Love Affairs in Chang'an - Chapter 517
Chapter 517 Who Dares To Fight
Ni Shuchuo rode on his horse and narrowed his eyes. His cavalry was like a wild beast, fiercely tearing apart the weak defensive line of the Nanting army. His face, which had been tense for several days, finally revealed a smile.
“Marshal, it seems like we don’t need to wait until night to take down Bo Bu Di Qin’s tooth tent!” An assistant general beside him said excitedly.
Bo Bu relied on Qin, that is, Shaboluo Yehu Khan of the Western Turkic Southern Court. After the division of the two northern and southern tribunals of the Western Turkic, the power of the Southern Tribunals was relatively weak, so they had to rely on the blessings of the Great Tang to survive. The title of “Shabo Luoyehu” was given to Khan by Emperor Li Shimin of the Great Tang Dynasty.
“Bo Bu relies on Qin, this lowly person from the Ancestral Looking Sect. It’s time for him to pay the price for his stupidity.” Ni Shuchuo snorted heavily and let out a mouthful of turbid air.
“Once we take down his tooth tent, there won’t be any forces in the entire Western Regions that can contend against us anymore!” The deputy general said, “At that time, we will conquer all of their original subordinate countries, gather their troops, and launch an attack on the nine kingdoms of Zhaowu!”–Recapture Bow Moon City, capture Nanting, and Su Dingfang and the nine kingdoms of Zhaowu, who are far away in Kang, will become turtles in a jar! I don’t think it will be long before we can unify the kingdom and establish a powerful khanate! ”
Ni Shuchuo only listened, but did not say anything. However, the corner of his mouth slightly curved into a smile of joy, and his eyes gradually revealed a look of longing.
Assisting Norland Khan for half his life, Ni Shuchuo’s cavalry were invincible in the desert. After twenty years of fame, he had long been recognized as the king of war in the Western Regions. However, in these two years, he had suffered two defeats in his life. One was when he met Xue Rengui in Tianshan Mountain, and the other was when he met Su Dingfang. He had retreated 280 miles and even lost the capital city of the accompanying bow.
To Ni Shuchuo, the number one general in the Western Regions, this was simply a great humiliation.
“Wait until the city is broken …” Ni Shuchuo suddenly said, “It doesn’t matter to anyone else. There is someone who must be alive!”
“Marshal, are you saying that Bo Bu relies on his diligence?”
“No.” Ni Shuchuo’s eyes turned cold, and a few words popped out from between his teeth, “It’s Hulu’s house!-I’m going to tear him into pieces myself and feed him to my hound!”
Everyone around him instantly woke up. That’s right, it was the leader of the Hu Lu Tribe of Tianshan Mountain, Hu Lu Wu, who betrayed Norland and led a hundred thousand troops to surrender to Su Dingfang. At first, Ni Shuchuo did not expect him to defect, so he was completely defenseless against the northwest. He had been waiting for Hu Luwu and his army to gather and attack Nanting. Unexpectedly, Hu Luwu came, but Ni Shuchuo was caught off guard by the defection and Norland was defeated.
The progress of the war was quite beneficial to Norland. It was already surrounded by troubles. Nanting, which was short of water and food and had few generals, seemed to be unable to withstand it anymore. Ni Shuchuo ordered, intentionally letting the encirclement open a gap, and then ambushing and annihilating them in the distance. Sure enough, countless Nanting soldiers and civilians fled in a panic. The hearts of the people in the tent were scattered, and the soldiers had no fighting spirit. The Nanting army obtained an overwhelming advantage, and the complete victory of breaking through the city was only within their hands.
“Haha!” Ni Shuchuo finally laughed heartily, “Pass the order! All troops charge, launch the final attack on Nanting!”
The bugle horn blew, and the 200 thousand troops of Norland moved like a surging tide towards the windy Nanting Ya Tent.
At this moment, more than a hundred cavalry arrived from the southeast of the battlefield. After intercepting them, the scouts discovered that they were one of their own and said that they had important military intelligence to report to the marshal.
