The word "side by side" king of the Tang Dynasty

The sun was shining high, and the bright sunshine dispelled the darkness of the long night, but it could not dispel the thick murderous aura and bloodshed on the banks of the Yellow River.

After a night of fighting, the outcome was decided.

The 200,000 defenders on the other side of the Yellow River suffered 130,000 casualties and 70,000 surrendered.

Half of the 130,000 casualties were reduced to ashes in the 300-mile Burning Battalion, while the other half became souls killed by the Dragon Cavalry Guards and Mo Dao Army.

After experiencing successive frights, the morale of the defenders had long been lost. The remaining 70,000 people, without exception, chose to give up resistance and surrender after facing King Wu's army, which was like soldiers from heaven.

Li Ji tried to save the situation by setting up the Eight Formations of Wuhou in a place near mountains and rivers, but facts proved that all military strategies were futile in the face of absolute strength.

Six consecutive strong crossbows are not reasonable at all.

Anything that dares to stand in front of us, whether it's a mountain wall or a military formation, will be turned into powder.

Wu Hou's Eight Formation Map was forced and more than 10,000 corpses were left behind. Li Ji had no choice but to completely abandon the Yellow River and fled towards Hulao Pass!

He knew in his heart that Li Shimin's situation was almost gone, but he still wanted to do his last bit for Li Shimin and defend Hulao Pass!

Born in Wagangzhai, unlike Cheng Yaojin and Qin Qiong, he had a good relationship with Li Changqing.

He always felt resentful about Li Changqing's execution of Li Mi.

In addition, he is an imperialist and will support whoever becomes the emperor!

Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for him to surrender!

Looking at the direction in the distance where Li Ji and other remaining soldiers were fleeing, Yuchi Jingde led his soldiers and ran over, clasping his fists to Li Changqing and begging for his life:

"His Majesty! A certain person is willing to lead an army in pursuit!"

When Cheng Yaojin saw this, he immediately said eagerly:"Let me go! I haven’t had enough killing yet!"

Not just him, many generals also had this intention.

However, Li Changqing shook his head and rejected all the generals' requests.

"The remaining soldiers and defeated generals are nothing to worry about! Although today's battle was a great victory, the soldiers were very tired after fighting with the enemy all night. The top priority was to take control of the entire Yellow River border and rest and reorganize the army."

Regardless of victory or defeat, you must maintain a calm and rational heart under any circumstances. Only then can you be called an excellent coach.

Li Changqing was not forced to take down the Yellow River front, annihilate 130,000 troops, and capture seven soldiers overnight. Thousands, and killed Li Ji's 12,000 troops. Such a huge victory went to his head, but he still made the most rational judgment.

If he pursues at this moment, once he encounters the reinforcements sent by Li Shimin, his soldiers will inevitably pay a heavy price. There is no need for sacrifice.

After listening to Li Changqing's words, the generals who were originally a little red-eyed slowly came to their senses.

After they looked at the soldiers, they saw excitement and deep fatigue that could not be concealed on the latter's face. , all of them were a little shocked.

As old ministers who had followed Li Changqing in the north and south for many years, it was really embarrassing for them to be dazzled by victory.

However, Li Changqing did not pay attention to this and ordered:

"According to my will, the three armies are ordered to set up camps, take over the defense, and count the battle damage. Anyone who surrenders must not be massacred wantonly, and those who disobey the order will be dealt with according to military law!"

"I sincerely obey His Majesty’s decree!"

The generals clasped their fists and accepted the order.

Then Li Changqing looked at the inside and outside of the Great Wall that stretched for hundreds of miles...

Looking around, corpses were everywhere.

Even the water of the Yellow River was merged into a small river. The blood flowing in was dyed dark red, and 99% of it was the corpses and blood of the defenders.

"They could have survived, such a death would be meaningless!"

Li Changqing's face was ugly, and he could not see any joy after victory.

His palm pressed firmly on the hilt of the sword to suppress the overwhelming anger in his heart.

He did not have any sense of accomplishment in winning this battle, because of those who died. Everyone is a soldier of the Tang Dynasty!

They should die defending their country and opening up new territories on the battlefield, rather than die in such meaningless internal fighting!

Taking a long breath, Li A burst of brilliant light burst out from the evergreen tiger eyes. He raised his eyes and looked into the distance. His eyes seemed to have penetrated the barriers of thousands of rivers and mountains and saw Li Shimin who was far away in Chang'an.

"It’s time to end this war as soon as possible"

"After the army rests for a day, they will set off tomorrow and head straight to Hulao Pass!"

"At most half a month, we can capture Chang'an!"

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In Chang'an, Li Shimin was extremely angry after learning the latest news about the Yellow River Front, and roared crazily in the Tai Chi Hall

"Two hundred thousand defenders, 130,000 were destroyed, and 70,000 surrendered!"

"Li Ji sent 30,000 reinforcements and elite troops, but also suffered 12,000 casualties!"

Li Shimin laughed nervously, and then his expression suddenly became extremely ferocious:"Trash, trash! The five tiger generals of Wagangzhai and Li Ji, the general of Zhenxi, are all useless!"

The head of the spy who was responsible for transmitting the information quickly kowtowed after hearing this and said:"Your Majesty, please calm down! The Yellow River front is irreversible. Please consider the overall situation and convey the next order!"

Li Shimin squeezed the cup in his hand tightly and suppressed the anger in his heart. Unfortunately, he didn't have the natural power like Li Changqing and couldn't crush the cup.

"Li Ji failed to guard Li Changqing and had already retreated to Hulao Pass?"

Li Shimin said, looking very calm.

"Your Majesty, King Wu sacrificed the Sixth Battery of Mohist Magic Crossbows to destroy General Li Ji's Eight Formations of Wuhou. General Li Ji had no other choice.……"

The spy leader thought Li Shimin was going to convict Li Ji, so he was shocked.

Li Shimin waved his hand impatiently:"What I want is for him to stick to Hulao Pass. You can pass on my order to mobilize an army of 300,000 to reinforce Hulao Pass. Li Jique told me directly what he wanted to do, and he must stick to it no matter what." Hulao Pass!"

Although he was dissatisfied with Li Ji's defeat, he had no generals under his command, so he could only put all his treasure on Li Ji.

Hulao Pass has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times, and it is a top priority!

Once Hulao Pass is broken, Li Shimin's demise will almost be announced.

After all, Chang'an alone cannot withstand the tiger and wolf troops under Li Changqing!

"promise!"

Hearing the undoubted determination in Li Shimin's tone, the spy leader immediately took the order and went to the main hall immediately.

……

The loss of the Yellow River front represented the complete failure of Li Shimin's strategy of keeping Li Changqing out of the Yellow River moat. The Great Wall became a joke, and it cost him a heavy price of more than 200,000 troops.

You must know that over the past year, Li Shimin has been working hard and developing, and he can only hold an army of 700,000!

Outside Hangzhou, 50,000 troops were lost. In the Battle of the Yellow River, 212,000 troops were lost.

In other words, he has lost nearly 40% of his army!

In contrast, Li Changqing's harvest in this battle can be said to be extremely rich. The food and grass alone were enough to feed the army for dozens of days. In addition, there were countless weapons and armaments and other sophisticated equipment.

After the Yellow River Battle, Li Changqing generously rewarded the three armies, allowing the entire army to eat meat and drink wine. At the same time, he allowed the subsequent 100,000 Tiance Army and 100,000 Heavy Armor Army to cross the Yellow River. The next day, 410,000 troops gathered on the south bank of the Yellow River, with flags covering the sky. , with great momentum, headed straight for Hulao Pass!