Travel to the early Tang Dynasty and become a salted fish

Seeing that nothing could be done, Yuchi Gong made a prompt decision and led the remaining cavalry to break out of the encirclement.

Although Zhang Taixin wanted to stop him, he was powerless.

Although he was well prepared and caught the opponent off guard, Yu Chigong's decisiveness also caught him somewhat unexpectedly.

And now being able to block the opponent is completely filled with human lives.

Moreover, as a rebel, the soldiers under his command were dissatisfied.

If you fought hard before, it was because you had no choice. If you didn't fight hard, you would be killed by the opponent.

Now that the danger is gone, everyone will run away. If they are forced to fight hard, Zhang Taixin is also worried that there will be a mutiny.

The most important thing is that Li Shimin, whom he values ​​the most, has not joined the battle at all, and Yuchi Gong is about to break out of the encirclement. If he continues to fight, the most he can do is eliminate some of their cavalry, which is meaningless.

Thinking of this, Zhang Taixin directly ordered his soldiers to let them leave.

As for himself, he mobilized the remaining musketeers and crossbowmen, aimed at the evacuating cavalry, and fired a few more rounds of shots while the other party was fleeing.

Because it was night, the sight of the crossbowmen was limited, so they just focused their fire on the night for a few rounds and had no intention of fighting anymore.

Soon, both sides were out of the battle.

Zhang Taixin counted the number of people.

I found that the 15000 men and horses I brought from Chang'an had escaped some soldiers after running all the way. Coupled with the two night attacks tonight, the total number was less than 12000.

What worries him even more is that he left so suddenly, and besides the armor and arrows they should have, the soldiers basically didn't bring any supplies.

After two battles, we are already stretched thin. If we don't make effective supplements, it will become a question whether we can hold on until sunset tomorrow.

Thinking of this, Zhang Taixin's eyes filled with despair.

Now, there are only three ways before him.

First, catch up with the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes team in front, and then join them and become their vassals, so that they can get enough logistical supplies and survive.

The second is to loot directly along the road, attack some small towns and settlements, collect supplementary supplies, and then find a small road to seek refuge in Dazhou.

In the end, it was a night attack on Li Shimin's military camp as planned.

He believed that there would be the supplies he needed there.

As long as he succeeds in the sneak attack and defeats Li Shimin's team, he can not only solve the current predicament and obtain supplies, but also slow down the opponent's pursuit and buy himself a certain amount of time.

Thinking of this, a flash of scarlet appeared in his eyes.

It's all Chu Mo's fault. He was a promising Mingdemen guard, and now he turned into a traitor overnight. With such deep hatred, he couldn't let him go no matter what.

At the same time, Yuchi Gong, who had escaped from the battle circle, joined Li Shimin with the remaining cavalry and then returned directly to the temporary camp.

This time they came out with a total of 3000 cavalry. After two rounds of fighting, less than 800 people were left. It can be said that they suffered heavy losses.

Not only did they fail to defeat Zhang Taixin's rebels, but they were almost killed inside, which made the two of them feel a little aggrieved.

After returning to the camp, Li Shimin immediately gave the order and summoned all the generals to prepare for a meeting to deploy tomorrow's pursuit plan.

Chu Mo was sleeping dazedly when he suddenly heard someone reporting outside that Li Shimin was going to have a meeting and asked if he would send anyone to attend.

Originally, he was not planning to send anyone there, but after listening to the report from his secret guards, he said that the other party's night attack tonight caused heavy losses, and now he is likely to arrange a pursuit plan for tomorrow.

After thinking about it, Chu Mo asked Li Changlin to arrange for a new face to go to the meeting and listen to what the other party was planning to do.

As for himself, he called Chu Ruowan and asked personally about the fighting situation between the two sides tonight.

When he heard that Li Shimin made two sneak attacks in succession and was discovered by Zhang Taixin both times, resulting in heavy losses, he immediately asked about Zhang Taixin's activities.

When he heard that Zhang Taixin had abandoned his camp and was groping towards Li Shimin's camp at night, he immediately realized that something was wrong.

Immediately, he called Lin Wan and Li Changlin and asked them to inform them immediately, call all the soldiers, and stand by in the camp to prepare for possible night attacks.

At the same time, the battle between Li Shimin and Zhang Taixin also attracted the attention of Cui Yingying, who was running at the front.

When she learned the result of the battle between the two sides, without saying a word, she directly ordered 3000 cavalry and went straight to Zhang Taixin's camp.

Since the Cui family and Qiwang of the fifth surname were the first to leave Chang'an, they did so very calmly.

Therefore, not only did they bring a large number of family members, servants and luggage, but also some of the warriors and horses they had trained before.

In addition, after they left the city, they immediately brought out all the forces deployed around Chang'an. At this time, the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes team could be said to have strong soldiers and horses, and their strength should not be underestimated.

At this time, when she learned that the two armies were fighting, Cui Yingying's first reaction was that it would be profitable.

No matter who the two fighting parties are, after two battles, they are definitely exhausted now. If you go there now, you will definitely get an advantage.

If Li Shimin personally takes action, or that bastard Chu Mo, there may be unexpected gains.

Of course, she also considered the inconvenience of marching at night, so when she set out, she didn't hide anything. She directly brought enough torches and used them to illuminate the whole journey without any concealment, and went straight to Zhang Taixin's camp.

However, when she heard the scouts reporting that the camp ahead was empty, she immediately understood what was going on.

Dang even let people put out the torches, and then walked all the way towards Li Shimin's camp.

Li Shimin, who didn't know that he was being targeted by three parties at the same time, gathered all the generals together and did not hide anything. He directly told the result of the failed attack on the camp tonight and alerted everyone to the possibility that the opponent would counterattack tonight. .

In addition, he also sent people with his seal to Chang'an to ask for help.

After all, there are not many horses in his hands now. It may be feasible to hold Zhang Taixin back, but if he wants to catch up with Qiwang of the Five Surnames who set off earlier than Zhang Taixin, it is obviously not enough.

However, what everyone did not expect was that as soon as the order was issued and before Li Shimin could set up his defenses, there was a cry of killing outside the camp, and then various warning sounds also sounded at the same time.