Like locust feathers and arrows swarming over, killing all living things in sight.
Nearly a hundred Tang soldiers were unable to dodge and were shot into pieces.
"Hurry up and take out the wooden shield!" Wu Hai roared at the top of his lungs. In order to reduce unnecessary load during this climb, Tang Jun only carried wooden shields. Although generally speaking, wooden shields are not very effective in front of feather arrows, but Tang Jun wanted to
The shield has been specially treated for this climb!
"Alas, alas." The surviving Tang soldiers realized that they were still wearing protective gear after being reminded by Wu Hai, and hurriedly pulled out a wooden shield from behind to protect it in front of them. The wooden shield was tied with a thick layer of hemp rope.
The surface is soaked with tung oil, and it is very hard after drying! Although the soaked hemp rope is as strong as a rock, it is not too heavy, which just meets the requirements of the Tang army for climbing with heavy loads!
"Ping!" "Ping!" The arrows hit the shield with a crisp sound, and after the force was relieved, they all slid down one side.
"Hey!" Wu Hai wiped the sweat from his forehead and let out a long breath. The strength of the Tibetan bow and crossbow was not as good as that of the Tang Dynasty, and it had no strength at all when it was shot from a stone castle nearly a hundred feet high. As long as he
Order your brothers to protect your vitals, so you don’t have to worry about the threat of arrows from the Tibetans!
"Hold the shield with one hand and continue climbing!" There is no room for relaxation at this time. Only by working hard to climb the stone plain can everyone have a chance of survival.
On the top of the city, Iron Blade Xinolo's eyebrows had been twisted into a black line. Three rounds of feather arrows were shot out, but they were still unable to stop the Tang army's advance. These people are really useless!
"Pass my general order, shoot rockets!" Iron Blade Xenoro shouted and issued the military order.
No matter how resolute and powerful the Tang army is, it is impossible to survive in the sea of fire!
The centurion nodded, waved his forearm and said: "Get ready to light the twister and mount the rocket!"
"Rub!" The twist wrapped on the arrow was instantly ignited by the kerosene, and the enchanting flames danced impatiently.
"Shoot!" the centurion shouted, and hundreds of rockets flew off the strings and attacked the Tang army on the mountain wall.
Treat others with their own methods. Don't you Tang Jun like to attack with fire? I, Iron Blade Xinolo, will let you taste the burning taste today.
"Stab!" The rocket was inserted into a wooden shield, and sparks instantly flew out. The hemp rope was originally soaked in tung oil, and when the rocket was set off, a raging fire immediately ignited. Thick black smoke swirled up.
, it chokes people until they can’t breathe.
"Cough, cough." A Tang soldier was choked and coughed, his eyes tightened, and a lot of sour tears welled up.
More and more rockets came over, hitting the wooden shields and the limbs of the Tang soldiers. The smoke was billowing and the fire was blazing. For a while, the Tang soldiers could not raise their heads.
"Quickly...quickly, throw away the wooden shield." Wu Hai shed tears and shouted at the soldiers around him. The Tubo barbarians were so vicious that they even tried to burn everyone to death with rockets!
A Tang soldier just threw away the wooden shield full of fire in his hand, and before he could find a bunker, he was pierced through the head by the arrow that followed. Without feeling any pain, he stiffened and fell off the cliff, holding on to his death.
Wearing a leather bag around her waist...
Another Tang soldier was choked by the thick smoke and opened his mouth to gasp for air, but unexpectedly an arrow flew and pierced his throat...
"Uh!" "Uh!" The Tang Bing was in pain for a moment. He grabbed his throat with both hands and tried desperately to pull out the feather arrow. He twisted his body in pain, and blood rumbling out from his neck.
"Sudden!" A feather arrow shot through his left eye, immediately ending his struggle. The Tang soldier straightened his arms and fell towards the abyss of a hundred feet behind him, just like the hundreds of brothers who died in the previous battle, they followed the wind.
Come and go with the wind, taking nothing with you.
Without the protection of shields, the soldiers of the Tang army were as fragile as a flock of sheep. Arrows like locusts were shot from all directions, making people unable to avoid them. Countless soldiers fell to the ground after being hit by arrows. The whistling sound of arrows piercing the air, the arrows
The cracking sound that penetrates the bone marrow and the moans of dying people are intertwined together, creating a terrifying atmosphere like purgatory.
"Get up, get the fuck up!"
"Zhao Laosan, you still fucking owe me three thousand dollars for drinks, so don't fucking pretend to be dead!"
"Sun Dezi, where is the black antelope horn bow that you promised to give me? Don't keep your word!" (Note 1)
"Xiaowu, you, you haven't married yet, how could you, how could you..."
Seeing the people beside him fall down one by one, Wu Hai's eyes were bloodshot and his voice was filled with tears.
"It's all my fault, it's all me...I have a mother, how did I end up like this?"
The seven-foot tall man burst into tears, his eyes filled with dullness.
...
The night is dark and the moon is gloomy.
On the slope of the northern peak of Chiling Ridge, there was a deathly silence. The strong wind howled past the soldiers' faces, and the low sound of gravel falling to the ground made people shiver involuntarily.
Eighty-three people, eighty-three people! Of the more than 600 Tang troops, there were only eighty-three people left!
