The battle inside and outside the trench was extremely stalemate, and relying on the superiority in numbers, the army of the ruler belt Zhudan was slowly advancing inside and outside the trench. The Zhangxiong people showed fearless courage, and every inch of land was repeatedly fought with the Tubo people.

Under the surrendered city, the surrendered Subi warriors and the party warriors were guarded separately, and they were surrounded by nearly 10,000 fully armed Zhangxiong elite soldiers. The terrain here is quite high, and you can clearly see the situation on the entire battlefield. The fighting in the trenches was so terrible that everyone was shocked.

The combat strength of the elite soldiers of the Luo is naturally much stronger than that of the old and weak Zhangxiong people in the trench, and after the addition of the Luo army, the casualty rate of the Zhangxiong people has greatly increased. The pressure on the tribal soldiers in the trench suddenly decreased, and with some warriors above the trench to guide the way, the advance speed in the trench was much faster.

The banner of the ruler with Zhu Dan was at the edge of the trench, and there were 5,000 soldiers around him, except for the ruler with Zhu Dan himself and more than 100 personal soldiers, the rest did not have armor on their bodies. It was the elite of the Logos who were sent to open the way this time, and those who remained with him were much weaker.

The sound of killing inside and outside the trench continued, people kept falling, and the smell of blood on the meadow became more and more intense. The sun shines on the battlefield, casting a layer of brilliance on everyone's body.

The army of Logos advanced more than two hundred paces, and suddenly dozens of torches were lit in the trench and thrown into the open space between the trenches. Fire dragons suddenly sprang up from the ground, scurrying out along the path left between the trenches, red flames mixed with thick smoke rising up, enveloping a large number of armored warriors.

Almost instantly, the open space between the trenches burned violently, and the warriors who were surrounded by flames howled miserably, trying to escape from the flames but had no way to retreat, and jumped into the trenches one after another.

The flames stuck to the body, and they couldn't get rid of it, as did jumping into the trench and rolling. Soon all the warriors who were wrapped in flames fell down, and the warriors behind them retreated one after another.

The black and red flames were blazing, and the ruler with Zhu Dan watched from behind, his face twitching violently.

Those who are qualified to wear armor are the most elite knights, but now they are forced to dismount and fight, this sudden fire, enough to burn half of the armor warriors, how can he not feel distressed.

After the fire was ignited, the morale of the Zhangxiong people in the trench was instantly boosted, and the command became orderly again, and groups of Zhangxiong people came out of the hiding hole and launched an attack on the tribal soldiers in the lane. Without the command of some elite soldiers in the open space overhead, the tribal soldiers lost their direction in an instant, and the Xiangxiong temporarily occupied the advantage, forcing the tribal soldiers to retreat again and again.

After a long time, the flames in the clearing were finally extinguished, and the smell of burning was in the air. More than 3,000 elite armor warriors, as well as a considerable number of leather armor warriors, all lost their lives in this wave of fire.

Under Zampu's royal banner, the horn of urging the army sounded continuously. The morale of the soldiers was extremely low, but they still walked forward with rapid steps. In the trench, the tribal soldiers were once again guided by the warriors from above, and continued to rush forward, but their morale was even lower than that of the Logos.

Ma Lan stood on the city wall, looking at the battlefield below, his expression still calm. The more than 6,000 Luo people who were burned to death were all from the powerful family that had a very close relationship with the Zampu family, and they were the core force of the Luo army. With so many people dead, the mood of the ruler Zhudan can be imagined.

However, this can't change the overall situation, there are still nearly 20,000 Luo people, and there are still more than 20,000 tribal soldiers, and even if the old and weak Xiangxiong shed blood, they can't kill them all. The final battle will still be fought under the surrendered city.

The mutual weakening of the Zhangxiong and the Luo people is a good thing for Datang. Li Gongbu's performance in this battle was too perfect, and because of this, Ma Lan was extremely wary of this old guy.

Li Gongbu is already very old, and he has a broken arm, and a mace can still make the tiger and the tiger angry, which is an outlier among the short-lived Qiang people, and God knows how long he can live. An overly shrewd Xiangxiong King can never be said to be a good thing for Datang. In any case, there must be no more Elephant-zhung Empire on the plateau.

"General, I didn't expect that black oil could be used properly to exert such an effect." Du Huan exclaimed, "We planned with Li Gongbu before, but we didn't talk about using black oil, this time the Xinghu merchants transported a total of only a few thousand catties, and the fire just now will use a lot." Such a baby, I didn't expect you to be willing to give it to the Zhangxiong people. ”

Ma Ling smiled, and naturally had nothing to hide from this henchman: "Give it to the Xiangxiong people?" Are you kidding. If it weren't for Li Gongbu's high price, I wouldn't have given him a tael of black oil. Of course, Li Gongbu begged me yesterday, and I didn't plan to give it to him, but it was Duan Junzi who opened his mouth and I reluctantly agreed. ”

Du Huan looked at Duan Xiushi, who had just caught up from the ramp, and smiled: "How can Duan Junzi be so generous?" ”

Duan Xiushi smiled faintly and said, "Li Gongbu took people back to the Dome Silver City a few days ago and dug up all the gold and jewels buried there by the Zhangxiong royal family. In order to show his loyalty to the general, this fellow asked me to accompany him when he went. After these gold jewels were transported back, let our general choose them at will, but our general was not polite, and asked for seventy percent directly! ”

