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Chapter 564 The Wind Sweeps the Clouds (6)

"It's over, it's over, how could it be like this? How could it be like this..."

Although the distance was far, Gar Zanpo had good eyesight, and he recognized the words on the fiery red battle flag at a glance, which clearly read——"Longzhou Dudu Ling" five big characters, without any doubts. Undoubtedly, the general who came out from behind the mountain ridge was the Guanlong cavalry under the command of the governor of Longzhou, Ling Zhong. The appearance of this troop meant only one thing for Garzanpo—he was defeated. The defeat was so complete that he didn't even have a first-line chance to turn the tables. It's just that all the troops in his hands have been put into the battlefield at this time, and it is impossible to make adjustments. Obviously, the Guanlong Iron Cavalry The appearance is definitely a conspiracy of the Tang army. The strange place where the Tang army went down the mountain to invite the battle before has been fully explained. The only thing Gar Zanpo doesn't understand is how the Guanlong cavalry can kill here so silently— — Not to mention that there are many large and small tribes along this road, and there are more than [-] remnants of Gar Sita led by Xuru Mipo in the Datong River Valley. No matter how strong the Guanlong cavalry is, it is impossible to be silent Sneaking into the hinterland of Tuyuhun without a sound, there must be something strange in it!

"Withdraw, withdraw!"

The doubts in my heart are doubts, but seeing that the matter is inevitable, Gar Zanpo has no intention of staying and carrying it to the death, let alone committing his life here, knowing that he is fighting at this time The troops couldn't withdraw at all, but Gar Zampo didn't care about so much anymore, he just gave an order, and led more than a thousand guards to flee northwestward without looking back. As for whether the troops behind can escape, he has completely ignored it.

"Rush in, those who don't surrender will be killed!"

Although the Longzhou iron cavalry came fast, Gar Zanpo escaped even faster. Although Ling Zhong, who was sprinting at the forefront of the army, had already seen his fleeing figure, it was too late to chase him. Gong, Ling Zhong's complexion immediately turned a little awkward, gloomy, staring at the chaotic battlefield, and squeezed out a few words from between his teeth.

"Datang, mighty! Datang, mighty!"

The Guanlong iron cavalry who came rushing wildly shouted their battle horns and rushed into the chaos army like a whirlwind. They immediately killed the Tubo army in chaos. Under the mess of casualties, there was no trace of fighting spirit at all, and they rushed around They broke up and scattered, seeing this, the Tang army refused to give up, they also divided into dozens of small teams, chasing and killing them, only killing the corpses of Tubo's defeated army, the situation was terrible, after the first battle, [-] Of the more than [-] Tubo troops, only less than [-] escaped, and the rest either died in battle or surrendered, and the casualties of the Tang army were only more than a thousand. It can definitely be said to be a complete victory!
"Hahaha... Good old Lingtou, you finally came. If you don't come, then it's time to collect my body. Hey, don't you think you want to see my jokes, so you came late on purpose?"

As soon as the battle was over, Ling Zhong immediately turned back to the officers and soldiers of the First Brigade who had gathered at the core of the battlefield. As soon as he got off his horse, he saw Liu Ziming, who was covered in blood, strode forward and gave him an unceremonious gesture. Ling Zhong punched him in the chest, and greeted with a laugh.

"That's what I mean, I just want to see how pitiful Ziming is begging for mercy, hahaha..."

Winning a battle is a happy event, and meeting Liu Ziming, a close friend, Ling Zhong was naturally in a good mood. He blinked narrowly, and then teased Liu Ziming, then stretched out his hands with a big laugh, Give Liu Ziming a bear hug.

"General Ling."

"Captain Ling."

Ling Zhong and Liu Ziming reunited after a long absence, and they laughed for a while before they stopped. Li He and Xiao Sanlang who had already arrived nearby had time to say hello. The difference was that Xiao Sanlang had been in Ling Chong His subordinate has served for many years, and his attitude is obviously much more respectful than Li He, who has not had much contact with Ling Zhong.

"General Li, Saburo, something went wrong in the Datong River Valley, it's his fault that he came a step late and frightened the two generals."

Ling Zhong and Liu Ziming are close friends, but with Li and Xiao two generals, they are just friendships, not deep friendships, so naturally they can't be as casual as they are with Liu Ziming, so they politely returned a salute without elaborating explained one sentence.

"Don't dare, I will be grateful for General Lao's relief."

The two generals Li and Xiao are both careful people, so they heard Ling Zhong's words and set up an ambush, but in such an occasion, it is not easy to ask in detail. Saburo replied politely.

"Sanlang is being polite, that's all, don't gossip, Your Highness has an order: Your three tribes will immediately join forces and march into Funiuchuan!"

