"Kill this big dog-eating ......"

The unrest of the craftsmen soon spread, and many shouted for the killing of Yusuf, but the hoarse shouts were in Chinese, not Persian or Turkic, which was prevalent in the army. A leader-like craftsman climbed onto the cloud chariot, pointed to Yusuf, who was protected by the Guards, and shouted:

"Brothers, you and I have been waiting for this day for nearly ten years, and now we finally have the opportunity to return to Datang alive, and if you don't pick up the weapons in your hands, kill this big dog thief, or use the dirty blood of this big dog thief to wash away all the shame......"

This shout shook the heavens and the earth, and it really expressed the hidden pain that had been hidden in the hearts of many Tang people for a long time.

"Kill the big dog thief, kill the big dog thief!"

Long sharpened poles were thrown into the midst of the heavy cannibals, and almost every long pole fell, and one of them screamed to the ground.

Although Yusuf is a general who leads the army, he rarely fights with his own pioneers, and now he seems to be only one step away from death, and he is trapped in a siege because of carelessness, unable to fight, unable to escape, and inevitably a little shrunken in his heart.

"Don't act rashly, stick to help!"

This is the only suitable way for Yusuf to think, there are almost thousands of Tang craftsmen here, if his hundreds of guards really fight, they will definitely not be opponents, even if they are exchanged for one to two, the rebellious Tang craftsmen can kill them cleanly.

The craftsmen did not have any weapons in their hands to take advantage of the formation, and the only thing that could cause great damage was the axe that chopped down trees, so the craftsmen almost each had an axe in their hands and greeted Yusuf's guards fiercely.

Among the rebel artisans were not only the Tang, but also the Turks, the Uighurs, and even a small number of Khitans. Like the Tang people, they also suffered humiliation under the hands of the Great Cannibals, and now they are the closest to their hometown, now that the Tang people have taken the lead in resisting, how can there be any reason to sit idly by?

Therefore, under the siege of layers, Yusuf's situation is really worrying.

However, Yusuf was the leader of the younger generation of generals among the Great Cannibals, and after the initial panic, he quickly regained his composure, and instead ordered the guards to shrink their formation, gathered the soldiers with short bows in the middle of the circle, and then shot out at the most powerful group of craftsmen.

At first, Yusuf ordered the few longbowmen around him to aim at the cloud chariot to observe the enemy's situation and see that he commanded the shooting, and with his experience, as long as the backbone was killed, the rest of the trees would fall and scatter, and it would be difficult for the rebellious craftsmen to further deteriorate the situation.

However, the craftsmen are not stupid, and after several people standing on the cloud cart to observe the situation were shot, they also began to become cautious not to give the big food longbow a chance.

Yusuf hurriedly jumped to his feet and scolded in the circle, but what can he do? There is a huge difference in strength, and he was defeated by the attack suddenly, no matter how big his mind and strategy are, he can only stick to it now and wait for help.

At this time, the Great Food Soldiers were well-trained, and the advantage of the battle-hardened formation suddenly stood out, and the craftsmen besieged three times and could not shake these hundreds of people, seeing that the reinforcements were coming, after all, the lumber storage yard was close to the barracks.

The leader-like craftsman shouted:

"Hurry up, go quickly, you can't go head-to-head with the big dog thief, today I will go around the life of the Yusuf dog thief!"

They are now dog thieves, they hate the big cannibal to the core, and the burn scar on everyone's forehead is a shame that cannot be erased in this life, and who will be willing to die for the big cannibal?

No matter how well you do it, no matter how much credit you make, you are still treated as a slave who is not as good as cattle and horses.

Since you can't kill Yousufu, it's good to be able to escape, after all, here is the land of the Tang Dynasty for a while, as long as you go east, it will be the Tang Dynasty that has been absent for ten years.

The craftsmen, the Tang people or the Turks, all rushed away and fled in all directions!

Yusuf looked at the mess all over the ground, his brow furrowed, he was so angry that he almost died in the most unguarded place, these damned, vile and lowly slaves were still too merciful to them, and from now on all slave craftsmen had to work in shackles, whether they ate or slept or ......

Most of the craftsmen fled, and those who stayed were basically Persians, the Persians had been conquered by the Great Eclipse for hundreds of years, and the Persians occupied a numerical advantage in the Great Eclipse, in order to stabilize the rule, whether it was the Umayyad Dynasty that had fallen, or the Abbasid Dynasty, which had just seized power for more than ten years, adopted an active envelopment strategy for the Persians, so the Persians, as the vanquished, had no hatred for the Great Cannibals, and were even willing to be pawns for them.

It's just that the Persian craftsmen were obviously not as skilled as the Tang craftsmen, so they could only act as assistants in the making of utensils, and it was very difficult to let them take charge of themselves now.

After Yusuf returned to the barracks, he ordered all the siege equipment that had been built to be dragged to the front of the battle, and he was ready to carry out a strong attack with unprecedented intensity, of course, to test how much combat power the Tang soldiers still had left.

With the rumbling of war drums, the Persian soldiers in the Great Food Army began to slowly advance towards the city wall, and after nearly two months of confrontation, even if they did not really plan to capture the city, they also knew the routine of the Tang Dynasty defenders.

