Mu Rong Qianlin's death was like a signal that the Tuyuhun Cavalry had started to retreat. In addition to the fact that they had not been able to attack for a long time, their morale had fallen to a low point.
The Tuyuhun Cavalry ran for their lives in a panic, not even caring about their other warhorse.
One had to know that under normal circumstances, the nomads of the grasslands would have one person and two horses. Especially during an invasion like this, each cavalryman had two warhorses.
Warhorses might be a precious item to the dynasties of the Central Plains. However, for the nomads of the grasslands, this was what they had the most.
They had a large number of horses, so it was not difficult for each of them to have two warhorses.
When they attacked, their other warhorse would stay behind. This time, the Tuyuhun Cavalry didn't even bother with their warhorses and turned their horses around to flee.
It had to be said that there was a reason why cavalry could dominate this era.
Even though Qin Qiong's left guard and Cheng Yaojin's right guard tried their best to resist the Tuyuhun cavalrymen, they were still able to break out of the encirclement.
Seeing the Tuyuhun Cavalry fleeing, Cheng Yaojin and Qin Qiong could only helplessly give up on chasing. How could the Infantry catch up to the Cavalry?
The cavalry of the Left and Right Guards also stopped their pursuit under Li Yuanba's orders. There were only a few thousand Tuyuhun cavalrymen who escaped.
Moreover, Li Yuanba did not want to pursue them at this time. What if their reinforcements arrived? At that time, if these 8,000 cavalrymen were defeated, the subsequent battles would not be easy to fight.
"Take good care of those warhorses. In the future, they will be the best warhorses for the expansion of our Great Tang cavalry!”
Li Yuanba looked at the remaining cavalrymen and couldn't help but shout at the soldiers.
Warhorses were snatched away one by one. Cheng Yaojin and Qin Qiong quickly snatched these warhorses away, as if they were afraid of being snatched away by others.
"You two, come here!"
Li Yuanba rolled his eyes and waved at Cheng Yaojin and Qin Qiong, ignoring the blood all over his body.
"Hehe! Your Highness! Just now on the battlefield, you were like a god descending to the mortal world, like a god helping you! Who in this world is a match for you?”
Cheng Yaojin walked over and started flattering Qin Qiong. Qin Qiong's mouth twitched, and Li Yuanba seemed to be enjoying it.
They were old followers of Li Shiming and knew that Li Shiming was also a person who cared about his face. If you flattered him a few times, it would be extremely beneficial!
In the end, Li Yuanba was the same. Qin Qiong was even suspecting if it was inherited from the Li family!
"No! What did you say? Old man? Is I very old?"
Li Yuanba suddenly shouted at Cheng Yaojin.
"Ah! Not old! Not old! Not old! You're only twenty-four. How are you old? Not old at all!"
Cheng Yaojin laughed.
"What did you say? Twenty-five? I am now fifteen years old! Fifteen years old! Look clearly, he's fifteen!"
Li Yuanba pointed at himself and said unhappily.
" Ah…But you were born in the third year of Renshou of the Sui Dynasty…"
"I was in a coma for nine years, so it doesn't count! Do you understand?"
Li Yuanba's eyes widened. How could the nine years of coma count? Anyway, Li Yuanba didn't think it counted.
"Yes, yes, yes! Those who are unconscious can't be counted, can't be counted! It's me, Old Cheng, who's muddle-headed!"
"That's more like it. You old thing, be more careful in the future. If you dare to talk nonsense again, I'll beat you up!"
Li Yuanba glared at Cheng Yaojin and said unhappily.
Cheng Yaojin chuckled and had a submissive appearance. Qin Qiong's horizons were broadened. In the past, Cheng Yaojin wouldn't admit defeat even when facing Li Shiming.
But now, he didn't dare to go against Li Yuanba. After thinking for a while, he understood. Cheng Yaojin was indeed shameless. He had been talking nonsense with Li Shiming before, and in the end, he had been clamoring for a one-on-one fight.
However, Li Shiming's martial strength was no match for him, so every time Li Shiming was furious, Cheng Yaojin's face was not red and he was not panting.
But Li Yuanba was different! Li Yuanba didn't even need to use a second move to beat him up.
"Oh right, I saw you two fighting so hard for the warhorses just now. How many did you each get?”
Li Yuanba asked casually.
"Hehe! Not much, not much! My right guard has snatched 9,000 horses!”
Cheng Yaojin chuckled.
"Your Highness, I have about ten thousand horses!”
Qin Qiong did not look like Cheng Yaojin. He was completely a piece of rotten meat.
"En! Take good care of them first. I want 12,000 horses when we return to Chang 'an!”
Li Yuanba said it with all his heart, but Cheng Yaojin and Qin Qiong immediately had bitter expressions.
Seeing that the 19,000 warhorses had been reduced by 12,000, Cheng Yaojin even felt that Li Yuanba was the one with the background of a rebel. Look at him. Even if he was a gangster, he wouldn't be so cunning.
"What's with your expressions? Do you think I left too much for you? Should I ask for more?"
"No ~ no ~"
Cheng Yaojin shook his head like a rattle-drum. What a joke.
"Alright! Clean up the battlefield! They had defeated 20,000 Tuyuhun Cavalry today, but there were still 30,000 more behind them! We still have a lot of things to do!"
With nearly 20,000 Tuyuhun cavalrymen gone, Li Yuanba felt a bit more relaxed. Although the remaining 30,000 Tuyuhun cavalrymen were still difficult to deal with, at least the pressure was not as strong as before.
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Chang 'an, Eastern Palace
The 800-mile express was not a boastful thing. The 800-mile express from Dangzhou was delivered to Li Shiming in two days.
"Your Highness, what did Prince Zhao say in the letter?”
Fang Xuanling asked curiously when he saw Li Shiming's expression change after reading the letter.
"Duke Xuanling, take a look for yourself!"
Li Shimin handed the letter to Fang Xuanling.
Fang Xuanling's expression turned solemn after reading the letter. Du Ruhui and the others also came over to read the letter.
After reading it, everyone fell silent.
After a while, Zhangsun Wuji said,""Your Highness, there are only two guards of the Northern Yamen's Imperial Army left around Chang 'an. There are still more than 70,000 soldiers.
The rest of the troops had already been dispatched to the north and the vicinity of Youzhou. Although Li Yuan, the King of Lujiang, had been captured by Wang Junkuo, the situation in Youzhou had yet to stabilize, and the army there could not be easily transferred back.
And Liang Shidu is also eyeing the Great Tang covetously. Now that the King of Zhao has written a letter saying that the Eastern Turks are about to lead their army south, wouldn't it be too much of a joke if we were to mobilize our army to reinforce Chang 'an?”
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