The iron bridge city is on the south bank of the grinding river, and the iron bridge from which it got its name is in the north of the city. This is the only way for Tibet to enter Yunnan, so it has always been heavily guarded.

However, with Nanzhao's betrayal of the Tang Dynasty, the garrison of Tieqiao City was loosened a lot, and this time Nanzhao asked for help, and Ruozan's army went out to fight, and there were only more than 200 soldiers left in Tieqiao City to escort it.

Under normal circumstances, more than two hundred sergeants are enough. Not only is the city strong, but more importantly, the terrain is steep.

The ground is dangerous, and the people are safe, so the guards in the city are slack. Shanzhi was located on a high place, and after observing it for a long time with a telescope, he saw that the sky had darkened, and immediately ordered: "I will lead thirty people to seize the city gate first, and when you see that I have succeeded, you will answer immediately."

He held his breath in his heart, he fought with Wang Yang'er in Yinxian Village that day, and was thrown by Wang Yang'er, which made Shanzhi feel the pressure: under Ye Chang's command before, he was brave and didn't think about the second person, it was Nan Jiyun, and the foot battle was also inferior. But now this Wang Yang'er is extremely brave, faintly better than him, and this time he was taken by Ye Chang's side, and he thought that he would make a lot of contributions. If you can't work hard, even if Ye Chang misses the old love, the impact on Ye Chang will decrease.

He took thirty men with him, all dressed as barbarians, even if he also dressed as barbarian monks, and among them there were women and old men. This group of people gradually approached the city of Iron Bridge in the night, but they were still discovered by the city guards, and someone immediately asked, "Who?"

"Ronin, by the order of the imperial history of Ruozan, the family is attached." A man who is proficient in the canurong language.

"Is there an order from the Imperial History?"

"Yes, the Imperial Decree is here"

Because there were not many of them, the city was not closed, and someone came out to take the official document, and saw that it was indeed a barbarian who was attached to the posts north of Jianchuan and the customs line, and he did not doubt him at the moment, but muttered: "Why didn't anyone bring you here." ”

He muttered like this, using the canurong language, which he couldn't understand, but he was exposed and shrunk, and he stuck the neck of the guy with one hand.

Shanzhi took the lead and the rest of the people also threw away the bags they were carrying, drew out short knives, and killed indiscriminately. It was not the best time for them to launch at this time, so when they rushed towards the city gate, the dog Rong shouted and cursed while closing the city gate.

Shanzhi threw himself into the cave of the city a moment before the gate closed, and rolled several times on the ground, and when he rolled, the short knife cut the feet of the dog Rong I don't know how many times, and he himself didn't know how many times. When he got up, he was covered in blood, both his enemies and his own.

The people he chose to rush with him to take the city were all warriors, and those people saw that Shanzhi had broken into the door, and the door was closed behind Shanzhi, and they all shouted angrily, and rushed towards the door without their lives. The dog behind the door tried his best to bolt the deadbolt up, but Shanzhi killed here, and they couldn't hang the deadbolt for a while, so they could only press against the door.

The door was pressed hard, and the door was pushed hard, and for a while, the two sides were deadlocked. Shanzhi turned around and looked, and saw that the door behind him was still closed, and he shouted loudly, turned his head and killed back, the short knife passed, almost like crazy, the dog Rong was cut down by him like chopping wood and melons, and the rest of the people were afraid of his bravery, so they could only wave their blades to attack him first.

The Tang army outside the door was exerting force, and the door on this side suddenly opened, and seven or eight Tang soldiers stumbled in, they were unsteady on their feet, and there were short blades in their hands, and suddenly several people were cut down by the dogs. But behind them, the remaining twenty Tang troops also broke through like tigers out of the mountains.

After receiving these Tang troops, he was good at being attacked by the enemy, Da Lu laughed, abandoned the knife in his hand, picked up the dog Rong and threw down the iron rod that was originally intended to be used as a door bolt, and rushed out of the gang again. His strength is very great, the iron rod is heavy, although a little clumsy, but there are Tang army guards around him, every time he blows, there will be a dog Rong broken and broken, in a moment, the dog Rong in the door was killed by him, and he led the Tang army into the city.

After only a few steps of rushing into the city, he heard the sound of tuk, turned over and dodged, and the two Tang soldiers around him fell to the ground with arrows. Shanzhi didn't care about those dog archers, he knew that the most important thing at this moment was to take down the castle tower, and immediately rushed down the steps to the top of the castle tower.

Above the castle tower, there were originally only a few patrolling dogs, and most of them were concentrated in the doorway. The good straight kill will come up, unstoppable, and those few patrolling dogs only supported for a while, and then all turned into corpses. Shanzhi took the opportunity to look back, and saw that his subordinates who were in ambush outside had rushed over, and his heart was a little settled at the moment.

