The First Killer God of the Tang Dynasty

Zhang Yang hung the corpses of those rebel soldiers from the Great Yan directly on the archway of Guodu Town.

The effect was indeed obvious.

Originally, there were some powerful families in Guodu Town who secretly colluded with the rebels.

Intimidated by this, they all became obedient.

Even the Great Yan scouts, who often went out to gather information, would avoid Guodu Town.

In Chang'an, at Xue Song's residence, a sharp arrow was finally removed after the doctor cut open the flesh.

Even a fierce general like Xue Song was in so much pain that he grimaced and turned pale.

Just as the doctor finished bandaging Xue Song's wound, An Shouzhong strode in anxiously.

Upon seeing An Shouzhong arrive, Xue Song immediately sat up in bed.

He knelt on one knee, his face contorted with humiliation, and said, "General, I... I have failed."

Seeing Xue Song so badly injured, An Shouzhong couldn't bring himself to blame him.

After all, although Xue Song was his deputy, he had brought troops to surrender and was a brave and fierce fighter.

It was only a loss of less than two hundred cavalrymen, so even if An Shouzhong was dissatisfied, he wouldn't say anything harsh.

Gently helping Xue Song to his feet, An Shouzhong frowned and asked with a puzzled expression.

"How could this be? It's just a small fortified village, and you couldn't even take it down with three hundred men? And you were injured like this? Are the Uyghurs that powerful?"

Xue Song shook his head, then his eyes lit up as he recalled what had happened last night.

He declared with absolute certainty, "That person is definitely not a Uyghur!"

"Who is that person?"

"I don't know either. But although that person was wearing Uyghur armor, his tone of voice and style of behavior were definitely not those of a barbarian Uyghur. Moreover, this person actually knew everything about my background."

At this point, Xue Song remembered to report the reasons for the defeat.

"Besides the general's treachery in using my family background to deceive me and lead to their successful surprise attack, the most important thing was that they used a new type of firearm with tremendous power. When they deployed it into the cavalry, the cavalrymen were thrown into chaos, suffering heavy casualties and falling into complete disarray."

The more he spoke, the uglier Xue Song's face became.

"Moreover, their archery skills are superb, and their bows and arrows are exceptional; they can even pierce our armor."

Upon hearing Xue Song's report, An Shouzhong looked impatient.

He had never heard of such a thing before.

"I say, Xue Song, why are you boosting the morale of others while diminishing our own? Who has our Great Yan Army ever feared? We don't even take the Mo Dao Brigade seriously, so why would we fear a mere garrison fortress?"

Seeing that An Shouzhong did not believe him, Xue Song directly took the broken arrow from the tea table next to him and showed it to An Shouzhong.

"General, I have no such intention. Look at this arrow; it's triangular in shape with an extremely sharp edge. Is this something that an ordinary Tang army would use?"

An Shouzhong took the arrow and examined the arrowhead carefully, and couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

"I have never seen such a powerful Tang army."

Xue Song couldn't help but feel a deep sense of fear.

It wasn't that the Great Yan cavalry weren't brave enough; it's just that they simply wouldn't fight you with their broadswords.

It was clearly a blow that was like a reduction in dimensionality.

It would probably take at least a thousand men to take down a small fortified village.

"Could they be the elite of the Dragon Martial Army?" Having no other options, An Shouzhong could only think in this direction.

Upon hearing An Shouzhong's words, Xue Song almost burst out laughing.

"The Dragon Martial Army? Those useless bastards? How could that be? I think it's highly likely that the Tang Dynasty spent a lot of money secretly training a force, but fortunately, their numbers are small, probably less than a hundred. We just need to send out a large force..."

At this point, An Shouzhong was remarkably clear-headed.

He shook his head directly, indicating his denial.

"After the first defeat, Tuntian Fortress is already prepared. If they join forces with the Mo Dao team, no matter how many of us go there, we'll be walking into the lion's den. Besides, we've already lost nearly two hundred cavalrymen to a small Tuntian Fortress. Even if we manage to take it, it won't have much strategic value, even if we expend a lot of military resources."

Upon hearing this, Xue Song gradually calmed down.

Indeed, the area outside Chang'an is now fraught with danger, and a force could suddenly appear out of nowhere, catching them off guard.

"It seems we need to be careful. For now, we shouldn't provoke those soldiers from the garrison fortresses. When the big battle comes, if this small force participates, we'll slaughter them all, no matter how many men we have!"

Xue Song said through gritted teeth, wishing he could devour Zhang Yang alive just thinking about his face!

An Shouzhong gently patted Xue Song.

"You focus on recovering from your injuries. Once the supplies from Luoyang reach Chang'an, we'll have a decisive battle with the Tang army. At that time, we'll need you to fight bravely against the enemy."

After saying that, An Shouzhong turned and left.

The next day, Zhang Yang did not return to Guojia Village immediately. Instead, he arranged for a few brothers to go back and deliver a message, and also sent Guo Shitou and his men to bring the boxes of money back to Guojia Village.

He rode a fast horse directly to the Mo Dao team.

When the sentries of the Mo Dao team saw that it was Zhang Yang, they did not stop him and led him directly to the Mo Dao team's training ground.

The Mo Dao team split into three groups: one group simulated the attacking enemy, another group was the Lang Xian team, and the Mo Dao team was behind the Lang Xian team.

At a command, the two teams charged.

The simulated enemies couldn't break through the wolf-brush team's formation at all; instead, the wolf-brush team kept luring the enemies into their own camp.

The Mo Dao team behind them immediately finished off the attackers.

The final result was a complete victory for the team that combined the Wolf Brush Team and the Mo Dao Team.

"Zhang Yang's fighting style is indeed impressive! It's just a pity that this kid is unwilling to join the Mo Dao team, otherwise, I will definitely give him the credit in the upcoming battle."

Just as Li Siye was excitedly talking to himself, his subordinates behind him reminded him.

"General, Chief Zhang has arrived."

Li Siye turned around, his joy barely concealed, and stepped forward to pick up Zhang Yang in one swift motion.

"Brother Zhang, I've missed you so much! Your tactics are amazing! This time, I'm going to wipe out the rebels!"

Zhang Yang looked embarrassed.

What kind of behavior is it for grown men to be hugging and cuddling like that?

The general is being far too enthusiastic.

After setting Zhang Yang down, Li Siye took Zhang Yang's hand and led him into the central command tent.

"Brother, not long ago, His Majesty bestowed upon me dozens of jars of imperial wine. Those were old stock from Chang'an, they're really good. Let's drink to our hearts' content today, until we're both drunk."

As Li Siye and Zhang Yang left, the soldiers behind them sighed with emotion.

The general is treating Zhang Yang like a younger brother.

Upon entering the central command tent, Li Siye immediately ordered the cooks to prepare the finest banquet.

Zhang Yang, however, remained silent with a sullen face.

Sensing something was amiss, Li Siye finally spoke up and asked.

"Hey bro, what happened?"

"General, the rebel army of Great Yan attacked Tuntian Fort last night!"