Love Affairs in Chang'an - Chapter 396

Chapter 396 Blood Fire Heavenly Mountain, White-Robed Peerless

Gaochang Imperial City had just returned to peace from an earthquake-like military chaos when a fiery sky that was more than ten kilometers away suddenly shone red across the horizon.

The clay was standing on the royal city tower. Seeing this scene, he couldn’t help but be stunned. He ordered, “Hurry up and find out!”

A moment later, the letter reported that the Tang army had set fire to the barracks and the entire army had broken out of the encirclement to the north!

“What are you talking about?” He could hardly believe his ears when he sipped the mud.

The messenger had no choice but to return the favor.

“How is this possible?” Ni Shuchuo was shocked. He thought to himself, “Tang people have always valued kindness and sincerity. The commander-in-chief is besieged and on the verge of death. Shouldn’t they rush to the imperial city to save him or take revenge like moths in flames?” … Break through the encirclement to the north. That’s Tianshan Mountain and the Hu Lu House and Ba Ximi Tribe territories under our Norland. What are they planning to do? This was too abnormal! Qin Shubao was already dead. They were already dragons without heads. If they were to flee for their lives, they should be heading south in the direction of Pu Changhai. They should obediently enter the ambush set up by the Tibetans!

“General, what should we do now?” “Even though Qin Shubao has been annihilated, the plan we set up in Gaochang Royal City did not attract the Tang army. The fifty thousand main royal masters ambushing outside the city are all staring at them, watching as the Tang army inexplicably breaks out of the encirclement to the north!” Asked the lieutenant general.

Nishu sipped his brows and frowned deeply. After pondering for a moment, he said, “Send someone to ask the people of Gaochang, who is leading the army outside after Qin Shubao enters the dynasty’s Governor’s Mansion?”

“Yes …”

After the attendant left, Ni Shuchuo let out a muffled snort and said to himself, “I was negligent!” I cared too much about that famous Qin Shubao and ignored other details! Presumably, the reason why Qin Shubao dared to take up the post alone and generously go to justice in the end was because he had made arrangements for the future. He isn’t in the Tang army camp, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t any capable people there. He can still keep this army calm and orderly … Qin Shubao, I still underestimate you in the end. And what kind of person was in charge of the Tang army now? Could it be that he had gained insight into the deployment of our army and the intentions of the Tibetans? … Turning northward, although it was difficult to make a detour of a thousand kilometers, it was much wiser than diving into Gaochang or Pu Changhai’s ambush circle and directly sending him to his death. This was indeed a miraculous stroke of strategy and tactics! Either Qin Shubao had comprehended this mystery before he died, so he sent an envoy to break out and give his last order; Either way, the person currently in charge of the Tang army was an exceptionally talented general who was not in a state of chaos-no matter what, this Tang army was truly terrifying, and it was worthy of respect and attention!

“Report-This subordinate has found out that after Qin Shubao entered the city, the Tang army outside the city was handed over to his subordinate, Zuo Wei Wei Wei General Xue Rengui.”

“Xue Rengui?” “Who is it?” Mud Sip blinked his eyes in confusion.

Xin Tan briefly introduced Xue Rengui’s situation, but he could not give any details.

“Oh, it turned out to be Qin Shubao’s trusted aide, a young man promoted by his son Qin Mubai. This general remembered that he had heard the Tibetan messenger mention Xue Rengui. He seemed to be a valiant general of the three armies. There was no one who could block a Fang Tian painting halberd, and a tiger-patterned thrush bow pierced through the air in a hundred steps. This Xue Rengui should be very young when he first entered Rong Wu. Apart from his formidable charge into the frontlines, he had never heard of anything unusual about him. However, it was strange why Qin Shubao did not hand over the army to Qi Bi, who had experienced hundreds of battles, but to Xue Rengui, who was still wet behind the ears.

Left and right lieutenants said, “General, don’t bother.” Xue Rengui led a battered army to flee for their lives and crashed into the Tianshan Mountains and the desert without knowing whether to die or not. Although we did not set up an ambush in the north, the environment there was harsh and dangerous, and there were 40,000 troops guarding the fortress from the Hu Clan and the Ba Xi Clan under the command of General Hu Luwu. Tang Jun, this is courting death. ”

The mud sip was still deep in thought. After a long while, he said leisurely, “This time, the military plan has failed.”

