The fox minister in the late Tang Dynasty

Chapter 343 The Way of Survival and Death
The mountains to the north of Jianzhou stretched across, and there was no end in sight for dozens of miles away.

Among the steep cliffs, the reclaimed mountain road is even more winding and difficult to walk. However, for half a month, an army from Longyou in the north moved forward in concealment, and finally two days after the funeral of Emperor Wang Jian of Shu Drilled out of the Hengduan Mountains and rushed towards Jianzhou without stopping.

The weather in January brings with it the cold spring. On the quaint city tower, Wang Zongbi brought the dust and smoke rolled up by several Longyou cavalry who were watching the field galloping. The arrow was pulled out and thrown to the foot.

"The King Yong of Chang'an, this is an army that uses all its territory to attack our Shu Kingdom. Is he not afraid of the surrounding towns, Dangxiang, Uighurs, and Tubo taking the opportunity to sneak attack?"

"Recruiting envoys, these words are not entirely true. I heard that King Yong is mostly friendly with the surrounding feudal towns."

"Hehe, today he attacked Shu for no reason, who will be friendly with him in the future? I'm afraid he should be on guard everywhere."

Wang Zongbi looked at the northwestern cavalry going away and said with a sneer, his expression was imposing, but he knew in his heart that the opponent attacked the city in the past two days, the soldiers were brave, and the soldiers were well armored. It's a bit difficult, unless the new emperor can send reinforcements as soon as possible.

During the two-hour attack and defense this morning, soldiers from Longyou swarmed up the city wall like a swarm of ants. The level of ferocity left him dumbfounded.

The two sides attacked and defended for an hour, Wang Zongbi sent [-] cavalry out of the north gate to attack the field, detoured the opponent's rear, and attacked the luggage and catapults.

The leader of the cavalry is Bao Yu'an, a skilled general under Wang Zongbi's command. The cavalry led by Wang Zongbi are all good plateau horses exchanged with the Tubo people.

Over there, the Longyou cavalry led by Fu Daozhao numbered more than ten thousand. They were originally composed of Dangxiang members. After the Dangxiang rebellion, they were gradually replaced by the elite cavalry of the whole Han people. He was taught by example in the army, and knowing that those cavalry captured Chang'an and defeated the Tubo people, everyone was filled with arrogance and the courage to compete with the soldiers of the world.

As soon as the Shu cavalry came out of the north gate of Jianzhou, they were followed by Fu Daozhao. With the approval of Li Cunxiao, they only brought the same number of cavalry to meet them. In the wilderness north of the fierce battle, the two cavalry were like human arms , clenched his fist and hit the opponent.

As soon as they faced each other, the cavalry of Shu land charged in a group and drew their bows and shot arrows. The dark arrows streaked across the sky and fell in the direction. The moment they drew their bows, the Longyou cavalry on the opposite side had already blown their horns.

When the rain of arrows fell, the already loose formation spread out even more. Fu Daozhao carried eight short spears on his back and kept making gestures. Under such an environment, it was impossible to speak and convey.

Arrows whizzed down, someone and horse hit the arrow and fell to the ground suddenly, he made a gesture, and the scattered Longyou cavalry formation suddenly separated from the left and right with five cavalry as the main group, bypassing the charge route of the Shu cavalry, The several teams in front followed the rumbling enemy cavalry, pulled out the horn bows that had been prepared, and shot fiercely.

The comrades in the back clamped their spears and rode around in front of the archer, as if they had practiced countless times, and detoured to the back of the Shu cavalry at the fastest speed, without any posture of formation. For a moment, he frantically pushed up from behind.

It was a strong push back.

Bao Yu'an is also a veteran general in the army. He originally thought that the two sides would run and shoot at each other in a normal manner. After probing contact, they would launch a strong attack and collide. It has already started, and it is impossible to change formations or slow down in time. Once forced, the hoofs of countless horses will be broken.

However, once the charge was over, the cavalry slowed down. He looked back and saw the sound of cold water pouring into boiling oil. The rushing Longyou cavalry collided from behind without any formation, pushing forward like a thorny thorn. He was still yelling: "Go on, turn around and get rid of the entanglement—" when a thousand Longyou cavalry forced their way through the middle of two thousand Shu cavalry and crushed them.

The enemy general who was rushing to the front swung a knife with one hand and chopped one person into the air, knocked another person away, dragged his cloak and rushed out, and pulled out a short spear behind his backhand. He had already noticed Bao Yuan who was giving the order, and the next moment, he was hysterical Drinking violently: "Die——"

The short spear was thrown out, nailed to the door of the shouting, constantly giving orders, and pushed away the iron helmet, half of the back of the head protruded with red and white liquid.

