Chapter 698: The General Breaks the Enemy Camp and Covers the Sky in White!
Night falls, Songzhou City.
The Tibetan army has completely surrounded the city, the array is neat, dense, and the armor reflects the moonlight, and the murderous atmosphere is vigorous.
They shouted that Xue Rengui was dead, and asked the Tang people to hurry up and surrender.
The soldiers on the city walls were so nervous that they could only swallow their saliva, and their eyes were full of apprehension.
There are only 6,000 defenders in the city, but the Tubo army outside the city is no less than 60,000, ten times their own strength, can they really hold it?
will be the courage of all hosts.
If Xue Rengui can show up and lead them, then even if the troops are insufficient, they will dare to fight to the death, because as long as Xue Rengui is there, they can see the hope of victory.
But now......
Thinking of the figure that fell from the city wall, Tang Bing was all worried.
"Kill !!"
The Tibetan army attacked, mighty, like a tide.
On the battlefield, the sound of arrows breaking through the air suddenly sounded, densely packed, like locusts crossing the border.
The sound of rushing and killing and screaming were endless, and the originally peaceful Songzhou City was instantly reduced to a human purgatory, full of blood and corpses.
Under the command of Qinling, the Tubo soldiers were well arranged, and they advanced slowly, like a mountain toppling, unstoppable.
The city wall was already full of ladders, and in less than an hour, there were Tibetan soldiers who killed the city wall.
The city gate was twisted and deformed by the giant tree, and it was crumbling.
It was only at this time that Qin Ling was finally able to determine that Xue Rengui was really dead.
He breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, but at the same time, he was not happy at all, and even had a strong sense of frustration.
It is a great pity not to be able to compete with this famous player of the time.
There are too few outstanding opponents like Xue Rengui.
Rumble!
With the continuous impact of the giant trees, the gate of Songzhou finally collapsed, and the Tang troops behind the gate were also knocked away, and the Turkic soldiers rushed in and slashed the Tang army.
Songzhou City is about to be lost.
But at this moment, a sound of breaking the air struck, roaring like thunder, waving hundreds of clouds and smoke, rolling up the fallen leaves on the ground one after another, and the power was incomparable.
It was an arrow, a divine arrow shot from the Skyquake Bow.
Sou!
The arrow was unstoppable, and it directly pierced through more than a dozen soldiers, killing a vacuum.
Sou! Sou! Sou!
Arrows kept coming, and each arrow was like a wind and clouds, with the potential to swallow thousands of miles, piercing the bodies of countless Tibetan soldiers, and even nailing people to the city wall!
In a few breaths, the Tibetan soldiers who entered Songzhou City were swept away.
In full view of everyone, a man and a horse stepped over the bones and walked to the city gate.
He was wearing silver armor and white robes, and under his crotch was a white jade horse with an incomparable horse, holding a heaven-shaking bow and carrying a Fang Tian painting halberd.
"Xue Rengui is here!"
He shouted angrily, and his voice shook the sky, although he sounded old, he had his own pride, and he was proud of the heroes of the world.
As soon as these words came out, the Tibetan soldiers were all shocked.
Didn't the general say that Xue Rengui was dead?
Xue Rengui's name is like thunder, especially his archery skills, which is a must in the world, the legend of the general's three arrows to set the Tianshan Mountain, and the legend of the strong man singing into the Han Pass have been adapted into dramas and widely circulated.
The vanguard general of Tubo said loudly: "Don't be deceived by this old horseman, Xue Rengui is dead, he is definitely a fake!" ”
Xue Rengui didn't speak, just sneered and bent his bow to shoot arrows.
Sou!
If the arrow is like a meteor, the sky-shaking bow is a divine weapon given to him by the national teacher, and the arrow is also forged with dark iron, coupled with his innate divine power, the power of an arrow is really like a comet hitting the sun, invincible!
