Under the bright moon, Li Xuan was riding on a tall horse, holding a hanging spear in his right hand, but his eyes were fixed on Usiza on the top of the mountain opposite.
Nearly a mile away, both people seemed to be able to clearly see each other's faces.
Li Xuan's eyes were cold, without any pride, but with endless hatred and murderous intent.
Wu Xiza's face on the other side was equally calm, but a trace of gloom could not help but flash deep in his eyes.
The next moment, Li Xuan and Wu Xiza's eyes fell on the raft pontoon at the same time.
The warriors of the Tang Dynasty under Li Xuan were advancing rapidly.
The cavalry archers on the shore quickly cleared the obstacles on the edge for them, and more crossbowmen followed immediately and climbed onto the pontoon bridge.
Li Xuan's will to seize the other side was clearly conveyed to the hearts of all the soldiers on both sides of the Tang Dynasty and Tubo.
Cold and iron-blooded.
On the raft bridge, a handful of crossbow arrows fell, and the Tibetan soldiers in front were immediately scattered.
Before they could react, the long spear had penetrated their chests. As blood flowed down, more crossbow arrows flew up again.
The crossbow arrows and the long spear, when combined with each other, seem to be endless.
At this time, people noticed that the crossbowmen of the Tang Army on the wooden raft bridge were the ones in front who had finished shooting. They immediately stopped and moved aside. The crossbowmen behind them followed closely and fired all the crossbows in their hands. Shoot into the chest of the Tibetan man in front.
The two waves of crossbow soldiers alternated between each other, killing steadily and calmly.
The corpses of Tibetan people were thrown into the Yellow River on the east side, and then quickly headed downstream along the river.
The Tubo people on the wooden raft bridge could not help but want to retreat at this time.
"Sword and shield men come forward, come forward, archers, shoot from behind." Hurel couldn't help roaring angrily.
But it was no use. Although thousands of Tubo people rushed up to the wooden bridge and prepared to rush to the other side, their formation was not the best fighting formation. Most of them put their swordsmen first, mixed with a few Archers and shield bearers.
They never thought that the Tang army on the opposite side would suddenly erupt, with hundreds of cavalry appearing fiercely, as well as crossbowmen and crossbowmen who had never appeared on the battlefield before. Sword and shield men did appear, but they had never really joined before. Over the battle.
The physical strength and bloodthirsty desire were at their peak at this moment, and the Tubo people's disadvantage was stretched to the limit at this moment.
In front of Hu Rile, the swordsmen, shieldmen and archers could not join together at all, and the soldiers in front could only be massacred by the Tang army.
"Get away!" Hu Rile was really angry. He picked up the mace in his hand and rushed forward fiercely. All the soldiers in front were knocked into the water by him and his soldiers.
Some people even took the initiative to dive into the water to get out of the way and give themselves a way to survive.
Because they jumped from the west side of the raft bridge, the surging Yellow River water hit them, and the cold water hit their faces. They leaned on the raft and did not have to worry about being washed away by the water. At the same time, they could not help but look upward. Fang, once Hurel's forward force is strong, they will immediately start fighting again.
Even for Tibetans, fleeing from battle was a capital offense.
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Riding on a tall horse, Li Xuan looked calmly at Hu Rile, who was holding a mace and looking fierce as he kept charging forward. A sneer flashed at the corner of his mouth and he looked sideways: "Li Duozuo."
"The general is here!" Li Duozuo, who was also dressed in black and black armor, came forward from behind, holding a cold long knife tightly in his hand, but his eyes were already terrifyingly hot.
Li Xuan nodded slightly, turned around and looked at Hu Rile, who was almost rushing to the front of the Tang army, with more than a dozen crossbow arrows stuck in his body, still charging forward fiercely, and said with cold eyes: "Have you seen that person? Go ahead and kill him." Got him."
"Follow the order!" Li Duozuo felt a surge of excitement rushing into his head. The next moment, he had jumped off the horse, grabbed the walking stick, and quickly rushed onto the raft bridge, heading towards Hurel, two hundred meters away. Rush over at top speed.
