Sui and Tang Dynasty Generals

Chapter 116 Li Shimin breaks out, Northern Cavalry
Within the canyon.

The roar of killing echoed throughout the mountains and plains, and the swarming rebel army all headed towards a mountain road not far away.

Among the rebel soldiers, those holding shields rushed forward, each holding a shield in one hand and a sword in the other. Faced with the general's generous reward, everyone wanted to get it.

In the mountain road.

As the rebel soldiers charged forward, the entire mountain road was littered with corpses lying on the ground, both in front and behind. The vast majority of them were rebel soldiers, and only from time to time could one or two corpses seen lying among them, having been hacked to death by random attacks.

"kill!!!!"

"kill!!"

Clearly there were only three or four hundred enemies in the mountain road ahead, but the expressions on the ferocious faces of the rebel soldiers were far more solemn than usual. Without exception, no one, regardless of their strength, dared to be careless when looking at the three or four hundred Sui Dynasty reinforcements.

soon.

As the charge continued, the two armies quickly closed in.

"kill!"

The leading rebel soldier holding a shield only showed a little of his face and looked forward while shouting and cheering. However, the next moment an arrow accurately hit his head, and he fell to the ground in the crowded crowd and was trampled by others.

There was the first one, and soon there was the second, the third...

Even the most sturdy and fierce rebel soldiers could not help but feel a chill down their spines when they saw the bodies of the people shot by arrows and falling to the ground.

A rebel man secretly looked at the man holding a longbow standing in front of the Sui army in the mountain road ahead. He knew it was the young man. Every time he shot an arrow, one of his soldiers would be shot and killed without exception.

During this period of time, the number of people who died from the arrows and spears of the young Sui army general alone was probably no less than three hundred.

The rebel man had never seen such a young man in his life. At such a young age, he could lead hundreds of people and defeat the siege of thousands or even tens of thousands of people several times. His martial arts and courage were the first time he had seen them. It was no exaggeration to say that they were unprecedented.

Not to mention that these soldiers have been discussing it in private these days, and many people are scared out of their wits. Even the generals, captains, and colonels in the camp have offered a reward of 100 gold coins and the position of captain in exchange for the head of the young Sui army general.

Looking at the narrow ancient road ahead, the rebel soldiers were stunned while thinking, when they suddenly saw that the young Sui army general suddenly aimed his arrow at them.

At this moment, the rebel soldiers saw the eyes of the Sui army general and the soldiers facing them, and their bodies turned cold. Before they could shrink back, they saw a black shadow in their pupils.

However, in the blink of an eye, an arrow pierced the rebel's skull and he fell in a pool of blood.

The rebel soldiers who were charging paused when they saw this scene. Looking at the corpses, they all showed an uncontrollable trace of fear on their faces.

But think of the general’s reward!

The hearts of the rebel soldiers were filled with passion. If they died, they died. If they didn't die, they would be rich and powerful.

Thinking of this, the rebel soldiers all hid their upper bodies and heads behind their shields, not even looking ahead, and continued to charge forward.

On the canyon.

More than twenty rebel soldiers pushed out a huge rock together and then pushed it down into the canyon.

As the boulder rolled down, many of the rebel soldiers who were swarming in the mountain path saw this scene and had looks of horror in their eyes. Those who were still charging retreated before the boulder rolled down, for fear of being hit by the boulder.

The next moment, many rebel soldiers who did not have time to escape, or who were squeezed and had nowhere to escape, were directly crushed to the ground by the rolling boulders. Under the huge inertia, the boulders directly crushed some rebel soldiers to the point of bleeding, and the other rebel soldiers around were all affected as well.

"kill!!!"

Beside Li Shimin, the soldiers in armor saw this and rushed towards the rebel soldiers. While the rebel reinforcements were blocked, they fought with the shield rebels rushing towards them.

"arrow!"

As Li Shimin spoke, he raised his hand and took the arrow handed to him by a soldier.

After days of fighting against the rebel army without taking off his armor, Li Shimin had a few messy hairs swaying in the wind on his forehead. His beard was not only unkempt, but like his face, it was stained with a lot of dried blood.

However, looking at the rebel soldiers, Li Shimin's eyes were full of determination, without the slightest fear. He picked up the longbow, drew the bow and arrow, then entered the battlefield.

A rebel soldier was slashing at a Sui army soldier involved in the melee with a sword, but before the sword could come down, he was shot in the cheek by an arrow from Li Shimin. Li Shimin took out another arrow, drew the bow, and shot directly at another rebel soldier a few steps ahead.

Seeing this, two rebel soldiers turned around to look at Li Shimin, and one of them was shot in the neck by an arrow. He took two steps back and fell to the ground, with the sharp blade in his hand rolling to the side.

The remaining rebel soldier saw this and picked up his shield with a terrified look on his face, fearing that he would also be killed by the arrow.

Although the shield could block the arrows, it could not stop the Sui army soldiers who were slashing with swords. Soon the rebel soldier was killed tragically by the sharp swords of the Sui army soldiers.

Inside the battlefield.

With the presence of Li Shimin, even if Li Shimin did not fight with the rebel soldiers with a sword or a lance, the entire battlefield situation was one-sided because of Li Shimin.

The soldiers of the Sui army became more and more courageous as they fought more fiercely, while the rebel soldiers not only had to fight with the Sui army, but were also afraid of being hit by arrows at any time. During the battle, they were timid and kept retreating. Some even ignored the reinforcements behind them and fled the same way they came.

Seeing the Sui army soldiers killing one person after another, more and more soldiers realized that something was wrong and began to retreat.

Shortly after.

Looking at the vanguard of the rebel soldiers retreating again, Li Shimin had no expression on his face. Even the other soldiers were used to this scene.

