Subi tribe, Karnang city.
This place was originally the residence of the leader of the Subi tribe during its heyday. Although it has been dilapidated for decades, the shadow of its original glory can still be seen.
Karnang is the name in Tubo. If translated into Tang Dynasty characters, it should be called "Bajiao City".
Looking down from mid-air, the entire city is in the shape of a hollow cross, with eight corners formed around the city and a hollow cross in the middle, like a "swastika" shape. This is where the city's name comes from. It is also called "Karl" in Tibetan literature. "Yong Zhong".
Bajiao City is not very big. The entire city wall is about five miles long. The main residents in the city were the nobles of the Subi tribe, and other tribal people lived around the city.
This city breaks the general convention of forming a square with four and twelve sides. It has a rare appearance of thirty-six walls, plus eight city piers, making up a total of sixty sides. There are moats and moats outside the city. There are trenches and other ancillary facilities, and there are urns in the east and northwest.
"Dingshan, our messenger has been gone for three days. The Tibetan army on the opposite side is frequently dispatched. Is there something going on?"
On the west wall of Bajiao City, Xue Dingshan and Bai Zhi stand against the wall.
After several months of conquest, the young Xue Dingshan has undergone a great transformation. What is strange is that despite the severe wind and sun exposure in Tubo, this boy still maintains a watery face.
So far, Emperor Li Zhi of the Tang Dynasty has accepted a total of three disciples, two women and one man. However, it is this male disciple who is the most delicate and fair.
Of course, Xue Dingshan's appearance is not offensive at all, but the fighting on the battlefield has added a bit of heroism to him.
"Have Commander Bai noticed that the Tibetan army opposite seems to have changed its members?"
Xue Dingshan's cultivation level is still shallow, and now he has only reached the late stage of "Celestial Immortal", and there is still some distance before he can break through to "True Immortal".
He failed to learn the essence of Li Zhi's "Golden Eyes of Destruction", and could only look at it with reluctance.
"Replacement? Why didn't I notice?——"
Bai Zhi has followed Li Zhi for a long time, and now he has reached the middle stage of "Taiyi Xuanxian". In the entire Datang Group, he can barely be regarded as an upper-middle-class combat power.
It's a pity that his mind is not very bright, but his naive loyalty is very touching.
"If Xue's prediction is correct, Lu Dongzan, who is known as the most wise man in Tubo, may have left here. As for his whereabouts, Xue is a little confused."
Looking west from Bajiao City, about thirty miles away is the camp of the Tibetan army. For Bai Zhi or Xue Dingshan, this distance is only a blink of an eye.
However, for three whole days, these two people did not dare to investigate.
The camp established by the Tubo people was thousands of miles away from that of the Tang Dynasty, but a large formation was strangely set up outside the loose camp.
As far as formations are concerned, whether it is Bai Zhi or Xue Dingshan, ten orifices are connected to nine orifices, but none are understood at all.
Looking at it from a distance, the mist was so thick that it was impossible to see the reality clearly, but Xue Dingshan felt the murderous intent in it.
"Then we can't just wait here. Hey, it's also my fault, Lao Bai, for being too greedy for success and rashly advancing, bringing thousands of men like me in the Tang Dynasty to a desperate situation."
It turned out that Xue Dingshan and Bai Zhu led the 5,000 elite imperial guards of the Tang Dynasty and took the initiative to serve as the vanguard of Tuyuhun's army in the southern expedition to Tibet.
He can open roads across mountains, build bridges across rivers, attack cities and build strongholds, and he is invincible.
As time passed, not only the five thousand forbidden troops, but also Xue Dingshan and Bai Zhi themselves became somewhat complacent.
Only more than 5,000 people came from the Tang Dynasty, and they were able to defeat the Tibetan people steadily. However, the Tuyuhun army with ten times the number was only worthy of following behind and picking up what was ready.
Although he didn't say anything, Xue Dingshan was still very happy in his heart.
He was a general and a disciple of His Majesty the Tang Dynasty. As the commander of an army this time, he rushed to support Tuyuhun, and many pairs of eyes were staring at him.
The situation of consecutive battles and victories made the young and energetic Xue Dingshan gradually lose the caution that a general should have, and finally fell into Lu Dongzan's trap.
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In fact, Lu Dongzan was not that smart. When this Tubo wise man was invaded by the Tuyuhun and Tang Dynasty coalition forces, Xue Dingshan's army had already captured several cities.
Seeing that his advance was unstoppable, Lu Dongzan simply withdrew the defenders of more than a dozen cities along the way of Xue Dingshan's attack, leading Xue Dingshan's lone army to go deeper.
