Chapter 257: Tianshan

Countless war horses galloped on the wasteland meadows, chasing the fleeing people, scimitars slashing vertically, bows and arrows flying, the Tang soldiers in armor fell one after another, the yellow sand flew and rolled, and innocent people were drowned by the waves without exception.

Zang Liqiu, the great warrior of Tibet, led the boundless army, rushed towards the small settlement under the Tianshan Mountain Range, and the crossbowmen shot arrows, and a round of arrows rained down on the settlement entrenched at the foot of the mountain, mercilessly shooting the inhabitants to death.

Immediately afterwards, a large number of sergeants rushed up, scavenging the livestock and food in them, and rushed towards another settlement.

To the north of the Tien Shan Mountains, Bolu also led the Uighur cavalry to pursue the remnants of the Tang army in Gongyue City, trying to wipe them all out, so he set out on the road to the Tien Shan Mountains.

All the way up, near the snow line, Bolu also asked the scouts to go forward to find the nearest detour, and if they didn't go up the snow line, they were not used to fighting in the mountains.

When the scouts came to report, the 200,000 army made a detour, passed through the mountains and valleys, and came to the other side of the Tianshan Mountains, where they encountered the banners scattered at the foot of the mountain.

Bo Lu also immediately asked the front, middle and rear teams to adjust their formations and start charging, he saw the military flag of the remnants of the Tang Army, and also saw an unknown pattern, like a military flag with a bull's horn, no matter how much, the remnants of the Tang Army he was going to pursue seemed to have converged with a certain department.

Bolu also made a preliminary judgment of the rapid changes on the battlefield, reined in his warhorse, pulled out the scimitar at his waist, and took the lead in charging.

In the middle of the camp, the veteran Zang Liqiu saw the sergeant who had been trickling like a stream coming from the mountainside, and he didn't understand where the army came from, but he knew that the victory or defeat of the battle was only in an instant, so he immediately blew the horn and ordered the sergeant not to pursue those Tang troops who appeared inexplicably, and to deal with the sweeping charge first.

The horses of the Tibetan sweat and blood are mostly black manes, the coat color is dull, each one is very strong, the cavalry to the cavalry, the Uighurs' iron horses are mostly brown horses, the body lines of the horses are fat and smooth, rushing up quickly, like a big stone rushing in.

The two sides collided with each other on their horses, showing their strongest combat power at first, but the Uighurs were slightly more ferocious, charging from high to low, and had a greater advantage.

The sound of horses' hooves is like the waves of a river, the fury is not stopped, the collision of bones and flesh, the fight between scimitars and scimitars, for a time it is inseparable, the two sides collide to form a thin line of winding changes, convex and concave under the charge, the first wave of fighting stops with the tragic neighing of the war horse and the last figure falling.

The mountainside was filled with Uighur soldiers, banners rolled around, waving in the wind, and at the foot of the mountain, the Tibetan soldiers lined up to guard the dense mass on the mountainside.

In between, the grass on the ground was drenched in blood, and the war dead lay horizontally and vertically, neither the Uighurs nor the Tibetans, and no one was spared from this shock, except for a few horses that swirled alone in the bloody field.

At this time, the second wave of rushing and killing continued, and the infantry brigade to the infantry brigade, the shouting and fighting in the sky unfolded in the waist of the Tianshan Mountain, and the yin wind passed, and soon the sun set in the wave after wave of rushing and killing.

On the mountainside filled with the smell of blood, the two generals continued to charge and kill at night, despite the fatigue of each other's sergeants, until the moon rose dimly, and then the battle stopped.

And at night, there was a sound of stealing camps on both sides, and the fighting continued.

It was not until three days later, in order not to inflict huge losses, that the Uighur general Bolu and the Tibetan warrior Zang Liqiu reached an agreement not to attack each other, and at the same time, with the Tianshan Mountains as the boundary, the north as the territory of the Uighurs, and the south as the territory of the Tibetans, so that the Tang Dynasty's Longyou Road completely divided and occupied the Western Regions.

In the harsh snow veins of the Tianshan Mountains, many displaced people were led by several restaurant shopkeepers to an extinct volcano, where there was the field branch of the Journey to the West Restaurant, and not long after, under the string of Journey to the West guys, some desperate remnants of the Tang Army scattered around the Tianshan Mountains were also included in an extinct volcano.

A harrier flew through the Yumen Pass and flew down to Liangzhou, Hexi Jiedu made Zhang Jinmen learn of the news, and immediately sent a message to Lingwu, and at the same time looked to the northwest with a frown, now this Great Wall has become a frontier land, if the Uighurs come to attack, then he is the first to bear the brunt, and he can't be prevented.

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In the green garden of Lingwu City, the Sage's Mansion, and the Pavilion of the Tower, Li Heng was depressed and unhappy with the beautiful woman, and he didn't have much spirit.

"Your Majesty!"

A hurried voice came, and when he saw the saint holding the beautiful woman in his arms, he immediately bowed his head and bowed his waist.

"Little Dezi? What's the matter? Li Heng woke up from his trance, glanced at Xiao Dezi, who was sincerely frightened, and asked in a lazy tone.

"Outside the door, General Guo has something important to see! It is said that the fireworks jar has been built, please go and watch the ceremony! Xiao Dezi relayed the news in its original form, and once again bowed to the saint, looking very respectful.

Li Heng pushed away the woman in his arms, quite satisfied with Xiao Dezi's attitude, reached out and shook the sleeve on his hand, and walked towards the door.

Somewhere on flat ground outside Lingwu City, Guo Ziyi asked the sergeant to prepare the trebuchet, put a normal-sized jar filled with gunpowder of various colors on it, lit the fuse himself, and then cut the fixed rope of the trebuchet.

With a bang, the jar flew out, and when it was about to hit the ground, there was a booming explosion, and a colorful halo filled the vision of many generals, and everyone was amazed, this thing is really amazing, but the power is a little weak, and it is no problem to injure people in a small area.

"Your Majesty, if you have this thing, you will have heaven's help! It's that catapults need to be built in large quantities! Guo Ziyi said happily, admiring the magic of gunpowder, but in fact, she didn't know that this thing was actually invented by the princess.

"Well, General Guo is well-informed, and it is indeed very good to think of using this thing in the military!" Li Heng nodded his chin, flicked his yellow sleeves, came to a trebuchet, pulled out a long sword from the side of the soldier next to him, and at the same time lit the gunpowder fuse, and cut the elastic rope holding the trebuchet with a single sword, and with a bang, a dazzling explosion occurred in the distance.

At this time, Guo Rui galloped from a distance, jumped off his horse quickly, didn't have time to catch his breath, and delivered a letter to Guo Ziyi.

Guo Ziyi looked at Guo Rui in surprise, and did not ask, but opened the letter to read, and soon his expression became solemn, looking at the sky, his heart was also sad, and the entire Longyou Dao was completely lost, although he had expected this step for a long time, after getting the news, Guo Ziyi's heart was mixed, and then he was at a loss, and then became firm.

"What's wrong with General Guo? Don't seem happy? I have a lot of work to do with you! Li Heng laughed as he walked to Guo Ziyi's side and pulled him back to the real world.

Guo Ziyi's face faded with solemnity, bowed to Li Heng, slowly spoke, and finally said with a sigh, "If you want to recover the territory north of Yumen Pass, the old man has a long way to go!" I don't know if I'll live to that age! ”

Li Heng fixed his body slightly, walked around the pace leisurely, pinched the cold sweat with his backhand and said, "I will definitely revive the glory of Datang!" ”

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