Chapter 6 Chapter 5: Datang Breaks Lianyun Fort, Tubo People Flee Overnight

Surrender or break out, that is the question! "Haha! Haha!" On the towering wall of Dashanzi, Gao Xianzhi drank the wine in his hand, laughed heartily, and his voice shook the room, "What a 'Captain Panshi'! What a Li Tianlang What a superb ability!" Li Tianlang, who had just finished bandaging his wound, stood beside him with his hands down, without saying a word. Although he won the battle, many brothers died, especially Luo Laoliu, father and son, who were both dead in the battle. With his heart bound, the Xiliang regiment fought two consecutive vicious battles, and their vitality was bound to be seriously injured.

"Come here! Give me wine!" The wine from Gaochang is sweet and fragrant, rippling in the cool morning mist, and the rim of the exquisite luminous glass is shining with the brilliance of the morning sun.The dead will never be seen again, and there will be no chance to drink this mellow wine. Li Tianlang took the wine glass with both hands, looked down at the mellow red wine, it seemed that all he saw was blood... "Li Xiaowei can be described as a divine soldier descended from the sky, showing the true qualities of a hero in the Tang Dynasty, and I sincerely admire it!" The person who spoke was the talented Cen Shen, who wrote in ink, "The general will go to the west and play the flute in Pingming." Marching. Drums beating on all sides, the snow and the sea are surging, and the three armies are shouting that the mountains are moving." Although the secretary of the army is full of quatrains, he is a literati, but his courage does not let a martial artist. He followed Gao Xianzhi to inspect the top of Tongtian Cliff as soon as he went up the mountain. While feeling cold, he was extremely impressed by Li Tianlang's shocking behavior, "Lianyun Fort is now in my Anxi army's pocket! May I toast you!"

Li Tianlang raised his glass and said: "First respect the loyal and brave soldiers who have been loyal and benevolent to the Tang Dynasty!" After saying this, he bowed to the surrounding officials, raised his head and took a sip, and then poured the rest of the wine into the sky... Gao Xianzhi sat on the saddle that the guards had placed for him, and looked at Li Tianlang with interest, his eyes were unfathomable. Zhang Dagong, who was standing aside, noticed General Gao Dagong's expression, and felt indescribably strange again. "General," Yuan De, who was sweating profusely, saluted from a distance below the gate of the village, "The siege weapons are ready, please watch the battle!"

"Hey, it seems that Yuan De is impatient to show his hand!" Gao Xianzhi smiled slightly, raised his hand and said, "Okay! Let the people of Tubo show the power of my Great Tang weapon!" Zhang Dagong and other generals all laughed secretly, Yuan De It seems that he wants to steal the limelight!Let's see how powerful the Thunderbolt he has boasted for so long is. Seeing the general's attention, Yuan De was full of energy, and personally inspected the thunder that was about to be thrown. At the critical moment, he could not lose the chain!Two majestic heavy-duty trebuchets rattled. These powerful weapons could throw boulders weighing ninety catties 450 steps away. For the lighter thunderbolts, they could throw five at a time! "Pay attention to adjust the distance!" "ignite!" "ready!" The fuze was ignited by the torch, and there was smoke, "let it go!"

"Look! What is that! Be careful!" The Tubo soldiers who were desperately strengthening the city defense looked up, and dozens of dark objects appeared in the sun's halo, flying from the direction of the fallen Dashanzi, "Be careful ! This is the stone cannon of the Tang people! Pay attention to dodging!" A veteran reminded loudly, "Watch where it lands!" "Bang, bang, bang!" A thunderbolt with a short fuse exploded first when it approached the top of the city, and the kerosene and iron sand exploded on the heads of the dazed Tibetans. Immediately, several people screamed and covered their bloody heads on the ground.There were also thunderbolts with longer fuzes that rolled down on the city wall and exploded one after the other, and one even rolled down the top of the city and exploded inside the city.The Tubo people, who had never seen such a strange weapon before, were frightened and screamed from the top of the city.

Yuan De, who was nervous, silently calculated the distances of various fuzes according to the flames of the explosion. Beads of sweat rolled down his forehead.The firing position was filled with green smoke, and even the artisans were shocked by the new weapons they fired.Yuan De, who was finally overjoyed, shouted to his subordinates: "Cut all the medicine threads to three feet!" The busy craftsmen started a new round of attacks. The head of Lianyun Castle was filled with gunpowder smoke, fire splashed in all directions, continuous explosions came and went, and all moving things were engulfed by the thunder.Whether it was the soldiers of the Tang army who were waiting to attack at the base of the city, Gao Xianzhi and other high-ranking officials who were watching the battle at the top of the city, and even the somewhat weary Li Tianlang, they were all shocked by this powerful weapon. "Yuan De and Yuan Shijun are indeed telling the truth! Pass the order!" Tian Zhen heard Gao Xianzhi's order, and hurried forward to obey the order, "Prepare to attack the city!"

The thick smoke dissipated slowly, and Ma Jiangzhong Bajie stared dumbfounded at the soldiers rolling and howling all over the ground, his ears buzzing.Qiongbo yelled something anxiously in front of him, but he couldn't hear clearly for a while, did the people of Tang invite the Great God of Thunder and Lightning to come down to the lower realm? "My lord! Hurry down to the city to hide!" Qiongbo called the guards to wrap Ma Jiangzhongbajie with shields. Seeing that the numb coach didn't respond, Qiongbo waved his hand, and the four strong guards couldn't help saying, seven hands With eight legs, Ma Jiangzhong Bajie was lifted up and quickly carried to the city.

"Tang Jun is coming up! Tang Jun is coming up!" The heavy footsteps of Tang Jun soldiers came from under the city, and they started to attack again! The new wind blows, the gunpowder smoke clears, and the military flag is broken at the top of the city. It seemed that they were afraid of accidentally injuring their own people, so the mysterious weapons on Dashanzi stopped firing, and the panicked Tibetans fled in all directions around the city. "Change the sling!" Yuan De shouted hoarsely on the mountain, "Quick! Change the sling! Adjust the shooting distance and hit the city wall!" Going into the shot while increasing the weight on the winch is where the power of the trebuchet lies.

The huge catapult whizzed down with the momentum of the high mountain, and hit the city wall heavily, causing the entire city wall to tremble. A huge projectile crack appeared at the hit part, and the broken bricks and stones rolled down, breaking the liver and gallbladder of the Tubo people , In the attacking Tang army's battle formation, drums and trumpets sounded together, and the sound of killing shook the sky. Seeing that the situation was critical, Qiongbo drew his sword and shouted: "Tuban warriors, let us fight to the death with the Tang people! Fight to the death! We are the descendants of the bravest Nie Chizanpu! Don't let our ancestors suffer shame!" Qiongbo's subordinates Shouting in unison, they all rushed to the crenel to prepare for the attack.Qiong Bo boosted morale along the city wall, pushed the fleeing soldiers to the back of the crenel, and managed to stabilize his position. "Tell the follow-up team to come up immediately!" He grabbed an orderly who was hiding tightly behind the wall, and the orderly's helmet ran away with a frightened face. "Go! Or I'll cut off your head immediately!" The orderly said Ran nodded, and as soon as he stood up, he heard a "boom", Qiongbo's eyes turned red, and a blood mist exploded. When he wiped his eyes and looked again, the orderly soldier's headless corpse fell straight in front of him. , It's Tang Jun's bed crossbow!After knocking off the orderly's head, the thick heavy arrow continued to roar into the city. "I'll go!" A short Tubo soldier bent over the corpse and ran towards the stone ladder. "Shoot the arrows! Let the arrows go!" someone shouted, "Tang people..."

