In front of the mountain, the sneak attack of Geshuhan's army failed, Geshuhan has analyzed the details of several Shibao City battles in detail, Shibao City faces mountains on three sides, up to 1,000 zhang, the top of the mountain covers an area of 150 acres, and the permanent strength is 600 people, but there will be 1,000 soldiers stationed in wartime, which is the limit of the soldiers that can be accommodated in Shibao City.

These Ge Shuhan have taken into account, a thousand people are not many, and the Tubo army will continue to die, as long as Li Qing'an can intercept the reinforcements for him, the Tubo army will fight less and less, and he has 60,000 male soldiers, and there are countless valuable experiences summed up by his predecessors, he is fully confident that he can take Shibao City within four hours.

But Ge Shuhan was careless, he still ignored a key problem, he did not take into account the influence of the weather, he forgot that now is the season of dripping water into ice, the Tubo army, like Yinglong Fort, poured a lot of water on the mountain road, so that the mountain road became an ice wall, nowhere to start, the climb was extremely difficult, it was the screams of several Tang soldiers who fell off the cliff that alarmed the Tubo army.

On the stone fort city, boulders and rolling logs fell like raindrops, nearly two thousand Tang troops had climbed to less than three hundred steps from the fort with difficulty, but the rolling boulders smashed the Tang army into flesh and blood, a large area rolled down the cliff, the screams were endless, the Tang army was crowded together on the narrow mountain road, there was nowhere to dodge, countless Tang troops turned around and fled, but in the panic, a large number of soldiers rolled down the cliff, and in a moment, two thousand Tang army pioneers died tragically under the cliff, only fled back to more than 30 people.

A soldier ran up to Gao Xiuyan and cried: "General Gao, the mountain road is full of ice and cannot be climbed, and Captain Yang and his brothers are all killed!" ”

Gao Xiuyan sat heavily on the boulder, his eyes staring at the ground in a daze, he only had a total of five thousand vanguard troops, and now he had lost forty percent at the beginning, can this battle still be fought?

After a while, he sighed, stood up and said, "Prepare the horse, I want to report to the marshal!" “

Ge Shuhan's face was already gloomy to the extreme, he lost the first battle, and he didn't even touch a single hair of the Tubo army, this Gao Xiuyan was embarrassed to report to himself?

Ge Shuhan restrained the anger in his heart, and said coldly to Gao Xiuyan: "You have participated in Dong Yanguang's attack on Shibao City, many senseless deaths, you can avoid them, I will add you to 10,000 people, if you still can't take it, then don't blame me for being ruthless in military law!" ”

Gao Xiuyan timidly lowered his head and said: "Dashuai, the sky is already dawning, I will definitely not be able to attack it before noon, I beg Dashuai to give me another half a day, I will definitely take Shibao City." ”

"No way!" Ge Shuhan flatly refused, "Li Qing'an only has 3,000 troops on his side, and it is not easy for him to support it until noon, how can he support it until night?" ”

At this time, one of Ge Shuhan's staff members persuaded: "Marshal, although Li Qing'an's number is small, the main force of the Tubo army is dragged by Dong Yanguang, so they will not have too many reinforcements, at most 10,000 people, as long as he holds the geographical advantage, he should be able to support until the evening." ”

Ge Shuhan pondered for a moment, then nodded and said to Gao Xiuyan: "Okay! By tonight, if you and Zhang Shouyu can't take Shibao City again, I'll have to wait for your head, go! ”

Gao Xiuyan was so frightened that he hurriedly fled, Ge Shuhan looked at the continuous high mountains of Chiling, his heart was full of worry, could Li Qingan stop the reinforcements of the Tubo army?

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The night has passed, the sky is overcast, in the west of Chiling, the main force of 80,000 Tubo troops has arrived at the foot of the mountain, at this moment the command of the overall battle is no longer Dazarukong, but Tubo Zampu Chizu Dezan, Dazarukon has become a general who executes orders, and his proposal for a rapid attack Chizu Dezan has not been adopted.

The Tibetan army did not rush into the attack, but set up a camp at the foot of the Chiling Mountain, with an army of 80,000 and thousands of tents, densely packed with no edge in sight.

Dazaru Gong stood in front of the big tent, looking at the mountains and rocks in a complicated mood, the wolf smoke was still rising from the stone castle city in the distance, he let out a long sigh, when he should pay attention to Li Qing'an's strange soldiers last night, Zampu said that there were only two or three thousand people, which was not worth mentioning, and he must go to the northern front to meet the main force of the Tang army.

But now should not be to take Li Qingan's little strength in his eyes, and when he should fight a quick battle, Zampu is fighting step by step, steadily and steadily, saying that he wants to prevent Li Qing'an's sneak attack.

