Chapter 3863: Seizing a retreat
On the battlefield, the situation suddenly changed.
Who would have thought that the private army, which had launched a tidal wave of offensive against the Youtunwei position one moment and vowed to break through the Youtunwei defense line despite heavy casualties, would be demoralized and defeated in the next moment?
On the battlefield, countless private soldiers of various clans threw away their weapons, squatted on the ground and held their heads, and surrendered honestly.
With formations of iron hooves, the Tubo Hu cavalry roared towards them like wind and clouds. They ignored the soldiers squatting on the ground who had thrown away their swords. They brandished their Tibetan knives at the soldiers who were still running away, and slashed fiercely! The soldiers were so panicked that they simply forgot to surrender on the spot. They spread their legs and ran away in horror. However, they were chased and killed by the Tubo Huqi who dispersed their formation. Corpses were scattered all over the ground.
Changsun Yan and his soldiers were blocked by layers of rebels, and had no way to advance or retreat. When a group of Tubo cavalry saw a cavalry among the rebels, their eyes immediately lit up. They knew that this was probably an enemy general, and it would be a great feat to kill or capture him. They immediately shouted and rode towards him.
Changsun Yan was so frightened that his two legs trembled. He rolled off his horse and threw away the sword in his hand. He squatted on the ground and held his head: "I surrender, I surrender!"
What dignity, what ambition? At this moment, under the knife of Tubo Hu Qi, he could only save his own life...
If life is still there, there is still a chance for everything to come back; if life is lost, even if others praise you for having "spine", it will be of no use?
A group of Tubo horsemen rushed forward like a whirlwind, reined in their horses and stood still. Several soldiers jumped off their horses, stepped forward and kicked Changsun Yan to the ground. One of them shouted in blunt Chinese: "Who are you?" What is your identity?”
Seeing that the armor on Changsun Yan was different from others, he obviously had an unusual identity, but he was surrounded by so many cavalry, maybe he was a high official...
Changsun Yan was afraid that these Tubo barbarians would chop him with their swords without even saying a word. When he heard the shouting, he did not dare to hide anything: "I am the fourth son of the Changsun family, Changsun Yan, and I am the leader of this powerful private army!"
The Tibetan soldier was overjoyed, trotted back, and said a few words in Tubo to another general on horseback.
The general was tall and tall, with a bronze complexion. He was sitting on a horse like a Yuan Ting Yue Zhi. He was Lu Dongzan's son Zan Po...
Zanpo raised her eyes and glanced at the prisoners everywhere, and heard that the general of the army had been captured. She was in a good mood and said with satisfaction: "Bind this man and take him to the army. Leave two thousand people to guard the prisoners. If there is resistance, they will be killed." Pardon! The rest of the group will immediately go south to join the Youtun Guards cavalry. The Yuwen family’s private army escaped last time, and they will be defeated this time!”
"Here!"
When the order was issued, the Tubo Hu cavalry was immediately divided into two. Someone tied Changsun Yan with five flowers and placed it on the saddle. One part stayed here to guard the prisoners, and the other part galloped southward with Zanpo's riding. Thousands of Tubo barbarians rode their horses and roared with thunderous momentum.
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Yu Wenlong watched as the Tubo Hu Cavalry moved from far to near, their marching trajectory drew an arc, and they crossed in front of his own formation, dividing him and Chang Sun Yan's troops in front of him in two. Where is the slightest bit of luck in your heart? Not caring about Chang Sun Yan's fate, he repeatedly ordered the entire army to retreat.
They didn't dare to withdraw too quickly. Although their subordinates were all the elites of the Guanlong Army, they lacked tacit understanding among themselves. If they retreated too quickly and the formation became disorganized, and the Tubo cavalry seized the opportunity to turn around and kill them, it would be terrible. That's it.
Even though he knew that the cavalry of the Youtun Guards was probably taking a detour towards him somewhere, and might suddenly appear the next moment...
Everyone in the army was extremely nervous, watching helplessly as the Tubo Hu cavalry slaughtered the powerful private soldiers and killed them indiscriminately. The private soldiers abandoned their weapons and surrendered one by one, but they were powerless and did not dare to stop and retreat with all their strength.
The army retreated through the Guanghua Gate, and the lights of the archery tower on the northwest corner of the Chang'an City Wall were already dimly visible. As long as you go around it, you can reach Kaiyuanmen, which is the defense area of the Guanlong Army. Even if the Youtun Guards cavalry dares to catch up, Kaiyuanmen, The Guanlong army in the Jinguangmen area can also be reinforced immediately.
Yu Wenlong breathed a sigh of relief, but before he could let go of his hanging heart, he heard the rumble of horse hooves in his ears. He changed color in horror and looked up to the south.
I saw only a cavalry galloping westward along the Chang'an city wall, with bright armor and thunderous hooves...
Yu Wenlong's eyes were about to burst and he shouted in a hissing voice: "Go quickly, go quickly, the enemy wants to cut off our army's retreat!"
