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

Chapter 1222 King Nanchang, this devil, he is back

"Kill...kill...kill..."

In Tanggula Mountain, arrows and crossbows flew together, and rocks flew into the sky.

Smoke billows.

Under the cover of bows and crossbows, countless soldiers of the Tang Dynasty rushed straight to the towering city wall.

The Tibetan guards on the city quickly bent their bows and arrows to kill the Tang soldiers who rushed towards them.

In an instant, blood spattered and the body fell to the ground.

With a "boom", the rolling stone crashed down and hit the stone wall, making the entire stone wall tremble.

There was even a "click", and a crack actually opened on the wall.

A rolling stone "accidentally" hit a certain point on the city wall. Unbelievably, the wall cracked.

The cracks spread rapidly, all the way to the feet of the soldiers on the city. I don't know how many people became nervous and panicked at this moment.

"Kill..." With countless angry roars, the soldiers of Tang Dynasty under the city rushed up to kill them like crazy, and the fierce battle started again.

At this moment, more roars sounded within the city wall.

Countless Tibetan elites, like a black tide, rushed up the city wall and slashed at the Tang soldiers who had just come up with their swords.

A Tang sergeant glanced eagerly into the city and saw to his surprise that within the entire city gate, four to five thousand people were densely packed and rushing towards the city wall.

Further away, outside the south gate of the city gate, there were more Tibetan soldiers holding swords to visit.

At this city gate, the Tubo people unexpectedly gathered tens of thousands of soldiers, and further away, there were more armies that could support them at any time.

"Dong dong dong!" The gong sounded, and the next moment, the Tang soldiers on the city wall swarmed back like a tide.

The densely packed Tubo soldiers on the city wall finally breathed a sigh of relief.

In the cold wind, an inexplicable chill hit my heart.

Because, at the farthest point of their sight, a large black banner slowly appeared at the front of the Tang army's formation.

A black war horse and a young general wearing black clothes and armor with an extremely cold expression appeared at the front of all the Tang troops.

He raised his eyes, and his stern eyes shot towards the city head like arrows.

Almost all the Tubo soldiers could not help but hold their breath at this moment, their faces were nervous, their eyes were frightened, and their limbs were trembling.

King of Nanchang, King of Nanchang, King of Nanchang of the Tang Dynasty.

This devil, this devil, when did he come back?

"Tap, tap, tap!" Heavy footsteps suddenly sounded at the stone steps behind, and then, amidst the indifferent pushing, Lun Qinling, wearing a thick elephant skin armor, appeared in front of the formation.

The Tubo soldiers on both sides backed away like water, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Great phase, great phase, this is their great phase, their invincible great phase.

Even though Lun Qinling suffered several losses under Li Xuan, in the eyes of the Tubo people, he was still the invincible prime minister.

After all, in the eyes of the real Tubo, the territory of Tubo is only the area south of Tanggula Mountain. The other areas of Supi, Yangtong, and even Tuyuhun are nothing more than remote and desolate places.

……

Lun Qinling, escorted by more than a dozen personal guards, came to the female wall and looked at the cracks that had been smashed into the city wall. A trace of worry flashed in his eyes.

Raising his head, Lun Qinling looked into the distance. Under the black banner in the distance, there was a figure sitting calmly on a horse.

The two pairs of eyes, at this moment, all looked at each other.

The cold and firm eyes and the dignified and steady eyes collided with each other, and for a moment it seemed as if endless firelight collided in mid-air.

The soldiers around him couldn't help but feel difficulty breathing.

At this moment, under the black banner, the man in black clothes and armor suddenly raised his arms, and the next moment he clenched his fists.

In an instant, thousands of black-armored cavalry shouted at the same time: "Hoot!"

With one sound, a sound with a strong sense of oppression had already rushed to the city wall.

The Tibetan soldiers on the city wall couldn't help but retreat slightly, their faces full of fear.

With a "choking" sound, Lun Qinling drew his sword and pointed it at Li Xuan, who was two miles away.

