"Report…"
Jie Li was discussing countermeasures with the general in the big tent. A loud shout immediately attracted his attention.
"Hurry up and tell me!"
The soldier's face was covered in blood and sweat as he said in a trembling voice,""Great Khan, our left army encountered the cavalry led by Hou Junji of the Tang Dynasty. After a great battle, our side suffered a crushing defeat, and General Ashina Bi's whereabouts are unknown.”
"What?"
Jie Li, Tu Li Er, and General Qi Bi He Li all stood up, their faces filled with disbelief.
Jie Li threw the wine cup in his hand and roared,"Nonsense. As far as I know, Hou Junji's army only has 5000 cavalry, while Ashina's left army has 30,000. How could they have been defeated?”
"General Ashina Bi said that only 10000 cavalry were needed to deal with the Tang army," the soldier said, trembling."So the remaining 20000 soldiers stayed in the stockade and didn't come out."”
"Preposterous. Ashina is arrogant and conceited. I've reminded him many times that Hou Junji isn't an ordinary person, but he just won't listen. Now, I've finally suffered."
Jie Li slammed the table fiercely, venting the dissatisfaction in his heart.
"Even so, General Ashina's 10000 soldiers were more than enough to deal with Hou Junji's 5000 soldiers. How could they have lost so badly?"”
Tuli sniffed and asked,""Why does it smell like urine?"
Qi Bi He Liliang: " It was this coward who did it. He actually peed his pants. You've really disgraced us Turks. Men, drag this disgraceful dog out and chop him up."”
"General, please spare my life! Great Khan, please spare my life! We had originally planned to destroy Hou Junji's army, but reinforcements had suddenly appeared and we were defeated.”
Jie Li made a sound of surprise and grabbed the soldier's collar,""The Tang Dynasty still has soldiers? Could it be that the intelligence from Chang 'an was wrong? How many reinforcements did they send?"
"Great, Great King! There's only one person on the other side!"
The soldier was afraid of being beaten up, so he continued,"This person looks to be only fifteen or sixteen years old, but his strength is extremely terrifying. He was able to kill General Ashina Bi's guards from a thousand steps away, and it was three consecutive times!”
Jie Li and the others sucked in a breath of cold air. Everyone in the tent looked at each other with fear and doubt in their eyes.
"Killed from a thousand steps away? Is there really such a person in the world?"
"General Ashina Simo, you can only shoot five hundred steps at most, right?”
"Yes, but only once. If you want to do it again, you can only wait until the next day.”
Jie Li frowned deeply after listening, and an inexplicable feeling suddenly rose in his heart.
The siege of Chang 'an this time was likely to end in failure.
Just as Jie Li and the others were shocked, a piece of news that made them even more afraid came.
Chang 'an's direction was densely covered with flags, and a large-scale army was marching toward them.
"Let's go out and take a look!"
Jie Li put on his battle armor and under the escort of the Turkic generals, he rode his horse to the side of the Wei River bridge.
Tuli had sharp eyes. He pointed to a spot and said," Great Khan, there are traces of the enemy on the left front. According to the number of flags, this army has at least 30,000 soldiers.”
"Great Khan, a huge sandstorm is also rising not far from our right front. It seems that there are at least 50,000 soldiers!" Qi Bi He Li said in a panic.”
Chuluo stepped forward and said," Great Khan, these two armies add up to 80,000. Adding the original 30,000 in Chang 'an, the Tang army has a total of 110,000. It is impossible to take Chang' an quickly. Why don't we retreat?"”
"Right, let's retreat. If Li Jing, Cheng Zhijie, and the others return to help, we'll be wrapped in dumplings.”
Jie Li was worthy of being a fierce hero of the grassland. He felt that something was wrong and sat on his horse, thinking carefully.
……
After Xiao Rui made arrangements for Hou Junji and the others, he immediately returned to Li Shimin's side.
The scouts sent by Li Shiming had already reported the victory of the Tang army.
Xiao Rui dismounted and reported. Li Shimin quickly went forward to support him: "Xiao Rui, it was fortunate that we had you, or Hou Junji would have been defeated. Thank you for saving the Great Tang and its people!”
"I admire Young Master Xiao's bravery.”
Zhangsun Wuji cupped his hands.
"Young Master Xiao is so young, yet he has such courage. His future is definitely limitless.”
Gao Shilian complimented.
"Not only is Young Master Xiao intelligent, but his martial prowess is also unmatched. He truly is a valiant general of the Great Tang.”
Fang Xuanling stroked his beard and praised.
The only general, Dugu Yanyun, patted Xiao Rui's shoulder and said with a face full of admiration,"Good boy, you're almost catching up to Yuchi Jingde and Qin Shubao. I'm really looking forward to what interesting things will happen when you meet. I heard that you killed the enemy from a thousand steps away. I wonder if you can show me your skills?”
Xiao Rui nodded with a smile, and shot an arrow towards Jie Li.
"Genius, genius! The two ends of the bow and arrow were about to collide. How much arm strength did he have to do that?”
"Emperor, this bow is a four picul bow, right?”
"Yes, this one's bow is indeed four piculs. Only this one, Cheng Zhijie, Yuchi Jingde, and my third brother can pull it.”
Xiao Rui loosened his grip, and the arrow shot out like a wild dog that had escaped its reins.
"Pfft…"
"Congratulations emperor, Jie Li has been shot, our Great Tang has won.”
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