Chapter 2458: Never retreat until death!
The entire mountain pass is like a flesh and blood mill.
The Arabs refused to accept the defeat of being blocked by dozens of Tang troops but unable to make any progress. This was something they had rarely encountered in the process of conquering the world under the banner of faith. They could neither admit the tenacity of the Tang troops nor accept their own fragility.
They want to shine the radiance of the prophet into the distant east, and let their depressed Easterners bathe in the light of the prophet. In the process of achieving such a great goal, they are not afraid of death, whether it is other people's or their own.
However, no matter how firm the faith is, it cannot sustain the flow of blood and the destruction of flesh and blood.
Man cannot defeat God!
After a full hour of fierce attack, the Arabs left behind countless stumps and broken arms, and had to retreat to the foot of the mountain temporarily, lick their wounds, recuperate, and plan for the next round of offensive to defeat the Tang army...
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At the mountain pass, Gao Zhenxing looked at the enemies receding like a tide. He barely stood still with his sword in his hand. He looked around and saw that all the robes were covered in blood. The corner of his mouth twitched and he gritted his teeth and said reluctantly: "Recuperate on the spot and check." Injuries should be treated promptly! ”
"Here!"
The Tang army generals who originally stood as tall as a mountain and as straight as a javelin suddenly collapsed. They sat on the ground one by one, gasping for breath, waiting for their physical strength to recover and face the next battle.
The fierce battle that lasted for an hour exhausted everyone's physical strength. In the end, they relied solely on gritted teeth to support themselves. If the Arabs had persisted a little, the Tang army might have collapsed due to exhaustion of physical strength...
Although this battle was tragic, the Tang army did not suffer too many casualties due to its formation, favorable location, and strong armor protection.
The doctor accompanying the army nervously walked among the soldiers sitting on the ground, kicked the soldiers lying on the ground hard, and yelled at them to sit up. After collapse, they should not lie on the ground immediately. This is common sense in the army. Some soldiers took out water bags one after another. He drank a lot of water, but the doctor immediately stopped him.
There were a total of forty-seven soldiers who escaped from the camp, and two went to Gongyue City to report. This time three more were killed in the battle, two were seriously injured and could not continue fighting, and there were still forty fighting men.
Gao Zhenxing ordered the two seriously injured soldiers to retreat to the mountain pass to rest. At the same time, he kept the Zhentian Lei and kept the fire seal in his hand ready for use.
After a short rest, the soldiers drank water and ate some dry food. The Arab attack began again...
It is estimated that the leader of this vanguard army thought that it was a very shameful thing to be blocked by a small group of Tang troops. How had the Arabs who destroyed cities and villages across Europe and Asia ever suffered such humiliation? Therefore, this attack obviously issued a death order. If it fails, it will be benevolent!
The Arabs' eyes were red, and they charged again and again without fear of death.
They lacked armor, and the scarce armor was as fragile as a piece of paper in front of the sharp horizontal swords of the Tang army, and had no protective effect at all; their scimitars and spears could not pierce the Tang army's armor. The throat and facial vital points of the Zhongtang Army were like attacking a rock, with no result.
Even the quality of their soldiers was far inferior to that of the Tang army.
These Arabs relied on their fearless style and tall bodies to be unscrupulous and victorious in every battle. However, the Tang army was all soldiers of hundreds of battles, and the scouts were the elite among the elites. They were well-trained after hundreds of battles, and their physical strength was not inferior...
The Arabs still suffered heavy casualties, but they were still unable to destroy the Tang army's array.
Even so, they continued the cruelty of this flesh and blood mill, trying to fill the gap between equipment and soldiers with human lives.
The battle lasted from the afternoon until dark. The Arabs finally had to retreat again after leaving hundreds of corpses behind.
The entire army was disabled...
At night, the mountain pass became a wind vent, and the cold wind passed through the narrow mountain pass, making a whining sound, but the Tang army did not dare to retreat even half a step. At this point in the battle, location is their biggest advantage. Once they lose this unique "one man at the gate" location, no matter how advanced the weapons are and how excellent the soldiers are, they will not be able to compete with an enemy dozens of times their size.
The mountain pass is narrow. Even if the enemy has a million troops, they can only launch a charge with a maximum of ten people. The rest can only follow behind Pao Ze in front and wait for Pao Ze to die before they can charge forward...
