The strongest emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

Chapter 724

The damned one is already dead, of course Yu Chigong can't do nothing anymore.Only Yu Chigong shouted: "You Khitan dogs, dare to kill the generals under this general. Today, this general will crush you to ashes."

Yu Chigong shook the Zhangba Snake Spear in his hand, and charged towards the front of the two armies.Although the opponent still had several military generals, Yu Chigong showed no signs of fear.

Yu Chigong came to the front of the two armies and only went straight to the chief of the independent living department.Without saying a word, they fought with each other.After only three rounds, Yu Chigong used a spear and whip to knock down the chief of the independent living department from his horse.

Then he rushed towards the other generals, just rushed and killed the other party in pieces.Only one or two people ran back to the main formation alive.

Then Yu Chigong waved his hand, and the army behind him came directly to cover up and kill him.The Khitan iron cavalry did not show any weakness, and rushed towards the Tang army.In an instant, the two armies started a scuffle.

For a time, the two armies killed so much that it was a bloody mess.But as the saying goes, a soldier is the soul of a general and the guts of a soldier.Although the Khitan iron cavalry was brave and good at fighting, but there was no commander to command them, so they were quickly defeated and fled.

Yuchi Gong almost seized the opportunity to seize the suspension bridge, if not for the thousands of arrows fired from the city wall.I'm afraid that the Khitan royal city was captured by Yu Chigong in the first battle.

Yu Chigong had no choice but to order the troops to be withdrawn, and returned to the main tent of the Chinese army.Then he said to Li Zhi: "His Royal Highness, we will have a big battle with Khitan soldiers at the end of today. Although our army won in the end, we lost a lot of soldiers. Please punish your highness."

"There will be no casualties in the battle between the two armies. Now the vanguard general has won the victory and is not guilty." Li Zhi said to Yu Chigong.

"His Royal Highness, the Chief of the Ahui Department is loyal to the Tang Dynasty, and please treat his soldiers well." Xu Maogong said to Li Zhi.

"Come here, pass on the military order of the palace to summon the cavalry generals of the state of Xi to the tent of the Chinese army. I have something to tell them." Li Zhi nodded and ordered.

Not long after, the generals of the cavalry of Xi State came to the tent of the Chinese army.After paying Li Zhi a royal gift, he stood there and waited for Li Zhi to speak.

Li Zhi got up and said to the generals: "In today's battle, the chief of the Ahui Department was unfortunately killed in front of the two armies. I feel very sad in my heart, but there will be no casualties in the battle between the two armies."

"It's just the generals who were harmed. Now there is no chief general. But you can rest assured that from now on, all the cavalry of the Xi Kingdom will enjoy the treatment of soldiers of the Tang Dynasty. For the time being, they will be under the command of the vanguard general Wei Chigong."

"After the Khitan is pacified, I will take all the generals to make a triumphant return to Chang'an. At that time, I will definitely report to the emperor and reward the generals for their merits. The soldiers under the generals will definitely have a place to live and work. "

Hearing Li Tai's words, the generals hurriedly fell to their knees again and thanked Li Zhizhi for his kindness.He also declared his allegiance to Li Zhi, and was willing to serve Li Zhi as a pommel horse.

At this time, the more than [-] cavalrymen of the Xi Kingdom were completely under Li Zhi's command.This made Li Zhi extremely happy.

In the next few days, Yu Chigong went to Khitan King City many times to fight against the enemy.But after the loss last time, the Khitan king didn't dare to send anyone to fight again.

As a result, the battle between the two armies entered a stalemate.The Tang army besieged the Khitan army in groups within the Khitan royal city.Let them have no chance of breaking through.

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"Your Majesty, it has been more than half a month since the Tang Army besieged the Royal City. And they didn't see any intention of attacking the city. It seems that the Tang Army is planning to trap us in the Royal City." The chief of the Tubian Ministry said to Brother Daheku.

"Your Majesty, what the Chief of the Mutation Department said is right. We must find a way to break through, otherwise we will really be hopeless." Xiao Hetie said to Dahe Kuge.

"If that's the case, let's send an order to all the troops to prepare. Tonight, let's take advantage of the darkness to sneak attack on the Tang camp." Brother Daheku said after thinking about it.

Now this is Khitan's last resort, although the loss will be huge, but there is no other choice.Otherwise, they would really be trapped to death in the Khitan King City.

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That night, taking advantage of the dark night and high winds, the Khitan army secretly opened the gate of the Khitan King City and quietly left the Khitan King City.

This time the King of Khitan divided his troops into four groups and fought out from the four city gates.But the King of Khitan is not planning to open in all directions. , because the attack on the South City Gate was nothing more than a feint.

After all, the Tang army's central army is outside the South City Gate, and the defense here is definitely the strictest.So even if you really want to attack, it may not be cheap.

The Khitan king's idea was very simple, that is, to pretend to attack the middle army of the Tang army outside the south gate.Attract the defenders outside the other three gates to the south gate, and then take the opportunity to destroy the Tang army at the other three gates.

But what King Khitan never expected was that Xu Maogong had already guessed their every move.So what awaits them is not victory, but the net that has already been laid.

The first to realize that he had been ambushed was the chief of the Tubian tribe, one of the eight major tribes of Khitan.He was in charge of the middle army of the Tang Army who feinted to attack the South City Gate.

But when he launched an attack on the Tang army's middle army, he was not stopped by anything.He directly entered the Tang army camp.

Of course, the chief of the mutation department also discovered the strangeness, just when he was about to withdraw from the Tang camp.In the entire Tang camp, there was a raging fire in an instant.

The Khitan army is all cavalry, and the horses will be frightened when they see the fire during the day.Not to mention the pitch black night.

So in an instant the Khitan iron cavalry was in a mess, rushing left and right in the Tang camp but couldn't get out.Because whenever they want to rush out of the Tang camp, they will be shot back by the rain of arrows like locusts.

Because the chief of the Tubian tribe fell into Xu Maogong's empty city plan, he naturally failed to attract the Tang army from the other three city gates.

Therefore, the Khitan iron cavalry rushing out of the other three city gates did not take advantage of the slightest.In the end, he had to pay a considerable price and retreated to the Khitan King City in despair.

It's a pity that the chief of Tubebu didn't have such luck.Not only was he himself unable to escape back, but the Khitan cavalry he brought out were all burned to death in the Tang camp in the end.

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"Thanks to the military master's ingenious calculation, otherwise our army will suffer an unprecedented blow tonight." Li Zhi looked at the burned rubble of the camp, and Xu Maogong said happily.

"His Royal Highness, after this stop last night, I am afraid that the Khitan King will not dare to send troops easily again. It is estimated that the next step is that he will hand in the letter of surrender." Xu Maogong said to Li Zhi with a smile.

Under normal circumstances, Li Zhi must accept the Khitan King's surrender.Then let him pay tribute every year and become a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty.

However, when Li Zhi sent troops, Li Shimin had specifically explained it.That is to make Khitan and Xi Kingdom completely disappear in this world.

Even the remaining civilians and captives who surrendered must be brought back to Chang'an and handed over to Li Shimin for personal handling.

Therefore, it is impossible for Li Zhi to accept the Khitan king's letter of surrender.Because the purpose of his coming this time was not conquest, but naked killing.

(End of this chapter)