But when Zan Po heard that there was someone blocking the way ahead, he discovered that the person coming was none other than his mortal enemy Li Xian. He was so frightened that he almost fell off his horse. But when he took a closer look, he burst out laughing because that Li Xian only led
He had about three hundred horses. It was ridiculous that a mere three hundred people dared to attack tens of thousands of people on his side. At this time, he remembered Li Xian's false surrender and the burning of his camp last night. All the old and new hatreds came to his mind.
, shouted loudly: "Little Li Xian, originally I thought I was going to die today, but I didn't expect that not only would I not die, but I would actually make great achievements. Hehe, as long as I capture you today, I can make up for my losses today."
After finishing speaking, Zanpo gave the order: "My sons and daughters, rush forward together and capture Li Xian alive. Whoever can achieve this feat will be reported to my elder brother to praise Xi Ruoduobu. I will reward him with 50,000 cattle and sheep and give him the title of
Captain of Ten Thousands."
Zan Po had spent a lot of money this time, and even he was extremely moved by such a high reward, so he immediately led his soldiers to kill him.
However, Zanpo was not as reckless as ordinary soldiers. He stayed in the middle of the team, preparing to wait until most of the Tang army soldiers were dead and Li Xian was too tired to have any strength before he suddenly took action and captured Li Xian in one fell swoop, which not only achieved great success
, he received the reward, and still showed his power in the Tubo army, becoming a world-famous warrior, making his second brother Garqin Ling envious.
However, the battle only lasted for less than a stick of incense. Zan Po found out inexplicably that although his army had an absolute advantage in terms of numbers, its combat effectiveness was really unflattering. An army of ten thousand people was actually defeated by three hundred people.
The killing was so overwhelming that people fell on their backs and threw away their helmets and armor. No one could stop them, and no one dared to stop them. The battle only lasted for a stick of incense, but more than 300 people had already died in the hands of the Tang army.
"This, this, this damn Tang Army, why is its combat effectiveness so strong?" Zan Po couldn't help being shocked when she saw this, with an unbelievable look on her face.
I saw Li Xian wearing a white horse and silver armor, and the two-edged spear in his hand was dancing like a meat grinder. No one among the Tubo warriors could stop him. They could only hear the screams of pain, and in an instant there were ten people.
The rest of the people died at his hands.
There was also a general who looked like a bodyguard beside Li Xian. This man held a horse-stem, which was as light as a woman's embroidery. Although he did not kill many people because he was always guarding Li Xian's safety.
, but Po Zan could feel that the man's martial arts skills were no less than Li Xian's, and even slightly better than Li Xian's.
In addition, there are several generals around Li Xian. Although their martial arts skills are not as good as those of Li Xian and the bodyguard under his command, they are also extremely brave and rarely encounter opponents. Although Zan Po does not know the names of those people, she knows
Two of them cooperated with Li Xian and the guard to kill the "Four Tigers", while the other one was the Tang general who was responsible for guarding the front stronghold and injured Chocolate.
If only these generals were brave, it would not actually scare Zanpo. But the problem now is that the ordinary soldiers under Li Xian are also extremely brave, although they are not as brave as Zhu Guli and the "Four Tigers".
But he is more powerful than any of the current generals under Zan Po's command. To say that one is equal to ten is a bit understated!
"No wonder Li Xian dared to lead 300 people to intercept my team of 10,000 people. The original soldiers under his command were so powerful. Alas, it's a good thing that I wasn't at the forefront. Otherwise, I would have died long ago.
It’s hell.” Po Zan could not help but be frightened and thought silently.
At this time, he faintly heard the sound of horse hooves behind him, and knew that it must be Ashina Daozhen's Turkic cavalry chasing after him. He was frightened and thought to himself: "I can't even stop these three hundred people like Li Xian."
Come on, if the opponent adds Ashina Daozhen's two thousand Turkic cavalry, it will be even more difficult to defeat the enemy. Alas, retreat."
Thinking of this, Zan Po immediately ordered the entire army to give up capturing Li Xian and retreat immediately.
In fact, there was no need for Zanpo to give orders, because when they heard the sound of horse hoofbeats behind them, all the soldiers knew what had happened. Although the huge reward for capturing Li Xian made them jealous, they still had to live to enjoy it.
No? Therefore, the soldiers of the Tubo Army did not wait for Zan Po's order, and all chose to break out of the encirclement at the first moment and ran away from the opening of the encirclement of Li Xian's army.
However, Li Xian had no intention of letting them go, and immediately led his soldiers to cover them up from behind. After years of hard training, the three hundred royal guards around Li Xian could be said to be proficient in both cavalry and infantry combat. In the process of chasing down the enemy.
During the battle, they continued to use throwing spears to nail the enemy soldiers one by one. When the spears were used up, they used bows and arrows. The arm strength of these soldiers was extraordinary, and the long bows they held were all strong bows with a stone weight or more.
, the range can reach one hundred and twenty steps, but this distance is beyond the reach of the Tubo soldiers' crossbows. Therefore, these Tubo soldiers are like living targets, being shot and killed by the Tang army one after another. This can be said to be a
There were heavy casualties.
The royal guards under Li Xian were specially trained, and each of them carried five pots of arrows, but they were all used up very quickly, and after that, they actually had another means, which was the crossbow.