Ni Shuchuo asked the leader, the general, to step forward and speak. As soon as the person arrived, Ni Shuchuo couldn’t help but be a little annoyed and shouted, “Bone Formation Song, I told you to guard the Poplar River Valley. Why did you come here? You’re still so lost. You’re simply damaging my military prestige!”
“Yuan, Marshal, this is bad!” Bone Formation Song couldn’t even defend himself, and his body trembled in panic as he said, “Come, come!”
“What’s here?”
‘”White-robed general!” The white-robed general suddenly led his troops over. We can’t defend against him! The defensive line of the Poplar Valley has been broken, and the white-robed general is heading this way! ”
‘”Ah!” Ni Shuchuo and the other generals cried out in alarm.
Ni Shuchuo’s face immediately turned pale. The arrow sores on his chest that he had just recovered from seemed to have suddenly returned, causing him to feel a burst of cramps and intense pain. He covered his chest with his palm and revealed a painful expression. He staggered and almost fell off his horse.
“Marshal!” The generals were shocked and hurriedly helped him off the horse.
“White-robed general, Xue Rengui” Ni Shuchuo finally gasped for breath. He stared at the sky and muttered, “Why did he appear in the Poplar Valley?”
Ni Shuchuo didn’t even blame the broken bones at the checkpoint. The person who came was Xue Rengui, let alone Bone Formation Loose. Even if he, Ni Shuchuo, was there personally, he might not be able to defend it.
Jie Gusong said in horror, “I don’t know either … Xue Rengui, he led countless cavalry and suddenly appeared in the Poplar Valley like a divine weapon! The three defensive lines set up by more than 10,000 of our troops there have no effect on him at all …”
As he spoke, Bone Formation Song revealed an extremely embarrassed and ashamed expression. There was one thing he didn’t dare to say, and that was that these 10,000 plus people didn’t make any stubborn resistance at all. It was almost as if Xue Rengui and his Fang Tianhua Halberd had just walked in front of them. Jie Gusong and the others had even forgotten their ancestors’ surnames. More than 10,000 people had lost their armor and fled for their lives on the spot.
The huge psychological shadow of Tianshan Mountain’s defeat and the tragic scene of Ni Shuchuo being nailed to the ground caused the Norland people to tremble in fear when they heard of Xue Rengui’s name, let alone Xue Rengui leading an army to appear before their eyes.
“Marshal, what should we do now?” The lieutenant general asked carefully, “Seeing that Nanting is about to be taken down, Xue Rengui suddenly led his army to kill him. I wonder how many men he has under him, and if there is any army following behind him …”
Ni Shuchuo clutched his chest and closed his eyes. He heavily sighed and shook his head, saying, “I have no choice but to withdraw my troops from the Heavenly Immortal South Court!”
“Just like that? … The Nanting Ya Tent is already within our grasp, Marshal!”
‘”If we don’t retreat now, we’ll wait until Xue Rengui goes around the Poplar Valley to cut off my retreat, and then the army will cooperate with him to form a pincer attack on our army. Then, before we go to the Kang Kingdom to capture Su Dingfang, we will become a turtle in a jar!”–So, what’s the use of taking down a half-dead Nantian? ”
“Yes! … Order, withdraw!!”
The two hundred thousand Norland troops that were about to take down the tooth tent also came and went violently as fast as the tidal waves of the Yangtze River.
Nanting Khan Bo Bu, who was on the verge of despair and collapse, was prepared to kill his wife and son and pull out his saber to commit suicide when the city was destroyed. Suddenly, he heard that Ni Shuchuo had withdrawn his troops and knelt on the ground to worship Tian Gong. He cried with joy. Everyone in the tooth tent who survived before they escaped felt that the heavens had saved their lives, so the entire city knelt down and cried out in joy.
Xue Rengui led thirty thousand troops and easily broke through the Poplar River Valley without stopping. Like a hurricane, he rushed to the vicinity of Nanting Ya Tent by the Suihe River. He just happened to see the Norland army retreating like a tidal wave. There were people cheering and kneeling inside and outside the tent.
“What’s going on? You withdrew your troops before the battle with Ni Shuchuo. The tooth tent has been lifted?” This time, even Xue Rengui was puzzled.
“General Xue, what should we do now?”
