Chapter 107: Sun Wukong Meets the Lion Camel King
It is said that once the Tang army relied on Xue Rengui who held the Great Revolution Seal to breach the Two Realms Pass, they stationed their troops there and ordered Qin Shubao to lead the right flank army to head westward to attack Peacock City.
Before the Two Realms Pass was breached, the Tianzhu army had approached with an army of three hundred thousand, but before they could enter the Two Realms Pass, news of its breach had arrived. This matter was no small concern, as the Two Realms Pass was as solid as a rock—let alone a million troops attacking it, even two million wouldn’t have resulted in such a quick fall. Hence, the three hundred thousand troops stationed themselves within Peacock City, together with the city’s defending army, totaling three hundred thirty thousand soldiers.
Xue Rengui was promoted to Lieutenant General of the Right Leading Army by Li Zhi, and within Qin Shubao’s forces, he had fought through numerous battles, establishing some military achievements and winning the appreciation of the older generation of Great Tang warriors.
On this day, Xue Rengui and Qin Shubao, with other generals, were discussing in the tent, devising plans on how to take the city.
This time, the right flank army was the first to arrive here, but unexpectedly, Peacock City had gathered three hundred thirty thousand soldiers. It seemed that taking the city would have to wait until Cheng Yaojin’s left flank army and Yuchi Gong’s main forces arrived. Peacock City was nowhere near as formidable as the Two Realms Pass—the city walls were only about forty meters high; if the defending forces inside were fewer, it could be forcibly breached.
"Report! Someone outside is challenging us to battle." A soldier reported.
"Oh? In the past few days, the people inside Peacock City were all shrinking turtles, how dare they challenge us today?" Qin Qiong said, and with a wave of his hand, "Come, let’s go out and see!"
He ordered troops to march out of the camp gate, and saw that on the battlefield, a Tianzhu army of a hundred thousand was lined up, with a blond middle-aged man leading them. This man was burly, with crossing eyebrows and vertical eyes, a strand of Buddhist beads around his neck, wielding a steel spear, and riding a five-colored divine ox.
Qin Qiong asked, "Who will take him?"
Xue Rengui replied, "I shall take his head!"
Qin Qiong joyfully said, "Excellent! General Xue, go quickly and return quickly; wine awaits your return."