Huā Nuer was in mid-air, with nowhere to draw on his strength, and the second arrow that broke through the air was already difficult to stop.

Huā Nu'er bit her silver teeth, and her body suddenly fell towards Zhang Xuan's horse, and before the arrow could fly over, her whole body blocked in front of Zhang Xuan.

Burst!

Although Huānuer had already writhed and unloaded some of the power of the arrow, the powerful arrow still shot into her shoulder socket alive, and immediately blood flowed, and Huānuer snorted.

Zhang Xuan hugged Huā Nu'er's body and said hurriedly, "How are you?" ”

Xiao Shisanlang shot up in a rage, and the long sword in his hand shot out, like a streamer flashing through the air, and the Tubo general who secretly released the cold arrow in the middle of the throat, the person didn't even have time to scream, and fell to the ground, and the war horse under him was frightened, and the four hooves retreated, and he fled in the direction of the Tang army.

Huā Nu'er's face was slightly pale, she gritted her teeth, and said softly, "You don't want it, I'm fine."

This injury is not a big deal. ”

She covered her shoulders with her hands, and blood kept flowing from between her fingers.

It's summer, and the sky is still bright in the evening.

Outside the city, the battlefield was filled with gunsmoke, and the tragedy of the corpses all over the field was a little unbearable even if the heart was as hard as Zhang Xuan.

The victorious Tang army retreated outside the city on three routes and slightly reorganized. And Su Hudong's Hui soldiers and horses also rushed over and joined forces with the Tang army.

Zhang Xuan was on a high slope, and several military doctors were busy bandaging Huānu'er's wounds.

Guo Ziyi, Zhang Xuan, Nan Wuyun and Lei Wanchun all ran uphill, and Su Hudong also brought a few Hui generals to obey orders.

"Meet the Grand Duke!" Guo Ziyi led the crowd to bow down and salute.

Zhang Xuan's face was a little solemn, he walked over in a few steps, and saluted the generals in return, "The generals have worked hard!" This battle has played the majesty of my Longshuo soldiers and horses, and the city has won a great victory, and this commander will definitely report to the court and ask for credit for you! ”

"Thank you, Governor!"

Su Hudong hesitated for a moment, but still walked over and saluted Zhang Xuan with a fist, "Su Hudong, congratulations to the Metropolitan Governor, for this great victory!" ”

Su Hudong's face was a little red. Will Zhang Xuan, who is still in her heart, mock her for this, or mention the gambling contract of that day to her in public.

But how could Zhang Xuan be in the mood to talk to her about such a thing at this moment, he glanced at Su Hudong, smiled slightly, and said, "Tubo ambush army surprise attack, if there is no rescue from Princess Su Hudong, even if our army wins, it will be a tragic victory!" Ben Shuai has thanked the princess here! ”

After speaking, without leaving time for Su Hudong to speak, Zhang Xuan suddenly turned his head to look at Guo Ziyi and said softly, "General Guo, how are the casualties of our army?" ”

Guo Ziyi obviously heard Zhang Xuan's voice trembling a little.

Guo Ziyi sighed lightly, but said excitedly, "Governor, the casualties of our army are not heavy, and the Zhou Wei killed more than 1,400 people in the battle and injured about 2,000 people: the casualties of the Shence army are heavy, but they are not more than 7 people." ”

Zhang Xuan let out a sigh of relief, and turned his head to look at Zhang Xuan again, Zhang Xuan said softly, "Governor Dadu, our army has fought with the enemy for a short time, and there are Princess Su Hudong's military horses to help in the battle, so the casualties are relatively light, and there should only be hundreds of people." ”

Guo Ziyi laughed loudly and said: "The capital governor of our army exterminated more than 20,000 Tubo soldiers and horses at the cost of thousands of casualties, this is a brilliant victory for our army in the past decades!" This battle will leave a name in history and shake the towns of Datang! ”

"The Metropolitan Governor is mighty!" The generals shouted and bowed down together.