During the time they followed Li Shimin, they had been fighting against the rebel army. They had experienced more dangerous situations than this, and every time, Li Shimin would lead them out of the siege.

A few days down.

These generals and soldiers had an almost fanatical obsession and worship for Li Shimin in their hearts.

In their eyes, as long as Li Shimin led them, even if they were surrounded by thousands of rebel soldiers, they believed that they would be able to fight their way out in the end.

At this moment.

As the rebel troops fled, drum sounds suddenly rang out outside the valley.

"The sound of drums! These are the drums signaling the rebels to retreat!"

When Li Shimin heard the drumbeats outside the mountain, his eyes showed a thoughtful look, and then he looked at other soldiers.

"Prepare the horses! Since the rebels have failed in their attacks for days, they will definitely want to set up a siege and wait until we run out of food and manpower! Now we will take the opportunity to charge out, and the rebels will be caught off guard!" Li Shimin said.

At this moment, Li Shimin had already given up his identity as a general of the Sui Dynasty when he returned from Yanmen.

The soldiers in armor in the canyon were all former knights-errant, and some even had revolted in Jiang County before. However, no one questioned Li Shimin's words. Instead, after receiving the order, they led out the war horses hidden in the canyon.

soon.

Under the leadership of Li Shimin, more than 300 soldiers marched towards the outside of the canyon in a mighty force.

"kill!!!"

"kill!!"

Outside the canyon, the rebel soldiers who had just heard the drums and retreated to the plain had no time to rest when they suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves in the valley. Turning around, they saw hundreds of cavalrymen rushing out of the canyon in a mighty manner.

Saw this scene.

The rebel soldiers all had looks of fear in their eyes, and they all wondered where this Sui army came from. Even though there were only three or four hundred people, they were even more powerful than the more than one thousand cavalry of the Sui Dynasty.

"kill!!!"

"kill!!"

Faced with the unprepared rebel soldiers, the Sui Dynasty cavalry mounted their horses, armed with weapons, and charged at the rebel army.

As the rebel infantrymen instinctively fled and hid, more than 300 Sui Dynasty cavalrymen headed straight for the periphery.

"Come as you like, leave as you like! Do you really think there is no one in my army?"

Tang Zhenhao was riding a war horse among the rebel army and saw this scene from afar. His face was gloomy and his eyes were full of anger.

"All cavalry, follow me and charge!"

Tang Zhenhao drew his sword, gave orders to all his confidants, then rode his horse first and charged towards the reinforcements.

If an army of tens of thousands allowed a Sui army of three or four hundred men to escape, in Tang Zhenhao's eyes, even if he captured Taiyuan County and Duke Wei became emperor, this would become a lifelong shame for him.

"kill!!!"

"kill!"

Under the leadership of Tang Zhenhao, the 4,000 cavalrymen in the rebel army received orders and mounted their horses to chase after the Sui Dynasty reinforcements.

"They're not running towards Sparrow Valley!"

In the rebel army, Chu Bo rode beside Zhen Zhai'er, looking at the direction where the more than 300 Sui cavalrymen were fleeing, and spoke.

Queshu Valley is a strategic place leading from Jiexiu to Huoyi. The roads leading to Huoyi have been guarded by troops. The biggest chance for the Sui cavalry is to enter Queshu Valley and defend it with the help of its strategic location.

But it seems that the Sui army general knew that there was an ambush there!
"Going north is a dead end!"

Zhen Zhai'er said that they had already reached a cooperation with the Turks in the north and obtained thousands of war horses from them. What could happen to this Sui Dynasty cavalry if they went north?

"Son of Li Yuan, Duke of Tang!"

Zhen Zhai'er looked at the more than 300 Sui Dynasty cavalry fighting and fleeing in the distance, her face full of indifference and a smile.

There were already several thousand cavalry in the north.

Do you really think I will let you go this time?
"Report!!!"

At this moment, suddenly a scout cavalryman rode hurriedly from a distance and came to Zhen Zhai'er with a look of panic.

"General! News has come from the north that a Sui Dynasty cavalry of about a thousand men is heading south!"

The scout dismounted from his horse and bowed to Zhen Zhai'er.

Hear the scout's report.

Zhen Zhai'er quickly thought of something and her face changed.

Not only Zhen Zhai'er, but also counselors like Liang Xuansu, Chu Bo, and Cai Ran, as well as other captains around, quickly thought of the origins of that cavalry, and for a moment they all looked at each other in shock.

"Fu Zihou!"

Zhen Zhai'er's face looked ferocious and her eyes were filled with resentment.

In the north, the only place that could send out so many troops was Jinyang. Zhen Zhai'er knew all the officials and generals in Jinyang, and they would never dare to lead troops out of the city, except for one person...

Fu Zihou!
Thinking that the elite troops who had stayed behind in Jinyang were all killed or wounded, the troops stationed in Jinyang were defeated and fled, with only one-third of them remaining.

Tu Ye, Xiang Yifeng and Yang Boyao were all defeated by Fu Zihou.

There is probably no hope of capturing Jinyang this time!

All this is because of Fu Zihou!
"Send me some men to abandon the baggage and march all the way to Jinyang!"

Zhen Zhai'er ordered with gritted teeth.

Upon hearing Zhen Zhai'er's order, Chu Bo, Cai Ran and others' faces changed and they looked at each other, feeling a little uneasy.

Abandon the baggage!

This……

If the Sui army came to attack, they would probably be put in a passive position.

But looking at Zhen Zhai'er's appearance, everyone knew that this time Zhen Zhai'er was really determined to take Fu Zihou's life no matter what to vent her hatred.

(End of this chapter)