Talas, the town of Shiguo. Before 1997, it was called Zhambyl City, but in the last ten years, more and more people have called it Taraz, perhaps because the name is closer to the moment when it was remembered in the long history.

During the Yuan Emperor of the Western Han Dynasty, that is, the period when the famous Chen Tang was active, the Xiongnu was divided into two parts, the north and the south, and the Northern Xiongnu Zhizhi was invited by the king of Kangju to attack the Wusun country in the south, in order to obtain a stable stronghold, 20,000 Kangju people were sent to build the city, which was for Talas.

In the early Tang Dynasty, the high monk Xuanzang traveled westward, passing through Talas. There is the following record in the "Records of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty" dictated by him: "Suye City traveled more than 400 miles west to Qianquan...... Qianquan goes west for one hundred and forty or fifty miles, to the private city of Luoluo, and the merchants and merchants of all countries live together in the city around the city. "The city of Suye mentioned here is broken leaves; And Qianquan is named after Qianquan Mountain, and it has been renamed as Ashi Bulai City during the Tianbao period; Aloma refers to Talas.

In the real Battle of Talas, there was a famous Anxi army captive, after being escorted back to West Asia by the Great Food Army, he almost turned the whole of West Asia in a circle, wandering around the Mediterranean Sea for more than ten years, and finally returned to the Tang Dynasty by luck and wrote a well-known travelogue - "Jing Xing Ji". This person named Du Huan has a famous uncle - Du You, who wrote the immortal grand "General Dictionary". In the "Jing Xing Ji", Du Huan recorded: "Bodaling traveled more than 1,000 miles north to the Broken Leaf River. There is Atami at the east end of Sichuan, and there is Broken Leaf Castle. Its western Sichuan is connected to the stone country, about more than 1,000 miles long; There are tribes with different surnames in Sichuan, and there are Turks with different surnames. At the southwest end of Sichuan, there is the city name Talas, Shiguo Town, that is, Tianbao ten years, Gao Xianzhi defeated the army. ”

From the text of Du Huan in the previous paragraph, we can know that Talas is located on the bank of a southwestern tributary of the Broken Leaf River (Chu River), which has never had a name because it is sparsely populated, until the Talas City was built, it was called the Talas River.

With the continuous expansion of Talas in recent years, the eastern section of the city wall is getting closer and closer to the Talas River. Today, there is only a stone's throw of open space between the East Gate and the Talas River.

On top of this riverbank clearing, the prince of the stone king, Tararidan, led a few henchmen and walked slowly.

Looking at the gentle river, Talaridan stopped, frowned and fell into deep thought.

I actually sent a ghost to Talas, did I want to cut Gao Xianzhi's head here, and avenge the shattered country and my father who was in a different place? Will Gao Xianzhi definitely escape here? For the sake of a vague feeling in his heart, is it too crazy to be willing to risk being suspected by Qi Yad and lead more than a thousand soldiers of the old country from Tuozhi City to come here?

But if you don't do this, how can you convince yourself that Gao Xianzhi's intuition that Gao Xianzhi will definitely come to Talas is wrong?

Even if Gao Xianzhi was really defeated and retreated here, could he kill him with more than a thousand old and weak soldiers under his command? Talaridan shook his head depressedly, definitely not, in the end, he still had to rely on the help of the big cannibals.

The Great Cannibal ...... Their ambitions are well known. Perhaps when the Anxi army was defeated, it was when Shiguo fell into another quagmire. In the end, the result of his hard work was nothing more than a precursor to tigers, leopards and wolves.

But I can't care so much! As long as you can kill Gao Xianzhi, it's worth the cost! The hesitant gaze of the Tararitan Owl became firm again, like the reconstructed walls of Talas behind him.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Unazi, who was supposed to be at the head of the city to monitor the construction of the fortifications, came from afar, and a hint of excitement and nervousness could be clearly heard in the shouting.

Tararidan's brows furrowed even tighter, were his subordinates so breathless?

"What's the matter?" Tararidan looked coldly at the panting Unaqi, in a very unhappy mood.

"Big food! Big Food ...... Cavalry, the Great Food Cavalry is coming! Unazi had a strange expression on his face, and he couldn't tell whether he was excited or scared.

"What?!" Tararidan was taken aback, "The Great Eater Cavalry? What's going on! ”

"There are thousands of people from the northwest! The leader is called...... It's called Said! Now it has stopped outside the city for the time being, saying that it is to invite His Majesty the Prince to come and meet him! ”

Tararidan was confused for a moment, he had not heard of Said's name, so he naturally did not know that this was the vanguard of Abdullah. He only knew that at the same time that Ziyad sent people to Lemsk to give the order, he also set off with the Zhaowu Zhuhu coalition army to feint against Bahanna, and he changed his mind halfway through the road and went straight to Talas. The nearest Great Food Army is the Abdullah Department stationed in Remsk. Calculating the time, they can't come so quickly? What is this Said, and where did it come from?

"That...... How did Saeed know I was here? Tararidan asked another doubt in his mind.

"This ...... He didn't know it, but his subordinates told him. Unazi looked embarrassed, as if he realized that it was really inappropriate for him to reveal his details without knowing the other party's origins.

