"I hurried and hurried slowly, and finally caught up with the war."
Di Qing, Zhong Shiheng, Yuan Shan, and Krui rode their horses side by side, looking at the melee on the battlefield ahead and laughing in a low voice.
In order to catch up with the battle to destroy Jiao Si Luo, Di Qing and his party ran almost non-stop after leaving Yang Pass.
There were countless exhausted horses, exhausted soldiers, and stragglers left behind along the way.
After paying a huge price, Di Qing finally caught up with Zhong Shiheng and led his army to appear on the battlefield with Zhong Shiheng.
Zhong Shiheng heard Di Qing's words and said with a smile: "Do you think I can't do anything to Jiao Si Luo by myself?"
Di Qing made a rare joke with Zhong Shiheng, "Of course you won Jiao Siluo. The reason why I hurried over slowly was because I was afraid that you would be superior to me, so I came here to share some of the credit with you."
Zhong Shiheng laughed out loud, glanced back at the soldiers with bloodshot eyes behind Di Qing, and asked in a low voice: "You and your brothers have not rested for two days and two nights, do you want to take a rest."
Di Qing slowly shook his head and said solemnly: "As long as there is a war, my brothers and I will not be tired."
Zhong Shiheng shook his head and subconsciously looked at Yuan Shan.
Yuan Shan smiled calmly and said: "My brothers will not be tired even if they stay up for another day and night."
Zhong Shiheng nodded and looked at Krui again.
Kruy smiled bitterly and said: "The people under my command must rest for at least two hours before they can go into battle."
Zhong Shiheng was stunned for a moment, nodded again, and said: "Then you take the people under you to rest temporarily."
Speaking of this, Zhong Shiheng's eyes hovered over Yuanshan and Krui again.
When looking at the former, Zhong Shiheng showed a look that looked at his own people.
When looking at the latter, it's like looking at a stranger.
Krui felt the meaning conveyed in Zhong Shiheng's eyes, but he was not timid and just laughed dryly.
He felt that what he should do had been done, and all that was left was to express his position, and there was no need to let the people of his tribe fight to the death.
Seeing this, Yuan Shan sighed inwardly.
Cruy is really stupid.
Krui followed them and ran for ninety-nine steps. He was just on the verge of stopping and stopped moving forward. Isn't that stupid?
Since you have decided not to participate in the final battle, why did you still take the previous ninety-nine steps?
You took your troops and horses for two days and two nights to get here, but you didn't join the battle. What were you thinking?
Are you here to play?!
Zhong Shiheng smiled back at Cruy, and then ignored Cruy again. Instead, he stared at the battlefield and ordered in a deep voice, "The whole army is ready to annihilate all Qingtang soldiers and horses today and capture Jiao Siluo alive!"
Nearly two hundred thousand soldiers and horses, following Zhong Shiheng's order, formed a formation and slowly approached the battlefield.
The Heihan people on the battlefield seemed to have a backbone, and they kept staring at the Qingtang people as they charged and attacked.
Forced by nearly 200,000 Song Dynasty soldiers and horses, the Qingtang people frequently retreated.
In the Qingtang camp.
When Jiao Siluo and An Ziluo saw Zhong Shiheng approaching with two hundred thousand soldiers and horses, their faces were gloomy.
An Ziluo said to his servant in a deep voice: "Zanpu, we have successfully eliminated the traitors with the help of the Song Dynasty's troops. Now that the Song Dynasty's troops and horses are strong, even if we use Qingtang's heavy armor, we may not be able to defeat them."
How much advantage we have, so we can give up our previous plan.
You take the remaining troops and horses back to Qingtang, and leave one for me to break up my rear."
Jiao Siluo's face was uncertain, and he gritted his teeth and said: "If you stay... you will die..."
An Ziluo shook his head slowly and said with a smile: "There is a saying in the Song Dynasty that a real man should be wrapped in horse leather. I am a leader of soldiers, and it is my fate to die on the battlefield."
Jiao Siluo looked hesitant.
An Ziluo said hurriedly: "Zanpu, don't hesitate any longer. If you hesitate any longer, the soldiers of the Song Dynasty will press forward and you won't be able to leave even if you want to."
