People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 1258 There is a lot less water in the river
On the avenue, a Qianniu Guard in red clothes and golden armor ran forward crazily, his horse neighing loudly.

Between the fields on both sides, countless people were digging trenches on the ground, filled with fallen wooden piles.

In some places, invisible trip ropes are buried on the ground.

The towering city wall appeared in front, and the shadow of a black banner could be vaguely seen.

Soon, a moat suddenly appeared in front of us.

A suspension bridge spanned the north and south banks of the moat. Qian Niuwei leapt up, rushed directly into the city, and rushed to the top of the city.

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The black banner stood high, and Li Xuan, dressed in black clothes and armor, sat firmly on the short couch under the banner.

His expression was calm, and he looked at the entire world in front of him.

Countless people and soldiers worked on the earth.

Trenches, traps, snagging ropes, catapults, far-reaching crossbows, etc., countless means of responding to the enemy are all arranged on both sides of the long river.

Countless soldiers stood on the city wall, looking toward the fields at the end of their sight with solemn expressions.

Li Xuan put her right hand on her right leg and tapped it gently.

Qian Niuwei rushed up and came to Li Xuan's side. He raised his hands and said in a hurry: "Commander, the forward of the right Xiaowei has ambushed in Seni. Three thousand elite Tubo cavalry are rushing towards Seni."

"How is General Zhou Lang?" Li Xuan asked lightly.

"General Zhou Lang will soon pursue the 'target' into Seni Land, and the Tibetan forward is three miles behind him." Qian Niuwei's tone was urgent.

Li Xuan waved her hand gently, and Qian Niuwei immediately turned around and descended, then rode his horse again and ran towards the distance.

Until he disappeared from Li Xuan's sight.

Li Xuan smiled softly. The so-called target was naturally the fake Lun Qinling.

Although it is said that Lun Qinling is dead now, given the temperament of the Tubo people, as long as they have not seen Lon Qinling dead with their own eyes or seen his body, they will crazyly believe that there is even the slightest possibility that he is alive.

This is human nature.

The current sentence was a tactic that Li Xuan made by taking advantage of human nature. Unfortunately, everyone else believed it, but Zan Xiruo had doubts and only sent three thousand cavalry in the end.

In the end, Li Xuan was able to capture only these three thousand cavalry.

Putting away the regret in her heart, Li Xuan calmly looked ahead, especially at the large and small boats going back and forth on the river.

Li Xuan raised her right hand slightly, and Li Zhu cupped his hand.

The next moment, the flag was waving, and the number of ships on the river suddenly began to decrease rapidly.

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A war horse came quickly from a distance, and finally crossed the moat and climbed directly to the top of the city.

The Qianniu Guards stood still breathing heavily, then cupped their hands and said, "Report to the commander, three thousand Tibetan cavalry have arrived, and five thousand Zuo Xiaowei have rushed down from the mountain, breaking through the enemy's army."

Li Xuan nodded slightly, then raised his hand gently. Qian Niuwei immediately handed over his hand, then turned around and left quickly.

The strength of the cavalry lies in its speed. The Turks on the mountain have already rushed down and charged directly into the side of the Tibetan cavalry. The Tibetan cavalry could not react at all.

Any intention they have to turn will slow down their speed, but in front of them there is already a valley and countless ambushes armed with crossbows...

Li Xuan raised her eyes and looked far into the distance.

What he was thinking about now was not the three thousand Tibetan cavalry, but Zan Xiruo who led the fifty thousand Tibetan army to attack Naqu.

He dared to lead only fifty thousand enemy troops.

Li Xuan also felt a little funny for a while.

Even if Qin Ling wanted to fight against him, he would need a hundred thousand troops, so he was so bold.

But Zan Xiruo is not that simple. He may not be as good as Lun Qinling in terms of battlefield killing, but he has been behind Lun Qinling all year round, and he has a more thorough understanding of people's hearts than Lun Qinling.

But not much.

An army of 50,000 is fine, but the key is an army of 5,000 people.

If these people attack the city overnight, even Li Xuan will have a good drink.

However, it seems to Li Xuan that these five thousand light troops will not be used in this way.

The real use of Guangjun is to penetrate directly into the weakest point behind Li Xuan like a dagger.

Able to kill with one hit.

Just like when the Guang army rebelled against the Tuyuhun people and cut off the food routes of the Tang Dynasty, and then killed a hundred thousand soldiers of the Tang Dynasty in the Great Feichuan, the methods were direct and ruthless.

Li Xuan looked calm. The battle between him and Zan Xiruo this time was all about these five thousand light troops.

He raised his gaze, and at the end of his sight, there seemed to be smoke and dust flying vaguely.

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The horse galloped across the suspension bridge and went straight to the tower.

"Commander, Zuo Xiaowei has wiped out three thousand Tubo cavalry. General Zuo Xiaowei Shi is leading his cavalry towards Anduo." Qian Niuwei raised his hand with excitement.

Before they even met, Li Xuan had easily killed three thousand Tubo cavalry. At this moment, everyone's eyes were on Li Xuan, with excited confidence in their eyes.

It doesn't take a lot, just ten times, then they can easily annihilate all 50,000 Tibetan cavalry.

"Send the order." Li Xuan spoke softly.

Everyone around them bowed their hands at the same time.

"Instruct all ministries to withdraw from the south bank of the river in an orderly manner. All armies on the north bank of the river will immediately enter combat positions."

"Here!" Everyone raised their hands in unison, and the next moment, countless people moved quickly outside the city.

On the south bank of the river, all the common people and soldiers who were digging trenches and pits, as well as tripping horse ropes, boarded the pontoon bridge at the same time and quickly retreated into the city through the small gates on both sides.

