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- Li Xiaoji received the news of Li Yuan¡¯s request for help early in the morning on August 6. Around noon, he led his army to leave Chang¡¯an City.
It is more than 40 miles from Chang'an City to Dongwei Bridge. The most suitable time is to go in the morning, and you can arrive on the same day. But Li Xiaoji didn't dare to delay at all, so he had to rush to the afternoon and prepare to march overnight.
It was a miracle to complete the assembly and set off in half a day. Of course, Lee Hyo-ki's instinct was to set off earlier.
But Li Xiaoji was cautious. When the three armies gathered in the morning, he sent out dozens of groups of exploration horses to search the entire direction of Dongwei Bridge. He did not dare to attack until the Sui army was not found within a radius of more than ten miles.
?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Everyone has traveled a distance of more than 40 miles with light equipment. By the time Xu was approaching in the afternoon, they were not far from the Dongwei Bridge.
Although the Tang army was marching in a hurry and only carried three days' rations, without the burden of huge auxiliary troops and supplies, due to the limitations of the times, the soldiers also had to carry armor and defensive equipment, so the speed was not much faster.
As August enters, summer has gradually become shorter. By Xu Shi, although the sky is not completely dark, the sun has already set.
At this time, looking at the Dongwei Bridge in the distance, the shadows are blurry and blurry.
Although the three armies walked all afternoon, they were exhausted. But Li Xiaoji was not prepared to rest, but ordered to continue moving forward and camp beside the Dongwei Bridge.
South of Dongwei Bridge is a plain with no cover and is not conducive to defense.
When you get to Dongwei Bridge, camp with your back to the water to be safe.
Because of the rapid march all afternoon without any rest along the way, the soldiers of the three armies complained very much. However, seeing the Dongwei Bridge in sight, everyone had no choice but to endure their fatigue and resentment and continue marching.
It¡¯s not that Li Xiaoji was unaware of the complaints in the army. If he could, he wouldn¡¯t march in such a hurry, but he had no choice but to do so.
Not only was Li Yuan urgent for help, he was also worried that he would encounter the Sui army's cavalry during the march and attract a siege from the main force of the Sui army, so he raced against every second.
Halfway through the Xu hour, it was completely dark, and the Tang army finally arrived at Dongwei Bridge.
Li Xiaoji ordered the three armies to camp, eat and rest.
At the same time, Li Xiaoji sent someone to cross the Wei River in a small boat to contact Li Yuan. Li Xiaoji really didn't know the situation north of the Wei River, so he could only take one step at a time to deal with it.
Stopping and looking from a distance, in the direction of Weibei, it was so foggy that nothing could be seen clearly.
Li Xiaoji¡¯s heart was also gloomy.
To this day, he has to sigh, where is Li Tang's future.
Li Xiaoji stayed on the shore and was about to return to the army when he felt a slight tremor in the earth.
This tremor was not strong at first, but as time passed, the intensity of the vibration continued to increase. In the end, he actually felt the earth moving.
Li Xiaoji¡¯s face was full of fear.
They are cavalry, the cavalry of the Sui army.
"Enemy attack!"
The entire Tang army had just arrived at the Wei River. Because everyone was exhausted, they didn't even start to set up their tents. A group of people gathered together in twos and threes, eating the noodles in their pockets and resting together. Some people even snore because of exhaustion.
The sharp sound pierced the dark night sky and woke up all the resting Tang troops.
Everyone kept shouting, hoping to organize a team to resist, but it is not that easy to make a fallen army stand up again.
Although the long journey is tiring, as long as you keep walking, you can still endure it. But once you breathe a sigh of relief and stop to rest, within a short period of time, you will never be able to get back on the road again.
The Tang army was also average.
The Sui army's attack was chosen at the most appropriate time, allowing the Tang army to rush to their destination, relax all their vigilance, and put down all their efforts, leaving only a group of tired bodies.
Although the generals of the Tang army kept organizing the soldiers of the three armies to resist, it was too late.
In front of the Dongwei Bridge is the open alluvial plain of the Wei River, with flat terrain and no obstruction. And in this kind of terrain, if the infantry encounters the cavalry, and there is no large camp to rely on, or to wait in formation, no matter how powerful the army is, it will only end up collapsing.
Just like in the era of hot weapons, on the plains, no matter how strong an individual's combat effectiveness is, he cannot stop a group of tanks.
The Sui army¡¯s cavalry quickly rushed in front of everyone.
The sword with a cold light on its handle fell on their heads like that.
The Sui army did not take killing the enemy as its main purpose, so after the cavalry units rushed into the Tang army, they divided and surrounded them, tearing the entire Tang army into dozens of small groups.Team up, and then strangle them one by one.
The defeated Tang army had no choice but to flee in all directions in the face of the massacre by the cavalry, without any power to fight back.
"And because everyone walked for a day, their legs felt like lead, so it was difficult for them to even escape due to their physical strength. Therefore, all the Tang soldiers simply stopped escaping, dropped their weapons, and knelt down to beg for surrender.
What¡¯s more, seeing no way to escape, they rushed into the Wei River desperately.
A crowd of people jumped into the Wei River like dumplings. But the water flow is strong in summer. If you jump into the Weishui River, regardless of whether there will be water or not, you will be dead at most.
The Sui cavalry passed between the rebels, regardless of whether the Tang army surrendered or fled. Their goal was to go straight to the Tang Army's central army.
Eight thousand Tang troops were in chaos, with only Li Xiaoji's Chinese soldiers still barely resisting.
But this little bit of human resistance is of little significance at all.
This resistance is like a small fire, like duckweed, as if it will be extinguished and settled after just a moment.
Li Xiaoji looked at the scattered battlefield with a face full of pain, and his heart was as sharp as a knife.
Failed, everything failed.
In this battle, not only Li Xiaoji and the eight thousand Tang troops were defeated, but also the fate of the entire Li Tang.
Li Xiaoji quickly called his fifteen-year-old nephew Li Daozong.
Li Xiaoji had no children, but his elder brother Li Shao died early, but he had three sons. Therefore, Li Xiaoji usually treated his nephews as his own.
Li Daozong is the eldest son of Li Shao. He is only fifteen years old, but he is cautious and martial, and he is brave enough to win the three armies. He is the leader of the next generation of the Li family.
Li Daozong was covered in blood at this time and came to his uncle.
Li Xiaoji said: "Today our army is defeated, Chang'an will definitely not be protected. I don't regret dying, but the King of Tang still has tens of thousands of troops in Weibei, and he doesn't know the situation in Weinan. You can cross the Wei River to see the King of Tang , tell the King of Tang everything about the situation in Weinan, and ask him not to run into the Sui army¡¯s ambush in Chang¡¯an.¡±
Li Daozong nodded and asked in a low voice: "What should I do, uncle?"
Li Xiaoji laughed sadly.
"I have been given the important task of the King of Tang. I have led tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to guard Chang'an. I have great power and great responsibilities. But today, I was defeated and lost my troops, putting Chang'an in crisis. I have no words to say goodbye to the King of Tang."
"Uncle!"
Li Xiaoji grabbed Li Daozong's shoulders and said, "Let's go quickly! Remember, as long as one person in the Li family does not die, my Li family will not die."
Li Daozong's face was filled with tears. He glanced back at his uncle, then hit his horse and rushed towards Dongwei Bridge. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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