Xiao Shisanlang threw out the bag containing the stone and the secret letter with all his might, and the red Sè's bag drew a brilliant arc in mid-air and flew down.

The Tubo defenders on the city tower looked up, but without thinking, the brocade suddenly accelerated and fell, and a soldier couldn't dodge it, hitting him in front of the door.

The soldiers screamed miserably, and blood flowed.

Outside the city, there was a high-pitched and hearty laughter of Xiao Shisanlang, and when the Tubo soldiers reacted, Xiao Shisanlang had already disappeared from the field of vision, leaving only the smoke and dust all the way like a galloping yellow dragon.

The Tubo soldiers did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly reported Zhang Xuan's war letter to the second prince of Tubo, Stanzhu.

Stanley was chatting with the generals in the handsome hall, and the news that Zhang Xuan led the army to reinforce the ministry had already spread to the city, but to be honest, Stanley didn't really take it to heart.

First, he had an agreement with Zhang Xuan in advance, fought against each other, and acted in a play, and then he led his troops to retreat to Tibet, went straight to Luoqi City, and won the throne with lightning speed. With his uncle Dong Zebu in the answer, it shouldn't be a big problem.

In particular, Stanley already knew that the Tang Dynasty had taken Chisong Dezan and escorted him back to Chang'an, and at the same time canceled the peace with Tubo. Of course, he suddenly sent an army to invade the front line of Qinghai in the Tang Dynasty, and there was also a lot of movement on the side of the Tubo royal court, but it was only the suppression of the powerful minister Dong Zebu, plus the Tubo king was seriously ill and bedridden, so Stanley's side did not encounter much obstacle.

Second, as the proud prince of Tubo, Stanley, the commander of the Tubo Iron Cavalry, did not take the Tang border army in his eyes at all. Don't say 30,000 against 40,000 people, the number is basically the same, the Tang people can't take any advantage, even if they really want to fight, he is not afraid.

This contempt for the Tang army was the fundamental factor that prompted him to go straight to the front line of Qinghai in violation of the agreement and connived at the burning and plundering of the Tibetan army.

"Second prince, Zhang Xuan, the governor of Longshuo of the Tang Army, sent someone to send a war letter!" One of the soldiers bowed down and handed over the battle book.

Stanley was stunned, "War book? How dare he go to war with our army? What a daring! Stanley took the letter and didn't open it yet, so he heard the henchman Ang loudly say, "Prince, what are we waiting for, Suo X ìng will not do anything, kill the past, occupy the prefecture, and then drive straight in, take Lingzhou and let the Tang people taste the power of our Tubo iron cavalry!" ”

While opening the letter, Stanley shook his head and smiled, "No, this king's attack on Qinghai this time is just a false shot." In a few days, when the time is ripe, we will return to the army to help this king ascend to the throne! "As long as this king sits on the throne, it only takes one year, and this king can unify the entire territory of Tibet, and then raise a large army to attack the Tang Dynasty and occupy the thousands of miles of fertile land and huāhuā world of the Tang people! When the time comes, the grain, treasures and women of the Tang people will all be owned by this king, and they will follow this king, and they will enjoy endless glory and wealth! ”

"Hahaha!" The Tibetan generals laughed heartily together, and Stanley also smiled, and immediately opened the letter and looked at it.

In an instant, his face turned extremely blue, and a heavy breath came out of his nostrils.

There is only one line of words on the battle book, and it is Zhang Xuan's imposing handwriting: Stanley child, do you dare to fight?!

Bang!

Stanley slammed the table, clutched the war book into a ball, and roared angrily: "Zhang Xuan, you dare to insult this king!" Angren was taken aback, and the generals quickly shut up and stopped laughing, staring at the second prince Stanley, who was fierce and angry.

Stanley gasped, and his ears seemed to go back to dàng, when he met Zhang Xuan in Lingzhou that day, Zhang Xuan disdained him, thinking that he was too far behind Trisong Dezan, and his face became red.

"The military order of the king of this book summons the military horses of Duzhi, Huangshui and other places to return to the defense city, and the army is ready to fight to the death with the Tang army! ,,Stanley's voice slowly became muffled, "Angren, send Gyatso to the Chiling ambush with 10,000 soldiers and horses, march day and night, and after arriving at the White Horse Camp fort within two days, hide and wait." When our army and the Tang army fought, Gyatso was ordered to lead the army to rush out, cover the killing from behind, and form a front and rear outflanking trend with the army of the ministry and the city. ”

Ang people saluted and took the order.

"It's all scattered, hurry up and prepare for each other, who dares to delay the military plane, Hugh blames the king for turning his face and being ruthless!" Tianbao has been in the summer of 12 years, and July 28 ♀ is destined to be a day that will be recorded in the history of the Tang Dynasty.

Morning.

40,000 Tang troops poured out, and under the leadership of Zhang Xuan, the whole advanced rapidly to the front line of the city. 10,000 Hui cavalry stayed in Buzhou.

The operation of the army needs unified command, although Zhang Xuan is the commander, but the right to march and arrange the formation still falls on Guo Ziyi. Guo Ziyi is worthy of being a famous general of the Tang Dynasty, under his command, tens of thousands of Tang troops acted in unison, ordered and forbidden, and advanced at an almost equal pace with the policy of three rectangles.

Lingzhou Wei 20,000 people on the left, 10,000 defenders in the original Buzhou area on the right, Shence Army in the center, three ways to force the city.

Beyond the city was a plain wilderness.

this tree. Stanley's 30,000 Tibetan horsemen were also lined up. Different from the three-way rectangular formation of the Tang Army, the Tubo people put up a regular triangle army formation, with the command center of the commander Stanley at the end.

