A large number of newly made crossbow arrows were escorted from Minzhou.
Qin Huaidao stood on the city wall and looked at the long convoy. He was in a good mood. With this batch of crossbow arrows, the army's combat effectiveness would be greatly improved. He said to Luo Ying who was waiting next to him: "Go and receive it. All the equipment in this batch will be given to you."
, the next batch will be distributed to other armies."
"Thank you, uncle." Luo Ying was overjoyed and hurriedly went to receive it.
"King of Han, can you allocate some to our army? Although our army uses more bows and arrows, we also want to equip an army with repeated crossbows. We don't need too many, one or two thousand is enough." An Guogong said with some envy.
"There are not enough repeating crossbows at the moment, so I will build a batch of new repeating crossbows for you when I return to Hanzhou, and then ask the Guards Regiment to send people to help with training." Qin Huaidao said with a careless smile.
"That's okay, thank you King Han!" An Guogong said gratefully. People on the grassland are accustomed to using bows and arrows. Asking for a crossbow is just a test to see if King Han is wary of him. After all, he is a foreign race.
Isn’t there a saying in the Central Plains that people who are not from our race must have different hearts? Who wants a foreign race to become bigger and stronger?
But Qin Huaidao's answer surprised An Guogong and made him very excited.
Who wouldn't want to be able to master a repeating crossbow and become stronger?
Qin Huaidao didn't think much and continued: "The army came all the way to fight one after another. We are exhausted. In addition, the attack on Qinzhou is very expensive, so we need to rest for a while. During this time, we should pay close attention to training. Feather arrows will be given priority to you. They will be launched in five days."
A batch of crossbow arrows are here. When the time comes to attack Qizhou, you will be the vanguard."
"Thank you, King Han, and I promise to capture Qizhou." Duke An Guo solemnly expressed his stance.
"Report!"
Suddenly, a group of fast horses galloped over.
The members of the Guards who were sent out as scouts for reconnaissance arrived just in time. After approaching the city gate, they shouted: "Inform the King of Han that a large number of Tibetan troops have been discovered thirty miles east of the city and are heading towards us."
"East of the city?" Qin Huaidao's face changed slightly. To the east of the city is Qizhou. Niu Jinda led his army back to support Chang'an, but left an army of nearly ten thousand people to garrison. Qizhou is still in the hands of the imperial court. It is impossible for the imperial army to come. Is it possible?
Is it Tubo? Shouldn't Qizhou be conquered?
As his thoughts flashed through his mind, Qin Huaidao asked: "Has Qizhou been conquered?"
The other party quickly replied: "Back to the King of Han, my brothers saw from a distance that the imperial flag was still erected in Qizhou. It seems that the city has not been conquered. I don't know the details."
Qizhou was not conquered. How could Tubo dare to bypass Qizhou and come over, without fear of Qizhou being attacked from behind?
When something goes wrong, there must be a monster!
Qin Huaidao raised his brows, smelling an unusual atmosphere of conspiracy, and immediately ordered: "Send the order, speed up the transportation vehicles into the city, inform the outside scouts that they do not need to return to the city, and patrol around in small teams to investigate, without engaging in combat with the enemy. If any problems are found, Feige Chuan
Trust me, take care of yourself."
"Follow the order!" The scout hurriedly rode away.
An Guogong also agreed and quickly went down to direct people to help pull supplies.
Fortunately, the distance is not that far. There are more people and more strength, so the speed is much faster.
Qin Huaidao hurried along the city wall to the east gate. Fang Yiai came up quickly and said politely: "King Han, why are you here? I am watching the east of the city, so everything is safe."
"The Tubo army is coming."
"The Tubo army is coming?" A flash of surprise flashed across Fang Yiai's face, and then he was overjoyed and said excitedly: "Aren't they attacking Chang'an? Why did they come here? It's weird, but they came just in time. I was worried that I wouldn't have a chance.
Chop up Lun Qin Ling and kill him, and I will be a great hero who killed four Tubo princes."
"Then I'll wait and see." Qin Huaidao said, looking at the wilderness ahead with a slight frown, his face gradually became serious, and he said in a deep voice: "Tibet still has about 100,000 troops and a strong force. If you want to withdraw, you should go to Fengzhou, cross the Qinling Mountains, and cross the Qinling Mountains.
Jiannan Road rushes towards Songzhou to return to Tubo. Why is it attacking our army? There must be something weird behind it, so we can't be careless."
"It's true that if you want to escape, you should go south, not west. If you want to fight, Chang'an is worth more than us. There is really something weird behind it. How about I send my confidant back to Chang'an to ask my father before the Tibetans arrive?
"Fang Yiai also felt something was wrong.
"It's good to ask. In addition, send people to collect the excrement of cattle, sheep and people, boil it in large pottery, add arsenic, and soak the arrows, swords and guns after boiling. I'm afraid there will be a war next, so be prepared in advance."
