On the slope below the Niuxindui beacon, there were about a thousand foreign soldiers standing scattered. Among these foreign soldiers, there were several foreign generals dressed up and slightly higher in aura, all looking towards the plains to the east.

"What's the idea of ​​Tang Jun?"

A foreign general looked into the distance, and said in confusion.

The foreign army had a wide and flat land within sight. A group of people were busy moving more than ten miles away from Niuxindui. Because of the distance, the foreign army on the slope could not see clearly what those people were busy with, but as time went by, the crowd became more and more busy, and they gradually realized that the other party seemed to be setting up a camp.

A foreign general spat fiercely, looking at the camp that had gradually become prototypes in the distance, and couldn't help but laugh: "These Tang soldiers are really bold and arrogant. They just set up camps under our noses, and the four fields are completely blocked. Are they really not afraid of death?"

Hearing the words of the foreign generals, the soldiers around him also showed a mocking expression. The terrain of this situation did not change much, Niu Xindui was one of the few commanding heights, and now it is firmly occupied by the foreign army. The battalion chosen by the Tang army was exposed to the vision of the foreign army. Once the foreign army organized a large group of cavalry to rush on, there would be no other terrain except for the basic fortifications.

But not all the soldiers of the foreign army were despised. After looking at the Tang army dynamically, a foreign general present said in a deep voice: "The Tang army commander is not a foolish person. If you make such a gesture, it must not be simple. Don't forget to wipe the lessons of the vanguards and other vanguards. Our responsibility is to defend this territory and prevent the Tang army from crossing the border. In addition, no matter what the Tang army does, you must not respond without any response!"

After hearing this, the generals were also aware of the defeat of the people ahead. They knew that the unlucky guy like Pibukaba who died directly under the Tang army's butcher knife, even those who escaped back had no good ending. Naturally, they did not want to repeat the same mistakes. Therefore, when the Tang army could not see the reality and specific intentions, defending Niu Xindui was the safest way.

So, just as these foreign soldiers watched, the Tang army soldiers worked day and night, and soon a huge camp that could accommodate tens of thousands of troops rose up.

Putting aside all kinds of tricks, the Tang army made such a big move under the eyes of the foreign army, and its fearless look more or less aroused the dissatisfaction of the soldiers of the foreign army on the slope. The atmosphere inside and outside the Niu Xindui beacon castle became no longer calm. Some people kept questioning whether the conservative general was appropriate, and even developed to the level of public discussion, making people's hearts even more impetuous.

The head general of Niuxindui beacon was named Wei Donggong. He was in his thirties and was born into the Wei family of Tubo. He was also one of the seven warriors under Zamp's tent.

As the only hegemony on the plateau, in addition to the Gar family headed by Da Lun Qinling, Tubo also had many famous military officials in the country. However, Zanpu was in power, personally led the army, and preferred young and strong rookies. Therefore, many young and strong generals trusted by Zanpu have gained the authority to stand alone, and Wei Donggong was one of them.

Although both of them are seven warriors, Wei Donggong also has outstanding military power, but he is definitely not a brave but not a resourceful person like the one in the shabukaba. The Wei family, who came from, was known for their strategy in the country. As an outstanding figure of the Wei family's younger generation, Wei Donggong is also brave and resourceful. He is even known as a "fox bear" in the country, which is to praise him for his cunning as a fox and the courage of a bear.

The ambitious Zamp regarded the battle in Qinghai as a battle between the Tang and the Tibet, and led a large army to come east to fight. However, the people in front of him suffered a crushing defeat because they underestimated the enemy and were naturally furious.

After the ministers made plans and weighed, such a temporary and slightly conservative strategy was formulated, hoping to delay the speed of the Tang army's marching with control of the water source, so as to gain time and gather strength, and face the Tang army with a prosperous attitude.

Because Niu Xindui can guard the important waterway of Chishui Source, it has become the key to this plan. Wei Donggong was stationed here, which can be said to be responsible for heavy responsibilities.

In the field, the Tang army's arrogant camp was indeed annoying. However, Wei Donggong was responsible for his important tasks, so he was naturally not a reckless person who acted in an impulse. Moreover, in his opinion, the Tang army's actions seemed to be full of provocation, but in fact they were full of helplessness of being poor. They were reluctant to bear the damage of attacking Niu Xindui, and would only use this stiff and aggressive method to lure the foreign army to the field to fight.

If he had changed to other irritable generals, he might have been unable to bear it. He wanted to move away the layers of horse-resisting formations, fill the trenches, and lead his army to attack. But Wei Donggong knew very well that the current situation was delay. The more time he fought for Niu Xindui, the closer the army behind the middle and middle schools would be to Jiyu City, thus giving the Tang army a painful attack.

