Tubo is based on Shicheng, retreating can keep the gateway to the plateau, and advance can break through the Tang military defense line in Riyue Mountain, and the troops will point directly to the Hexi Corridor.

Because of this, not to mention the Tubo army, it is a group of herdsmen on weekdays, and they often use this as a springboard to rob the soldiers and civilians in Longyou, Hexi, especially in autumn, when a large group of people and horses are dispatched to rob the wheat and women planted by border farmers.

Li Jinxing, the Duke of Yanguo, has ordered that all the Tubo people he meets along the way be killed, regardless of men, women, young and old, even children who are not taller than the wheels, after all, they are all wolf cubs.

To be honest, Meng Fan had a faint happiness in his heart, and he was not sad.

The reason for this is the baby who was nailed to the gate of Shanzhou.

National hatred and family hatred override all emotions.

On weekdays, the docile alien herdsmen who rushed into the territory of the Tang Dynasty instantly turned into the most brutal bandits; The wolf cub has been instilled with the idea of robbery since he was a child, and he is not familiar with it at all, and he cannot bathe in the king, and become a good and obedient people.

Therefore, it is better to kill them cleanly, and live one more, and it is likely that some Tang people will die because of this in the future.

"With Shibao City as a cover, the Tubo people retreat to guard the mountains, and they sweep down when they advance."

"Jiuru, don't say that 10,000 soldiers died in battle, it means another 50,000, 100,000! The old man also spared no expense to take it back! ”

Yan Guogong Li Jinxing has a very large skeleton, even if he is in his fifties, he still looks majestic, his bright light armor is shiny, and he is chatting with Meng Fan.

"If you can, I really hope that this war can finish the war that the country is going to fight in the west at once, and the future generations will enjoy it."

"The military advisor is still too young, haha, we have fought against Tubo a few times in the past, most of them were in Tuguhun, and we couldn't beat the hometown of those barbarians, the mountains are high and the road is far away."

Let's try it soon, everyone. 】

Shancheng is the western barrier of the whole of Shanzhou, and Shibao City is southwest of Shancheng.

Since the arrival of the army, all sides have begun to move frequently, and the fortresses in this direction have become denser than before.

The overall pattern is to take Shancheng as the core, take the fortress as the stronghold, and each fort has some subordinate posts, and quickly build a three-level network defense system of the city, fort and outpost.

The fort is usually resident with 100 people, and the number of people in the outpost ranges from 56 to 112.

Songmu Whistle, which belongs to Rongbao, is currently the closest military unit of the Tang Army near Shicheng, and it was originally stationed with one fire all year round, that is, ten people.

However, last year, the imperial court issued a decree that when he reached the age of 60, he did not have to serve and went home to recuperate, so he left.

Later, the male who had parents in the family to support and no brothers no longer had to guard the frontier, and one more left.

Until now, two vacancies have not been filled, and only eight old pawns remained, as well as a horse.

Early in the morning, the fireman yawned, walked to the trench in front of the door, lifted his skirt, pulled out his trousers, and peed.

However, one of them was not careful, and got it on his hand, scolded and scolded the thief in his mouth, shook his hand, and had no place to wipe it, so he simply wiped it all on the heart guard.

At this moment, the person in charge of keeping watch on the tower suddenly said, "Fire Chief, I seem to hear something." ”

The fire chief didn't care about anything else, and quickly fell to the ground, listening to it for a while:

"There is a Tibetan horse team!"

"Light the wolf smoke!"

"In winter, there is ice fog, and it is useless to light a cigarette......"

After guarding the tower, he sighed.

The disheveled beard of the fire chief listened to it, and didn't care about anything else, so he immediately rushed into the door and said: "When the enemy attacks, Lao Tzu got up and lit an open fire, moved the firewood to the tower, and poured all the tung oil on it." ”

"Can the brothers over there see it?"

"What's the matter, let's order it first."

Between the words, the fire chief had already begun to rush over to hug Chai He, and advised: "Liu Er, you ride a horse and hurry to Rongbao to deliver the letter." ”

A tall and thin man had already climbed up at this moment, tied two pieces of armor, and while wearing an iron helmet, he asked with round eyes: "Boss, did you hear clearly?" Is it really a Tibetan person, in case of misreporting the military situation, the brigade commander will not pick my skin. ”

"Damn, listen to Lao Tzu's order to report the news, will it be counted on your head?"

When the words fell, Liu Er pondered, rushed out directly, and rode a horse into the thick ice fog.

"Quick, close the door!"

The remaining seven sergeants continued to work, and the watchtower was soon filled with firewood, and tung oil was poured three times, and even the Fuyuan crossbow not far away was covered.

It's true that this thing is a sharp weapon, but if you really want to fight, what use can seven people do?

After a while, the descendants of the tower guard shouted:

"It's Tuyuhun's cavalry, with a black curtain on his head, I saw it...... There are no Tibetans. ”

Before he finished speaking, there was a crackling sound, like a hail falling from the sky, and the latter rolled down from the ladder and cried: "Huo Chang, I have been hit by an arrow." ”

At the age of fifteen or sixteen, the beard on the side of his mouth has not grown, and he cries out covering his lower abdomen.

Red blood bubbled out of his fingers.

The fire chief had no other choice, so he hurriedly helped hold down the wound, turned around and shouted: "Throw the torch up, and give Lao Tzu firewood and tung oil!" ”

"The fire grows, the fire grows ......"

"Am I going to die?"

Housheng covered his lower abdomen with one hand, and grabbed the rough black hand of the fire with the other.

At this moment, the firewood and tung oil have all been burned, and the interior is reflected red and bright, everything is warm, and streams of soot are also poured in.

In order to block the enemy troops, the door was directly blocked, there was no ventilation at all, and the coughing in the house was constant.

The fire chief didn't answer, and looked around in a daze, the narrow sentry fort still looked so dirty and messy, and after living for so many years, he was actually tired of it.

And the injured Housheng was suddenly choked, couldn't help coughing, a mouthful of blood spurted out, his face was full of blood and tears, he grabbed the black hand tightly, and said dejectedly:

"I ...... I haven't taken a bath for half a year, and when the Tuyuhun people are gone, can I take a bath first and then bury it. ”

With his other hand, the fire chief tore off half of his sackcloth, put it on his mouth and nose, and sighed:

"What are you thinking, it's okay, Lang Zhong from Rongbao is here and can cure you, don't close your eyes."

"Ahem, why do you have a smell of urine on your hands?"

Housheng said in a low voice: "My lower abdomen was shot through, I'm afraid I won't survive." ”

Blood was still oozing from the nostrils and mouth, the linen cloth was quickly soaked, and apparently, not only the stomach was shot through, but it also looked like it had injured the internal organs......

The fire chief suddenly asked, "By the way, I haven't asked you yet, how many brothers are there in the family?" ”

"Four, my boss."

"That's good, that's good, after your family is gone, go to sleep, let's count those who died in battle, the official family will send money and fields, and it will be easier for your brothers to ask for a daughter-in-law in the future."

"Cold, cold......"

Bang bang bang!

Soon, there was a loud collision outside the door, and Tuyuhun soldiers were banging on the door.

Now, a fire has broken out on the stone tower, and all the crossbow arrows have become firewood, and the enemy can easily climb over the trench and touch it.

Glancing at the corpse, the fire chief, who was about forty years old, stood up, took his horizontal knife, and said:

"Let's meet again in the Netherworld."