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Chapter 276 Epic Battle (5)

Chapter 283 Epic Battle (5)

Zhang Xuan's army quickly advanced into Triangle City.

But at noon, Nan Jiyun's forward troops encountered Zhang Tong's troops who had retreated from the Triangle City dozens of miles away from the Triangle City.

Raba led the army to burn the Tang army's food, grass and supplies and left.On the way back to Wuhai City, they merged with the Samba Troop of the Ukrainian Navy who had come to reinforce them. The two armies merged into one army, with a total of more than 9000 people, and rushed towards Triangle City fiercely.

The Tang army had no intention of fighting at all, and the morale was low after massacring the city overnight, and the Tubo army was defeated as soon as they charged.

By this time, Zhang Tong had basically lost control of the army and horses, and his military orders were useless in the army, so he hurriedly led his guards to flee with the army.

The Tubo army chased and killed more than [-] Tang soldiers.

However, although Laba Junma had a small victory over Tang Jun, his mood was very low and angry.

Nearly [-] Tubo soldiers and horses surrounded the triangular city, which was filled with bloody smell and had been burned into ruins.

Samba roared angrily, flung the scimitar in his hand fiercely, and stuck it into the red willow tree with crooked neck outside the city with a bang, shivering tremblingly and shining coldly in the sun.

Raba's face was also extremely gloomy. He had no choice but to lead his army out of the encirclement and burned the Tang army's food and grass by surprise.

At least thousands of Tubo serfs and civilians in the city died overnight.And that's all for nothing, there are still some middle- and lower-class Tubo nobles in the city... If this news is sent back to Luoxie City, I am afraid that King Stanley will not let him, the defender of the Triangle City, be spared!

Not to mention Stanley, even his master Gyatso would probably punish him.

The corners of Raba's mouth trembled, and he roared angrily.

"The people of Tang Dynasty slaughtered my city, this hatred is irreconcilable! Laba, you and I join forces, go after this army, annihilate this Tang army, take down that general, and tear his body into tens of thousands of pieces before we can vent The hatred in my heart!"

Samba wrongly shouted.

Raba gradually calmed down, biting his lips tightly, but shook his head vigorously and said in a low voice, "Brother Samba, it's not that Raba is greedy for life and afraid of death. It's just that Lord Gyatso has ordered the army to not allow our troops to cross Feichuan. In order not to lure Li Guangbi's army from Tuyuhun to the Shaliu River. Before I came to Triangle City, Lord Gyatso repeatedly told me that if the Tang army attacks, we can fight as appropriate, but if the Tang army retreats, our army must not attack."

"Master Gyatso's meaning is very clear, that is, to let the king of Stanley and Li Guangbi's army fight against each other, so that we can profit from it."

"Triangle City is abolished. Let's return to Wuhai City for the time being and report to Lord Gyatso quickly."

Laba waved his hand wearily, "Samba is wrong. It is not suitable to stay here for a long time. The main force of the Tang army may invade at any time. We should return to Wuhai as soon as possible and wait for help! It all depends on Lord Gyatso's will."

Samba Cuo's rough face was full of resentment, and he spat fiercely, "It's so fucking aggrieved! One day, sooner or later, I'm going to kill these Tang dogs and rob them of their women and food. Kill a corpse in the land of Longshuo, let the people of Tang know how powerful I am on Tubo cavalry!"

"Go, retreat to Wuhai!"

Sangba yelled wrongly, and galloped forward first.

Immediately, nearly [-] Tubo cavalry roared away, leaving only a swirling slush flying all over the ground.

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Nan Jiyun's 500 magic strategy troops rushed forward, blocking the path.The defeated soldiers under Zhang Tong gradually stayed in the wilderness because they had no way to retreat. They gathered in groups of three to five hundred, without any military discipline or formation at all.

The military flag was overturned on the ground, and the weapons in the hands of many soldiers were thrown away on the way down.

Nan Jiyun frowned. He rode on a horse and stared coldly at the group of defeated soldiers who could not be seen at a glance. He ordered the soldiers around him to blow their horns sobbing and mourning.

Zhao Xun, Zhang Tong's marching commander, rode over and pointed at a general in his thirties who was riding towards this side astride the horse among the defeated army, and said in a low voice, "General Nan, this person is Shanzhou. The governor, soldiers and horses are all commanding Zhang and Master Zhang!"

Nan Jiyun let out a cry, and followed Zhao Xun's gestures to stare at Zhang Tong, who was getting closer and looked embarrassed. He saw that this person had a square face, broad forehead, thick eyebrows and big eyes, but he was also a good-looking talent.It's just that his temperament is a bit feminine, not like a veteran general who leads an army in battle.

Zhang's counterpart was approaching, and he slightly cupped his hands on the horse and said loudly, "Which general is this person?"

Nan Jiyun glanced at Zhang Tong, clasped his fists and said indifferently, "Nan Jiyun is the commander of the left guard Zhonglang of the Shence Army under the command of the governor of Xialongshuo and King Pingxi!"

Zhang Tong looked at Nan Jiyun deeply, and forced a smile, "It turns out to be General Nan, my official Cheng Yibo, governor of Shanzhou, commander of troops and horses Zhang Tong."

Nan Jiyun is just a general of the middle class, his rank is far lower than that of Zhang Tong.Besides, Zhang Tong still has a title and is a relative of the emperor, so he doesn't take Nan Jiyun seriously at all.If he hadn't just been defeated by the Tubo people, his food and grass had been burned, and his mood was low, he wouldn't have looked at Nan Jiyun at all.

