Outside the city of Kyoto, rivers of blood flowed. It was truly hell on earth.

Mo Xingde held a spear in both hands to support his body. His whole body was covered with blood, both the blood splashed on him by the enemy and the blood splashed on his own body.

His own sword had been curled long ago. After that, he grabbed two big knives but discarded them. Finally, he grabbed a long spear in his hand.

He didn't know how many people he had killed with his own hands.

Although his bravery once inspired the fighting spirit of his soldiers, the enemy seemed to be killing them inexhaustibly, and there was always a group of enemy troops rushing towards him.

On the ground around him, the ground could no longer be seen, and there were corpses piled up.

There were both his own subordinates, Sergeant Rouxuan, and even several killed Long Rui cavalry and war horses.

Mo Xingde joined the army at a young age, fought against grassland tribes, and suppressed bandits, but he had never experienced such a cruel and tragic killing in his life.

The Xichuan Army had completely collapsed and had already fled to the southeast. Thousands of cavalrymen from the Long Rui Army were chasing after them like wild beasts biting their prey.

Tens of thousands of well-equipped Longrui infantry and some Longrui cavalry stayed behind to assist the Rouxuan Army in launching a counterattack against the Kyoto garrison.

This time Long Rui's army sent less than 20,000 soldiers and horses, 5,000 cavalry, and 10,000 infantry. In addition, the governor of Youzhou actually sent a thousand soldiers and horses to join this army. Although the number of troops was not large, it still used practical skills.

The actions showed Youzhou’s attitude.

After Long Rui's army of less than 20,000 people joined the decisive battle, the outcome was actually doomed.

Whether it is the Rouxuan Army or the Long Rui Army, their combat effectiveness is higher than that of the Kyoto garrison. These two armies jointly launched a counterattack against the Kyoto garrison. They were extremely ferocious and showed no mercy. They obviously wanted to use blood to completely frighten the Kyoto garrison.

, forcing the garrison to lay down their weapons.

Although Mo Xingde was extremely brave, he was still made of flesh and blood.

After a night of bloody fighting, his physical strength was exhausted, and during the fighting, he suffered many injuries. He could not bandage the wounds in time, and the blood was flowing, which made his whole body feel weak.

His armor has never been a burden, but now he feels that the armor on his body is unusually heavy, and his body can no longer bear it.

The soldiers under his command fell one after another, and more of them fled.

When Long Rui's army suddenly broke out, the Kyoto militiamen who were among them seemed to know that a disaster was coming, and they fled one after another. If the Kyoto army had not been well-trained, and Mo Xingde and many generals rushed forward to hold down the position, the Kyoto army would probably have

was affected by a wave of retreat of the militiamen.

After finally holding on to their position, the Nishikawa Army was defeated and left the battlefield one after another. The pillar supporting the Kyoto Army's last will collapsed instantly. Many Kyoto Army soldiers seemed to know that the situation was over and began to leave the battlefield.

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The young sergeant even prepared to retreat directly to Mingchun Gate, but unexpectedly, the gate of Mingchun Gate was closed tightly and the suspension bridge was pulled up. It was a completely impossible idea to retreat.

The most frightening thing is that the cavalry regiments on both sides fighting on both sides have gradually decided the winner.

The strength of the Rouxuan Cavalry was already superior to the Kyoto Cavalry. When Long Ruijun appeared on the battlefield, it not only frightened the main force of Kyoto, but also caused a fatal psychological shock to the Kyoto Cavalry on both wings. The Rouxuan Cavalry took the opportunity to obtain

Advantage, many Kyoto cavalry have also retreated.

The Rouxuan cavalry judged the situation on the battlefield very accurately. After gaining the advantage, they began to attack from the two wings to the middle. Many cavalry had already reached the moat, which made the infantry who were preparing to withdraw to Mingchun Gate become

Food in the mouths of the cavalry.

"puff!"

