Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

After more than half an hour, under this charge that disregarded casualties, the path to attack the Tang army's formation was completely blocked by the corpses of war horses.

"Everyone dismount, we will fight the Tang army on foot!"

"We must destroy the Tang army within half an hour!"

Seeing that his soldiers suffered heavy casualties, Pu Gushe was also eager to kill. He immediately ordered his soldiers to dismount and charge on foot with weapons in hand.

If he doesn't kill the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty, he won't be able to explain to Datushe.

When Zuo Langjiang saw that the Xueyantuo cavalry actually dismounted to fight, he laughed wildly.

"Brothers, the enemy has dismounted!"

"Shield soldiers, retreat. Everyone, pick up your spears and attack!"

Without the support of war horses, the fighting effectiveness of the Xueyantuo soldiers was greatly reduced.

The bloody battle lasted for another half an hour.

Not only did the Xueyantuo soldiers fail to break into the Tang army's camp, but they were also killed several times in a counterattack led by Zuo Lang Jiang.

Faced with the powerful counterattack of the Tang army, Pugushe not only did not order a retreat, but also ordered his elite troops to dismount and fight.

No one knew how long the bloody battle lasted before Dadushe sent another general over.

"General Pugushe, the little Khan asked you to stop the attack and go to the central army!"

Pu Gushe said unwillingly: "Okay!"

Then he gave the order: "Sound the horn, let everyone retreat first!"

As the horn sounded, the Xueyantuo soldiers who were still charging turned around and retreated quickly like a tide.

The ground was littered with the corpses of Xueyantuo soldiers.

"Damn it, these Xueyantuo barbarians must be crazy!"

General Zuo Lang wiped the blood off his face and started cursing.

No one knows what kind of orders they received, but they started fighting recklessly, resulting in heavy casualties on both sides.

Although the fighting capacity of the Xueyantuo soldiers was average, they were outnumbered and their frenzied attacks resulted in nearly half of the Tang army's casualties.

Du He stood at the forefront of the soldiers, staring at the Xueyantuo soldiers in front of him. The smell of blood in the air made him feel nauseous.

After observing for a moment, Du He whispered to Zuo Langjiang.

"General Chen, the Xueyantuo cavalry suffered heavy casualties, and their morale is probably not much better now."

"As long as we hold on a little longer, they will surely collapse on their own!"

Xueyantuo sent tens of thousands of cavalrymen to march south lightly. Their target could not be just the crown prince Li Chengqian, but the main force of the Tang army.

Thousands of cavalry have already suffered casualties in the siege of their infantry. If the Xueyantuo commander finds out that the prince is not here, he probably won't continue to fight with such a small number of people.

General Zuo Lang nodded.

He shouted to his soldiers: "Brothers, hold on a little longer. The Xueyantuo barbarians have suffered heavy casualties. Their cavalry are no match for us after they dismount!"

"Prince Consort Du said that as long as we hold on a little longer, victory will surely belong to us!"

Zuo Langjiang had rich battlefield experience, and he did not say that Xueyantuo would retreat.

Because once the information that the enemy will retreat is conveyed to the soldiers under his command, they will have strong expectations.

If the Xueyantuo cavalry surrounded the enemy and refused to retreat, the morale of the soldiers under their command would collapse.

Without the support of morale, it will be dangerous.

After hearing what Zuo Langjiang said, the surviving soldiers immediately showed a desire to survive on their faces.

No one wants to die, including ordinary people like them.

The central army headquarters of Xueyantuo.

The young Khan Datushe had a gloomy face and was angry at his trusted and beloved general Pugushe.

"Pu Gushe, you are such a loser. I gave you tens of thousands of troops, but you still can't defeat thousands of Tang soldiers?"

"Look at my elite troops. How many are left now?"

Looking at his own personal cavalry, whose total number was less than half of what it used to be, Datushe even wanted to kill Pugushe.

Moreover, according to reports from other generals who besieged the Tang army, more than half of their soldiers were killed or wounded.

Pu Gushe gritted his teeth and said, "Little Khan, give me another chance. This time I will definitely be able to defeat the Tang army!"

"Humph!"

Dadushe snorted with a cold face and did not agree to Pugushe's request.

He asked in a deep voice: "Pu Gushe, you rushed into the Tang army camp several times. Did you see any trace of the prince of the Tang Dynasty?"

Dadushe was only a few hundred steps away from the Tang army. He kept looking towards the Tang army while riding on his horse, but did not see the Prince of the Tang Dynasty and the heavily armored cavalry.

Before Pugushe could answer, several scouts came back on fast horses.

"Report to the little Khan, the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty appeared in the direction of Tulish Khan!"

"After a great battle, the Tang prince escaped with the remaining soldiers. Now Tulish Khan is leading his troops to pursue him."

what!

The Crown Prince of Tang Dynasty isn’t in front?

Dadushe and Pugushe were stunned where they were.

They attacked fiercely for so long, sacrificing the lives of thousands of soldiers, and it was all in vain?

Dadushe's face turned pale as he asked, "How far is the Crown Prince of Tang from here?"

The scout replied: "When the Tang prince fled, he was less than 30 miles away from here, and after a huge battle, their horses probably couldn't run far."

Upon hearing the news, Datushe's brows were tightly knitted together.

Pu Gushe held the big knife and whispered, "Da Dushe, what should we do now?"

Dadushe frowned and said, "Hunting down the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty with all our strength, we must take his head!"

They did not immediately go south to support Pyongyang City, but instead traveled hundreds of miles to Wugu City in order to kill the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty.

Pu Gushe pointed in the direction of the Tang army and said, "What should we do with this group of Tang troops? Should we continue to send troops to besiege them?"

Dadushe shouted angrily, "The prince of the Tang Dynasty is not even here, why are you still fighting?"

"The prince's personal guards are so brave. If we continue to fight, I'm afraid we will suffer thousands of casualties. The gain will not make up for the loss!"

"Pu Gushe, you must immediately order the army to withdraw, send scouts to lead the way, and everyone should go after the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty!"

Dadushe was worried that the Crown Prince of Tang would be killed by his younger brother Tulishi, and he was extremely anxious at the moment.

"As ordered!"

Pugushe and the scout saluted Datushe at the same time.

Soon, the retreat horn sounded.

"Woooooo~"

Thousands of Xueyantuo soldiers surrounding the Tang army heard the retreat horn, and all of them had a look of relief on their faces.

This Tang army was so difficult to defeat that even after suffering so many casualties, they still failed to capture the city.

As the main force of the next wave of attack, they would be in great danger of death if they rushed forward.

Even if they finally destroyed the Tang army, they would not have the lives to enjoy the good life.

The remaining Tang soldiers looked at the Xueyantuo cavalry who were leaving quickly and shouted excitedly.

"The enemy is retreating!"

Du He also breathed a sigh of relief.

He quickly ordered Zuo Langjiang: "General Chen, take your men to clean up the battlefield and treat the injured brothers."

"promise!"

General Zuo Lang responded with a serious expression.

Another half a quarter of an hour later, when all the Xueyantuo cavalry had left, Du He hurriedly spoke to his personal guards.

"Shitou, you ride my warhorse to Pyongyang City and report to Generals Li Ji and Hou Junji the news that tens of thousands of Xueyantuo cavalry are besieging us."

"Tell them to send cavalry back as soon as possible!"