The other was to take the risk and go to the rear of the enemy formation to find Princess Chang Le with that unlikely hope.
One was to preserve his life and hide his ambition to return to the court in preparation for the future fight for the position of Crown Prince.
In the end, Li Tai chose the latter.
Cheng Yaojin naturally saw through Li Tai's thoughts, which was why he scoffed at Li Tai in his heart.
Under Li Jing's orders, the remaining sixty thousand soldiers fled to Youzhou City, hoping to rely on the sturdy walls to defend against the Turks.
But how could Jie Li Khagan let go of such a good opportunity?
Now, the wolves were hunting the escaping goats, and the goats were already crippled and injured.
"Brothers! The Tang army was defeated again! Let's charge over, crush Youzhou City, rob their women, and take their cattle and sheep. Soon, Chang 'an will be ours! We will have endless women and wealth!”
Jie Li Khan stood on the carriage and shouted.
In an instant, the morale of the 500,000 Turkic cavalrymen soared. They arrived at the tail of the Tang army and quickly surpassed more than half of the Tang army.
" Tian Zi has misled me!!"
Seeing this, Li Jing, who was known as the invincible God of War, shouted in grief.
Originally, with Li Jing's character, he would never do something so stupid as to attack the strong with his short hand. Moreover, he was known as a quasi-sage of weapons. Although he had suffered small losses in the battles he had experienced, he had never suffered a great defeat. It could be said that he had a strategy in hand and won a thousand miles.
But today, he had been forced out of the city by the emperor's order to face the enemy in a situation where he was outnumbered and outnumbered. As a result, he had been forced to retreat a thousand li, and his hundred thousand soldiers were now facing the despair of the Turks.
"Sigh!"
Li Jing sighed heavily and nailed his sword to the ground. His long beard fluttered on his haggard face.
"Your Majesty, hurry up and return to Youzhou City!”
Li Jing said.
"Duke Wei, you?"
Li Tai was moved. He had never seen Li Jing like this.
"Men! Protect the King of Wei and retreat to Youzhou City!”
A group of Tang Dynasty soldiers rushed up and dragged Li Tai's horse toward Youzhou City.
Li Tai gripped the reins tightly, his heart sinking.
"Soldiers of the Great Tang, retreat! All of us will be trampled into meat paste by the Turks! Grip your weapons tightly and fight back with the will to die. We still have a chance of survival! Follow me and kill!"
Li Jing roared, and the 63-year-old general led the charge.
"Kill!"
The Tang army, which had been utterly defeated, turned around one after another and charged fearlessly at the Turkic cavalry.
……
Rumble!
The five hundred thousand Turkic soldiers were like rolling black clouds.
Yang Lin brought Shu Yueli, Sun Wei, and the others to the rear of the Turkic army and looked into the distance.
His hundred men and horses wouldn't even be able to stir up a bubble if they charged into the five hundred thousand Turkic army.
However…
How would he know that it was impossible if he hadn't tried it before?
Yang Lin took a deep breath and opened his eyes. The Heavenly Dragon City-Breaking Halberd emitted a dazzling light under the afterglow of the setting sun.
"Follow me closely!"
"Yes, Master!"
" Kill the enemy for the people!!"
Yang Lin shouted, leading Shu Yueli, Sun Wei, and the others into the rear of the Turkic army like an extremely sharp sword.
……
On the battlefield.
Puff!
Li Jing, the Duke of Wei, once again pierced through the breastplate of a Turkic cavalryman and pulled out his bloody sword, his long hair dancing in the wind and his expression sorrowful.
A famous general of his generation still had his sword in his hand, and he originally had a grand plan to destroy the Turks hidden in his heart. But today, because of a moment of soft-heartedness, he made a mistake in his decision and lost his horse's front hooves, causing half of his fame to be destroyed!
Li Jing was unwilling!
However, no matter how unwilling he was, he couldn't save anything. Although the 60,000 Tang soldiers were brave, they had little effect and still couldn't avoid being slaughtered by the Turkic cavalry.
Li Jing leaned on his sword and sobbed. Tears flowed down his old face, making people feel particularly sad.
" Jing, I've let down the people of the world. If I can't kill all the foreign races in this life, I'll do it again in the next life..."
Li Jing placed his sword across his neck and was about to commit suicide.
" Duke Wei!!!"
His trusted subordinates and personal guards all rushed over anxiously.
Suddenly, a young Tang general on horseback stared with wide eyes at the unstoppable human-shaped dragon charging through the Turkic army. He shouted in a trembling voice,"Duke Wei, look!"
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