Under the west gate of Taozhou, Li Xuan looked calmly at the Tubo cavalry sprinting ahead.
Although each of them has no green face and fangs, their dry and dark skin, as well as their cold and thin faces, coupled with the long sword sprinting in their hands, make people shudder.
It wasn't until arrows flew from both sides that Li Xuan turned around and looked at both sides.
Outside the west gate, there is a dock.
On both sides of the city gate, there are rows of tile houses for storing goods, with open courtyards inside.
At this moment, the courtyard doors of this row of tile houses were closed, but countless crossbow arrows flew up from the courtyards on both sides, falling directly towards the black shadows of the Tubo cavalry in front.
An experienced cavalryman could immediately count at least a thousand of these crossbow arrows with just a glance.
In other words, a total of one thousand crossbowmen were hidden in the tiles on both sides.
Before one wave of crossbow arrows could fall, another wave of crossbow arrows had already flown up again, crashing down on the Tubo cavalry who were rushing forward at extremely fast speeds.
There was a crisp sound of "bang bang bang", and in an instant, half of the charging Tubo cavalry had been reduced.
At this time, another wave of crossbow arrows flew up, but this wave of crossbow arrows also fell on the cavalry further behind.
The wall of the courtyard completely blocked the crossbowmen. No one knew they were hiding inside. It also completely blocked their sight.
The crossbows they fired could only kill the Tubo cavalry in a fixed area.
Once the cavalry rushed out of this area, they immediately rushed toward the city gate more ferociously.
The earth was shaking violently, and countless dust was raised from the ground.
Li Xuan looked past the hundreds of cavalry rushing forward and landed directly on Brenzan Blade on the other side of the river behind him. With his sharp eyes, he clearly saw a hint of regret in Brenzan Blade's eyes.
The Tubo light cavalry crossed the high mountains and fell directly from the plateau. They did not carry any armor or shields that they should have carried, only bows and arrows and long knives.
However, although the range of the Tubo people's bows and arrows was not shorter than that of the Tang army, it was not powerful enough. It was not enough to penetrate armor at such a long distance and could not hurt Li Xuan at all.
Not to mention, Qianniuwei deliberately brought a shield with him when he traveled today.
Fifteen hundred Tubo cavalry are still rushing across the stone bridge. So far, one-third of them have crossed the stone bridge. Hundreds of cavalry are charging towards the city wall with crossbows, although they have paid a heavy price. Despite the price, many people still rushed through the crossbow array and sprinted forward at extremely fast speeds.
Li Xuan stood under the city gate, holding the Eight-sided Han Sword in his hand, listening to the roar of horse hooves, with a look of satisfaction on his face, but he was counting softly: "Five, four, three , two, one..."
A loud "boom" sounded at the feet of the Tubo cavalry in the distance. The next moment, a famous cavalry suddenly disappeared on the ground.
Countless dust and smoke flew up, and a huge trap pit suddenly appeared on the ground.
Groups of Tubo war horses rushed out and fell directly into the pit without any reaction.
The Tubo cavalry who had just rushed out were still accelerating hard, but this acceleration directly sent them into the hell trap.
Sharp wooden stakes inserted upside down appeared at the bottom of the pit. The cavalry and war horses who fell into them were instantly penetrated, and blood immediately filled the bottom of the pit.
"Bang bang bang" A row of seven pits suddenly appeared in front of the cavalry. Most of the cavalry who had just rushed out of the crossbow position died instantly.
The tragic appearance made those who saw it couldn't help but twitch.
On the opposite bank, Brenzan looked at the casualties of his men with a calm expression. Even though they had not even touched Li Xuan's hair, he didn't care much.
Across the river and the crowd, Brenzan looked at Li Xuan, who was standing in red clothes and golden armor under the city gate. Li Xuan was also looking at him from a distance.
Brenzanren knew that everything today was a trap, a trap arranged by Li Xuan.
Starting from the Rouge River, there was a plan to lead the Brenzan Blade into a death trap step by step.
In other words, the King of Nanchang already knew of his arrival, even very early.
Not only did they ambush the crossbowmen on both sides of the city gate, but they also dug traps to kill them as much as possible. However, Brenzan had a slight sneer on his lips. What use could such a little trick have?
Although more than 300 light cavalry were dead or injured in front of them, on the other side of the river, there were still the same number of light cavalry charging towards the death trap without any hesitation.
On the stone bridge, there were still the same number of cavalry rushing across the stone bridge and rushing into the ranks of the seniors.
Brenzann glanced at Li Xuan with a sneer, then waved his hand, and more Tibetan cavalry rushed onto the stone bridge.
"A small puddle wants to drown an elephant, so naive." With a cold snort, Brenzan turned his head and looked south.
The loud sound of horse hooves appeared at the end of the line of sight, and countless cavalrymen rushed towards the location of the Brenzan Blade like a black tide.
Fifteen hundred cavalry, fifteen hundred cavalry.
The Tubo people came with 3,000 cavalry, half of whom were personally commanded by Brenzann, while the other half was arranged by him to directly attack the south gate of Taozhou from the upper reaches of the Tao River.
However, now Taozhou has obviously taken precautions in advance. The suspension bridge on the moat at the south gate of Taozhou has been lifted. The Tibetan cavalry cannot rush across the Tao River at all and can only rush over to join the Brenzan Blade.
Li Xuan also saw the Tibetan cavalry arriving with reinforcements from a distance. He took a deep breath, turned around and said, "Put armor on the horses and mount the horses."
Li Xuan gave an order, and the cart blocking the city gate behind him was immediately opened. One collar after another of vests was placed flat on the cart, as many as fifty, and on the cart on the other side, There are fifty long stems measuring eight feet long.
The people around him, no, they were auxiliary soldiers, immediately began to help Qian Niuwei put on his vest.