"Hold on for a while," he shouted in the city, and then jumped down directly, and landed on a dog Rong who was bending his bow and trying to shoot a cold arrow, where could he hold his nearly 200-pound body, and his mouth vomited blood and withered to the ground. Shanzhi broke into five or six dogs, all of whom were cold arrows on the side, and he hated it the most.

"Kill"

Subsequently, the Tang army poured into the city pass, some people split the gate directly, and some people shot crossbows indiscriminately, opening a clearing in front of the door, forcing the dog Rong to retreat.

The attack was too sudden, and there were few commanders in the city, so until this time, the dog Rong did not organize a counterattack, relying only on the personal courage of the dog Rong sergeant. Shanzhi killed several of them in a row, and they lost their courage and fled back one by one.

"You can take advantage of the victory to chase after you...... However, the fifth brother once said that when it is time to fight, you can't just want to fight, you should know what the most important thing is, do the most important thing well, and the rest, etc., you must be cautious...... The most important thing for me now is to take and defend the gate of this city, and wait for the army of Gao Langjun. I came by the trail, and he was later than me, and it took about half an hour to get the ......."

Shanzhi knew that his troops were insufficient, and there were many enemies in Iron Bridge City, not to mention the Inurong soldiers, who were the residents of this place, and they were either Inujung or hostile ronins. Under such circumstances, if he continues to storm and scatter into the city, he is afraid that if he fails to kill all the dogs in the city, the city will be lost again. He is a reckless monk, but there is also a fine in the recklessness, and at the moment he restrained the subordinates, ordered everyone to find objects, blocked the road, and then searched for the body, replaced the long knife and spear of the dog Rong, just waiting for the dog Rong to counterattack.

He was right to be cautious, and after a while, he saw gongs sounding all over the city, and the dogs and soldiers rushed over with all kinds of barbarians. If he is greedy and warlike, this city will be lost and lost, and it will be difficult to recapture it.

Not only were they prepared, but these Tang troops had no shortage of crossbows, and they also found bows and arrows from the corpses of the Inurong people and the city, and with simple barricades, they repelled the first wave of the Inurong's counterattack, followed by the second and third waves, which were also defeated by them. At this time, the fighting spirit of the dog soldiers in the city pass was exhausted, and the people no longer had the will to fight.

"Amitabha, the most difficult trick, you can finally do without ......"

After seeing that the dog Rong and the people in the city threw down more than 100 corpses and fled, Shanzhi breathed a sigh of relief.

He also had a trick that Ye Chang'er had to mention, and that was to set fire.

If he couldn't capture the Iron Bridge City, he would set fire to it and burn it, destroying even the iron bridge that connected the two sides of the river, so that the dog Rong could not even think of it.

The terrain in the city of Tieqiao is narrow, and now there are not enough troops, if he really burns it, this city is afraid that it will immediately become a hell on earth.

Half an hour later, Gao Shi led the main force to arrive, and at this time swept the whole city, except for sporadic resistance, no one resisted. Gao Shi ordered all the people in the city, whether they were dogs or barbarians, to drive them away, and then demolish the houses and houses, soak the stones and wood in water, and pile them all up on the city.

"Why is that?" Ashimachi said.

"In the future, this city will only be used as a military city, and there will be no need for people to live in the city, and there will be no need for so many houses." Along the way, she relied on Ashima's guide, so Gao Shi also had some respect for her: "Capturing this city is not finished, and defending this city is the key." The dog Rong who escaped in the city will definitely send the news back to the dog Rong royal court in an urgent manner, and the dog Rong went to aid the troops of Nanzhao, and at this time, he was afraid that he was also desperately rushing to Tieqiao City. When the time comes, we will most likely face a two-sided attack......"

"I don't think I'm too worried, as far as Ruozan's troops are concerned, it would be good to have half of them left." Ashima laughed.

"Oh, you're very relieved about Eleven."

"That's nature, his tricks, I've personally learned it, sometimes I really can't understand why he is such a person, he can be so fierce to people, and he can be so ...... to people"

Speaking of this, Wei Niang didn't continue, her expression was a little melancholy.

"The poor monk and the princess think the same, even if Ruozan can bring half of the soldiers to come, I'm afraid that it won't be long before Ye Chang will follow him and arrive, and then we will fight from both sides, and Ruozan himself may have to stay under this iron bridge city."

When he spoke, the military doctor was bandaging his wounds, and seeing that he had more than 20 scars on his body, Gao Shi couldn't help but give a thumbs up: "The monk is really strong...... Why don't you return to the world, there is one less foolish monk in the world, but one more general"

Shanzhi Ha Luha laughed twice, but did not agree.