The left and right were stunned and puzzled as they asked him why he said this.

Ni Shuchuo snorted and said, “This time, our main purpose is not to kill Qin Shubao or recover the city of Gaochang, but to capture this elite Tang army for the rest of their lives, or to expel them to the south, so that they can be annihilated in an ambush by the Tibetans.” Only in this way could he achieve the goal of restraining the Tang army under Pu Changhai’s command and gain the advantage and initiative of the entire front. But now, not only was this Tang army not annihilated, it had instead fled. Not to mention the endless troubles after letting the tiger return to the mountains, the entire strategic plan had also fallen into vain. The six ambushes set up by the Tibetans along the way were all in vain. Not to mention, the Tang army around Pu Changhai, Yumen Pass and Yangguan will also be vigilant after alarming the Tibetans … In this way, the plans we made with the Tibetans to break through the ambushes will be completely defeated; The defense line in Lanzhou will definitely be strengthened! As a result, it would evolve into a head-on confrontation. In this way, we have no advantages or opportunities at all. On the contrary, it was the Tang army. Losing their Commander-in-Chief would definitely cause them to unite their enemies … Only the heavens would know what the future situation would be like! ”

“In that case, the sudden northward movement of this strange Tang army will have a significant impact on the entire battle situation!” The lieutenant-generals on both sides admired Ni Shuchuo’s calmness and wisdom, but they were even more confused about the purpose of the Tang army. They were shocked and asked, “What exactly are they trying to do?”

“That unknown young man, Xue Rengui, is definitely a character, not to be underestimated.” “Even with Qin Shubao’s will, he can stabilize the morale of the Tang army at this time. He has no emotions or impulses to kill Gao Chang and get into my encirclement. He can quickly make a wise reaction and head north. It’s enough to see his outstanding character!” Nishu sipped his thick eyebrows and muttered. –Send me the order to order fifty thousand elite wolves to chase north, and order General Hu Luwu to lead the army to intercept! “We must annihilate all of Xue Rengui’s troops at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains and eradicate future troubles!”

“Yes!”

“Wait!” Mud Sip suddenly waved his hand and said, “If that Xue Rengui can be captured alive, it would be the best.”

“Yes!” The lieutenant general agreed and said blankly, “General, do you want to inform the Tibetan tribes in the south about the situation on this side?”

“No need!” ‘”The Tibetans think they’re smart,” he said, snorting angrily. Now, the scheme set up by that brat from Garqin Mausoleum has failed. Not only did the Tang army not throw moths into the fire, but they rushed towards our territory. We still need to solve this problem ourselves. Let the Tang army know the news of Qin Shubao’s death in battle, and desperately seek revenge for him, and find the Tibetans to kowtow to! Once we deal with Xue Rengui’s influence in the Western Regions, we will have already achieved our goal. Don’t blindly mix with the Tang and Tibetans, let them bite the dog! ”

‘”Since that’s the case, why don’t we tell Qin Shubao’s son, Qin Mubai, about our military plan in detail and tell him not to hate us. Instead, he will provoke the Tibetans and Gao Changqu Zhisheng? In this way, wouldn’t it be our turn to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight?”

The mud ripe sip eyes lit up, laughing loudly: “That’s right, you were kicked by the buffalo in the head melon seeds finally cleared!” Listen, properly restrain Qin Shubao’s corpse, order Qu Zhisheng to lead all the soldiers and civilians of Gaochang City to wore sackcloth and wore filial piety to commemorate him, and bury him at the peak of the Flame Mountain with the ceremony of a king of the Han people. Afterwards, send a letter to Qin Mubai in Lanzhou to let him know that the one who killed his father was not us Turks, but that treacherous Tibetan kid, the Garqin Mausoleum!

“Yes!”

The night was dark, at the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains.

“General, Tianshan Mountain is right in front of us!” The scout pointed at the pitch-black expanse in front of him and said to Xue Rengui.

The soldiers were already exhausted as they ran through the night. Xue Rengui’s thick eyebrows furrowed as he thought for a moment, and he ordered, “Send orders to the soldiers of the three armies to go up the mountain to rest.”