The strong bows and crossbows of the two sides faced each other tit for tat. "Great Tang! Great Tang!" The Tang army shouted almost madly below the city. The densely packed sharp arrows and flying stones ransacked the already bruised stone walls of Lianyun Fort. Cracks began to appear in many places and even collapsed. Although there were civilians and soldiers Desperate to repair, but the crisis is about to break out.The fall of Dashanzi into the hands of the Tang people not only greatly boosted the morale that had been sluggish for several days, but also enabled the Tang army to condescend and wantonly sweep up the defenders at the top of the city. The reinforcements, crossbow arrows and stone throws from Dashanzi were extremely accurate, often overwhelming the Tubo people.

Tang Jun's ladder has already been built on the city wall, and the flying tiger claws are thrown onto the crenel like raindrops, and the tragic fight is unfolding at the top of the city!At this time, under the city, Ma Jiangzhong Bajie, who had come to his senses, commanded the reserve team to go to the city for support. Groups of brave Tubo warriors rushed to the battle in front of his eyes, and none of them came back. "It seems that the Tubo people are really desperate." Li Siye looked at the soldiers falling like rain from the top of the wall, and said to himself.A group of Tang troops successfully occupied a section of the city wall, and all the troops below the city watched the Tang army's battle flag planted on the top of the city with thunderous cheers.But the good situation didn't last long. The Tubo army who surrounded this foothold, regardless of the casualties, continued like a blizzard on Tanggula Mountain, and soon drowned this team of heroic Tang army death squads... "Brothers, work harder Ah! The Tubo dog is about to collapse!" Suddenly an order to withdraw troops came from the mountain, Li Siye was taken aback, what's going on?Maybe take it down in a while!The infantry withdrew, but the bed crossbow and the Zhentianlei on Dashanzi raged again. "Great General! The Tubo people have become the turtles in the urn. In order not to hurt our powerful soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, we can limit them to sacrifice the city and surrender!" Li Tianlang really couldn't bear the death of more soldiers. Anyway, the warriors of the Tang Dynasty and Tubo In this battle, they all won high honors for themselves, and also fully demonstrated the tenacity, loyalty and heroism of the soldiers.The Tibetans should understand that the general situation is over, and if they continue to fight, it will have no meaning except to increase the already piled up bones. "If the general agrees, I would like to go to Lianyun Castle!" "Hey——" someone sneered, "Now that our army has the chance to win, and even Yunbao is about to fall, the Tubo people have no room to bargain. For them, surrender is death, and death in battle is death. They will talk to you. Surrender?" Li Tianlang heard that Feng Changqing, an important official in the army, quickly bowed and replied: "The envoy Mingjian, now that the Tubo army is besieged on all sides, and the defeat is imminent, but the so-called trapped beasts are still fighting, and the dogs are eager to jump over the wall. Although a strong attack can win, it can't be lost. Avoid, instead of this, it is better to know the benefits and let Tubo vent their anger and surrender." "What are you talking about surrendering to these ignorant barbarians!" The striker Xi Yuanqing shouted in a rough voice, "Look at how they treat my captured soldiers, gouging out their eyes and hearts, just like animals, asking them to surrender? Yes, first Let's talk about it after killing all the ****!" "There were many casualties in my Fengchi battalion, and it was all done by these dogs. If I want to surrender sooner, if I want to surrender at this time, wouldn't the blood and sweat of all the soldiers be in vain? How can the army be convinced? The benevolence of Captain Li's wife!" General Tian Zhen blushed and rolled her eyes at Li Tianlang.All the generals of the Han army responded loudly, calling for a fight one after another, and there was a bloody yell for killing. Gao Xianzhi rested his chin on one hand, noncommittal to the argument, he leaned his body easily against the wall behind him, slowly appreciating everyone's generous speeches.Li Tianlang obviously offended these veterans with great military exploits. You think that you have made great achievements recently, and everyone will be convinced by you. , boy, you are far behind!Not to mention anything else, you are a little captain, standing here and talking is enough to praise you, but you still have to climb up like a hozen, pointing fingers here, boy, I didn't fall to your death on Tongtian Cliff, be careful here Fall to death! "Our army has been fighting hard for three days in a row, and we still need to breathe. If people persuade them to surrender, the Tubo people can be regrouped, but our army can also strengthen the siege offensive. It is almost noon, and the sun is shining brightly, blinding the eyes of our soldiers. Even if we attack, the time can be delayed. Therefore, Li Xiaowei’s plan is all right, and the art of war says: the siege must be closed..." Zhao Chongzhen, the Shule guard envoy, hadn't finished speaking, but he was surprised by He Lou Yurun's strange voice