"Where do you say that!?" Du Huan exclaimed.

"Liulang, people are inherently dead, so why bother to say it. Death is not to be feared, but it is only for fear of being entrusted by others! Wang Zheng sighed when he saw it.

"Duhu, don't you really need to worry about the leakage of fierce fire oil?" Du Huan hurriedly changed the topic.

"Liulang, do you think that a certain person is following Wu Qi and sucking the city's grace?" Wang Zheng was a little unhappy.

"The benevolence of Du Hu has never had the slightest doubt. I'm just a little worried about the leakage of the weapon. "Du Huan is not afraid of color.

Wang Zhengjian nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "Liulang, you must have confidence in Fei'er. How could what he had taken out be so easily learned? ”

When the draped and heavily armed Beiting Tooth soldiers rushed to kill in the army of the Great Eater Servants, Ma Lu found that in the face of such a weak opponent, there was no need to use precious fierce oil and fire. However, Ma Ling was particularly moved by Wang Zhengjian's careful arrangements and compassionate care.

Seeing that the Beiting Tooth Soldiers were about to rush by, in a hurry, the Khorasan cavalry, which had the highest combat power in the Great Food Rebel Army, was the first to react, wearing light armor, carrying short spears, carrying round shields on their arms, and long knives tied to their waists.

The soldiers of the North Court turned around and fired back, and as soon as the arrows left the string, the Khorasan cavalry had already thrown out the short spears in their hands!

At the same time that six or seven Khorasan cavalrymen were hit by arrows and fell from their horses, several horses of the Beiting Ya soldiers were stabbed by short spears and fell to the ground with a neigh, and three or four Tang soldiers whose armor was pierced by short spears and fell to the ground and died.

Seeing that the Khorasan cavalry was coming fiercely, without waiting for Ma Luan's orders, the last three fire-toothed soldiers under the leadership of the fire commander turned their horses' heads and turned around to harass and contain the Great Eater cavalry.

Ma Lan understood that the thirty brothers who had been cut off were doomed to die on the battlefield in the face of thousands of enemy troops. Thinking of those familiar faces, his eyes seemed to fall into the sand, which was extremely uncomfortable.

Ma Lan stayed in the Anxi Scout Camp for almost three years, and was transferred to the Beitingya Barracks for less than a year. But he often felt that he seemed to have been in the warm and harmonious Beitingya Barracks for a long time, and the experience in the Anzai Scout Camp was just a distant and vague dream.

For more than half a year, Ma Lan has been familiar with the brothers in the Ya Barracks, whether it is the slightly sloppy Deputy Chen or the clever and talkative thin monkey, they all have a good relationship with him.

Many of the young tooth soldiers were alone, without worry, and in addition to training and attendance, Ma Lu often called them together to drink and chat.

The tooth soldiers also had special respect for Ma Lu, who had superb archery skills and brave combat skills. Therefore, Ma Lan, who was a little short-tempered, was like a fish in water in the Beitingya Barracks, and he was very comfortable.

Now, Deputy Chen followed Wang Yong and stayed in Broken Leaf City to protect the county lord of Huaiyuan; The thin monkey followed closely behind Ma Xuan and went to Tuozhi City to ask for help. Thirty or so other familiar brethren were about to die outside the city of Talas, under the spears and scimitars of the Great Eater.

Thinking of this, Ma Lan's heart was like a knife and he was angry. However, he couldn't turn back, let alone turn around and kill. He and the rest of the brothers were tasked with asking for help for the Beiting Army. The heavy responsibility, the life and death of tens of thousands of troops, and the victory or defeat of the entire battle did not allow him to indulge willfully.

"Drive!" Ma Luan exerted force with his legs and slammed Feishuang's abdomen. Feishuang seemed to feel the anger of his master, hissed, and galloped south like chasing the wind day by day.

Behind him, the sound of feather arrows and short spears breaking through the air came and went, and the collision of the Datang horizontal knife and the Great Food Long Knife clanged non-stop. After a stick of incense, there was a faint smell of burning fire. Ma Lan understood that the thirty brothers had lit several bags of oil that they had brought with them, and they were all killed with the enemy.

Ma Lan led the remaining more than sixty tooth soldiers, and not long after killing the array of the Great Food Servant Army, the Khorasan cavalry, which had been blocked for a moment by the three fire brothers, bit up again.

Since the Battle of Broken Leaves in September last year, Ma Lan has been in contact with the Khorasan cavalry several times. He knew very well that the Khorasan cavalry was light and fast, and they were rushing like lightning. The Turkic horses ridden by the Beiting Tooth soldiers were good at endurance, but their short-range charges were much inferior to those of the Great Eating Horses.

If he led an army to fight, Ma Lan would think hard and find a tactic that would help the Turkic horse endurance to counter the Khorasan cavalry.

But at this moment, the Beiting Ya soldiers were eager to go south to Tuozhi City for help as soon as possible, and there was no time for maneuvering and consumption. The pursuers behind him are not only superior in numbers, but also capable of fighting well.

Ma Lan once concentrated the fierce oil fire of all the tooth soldiers, set fire to the pursuers once, and caused the Khorasan cavalry to lose more than 100 people.