The sun is scorching, and there is not a trace of wind.

The fierce Tibetan cavalry was shirtless, holding a glittering scimitar, staring ahead like a wolf, and it was best to be ready to charge at any time.

The reason why the Tubo Iron Cavalry is so powerful that the surrounding barbarians hear about it and Sè changes is that he has a uniform and ferocious group impact, and as for the individual combat effectiveness, it is actually not much stronger than the Tang Army.

The roar of the horses' hooves came, shaking the four fields, and the smoke and dust swept up the sky and covered the sun.

Angren galloped back, and bowed to Stanley on his horse, "Second prince, the Tang army is here, and it is less than thirty miles away from our army. ”

"Tell Gyatso to be ready to cover up!"

Stanley's eyes moved with the light of a beast, and he waved his hand suddenly.

The formation of the Tang Army, which was bright and powerful, was overwhelming, and the military flags flying from the hunt appeared on the horizon.

Stanley looked around, and saw that among the military flags, Zhang Xuan's Phnom Penh Metropolitan Governor's flag was particularly eye-catching.

Stanley sneered, "Zhang Xuan, this time, this king will let you come and go!" This king will definitely take you down, capture you alive and return to Tibet, and let you be a servant serving tea and pouring water in this king's mansion! There was a whimpering and loud horn sound from the formation of the Tang army.

The order flag in the hands of the herald behind Guo Ziyi was unfurled, and the army was ordered to stop, and suddenly stopped, the formation was slightly chaotic, but it was neat again in a moment.

Zhang Xuan nodded to Zhang Xuan in the army, and said lightly: "Guo Ziyi really has the style of a famous general, this ability to command the march and fight, the generals of Longshuo are incomparable!" Even if it's Li Guangbi, it's far inferior! ”

Zhang Xuan smiled and nodded, "General Guo is a talented man in the army, a rare capable general in the world, and he is worthy of his reputation." After Guo Ziyi passed on the military order, he ordered the army to line up in formation, and then rode back to Zhang Xuan and said, "Governor, our army is in strict formation, and it is less than three miles away from the Tubo army and horses." Zhang Xuan smiled, and looked in the direction of the Tubo army in the city on the horse, and faintly saw the military flag of the Tubo people fluttering slowly in the brilliant sun.

"Get ready right here. General Guo, Ben Shuai still said the same thing, this battle, let you command, our army will not be defeated! In addition, be wary of the Tibetan ambush on the right flank. Zhang Xuan's face became solemn and nodded to Guo Ziyi.

After all, he is not from a military background, and he is not very familiar with the confrontation between the two armies in this era of cold weapons, and the command of the two armies can only be delegated to Guo Ziyi. Of course, the strategic decision-making power is still determined by him, the coach.

Guo Ziyi clasped his fists and saluted, "The last general will obey the order." Metropolitan Governor, please lead the escort army to retreat after the formation of the large army, when the two armies rush and fight, it will be difficult to protect the safety of the Metropolitan Governor! ”

Zhang Xuan nodded silently, he didn't insist. He knew in his heart that if he stayed in front of the formation, he could only distract Guo Ziyi. He can be in the battle formation and face the battle head-on, which is already commendable, and it plays a vital role in boosting the morale of the Tang Dynasty army and horses.

Zhang Xuan turned his horse's head and walked back, Xiao Shisanlang and Huā Nu'er were also dressed in armor, and followed closely with more than 100 guards.

The two did not participate in the war, but were only responsible for protecting Zhang Xuan's safety.

"Stanley child, you dare to fight!"

There was a deafening shout from the Tang army's camp, and the sound rushed over like a landslide.

The faces of the Tibetan soldiers became angry, and Stanley snatched the drumsticks of the drumming soldiers next to him with a hideous face, beat the drums himself, and roared, "Sons, rush to this king!" Rush over and capture Zhang Xuan, the governor of Longshuo in the Tang Dynasty! "Capture Zhang Xuan alive!"

"Capturing Zhang Xuan !!! Alive"

The Tibetan cavalry roared in unison, the military drums were earth-shattering, and the generals such as Angren led the army in front, and the first 10,000 Tubo cavalry roared out and shouted to the Tang army formation in a triangular formation.

Hearing the roar of "capture Zhang Xuan alive" from the side of the Tubo military horse, the corners of Zhang Xuan's mouth twitched slightly. The huā slave beside him covered his mouth and smiled, "It seems that the Tubo people hate you to the bone and want to capture you alive and return to Tubo." Xiao Shisanlang frowned, and said in a low voice, "Brother, the two armies are facing each other, the swords and guns are eyeless, and it is very dangerous, otherwise, we will protect you and retreat ten miles." As the Grand Governor, you are in battle,

It is already enough, there is no need to risk participating in the battle. ”

Zhang Xuan smiled indifferently and shook his head, "Brother, we are already hiding behind the army, if it is not safe here, then the 40,000 soldiers and horses will become decorations, what else can I use to resist the Tibetan soldiers and horses?"

That's not a big joke. Seeing that Zhang Xuan insisted on watching the battle in Wang Junzhong, Xiao Shisanlang had no choice but to accompany him, but he stayed by Zhang Xuan's side tightly and maintained 100,000 points of vigilance.

Once the Tang army showed signs of defeat and retreat, he would definitely kidnap him to flee from here and return to Buzhou and even Lingzhou, regardless of whether Zhang Xuan was willing or not.

The huā slave on the side obviously had this kind of thought.