Love Affairs in Chang'an - Chapter 420

Chapter 420 Amazing Flame God

The 64-man-tall army drums of the Tang army rang at the same time, announcing the arrival of the final battle. The deafening and surging sound of the drums caused ripples to appear in the air. Gaer Qinling, who was far away from the battlefield, also heard it clearly.

He couldn’t help but put down his glass and stood up. Walking to the railing, he put his hand on it and looked into the distance. The people on the battlefield roared with yellow sand, unable to see anything. Thus, Gaer Qinling climbed onto the flag bearer’s sentry tower and looked into the distance.

“Heh! You’re so anxious! Qin Mubai has personally gone out to fight!” Gaer Qinling couldn’t help but laugh.

‘”A mere eight arrays of Qin Mubai, ah Hou Junji, don’t I think too highly of you guys?” Gaer Qinling curled his lips and shook his head, “Is it because I respect Duke Wei too much? … It would be too unsatisfying to defeat all of you just like that!”

At this moment, the disdainful and arrogant sneer at the corner of Gaer Qinling’s mouth suddenly froze. His brows furrowed and his face became more serious.

“What … is going on?!”

At the corners of the battle array in front of him, strands of thick smoke suddenly rose up like ghosts. At the same time, the Tibetan cavalry at the outermost layer of the battlefield let out miserable cries without warning-then he heard a strange and ear-piercing “bang bang” sound coming from the battlefield!

Gaer Qinling could clearly see that there was a group of Tang army knights wearing red robes and red armor. Each of them held a “crossbow” in their hands, but it was definitely not a crossbow. As long as they were aimed at the Tibetan cavalry, countless people and horses would be killed and wounded!

Judging from Gaer Qinling’s many years of experience in the army, those Tibetan cavalry that were knocked down were definitely not the symptoms of falling down with an arrow!

“What’s going on?!” Gaer Qinling was inexplicably surprised-“What strange weapon did those red-armored Tang cavalry use?”

Standing at the side, Ling Qi Bing, who was similarly stunned, subconsciously looked at Gaer Qinling’s blood-robed red armor for a few moments before he hesitated to say anything.

“Speak!”

“Yes! … This subordinate guessed that it might be some kind of demonic technique from the Central Plains … or a spell?”

Gaer Qinling stared at the little school for a few moments and was speechless.

“Someone, cut off his tongue!”

“Ah? … Marshal, what did this subordinate do wrong?!”

“This marshal has already let go of the idea that military aircraft would confuse the morale of the army!-Scram!”

…

On the battlefield, Qin Mubai personally led five hundred Fire God soldiers and charged towards the Snake Coiling Formation with a very clear purpose of receiving Hou Junji and Yuwen Hongtai.

An army of a thousand is easy to find but it is difficult to find a general. The outcome of this battle seemed certain, and casualties were inevitable. If he wanted to save all the soldiers, it was not realistic-then he could only try to save the generals and elites as much as possible!

The five hundred Fiery Gods that had appeared for the first time could be said to have surprised the Tibetans. Five hundred guns, big or small in power, just happened to reconstruct the new Snake Coiling Formation, opening a breakthrough gap!

In that case, Fire God’s mission would be complete!

Qin Mubai knew very well that in a melee battle like this, he could not rely on or superstitiously believe in the power of the Fire God. Without any hesitation, he ordered the Fire God to withdraw from the main battlefield and assist them near the cloud platform. Then, he personally led 10,000 Yi Clan cavalry and stabbed into the Snake Coiling Formation like a cone!

The Tibetans were caught off guard by the five hundred Fire Gods and panicked. There was a burst of fear and unrest. Taking advantage of this moment, Qin Mubai led this elite army and charged towards the formation eye of the Snake Coiling Formation, aiming straight at the enemy’s commander-in-chief!

Capture the thief and capture the king first. As long as you can kill the commander of the Snake Coiling Formation, this formation eye might fall into chaos. The Snake Coiling Formation was in chaos, and the entire Eight Leaving Formations would be loosened. Only then would there be a chance to save someone!

The tiger-headed golden spear had not seen blood for a long time. It had been a while since Qin Mubai had personally attacked the enemy.

Fortunately, his martial arts skills weren’t rusty, his blood hadn’t turned cold, and there was even more hatred and killing intent!

The Commander-in-Chief personally fought, three military orders.

