"Erlang Jun! Erlang Jun!" Zhang Zhao just rushed to the position where Ma Yaozi released the divine fire thunder for the last time, and heard Ma Yaozi's loud howling.
After a closer look, this guy and Dundup jumped up to a section of the earth wall. Below, a group of Uighur warriors were stabbing them with swords and guns. The two of them were also slashed and hammered without mercy, and they lay on the ground under the earth wall. corpse.
Zhang Zhao did not hesitate. He drew his horizontal sword and rushed into the middle of at least dozens of Uighur warriors. Following Zhang Zhao's charge, Yan Jin, Bai Congxin, Qiongre Duojin and the brothers Fanquan and Fanshun , followed immediately.
They were all warriors personally selected by Zhang Zhao. After rushing into the crowd, they quickly used Zhang Zhao as their spearhead and easily penetrated the formation of the Uighur warriors.
Not to mention at night, even during the day, the side whose military formation was penetrated was not far from defeat.
Zhang Zhao struggled forward, the steel horizontal knife in his hand was invincible. Every time he struck with a knife, he either cut off the opponent's weapon or cut through the opponent's armor. Soon, few people dared to stand in front of him.
Relying on the gap he made, Yan Jin and Bai Congxin are holding Mo Dao on the left, Qiongre Duojin and Fan Quan Fanshun are holding hammers and axes on the right.
They don't need any skills, they just need to slash the weapons in their hands to both sides.
There are too many people, all crowded in this alleyway. There is no place for everyone to hide, and no matter how hard you chop, you will hit someone.
After another Uighur warrior wearing a four-flap leather helmet was chopped down by Zhang Zhao, he suddenly felt that his eyes were empty. It turned out that there was no enemy in front of him, only a Uighur nobleman holding a scimitar and wearing a floral robe. , is shaking unconsciously.
A brutal fight, no! The massacre, which should be called one-sided, was still going on. The Uighur warriors were not wearing much armor, and they were suddenly attacked. It would be good if they could organize some resistance in a hurry.
"Where did the thief come from? How dare he attack us! Is Dagan still safe?" Zhang Zhao was just about to capture the guy in the flowered brocade robe when a loud shout suddenly broke out at the end of the alley!
Di Luo Dagan, who was shivering, suddenly regained his vitality. He threw away the scimitar in his hand with a clang and ran back. Fan Quan beside Zhang Zhao shot an arrow directly in the moonlight.
'Boom! A cowhide round shield accurately protected Diluo Dagan. Only then did Zhang Zhao see that the ones who had just shouted angrily were a group of soldiers wearing armor.
Iron pocket, wide collar, long skirt and armor, why does this equipment look like infantry armor?
Moreover, the loud shout just now was in well-spoken Chinese, which is similar to the accent in Dunhuang. If Zhang Zhao hadn't known that he had traveled through the Five Dynasties and the Later Tang Dynasty, would he have thought he was in the Tang Dynasty?
It's already 931 years ago, how come there are still infantry-armed and Chinese-speaking armies appearing in the Western Regions?
Countless torches lit up, and the moonlight completely illuminated this section of the alley. Zhang Zhao could also clearly see the group of armored warriors opposite. They were indeed wearing Tang-made infantry armor, and there were about thirty or forty people.
The soldiers in the front row even had swords and crossbows, and those in the back still had horizontal knives hanging from their waists. Some of them were taking the time to help each other put on their armor. It looked like they had just climbed out of bed.
"Is this Chen Huiyao here? Do you recognize Mr. Zhang Erlang and this Mingguang Armor?" Zhang Zhong, panting, ran over and called out the name of the leading soldier on the opposite side.
"Erlangjun, this person is a descendant of Chen Shuxing, the king of Chen Yuanling in the Southern Dynasty. He has lived in Dunhuang for a long time. His great-grandfather was the deputy sent to Yizhou by the Taibao Gong to help Pu Gujun regain Beiting. He has stayed in Yizhou ever since." Afterwards, Zhang Zhong explained to Zhang Zhao.