The vanguard general of Tubo had already been careful, and when Xue Rengui bent his bow, he specially hid behind the other soldiers, but he didn't want the magic arrow to break through the air, and directly pierced several soldiers, and then an arrow pierced his head.
The cold arrows were stained with white brains.
The Tibetan soldiers were all frightened.
At this time, a loud laugh sounded, and the pride was dry, and the anger was full of anger.
I saw Xue Rengui take off his helmet, his white hair fluttering in the wind, his eyes seemed to be burning with raging flames, and he had a terrifying majesty.
"Old man Xue Rengui, how is it, have you ever seen it clearly?"
As he spoke, he bent his bow again.
"Xue Rengui, it's really Xue Rengui!"
"Xue Rengui is not dead!"
The Tibetan soldiers were in a commotion, the morale of the army was greatly dispersed, and the fighting spirit plummeted.
The Tang army let out an earth-shattering cheer, looking at the white-haired veteran, his body seemed to burst out with infinite strength, and the enemy troops who climbed the city wall were killed and retreated.
Seeing that the formation of the Tubo army has become chaotic, how can Xue Rengui, who has fought all his life, be willing to let go of this once-in-a-lifetime fighter?
He put away his bow and arrows, held a seventy-eight-pound Fang Tian painting halberd, and pulled the reins, and directly killed the Tubo army array.
"Tang Erlang, charge and kill the enemy with Ben Shuai!"
"We are the Great Wall of the Tang Dynasty!"
"Kill !!"
The white jade horse hissed, and the iron hooves swayed dust and smoke.
Tang Jun looked at the white-haired and immortal veteran, the cloak fluttering fiercely like a handsome flag, alone on horseback, riding a thousand, indescribable heroism.
An indescribable emotion echoed in their hearts, and the boy's blood gushed out like a volcano.
At this moment, they have long forgotten the disparity between the strength of the enemy and us, the longing for their families, and the fear of death.
The sound of iron hooves moved, and the mountains and rivers trembled.
Countless horsemen slaughtered from the city, forgetting their lives, prancing horses and swords, and the moonlight illuminated the faces of both young and old, but their eyes were equally bright and fearless.
At this moment, they once again became the invincible Xuanjia Iron Cavalry who had followed Taizong to level the world.
Six thousand men went to their deaths, and they were killed in the enemy camp without asking for return.
At this moment, the morale of the Tang army climbed to the extreme, and the front-line army in Tibet was in a commotion, many people retreated, and the battle formation tended to collapse.
In an instant, Xue Rengui had already raised his halberd to kill, he was not only a sharpshooter with a hundred shots, but also a peerless fierce general who could take the head of a general from thousands of troops, and his martial arts were at the peak, even though his physical strength declined with age, he was still unstoppable.
The long halberd danced, like a fierce wind roaring jade tree, every blow was like a thunderbolt, and in just a few breaths, I don't know how many Tubo soldiers died under his halberd.
And with the Tang Army's iron cavalry entering, it was like a sharp blade directly cutting through the Tubo army array, and the corpses of the enemy were all under the iron hooves.
Seeing that the Tubo army was about to be defeated, Qinling immediately made a decision and passed it to the Chinese army, and those who retreated were beheaded, which barely stabilized the military formation.
He looked at Xue Rengui, who was killing him, with a hint of brilliance in his eyes, and his blood was boiling.
At this moment, the eyes of the two famous generals collided, like halberd broadswords, sonorously and loudly, and an invisible confrontation was carried out.
Qin Ling picked up his long knife and rode on his war horse, his heroic eyes were full of fighting spirit, and he actually laughed loudly, and he was bold.
"Xue Rengui, the head of Qinling is here, waiting for you to take it!"
Want to take the rank of general among the armies?
Okay, then I'll do it for you, but I'll see if you have the life to take it.
Ordinary generals may have fled in fright at this moment, but Qin Ling, as a famous general, not only did not flee, but immediately waited for work.