"Understood, we worked together during the Goguryeo period, we are familiar with each other!" Fang Yiai agreed wholeheartedly, and immediately called a group leader to give serious instructions and signaled the other party to hurry up and prepare.
Qin Huaidao looked ahead without saying a word, his eyes filled with contemplation.
After a while, Qin Huaidao suddenly asked: "Luo Wu, will Luo Zhang's army arrive today?"
"Calculate the days, we will arrive in two hours." Luo Wu said quickly.
"Send an order to them not to enter the city, but to find a secret place to hide and look for opportunities to fight." Qin Huaidao ordered in a deep voice. It would be more advantageous to leave a large army outside. Luo Zhang has a flexible mind and is brave and resourceful in fighting. He is also the most suitable to fight in the city.
Outside.
Luo Wu agreed and quickly arranged for someone to go there.
At this time, Luo Ying hurried over: "Uncle, all the supplies have been transported into the city, the carriage has been sent back, the city gate has been closed, do you want to block it?"
"No hurry, inform An Guogong to also boil gold juice and soak the weapons. There are 100,000 Tibetan troops, and we have less than 50,000. There is a huge disparity in the strength of the troops. Let the wounded come out to help carry supplies and cook meals. In addition, the army adopts the method of fighting in turns.
Make sure you have enough time to rest, and then move all the big shields over here, go ahead." Qin Huaidao warned.
Luo Ying agreed and hurried to make arrangements.
Fang Yiai also hurriedly arranged which troops to attack first and which troops to rotate. Feather arrows were moved onto the city wall for later use.
A special force hurried over with shields. The leader was a division commander. Qin Huaidao ordered: "Let the brothers disperse. You have only one task. Raise your shields to defend against arrows and protect friendly forces."
The shield is a specially made large shield made of Mongolian steel on wooden boards. It has very strong defense. It can cover a large area when it is raised, making people much safer underneath it.
The other party agreed knowingly and quickly ordered the people to disperse.
"Boom! Boom!"
Suddenly, there was a dense sound of horse hoofbeats, like thunder rolling from the sky, and the earth seemed to be trembling.
Soon, a huge cavalry roared in, tens of thousands of them, and they were so densely packed that the entire wilderness was filled to the brim.
After getting closer, the cavalry began to slow down and gradually stopped two miles away.
A man rode forward slowly on horseback. He was wearing bright silver armor, wearing a dagger on his head, and holding a spear in his hand. The shiny spear head reflected the sun, which was cold and sharp. It was Lun Qinling.
When he reached a stone's throw away, Lun Qinling stopped and shouted: "Is the King of Han here?"
"About Qin Ling, I haven't seen you for a while. You have grown up and dared to invade the Tang Dynasty. It seems that Tubo was too merciful to you during the war and your entire clan should have been exterminated." Qin Huaidao said coldly.
"The King of Han is benevolent and righteous, allowing me to escape the disaster. Don't worry, when I capture Qinzhou, I will also give you a chance to surrender. Tubo lacks a prince, a general, and a marshal. I don't know if the King of Han has any."
interest?"
Qin Huaidao sneered: "You made such a big promise casually, aren't you afraid that your father won't agree? Or do you mean that you are very ambitious and want to replace him?"
"Did the King of Han agree?"
"Come forward, I'll tell you." Qin Huaidao said with a smile.
Lun Qinling did not step forward, nor did he dare to step forward. A stone's throw away was a safe distance, and if he went up he would surely die. He said coldly: "King Han, those who know the current affairs are heroes. Qinzhou is no more than an isolated city, and you are no more than tens of thousands."
Man, I have an army of 100,000 men, how can you defend it?"
"You have Qizhou and the imperial court behind you, so aren't you afraid of a surprise attack from behind by the imperial court?" Qin Huaidao asked tentatively.
Lun Qinling did not answer directly, but said: "King of Han, my father said that you have talents that know the world and the world. You must be reused or die, otherwise Tubo will have no peace. Therefore, you have only two choices, surrender or die."
"No - your father is right, I have a third option, to destroy you Tubo." Qin Huaidao shouted, and a fierce murderous intention erupted.
"Why should the King of Han deceive himself? You have become a caged bird. With your wisdom, you should be able to think of why this prince dares to lead his troops here, without fear of a sneak attack from the court? Also, tell the King of Han a news, the Turkic army of 100,000 will be defeated after sunset."
If you can get there, why do you think the Turks can come here so quickly?" Lun Qinling said proudly.
Qin Huaidao thought of some possibility, and looked past the army in front of him with a deep gaze towards Chang'an, with a cold light surging.
Fang Yiai and Luo Wu also thought of some possibility, their expressions changed drastically, and they all looked at Qin Huaidao.