The Tubo army's crossbowmen hurriedly fired arrows. Many Yanyun warriors were hit by arrows and fell down. However, Yanyun warriors did not seem to see it. Their speed became even faster and their momentum became even more amazing. The sound of surging horse hooves and the roar of the sky were booming. There was a roar, like thunder rushing in front of me, and the Tubo soldiers all changed their colors in shock!
There was a thrilling crackling sound, and Yan Yunzhan, who hit the giant shield and spear, flipped his horse over. However, such a ferocious impact that did not care about life and death made the Tibetan soldiers tremble with fear!
Chen Jie jumped up on his horse and flew over the enemy's head. Then he pulled the reins of the horse and galloped along the enemy's defense line. The spears in his hands were stabbing, picking, or sweeping. Although those heavy-shielded spearmen were capable of both offensive and defensive frontal attack, There was a lot of emptiness behind him. Chen Jie was killing him all the way and he was completely stunned. The Yan Yunzhan riding machine in front used its strength and broke through the first line of defense in one go, heading towards the second line of defense. Chen Jie repeated his old tricks, and Yan Yun's cavalry successfully broke through the second line of defense. The Tubo soldiers were horrified when they saw Yan Yun's army breaking through two lines of defense, as if they were in an uninhabited land.
The Tibetan army's third line of defense opened two gaps. Heroes Ha Ke and Sang Kun respectively led more than a thousand war cavalry and rushed out to attack Yan Yun's army, shouting. Yan Yun's war cavalry was fearless and moved forward fearlessly. He collided with the oncoming enemy war cavalry. Immediately, he saw the flash of swords, and the men fell on their backs. Those who fell to the ground were submerged in the surging iron hoofs in an instant. .
Na Sangkun came to Chen Jie with a big sword, and the two fought fiercely among thousands of troops. After ten rounds, Chen Jie heard the sound of horse hooves behind him. It turned out that it was another warrior, Huck, who was killing him. coming. Shi Jin was one against two. He showed no fear at all. Instead, he became more and more courageous as he fought, like a tiger fighting two wolves. After the fight, both Sang Kun and Ha Ke were impressed by Chen Jie's fearless spirit. , unable to display 10% of his martial arts skills; at the same time, Yan Yun War Cavalry was also fighting with all his life, not caring about life and death, just charging forward, even if he was seriously injured, he still had to cut off the enemy's head. In the blood flying all over the sky, Yanyun's warriors were killed one by one, but the losses of the Tubo army were several times that of them, and they were already frightened by the killing.
Chen Jie made three quick attacks at Sang Kun. Sang Kun hurriedly parried and retreated a few steps. At this moment, Huck attacked Shi from one side, whistling and slashing diagonally with the big ax in his hand. Chen Jie withdrew his spear and flicked his axe. The ax fell from a few feet away from Shi Jin. Chen Jie seized the opportunity, held the gun with his left hand, and stabbed Huck in the chest. The speed was extremely fast, and the spear seemed to It turned into a black shadow. Huck's expression changed, and he hurriedly dodged. He only heard a pop sound, and the tip of the gun pierced Huck's right shoulder. Huck screamed, unable to hold the ax in his right hand, and it fell down.
Chen Jie was about to make another move to kill him, but at this moment, Sang Kun came up to kill him, slashing at Shi Jin with a big knife like a tiger in his hand. At this time, Chen Jie was already bloodthirsty and crazy, and he actually faced a blow to the head. Chen Jie did not dodge or dodge, he just stabbed the opponent's chest with his gun, completely in a posture of perishing together. With Sang Kun's sword, Chen Jie was cut in two, but Sang Kun could not escape being stabbed in the chest by the spear. doom!
At the critical moment, Sang Kun suddenly felt fear and hurriedly dodged to one side. The force of the knife collapsed immediately, and the spear passed through Sang Kun's body. At this time, the injured Huck became furious, pulled out his sword with his left hand, shouted and rushed forward to fight for his life!
Chen Jie glanced at Huck, swung his arms hard, and the gun barrel slammed into Sang Kun's chest. Sang Kun screamed and fell off his horse.
