Chapter 229: Capture the Dangerous Fortress (Part 2)
The order of launching the attack was first Li Ye on the south bank to kill the Tibetan soldiers guarding Tengqiao, and then Bai Xiaode's action. This order must not be reversed.
At the fourth watch, Li Ye arrived at the southern bridgehead. He observed for a moment that there were six Tibetan soldiers patrolling the southern bridgehead. There was also a tent next to the bridgehead. It was estimated that there were still Tibetan soldiers sleeping in the tent.
How can we kill these six Tibetan soldiers in one go? Of course, we must use throwing knives.
Li Ye slowly approached the vine bridge and hid behind a big rock. He was about one foot away from the nearest soldier and about three feet away from the farthest Tibetan soldier. This was a good location. Li Ye threw a piece of natural gold over it.
, and then patiently wait for the opportunity.
Not long after, a Tibetan soldier suddenly discovered natural gold on the ground. He was surprised and happy, and shouted, "It's gold!"
Two other soldiers nearby quickly ran over to check. The three of them gathered together, and the opportunity came.
Li Ye shot three flying knives like lightning. The three Tibetan soldiers on the bridge were stabbed in the throat and fell down in a very short time. The other three soldiers were still checking the gold, but found nothing unusual.
Li Ye drew his sword and moved closer instantly. A cold light flashed and two heads fell to the ground at the same time. The other person was shocked. Before he could react, Li Ye's sword had cut off his neck.
Just between the rising of the rabbit and the falling of the falcon, he killed six Tubo soldiers. Li Ye immediately entered the tent. Within a moment, several muffled screams came from inside, and he cut off the four sleeping soldiers.
neck.
Ten soldiers were killed. Li Ye picked up the fire stick of the Tibetan soldiers and swung it in the wind. He lit the fire and extinguished it again. He did this three times and sent a clear signal to the other side.
Bai Xiaode led a caravan of hundreds of camels towards the checkpoint.
There is a special army in the Anxi Army, that is, the Fan Army or the Hu Army. As the name suggests, it is the Anxi Hu people in the army. The number is about five or six thousand. The leader is Bai Xiaode, who is also a Hu person.
He was a prince of the Kucha Kingdom. He was very powerful in cavalry and archery. He was good at using two short spears and had a courage that no man could match.
Bai Xiaode led 300 soldiers dressed as Sogdian merchants, each wearing a wide white robe, and led hundreds of camels loaded with goods close to the checkpoint. The camels and goods were real. They borrowed them from the Sogdians.
The one in front was also a Sogdian merchant, Slytherin. Not only did he take out his camels and goods, but he also risked walking in front, as he might be killed by the Tubo people.
Of course, Slytherin also had benefits. Feng Changqing gave him a tax-free form, and the goods he shipped to Datang next year would be tax-free. Although it was only once, it still cost hundreds of dollars.
More importantly, after killing the Tibetan checkpoint, his hundreds of camels no longer need to pay tolls, which is also hundreds of dollars.
"stop!"
Someone yelled, but the words they spoke were in Chinese. Many Tibetan soldiers were actually Tuyuhun people from the Hehuang area and could speak some Chinese.
Several Tibetan soldiers rushed over, looked at the camel caravan and asked: "Where is the caravan?"
"The caravan of Xiao Shiguo!"
"No matter where the caravans are, they have to pay a tax, one gold coin per camel, or one copper coin."
Slytherin had no choice but to take out a bag of gold coins and said, "There are five hundred camels in total!"
"Wait a minute, pay after counting!"
More than a dozen Tibetan soldiers rushed towards the back. Bai Xiaode gave his men a wink, and the opportunity came.
Three hundred soldiers took off their robes and started fighting together. A dozen Tibetan soldiers who were counting camels were the first to suffer disaster and were killed with random knives. Slytherin was so frightened that he lay on the ground and did not dare to move.
Bai Xiaode pulled out two short steel spears and led fifty soldiers to kill the Tengqiao. There were fifteen soldiers on the Tengqiao, which was divided into two layers, the inner and the outer. The dozen Tibetan soldiers standing on the opening could not dodge and were instantly killed.