Dazaru Gong couldn't help but smile bitterly, Li Qingan only had 3,000 people at most, even if it was a sneak attack, in front of 80,000 people, it would be an egg to hit a stone, could it be that the 3,000 Tang Army could still kill 80,000 people and not escape?

Dazaru Gong was in a very bad mood, and Zampu was not in a hurry to attack, didn't this just give Li Qingan time to prepare for the battle? If it were him, he would send 5,000 vanguards to rush back directly to attack the first wave first, not giving Li Qing'an a chance to breathe.

This Zampu! obviously doesn't know how to fight, but he prefers to take everything over.

At this time, a guard hurriedly ran over and said, "General, Zampu asks you to go to the big tent immediately to discuss the military situation." ”

Dazarugon sighed lowly, what is there to discuss, since he doesn't listen to himself, what is the point of telling him to go?

"I know, let's go!"

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In the splendid tent, Chizu Dezan was listening to the general's report on Tibetan weeping, and the Tang army discovered a powerful thunderbolt, that is, the heavenly thunder on Longju Island.

"Zampu, the thunderbolt explosion is deafening, falling from the sky, the flames burst out in an instant, the black smoke boils, the people who are close to it are all powder, terrifying, what kind of thing it is, the subordinates don't know, but once this kind of thing explodes, it makes the soldiers extremely frightened, the morale of the army is disheartened, Zampu, the subordinates can't shout, almost half of the five thousand soldiers trample on each other and die!"

"Half of them trampled on each other and died, you are exaggerating!"

Dazaru Gong walked away from the king's tent with a gloomy face, and snorted coldly: "Let me ask you, the Tang army has already touched your surroundings, why didn't you find it in time?" I have repeatedly ordered that you are not allowed to take off your armor and sleep, and that you are not allowed to camp in Zaishan, why did you not do so? Now that the 5,000 soldiers are all wiped out, you are struggling on each other by shirking it, very well, you have no responsibility! ”

"Dazarukon, Zampu questioned, you are not allowed to be presumptuous!"

Shang Jiexi shouted angrily, interrupting Dazarugong's questioning, Chizu Dezan waved his hand, and said lightly: "Now is not the time to pursue responsibility, more importantly, on Tibetan crying has brought us an extremely important information, the Tang Army has developed a new type of weapon, which is more powerful than their oil, Dazarugong, this is the point." ”

Dazarugon didn't dare to say more, so he had to glare at him hatefully, bowed down and said, "Weichen doesn't dare, please give orders from Zampu." ”

"Hmmm! I called you here to discuss with you how to attack the mountain at the lowest cost and meet the soldiers of Stone Fort City. ”

Dazaru Gong sighed in his heart, only now to fight, where will there be the smallest price, he had to say: "Zampu, the subordinates mean that the army is pressed up, and the Tang army is suppressed with more people, so that even if there are casualties, there are not many opportunities for the Tang army, please consider Zampu." ”

At this time, the weeping interface of Zangzang, who was kneeling on the ground, said: "Zampu, the mountain road is winding and narrow, and it can't accommodate the whole army together, so you can only fight in turns." ”

Chizu Dezan nodded and said, "Then you say, how many troops can you go up to?" ”

"Up to five thousand troops."

"That's good! The first formation will be fought by you, and the king will personally press the formation for you. ”

Trizu Dezan stood up, and without looking at Dazarukong, he commanded in a loud voice: "Pass my order, the army will be launched, and the attack on the mountain will begin!" ”

The drums of the attack suddenly beat in the Tibetan camp.

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The hesitation of the Tibetan army gave Li Qing'an time to prepare for the war, the current location of the Tang army is in the middle of the Chiling, the mountains in this area are like ladders up layer by layer, the mountain is high and the slope is steep, but there is a gentle slope every two or three hundred zhang, so that the attacker has a place to breathe, suitable for the attack step by step, but this also gives the Tang army an opportunity to establish a hierarchical defense system, which can establish a number of defense lines.

To this end, Li Qing'an seized the time to formulate a complete defense plan and establish three lines of defense, the first line of defense was set up in the deer lip ditch about 500 zhang away from the foot of the mountain, which was named after the shape of the two huge rocks that resembled the deer lips, and the mountain was broken, and behind it was a ravine half a mile deep.

The 3,000 Tang troops were busy building fortifications, and they brought large and small stones from nearby to form a cover that was a mile long.

No one spoke, everyone's hearts were heavy, with three thousand Tang troops to resist the attack of nearly one hundred thousand Tubo troops, unheard of, the result is also self-evident, waiting for them There is only one result, that is, death, the only difference is how to die.