Hey, the sharp blade slashed across Shi Jin's back, and the entire cloak was torn off, and blood gurgled out. Fortunately, Shi Jin's armor reduced most of the force, otherwise the knife would have cut open Chen Jie's body. . Chen Jie frowned, the spear on his wrist turned to face backward, and then Chen Jie suddenly stabbed behind him. Huck didn't expect that Chen Jie could fight back so quickly after being stabbed, and he was caught off guard and was pierced through the chest with a spear. Chen Jie turned around, held the barrel of the gun with both hands, shouted with all his strength, lifted Huck's huge body up, flew over his head in a semicircle, and fell to the ground in front of the horse with a bang. The blood was flying all over the sky, and the blood reflected Shi Jin's fierce face, which was shocking!
Sang Kun was originally going to rush forward and continue attacking Shi Jin, but when he saw this scene, he was shocked and couldn't help but stop.
Chen Jie glanced at him, shouted loudly, and actually rode towards him. Sang Kun was shocked, and for a moment he didn't know whether he should run for his life or fight. In the blink of an eye, Chen Jie was in front of him, his spear thrust out like a poisonous dragon. Sang Kun saw that the opponent was approaching fiercely, and without thinking about it, he could only block it with his knife. However, Chen Jie's spear carried the huge force of the horse's sprint, and he thrust it out with all his strength. The speed was extremely fast and the power was extremely strong. Although Sang Kun's sword held the spear, he could not let it go. When the swords were pressed against each other, they rubbed against each other and made a loud squeaking sound that made people's scalp numb. At the same time, sparks shot out! puff! The tip of the spear pierced Sang Kun's chest, and a flower of blood rushed out.
This process sounds long, but in fact it only took a moment. Sang Kun's body was carried away by the huge force and fell to the ground far away. He saw that he could not survive.
Zanbutai saw Chen Jie killing two of his strongest Tibetan generals in the blink of an eye, and the horror in his heart was indescribable. When the Tubo cavalry saw the two generals killed in battle, they were so frightened that they could no longer resist the crazy Yanyun cavalry and fled in panic.
Chen Jie felt a little dizzy. Although the knife on his back did not kill him, it still severely injured him. His back was in burning pain at the moment, and it seemed as if his life was constantly draining away. Chen Jie turned his head and looked into the distance. More than two-thirds of the people had already entered the city. At this moment, the sound of charging reached his ears. Chen Jie followed the sound and saw the remaining seven or eight hundred cavalry under his command rushing towards the enemy's last line of defense. The bloody Yan Yun cavalry were overwhelming the mountains and rivers. However, their speed was obviously much slower. They were all scarred, and their hips were covered with blood. The horse he dismounted was also wounded all over his body, and it was no longer as powerful as before.
In the blink of an eye, Yan Yun's cavalry collided with the enemy's line, and there was a huge and heart-stopping impact. Yan Yun's cavalry flipped on its back, but could not break through the enemy's defense line at all. It was just that kind of momentum that completely disregarded life and death. It's really scary!
Chen Jie frowned and galloped over, wanting to repeat his old trick, but the horse suddenly screamed and fell to the ground, throwing Chen Jie off. Chen Jie rolled on the ground and stood up quickly. He ran back to the horse to check and found that the horse had expired. It turned out that his horse had been pierced by a spear in the belly when it broke through the second line of defense. It had been holding on desperately since then, but at this moment it finally couldn't hold on anymore!
At this time, the sound of footsteps and horse hooves rumbled from all around. Chen Jie stood up and looked around, only to see hundreds of thousands of enemy troops surrounding him. He and his Yanyun War Rider seemed to be in a huge whirlpool. In the middle.
Zanbutai felt that the Yanyun army in front of him was no longer able to survive, so he ordered the entire army to attack. The Tibetan army on foot and cavalry roared and attacked from all directions. The Yanyun army was rushed to pieces and fought on their own.
Zanbutai looked at the encircled Yan Yunjun with a sinister expression on his face.
"The enemy is out!" an officer next to him suddenly shouted pointing into the distance. Zanbutai quickly turned his head and looked towards the city, and saw more than ten thousand Yanyun troops coming from the northwest corner of the city under the leadership of a general. He frowned and immediately ordered General Duosang to lead his army to intercept and kill them. Duosang took the order and led tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to meet them, and a battle broke out. Yan Yun's army risked their lives and fought hard, but the enemy forces in front of them were several times their own, and the war was in a stalemate. They were unable to break through the obstacles and join up with Shi Jin.