These eighty-three people stepped on the corpses of their companions before climbing to the mountain step by step!
Wu Hai didn't know what supported him to climb up. He didn't know, he didn't know... Zhao Lao San, Sun Dezi, and Xiao Wu were all dead. Not even their whole bodies were left behind.
Tubo people, Tubo people, all this is because of the damn Tubo people! Wu Hai punched the stone wall on one side, the gravel dug into the flesh, and brown blood soaked out.
"Brother Wu, what's wrong with you?" Xiao Jiuer poked his head over and asked in a low voice.
"Ah?" Wu Hai used the faint light to see the person clearly.
"I'm fine, I'm just a little worried."
"I heard from my husband that there is a saying that 'a strong man cuts off his wrists to save his whole body.' Although we have been bitten hard by the Tubo people, as long as we cheer up, there is no chance of revenge!"
"I can't tell, you kid can also memorize scriptures. You, have you ever studied?" A smile finally appeared on Wu Hai's dead-colored cheeks.
"Nian, I went to county school for a few years." Xiao Jiuer chuckled and touched the back of his head. "At that time, I was just having fun and didn't even remember a few words of Confucian classics."
Xiao Jiuer raised his eyebrows and said: "But I remember this sentence clearly. Men will not stick to trivial matters. It's not that we won't retaliate, the time has not yet come. Let's write down this grudge first, and let them pay back double when the time comes!"
"Well said!" Wu Hai praised him. He was about to take this opportunity to praise the child, but his face was filled with confusion.
It's embarrassing to say that Wu Hai couldn't even call this child's full name. Firstly, he had too many soldiers and brave men, so it was impossible to understand everyone. Secondly, Xiaojiuer was really reserved and didn't like it at all.
Take the initiative to talk to people.
"You, um, your name is?"
"My name is Xue Xiaoke, and my family is from Xinliang Township, Fanyang County (Note 3)." Seeing Wu Hai's embarrassment, Xue Xiaoke immediately revealed his entire life experience.
"Based on your accent, I thought you were from Jixian County." After a slight pause, Wu Hai praised: "Fan Yang has produced heroes since ancient times! In the pre-Sui Dynasty, General Luo Yi drove the Turks outside the Great Wall with a black knife!"
"How can I compare with General Luo?" Xue Xiaoke blushed and waved his hands hurriedly.
"What can't be compared with this? Didn't General Luo come from a miserable background like you? Didn't he climb to a high position through his own efforts?"
"That's true." Xue Xiaoke responded and said nothing.
"Are you eighteen?"
"Nineteen, no longer twenty!" Xue Xiaoke didn't want anyone to see clearly, so he straightened his chest.
"Oh, you're already twenty? Do you have any words?"
Touching his head, Xue Xiaoke felt a little embarrassed: "How can children from farmers' families be so particular?"
"Yeah, that's right. All those frivolous things were done by the Duke and the Marquis of the country. We soldiers don't do those frivolous things!"
Xue Xiaoke was like a firefly flying in the dark night. Although the light was weak, it ignited the hope of all the Tang soldiers.
"Xiao Ke, are you married yet?" Tang Bing, a man with an oval face, moved his shirt closer and immediately started talking.
"Oh, grandpa told me about a marriage, and he said it would be done when we return this time." The young man obviously didn't want to dwell on this topic any more, so he prevaricates.
"I have nothing to do. Why don't we sing some songs? It can warm us up. It's quite cold on the mountainside this night."
Xue Xiaoke didn't want the atmosphere that had finally become lively to languish like this, so he took the initiative to propose.
"No, no. We are all rough people. How can we control those opera singers with our poor voices?" Wu Hai waved his hand and flatly refused.
"Just sing the military song of our Tang Dynasty. Do you want to win?" Xue Xiaoke puffed up his chest and clenched his fists.
"This is such a good feeling." Guazilian was the first to respond: "This song doesn't stand up to your voice, but the tune is so simple that everyone can hum a few lines."
"Yes, yes. This song is good!"
Seeing that the atmosphere was so lively, Wu Hai didn't want to spoil everyone's enthusiasm, so he nodded.
"In this case, Xiao Jiu'er, just start it."
"Hmm, um."
"one two three!"
"How can I say that I have no clothes? I have the same robe as my son. When the king raised an army, he repaired my sword and spear. I share the same enemy with you. How can I say that I have no clothes..."
The sounds of southern and northern accents were mixed together, but no one thought it was weird at all.
The dancing firelight reflected on the hearts of the Tang soldiers, and everyone felt very warm in their hearts.
Note 1: Horn Bow: Bows in the Tang Dynasty are divided into four types: long bow, horn bow, little bow and grid bow. The long bow is used for infantry combat, the horn bow is used for mounted combat, and the horn bow and grid bow are used for hunting and royal guards.
Military bow.
Note 2: Dou Gao's "Shu Shu Fu Xia": "A gentleman abandons his flaws to promote talents, and a strong man cuts off his wrists to improve his integrity."
Note 3: It was Youzhou in the early Tang Dynasty. It was changed to Fanyang County in the first year of Tianbao (742), and then changed to Youzhou in the first year of Qianyuan (758).
ps: Well, I really can’t bear to see such a good child like Xiao Jiuer despair because of the war. Everyone should also pay more attention to the bright side in life.
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