The artillery attack finally came to an end. There were still many people swaying in the front, but the black smoke had blocked everyone's vision, and they could not see how many people were on the battlefield in front.
Li Xiang snapped his fingers lightly, and the messenger next to him began to convey orders. No matter what the situation is ahead, your two vassal armies must go to the battlefield.
"Kill the chicken, cluck..."
"We will win!"
Both armies shouted their own slogans and, led by two or three leaders, rushed towards the thick smoke in front of them. It seemed that they were really risking their lives.
"Why does the expression on your face seem inappropriate?"
Li Xiang saw that Chang Sun Ze looked a little impatient.
"Their fighting power is low, and they won't be able to resolve the war even if they go up. It's better to just pull my elite troops up there. A single battle will determine the outcome. I guarantee that everyone in front of us will be defeated."
Chang Sunze said confidently that he had seen the combat effectiveness of the two vassal armies in the training camp. Although they were slightly stronger than the armies of the southern countries, they were not much stronger. It would be a waste of time to expect them to fight a decisive battle.
"Shut up."
Li Xiang hadn't said anything yet, but Chang Sun Chong had already yelled at him. Chang Sun Chong really didn't know what to say to his younger brother. He had been in the army for so long, but his brain was still not sharp. If he continued like this, let alone being a Confucian general, he could only be a general.
Hearing his elder brother's voice, Chang Sunze stood obediently by the side, but the expression on his face was still unconvinced.
"It's normal for a child to have such thoughts. You have to give him some room to grow. Consider how old he is this year."
Li Xiang said with a smile. Only then did Chang Sun Chong remember that his younger brother was actually only a little older than Li Xiang. Compared with the dandy boys from other families, this kid was already very good.
While a few people were telling jokes, the Goguryeo and Fuso armies had already rushed in. There were originally more than 10,000 Pyu troops on the battlefield, but after the artillery attack, they were directly reduced by more than 20%. Although there were still more than 9,000 people left, these 9,000 people had no fighting will at all.
When they saw a large number of troops rushing towards them, the first thought of the Pyu army was to escape. Some of them in the rear had expressions of extreme terror on their faces. They threw away their weapons and ran back.
"Kill him."
General Oohayuan, who led the team, drew his samurai sword and cut a Pyu general in half with one stroke.
Seeing how brave their general was, the Fuso soldiers rushed forward regardless of their lives. As long as this battle was fought well, the number of Fuso's vassal army would increase, and the people in the country would be able to live a better life.
They were killing with great enthusiasm, but the Pyu army was having a hard time. They didn't expect that the two armies were so brave. Even when they had the advantage in numbers, they were unable to defeat the two armies in front of them.
"General, please continue to send people to support them."
The people under his command could not bear to watch it any longer. After half an hour of fighting, more than 9,000 people had died, and now more than 2,000 had died. If they continued to fight like this, it was hard to say how many casualties they would suffer.
"Shut up! Can't you see the Tang army in the distance? If we continue to send people up, will we still have anyone left when the entire Tang army arrives?"
After General Mi Peng finished speaking, his men stopped talking. The elite Tang soldiers in the distance had not taken action yet, and they were just standing by and watching the fun. If our army went up, how would we deal with them when they came over later?
But it is really painful to watch our brothers being killed one after another.
After nearly an hour, the Pyu army finally couldn't hold on any longer. A general leading the army began to run back and their men couldn't hold on any longer either. A total of more than 10,000 people were killed, but now not even half of them were left, and their corpses were everywhere on the battlefield.
"Archers, get ready."
Seeing his men retreating, General Mi Peng guessed that the enemy would definitely catch up with them. As long as they caught up with them, our bows and arrows would be able to kill them all.
"Sound the retreat."
Li Xiang also gave orders. He would never let these two armies catch up. These two armies were too weak. It was okay to fight them individually. If they caught up now, the other side would definitely have an archery formation.
The archers of the Pyu Kingdom had already drawn their bows, but unfortunately they heard the sound of the enemy's horn.
"Damn it."
General Mipeng cursed and originally wanted to use bows and arrows to save some face, but he didn't expect that the two armies would obey orders so well and then retreat.
To put it bluntly, it was because they were afraid of being killed. Li Xiang killed countless people in Goguryeo and Fuso. As long as you disobeyed Li Xiang's orders, the result would be death.
Looking at the thousands of men running back, the general wanted to kill them all. Where are you all so brave? You brag about being one man against three men, and now the battlefield is yours. Why don't you show off your skills? Forget about fighting three men alone. Let's just let them fight three men alone.
The Fuso and Goguryeo armies also suffered heavy casualties. The two armies had about 5,000 people when they set out, and now more than 1,300 of them cannot return.
However, their battle results were extremely brilliant, with a casualty ratio of about one to four. Using them to fight against the Pyu army, they had a good chance of winning.
"Well done."
Just four simple words, and that meant the lives of more than 1,300 people. If the Tang army had been allowed to fight to the death and so many people had died, the generals present would probably have been punished.
But if it was the Fuso and Goguryeo armies, Li Xiang would think that this victory was worth it.
"Send the message to the rear and recruit 5,000 men from each of the two countries."
Li Xiang's words made the two generals very happy. Although many people in their army had died, if they continued to recruit their people, it would mean that the people in their hometown would be able to live a better life.
All the soldiers who went to war could have their families restored from slaves to free people. Of course, free people had no assets and could not leave Fusang and Goguryeo. They only received wages when working for the Tang Dynasty landlords.