Although he was straightforward, but in one sentence, he was right, just one night later, a scout of the dog Rong appeared in front of the Tieqiao Pass, and after confirming that the flag of the dog Rong had fallen, these scouts cried and turned back, and it didn't take long for the dog Rong army to arrive.

"It seems that there has been a big defeat, although it is impossible to see the number of people, but you see, the flag is crooked, the soldiers are numb, and there are many people who are anxious" Gao Shi was very excited when he saw the appearance of the dog soldiers from the telescope, which meant that the pressure on their side would be much reduced.

Shanzhi rested for a day, and his energy recovered a lot, and he asked for battle at the moment: "Gao Langjun, please order me to fight, I will be killed and capture the flag"

"No need, the monks worked hard yesterday, and I ordered the three armies to prepare wood and stone, for this moment." Gao Shi did not allow him to fight: "In my humble opinion, Ye Shiyi will be able to arrive sooner or later, or tonight, and then the thieves will be attacked by the enemy, and we can easily win."

Even so, the combat power that erupted from the dog Rong next also frightened Gao Shi. From the beginning of the day, the dog Rong attacked the city with all his might, almost desperately. The place was narrow and difficult to spread, and they could only put in a few hundred men at a time, but each time they were repulsed, the other group continued to attack the city with corpses. By the end of the afternoon, the four-hour bloody battle not only dyed the mountain roads red, but also the stones and timbers prepared at the head of the city were thrown away, and the bows and arrows in the hands of the Tang army had all been shot.

Until this moment, the dog Rong still did not show any intention of resting. Gao Shi easily understood their thoughts, if they couldn't recapture Iron Bridge City, these dogs would become ghosts in a foreign land, and they were afraid that they would not be able to return to their hometown for the rest of their lives.

The front of Tieqiao City was already full of dog corpses, and these dead bodies even formed a slope, and dog Rong could easily jump up to the city with the corpses. The Tang army in the city, whether Han or barbarian, was wounded one by one, and more than four hundred were killed. If it weren't for Gao Shi and Ashima who usually married these soldiers with great kindness, I am afraid that they would not be able to hold on.

"The dog is coming again" Gao Shi himself was also covered in blood, he sat on the ground on the city wall, and there was no longer any celebrity demeanor, but before he could take a few breaths, he heard the soldiers shouting in a hoarse voice. He had to stand up with his spears in his hands, and he only felt that his arms, waist and legs, and his whole body were sore.

He glanced back, and the wounds on Shanzhi's body next to him had more than fifty wounds, which could be described as scaly wounds all over his body. Seeing him coming, Shanzhi said excitedly: "The monk has the strength to fight again, what about you, Gao Langjun?" ”

"You won't lose to a woman......" Gao Shi muttered, looking at Ashima, who seemed to be leaning against the wall and couldn't stand steadily.

"I think Ye Shiyi is coming." Ashima smiled, there were originally more than twenty guards around her, but now there are only six left.

"Yes...... Whether we arrive or not, we have to hold on. Now we and the dog are all puffing up, and whoever leaks this breath first will be killed. Gao Shi said the second half of the sentence, and his voice was raised, so that the surrounding soldiers could hear: "We blocked the return of the dog Rong, if they are defeated, don't think about going back." But they also hinder us, if we are defeated, we will not want to leave you alive, life and death, on whether we can hold this breath, kill"

"Kill" Tang Jun shouted.

Seeing this scene, Ashima shook her head slightly in confusion, and the eyes of a barbarian beside her also flashed.

"Princess, look?"

"The Tang people are so brave, if we don't have the advantages of land and water, we can't fight." Ashima said in a low voice: "Now you should always understand how it is right for me to join hands with the Tang people."

She contributed to the Tang army like this, and there was no one in the clan who objected, but now that the two clans are fighting side by side, seeing that those Tang troops are heroic and heroic, and the barbarians admire the warriors, how can they not be moved

The dog Rong attacked again at this time, and everyone greeted him, and now both sides were dead in arrows, and they could only rely on hand-to-hand combat to divide life and death. When the fierce battle was in full swing, suddenly there was a desperate and terrifying cry from the rear of the dog Rong army formation, Gao Shi took the time to take a look, only to see that behind the dog Rong army formation, a big banner with the word "leaf" was hunting and dancing in the wind

"Sure enough," Gao Shi exclaimed.

"Okay, long live, long live" The Tang Army, who had been exhausted, cheered in unison, and its sound was like spring thunder, rolling among the mountains and rivers that had been silent for millions of years

Contrary to the great morale of the Tang army, the dog Rong army had no fighting spirit at all, and even many of them threw away their weapons before the battle array, knelt down in despair, and watched the Tang army sabers and guns attack, neither dodging nor resisting