Xue Rengui pondered for a moment and said, “In order to prevent Ni Shuchuo from cheating, we will first arrange a defensive formation in front of the tooth tent and be ready to fight at any time! Wait for General Yuwen to lead the troops to reinforce us and then act as a district!”
“Yes!”
Thirty thousand Kansai cavalry, like a swift whirlwind, swiftly and swiftly rushed five miles north of the tooth tent. The three-edged arrow assault formation was swiftly and fiercely arranged. The formation was like a chess piece, and its might was impressive!
The soldiers and civilians in the tent, as well as Ni Shuchuo and the others, who had just escaped not far away, saw the formation Xue Rengui had discharged. Immediately, cheers rose from the tooth tent, and the Norland people hurriedly fled. The sergeant in charge of the cushion was afraid that Xue Rengui would suddenly launch an attack, so he hurriedly rode his horse and charged into the chaos.
Xue Rengui carried the Fang Tian Painting Halberd on his back and rode his horse in front of the army formation. Seeing the 200,000 troops of Norland fleeing in a panic, he couldn’t help but burst into laughter with pride in his chest.
All the soldiers of the Tang army laughed loudly, their voices surging like waves.
Nanting Khan, who had escaped death, hurriedly led the soldiers out of the tent to greet them when he heard that the Tang army had come to relieve the siege of the tooth tent. Seeing Xue Rengui, Bo Bu, who was the king of a country, actually fell to the ground.
“Khan, please stand up. I don’t dare to accept this!” Xue Rengui hurriedly helped Bo Bu up.
Bo Bu had been to Chang’an Mian Sheng before, so he had also learned some Chinese. At this moment, the gratitude in his heart was indescribable. He could only hold onto Xue Rengui’s hand tightly, his entire body trembling and his lips trembling. “Thank you, thank you! Thank you, General, for resolving the danger of annihilating our country! This gratitude is like a rebirth. The General is the God of Salvation of our race!”
Xue Rengui smiled and said, “There is no need for Khan to be like this. I am only a vanguard. I have been ordered by our Commander-in-Chief to lead the army to save me. Even if Khan wishes to thank me, he should be thanking my Commander-in-Chief!”
“The commander in chief of your army is …” Bo Bu asked diligently.
Xue Rengui smiled and said, “Khan must have heard of his name. He is our Great Tang’s Great Commander of the Kansai Road, Anxi Protectorate, Major Marshal Qin Mubai!”
“Ah!!” Bo Bu cried out in alarm on the spot and widened his eyes in disbelief, “The Son of the True God, Kansai Qin Major Marshal, personally came to the Western Regions?!”
“Exactly!!” Xue Rengui nodded and smiled. “Qin Major Marshal has personally led 200,000 elite Kansai troops into the Western Regions! I believe that within three days, the main force under Major Marshal will be able to open a tooth tent!”
“Blessed be the heavens! Blessed be the True God!” Bo Bu was so excited that he couldn’t restrain himself. He spread his arms high up and knelt on the ground, looking up at the sky. He shouted loudly, “My race is finally saved! The desert has finally welcomed its true master!”
Bo Bu relied on the countless officers and generals behind him to cheer loudly and throw himself to the ground.
When Xue Rengui and the Tang soldiers saw and heard this, their hearts were filled with an enormous sense of accomplishment and pride.
At least at this moment, in the eyes of the Nanting people, the Great Tang was the true “master” of the Western Regions!
After the withdrawal of the troops, Ni Shuchuo was stationed thirty miles away, watching the changes in the dental tent. As a result, the next day, Yuwen Hongtai led fifty thousand troops to open the tent, and the Tang army’s momentum became even greater. Ni Shuchuo did not know how many troops there were behind the Tang army, so he retreated another ten li to camp.
On the third day, Qin Mubai personally led the main army to open their teeth tents.
A total of 200,000 Guanxi Army almost scared Ni Shuchuo’s old injuries back!
In the eyes of outsiders, Gaer Qinling, which had completely defeated Guanxi Army and calmed Tibet, was already a symbol of “invincibility”. Hugh said it was two hundred thousand, Tianshan battle, Xue Rengui is only a mere twenty thousand troops; Not long ago, Su Dingfang had also brought only 20,000 people, defeating Ni Shuchuo!
