Chapter 1993 Zhang Babai VS Li Sanqian (final)
Chapter 1991: Zhang Babai VS Li Sanqian (final)
The five troops including Taishi Ci did not fight with the Tang army, but continued to wander along the gaps in the formation according to the marching route given by Zhang Liao, so as to achieve the effect of blocking the operation of the Longmen Formation.
At first, Li Shimin didn''t react. After realizing Zhang Liao''s sinister intentions, he naturally mobilized all the means he could use to strangle the 10,000 cavalry in the formation.
Li Shimin used all eight small formations of troops, but unexpectedly, the tenacity of these ten thousand Qin army cavalry far exceeded his expectations.
The crossbow formation, gun formation, knife formation and other means of trapping and killing the enemy have been repeated for several rounds, but they still failed to completely defeat the Qin army in the city.
The Qin army would be so tenacious. In addition to the high comprehensive quality of the army, the general''s bravery and command were also a major factor.
Among the five generals who entered the formation, except for Ju Yi, who was a commander-type general, the other four were brave generals, and there were two war gods Zhang Kui and Huang Tianxiang. They repelled the Tang army''s number theory encirclement and suppression with just their personal courage.
Under their command, the Tang army must pay a considerable price to completely strangle it.
Li Shimin naturally could not know the truth that it is better to cut off one finger than to hurt his ten fingers. When he was about to concentrate his strength and completely kill Zhang Kui''s troops, Zhang Liao outside the formation launched an attack from four times facing the Longmen formation.
Zhang Liao''s action greatly dispersed the power of Longmen and also dispersed Li Shimin''s energy, making it impossible for him to concentrate his efforts to wipe out any Qin army.
It is not difficult to strangle any internal army, but now there are nine Qin troops rampant in the formation, and the division of labor is clear.
The five armies of Taishici, Zhang Kui, Huang Tianxiang, Huang Tianlu and Ju Yi who entered the battle first were auxiliary forces, and the four armies of Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, Zhang He and Mu Guiying who later launched a strong attack on Longmen were the main forces.
These nine armies have clear goals and have been rushing to break the formation from the beginning. They first sent five armies to explore the formation to block the operation of the formation, and then launched strong attacks from all directions, working inside and outside, attacking inside and outside. Even the dragon gate formation that has never been cracked before showed signs of instability.
It has to be said that although Zhang Liao was crushed by Li Shimin in strategy this time, he slightly surpassed Li Shimin in command and dispatch of the army.
If this is usually the case, Zhang Liao''s ability will naturally not be able to break the dragon gate formation. However, with the blessing of the "raid" and "five sons in one heart", Zhang Liao, who commanded 103, even had the qualifications to bet against the four major military gods. There is naturally no problem in breaking a dragon gate formation that has not yet been completely perfect.
How smart is Li Shimin? How could he not see the crisis of the Longmen Formation? Although there is no sign of the formation breaking yet, if the five Qin troops in the formation are not wiped out, it will be only a matter of time before the formation collapses.
Li Shimin had tried his best. He used all the means, but he was unable to wipe out the five Qin troops inside, nor could he repel the four Qin troops outside. It was obviously powerless to turn things around.
"I have not lost yet, and I will not lose."
Li Shimin looked unwilling and gritted his teeth and said, "I can still mobilize ten thousand elite cavalry. As long as these ten thousand elite cavalry participate in the war, the outcome of this battle is unknown."
Hearing this, Li Kui and Yuan Tiangang were both shocked. Li Kui hurriedly advised, "Lord, don''t use those ten thousand elite cavalry. Zhang Liao deliberately left 10,000 cavalry not to participate in the war, just to guard against our army''s ten thousand elite cavalry."
"Yes, lord, without the 20,000 iron cavalry of the two generals Li Keyong and Zhao She, just relying on these 10,000 elite cavalry is not enough to defeat ten,000 Qin cavalry."
"Your Highness, once you mobilize these ten thousand elite cavalry to participate in the war, you may not be able to defeat the 10,000 iron cavalry of the Qin army, and the Longmen formation will collapse. At that time, all these ten thousand elite cavalry will face the siege of 40,000 iron cavalry of the Qin army." Sima Yi looked regretful and advised: "Your Highness, the last ten thousand elite cavalry may reverse the situation, but the greater possibility is to fall into the quagmire, and not going to fight can preserve these ten thousand elite cavalry and preserve strength in the future confrontation with the Qin army."
Hearing this, Li Shimin seemed to be stimulated, and his eyes instantly turned red, like a gambler who could not afford to lose, and roared: "You mean I lost completely, I lost to Zhang Liao, right? No, I didn''t lose, and I won''t lose."
Li Shimin is not someone who can''t afford to lose. He lost to Qin Hao more than once, but he accepted it. He just couldn''t accept that he lost to Zhang Liao.
Zhang Liao was not conspicuous among the Qin generals. Generals such as Yue Fei, Li Jing, Xue Rengui, Huo Qubing and others were able to suppress him. Doesn’t it mean that the Qin generals above Zhang Liao can defeat him?
After venting, Li Shimin quickly regained his rationality. After taking a deep breath, he said in a deep voice: "Chao Ma Shanwei, Hou Junji, and Master and Apprentice will come back."
Hearing this, Li Kui and Yuan Tiangang both breathed a sigh of relief, and Sima Yi smiled even more with relief.
You can win and you can lose. It’s really the hero. Unfortunately, I met this weirdo Qin Hao.
Li Shimin gave up the 50,000 elite army in one sentence. There were so many princes in the world who had such courage, but Ma Shanwei and other generals could no longer give up.
A thousand troops are easy to get a general but hard to find.
At this time, there were few lieutenant generals in the Li Tang army, and Ma Shanwei and others were the last elites. If they all died in battle, the Tang army would probably be in a slump.
After recalling generals of the general level above, Li Shimin asked the captain to take over and continue commanding, while he himself took Li Ji, Sima Yi, Ma Shanwei and others to secretly leave under the protection of the generals and the three great masters, but he left a substitute before leaving.
Li Shimin once said when he carried the coffin to death that if he lost this battle, he would die first, but he was just talking about it, which was a means to stimulate morale, and he himself did not take it seriously.
Now that the Dragon Gate Formation is about to collapse, Li Shimin naturally cannot really stay and die, so he leaves his own substitute and lets him continue to fulfill his previous promises on his behalf.
Once the substitute dies in battle, the abandoned 50,000 troops will definitely think that Li Shimin is dead, and then it will turn into a memorial army and give the Qin army a final desperate battle.
Li Shimin is about to run away, but he still doesn''t forget to use the 50,000 army in the end, which can be said to maximize the value of the 50,000 abandoned army.
I have to say that when fighting people like Li Shimin, you should not be careless even at the last moment. If you are not careful, you will really suffer a big loss.
Shortly after Li Shimin fled, the Longmen Formation completely collapsed, and in the end it could not withstand the besiege of the nine Qin troops.
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