current battle between Li Yuanji and Wei Qingzhi and Niu Jinda, Li Er never thought that Wei Qingzhi and Niu Jinda would be defeated in one battle. After all, they had an army of nearly 200,000.

The more Li Er thought about the possibility of getting rid of Li Yuanji here, the more impatient he became. Now the army had been resting for almost two months. In his opinion, it was almost time to fight again.

But something happened that made him unhappy. He originally wanted Li Jing to continue leading the army, but Li Jing quit and was unwilling to lead the army.

(End of this chapter)