Therefore, although many of the generals under the jurisdiction complained, Wei Donggong just sat firmly in the Niuxindui beacon. In addition to patrolling the camp in the morning and evening, he supervised many Qiang people to work hard to dig deep and broaden the upstream rivers of the Chishui River, and did not leak out any drops.

Although Wei Donggong was able to hold on, the rest of the army were not as scheming as him, the Wei family. On the third day after the Tang army arranged the camp, Wei Donggong had just gone out to inspect the water storage situation in the upstream of the Chishui River. Soon a soldier hurriedly came to report that a general could no longer hold back and wanted to cross the defense line to attack the enemy.

After hearing this, Wei Donggong was shocked and furious, and immediately got on his horse and rode away to the slopes facing the Tang army.

"What kind of fox bear? I think it's a fox and rat! Humph, Wei, Wei, is also a compulsory army? The Tang army was obviously defenseless outside, but he did not dare to attack. It was so timid that it was indeed Wei's style!"

A foreign general was full of hair and a look of anxiety and anger. He ordered the soldiers of the command to clear the obstacles as soon as possible. When he looked back at the beacon castle on the top of the slope, he looked disdainful.

The foreign country has a strong military style and a strong reputation, and is beautiful with barbaric and viciousness. The Wei family style is already a bad reputation in the middle of the country. In the past two days, in the face of various provocative actions of the Tang army, Wei Donggong just ordered the soldiers to retreat, which made the soldiers of the foreign army feel extremely frustrated and humiliated.

When Wei Donggong came here, he saw that various defenses had been destroyed and a shocking gap was suddenly burst into anger. He rode his horse and drew his sword and roared: "Who dares to harm our military orders!"

Seeing Wei Donggong riding his horse, a hint of hesitation flashed in the eyes of the general, but after a moment he was replaced by violence, and shouted in the direction where Wei Donggong rushed forward: "Donggong is the king's order, I dare not disobey. But the Tang army laughed and made a fuss in front of me, but I can't bear it! I will lead my own headquarters to fight and will not damage your military power, but don't stop me from fighting and killing the enemy!"

The other party said he did not dare to disobey him, but his words and deeds were crazy and unruly. Wei Donggong's face suddenly became dark after hearing this. However, seeing several other generals approaching this person, he knew it was difficult to control his authority. In addition to being ashamed and annoyed, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Although Tubo also had a huge army, its organization was not as clear as the Tang army. The powerful chiefs of the states in the country each had a large-scale ministries and were extremely autonomous. For example, the noble prestige and great martial arts when Dalun Qinling was in power, the states naturally did not dare to question it, but Wei Donggong was authorized by Zanpuqiang, and promoted to this position, so the deterrent power was naturally insufficient.

This is actually no longer a matter of Wei Donggong's personal qualifications and prestige, but the fact that these national forces in the central government have not paid enough attention to the Zanpu's kingship, or the power gap left by the fall of the Gar family, which has made many people try to get involved. Zanpu still has a long way to go if he wants to be dictatorial.

"If Qin Ling is not dead, Wang Wei will be unable to recover after all!"

Seeing that several generals publicly challenged their authority, Wei Donggong sighed again, but he still curled his anger on his face and said seriously: "Before leaving, I will give me the right to live and kill. Anyone who disobeys my order can be captured and killed in the army! But if you are eager to kill the enemy, you should not be considered a crime. Only the Tang army is cunning, you must not be guarded against. Let the small army rush to the camp to test. If the Tang army is indeed not strong, I will personally wait for you to surround the formation!"

The leader-headed general saw that Wei Donggong no longer stopped them from fighting, so he was a little relieved and no longer forced to contradict him. At this time, the horse-rejecting formation was also removed from a gap, and a trench was filled with soil buns. After a little pondering, the general of Fan followed Wei Donggong's advice and sent a team of more than 300 cavalry teams to rush straight to the Tang army camp on the plain.

As the troops rushed out, many foreign soldiers, including Wei Donggong, on the slopes, also widened their eyes and watched the reaction of the Tang army camp. The Tang army camp opposite was quite large, but what they saw before was mostly busy with soldiers and fewer troops were involved in the Arctics, which was also one of the reasons why they believed that the Tang army was provoking.

The cavalry team of three hundred people ran, and the momentum caused by the plain was no longer weak. The horse's hooves hit the ground heavily, and the aroused smoke and mud dragon rushed straight towards the Tang camp like a smoke and mud dragon.

However, when the troops rushed halfway, the Tang army's tents were stacked and the iron stream formed by the sword armor also responded. A stream of iron that gathered in the camp was surging out of the camp. At the same time, the sound of drums and horns suddenly exploded from the world. With the intense drums and horns, several smoke columns rushed straight from different directions farther away!

"Get off the troops, stop the troops! The Tang army is indeed a fraud!"