However, the well-trained Khorasan cavalry, after the fire had been extinguished, quickly pursued it like an agile falcon.

In desperation, Ma Lu had no choice but to use the tactics of adding oil, sending several fire-toothed soldiers again and again, turning the horse's head, to harass and block the Khorasan cavalry.

All tooth soldiers understand that if they are responsible, they will die for life. However, at the time of parting, the young tooth soldiers sang Qin Feng, generously went to the country, and looked at death as if they were going home, and there was no trace of fear on their resolute faces.

The number of tooth soldiers is getting smaller and smaller, and by the time they step into the rugged mountain road, there are only a dozen people left. And the Khorasan cavalry, after losing their troops, had more killing intent and still pursued closely.

Ma Lan gritted his teeth and glanced at the thin monkey who was following closely beside him, took off the cowhide bag that had been carrying his back tightly for the past two days, and handed it to the thin monkey: "Thin monkey, judging from the map, this place is only more than a hundred miles away from Tuozhi City. You pick another brother, choose four horses, and the two of you hurry to Tuozhi City to meet Gao Xianzhi. ”

"Captain, it's better for you to go! Most of the people in the Anxi Army know you, and Feishuang runs fast, so Du Hu chose to let you lead the team for help. My brothers and I are responsible for breaking the trail for you! Without hesitation, the skinny monkey pushed the cowhide bag back.

"There are too many cavalry in Khorasan, so I don't underestimate you, but if I stay here, I will definitely be able to kill a few more enemies than you and buy you more time. There are basically mountain roads in front of you, and there are many woods, so with me guarding here, you should be able to use the cover of the terrain to reach Takuzhi City safely. Ma Lan handed the cowhide bag out again.

"Mountain Road?" The thin monkey didn't look at the cowhide bag, but just said to himself in a daze: "Horseshoe! ”

The sound of hooves in the distance became more and more urgent, and when Ma Lu was about to tie the cowhide bag directly to the thin monkey, he suddenly heard him shout ecstatically: "Captain, I have a way!" ”

After the thin monkey told the plan, Ma Ling and the tooth soldiers all roared excitedly, and the morale that had been dull for a long time was also high again.

The soldiers of Beitingya, who were full of fighting spirit, under the leadership of Ma Lu, spurred the war horses, left the winding and rugged mountain road, got into the jungle on the mountainside next to the road, and took a shortcut to go directly south.

The distance of more than 600 miles from Talas to Tuozhi City, the northern part of the country is more than 400 miles of flat grassland, and the southern part of the country is more than 100 miles of winding between the high mountains. Tuozhi City is only a short distance from the mountains in the north.

The horses of the Beiting Tooth Soldiers, with the protection of horseshoes, walked on the ground among the rubble and dead branches all over the mountains, and their speed only decreased slightly.

After chasing down the Beiting Ya soldiers on the mountain road, the Khorasan cavalry searched carefully for a long time and was shocked to find that the Tang army did not care about the damage to the horses at all, and chose to pass through the dense mountains and forests that caused the most damage to the horses' hooves.

After discovering that advancing along the mountain road would inevitably allow the Beiting Ya soldiers to escape, nearly a thousand Khorasan cavalry did not hesitate to drive their horses into the jungle.

The gravel and dead branches that can be found everywhere in the mountains and forests make it difficult for the delicate horses to walk.

The Khorasan cavalry, who had always cherished the war horse, was distressed, and if it were not for the urging of the commanders and centurions, the Khorasan cavalry would have jumped off the horses and chose to walk.

The Khorasan cavalry thought that they were fast enough, but they could not find any trace of the Tang army.

When the Khorasan cavalry was staggering in the mountains and forests, Ma Lan, who was in the lead, had already crossed the mountains and mountains, and immediately saw the city of Tuozhi under the clouds in the distance.

"Who's coming?" Before Ma Lan could relax, he heard the sound of cheers and horses' hooves coming from ahead.

The thin monkey who had just arrived behind Ma Lan was about to raise his riding bow, but his arms were firmly pressed down by Ma Lan.

"Is the White Brigade Marshal ahead?" Ma Xuan replied loudly: "In Xia Ma Xuan, there is an urgent military situation, and I need to ask to see Gao Jieshuai immediately!" ”

"Thirteen Lang!?" In the sound of joy, Bai Xiaode, the commander of the Anxi Light Cavalry Regiment with a fair face and a high nose, came on horseback. Behind his horse, a hundred Anthy light cavalry exchanged their heads and looked curiously at the 'legendary' horse.

