The order was issued, the army was urgently assembled, and according to Zhao Ziliang's deployment, Brehan and Nur each took a cavalry to quietly detour from the left and right sides of the foot of the sand dune, while the remaining infantry of more than 500 people lined up in an infantry phalanx and slowly climbed up the sand dune, at this time Zhao Ziliang was already waiting on the sand dune.

In order to ensure the safety of Ashina Xin and his wife, Zhao Ziliang had already asked Brehan to take them with him, leaving behind all the burdens of the carriage and the vehicle loaded with gold, silver and jewelry.

Infantry captains Jiao Zhong and Fan led more than 500 infantry to walk up to the sand dunes in a military formation, and the two reported to Zhao Ziliang respectively: "General, the first and second battalions of the infantry of the Shenwu Army are ready!" ”

Zhao Ziliang looked at the smoke and dust rolling up into the sky in the distance and the cavalry of the three thousand Doulu Army who were galloping at full speed, took a deep breath and pointed to the Doulu Army coming quickly on the opposite side and said: "Brothers, we are in big trouble, look at the Doulu Army coming from the opposite side, I'm afraid it's coming at us, the two of you should be ready for battle, form a circular formation on this slope, the spearmen are in front, the sword and shield soldiers are in the back, the soldiers are in front, and the officers are in the back, let's start!" ”

Jiao Zhong and Fan Tong were shocked, and Jiao Zhong was shocked: "Doulu Army? Are they crazy? We're escorting Ashina Xin back to the Turks, why are they attacking us? Aren't they afraid that they will be condemned as rebels and surrounded and suppressed by the imperial court? ”

Zhao Ziliang sighed: "The ordinary soldiers of the Doulu Army and some low-level military leaders must not know the truth, but I am afraid that it is the order of Li Hongding, the assassin of Shazhou and the envoy of the Doulu Army!" Look, he is the one leading the front! ”

Fan Tong was shocked and frightened, and said angrily: "Li Hongding is bold enough to attack the emperor's personal soldier Shenwu Army, does he want to rebel?" Attacking us, what good is it for them? ”

Zhao Ziliang snorted coldly: "Of course there are benefits, the big guys in the court don't want me to live, they want me to die here, so they secretly sent someone to contact Li Hongding and give him a promise that he can't refuse, and the dozen or so cars of gold, silver and jewelry behind us are also a big temptation, so Li Hongding took a risk!" Kill us all, and no one will know that this matter was done by Doulu Jun! ”

Jiao Zhong was puzzled at this time: "But if you want to kill all of us, you must form an encirclement, how can he Li Hongding guarantee that he can kill us all, isn't he afraid that we will scatter and escape, just now his subordinates saw that there are no enemy troops in other directions, only this side has enemy troops!" Does he think we're going to be stupid enough to wait here to die? ”

Zhao Ziliang shook his head and said: "You must know that our food, grass and drinking water have been burned and poured out three days ago, and this matter was done by the spies they planted in us, so they should think that we have not eaten and drunk for several days, and have no strength to escape, so they will wait for us here!" ”

Jiao Zhong and Fan Tong suddenly realized, and Fan Tong said angrily: "These people are too sinister! If I can go back alive, I must sue him Li Hongding."

Zhao Ziliang sighed: "To be honest, you have been affected by me, their target is me, you are just suffering from the pond fish, but the matter has come to this point, even if you surrender, Li Hongding in order to ensure that the news will not be leaked, I am afraid that you will not be allowed to live, you can choose now, whether to resist the attack of the Doulu army with me here, wait for Brehan and Nur to kill from behind them with cavalry, or choose to surrender, don't think about escaping, you will be caught up and killed if you can't run far!" ”

Jiao Zhong and Fan Tong's faces changed several times, but they didn't make a sound, and they were also making the final trade-off in their hearts.

Zhao Ziliang saw the expressions on their faces and continued: "If you choose to stay, I want to tell you that although our numbers are much smaller, it is not my style to be a soldier without a fight, as a Shenwu army, but the emperor's personal soldiers, even if you want to die, you must die a decent and glorious death, and if you are killed in cowardice and fear, you are afraid that you will be laughed at by those Doulu troops on the other side, right?" They will definitely laugh, and the emperor's personal soldiers are all a group of cowards! General Ben doesn't know what you think, but General Ben decided to fight Li Hongding to the death here, he wants to kill me Zhao Ziliang, I Zhao Ziliang want to see if he has this ability, I want him to break his big teeth! ”

Speaking of which, Jiao Zhong and Fan Tong also knew that they had no choice now, so they gritted their teeth and firmed their choice, and said to Zhao Ziliang together: "Obey the general's orders!" ”

Jiao Zhong and Fan Tong took the men and horses to arrange the military formation on the slope again, Zhao Ziliang looked at the big fighting army coming from afar, and shouted: "Come on, put on this general!" ”

"No!"

More than 160 catties of the God of War armor was carried over by a Hu Cong led a mule and horse, Zhao Ziliang's light armor was unloaded by a Hu Cong, the main parts of the God of War armor are two thick steel plate armor before and after, it was carried by two strong men on Zhao Ziliang's body, followed by the lion swallowing head shoulder pads, arm guards were tied on a set, followed by chain mail battle skirt and knee pads, leg guards, when the last two ropes were tied, Hu Cong handed over the black shiny helmet and said: "All ready!" ”

Zhao Ziliang took the helmet, brushed the red tassel on the top of the helmet, put it on his head, tied the belt, took the reins, turned over on the Wuli horse, picked up the golden nail zaoyang lance inserted in the sand and walked towards the circular defensive array that had been arranged, and several Hu Cong immediately got on the horse and followed.