“Go up the mountain to rest?” The left and right were stunned.

Everyone was a warrior who had been marching for many years. They knew that if the army went up the mountain, the source of drinking water would be cut off, and if they were surrounded by the enemy, it would be as if they had drilled into an urn without escaping. At that time, he only needed to set a fire, and without killing them, he would be completely annihilated.

“Carry out the military order!” Xue Rengui did not give any explanation and shouted, “Go up the mountain immediately!”

“Yes!”

Xue Rengui’s horse took the lead, paying close attention to the road and the mountains along the way. After walking for about half an hour, he suddenly stopped and ordered, “Order, cut down all these trees and use them as fire-igniting artillery stones! Forbid men and horses to set up an ambush!”

Only then did the generals realize that it was fake to go up the mountain to rest, but it was true to set up an ambush here!

However, they hadn’t seen half of the enemy troops along the way. Who were they going to ambush?

Although they were puzzled, the exhausted soldiers still swiftly carried out their orders. He chopped down a piece of tree and made it into a ball of wood and grass, and laid an ambush at the foot of the mountain.

It was almost dawn.

The Tang army hid at the foot of the mountain, holding their breath and concentrating.

As soon as the sun rose, the mountain forest was extremely hot and lacking in water, causing the people to suffer unspeakably.

Xue Rengui inserted the Fang Tianhua halberd beside him and sat on a tree stump with his eyes closed to rest, as if an old monk was meditating in the Eight Wind Style.

“Reporting-General Xue! A large number of soldiers and horses have been spotted galloping towards us from the foot of the mountain! It should be the main Turkic army, the elite wolf cavalry of Ni Shuchuo!”

Xue Rengui opened her eyes and shot!

“Order–prepare for battle!”

At this time, all the soldiers of the Tang army admired Xue Rengui’s divine calculation and calmness. At the same time, enemies were envious of each other. Facing this enemy army that killed Qin Shubao, the blood of all the soldiers couldn’t help but boil. The hands holding the sabers and spears trembled slightly on the bones.

At the foot of the mountain, a few miles away, mud was sipped and placed on the slope with his hand, looking up at the towering and cloudy Tianshan Mountain.

“The Tang army escaped so quickly …” The left and right lieutenant generals said, “Along the way, I only saw their clear horse hoof marks. Even the horse dung is still hot. It can be seen that they are still not far away.”

The mud was still being sipped and his eyes were still narrowed, carefully observing the mountain.

“Send the order, stop moving forward.” He suddenly ordered.

“Oh? General, are we not going to chase after him?”

“Don’t worry.” Nishu sipped his eyebrows and snorted. “The mountain path here is narrow. If the Tang army ambushes us here, our army will enter a dead end.”

“This is impossible!” ‘”The Tang army even burned down the barracks and fled. How could they stop to ambush them? Furthermore, could they really predict what would happen? How would they know that we would come to chase after them?”

“Do not despise your enemy.” Ni Shuchuo shouted and ordered, “Send ten scouts to investigate. After confirming that there is no danger, it’s not too late to chase after them. The Tang army is exhausted and is not familiar with the road conditions here. It’s easy to catch up with them.”

“Yes!”

More than ten Turkic scouts crawled towards the foot of Xue Rengui’s mountain. Tang Jun’s heart tightened.

“Pass on the order. Don’t act rashly. Be careful of ambushing us.” Xue Rengui said, “Even if the Turks arrive in front of us, if he doesn’t discover us, he shouldn’t alarm them.”

“Yes!”

At noon, when the sun was blazing, it was extremely hot, and there was a damp miasma in the mountains and forests, and when the sun shone, it boiled and steamed, causing people’s heads and eyes to faint.

The Turkic scouts circled around the foot of the mountain. Apart from discovering some horse manure, they also found some armor robes left behind by the Tang army when they “fled in a hurry”.

“Looks like they really are hugging each other and losing their armor!” The Turkic people laughed heartily. After a quick search, they reported the “good news” to the mud ripe sip.

After sipping the mud, not only did he not have the slightest bit of joy, he instead fell into deep thought.

“General, the soldiers are resting. Do you want to continue chasing them?”

