Outside the city!

Arab military camps!

Keteras angrily rushed into the tent and shouted, "This damn Dongtang man is too much of a bully. Lion King, I really can't stand this anger, let's fight, I'm going to screw off that girl's head and make it into a urinal. ”

Mosley Massa didn't care about Keteras's impudence.

Kethras, who has no scheming, is loyal, and dares to fight and kill, is most pleased by a big man like Mosley Massa.

"Attacked the Don Army again?"

Mosley Massa was also helpless when he heard his favorite general complain: in the last few days, the guerrilla army of the Don Army has scattered and launched attacks specifically against their herds.

The amount of troops mobilized this time is so large that even the Arab is the first time that a big girl has been on a sedan chair.

There are many things that even the battle-hardened Mosley Massa can't take care of.

The biggest problem now is not people, but livestock.

In this expedition, he commanded more than 80,000 military horses, 130,000 pack horses responsible for carrying people and goods, 20,000 camels, and dozens of war elephants.

These more than 200,000 head of livestock naturally can't be fed with good forage every day.

They don't have Gaochang Cang, and the pressure of logistics is now heavier than that of the Tang Dynasty.

Grazing management is the only way.

Horses are like cattle and sheep, scattered and grazing, which will inevitably give the Tang army a chance.

The guerrilla army of the Don army, which came and went like the wind, for several days in a row, brought them considerable losses, especially the camel cavalry of Keteras.

The camel eats a lot of food and has a strong taste, it does not like to eat delicate herbivore, but prefers to eat prickly, hairy, strong-smelling and salinity-heavy plants, such as thorns, white thorns, and artemisia.

Shiguo is the hometown of the ancient Dawan city, located in the western foot of the Pamir, in the middle and upper reaches of the Syr Darya River, where the water and grass are abundant, but it is not suitable for free-range camels.

Therefore, the stocking of 20,000 battle camels is far away from the wasteland north of Tuozhi City, which is far away from the army, and naturally has an opportunity.

Moreover, although camels are taller and more powerful than horses, their movement speed in the field is inferior to that of military horses, especially the mobile war horses unique to the rangers.

After a few days of continuous attacks by strong bows and crossbows, more than 1,100 camels were killed in battle.

You must know that the battle camel is a dromedary that they have painstakingly cultivated in Arabia, and they are born for battle, which is extremely expensive, and there are only more than 20,000 in the whole of Arabia.

More than 1,100 were lost before the battle began, and it was no wonder that Keteras was so angry that his face was red.

Mosley Massa wasted all his best efforts to calm the restlessness of Lower Kethras, and said, "I know that you have been holding back for a long time, and so have I. The opportunity for victory is coming, and according to the news from the city, the city is about to run out of food, and they will not be able to support it. As long as we take Tuozhi City and capture the kings of the Western Regions in the city, it will be the day when the situation will change greatly. At that time, there will inevitably be a war, and when the East changes greatly, the victory will be in hand. ”

He said confidently: "Bear with him now, this prey that has already arrived in your hands can't fly." ”

"Then we can't passively let Dongtang be so humiliated, it will have a great impact on the morale of our army."

Kethras, who was belligerent, couldn't help but say something.

Mosley Massa was also worried about this matter, and after a moment of silence, he said, "In this way, Shiguo is too close to the front line, and it is indeed dangerous to graze here. Withdraw the herd back into the territory of Tochar. If the Tang Army's Youyi Army really had the courage to return to Tocharian territory, it would be equivalent to sending meat to our mouths, and if we don't eat it, we will be sorry for this great gift. ”

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The west wind is howling!

The night is full of stars!

The land was silent.

Most of the huge Arab camps, except for the soldiers who trained the camps, fell asleep beautifully.

Abdullah looked at the city of Tuozhi, feeling a little uneasy.

He was the worst performer in this fight.

Under the absolute superiority, the Tang army did not eat Cheng Qianli, but let it turn defeat into victory, captured the thirsty city, and gave the Tang army a place to stay.

In order to make up for his mistakes, he asked himself to be responsible for the task of trapping and defending the city, and he was grateful.

Since Abdullah took over the task, he has not dared to be careless.

At present, the Arab army is divided into two factions, one is the Western generals, they are invincible in the Western countries, they have their own invincible arrogance, and do not take the Tang army in their eyes. I think that Mosley Massa will fail before because the Tang army is cunning and takes advantage of the Arabian nature that does not know water.

On the other side are Eastern generals like Abu Muslim, who know the strength of the Tang Army.

Abdullah originally thought that the Tang Army was far from being comparable to the Arabs, but after real contact, he found that the Tang Army was even more terrifying than the legend.

Just the brave Cheng Qianli, the rising teenager Li Guangbi made them suffer a lot, not to mention the even more prestigious Pei Min?

The more he paid attention, the more Abdullah did not dare to let his guard down.

Especially in the past few days, according to the news that should have come from the city, the atmosphere in the city is a little abnormal.

Originally, I thought that there was an urgent need for food, but there was a solemn atmosphere in the city.

But in recent days, the solemnity in the city has disappeared, replaced by an inexplicable curfew.

At night, all the people and soldiers in the city were grounded, except for the soldiers defending the city and all the Tang soldiers.

Even the soldiers defending the city were limited to patrolling the vicinity of the towers and were forbidden to leave the walls.

However, the center of Tuozhi City is brightly lit, and I don't know what I'm doing.

Faced with this unknown situation, Abdullah had an inexplicable uneasiness in his heart.

To this end, Abdullah also asked Abu Muslim for advice.

Now the whole of Arabia really understands the terrible power of the Tang Dynasty, except for Mosremassa, is Abu Muslim.

It's just that Abu Muslim himself has a task to make an appointment to meet at night.

"General Ab, what's the situation now......

Abu Muslim came to the tent in a hurry.

Abdullah also directly described the situation: "You see, the lights on the tower of this Tuozhi City are not bright, but for some reason, there is a huge bonfire in the center of this city, which illuminates the surrounding area as bright as day. ”

Abu Muslim frowned, "How long has it lasted?" ”

Abdullah said, "It's been three or five days. It's very strange, I feel like this is a signal, but who is this signal for? There is a city wall blocking it, even if we are outside the city, we can't see it, but the Tang army is dozens of miles away, how can we see it? Could it be for the birds in the sky to see? ”

He said with a heavy heart.

Abu Muslim also couldn't figure it out, so he glanced at the night sky, the dark sky, and saw a dozen dim sparks floating in the sky, and he didn't pay attention, and proposed: "Let Neiying continue to pay attention, there is not much food in the city, so as not to respond to all changes." No matter what they do, as long as we don't mess around, they won't be able to escape our control. ”