Chen Jie and the war horses under his command were still trapped in a tight siege. Chen Jie had already replaced a war horse, which was the enemy's war horse that he had captured. He had killed countless enemies. He only saw other horses bathed in blood and murderous intent. Soaring to the sky, the enemy in his hands was immediately killed. He still looked like a mortal, he was clearly a murderer from hell; Yan Yunzhan rode on the horse and fought to the last breath among thousands of troops. One by one they died on the battlefield amidst roars.
A Yanyun Army cavalryman vigorously wielded his long sword to kill several enemy soldiers around him. Then an enemy flew towards him and knocked him off his horse. The two hugged each other and rolled several times on the ground. The Yanyun cavalryman kicked the opponent and kicked him away. At that time, his whole body was in severe pain from the wounds, his head was dizzy, and he clenched his teeth and supported his body with his left hand as he stood up. At this moment, countless spears were stabbed from all around. The already scarred Yanyun Cavalry had no way to avoid it, and his body was pierced by numerous strong fields. At the moment before his death, he used his last breath of strength to throw the long knife forward. Snapped! The long knife slashed into the head of a Tibetan soldier a few meters away. The Tibetan soldier screamed and fell to the ground, and the surrounding Tubo soldiers couldn't help but panic.
On the other side, several Yanyun warriors actually cut a bloody path and rushed towards the Tubo commander's flag. They were covered in blood and looked crazy, like monsters. Zanbu Tai could not help but be moved by this. The crossbowmen beside him hurriedly fired arrows, and the arrows fell down with a roar. Several Yanyun warriors instantly turned into hedgehogs, but they still rushed forward for a while before falling down. The Tubo soldiers could not help but pant.
All the Yanyun warriors had been killed, leaving only Chen Jie who was still fighting in a bloody battle. He was already dying, and his speed was much slower than before. He could not block and dodge all the weapons that came from all directions. There were more and more scars on his body. Later, Chen Jie simply gave up his defense and attacked with all his strength, killing the enemy until the enemy's corpse was covered with blood. In the eyes of the Tubo people, this was simply an invincible god of war. He was actually injured. He is still fighting like that, is he immortal?
Chen Jie didn't know how many people he had killed, but he was surrounded by corpses. The Tubo people finally arrived and were so frightened that they no longer dared to step forward and surrounded Chen Jie from a distance of four to five feet. At this time, the open space between the two sides was densely packed with corpses, and there was almost no place to stay. The Tubo people saw blood dripping from Chen Jie's hands and sword, and they didn't know whether it was his own or the enemy's.
There was a Tibetan officer who mustered up the courage to step forward and attack, but when he saw Chen Jie's terrifying face, the courage he finally mustered up disappeared in an instant. He subconsciously took a step back and swallowed.
Chen Jie felt that his consciousness was beginning to blur, and he concentrated on not passing out. Turning around and looking in the direction of the city gate, he saw that there was nothing outside the city gate. Most of the people had already entered the city. Chen Jie couldn't help but smile, and suddenly shouted loudly, causing the surrounding Tubo troops to be horrified and frightened. Chen Jie pulled the reins of his horse and suddenly charged into the enemy's thicket. The enemy troops panicked and fled one after another, but Chen Jie single-handedly broke through the siege. The officers and soldiers of the Yanyun Army up and down the city wall cheered.
The Tubo army, which was fighting fiercely with Yanyun's supporting troops, couldn't help but feel confused when they saw this situation.
Chen Jie met Tianyou and immediately led his army into the city. When the Tubo army reacted and tried to catch up, it was already too late. Zanbu was so angry that his eyes burst out with fire. However, behind this extremely angry expression, there was probably more fear that he himself was unwilling to admit.
Zanbutai saw that the morale of the army officers and soldiers was greatly frustrated. He knew that there was no way to fight today, so he ordered the troops to withdraw and return to the camp.