Although it is not very suitable to use crossbows on horseback, because it requires high arm strength and mobile shooting, Li Xian carried out special training for his soldiers so that they can control the crossbows freely even on horseback.
So in this way, the soldiers of the Tubo army were in bad luck. After this series of spears, bows and arrows, and crossbows, they lost more than 2,000 people, which was more than the number they lost when the two sides fought hand-to-hand.
Much!
"This, this, the hateful Tang Man is so ruthless! And he is still pursuing me so hard. Does he really want my life?" Zan Po was angry and hateful at this time, and there was still a trace of fear in her heart, because
The opponent is so persistent in pursuing her, and his purpose has long been obvious.
In fact, the loss of 200,000 troops is nothing to Zanpo. After all, most of them are puppet soldiers of Tuyuhun and have little combat power. Now that they are dead, they save food and grass, and in the court is his eldest brother Gar.
I appreciate that if Duobu was the prime minister, and his second brother Garqinling was the commander of the 400,000-strong Tibetan army, he would at most be reprimanded when he returned, but there would be no fear of his life. But now Li Xian is chasing after him so fiercely.
, if it falls into his hands, how can I still survive?
However, even though he kept cursing in his heart, and even cursed that a bolt of lightning would fly from the sky and kill Li Xian, Zanpo could only risk his life and run forward. He thought that as long as he ran a little further, Li Xian, who saw that he could not perform his duties, would eventually have to do it.
Reluctantly retreated.
However, things obviously did not develop in the direction Zanpo expected. Instead, he found that Li Xian's pursuers were getting closer and closer to his team, and the losses of his army gradually increased. Two hours later, all
All the infantry were killed or disintegrated, and there were only two thousand cavalry left by Zanpo's side. At this time, because the horses had been running for nearly three hours and were no longer able to run any further, the speed naturally slowed down.
This was not the case with Li Xian's men. First of all, they were waiting for work. They had rested for enough time in the ambush area, and the horses were all fed. In addition, each of the three hundred royal guards was equipped with three horses.
Whenever a war horse gets tired, he will be replaced by another one.
One person and three horses, this is actually a common method used by Tubo soldiers. Unfortunately, because the military camp was attacked today, the soldiers under Zanpo's command were already very lucky if they could get just one horse. How could they dare to expect more?
It is precisely because of this huge gap that Zanpo's team got closer and closer to the Tang army. In the end, the horses were so tired that they were foaming at the mouth and fell to the ground. In this case, Zanpo could only lead the troops.
Stopped.
A moment later, before the Tubo people had time to form their formation, three hundred palace guards led by Li Xian chased after them. They saw Li Xian sitting on the extraordinary horse, shouting loudly: "Zan Po
My son, you can't escape even if you run away. Today, I'm giving you the first honor. What can I say?"
Zanpo knew that now, no face was important anymore, the most important thing was that he could survive, so he quickly led the crowd to the front of the battle, dropped his weapons, knelt down on the ground, and said to Li Xian: "Your Majesty, please spare my life."
, the general has no eyes to see Mount Tai, and has offended the majesty of the king. Please remember that he has good virtues in heaven, and spare the life of the general. The king will definitely remember the kindness in his heart in the future, and tie a grass ring to repay it.
.”
But Li Xian nodded and said: "Since you are willing to surrender, I will not care anymore. I will spare your lives. However, there are many of you. If you are not restrained, if you scatter in all directions,
Where should I pursue you? Therefore, I need to be tied up. Don't worry, I will let you go as soon as you reach the military camp."
"But depending on the king's disposition, the general will not dare to resist." Zanpo sighed dejectedly, her heart full of regret. If she had been able to separate from the soldiers and flee in all directions, she would not have become a prisoner in the hands of others, but things happened
We have already reached this stage, what's the use of regretting anymore?
"Fortunately, I can save my life today. When the second brother and the eldest brother negotiate peace with the Tang Dynasty in the future, I will naturally be released. The hateful traitor Li Xian actually forced me to the end of my rope. In the future, I will definitely turn to you.
Ask for this justice!" On the surface, Po Zan was extremely respectful to Li Xian, but in her heart, she had already planted the seeds of revenge.
But what shocked Po Zan was that just after they were all tied up by the Tang army, they suddenly heard Li Xian say: "Dig a big pit not far from the road and trap all the Tibetan people like this."
The so-called entrapment refers to being buried alive. No matter how calm Po Zan was, she couldn't help but panic at this time and quickly asked Li Xian for orders. When she was rejected, she yelled at Li Xian for being dishonest.
But I heard Li Xian sneer and say: "When you broke your promise, betrayed our Tang Dynasty without authorization, attacked my four towns in Anxi, killed my people, and robbed my property, did you ever speak of integrity? I, Li Xian, have always only spoken of integrity.
If you are honest with people and animals, wouldn't you be the Duke of Songzhuang who has never changed his ways? Needless to say, your time of death has come, and no one can save you. I can only blame you for daring to wave your devil's claws at me.
The Tang Dynasty, finally, borrowing a sentence from Chen Tang of the Han Dynasty, I warn you that anyone who offends us to strengthen the Tang Dynasty will be punished no matter how far away!" (To be continued.)