Obviously, the cavalry of Youtun Guard had been lurking for a long time. They had detoured all the way from Yong'an Canal here, trying to go straight behind them and cut off the retreat of his army. It's just that this place is too close to the Chang'an City Wall, and the enemy cannot hide, so their true appearance is revealed.
However, the enemy troops are all cavalry and have high mobility. Once they get around the northwest corner of the city wall, they will completely cut off their retreat. At that time, they will attack the Tubo Hu cavalry from the front and back. The two cavalry will charge back and forth wantonly... A cold air invades Yuwenlong whole body.
He didn't care about the danger, let alone whether the Youtun Guard cavalry would give up cutting off the retreat and attack him directly. He just wanted to quickly reach the northwest corner of the city wall to occupy a favorable terrain and thwart the Youtun Guard cavalry's conspiracy. Therefore, he led his own soldiers and continued to ride with his cavalry. Running wildly, trying to get ahead of the Youtun Guards.
The Youtun Guard Cavalry obviously understood Yu Wenlong's plot and didn't care at all that if they entered the Guanlong Army's formation at this moment, they would kill them wantonly. They just galloped westward along the base of the city wall.
The two cavalrymen were within a distance of more than a hundred feet, running side by side towards the northwest corner of the city wall, where a competition between interception and counter-interception began.
Yu Wenlong's strategy was correct. Only by occupying the favorable terrain in the northwest corner of the city wall could he snipe the Youtun Guards cavalry, thus giving his troops a chance to escape to Kaiyuanmen. But he forgot that the strategy of Youtunwei this time was the same as the previous one. Not only were the cavalry of Youtunwei interspersed with them, but also the Tubo Hu cavalry were chasing after them.
The two cavalrymen here were rushing like lightning to seize the opportunity. Behind them, the Tubo Hu cavalry were already attacking with overwhelming force. The cavalry had all been taken away by Yu Wenlong in an attempt to intercept the Youtun Guard cavalry. The remaining infantry ran wildly, but how could they outpace the horses?
The Tubo Hu cavalry chased them from behind. Zanpo commanded the troops to charge into the formation and then cut off the Guanlong army into sections and encircled and suppressed them separately. But once again, she sighed in her heart: It turns out that fighting is such an easy thing?
The Tang army's military power shocked the world and made the Tubo people very afraid. Otherwise, they would not be coveting the Tang city but would not dare to launch a frontal war to attack the city and plunder the territory. However, accompanying Fang Jun to help Chang'an this time gave Yu Zanpo an incredible impression - it seemed that the Tang Dynasty's millions of troops, except for the Youtun Guards, all had limited combat power, and Tubo might not be incapable of fighting...
Of course, this idea only arose in his mind for a moment, and was immediately suppressed by himself.
Although he is from Tubo, Tubo is Tubo, and the Gar family is the Gar family. They must not be confused. Now that the Gar family was jealous of Songtsan Gampo and was kicked to Qinghai Lake to bear the pressure of facing the Tang Dynasty's soldiers, how could he be willing to let the Tibetans attack the Tang Dynasty city and strengthen their power?
I wish I could let Songtsen Gampo be promoted to genius...
Facing the Guanlong infantry, the Tubo Hu cavalry showed the superiority of the cavalry to the fullest. They drove, dispersed, divided, surrounded and suppressed... closely chasing the tail of the Guanlong army and slaughtered them wantonly, leaving corpses everywhere and ghosts crying and wolves howling.
Yu Wenlong was galloping at full speed and could not see the situation behind him, but what if he knew that the Tubo Huqi were chasing his army one after another? At this moment, turning around and going back to rescue the infantry would be asking for death. Not only would they have to fight the fierce Tubo cavalry with an unknown outcome, but they would also have to endure the desperate situation of being cut off by the Youtun Guard cavalry.
He could only move forward blindly, constantly moving forward, trying to occupy the northwest corner of the city wall before the Youtun Guards cavalry, thereby providing a retreat channel for his troops.
Although most of the army is likely to be lost, every one who can escape counts...
The two cavalrymen seemed to be racing. They were obviously not far apart. One of them only needed to deviate from the route and move closer to the other side, so that they could engage in close combat. However, no one cared about the other side. They just increased their horse speed to the fastest and headed towards the northwest of Chang'an City with all their strength. Horns run wildly.
The rumble of hooves roared like rolling thunder, and the people in various places inside the city wall were alarmed. They were first surprised, and then full of fear. Could it be that someone wanted to break through the city wall and spread the flames of war to the entire Chang'an City?
Finally, Yu Wenlong led his army to arrive first.
There is a high ground in the northwest corner of Chang'an City. Once you occupy this high ground, you can dive down on the enemy from a high position and take advantage of the terrain. However, Yu Wenlong had just rushed to the high ground and before he could arrange his array, the Youtun Guards cavalry had already arrived like a whirlwind.
Fighting broke out suddenly. (End of chapter)