"I don't know where is the commander in chief? I have an urgent military situation to report to the commander in chief." Zhang Tong said reservedly.

Nan Jiyun glanced at Zhang Tong coldly, and suddenly smiled, "The commander-in-chief is coming here, and the army will arrive later. As for Mr. Zhang——"

Nan Jiyun's voice suddenly turned cold, and he yelled violently, "I was ordered by the Commander-in-Chief to arrest Zhang Tong and bring him to justice—someone, take Zhang Tong down!"

Zhang Tong was taken aback, and his face suddenly turned pale. He looked at Nan Jiyun angrily, and while riding his horse back, he scolded angrily, "You little Zhonglang general, how dare you disrespect this official! Who dares to touch this official?" ? This official is the governor of Shanzhou, hereditary Boss Chengyi, a relative of the emperor! Who dares to touch me?!"

Nan Jiyun smiled coldly, "Stop talking nonsense, take it down!"

More than a hundred Shence troops surrounded them suddenly, threatening with long spears in their hands, Zhang Tong accidentally fell off his horse in horror, and fell into the siege of Shence army soldiers, several sturdy soldiers rushed In the past, Zhang Tong was tied up with ropes three or five times. Someone secretly kicked Zhang Tong's ass hard, and Zhang Tong let out a shriek of embarrassment.

Zhang Tong struggled and yelled, and his more than a hundred confidant guards came to their senses and rushed over, ready to rescue Zhang Tong from the Shence Army.

"Presumptuous, you are a soldier of Longshuo, how dare you disobey the commander's order! Zhang Tong violated military discipline and committed a felony. I was going to take him down under the commander's order. If anyone disobeys, be careful!"

Nan Jiyun yelled angrily, and pulled out the bow and arrow from behind. With a whizzing sound, an arrow flew across the air like a streamer, and shot the hairpin on Zhang Tong's helmet leader flying away.

The leader of the guard was shocked, his face was as earthy as he looked up at Nan Jiyun who was riding a horse not far away like a mighty god, he didn't dare to go forward anymore, but beckoned the others to retreat slowly.

Zhang Tong was tightly tied up, seeing that the situation was not good, he gave up struggling, just stood there looking at Nan Jiyun and sneered hysterically, "Although Zhang Xuan is the commander in chief of Longshuo, I am also an imperial court official. A relative of the emperor, he has no right to take me! This official will write a letter to the imperial court and His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince of Jianguo! Nan Jiyun, you are a little Zhonglang general, you are rude to this official, but be careful of your head!"

Nan Jiyun laughed loudly, "Zhang Tong, don't use your authority in front of this general. So what about the emperor's relatives? You disobeyed the general's military order and used troops without authorization, causing food and grass to be burned, and damage to soldiers and generals. This is a felony!"

"Besides, you dare to order the army to massacre the city without authorization, kill the civilians in Tubo, and destroy the reputation of our Longshuo army. You have committed many crimes and should be punished! How dare you speak plausibly when you die before your eyes! Well, the general wants to see, When the commander-in-chief arrives, how will you defend yourself against the crime!"

Zhang Tong's heart trembled, the corners of his mouth trembled involuntarily, he lowered his head subconsciously, his whole body became weak and short of breath, for a moment, his body swayed, and he fell slowly on the icy snow.

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In the afternoon, Zhang Xuan led his army to the outskirts of Triangle City.

Looking at the mess all over the place, the ruined Triangle City, and Zhang Tong's defeated army obediently lined up on the wilderness, black and dense and invisible, his face was gloomy.

Zhang Tong was detained by the soldiers and knelt on the snow, his head buried in silence, his shoulders trembling slightly.

So far, he is already doomed.Zhang Xuan was ruthless and strict in running the army. In order to restore the morale of the Shanzhou Guards, he must kill Zhang Tong on the spot to set the discipline in order.

The last sliver of luck has already dissipated in Zhang Xuan's almost stormy reprimand in front of him.

"What a court official, what a relative of the emperor! Zhang Tong, your crime is not to be punished, and death is not a pity!" Zhang Yukua yelled angrily on his horse, "I disobeyed my commander's order and was burned by Tubo soldiers and horses. More than ten thousand soldiers and horses retreated, the first crime; using troops without authorization, resulting in loss of soldiers and generals, the second crime; leading the army to massacre the city, killing Tubo civilians, destroying our army's reputation and national prestige, ignoring the court laws and discipline, the third crime. "

"The punishment for the three crimes should be beheaded as a public display." Zhang Xuan said coldly.

"Marshal, please forgive me! Zhang Tong is convicted!" Hearing this, Zhang Tong raised his head suddenly, crying for mercy with tears in his eyes, and never dared to speak out.

Zhang Xuan suddenly waved his hand in the air, Guo Ziyi and other generals stared at each other, and their breathing became short of breath.Everyone understood that as long as Zhang Xuan's gestures were made and an order was given, Zhang Tong, a local official of the imperial court and a relative of the emperor, would have to move his head.

During the war, Zhang Tong disobeyed military orders and committed serious crimes. Zhang Xuan, the commander in chief, had enough reasons to kill him.Neither the court nor Li Heng could say anything.

Judging from Zhang Xuan's ruthless and decisive methods and style, this time, Zhang Tong is doomed to die.

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