It was just before dawn, and without realizing it, Li Sijian had already spent the whole night in the study thinking about the great cause of the party. When he heard the sound of the horn clearly, his heart twitched involuntarily.
This is the signal of an enemy attack!
Right now it's mid-spring, Xiazhou has just shown signs of warming up, and the night wind from the north is still quite cold, so it's not the best time to start a war. For no reason, how could there be an enemy attack
Last year, I went to the West Tower to discuss with Yelu Abaoji the strategy of attacking the Tang Dynasty worldwide. The parties agreed that the time to raise troops was after autumn, and Dangxiang and Shatuo's war preparations were all headed for autumn!
Is this a war, or a tribal rebellion
Li Sijian sprinted out the door, he had just ascended into the air, he wanted to look around clearly, when he saw a figure flying towards him in panic. Taking a closer look, it was Gao Zongyi, Marquis of Yu, the capital of the Dingnan Army, who was also his confidant and beloved general.
"Where did the enemy come from?" Li Sijian asked hastily.
"Commander, it's not a big deal. It's Tang Jun Jingqi who came here! There are everywhere in the sky. I don't know how many soldiers and horses there are. Now they have entered the Meihua Village and are attacking the main camp!" Gao Zongyi said eagerly.
Li Sijian felt like falling into an ice cave when he heard the words.
Xiazhou is located to the north of the Great Wall and belongs to the desert grassland area. The so-called Xiazhou City is actually composed of five large villages. The main village in the center is also called Xiazhou Village. Although it looks like a city, it is not a strong city.
"Why would the Tang army take the initiative to start a war with us?! How could they attack us at this time?!" Li Sijian had countless questions in his mind, but he didn't have time to ask Gao Zongyi one by one. He raised his position to a high altitude and looked into the distance, trying to see the position and formation of the Tang army clearly.
It's okay if you don't look at it, but Li Sijian is almost terrified when he looks at it.
The Plum Blossom Village more than a dozen miles ahead was already a sea of lights, and countless figures were running around in it, and the tide-like army of elite cavalry was engulfing them. One of the elite cavalry penetrated deeply into the camp like a wedge, and was about to get out of the camp!
It wasn't until this time that the screams, exclamations, shouts of killing, and explosions suddenly became louder.
It is conceivable that when the Tang army's fine cavalry invaded the camp just now, Meihuazhai had no time to react, let alone organize an effective battle. When the chaos had formed, only the monks rushed back to report the military situation. As soon as the horn sounded here in the main camp, the killing in Meihuazhai had entered an unstoppable stage!
It would be fine if there was only an enemy attack on Meihuazhai. Li Sijian didn't have time to think clearly whether he should send a large army to rescue Meihuazhai, or order the soldiers and horses of the battalion to form a formation to protect themselves. There was a scream of killing like the sky falling and the earth falling.
The flames were like giants standing up slowly, roaring and raging in the two camps.
"Marshal... We are surrounded by the Tang army!"
Gao Zongyi shouted in dismay, "Commander, the Tang army started the war premeditatedly! Suizhou may have been breached by them, otherwise why would there be no warning?! They have already attacked Xiazhou, and we all If you can't detect it, could it be that...Yin, You and other prefectures have fallen and are under the control of the court?!"
"This is impossible!" Li Sijian roared like a beast, "This is absolutely impossible!"
"Marshal, what should we do then?" Gao Zongyi asked reluctantly, swallowing his saliva.
Li Sijian gritted his teeth with scarlet eyes and said: "All the soldiers and horses in this village are guarding the city, and they will never die with the Tang army! Send monks to ask for help from Yin, You and other states! The commander absolutely does not believe that the Tang army can kill them quietly. It will be hard to swallow!"
"Yes!" Gao Zongyi hurriedly arranged for defense.
Li Sijian forced himself to be calm, trying to convince himself that the states were not lost and that the nearby soldiers and horses could come to help in time. But no matter how tenacious he was, his heart began to tremble uncontrollably when he saw the three strongholds being breached by the Tang army's fine cavalry one after another.
There are not many party troops.
Only Xiazhou Wuzhai has 200,000 soldiers and horses, and this village has 70,000 soldiers. If the Tang army does not come with many elite cavalry, no matter how dangerous the situation is, Li Sijian is confident that he will have the strength to fight.
Not to mention winning, at least be able to hold on until reinforcements arrive.
However, Li Sijian's heart kept sinking.
Although the big cultivator of the Realm Realm who flew out to report the news was scattered enough, he encountered the bright light of the magic spell shot by the blocking enemy in mid-air before flying ten miles! Every battle is very short, because the opponent has a large number of people, so Li Sijian's subordinates all exploded and died.
At the same time, the left and right villages fell one after another, and Tang Jun in Meihua village had already gone straight to the village and killed them!
Li Sijian growled almost in despair.
When he returned to the mansion, he ordered someone to call Li Yichang, who was full of fighting spirit, already put on his armor, and wanted to attack Li Yichang, and sadly said to him: "Xiazhou is over, but Dangxiang can't be over! You are the last hope of the Tuoba Clan. Whether Dangxiang can regain its former glory depends on you! You have to remember, no matter how difficult the road ahead is, you must fight your way!"
Li Yichang heard the decisive meaning in Li Sijian's words, he was puzzled and said indignantly: "I won't go! I want to fight with my tribe! A brave Dangxiang fighter will not be afraid of any enemy!"