It turns out that after the Sui Dynasty destroyed Chen, most of the Chen clan in the Southern Dynasties moved to the northwest, where they lived in Guashaysi and other states.
Later, Chen Ting, the sixth daughter of Chen Empress Chen Shubao, was favored by Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, and the Chen Dynasty clan returned to Daxing (Chang'an) in large numbers, but some clan members still stayed there.
After Zhang Yichao regained Hexi, the Chen family living in Yizhou also responded with troops and accepted Zhang Yichao's appointment to regain Beiting. However, they later chose to follow Pugujun and established the Gaochang Uighurs.
Thinking of this, Zhang Zhao remembered that in history, Zhao Er, the chariot god of the Gaoliang River, sent an envoy to the Gaochang Uighurs. It was also recorded that he met the Gaochang Yizhou garrison, who claimed his surname was Chen, and said that he had been there since the second year of Kaiyuan of the Tang Dynasty (714). ) Lingzhou, for dozens of generations, the imperial edict of the Tang Dynasty was still there, so it turned out to be this group of people in front of them.
Zhang Zhao suddenly became interested in Chen Yaohui. The group of Han warriors opposite him had obviously heard the noise and knew someone was coming.
But they did not rush out with just a knife like other Uighur warriors. Instead, they let some of them wear armor first, and the remaining people put on their armor when they arrived. They tried to be as orderly as possible in the panic.
And this is indeed effective. If they come without armor, Zhang Zhao will not hesitate at all.
Even if the opponent spoke Chinese, he would not hesitate and would definitely rush over and defeat them. However, since they were wearing armor and had large shields, spears and crossbows, Zhang Zhao could not rush over in a swarm.
"It turns out it's Mr. Zhang Erlang in front of you!" A burly man raised his hands in front of the formation, with a slightly surprised light shining in his eyes.
"I'm here to pay homage to Mr. Erlang! It turns out that Zhang Zhong was right, he is so heroic and handsome, and he is indeed the Queen of Heroes!"
'hiss! Zhang Zhao took a breath and looked at the old Zhang Zhong next to him. This old boy is really a mouse who knows how to dig holes!
He contacted anyone who had the slightest connection. God knows how he traveled from Shazhou to Yizhou to contact the Chen family. The two places were not close, and the road was not very peaceful.
"Brother Chen, we are all Tang'er. If you don't want to commit more crimes, there is no need for us to fight with each other. Put down your weapons and we can talk!"
Zhang Zhao was a little greedy again. There were too few men in the Western Regions, and the Chen family, which had dozens of soldiers, was a rare addition.
Chen Huiyao opposite Zhang Zhao knew what Zhang Zhao meant, but he and Zhang Zhao had different ideas.
The Chen family has lived in Yizhou for hundreds of years, but there are thousands of Han people in Yizhou who are still under the rule of the Uighurs.
"I have thanked Mr. Erlang for his kindness, but I am not willing to fight with Mr. Erlang. If you can let me go, the Chen family in Yizhou will be grateful to Mr. Erlang for his great kindness!"
Zhang Zhao looked hesitant. Although Chen Huiyao still maintained the clothes and habits of the Han people, he might not recognize his Han identity too highly.
Because the Chen family is also the founder of the Gaochang Uighur regime. Judging from the fact that they can still speak Chinese and maintain the Tang army's establishment, the Wu mother Khan of the Gaochang Uighurs still trusts them. In addition, they have relatives in Yizhou. I definitely won't go with him.
But Zhang Zhao, the Di Luo Da Gan behind them, didn't want to let go. Not to mention that this guy was trying to intercept him, just because of his identity, the Gaochang Uighurs would have to pay a large ransom.
But if you fight! Not to mention that everyone is from the Tang Dynasty, these thirty or forty soldiers are not easy to deal with without paying a certain amount of casualties. The more than one hundred people under him are the foundation of his foothold in Khotan and cannot be easily damaged.