When the brave wins on the narrow road, he doesn't believe that Xue Rengui, who is already seventy-eight years old, still has the strength to cut off his head after breaking through the heavy army formation?
He is in the prime of life, his martial arts are good, and he also has the courage to charge into battle, how can he be afraid of a white-haired veteran?
Seeing that he didn't run away, Xue Rengui even looked up to the sky and smiled, and without hesitation, he raised his halberd to kill, staring at Qinling with his eyes, vowing to behead the Tubo military god who threatened the Tang Dynasty!
But at this moment, thunder thundered and thunderbolts, meteorites and heavenly flames fell, and they fell accurately towards the Tang army.
Python swallows the dragon!
With the emergence of Xue Rengui, the importance of this battle of Songzhou soared, and it will even determine the general trend of the two countries.
The morale of the Tang army, which had just climbed to its peak, suddenly suffered a huge blow.
Could it really be that the heavens help the Tang Dynasty?
Datang ...... Have you been abandoned by God?
Some closed their eyes in despair, only to take a few breaths to find that there was no natural disaster around them, and they opened their eyes to a scene that they will never forget.
One hand, a big hand covering the sky, slender as jade, with a clear texture, as if there were thousands of miles in it, helped them block the countless catastrophes.
The meteorite fell, the sky was scorched, and the thunder slashed, but the giant hand was still golden and unharmed.
Xue Rengui laughed loudly, happy.
"Sons, the national teacher is watching us at the top of the clouds, what a bullshit natural disaster, there is a national teacher, let's just kill the enemy, no worries!"
The soldiers looked over, and sure enough, they saw a white-clothed figure standing faintly above the clouds, like an immortal king in Linfan, holding the sky with one hand.
The sky didn't help Tang, so he covered that day!
Suddenly, a great sense of glory rushed to the heavens.
As a Tang person, who hasn't heard of the legend of the national teacher?
Who hasn't fantasized about being born a few decades early, following the national teacher to level the world like General Xue, and killing a prosperous era?
Now that fantasy has come true.
This battle is destined to go down in history and be praised through the ages!
In an instant, the already strong morale rose again, like cooking oil on fire, and everyone's body seemed to have inexhaustible strength, and the momentum of the rush was even better than before.
I don't know how long it took, there were fewer and fewer Tang troops behind Xue Rengui, and there were more and more injuries on his body, even Bai Yuju had several scars, and half of his body was stained red with blood.
But his eyes grew brighter and brighter.
Because he finally killed in front of Qinling.
"What a mighty teacher, what a Xue Rengui!"
At this moment, even if he is an enemy, Qin Ling also has a kind of admiration in his heart, he is still so brave at the age of seventy-eight, worthy of Xue Rengui.
He knew that the greatest respect for the enemy at this moment was to fight head-on without being forced back.
Qin Ling also led an army to kill Xue Rengui.
Behind him is his own carefully trained Arowana Guard, Tubo regards Namco Lake as a holy lake, and the Arowana in the lake as a lake god, which shows how much hope he placed on this cavalry to name the Arowana Guard.
These people are all elite soldiers, and together they are an invincible blade.
Now this dragon fish guard has collided with the Xuanjia soldiers of the Tang Dynasty.
The two armies fought against each other, and the swords were bloody, as if a huge wave collided with a torrent, setting off thousands of waves.
Between the staggered war horses, Xue Rengui and Qinling had already fought several times, sparks were everywhere, and the moves were fatal, and they were extremely ruthless.
They admire each other, but they also want to kill each other.
Xue Rengui rushed to kill, and there were less than 100 cavalry left in the Tang army behind him, and everyone was injured, even he himself was blood-stained in his robe.
And Qinling's Arowana Guard still has hundreds of riders.
But Xue Rengui was not afraid, pulled the reins, turned the horse's head, and charged towards Qinling again, still taking the lead, dancing wildly with white hair.