‘”The horses of the Tang army are mostly Longyou horses from the Western Regions. They have strong explosive power and are good at advancing on flat ground. However, they are not strong enough. Climbing mountains and wading water are not strong enough for long-distance attacks,” he said, slowly nodding his head with a sip of mud. “The horses of the Tang army are mostly Long You horses from the Western Regions. But our Turkic horses are strong enough to climb mountains. Fortunately, even though we were two hours late to chase after them, they shouldn’t have gone far. At that time, it is very likely that we will encounter him in the Tianshan Mountains! ”

“Mountain battles, the Tang army is definitely inferior to ours! Our horses are more adaptable to the mountain terrain than they are!”

After thinking for a while, Mud Sip finally waved his hand–“Order Chase!”

After stopping for about two hours, the Turks finally got up again and headed towards the foot of the Tianshan Mountains!

The hearts of the Tang army soldiers tensed up for several hours, and they trembled–they were here, they were finally here!

These few hours were as if they had endured in a pot of oil in hell. If it weren’t for the fact that he had a heart as tough as iron and as calm as ice, it would have been extremely difficult to do so.

Fortunately, every soldier in the Tang army was a true warrior for the rest of their lives, something that no one could do.

Xue Rengui finally stood up from the tree stump, pulled out the Fang Tian Painting Halberd, and said in a low voice, “Prepare for war!”

The road between the foothills was narrow and dense, and the Turkic cavalry formed a long line of snakes that winded over.

The sun was blazing, and the world was blazing hot. It was as if the entire Tianshan Mountain could be burned like a barrel of gasoline with just a match.

After traveling for five or six miles, Ni Shuchuo couldn’t stand it anymore. Normally, he, who paid the most attention to the commander-in-chief, removed the noble armor and gorgeous battle robes that he had always regarded as an identity warrior, and put them on his horse’s back. He wiped the sweat off his forehead and thought to himself, This damned place is already like hell. Although the terrain is still good, no one would choose to ambush us here … Furthermore, we’ve been searching for an hour, so we should be fine!

At this moment, a large flock of birds suddenly appeared in front of him.

‘”Retreat–the entire army retreat!” The mud sip immediately turned pale in shock as it shouted, “Retreat–the entire army retreat!”

All the soldiers were shocked by him, unable to return to their senses. They suddenly heard the shouts of the mountain and tsunami above their heads. Rolling Stones Leimu covered the sky and roared angrily. Countless arrows descended from their heads and faces like a plague of locusts descending!

“Finished!” ‘”Retreat, retreat!” A chill that he had never felt before rose up in his heart as he roared, “Retreat, retreat!”

As the heavenly weapon descended, the Ghost Cry God!

Xue Rengui rolled over and mounted his horse, his halberd pointing at the sky almost using his entire life’s strength to roar-“Kill! Avenge the Marshal!”

“Kill!!!”

“Blood for blood!”

“Vengeance for the Marshal!”

Rolling wood, arrows, and fireballs carried the infinite anger and killing intent of the Tang army soldiers as they roared down from the foot of Tianshan Mountain.

At this moment, it instantly transformed into a real hell of the nose!

“Xue Rengui!!!” As he sipped the mud in his heart, he gritted his teeth like a curse and said the name-“I remember you!”

“Retreat-don’t fight, retreat!”

He had fought all his life on the grasslands, and he had never been defeated before. He had sipped the mud, and for the first time in his life, he had pulled out his horse and fled like a stray dog!

Commander-in-Chief, don’t talk about soldiers!

The Turkic soldiers who had been smashed, shot, and burned to death had become the enemies of the Tianshan Mountains that could never be surpassed.

A defeated soldier is like a fallen mountain.

Xue Rengui’s eyes turned red as he watched the fireworks in front of him and heard the shouts of the Turkic people.

Every word seemed to burst out from between his teeth-“Order, chase! Kill without mercy!”

“Kill–”

The mountains and fields were filled with sabers and spears, and the shouts of the Tang army caused Tianshan Mountain to tremble!

The Gungun Cavalry descended from the sky like the water of the Heavenly River, their momentum unstoppable.

Xue Rengui’s white horse and silver robe took the lead, and Fang Tianhua’s halberd was like a raging dragon.

