The city wall collapsed and was dilapidated. It was as quiet as a ghost. Traces of excrement left by passing animals could be seen everywhere. In the distance, the tall buildings in the capital were also in disarray. The head was unrecognizable, as if it had been eaten by something.
The Hanzhou Pioneer Army, who had come from afar, reined in their horses and stopped, looking at this scene with a solemn expression on their face.
Luo Zhang's mood was a little complicated. The prosperous city was just gone? I hope the war will end soon.
"Walk!"
With a command, the reins shook, and the horse continued to move forward.
"General, a Tang general was found ahead, still alive." A scout rushed over.
"Let's take a look." Luo Zhang was a little surprised. In the last battle, everyone in this area was dead. How could there be a Tang general? Hurry up and move forward.
Soon, Luo Zhang found a person lying on the roadside in front of him. He was wearing a chainmail armor from the imperial court. Chainmail armor was expensive and difficult to make. Only high-ranking generals in the army were qualified to wear it. His face was turned to one side and his appearance could not be seen clearly.
Luo Zheng urged his horse forward, went around to the other side to check, and suddenly exclaimed: "General Xue Wanche?"
"Quick, military doctor!" Luo Zhang said, turning over and dismounting, and quickly stepped forward to see if he was still breathing, and felt a little calmer.
Soon, a military doctor came over. After checking for a while, he said: "The lips are chapped and the blood is insufficient. It must be due to heavy physical exertion and hunger."
"Quickly, get some food and feed it. The army will stop advancing and be on alert on the spot." Luo Zhang hurriedly urged.
"Obey the order!" Someone quickly ran to deliver the order.
The military doctor first poured some water into Xue Wanche. Perhaps he felt the water. Under the control of the desire to survive, Xue Wanche woke up. He grabbed the water bag and drank a few mouthfuls. The military doctor handed over a piece of cake. Xue Wanche didn't think much, took it and drank it.
As soon as I started eating, I felt hungry.
After eating a piece of cake and drinking some water, he finally recovered. Xue Wanche then looked at the people around him, and his eyes quickly fell on Luo Zhang. He suddenly lit up and shouted excitedly: "Are you... Luo Zhang?"
"Yes, it's me, General Xue, who are you?" Luo Zhang asked in surprise.
"Great, hurry up, give me some more food." Xue Wanche shouted in surprise.
Luo Zhang handed over the two meat patties he had brought with him, and Xue Wanche took them and chewed them. He swallowed them whole before chewing them up, as if he hadn't eaten for a long, long time. After finishing the two meat patties, he drank a few more
Drooling smoothly, he finally regained some strength, struggled to do it, and asked: "General Luo, what are you doing?"
"Don't talk about us first, let's talk about you, why are you here?" Luo Zhang asked.
Xue Wanche looked at the army stationed not far away. There was no end in sight to the long team, which numbered tens of thousands. He was moved in his heart, but he was smart enough not to ask any more questions. He explained: "I led the army to besiege Jincheng County, but little did I know that Tubo
A hundred thousand troops suddenly pressed forward with all their might, regardless of casualties. I couldn't stop them, so I only led a few people to break out of the encirclement. However, the Tibetans pursued them all the way. In the end, I was the only one left who fainted and died here. If not for the encounter,
If it comes to you, my life will be gone."
A few simple sentences, but they reveal endless danger.
The two of them were in different camps now. Seeing that he didn't want to elaborate, Luo Zhang didn't bother to ask more questions. He got on his horse and said, "General Xue will go to Chang'an with me, or will you?"
"What are you going to Chang'an for?" Xue Wanche couldn't help but ask.
"You may not know that the Holy Emperor has gone mad and has withdrawn from Hezhou to Chang'an. The Crown Prince has ascended the throne and conferred the title of Grand Duke Sun Wuji of Zhao State as Taiwei and the Inspector of the School. He is also the Inspector of the School and the Secretary of the School. It saves trouble for his subordinates. Niu Jinda is the official official of the government.
The third division was to resist the Tibetans. The warrior Xun was the general of the auxiliary country and took over the defense of the Great Wall to resist the Turks. He ordered the soldiers and horses from all over the world to march into Chang'an. King Qin, the king of Han led his army east to Chang'an to congratulate him and marry Princess Yuzhang."
Xue Wanche was shocked and looked at Luo Zhang in disbelief. He didn't expect that during the time he was running for his life, so many big things happened outside. He couldn't help but ask: "The Holy One is really crazy?"
"It's absolutely true. As for the reason, I don't know!" Luo Zhang had a determined expression on his face.
Xue Wanche suddenly realized that after the crown prince ascended the throne, he ordered the soldiers and horses of the world to be the king of Qin. But what Luo Zhang just said was to go to Chang'an to congratulate and marry, not to the king of Qin. He thought of many things in an instant and hesitated to say anything.
Luo Zhang glanced at the other person and told the person next to him: "Give him a horse."
"Where is the King of Han? I want to see the King of Han first." Xue Wanche suddenly shouted.
"Uncle is leading the main force behind and will arrive here in the afternoon." Luo Zhang told the truth.
