Chapter 187 Even if there were pigs, the Tang army couldn't catch them all in three days! (asking for monthly votes)

"Prince, the enemy has begun to attack the right wing!"

Pei Xingjian came over and reported to Li Xiang.

"Well, come here." Li Xiang pointed to the ground in front of him.

Pei Xingjian walked over as he was told and stood in the pothole in front of Li Xiang.

"turn back."

Hearing Li Xiang's order, Pei Xingjian turned around.

Then, Li Xiang's telescope was placed on his shoulder.

"The fog is too thick, and it's hard to see clearly." Li Xiang muttered, and turned to ask Xue Rengui: "Rengui, has Qinling set off?"

"My Lord, he left the central army an incense stick ago," Xue Rengui replied.

Li Xiang nodded slightly and continued to try hard to observe the battlefield through the thick fog.

At the same time, the vanguard army also came into contact with Goguryeo's vanguard.

However, Goguryeo did not have many people used for the frontal attack. After just a slight contact, they retreated, leaving behind a pile of corpses.

The terrain where Li Xiang's front and central armies were located was relatively high, so if Goguryeo attacked, it would be an upward attack, which was quite laborious.

Moreover, on this slope, arrows are more likely to cause greater damage.

The main reason is that there is heavy fog and Yeon Gaesomun can't see the situation here clearly. He can only send someone to test it out and get some information.

After learning that this was Li Xiang's central army, Yeon Gaesomun deployed a part of his troops and launched an attack on Li Xiang's vanguard army.

Due to terrain restrictions, the battlefield was not wide and Goguryeo's numerical advantage could not be fully utilized.

For a moment, the Tang army actually had the upper hand.

At the same time, the Goguryeo army on the Yalu River also built a pontoon bridge and began to cross the river, preparing to provide support in the direction of Phoenix Mountain.

However, when they were halfway across the river, the Tibetan cavalry emerged from the thick fog.

The sudden appearance of the Tibetan cavalry threw the Goguryeo people into chaos.

They didn't know how many cavalrymen the other side had, but just by listening to the situation, they knew that there were a lot of them.

In such a hurry, it was impossible to organize an effective resistance. The cavalry seemed to have entered an uninhabited area, charging forward and backward, and no one could stop them.

In panic, the Goguryeo people even began to dive into the river in an attempt to escape the pursuit of the Tibetan cavalry.

This trick is quite useful. After all, it is impossible for the Tibetan cavalry to go into the river to chase them.

However, they forgot that they were wearing leather armor and could not swim in the surging river. They could only scream as they were carried away by the rolling river, into the sea, and turned into food for fish and shrimp.

Lun Qinling was really having fun. He was waving his long sword around with the mentality of beating up a little kid.

On the Phoenix Mountain battlefield, the situation remains stalemate.

Goguryeo's attacks were repelled by the Tang army several times, and even the morale of the army was shaken.

The frightened Goguryeo soldiers retreated several times, but were hacked to death by the supervisory team in the rear.

"Anyone who retreats will die!" the supervisory team shouted.

In desperation, the Goguryeo soldiers could only turn around and rush forward again.

Li Xiang was holding a telescope in the middle of the army. Seeing that the front army was engaged in a deadly battle and had diverted the attention of a part of the Goguryeo people, he called Pei Xingjian over and prepared to take the next step.

According to the original plan, Pei Xingjian led the third, fifth, seventh, eighth and ninth battalions, plus Zhang Jinshu's infantry, to capture Phoenix Mountain; Zhang Jinshu's cavalry cooperated with the infantry in the direction of Phoenix Mountain and were ready to engage in battle at any time.

Seeing that the offensive against Li Xiang's front army was thwarted, Baekje King Buyeo Ui-ja, without consulting Yeon Gaesomun, withdrew the troops guarding the high ground of Phoenix Mountain to support the front army.

Of course, Li Xiang also noticed the movement of troops and horses. At this time, the fog was gradually dissipating, and he could roughly see the movements in the distance.

"Shou Yue, get ready to lead the men." Li Xiang put down the telescope and said to Pei Xingjian.

Pei Xingjian took the order and left. After an incense stick of time, the troops were organized and began to march towards Phoenix Mountain.

When Pei Xingjian's troops reached the foot of the high ground, the thick fog completely dissipated, revealing the sun hanging in the sky.

The sun is rising over Phoenix Mountain!

As the troops on the high ground were insufficient, Zhang Jinshu led the cavalry in just one charge and took control of the high ground.

The current battlefield situation has become that the Tang army has surrounded the Goguryeo and Baekje coalition forces on three sides!
"What? The high ground was lost?!" When Yeon Gaesomun received the news, his first reaction was obviously disbelief.