"Drop the rocks and listen to me!"

This is the main general Li Qing'an in the pre-war mobilization, every soldier put down the work in their hands, gathered up, and silently watched their main general.

Li Qing'an's gaze slowly swept over the faces of every soldier, he stared into the eyes of every soldier, every pair of eyes he saw were full of determination to die, full of a kind of desolate tragedy, he took a deep breath, and said: "I promise you, every soldier who dies, I will send your ashes back to my hometown, if I die, please the living brothers bury my ashes in the mountain pass of Anxi Bodaling, but we will never talk about death lightly, we still have a chance, as long as the Tang army captures Shibao City, That was the moment of our victory, and now, everyone began to check their equipment and prepare for the first attack of the Tibetans. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a 'Boom!' from the foot of the mountain. Boom! The huge leather drum sounded, and the trombone unique to the Tubo people sounded in a low voice, and Li Qing'an turned around, only to see the black and oppressive Tubo army began to gather, like a huge black belt, long spread on the grassland.

In the middle of the Tibetan army, Li Qing'an suddenly saw a huge wooden chariot, carried by hundreds of people, on the wooden chariot was an oval white tent, and around the tent were banners waving, and in front was a huge golden Luo umbrella.

Li Qingxin felt extremely surprised, the golden Luo umbrella is the symbol of Tubo Zampu, is Tubo Zampu also in the army?

With the drumbeat of the attack, the first round of the attack of the Tubo army began, the overwhelming soldiers swarmed in, they quickly narrowed, and in groups they struggled to climb the mountain along a shallow ditch five zhang wide, they were dressed in cyan chain mail, some people held spears, some people carried swords and shields, their hideous faces were full of excitement and eagerness, and they waved their swords in the ranks and shouted: "The Tang army has only 3,000 people, kill them, and take the credit!" ”

The Tibetan army climbed more bravely, screaming and rushing towards the Tang army's position, getting closer and closer, when there were still seven hundred steps from the Tang army's position, a group of Tubo troops rushed out of the trumpet-shaped pass, and from here the slope began to ease, and the soldiers dispersed into dozens of zhang wide.

The Tubo army shouted and sped up, and at this moment, a bell rang in the Tang army's position, and a hundred Tang troops pryed the rolling stones together, and suddenly three huge stones tumbled down, each rock weighed thousands of catties, and smashed along the hillside towards the dense Tubo army.

The Tubo army that rushed to the front turned around and wanted to flee, the boulder roared down, a scream and click sounded, a piece of Tubo people were smashed into a blur of flesh and blood, the stone was quickly dyed red, the sticky meat rolled in the crowd, wailing all over the field, the Tubo soldiers desperately dodged on both sides, and many people were squeezed off the cliff and rolled down.

Three boulders killed a thousand people, but the number of Tubo was too many, when the boulder rolled over, thousands of Tubo soldiers jumped up, continued to rush to the Tang army's position, while climbing and releasing arrows, the Tang army's stones fell like hail on the mountain ridge, the arrows were like dense rain, and a tragic resistance battle officially kicked off.

At the foot of the mountain, Tubo Zampu Chizu Dezan looked at the battlefield on the mountain from afar, the Tang army actually used stones with bows and arrows to defend, and there was no legendary thunderbolt, which showed that the arrows and thunderbolts in the hands of the Tang army were not sufficient, Chizu Dezan showed a smug smile on his face, and he immediately ordered: "Invest another 10,000 troops to attack, and send orders to the three armies, and those who obtain the head of Li Qing'an of the Tang army will be promoted to three ranks, rewarded with 100,000 sheep, and 1,000 slaves." ”

The reward promised by Tubo Zampu himself made the Tubo army crazy, and the hillside was full of dense Tubo troops, all of whom were not afraid of death, charging upwards like a black frenzy, without retreating, either death or rushing into the enemy formation.

The arrows of the Tang army were like flying locusts, fast as rain, and the sharp new type of armor-piercing arrows shot into the Tubo chain mail, and the arrow poison quickly attacked in the blood that accelerated the circulation, causing many lost soldiers who ran with arrows to fall to the ground.

The first round of the Tibetan army threw in 15,000 men, and the entire mountain turned almost black, and they charged on the corpses and flesh of their own people, as if they were beasts not afraid of death, screaming, screaming, and desperately charging upward.

A hundred steps away the Tibetan army began to release arrows, the arrows shot in the air woven into an arrow net, the Tang army began to appear casualties, one Tang army was shot in the throat, rolled down the hillside, another Tang army was shot in the head by a stray arrow, screaming and rolling into the enemy formation with stones, and was instantly chopped into flesh.