Seeing this scene, Wei Donggong didn't need to remind him again. The Fan general who forced himself to fight had already changed his face and hurriedly ordered his subordinates to blow the horn and send orders. It should be noted that the soldiers who went out to test were his own troops. Even if there were only more than 300 people, it would be enough to make him feel distressed if they were ambushed and killed by the Tang army.

Wei Donggong's eyes flashed again when he saw this scene. He saw that there were not many people rushing out from the Tang army camp. Although the sound of drums in the camp was shocking, there were not many real flags shaking. Especially, several smoke pillars in the distance quickly dissipated on the spot after they took off, but did not move quickly. It was definitely not like the signs of a squad of cavalry galloping.

All these signs seemed to show that the Tang army around Niu Xindui seemed to be just bluffing, but without waiting for him to think more, the previous stinger general, after ordering to recall the troops, immediately removed his armor and walked to Wei Donggong horse and said half-kneel: "The Tang army is indeed dangerous. If you want to set up an ambush and kill people, the general will not be careful. Please forgive me!"

After Wei Donggong's thoughts were interrupted, he looked back at the general. He originally planned to send additional troops to test it, but after thinking about it, he felt that no matter whether the Tang army had set up a suspicion formation or not, he was the second best. As long as he guarded the Niu Xindui, the water source and gained enough time for the rear army, he could live up to the heavy responsibility.

Now all the generals were scared by the Tang army and did not dare to fight rashly again, which stabilized the morale of the army. So he put away his thoughts, turned over and dismounted, waved the whip to whip the general a few times, and snorted coldly: "If you violate the order, you will definitely kill me!"

As the three hundred foreign soldiers retreated halfway, the cavalry rushed out of the Tang camp also took them back to the camp and stopped. After the foreign soldiers returned to the slope, the generals no longer mentioned the war. Instead, they consciously ordered their troops to repair the gaps they had just made, and the trench that had just been filled was dug deep and wider.

Seeing this scene, a trace of haze flashed in Wei Donggong's eyes. He also knew that this seemingly solid defense also restricted his mobility, so that he could only rely on the perspective of the Tang army's movements and the investigation of the virtual and real situations with his naked eyes and his heart. But if he did not do this, those rebellious generals would have acted without authorization.

Many seemingly stupid arrangements actually have their own reasons. After ordering the generals to lead their troops to the camp, Wei Donggong stood on the slope and looked at the Tang army camp that was also restored to peace from afar. But he couldn't help but imagine: If Qinling led his army to fight here, would the Tang army still have the courage to bluff and fool it?

Just when the foreign general Wei Donggong was still feeling guilty about the gains and losses of the state on the slope of Niuxindui, a battle was going on in fierceness in the southwest of Niuxindui.

The open and flat terrain around Niuxindui is just a few exceptions in Qinghai. More places are rugged mountains and winding roads.

On the southwest side of Chishuiyuan, there is a peak ridge called Seabuckthorn Ridge, which is also the source of Chishuiyuan soil called Seabuckthorn. Unlike Niuxindui's slope, Seabuckthorn Ridge is tall and steep with a ridge. As part of the mountain ridge along Chishuiyuan, the foreign army also set up a beacon here as an important part of the entire Niaxindui defense line.

At this time, at the rugged and narrow foot of the Seabuckthorn Ridge, about 2,000 Tang soldiers fought here. Unlike the offensive and defensive battles in Hirano Jiancheng, the high mountain of Seabuckthorn Ridge itself is an excellent defense. Although there are also paths stepped out by shepherds and beasts, they are winding like sheep's intestines, and in some narrow places, they even allow one foot to jump.

The Tang army did not choose to attack Niu Xindui with relatively flat terrain, but instead attacked the Seabuckthorn Ridge, which inevitably caught the foreign army defending the Seabuckthorn Ridge off guard. According to common sense, this place is by no means the preferred attack location, so the foreign army has not arranged many guards here, with only more than 500 people.

However, relying on this mountain, even if the enemy is large and we are few, after a brief panic, the foreign troops in the beacon castle organized a defensive counterattack in an orderly manner. The soldiers rely on the beacon castle and led their bows downwards to shoot.

Under such a terrain, although the Tang army was coming in a fierce manner, its attack was seriously restricted by the terrain. The soldiers either climbed along the mountain path or on hooks, while the arrows above fell like a sudden rain and hail, and the soldiers kept falling down.

At the foot of the mountain, Li Yi, wearing light armor, organized and maintained the offensive while urging orders to rescue casualties. If there is any desperate battle in this world, it is undoubtedly the kind in front of him. Although the soldiers of the Tang army were brave, they could not even touch the corners of the enemy's clothes, and they all died on the way to attack.

"Report to the lieutenant, there are three hundred dead..."