The Chinese dialect of the tune interrupted: "Three days of bloody battle, our army was certainly damaged, but the Tubo people were even more damaged. Right now, our army is in the upper hand, and we can break the city in an instant. What's the point of persuading surrender? Why don't we encourage the three armies to win in one fell swoop?" City wall, kill if you want, let go if you want, what is the art of war!" "Yes!" "Yes!" A thousand generals echoed, and there were many Han generals who nodded frequently. "Great General!" Seeing that most people supported him, He Lou Yurun became more and more energetic, determined to strike while the iron was hot, to make a great contribution, and to compare with that fledgling Li Tianlang. He was so insane after only a few battles, hey!Good luck! "At the end of the day, please invite five hundred elite soldiers to take down Lianyun Castle before dark!" Li Tianlang is not only aware of his own power and loneliness, but also understands that he was impulsive and made the most mistakes that his subordinates should not make. Maybe you will be labeled as a proud and arrogant person, and you will not know what to do if you offend everyone. thing.So he stopped talking, bowed his head and retreated silently. "Lieutenant Li loves soldiers like sons, no wonder his subordinates are excellent fighters," Gao Xianzhi, who had watched the play for a long time, finally spoke, "Hey, he has a unique vision, comprehensive thinking, and a good way of war. The future is boundless!" Li Tianlang heard this praise , The spine suddenly felt cold, what does Gao Xianzhi mean?Sensing the gazes of everyone around him, Li Tianlang faintly felt that something was wrong, so he could only say in a low voice: "The general is overwhelmed, and Meng Lang is humbled." "Hey!" A trace of strangeness flashed across Gao Xianzhi's face. Before Li Tianlang could express his panic, "My master of the Tang Dynasty sent the emperor's edict to attack Tubo, which can be regarded as an act of prestige to kill him. Well, a gentleman puts benevolence first, and sends orders." Suspend the attack!" All the generals saluted and "obeyed", but they all looked angry. "Liu Dan, I intend to persuade you to surrender! You two, Cen Can and Zhao Chongzhen, will go to the city to discuss with the Tubo people!" No one dared to object to Gao Xianzhi's decision. Said: "Lieutenant Li is exhausted from the battle and injured, go down and rest first! Your contribution will naturally be rewarded by the general after the battle!" "Thank you, General!" Li Tianlang felt exhausted, he hurriedly thanked him, and hurried down the wall without looking back. With a smile on the corner of Gao Xianzhi's mouth, he stared at Li Tianlang's almost staggering figure, "Come here with your ears, this general has a secret order!" He waved at Xi Yuanqing, He Lou Yurun and other main battle generals, "You bastards with itchy fists listen……" "Your Excellency, you must never surrender!" Qiongbo forgot etiquette for a moment, and rushed to Ma Jiangzhong Bajie's table without saluting, almost knocking over the teapot on the table, "After the fall of Dashanzi, the morale of our army was low. The last belief of preserving the main city is to support the battle, if you open the door and surrender, the morale of the army will collapse in an instant! The army will be defeated like a mountain!" The steaming heat of the buttered tea blinded Ma Jiangzhong Bajie's eyes. He didn't answer Qiongbo directly, but just stared blankly at the silver teacup, flicking his fingers nervously on the rim.All the generals looked at each other, not knowing what to say.Outside the big tent, the "Dun Nadun" (Bon religion wizard) who often divined good and bad luck around Majiangzhongbajie lit a mulberry smoke. The ten sheep and five horses sacrificed had been slaughtered, and the surrounding soldiers looked dignified. staring at the dojo.The mulberry smoke, the thick mulberry smoke, is floating, slowly turning into a blue mist under the sun, rising higher and higher, lingering over Lianyun Castle. "Holy Sangyan, please go to the filth, get rid of illnesses, ghosts, and purify everything. Please spread the word to the great dragon gods, peace gods, and earth gods, and let them bless our Lianyun Castle." Ma Jiang Zhong Bajie muttered in his mouth, eight thousand Tubo elites were wounded and killed, and nearly half of them were lost, while the Tang army not only continued to attack, but also miraculously conquered Dashanzi, which had never fallen before!It was fire and smoke, and the loud weapons destroyed many solid city defenses and knocked down countless warriors. The Tibetans called it "the hammer of the gods" in horror.Some people have already rumored in private that the Tang people borrowed heavenly soldiers and thunderbolts from the heavens to reduce Lianyun Castle to ashes. Qian Xiaobolu's soldiers were in panic all day long, blaming the Tubo people for attracting the Tang army and causing disaster, and urged a peace negotiation.And the reinforcement army is still far away on the other side of the snow-capped mountain. Even if they rush to help day and night, it will take ten days to barely reach the capital of Xiaobolu.Surrender, not only was the reputation of the whole life wasted, and he returned to Tubo without face, it also completely collapsed the situation of Xiaobolu, which had been operating for