As Zhao Ziliang rode his horse and walked, the soldiers of the Tang Army, who had been arranged in a dense circular defensive formation, immediately separated a passage for Zhao Ziliang and others to ride into it, and after Zhao Ziliang and others came to the formation, the passage behind them was then closed, and a carriage loaded with gold, silver, jewelry and materials was dragged over and surrounded around the military formation, which could be used as the first line of defense.

The sound of "rumbling" came from far and near, and the three thousand Doulu army came with great momentum, setting up a military formation one mile away from the sand dunes, and the movements were swift, so it can be seen that this cavalry is elite, not comparable to the previous rabble horse bandits, and the difference in combat effectiveness between the two is more than ten times and a hundred times?

After the Doulu army lined up, Li Hongding rode forward for a distance under the protection of more than a dozen generals, stopped, and said in a loud voice: "Zhao Ziliang, I haven't seen you for a year, do you remember Li Hongding who was humiliated by you at the beginning?" ”

Zhao Ziliang sneered: "Who am I, it turns out to be your straw bag!" Li Hongding, Zhao was ordered by the emperor to lead troops to escort the new Turk Shi Khan Ashina Xin back to the Turk Cavalry Shi to take up his post, you dare to lead the troops to attack, this is a rebellion! Who are the people around you? Dare to tell who the master behind you is? What benefits did he give you, worthy of your willingness to exterminate the Nine Clans? It's okay if you want to die yourself, but don't harm your soldiers! ”

As soon as these words came out, Li Hongding and Liang Wenzhao's faces changed greatly, and the soldiers and generals under him also began to talk about it, and many people couldn't help muttering in their hearts, this matter is strange!

Li Hongding secretly cursed in his heart, and even let Zhao Ziliang take the lead, he immediately laughed and said: "Hahaha・・・・・・ Zhao Ziliang, no matter how clever your tongue is and what you say, you can't hide the fact that you hijacked dozens of carts of gold and silver from the imperial court and wanted to defect to the outside of the Saiwai, this official will lead troops to exterminate you by the will of the imperial court, and this official wants to persuade the soldiers under your command, Nian'er and others are not the main culprits, they are sloped, this official can promise you, as long as you put down your weapons and surrender, I will spare you from dying, otherwise wait for this official to give an order, All of them are burned! ”

Hearing Li Hongding say this, the soldiers and generals under his command were puzzled again, began to be firm, and their morale was instantly restored.

Zhao Ziliang laughed: "Hahaha・・・・・・ if the Shenwu Army surrenders so easily, is it still the Shenwu Army?" Li Hongding, this general hereby promises that he will kill you today! Otherwise, you will not be a man! ”

Li Hongding heard this, his heart suddenly, remembering the situation of Zhao Ziliang's courage and invincibility in front of the Tubo army that day, he couldn't help but feel a little flustered in his heart, but at this time he was already ready to send an arrow, and the two sides had completely torn their faces, and they had to see each other, if they retreated at this time, Zhao Ziliang would not let him go, his face was immediately tense, and his eyes showed a fierce light, and he shouted: "Good courage, this official wants to see how you Zhao Ziliang killed me!" Li Gao, pass on the official order, attack! ”

"No!" Li Gao agreed loudly, and immediately shouted: "Bow and arrow preparation-".

The cavalry of the Doulu Army, equipped with bows and arrows, slowly rode out of the army, and while taking out their bows and arrows, they rode forward.

When the cavalry of the Doulu Army, which was equipped with bows and arrows, about 1,000 horsemen galloped over, Zhao Ziliang immediately took the preemptive action, and the military formation arranged by the Shenwu Army was on the slope of the sand dunes, and it had a natural advantage in the ground, although it was the same bow, but it must shoot farther at a high place, and he ordered: "Bow and arrow preparation-".

The soldiers took out their bows and arrows one after another to prepare, and Zhao Ziliang measured the distance of the opponent's cavalry galloping, and saw the opportunity to shout: "Shoot three times in a row・・・・・・ release arrows-".

"Whoosh ・・・・・・"

"Whoosh ・・・・・・"

"Whoosh ・・・・・・"

In the process of three consecutive shots of bows and arrows, the cavalry of the Doulu army that came over continued to fall with arrows, and then they were drowned and trampled into meat sauce by the hooves of their comrades behind, and the smoke and dust in the sky rose in front of the Shenwu army.

As soon as the three consecutive shots were completed, the cavalry of the Doulu Army had already entered the range of their archers, and Zhao Ziliang immediately shouted: "All abandon the bow - the vertical shield is formed!" ”

The longbow was all thrown on the sand, and the soldiers of the Shenwu Army immediately took out the shield behind their backs and held it above their heads, one after another, the defense was impermeable, and the sunlight reflected a lot of light on the shield wall, so that the cavalry of the Doulu Army who rushed over couldn't help but close their eyes, and as soon as the eyes were closed, there was a problem, and the people in front involuntarily closed their eyes and strangled the reins, and the people behind still rushed forward, and the back hit the front. (To be continued.) )