In the early morning of late spring, the milky white mist rises and wraps up the Bluestone Castle in layers.
In a stone room in the fortress, a dark-skinned and burly Tibetan officer wearing a maroon leather coat was rubbing his hands and warming a bowl of highland barley wine. On the bed next to him, a disheveled Han woman was lying on the bed.
The woman's mouth was bloodshot, and she was staring at the Tibetan officer. It seemed that if the officer took another step closer, she would fight to the death.
This Tibetan officer is called Lu Yonggao, and he is a centurion. Because his mother is a captured Tang Dynasty and has a low status, he cannot rise to a high position even though he has repeatedly made military exploits. He was offended again some time ago.
His superior was demoted to be the master of this bluestone fort. This bluestone fort is located on the west bank of Qinghai, in the hinterland of Tubo. How could there be Tang troops? This task is purely a thankless drudgery, but he has nothing to do! Every day.
My days are spent drinking, guessing and playing women, which is boring even if you think about it.
When it comes to playing with women, Lu Yonggao is even more angry. All the Tubo women are dark-skinned and rough-skinned losers, and they lose their fun after playing for a long time. It was not easy in the past few days.
Dafeiling got a female slave from the Tang Dynasty. I wanted to have a change of taste and vent my anger. But who knew that this girl didn't know what was good and she refused to obey. Just when I pushed her down on the bed and wanted to vent the evil anger.
, she unexpectedly pounced over like a leopard and bit her lower body fiercely. Lu Yonggao was shocked for a moment, quickly tightened his belt, and then gave the slave girl two mouths.
Lu Yonggao was completely uninterested when she made such a fuss, so he simply changed his clothes in a hurry and sat on the bench to burn old wine.
"Stop crying. If you continue to cry, I will reward you to the brothers for fun. Let's see if you can build a fucking memorial arch!" Lu Yonggao was annoyed by the slave girl's choking voice. He paused his wine bowl and scolded
road.
The slave girl raised her head fearlessly and glanced at Lu Yonggao contemptuously.
"You! Unreasonable!" Lu Yonggao was so excited by the slave girl that he choked on his words. He waved his sleeves angrily and rushed out of the door.
Lu Yonggao said those words just to scare the slave girl. He was reluctant to give away such a beautiful girl and gave those bastards an advantage.
Alas, when he walked out of the stone room, Lu Yonggao let out a long sigh, and the turbid air in his mouth condensed into white smoke, which circled and dispersed into the distance.
Lu Yonggao's mentality towards these Tang people was extremely ambivalent. On the one hand, he had the blood of the Tang people, and on the other hand, he was a soldier of Tubo. Sometimes he would be confused, whose position should he stand on?
"Master Guard, Master Guard, a cavalry is coming from the east!" A Tibetan adjutant came close to him and whispered.
"Huh? The cavalry, is it the Tang Army?" Lu Yong was thinking when he was startled by the adjutant and subconsciously shrank his neck.
The adjutant saw that his guard looked distracted and knew that he was still thinking about the soft and silky body of the slave girl last night. He winked and said with a smile: "I'm afraid that if it were the Tang Army, the guard would be drunk in the gentle countryside."
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Lu Yonggao never thought that this kid would dare to make fun of him, so he slapped him on the head and scolded him: "Don't talk nonsense to me, hurry up and get down to business, I will kill you first if you delay the military plane."
The adjutant didn't expect that the horse's hoof would be slapped with flattery, and he pursed his lips and said: "It shouldn't be the Tang army. I think they are coming from the direction of Fuqi City. Most of them are garrison troops who came to change defenses."
A black line suddenly appeared on Lu Yonggao's face. Although the defense of the Bluestone Castle made him very angry, at least he was still managing a small force. But if there were soldiers from Fuqi City who bravely came to change the defense, he would carefully guard it.
Promoted subordinates will inevitably be replaced. In fact, although Tubo has a system of army replacement, it is not implemented thoroughly. In the final analysis, it is because Tubo is still a country composed of tribes. In order to reach a compromise with each tribe, Zampu had to
Make concessions.
But why did an army suddenly come to change defenses? Could it be that the Tang army pressing the border in Chiling was just a cover?
Lu Yonggao came to the stone fortress entrance full of suspicion, stretched his neck and looked towards the east. It was indeed a group of Tibetan light cavalry. To be precise, they all came from Fuqi City.
This Tibetan light cavalry quickly arrived at the gate of the fortress. A Tubo commander in silver chain mail shouted loudly: "On the order of Lord Fuqi, we are here to change the defense. Please open the city gate quickly.
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Lu Yonggao waved his hand and replied: "Since you are coming out of Fuqi City, do you have a written document from the lord of Fuqi City? In extraordinary times, I must be cautious to prevent spies from the Tang army from sneaking in."
The Tubo captain was furious when he heard this. He waved his riding crop and pointed it at Lu Yonggao and cursed: "Lu Yonggao, please open your eyes and take a look at me. Am I a spy of the Tang army?"
Lu Yonggao squinted his eyes for a long time, and finally recognized the officer. He patted his head and said, "It turns out to be Lord Zasira. Quickly open the city gate and welcome the Lord in!"