Jiao Siluo's face paled slightly, he stared at An Ziluo and said, "I hurt you."
An Ziluo smiled and shook his head, and said to his servant: "You are the co-leader of Tubo, and all the Tibetan people should die for you."
Jiao Siluo closed his eyes in pain, "If I had known this, I should not have been so evil and made the Song State an enemy."
The smile on An Ziluo's face slowly faded, and he let out a long sigh: "Zanpu, even if you are not an enemy of the Song State, the Song State will not let us go.
When I rushed to Yumen Pass this time, I took a closer look at the defenses at Yumen Pass, and I finally saw one thing clearly.
That is, the Song Dynasty has always had the strength to defeat the Black Khan King Yu Sufu and the Liao Kingdom Xiang Yinxiao. The reason why they are wasting their time in front of Yumen Pass and Yang Pass is to lure us into taking the bait.
After we took the bait, they decisively sent troops to destroy the Black Khan King Yu Sufu, crippled Xiao Pidi, and then concentrated their efforts against us.
Our plot to plot against the Song Dynasty was within the expectations of Kou Ji and others.
Not only did he know that we were plotting against the Song Dynasty, he also placed countermeasures among us.
You know, we are really no match for the Song people."
Having said this, An Ziluo paused for a moment.
He still had something in his heart, but he didn't say it out loud.
In fact, he also wanted to tell Jiao Siluo that as long as Kou Ji was still alive, Jiao Siluo would not come out after returning to Qingtang this time.
Because Kou Ji is so good at playing tricks, he resorts to tricks, which makes people desperate.
Jiao Si Luo faced Kou Ji and could not get any favors from him.
If you talk head-on with Kou Ji, you will definitely suffer big losses.
However, An Ziluo did not say these words in the end.
Because he knew that Jiao Siluo was a very confident and arrogant person. If he said these words, Jiao Siluo would definitely not approve it, and it would be in vain.
Jiao Siluo gritted his teeth unwillingly.
"Tiger!"
"Tiger!"
"Tiger!"
Deafening shouts suddenly erupted from the Song army formation.
An Ziluo's expression changed, and he hurriedly said to his servant: "Zan Pu, the Song Army is about to launch an attack. You hurry up, or it will be too late if you don't leave."
Jiao Siluo's eyes turned red, and he stopped being pretentious. He got on the horse and solemnly promised An Ziluo: "I will take care of your wife and children..."
An Ziluo bowed and bowed deeply to the cornered servant.
Jiao Siluo led the Qingtang heavy armor and some of the Qingtang soldiers and horses who had withdrawn from the battlefield, and left this place resolutely.
After Jiao Siluo left, An Ziluo opened his arms and took a deep breath.
Although the battlefield was filled with the stench of blood, An Ziluo seemed to smell the fragrance of green grass.
He seemed to have returned to Qingtang, to his pasture, taking his wife, children, parents, and sister to run happily on the pasture, chasing horses, cattle and sheep running wildly on the grassland.
"I can't go back..."
An Ziluo let out a breath of turbid air and suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes filled with intelligence.
He got on the horse and sat firmly on its back.
His own soldier, with tears in his eyes and a tense face, also sat on the horse.
An Ziluo was not wearing armor, so the few red clouds oozing from his body were clearly visible.
That was the blood that flowed out after An Ziluo's wound opened.
An Ziluo gathered the remaining Qingtang soldiers and horses on the battlefield and led them towards the Song Dynasty soldiers and horses.
"Man from Qingtang, follow me to kill the enemy!"
"kill!"
"kill!"
An Ziluo took the lead and rushed towards the Song Dynasty soldiers and horses.
Behind him, other Qingtang soldiers and horses followed closely.
Zhong Shiheng and Di Qing sat astride their horses and looked at the battlefield from a distance.
When he saw An Ziluo rushing over, Zhong Shiheng sighed, "He wanted to die in exchange for Jiao Siluo's chance to escape.
He is also a rare loyal person.
Just don't humiliate him.
Order the entire army to press forward and strangle with all your strength."
Neither Zhong Shiheng nor Di Qing took action personally. Instead, they ordered their soldiers and horses to press forward together and strangle An Ziluo and the Qingtang soldiers behind him.
