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Chapter 1088: Thousands of troops and horses avoid white robes

The situation on the battlefield was changing rapidly. The Tang Dynasty in Goguryeo was still attacking Li Ji's army just now, hoping to break through the Tang army's formation. However, in a blink of an eye, Cheng Yaojin, who was ambushing behind, killed Goguryeo's rear army and fled in scattered ways. He was about to break through Goguryeo's rear army. At that time, they would definitely be defeated if they attacked Li Ji.

Seeing this situation, Gao Yanshou hurriedly sent troops to prepare for rescue from the rear army. However, at this moment, the Tang army in the rear stopped charging and began to encircle and suppress the rear army. It seemed that it did not intend to attack the Tang army in front. This made Gao Yanshou stunned and even wondered if the Tang army behind had conflicts with the Tang army in front. After all, how could he give up such a good opportunity?

However, Gao Yanshou soon knew that he was wrong. Although the Tang army in the rear did not fight, with a dense sound of war drums, a Tang cavalry rushed over on the right side. Although the number of this cavalry was not large, it was like a sharp blade and penetrated into his right wing. The army on his side was like tofu, cut a big hole by them, and they were still moving forward quickly, as if they wanted to cut their army into two sections.

"Daozong really does not disappoint my high expectations. It seems that the overall situation of this battle has been decided!" On the earthen mountain in the distance, Li Shimin looked at the battle situation below and said with a faint smile on his face. As soon as the cavalry led by Li Daozong came out, he immediately broke through the defense line of the Goguryeo army. The Goguryeo people could not stop him at all. There was no suspense about cutting off the Goguryeo army based on the momentum.

In fact, although Li Daozong's cavalry was sharp, if it were in normal times, it would not be possible to break through the defense line of tens of thousands of Goguryeo people so easily. However, the timing of Li Shimin's order was too clever. Just as Gao Yanshou was about to send people to support the rear, Li Ji in the front also began to fight back. As a result, the army's orders were mixed and the command was a little chaotic. Suddenly, Li Daozong's cavalry rushed in, so he naturally could not organize an effective counterattack.

In the blink of an eye, Li Daozong's six thousand cavalry rushed more than half. Although the speed decreased, it was still very smooth. In fact, the biggest advantage of the cavalry was speed. If the cavalry did not block the charge at the beginning, the cavalry in the rear would rush in continuously, tearing the holes wider and wider. Now Li Daozong has rushed to the central position of Goguryeo. As long as he breaks through here, the entire Goguryeo army will lose unified command and the Tang army will also set the victory ahead of time.

Gao Yanshou looked at the Tang army getting closer and closer, and naturally knew that it was a life-and-death moment. If this cavalry really broke through the central army, then his side would not be a big defeat, but a crushing defeat, and even his life would be lost here. So he also made a ruthless move at this time and immediately shouted: "Five-Sword Army!"

Quangasuwen's family has been a great nobleman in Goguryeo for generations. Quangasuwen is burly and has great courage. He usually carries five swords on his back and is invincible on the battlefield. When he was young, he formed an elite cavalry, and later it was expanded several times and named it "Five Sword Army". He is usually Quangasuwen's personal guard. This time Gao Yanshou led his troops to him, and Quangasuwen also handed over his personal guard to him for command.

Li Shimin also has an extremely elite cavalry. Because the army is worn with black armor, it is called the Xuanjia Army. At that time, he defeated Dou Jiande's 100,000 troops with thousands of Xuanjia troops, making the Xuanjia Army famous all over the world. Quangai Suwen's "Five Sword Army" was actually built by Li Shimin's Xuanjia Army. Although there are not many, its combat effectiveness is also extremely strong.

Gao Yanshou was reluctant to use the Five-Sword Army, but now the situation is critical, he has to send this elite force. With his order, the three thousand cavalry guards who were originally guarding him immediately lined up and rushed out. The Five-Sword Army was all wearing red armor, and they had a transcendent position in the Goguryeo army. When charging, all those who stood in their way were their enemies. Therefore, the Goguryeo soldiers on the road also dodged one after another, some of whom could not dodge, and they stepped into meat paste directly.

However, it was only when no one dared to stop that the Five-Blade Army successfully reached the front of the Tang army's cavalry, and then the two elite cavalry collided fiercely. Although the combat effectiveness of the Five-Blade Army may not be as good as that of the Xuanjia Army, it is not comparable to that of ordinary cavalry. Li Daozong's cavalry rushed to halfway, and his aura was lost at this time and his speed also decreased. In addition, he encountered a strong enemy of the Five-Blade Army, and was blocked all of a sudden. The vanguard cavalry was discounted countless times, but he just couldn't rush over.

"Oh no!" Li Xiu, who was watching the battle on the earthen mountain, couldn't help but scream inward when he saw this situation. In fact, all the ministers around him reacted the same way. Even if they didn't understand the tactics of war, they knew that the biggest reliance of the cavalry was speed. If they were blocked and were surrounded by the enemy, then the cavalry would be almost a tiger with lost minions, and in the end they could only be swallowed up by the enemy bit by bit.