…
With a "dang" sound, several shields were thrown away by Hu Rile, and the soldiers behind were also smashed and flew upside down.
Hu Rile stepped forward suddenly and hit a soldier in the chest with a ferocious expression, but at this moment, a cold light flashed in his eyes.
Subconsciously, Hu Rile was startled, his steps suddenly bent backwards, and his body leaned back.
In an instant, a sharp icy weapon had pierced right in front of his eyes.
With a "dang" sound, the helmet on Wu Xiza's head was violently lifted off.
The hairs of the whips hung down randomly. When Usiza turned over, the mace in his hand had been swept forward, and there was an explosion of energy in an instant.
He paused for a moment, then retreated instantly.
Usiza took the opportunity to stand firm, holding the cold mace in his hand. He raised his head and saw that the general in black clothes and armor had appeared in front of Usiza.
Li Duozuo, the guard general of the Longwu Army of the Tang Dynasty.
At this moment, Li Duozuo just glanced at Wu Xiza indifferently, and at the next moment, the Bu Zha in his hand stabbed fiercely.
Wu Xiza smiled ferociously, and in the blink of an eye he was fighting with Li Duozuo.
The soldiers on both sides saw the opportunity and stepped forward to stab him with their swords. They were all veterans of fighting on the battlefield and were not worried about hurting their own generals.
And if there is an opportunity, the general will agree to stab the enemy to death while his general is slightly injured.
Of course, those who dare to do these are the general's personal soldiers.
The crossbowmen behind them also aimed at Wu Xiza and Li Duozuo from time to time, ready to attack at any time.
This is a battlefield, who tells you the rules?
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Li Xuan sat on the horse, and hundreds of cavalry behind him stopped silently.
The north wind blew, and the horse's hooves made a soft sound impatiently.
Their eyes fell on the raft bridge in front. Because of Wu Xiza's sudden rush out and the fight with Li Duozuo, the Tang army's advance came to an instant halt.
The Tubo people at the back began to organize their formation in an orderly manner, preparing for a counterattack.
A slight smile flashed across Li Xuan's lips, she turned sideways and said coldly: "Bring the people up and sacrifice their blood to the flag."
"Here!" The two cavalrymen immediately turned their horses and ran quickly towards the rear camp.
Soon, Shi Qin was caught and thrown directly in front of Li Xuan.
"Your Majesty!" When Qin Shi saw Li Xuan, he begged for mercy with a pitiful face, but there was a flash of shock in his eyes.
Li Xuan urged the horse slightly, took two steps forward, came to Qin Shi, and said calmly: "Tang Law, those who rebel against the country and follow the Tao will be killed regardless of their heads, and their wives and children will be exiled for two thousand miles."
Qin Shi's eyes widened instantly. Although his only youngest son had settled down in Tubo, he still had a new wife and hundreds of acres of land in Hezhou.
Qin Shi quickly fell to the ground with tears streaming down his face: "Your Majesty, spare my life. I am still useful. I am still useful."
"There is a famous Qin servant who was recruited into the army on March 17th in the third year of Yuan Dynasty. Now he has rebelled against the country and is on the road. According to the military law, he will be executed immediately."
The two cavalrymen in black immediately dismounted, grabbed Qin Shi's shoulders, dragged him to the bank of the Yellow River, and threw him to the ground.
A soldier in black stood upright, stood by the raft bridge, and shouted loudly: "There is a famous servant of Qin who was recruited into the army on March 17, the third year of Yuan Dynasty. He has rebelled against the country and will be executed immediately in accordance with military law."
"Behead immediately, behead immediately..."
Countless voices echoed throughout the gorge, and almost everyone subconsciously looked towards the bank of the Yellow River.
Then I saw the horizontal knife held high, the moonlight leaving a shadow, the knife slashing the neck, and blood rising to the sky.
With a "pop" sound, the bloody human head fell into the Yellow River, leaving only a headless corpse lying alone on the bank of the Yellow River.
When everyone saw this scene, their breathing stopped for a moment.
