The giant bird approached very quickly. Nan Jiyun and Wang Qiyao suddenly became nervous. They picked up their bows and arrows together and aimed at the giant bird. However, Jiang Shuo said: "Nan Ba, Yao Lang, this golden eagle is my friend. Don't hurt it." .”
Nan Jiyun was wondering, when did the young master recognize such a golden eagle as his friend? Seeing the golden eagle spreading its claws and falling towards Jiang Shuo, it was hard to believe that this was the scene when friends met. He clasped the bowstring in his hand and did not dare to put down the arrow, but seeing Jiang Shuo's face as usual, without any fear at all, He didn't dare to shoot his bow rashly.
Until the golden eagle landed in front of Jiang Shuo, the giant bird stretched its head and pecked at Jiang Shuo with its hook-like beak. At this moment, Nan Jiyun had lost the best opportunity to shoot an arrow. He quickly dropped his bow and arrow and drew out the Wu hook. Baojian stepped forward and saw Jiang Shuo half dodging and half hugging the golden eagle. He smiled and said, "Okay, okay, Brother Jin, it was my fault. I don't dare to do it anymore."
Jiang Shuo called the white ape "Brother Bai" and the golden eagle "Brother Jin". When the white ape saw the golden eagle, it started to chirp and seemed very excited. It turned out that it was not true that the golden eagle pecked Jiang Shuo. He wanted to attack him, but instead blamed Jiang Shuo and Mahayan for abandoning him and leaving on their own, which was similar to children playing around.
At this moment, Jiang Shuo had long forgotten the true meaning of Zen Buddhism that Mahayan called "disengagement". He stroked the neck feathers of the golden eagle and said: "Brother Jin, this place is hundreds of miles away from the Ice-free Spring. You came here specially." Mine?"
The golden eagle raised its head and cried out, and actually nodded to Jiang Shuo like a human being. Sure enough, after the golden eagle returned to the Ice-free Spring that day, Jiang Shuo, Mahayan, the bear, and the ape disappeared. At first, he thought they had encountered something unexpected, but There were no traces of fighting on the left and right, and the cave that entered the Ice-free Spring was collapsed again. The golden eagle does not understand human thinking and only knows to find Jiang Shuo and Mahayan. It flies very fast, but because it does not know Jiang Shuo and Mahayan, it flies very fast. Mahayan could only fly around aimlessly. It flew to the Xiaolongsha Glacier first, but naturally missed it. After that, it kept flying to the west of the West Sea and naturally couldn't find Jiang Shuo.
Yesterday, the golden eagle also saw the light rising into the sky in the West Sea, so it came all the way east, and saw the bright lights on the side of Stone Castle City, so it flew over to check. The golden eagle's eyesight is extremely sharp, but it was originally impossible to find Jiang Shuo accurately in the night, but fortunately, Jiang Shuo always brought the white ape with him. Among the army of 100,000 people, there was only one white ape, the golden eagle. He actually found Jiang Shuo like this.
Everyone was surprised to see Jiang Shuo actually calling himself brother to a giant eagle. Then they saw the golden eagle rubbing its head against Jiang Shuo's shoulder. Such a ferocious-looking raptor was actually acting like a cat or a dog, showing affection. Now everyone was even more surprised than when they saw the golden eagle peck Jiang Shuo with its giant beak.
Dugu Xiang said: "Brother Shuo, when did you recognize such a majestic big bird?"
Jiang Shuo said: "Xian'er, this is the Jin brother I met at Bufrog Spring. He is a golden eagle. According to Master Mahayan, this is a giant bird unique to the Tubo Plateau, but it has to grow to It's such a huge figure, but it's very rare."
Duguxiang said: "Wow...can you ride such a big bird?"
Jiang Shuo said: "Xian'er, don't think about it. Brother Jin has a very fierce temper. It's impossible for him to fly with you in a few days. Besides, the eagle's back is not like a horse's back and cannot bear the weight of a person. If you want to ride on it, It's impossible for it to travel around the world."
Dugu Xiang pouted and said, "Then when you saw the golden eagle earlier, you said you could fly into Stone Castle City?"
Jiang Shuo said: "Although he can't ride, Brother Diao's claws are extremely powerful. He often catches prey and flies it into the air, then throws it down and kills the prey."