Thirty of the longest-standing guards of Baiji, who had followed Qin Mubai for many years, rushed towards Snake Pan’s flags, protecting him tightly. Although the Kunlun Cavalry were all elites and their combat skills were quite high, they were still unmatched compared to the first-rate experts, Qin Mubai and Old Baiji.

The more elite Yi Manor Qin Mubai led, the more he rode, like a swift arrow that had left its string, fiercely pierced into the flesh of the Tibetans and was invincible!

Instantly, the Snake Coiling Formation, which had just been beaten by the Fire God, was thrown into a state of chaos and panic by Qin Mubai’s personal attack.

Hou Junji and Yuwen Hongtai, who were battling bitterly in the formation, could clearly feel the relaxation of the enemy’s battle circle, and the pressure they had to endure was greatly reduced, giving them an extremely precious chance to catch their breath.

“Alright! Major Marshal is out personally!-Brothers, fight your enemies bravely!” The experienced Hou Junji seized the opportunity to boost his morale.

“Wow–ah!–Kill, kill all of you monkeys!” Yuwen Hongtai waved his housekeeper weapon, the Phoenix Wings Gold-plated Clang. His eyes had long since turned red like a magical beast.

Judging from his situation, he had lost his helmet at some point. His hair was disheveled, and his head and feet were drenched in blood. One step at a time, a bloody footprint appeared. He waved an iron bell and sprayed out a circle of blood. He was like a mad devil jumping out of a blood pool!

When he saw the Tibetans, he chopped them down, killing quite a few people and chopping down quite a few horses, and even more people were frightened by him!

“General! General Yuwen! Major Marshal has personally gone out to fight and is heading towards our battle formation! Do you want to receive him?”

“Kill–Kill!”

Yuwen Hongtai roared as he frantically chopped down.

“Blackie!!” Suddenly, a loud roar sounded in his ears. Then, a red light flashed and he rode in front of Yuwen Hongtai. A tiger-headed iron spear held his phoenix-winged golden bell alive.

Yuwen Hongtai was stunned for a moment and immediately exclaimed, “Third Brother, why are you here?”

“Cut the crap, retreat!” Qin Mubai stabbed a Tibetan cavalry soldier who had ambushed Yuwen Hongtai with a backhand spear and said sternly.

“What did you say? You want me to retreat?” Yuwen Hongtai was instantly enraged, “I won’t retreat even if I’m beaten to death!”

“You’re presumptuous! This is a military order!” Qin Mubai roared angrily.

Yuwen Hongtai immediately softened, but he did not give up, “If you want to retreat, then you should retreat! You are the commander, and I am the deputy …”

“Shut up! You are an infantry soldier, can you run past me? The remaining elite Mo Saber Soldiers in the Kansai army must retreat first!”

Yuwen Hongtai sighed repeatedly in hatred and anger, “Alright, I’ll retreat!!!-Brothers, retreat!”

Hou Junji, who was not far from the battle array, although he was doing his best to kill the enemy, he could clearly sense Yuwen Hongtai’s unforeseen situation because of an old general’s instinct. He thought to himself, “It seems that Qin Mubai came here to save people. It’s a good idea to let the infantry retreat first … But, who will cut off the rear?” Gaer Qinling would definitely not let go of such a fighter!

At this moment, the Tibetan snake horns suddenly became chaotic, and at the same time, the Tang army soldiers cheered crazily-“Alright!”

“Major Marshal’s might! Kill the enemy!”

Hou Junji was not too shocked. He looked up and saw with his own eyes that the purple-green Snake Coiling Banner that was still floating high had fallen down. The square array eyes were also in chaos. One could clearly see Qin Mubai wearing a pair of wings and an apricot yellow qilin robe tossing a corpse far away.

“Your martial arts skills are not bad! You even recognized the weakness of this formation and the location of the formation eye. You forcibly opened a gap and personally came to break the formation! My mother … So this brat is concealing himself?” Hou Junji felt a trace of shock.

“General Hou, Major Marshal ordered you to retreat from the gap in the Snake Coiling Formation!” The Zhongjun scout messenger finally found Hou Junji and shouted loudly.

“What? How can there be a reason for the deputy general to withdraw and the commander to cut off the rear?” Hou Junji questioned loudly.

“The military order of Major Marshal is like this. General, please carry it out!”

“I’ll execute your mother!-Get lost! I’m going to find Qin Mubai!”

