Chapter 109: General Nan Jiyun wins a great victory
After Li Xuan pierced the Tibetan captain, he did not quickly retract his spear, but raised it high.

It’s not that Li Xuan is cruel or has a hobby, but this can intimidate the enemy.

Just imagine that your leader was killed instantly by the enemy leader, and his corpse was impaled on the spear blade like a toy.

This unimaginable action would make people instinctively feel that Li Xuan is invincible.

When the enemy is afraid, Li Xuan can take advantage of the situation.

"Oh!"

The Tibetan cavalrymen were horrified when they saw the brave captain being killed instantly by Li Xuan. Li Xuan threw the captain's body out and knocked a Tibetan cavalryman off his horse.

He rode his Fire Cloud Horse and stabbed to death the Tibetan cavalrymen who missed him one by one.

The personal guards followed Li Xuan and rushed forward. The Tibetan cavalry who came over had almost no power to resist and were all stabbed to death.

"This is a fierce general of the Tang army. They only have a dozen cavalrymen, and they will eventually be exhausted. Kill him first!"

Although the other captain was shocked by Li Xuan's martial arts, it was obvious that Li Xuan was going to charge into the battle.

Since Li Xuan came from the flank, they would definitely not be able to get away.

Although Li Xuan led his personal guards to kill a captain of a thousand men, the Tibetan light cavalry firmly believed that Li Xuan had few men and was trying to stop a chariot with a mantis arm, and was overestimating his own capabilities.

If they attack together, they will surely be able to kill Li Xuan in a moment.

Then they would try to find a way to get rid of the Tang army's light cavalry.

"A true man should be able to achieve great things. He should be able to grasp the moon in the sky and swallow up the mountains and rivers. He should not be afraid of thousands of troops! Today, follow me and charge into the battle!"

"Life and death depend on the general!"

Li Xuan gave a long shout and led his personal guards into the battle.

The guards all responded with burning eyes.

The general is the source of their courage. With Li Xuan here, they dare to talk about charging into the battle formation even with ten thousand cavalry, let alone more than a thousand light cavalry.

"Pfft!"

Li Xuan took the lead and stabbed a Tibetan cavalryman.

He was still picked up by Li Xuan and thrown out, knocking several people off their horses.

Afterwards, Li Xuan picked up seven or eight people in a row and threw them in front of them, dispersing the Tibetan cavalry.

When the Tibetan cavalry became more and more dense, Li Xuan stopped picking out his men and began to fight with horse lances.

Li Xuan wielded the heavy horse lance like a spear, stabbing, chopping, or sweeping. Anyone who tried to stop him would be knocked off his horse.

No matter whether it was the centurion or the five hundred men, none of them could be a match for Li Xuan.

He charged forward fearlessly, and although the Tibetans were brave and unafraid of death, Li Xuan still dealt them heavy blows time and again.

The setting sun is blood-red, illuminating the battlefield.

Li Xuan, bathed in the glow of the sunset, was covered in blood as he went deeper into the enemy's camp.

Dozens of spears were trying to stab Li Xuan, but Li Xuan swung his spear hard and all the enemy spears flew away.

Some people would try to avoid Li Xuan's horse spear with long swords and get close to Li Xuan, but Li Xuan would turn his spear around and strike with it, knocking them away.

A captain of 500 men ordered his men to tie down Li Xuan's personal guards. He wanted to use the power of his war horses to attack Li Xuan from behind.

He aimed at the right moment, and when he saw Li Xuan stabbing with his spear, he slapped his horse's butt hard, shouted, and stabbed Li Xuan directly.

"Pfft!"

Li Xuan sensed the murderous intent from behind and hit the Spurs back, piercing the chest of the big five-hundred man.

His body was also thrown out by Li Xuan.

The Tibetan cavalry had a tradition of "never retreating until death", but at this moment, they actually began to avoid Li Xuan.

"General Kamui!"

The guards became more and more passionate as the battle went on. With Li Xuan sharing most of the pressure for them, the guards were able to quickly kill the enemy.

