Chapter 138: Slaughtering the Eagle on the Ridge (2)(1/2)
Chapter 138 Jueling Eagle Slaughter (2)
A blizzard that had not been seen in decades suddenly hit Qinghai area. The strong winds of Chiling roared, sweeping across the earth with snowflakes, gravel, grass roots were swept away, and then covered the sky and hit the mountains.
During the blizzard raging violently, the attack of Shibao City was forced to be interrupted. Almost half of the more than 2,000 Tang troops were swept into the valley by the blizzard. Unfavorable news reached the camp, and Ge Shuhan sighed with regret.
The strong wind swayed the camp tent, and a few candles were light and dark, and the light was weak. Ge Shuhan sat in the tent for a while. He slowly stood up and walked to the tent door, staring blankly at the gray world,
The results of the battle were swept away by the blizzard for a few days. After the snow stopped, he had to start again, but none of these matters. What mattered was the reinforcements from Tubo, which had been a whole day and a night. How long could Li Qingan support him?
At this moment, a messenger ran over in the strong wind and said in a trembling voice: "Master, the latest information on the Northern Line."
"Ah! Tell me quickly, is Dong Yanguang still holding the main force of the Tubo army?"
"Master General, Dong Yanguang's troops did not go south at all. He and Shuofang Army are besieging Shenwei City."
"What!"
Ge Shuhan was so angry that he was so angry that he became dark in front of him and almost fainted. Several personal soldiers hurriedly supported him, "Master! Master!"
Suddenly, Ge Shuhan's throat chuckled twice, and a mouthful of blood spurted out. He yelled: "God killed me!"
After a long time, Ge Shuhan finally calmed down. He waved his hand gently, "Prepare paper and pen, I want to write a memorial to the emperor."
The personal soldiers laid the paper on them and helped Brother Shuhan sit down. He lifted the pen and his hands trembled violently. He slowly wrote: "Your Majesty, I am guilty of letting you down."
Geshuhan could no longer help but feel angry inside. He sighed and tears poured into his eyes.
"Since I want me to hit Shibao City, why add Dong Yanguang?"
Suddenly, Li Siye's angry shout came from the door of the tent, "I want to see the Grand Marshal, let me in!"
The blizzard interrupted the attack of Shibao City, but the attack of Chiling in the back mountain was even more violent than the blizzard. Dazalu Gong finally got the command, and the depression that suppressed him for several days broke out. He still ordered the battle despite the coldness of the blizzard.
"Even if you are frozen to death, you will still be frozen to death on the battlefield!"
He roared loudly, put on his helmet and armor, and supervised the battle himself. This time, he invested 40,000 troops. The entire middle section of Chiling had been submerged by the Tubo army's sea of people. They crawled forward under the raging wind and snow, moving slowly, but their goals were clear.
The sudden appearance of the blizzard brought great difficulties to the Tang army's defense. Not only did the sight range greatly shorten, but more importantly, the weapons that the Tang army relied on. The power of the bow and arrow will be greatly reduced in the blizzard, and the situation of the Tang army has become extremely serious.
"Light a candle in the tent!" Li Qingan whispered.
The personal soldiers were not sure about this, so they hurried to the tent to light a candle, and a star suddenly appeared in the white wind and snow.
Li Qingan pulled out an arrow, gradually pulled the bow, and aimed at the tent sixty steps away. The tent had been swallowed up by the wind and snow, completely invisible, with only a faint trace of starlight.
With a 'swoosh!', a powerful arrow shot out and disappeared into the white snow and snow.
"General!" The soldier slowly walked over, holding Li Qing'an's arrow in his hand, and he shook his head gently.
"How many have you deviated?"
"Shot on the edge of the tent, slanting five feet away."
Li Qing'an sighed secretly, and at this time Bai Yuanguang and Li Fei Shouyu hurried over and said, "Qilang, the situation is not good."
"What's wrong?"
"We just tried it, and the gunpowder bag shot from the trencher could not land on the mountain road at all, and was blown away by the wind."
"What if it's a skewer?"
"Not even possible, the wind is spinning and cannot be controlled at all."
Li Qingan nodded and sighed, "I shot an arrow just now, sixty steps, and deviated from the target five feet."
Bai Yuanguang and Li Fei Shouyu were both stunned, and even Li Qing'an's seven-stone hard bow was five feet away. What's the use of ordinary soldiers' bows and arrows? In the blizzard, all long-range weapons were invalid.
The three of them were silent together. For a moment, Li Qing'an said: "The only weapon now is to use huge rocks. Roll down with huge rocks as big as a house. Not only can you hurt the enemy, but you can also block the mountain road. We now have fifteen such huge rocks on our hands."