Of course, there is a trick to withdrawing troops. If the withdrawal is too obvious, the opponent will easily see the flaw.
This Lu Dongzan is also a ruthless person. He only informed the military generals belonging to his side. As for the other Tibetan soldiers, I'm sorry, they can only become bait for sacrifice.
What Lu Dongzan didn't expect was that Xue Dingshan led the more than 5,000 forbidden troops, and they were really capable of fighting. Fighting with his 20,000 cavalry, Lu Dongzan was calculated deliberately and unintentionally, and he actually suffered a huge defeat. And back.
There is no need to act this time, he is no match for Tang Jun at all.
Fortunately, the battle line of the Tang-Tuyu coalition was stretched. Tuyuhun's 50,000 troops were busy occupying the city. The Tuyuhun troops within two hundred miles behind Xue Dingshan were no longer as many as 8,000.
The eight thousand Tuyuhun troops naturally did not dare to attack Lu Dongzan's army, and they were unwilling to leave. Instead, they waited in the distance for the Tang army to fight with Lu Dongzan.
"Commander Bai, we can't wait any longer. You and I can go without food or drink, but these thousands of Forbidden Army brothers cannot."
"This Bajiao City is no longer what it used to be. The food we can collect, even if we eat sparingly, is not enough for the brothers for half a month."
"Senior Huo Ling, can you go to the opponent's military camp and check it out?"
Even though he had gone deep alone, Xue Dingshan still showed a rare calmness and asked behind him.
Fire Spirit, the Fire Spirit of "True Sun Fire", in order to ensure the safety of his disciples, Tang Emperor Li Zhi even sent this one here.
On weekdays, he didn't have to worry about anything, he was only responsible for Xue Dingshan's safety. Even if all five thousand elite soldiers were exhausted, Huo Ling could still rescue Xue Dingshan by himself.
"General Xue, you're welcome. I'll be right back—"
Except when facing Li Zhi, this fire spirit always looked arrogant in front of other men.
Of course, considering that she is the fire spirit of the "True Fire of the Sun", even if she is ten times or a hundred times arrogant, it is not an exaggeration.
"Dingshan, actually I, Lao Bai, can also do it to inquire about the enemy camp."
Seeing Huo Ling's leaving figure, Bai Zhi was a little disgusted, but he didn't dare to speak loudly.
Are you kidding me? In terms of cultivation, Bai Zhi is only in the middle stage of "Taiyi Xuanxian", while Huo Ling has been promoted to the early stage of "Taiyi Golden Immortal".
In terms of actual combat power, haha, I'm afraid none of the ten white scorpions can be a match for the fire spirit. The "True Sun Fire" will go crazy and turn the white scorpions into roasted bears.
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"Master, with your magical power, you can completely annihilate all the Tang troops in the Bajiao City, but why do you still pretend to be mysterious and set up this big formation?"
In the large tent of Tubo's Chinese army, two people were sitting cross-legged.
The person who spoke was a young man who looked to be in his mid-twenties, less than thirty years old. With his appearance... Fortunately, it was broad daylight.
Let's talk about his face. It's long enough, one and a half times that of a normal person?
Two bitch eyes, like two black beans, are embedded in the face, a hook nose, a big mouth, big yellow teeth, and the most important thing is that the face is covered with large and small moles.
Dozens of brown beards grow sparsely under his chin. When he speaks, these dozens of beards tremble wildly, making him look as awkward as possible.
However, apart from this face, this person also has broad shoulders, thick back, big arms and round waist. At first glance, he is a rare tiger general. The key is that he also has the cultivation level of "Taiyi Xuanxian" in the later stage.
With a golden helmet and gold armor, a scarlet-red battle robe, and standard warrior equipment, judging from his appearance and attire, this person is clearly not a Tubo person, but is the commander-in-chief of the Tubo military camp here?
"Fan, please calm down and be patient. You are no longer young, and you are even more successful in practice now."
, in this troubled world, we should also do our part. "
"This time I came to Tubo as my teacher, just to reverse the decline of our demon tribe in Nanzhan Continent, and to use the power of Tubo to contain the Tang Dynasty through Tuyuhun."
"In the octagonal city opposite, the leader is Xue Dingshan, the second disciple of the Lord of the Tang Dynasty. Although this son's cultivation is still shallow, he still has a talented general."
"It doesn't make much sense to kill him, or even the thousands of imperial troops under his command. What I want is to use him as bait to attract more Tang troops..."
