And whether it was Qiyad or Gao Xianzhi, what none of them expected was that Abdullah in Lemsk, with his intuitive military vision, made a bold decision at this time, which might even lead to military justice! And this bold decision, in the end, in the process of the Talas War, almost played a role in the victory and defeat of the hand! Even if it didn't change the final outcome, the Battle of Talas became so unexpected and tragic because of Abdullah's decision! So much so that neither side can judge afterwards whether this decision is good or bad for both the enemy and us......

South of Lemsk, the garrison of the Smoke-Clad Cavalry, the camp of Abdullah.

Whipping the whip to the ground fiercely, stirring up a large cloud of dust, Apdullah's gloomy eyes looked southwest, and the depression in his chest became heavier and heavier.

The army had been in Lemsk for a month, and neither Lord Abu nor General Ziyad had heard from him. If it weren't for the strict orders of the two superiors, Abdullah really couldn't bear to continue to waste time here.

The pro-soldier at the door, who was originally standing straight, looked a little cowering at this time, after all, everyone could see that General Abdullah was in a very bad mood now.

"There's no news from Samtar yet?" Abdullah's voice was cold, without the slightest emotion.

“…… Be. ”

"Where's the wooden deer?"

“…… Nor either, General. ”

Apdullah let out a sullen breath in her heart, lifted the curtain and stepped into the tent.

The parchment map that hung directly above the low table was a little worn, but it was very kind to Abdullah, and the first thing he did when he got up every day was to stare at it. As the commander of a 10,000-man cavalry team, Abdullah's personality perfectly illustrates the various qualities that this position should possess - calm, resolute, fearless, and bloodthirsty.

But these alone were not enough for Ziyad to entrust him with heavy responsibilities, and compared to other generals of the same rank, Abdullah was more strategic and tenacious. The forty-three-year-old Abdullah's understanding of the battle situation or battlefield, and his judgment and grasp of fleeting fighters, earned him the combination of Ziyad's blue eyes and the honor of leading the army alone.

Staring at the short distance on the map from Lemsk to Talas, Abdullah frowned, he knew that this seemingly extremely short distance, his 10,000-strong cavalry team would need at least a month to complete, even if he spared no horsepower and threw away the baggage at full speed, it would take twenty days!

Twenty days...... As Alpudullah's gaze continued to move east of Talas, a near-straight path was marked, ending in Shattered Leaf City.

Broken Leaf City, since the first year of Tiaolu (679 AD), began to replace Yanqi as one of the four towns of Anxi. At this time, it was also the period when the Tang Dynasty had the most extensive influence in the Western Regions. The three towns of Shaye, Shule and Khotan firmly controlled the passage connecting the Western Regions and the Tang Dynasty between the Tianshan Mountains and the Tarim Desert in the hands of the Tang Dynasty, and Qiuzi supported the three towns and remotely controlled the overall situation on the banks of the Chihe River (now the Tarim River) a little east, and the layout of the four towns of Anxi during this period was extremely reasonable, and the strategic advantages were quite obvious.

In the seventh year of Kaiyuan, the ten Khans of the Western Turks invited to live in the city of broken leaves, and Tang Jiahui, the envoy of the four towns of Jiedu, suggested that Yanqi Town should replace the town of broken leaves, and since then, the four towns of Anxi have been restored to the system of the twenty-second year of Zhenguan (648 AD). Although the broken leaves are no longer the four towns of Anxi, but this place is backed by the Daqing Pond, firmly choking the throat of the North New Road of the Silk Road, the Tang Dynasty has always attached great importance to it, and the fortifications are also extremely strong, and the descendants of the Western Turkic royal family in the city have always been the diehards of the Tang Dynasty, and their generals have thousands of subordinates, and their combat power is strong.

How long does it take to get from Talas to Shattered Leaf? Abdullah has been asking himself this question these days.

If one's own 10,000-man cavalry occupies Talas, then the answer is pleasant; If Gao Xianzhi, the commander of the Anxi Army of the Great Tang Dynasty, led his remnants of the army who had retreated from Zhituo City to arrive first, then the answer would be frustrating.

Seven days, up to seven days. If you don't want anything to run wildly, and the tired horses don't hesitate to flee for their lives, then it's five days.

Once the remnants of the Anxi Army fled into Shattered Leaf City...... Abdullah couldn't have imagined that kind of scene. Storming Broken Leaves, not to mention that there are more than 10,000 defenders in the city, even if there are only 3,000 people, can the Great Food Alliance, which has always lacked siege experience, gnaw this bone? Turn around and hit Shule? Not to mention how cold and biting the rugged mountain road between the Tianshan Mountains and the Green Mountains is, even the supply of your own army is enough to make people headaches.

Abdullah continued to mentally count the time. After receiving the news that the main force of the Anxi army had entered Pakhana, it would take at least twenty days for the order to be transmitted to Remsk, and it would take twenty days for his cavalry to go south to Talas at the earliest, which was forty days. It took ten to fifteen days from the dispatch of Samtar's army to the completion of the encirclement and division of the Anxi army; Until the decisive battle starts, no matter how tenacious the Anxi army is, it can only resist for ten days at most; If the Anxi army broke and fled to Broken Leaves, they would inevitably pass through Talas, and they would have traveled from the vicinity of the city of Tuozhi to Talas, five days at a slower pace, and three days at a fast pace!

