Chapter 293 The final bloody battle
The grassland is like the sea, and the setting sun is like blood.
The sky is full of color, and the Tang Dynasty and Xue Yantuo's army are facing each other on the vast grassland.
It was very chaotic when people shouted and neighed, but the eyes of the leaders of both sides were attracted by the banner of Li Chengqian, which Su Dingfang called out.
One by one, they looked at Li Chengqian's banner and showed an expression of disbelief.
Of course, many generals of the Tang Dynasty were only surprised for a moment. When they saw the tens of thousands of troops behind Su Dingfang set up their formation, they guessed that it was Yuchi Xue who led the army to break through the enemy's defense line first and rescue Li Chengqian.
They thought about this result, but they were denied as soon as they thought of it. Although Yuchi Gong was also a powerful general in the Tang Dynasty, his strategy was limited because of the obvious advantage of the enemy. It would be difficult to break through the enemy's blockade in three or four days.
At that time, neither Li Shimin nor Li Shiji Hou Junji nor others placed their hopes of rescuing Li Chengqian on Yuchi Gong.
However, since everyone knew that Li Chengqian was not healthy, the pressure in his heart suddenly became lighter. Thinking of the pressure Xue Yantuo brought to them these days, they wanted to take revenge from Xue Yantuo immediately.
Although these thoughts are complicated, they only last for a moment.
Li Shiji immediately ordered the entire army to set up a formation and cooperate with Su Dingfang on the slope to surround Xue Yantuo's army.
Pei Xingjian ordered people to quickly form several catapults to help.
Bazhuo and Pugu Nash saw that they had been completely surrounded by the Tang army, and with the banner of Li Chengqian coming out, they had no fantasy and had only one way to fight with the big blood.
Falling into a desperate situation often stimulates people's potential, not to mention that they are the nomadic tribes of the grassland that are known for their cruelty.
Ba Zhuo immediately summoned the generals and scratched three deep blood marks on his cheeks in public. The blood immediately flowed down like a spring. Ba Zhuo, who was covered in blood, scolded Datang for killing his surrendered father and brother with a hoarse voice like a wolf.
When the Uighurs died, their parents wanted to scratch their cheeks to show their sorrow. The former Xueyantuo Khan Yi Nan and his eldest son were killed by Li Chengqian. Because there was no funeral in the army, Ba Zhuo did not cry in the cross section.
At this time, Ba Zhuo slashed his cheek to show that he wanted to avenge his dead father and brother, and to inspire the warriors to fight to the death with the Tang Dynasty.
When the soldiers saw Ba Zhuo like this, they were so excited that they screamed and wanted to fight against the Tang Dynasty.
Pugu Nash looked at Bazhuo and was very embarrassed to be supported by the generals. He was the one who stayed to control Bazhuo. Now Bazhuo is supported by the generals. What should he do?
Before Pugu Nash was embarrassed for long, he heard a "Woo-woo--" sound coming from the south. He looked up and saw that it was the sound of explosives flying in the sky.
Immediately afterwards, "Boom...", many soldiers' broken limbs and arms flew out of Xueyantuo's army, completely interrupting Bazhuo's speech in front of the formation.
When Li Shimin saw Xue Yantuo's military formation being chaotic by gunpowder, he looked at Pei Xingjian with some displeasure and waved his order flag and said, "I was just about to see how big the wind and waves this Bazhuo can suffocate, why did you take action first?"
Pei Xingjian saw this and laughed apologetically: "Your Majesty, although Xue Yantuo's army is now surrounded by the Tang Dynasty, being able to kill more gunpowder can always kill a few good men in the Tang Dynasty."
Li Shimin's expression was calm when he heard this, and nodded in recognition of his statement.
Rumble... Gunpowder exploded constantly in the Xueyantuo army formation, and red flames flashed everywhere, which looked like blooming flowers and sunsets in the sky, but then the rising black smoke took away many lives of Xueyantuo soldiers.