Suddenly, a soldier shouted anxiously: "General, come quickly! There seems to be movement below."
The three of them walked quickly to the ravine and lay down. Tang Jun buried three large jars by the cliff, and could hear the movements a hundred steps away.
They listened for a while and heard a rustling sound. Judging from the sound, it should be between thirty and fifty steps.
Li Qing looked up and stared at the bottom. He only saw the gray area, but the Tubo army had already arrived.
"Shoot the arrow!"
He jumped up and shouted, "Shoot the arrow!"
The Tang army immediately fired arrows at once. Although the power was greatly reduced, only bows and arrows could respond at this time.
The arrows were like rain and stones were like hail, covering the sky and smashing down the mountain. A scream suddenly came from the wind and snow, especially the mountain road to the north. The screams came from twenty steps away, and the Tubo army was already close.
"Flash in front!"
More than 200 Tang soldiers rolled forward with a huge rock, two people tall, like a small house. The Tang soldiers on the edge of the mountain road dodged to both sides. The Tang soldiers shouted and pushed the rock down the mountain road. The giants roared down from the mountain and rolled down the dense group of Tubo soldiers. The Tubo army was killed and injured, and blood flowed into a river.
But at this time, it was not Zanpu who commanded the Tubo army, but Dazhalugong. His heart was as hard as iron. He knew very well that in the blizzard, the Tang army's weapons could not exert their power, so he had to seize this opportunity.
"Roll up, no matter how many people die, just come on me!" He roared hysterically.
The bloody road that Tubo had just been smashed to pieces was immediately closed, and the army continued to climb up the mountain. The Tang army's huge rocks rolled down from the mountain. The Tubo corpses were smashed down and rushed up again. The explosions rose one after another on the mountain road, red flames soared, steel balls burst out, and large areas of Tubo army wailed to die, but the new enemy rushed up again, as if springs were pouring out continuously, endlessly.
The Tang army's stones were smashed, and there were no huge rocks. The only bows and arrows could not exert their power. The defense line of the Beishan Daojiangdu Camp was the first to be broken by the Tubo army. Hundreds of Tubo troops tore open a big hole and rushed up frantically.
The spear was slashed with a slash, and the roared and shouted. The Tang army and the Tubo army fought together, and the crackling sound of the head being cut off by the knife, and the screams of the spear piercing the chest.
"Lin San, save me!"
One of the legs of Sun Mazi from Runzhou was cut off. He screamed and fell to the ground. Dozens of long swords slashed on him frantically, cutting him into meat paste. A Tubo centurion raised Sun Mazi's head high and laughed wildly.
"Ah!" Another scream was heard, and a young Jiangdu soldier was pierced by the spear of the Tubo army and flew high from the mountain.
Lin San's eyes turned red. He roared and killed the Tubo officer in front of him with one knife. Suddenly, another burly Tubo army rushed over and threw him to the ground from behind. The two of them fought on the ground. Lin San turned over and suddenly pressed the Tubo soldiers under him. He turned the horizontal sword and used all his strength to pierce the horizontal sword through the enemy's chest.
Suddenly, his shoulders were hurting sharply, and a spear came out from his right shoulder. His eyes were dizzy and his strength quickly disappeared. At this time, he suddenly thought of his son and his wife who was preparing New Year's Eve meal. The lights were so soft and warm, and the wife's appearance was never so beautiful.
At this time, his stomach hurts again, and another spear passed through his back and nailed him to the ground. Lin San's eyes gradually turned black. He smiled miserably and shouted in a low voice, "My son, madam, take care!"
He lay on the ground, two spears nailed him to death, the wind and snow fell down, and the body gradually became cold.
At this time, the middle line was also broken through, and more than 3,000 Tubo troops rushed forward, and the Tang army fought to the death, and a fierce hand-to-hand battle began on the second line of defense.
Langyajiao Mountain Loch is a place for the wounded soldiers. At this time, more than 100 Tang soldiers and female guards were carrying the last dozen wounded soldiers up the mountain. Suddenly, more than 200 Tubo troops rushed over. The situation was critical. More than 100 Tang soldiers turned around to fight, and more than a dozen female guards also drew their swords and joined the battle.
Li Fei Yuanli, who was lying on the stretcher, bit off the gauze, picked up the big knife on the stretcher, and yelled, "Go ahead!"
He rushed into the enemy group like a mad tiger, killing and slashing, and instantly slashing more than 20 people to death, but his wounds also cracked and his whole body was bleeding. At this moment, a stream of arrow shot in his lower abdomen. He had no armor on his body, and the arrow shot through his stomach. Li Fei Yuanli covered his stomach, staggered back two steps, and fell to the ground.