Zhang Shouyu said from the side: "Yes, I heard that the golden eagle can even catch a yak calf in mid-air and throw it to death. I think it is not difficult to catch a person in mid-air."
Dugu Xiang said: "Brother Shuo, do you want Brother Jin to take you to fly into the city? But what if Brother Jin throws you down like a yak in mid-air?"
Jiang Shuo said: "In the Ice-free Spring Valley, I, two pony bears, Brother Bai, and I have played this kind of game with it, and let it fly us for a while, but it has never flown as high and so far as Stone Castle City. , I am feeling heavy now, and I don’t know if Brother Jin can carry me to Shibao City.”
Nan Jiyun and others hurriedly advised Jiang Shuo not to take risks lightly, but Jiang Shuo said: "Brothers, we walked around and saw that this stone fortress city is impregnable. It is not difficult to climb up with human power, but the Tubo people used Strong bows, crossbows, rolling logs, thunder stones and other condescending defenses are required to enter the stone castle from the ground.
Now it is difficult to reach the sky. If a magic weapon can be sent down from the sky, there may be a trick. "
Gao Xiuyan shook his head and said: "Young Master Jiang, even if the golden eagle can really bring you into the city, you alone, even if you are born with supernatural power and unparalleled martial arts, will be unable to defeat four hands with two fists, and it is impossible to kill thousands of Tubo How can the defenders defeat Shibao City?"
Jiang Shuo said: "General Gao doesn't know something. I have another explanation. As long as I can see Iron Blade Xi Nuoluo, I might be able to persuade him to surrender."
Zhang Shouyu shook his head in disbelief and said, "I heard that Iron Blade Xenoro is quite resourceful. I'm afraid it won't be easy to convince him."
Jiang Shuo said: "It is impossible to conquer Shibao City in three days. Why not try my method? If it fails, the two generals can attack the city again and there will be no loss."
Zhang Shouyu said: "Young Master Jiang, you can't joke with your own life...Shibao City is not only a dangerous and thick wall, but also a huge stone fortress inside. Unlike the Central Plains city streets, there are many roads in Shibao City. There is a "deceitful path" that can lead the intruding enemy troops into a dead end and surround them and annihilate them. Young Master Jiang, although your martial arts are high, if you enter the city rashly, you may not find the Iron Blade Xenoluo and you will be trapped and die first. In the city."
Jiang Shuo said: "Since General Zhang knows the situation inside Shibao City, does he have a map? I will search according to the map, and I won't worry about not being able to find Iron Blade Xi Nuoluo."
Zhang and Gao Erjiang looked at each other and knew that Jiang Shuo was determined to take the risk. Zhang Shouyu took out a map painted on sheepskin and said to Jiang Shuo: "In the 17th year of Kaiyuan, Li Yi once ran thousands of miles and successfully captured the stone in a sneak attack. The saint was very happy and renamed Shibao City Zhenwu Army... It was not until the 29th year of Kaiyuan that the Tubo people took it back from Gai Jiayun. The Tang army stationed at Shibao City for twelve years, naturally painted There is a detailed map of the city, but it has been almost ten years since Tubo recaptured Shibao City, so it’s hard to say what changes have occurred internally.”
Jiang Shuo thought to himself: It turns out that the "Zhenwu Army" in Guo Ziyi's "Zhenwu Army Envoy" refers to "Shibao City". However, it seems that Guo Ziyi, the Zhenwu Army envoy, has never actually been stationed in Zhenwu Army Town.
Jiang Shuo took the map handed over by Zhang Shouyu and looked at it carefully at the bonfire beside it. Sure enough, Stone Castle City was full of twists and turns, but after all, it was just a small city. Those so-called "weird roads" looked like they were on the map. It was clear at a glance, and there was nothing difficult to remember. After Jiang Shuo memorized the locations of the government offices, armories, granaries and other important buildings in the map, he handed the sheepskin map back to Zhang Shouyu and said, "While it is dark now, Let Brother Jin lower me into the city, and I might be able to accomplish something extraordinary."
Gao Xiuyan said: "Since Young Master Jiang has made the following decision, we might as well wait until the fourth quarter of Yinshi to enter the city. That is the time when people are most relaxed."