Li Shimin's face was also not very good at this time. He just said that the victory was decided, but he was slapped in the face in the blink of an eye. Moreover, if Li Daozong's cavalry was destroyed, it would cause a serious blow to the morale of the Tang army. Even the Goguryeo may turn defeat into victory, and the goal he set before to wipe out the Goguryeo will become a joke.

But at this moment, a white-robed general suddenly appeared among the cavalry of Li Daozong, followed by a cavalry. In the blink of an eye, he rushed to the front and then took the lead in the Five-sword Army. The originally powerful Five-sword Army was as fragile as a piece of thin paper in front of the White-robed general, and a gap was pierced in the blink of an eye.

I saw that the white-robed general Xiaoyong was extremely aggressive. He used himself as an arrow to charge forward, and the cavalry behind him followed closely. After tearing the gap of the Five-Blade Army, he immediately took the lead in. There was no enemy in the Goguryeo army. For a moment, the Goguryeo cavalry killed the people and horses over. Even the general commanding the Five-Blade Army was stabbed under the horse with a spear.

"Good tiger general!" Li Shimin, who was watching the battle, did not expect that one of his side would actually kill such a powerful general, almost killing a bloody path with one force. Li Daozong immediately seized the opportunity and commanded the army again to rush over. Thousands of Five Swords lost their command and immediately became the soul of the Tang army under the sword.

"Hahaha~, who is this general? I want to give him a lot of rewards!" Seeing Li Daozong's cavalry charge again, Li Shimin also laughed happily and made a promise in public.

"Report to Your Majesty, I know this general!" When Li Xiu saw the white-robed general, he showed a faint smile on his face, and then bowed slightly to Li Shimin and said, "They were all riding on the horse in armor at this time, so naturally they could not salute like they usually do.

"Oh? Li Xiu, you actually know the other party?" Li Shimin couldn't help but look surprised when he heard Li Xiu's words. Although it was far away, judging from the number of soldiers led by the white-robed general, his official position should not be high. So he just asked casually just now, not expecting any of the ministers around him to know a low-level general.

"Yes, this white robe general is named Xue Li, whose courtesy name is Rengui, and is from Jiangzhou, Hedong Road. He studied in the military academy before and then graduated with very outstanding grades. He is also his favorite student!" Li Xiu said with a smile and introduced.

A few days ago, he met Xue Rengui and recommended the other party to Li Daozong, hoping that Li Daozong would take more care of him. As a result, Li Daozong also gave him a lot of face and organized Xue Rengui to his own command. He belonged to a few cavalry directly under his command. This also gave Xue Rengui the opportunity to play. He just broke through the defense line of the Five-Sword Army in one fell swoop.

"Xue Rengui? Why is this name so familiar?" Li Shimin couldn't help but show a contemplative expression when he heard Li Xiu's words, and then he suddenly said, "I remember, this Xue Rengui seemed to be recommended by you to the military academy, and he also helped the court to quell the rebellion of the Turks!"

"Your Majesty has such a good memory. He is the Xue Rengui!" Li Xiu smiled again and said. Although Xue Rengui's fate was changed by himself, his way of becoming famous has not changed. Just like in history, it was he who shined on the battlefield of Goguryeo that attracted Li Shimin's attention.

"Hahahaha~ No matter how good my memory is, I am not as good as yours. As long as the person you recommend, I have never disappointed me!" Li Shimin couldn't help laughing again when he heard Li Xiu's words, laughing for the upcoming victory, and also being happy for his own success.

The battle on the battlefield continued. Just as Li Xiu and Li Shimin were talking, Li Daozong's cavalry finally killed the encirclement and cut the Goguryeo army into two sections. Xue Rengui played a key role in it. In the second half, he was almost always the pioneer. With Xue Rengui opening the way, the cavalry behind even felt more relaxed than at the beginning.

Just as Li Daozong cut off the Goguryeo army into two pieces, Li Ji, who had been holding on for a long time, finally stopped hiding his fangs. With his order, the Tang army, which was originally on the defensive, immediately changed its formation and divided it into several armies and rushed into the Goguryeo army like dragons, cutting the already a little chaotic Goguryeo people into more small pieces, making them unable to respond.

Li Daozong was not idle either. After breaking through the siege, he turned around and killed him again. Then it was almost Xue Rengui's performance time. His white robe was also very conspicuous among the chaos. He rushed wherever there were the most Goguryeo people. As a result, wherever the white robe went, the Goguryeo people also fled in all directions, and no one dared to stop him.

Li Xiu and others who were watching the battle from afar were also excited to see it. After all, as men, they probably had this kind of fantasy of galloping on the battlefield and being invincible to thousands of people, but Xue Rengui turned this fantasy into reality. Li Shimin shouted even more excitedly: "Master General Mo Zilao, thousands of troops avoid white robes, Xue Rengui is my Chen Qingzhi!"
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