The Second Department Fights for Beauty Chapter 42: Please Enter the Urn (Second Update, Seeking Votes)

  The Tibetan soldiers were two hundred steps away from the Tang army, and they could achieve such a high level of accuracy at a distance of two hundred steps. It's hard for ordinary people to do so even with bows and arrows. This requires not only superhuman eyesight but also superhuman strength!

  Du He looks like a weak scholar, who would have thought he had such astonishing strength?

  As a result, when faced with Du He's ultimate skill, even the likes of Luo Tong and Wang Dezheng couldn't help but reveal their shock.

  Especially Luo Tong, who had often crossed hands with Du He, knew that he was not strong in terms of strength, and could use such a divine technique, almost dropping his jaw in shock!

  Everyone who saw this scene applauded and cheered!

  In an instant, the Tubo army approached near, and Fang Yizhi and others led the halberd team to resist.

  The two sides came into contact, but Jian Wushuang suddenly let out a loud shout and chopped down with his sword. Faced with this powerful move, the Tibetan soldiers under his sword didn't dare to counterattack and could only raise their shields to block it.

  With just a loud "bang", under his thousand-jin divine strength, the shield could no longer withstand and exploded into four or five pieces. The saber's momentum did not decrease, heavily smashing onto the Tubo soldier's head.

  The divine power of Fang's love was so astonishing that this blow directly smashed the head of the Tubo soldier under the knife, and the blood flower sprayed out, with red and white brain pulp and blood splashing everywhere.

  Originally, Fang Yu saw that his opponent's shield was thick and heavy, so he struck it down with the back of his knife, creating such a frightening scene.

  This move directly scared the surrounding Tubo soldiers and they didn't dare to take a step forward.

  Du He also smiled bitterly and joined the battle with his sword, resisting the attack of the Tubo army.

  The Tibetan army was no less brave than the Tang army, but their numbers far exceeded theirs. Although all the soldiers and generals did their best to resist the Tibetan army's offensive, it was still difficult to reverse the defeat.

  The battle of offense and defense is being carried out under such shocking circumstances.

  The second line of defense has been occupied by the Tubo army, and they have retreated to the last line of defense.

  The wounded were being evacuated from the camp, the east had already shown a faint white, and the third line of defense was about to be lost, but the enemy was also exhausted and could only retreat.

  The defeat was already set, Du He knew that he could no longer resist the next wave of attacks from Tubo and proposed a phased withdrawal.

  Liu Lan saw that the task had been accomplished and readily agreed to order the three armies to withdraw in batches.

  Du He was the last batch of retreat, before retreating they burned the camp, and the whole camp fell into fierce fire.

  Looking at the soldiers retreating again, Songts?n Gampo's heart was bleeding. He had long been mentally prepared for the strength of the Tang army, but he did not expect the Tang army to be so brave. The exhausting journey of a thousand miles could actually withstand the fierce attack of his strong army for nearly three hours, and even lost 5,000 soldiers. This is something he has never encountered since he started his campaign.

  "How hateful! Truly hateful!" He clenched his fists, as various unstable emotions surged one after another. In his heart, he thought: "Daxiang, what choice should I make today?"

  In the past, every step he took, whether right or wrong, Lu Dong would point it out to him and guide him on the correct path.

  But because of Du He's fault, Lu Dongzan is no more.

  Losing Ludong Zan is like losing a bright lamp for Songtsen Gampo, who relied too heavily on him and was at a loss as to how to take this crucial step.

  "Zanp!" General's wife, Akane Yantou, suddenly pointed at the Tang camp and shouted: "Look, fire!"

  Not far away from Tang camp, fierce flames rose into the sky, and the fire illuminated the horizon.

  "Is the enemy camp on fire?" Songtsen Gampo's heart stirred and he burst out laughing: "It turns out they are also exhausted from the long battle, unable to hold on."

  "Obviously, after this night's fierce battle, our troops who had rested for over a dozen days were almost unable to hold on. How could they be any better? This great fire is proof that they have abandoned their camp and retreated to regroup, planning to use the fire to block our army. If we don't pursue them now, when will we?"