Ni Shuchuo was outside the guards of the cavalry, and Fuma fled. Gritting his teeth, he looked back at the foothills and saw the fluttering red flag of the Tang army commander and the eye-catching snow-white cavalry from afar.

“White Horse Silver Robe Xue Rengui … I really remember you!” At this moment, he was about to eat his flesh and sleep with his skin when he sipped the mud!

‘”Cha cha cha–” Fang Tian unexpectedly cut off two heads and one horse head with a single move of his halberd.

The elite cavalry of the Tang army that had descended from the sky had already left the scattered Turkic warriors with nothing to fight. At this moment, he encountered such a valiant general who was as heroic as a devil god, and he was instantly routed.

Xue Rengui, who was fighting, never said a word. At this moment, even though he was riding into the enemy’s jungle, his eyes did not fall on the shrimp soldiers and crab generals beside him. Instead, he looked at the wolf-headed banner that was gradually fading away from him.

“Ni Shuchuo, don’t even think about escaping! Give it back to my Marshal!” Gritting his steel teeth, Xue Rengui raised his painting halberd and galloped forward, abandoning the army and charging towards the core of the Turkic army!

Like a steel knife cutting tofu, the routed Turks were simply unable to stop him. He saw a white robe cut into the Turkic army that was escaping, pointing straight at the core of the Central Army.

“This is outrageous!” The usually deep and dignified mud sip from the old Taoist priest almost caused the three corpse gods to explode!

“Although our army has been defeated by the poor terrain, our strength and strength are still superior. We will wait until we withdraw from this Jedi before we fight back with you! You’re lucky, you actually managed to catch up with the Tree Shaking Beast!” Thinking of this, the anger in Ni Shuchuo’s chest was uncontrollable. He shouted, “Zhongjun, stop!-Retaliate against the Tang army and kill Xue Rengui!”

After all, he was a slightly successful fierce army. Although he revealed a defeated appearance, the pro-decorated Zhongjun who was led by Mud Cooked Sip quickly calmed down. More than a hundred valiant Zhongjun generals who had been personally selected by Mud Sip rushed towards Xue Rengui, who was riding on his own!

Xue Rengui rode into the enemy’s jungle. Although he picked up the enemy’s head like he was picking grass, he was not arrogant enough to be stupid. Seeing that he was about to catch up with the enemy’s General Flag, Xue Rengui’s heart trembled as he became more vigilant.

Slashing open a circle of enemies, Fang Tian pressed his halberd on the horse’s back, his tiger-patterned thrush bow proudly in his hand.

“Take the arrow!!!”

Zhang Shu’s iron arm was as fierce as lightning!

The three cavalry fell to the ground at the same time, and the Turkic cavalry were shocked-“At such a distance, three shots of an arrow, all of them hit!”

Before they could regain their senses, another six arrows shot out, none of them collapsing!

All the generals were shocked and broke out in cold sweat-“Who’s next?”

At this moment, Xue Rengui actually took out another Three Jun Iron Bow from his saddle and merged it with the Tiger Mark Thrushcross Bow that Qin Mubai had gifted him. He closed his two strings together and aimed an arrow at Ni Shuchuo, who was a hundred steps away!

“Sip the mud!-Give it back to my marshal!!!”

A thunderous arrow shot out, and the sound of the gale was like Qiu Hong leaking a meteor towards the moon!

‘”Ah–” The mud sip seemed to have been smashed by an iron hanging, and it screamed miserably as it flew backwards, falling off its horse with a thunderous rumble!

“General!!” The generals were shocked, and their souls almost came out of their shells

All the Zhongjun cavalry rushed back with a hug and scattered. The guards erected large shield metal plates and tightly protected the mud that fell to the ground and sipped it!

The Turks who saw the mud being sipped with their own eyes were all frozen to the bone-that arrow was twice as long and thick as the strongest armor-piercing arrow of the Tang army. It plunged into the mud and drank the armor it wore. The strongest and most gorgeous chest mirror armor made by the Tang people pierced through his body and nailed him to the ground. It was almost impossible to pull him out!

Before he fainted to death, the mud that was gushing out of his mouth like a fountain sipped as hard as he could to send out a desperate character-“Retreat!”

The Turks retreated like the ebb tide of the sea.

In the midst of the surging waves, a white robe was stained with blood, and it stood upright like a lighthouse …