"Hold on! We can't let the Tibetans rush over!"
"Fire, set fire!"
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The moment the Tibetan soldiers reached the top of the city wall, the entire battle became extremely intense.
At the beginning of the war, the Tibetans displayed their strongest offensive power.
Fortress.
Liu Rengui stood at the top of the tower and looked in the direction of the city wall.
Li Ke, can you still hold on?
It was likely that Songzan had only sent a thousand men to attack the fortress.
Although there were only a hundred or so people left in the fortress, it was not difficult to defend it with the sturdiness of the fortress.
"General, the front and back of the pass are attacking at the same time. This general has observed that the fighting strength displayed by the Tubo this time is even stronger than before.”
Liu Rengui listened to the words of the general beside him, his expression unmoved.
"Big brother, big brother, look to the left. My big brother and Niu Lu are surrounded!”
Beside Li Ke, Cheng Chu Bi pointed to the left side of the city wall and shouted nervously.
Li Ke looked over and saw that both sides of a certain partition had been occupied by the Tibetan soldiers.
Cheng Chumo and Niu Lu, who were in the middle, were surrounded, just like the Tibetan soldiers on the city wall.
Clang!
Li Ke pulled out his sword, raised it and shouted,""Even if I support you, kill!"
"Big brother, I'll go. You're the commander-in-chief, you should stay here!”Cheng Chuliang grabbed Li Ke and shouted.
Li Ke shook off Cheng Chuliang's hand,"There's no commander in chief anymore!"”
Other than the hundred or so personal guards by his side, he had already sent all the reinforcements he could.
"Kill them!"
Cheng Chuliang looked at Li Ke charging forward and couldn't help but feel anxious. He drew his saber and waved his hand,"Quick, follow up and protect Big Brother!”
Li Ke's martial arts foundation was left behind by his predecessor.
To be honest, it wasn't that brilliant.
He could barely be considered skilled in archery and riding.
He rushed to the back of the Tibetan soldiers surrounding Cheng Chumo and without any hesitation, he swung his sword and killed them.
After killing a few enemies, he finally caught the enemy's attention.
Fortunately, Cheng Chuliang led his personal guards and rushed up. The guards were on Li Ke's left and right, forming an arrow to cut and break the siege.
On the earth city.
From eighty steps away, Songzan could see everything clearly.
He clenched his fists and smiled.""Li Ke had no choice but to personally lead troops to support him. He has already reached the point of being at the end of his rope.”
Then, Songzan waved his hand.”
"Send the signal at the same time. Fu Yun, who is behind the gate, will take down Tumen Pass at this moment!”
Whoosh whoosh whoosh...
The fireworks signal exploded in the air, and the war drums and horns sounded again.
"Are you alright?" After Li Ke led his troops to destroy the Tibetan soldiers on one side, he came to Cheng Chumo's side. The other soldiers continued to encircle the enemy on the other side. He asked with concern.
Cheng Chumo's face was pale. His arm was cut, and the white cloth wrapped by the soldier was instantly dyed red.
Niu Lu's condition wasn't good either. His left cheek seemed to have been slashed by an arrow, and the wound turned outwards. Half of his face was dyed red with blood.
"I'm fine."
"Big Brother, I've never been so comfortable since I was young!”
The two of them grinned and said loudly, but it made Li Ke's nose feel a little sour.
If his brothers had not followed him, with their status as the Duke, they would not have to struggle so miserably on the line of life and death.
Of course, he understood that now was not the time to talk about this.
If a general did not have a heart as hard as steel, it would only cause more people to die because of him.
He looked at the city wall.
As far as his eyes could see, there were shouts everywhere.
More and more Tibetan soldiers attacked the city wall.
Their forces were too weak and could no longer hold the long city wall.
As the bugle horn sounded outside the pass, the Tibetan army rushed out of the two tunnels and ran toward the city wall.
"The two of you, lower the city!"
"Big brother, I'm not going down! We have to stay on the city wall."
"Yes, I'm not leaving! Big Brother, if you don't leave, I won't leave either…"
"Shut up!" Li Ke shouted," I'm not asking you to save your lives. I'm asking you to go into the city and help Shu Yu and the others organize the defense of the city. The city wall can't be defended anymore. It's time to give up!"”
There were two thousand soldiers that he had not used and had stayed in the city.