Chen Jie and Tianyou rushed into the city, and countless soldiers and civilians gathered around them. Everyone shouted "General Chen" with infinite respect and love in their voices. Tianyou turned over and dismounted, looked at Chen Jie sitting on the horse, and sighed, General Chen, I really don’t know what to say! Seeing that Chen Jie remained silent, he couldn't help but feel strange, so he stepped forward and called out: "General Chen!" "Chen Jie still didn't answer. The soldiers and people around him couldn't help but have a bad premonition. The scene suddenly became quiet, and they all looked nervously at the bloody general sitting on the horse!
Tianyou reached out and grabbed Chen Jie's arm, but Chen Jie suddenly fell to one side. Everyone was shocked. Tianyou hurriedly caught Chen Jie's body and shouted: "General Chen! General Chen!..." Chen Jie did not answer. Tianyou couldn't help but burst into tears. Tens of thousands of people around him knelt down, and for a while, mournful cries echoed through the sky.
Zanbu Tai and others gathered in the big tent, no one spoke, and the atmosphere was very depressed. Zan Butai sighed, "A Chen Jie actually destroyed our morale! Hey, I have long heard that the brave general Yan Yun is unstoppable. I didn't believe it at first, but today I have to believe it!"
The generals felt the same, Duosang said: "Then Chen Jie is not yet the first-class brave general in Yan Yun's army. It is said that the strongest ones are King Yan himself, Duan Zhixian, Cheng Shijie, Liu Zhiliang, Yang Dezheng, Yang Yanzhao, Hu Yan Chi Jin and others, Chen Jie is so powerful, I really don’t know how brave these warriors who are still more famous than Chen Jie are!?" Everyone couldn't help but become afraid.
At this moment, a scout hurried into the tent and knelt down to report: "General Qi, a huge cry suddenly came from Xizhou City. I don't know what's going on?"
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but be stunned. Duosang suddenly said in surprise: "Could it be that Chen Jie is dead?" Others also couldn't help showing expressions of surprise. A general said: "That should be the case! Then Chen Jie With injuries like that, he should have died a long time ago; besides, if he hadn't died, why would the city be so sad?" Everyone nodded, and their lost confidence was restored unknowingly. If Chen Jie had not died, they would have I definitely don’t dare to fight anymore, but the situation is different now.
Zanbutai clasped his hands together, raised his head and said piously: "Thank you Lord Buddha for your blessing!" All the generals also clasped their hands together to thank Buddha. Tubo is a Buddhist country, so almost all its subjects believe in Buddhism.
Zanbutai put down his head, glanced at the generals, and said loudly: "Inform the entire army of Chen Jie's death immediately!" All the generals agreed in unison.
The Tubo military camp was lifeless. After experiencing the brutal and fierce battle just now, all the soldiers had lingering fears. For the bloody, unkillable, unbeatable, and invincible enemy general Chen Jie, everyone felt fear from the bottom of their souls. Everyone calls Chen Jie the Great Demon King, which is the name of the most terrifying evil god in the Tibetan people's belief. They call Chen Jie this way, which shows how scared they are of him. In their hearts, Chen Jie is no longer a mortal, but their nightmare, the Great Demon God!
However, at this moment, news of Chen Jie's death came. The Tubo soldiers felt unbelievable at first, and then they knelt on the ground and devoutly thanked the Buddha. They did not think that Chen Jie died in their hands. They believed that the only one who could destroy the great demon was the Buddha, who had boundless power and omnipotent power! Morale, which had been extremely low, has now recovered.
The next day, Zanbutai sent his troops to attack Xizhou City fiercely from three sides. All the siege equipment they had built in the past few days came out, looking like they were bound to win. Zanbutai and others all thought that Chen Jie was dead. , the morale of the soldiers and civilians in the city must have collapsed, and it would be easy to break the city.
However, after the war started, they discovered that the situation was not like that at all, but the other extreme. The soldiers of Yanyun Army and the people all over the city were fighting against the enemy one after another, resisting like crazy. They kept seeing the seriously injured soldiers of Yanyun Army holding their own soldiers and falling down the city wall. They were not afraid of death and did not hesitate to die with the enemy!
The battle lasted a whole day, and although the Tibetan army tried their best, they made no progress. The battle continued the next day, but the situation remained the same. At this moment, the Tubo army took out their secret weapon, the 'Fire Dragon Cart', which was a special city-attack vehicle. It was actually a city-attack vehicle with gunpowder tied to the front end. car.