However, Talaridan was no longer in the mood to pursue this reckless subordinate, and only asked eagerly: "Do you see clearly?" Is it indeed the cavalry of the Great Cannibal? ”

"Yes! Absolutely! "Unaqi is extremely sure of this, just look at the big food scimitar under Said's hands, and the abnormal war horse, except for the big cannibal, which small tribe around can have such strength!

"Let's go!" With a decisive wave of his hand, Talaridan took the lead towards the city gate. As long as it is a big food cavalryman, no matter whose subordinate he is, he must be a friend or foe!

At this moment, the Shule army led by Li Siye, the former army of the four towns of Anxi, had just crossed the city of Ashibulai, and according to the established marching speed, there were still four to five days to go from Talas; The Chinese army, the rear army, and Bahanna, led by Gao Xianzhi personally, together with the allied forces of the Qarluq department, lagged behind the Shule army for half a day; And Jian Yuwei, led by Guo Xi and Yang Qing, took a path parallel to the Anxi Army and maintained the same speed as the main force.

Tuozhi City, Qi Yade stepped into the capital of the stone country with a tired look on his face.

As if to match the name of the capital city of Shiguo, the entire city is made of ashlar stone, which is tall and strong, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Ziyad looked at the huge ashlar on the city wall and felt a lot of emotion in his heart. It's a pity that such a majestic city can't be used as a fortress to lure the Anxi army to rush to rescue! Thinking about it again, the people of Shiguo a year ago were too useless, such a fortified city could not withstand the onslaught of thousands of Anxi troops in just a few days before it was lost, it was incredible! Qi Yade even had some doubts, did the people of Shi Guo resist?

After a slight sigh, Ziyad narrowed his eyes. Gao Xianzhi played beautifully! Anxi Military ...... Sure enough, he is a fierce opponent he has never met in his life!

Behind them, Arhan, Kazgan, Bazar and others stood respectfully on both sides of the road with solemn faces. A few days ago, in the tent on the outskirts of Samtar, Ziyad was in high spirits and confident; Nowadays, everyone is tired, and the uneasiness is growing wildly, what a world of difference!

Ziyad finally turned around, and in just a few days, his cheeks had lost a lot of weight, but his eyes were still bright and radiant!

"Ladies and gentlemen, it's been a long time! We may have to make some small changes in our next actions......" Ziyad said eloquently, gesturing the crowd to follow him.

"The Anxi army is very cunning, and their main force did not cross the Gro Ridge, but went north to break the leaves. According to the news that the rangers have returned, the Anxi army is already marching towards Talas! ”

Everyone behind him gasped, and then the buzzing conversation sounded, and everyone understood that if the Anxi Army was allowed to gain a firm foothold in Talas, there would be no peace in the entire medicine killing water basin! And the first to bear the brunt of the threat is Tuozhi City! Just last year, it was also Gao Xianzhi who led the Anxi Army, starting from Shule, conquering Tuozhi City in one fell swoop, capturing the king of Shiguo and countless gold and silver treasures, and then leaving a handful of puppets and leaving. After receiving the order a few days ago, Al Khan easily captured the city, and he didn't expect to face a huge threat from the Anxi army soon!

"But!" Ziyad suddenly accentuated his tone, "We're not completely defenseless! ”

Seeing that everyone had stopped talking and looked at him with expectant eyes, Ziyad nodded with satisfaction: "A few days ago, I have suggested that His Majesty Tararidan, the prince of the Stone Kingdom, lead his troops to quickly consolidate Talas, and Apudullah's 10,000 iron cavalry will soon be able to enter Talas, and it will be difficult for the Anxi army to break through in a short period of time!" ”

Al Khan and the others looked at each other, obviously not believing Ziyad's nonsense just now. Tararidan had obviously gone to Talas on his own nerves, and they had a big argument about it. In Al Khan's view, Tuzhi City is not only the location chosen by the coalition forces for siege and annihilation, but also the capital of the Stone Kingdom, how can you, Tararidan, as the prince of Shi, abandon it? The puppets of the hundreds of Tang Army in the city replaced the dead ghosts, where could they stop the onslaught of tens of thousands of elite soldiers? When the time comes, you will be the first to lead the army into the city, and what a glorious feat will you be to recover your old capital? But the fool just didn't listen, and hurriedly went north with more than a thousand old and weak soldiers...... Now you actually say that you are on the orders of your Ziyad? Unbelief!

Ziyad was silent for a moment, he also knew that he would definitely not be able to trust the people in front of him, everyone was not stupid, everyone was present when he gave the order, and Talaridan had been in and out with them all the time, who could he deceive?

But! If you don't lift the morale of the army and re-establish your authority at this moment, how will you command next?

It seems that it is necessary to reveal a little bit of their other plans to them.

"Ladies and gentlemen, there is one more thing that is likely to have an extremely important impact on our next decisive battle!" Seeing that everyone's attention was successfully attracted by himself, Qi Yade smiled slightly, "I have sent a very reliable person to get in touch with the Gollulu Division's Plot Fall Ganda, and at the critical moment, the Gellulu Division will definitely become a sharp knife stabbed in the back of the Anxi Army!" ”