The main reason was that Li Xuan's BMW was too fast and the impact was too fierce, so the guards couldn't keep up at all.

“Is this the reincarnation of God?”

"Who is he? Is he Wang Nandi, or Gao Xiuyan, Zhang Shouyu, or Li Guangchen?"

"Neither. He is too young. Wang Nanyi shouldn't be that young."

The Tibetan captain's expression changed again and again.

In the twenty years of fighting, I have never seen a Tang general like this. Even Wang Nandi, who killed the son of the Zamp in battle some time ago, has never been heard of as brave as this.

There is not much time left for the Tibetan captain.

"Brothers, kill! Support the general!"

Xin Yunjing had divided his troops into two groups, attacking the Tibetan light cavalry from the rear and the flank respectively.

When Li Xuan entered the battle formation to entangle the Tibetan light cavalry, the vanguard of the Tang army's light cavalry had already engaged the Tibetan light cavalry with their swords.

Xin Yunjing was very shocked. Although he could not see the specific battle situation of Li Xuan, he could see Tibetan soldiers flying up from time to time.

You know, the longer the weapon is, the more difficult it is to lift a person up.

Even Xin Yunjing, who was good at wielding a gun, could not defeat the enemy.

He heard that there was a fierce general named Geshu Han in Hexi, who would use his spear to shoot the enemy over his head every time he fought.

But that was just a lift over the head, and the spear never left the target. Unlike Li Xuan, who not only lifted the enemy over the head, but also threw him away.

Xin Yunjing could also see that the Tibetan light cavalry was in chaos, and it was obvious that Li Xuan had disrupted the enemy.

At this moment, he was full of admiration for Li Xuan. He found that General Li was just as brave as the rumors said, with unparalleled courage.

The mood of the other Tang army light cavalry was similar to Xin Yunjing's.

With their commander being so brave, what else could they not dare to do?

Xin Yunjing led his troops into the battle and stabbed a Tibetan soldier off his horse.

Then he held a spear and fought bravely. Any Tibetan soldier he targeted would be stabbed to death.

Other light cavalry followed closely, and the Tibetan light cavalry, whose courage and strength were completely lost, were almost slaughtered.

The Tang army's light cavalry on the flank attacked fiercely.

The light cavalry in Longyou mainly specializes in horseback archery, so they are all equipped with horizontal swords.

This kind of troops can be easily dispersed in a fierce battle with cavalry.

But the advantages of light cavalry lie in mobility and horse archery.

When the enemy army is in disarray, it is easier to kill the fleeing soldiers by charging with a sword than with a spear or lance.

"Disperse and retreat, escape from the territory of Tang..."

As a last resort, the Tibetan captain could only give this order.

He ordered his soldiers to flee in different directions, so that only some of them could escape.

After all, it was very close to the border of Tubo.

If they just keep fighting or stick together, they will be wiped out sooner or later.

"Woo...Woo..."

Intermittent trumpet sounds came from beside the centurion.

The Tibetan cavalry no longer wanted to fight and just fled.

Everything that can be thrown away on horseback, including water, dry food, shields, sickles, ropes, etc., should be thrown away to reduce the load on the warhorse.

Some panicked Tibetan cavalrymen threw away their weapons and just rode their horses at full speed.

They pursued for several miles and finally lost touch with the Tang army, with less than 500 Tibetan light cavalry left.

Just as the Tang army was about to use horse archery to continue the pursuit, Li Xuan said, "General Xin, don't pursue anymore. Come with me to support General Nan!"

The Tibetan light cavalry fled in scattered groups, and it was not easy to catch up with them all.

"As ordered!"

Xin Yunjing gave orders with flags, and before the sun set, more than 800 uninjured light cavalry followed Li Xuan and headed south of Jishi City.

……

A Tibetan man rode two horses into the Tang territory.

During the charge, the spare horses were left behind and guarded by two hundred Tibetan cavalrymen.

Nan Jiyun led a thousand elite cavalrymen out of the south gate of Jishi City, went down the Yellow River, and went directly behind the group of war horses.

The two hundred Tibetan cavalrymen on guard were caught off guard and had no chance to lure away the spare horses.