several years, and ruined Zampusi's plan to advance west; war, sooner or later would lead to death. The soldiers have lost the courage to fight. In such a situation, they will definitely collapse at the first touch. After the Tang people break through the city, there will be bloody revenge. Ma Jiangzhong Bajie is not afraid of death, but at the beginning he boasted that Lianyunbao would stand still like the Himalayas , but now he has only resisted for three days. If people will still be ridiculed as a defeated general after death, then what is the point of death. "Dun Nadun" rang the Fa bell, slammed the double-sided drum, screamed wildly, blew and danced "ha--puff--", sprayed foam from the corner of his mouth, and picked up handfuls of barley. Hit Ma Jiangzhong Bajie's tent, then threw drums and bells, picked up a magic weapon-a spiral-shaped sword, hit the breastplate, danced wildly, and chanted spells. The tone of Gao Xianzhi's persuasion letter was quite polite, but between the lines there was no negotiable arbitrariness. At sunrise tomorrow, the Tang army will enter the city without bloodshed! "Catastrophe! Disaster!" "Dunna Dun" yelled in panic, "Catastrophe, disaster! Evil gods come, mortals stay away! Mortals stay away!" "How many troops do we have left to fight?" Ma Jiangzhong Bajie threw the letter of persuasion to the table and asked, cheering up, "We are going out of the city to fight to the death!" "General, we still have 1,500 cavalry with horses and at least 4,000 infantry that can fight!" The answer was the brave general Qu (qu) Chide Gezan, who has always been Ma Jiangzhong Bajie's Left and right arm. "Okay! Chide Gezan! You divide the troops into three teams, prepare all the weapons and armor, and prepare to go to battle!" Ma Jiangzhongbajie's expression of seeing death as home made the generals feel very tragic, and they were all ready to die generously. "Please kill the wounded who can't walk! May their souls rest in peace in heaven!" "General! I would like to be a striker!" Qiong Bo clenched his saber tightly, "I still have four hundred elite cavalry from the headquarters..." "No! Young warrior!" Ma Jiangzhong Bajie patted him on the shoulder. The prince's performance today was called heroic. The cruel war made the young man mature quickly. He is worthy of being the descendant of Nie Chizanpu! "As the son-in-law of Xiao Bolu and the prince of Tubo, you have more important things! Chide Gezan! You lead the front team, I am in the middle army, and the prince is behind! Now everyone returns to the army to form a team, eat and drink, and refresh yourself , before the sun sets, I will gather my general orders here and prepare to break through!" "Lasuo!" The generals bowed and left. Qiong Bo walked out of the big tent with everyone, and one of Ma Jiangzhong Bajie's servants brought his horse and whispered to him: "Your Highness, General, please stay!" Ma Jiangzhong Bajie's slumped expression was completely different from just now. When he saw Qiongbo, he pointed to the seat beside him and motioned Qiongbo to sit down: "Most of us can't rush out," Ma Jiangzhongbajie said. Qiongbo, who was about to speak, said bluntly, "I will lead the main force to break through the protective wall of the Tang people. As soon as you open the gap, you will immediately lead the soldiers of Xiaobolu and the cavalry of the headquarters to escort the princess to Neduo City! The princess must be sent safely to the city. Come on, with the princess here, little Bolu will still fight side by side with us, and sooner or later the Tang people who are attacking from far away will have to lead us, and then we will still have little Bolu and Lianyunbao! So—" Ma Jiangzhong Badger approached Qiongbo's face and said word by word, "You must keep the princess! Otherwise, the blood of thousands of soldiers will be shed in vain! I will never forgive you! Promise me! It must be done!" Qiongbo fell to the ground and mourned greatly, but gritted his teeth and did not make a sound of crying. "Okay, child!" Ma Jiangzhong Bajie lovingly stroked his head, "You are a young eagle with wings, don't break your wings here, the Tubo Empire needs you to live, just like Tubo needs me to die! Now! Go and get ready!" When Qiongbo wiped away his tears and jumped onto the horse, Ma Jiangzhongbajielanglang's singing came from the big tent: O mantis bugs of the ground, proud as a bird, Thinking of going to heaven, Fly, it has no wings, Even with wings to fly, Heaven is very high, I'm afraid even Yun Duo can't surpass it! Up, not up to the sky, down, can't get down, In the middle of neither high nor low, Into the pastry of Harrier Hawk. In a small valley in Jiabu, There was a great flock of sheep, One of them went too far, has been eaten by hawks; Little lambs are scattered on the grass dam, Tomorrow, the day after tomorrow and the future, Don't regret it, In the golden quiver, There was a turquoise arrow, You can't kill a deer if you don't shoot it, Shoot it and the barrel is empty. Tents full of dams, Gathering soon... "I won't go!" Princess Amelia's expression was as firm as an iceberg, "This is the land of Little Bolu, and I am Little Bolu's princess. I have the responsibility to protect my subjects!" "But you are also the wife of the Tubo prince, and I will not allow my concubine to fall into the hands of the Tang people!" Qiongbo said angrily, "Once the Tang people