Zhang Xuan said loudly: "The merits of this battle are caused by your bloody battles. General Guo commanded and dispatched well, and he should be the first to do it."

"Thank you, Governor!" Guo Ziyi's expression is becoming more and more excited, and at this moment, Guo Ziyi urgently needs a brilliant military feat to wash away the gray sè stain caused by the crimes of his two sons and the human trafficking of his soldiers. He needs a fight to prove his worth.

"The power of the Shence arms and the effective charge have an irreplaceable role in winning this battle. Ben Shuai will give you a great credit! ”

Zhang Xuan waved his hand, and Nan Wuyun and Lei Wanchun were also very happy to bow down and thank them.

"Zhang Xuanren controlled the rear battlefield, resisted the Tubo ambush, and also made great achievements in returning to the cavalry line of fire, and the commander kept it in mind."

"In this battle, our army won a great victory. All of you have worked hard and made great achievements, and the merit of bloody battles, this marshal should personally report to the court. ”

"Zhang Xuanren, you lead the state guards to collect the filter soldiers and clean up the battlefield. Remember, all the corpses of our soldiers must be collected and buried, and no one should be missed! At the same time, it was registered to show meritorious service. Ben Shuai wants to ask for gifts for these fallen brothers. ”

Zhang Xuan's face was solemn, he raised his hand and pointed to a position under the high slope, "Zhang Xuanren, set up a high monument here, and wrote "On the 28th day of July in the summer of the twelfth year of Tianbao, the city was victorious, and the soldiers of our army were immortal!" ”

"On the day of the completion of the monument, the marshal will personally come here to burn incense and worship the dead soldiers!"

"Yes, the subordinate obeys."

"You heroic spirits are not far away, and the British hún will live on forever!" Zhang Xuan's voice was sad and powerful, and he slowly bowed in the direction of the battlefield. Guo Ziyi and other generals also silently bowed to the battlefield in front of him, and only got up for a long time.

Just when everyone thought that Zhang Xuan was going to be the first class teacher, Zhang Xuan suddenly shouted, "Guo Ziyi! ”

"The last general!" Xie Ziyi was stunned and hugged his fists.

"General Guo, quickly reorganize the army, except for the Ministry of Zhouwei left, the remaining soldiers and horses will follow the commander to catch up with Chiling, chase and kill the remnants of Tubo, and go straight into the territory of Tubo!"

Zhang Xuan shouted loudly.

Guo Ziyi was stunned, but did not hesitate and immediately took the order. As soon as he left, Nan Wuyun and Lei Wanchun followed closely.

Although Guo Ziyi felt that under the great victory, there was no need to continue to pursue and kill the Tubo, and it was even more unsafe to enter the territory of Tubo. But after this battle, Guo Ziyi already had a deep sense of awe for Zhang Xuan, and did not dare to disobey his military orders in public.

First, because of the power of firearms, Zhang Xuan, who can invent such an earth-shattering weapon, is it a thing in the pool?

The second is because Zhang Xuan's strategy and courage and overall view ♀ of the battle are completely Zhang Xuan's plan alone... Push, although the specific command falls on his head, but the strategy and tactics are Zhang Xuan's, he is only the executor and specific implementer of the command.

At this time, if anyone said in front of Guo Ziyi that Zhang Xuan was a layman who led the army to fight, and a weak scholar who was powerless, he would only talk on paper, and Guo Ziyi would definitely give him a big slap.

Su Hudong frowned, she subconsciously wanted Zhang Xuan to oppose Zhang Xuan's pursuit of the army, but suddenly remembered her bet with Zhang Xuan, she had already lost transparently, the facts were in front of her, Zhang Xuan had her own plan, she could only keep her mouth shut.