When the enemy is outnumbered and we are outnumbered, we naturally need the commander-in-chief to personally charge into the battle and boost morale.
When the enemy is outnumbered, there is no need for the general and the commander to rush to the front of the formation to charge, but can directly command the soldiers and horses under his command to charge.
It is said that the son of a rich man cannot sit down in court. Unless it is absolutely necessary, it is absolutely stupid for the general or the commander to rush to the front of the formation to kill.
Because when the enemy is fighting with you, as long as you kill the general or commander, you will be able to force your troops into chaos and then easily win the war.
Nearly two hundred thousand soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty swarmed up and surrounded An Ziluo and his Qingtang soldiers and horses.
An Ziluo led the Qingtang soldiers and horses, fighting hard in the tight siege, roaring with all their strength.
Song Bing's blood, his own blood, dyed his clothes red bit by bit.
He was dressed in bloody clothes and fighting in the military formation.
The two armies were in close combat, and almost no Song soldier was an opponent of An Ziluo.
An Ziluo and several people guarded a place and burned a full stick of incense.
But when the musketeers joined the battlefield, the situation instantly reversed.
"Bang..."
The first gunshot sounded, and a blood flower floated on An Ziluo's shoulder.
Then countless gunshots rang out.
An Ziluo's body was covered with blood flowers, and the bodies of the Qingtang soldiers around him were also covered with blood flowers.
Zhong Shiheng and Di Qing walked into the battlefield after the war, and they rode to the side of An Ziluo's corpse.
He watched An Ziluo prop himself up, raise his head, and stare at the sky without closing his eyes.
Both Zhong Shiheng and Di Qing sighed.
Di Qing stared at An Ziluo's corpse and couldn't help but say: "Your death is in vain...because even if Jiao Siluo escapes now, it will not help.
Because Jiao Siluo is destined to be buried in Hexi."
Zhong Shiheng gave the order, "Leave some people to collect the corpses, and the others will continue chasing with me."
thereafter.
several days.
Zhong Shiheng and Di Qing chased Jiao Siluo in Hexi.
From Suzhou to Ganzhou, from Ganzhou to Xiliang City.
From Xiliang City, they pursued him to the Song and Liao border areas.
Chase all the way, escape all the way.
When they chased them all the way to the border, Jiao Siluo was left with only ten thousand Qingtang heavy armors.
When Jiao Siluo fled to the border of Qingtang, a piece of news reached his ears before he even entered Qingtang.
In a ravine at the foot of the Daxue Mountains (Qilian Mountains), a horned servant sat on a rock with disheveled hair, without any royal demeanor at all, like a bereaved dog.
Under his feet were the heavily armored soldiers of the Qingtang lying staggered here and there.
The soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty followed him closely, chasing him for more than half a month.
He fled all the way, sending troops and horses to cut off the rear. When he arrived at the border of Qingtang, only the Qingtang heavy armor was left.
Three hundred thousand soldiers and horsemen entered Hexi, but when they returned, only 10,000 were left.
This was a disastrous defeat for Jiao Siluo, an unprecedented defeat.
He couldn't accept it.
"Zamp..."
Just when his heart was filled with self-blame and regret.
A confidant with a broken arm appeared next to him.
He tried hard to open his already peeled lips, and asked in a hoarse and weak voice: "What's the matter?"
The confidant trembled: "We...can't go back..."
Jiao Siluo opened his eyes slightly and asked, "What do you mean?"
Speaking of this, Jiao Siluo asked nervously: "Is there an ambush from the Song Dynasty ahead?"
The confidant shook his head with difficulty, "It's not the ambush from the Song Dynasty, but the ambush from Qingtang."
Jiao Siluo looked at his cronies in disbelief, unable to say a word.
The confidant said with tears in his eyes: "Mu Zhi betrayed you. He did not lead his troops to attack the Song Dynasty. Instead, he led his troops to attack Qingtang City after we left.
Your princess, Prince Dong Fei, and other family members were slaughtered by him.
The same is true for my family members."
At this point, the confidant had already burst into tears.
"While we were fighting in Hexi, he used the money we saved to recruit troops and horses. Now he has more than 100,000 troops.
Now, with his 100,000 soldiers and horses, he is blocking the road we must pass, setting up an ambush waiting for us.
