Chapter 333 Defeat

"Quickly, drag me here!" Looking at Li Yuanba who was kneeling on the ground, unable to do anything, Lu Bu's eyes lit up and he said to Xiong Kuohai and Cheng Yaojin, who were still bleeding from their mouths.

"Your Majesty, if it's later, you won't be able to see us!" Cheng Yaojin mustered up his remaining strength, and together with Xiong Kuohai, dragged Li Yuanba to Lu Bu's side and said with a wry smile.

Both of them were strong opponents against Li Yuanba. If Luo Cheng and Luo Song had taken action later, they might have been dead.

"I will take care of you two personally later." Lu Bu said, but his eyes never left Li Yuanba for a moment. There was already a box of silver needles in his hand, and he found the correct position and kept piercing Li Yuanba's body.

"You...you...are...doing...what!?" Li Yuanba wanted to struggle, but what frightened him was that he couldn't use any strength at all.

Luo Cheng and Luo Song could only pierce Pi's body with all their strength, but in front of Lu Bu's silver needle, they penetrated easily and penetrated deeply into the body without feeling anything.

For the first time, he had a feeling that his life and death were not under his control. Li Yuanba was so frightened that he quickly pressed down on the man staring at him, with a hint of fear in his tone.

People's fears mostly come from the unknown. For Li Yuanba, who was rarely injured and always exhausted his strength, Lu Bu's ability to make him lose power instantly was the most terrifying thing.

"Good boy, get some sleep!" Lu Bu thrust the last silver needle into Li Yuanba's eyebrow under Cheng Yaojin's horrified gaze. The silver needle was so long that only a small ball at the end was left exposed.

"Your Majesty, are you still alive?" Cheng Yaojin poked Li Yuanba's body tentatively and looked at Lu Bu.

"Live naturally." Lu Bu nodded.

"Such a long needle, this..." Cheng Yaojin gestured. If such a long silver needle was inserted into the head, would a person still be alive?

"What's the matter? This is a secret point. Last time I treated your injuries, I pricked it like this. It can make people fall asleep and enter a state of suspended animation." Lu Bu said while touching Li Yuanba's body.

"I... I have one too?" Cheng Yaojin's legs softened and he knelt down in front of Li Yuanba's body. He stared blankly at Lu Bu, then touched his head and said in a harsh voice: "Your Majesty, I... don't Will it be broken?”

"Don't worry, my acupuncture skills have long passed the stage of human trials. Back then, many criminals in Erxian Village died because of my lack of skill. Now I basically can't do it. Besides, it's been so long. If something happens, Can you still talk to me here?" Lu Bu said, glancing at the battlefield and looking at the crowd: "The Tang army has begun to retreat. It is best to intercept them and not let them enter the city!"

"yes!"

Only then did the generals realize that although Li Yuanba had won, the battle was not over yet!

At that moment, they each led their troops into battle to harass the Tang army from the flanks.

Li Shimin was indeed about to retreat. Originally, Li Yuanba rushed to Lu Bu. He thought there was a turning point, but unexpectedly there was no movement soon. Li Yuanba was missing, but something obviously happened.

Although he had Shenwu Lei, Li Shimin's biggest reliance in the face of Lu Bu was Li Yuanba. Now Li Yuanba didn't know what happened. Under the command of Qin Qiong and Wang Bodang, the Wei army continued to press with crossbow formations, even if they rushed to throw thunder regardless of losses. , the opponent's Sky-shaking Thunder will also be thrown over first.

After several mutual bombings, the Tang army began to collapse, but the Wei army quickly suppressed it with continuous crossbows. With the help of Xiong Kuohai, Cheng Yaojin, Luo Cheng, and Luo Songtang, if the fight continued, they must be destroyed.

I originally wanted to use Li Yuanba as the core to wipe out Lu Bu just like Liu Wuzhou and Xue Ju. The old method of trying everything failed this time. It seemed that every time Li Yuanba met Lu Bu, he would not end well. He was obviously a It's strange that a person who doesn't have the strength to restrain a chicken can subdue the most powerful person in the world.

Under the protection of Hou Junji, Wang Junke and others, Li Shimin retreated to Luoyang. Li Xiaogong and Li Yuanji were also defeated. This attack not only lost troops and generals, but most importantly, Li Yuanba was killed.

"Second brother, if we wait for the opponent to capture Tongguan, we will almost be trapped to death!" Li Yuanji and Li Xiaogong found Li Shimin. If the opponent does not attack by force, they will just wait to die in vain to defend Luoyang. Shenwu Lei can only defend the city. In terms of offense, it is not as good as the various weapons of the Wei Dynasty.

Li Shimin didn't know that Lu Bu's troops were divided today, firstly to lure them out of the city, and secondly, to really capture Tongguan and trap the main force of the Tang army in Luoyang.

I wanted to drain the firepower and kill Lu Bu's main force first, but not only did I not succeed, but I also made Li Yuanba's life and death unknown. Now that Li Yuanba is gone, Li Shimin's biggest trump card that he can rely on to deal with Lu Bu is gone. Staying in Luoyang is not just waiting. Die?