After saying that, Hou Junji angrily jumped onto the horse with his iron stirrup and spear, wanting to charge towards Qin Mubai’s direction. The messenger unceremoniously blocked him with a gun, his eyebrows furrowed as he angrily scolded, “Military orders are like a mountain. Those who disobey orders shall be beheaded!”

Hou Junji was instantly enraged. He stared at the soldier with his blood-red eyes wide open and gnashed his teeth. After a while, he took a deep breath and nodded hatefully, “Alright, you’re ruthless!” Qin Mubai’s soldiers are amazing, this daddy is convinced! “–Zuo Wei Wei, listen to my orders. Left and right Marquis Yu army will open up the path. The vanguard will be replaced by the back team. The back team will be replaced by the vanguard. Left and right troops will be riding and shooting to meet Major Marshal. The Zhongjun Yue cavalry will retreat with me!”

“No–”

The Tang army, which had been surrounded by bitter battles, continued to prohibit them.

Hou Junji couldn’t help but feel slightly gratified. At the same time, he thought to himself, “It’s your idea to try to preserve the elite Yue Qi as much as possible, isn’t it?” … Qin Mubai ah Qin Mubai, you must hold on, you must not die at this moment! “I’m beginning to be interested in you, kid. So, you’re not as incompetent as I thought you were. Instead, you’ve been hiding it from me …!”

Gaer Qinling, who was standing far away from the sentry tower, had witnessed the Tang army forcefully tearing open a gap in the Snake Coiling Formation and killing the commander-in-chief, the Great Break Formation, one after another. His expression had not changed much. In fact, his attention wasn’t focused on the Snake Coiling Formation, as if he wasn’t that concerned about the outcome of this battle. On the contrary, he had been narrowing his eyes and concentrating as he watched the ghostly Fire God floating around quietly … 500 Fire Gods!

“What kind of song is this? In an instant, it tore open a huge hole in my bronze-walled Snake Coiling Formation? The elite Kunlun cavalry actually didn’t have the ability to fight back and resist in front of them? … How could a mere few hundred people have such tremendous power?” Gaer Qinling fell into deep thought. The great battle scene in front of him and the shouts of killing that shook the heavens and earth seemed to have nothing to do with it.

At this time, some of the lieutenants who were angry and worried couldn’t hold back any longer. They hurriedly said, “Marshal, the Tang army doesn’t know how to break through our Snake Coiling Formation. The entire formation is in chaos. The Tang army is taking advantage of this opportunity to escape. Do you want to order the reorganization of the eight formations and add the Kunlun cavalry to hunt down the Tang army?”

Gaer Qinling turned a deaf ear, his expression still solemn as he pondered.

‘”Major Marshal” The opportunity is undeniable! Qin Mubai overestimated himself and personally led a brigade of soldiers into the encirclement to save people. He is undoubtedly sending sheep into the tiger’s mouth. We … ”

“Shut up.” Gaer Qinling finally spoke. The two words were neither light nor heavy, causing the lieutenants beside him to immediately shut up and remain silent like a cicada.

“Qin Mubai, you’re not as incompetent as you think.” Gaer Qinling stared into the distance, not far away from the blurry red figure. He muttered to himself, “A mere few hundred cavalry have displayed such astonishing combat strength. Just imagine, if he had thousands or tens of thousands of cavalry, what would happen?”

Everyone was speechless.

“Underestimating the enemy is a big taboo for soldiers!” Gaer Qinling’s eyebrows sank as he scolded, “Since Qin Mubai dared to personally lead his troops to save the formation, he naturally has confidence. Look, the mysterious cavalry disappeared in less than an incense stick of time. They are watching the battle from afar-think about it, the Commander-in-Chief is personally bathed in blood. Why should they watch the battle?”

“Ah? It’s a bit strange!”

“There must be deception!” Gaer Qinling took a deep breath and slowly exhaled. A meaningful smile appeared on his face as he said, “The outcome of this battle originally doesn’t matter. My goal is to test Guanxi Army’s strength and find out what kind of ability Qin Mubai has. Why would he dare to rely on 100,000 troops to fight against my 300,000 cavalry? Alright, now my goal has been achieved!”

“Could it be that we’re just going to withdraw like this? We’re not going to fight anymore?”