It is nothing more than a volley of crossbow arrows, rolling wood and stone, and fire oil, as long as there are enough people and materials in the city, there are conditions that can be defended.

The only thing Yusuf doesn't know now is whether the morale and morale of the defenders in the city can still be maintained. The war is not only about population and materials, but also about one point that is equally important, that is, the morale of the army.

Zhang Ye couldn't hold it, and the dozens of days and nights spent here were really wasted.

……

Longyou Jincheng County, a cavalry north from the ferry to cross the Yellow River, the turbid and turbulent Yellow River can not become a block to the Tang soldiers westward footsteps, the pontoon bridge has been built as early as a month ago, the army slowly passed, only three horses and one person because of the accident fell into the water, in addition to no more casualties.

Zhang Yuanzuo loudly urged the Tubo soldiers under his command:

"After crossing the Yellow River, you will encounter a big thief soldier in front, everyone must be 10,000 careful, but there are those who neglect their duties, and they will not be forgiven!"

The routine of taming these Tibetans and envy is not very easy to use, they only believe in the strong. The Shenwu army defeated the great minister Ma Xiang Zhong Bajie, who was worshiped as a god, and they willingly acted as the eagle dogs of the Tang Dynasty.

What's more, in recent years, the big cannibals have invaded the west of Tibet, and several subject countries have been tossed, if it were not for the focus of Tubo's strategy in the east, they would have already sent troops to fight with it and solve this increasingly serious problem once and for all.

Now, they can go west and have a short time with the big cannibals, but they are already on behalf of the Tang Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty seems to have suffered a lot of losses under the big cannibals, and even the hinterland Hexi, which has always been valued, has lost most of it.

If the big cannibals are allowed to advance eastward, Guanzhong will bear the brunt of the threat.

In the 100 years since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, only twice Guanzhong was threatened. First, Taizong was beaten by the Turks to the bank of the Weishui Bridge in the early years, and the second was the fall of Chang'an last year......

Therefore, the line from Helan Mountain to Qilian Mountain is the last bottom line of the Tang Dynasty, and no matter what, they can't let them take another half step!

The Tang Dynasty, which had experienced many years of war, lacked horses, so the Tubo cavalry of the Shenwei Army could only be equipped with one person and two horses, and could not meet the standard of one person and three horses. Even this is enough, the cavalry spreads its legs and runs with weights, at least thirty miles without stopping,

Coupled with another war horse that can be transferred halfway, there are sixty miles that can be rushed by light troops, and they will arrive in an instant.

However, this is only a theoretical judgment, from Lanzhou to the Guangwu line, the woodland is dense and complex, if it is not along the bank of the Wuzhishui River, it is really a bit difficult to move an inch.

After Guangwu, walk about fifty miles to the northwest, and it is Wucheng to guard and capture. About 1,000 people are usually stationed here, and now Hexi is already in front of the enemy, and it is to guard and capture a large number of scattered soldiers gathered inside and outside the city, Zhang Yuanzuo called some rout soldiers to inquire about the situation, and found that many of them are from Liangzhou City. The fall of Liangzhou City, he couldn't help but be frightened, as one of the most important towns in Hexi, Liangzhou in the hands of the past dynasties in the hands of the iron barrel general, how can it now be said that the fall has fallen?

Why can Zhangye, which is slightly inferior to Liangzhou in terms of city defense, population, and military strength, hold out for two months?

Zhang Yuanzuo believes that this is certainly due to the fact that Miao Jinqing, the governor of Hexi, is in charge, and there is another important reason, that is, these Liangzhou soldiers do not have the will to fight at all, so how can they be undefeated?

After determining the fall of Liangzhou, Zhang Yuanzuo decided to bypass Liangzhou and march towards Zhangye along the Guzangshan North Road, in order to achieve the suddenness of the attack.

The big food soldiers besieging Zhangye were so shocked that they couldn't take care of the beginning and the end. However, some subordinates have long raised it, thinking that the big cannibals are tired of attacking Zhangye City for a long time, and it is likely that they will lure the enemy to save and ambush them halfway.

But Zhang Yuanzuo is a very bold person, and it is the trap set by the big cannibal that makes him feel that it is necessary to make a plan, and then it will depend on which one has stronger combat effectiveness and will to fight.

What's more, Miao Fujun in Zhangye City is not a vegetarian, and when the time comes, the inside and the outside should be combined, and it may not be impossible to defeat the big cannibal under Zhangye City.

However, despite the good plan, their whereabouts were soon revealed, and a Sogdian cavalry encountered them, and after a short encounter, the Shenwei army was victorious, but a rout of them fled.

This also means that there will soon be an enemy army in ambush halfway to stop the Shenwei army.

The source of the Macheng River is just a trickling stream, where vegetation is sparse and the temperature is slightly cool. Zhang Yuanzuo and the soldiers dismounted to rest, and at the same time took advantage of the rare respite to remove the saddle cover of the war horse, so that the war horse could be relaxed as much as possible, so as to recover his strength as soon as possible and deal with the upcoming enemy attack!