A cold arrow came from nowhere, but it hit Mo Xingde's side. He frowned, and just glanced down. Before he could see clearly, there were several more sharp arrows.

Inject into his body.

His figure was swaying slightly, and if it weren't for the spear in his hand, he would have fallen down.

There was no pain between his eyebrows, but instead there was a hint of relief.

He looked around and realized that his subordinates were no longer around.

Sergeant Rouxuan, holding a knife and a gun, had already surrounded him.

The dozens of soldiers who had been close to him before were now lying in a pool of blood.

He raised his head and glanced at the horizon. The east was faintly white. A night of bloody fighting, countless people died in the battle, and there were even more escapees. He knew that at this point, everything was over.

Shaking away the spear in his hand, Mo Xingde slowly sat down, with corpses piled up under his buttocks.

Among the crowd, a horseman came slowly through the crowd. On top of the horse was a general holding a spear. Mo Xingde only took one look and recognized that it was Taishi Cunxu.

Taishi Cunxu's shirt was stained with blood and his whole body was in pieces, which shows that this battle was truly brutal.

"Long time no see." Taishi Cunxu rode forward and was less than five or six steps away from Mo Xingde before reining in his horse. He looked down at Mo Xingde and sighed, "You are also a famous and brave general in the northern frontier army.

Do you ever regret that you have ended up in this situation today?"

"Taishi Cunxu, don't talk such nonsense." Mo Xingde laughed and said, "If Qin Xiao's Long Rui army hadn't attacked, you and I should have changed our positions. I should have been the one riding on horseback to ridicule.

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Taishi Cunxu nodded and said, "You are able to hold on to Kyoto City and inflict heavy casualties on our Rouxuan Army, and you can even lead your men in this decisive battle. It is indeed brave."

Champion of the Third Army." After a pause, he said, "It's a pity that your talents are used in the wrong place!"

Mo Xingde's tone was bleak, and he sighed, "There is no right or wrong in this battle, only victory or defeat. I am loyal to the Queen Saint, and you are attached to the princess, but each is his own master."

"I will ask the princess to plead for you." Taishi Cunxu thought for a moment and then said, "As long as you surrender to the princess, you will still have a chance to atone for your sins."

When Mo Xingde heard this, he burst out laughing. He grabbed a bloody sword lying beside him, looked at Tai Shi Cunxu and said, "In the battle of Kyoto, both the Kyoto army and the border army suffered countless casualties.

The good man of the Tang Dynasty died in the battle, and the country was stained with blood. I tell you the truth, defending Kyoto in this battle is secondary. I just want to fight your Rouxuan Army in a bloody battle. If I win, I will repay you for abandoning Wuchuan.

If we lose our revenge and end up under Jiuquan after death, we can also explain it to the Wuchuan brothers who died in the border battle. Taishi Cunxu, if future generations comment on this battle, you and I are both sinners." He shook his head and sighed, "What a pity.

It's a pity that I didn't cut off your head with my own hands. After all, I was unwilling to die." With a turn of his wrist, the sword flashed across and blood spurted out, but Mo Xingde wiped his own neck neatly.

Taishi Cunxu looked calm, but there was still a trace of regret in his eyes.

When Mo Xingde, the commander-in-chief of the Kyoto army, committed suicide, in the southeast of Kyoto city, a group of fleeing cavalry was desperately trying to escape.

Dozens of cavalry escorted an old man wearing a large cloak and quickly left the battlefield.

The old man is of course Xiahou Yuanzhen, the Prime Minister of the State.

In his life, he mainly dealt with political affairs. He was not very familiar with military affairs, and he did not have many opportunities to lead troops.

However, the few opportunities to lead troops all ended in the most tragic ending.

He initially led the Military Guard Battalion to attack the Imperial City, but fell into Tantai Xuanye's trap and was eventually sent to Suzhou under house arrest. The members of the Prime Minister's Party were also subjected to bloody purges by Tantai Xuanye.