The doctor who accompanied the army once again became the busiest one.
Even though the cold wind was howling, he was already exhausted and sweating profusely. He had already consumed all the herbs he carried during the day. At this time, he could only clean the wound with water, then cut up the clothes and bandage them.
No one thinks that they can go back alive, because the Arab vanguard has one person with two horses or even three horses. If Zheng Sanwa and two people cannot be spared one day to rush back to Gongyue City, it is very likely that the Arabs will not wait for them to arrive at Gongyue City. The human cavalry has already arrived at Gongyue City.
Their sacrifices were meaningless.
However, they know that when the sun rises tomorrow morning, the most brutal battle is about to begin. The main force, all Arabs, will arrive. With a strength advantage of dozens or hundreds of times, the Arabs will not kill them all and exhaust them to death. Will never give up.
That night, the wind roared and morale was low.
No one can remain open-minded in the face of life and death. Perhaps the hot blood can rely on a surge of blood to regard death as home, but when the hot blood is cooled by the cold wind and the choice between life and death is once again placed in front of you, who can always remain indifferent?
Responsibility and honor can keep them here forever, but the fear of death will not weaken a little.
During the day, we fought bloody battles, bursting with pride and risking our lives. At this moment, the night wind is cold, and the river around us is surging, and that trace of tragedy gradually fills our hearts...
Gao Zhenxing lay on his back, looking at the stars in the sky with his eyes open, unable to tell what he felt.
He was born into a wealthy family, and was the youngest legitimate son in the family. He had been doted on since he was a child. He was afraid of falling when he held it in his hand, and he was afraid of melting when he held it in his mouth. No matter what mistakes he made, his elders would Laugh it off and rarely punish.
This has made him arrogant and conceited since childhood.
As he grew older, he relied on his father's power to dominate Chang'an. Not to mention those princes' children, even the royal children were honest and honest in front of him and did not dare to make mistakes, which made him more and more arrogant. First!
However, after meeting Fang Jun, this pride and conceit were shattered to pieces...
The skills that he was proud of could not survive a few moves under Fang Jun's hands, and his leg was broken in the first encounter. His prominent family background was not enough to show his superiority in front of Fang Jun. Although the Gao family was better than the Fang family, He is even closer to the royal family, but Fang Jun is the emperor’s son-in-law...
What was most difficult for him to accept was that Fang Jun's achievements were enough to crush him in one round.
Gao Zhenxing never considered himself a gentleman, and he was not angry even when others called him naughty, arrogant, and domineering. However, he always believed that a man must have meritorious deeds. Although the Gao family did not need him to be a wife and son, relying on his father His achievements were enough to make him famous for generations, but he felt regretful in his heart.
That's why he took the initiative to ask to come to the Western Regions to join the army, hoping to achieve a prominent feat with his own hands like Fang Jun!
But I didn't expect that I would encounter such a desperate situation without getting the meritorious service...
escape?
He never thought about it.
Not to mention that a man's backbone is like a mountain, which can collapse or bend. If he becomes a deserter now, not only will the entire family be humiliated, but also how will he have the face to return to Guanzhong and appear in front of his former playmates?
Not to mention that from now on, I will be shorter than Fang Jun...
You definitely can't run away. Even if he doesn't have the ability to make meritorious deeds or get promoted to nobility, he is still a tall and dignified man with unrealized ambitions. How can he become a deserter and spend his whole life being a slave to everyone? Three points shorter?
Death is terrible, but he doesn't care to live without responsibility and courage.
It's a pity that I have those good friends in Pingkangfang. I have pocketed a lot of money. I haven't even enjoyed it a few times. I don't know which bastard is going to get the advantage...
The night wind was getting colder, Gao Zhenxing sighed, wrapped himself in clothes, and fell asleep.
It was still dark before Gao Zhenxing was awakened by a rapid cry of death.
All the people around him jumped up, formed an array with swords and shields, and looked at the enemies surging from the bottom of the mountain with indifferent expressions.
Everyone knew that today was their end. There were so many enemies who could tire them to death even if they stood and chopped at them, but no one showed any fear.
A man was born between heaven and earth, with a seven-foot body full of blood and courage, only fighting! Why fear life and death? !
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