"Then I'll wait here for the King of Han." Xue Wanche replied, looking in the direction of Chang'an, lost his mind, and kept murmuring: "How could this happen? How could this happen?"
Luo Zhang glanced at Xue Wanche with some sympathy. Those who were loyal to him had gone crazy. The new emperor came to power. As an old man, he suffered a defeat. He would definitely be liquidated and established his power when he returned.
One emperor and one courtier are not just words.
However, it had nothing to do with him. Luo Zhang didn't want to meddle in his own business, so he just did his duty and immediately issued an order: "Leave him some food and water, and the army will continue to move forward."
The army continued to advance, but Xue Wanche sat motionless on the roadside, muttering something unknown, looking lonely and bitter, as if he had suddenly become much older.
Until dusk.
Luo Zhang chose a piece of terrain that was easy to defend and difficult to attack to set up camp, while waiting to investigate the surrounding area.
Before they could settle down, a scout flew up on horseback and shouted from a distance: "General, two groups of people were found fighting five miles north. One of them looks like the imperial army."
"How many people are there on the other side?" Luo Zhang asked in surprise.
"There are about two thousand cavalry. The imperial soldiers and horses occupied the high ground and defended. They were surrounded by groups and fought fiercely. There are less than three hundred people left. I'm afraid they won't be able to hold on for long."
"Quick, Zhejia, Liu Wei, bring your people with me, and stay with the others." Luo Zhang ordered decisively.
"Follow the order!" the two men quickly agreed.
Zhega was assigned to serve as the division commander under Luo Zhang's army, and all the troops were deployed. However, after this period of training, their combat effectiveness increased greatly. Liu Wei was one of the imperial soldiers at the time, Zhonglang General. After the Zhangye County War, the imperial soldiers defected to Qin Huaidao.
, Liu Wei is a fierce general with good fighting ability, and successfully passed the selection to become the division commander.
The soldiers and horses of the two divisions roared away following Luo Zhang. More than 10,000 horses and horses ran at the same time with great momentum. The sound of horse hooves resounded through the wilderness and shook all directions.
Five miles does not take long for a war horse. Soon, a high slope appears ahead.
At the bottom of the high slope was a group of Turkic cavalry who were attacking. Because the high slope was steep, the horses could not go up and could only walk. The people had already rushed to the mountainside. Perhaps they heard the sound of intensive horse hooves. The attacking troops stopped and looked back.
, did not continue to rush upward.
On the top of the mountain, corpses are everywhere, it is difficult to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy, and the survivors are gathering together.
Luo Zhang decisively ordered: "No matter who is on the mountain, just kill the Turks. Zhega goes to the left, Liu Wei goes to the right, and surround me. Don't let any of them escape. Kill -"
"Follow the order!" The two loudly accepted the order and quickly directed the troops to charge.
There were more than 13,000 men in the two divisions. Luo Zhang was not worried at all that the two thousand Turkic soldiers could stir up waves, and rushed forward with his own soldiers to attack the enemy general.
The Turkic soldiers were so frightened that they turned around and ran away, shouting so loudly that they did not even care about the attacking troops on the hillside.
"kill!"
Luo Zhang's horse shook, buzzed and trembled, and the man and horse became one, and instantly rushed to a Turkic general, raised his spear and stabbed him as fast as lightning.
The other party was not hesitant, he picked up the mace and struck back, trying to smash Luo Zhang's horse.
Luo Zhang suddenly withdrew and did not confront the opponent head-on.
The opponent took the opportunity to hit his horse and go away.
Luo Zhang had no time to turn the horse's head, the horse turned around, pushed forward suddenly, and ran away.
The horse gun turned into a black light, which was difficult to distinguish with the naked eye. It was the Luo family's horse gun.
"Pfft!"
There was a muffled sound, and Ma Shan was stabbed in the back with a chill to his heart.
The general screamed and fell off his horse.
Luo Zhang had already turned his horse's head, the horse was psychic, and he spread his legs and rushed forward. Luo Zhang leaned down, reached out with his big hand, grabbed the horse's shaft and pulled it out, then turned over and sat upright. The horse held a spear and charged forward.
.
"Puff puff!"
One shot at a time, knocking down the horse, no one can stop it.
Soon, Luo Zhang fought his way down the hillside and took action again against the Turkic soldiers who fled down the mountain in panic.
The personal guards came up to kill him, each armed with a repeating crossbow, and the crossbow arrows were like rain, and they flew towards him.
"ah--"
There were screams one after another, and the Turkic soldiers fell to the ground one after another.
What's more, all the Turkic attacking troops were shot and killed, and the guards rushed to replenish their wounds. Luo Zhang reined in his horse, stopped, raised his head and shouted: "I'm Luo Zhang, the vanguard in the tent of the King of Han, who is up there?"
"Luo Zhang, are you that boy from the Luo family?" a surprised voice shouted.
"Um?"
Luo Zhang frowned slightly, feeling that the voice was very familiar.
Soon, the familiar voice sounded again: "Hahaha, I never thought that the sky has eyes to prevent me from dying in the wilderness in vain. Luo Zhang, I am Xu Shiji, where is the King of Han? I want to see the King of Han."