Nan Jiyun shot and killed a Tibetan centurion with one arrow, and then killed another centurion with his own hands.

In the end, only about twenty Tibetan soldiers guarding the horses escaped.

Nan Jiyun acted decisively and ordered a hundred elite cavalrymen to drive the eight thousand horses towards the Yellow River and then return to the city along the river.

The remaining 900 elite cavalrymen, together with Nan Jiyun, fought against the remnant Tibetan troops fleeing south.

When Li Xuan just started to charge, Nan Jiyun met Zana.

Upon learning that the spare horses had been looted by the Tang army, Zanna was very frightened.

Although the spare horse was taken away not long ago, Zana could not pursue it. He had to find a way to escape the pursuit of the Tang army.

"Captain, although the Tang army has less than a thousand men, they are all in iron armor. Our morale is low, so it is not advisable to fight hard. I will lead some soldiers to pin down the Tang army's cavalry, and you will evacuate as soon as possible."

The captain of a thousand men under his command volunteered and spoke to Zana.

He stepped forward to stop the Tang army at the risk of his life, which shows his loyalty to Zanna.

"That's the only way!"

If Zanna wanted to fight to the death, he would have definitely rescued the soldiers surrounded by the Tang army.

Now Zana just wants to escape quickly, and wait for the next time when the army is reorganized, to avenge the previous humiliation and avenge the warriors.

"You are the bravest captain under my command. I hope you can come back alive."

Zana encouraged the captain again.

"The Tang army is small, and all are for military merit. Whoever kills a Tang general will be made a noble."

After the centurion nodded heavily to Zanna, he ordered a thousand Tibetan cavalrymen to charge towards the elite cavalry led by Nan Jiyun.

Zana led the last 800 cavalrymen and took the opportunity to bypass them.

"The enemy are just the remnants of our defeated army, and our army is the elite. If the enemy escapes, I will be ashamed of you, General!" Nan Jiyun saw the purpose of the Tibetan cavalry.

After discussing with another general named Peng Ren, he decided to divide his subordinates into two parts.

A unit of 400 elite cavalry, led by General Peng Ren, continued to pursue Zana.

The other group of 500 riders, led by Nan Jiyun, wiped out the thousand-man commander who was coming towards them.

"furious!"

When the Tibetan captain saw Nan Jiyun dividing his troops, he was worried but he gave it his all.

I hope to defeat the five hundred riders in front of me.

After all, he had hundreds of suits of chain mail and dozens of suits of iron armor under his command, and more than 50% of the others were wearing leather armor.

He used iron armor as a pioneer, ready to engage in a head-on confrontation with the Tang army.

Tubo was known for its "strong armor". Although the quantity and quality of Tubo's armor were several levels lower than that of the Tang Dynasty, the armor-wearing rate of Tubo was only lower than that of the Tang Dynasty. Other countries such as the Huihe, Turkic, Karluk, and Western Regions could not compare with Tubo.

All the Tubo people were soldiers, and the four tribes had a total of 460,000 troops.

In addition, there were ten Dongdai in Suobei, eleven Dongdai in Tongjia, and ten Dongdai in Xiangxiong. There were also troops affiliated with Bailang Qiang and Tuyuhun.

The border troops and imperial guards of the Tang army combined may not be as numerous as the Tibetan army. Coupled with the extremely high armor rate, this is also the reason why the Tibetans can always threaten Nanzhao and Jiannan to the south, and compete with the Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions to the west.

"drink!"

The Tibetan commander gave a loud shout and thrust hard with his spear. An armored Tang soldier who was fighting with him was stabbed in the throat and fell off his horse.

He was wearing chain mail and holding a spear, and he killed several elite cavalrymen of the Tang army in succession.

Nan Jiyun also held a spear and began his real battle.

I have been practicing martial arts since I was young, and finally I have found a place to put my skills to good use.

Nan Jiyun is superior in strength, courage, will, endurance and reaction, which makes him a fierce general as soon as he enters the battlefield.

He attacked repeatedly, and in an instant he stabbed to death several Tibetan soldiers wearing chain mail.