These two were only Guanxi Army’s deputy generals.
Now, Commander-in-Chief Guanxi Army had personally arrived, and 200,000 elite troops had joined the formation!
“Retreat and defend Bow Moon City!!” Ni Shuchuo gave the order without hesitation.
Thus, before Qin Mubai could even see what the enemy looked like, Ni Shuchuo and the 200,000 Norland troops left him with a wretched back and fled in a gorgeous manner.
“Is this the battle style of Ni Shuchuo, the number one general in the Western Regions?” Qin Mubai was both angry and funny.
Bo Bu relied on Qin Qin to personally leave the city again, respectfully welcoming their Guardian God of Lifesaving.
Qin Mubai ordered the generals to set up camp beside the Suihe River outside the tooth tent. They were vigilant day and night to prevent the Norland from returning to make a fraudulent surprise attack. Then, he, Xue Rengui, Yuwen Hongtai, and the others entered the tooth tent under Bo Bu’s kind invitation.
The dental tent was the “capital” of the Turks. Around Khan’s tent, the officials and the generals settled their accounts one after another, forming a large and orderly tribe that covered an area of nearly a hundred miles. The Suihe River was rich in water and grass, and there were many business trips when there was no chaos. Therefore, Nanting Yacheng was also a fertile and lively place on the Silk Road.
Bo Bu used the most precious gifts and the richest wine and meat to entertain Qin Mubai and the others at a grand banquet in the king’s tent. The Turkic soldiers and civilians in the tent heard that the commander-in-chief of the Tang army who had rescued the encirclement of the tent was the “son of the True God”. Therefore, they spontaneously gathered in the tent to “worship” the king. The large number of people were so impressive that they all knelt on the ground, scaring Qin Mubai.
It was as if he had truly become a World Saving Fraud.
At this moment, Qin Mubai was not in the mood to enjoy the privilege or enjoy the fine wine and delicacies. At the banquet, Qin Mubai discussed the military aircraft with Bo Bu and the generals, and asked many questions about the Western Regions, Norland, Su Dingfang, Kang Country, and Arabia.
Only then did Qin Mubai realize that Wu Meiniang had experienced a soul-stirring experience in Kang Country. Now, she had become the “head auxiliary minister” of Kang Country and the “commander” of the alliance army of Zhaowu Nine Kingdoms. Together with Su Dingfang, she had led the troops to the Sam River north of Kang Country to defend against the Arabian food.
Qin Mubai scolded Su Dingfang in her heart after hearing this. How could she not tell me such an important situation in the military newspaper?
Later on, Qin Mubai thought that this was definitely Wu Meiniang’s idea. Wu Meiniang was very careful. Perhaps she was worried that Qin Mubai would become anxious after these circumstances, which would affect his handling of the Western Regions’ affairs in a step-by-step manner.
“But she is a woman after all, how can she know how to fight? The battlefield is not a shopping mall, it will kill people!” After all, Qin Mubai was still worried.
Xue Rengui was very careful. He quickly thought of what Qin Mubai was worried about, so he suggested that it was better to split up the troops and leave Ni Shuchuo to Xue Rengui to deal with. Qin Mubai himself personally led another army to the Kang Kingdom to preside over the overall military situation against Arabs.
Qin Mubai thought for a moment. Although this method was feasible, if he didn’t completely solve Ni Shuchuo, even if he went to Kang Country, he would still have worries in the future.
So he said, “It’s not that I can’t trust you, Rengui. Seeing how decisive we were in escaping, Ni Shuchuo was terrified. Therefore, now was the best time to get rid of Norland in one go. If we split up our forces now, we might not be able to accomplish great things on either side, or we might face great difficulties and pay a considerable price. So I decided to concentrate on dealing with Norland first and quickly conclude the battle! ”
“Good! Quick!” The generals rubbed their hands together.
Qin Mubai immediately picked up his pen and wrote down a letter to send to Bow Moon City.
The War Book was very simple. It only had ten big characters, but it was arrogant and domineering–
“Kansai Qin is here, who dares to fight?” !