Ling Zhong has been in the officialdom for many years, and his ability to read faces has long been developed. Although the changes in the expressions of the two generals Li and Xiao were not obvious, Ling Zhong noticed them all, and he couldn't help but feel a little guilty. It was only because he was delayed due to something that he arrived nearly half an hour later than the scheduled battle plan. This matter would be a long story:
Through the efforts of "Mingdi" personnel and several Tuyuhun tribal leaders who had secretly defected to Datang, Xuru Mipo, who had already learned of the disastrous defeat of Gar Qinling in Tianjun Mountain, decided to vote for Tang and got in touch with Ling Zhong. The Datong River Valley Pass was opened secretly, and the Guanlong Iron Cavalry came forward to subdue his subordinates. The original plan went quite smoothly. The generals of the various ministries, but they did not expect that the black-clothed troops left by the dead Gar Sita suddenly rebelled and almost turned the situation back. Fortunately, Ling Zhong led his troops to arrive in time, and the black-clothed troops were wiped out in World War I For the most part, only the leader, Monk Decheng, led a small group of people to break out of the siege. In order to quell the chaos, Ling Zhong was delayed for a while. It's a long story to say about the secret, and it's a confidential matter. Ling Zhong couldn't explain it on the spot, so he could only pretend to be ignorant and turn the topic to the real thing.

"promise!"

Generals Li, Xiao and Liu three heard that it was an order from Li Xian, so naturally they did not dare to be negligent. They each bowed and saluted, and agreed in unison. ... On the first day of September, at three o'clock in the afternoon, it was cloudy, the sky was dark and gloomy, and there was no ray of sunlight. Just like Wang Bing's mood at the moment, there was no hope in sight—it was already the third day, since the fight against the Tubo army began From the siege to the present, Wang Bing could not remember how many times the Tubo army had repelled. Most of the remaining [-] infantry soldiers were killed in battle, and most of the remaining [-] or so troops were brought along with them. Injured, and there are less than [-] cavalry officers and soldiers to reinforce the upper city. Although no less than [-] Tubo soldiers were killed, for the Tubo army with a large number of people, it is far from a wound. However, the Tang army has almost reached the end of the land, not to mention the loss of personnel, the key is that the strong crossbow, a sharp weapon for defending the city, has no arrows, and it has become a decoration. In one round, the Tang army completely relied on the brutal hand-to-hand combat to force the Tubo army back, but it was obvious that it had reached its limit. It didn't take much, if the Tubo people attacked again, the city would not be able to hold it. .

what to do?I don't know, in the current situation, all the means that should be used have been used, and all the methods that can be used have been exhausted. Facing the difficult situation, Wang Bing has no other options. With the remaining determination to live and die with the city, he doesn't want to accept the ending of defeat!

"Ohh Ohh ohh……"

Just when Wang Bing was full of emotions, he heard another horrific horn sounding in the Tubo army formation in the distance. Groups of infantry with ladders on their shoulders marched out of the formation again, and thousands of cavalry also marched out of the formation. It began to move towards the city wall, and there was no doubt that another storm by the Tubo army was about to begin.

"The whole army goes to the city, prepare for war, prepare for war!"

Even though he knew that this time might be the last battle, Wang Bing didn't want the Tubo people to get his hands easily, so he roared in a hoarse voice.

Hearing the sound, all the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty who were sitting or lying in the pool of blood that hadn't dried up all stood up with difficulty, and moved to their respective positions with great difficulty. No one flinched, and no one complained. , There was only numbness and indifference on the tired faces. Obviously, all the officers and soldiers had seen the mystery of this victory.

"Brothers, it is Wang who is incompetent, which caused the brothers to suffer together. I'm sorry everyone!"

Looking around at the group of exhausted subordinates, Wang Bing's heart ached involuntarily, his eye circles turned red involuntarily, he bowed, bowed to everyone, and apologized in a choked tone.

"General, you can't do it. I'll fight to the death and never give up!"

"General Wang!"

Hearing what Wang Bing said, all the officers and soldiers showed excitement on their dull faces, and roared one after another.

"Brothers!" Wang Bing pressed his hand to stop the commotion of the soldiers, then took a deep breath, breathed enough, and roared loudly: "Your Highness said, my Tang Dynasty knife edge Xiang, all surrender, stepping on the ground is the king's land! I, a man in the Tang Dynasty, can only die standing, and I must not live on my knees. I will tell you my brothers, and now the city is about to be destroyed, but Wang will never take half a step back , and fight the last battle with the brothers, for my Tang, fight!"

"Battle! Fight! Fight!"

Now that Wang Bing had made it clear, all the soldiers felt the same hatred against the enemy, and they all roared loudly, the sound was like thunder, and the morale instantly rose to the peak, and a burst of tragic spirit rushed straight into the air. In the cloudless sky, the Tubo army who had already started to charge was confused, and the momentum of the charge was suffocated, but soon, under the scolding of the commanding general, they rushed towards the city wall again at high speed. The fateful battle begins.

(End of this chapter)