Sitting opposite the ugly-faced general was a masked man with a black scarf, his head and face wrapped tightly, and demonic energy lingering around his body. He turned out to be a strong man at the peak of the "Daluo Golden Immortal"?
When did a powerful person at the peak of the "Great Luo Golden Immortal" appear among the demon clan?
"But, Xue Dingshan is like a tortoise now, huddled in the Bajiao City, unwilling to come out to fight at all?"
In fact, this ugly-faced general came here two days ago and handed over military power with the Tubo wise man Ludongzan. These two are now the most powerful right-hand men of Tubo Zampo Songtsen Gampo. Rebellion in Tubo.
"Haha, isn't this delivered to your door?"
In a flash of light, the black-clothed and masked demon clan member disappeared into the tent.
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It is said that the fire spirit left the Bajiao City and turned into a red cloud floating towards the Tubo camp.
Huo Ling didn't understand the formation, so he could only stay high and circle around the Tubo camp, trying to find a weak opening to sneak into the Tubo camp.
She doesn't know how to break the formation and sabotage the head office, right?
That was the "True Fire of the Sun". As long as he could sneak into the Tubo camp, Huo Ling planned to set the camp on fire.
No matter what kind of formation you are, even the tents and the Tibetan soldiers were destroyed in the sea of fire. Is this battle still worth fighting?
If you meet someone with advanced cultivation, the current fire spirit can only jump up to one and a half levels at most, so it would be good to be evenly matched.
However, when encountering an army like the human race, it does have an overwhelming advantage. Using "True Sun Fire" to set a company on fire would be impossible to do to put out the fire.
"It turned out to be the 'Sun True Fire'? It seems that you are the 'Sun True Fire' that was conquered by Tang Emperor Li Zhi. He was quite generous with his disciples."
The fire spirit had just circled the Tubo camp when an extremely unfamiliar voice came to his ears.
"Who is he? He's pretending to be a ghost, get out of here—"
Now that she has been discovered, Huo Ling no longer hides. According to her original temperament, she has no intention of hiding her head and tail. It's just that Xue Dingshan asked her to "find out the enemy's situation."
"Haha, although you are also a fire spirit from the 'Sun True Fire', it's a pity that your innate foundation is a little worse. If you can cultivate to the 'Great Luo Golden Immortal', you may have a chance to return to your innate foundation the day after tomorrow."
"However, since I met you today, it means that you and I are destined to be together. From now on, you should follow me——"
This black-clothed and masked demon didn't even show up, and just took a photo of the fire spirit that had transformed into a human form.
Huoling felt a strong force coming from the front left, and finally identified the enemy's position. He fired fireballs one after another and attacked in that direction.
Huo Ling has never experienced this kind of fight between the enemy in the dark and the enemy in the light. Although she also has the early cultivation level of "Taiyi Golden Immortal", Huo Ling actually doesn't have a lot of actual combat experience.
More often than not, the "True Sun Fire" is either used by Li Zhi as a spiritual treasure, or the fire spirit takes the form of a human and acts as a personal guard for others.
As for the black-clothed and masked demon, I don't know whether he was really entrusted or unwilling to show up. From the beginning to the end, he kept his figure hidden and fought against the fire spirit.
It can be seen from this detail that Huo Ling is far from his opponent.
"Where is the fire spirit?——"
The two sides fought for about a quarter of an hour.
There was a loud shout in the air, it was the voice of the demon clan.
"Humph, my aunt is here, ah——"
Huo Ling felt a strong suction force, dragging himself to fly in one direction, thinking something bad in his heart.
Unfortunately, it was too late. The more the fire spirit struggled, the stronger the suction force seemed to become.
Slowly, the fire spirit turned into the form of flame again, and was sucked into a blue vase.
"Hahaha, congratulations, Master. Congratulations to Master, for actually being able to receive such a rare thing as the 'True Sun Fire'. Once Master can refine it, he will definitely gain another magical power——"
At this time, the ugly-faced general in the Tubo military tent also flew into the air, witnessed the scene just now, and was very happy for his master.
"Fan'er, this person must be here to spy on the strength of our army. Send someone to Bajiao City to write a letter saying that this 'Fire Spirit of the True Fire of the Sun' has been captured by me."
"If the other party doesn't want this fire spirit to die, just come and break the formation obediently. They will only be given a three-day deadline, and they will not wait until it expires——"
With the fire spirit of "True Sun Fire" in hand, this demon boss has the capital to become a demon.
This is Tang Emperor Li Zhi's "True Sun Fire". He must have come to protect his disciple Xue Dingshan, but unfortunately he was trapped in the Tubo camp.