Li Sijian couldn't help crying, "Remember, the party cannot perish! No matter when, where, and what kind of situation you face, you must remember your identity and mission!"
As he said that, Li Sijian no longer gave Li Yichang a chance to speak, and said to Gao Zongyi who rushed over: "I will face the Tang army later. When there is chaos, you take him away. From now on, you will stay by his side to protect him." Him, this is a military order!"
Gao Zongyi opened his mouth, and wanted to say something, but when he heard the last four words, he could only bow down and accept the order.
Seeing Gao Zongyi take away Li Yichang, who was crying for his father and mother, Li Sijian took a deep breath, flew out of the mansion, came to the head of the Walled City, and ordered the elite cavalry to gather and be ready to fight at any time.
There was not much time left for Li Sijian, he could only gather 20,000 cavalry, and his opponent appeared in sight.
At this time, the sky is slightly awake, and the surrounding fields are blue. Even without the help of torches, ordinary people can clearly see the road and enemies in front of them.
It seemed that there were less than 10,000 elite cavalry from the Tang army rushing over from the horizon... This made Li Sijian very happy. With less than 10,000 people, he has a chance to defeat the opponent!
Although Li Yichang was allowed to leave, it was just in case. In essence, Li Sijian still wanted to keep the Xiazhou village.
If there is a chance to win, he will never let it go.
However, if you take a closer look, this fine cavalry can still maintain a neat formation while galloping fast. At a glance, the army formation is horizontal and vertical, and even if you look diagonally, it is a straight line!
"Famous... famous general?!" Li Sijian's hairs stood on end.
Only a general in the realm of a famous military strategist can have such control over the battle formation!
As for what a famous general means on the battlefield, Li Sijian has a basic understanding.
At least, he can only stand in front of the battle formation of famous military generals!
However, when did the Tang Dynasty have a famous military general
Li Sijian had no time to delve into it, Shangguan Qingcheng had already led eight thousand cavalry, and was about to rush to the front of the Chengguan.
Although Li Sijian was terrified to the extreme, he had no intention of turning around and running away. He no longer had the courage to go out of the city to meet the enemy, but he still wanted to persevere in defending the city.
In his opinion, even if the army of a famous military strategist is incomparably powerful and invincible in battle, he can't just step through the city wall and fly into the city, right
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The fact is, Shangguan Qingcheng can.
Li Sijian saw Shangguan Qingcheng raised his arm.
With such a movement, there were hundreds of buzzing spiritual energy impacts in the army formation.
On the battle formation of the Mercedes-Benz fine cavalry, a raging light curtain immediately rose like a bowl upside down.
Not to mention the rain of arrows pouring down from the top of the city, falling on the mask is like weeds being blown away by the wind, and even the magic attacks of the monks are like eggs smashed on a stone. superior.
Eight thousand fine riders soon arrived in front of the city.
Li Sijian watched helplessly as Shangguan Qingcheng raised his spear, and said two words: "Break the city!"
broken city.
This is the ability of a famous military general, simple and straightforward.
After the two exits of Shangguan Qingcheng, the light of the battle formation turned into a sharp sagittal shape, and rushed directly to the city gate amidst the rain of arrows and the screams of the city defenders.
With a loud bang, the city shook three times.
Countless wood chips and dust flew up from the city gate.
The power of the military strategists broke through the Wengcheng Gate and the inner city gate in such an unreasonable manner, and rushed straight into Xiazhou City!
Li Sijian sat down on the ground, all the strength in his body dissipated at this moment, and his mind was blank. The loud shock just now seemed to shake all his energy and energy away.
He clearly knew that Xiazhou City was over, and the party members were over.
On that day, Shangguan Qingcheng succeeded in a surprise attack on Xiazhou. Before the dawn of Buddha, his troops destroyed three military strongholds, causing great chaos among the party; then Shangguan Qingcheng personally led a battle formation composed of 8,000 elite cavalry, directly broke through the city gate and entered the city. The party fighters all over the city lost all fighting spirit in an instant, and they were defeated.
At that time, the sun is rising in the east, and the rays of light are shining for the first time.
The Spike Army had 70,000 elite cavalry, and the party was tied in one battle.
Li Sijian was beheaded at the head of the city, and Li Yichang died in the chaos.
...
Beyond the border of Yunzhou, there was an endless Khitan cavalry gathering.
The leader was Yeluxienechi who had gone to Changsha to rebel against Ma Yin.
The sun was setting and the grassland was like blood. Yelu Xienechi received a report from the Xiazhou Army.
The allies were defeated, and Khitan lost a powerful foreign aid, but Yelu Xienechi did not show any panic, but just smiled lightly.
"Sure enough, as your majesty expected, the Tang army really attacked Dangxiang at this time. Poor Li Sijian, who thought the war would have to wait until autumn, and now that his head is in a different place, he might die in peace, right?"
He was talking to himself, but no one answered.
But Yelu Xienechi didn't mind, looking at the direction where the Shatuo people lived, his smile gradually became sinister: "When Shangguan Qingcheng defeated two tribes in a row, when the soldiers are exhausted from fighting and proudly celebrating their achievements, that is when they should be destroyed up.
"In this great battle initiated by the Khitan, the initiative has always been in our hands. How could it be possible for the opponent to attack by surprise?"