It's still only 30 days! What does thirty days mean? He couldn't catch up with the Anxi army to escape back to Shattered Leaf City!

If the Anxi Army cannot be completely annihilated, it will only form a situation of confrontation between the north and the south in the end. The terrain of Shule is too favorable, and it is extremely difficult to take it in a short time, and Broken Leaf is even more difficult to conquer after replenishing the rout of the Anxi army! At that time, let alone the Governor Abu, even the Abbasid Lord will not be able to accept the situation of 40,000 elite cavalry of Khorasan being stranded in the area of the Green Ridge!

Apdullah's eyes flashed: "Said! ”

"The subordinates are here!" Outside the tent, a bearded man entered.

"You lead a team of three thousand men, bring enough food and grass for ten days, and occupy Chili! Let's go! ”

"Yes! Checkmate! Said half-bent his upper body and stroked his chest. But the general ...... Lord Ziyad ordered us to stay here until we received the order to take Talas ......"

"Allah Allah told me that the Tang army will definitely go to Bakhana! He will definitely be defeated by Lord Ziyad's Iron Cavalry! So you have to take Chiyili first, and from there it's less than ten days' journey to Talas. Be careful, don't be reckless with your main force, and the horses should be two hundred miles away! Don't let people leak your actions to the Tang Army! I will come after you with a great army, and I will keep you at a distance of five days. ”

"Yes! Yes, sir! Said had a blind admiration for Abdullah, not to mention that when he saw the incomparable firmness in Abdullah's eyes, he immediately fell silent.

The winner and loser of the Great Food Coalition was inexplicably released.

In the lofty mountains at the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, Shule Town is like a Dinghai Divine Needle, tenaciously inserted in the mouth of the Atushia Lake Valley, controlling the main road and throat of the southern plain and the northern mountainous area, and it is not an exaggeration to describe the strategic position of Shule Town with the eight words of "one husband is the pass, ten thousand people are not open". During the Taizong period, it was a fortress to prevent the southern invasion of the Tarim Basin by the Turkic tribes of the northern mountainous areas; Today, it is the main road to prevent the southern Tibetan group from entering the Tien Shan Valley.

On the mountain road near Weitou Prefecture, which is about 900 miles away from Shule Town, Gao Xianzhi looked at the towering lonely stone mountain on the left and sighed softly.

This road is all too familiar. In the twenty-ninth year of Kaiyuan, he was still a member of the Shule town guard Fu Meng Lingcha. The Western Turkic Daxi tribe rebelled and sent troops to attack Shaye City, and Fumeng Lingcha resolutely ordered the whole town to dispatch despite the fact that Shule Town was also responsible for monitoring Tubo. He personally led 3,000 main forces north to break the siege of Shattered Leaves, and at the same time ordered Gao Xianzhi to lead 1,000 people to surprise attack the lair of the Daxi Department. In that battle, Fumeng Lingcha was promoted to the envoy of the Anxi Festival, and Gao Xianzhi was promoted to the deputy envoy of the Anxi Army.

According to the military analysis of later generations, Fumeng Lingcha carried out a typical blitzkrieg. Because of the speed of action, the tactical actions of breaking the siege and attacking the enemy were completed very quickly, and the Shule town army that returned to the defense in time did not leave a chance for Tubo to take advantage of, in fact, when Tubo received the information that Shule Town was only an empty city, Fumeng Lingcha and Gao Xianzhi were already on the way back to the division in victory.

From this battle, Gao Xianzhi deeply realized the courage and courage of an outstanding commander, and also understood time more thoroughly, no matter how important it is placed on the battlefield.

"Deputy Envoy Zhang!" Gao Xianzhi shouted in a deep voice while feeling the mountain pass wind like a knife.

"Mark it in!" Zhang Ji stuffed the reins into the arms of his soldiers and stepped forward quickly.

"Where's Weber's Rule?"

"The Khotanese army set out 20 days ago, and their way north is easier than ours, and now it should have passed the double curve." Zhang Ji paused slightly, "The flag soldiers have not yet returned to the battle, and the last general is only speculating." ”

"Hmm...... It's hard to walk. Gao Xianzhi nodded slightly, "Did Guo Xi have any news delivered?" ”

"I just received a military report from Qiuzi, Jian Yuwei has passed the Yumen Pass 20 days ago!"

Gao Xianzhi raised his eyebrows: "They are walking so fast!" ”

Zhang Ji said with a smile: "After all, General Xiao Guo is a tiger and is famous for leading troops in a good way. ”

Gao Xianzhi smiled noncommittally, but the look of approval in his eyes was not concealed: "At this speed, they should have passed Yiwu at this moment, and they are almost in Gaochang......

Gao Xianzhi's estimate was good, at this time, Jian Yuwei had just crossed a large oasis west of Yiwu (now Hami), entered Xizhou from Yizhou, and walked into the vast desert yellow sand again.

It was just past noon, and it was really unwise to insist on walking in the desert during such a time, but Gao Xianzhi's military order was very clear, and it was necessary to rush to Broken Leaf in mid-June!

However, at this moment, Jian Yuwei was still forced to stop, because the wind was blowing again, and it was windy.