"Clang..." Countless sounds of drawing swords sounded at the same time, and a row of sharp blades suddenly appeared on the city wall, flashing in the cold sunlight.

Under the city wall, he smiled at the black figure.

The next moment, without any hesitation, he turned his horse's head and headed towards the army formation.

At the same time, Daguo followed.

In Lun Qinling's eyes, the black banner penetrated directly into the deepest part of the entire Tang Army formation.

At this moment, "dong dong dong", a clear gong sounded.

In an instant, all the Tang soldiers turned around without any hesitation, and then rushed away like a black torrent. Not long after, they had completely disappeared from the Tubo people's sight.

The Tibetan soldiers on the city wall were dumbfounded when they saw this scene.

They were already prepared for a fierce battle with the Tang army, but why did they leave?

"Prime Minister." A middle-aged general looked at Lun Qinling with doubtful eyes. He was a little confused about Li Xuan's purpose of doing this.

"It's only mid-February now. The weather is cold and the bowstrings can't be drawn. Naturally, the Tang people will not give up their advantage." Lun Qinling pressed a hand on the female wall and looked at the disappearing figure of the Tang army. He said softly: " He came here today just to tell the truth that he is back."

Yes, Li Xuan is back.

In mid-February, before the weather started to warm, he was back.

As soon as he came back, he greeted Luon Qinling warmly.

……

Under the gray city gate, countless soldiers slowly entered the city.

Li Xuan, dressed in black clothes and armor with a cold expression, stared straight at the mountain road in the distance.

There was no movement on the mountain road.

After a long time, Li Xuan sighed softly and said to herself: "It seems like he won't come."

Turning around, Li Xuan looked at the people behind him and said, "Let the brothers on the mountain withdraw, it's over for today."

"Here!" The right guard commander immediately handed over Qiu Zhenmu's hand, then turned around and left.

Soon, thousands of soldiers began to slowly descend from the mountains on both sides, and then retreated into the city.

"Let's go back to the lobby." Li Xuan turned around and walked towards the city wall.

The left guard general Wang Xiaojie, the right leading army guard general Hei Te Changzhi, the right guard general Sun Renshi, the left Xiaowei general Shi Jian, the right guard Zhonglang general Qiu Zhenmu, the right leading army guard Zhonglang general Li Duozuo, the left guard Jinwu Zhong General Cui Ding, the general of the right guard, Nan Ju, the general of the right guard, Zhou Qian, the guard of the left Qianniu, Li Yi, the general of the right guard, Yan Tao, the right guard, all followed closely.

Under the city wall, former Zuowei general, Shanyu Governor Shi Xiaosiye, former Jizhou governor Wei Hongji, Luoxedao march observation envoy Yang Zhirou and others had arranged for the troops to enter the camp.

Then he followed Li Xuan and others back to the front army lobby.

Li Xuan sat down in the middle hall, and Xiao Siye sat behind the desk on the left side and wrote down notes.

Wei Hongji and Yang Zhirou stood behind the generals on the right side of the army, listening with their hands tied.

Li Xuan raised his head, looked at the generals, and said slowly: "Today's battle was originally to explore the reality of the checkpoint, and at the same time try to lure the Tibetan soldiers out of the checkpoint for an ambush, but now Lun Qinling appears at the city gate. Go up, it seems we won’t have much chance.”

"Commander." Hei Te Changzhi stood up, held up his hands, and asked with some confusion: "Has the Marshal already received the news that Lun Qinling has arrived at the front line?"

With a question, everyone in the hall looked at Li Xuan.

Li Xuan shook her head slightly and said with a smile: "The spring freeze has not gone away, even the strongest homing pigeons can't deliver the message, let alone the Tibetan scouts who are constantly patrolling the mountains and fields. We really need to deliver the message." , I’m afraid it’s difficult to pass it on, let alone easily expose one’s backhand.”