destroy the city, even the cloud castle will be destroyed. Who can you protect as a woman? The Tang people will protect you." To be taken captive is also to be humiliated, and what is your favor?" "Then you can kill me!" The princess's green eyes shone like two jewels, and she waved her hand at the saber thrown by Qiongbo on the table, "So that you won't be insulted because of me." Qiongbo's face was ashen. He stepped forward and grabbed the princess's shoulders, staring closely at her eyes: "You woman, don't you know that I like you! How do you want me to melt the ice and snow in your heart?" "Maybe you really like me, but it's hard for me to like you! Do you know why?" Amelia couldn't move in the arms like iron pincers, but her tone was still stubborn, and her white veil was shaking with excitement. Fluttering and flying, the rings on your body made a pleasant crisp sound, "Your Zanpu is just coveting the land of our little Bolu, and treating us as pawns dispatched at will, in order to satisfy your ever-expanding ambitions, as long as it is Precious things, no matter who they are, you all want to use any means to grab them!" "No! We Tubo has a vast territory and is rich in the world. Who cares about the small land of Bolu! We want to help you get rid of the shackles of the Tang people. How can we look down on you! If Tubo looks down on you, my father will treat himself Will your younger sister marry your father! Will you be the concubine of the Tubo prince!" Qiongbo shook the princess fiercely and pushed her to the ground. The princess slowly got up by herself, and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth: "Prince, you are a good man and a smart man. Your eyes tell me that what I said is not wrong at all! Tubo is far more powerful than Xiao Bolu, and he is very good at me. As for my father, if you had only two choices, either to inflict disaster on the common people, or to sacrifice your own happiness, succumb to power, and accept the marriage imposed on you, what would you choose? Little Bolu didn’t agree with Tubo I have the backbone to fight to the death, but I have the backbone to defend my own land! The reason why I stayed in Lianyunbao is to let everyone know that although the iron hooves of the Tubo people are trampling this land, Lianyunbao is the Lianyunbao of Little Bolu. Yunbao, because Xiao Bolu’s princess is here! Although Xiao Bolu’s country is small and weak, and it is difficult to survive between you and Datang, Xiao Bolu is Xiao Bolu, it does not belong to Datang, nor does it belong to Tubo , we also have our own proud ancestors and splendid civilization, we are not willing to accept slavery!" The muscles on Qiongbo's face kept twitching, he quickly pulled out the saber, and put it on the princess's snow-white neck, "Ah, little Bolu's princess, huh?" The blade gradually became heavier, and the princess stood without fear, With a calm face: "You can kill me! According to your Tubo customs, you, as a husband, can dispose of me as you like, but I will never be the princess of the Tubo people! I will be the princess of Xiao Bolu! Forever!" The surrounding candlelight dimmed, but the figure of the princess suddenly brightened. The strong wind blowing from the door knocked away piles of books on the table, and they rolled and fell to the ground.Qiongbo gritted his teeth and tightened his grip. The princess closed her eyes, and a crushed snow lotus flew down from her hand... "Don't deceive yourself!" At this moment, someone's voice came from the door, and Qiongbo turned his head to see that it was Ma Jiangzhong Bajie! "God has arranged the fate of little Bolu. She gave little Bolu the wealth and glory of the Silk Road, but she was stingy and didn't give you a strong one. It's like giving an ant a pearl, but two elephants Put it next to it, hehe, you are destined to suffer disaster," Ma Jiangzhong Bajie gently pushed away Qiongbo's knife, Qiongbo panted heavily, and lowered the tip of the knife, "If you want to blame, blame the prankster God, if you want to have a pearl, you have to lie on a certain elephant. Although you can’t decide where to go, at least you can hold the baby in your arms and make it look like it’s still yours. Your ancestors, you think The proud ancestors, including your father, did the same thing, but they chose different elephants. This is your little Bolu’s freedom." Ma Jiangzhongbajie emphasized the last sentence, with a smile hanging from the corner of his mouth. With a mocking smile, watching the princess's bright and beautiful face turn from red to white, and then from white to blue... "Don't say I lied to you, the princess should remember your great-grandfather named Wu Jinbusy. He ran to the emperor of the Tang Dynasty to flatter him. Yuanjun', cut, guarding the "side" of the Tang people nine thousand miles away from their capital, haha! Of course, I, Tubo, can't tolerate it. I sent troops to conquer and pull out nine cities, which scared your great-grandfather to ask the Tang people for help. He also knew what to do An ant can only survive if it attracts two elephants to fight for it. Your father and king are not too smart. He also wants to pick and choose between Tubo and Tang, and drink some of the blood of both sides to satisfy his hunger! That's all!" "It's just that last time your so-called invincible army was defeated by a mere 4,000 troops in the Beiting Dufu of the Tang