He grabbed the collar of the messenger and yelled, "There are more than 30,000 people guarding the high ground! Less than half an hour has passed! You tell me the high ground has been lost?! Even if it's 30,000 pigs! His Tang army can't catch them all in three days!"

"Sir, it was... His Majesty the King of Baekje who transferred the troops guarding the highlands and used them to support the attack on the Tang army's front line." Someone behind him reminded tremblingly.

"What did you say?!" Yeon Gaesomun cursed, "I have repeatedly emphasized that the high ground must not be lost. Is Buyeo Yici's brain filled with shit?!"

However, it was of no use to scold. Yeon Gaesomun immediately found Yeon Namchan and Yeon Namgun and ordered all the reserve troops to be transferred up in an attempt to retake the high ground.

Yeon Gaesomun certainly knew the importance of the high ground.

Under his death order, Yuan Nanchan and Yuan Nanjian mobilized 40,000 reserve troops and launched a fierce battle with the Tang army near the high ground.

The battle entered a white-hot stage as soon as it began. The Goguryeo armored cavalry rushed directly into the infantry phalanx of the Tang army as if they were risking their lives.

Normally, cavalry would not directly attack an infantry phalanx that had already formed a battle formation.

Even if the cavalry dared to charge, the horses under them did not have the courage to do so.

It is instinctive for war horses to fear clusters of sharp objects, an instinct that is engraved in their bones.

One or two would be fine, but if there were hundreds of them in the entire army formation... I really wouldn't dare to do that.

Of course, there are also some stupid literary works that say "blindfold the horse". Let's not talk about the complex terrain. Let me blindfold you and see how many steps you can run in a familiar environment?
The Goguryeo cavalry relied on their war horses to charge forward, but they could not shake the Tang army's formation even one ten-thousandth of the force, and the Tang army's spears could always prick the Goguryeo cavalry and their horses like hedgehogs.

The charging formations of cavalry these days were not tight. The modern cavalry charge in formation is still a product of modern times.

If nothing else, discipline cannot be achieved.

Therefore, facing the tight formation of the Tang army, they were unable to break it open.

The subsequent infantry units came next. Compared with the cavalry, the infantry was more effective and could at least fight against the Tang army soldiers.

The Goguryeo people surrounded the Tang army on the high ground from three sides. Just as they were pressing towards the Tang soldiers in the center of the high ground, Zhang Jinshu's cavalry unit swooped down from their flank.

The sudden appearance of the cavalry unit threw the Goguryeo people into chaos.

After three consecutive counterattacks, all of which ended in failure, the morale of the Goguryeo army gradually weakened. By 3:30 pm, the morale of the Goguryeo army had hit rock bottom and it was no longer possible to launch a counterattack on the high ground.

Li Xiang watched all this from a distance. At this critical moment, he ordered a part of the central army to move forward to cooperate with the front army to cut off Gao Bai's coalition forces in the middle, completely dividing them into two parts on the left and right that could not coordinate with each other.

The Gao Bai coalition forces on the left wing were now completely within the range of the Tang army's bows and arrows.

At the same time, Li Xiang also pulled the small catapult that he had built yesterday to the high ground. Arrows and stones fell one after another, completely defeating the Gao Bai coalition forces on the left wing.

Seeing that the situation was hopeless, Yuan Nanjian and Yuan Nanchan gathered their remaining troops as their last capital... and then knelt down and begged for surrender.

Afterwards, the Tang army that had joined forces with the Phoenix Mountain Heights began to encircle the right wing of Gao Bai's coalition forces.

Even at the most critical moment, Li Xiang still firmly held on to Xue Rengui's 2,500 cavalry reserve troops and part of his central army.

"Prince, let me go!" Xue Rengui was so anxious that he was deformed on the horse.

"Don't worry." Li Xiang remained as steady as a rock.

The Goguryeo army on the other side of the Yalu River had already declared collapse, and their pontoon bridge had been demolished by Lun Qinling. They could only watch Lun Qinling and his three thousand cavalrymen leave.

Now, the coalition forces still have the troops of the King of Baekje who have withdrawn from the front, the troops of the King of Goguryeo and Yeon Gaesomun who are stabilizing in the center, and the Gobaek coalition forces attacking the right wing.

Seeing that the battle line was at a deadlock, Yeon Gaesomun personally led 10,000 elite troops to the right wing, ready to make a last-ditch effort to defeat this part of the Tang army and attack from the rear.

His retreat suddenly increased the pressure on the King of Baekje and the King of Goguryeo.

Li Xiang saw Yeon Gaesomun and his men leaving from a high place, so he ordered the front army to press forward, followed by the central army, and Zhang Jinshu's cavalry to attack from behind.

"Prince, I beg you!" Xue Rengui was almost crying.

"General reserve, don't move." Li Xiang remained as steady as a rock.

