Chapter 400: Insane
After so many years of mutual trust in economic and political aspects, the scholars and people in Shu generally have a good impression of the Tang Dynasty.
Many of the people of Shu were Guanzhong people.
Even the emperor is the son-in-law of the King of Shu, so he is closer on the psychological level.
Yang Chongben really didn't expect Wang Zongfan to be so easy to speak. Of course, he also understood that Wang Zongfan had the intention to spy on the combat power of the Tang army.
This may be a good thing. The stronger the Tang army, the more obedient the Shu army will be.
Behind Pancangzhang is Yamaguchi City.
As the name suggests, the city built on a mountain pass has high mountains on both sides and a steep mountain road in the middle.
Zhang Xingjin took the lead and said: "General Lu has made great contributions, and this city should be attacked by the last general!"
Wang Zongfan reminded: "Zheng Chang's march and formation are not good, but he is extremely cunning. Generals must be careful."
Out of good intentions, he became harsh when Zhang Xingjin's ears fell. Lu Shizhou defeated Pan Cangzhang, which was guarded by more than 10,000 people with two thousand troops. He had 30,000 people under him!
"This city is not broken, come and see you!"
Yang Chongben frowned, "I will select two thousand elite soldiers to help..."
"If you don't have to work for the general, the last general will have their own elite troops!" Zhang Xingjin was in Xinghai for six years and guarded one side. No one had ever questioned his decision, and inevitably developed a stubborn temper.
Speaking of this, Yang Chongben stopped talking, "Xing Haijun went to fight!"
Zhang Xingjin was not overwhelmed by the anger, but instead used a small force to explore the way first, immediately attracting stone feather arrows flying on the city. Xinghai Army was seriously beyond the scale of the Tang Dynasty Army and was not included in the Tang Army. Except for a few elite soldiers, there were not many people wearing iron armor. Most of them were wearing leather armor, with various weapons, scimitars, horizontal swords, spears, and iron forks.
As soon as the Nanzhao army counterattacked, casualties appeared, and most of the troops exploring the way were injured.
Zheng Chang stayed in the city for many days and was well prepared.
Lai Li waved his hand, carried a short axe and a shield, and called on a group of iron-armored soldiers to rush over.
The city changed its strategy and rolled down the big rocks. No matter how fierce the foreign soldiers were, they were still humans. The iron armor could block the rain of arrows and could not block the big rocks. There were screams, leaving behind broken limbs and broken arms on the ground.
One thousand people went up, but only four hundred people came back.
Even Lai Li was injured and was carried back by his personal soldiers.
Zhang Xingjin's face turned pale, feeling that the eyes behind him were shooting at him like sharp arrows.
"Murrong Chang, come with me!"
On the narrow mountain road, the troops could not be deployed, and crowded on the mountain road became the target of attack. Zhang Xingjin also discovered this. The 300 heroes in the army were all holding iron shields and advancing forward.
The effect of Dashi was immediately reduced by half.
However, before he was happy, the city first threw out wood, then threw out the jars and jars, smashing them on the shield, and the smell of grease spread everywhere.
"It's turmeric oil, go back!" Zhang Xingjin reacted the fastest and shouted loudly.
The Rockets on the City also came to their face at this moment.
The flames rose up instantly and burned on the iron shield.
Some people who were stained with tinea oil were covered in flames and wailing on the ground.
At this time, the city gates opened wide, and the Nanzhao army rushed out, shouting in a strange tone: "Catch the Tang army alive, capture the Tang army alive!"
"General retreat quickly, the last one will be cut off!" Murong Chang drew his sword before the fire.
At this time, Zhang Xingjin had no choice but to retreat, and there were fires in front, back and left and right. If the big shield had not blocked the oil tank, they would have become a burnt corpse in the fire.
More than a dozen spears thorned out of the fire, and the iron shield jingled.
The fire burned the iron shield red, and the hands of the shield-holder were burned one after another. Some people could not bear the abandonment of the shield, while others were still insisting.
The Nanzhao army was in a high position, and the spears were stabbed randomly, and the Sanbaixing Navy suffered heavy casualties.
Zhang Xingjin refused to retreat, the flames burned his body and his heart. Instead of being humiliated, it would be better to die here in battle. Just as he was about to rush forward with a knife, the fire wall behind him was crushed by the loess. Two hundred monk soldiers rushed up with spears, and Lu Lunzang was wearing a leather armor and surrounded by the monk soldiers.
Suddenly, Zhang Xingjin seemed to have seen something different.
These monk soldiers were even more crazy than the iron shield heroes, rushing forward against the fire.
Nanzhao is known as the Miaoxiang Buddha Kingdom and also believes in Buddhism. When he saw these vicious monk soldiers, he was stunned on the spot.
The monks advanced rapidly, and the spear stabbed into the chest of the Nanzhao soldiers without any hesitation.
Lu Lunzang helped Zhang Xingjin up, "How can the general be buried here if he is lucky!"
Zhang Xingjin said heavily: "If I don't die, I will share the honor and disgrace with you!"
It's like a vow.
At this time, he also figured it out. In the eyes of others, they were already grasshoppers on a rope.
The emperor ordered him to be on guard against this person, but at this moment, Zhang Xingjin had already thrown his guard against him.
The emperor regarded Yang Chongben as the Southwest Recruitment Envoy, and perhaps he had long forgotten him.
This is the origin of his resentment!
In the moment of life and death, thousands of thoughts pass through his heart.
"Kill!" Zhang Xingjin held a knife in front and rushed with the monk soldiers.
The defenders on the city, like the Nanzhao army in the battle situation, had long known where they were when they saw these monk soldiers. Especially when they saw Lu Lunzang who was on the fire, they were half human and half ghostly, and they were even more frightened.
The morale of the defenders collapsed.
Zhang Xingjin led the way, took the rope and entered the city, and roared to the sky: "Where is Zheng Chang!"
Capturing Zheng Chang may bring the emperor's attention to everything he wants.
Status, power, attention.
However, no one in the city answered, and Zhang Xingjin cut down one at a loss in Nanzhao soldiers.
The Xinghai Army and the monks also surrendered unscrupulously. Lu Lunzang chanted the Buddhist scriptures without discouraging them, but instead seemed to be rescuing the dead.
More and more Xing Hai troops poured into the city, and a massacre inevitably broke out.
Only a few Nanzhao soldiers fled from Nancheng.
There is no trace of Zheng Chang in the city.
Yang Chongben was walking in blood. Although he won this battle, he shouldn't be so embarrassed.
Wang Zongfan suggested choosing a light and fast man, and touching the path between the mountains on the east side, so that this city can be easily reached.
If Zhang Xingjin was defeated, Yang Chongben could only marches the law.
"Zheng Chang retreated to Wuhou Ridge when the army was sieging the city!" Wang Zongfan asked about Zheng Chang's whereabouts from the alive Nanzhao soldiers.
Zhang Xingjin immediately bowed to Yang Chongben and said, "The enemy is brave and courageous. Our army should advance greatly and not let him breathe!"
Yang Chongben glanced at Lu Shizhou beside him, and Lu Shizhou was staring at Lu Lunzang.
Like most people, he was not optimistic about Zhang Xingjin's attack on the city, but the city was still captured.
"General Zhang is worthy of his personal army. I will wait for the general's good news in Yamaguchi City!" Yang Chongben highly praised Zhang Xingjin's fighting spirit.
Zhang Xingjin took the order and left.
Wang Zongfan looked at Zhang Xingjin's back and said, "General Zhang left in anger, and the cliff of Wuhouling is probably..."
Chapter completed!