"There's an ambush, retreat!"

In the north of the canyon, a Tang army came out of the trail and was ambushed by the Goguryeo army, with bows and crossbows fired!

Goguryeo chief Go Hye-jin personally commanded the ambush, and Goguryeo military general Eulji Mundeok led the elite archers of the Northern Army to launch a volley. The Tang army was defeated and retreated backwards, followed by a group of heavy armored infantry and crossbowmen.

"Destroy this Tang army!"

Cui Zaishan waved his hand, and a group of Goguryeo mountain infantry pursued the Tang army. The Tang army abandoned their helmets and armor, and their flags were scattered on the ground.

"Sure enough, the Tang army that came to provoke them a few days ago was just their elite cavalry. The Tang army was not invincible."

Cui Zaishan saw that the Tang army in the canyon left a lot of trophies, and immediately collected these weapons and armor. The equipment of the Tang army was undoubtedly a good thing for the Goryeo lords.

"The Tang army that unexpectedly attacked the rear of Goguryeo's reinforcements was defeated!"

This news quickly reached the ears of Chu Tian and others who were on the other side of the river at this time, and the morale of the army was shocked.

"Impossible. We have already reminded Li Shimin. Why does he still send troops according to his original plan?"

Chu Tian was a little unbelievable.

Prince Yan, Gongziwen, Dahu and other lords could not believe that the failure of the Tang army's sneak attack undoubtedly gave the Goguryeo army, which had been defeated in recent days, a shot in the arm.

Tang Taizong Li Shimin seemed not to have listened to their suggestions at all.

"How many casualties did the Tang army have?"

"I don't know, there are probably several thousand people."

"If there are only a few thousand people, it won't hurt the bones, but it will have a great impact on morale. And in this way, it will be impossible to defeat the Goguryeo army on the opposite side."

While a group of lords in Chutian were discussing, there was another commotion among the Tang army.

“Your Majesty’s personal expedition has arrived at Beiling!”

The Tang army stationed in Xiling was shocked by the news of their defeat and fell into a frenzy.

There are not many emperors who often go on military expeditions in person after proclaiming themselves emperors, and even fewer emperors who can win battles every time they go on expeditions in person!

"Li Shimin personally took action."

Chu Tian and others looked towards Beiling.

Beiling is on the other side of the river. Li Shimin personally led 40,000 Tang troops and 25,000 Eastern Han troops to Beiling.

Li Shimin led fewer people than Li Ji, but he dared to appear on the bank where the Goguryeo army was.

The Goguryeo army also noticed the arrival of the Tang Emperor, and all troops were on alert.

A black-armored cavalry appeared from the horizon, and the battle flags of the Tang army were flapping in the valley wind! The gray-haired Yuchi Jingde was holding the horse's shaft, his tall horse still looked like he was charging into battle in the past!

"The Tang Xuanjia Cavalry is a high-level heavy cavalry."

Chu Tian, ​​who currently only has one Goguryeo heavy cavalry in hand, can't help but be jealous of Li Shimin's elite.

Compared with Li Shimin's black armor cavalry, Goguryeo's heavy cavalry is really nothing.

"Those are the heavy cavalry of Tian Khan. They are invincible wherever their iron hoofs go!"

Gao Huizhen, who had just defeated Changsun Wuji's partial army, and Eulji Wende prepared their troops to attack Tang Taizong Li Shimin.

The shock brought to them by the Tang Xuanjia Cavalry was unparalleled. This elite cavalry must be blocked, otherwise a heavy cavalry force could defeat tens of thousands of people.

"Set up the horses and antlers!"

The Goguryeo army deployed various fortifications to prevent the Tang army's Xuanjia cavalry from charging.

Jiang Fatty, a member of the Quanzhou Legion, was sweating constantly on his forehead and holding a towel in his trembling right hand. He also knew that Li Shimin had an elite heavy cavalry under his command, and no one in the wild could be Li Shimin's opponent.

"We just defeated Changsun Wuji's Tang army, which shows that the Tang army is not a big deal. Eulji Wende will defeat Li Shimin!"

Choi Jae-sun appeared with Eulji Munduk, and he handed almost all the troops of the Goryeo lords to Ulji Munduk's command. The commander of Ulji Munduk can give bonuses to more than 100,000 troops, and he is one of the few top heroes in the Goryeo civilization area. .

The only weakness is that the troops of the Koryo lords cannot compete with Li Shimin's Tang army.

Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, showed up brazenly at Beiling with tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. He was at odds with Li Ji's 100,000 Tang troops and was not afraid of Goguryeo's million-strong army.

The Tang army continued to send the Turkic prince Ashina Sheer to provoke Goguryeo. The Goguryeo army was highly nervous and did not continue to be attacked.