"I asked for so many treasures, I was a little upset. It was last night when Li Gongbu came to ask for black oil and wanted to attack with fire, I helped to say a few words. In this way, the general agreed to let Li Gongbu take away two thousand catties of black oil. ”

Cen Shen nodded and said with a smile: "King Xiangxiong's treasure must be a lot, and two thousand catties of black oil for seventy percent of the treasure is a good deal." ”

Ma Lan smiled and said, "Do you think Duan Junzi is so kind? He asked me to give Li Gongbu 2,000 catties of black oil, but he asked Li Gongbu to exchange the remaining 30% of the gold and jewelry shells. All the treasures that Li Gongbu dug up from the Dome Silver City were now all in his hands. ”

Several staff members all looked at Duan Xiushi, obviously not thinking that he could do such things. Duan Xiushi laughed and said: "I just said casually at the time, how did I know that Li Gongbu really agreed." - I also have no choice, since the opening of the war, the money has been spent like a stream, and those who owe Xinghu can barely pay, but I have not given a penny to the Ma family firm. I didn't know how to meet Miss Gao when I went back this time, but fortunately, Li Gongbu sent the treasure, which solved my urgent need. ”

"How much is the treasure of King Xiangxiong worth? was able to pay the money owed to Miss Gao, presumably it would not be less! Cen Shen asked with a smile.

Duan Xiushi nodded, a hint of pride appeared on his face: "It's a little more than what the general got from that Syrian governor's subordinate last time, it's worth 600,000 yuan!" ”

Du Huan and Cen Shen both gasped, and Cen Shen smiled bitterly: "600,000 yuan, 30% is also worth 180,000 yuan!" forced King Xiangxiong to exchange 180,000 yuan for 2,000 catties of black oil, and this matter spread, and Anxi no longer had the words 'Duan Junzi'. ”

Du Huan also nodded again and again, and said with a smile: "This expedition to Tibet, the most headache is Brother Cheng." If he didn't force Brother Cheng to be in a hurry, he wouldn't be able to do such a thing. ”

Ma Lan smiled and said: "Cheng Gong did not force Li Gongbu, as soon as he said that, Li Gongbu was willing." Instead of saying that you are black-hearted, you should think about Li Gongbu. Why is he willing to spend 180,000 yuan in exchange for a mere 2,000 catties of black oil! ”

When several people heard this, their faces changed slightly. They are all human spirits, how can they not understand what Ma Xuan means.

Looking at the battlefield below where there was still a faint black smoke, Cen Shen smiled bitterly: "180,000 yuan is exchanged for the lives of more than 6,000 elite soldiers. In this way, the price is not too outrageous. ”

Duan Xiushi nodded and said, "This person is really heroic, but it's a pity that the times are not good." The general gave him this opportunity, and he didn't know if it was a blessing or a curse. ”

Du Huan shook his head and said: "For a hundred years since Xiangxiong destroyed the country, the treasure can only be buried in the ground and will not see the light of day. As long as the country can be successfully restored, why worry that wealth cannot be accumulated. He used this wealth to buy these thousands of miles of good country. These kinds of transactions are counted back and forth, and he still earns them. General, if this person does not die quickly, he must be careful. ”

Ma Ling nodded, and there was a faint hint of murder in his eyes, but it was fleeting.

As the men spoke, the fighting continued in the trench below. The Zhangxiong people resisted desperately, and it was not easy for the army of the ruler to take Zhudan every step forward. People kept falling inside and outside the trenches, but the Tibetan army was always slowly approaching the surrendered city.

Each part of the Zhangxiong people is holding a section of the trench, and they do not support each other, and each section of the trench is captured, which means that the Zhangxiong people who are guarding that section have died.

This was extremely cruel, but it helped the Elephant Male to kill more enemies. Because they all have a fixed area of activity, so they are very familiar with the defensive area, relying on the geographical advantage to constantly attack the enemy, sometimes the Tibetan army has passed, but there are Xiangxiong people in the trench behind them rushed out of the Tibetan soldier hole, and attacked the back of the Tubo people, causing great damage to the Tubo people.

The casualties of the Zhangxiong are easy to judge, and can be clearly calculated from the number of trenches occupied by the army of the ruler belt Zhudan. The bloody battle under the sun went on, and after more than an hour, half of the trenches had been abandoned, and less than half of the elephant males were old and weak.

On the side of the Zhudan army, seven or eight thousand of the tribal soldiers had fallen in the trenches, and the losses of the Luo elite in the head-to-head confrontation with the Zhangxiong were smaller, about 3,000 people, but the fire caused heavy losses to the most elite Zha Armor warriors, and the number of Luo elites killed in the fire exceeded 6,000, which was nearly 10,000 when added together.

There are still more than 10,000 tribal warriors still alive, and the same is true for some of the elite soldiers in the area of the trench, and more than 5,000 guards are at the edge of the trench, guarding under the banner of the king with a bead.

The nearly 10,000 elite cavalry of the Zhangxiong people were on the meadow near the city wall, and the terrain here was much higher, and the whole picture could not be seen from the position of the ruler with Zhudan. So it's not clear to him now, his numerical superiority is almost gone.

The warriors at the forefront were still miles away from the surrendered city, and they were already approaching the range of the Eight Bull Crossbows. However, before the blood of the Zhangxiong people in the trench dried up, Ma Lu had no intention of making a move.

Therefore, the bloody fighting in the trench still has to continue. (To be continued.) )