Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Chapter 222 Ambush

Seeing Li Chengqian fall into a rage, Du He hurriedly spoke to comfort him.

"Your Highness, victory and defeat are common in the military. Moreover, we only lost a few thousand foreign troops in this battle, so the impact on the overall situation is not great."

"Once Hou Junji succeeds in his ambush, the balance of victory will quickly tip towards us!"

After hearing Du He's words, Li Chengqian felt a little better.

According to their plan, they also wanted to consume as much of the alien army as possible.

However, they have not achieved a decisive victory yet. They still need the continued efforts of this alien army and cannot let them be defeated on the battlefield so quickly.

Du He continued, "Your Highness, Hou Junji is leading the main force out of the city now, and there are not many defenders left in the city."

"Besides, there are no less than 3 defenders in Liaodong City ahead of us. If they take the opportunity to attack us, the consequences will be disastrous."

"The most urgent task is to send more scouts out to keep an eye on the movements of the Liaodong City defenders."

Liaodong City and Huaiyuan City are only a hundred miles apart, and cavalry can arrive there in half a day.

Once the defenders of Liaodong City know that the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty is in Huaiyuan City and that the defenses in Huaiyuan City are weak, they will definitely send a large army to attack.

Li Chengqian handed the tiger talisman to Du He, and said solemnly: "Du He, I'll give you the tiger talisman, you can arrange it as you see fit."

"it is good!"

Du He nodded slightly.

Then he took the tiger talisman with both hands, turned around and left the City Lord's Mansion.

...

60 miles outside Huaiyuan City.

A group of Tang soldiers, covered in dust and dirt, ran desperately with their spears on their shoulders.

Behind the infantry, more than a thousand Tang cavalrymen fought desperately against the Goguryeo cavalry and covered the infantry's retreat.

A mile behind the Tang army, a large group of Goguryeo infantry also ran after them.

Compared with the demoralized Tang army, these Goguryeo infantrymen were like a group of vicious wolves, howling and rushing forward.

The central army of Goguryeo.

An old general with some white beard was reporting in a deep voice to a middle-aged general.

"General Yang, 60 miles ahead is Huaiyuan City, which has now fallen into the hands of the Tang army."

"I think we should retreat to avoid being ambushed by the Tang army in Huaiyuan City!"

The middle-aged general riding on the horse was Yang Wanchun, the defender of Anshi City.

He was one of Goguryeo's most capable generals, and was therefore sent by Yeon Gaesomun to garrison the important city of Anshi.

Yang Wanchun shook his head and said disdainfully: "General Gao Minxing, you are too cautious."

"We now have 5 troops, and the Tang troops that have fled in front of us plus the Tang troops in Huaiyuan City only number 3."

"What's there to be afraid of?"

Hearing Yang Wanchun's somewhat arrogant words, Gao Minxing, an old general who had fought against the Tang army, frowned tightly.

"General Yang, we must not ignore the strength of the Tang army just because of a victory."

"In the past month, the Tang army has successively conquered Xuantu City, Xincheng City, Jian'an City and Huaiyuan City, killing tens of thousands of our compatriots."

"General, please be careful!"

Hearing the reminder from Gao Minxing, the veteran general in the army, Yang Wanchun, who was riding on his horse, frowned and fell into deep thought.

Soon, the corners of his mouth curled up, and he said with disdain: "General Gao Minxing, the Han people have an old saying, which is to boost others' ambitions and destroy your own prestige."

"The soldiers under my command are strong and powerful. They can't be compared with the useless people in Jian'an City and Huaiyuan City."

The reason why he dared to say this was that he was confident from the strong fighting power of his soldiers.

this...

Gao Minxing's mouth moved several times, but he couldn't say the words that were in his mouth.

Yang Wanchun said loudly: "General Gao Minxing, tell the brothers to step up their efforts and chase them for another 10 miles!"

"The first 100 people to kill the enemy will be rewarded with 100 taels of silver!"

"The first ten people who kill the enemy will be rewarded with a mansion!"

"All the soldiers who participated in the battle, when you return to the city after a great victory, this general will treat you all to wine and meat!"

Hearing that Yang Wanchun not only did not retreat but also encouraged his soldiers to chase forward, Gao Minxing, a veteran who had been on many battlefields, frowned instantly.

However, since Yang Wanchun, the commander who was deeply trusted by Yeon Gaesomun, had spoken, he could only obey orders.

"Follow the order!"

The old general sighed secretly, saluted with his fists, and quickly rode his horse forward.

As the reward set by Yang Wanchun spread throughout the army, the marching speed of the Goguryeo infantry instantly increased a lot.

Everyone's heart became extremely hot.

Under the crazy pursuit of Goguryeo infantry and cavalry, he ran several miles in an instant.

After the Tang army turned around a mountain, their running speed slowed down instantly.

"The Tang army doesn't have the strength to run anymore!"

"Kill!"

Although the pursuing Goguryeo soldiers were very tired, they were instantly encouraged when they saw the Tang army slow down.

They rushed forward roaring, and their formation was completely disrupted.

Gao Minxing, the veteran general who was leading the charge, became nervous when he saw his soldiers getting carried away by the reward and charging forward without any order.

"Slow down, don't mess up the formation!"

"Be careful of the Tang army's counterattack!"

Unfortunately, his roar was completely drowned out by the shouts of the soldiers.

Just as the Goguryeo soldiers were about to catch up with the Tang army, a burst of dense drum sounds suddenly came from both sides of the mountain.

Behind the bushes on both sides, dense groups of Tang army archers stood up.

The rain of arrows from the sky was like dense raindrops, instantly turning the Goguryeo soldiers who rushed to the front into hedgehogs.

Then the Tang army, which was fleeing in front, suddenly made way for several wide roads.

Then countless Tang cavalrymen in armor and holding spears rushed over like a tide.

"Oops, I was fooled!"

Veteran Gao Minxing was frightened out of his wits.

While he used his spear to deflect the incoming arrows, he loudly gave orders to the soldiers around him.

"Everyone, don't panic, quickly form a formation!"

"Charge up the hillside and kill the Tang army's archers first!"

No matter how loudly he yelled, except for the personal guards around him who formed a formation to protect his safety, the other infantrymen did not obey his orders, but turned around and ran away.

Faced with countless Tang cavalry, how could this group of already exhausted infantrymen resist?

If you don't run, you will die. If you run back to the central army behind, you may have a chance of survival.

Under the rapid charge of the Tang cavalry, the fleeing Goguryeo fell in large numbers.

Especially the Tang general who was leading the group, wearing silver armor and holding a Fang Tian Hua Ji. He rushed directly into the formation and charged back and forth as if he was in an empty space!

"Damn it!"

"let's go!"

Seeing that the situation was hopeless, Gao Minxing did not bother to fight off the enemy and quickly turned his horse around, leading his personal guards to flee quickly towards the central army behind him.

He was filled with rage at the moment, and he cursed as he fled on his horse.

"A great advantage was wasted just like that!"

"Famous general, bah!"

Hearing the old general's bad temper, the guards on both sides hurriedly reminded him.

"General Gao, be careful not to let General Yang hear this."

General Yang Wanchun is not a magnanimous person!

After hearing the reminder from his personal guard, Gao Minxing also calmed down.

The Goguryeo central army not far away.

When Yang Wanchun saw the infantry and cavalry in front of him fleeing back in disorder, his calm expression suddenly changed.

He then whipped his horse forward and stopped a fleeing soldier with his lance.

"What's happening ahead!"

The soldier said tremblingly: "There are tens of thousands of Tang troops ambushed ahead, and the front...front army is almost wiped out!"