Zhang Xuan hesitated for a moment, hugged his fists and said, "Governor, the lower officials think that our army has won a great victory, and it should be stopped in moderation, and it is not appropriate to pursue deep into Tubo, so as not to fight alone and go deep into the heavy encirclement of the Tubo army and horses." ”

Zhang Xuan smiled indifferently, "Zhang Xuan, the total number of soldiers and horses in Tubo is less than 200,000. There are more than 100,000 people passing through the Western Regions, arranged in the west of the Tang River and the south of the Jiannan line, and Tubo gathered 50,000 soldiers and horses to annex Hejiao, eyeing our Hejiao... At this moment, the total number of soldiers and horses that can be mobilized in Tibet is less than 5

10,000 people ”

"Our army took advantage of the great victory, with lightning speed, to enter Tibet, conquer the city, and leave in a battle, besides, the commander has his own opinions" Zhang Xuan waved his hand, facing the direction of Chiling, and chanted loudly, "It is advisable to chase the poor with the remaining bravery, and you can't sell your name as a overlord!" Zhang Xuanren, you will lead the army to collect the soldiers, arrange the supply of light and heavy grain and grass, and wait for the military report of the commander's victory in Tubo! ”

"It is advisable to chase the poor man with the remaining bravery, and not to sell the name of the overlord" Zhang Xuan chanted in a low voice, and couldn't help but raise his head and clap his hands and exclaimed, "The mouth of the metropolitan governor is a chapter, the words are profound, and the momentum is majestic, and the officials admire!" ”

Zhang Xuan laughed, but turned his head speechlessly.

Su Hudong stared deeply at Zhang Xuan's back, his gaze becoming more and more complex and softer.

The moonlight is bright and clean, and the light shines on the four fields.

Nearly 30,000 Tang troops stood in formation, ready to go.

Zhang Xuan leaned over and shook Huā Nu'er's somewhat cold hand, and said softly, "You can recuperate with peace of mind, wait for me to come back!" ”

Huā Nu'er lay on the couch and frowned in pain, and said softly, "Do you have to go?" Leading the army into Tibet without permission, danger lurks, your safety ......"

"With the elder brother of the Xiao family by my side, and I am deeply protected by the army, there will be no problem with safety. You don't want it. If you don't want to go back to Lingzhou and wait, you can go to Hejiao Li Guangbi and wait for my quietly, you and I will see you again, we will be in Hejiao! ”

Zhang Xuan leaned down and whispered in Huānuer's ear.

The hair on the tips of Huā Nuer's ears was blown up by the hot air in Zhang Xuan's mouth, and a feeling of numbness suddenly rose in Huā Nuer's mind, and she was about to say something, but she saw that Zhang Xuan had already gotten up and strode on the horse, galloping away.

"You and I will see you again, we will be in Hejiao!" Echoing Zhang Xuan's words in his ear, Huā Nu'er slowly closed her eyes and sighed faintly.

She knew in her heart that what this man wanted to do, don't say it was her, and no one in the world could stop her. Of course, he has a chivalrous and gentle heart, but more of a pride and ambition to look down on the world.

The Fang market in Chiling has long been in ruins.

The remnants of less than 10,000 soldiers in Stanley set up camp in Chilingfang City, preparing to retreat to Tibet early tomorrow morning.

The Great Tent in Stanley.

Stanley face sè is incomparably hideous and yīn deep, he sits there, his hands clenched, but he can't stop shaking.

These 30,000 soldiers and horses are the main force of his henchmen who have been cultivating and operating for many years, and they are the foundation for him to seize power and usurp the throne, but now they are all trapped in the front line of Datang Qinghai, and the remorse in his heart is indescribable.

"Zhang Xuan, this king will break your body into ten thousand pieces in the future, and I will be ashamed of Xue today!" As soon as Stanley said a cruel word, there was a noisy movement outside the tent.

Stanley and the others had become frightened birds, and they all got up one after another, and at this time, Angren's face was pale and hurriedly walked into the tent, and said loudly, "Prince, Zhang Xuan gathered an army to chase and kill all the way, less than thirty miles away from Chiling!" ”

"Zhang Xuan! Thou thief, thou hast insulted this king too much! Stanley angrily kicked over a candlestick and roared, "This king can't spare you!" ”@。