As long as we pass by, he will swarm us with his troops."
When the confidant said this, he burst into tears and said: "Zanpu... we can't go back!"
Jiao Siluo suddenly felt that Venus was surrounding him in front of his eyes, and the sky was getting darker little by little.
It wasn't until the sky turned completely dark that he fell to the ground.
"Zamp?!"
"Zamp?!"
"..."
The cronies immediately rushed to Jiao Siluo, surrounded Jiao Siluo, and kept calling Jiao Siluo.
It's just that Jiao Siluo has completely passed out and cannot be woken up no matter how he screams.
Jiao Siluo slept until late at night, then woke up faintly.
After I woke up, my eyes were a little empty and lifeless.
When the cronies saw this, they were startled. They gathered around the corner and started talking in all directions.
Jiao Siluo listened blankly to his rambling talk for a long time, his chest stung, and a stream of black blood spit out from the corner of his mouth.
"Zamp?!"
The confidants screamed in surprise and hurriedly called the only remaining doctor in the army to treat Jiao Siluo.
When the doctor was about to check his pulse, Jiao Siluo pushed the doctor's hand away and said in a somewhat erratic voice: "I'm fine..."
"Help me sit up..."
At Jiao Siluo's strong request, his followers helped Jiao Siluo sit up.
Jiao Siluo sat on the stone, panting and gritting his teeth as he said: "Mu Zhi deserves death for killing my family members and slaughtering my people.
Since he is waiting for us in front, we will go and meet him."
Speaking of this, Jiao Siluo looked around at his cronies and said, "If we kill Mu Zhi, we can return to Qingtang. If we can't kill Mu Zhi, we can only die here.
Therefore, we can only win this battle, not lose.
By escaping back to Qingtang and to the high ground, we can temporarily avoid the Song soldiers.
We have a chance to make a comeback.
When I was welcomed back to be the co-leader of Tubo, there was only one old guy around.
Now, I have ten thousand warriors by my side.
As long as we return to Qingtang and take control of our things again, we will have a chance to make a comeback.
When the time comes, we can return everything Song has done to us."
After listening to Jiao Siluo's words, the close followers solemnly saluted Jiao Siluo.
"Everything depends on Zamp's orders!"
Jiao Siluo stood up with the help of others and said in a deep voice: "Put on your armor and we will set off tonight to catch that traitor Mu Zhi off guard."
Jiao Siluo's cronies quickly put on the armor for Jiao Siluo.
Jiao Siluo rode his horse, leading ten thousand Qingtang heavy armors, out of the col of the Snowy Mountains, and silently ran towards the place where Mu Zhi was ambush.
At daybreak, Jiao Siluo rushed to the place where Mu Zhi was lying in ambush.
As soon as the Qingtang heavy armor led by Jiao Siluo appeared, Mu Zhi led a hundred thousand soldiers and horses to kill them.
Jiao Siluo did not ask why Mu Zhi betrayed him.
Because he had already learned the reasons for their betrayal from the previous traitors.
Although they gave many reasons for betraying, in Jiao Siluo's eyes, there was only one reason for their betrayal.
Blame him for being too kind, blame him for not killing them all.
If he had killed them all, there wouldn't have been so many traitors.
If he had killed them all and held all the soldiers and horses firmly in his hands, maybe the Qingtang soldiers and horses would have broken through Yumen Pass and Yang Pass by now.
"Jiao Siluo! I brought you the heads of your wife and children! When you die, I will bury you and your wife and children together! Am I kind enough to you?!
Ha ha ha ha……"
Jiao Siluo had no intention of talking to Mu Zhi, but Mu Zhi was unwilling to let him go.
After Mu Zhi led his soldiers and horses to rush out, he decisively threw the heads of Jiao Siluo's wife and children.
Then he laughed and taunted Jiao Siluo very arrogantly on the battlefield.
What Mu Zhi did really angered Jiao Siluo.
After Jiao Siluo saw his wife and child's heads thrown to the ground, his eyes were red and filled with overwhelming murderous intent.
"Kill me! Leave no one behind!"
Jiao Siluo roared angrily.
Mu Zhi chuckled, and after fighting hand to hand with Jiao Siluo for a while, he decisively led his troops to withdraw from the battlefield.