Li Qing'an bit his lip and observed the battle situation, the Tubo army had rushed to eighty paces away, although there were many casualties, there was still no sign of retreat, and the Tubo army in the north, which was closest to the Tang army's position, was already less than forty paces.

Bai Yuanguang rushed to Li Qingan and yelled, "Shoot the gunpowder bag quickly!" If we don't shoot, we won't be able to retreat. ”

Li Qingan's lips were bitten and bleeding, but he still shook his head resolutely, "No! ”

Nearly 1,000 Tubo troops on the northern front finally rushed into the Tang army's position, and Lifei Yuanli roared, "Brothers, kill!" ”

He picked up his broadsword and pounced into the enemy group to slash and kill, rushing and slashing, like a mad tiger, and more than 400 Tang soldiers also rushed in like a splash of wind.......

At this time, the heavy army of Tubo on the central line and the army on the southern front rushed to the front of the Tang army less than thirty paces, and the violent bloody atmosphere rushed to the face.

Li Qing'an finally gave the order, "Ignite!" ”

Several rockets were fired twenty paces away, 'Boom! There was a muffled sound, and a raging fire suddenly ignited on the slope of the thirty zhang wide mountain, and the fire swept down rapidly, and within one hundred and fifty steps it was instantly engulfed in monstrous flames, and more than 3,000 Tubo soldiers were densely crowded in this sea of fire, and the front of the Tang army suddenly became a hell on earth, and countless people wailed in the fire, and let out desperate screams, which was unbearable to see.

Li Qingan sighed softly and ordered: "Retreat to the second line of defense!" ”

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The first charge lasted nearly two hours, ending with more than 6,000 casualties and more than 300 casualties in the Tang army, most of which were killed or wounded in hand-to-hand combat with the Tibetan army.

The battlefield was temporarily quiet, and in a small mountain pass, more than two dozen female guards were extremely busy, they skillfully disinfected and stopped the bleeding of more than 100 wounded Tang soldiers, carefully removed the arrows from the bones with knives, and encouraged the wounded soldiers to cheer up with the tenderness and comfort of the female surname.

Li Fei Yuanli was hit by three knives and two arrows, among which the ring finger and little finger of his left hand were cut off, Shi Sanniang was busy bandaging him, and his face was deformed in pain from the disinfectant salt water, but his surname was still difficult to change.

"Sanniang, Lao Li's fingers are gone, do you think you will feel it when you touch a woman in the future?"

"Why don't you feel it, can't you just touch it with your right hand?"

"Hey, hey! Sanniang, can you give Lao Li a touch? Let Lao Li feel it, or you touch me, just like the last time at the beach, let Lao Li have a good time before he dies. ”

Shi Sanniang's face was flushed, and she had no choice but to reach out and rub it indiscriminately in his crotch, and said angrily: "That's good!" ”

Li Fei Yuanli breathed a long sigh of relief, with a look of intoxication on his face, and grinned: "Die under the pomegranate skirt, and be a ghost is also romantic." ”

"You won't die, like a bull in heat, obedient! Stop thinking nonsense. ”

Shi Sanniang bandaged his wound, knocked on his forehead with a smile, and went to take care of other wounded soldiers.

Li Fei Yuanli rolled his eyes, and then raised his head and shouted to Miao Cui'er: "Cui'er, can you come over for a while?" Lao Li is dying, and I want to say a few words to you before I die. ”

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In the only tent in the mountain col, Li Qing'an and Li Fei Shouyu carefully assembled a sand table, the sand table is the terrain of the Qinghai area, Qinghai, Longju Island, Datong Mountain, Chiling, etc., is made of mud, rice flour covered into a snow-capped mountain, as well as the military camp, the beacon tower, there is even fire oil on the beacon tower, it is extremely realistic, the sand table is about one zhang long, five feet wide, the base is made of iron, the middle is a wooden mezzanine, usually it is divided into four to carry, and then put together a whole piece when used, buckle it with an iron buckle.

"Shichiro, is that okay?"

"I'm not sure, but I'm going to give it a try, and I think the Tibetans will be interested in it."

"That's true, the Tibetans have definitely never seen this kind of map."

Li Qingan buckled the last iron buckle, he stood up, looked at the sky outside, and suddenly frowned and asked, "What time is it?" ”

A pro-soldier reported: "General, it is still a quarter of an hour before noon. ”

Li Qing'an walked out of the tent quickly, looked at the stone castle city in the distance, and saw that the beacon smoke was still rising on the stone castle city, obviously still in the hands of the Tubo people, he couldn't help but shake his head slightly, and made an appointment to capture the stone castle city at noon, it seemed that it was impossible.

At this moment, the drums of the Tibetan attack at the foot of the mountain rumbled again.

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(To be continued)