But this time, in this carefully planned decisive battle, he personally led 20,000 Xichuan troops to make a last stand, but still lost miserably.

The defeat of the Nishikawa Army was completely unexpected by the Prime Minister.

Although the sudden appearance of Long Rui's army was indeed shocking, the Xichuan army collapsed at the first touch and collapsed almost instantly after being attacked by Long Rui's cavalry. This really made the Prime Minister feel incredible.

The Nishikawa army fled like a tide, and the Prime Minister was unable to stop it. In desperation, the Guards Cavalry forcibly protected the Prime Minister from the battlefield.

The Prime Minister knew very well that the defeat of the Nishikawa army in the battle outside Kyoto would not only put the saint in danger, but Nishikawa would also be in danger.

Xichuan is the foundation of the Xiahou family, and the 20,000 soldiers and horses are also the trump card of the Xiahou family. It took a lot of financial and material resources to finally pull up this team, but all of them were defeated overnight.

All of them were ruined, which was a fatal blow to Nishikawa's strength.

It will be even more difficult for Nishikawa to raise an army in a short time.

"Prime Minister, they are catching up!" a cavalryman shouted.

In fact, without the cavalry shouting, the Prime Minister knew that the pursuing troops were coming.

The war horses of the Xichuan Army were not large in number and of poor quality, so the 20,000 Xichuan Army was almost entirely infantry.

As for the Long Rui Elite Cavalry who were chasing after them, their war horses were all obtained from the Xile True Feather Division. The True Feather Horses are the best in the world. This is not just a saying. They are indeed the best in the world in terms of speed and endurance.

Even though the cavalry team of the Prime Minister desperately fled to the southeast, after running for more than thirty miles, they were already at a disadvantage in terms of speed and endurance, and the advantages of the chasing horses gradually increased.

Suddenly, the Prime Minister suddenly slowed down his horse. Seeing this, the cavalry guards had no choice but to slow down their horses.

However, the Prime Minister suddenly reined in the horse, and the horse stood up alone. The Prime Minister held on to the horse's reins tightly, otherwise he almost fell off.

"Prime Minister!" The pursuers were very close, but the Prime Minister reined in his horse and stopped. All the cavalry guards were stunned. They really didn't know what the Prime Minister wanted.

After the Prime Minister reined in his horse, he turned the horse's head in a circle, facing the direction of the pursuers, waving to his men and saying, "I'm not leaving, you don't need to worry about me, go on your own!"

The cavalry guards looked at each other, but no one left.

Seeing that the pursuers from behind were approaching, the cavalry guards also turned their horses around and formed a line to guard in front of the Prime Minister.

In fact, everyone quickly understood that the chasing horses were too fast. Even if they kept running like this, they would definitely be surrounded by the chasing troops after they had traveled ten miles at most.

The Prime Minister obviously knew that there was no point in escaping, so he simply stopped leaving.

The sky was already turning white, and dawn was approaching. Hundreds of cavalry pursuers rushed up like wolves and tigers. However, they did not swing their swords to kill the cavalry guards of the Prime Minister. Instead, they quickly formed a circle and surrounded the Prime Minister.

He was surrounded by dozens of cavalrymen under his command.

The Prime Minister looked forward and saw a man slowly coming forward, dressed in gray armor, holding a broadsword, his cloak fluttering in the wind, and beneath his crotch was a tall, black horse.

"Qin Xiao, you're still here!" The Prime Minister stared at the man and smiled without fear, "I'm old and can't run anymore, so I can only wait to die!"

The gray-armored general was calm and composed, with a slight smile on his lips. Who else could he be if he wasn't Qin Xiao?

"Seeing a group of cavalry leaving the battlefield, I thought that the Xichuan Army lacked cavalry. The person who can be protected by dozens of cavalry should be the Prime Minister." Qin Xiao stood alone less than ten steps in front of the Prime Minister and put away his sword.
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