Xue Dingshan, the commander-in-chief of Tangying, would definitely not be able to accept this "guilty responsibility" easily, and would definitely try his best to save Huo Ling.
This is Hong Guoguo's conspiracy. Even a rough guy like General Ugly Face figured out the beauty of it and personally arranged for people to go to Tangying to declare war.
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"Hmph, that's too much! Dingshan, what are you waiting for? Hurry up and send your troops to the Tubo camp. We must rescue Huo Ling no matter what -"
Xue Dingshan really held a letter of war from the Tubo camp in his hand, and the people who came to send the letter of war had already been beaten into meat pies by Bai Zhi.
Why do you think this Bai Zhi is so ungrateful to martial ethics? When the two countries are at war, why don't they just send envoys?
Sorry, he has never heard of this sentence.
"Commander Bai, Senior Huo Ling must rescue him, but he cannot bring all the Forbidden Army brothers in the city to him."
"Let's do this. You and I will lead the remaining eighty-three Lijingmen warriors, and then select two hundred elites from the Forbidden Army. We will go and break this White Tiger Formation."
"Let the remaining three thousand Forbidden Army soldiers be led by the deputy general and temporarily stationed in Bajiao City. If we break through the opponent's White Tiger Formation, we can take the opportunity to cover up. If we are defeated..."
Xue Dingshan had no idea about breaking the "White Tiger Formation". However, it was Huo Ling who fell into the enemy camp. How could Xue Dingshan not save him?
"True Sun Fire" is one of Li Zhi's magical powers, and Huo Ling is also the first person to follow Li Zhi. Xue Dingshan naturally understands the master-slave relationship of being both teacher and friend.
Therefore, even though Huo Ling acted as Xue Dingshan's bodyguard, he kept calling "Senior Huo Ling" one after another, and his respect was self-evident.
"Okay, I'll go down and prepare—"
How could Bai Zhi fail to hear the implication of Xue Dingshan's words? They only had more than 3,000 soldiers and horses left in total. Even if the whole army was pulled over, how much chance of victory would it increase?
It was nothing more than an increase in casualties. Leaving 3,000 elite Forbidden Army troops in Bajiao City could be regarded as leaving some support for the later reinforcements of the Tang Dynasty.
And what about Xue Dingshan himself? Failure or failure.
As the commander-in-chief of an army, it would be unwise to lead the army into a dangerous situation; now that Huo Ling is trapped in the enemy camp, it would be unjust if Xue Dingshan does not go to rescue him.
Xue Dingshan is already unwise, but he doesn't want to bear an unjust name. In order to save the fire spirit, he has already brought nearly three hundred elites with him. How can he drag the last three thousand forbidden troops into the quagmire?
Time is short. Among the eighty-three "Li Jing Sect" warriors, the ones with the lowest cultivation levels are all at the "Golden Core" stage, and of course the ones with the highest cultivation levels are only at the "Heavenly Elixir" stage.
It’s just the early stage of immortality.
The two hundred elites of the Forbidden Army are also experts on the path of cultivation. Looking at these pairs of determined eyes, Xue Dingshan's slightly immature face showed a rare air of chilling.
"Brothers, the Tibetan traitors have just come and issued a declaration of war. They have set up a 'White Tiger Formation' in front of them, threatening that all the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty will be killed if they dare to take one step into the formation."
"Haha, you are such an arrogant frontier clown. You are not a talented general, but you are willing to lead hundreds of people who dare to die to destroy the White Tiger Formation and trample the Tibetan camp. Do you dare to die?——"
There was a strong westerly wind, and since Tubo's terrain is quite high, the weather here was not too hot, but the midday sun made people feel uncomfortable.
Xue Dingshan did not mention the matter of the Fire Spirit, but told the other party about the fight and breaking the formation.
"We are willing to die with the general——"
"We are all willing to die with the general——".
Not only the two hundred people selected by Bai Zhi, but also the three thousand elite Forbidden Army who were arranged to stay behind, also said in harmony.
"Hahaha, what's the point of rushing away? Just wait and wait for the good news in the city. Once I take over the White Tiger Formation, I will send people to call you over!"
No matter how unsure he was, Xue Dingshan still talked and laughed happily in front of the soldiers of the three armies.
"Master, let me follow you—"
At this time, a dozen veterans ran over and knelt down in front of Xue Dingshan.
These people are all veterans, the youngest is almost forty years old, but they were brought by Xue Dingshan from his own house, and they were also the personal guards assigned to him by his father Xue Rengui.
There were originally thirty people, but now there are only eighteen people left.