Li Fei Yuanli smiled bitterly and said to herself: "Grandma, I, Lao Li, this time, is really going to die."
At this moment, a petite figure ran to him, "General Lifei, I will help you go."
It was Shi Sanniang. Li Fei Yuanli shook her head and pushed her away, "Sanniang, go quickly! You can't help me."
Shi Sanniang bit her lip tightly, dragged him up, and leaned on her body. She suddenly bent down, and her petite body actually carried Li Fei Yuanli, who was seven feet tall, and walked step by step towards the mountain with difficulty.
At this moment, more and more Tubo troops were rushing up the mountain. Li Qing'an led 700 Anxi soldiers to fight on the middle line. His black bow had been cut off and his body was covered in blood. He held a shield in one hand and waved a horizontal knife in the other, trying his best to kill the enemy. The situation was already in danger.
Thirty steps away, Bai Yuanguang and more than 20 soldiers were surrounded by hundreds of Tubo legions. Bai Yuanguang's left arm was gone. He roared wildly, swinging his sword with one arm to kill among the enemy group. At this moment, Li Qingan suddenly saw a scene that made his eyes burst: Bai Yuan's barefoot slipped under his barefoot, and a spear pierced his chest like lightning.
"Old Bai!"
Li Qing'an roared wildly and rushed towards Bai Yuanguang regardless of everything. The wildness of the Anxi army was aroused. Everyone roared angrily and killed the Tubo army step by step, suppressing the Tubo army that rushed to the middle line again.
Li Qing'an hugged Bai Yuanguang, and Bai Yuanguang's eyes were closed and he had already died. Tears surged out of Li Qing'an's eyes. The number one scorer of the Anxima team died in Chiling. He hugged Bai Yuanguang in his arms and burst into tears.
At this time, He Yanming wiped his tears and said, "General, retreat quickly! He can no longer hold it."
Li Qing'an nodded and said to the left and right orders: "Everyone, retreat quickly!"
"Brothers from the Northern Line, the general has an order to retreat quickly!"
Amid the sound of retreating, the Tang army began to retreat to the mountain. Due to huge rocks blocking the road in the southern line, not many Tubo troops rushed up, and most of the Tang army was saved.
Li Fei Shouyu also heard the order to retreat and shouted, "Retreat!"
He led hundreds of Tang troops on the southern line to retreat to the mountain. At this time, Li Qingan suddenly thought of something. He turned around and ran towards the tent in the corner of the cliff. The candles in the tent had burned out and were pitch black. His hands were busy scattered in a wooden box, "Where? Where?"
"Finished!"
He found a plate of Xinxiang from the wooden box, took out a flint scythe from his arms, and his hands trembled, "Crack!Crack!" and a ball of flame appeared in his hand. He turned his back to cover the wind, ignited Xinxiang, carefully placed it on the sand table interlayer, pulled out a lead and placed it in the middle of Xinxiang, then turned around and rushed out of the tent, and ran up the mountain.
After running for more than ten steps, he suddenly turned around and saw that at this time, the Tubo army had already been fighting over the sky. The wind was much smaller, and the heavy snow covered Chiling.
The Tang army retreated to the third line of defense, which was also their last line of defense. The terrain here was small, just a valley, and then crossed a mountain, the road leading to Shibao City.
The narrow valley was filled with Tang army. After a tragic battle, there were still 1,500 people in the Tang army, nearly half of whom were injured. The Jiangdu Camp had the worst casualties, with less than 200 people left.
Li Qing'an sat on a big rock. Zhao Lu, the female guard, was disinfecting and bandaging his wound. Li Qing'an was stabbed with a knife in his left arm and slashed a big hole. The blood had already solidified. Only then did he feel the pain in his heart, but the pain in the wound was not as good as the sorrow in his heart. Bai Yuanguang was killed. In his memory, Bai Yuanguang should have shined in the Anshi Rebellion and became a famous general in the middle Tang Dynasty. However, because of his arrival through time and space, it changed history and Bai Yuanguang's destiny.
"Qiro!"
Li Fei Shouyu walked to Li Qing'an and said in a hoarse voice: "We have twenty packs of gunpowder, fifty thousand arrows, two catapults, and a small amount of food and water left."
"Food and water are left to the seriously injured."
After pausing, Li Qingan asked again: "How is Lao Li?"
"He lost too much blood and fainted. I don't know if he could survive."
Li Qingan smiled bitterly and said, "I don't know if we can get through it. Is there any movement in the Tubo army?"
To be continued...