The rest of the Shu cavalry immediately fled in all directions, and the battlefield outside the city was no longer under control.

The pattering rain fell into the bottom of the person's eyes, and the battle of the morning was surging in his mind. Standing on the tower and looking at the Longyou soldiers and horses receding to the end of his field of vision, Wang Zongbi shook his head, throwing away his thoughts just now , stepping on the sticky blood on the ground, turning away from the tragic corpse in the field of vision, in front of the generals under his command, snorted coldly, and continued to speak morale-boosting words.

"They also have two arms and two legs, and they will die if they get stabbed in the neck. You only need to muster up the courage to face them and pull the knife to their necks, and you won't be the one who dies!"

"The late emperor has gone, and we are also veterans and generals who followed the late emperor. How can we show timidity in front of the new emperor? If even tens of thousands of people can't stop us, what face do you and I have to go back to Chengdu?!"

The generals have also been in the army for many years. Regarding the current situation, although the soldiers and horses in the city are superior, they are mostly infantry. It is impossible to fight outside the city. They can only defend the isolated city. The reinforcements and food in the city were exhausted. In addition to being on guard against the enemy day and night, they also had to worry about the possibility of mutiny in the army.

At that time, it will really not be far from Broken City.

The courageous words still came out of Wang Zongbi's mouth, but in the middle of the night, he woke up from the nightmare for several days in a row. The concubine at the side put him in a single coat and asked if he had a nightmare, but he was worried about the things in the city.

"What do you know as a woman?"

Wang Zongbi got off the bed, and the concubine lit a candle, followed him to go to the end of the bed in unlined clothes, took out the saber, and pulled out a piece of cold in the dim light, he sighed, put the saber back in, pursed his lips , Looking back at the concubine's room holding the lamp.

"Are you afraid of death?"

"Don't be afraid of the concubine, where the general is, the concubine will be there!"

The man nodded and held her in his arms, "If I win this battle, I will officially marry you. I'm just afraid it will be a long, long time."

The beautiful concubine snuggled into his arms and just let out a light 'um', enjoying this moment of peace.

The long night passed slowly, and soon, the sound of war drums beating outside the city spread throughout the city. Wang Zongbi led the soldiers to the top of the city. In the distance, a black line spread like a rolling tide from the end of the misty world. , the crowd was in the sound of war drums, and the rapid change of formation began to advance.

The banner at the front is surrounded by hundreds of people, and one rider is quite conspicuous. The snowflake hissing beast under the seat is wearing a purple robe, a beast head mountain armor, a pair of bright light heart mirrors on the chest, and a red suit. The cloak fluttered in the wind behind her.

It was Li Cunxiao, the governor of the Northwest, who was holding a Yuwang Lance in his hand. He closed his eyes and listened quietly to the movement of soldiers and footsteps around him.

Boom!
Boom!
Amidst the rhythmic battle drums, the morning is approaching, the golden sunlight breaks through the gaps in the clouds, and the sky that is dispelling the blue sky shines on.

Far away on the city tower, it was the first time that Wang Zongbi had seen the rumored Flying Tiger General flying across the north, his mind was blank, only the thought of "it's real" flashed by.

"I can't keep it anymore."

He murmured.

The war drums stopped, and the Longyou cavalry in the distant field started to run in groups, and the dense infantry array in the front line echoed with shouts, stepping on 'Boom! ''boom! 'The sound of neat footsteps, advancing towards the Chengguan.

It was an aura that had never been seen before. On Jianzhou City, soon, there were corpses and blood, one after another rescue letter, after all, one or two fearless cavalry rushed out of the encirclement, ran south, and brought the The new court to drive out foreign enemies.

However, when the new emperor came to the throne, all kinds of things needed to be dealt with and mediated. When the news of rescue was in front of him, and the crying soldiers almost fainted, Wang Zongyan decided to send troops to rescue Jianzhou first, and then find Bazhou. enemies on earth.

Discussions on one matter, orders issued one by one, the mobilization of troops, who will lead the troops, and when to send troops. It was already the fifth day after the agreement was made. The bad news has come.

——Jianzhou was broken, and Wang Zongbi was captured.

At the same time as the news came, a very small team quietly entered the city at the border of Bazhou, looking for a pharmacy.

(End of this chapter)