Dynasty. They were killed to the point of throwing away their helmets and armor, leaving over 10,000 corpses. But today, your brave Lord Ma Jiangzhong Bajie The Lianyun Fort, which was run by my own hands and is known as impregnable, will collapse in an instant. It seems that our little Bolu has indeed chosen the wrong elephant!" The princess's face returned to normal, and she began to retort, "Although the people of Tang didn't have good intentions, at least they did. Considerate etiquette, keep promises, ask for help, help, grant seals. Unlike Tubo, who obviously covets my little Bolu, conquers the city, and slaughters, but pretends to use the way to attack Anxi!" Ma Jiangzhong Bajie looked at the heroic princess with a look of astonishment on his face. He obviously underestimated the other party. He never thought that such a small place like Xiao Bolu would have such an outstanding female generation, who is farsighted, talented, knowledgeable and courageous. Not under oneself!I actually thought that this princess would only study Buddhist scriptures behind closed doors!Qiubo cursed in a low voice, and raised the knife again. He seemed not so determined, and the hand holding the knife was raised very slowly.Ma Jiangzhong Bajie sighed and blocked the prince's arm: "Wait a minute, prince, don't forget what I said! Besides, you can't kill her now, and there are already Xiao Bolu's soldiers standing outside the palace. Obedient to my order, yelling to defend their Princess Shenhua to the death, and almost fought with Chi De Ge Zan and them, otherwise why would I be here!" "Your Highness, Princess!" "Your Highness, Princess!" Several little Bolu generals shoved and shoved Chi De Ge Zan and a group of Tubo generals outside the door. Amelia glanced at Ma and Qiong contemptuously, straightened her clothes, and walked out of the bedroom with her chest up.The courtyard immediately burst into cheers. "Princess! Princess!" The little Bolu soldiers outside the palace shouted in unison, "We are willing to dedicate our lives for you!" "Now you understand why I want you to take the princess to break through?" Ma Jiangzhong Bajie whispered to Qiongbo, "She is our good bargaining chip!" Looking at the proudly standing princess, Qiongbo slowly Sheathing the knife, an indescribable sadness welled up in my heart, maybe the princess was right, they shouldn't be together in the first place! A white flag flew up from the head of Lianyun Castle, and the original battle flags were lowered and thrown into the fire.The city gate rattled open in the setting sun.A group of Tubo riders without weapons and battle armor lined up dejectedly, followed by chariots filled with weapons and food, and the Tubo people surrendered!Before the team approached the Tang army's position, a large number of people, old and young, rushed out from both sides of the army, calling for their sons and daughters, crying for their parents and mothers, forming a chaotic mess. Tian Zhen, Xi Yuanqing, and He Lou Yurun each led three groups of troops to meet and land outside the city in an inverted formation. Seeing the convoy full of luggage and the people on their backs, the predatory Fanbing couldn't hold back at first and shouted loudly. He wanted to rush up and snatch it. "Okay! The big guys are too suffocated, let the athletes have a good time!" He Lou Yurun held the mount that was constantly digging hooves, and said to the two generals Tian and Xi, "Anyway, the general has told us to rush in !" "That's right, the general said on the Lianyun Fort that no matter whether Tubo surrenders or not, he will be shot to death. Lianyun Fort wants no one left behind!" Xi Yuanqing was also itching, "What kind of polite are you talking to these barbarians! Just rush up and forget it ! I heard that there are a lot of merchants in Lianyunbao, which is very lucrative..." "Why panic! I haven't seen their coach come out yet!" Tian Zhen stopped the two of them, "When their main force comes out and kills them, then everything will be ours!" While speaking, the noisy people had poured into the formation of the Tang army's right-wing fan soldiers, trying to escape from the city through the gap between the army. "He Lou Yurun, hurry back and form a team, no one is allowed to move, and those who disobey the order will be killed!" Tian Zhen frowned. Annoyed, He Lou Yurun had no choice but to ride his horse back to his formation, yelling at the soldiers to stick to their posts, which aroused boos. "Dead thieves, tell them to go!" Seeing the fat in his mouth but unable to put his mouth down, He Lou Yurun, who was so irritable, shook his horse's reins, and the horse's front hooves were raised high, knocking a civilian who rushed forward to the ground. , There was only a clatter, and gold and silver coins and golden brocades rolled out of the scattered bundles, and the eyes of the soldiers around were straightened.He Lou Yurun was taken aback for a moment, then swung his knife and cut down another commoner who was carrying a big bag beside him, and the bag fell to the ground in the splash of blood. "Haha! Haha!" He Lou Yurun hid in a stirrup and picked up the package, and shook it with the wind, only to hear the tinkling sound, and the gold and silver fell all over the ground, "Haha! Haha! What are you waiting for! Do it! " The soldiers cheered loudly, and immediately scrambled for property and women with red