Chapter 96: The Western Expedition Was a Success, but Tubo Was Defeated Miserably

The Longcheng Black Armor Army led by Chen Qingzhi arrived outside Chang'an City at almost the same time as Guo Dingfang led his troops out of the city.

The first Black Armor Army cavalry to arrive at the battlefield was still led by Zuo Liangcai, the Dragon City warrior and the vanguard of the Western Expedition.

In the battle of Xiangji Temple, Zuo Liangcai killed 37 Tubo soldiers on horseback alone, including the Tubo general Bai Ma.

Including the 23 Tubo cavalrymen killed in the battle outside Chang'an City when luring the enemy deep into the city, Zuo Liangcai's horse lance, long spear and ring-headed short knife today can be said to have satisfied his bloodthirsty addiction.

However, this war is not over yet, and Zuo Liangcai has set a small goal for himself-killing a hundred Tubo bandits in the first battle!

"All the cavalry generals of Longcheng Black Armor Army, listen to my order--"

"I am here!"

Zuo Liangcai rode on the back of a big black horse, raised his sword and shouted: "Attack the city and capture the stronghold, which is not our cavalry's forte. In the next battle, we only need to provide flank cover for the infantry and ensure the safety of the two wings of the infantry!"

"The matter of capturing the Tubo camp will be handed over to the Modao team and the crossbow soldiers!"

At this point, Zuo Liangcai changed the subject and said with a smile: "However, as long as the Tubo enemy dares to leave the camp or wants to escape on horseback, there is no need for this general to give orders, everyone can kill them!"

"Do you understand?"

"I have received the order!"

The rest of the Black Armor Army cavalry soldiers responded in unison.

Afterwards, Zuo Liangcai ordered the flag signal soldiers to send out flag signals, and 30,000 Black Armor Army cavalry immediately lined up outside the Tubo camp.

With the Tubo camp as the center, they galloped on the open land for dozens of miles outside Chang'an City, forming a huge encirclement that surrounded the Tubo camp.

Then, they watched the show on horseback.

While waiting for the warhorse to recover its strength, they cheered for the infantry brothers!

Dong!

Dong!

Dong!

Suddenly, the deep and powerful drum beats sounded from the central army tent of the Xuanjia Army.

It was Chen Qingzhi, the deputy marshal of the army who commanded the central army, who issued the order to launch the final general attack on the Tubo camp.

Inspired by the drum beats, the infantry of the Xuanjia Army gathered into several large square formations, with long spears like forests and shields against the wall, marching in neat steps towards the Tubo camp.

At the forefront of the army were the shield soldiers and axemen.

Behind them were the spearmen holding long spears.

Then, there were the crossbowmen equipped with strong bows and hard crossbows.

The last ones to lag behind were the most powerful jumping and swinging teams (commandos) in the Xuanjia Army. After the archers and crossbowmen had consumed the enemy troops from a distance, they would rush into the enemy camp for close combat.

Five hundred steps!

Three hundred steps!

Two hundred steps!

In a blink of an eye, the shield soldiers of the Xuanjia Army reached the Tubo camp. The distance between the two sides was less than 200 steps, entering the range of the archers and crossbowmen.

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

In the Tubo camp, the Tubo archers who had been ready for battle, under the command of the generals, fired thousands of arrows at the square formation of the Xuanjia Army.

Seeing this, the shield soldiers of the Xuanjia Army were not afraid of danger. As usual in training, they raised the heavy shields above their heads to form an airtight barrier to resist the arrow attacks of the Tubo enemy.

At the same time, the first-line commander of the Xuanjia Army also began to order the archers and crossbowmen:

"Crossbowmen, get ready!"

"Shoot!"

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

In an instant, the archers of the attacking phalanx of the Xuanjia Army fired a volley of arrows, and the sky was like a storm, pouring down on the Tibetan camp, and the offensive of the Tibetan archers was immediately disrupted.

Taking advantage of the moment when the offensive of the Tibetan enemy weakened, the shield soldiers of the Longcheng Xuanjia Army also accelerated their advance.

At the same time, the jumping team at the end of the attacking phalanx also began to run to the back of the shield soldiers at the fastest speed along the gap deliberately left between the archers and crossbowmen, so as to quickly launch an attack on the enemy camp.

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

It was the archers of both sides again, shooting at each other at a distance of 200 meters.

No matter whether they hit the target or not, they just shot the arrows.

The distance of 200 steps was reached in an instant.

The shield soldiers, spearmen and jumping teams of the Black Armor Army cooperated with each other, and stabbed the Tubo soldiers inside the camp through the wooden fence outside the Tubo camp.

Soldiers holding siege hammers and other sharp weapons continued to knock on the gate of the Tubo camp, trying to break in.

In the narrow and long battle area, soldiers on both sides used all their skills to kill the enemy in the shortest time and with the most effective moves.

For a while, the shouts and shouts outside the Tubo camp shook the sky, and the flashes of swords and swords were everywhere.

"Report--"

"Report to the king, the west gate of the camp is under fierce attack by the enemy and may be broken into at any time. General Nima stationed at the west gate requests reinforcements. I hope the king will make a quick decision!"

"Report--"

"Report to the king, the outer perimeter of the camp has been completely blocked by enemy cavalry, and none of the messengers sent to Hexi and Longyou for help survived!"

"Report--"

"Report to the king"

In the Tibetan central army tent, the continuous bad news made the Tibetan king Dama upset. Even his favorite butter tea became tasteless when he drank it. It was like chewing wax.

Dama was irritable and his already dark face became even more livid.

He still didn't understand until now, were the Han army reinforcements besieging the Tibetan camp all iron men? They could fight continuously without rest.

Such a reckless attack on the Tubo camp is a great test of the fighting will and physical strength of his soldiers!

Fortunately, Dama still holds the initiative on the battlefield.

Not only does he have a solid camp that can serve as a temporary defense line to block the Han cavalry, but he also has 150,000 brave and combative Tubo infantry at his disposal.

If most of the food and grass had not been burned in the morning, Dama firmly believed that it would be no problem to hold the camp for ten days or half a month.

At this time, it was already the coldest month of winter.

As long as he held on until a heavy snow day, the Han army would definitely retreat without a fight and retreat into Chang'an City to keep out the cold.

By that time, it would not be too late for him to lead his troops to evacuate calmly.

Dama immediately ordered: "Come here!"

"I am here!"

"Pass the order and transfer Ben Zanpu's guards to the front line. We must not let the Han army break through the camp!"

"Tell the soldiers that Ben Zanpu observed the sky at night and found that there will be a heavy snow in Chang'an City within three days. The Tibetan soldiers only need to hold on until the snow arrives, and the Han army will retreat without a fight!"

"I got the order!"

Outside the Tibetan camp, the fierce offensive and defensive battles continued.

Whether it was the attacking Xuanjia Army or the defending Tibetan army, both sides showed a fearless attitude and fought repeatedly on the narrow front.

Several camp gates were the focus of the competition between the two sides.

In a short period of time, the camp gates changed hands several times, and countless soldiers from both armies fell, and the corpses were piled up into a small hill.

"Soldiers of the Anxi Border Army!"

"Brothers of the Longcheng Black Armor Army have come thousands of miles to help Chang'an City. We can't let them do all the work for us!"

"All the generals of Anxi listen to my orders!"

"I am here!"

"Follow me to dismount and fight. All generals above the rank of 100 will be assigned to the Xianzhen Camp. I will personally serve as the vanguard commander of the Xianzhen Camp. Seize the camp gate and kill the enemy troops!"

"Seize the camp gate and kill the enemy troops!"

"Charge!"