Start from the thief

The terrifying howls echoed in the mountains and forests in the early morning. Even the mortal soldiers who were still fighting in the distance heard some of them, but this kind of sound was more common on the battlefield, so no one cared.

If Nong Shouguang did not have the invincible golden body, he might be killed in a short period of time. He would be dead, but at least he could die a little more quickly.

However, out of human survival instinct, Nong Shouguang almost desperately activated his Invincible Golden Body to resist Lan Rong's attack, but he was unable to completely block it. This torture was comparable to torture.

But it cannot be said that he did anything wrong. He is now competing with Lan Rong in spiritual power. If Lan Rong can hold on a little longer, Nong Shouguang will definitely die. But if Lan Rong can't hold on for long, he will still have a chance of survival.

The only price he had to pay was watching his invincible golden body being broken bit by bit, watching his flesh and blood splatter bit by bit, and watching his life slowly but surely moving towards death.

"Lord, save me!"

Seeing that Lan Rong's spiritual power did not seem to be exhausted, Nong Shouguang roared to the sky and spat out a ball of blood foam from his mouth.

"Don't!"

After all, it was too late for Zhao Yushu to stop it. Yang He even gritted his teeth and swung his sword as soon as he heard Nong Shouguang's cry for help, but they were too weak now.

When Lan Rong heard these four words, he instinctively retracted his hand, giving Nong Shouguang a moment to catch his breath.

With a bang, Lan Rong groaned and took two steps back. Nong Shouguang let out a strange cry, abruptly avoided Yang He's knife, and tore off his frozen right arm, spilling blood all over the forest, and quickly disappeared into the night.

Lan Rong's face turned purple, and he took a long time to recover after regulating his breathing. This was partly because he was caught off guard by Nong Shouguang's left hand, and partly because he was angry at his own stupidity.

Before coming to Chang'an, he heard too much from his daughter about the Zuo Shi, and was repeatedly told by Wei You and Li Tong to pay attention to this man. Deep in his heart, he unconsciously developed a subconscious fear.

Such a veteran master was fooled by just one sentence.

But it's not his fault. If Zhao Yushu had taken action, he would have killed Nong Shouguang first regardless of whether Zuo Shi came or not. Besides, Second Senior Sister went to chase Zuo Shi. He didn't believe that Zuo Shi had the ability to hide from Second Senior Sister and then plot against him silently.

But Lan Rong believed it, so he stopped. Therefore, even though Nong Shouguang paid a very heavy price, he still escaped.

"If you can't catch up, don't chase him. Be careful that he will bite you back."

Zhao Yushu stopped Yang He who was trying to chase after him, and looked at the southern city of Chang'an which was almost over in the distance: "The Tubo will be defeated."

Even though Zhao Yushu did not understand military strategies, he could see that a long dragon was trying to break out to the south. In fact, Tubo would not be defeated so quickly. They were defending in battle array and had the advantage in numbers. As long as they could withstand the first wave of fierce attacks from the Nanyang coalition forces, it might not be impossible for them to turn defeat into victory after the stalemate.

Unfortunately, the city behind them was not their own, but Chang'an.

It was impossible for Tubo Gampo to know that the Nanyang coalition forces' coming was not Chang'an's intention. They had to divide almost half of their troops to be on guard against attacks from inside and outside the city of Chang'an at all times. If Chang'an really sent troops immediately, it would be fine, and everyone would bet on who could withstand it better. However, under the order of Prime Minister Di, Chang'an just made a fuss and refused to send troops.

As a result, a strange scene appeared in the Tubo army. The soldiers in the south fought desperately and kept asking for help, while the soldiers in the north who were used to defend Chang'an did not dare to move a step.

The morale of the South was declining at a visible rate. The defeat occurred in a small area and then began to spread in a very short time.

The most feared thing on a battlefield is a rout.

A defeated army not only represents the collapse of combat effectiveness, but also means that they will flee to the rear and attack the main camp.

Ganbu wielded his sword and personally beheaded a general who had escaped, but he could not stop the chaos.

"Back off."

The cemetery master returned to her young girlish appearance, with a calm expression: "Return to Tibet."

"Bodhisattva, what next? Let the plateau become as chaotic as the Central Plains until the next messenger from the gods arrives?"

"The Central Plains will no longer be in chaos. Go back and go to Chang'an in person to beg for forgiveness from the Emperor of the Central Plains. Perhaps you can continue to rule the plateau."

The Lord of the Cemetery looked at Ganbu coldly: "You and I both know that your status is not in the mercy of the gods, otherwise how could the gods' favorites die in the Central Plains."

Ganbu shuddered all over, thinking of the white-robed Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, the attendant of the real god in name only.

"I won't beg for mercy from Li Huan."

Ganbu was very confident before he sent his troops. He thought that Li Huan was a complete fool, so this battle would be easy to win, so he could not bow to the waste in his heart and mouth.

"If you still think this is his work, you are as stupid as he is. I will advise you for the last time. Back off."

"Buddha?"

Ganbu's brain couldn't keep up.

The Lord of the Cemetery let out a long sigh, turned around and was about to leave.

Ganbu suddenly woke up.

The sound of gongs began to spread in all directions from the central army tent. Generals at all levels immediately gathered their troops and broke out to the south following Ganbu's flag.

Although the level of these soldiers and generals in attack and defense is hard to describe, their organization and mobility when fleeing are astonishingly high. At least the Nanyang coalition forces had no ability to block the Tubo breakout, and they couldn't even delay it.

If Ruo Bu was brave enough at this time, he would rush straight to the main camp of the Nanyang coalition forces with his royal flag, and there was a great probability that he could defeat this army that came from afar on the spot.

Unfortunately, he didn't dare to do it.

The commander of the coalition forces was no mediocre person either. He discovered Ganbu's intention at the first moment, and immediately gave way to let them escape. Then he sent a group of light cavalry to chase and kill them.

The greatest losses on the battlefield are rarely inflicted in frontal combat, but more often in the pursuit of a defeated army after a victory. At this time, only one or two cavalry units of a thousand men are needed to easily kill at least ten thousand deserters.

Although Lan Rong was the chief officer of Nanyang and even the main initiator of the coalition forces and the Queen's number one supporter, his own military capabilities were limited and he was not responsible for the command of the coalition forces. But even so, he was still shocked when he saw the momentum of the remaining Tubo troops fleeing. If he were to take command, he would probably force the troops to plug the gap.

"Lord Lan, who is the one who will be meeting you in Chang'an City?"

Compared to Zhao Yushu, who was an idiot in both military and political fields, Yang He saw through at a glance that the Nanyang coalition forces dared to come to Chang'an with confidence. It must be that someone inside had arranged everything. Li Tong was in Dongdu, and the outcome had not even been decided in Dongdu, but he had already quietly taken Chang'an.

"Di Xiang."

"Sure enough, no wonder."

Yang He leaned on his knife, let out a long breath, and turned to look at Zhao Yushu: "You and I fought to the death, but we didn't know that the outcome was already determined. Now we have to rush back to Songzhou as soon as possible."

"Yes," Zhao Yushu laughed bitterly, "but it's a bit difficult for us to be like this."

"You two should be quiet for a while. I will send someone over. Master Yang, what do you plan to do in Songzhou?"

"Make way, let him pass, and then block Li Qi's Yizhou army."