eyes, and the formation suddenly became chaotic.Although Tian Zhen and Xi Yuanqing's Han army had strict military orders, they couldn't help but turn their attention to money, "General, I will lead my troops to seize the chariot battle, otherwise the fans will get the cheap!" Seeing Tian Zhen's acquiescence, Xi Yuanqing said, That is to say, he urged the horse to forge ahead and ran towards the Tubo chariot battle. Suddenly a horn sounded, and all the chariots burst into flames, and the Tubo people loaded the luggage with flammable materials such as kerosene and sulfur. Hundreds of chariots immediately turned into hundreds of rolling fireballs, rushing into chaos The battle formation of the Tang army.Dozens of Tubo dead soldiers mixed in with the fugitive people also ignited the skin bags full of kerosene on their backs, and rushed left and right in the Fanbing team of He Lou Yurun, completely disrupting the Fanbing formation.The frightened horses threw off the soldiers who were greedy for money, and the riders who went down to loot the property were also knocked to the ground by the running horses. Some soldiers with their hands full of money even threw their weapons aside. Now they are in a hurry and can't find them. Arrived. "Get on the horse! Get on the horse! Kill them all!" Angrily, He Lou Yurun threw away the belongings in his hand, raised his knife and slashed wildly, and ordered his subordinates to hold their ground, but there were chaotic crowds and flames everywhere in the thick smoke. Can't afford effective defense.A human-shaped torch staggered towards He Lou Yurun, who was cursing endlessly, and hugged his thigh tightly while he was not prepared. The flames immediately jumped onto He Lou Yurun's battle robe, and the horse with its burning mane screamed repeatedly. Hissing, jumping up and down desperately, throwing He Lou Yurun, who is proficient in riding skills, off the horse.The furious He Lou Yurun ignored the flames on his body, and took a knife to slash and chop at the stiff Burning Man until he dismembered him into several pieces before finally breaking free.This is not the worst, before he can free his hands to extinguish the raging flames, the Tubo cavalry has rushed into his team like a flash flood, killing the chaotic fan soldiers, and the fan soldiers desperately resisted. It failed to stop them from breaking through the defense line.The Tubo cavalry quickly reached under the siege wall and occupied two exits.Dozens of carriages loaded with sandbags caught up immediately, and were overturned by the Tubo people in the deep trenches dug by the Tang army, filling in the obstacles on the escape route. The frightened Tian Zhen immediately led his team to fight, and the two sides fell into a melee.The Tubo people obviously planned this breakout carefully, and their sharp edge was mainly directed at the hapless Helou Yurun army, while Ma Jiangzhong Bajie personally led the elite to attack the Han army of Tian and Xi, and led Chide Gezan and Qiongbo The breakout force wins time. The horns of the Tang Army's camp were repeated, and although the Tubo people's desperate breakout was somewhat unexpected, it did not shake the main force of the Tang Army.Soon, the locust-like arrows shot the Tubo cavalry who had broken through the protective wall, and countless Tang troops surrounded the Tubo breakout troops from all directions. As soon as He Louyurun was supported by several subordinates, he was surrounded by a group of little Bolu soldiers. The cowardly Xiaobolu people in the past were especially crazy today. a military academy. "You son of a bitch, we have to die here today! Hey, boy, what's your name?" He Lou Yurun said through gritted teeth, "Let's kill as long as we can before we die!" "General, my name is Pugusar ，”说话间，这个叫仆固萨尔的军校格开了两柄长枪，“很愿意和将军一起死！”“好！好！”绝望之余的贺娄余润索性置生死于度外，哈哈狂笑，和仆固萨尔背靠背死战。一匹狂奔的战马不知从哪里跑来将苦苦支撑的两人先后撞翻在地，周围的小勃律人一拥而上…… 一个满脸是血的大个子刀手嚎叫着在倒地的贺娄余润前举起了砍刀…… "puff!" 一截马槊贯胸而出，刀手喉咙咯咯一阵怪响，哇地吐出一口鲜血，轰然倒地。与此同时，两支长矛将李天郎的战马戳翻在地，在战马即将倒下的一刹那，李天郎一声长啸，如苍鹰般飞跃而起，锋利的横刀狂飙般掠过小勃律士兵的头顶，围住贺娄余润的包围圈为之一滞。 李天郎是在大山子发现情势危急的，他不待高仙芝下令便急速率军驰援。正好和吐蕃突围的后军遭遇，双方混战。西凉团只有两百生力军，人数毕竟太少，怎么也抵挡不住滚滚奔逃的吐蕃小勃律联军。李天郎身边数十骑遭到大群小勃律士兵的顽强阻击，他发现这些小勃律士兵在竭尽全力不让唐军靠近一小队身裹黑色披风的骑兵，那里一定很有蹊跷。李天郎马槊翻飞，所向披靡，直冲向那队黑衣骑士，那一定是他们的主帅！Capture the thief first and capture the king!哪里走！ 在拼死战斗的小勃律士兵的掩护下，身着波斯软甲的阿米丽雅公主被穹波等一干吐蕃骁骑簇拥着奔向前队冲开的缺口，必须在唐军增援赶到之前冲出唐军大营，否则前功尽弃，一切都完了！ 听得几声弓弦响，穹波下意识地伏身，头顶飞过一箭，旁边两骑则背心中箭应声落马。穹波回头一看，一匹快马旋风般杀进了层层防卫的护卫队，直奔他所在的核心而来。“拦住他！拦住他！”穹波冲自己的贴身卫士大叫，“你们都去，把他解决了！不许他靠近公主！”六名吐蕃战士迎了上去，他们原本有八人，号称“穹波八骑”，可惜领头的吐弥·桑布札和最年轻的噶尔·墀真赞卓已经在驰援大山子的战役中阵亡，如今只剩下这六人了。英勇的小勃律士兵们也群起而上，将频发连珠箭的赵陵他们和单骑突进的李天郎成功地分割开来。 穹波再转头看公主，白纱蒙面的公主也拿着一把战刀，和部属一起呼喝战斗，并没有被惨烈的战斗吓倒。“别停下，快走！”公主也回头看了看浴血奋战的穹波，眼睛里是说不出的复杂情感。 惨叫声，那是穹波八骑里最勇猛的大力士娘·赤桑养顿的惨叫声，紧接着又是一声沉重的闷哼，熟悉自己心爱部属的穹波听得真切，那是善使大砍刀的噶尔·赞辗恭顿！是谁，是谁这么厉害转瞬间就要了这两个勇士的性命？穹波拨转马头，正好看见第三个吐蕃骑手被李天郎捅下马来，一对双刀飞出去老远，天哪，是智勇双全的噶尔·东赞！穹波脸都扭曲了，即使是在最危险的时刻，这几个纵横敌阵的勇士也从未一起失过手，况且对方仅一个人！一个人而已！现在八骑只剩下蔡邦兄弟和麴·伦勃伦了！穹波大吼一声，拍马上前，加入到与李天郎对阵的三名战士当中。 李天郎纵马稍退，待吐蕃人醒过神来重新列好阵势时，突然又猛夹马腹向对方疾冲，马槊破空长啸。两名吐蕃武士配合默契地分两边迎击，一支长矛，一把战刀分从两边扑向李天郎，居中一个则勒马抽出了弓箭…… 兵器带来的劲风锐不可当地刮过李天郎坐骑，而原本端坐其上的主将却不见了。但是长长的马槊却从马腹下来回横扫，左右夹击的吐蕃战马先后中枪，惊嘶着扬起前蹄。受伤最重的一匹顿时瘫倒，五脏和泼溅而出的鲜血因冲锋的巨大惯性猛喷向马首前，马上的蔡邦·伦珠秤砣般摔了出去！另一匹未等前蹄落地，骑手腋下便被神出鬼没的马槊穿透，手里的长矛顿时脱手飞出。倔强的蔡邦·纳森大叫一声，伸手紧紧握住刺入体内的马槊，因疼痛收缩的肋骨也将马槊死死夹住。 重新跃上马背的李天郎来不及拔出自己的马槊，只得顺手一送，对方带着马槊翻身落马。利箭疾射而至，李天郎右手拔刀，格开了射来的羽箭。放箭的吐蕃骑手看见连斩两将、凶猛奔来的李天郎，吓得连声大叫，丢了弓箭拨马就跑，被惊怒交加的穹波撞个正着，挥刀斩落马下。“没出息的伦勃伦！你去死吧！唐狗，让我和你见个高下！”