"Okay, since Uncle Yong is willing to accompany me on this adventure, let's get on the horse together—"
These people are all veterans who have followed his father Xue Rengui for many years. Xue Dingshan had no intention of taking them with him to the "White Tiger Formation" this time, and he did not even notify them.
After a narrow escape from death, Xue Dingshan was somewhat selfish. He hoped that they could go back alive and continue to protect his father, even if he could never go back...
However, in front of more than 3,000 soldiers, these eighteen veterans of the Xue family stood up and asked to die together. How could Xue Dingshan not agree?
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Outside the camp of the Tubo army, a "white tiger formation" was set up in an area about six miles square. At this time, at the highest point in the center of the formation, there was a girl in red hanging high.
Isn't that the captured Fire Spirit?
Xue Dingshan and others have arrived in front of the "White Tiger Formation". They are getting closer, and there is no longer the feeling of smoke, but the murderous aura in the formation is getting heavier and heavier.
The girl in red who was hung high naturally came into Xue Dingshan's eyes.
"Senior Huo Ling... Tubo traitor, who will come forward to answer this question?——"
"Little baby, are you Xue Dingshan? What a pity, you are just a baby whose fur has not yet fully grown. Your cultivation is too low. I am not even interested in killing you -"
Although he received instructions from his master, the Xue Dingshan in front of him could only be captured alive but not killed. For some reason, when the ugly-faced general saw Xue Dingshan, a ball of anger surged in his heart.
This ugly-faced general was also a late-stage cultivator of "Taiyi Xuanxian". He had a "Golden Needle Toad" in his palm, and also had a unique skill with hidden weapons. He had no opponent in the entire Xiliang.
Now he has arrived in Tubo, and in just two years, he has become the number one general under Songtsan Gampo, the Tubo Zampo.
This ugly-faced general was not only a brave man, but his courage and intelligence were also extraordinary, but for some reason, he was in vain to seduce a young man from the Tang Army whom he had never met before?
"Bah, that ugly ghost on the other side can't kill a chicken with a sledgehammer. To deal with such an ugly ghost like you, I, Bai Zhi, am enough——"
In front of the "White Tiger Formation", a Tibetan warrior wears a helmet and armor, with a black wind unicorn on his crotch and a golden clam in his palm.
Toad is actually a member of "Taiyi Xuanxian"?
There weren't many people following him, just three to five hundred personal guards. But this general had a bad mouth. He actually wanted to provoke Xue Dingshan to come over?
Naturally, Bai Zhi couldn't just sit idly by. He didn't ride a war horse either. He spread his long legs and ran over. What he carried on his shoulders was the "Demon-Conquering Treasure Pestle" that he got from Muzha.
"Wow, you stupid bear, are you here to seek death?"
As the saying goes, you don't slap someone in the face when you hit someone, and you don't expose someone's shortcomings when you scold someone. In front of this person, if you call someone "ugly", isn't that like scolding a bald donkey in front of a monk?
Seeing that Bai Zhi was not riding a horse, the ugly-faced general simply jumped down from the black wind unicorn. He was still standing in mid-air when he smashed the golden needle toad in his hand.
"You stupid bear, just die here——"
Woo——
Under the above situation, it is like Mount Tai pressing down on the top, and the sound of piercing the sky can be heard all around.
"Hmph, am I still afraid of this ugly guy like you? Come on -"
boom--
A golden needle toad and a Buddhist demon-conquering pestle collided with each other and made a huge noise. The soldiers on both sides blocked their ears.
The ugly-faced general somersaulted in mid-air, taking away the force coming from the golden needle toad, while Bai Zhi stumbled back more than a dozen steps, finally squatting on the ground.
"It's so powerful. The stupid bear across the way has announced his name. The immortal and unknown person under a certain family——"
"Bah, you ugly ghost, you are so rude. If you want to know the name of your Grandpa Bear, you must first tell me your pig name and dog surname——"
This time, Bai Zhi chose to take the initiative to attack, and Jiangmo Baoju used the "God-killing Spear Technique".
With that heavy blow just now, Bai Zhi already knew that the opponent's strength was not inferior to his own, and his cultivation level was not inferior to his own. For such an opponent, Bai Zhi did not dare to underestimate him.
There is no way, now that Huo Ling is captured, Bai Zhi has become the number one general in the Tang camp. In a battle with the ugly ghost on the opposite side, Bai Zhi can only succeed and cannot fail.
If not, we haven’t even been able to enter the "White Tiger Formation" yet. There are hundreds of people on our side, and we have no choice but to leave them here...