Nan Jiyun was very angry when he saw the Tibetan captain continuously killing the elite cavalry of the Tang army, so he rode his horse and charged towards them.

The Tibetan captain was not afraid of Nan Jiyun. He held his spear horizontally and rushed forward to meet the attack.

"clang!"

The spears collided, and a sound of metal and iron was heard. It was the Tibetan captain who blocked Nan Jiyun's spear.

After the two men missed each other, they turned their horses around and attacked each other again.

This time the distance was close and the horses could not sprint. Both men saw how strong the other was, and they stopped their horses and fought at the same time.

Nan Jiyun used the spear skillfully and attacked actively.

"Clang!"

The Tibetan captain blocked the attack again and again.

His strength was not much inferior to Nan Jiyun's, and he had extensive experience in horse combat, so he kept a clear mind in this life-and-death fight.

He could see that Nan Jiyun was proficient in fighting skills and had great strength, but lacked practical experience. He used defense as offense, looking for Nan Jiyun's flaws and giving him a fatal blow.

Nan Jiyun was not a young brat. When he failed to defeat the Tibetan captain, he did not panic. Instead, he made full use of what he had learned in the past twenty years, firmly maintained the advantage, and fired his gun more and more fiercely.

If you defend for too long, you will lose, even if you are a strong general like a thousand-man captain.

He felt that Nan Jiyun's spear skills were like a violent storm, continuous and endless, and his defense gradually became passive.

After a moment, the centurion could only defend himself and was unable to fight back.

"Someone, come and help me!"

The captain saw that he had underestimated Nan Jiyun and could not find an opportunity, so he hurriedly called for help in the dangerous situation.

The Tang army was no pushover either. Before the Tibetan cavalry could reach Nan Jiyun, they were blocked by the Tang army's elite cavalry.

"Go to hell!"

Nan Jiyun saw that the Tibetan captain was in a panic and no longer held back. Veins bulged on his forehead and he thrust forward with all his strength, the blade of his spear moving like a shadow.

"Clang!"

The centurion's face was covered in sweat, his knuckles were cracked, and his spear was stained with blood.

"Pfft!"

Finally, the centurion failed to defend himself and was pierced by Nan Jiyun's spear, which pierced his neck. He fell off his horse with his eyes wide open.

The death of the centurion had a huge impact on the Tibetan cavalry.

They could have used their numerical advantage to fight the Tang army, but now the trend of defeat is very obvious.

Those Tibetan cavalrymen wearing ordinary leather armor were clearly at a disadvantage against the Mingguang armor.

Those unarmored Tibetan soldiers were even more vulnerable.

The Tibetan soldiers wearing chain mail and armor fought with the Tang army. Although they outnumbered the Tang army, it was often two Tang soldiers besieging one Tibetan cavalryman.

The elite cavalry of the Tang army were all armed with nimble long spears. They attacked through the weak points of chain mail and armor, such as the waist, neck, and face.

Long weapons also have the advantage that you can hit the enemy's head when they are not prepared. Even if the enemy is wearing a helmet, he or she may be stunned by the hit.

The sky and the earth were gradually covered with darkness, and Li Xuan led the Tang cavalry to rush over.

With the addition of Li Xuan, the Tubo cavalry collapsed instantly.

Except for hundreds of Tibetan cavalrymen who surrendered, the rest were all killed.

"Leave one hundred men behind to escort the captives, horses, and injured brothers back to Jishi City. The rest of you will continue the pursuit with me!"

After learning that the Tibetans had fled with the beast flag and that General Peng Ren was pursuing them with 400 cavalrymen, Li Xuan had to follow, even though it was already dark.

Following the traces, they chased at full speed for more than ten miles and heard the sounds of fighting.

It was the elite cavalry of the Tang army that pinned down the remaining Tubo troops not far away.

Li Xuan ordered his troops to follow up, and the Tang army surrounded and killed the Tibetan soldiers, chopping them down one by one.

Faced with a Tang army that was several times larger than their own, the Tibetan cavalry no longer resisted, and hundreds of Tibetan soldiers surrendered.