"Master Guard!" Seeing Lu Yonggao's carelessness, the adjutant hurriedly advised: "Think clearly, if they don't show you the document, they must have something up their sleeves."
Lu Yonggao rolled his eyes at the adjutant: "What the hell, the leader of this unit is Master Zasira, who is the red man next to General Iron Blade Xinoluo. Besides, this cavalry has a neat appearance and complete armor. You
Could it be that they are a group of Tang people who crossed the Red Ridge to pretend to be?"
"My lord, my lord!" The adjutant was sweating profusely and tightly grabbed the corner of Lu Yonggao's clothes.
However, Lu Yonggao shook him off and said impatiently: "In this Bluestone Castle, I am on guard. It is not your turn to make decisions for me."
He didn't want to miss the opportunity to please Zahira. Although he was only a commander, he was a direct subordinate of General Iron Blade Signoro. Who was Iron Blade Signoro? He was Governor Dazalukong's subordinate.
My beloved general, if he takes this route, will he still worry about his official destiny?
Thinking of this, Lu Yonggao's bad mood caused by the female slave who woke up early was wiped away, and he happily said to Zahira: "General, please wait a moment, I will order someone to open the city gate right now." After saying that, he rushed to his side.
Several of the soldiers waved their hands and ordered: "Didn't you hear what I said? Open the city gate quickly."
The soldiers looked at each other and finally ran towards the bottom of the stone fort. Anyway, if the sky falls, it will be carried by the garrison. It doesn't matter to them.
"Creak, creak." The heavy wooden door slowly opened, making a hissing sound. A burst of green ash rose up, making people cough.
At this time, in order to express his respect for Zahira, Lu Yonggao led his adjutants and confidants to the open space in front of the city gate, waiting for the friendly troops to enter the city.
"I, Lu Yonggao, would like to express my personal welcome to General Zahira. I hope you will be nourished by the holy water and receive the blessings from Shambhala." Lu Yonggao put one arm on his shoulder and bowed his head in a slow salute.
He lowered his head for a long time but saw no reply. When he looked up, he was so shocked that he fell to the ground. The cavalry roared towards the city gate like crazy, waving horizontal knives in their hands and slashing at anyone they saw, with a clear look in their eyes.
There was a deep hatred. The Tibetan garrison at the gate of the city fell into a pool of blood before they could understand what was going on, without even uttering a muffled groan.
"It's the Tang Army, it's the Tang Army!" the adjutant exclaimed, pointing to a group of cavalry. Lord Zahira, who had previously shown off his power and made the garrison extremely obedient, disappeared. His place was replaced by a young general in black armor. These cavalrymen
They also threw off the Tibetan leather helmets on their heads, pulled out the Tang Dynasty-style horizontal swords, and rushed toward them while roaring.
These people are not the Tubo garrison, they are clearly a group of disguised Tang Army light cavalry!
"Close the city gate, close the city gate quickly!" Lu Yong shouted loudly. There were five or six hundred Tang cavalry. If they all rushed in, how could he resist with less than 300 defenders in his hands?
Where to live?
But it was too late. The impact of the cavalry was huge. Under the leadership of the black-armored general, although the Tang army only rushed in with fifty cavalry, they had completely taken the initiative. They slashed at everyone they encountered, and their snow-white horizontal knives shot out terrifying people.
With a sharp glare, every time the sword was struck, a large gash more than three feet long would appear on the body of the Tubo defender. Blood gushed out from the wound, staining the bluestone on the ground with blood.
"Kill them all, leave no one alive!" The black-armored young man almost roared and issued the order, pointing the sword directly at Lu Yonggao.
"Master Guard, let's run away quickly!" The adjutant tugged at the corner of Lu Yonggao's clothes and reminded the Master Guard who was lying limply on the ground.
"Yes, run away, let's run away quickly." Lu Yonggao reacted suddenly, followed the adjutant and ran to the stable, and randomly pulled out a plateau horse.
"Pa!" Lu Yonggao got on his horse and whipped him hard. As long as he ran to the back of Qingshi Castle, he could escape from the back door. By then, it would be impossible for Tang Jun to catch up with him!
Ten steps, twenty steps, and in the blink of an eye, Lu Yonggao had already galloped thirty steps. He had already seen the small door on the back of the Bluestone Castle, and he had already felt the blessing from Shambhala. There was a smile on the corner of his mouth.
Smile, pinching the horse's belly hard.
But a "snap" sound shattered Lu Yonggao's dream, and an arrow with carved feathers pierced the sky and shot straight towards Lu Yonggao's vest.
"Ah!" Lu Yonggao let out a scream, and the smile on his face instantly froze. He reluctantly reached forward with his upper body, and struggled to grab the small door on the back with his arms.
"Sudden, scuttled!" Two more arrows hit his vest. Lu Yonggao fell off his horse heavily and stared at the crack in the door on the stone wall.
"Kill them all and avenge the brothers!" The black-armored general shouted loudly, the black knife flew past, and another big head was raised.
The iron horse marches through thousands of mountains and rivers, and finally walks with dignity and pride.
The blood mist lingered, the wind howled, and under the vast expanse of the expanse, six hundred Tang army elites rode in the murderous clouds, and the sound of coldness spread throughout the night.