When Li Ji withdrew, he reached the gate of the camp, and then stopped to breathe heavily.
He suddenly found that his back was burning.
There is also pain under the ribs.
Lifting up his robe, he saw that he had been wounded in the blast, and his clothes were soaked in blood.
Li Ji grinned his teeth in pain at this moment.
When I was running before, I didn't feel it. Because of the speed of life and death, I didn't dare to delay at all. All the attention was on running and evacuating, not daring to stay any longer. Now that he escaped, he realized his injury.
"Retreat, retreat quickly!"
At this moment, Qin Qiong's cry came again.
Qin Qiong rushed out on horseback.
Previously, he led an army to attack from another place. Some time after he entered, he also began to be affected by the explosion of gunpowder, so he could only retreat. Qin Qiong was getting closer and closer to Li Ji. When he approached Li Ji, Qin Qiong didn't dare to waste time, and shouted: "Director Li, retreat, retreat at full speed, Du Qi's army began to attack and cover up."
Li Ji's complexion suddenly changed.
Du Qi is so fast.
He no longer delays time, nor waits for the rest of the people, and continues to evacuate with Qin Qiong with the army.
Everyone fled in embarrassment.
The same is true for the rest of the Tang army generals.
All fled in panic.
The army under Du Qi's command has already begun to cover up and kill. The army that concealed the killing was the cavalry led by Xue Rengui. Under a bright moonlight, the war horse can see the surrounding area at close range, so it can see the road clearly.
The cavalry concealed the kill, and the escaped Tang army suffered more casualties.
The army led by Li Ji retreated. When they approached Shazhou City, fortunately there were some people led by Changsun Wuji, Wei Zheng and others in Shazhou City, and Wei Shuyu led the army to support the rear, so Li Ji and others retreated. Changsun Wuji, Wei Shuyu and others immediately led troops to respond, and then withdrew together.
Li Ji didn't dare to stay in Shazhou City at all.
Because of the lack of food in the city.
And there are not enough troops.
Li Ji led the army to retreat quickly. He didn't know how many soldiers were lost in this battle, but Li Ji knew that the loss of troops in this battle was definitely not worse than Li Shimin's, or even worse.
The army withdrew quickly, and it was late at night that the army led by Li Ji stopped.
Now Li Ji's army has reached the north of Shazhou City.
The area near Daze.
North of Shazhou City, there is a swampy lake named Sishili Ze. According to Li Ji's original plan, when Du Qi's army arrived in Shazhou City, once the two sides fought, the army led by Li Ji would retreat to the area of ??Sishirize to avoid Du Qi's pursuit.
Near this area, there are food and troops placed by Li Ji.
Li Ji ordered the army to stop and rest.
At the same time count the losses.
After some people under Li Ji's command lightly tapped, they finally came to Li Ji's side and reported: "Mr. Li, the strength of our side is now less than 50,000. Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin and other generals have already led back to the In the army formation. However, General Liu Hongji and General Qu Tutong did not return, and their lives and deaths are uncertain.¡±
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Li Ji's complexion changed abruptly.
Liu Hongji and Qu Tutong are two generals.
This is the chief general in the army.
Li Ji's expression changed again and again. Because at the moment, he didn't know what to do for a while.
It's too awful!
There are more than 200,000 troops, but now less than 50,000 have returned. Even if many soldiers will withdraw in the follow-up, the final loss is already doomed, and it must be countless losses.
Li Ji looked at Changsun Wuji, and said in a deep voice, "Duke Qi, what can we do now?"
Changsun Wuji looked at the miserable soldiers around him and sighed. At this moment, he was really a bit decadent, because this battle was fought too heartily and he lost too badly.
Especially when Du Qi invited you into the urn this time, they took the initiative to get in.
Wei Zheng said in a deep voice: "Director Li, this is the end of the matter, and Shazhou will definitely not be able to defend it. My suggestion is that we withdraw our troops directly to leave Shazhou and return to Suzhou to guard. The city of Suzhou has been repaired and strengthened, and even There is an urn city. The city is built with blue stones. Even if Du Qi's weapon is powerful, it may not be able to blow up the city. When we hold the city firmly, we can still resist Du Qi's army."
Li Ji was a little silent, and after a long while he said: "Our current military strength, that is,So he retreated to Suzhou, facing Du Qi's overwhelming attack, it might not be easy. "
Wei Zheng said: "No matter what, there is always a glimmer of hope."
Qin Qiong was still on the sidelines, and he said: "Director Li, Duke Qi, and Minister Wei, if we evacuate now, it is tantamount to surrendering Shazhou. Although Shazhou City fell, the counties in Shazhou still belonged to Datang and never belonged to it. Du Qi. If we defend these places, we still have a good chance."
Li Ji shook his head and said: "I can't defend it. The county towns in the counties are worse than Shazhou City. Du Qi fired a few shots, and the cities in the counties collapsed. Our current military strength is no longer comparable to Du Qi's. We can't defend. Whether it's defense or head-to-head confrontation, we can't win now."
Changsun Wuji said: "Such persistence can only give Du Qi a chance to wipe us out."
Qin Qiong stopped talking immediately.
Today the situation is too bad.
At this moment, Cheng Yaojin said: "Mr. Li, my old Cheng doesn't know much about the layout. But now that we have arrived in the area of ????Sishilize, why not use this area to roam and communicate with us?" Du Qi's army is entangled."
"Next, we will break it up into pieces, disperse the army, arrange them to hide in various places, and fight against Du Qi's army everywhere. Because they are all scattered, Du Qi's army will not be able to annihilate us."
"Once Du Qi divides his troops to encircle and suppress each other, we can fight with each other and wipe out Du Qi's army little by little. Moreover, Du Qi has occupied Shazhou and Guazhou, and we can also arrange part of our forces to Guazhou so that they can fight against each other. Guazhou attacked government offices and towns under Du Qi's rule. In this way, we have a chance to counter."
"Du Qi's army is going to Suzhou, let him go, we will destroy Du Qi's rear. Even, we can go one step further and go directly to Du Qi's Yizhou."
Cheng Yaojin said: "In this way, we can actually mobilize Du Qi's army and gain an advantage in this battle. If we meet head-on, we will definitely lose."
Li Ji's eyes lit up when he heard it.
Cheng Yaojin's method is feasible to a certain extent.
Dividing troops is the best strategy.
Because under the current defeat, Li Ji is unwilling to retreat back in despair, so he can only divide his troops and continue fighting. Anyway, now he doesn't care about the defense of the city, and goes all out to fight Du Qiyou.
Li Ji looked at Changsun Wuji and said, "Duke Qi, what do you think?"
Changsun Wuji said: "I agree!"
Li Ji looked at Wei Zheng again, and Wei Zheng agreed immediately, and the rest of the generals who came back with him all held the same opinion. Because right now, it's the only option. Otherwise, they can only evacuate in despair.
This is what everyone does not want.
Li Ji immediately said: "Since that's the case, we will divide our troops. But at the moment, there will definitely be a certain amount of troops coming to Shisi Rize, so let's wait another night. Tomorrow morning, we will divide our troops and leave. At that time Each of them took their weapons and food and left, and then they fought on their own."
After a pause, Li Ji gathered all the generals under his command together again, quickly made arrangements, and arranged everyone under his command separately. Whether it was Qin Qiong, or Cheng Yaojin and others, they all got part of the force, and they all had to They are fighting on their own in Shazhou.
After Li Ji made arrangements, he also began to rest.
In order to restore the spirit. (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com