Now is the battlefield, and killing people is not unusual. What is strange is that this almost cruel execution method has left a heavy shadow in the hearts of both the enemy and us.
Li Xuan raised her head, looked to the side and behind her, and said softly: "Send the order to the navy to send out troops."
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"Dong dong dong" the huge drum sound echoed between heaven and earth.
In the midst of the rapid river, small willow boats, five meters long and two meters wide, were pushed directly into the Yellow River a hundred meters upstream.
On the hull, the three-meter-high sail stood up instantly.
In an instant, the north wind blew, the tall sail was propped up, and the twelve soldiers on it immediately rowed the sail frantically and crossed directly across the extremely fast and rapid Yellow River.
Twenty boats rushed out dozens of meters in the blink of an eye.
The rowers are all soldiers from the south of the Yangtze River and are very knowledgeable about water.
The ship rushed forward crazily, but even with the help of the wind and the soldiers' oars, it could not help but slide downstream under the impact of the Yellow River water.
Below, however, is a raft.
Now, everyone knew what Li Xuan wanted to do.
Crossing the Yellow River is not an easy task.
On the hull, someone controlled the sails skillfully, and the boat galloped on the river with great skill, and it flew out for more than two hundred meters.
At this time, there was a "bang" sound, and the ship had hit the wooden pile on one side hard.
It rebounded with great force and almost capsized.
But at this moment, the ship suddenly jumped forward several meters.
Seeing the situation, the Tibetan soldiers around them suddenly slashed with their swords, but at this time, the soldiers on the ship had already picked up their crossbows.
"Swish, swish, swish." Several Tubo soldiers died instantly.
A fierce general wearing black clothes and golden armor jumped onto the raft in an instant, waving the rifle in his hand wantonly.
In the blink of an eye, several Tubo soldiers were stabbed and flew backwards.
At this time, some of the Tubo soldiers further away had already drawn their bows and arrows, aiming at the fierce generals in black clothes and gold armor.
The general smiled and pulled his left arm around his neck, and he threw a pumpkin hammer hard. In the blink of an eye, it hit the chest of a Tibetan archer, and a mouthful of blood spurted out. The Tubo archer had already retreated. Then flew out.
Another pumpkin hammer flew out and killed a Tibetan archer again.
But at this time, several bows and arrows were shot out quickly, directly hitting Cui Ding who was standing there.
Cui Ding waved the spear in his hand, and in a blink of an eye he had swept all the arrows to the ground.
After finishing, he suddenly stepped back. At this time, several shields were already in front of Cui Ding, blocking the incoming arrows for him.
With Cui Ding in front, more Tang soldiers took the opportunity to quickly rush onto the raft.
Even those who couldn't rush forward at the moment were still firing wildly with the crossbows in their hands. All the Tubo soldiers within a radius of more than 20 meters were killed by these people in a short period of time, and then they were quickly boarded. Raft bridge.
With Li Duozuo in front and Cui Ding in the back, the Tibetan soldiers on the raft bridge were immediately faced with a flanking attack from two sides.
Not only that, but further upstream, more Tang soldiers were boarding the ship, preparing to reach the rear of the raft bridge in one fell swoop.
Looking at the sail that had taken full advantage of the wind, Wu Xiza's mouth flashed with an angry smile: "You can really bear it. The north wind started three days ago. The north wind was the strongest last night, but you can still bear it. He didn't move, and only today he exposed all his killer moves in one fell swoop, what a ruthless person he is."
Wusiza turned his head and looked behind him, and said in a cold voice: "Send the order to mobilize a thousand troops from the rear to attack the wooden bridge. I want to see how many of your people can die."
Wu Xiza looked across the Yellow River and landed on Li Xuan on the other side.
Under the moonlight, Wu Xiza seemed to see a proud smile flashing across the corner of Li Xuan's mouth.
Inexplicably, Usiza felt waves of uneasiness in his heart. He immediately turned around, ignoring the Tibetan soldiers on the raft bridge, and directly ordered: "Send the order, be prepared to break the bridge at any time."
(End of chapter)