“Of course.” Gaer Qinling still smiled calmly and said, “The initiative to fight or not to fight is up to me, not him.” In this battle, even though he broke through my separation twice to form eight formations, he still has no chance of defeating me in the slightest. What did this mean? … It was like an angry bird would never be able to defeat Xiaowu’s eagle. I will not completely kill them, this will make them even more desperate. Besides, it’s too late to reorganize the Eight Arrays or send more cavalry to kill Qin Mubai-look! ”

Gaer Qinling pointed at the formation. The crowd was shocked to see Qin Mubai leading a brigade of elite cavalry that pierced through the long-collapsed encirclement of the Snake Coiling Formation like a blazing fire breaking through ice, retreating outside the battle circle. At the same time, the experienced Hou Junji had just withdrawn from the battle and immediately rearranged the iron wall formation. Countless crossbowmen were already on standby.

In addition, in front of a shield formation that resembled a city wall, the hundreds of red-armored and red-robed mysterious cavalry were lined up motionlessly, emitting a murderous and strange aura. From afar, some Tibetan soldiers who had just experienced their might trembled in fear.

Someone among the Tibetan generals muttered, but halfway through, they shut their mouths in panic. “What kind of people are these? Too strange? Could they really be the Central Plains Magi?”

“How could it be some kind of spell?” The corner of Gaer Qinling’s mouth twitched and he smiled contemptuously. “Perhaps it’s something similar to those Divine Martial Cannons. It’s mainly used to scare people.” This is their first time appearing on the battlefield, and they’ve even caused gods, gods, ghosts, and ghosts to appear. Naturally, they can scare quite a few of our soldiers. Qin Mubai probably only had this little ability left to look after the house. And when the next time comes, he won’t be able to do it. ”

…

On the other side of the battlefield, Qin Mubai leaned on the saddle and sprinted wildly. In his arms, he hugged a woman whose entire body was dyed blood red-Tantai Shuangshuang!

Just now, the Tantai sisters had been engaged in a fierce battle in the array, and they had never left Qin Mubai’s bodyguard. It was precisely with the help of the two sisters’ exquisite martial arts that Qin Mubai had killed the elite iron guards of the Snake Coiling Central Army and killed the enemy’s commander in one shot!

However, on the way out, Tantai Shuangshuang’s horse was shot by the Tibetans and fell to the ground. Although her skill wasn’t damaged, she was knocked away by a Tibetan cavalry just as she landed!

That scene at that time really scared her sister crazy. Even Qin Mubai was a little shocked and his heart ached!

Even if it was a brick wall, it couldn’t withstand the cavalry’s fierce collision!

The Marquis of Mubai in Qin Baiji assassinated this Tibetan. Qin Mubai bent down and pulled Tantai Shuangshuang onto the saddle to protect him and withdrew from the battle.

At this moment, she was completely unconscious, as if she was on the verge of death!

…

The sound of horns whistling came from the Tibetan side of the tent.

Unexpectedly for Qin Mubai and the Tang army, not only did the Kunlun cavalry not come to cover their pursuit, they instead withdrew their troops!

“Hou Junji is in charge of cutting off the rear. The entire army will retreat back to the camp to defend!”–Send orders to Xue Wanjun, prepare the Shenwu Cannon to meet the enemy! ” Qin Mu’s white horse gave the order, and each of them immediately obeyed the order.

Gaer Qinling was still standing on top of the sentry tower, looking at the distance with his hands behind his back. Seeing the majority of the Tang army rolling back like a tide, leaving behind a portion of their troops to be used as reinforcements, countless crossbows and crossbows stood firmly behind the shield wall.

“Not bad, it’s interesting.” Gaer Qinling couldn’t help but laugh and say, “It’s as firm as a mountain, moving like a gale, winning or losing, defeating or routing an army, and commanding onward or backward freely. That’s why it looks like a disciple of Duke Wei!”

The lieutenant-generals on the left and right were a little displeased, but no one dared to question them. Gaer Qinling glanced at them and said, “Do you think that I have lost my prestige because of the ambition of others? Or do you think that I intentionally let Qin Mubai go and make him fat?”

“This subordinate does not dare!”

“What do you dare or not dare to do? Just think about it.” Gaer Qinling smiled indifferently and said, “It’s easy to defeat Guanxi Army, capture Da Feichuan, kill Qin Mubai, and even take Lanzhou. The difficulty is …”

“What’s the difficulty?”

“Forget it, I told you, you don’t understand.” Gaer Qinling shook his head helplessly and smiled. “Perhaps only Qin Mubai and ‘He’ can understand …” he murmured softly to himself.