The soldiers who ordered the soldiers to report before entering the front, had a bit of tremolo. These soldiers in the army who could be one or ten were completely powerless to resist under the fierce counterattack of the foreign army.

After hearing this, Li Yi's Adam's apple trembled slightly, and a dull humming sounded at the end of his nose, and blood was already hidden in his eyes. After accepting this task and conducting on-site inspection, he knew the task was arduous, but since he had received the military order, he had to complete it.

After several rounds of offensives, the Tang army could not set up a stable attacking stronghold on the mountainside, but the number of casualties was still increasing. Finally, a soldier could not help but trembled: "Captain, the mountain is dangerous, it's really..."

"The army is hungry and thirsty, and there are no three types of people who are below themselves, seize the fort or die!"

Attacking such dangerous places, skills and other things are second to each other. Only the momentum of moving forward is supported. If the momentum is no longer there, everything will not be improved.

With several rounds of fierce attacks, the counterattacks on the beacon castle gradually weakened. Although the British army had an absolute advantage in geographical advantages, the consumption of physical strength and equipment was still a major constraint on them.

Realizing that the foreign army had weak counterattacks and Li Yi did not need to order him, the soldiers organized a more fierce attack. Several people carried heavy shields on their shoulders and finally arrived one-third of the mountainside. They used their bodies to firmly support the shield, and stuck between the two protruding rocks with difficulty.

Seeing this scene, the Tang soldiers at the foot of the mountain cheered, and Li Yi also said excitedly: "Chain the newbies, climb the peak!"

Several agile shooters were holding large bows and powerful crossbows, hanging their waists on their backs, climbing up like a spirit ape, and soon arrived under the large shield that was laid out. The super powerful crossbow was full of strings, and the arrows fiercely broke through the air and directly hit the wall of the beacon. Although they did not cause direct damage, they shocked the guards in the castle and did not dare to surround and shoot unscrupulously.

The counterattack in the castle was suppressed, and the Tang army was greatly encouraged and once again launched an attack on the peak with flesh and blood, and successfully laid several large shields along the mountain. The nearest one was only a few feet away from the beacon castle on the top of the mountain.

The battle was gratifying. Just as the Tang army soldiers were planning to continue to launch a strong attack, the beacon castle suddenly changed to another counterattack method, and many stones larger than the head were smashed down. Although some of them were stuck between the mountains when they rolled down, many directly hit the big shield.

Then a large shield could not support such a heavy blow, and it broke open with a loud bang. The Tang soldiers protected by the large shield were immediately exposed, some rolled down the mountain peak, while others were hit and blood splashed!

"Damn the traitor!"

Seeing such a tragic scene, Li Yi's eyes were full of tears, and what's even more deadly was that after several strong attacks, there were not many new forces left in the Tang army. Even if some wounded people who could still move, there were only more than 500 people who could stand up.

"Captain, don't force it anymore..."

Our side had suffered heavy casualties. To capture such a dangerous peak fort, it would have to invest several times or even dozens of times of force. There was no breakthrough in several rounds of strong attacks. On the field, the Tang army had a living force and no longer had the advantage of military strength. The foreign army on the beacon also noticed this. Some of the foreign soldiers had even walked out of the beacon, waved their swords, and walked towards the Tang army with a grim attack without success, leaving the wounded among the mountains.

Li Yi's eyes were completely red at this moment. He pushed away the commander who came forward to dissuade him, bent down and grabbed a shield that had been stained with blood, held it in his hand with a sword, raised his legs and rushed towards Fengling: "The sage is governing, and the country is prosperous, and the common people are still six feet strong. Isn't the clan's son afraid of sprinkling blood on the border!"

Seeing Li Yi rushing towards Fengling like a madman, the soldiers who were already exhausted and weakened up the Fengling were once again inspired, and Yu Yong rose up and rushed straight up the peak.

The foreign army on the peak repelled the Tang army's attack several times. They were already walking down Fengling with a relaxed mood and preparing to harvest the remaining military achievements, but unexpectedly, the Tang army broke out again and became even more unstoppable. At this time, all the long-range strike equipment in the beacon castle had been exhausted, and even if there were still some remnants, it was difficult to form a violent blockade again.

Li Yi was originally back in front of Zhang Dun, but soon he felt that the arrows were sparse, so he simply threw down his shield. In his sight, a foreign soldier was stabbing at the wounded man with a gun. He kicked his feet and penetrated the blade and slashed him with one knife. The foreign soldier was already in a different place!

"A mere gobang, dare to stop the destiny? Death! Death! Death!"

With one sword, the enemy was killed without stopping, and the tiger was following him like a shadow. Although the foreign soldiers in a hurry did not insert the mark, they became the heads. With one sword in his hand, a traitor was terrified, a six-bara ward suit, and a prosperous Tang Dynasty!
Chapter completed!