He wanted to fight with Songzan and Fu Yun!
Although the layout of Tumen Pass was simple, it could barely be considered as a crisscross street. Defending the streets would require fewer troops, and he would be able to last longer!
"Shu Yu and the others are scholars, after all. I'm a little worried that scholars are in charge of weapons. You guys go down and immediately do a check. Hurry up! The enemy's reinforcements were about to arrive at the city. There was no time to waste!”
"Big brother, we'll be waiting for you at the city gates!”
"Big brother, if you don't come back, we'll meet again!”
The baptism of war made the young men understand the taste of life and death.
He also understood the value of brotherhood.
In the past, they had never felt so clearly about the word 'brother'!
"Chu Liang! Cheng Chuliang!"
"Big brother, here!"
"Send out the signal and tell our brothers to retreat into the car!”
"Yes, sir!"
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Three fireworks exploded in the air. Both sides looked up at the sky at the same time.
After closing the door, Qin Huaiyu, who was struggling to hold on, raised his head and sighed. He instructed,"Retreat!"
"Big brother, let's go." Cheng Chuliang, who had returned to the vicinity of the city tower, urged Li Ke.
Li Ke shook his head and said,"Hold my commander's flag well so that all the brothers can see it!"”
They couldn't retreat like a swarm of bees.
In that case, before the brothers could climb down the ladder, they would be pushed down the city wall by the enemy and die.
He needed to stand here and let the soldiers see, let his brothers fight and retreat!
"General, the King of Wu is giving up the city walls. It's over! What should we do?"
"Zanpu, Tumen Pass is about to be breached!”
Liu Rengui's expression was uncertain, and his eyes were struggling. Songzan's lips curled up slightly.
"Big brother, let's retreat!" Cheng Chuliang said anxiously."The brothers in the city have all retreated!"”
As far as Li Ke could see, only a few soldiers were surrounded and soon drowned in the enemy's tide.
The enemy had already begun to move into the city along the ladder.
More and more enemies were rushing towards him.
"It's enough! Light the fire!" Li Ke said calmly and coldly.
"Go to the city tower and light a fire!"
The guards rushed into the city tower, where the wine and cooking oil were stored.
Bang bang bang!
The soldiers waved their long knives and shattered the pots and pans.
Oil flowed out of the door.
When the bodyguards retreated, Cheng Chuliang threw out the torch in his hand.
Boom!
Fire waves rose into the sky.
"Retreat!"
Li Ke turned around and left the city wall along the stone steps.
The flames followed the direction of the oil and wine flow and first spread to the section in front of the city tower. The flammable materials and corpses that did not have time to burn were burned.
The fire began to spread to both sides of the city wall.
"Very rare! It was rare for a noble prince of the Great Tang to be the last to leave and set an example for the soldiers. The Tang Dynasty is like our Tubo, a newly established country with spirit and courage.”
" I'm afraid I won't be able to see the Tubo soldiers enter the Tang Empire in my lifetime. I hope that the future generations of the Tubo will fall slower than the Li royal family of the Central Plains. In this way, my descendants may be able to fulfill my dream."”
Songzan was a smart man, and he was also a newly established dynasty.
Both dynasties had a spirit of forging ahead.
However, the foundations of Tubo were far inferior to the Li Dynasty of the Central Plains.
He could create friction with the Tang Dynasty, but it was impossible for him to scheme for the prosperous Central Plains of the Tang Dynasty.
"Zanpu, the Central Plains is prosperous. The dynasties of the Central Plains have fallen very quickly. The bitter cold of our plateau will force us to maintain our determination. In the future, Tubo will definitely have the opportunity to enter the Central Plains!”Lu Dongzan said with certainty.
No one noticed that the fire on the city wall was still spreading.
The number of Tibetan soldiers entering the city was also increasing.
The gates of Tumen Pass were completely blocked from the inside with rocks.
Near the marshal's residence.
Li Ke listened to the battle cries in front of him.
The city wall was gradually engulfed by the fire. Once the corpses were burned, they would not be destroyed in a short time.
"Are you ready?" he asked coldly.”
"We're just waiting for Big Brother's orders!"
"Alright, tell the brothers to leave all the Tubo and Tuyuhun people who entered the city behind!”
"Yes, sir!"
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