Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 220

In the middle of the night, even the bugs in the mountains and fields in the war are deeply stung and dare not open their voices.

On the dark grassland, the sound of horseshoes suddenly sounded densely, and the sound was like a hammer, hitting people's hearts.

Zhang Azhudu rode on the horse, reluctantly following behind a cavalry general.He was in charge of taking care of the horses in the Luma Army, but his riding skills were really so-so. It would be quite difficult for him to follow the knights from the grassland.

But looking at his innocent appearance, he couldn't help but sigh, he was born on horseback, so why don't he feel tired?
His job now is to lead the way.In fact, there is nothing to bring. Huizhou, Weizhou, and Minzhou are covered with continuous hills, and the city walls, villages, and farmland are all on the valley plains below the mountains.

The grasslands are widely distributed, but generally speaking, the stronger tribes occupy the grasslands in the river valley.Those who are worse will be driven to the hills, looking for small discontinuous pastures between forests and mountain streams.

The reality is that whoever is stronger is justified.

When Qubu occupied Huizhou in the past, they didn't pay much attention to the pastures in the south.They mainly focus on grazing near Huizhou City, where the land is flatter and the grassland area is larger.But then there was no other way, the army was overwhelmed, and the number of professional warriors killed by them was more than your entire clan, men, women, and children combined. This battle was impossible to fight, but to run.

"Zhang Azhudu, how long will it take to get to Xishicheng?" A cavalry officer asked after a little bit of full horse speed.

"I can't really see it at night..." Zhang Azhu said, "It's pitch black everywhere, and they all look the same."

"What use do you want?" The cavalry general was furious when he heard this, and almost drew out his knife to chop him off.

Zhang Azhu shrank his head in fear, and at the same time, he was a little slanderous. He suggested that you go out during the day, who knew you were so impatient?You can see clearly at night, but I can't see very clearly.

But he didn't dare to really say that, because he was obviously not the only guide.

These days, there are not many people who can see the situation clearly.The officers and soldiers pressed forward in a big way, with great momentum, and naturally small tribes came to vote.People who lead the way are not necessarily worse than him.If Zhang Azhudu dared to complain, it would be no wonder that he was beheaded.

After the large group of people marched forward for a while, suddenly there was an order: Xishicheng has arrived, dismount and walk.

Xishi City is located more than [-] miles south of the intersection of the east and west tributaries of the Guanchuan River, that is, the south of Dingxi City in later generations.It was originally a huge grassland without any city walls. Later, the imperial court took a fancy to this place, set up a pasture, and sent a horse-grazing supervisor, so they built a city, named Xishicheng.

Xishi City is not big, but it also had a period of prosperity.Going west from Chang'an, passing Longshan Mountain, is Qinzhou, and then going west, usually going to Weizhou, and sometimes passing through Xishi City.The Hu merchants on the Silk Road also followed the same method, so they brought a certain amount of financial resources to the local area, but it was definitely not as good as Weizhou in the south.

After Tubo captured the Helong area, the horses in the Xishicheng Ranch were looted, the city walls were demolished, and the original horse farm was reduced to a pasture. This will be occupied by the Qubu, and they are also the ones who will fight tonight.

After the troops dismounted, some people naturally collected the horses, and the rest gathered in several places.After a brief mobilization, the troops belonging to the Dingyuan Army started their operations.Zhang Azhuduo and more than ten soldiers stayed on the other side of the hillside, guarding the horses.

In the dark night, from the north, northwest, and northeast directions, there were three rows of black shadows with no head or tail floating, slowly moving towards the west city.It is only when the moonlight occasionally shines through the clouds that it is possible to see the fleeting long dragon.

The dragon's movements were very gentle, and there was almost no sound except for the rustling sound of stepping on dead branches and leaves.

Zhang Azhu looked at it from a distance, and got goosebumps all over his body.

Moving forward silently in the dark, without making any sound, this is the fucking Yin soldiers crossing the border!

Get closer, get closer, get closer...

The sergeants could almost see the yawning Tubo sentry through the dim light. They became more and more light-footed, and the sound of suppressed breathing was everywhere.

The two selected sergeants came out of the queue, touched the sentry post like cats, and shot like lightning, knocking down the Tubo sentry post almost instantly.

"Ah!" He yelled in panic as there was actually a secret whistle hidden in the grass ten steps away.