The soldiers in Xueyantuo's army ran around to avoid explosive packs. For a moment, more people were killed by the impairment and trampling.
Seeing that the army was already in a mess, he didn't want to say much, but he just gave the last order: "All soldiers are surrounded by the Tang army today, and there is no possibility of escape. Now you can only lead the clan soldiers to break through from different directions with their bravery. If anyone can survive in the north of Mo, I hope to protect my Xue Yantuo's women, children, and young people in the north of Mo."
When the young leaders heard this, they thought of their wives, children and young people in Mobei. They all raised their weapons in their hands and beat the war horses desperately, leading their soldiers to rush in different directions.
"kill--"
"rush--"
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From the sky, Xueyantuo's military formation seemed to explode. Dozens or hundreds of arrowheads burst out around the military formation and rushed out in all directions.
When the Tang generals from Xueyantuo's army formed the north and south, they saw Xueyantuo using this kind of fighting method, they knew that the main general would use the lives of the soldiers to exchange for a glimmer of hope.
Sure enough, just as the small tribes were rushing out desperately, the two largest teams of Bazhuo and Pugu Nash did not move. They would take advantage of the chaos to rush out when the Tang army was in chaos.
Seeing this, Li Shiji and Su Dingfang just snorted coldly and didn't take it seriously. They ordered the generals of the Tang Dynasty from north to south to lead their troops to fight against the leaders of the tribes that rushed out one by one.
For a time, the Tang generals from south to north, including Xu Wanche, Zhang Shigui, Li Daliang, Cheng Wuting, Xue Rengui, Li Simo and other Tang Dynasty generals led the soldiers out of the battle. Countless war horses and soldiers on both sides ran on the ground. The shaking earth could hear the sound of "dongdongdong..." for miles away like a drum.
As soon as the two sides of the battle contacted, they entered a state of heat. Blood was flying, and the heads were rolling. The shouts of soldiers from both sides rushed to the sky.
However, the result of the battle came out soon. Although Xue Yantuo wanted to win indiscriminately, he was too juvenile in front of two Tang Dynasty military god-level figures, Li Shiji and Su Dingfang.
After the first group of small leaders who rushed out were intercepted by the Tang iron net, the other tribe leaders did not dare to rush out easily.
At this time, Su Dingfang ordered people to take out Tu Midu, and the tied Tu Midu brought hundreds of surrendered generals from Uighurs to shout at the battlefield.
Pugu Nash, who had been staying in the central army, surrendered to the Tang Dynasty when he saw Tu Midu surrender, and he immediately led the crowd to surrender without thinking.
Both the Uighurs and Pugu were both important tribes in Xueyantuo, and all the leaders surrendered. The demonstration effect was obvious. Other small tribes soon surrendered to the Tang Dynasty.
There was a large area of kneeling down with a "hula" on the battlefield, only Ba Zhuo and the leader of the Huo tribe around him were still standing still. The entire battlefield was very quiet. The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty looked at the people standing in the middle of the battlefield, and they understood the meaning of whether they wanted to die or live.
The tribes of the Mobei tribes were different from the tribes in Mobei, and they were closer to Goguryeo in the northeast. Bazhuo had always been close to Goguryeo and opposed the Tang Dynasty. They were originally planning to escape and return to Mobei, and they took Xue Yantuo's women and children to Goguryeo.
Ba Zhuo looked at the soldiers kneeling in the northern tribes of the entire battlefield, and then looked at the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty who were full of murderous intentions towards him. Thinking about the ending of his father and brother who were still killed after surrendering to the Tang Dynasty, he felt extremely sad.
Finally, Bazhuo bit his finger and said to the people around him: "I Khan will not surrender to the Tang Dynasty today. If you are willing to surrender, stay. If you do not want to surrender, follow my Khan again." As death is approaching, Bazhuo wants to maintain the dignity of his Xueyantuo Khan.
Chapter completed!