"Shimin." Seeing that Li Shimin was a little decadent, Li Xiaogong patted him on the shoulder and said: "At this point in this battle, our army is no longer able to defeat Lu Bu. We must withdraw to Chang'an first. As long as we hold Tongguan, our army will have a chance to fight decisively with him." ”

Nowadays, the difference between Li Shimin and Lu Bu is not the lack of commander ability, but the gap in weapons. In fact, Li Shimin also had cheap weapons before. He was able to quickly conquer Guanzhong, defeat Liu Wuzhou, and invade Shu. Apart from Li Yuanba, , Shenwu Lei is indispensable.

However, now that I have met Lu Bu, he has all kinds of sharp weapons, including Vulcan Cannon, Sky-shaking Thunder, Repeating Crossbow and the Repeating Crossbow Bed that I just saw today. Any of them is comparable to Li Shimin's Divine Martial Thunder, not to mention such a Take out more together. Lu Bu's attack on Li Shimin now is just like Li Shimin's attack on other princes before. It doesn't require too much strategy or an outstanding commander. Just the simple cooperation of these weapons can beat Li Tang to the point where he can't hold his head up. .

What's more important is the stock. Li Shimin doesn't have many Shenwu Lei on his side, but how many does Lu Bu have? No one knows this.

Li Shimin sighed, looked at Li Xiaogong and smiled bitterly: "Uncle, why didn't I know? But now that we are breaking out overnight, Lu Bu may also have an ambush."

Lu Bu was not just someone who could make murderous weapons. Li Shimin spared no effort in studying Lu Bu. This person rarely took action in the past, but every time he showed up, it was when making important decisions, whether planning or commanding, this time They are all top-notch people. The Tang army was defeated today, and Li Shimin didn't believe that Lu Bu would break through to rescue Tongguan without warning.

"If you don't leave now, you will definitely die. If you break out, there is still a glimmer of hope." Li Xiaogong patted his shoulder and said, "It's up to you how to choose."

Li Shimin nodded silently. He had thought about the scene when he fought with Lu Bu countless times. He had the upper hand at the beginning of the fight, but the next thing happened out of his control. The Tang army was inferior to Lu Bu in terms of armaments. There were too many, and now Li Shimin suspected that even if he returned to Chang'an, he wouldn't be able to hold it for long.

Surrender?

A thought suddenly flashed through Li Shimin's mind, but he was quickly thrown out of his mind. Surrender was impossible. He knew the consequences of surrender. Not to mention the grievances between the Li family and the Lu family, Chai Shao took Wagang with him. Many people in the village fled, which almost caused the Wagang Village to collapse. If Lu Bu hadn't come out to support Kuang Lan at that time, where would Lu Wei be today? At least Lu Gu has absolutely no such ability.

If he surrenders and puts aside his grudges with the Lu family, what will Chai Shao do? Lu Bu might let go of the Wagang soldiers who followed Chai Shao, but he would never let Chai Shao go.

There is also the Guanlong clan who stands behind Li Tang. With Lu Wei’s attitude towards the clan, I’m afraid it won’t end well. Of course, this is not important. The important thing is that the Li family may be suppressed more than other Guanlong clan clans. Be awesome.

The Guanlong clan has a way out, but the Li family has no way out and can only force it.

Li Shimin looked at Li Xiaogong, then at Li Yuanji, took a deep breath and said, "Lü Bu will definitely have an ambush along the way with this withdrawal. After we leave the city, if there is an ambush, we will just fight out. If there is no ambush, we will leave regardless of the way." Whatever happens, just rush all the way to Tongguan!"

Once Li Yuanba lost, there was no need to continue the battle of Luoyang. They continued to defend Luoyang. In the end, they had no choice but to be trapped and die. Withdrawal was their only way to survive now.

"Okay!" The two agreed. At this time, there is no need to say anything more. They are all people who know the military. As generals, they know the losses in today's battle better than anyone else. Now the military morale in the city is unstable. If it were known that the escape route was cut off, Lu Bu would not need to kill them, and his soldiers would tie them up and send them over. If they didn't kill them directly, they would be thinking about old friendships.

Taking advantage of the fact that everyone still doesn't know much about the situation, they still have a chance to break out of the encirclement.

Everyone then packed up and waited until late at night before leading their troops out of the city and heading straight to Tongguan. However, what was surprising was that they were not blocked from leaving the city at all.

The more this happened, the more careful Li Shimin became. He knew that Lu Bu would not let him leave so easily. He would not let Lu Bu leave alive if he changed places.

I was very careful along the way, and sure enough, when I was passing the ruins of Hangu Pass, the ground beneath my feet suddenly exploded, and countless soldiers were blown to pieces without even knowing what happened.

Li Shimin had known that there would be an ambush, so he had been very careful and stayed at the back. Therefore, when the explosion occurred, it did not affect him, but the morale of the army was completely messed up.

Because he didn't notice the opponent's thunder falling at all. What was this? How could it suddenly explode from the ground?

No one could answer this question. Two troops, one in front and one in back, rushed out, making the already disintegrated Tang army even more confused.

Li Shimin did not dare to stay and set out to ambush. On the other hand, it also meant that the explosives on the ground were gone. He immediately led his guards to kill them. As long as they reached Tongguan, they would be saved.

With this belief in mind, Li Shimin ran away like crazy until dawn, when he found no pursuers. Then he breathed a sigh of relief, picked up the defeated troops along the way, and rushed all the way to Tongguan. However, when they arrived at Tongguan after all the hard work, When looking at the fluttering flag with the word "Wei" on the pass, it seemed as if a basin of cold water was pouring down the slope. Everyone, including Li Shimin, felt their hands and feet were cold...