"Kill!" Like a sudden flash flood, three floods came from the darkness and rushed towards Xishi City with an unstoppable force.

The Tibetans lit many torches and braziers.It was cold and damp at night, and some people sat around to keep warm, which became the target of Feather's arrows.

After the arrows passed, there were swarms of killing gods.Their faces were ferocious, like the angry-eyed king kong, or like the messengers who seduced the soul. When they stabbed down, their heads fell to the ground, and when they stabbed with a gun, blood flowed profusely.

What professional warriors think about all day long is how to kill people more efficiently, and this will be displayed, which is so terrifying.

The Tubo people were caught off guard and made a mess.

Many people were even trapped inside the wooden house. Someone set fire outside, the flames crackled, the smoke filled the air, and they cried and cried.

Zhang Azhu felt a strong urge to urinate.

So exciting!
In the past, fighting for the pasture on the east side of the Zuli River with Lumabu was just like a child playing house, how could this kind of life-and-death fight be so enjoyable!

The herdsmen, who do all kinds of work all day long, fall asleep when it gets too tired, and continue to do all kinds of work the next day. How can they have time to practice killing skills?Change to a more experienced martial artist, people will know where your heart is at a glance, and you will definitely walk away peacefully without any pain.

A brazier was kicked over and hit a Tibetan sergeant in the face. The hot charcoal made him scream loudly.

As soon as an arrow was shot, a certain Dingyuan sergeant let out a muffled grunt, rushed forward a few steps in inertia, and then fell down powerlessly.

Sword light and sword shadow, flesh and blood flying everywhere.Fighting face to face without any tricks is just so tragic.

Inside the city of Xishi, the flames were blazing, and the sound of killing rang out.

Outside the city of Xishi, birds flew around and beasts frightened away.

In a small temple on the mountain, the old monk sat up in the middle of the night, chanting scriptures silently, as if he was saving the soldiers of the two armies who died in battle.

This short battle didn't end until the third quarter of Yin time.

As the last Tubo sergeant was nailed to the wall of the wooden house with a spear, Xishi City changed hands in a pool of blood.

After the sun rose, Zhang Azhudu led the horse into the city.

There is blood everywhere!The most fierce competition is corpses piled on corpses, and it is unknown how many people died.

Zhang Azhu had sharp eyes, and saw an arm protruding from the pile of corpses, with a brass sign on it. This is the death of a thousand households!

Hui, Wei, Min, Lin, Lan and other prefectures are all under the jurisdiction of Hezhou Jiedushi.Although Zanpu is gone, the middle school is torn apart, and the position of Jiedu Envoy of Hezhou has been vacant for decades, the official system has been preserved.

If one thousand households died, then there were at least several hundred Tubo soldiers who died in Xishi City last night.He remembered that the Dingyuan army that attacked at night only had about [-] people in total, even if they took the lead in the sneak attack, their combat effectiveness was indeed strong enough.

Qubu, there are only a few thousand soldiers in total, don't you feel sad?

"Will there be ghosts here in the future?" For some reason, he remembered a place in Weizhou.

Legend has it that after the Anshi Rebellion, Tubo attacked on a large scale, and hundreds of soldiers of the Tang Dynasty left behind died in battle on the mountain, bleeding in the fields.Since then, the mountain has been haunted by ghosts. Whenever it rains, the mountain is full of will-o'-the-wisps, and some people say they have heard the sound of horns.

How many people will be killed when Datang marches into Weizhou this time?Zhang Azhu shivered, not daring to think deeply.

The sergeants gave him two mustaches, which smelled of old vinegar.He finished eating silently, and followed a few people to feed the horses.

He knew that the Dingyuan army should occupy this place and not leave.And looking at the way a few officers were pointing at the high places, it might be possible to build a city here, a city bigger than Xishi City.

After the city is built, it will probably be like a grain platform here.From Xishicheng to the south, along the river valley, you can go to Weizhou; to the west, through a relatively gentle valley, you can go to Linzhou; to the east, you can also go to Qinzhou under the rule of the Tang Dynasty.

The surrounding terrain is gentle and the water and grass are abundant. One of the two tributaries is bitter water, which cannot be drunk and can only irrigate the farmland, but the other can be used for human and livestock drinking.It is very possible to build a city in such a critical place as a place for food and equipment to be transported.

I just don't know if Qubu will call back.

(End of this chapter)