After a slight pause, Li Xuan said with a serious expression: "I am just treating others as I am. If I am talking about Qinling, then I am afraid that I will definitely make a big fuss before my real opponent comes to the front of the army. There is a lot of noise, we can see it today. Sure enough, Lun Qinling has appeared in front of the formation."

"So, the prince's early return this time is also to plot against the Tubo people?" Hei Te Changzhi looked at Li Xuan in disbelief.

Although it is cold up and down Tanggula Mountain now, if Li Xuan and Lun Qinling really fight over it, the Tubo people and the Tang army will immediately shed endless blood.

"It doesn't count." Li Xuan waved his hand and said, "I just want to see what happened to Zampu from Tubo, his mother's family, the Lu family, and those big and small-headed people in Tubo. There is so much pressure on Qinling, but now it seems that I was wrong, and Tubo is still under the control of Qinling."

The generals fell silent immediately. They did not expect that Li Xuan's plot was actually in Luoche, the capital of Tubo, thousands of miles away.

In the Royal Court of Luoshie, although the king is young and prone to suspicion, the Gar family has been the family of the Prime Minister of Tubo for nearly forty years, and there are no one knows how many people there are.

Although after several defeats in Tuyuhun, Supi, and Yangtong, Tubo suffered a lot of losses and was killed by Li Xuan in the Tanggula Mountains, it would not be easy to cause civil strife in Tubo just because of this.

"Could it be that His Majesty's edict of guilt has not yet been sent to Luozhen?" Xiao Siye sat aside and couldn't help but speak.

All the generals in the hall couldn't help but nod, it was indeed very possible that this was the case.

Li Xuan glanced at Xiao Siye and nodded with satisfaction.

Although Xiao Siye became a commoner after being dismissed from the post of General of the Left Guard and Chief of the Shanyu Protectorate, and was assigned to the front of the Luo Zhe Dao army, all the generals and sergeants of Luo Zhe Dao were his former comrades-in-arms, and Li Xuan attached great importance to his combat experience and entrusted him with the post of inspecting the history of the army. No one in the army was dissatisfied.

"Then just wait a moment. The Zhengdan Dynasty has only been here for more than a month now. Even if someone from the Western Region returns, it will take two or three months to send the news to Luozou. Just wait. "Li Xuan's faint words have already solved the strategy of Lun Qinling to intercept the edict and the Tubo envoy.

All the generals handed over their hands at the same time: "The commander is wise."

Li Xuan waved her hand, looked at Wei Hongji, and nodded: "Thanks to the young master today. If the young master hadn't pointed out the flaw in the Tubo City Gate, I'm afraid it wouldn't be easy to smash it today."

Wei Hongji handed over his hand: "The commander-in-chief has over-rated. Tubo was not good at building city gates. The strong cities it has now are mostly built by the craftsmen who moved to Tubo with Princess Wencheng and their descendants. These people themselves are different. Moreover, In addition, there was a secret plan, so there was a flaw in the city gate, but unfortunately, the flaw was too small to be effective."

"No rush." ​​Li Xuan waved her hand and said: "Now that this has been verified, it will be easier to handle. At least we have something to attract the attention of the Tibetan generals. When the time comes, we will wait until the south wind blows and the fire spreads. I will wait. Then we can capture the city pass in one fell swoop and finally enter Tubo."

"I am willing to follow the commander-in-chief to make great achievements and conquer Tubo." All the generals raised their hands at the same time, with solemn expressions.

Li Xuan smiled, then looked at Wang Xiaojie and said, "Thanks to Brother Xiaojie these past few months, I originally thought about fighting alongside Brother Xiaojie, but His Majesty called me urgently, and now I can only drink a few more drinks tonight." Thank you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Wang Xiaojie stepped forward and cupped his hands, then looked at everyone in the palace and said, "Although I also want to join with Your Majesty and all the brothers to attack Tubo and take the credit of destroying the country, but the sacred decree has been given, no matter what If you don't want to leave, you have to return to Chang'an. Now Xiaojie wishes you and the prince to kill the generals, seize the flag, jump on the horse and destroy the Tibetan thieves."

(End of this chapter)