On the north bank of the river, under the city wall, behind countless catapults and Fuyuan crossbows, countless soldiers stood, their eyes fixed on the distance. Once the Tubo people appear within their attack range, catapults and Fuyuan crossbows will attack immediately, completely eliminating the Tubo people five hundred steps away.

Not long after, five thousand Zuoxiao Guard cavalry appeared on the opposite land, but they did not stop under Naqu City at all, but quickly passed by Naqu and headed towards Naqu Lake.

A black carriage appeared outside the cavalry, and then Speed ​​rushed towards the city gate, rushed across the drawbridge and entered the city gate.

Immediately, the suspension bridge was slowly hung up at this time.

The surrounding fields were completely silent at this time, and everyone was ready.

Countless Tubo cavalry seemed to have appeared at the end of the field of vision, and the brutal fighting seemed to begin the next moment.

Everyone's hearts were filled with solemnity.

Subconsciously he looked towards the city.

The big black paper was flying high in the air.

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In the distance, a war horse was running fast, and in an instant it had rushed from the end of sight to the south bank of the long river.

The pontoon bridge has been removed and the drawbridge has been raised.

The golden armored cavalry did not hesitate at all. With a "pop", the galloping horses rushed directly into the moat, swam through the water and finally entered the city.

The steps were heavy and the clothes on the golden armored cavalry were already soaked through. However, before the clothes on their bodies were dry, the cavalry had already rushed to the top of the city crazily.

Standing firm and holding his hands, he looked at Li Xuan who was sitting there. The golden-armored cavalry said in a hurry: "Report to the commander, the Tibetan army of 50,000 has arrived ten miles away."

"Yes!" Li Xuan nodded slightly and raised his head slightly. The golden armored cavalry had quickly retreated.

Just after walking down the city, the city gate began to slowly close at this time.

At the end of the line of sight, several cavalrymen appeared faintly.

Not knowing what happened, a cavalryman rushed towards the city gate crazily.

With a "buzz" sound, a crossbow arrow was fired at the top of the city. The next moment, the half-foot-long crossbow arrow had been nailed hard to the chest of the cavalry, and the blood burst instantly.

From the top down, the crossbow arrows from the top of the city had been driven hard into the chests of the Tubo cavalry. As the blood burst, the extremely fast crossbow arrows had penetrated into the bodies of the horses below, and then continued to rush down.

A miserable neighing sound was heard, and the war horse, together with the owner on its back, had been stabbed to the ground by a half-foot-long crossbow arrow, and was directly nailed to the spot.

Under the gaze of countless people, he was nailed to the spot like a sculpture.

Just his head dropped slightly, and there was no more sound.

The loud sound of horse hooves sounded in the distance.

Tens of thousands of cavalry appeared densely in the distance, and a white lion-like flag appeared in the center of the cavalry.

If you just look at it, you will really feel that it is Lun Qinling who has come back to kill him.

But just to make people feel.

Countless cavalry stopped at places three miles south of the Yangtze River. Zan Xiruo, dressed in brown armor and with a rich face, slowly moved forward with a lion and elephant flag, and finally appeared directly in front of the army.

Raising his head, Zan Xiruo looked directly at Li Xuan on the top of the city.

Looking at each other, the two people only had a calm look of solemnity in their eyes.

Zan Xiruo knew that Li Xuan was ready for him to come.

Li Xuan also knows that Zan Xiruo must have means that ordinary people cannot match.

Two people, two countries.

Up and down the city, no one had a way out. Only one party used death and blood to embellish the other party's achievements.

After one glance, Zan Xiruo turned his horse's head and headed towards the depths of the army at the rear, where densely packed generals were already approaching.

It's just that these people are either older or obese, and none of them are truly qualified battlefield generals.

The real fighting generals had been strangled to death long ago in the battle with Li Xuan.

Dariha, the only one who escaped alive, is now in jail, waiting to be held responsible for the loss of the city and the land.

But anyone with a discerning eye knows that this is what everyone is waiting for... for the news to come out as to whether Qin Ling is dead or alive.

If Qin Ling is still alive and can even be rescued, then Dariha still has a glimmer of hope.

But if Lun Qinling dies, then he will be beheaded directly.

Being able to be entrusted by Lun Qinling with the important task of taking charge of Naqu, Dariha and the family behind him were all trusted confidants by Lun Qinling. But it was precisely because of this that the Queen Mother wanted him very much because she did not have the Lu family. life.

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"Transmit the order, the left army sends three thousand troops, and the right army sends three thousand troops to attack the city immediately." After Zan Xiruo finished speaking, a trace of doubt flashed in the eyes of the surrounding generals, but then they all said: "Yes!"

The military order was conveyed quickly, but when the surrounding generals communicated with each other's eyes, they could see each other's confusion.

It is true that they have 50,000 people, but 10,000 of them are still building a camp thirty miles away, and 10,000 people are arranged five miles east and west of the army.

Now there are only 30,000 people rushing to the front of the army.

Thirty thousand people, and six thousand people directly used to carry out the most brutal siege would not be too much.

The generals' eyes moved forward.

Under Nagqu City, countless catapults and Fuyuan crossbows have been arranged in sequence. Between them, a short river leads directly to the central city gate. The small gates on both sides are closed tightly and the suspension bridge is hung high.

The main city gate was actually turned into a waterway.

The King of Nanchang is really cruel.

"Have you noticed that there is a lot less water in the Nagqu River?" Zan Xiruo stared at the Nagqu River gently, and everyone was suddenly shuddered.

(End of this chapter)