Jiao Siluo led his soldiers and horses in hot pursuit.
After Mu Zhi led his troops and horses to escape to a pasture, all the soldiers abandoned their horses and ran into the pasture.
When Jiao Siluo and his troops were halfway through the charge, the front knees of the horse suddenly weakened and fell to the ground, knocking Jiao Siluo over.
Seeing this, Mu Zhi laughed loudly, "Jiao Siluo, I know you have heavy armor in your hands! Ordinary soldiers and horses are no match for the heavy armor in your hands. How could I be stupid enough to confront you head-on?"
I spent ten days burying countless sharp stones here to deal with your heavy armored cavalry.
Horses cannot run at all in this area. The faster they run, the faster they will be destroyed.
If you want to fight me, you can only abandon your horse and engage me in hand-to-hand combat."
Jiao Siluo took off a layer of armor, reluctantly climbed up, stared at Mu Zhi fiercely, and ordered the Qingtang heavy armor behind him: "Dismount! Take off the outer armor!"
The Qingtang heavy armors carried out Jiao Siluo's orders without hesitation.
When Mu Zhi saw that Jiao Siluo and Qingtang Heavy Armor had all dismounted and took off a layer of outer armor, he licked the corner of his mouth with excitement.
Apart from burying rubble here, he did not set any other ambush.
He needs to have a head-on battle with Jiao Siluo, and he needs to compete with Jiao Siluo in the battle formation.
If he wins, his reputation in Qingtang will reach an unprecedented level.
As long as he can keep Qingtang in the hands of the Song Dynasty, he will be the next Qingtang King.
This battle can be said to be a battle for the Wolf King.
Whoever wins will be the king of Qingtang.
Jiao Si Luo saw what Mu Zhi was thinking, so after the heavy armored cavalry made a mistake in charging, he did not withdraw from the battlefield, but chose to remove his armor and fight Mu Zhi in a bloody battle.
"kill!"
"kill!"
Jiao Siluo and Mu Zhi grasped the sword at the same time, led the soldiers, and ran towards each other.
"Bang~"
The moment the sound of gold and iron collided, it never stopped.
No matter it was Jiao Si Luo and Jiao Si Luo's men, or Mu Zhi and Mu Zhi's men, during the battle, they did not hold back, nor did they retreat, nor did they surrender.
Because they had no way to hold back, no way to surrender, and no way to retreat.
There is no way out for either of them.
If Jiao Siluo gave in and handed over King Qingtang, it would be equivalent to handing over the lives of the 10,000 soldiers behind him to others.
According to the rules of Qingtang, if Mu Zhi wants to become the new Wolf King, he must cut off the head of the old Wolf King.
Therefore, Jiao Siluo and others fell into Mu Zhi's hands and were bound to die.
Similarly, if Mu Zhi gives in, it will be equivalent to handing over his life to others.
Because to Jiao Siluo, he is a traitor, and the soldiers behind him are rebels.
No king will be merciful to the rebellious people under his command.
As long as the opponent is defeated or captured, they will kill them all.
Therefore, there is no retreat for both of them.
We can only fight to the end to determine the final wolf king.
Both sides were fighting with the determination to die, so the situation on the battlefield was very tragic.
Someone is dying almost every minute and every second.
Jiao Siluo and Mu Zhi were protected by people around them, so they would not die so easily.
Therefore, the war lasted for a long time, and the fighting lasted for a whole day without stopping.
Zhong Shiheng, Di Qing, Yuan Shan, and Krui appeared on the edge of the battlefield as they fought until dusk.
They did not go deep and did not disturb the fighting between the two sides.
After Zhong Shiheng arrived at the battlefield, he just waved his hand and asked the soldiers and horses behind him to surround the battlefield where Si Luo and Mu Zhi were fighting.
The four people stood on a hilltop a little far away from the battlefield, staring at the battlefield without speaking.
It's not that they don't want to say it, it's that they can't.
Because not long after they arrived at the top of the mountain, a man, riding a donkey, wandered up the mountain.
The people on the donkey's back don't speak, they don't dare to speak, and they can't speak.
"Tell me, what are they trying to do by killing you and me now?"