Bai Xiaode assassinated five of them, and the remaining soldiers were all killed by Tang soldiers.
Three Tibetan soldiers who were patrolling the bridge saw that the situation was not good, turned around and ran towards the south bank, shouting.
This is what Feng Changqing is most worried about. They can kill the soldiers on the bridge, but they will definitely alert the patrol soldiers on the bridge, and they will not be able to shoot arrows in time. The only way is to kill the soldiers on the south bank of the bridge first, as proposed by Li Ye.
Bai Xiaode did not chase the three soldiers. Tengqiao was still one mile away from the Golden Fort. Their shouting could not alert the Golden Fort defenders, but could only alert Li Ye on the other side.
He turned around and roared, and his spears were like two bolts of lightning, instantly piercing the chest of the Tubo centurion who was slashing at him with his sword. The centurion fell to the ground and died.
On the south bank of the Vine Bridge, Li Ye half-knelt at the head of the bridge, drew his bow like a full moon, and shot three wolf-fang arrows with great force. Three running Tibetan soldiers were hit in the head by three arrows and fell off the Vine Bridge immediately.
The battle ended quickly, and a total of twenty-five Tibetan soldiers were killed or captured.
The Tang army immediately interrogated and got the password to enter the city tonight, but they still found a loophole. The Tibetan soldiers were not entirely at the checkpoint. In order to prevent the Sogdian caravan from bypassing the checkpoint, there were still Tibetan soldiers who went elsewhere.
intercept.
Feng Changqing missed this point.
On the north bank there should be twenty-eight Tibetan soldiers, one centurion and twenty-seven soldiers.
But now three people were missing. Bai Xiaode immediately reported to Feng Changqing, "Chang Shi, there are three missing Tibetan soldiers. According to the interrogation confession, these three people went to search for the caravan that had stolen the border, far to the north."
Feng Changqing looked at the sky. It was almost dawn, and they had no time to delay it any longer.
Feng Changqing immediately said: "You lead three hundred soldiers to search for three soldiers, and the others will still act according to the original plan."
The Tibetan general guarding the Golden Fort was an experienced veteran named Lunpo Ruoxi. He was born into a Tubo noble. Because of his violent temper, he offended the Tibetan general Dazalugong and was demoted to Dabolu. This was because he had a bad temper.
, and was sent to the Golden Castle by the Tibetan general of Dabolu.
At this time, Lunpo Ruoxi happened to be patrolling the top of the city. Suddenly he received news that the defenders on the north bank had captured two Tang army scouts. He quickly walked to the city gate and looked down, only to see a dozen of his men guarding two Tang soldiers.
The soldiers of the Tang Army with disheveled hair and hands tied behind their backs. He looked for a moment and did not see the general on the north bank. Logically, the centurion should have come back to report to him.
He turned back and asked: "Have you asked for the password?"
"General Qi, there is no problem with the password!"
Lunpo Ruoxi asked loudly: "Where are you centurions?"
Someone below replied: "There is a caravan crossing the border, and Daqingniu said it is important to collect money!"
Lunpo Ruoxi laughed, Daqingniu was the centurion's nickname, a guy who was quick to see money.
"Open the city gate!"
Lunpo Ruoxi ordered the city gate to be opened, and the soldiers immediately pushed the winch to lift the big iron bolt that locked the door, only to hear a loud rattling noise.
Just as Lunpo Ruoxi was about to turn around and go down to the city, suddenly three rockets were fired from the north bank in the distance and flew straight into the sky, indicating that there was enemy activity.
Lunpo Ruoxi's face changed drastically, and he shouted urgently: "Close the city gate quickly and let me shoot arrows!"
The city gate that had just been opened a crack suddenly closed again. Dozens of arrows were shot from the top of the city. Several Tang soldiers pretending to be Tibetan soldiers were unable to dodge and were hit by the arrows. They screamed and fell to the ground.
Feng Changqing suddenly felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave. The plan to defraud the city was discovered at the last moment, and their success fell short.