  Songtsen Gampo was about to give the order, but heard Zhishai Sangzhuo say: "Zanpu don't be impatient, be careful of tricks. The Tang people often use tricks to win battles, we must be on guard!"

  Songtsen Gampo also felt reasonable and calmed down, saying in a low voice: "Let's investigate and find out!"

  They walked into the camp, but saw that the battlefield was littered with corpses, and blood had seeped into every inch of the military camp's land, forming a large area of nauseating dark red mud. Countless incomplete limbs, shattered heads, and broken weapons were scattered all over the military camp, revealing the cruelty of the battle.

  The Tibetan soldiers had already searched and found no movement of enemy troops.

  Songtsen Gampo and others entered the fire scene with ease, but saw that all around was in disarray, many large items were scattered everywhere, and the raging flames were actually bags of rice and fodder.

  "See if it's true!" Songtsen Gampo shouted urgently.

  Many soldiers far away used long spears to pierce the sacks, and white, translucent grains of rice rolled down one by one. The Tibetan generals' eyes were all wide with wonder.

  They have a cold climate on the plateau, which is not suitable for growing rice. However, as a noble of Tibet, they had also tasted the fragrant rice from Central Plains before. Seeing these bags of rice, some of them even drooled.

  "Hurry up and put out the fire, pursue!" Song Zan Gan Bu suddenly woke up. The Tang army didn't even want their rice, it can be seen that they were indeed at their last gasp. If they don't pursue now, everything will be too late once they escape back to Jiaohe City.

  Songtsen Gampo no longer hesitated, leaving 10,000 troops to guard the Songzhou and put out the fire, while the remaining 85,000 troops and horses pursued the Tang army without stopping.

  The Tubo army followed the Tang army all the way, and they came to a dangerous mountain pass. The terrain was treacherous here, if the Tang soldiers were hiding troops here, they would rush in and suffer a disastrous defeat.

  Songtsen Gampo's mind arose with suspicion, and he halted the great army, dispatching robust soldiers to search in all directions, but found no one. He cursed under his breath, continuing the pursuit, but due to the delay of half a day, only then did they discover the shadow of the Tang army.

  Before long, the Tibetan army arrived at another strategic location. This place was inferior to the previous dangerous terrain, but if they buried the Tang army, they could still eat a pot of it.

  Songtsen Gampo did not want to intervene, but Shisai Dunzhu said: "False and true, this is the usual trick of the Tang people, it must be investigated!"

  Songtsen Gampo stopped again to investigate, but still found nothing, and had no choice but to glare at Zanamdzin for a moment before continuing the pursuit.

  Due to this delay, they once again missed the opportunity to catch up with the Tang army and barely managed to rediscover the shadow of the Tang army.

  They hadn't even reached an hour when they encountered another treacherous terrain, this time even more perilous than the first one. If there were Tang soldiers lying in ambush, entering rashly would leave no bones behind.

  Songtsen Gampo did not dare to take risks, and had to send someone into the mountains again to search. He couldn't help but curse loudly: "What kind of damned place is this? It's so treacherous!"

  Zhi Sai's face was filled with helplessness as he replied, "The Jian Nan Road is within the borders of Ba Shu, and the mountain roads of Ba Shu have been treacherous since ancient times."

  "In this place we have spent so much time, how can we catch up with the Tang army?" Songtsen Gampo's impatient expression appeared on his face.

  This time there was no ambush by the Tang army, because after repeated delays, the Tibetan army could not find any trace of the Tang army and could only judge by footprints.

  After chasing for nearly half a day, a mountainous terrain that seemed both safe and treacherous appeared before the Tibetan army.

  The road here was artificially excavated, and the mountain path is wide and spacious, allowing a large army to maneuver, but all around are dense forests that can hide troops.

  Songtsen Gampo did not stop this time, but directly ordered the army to advance!

  They have already lost track of the Tang army, and if they stop to waste time, they will never be able to catch up with the Tang army.

  Zi Sai was about to stop him, but thinking again, the Tang army had not set up an ambush in so many dangerous places ahead, and it was unlikely that they would secretly set up an ambush in a place that was not so critical, so he did not speak again.