Li Shimin was stationed in Beiling.

On the seventh day of the National War, the two sides were still at odds.

"What on earth is Li Shimin thinking?"

Chu Tian and others had been waiting patiently, and there was no movement for a whole day after Li Shimin arrived at Beiling.

On the evening of the seventh day, a group of Tang Army sergeants came to Chutian's camp and found Chutian who had taken off his armor and rested: "The British Lord has summoned him."

Chu Tian followed the Tang Army sergeant to Li Ji's camp, and Ming Guan, the commander of the Third Army Corps, was also summoned by Li Ji.

This was the second time Chu Tian met Li Ji, the British Duke of the Tang Dynasty.

"Today we will kill pigs and chickens to reward the whole army, and tomorrow we will have a decisive battle."

Li Ji's words were also very simple. He informed Chutian and Mingguan that they would have a decisive battle with the Goguryeo army tomorrow.

Apart from this, there are no other commands.

"The Tang army was as confident as ever in themselves. After Changsun Wuji was defeated, he still fought with the Goguryeo army as if nothing had happened."

"Is there any other arrangement?"

Chu Tian and others could only believe Li Shimin.

The Second and Third Legions of the Eastern Han Dynasty Allied Army killed pigs and chickens to reward the soldiers.

Generally speaking, before the decisive battle, the soldiers will be given a good meal to boost morale, so that even if they die in battle, they can be a well-fed ghost.

"Tomorrow is the decisive battle. Everyone must pay attention to safety. After the soldiers die, they can be recruited again. If the lord dies in the battle, it may have an impact on the future national war."

Chu Tian looked around at his nine lords and ten guild leaders. Tomorrow's decisive battle might last a long time, and there would be millions of troops on the opposite side.

"At that time, Zhou Yafu, Pang Juan, and Li Guang will be the main forces, and Di Qing and Hua Mulan will each lead a group of cavalry and wait for the opportunity."

He deploys simply.

In a battle, 90% of the time may be spent testing each other, and the winner can be decided in just one or two days.

Tomorrow is a battle that affects the outcome of the Tang army and the Goguryeo army.

Everyone feels a little heavy.

The Tang army was not invincible. Changsun Wuji's partial army was repulsed by the Goguryeo army.

On the eighth day of the National War, 40,000 Tang troops and 25,000 Han troops in Beiling came out of camp and formed a formation.

Li Ji's 100,000 Tang troops and 50,000 Han troops in Xiling came out of camp to prepare to fight across the river.

The Goguryeo army realized that the Tang army was about to launch a battle, and also marched out of camp to fight. Taking advantage of the high morale after defeating Changsun Wuji, they completely destroyed the Tang army.

For the sake of safety, the Goguryeo army deployed a large number of resisting horses and antlers around the phalanx, fearing the iron hoof attack of the Tang army.

Chutian's second army and Mingguan's third army were regarded as reserve forces by Li Ji. The main force of the real assault was the Tang army.

"In the middle and late stages, maybe we can become the main force."

Chu Tian knew that the troops and horses of the lords of the Eastern Han Dynasty in the early stage were not qualified to serve as the main force in front of the Tang army.

When the lords of the Eastern Han Dynasty recruit Iron Eagle Scouts, Wei Wuzu, Qin Ruishi, and Liaodong Iron Cavalry, they may be qualified to claim that they are the same main force as the Tang Army.

Li Shimin's Xuanjia cavalry was not at the front, but was replaced by the Tang army's heavy infantry, armed with six-foot infantry spears.

Compared with the cavalry rifle that Chutian exchanged for Hua Mulan, this infantry rifle is much cheaper.

What Chutian gave Hua Mulan in exchange for was a gold-level cavalry gun, which was actually a luxury item.

The infantry of the Tang army covered the crossbowmen and pressed towards the Goguryeo army. The Goguryeo army took a step back nervously.

"Everyone, please don't panic!"

The two generals Gao Yanshou and Gao Huizhen worked hard to maintain the army.

Although the Tang army was small in number, it brought great pressure.

After ten times the area of ​​the canyon, the space was still not large, and Goguryeo's million-strong army could not take advantage of it, and only tens of thousands of people were spread out on the front.

Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, was on the high ground of Beiling, looking south.

"How could Changsun Wuji fail so easily?"

"Your Majesty, there is dust in the south."

"Order, the entire army attacks!"

The loud sound of horns and drums sounded, and the Tang army launched an attack across the board!

The Tang army with sparkling armor continued to advance, and the Xuanjia army of the Tang Dynasty watched eagerly.

As long as the Tang army infantry in front destroys the antlers, the Xuanjia army will launch an attack.

"The rear of the Goguryeo army seems to be in chaos!"

The lord was shouting while observing from a height.
To be continued...