The Tang army was like a silent torrent of steel, following their generals and continuing to charge, like the wings of an arrow.
Qin Ling didn't say anything, to fight, only to fight!
When you meet on a narrow road, the brave wins!
The second charge was killed, the Tang army only had a few dozen horsemen left, and the dragon fish guard had a hundred horsemen left, and even Qinling himself was injured, and the armor was cut out by Xue Rengui's Fang Tian painting halberd.
Qin Ling's expression became more and more solemn.
Xue Rengui pulled the reins again, without any words, charged, continued to charge!
But if there is one breath left, the charge will not stop!
After the third charge, there were only ten cavalry left in the Tang army, and there were still sixteen cavalry left in the dragon fish guard of Qinling, and they began to be afraid when they looked at the Tang army, and the firmness of victory in their hearts began to waver.
Can you really win against such a terrible army?
Xue Rengui didn't hesitate and continued to charge!
He was already very tired, every time he wielded Fang Tian's painting halberd, he had to gasp for breath, and even the white jade horse that could travel thousands of miles a day had reached its limit.
But he knew he couldn't stop.
The general died in a hundred battles, how can he be willing to die on the sickbed?
For the fourth charge, the Tang army still had three horsemen left, and the Dragon Fish Guard had been completely wiped out.
Xue Rengui gasped, the Fang Tian Painting Halberd in his hand trembled, he stared at Qin Ling and launched a final charge.
Qin Ling finally showed fear, he took out his bow and arrows, and aimed at Xue Rengui.
Sou!
The long arrow broke through the air, penetrated Xue Rengui's armor, pierced his abdomen, and blood splattered.
However, Xue Rengui turned a deaf ear, and had already ridden his horse to Qin Ling for a few zhang, gathered his last strength, and threw the Fang Tian painting halberd in his hand at him.
At this time, Qin Ling's second arrow also arrived, shooting into his already exhausted heart, and despite the protection of the heart goggles, the arrow still did not enter three inches.
Xue Rengui fell off his horse.
And Qin Ling was pierced through his right chest by Fang Tian's halberd and nailed to the ground.
The two famous generals seem to have died together in the end.
However, Xue Rengui quickly stood up, he walked in front of Qin Ling step by step, looking at his tenacious gaze, revealing a touch of respect.
This is an admirable enemy.
Qin Ling suddenly calmed down.
"I'm defeated...... Can die at your hand...... Worth ......"
"Send me...... Last ......"
He didn't want to die in pain and struggle.
"Okay."
Xue Rengui's voice was low, he took off the heaven-shaking bow on his back, but the arrow was empty, so he directly pulled out the arrow that shot into the heart, bent the bow and set the arrow, and aimed at the center of Qin Ling's eyebrows.
He was no longer able to pull the full bow, and it had already taken up all his strength just to open it halfway.
With the arrow fired, this famous general who had not been in Tibet for a hundred years died on the battlefield.
Xue Rengui raised the sky-shaking bow in his hand, looked up to the sky and roared, his white hair fluttering, as if the White Tiger Star Monarch had descended to earth, shocking the world.
After three breaths, the gray hair gradually fell.
He took one last look at the white clothes in the sky and smiled.
Before he died, he could fight side by side with the national teacher again, and there were no regrets!
His consciousness gradually blurred, and in a trance, he seemed to have returned to forty-two years ago, the second day after the marriage of the National Teacher.
Before he said goodbye to Longhu Mountain, the national teacher gave him a poem, a poem that he couldn't put down and recited all year round.
"Listening to the long encirclement of tens of thousands of people, the general is alone.
The snow-plowing soldiers in the Tianshan Mountains are still fighting, and the black tent in Qinghai is empty.
Worship the table tears on the autumn grass, bend the bowstring to break the sunset. ”
His favorite was the last sentence, which was really well written.
"A man wants to repay the country's kindness, and dying on the battlefield is a good death."
…… (End of chapter)