Bai Xiaode hung the two short spears in his hand back on both sides of the saddle, and said angrily: "What a thirteen lang, I haven't seen you for more than half a year, even if you are promoted to captain, you will speak more and more politely!" At the time of the Ninth Military Conference in early May, I heard that you accompanied Wang Duhu back on a trip, but unfortunately he was sent out to patrol by the marshal and never met you, which is a pity! When we met today, you actually called me 'Bai Lushuai', which is really infuriating! Do you want me to respectfully call you 'Captain Ma'? In the past, you and I were all brothers, were we commensurate? ”

"Brother Bai, the military situation is urgent, and I really don't have time to reminisce about the past. Please also ask Brother Bai to lead the way, we will meet Gao Jieshuai immediately! Although Ma Lan was happy to see the old man, he was worried about the war in Talas, so he really didn't care about greeting Bai Xiaode: "Also, there are nearly a thousand Khorasan cavalry biting behind us, please also ask Brother Bai to tell Gao Jieshuai as soon as possible." ”

Bai Xiaode saw that Ma Lan's expression did not seem to be fake, and exclaimed: "Khorasan cavalry? Aren't they in the south of Takuzhi Castle? ”

Ma Ling shook his head slowly, but said no more. At this time, more than a dozen Beiting tooth soldiers arrived one after another, and they stopped their horses and stood silently behind Ma Lu.

Bai Xiaode drove his horse to Ma Lan's side, and after quickly glancing at the blood spots on Ma Lan's silver armor and the bloody clothes of the soldiers in the North Court, he turned around and shouted: "Team Liu, you take your team and follow me to escort the brothers of the North Court to the city to meet the festival marshal." Xue Team, you stay here to monitor the Khorasan cavalry, pay attention to their whereabouts, and don't startle the snakes. When I get to the city, I will ask the marshal to send troops to encircle and suppress me. ”

After Bai Xiaode finished deploying, he arched his hand and said to Ma Lan: "Thirteen Lang, please!" ”

Escorted by fifty Anxi troops, the tired Beiting Ya soldiers rode their horses south, and the outline of Tuozhi City was becoming clearer and clearer.

What Ma Lan and the Beiting Ya soldiers, who were relaxed, did not notice that above their heads, several carrier pigeons flew by, and before they arrived at Tuozhi City, they landed in the military camp of the Qarluqs in the west of Tuozhi City.

When Ma Lan and the Beiting Ya soldiers stepped into the ruined, messy, and fishy city, on the avenue northeast of Tuozhi City, more than 100 tired Beiting Ya soldiers were also riding their horses and whips, and they were advancing rapidly in the direction of Tuozhi City.

From the siege of Talas City by the main force of the Great Food Rebels on the evening of May 26, two and a half days later, the Beiting Army's request for help, after some twists and turns, finally arrived at Tuozhi City. At this time, the Beiting Army had already fought several bloody battles with the Great Food Rebels.

As for how Gao Xianzhi will choose and when the Anxi army will go north, it is no longer something that Ma Lan and other Beiting soldiers can control......

At the same time, in the south of Tuozhi City, on the Khorasan Avenue outside the city, hundreds of black-armored cavalry with a crescent moon flag on a black background hurriedly marched.

As soon as the Kang people along the way saw the crescent moon flag that was swaggering wantonly in the summer wind, they hurriedly hid aside, frightened and frightened.

Fortunately, the black-armored cavalry seemed to have a heavy duty on their shoulders, and they looked forward and were anxious to march, unconcerned about the Sogdians on both sides of the road.

"Is there still a war going on over there in Tuozhi City? Why did the Great Cannibal mobilize the Khorasan cavalry to the north? Someone muttered.

"Who knows? But it seems to say that the Tang army slaughtered the city in Tuozhi City! A well-informed trader said in a low voice.

"My two sons have been recruited by the Great Cannibals, they can't be dead in battle, right?" An old Sogdian man was sobbing.

"Slaughter the city!? Didn't the army of the Heavenly Khan never kill innocents indiscriminately? There was an uproar in the crowd.

"Who knows?" The merchant sighed: "Maybe the Heavenly Khan thinks that we have taken refuge in the Great Cannibal and are no longer the subjects under the rule of the Tang Dynasty." ”

"Ahh The crowd was filled with exclamations, and feelings of disappointment and even despair were everywhere.

"Heavenly Khan, we Sogdians are forced to be helpless! The big cannibal is so arrogant, but the kingdom does not send a large army to resist the big eat. We can only succumb to the obscenity of the great cannibals! I don't want my son to be conscripted to the front line by the big cannibals to die! The old Sogdian man paused and thumped his chest.

Probably because the old man's movement was too loud, someone in the black-armored cavalry glanced over coldly. The Sogdians, who hid by the roadside, were silent, for fear of provoking the anger of the cannibals. They also hurriedly covered the mouth of the old Sogdian man, for fear that he would talk nonsense again.

Terrible about what to do, dozens of people from the black armored cavalry team rode their horses and galloped towards the side of the road.

"Where was the city slaughtered?" First, a black-armored cavalryman asked in a stiff Turkic voice.

When everyone looked at each other and didn't know how to answer, the well-informed Sogdian merchants, who had traveled from south to north, nodded hurriedly and said, "Tuozhi City...... It was Tuozhi City, the capital of Shiguo, that was slaughtered by the Tang army. ”

The black-armored cavalry of the "...... of Tuozhi City" did not make things as wanton as the Sogdians imagined, but after a moment of contemplation, they turned their horses and left.

Shortly after the black-armored cavalry returned to the ranks, the speed of the entire team increased dramatically. Hundreds of horses kicked up billowing smoke and galloped north. They seemed to be particularly interested in what was happening in Takuchi City.