They were already wearing strong Mingguang armor, and now with the addition of vests and long slings, they immediately became fully armored heavy cavalry.
At this time, in the city gate, the same group of heavily armed heavy cavalry escorted King Li Xian of England directly to the south gate.
Li Xian obviously knew nothing about all this and looked confused. It wasn't until he saw Li Xuan that he came back to his senses.
"Your Highness, dismount!" Dou Xiao directly pulled Li Xian's horse aside, and then helped Li Xian, who was in full armor, to stand firm on the ground.
"Eighteen Master, what's going on?" Li Xian immediately grabbed Dou Xiao's arm. Just when he was in the mansion, the Tubo cavalry suddenly attacked, leaving Li Xian confused, but he didn't wait for a reaction. When he came over, Dou Xiao put on a golden armor, and then he and the heavily armored Qianniu Guards who were also prepared fought to the west gate. When they arrived at the west gate, Li Xian saw Li Xuan at a glance, and they were fighting outside. The Tibetan cavalry.
Li Xuan knew all this and had already made arrangements.
Li Xian felt relieved immediately, but when he turned around, he wanted to ask Dou Xiao for clarification.
"Your Highness, I am only following orders. If something happens, I will take Your Highness to the wall of the West City. In addition, when Zhang Shijun comes, control him." When Dou Xiao mentioned Zhang Yungong, Li Xian was stunned. , immediately woke up, and by the way, there was Zhang Yungong.
Li Xian is not stupid, how could he not know that Zhang Yungong has a problem, but there is no actual evidence against him.
The only thing that can implicate him is this case of missing grain from the warehouse. But now that all the grain has been recovered, the imperial court will not severely punish such a governor, especially when the situation in the nearby states is worse than Taozhou is serious.
It cannot be said that this Yungong is not only innocent, but also meritorious.
But Li Xian knew exactly what kind of person Zhang Yungong was, especially now that the Tubo cavalry had come to kill him, who knew what his attitude was now.
Li Xian was soon surrounded by people on the city wall. At this time, the city wall was already filled with guards from the Royal Palace and soldiers from the Li family's ancestral land.
Li Xian had just stood at the top of the city and looked up to see the situation below the city. At this moment, a black dragon flag was raised.
Inside and outside the city, the crowds who saw this scene, whether they were soldiers or civilians, suddenly became solemn and clenched the swords in their hands.
"The Tang Dynasty will be victorious, the Tang Dynasty will be victorious!" I don't know where I started shouting in a low voice, and then the sound quickly spread throughout Taozhou.
A booming voice suddenly resounded throughout the city: "The Tang Dynasty is victorious, the Tang Dynasty is victorious!"
They had just arrived at the Marshal's Mansion on the street and heard that Li Xian had left the Marshal's Mansion and headed for the west gate. Zhang Yungong's face changed slightly. Hearing this voice, he finally understood completely that the King of England had been prepared for everything in front of him. He had known it for a long time. The Tibetan cavalry is coming.
"Father!" Zhang Qiniang, wearing silver fish scale armor and holding a long knife in her hand, said worriedly, "Father, what should we do next?"
Zhang Yungong shook his head slightly and said: "Where else can we go? Of course to see His Royal Highness. Although things have changed now, with the attack of three thousand Tubo cavalry, we still have the opportunity to make meritorious deeds. It's just that we no longer have all the credit." opportunity."
In Zhang Yungong's original plan, he wanted to take advantage of the Tubo cavalry's attack, and then coerce Li Xian to escape. In this way, even if he lost Taozhou, he could still appear in front of the emperor with the help of his rescue.
Although Li Xian was only the son of the emperor, the prince still contributed a lot to the rescue, and next, he also contributed to the recovery of Taozhou.
Of course, there is still the responsibility for losing Taozhou, but the problem is that after arriving in Taozhou, the King of Nanchang took all the soldiers of Taozhou into his hands. It is also the responsibility of the King of Nanchang to protect Taozhou. If Taozhou is lost, it is the responsibility of the king. The one who punished was also the King of Nanchang.
But now, everything has changed.
The King of England was planning everything secretly, and now it might be the Tubo people who were in danger, but they had the opportunity to destroy the Tubo people and regain their military exploits.
Zhang Yungong figured everything out in the blink of an eye.
This was especially true when he led his men up to the west gate wall and saw Li Xian in full armor.
Scanning his eyes, he saw Dou Xiao quietly separating him from his men. Zhang Yungong looked calm, without any abnormalities. He just stepped forward and cupped his hands and asked: "Your Highness, may I ask what the situation is now and what I need to do?" What."
"I don't know what the situation is now." Li Xian turned around, looked at Zhang Yungong, and said softly: "The envoy should know better than me."
"Chen, Chen..." Zhang Yungong couldn't help but become nervous.
Li Xian waved his hand calmly and said: "Now please give the order to mobilize all the people under your command."
Zhang Yungong looked outside the city. Under the city gate, the two teams of Qianniu Guards were all wearing armor. In the docks and warehouses on both sides of the city gate, a thousand crossbowmen were hidden in them. In the open space on one side, It was full of crossbows and crossbows, all piled up.
In the distance, the rapid sound of horse hooves sounded, and the reinforcements of the Tibetan cavalry had arrived.
But Zhang Yungong knew in his heart that the Tubo people had no chance in this battle.
The fifteen hundred cavalry brought by the King of Nanchang from Chang'an did not show up, not to mention Zhang Yungong's own 600 cavalry.
He glanced sideways at Dou Xiao. Dou Xiao's hand was already on the handle of the knife. As long as Zhang Yungong dared to say no, the blade would be chopped off immediately.
With a sigh in his heart, Zhang Yungong nodded slightly and said, "I obey your order."
(End of chapter)