穹波眼睛都红了！ 李天郎在马上挽了个刀花，冲疾驰过来的穹波点点头，这种轻蔑的神情几乎让穹波气炸了肺。“我和你拼了！”他高举战刀，恶狠狠地劈向这个凶悍的唐军将领。李天郎没有给他任何机会，当穹波的刀锋掠过李天郎的肩膀时，横刀已经顺势划过了穹波的大腿，疼得他几乎跌下马去。 “快去救王子！”远远看见在马上踉跄的穹波，阿米丽雅勒马转向，向穹波驰来，左右兵士劝阻不住，只得跟随。 穹波勉强避过李天郎的第二刀，手臂鲜血长流，战刀掉地，绝对无法躲过第三刀。就在横刀向他腰间劈来时，李天郎手腕一翻，只用刀背重重地砸在穹波腰眼，肋骨应声碎裂，穹波大叫落马。“你也是个勇士，放你一条生路！”“杀了我！杀了我！”倒在地下的穹波声嘶力竭地叫喊着，拼命爬向不远处的佩刀，“我吐蕃勇士不要唐狗的怜悯！不要！不要！” “校尉，你没事吧？”赵陵遥遥叫道，他带着二十余骑冲破敌方防卫，迅速向李天郎靠拢。 几支利箭在李天郎身边飞舞，一群吐蕃骑兵随即围了上来，和赵陵他们杀成一团，其中一队围住了突兀于阵中的李天郎。 几个吐蕃骑士先后在李天郎的横刀前倒了下去，没有人能够挡住他神鬼惊泣的刀法。在飞溅的鲜血和兵器的铿锵声中，李天郎看到一位白纱蒙面的骑手在刚才与他交手落马的敌兵前滚鞍下马，不顾周围危险万分，为伤者包裹伤口。待最后一个阻挡他去路的吐蕃骑兵被他砍成两截时，蒙面骑手正费力地企图将伤者扶上马背。这时，李天郎闻到一股浓郁的花香，那种香味，说不出的空灵，说不出的迷离……腕上的劲说不出缘由地松懈了，无坚不摧的横刀偏离了方向，但逼人的刀风仍旧掀飞了阿米丽雅公主的头盔，将蒙面的白纱一起带走了…… 女人的娇呼使李天郎大吃一惊，刀风中飞扬出瀑布般浓密的栗色长发，几缕被割断的青丝顺风飞拂过犀利的刀尖。那双眼睛，天！溢满泪水和惊恐的眼睛，似曾相识……碧绿的眼珠，黑色的瞳孔，不一样却又一样！ 李天郎勒住战马，愣愣地看着眼前一身戎装的阿米丽雅，“校尉！你的马槊！”赵陵将马槊奋力朝李天郎抛出，李天郎扬手接住，战马在原地打了个旋，“快走吧！能不能逃掉看你运气了！”李天郎叹了口气，垂下了马槊，“你们没有多少时间了！你听得懂我的话吗？” 阿米丽雅点点头，纵身跃上战马，扶好摇摇欲坠的穹波，急忙朝向豁口冲去，大批接应的小勃律士兵纷纷向公主聚拢。阿米丽雅回头看看，那个杀人如麻却又放她和穹波生路的唐军战将正在原地挺枪勒马，从容迎对冲锋而来的滚滚骠骑。 奇怪的敌人！ 也就在此时，李天郎发现了命悬一线的贺娄余润。 仆固萨尔从没见过如此凌厉的刀法，这个轻捷如飞的汉人军官转眼间便放倒了最近的五个人，残缺的长矛和弯刀在冲天的刀风中四散迸飞。 “保护公主！保护公主！”尽管死伤狼藉，小勃律人依旧死死地缠住无人匹敌的敌将。不远处，一小队小勃律骑兵正冲向护墙的豁口，前面居然是大批骁勇的吐蕃骑兵开路，那里一定有大人物！可是现在精疲力竭的仆固萨尔哪里还顾得了这么多，他一手拿刀，一手扶住受伤的贺娄余润，看着匹马单枪的李天郎将一大群小勃律士兵杀得鸡飞狗跳。too fast!快得令人窒息，那刀光是如此之凄美，似乎总要吸引生命为之飞蛾扑火。 小勃律战士们终于要崩溃了，他们背靠护墙，拼死抵挡着李天郎的横刀，尽管知道打不过，他们也没有后退或逃跑，而宁肯用自己的血肉之躯为自己敬仰的公主殿后。李天郎提刀站立在那排小勃律士兵面前，滴血的刀尖使所有的人为之战栗，为什么你们还要苦苦挣扎，你们不清楚自己的命运么？李天郎轻轻甩了甩刀，引发小勃律士兵中一阵惊恐的骚动，指向他的刀枪一齐战抖着晃动起来。“投降吧！你们没有希望！”李天郎不知道他们能否听懂汉话，还是慢慢地说，“你们已经证明了自己战士的声誉，弃械投降至少可以留条活命！” 一声尖厉的呼哨，马大元带领的排矛手从李天郎身后列队而来。雄浑坚定的脚步声步步逼近战栗的小勃律队伍。“放他们一条生路！”李天郎还刀入鞘，对马大元说。 当一排长枪齐崭崭扎在小勃律士兵脚下时，他们垂下了武器，面面相觑，一个领头的军官回头看看消失在豁口的骑队，大喊了一声什么，所有的小勃律士兵应声扔掉了手中的兵器。“看住他们！”李天郎不想让特勒满川屠戮降虏的悲剧再发生，“大元，把他们带往大山子，任何人不得靠近！”“遵命！校尉！” 呆立一边的仆固萨尔看着李天郎并不魁梧的背影，眼里充满崇敬。“雅罗珊（突厥语：战斗神），”他喃喃地说道，“汉人雅罗珊！” 血战还在继续，老天爷似乎不愿再见到这样的杀戮，将漆黑的夜幕垂落了下来。 赤德格赞已经是汗透重衣，六处深浅不一的伤口正汩汩冒血，他竭力稳住身躯，带领部下冲破了唐军数道防线，终于冲出了唐军大营。“公主和王子殿下在哪里？”他的战马口吐白沫，浑身痉挛，“他们冲出来了吗？” “大人，你看那是不是他们？”有士卒回答。 在唐军大营辉煌的灯火映照下，一队疾驰的人马正匆匆向赤德格赞一行所在的小山坡靠拢，领头的正是阿米丽雅公主，受伤的穹波王子被几个吐蕃战士护卫着，勉强骑在马上，每次颠簸都令他疼得几乎昏厥。在大营那一面，玛降仲巴杰正率领残部做最后的抵抗，成千上万的唐军将他围得如粽子一般，吐蕃战士的喊杀声越来越微弱。赤德格赞悲伤地低下头，玛降仲巴杰和那些身经百战的勇士们一定全部战殁于阵中了。 公主一行狼狈不堪的数十骑和同样失魂落魄的赤德格赞汇合了，总共不到百人，想起不久前万人大军雄踞连云堡的威势，如今却惶惶然如丧家之犬，赤德格赞不胜唏嘘。 “大人！不会有人再冲出来了！”一个浑身是血的小勃律骑士低声说，“我们是最后的幸存者……” “事不宜迟，我们马上走！”苏醒过来的穹波咬紧牙关强忍剧痛，“不然没时间了！” “王子殿下，你的伤……” “死不了！快走！” 稍稍整队的残兵纷纷策马奔驰，都想早点将唐军大营抛在身后。穹波正要问走在前面的赤德格赞走哪个方向，突然眼前就出现一群耀眼的萤火虫，紧接着就是战甲被穿透的闷响。浑身上下插满火箭的赤德格赞直挺挺地倒了下去，同时栽倒的还有走在前列的所有士兵。“唐人！唐人的弩箭！”一个失去战马的吐蕃士兵颓然在山冈上跪倒，一股鲜血从穿透他头颅的弩箭箭镞处喷涌而出。在他身后不远处的穹波和阿米丽雅眼前出现一片血雾，未等他们从惊骇中清醒过来，眼前的场景便已经使他们如陷冰窟——山冈下面是排列整齐的唐军重骑，火光下是一排排挺立的马槊和闪亮的明光铠——玄甲军！看来高仙芝根本就没有打算接受吐蕃的投降，不管怎样都要将他们斩尽杀绝！ “公主快走！”穹波颤抖的手紧握住长矛，“快走！吐蕃人誓死掩护你！” “不！一齐冲吧！小勃律人不是懦夫！”阿米丽雅嘶声说，“要死一起死！光荣地死！” “不，公主，这么多人死去，都是为了要你活着！快走吧！不然大家都会死，死得不值得！”穹波没有再看公主血污点点的脸，“别忘了，你是所有小勃律人的希望！”长矛杆重重地击打在公主坐骑的臀部，战马猛地蹿出去丈余。“小勃律人，别忘了你们誓死保护公主的誓言！” 山冈上那刚刚逃出虎穴，却又投入玄甲军狼窝的吐蕃人显然太不知趣了！居然还想冲下来！张达恭歪嘴吐出一口痰，“听好，一个都不许放走了！谁放走了我宰了谁！”他借着火光大概数了数对方的人数，“六十四颗脑袋，一个都不能少！”威名赫赫的玄甲军在整个连云堡战役中寸功未建，早就让张达恭窝火，这区区不知死活的残兵败将居然敢正面挑战铁甲重骑，太不知死活了！ 吐蕃王子穹波·邦色呐喊着高举长矛冲向铁墙，一支！两支！很多支弩箭射中了他，强劲的箭镞无情地撕扯着他的身体，几乎要将他拉下马去。尽管身躯已经不听使唤，在马上如狂浪中的落叶一般摇晃，穹波依旧奋不顾身地冲锋，冲锋……当阿米丽雅公主最后一次眺望她的丈夫时，映入她眼帘的是冲天的火光和连成一片的耀眼铠甲！王子就消失在那神奇的光环中…… 连云堡彻底沦陷了！ 潮水般的唐军连夜涌进了城内，洗劫了他们所能洗劫的一切。 八千吐蕃精锐，两千小勃律劲旅，尽皆死伤殆尽。唐军斩首五千余，俘敌四千，虏百姓六百户，获得战马千余匹，军资器械不可胜数，大获全胜！ 高仙芝在大山子上悠然信步，似乎全然不关心雀跃入城的大军。连云堡里星星点点布满了唐军移动的灯笼火把，所有的人都在尽力搜刮战利品。监军边令诚在亲兵护卫下，趾高气扬地骑马进城，毫不客气地占据了城内最高处的宫殿。宦官贪功图财，沽名钓誉，不足为奇，高仙芝心里冷笑了一声，就满足他吧！ 连云堡城后是连绵不尽的崇山峻岭，高耸的山峰终年积雪，在黑暗中虽然不可能看见，但是高仙芝的目光仍旧向那方远眺。灰头土脸的田珍、席元庆呆望着他们的统帅，不敢出声，裹着绷带的贺娄余润更是耷拉着头躲在人群后面。李嗣业看着三人的狼狈样，真有些哭笑不得，仗打胜了，这三个人却丢脸丢到家了，要不是击杀吐蕃军主帅玛降仲巴杰得手，他们三个绝对会遭军法重惩。 三个下属面面相觑，都在心里揣度高大将军的意思，看样子，大将军好像没有从重责罚他们的意思，可是照以往惯例，心思缜密军法如山的高大将军绝对不会姑息贻误战事的将领，他究竟在打什么主意？ “传令！牙兵、凤翅二营原地驻扎，不得入城！”高仙芝突然下令，“所有士卒备粮饲马，做好开拔准备！”众将尽皆愕然，赵崇玭嘴巴动了动，想说什么，却又不敢，贾崇璀看看欲言又止的赵崇玭，清了清喉咙，刚要说话，被后面的岑参一把扯住，只得生生将话咽回肚子里。 “大将军，降虏四千余，其吐蕃卒三千零三十九口，将四十七人；小勃律降卒九百二十二口，将七人，如何处置？”办事精明利落的封常清抢在人前奏道，“另获战马一千零八匹，军械尚在统计中。”周围一干战将鼓着眼睛看着他，封常清边说边连使眼色，示意他们不要再提牙兵、凤翅两营城外待命之事。李嗣业心里叹了口气，他已经猜到高仙芝的打算了。 “哈哈！好生看管！天色已晚，众军疲惫，我军又新胜，姑且让他们多活些日，明日再议吧！”高仙芝脸上到底有了笑容，众人都松口气，“今日可以开怀畅饮，犒赏三军了！哈哈！” 一堆堆的降俘像秋收的麦垛一样每二十人被手脚相连捆在一起，人人脸上都是绝望和听天由命的神情。看管他们的唐军士兵围着火堆大吃大喝，相互炫耀着缴获的财物，拿降俘取乐。这些经历了血战取得胜利的士兵，当然认为自己所得的一切乃天经地义。 相比那些被绑于旷野的俘虏，西凉团看押的三百多名小勃律战士就算行了大运了，虽然仍旧绳索加身，但至少还有一口水喝、一小块干粮可吃，受伤的还免于被缚，伤口得以包扎，这都得拜李天郎所赐。李天郎穿行于这些小勃律降俘之间，感受到他们的颓丧和无奈，失去武装和斗志的战士，和待宰的羔羊没什么两样。在他们当中，不少人亲眼看见李天郎的神勇，看见他走近，人群出现一阵骚动，交头接耳的俘虏们无不现出又敬又怕的神色。“谁会说我中土语言？”李天郎朗声问道。 “我，雅罗珊将军！”李天郎循声望去，一个满脸胡须的小勃律人站了起来，有点印象，好像是那位为全军殿后，又下令弃械投降的小勃律头目。 “雅罗珊？”李天郎走近他，“什么意思？” “我听见那些突厥人这么叫你，将军，我先辈曾在绥远军里和大唐一同与吐蕃人作过战，略通中国之语。” 小勃律人的汉话还算流利，李天郎满意地点点头，“突厥语你也懂？你叫什么名字？” “是的，将军，我叫察卓那斯摩，我的家族常年从商，通晓西域诸国语言……雅罗珊意即战斗神，将军骁勇，我等都亲眼目睹，当之无愧。”察卓那斯摩庄重地向李天郎施礼，言语极为诚恳，世间战士都重勇士，概莫能外。 “今天你们突围，死命保护者何人？”李天郎脑海里又荡漾出那双碧色的大眼睛和悠然的花香，不知为什么，一直挥之不去。 察卓那斯摩犹豫了一下，吞吞吐吐地说：“那是我们小勃律美丽的诃黎布失毕，阿米丽雅公主，不知将军知道她安全得脱了吗？” 见李天郎一愣，察卓那斯摩赶紧解释道：“诃黎布失毕乃梵文，意为神花。” 怪不得花香摄人！神花？ “没有公主被擒的消息，倒是吐蕃主帅玛降仲巴杰和那穹波王子尽皆战死。” “啊，穹波王子是公主的丈夫，他和公主是在一起的，难道公主她……”察卓那斯摩失声叫道。 “应该不会，否则早就有消息了！”李天郎挥刀割断察卓那斯摩的绳索，“你负责约束这些士卒，如果他们老实，我可以想法让他们回家！” “真的？”察卓那斯摩声音都发抖了，“谢将军！” 李天郎点点头，转身走了。身后传来察卓那斯摩哇哇的说话声，他在用小勃律话说着什么，周围的小勃律士卒焦急地问他，最后爆发出一阵欢呼。 天，终于亮了，薄薄的晨霭游行于劫后的战场间。连云堡城下，尸横遍野，残兵满地，破败的军旗在雾气中垂死摆动，血肉模糊的躯体上插着血迹斑斑的刀枪，有城内的百姓在唐军驱赶下搬运着尸体。 号角响了，紧接着是雷鸣般的鼓声。 皮鞭和木棍的击打声，虚弱的咳嗽声，俘虏们在清理出的空地上站成数排，四周都是戒备的唐军。 “大唐！大唐！”当高仙芝率将领们出现在阵前时，鼓声雷动，三军齐呼，声震天宇，降俘们无不悚然变色，他们很快明白，决定自己命运的一天来到了。 高仙芝喜欢这种居高临下的感觉，他先请监军边令诚坐下，然后一扬手，鼓声和欢呼声立刻戛然而止。然后他威严地环顾了一下四周，帐下众将随着他的目光自动分列两厢，这时高仙芝才很舒服地在高台上的胡床上坐下，鸟瞰着临时校场。唐军衣甲鲜明，旌旗蔽野，军容极为雄壮，和衣冠褴褛、猥琐呆滞的降俘们形成鲜明对照。 袁德干得不错，匠兵们连夜赶造的观礼台令人非常满意。高仙芝习惯性地细眯着眼，再次扫视着他所掌控的一切，对，千真万确，所有的一切都在他的掌