Jiang Shuo nodded in agreement and said with a smile, "I just have time to practice with Brother Jin on how to fly me into the city, so that it won't let go of its claws halfway."
Jiang Shuo joked about such a dangerous move and made it look calm. Zhang and Gao couldn't help but admire his courage.
Jiang Shuo took the golden eagle far away from Stone Castle City to train with people to fly. The golden eagle's claws were very sharp. Even though Jiang Shuo had magical protection, he could not withstand the grasping force of the golden eagle's claws. He had never been able to withstand it before. A thick branch is used as a medium. The golden eagle first grabs the branch and takes off. Jiang Shuo then jumps up and grabs the branch, so that the golden eagle can drag Jiang Shuo to fly.
Today, Jiang Shuo asked the golden eagle to grab the iron spear of the Tibetan warrior who had been knocked to the ground by Jing Zhencheng. He also grabbed the spear shaft and let the golden eagle fly with him like this. At first, the golden eagle either couldn't grasp the iron rod firmly, or refused to let him down... When they finally cooperated and gradually became tacit, it was already the fourth quarter of the year.
When Jiang Shuo was about to set off, Zhang Shouyu said to Jiang Shuo: "Young Master Jiang, no matter what happens to you in the city, we will launch a general attack at the quarter hour."
Jiang Shuo thought to himself: That's half an hour. If this trip goes well, half an hour will be enough. Whether we can capture the city depends on this half day.
Dugu Xiang said to Jiang Shuo: "Brother Shuo, you must be careful. Iron Blade Xi Nuoluo's golden bell is not weak. If things don't go well, don't be brave. At Mao Shi, I and all the brothers rushed into the city. help you."
Everyone knew that Jiang Shuo's trip was dangerous. If he could break into Shibao City as easily as Dugu Xiang said, then what else would Jiang Shuo do by flying into the city despite the danger.
Jiang Shuo nodded and smiled:
"Xian'er, be careful yourself." He added, "Take care of Brother Bai for me."
Then it let out a long roar, and the golden eagle spread its wings to a width of more than a foot. The strong wind from a pair of huge fans forced everyone on the left and right back a few steps. The golden eagle suddenly rose into the air, and Jiang Shuo jumped up with his hands. He stretched out and grasped the iron spear shaft that the golden eagle was holding. Before anyone could react, the golden eagle had already taken Jiang Shuo into the air and flew into the air.
Shibao City was only five hundred steps away from the Tang Army's front line. For the golden eagle, it was only a few flaps of its wings, but it had already flown past the Tang Army's front line, which had not advanced even half a step in the past ten days.
Jiang Shuo looked down. Although it was the darkest hour before dawn, the Tang and Tibetan armies had lit countless bonfires to illuminate the battlefield in order to prevent the enemy from sneak attacks at night. The scene on the battlefield below was very clear. clear.
Although Shibao City was surrounded by cliffs on three sides and only had a sloped dirt road on the north side, the Tang army did not attack only from this side. There were countless corpses pushed aside on both sides of the slope, and there were also piles of corpses under the other three cliffs.
The cliffs of Shibao City exceeded the height that all ladders could reach, so the Tang army used ropes with hooks and climbing poles to climb up. However, the Tibetan army defended the city very tightly, and there was no shortage of stones in Shibao City. The soldiers who came to the Tang army to die first were shot down by the Tibetan defenders.
Seeing the corpses of Tang soldiers piled up at the foot of the mountain, Jiang Shuo became more determined to step forward and quell the war.
At this time, the golden eagle was already hovering over the Stone Castle. Jiang Shuo looked down and was surprised. It turned out that the entire Stone Castle was covered with stone slabs, and it was impossible to tell where the houses were and where the streets were.
The houses in Stone Castle City are all made of huge stones, but the roofs cannot be made of stones. The Tubo people covered the top of the wooden planks with stone tiles, so that even if the Tang army attacked with fire arrows, they did not have to worry about setting the roof on fire.
They also used the same method to cover the streets, and the soldiers in the city did not have to worry about arrows when moving around.
Jiang Shuo was looking around, not knowing where to stop, when he suddenly heard the sound of bowstrings and several arrows flying towards him.