"General, I request to pursue them again. During the previous battle, dozens of riders escaped. I suspect he is the Tibetan commander of ten thousand men. In addition, we saw a large number of Tibetan ox carts heading south."

The pursuing cavalry general Peng Ren reported back to Li Xuan and made a request.

The Tibetan leader of ten thousand men must be the head of a thousand households in Tibetan areas, a Tibetan noble. His status is similar to that of a prefect of a county or a general of a large army in the Tang Dynasty.

If you can capture or kill a captain of ten thousand men, it will definitely be a first-class military achievement.

"Since the enemy's ten thousand-man commander has already fled on horseback, with only a few dozen riders without any restraint, we can no longer catch up with him. If we pursue him further, the Tibetans' Wanxiu and Baigu cities, as well as the troops stationed in Jiuqumu and Nongsuo, will come to support us."

"But the Tibetan ox carts are slow and cannot escape. If we chase them and capture them, it will be a military achievement."

Li Xuan refused Peng Ren's request to pursue the Tibetan commander, as the probability of catching up with him was very small and it would put him in danger.

Besides, a captain of ten thousand men was not enough to excite Li Xuan. If he wanted to capture the Tubo marshal, he would capture him, even the great one.

Dalun is the prime minister of Tubo.

Tubo has launched a large-scale military display. If the Zamp is not present, there must be a Grand Councilor in charge.

"As ordered!"

After hearing Li Xuan's order, all the generals obeyed it together.

Tubo wanted to steal the Tang army's wheat, so they needed a large number of vehicles to transport it.

The speed of a car is far inferior to that of a war horse.

Li Xuan sent out dozens of scouts in the starry night to explore the escape route of the Tubo chariot.

After just two quarters of an hour, a scout reported back: "Three miles to the northwest, we found many carriages, with about three hundred Tibetan cavalry guarding them, and some Tibetan infantry driving them."

"General Xin, lead your cavalry to quickly intercept them."

"General Nan, follow me and lead the elite cavalry to defeat the Tibetan guard cavalry."

Li Xuan gave two orders in succession.

"As ordered!"

Under the guidance of the scouts, Li Xuan soon saw the Tibetan caravan.

One car after another, at least four or five hundred cars, formed a long queue.

The Tibetans were so anxious that they drove their ox carts as if they were horse carts.

Although the yaks pulling the carts are large in size, they cannot pull the carts as fast as horses.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the Tibetan cavalry fled on their own.

The Tibetan infantry could only defend themselves with their chariots and spears.

Seeing that the Tibetan cavalry were cowards, Li Xuan immediately changed his strategy and used the horn as an order to let Xin Yunjing chase the Tibetan cavalry.

The elite cavalry of the Tang army intercepted in front and ordered the Tibetan infantry to surrender!
The Tibetan infantry did not surrender. Instead, they surrounded themselves with carts and prepared to put up a last-ditch effort.

Li Xuan ordered his elite cavalry to shoot at the Tibetan infantry in the dark.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa..."

"what……"

"Humph……"

As arrows flew through the air, the screams of Tibetan soldiers and the squeals of yaks like pigs rang out one after another.

The Tang army continued to fire, leaving the Tibetan soldiers no room to resist.

After firing ten rounds, Li Xuan ordered a charge.

While the Tibetan soldiers were hiding behind their chariots and trembling, the armored Tang soldiers dismounted and fought.

Li Xuan jumped onto a cart first, holding a horizontal sword, slashing left and right, breaking spears, and instantly entered the Tubo infantry formation.

The personal guards followed up, and the elite armored soldiers jumped up one after another, killing the Tibetan soldiers and sending them fleeing in panic.

In less than half a minute, some Tibetan soldiers dropped their weapons and knelt down in surrender.

After an hour and a half, Xin Yunjing came back with more than 200 war horses.

Only a few dozen of the Tibetan guards escaped, and Xin Yunjing felt it was not worth pursuing them, so he returned...

　A big chapter of 5,000 words, and another 5,000 words will be sent later.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)