Xue Rengui took a deep breath and felt like he was about to get internal injuries.

King Go Zang of Goguryeo and King Ui Ja of Buyeo of Baekje led the central army and launched two counterattacks against Li Xiang's front and central armies, but were both beaten back by rain of arrows and catapults.

Seeing that they were unable to win, the two men discussed it and decided to fight and retreat with their troops.

"The King of Goguryeo has retreated!" Li Xiang put down the telescope and shouted loudly: "Xue Rengui! Xue Rengui!"

"I am here!" Xue Rengui's blood was boiling, he knew that it was time for him to come out.

"I order you to lead the reserve troops to attack and directly attack the Goguryeo king's troops!" Li Xiang ordered.

"Yes!" Xue Rengui took the order and left.

Led by this general in silver armor and white robe, the cavalry troops were like sharp arrows, bypassing the troops in the rear and charging directly at the main camp of the King of Goguryeo.

Seeing the Tang army charging towards them, Yin Zhixiu, the chief guard of Goguryeo King Gao Zang, became furious, jumped on his horse and went forward to fight.

Yoon Ji-su was Yeon Gaesomun's confidant, and had followed him all the way to Silla. He once defeated 21 Silla generals within the span of one incense stick.

Gao Zang felt relieved when he saw him leading his troops to fight.

"Please tell me your name, general!" Yin Zhixiu looked at Xue Rengui who was rushing towards him and shouted, "I will not kill nameless people with my sword!"

"I am Xue Rengui of the Tang Dynasty! Your Tang army's grandfather is here!" Xue Rengui shouted angrily, stretched out his painted halberd and smashed it towards Yin Zhixiu's head.

Yin Zhixiu thought to himself that something was wrong and hurriedly went forward to meet the attack with his weapon. As a result, under the huge force, his two arms made cracking sounds.

Before he could even scream, he felt himself flying.

what……

He felt like the world was spinning.

No, it's not spinning, it's the head that's flying.

This was his last consciousness, and then he fell into eternal darkness.

Seeing that even the strongest man was no match for the Tang general, the Goguryeo cavalry instantly scattered.

They are different from infantrymen, but they are on horseback. If they can't win, can't they just run away?
This is how it works in a fight between generals. Once the main general dies, the morale of the remaining soldiers will instantly drop to zero.

Xue Rengui, with the anger that had been accumulating for the whole morning, charged and killed in the Goguryeo army as if he was in an empty space.

Neither the generals of Goguryeo nor the generals of Baekje could match him.

He had been walking for several days, it rained last night, and the breakfast he had this morning was not very good. It would be strange if he had the energy to fight Xue Rengui.

After fighting his way unimpeded to the central army's banner, Xue Rengui saw a group of huddled soldiers and servants, and two gorgeous garments on the ground nearby.

"Where are Goguryeo King Go Zang and Baekje King Buyeo Ui Ja?" Xue Rengui asked angrily.

Everyone looked at each other and no one spoke.

"You won't say it, right?" Xue Rengui sneered, "The Tang Dynasty is a country of etiquette. Even if your monarch is defeated, he should be treated with royal courtesy. Even if he surrenders to the Tang Dynasty, he will not lose his title of nobility."

"If I were captured like an ordinary soldier, hehe... I would have to undergo labor reform."

"You know what? It means to go to the iron mine to mine..."

Hearing this, two waiters walked out and knelt on the ground.

"My young master is the King of Goguryeo, Gao Zang, and this is the King of Baekje, Buyeo Yici..."

Xue Rengui nodded and said, "Quan Nanchan and Quan Nanjian have been captured by my army. If you two lied and pretended to be the two kings, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

"Don't worry, General!" The two men bowed repeatedly.

"Let's go!" Xue Rengui smiled, revealing a smile that he thought was kind.

However, this smile did not look very cute in the eyes of the two kings.

Xue Rengui arranged a horse for each of them and brought them back to Li Xiang's central army.

After careful identification by Izumi Nanjian and Izumi Nanchan, their identities were quickly confirmed. They were Goguryeo King Go Zang and Baekje King Buyeo Uiji.

Regarding the name change, Izumi Nanjian and Izumi Nanchan had no objection, but were very supportive.

There is no other reason, just adapt to the local customs.

"Now, only Yeon Gaesomun is left." Li Xiang picked up the telescope and looked far away in the direction of the right wing.

Su Dingfang was still struggling to hold on. Their team of less than 5,000 people had already attracted dozens of waves of attacks from 50,000 people.

"It's time to press forward and relieve the pressure on Su Dingfang." Li Xiang drew the long sword from his waist and ordered loudly: "The whole army advances! Don't let Yeon Gaesomun escape!"

(ah……)
(End of this chapter)