On the fierce and noisy battlefield, more than a hundred Tubo soldiers pushed a fire dragon cart towards the city gate. There was only an earth-shaking roar, and the closed city gate was actually blasted open!
The Tubo army shouted in unison excitedly and surged towards the city gate, only to see many Yanyun troops entering the gate. The Tubo army rushed forward, trying to break through the Yan Yun army's obstruction at one go, but soon discovered that this seemed impossible! Those Yanyun troops fought like crazy, slashing the Tubo troops to pieces, but they completely ignored the weapons. They didn't seem to feel the weapons hitting their bodies, they just focused on killing people!
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The hustle and bustle of the fierce battle quieted down, the city walls were covered with corpses, and the doorways were filled with corpses and blood that was shocking. A Yanyun officer who had broken his left arm stood up unsteadily. At this time, a Tibetan officer in front also staggered up from the pile of corpses. He looked up and saw the Yanyun military officer not far away, and couldn't help but be stunned. . Officer Yanyun raised the long sword with a gap in it and staggered towards the Tubo officer. The Tubo officer still dared to fight, so he turned around and ran away. However, he stumbled over a dead body and fell to the ground. Officer Yanyun walked up to him and raised his long sword. The Tibetan officer crawled backwards and raised his palm and shouted: "No, don't..." Officer Yanyun slashed with his sword, and the Tubo officer's shouts suddenly stopped.
The Tibetan army had exhausted its fighting spirit. Zanbutai looked at the blood-red city under the setting sun and felt his heart beat with fear. He felt that the city in front of him seemed impossible to capture.
The Tibetan army temporarily retreated. There was silence in the big tent again. Although these Tubo generals were all veterans on the battlefield, they had rarely experienced such brutal battles. This hellish battle made all of them tremble physically and mentally.
Duosang said: "If we continue to fight, we will definitely be able to break through the city with our absolute advantage in military strength! But how much will it cost?" Everyone's expressions became more solemn.
At this time, the curtain suddenly opened and a person ran in. Everyone in the tent was startled. They looked at the person who came, but it was a herald. However, his face was pale as if he had seen a ghost.
The herald knelt down and reported: "Oh no, General, enemy reinforcements are coming!"
Everyone was stunned, but they didn’t care too much. They all thought that maybe ten or twenty thousand enemy cavalry came to reinforce them. Zanbutai asked: “How many people are here?” The herald swallowed, “I don’t know, there are people all over the mountains and plains. Yes, I'm afraid, maybe one or two hundred thousand!" When everyone heard this, they were all shocked. Zan Bu Tai stood up suddenly and shouted: "This is impossible! Why did so many Yan Yun troops suddenly come? , Could it be that they all fell from the sky?" Zanbutai always thought that the main force of Yanyun was fighting fiercely with the Xixia army, and he did not expect that there would be so many Yanyun troops when they came back. The herald could not answer.
Duosang asked the herald: "Which direction did Yan Yun's army come from? How far away is it? Who is the general leading the army?"
The herald said: "The Yanyun army came from the east, it is only about thirty miles away from here, and it is the Yanyun King's flag!"
Everyone was shocked. The flag of King Yanyun appeared, which only meant that King Yan himself had arrived. These Yanyun troops who came were probably not ordinary Yanyun troops, but Yanyun elites! Everyone couldn't help but panic and didn't know what to do. Facing the Yanyun Ninth Legion, which ranked last among the Yanyun Army, they had already fought hard. If Yanyun's elite came, what would they do?
Duosang said: "The enemy army is approaching fiercely, and our army's energy has been weakened. It is best to avoid the attack temporarily." Zanbu frowned, "What do you mean...?" "The general thought it was better to divide the troops into two groups. We will retreat to Tonghui Pass and Gaolan Mountain respectively, and then decide whether we are in a good position or not based on the situation. We will first establish ourselves in an invincible position."
The Gaolan Mountain mentioned by Duosang is located on the northeastern outskirts of Lanzhou City, and Tonghuiguan is the only way from Hezhou to the east. The Tubo army had marched through these two places before, and now it had to pass through these two places if it wanted to retreat.
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
