"Your Majesty, I am willing to fight with Nanzhao Zong...!"

A total of sixteen generals knelt neatly in Li Shimin's Tai Chi Palace and loudly asked for battle. The request for battle made Li Shimin very satisfied. Li Shimin then laughed and said, "My dear friends, please take a look. These are the mainstays of my future war in the Tang Dynasty.

Their unafraid spirit is the confidence to win forever in the Tang Dynasty.

OK... This time we will let Nanzhao see the bravery of my Tang warrior, but... this time, only one person can represent my Tang warrior, so... Li Chi will fight with your Zuo Yigu...!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty...!" Li Chi was excited.

The other generals of the Central Army showed a slightly disappointed expression, especially Su Dingfang. You should know that this was a good opportunity to become famous. Su Dingfang was confident to defeat the soldiers of Nanzhao, but... hey... with a sigh, Su Dingfang stood up helplessly and went back.

At this time, Cheng Chumo shouted in panic: "Your Majesty... The Last General is willing to fight. The Last General said that he would show His Majesty the combat power of the Last General's Right Martial Guard. This time it is an opportunity. Please give the Last General the opportunity to fight Nanzhao Zongsuo."

"Haha..." Li Shimin on the side laughed loudly: "Look... Look... Dear friends, I am a lot of soldiers and talents in the Tang Dynasty. Xiao Nanzhao is just a joke. Cheng Chumo, your Right Wuwei Guard will be seen next time.

Let’s look at Zuo Yiwei this time, Li Chi... Only wins and not defeats in this battle...!"

"As for the order..." Li Chi looked at Cheng Chumo proudly, and Cheng Chumo said intimidly that he had not completed the task given by Li Zhan, which made Cheng Chumo nervous for a while. So after a while, Cheng Chumo immediately sent someone to notify Li Zhan and told Li Zhan that he had lost the election. However, he still went to reorganize the army and asked Li Zhan what to do.

It was almost noon when Li Zhan received Cheng Chumo's letter, which made Li Zhan feel "splied"... I don't know why, but he always felt a little worried.

In fact, Li Chi's Zuo Yigu is also very powerful.

Li Chi's Zuo Yiwei was the predecessor of the Knights, which was very strong. Among the sixteen guards, the left and right guards ranked first. Bai Liangang, which was eliminated by hundreds of cavalry, basically entered the left and right guards. This is why Li Shimin chose the left guards.

Li Chi is also a piece of material for leading troops. As Li Daozong's eldest son, he is highly valued by Li Shimin, but he doesn't know why... Li Zhan is still worried that he can't even have lunch at noon.

Finally, after thinking about it, Li Zhan decided to go to the front schoolyard of the palace to find out. Without taking a look at it in person, Li Zhan felt uneasy.

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"Take out our weapons and armor."

Just at noon, Zong Suo brought his 100 Tubo soldiers to the front office of the palace. At this time, Zong Suo asked his Tubo soldiers to use his weapons and armor.

When the Tubo people were all equipped, they were wearing chain mail, and only two tricks were opened.

There was a Damascus knife made of Uz steel ingots on his waist, and a round shield on his back. When the Tubo people appeared neatly in the front of the palace, Li Zhan was almost shocked when he saw it.

Why... because these Tubo people actually wear a whole set of chain mail.

Chainmail was also called "ring lock armor" in ancient China. It was generally made of iron wire or iron ring buckles to form a garment shape. Each ring was buckled with another four rings, shaped like a net lock. This armor was most widely used in the Tubo region and was still used in the Ming and Qing dynasties. In the middle and late Ming dynasties, the army equipped chain mail and cotton armor in large quantities. There is another type of Shanwen armor, which is also a chain mail.

The production of chain mail is quite complicated and cumbersome, has stronger protection, good breathability, and is very lightweight. You can make any difficult moves immediately without being limited by armor.

Li Zhan really didn't expect that the group of Tubo soldiers sent by Songtsen Gampo had already reached the teeth.

"Dong...!" "Dong...!" "Dong...!" "Dong...!" "Dong...!"

The war drum sounded, and one hundred Tubo soldiers wearing chain mail appeared. Following the other side, one hundred Zuo Yiwei wearing hundreds of steel appeared...!

Li Shimin brought all the officials to the city wall to watch the competition in front of the palace. When Li Shimin saw that the soldiers and horses of Nanzhao were wearing chain mail, he had a premonition of something wrong for some reason.

At this time, Li Daozong on the side said: "Your Majesty...Nanzhao soldiers, both men and horses were wearing chain mail. According to the old minister, these people may not be simple. They should be an elite soldier built by the Nanzhao Kingdom with all their financial resources...!"

"Why do I feel like this is a trap..." Changsun Wuji looked at Li Shimin with some concern.

Li Shimin looked at the two teams of soldiers below with suspicious eyes and said, "Li Chi will not lose..."

In fact, at this time, Li Shimin also felt that he might have been trapped in Nanzhao. You should know that the country of Nanzhao is a small one that cannot be located in a small place. This hundred sets of one-piece chain mail is really unprecedented. If it weren't for one set, how could the other party suddenly take out so many chain mails?

Looking at Li Shimin below, he showed a look of anger. An emperor was actually fooled, which really made Li Shimin feel embarrassed.

But the more bitter one is still behind.

The third war drum sounded, which was the beginning of the battle between Zuo Yiwei and the Tubo soldiers.

"Dong...!" "Dong...!" "Dong...!" "Dong...!" "Dong...!"

The sound of war drums resounded throughout the school ground. At this time, Li Chi took out a bow and arrow from his back and shouted: "Left Yiwei, rush...!"

As soon as he finished speaking, one hundred Zuo Yigu rushed forward and followed Zuo Yigu to draw the bow on the horse. At this time, Zong Suo on the other side showed a disdainful expression and shouted: "Care with me..."

Following a hundred Tubo soldiers killed them like wolves and tigers, unlike Zuo Yiwei. The hundred Tubo soldiers did not take bows and crossbows. It may be because the crossbows on the Tubo side were not good, but you took them with them and increased the weight.

So all the bows and crossbows were replaced with round shields.

"Hold the shield...defend the arrows..." Zong Suo shouted when he saw Zuo Yiwei pulling the bow.

One hundred Tubo soldiers immediately pulled out the round shield on their backs. At this moment, Li Chi shouted: "After shooting for two consecutive times, abandon the bow...!"

One hundred left Yiwei immediately shot, shot twice in a row, and then threw the bow and arrow. Some people may ask why they threw the bow and arrow only twice. In fact, the first thing is that the distance is getting closer and closer, and you are not able to defend with your bow.

Secondly, it is because pulling a bow requires strength. Ordinary archers can pull the bow up to four times a minute, and they will lose strength when following their arms.

Pulling the bow twice is the safest number.

However, there were also quite a few times, two hundred sharp arrows shot into the Tubo army's army's formation. There were uneven jingling sounds in the ears of the Tubo soldiers, and Li Zhan was speechless because these ordinary bows and arrows could not penetrate the chain mail.

Sure enough, after two waves of arrow rain, the Tubo people were all fine. At this moment, both the Tang officials in the stands and the Zuo Yijun who were charging were a little shocked.

However, the shock only began later.

Just at this moment, Zong Suo shouted again: "Get the hammer..." One hundred Tubo soldiers took out the chain hammer from the bag next to the horse.

Li Zhan shouted: "Not good..."

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Chapter completed!