Chapter 243: The Big Picture Has Been Decided

The massacre lasted for a full hour before Gao Xianzhi ordered to take in the prisoners.

Guo Xi stopped by the river, watching the hordes of miserable prisoners of the Great Food walk by, his face blank.

"General Zhonglang, you are the only one who has the best merit in this battle!" Cao Lang rushed over and said goodbye.

Guo Xi shook his head lightly: "We are the Holy Army, and this time we are also secretly on the expedition, if we look at the overall situation, it is appropriate that all the achievements of this battle fall on the head of the Anxi Army." In fact, when it comes to rewarding meritorious deeds, the saint and the court have their own decisions, and we don't need to bother. Cao joined the army, it is common sense for you and my generation to be happy after a great victory, but you must not be greedy for merit. ”

Cao Lang was stunned, and then understood what Guo Xi was referring to, and bowed his head in shame.

In the meantime, there is no need for Guo Xi to remind him, and Cao Lang is not a stupid person, but he got a little carried away after the big victory. The Anxi Army is the army stationed in the Western Regions, and if the victory in the Battle of Talas is boasted to Jian Yuwei, it will be detrimental to the prestige of the Anxi Army and the deterrence of the Western Regions. If it is said that the Anxi army won this battle with the help of a pro-Janissary army, it is inevitable that the Zhuhu of the Western Regions will not speculate, is it that without the help of the pro-army of the Son of Heaven, the Anxi army will not fight? In this way, how can the Anxi Army establish its authority in the Western Regions?

Guo Xi saw Cao Lang's face with shame, and Wen Yan diverted the topic: "No matter what, the results of this battle are brilliant, and they are always happy." ”

Cao Lang regained his smile: "Yes, it seems that I killed a little too much." ”

"If you don't kill it, you can't do it, the enemy army is several times larger than mine, and it is impossible to take all the prisoners and send them to Chang'an, even if there is no mistake on the way, it will be difficult to solve the problem of eating."

"That's right." Cao Lang looked back at the blood-red river, still feeling panicked, turned around and gently stroked the mane under his crotch, "I really didn't expect that the decisive battle of more than 200,000 people would be decided in one day." Gao Gong can rest assured, after this battle, the Western Regions will be at least 20 years of peace. Tomorrow, the whole army will be able to rest and recuperate, and it will be comfortable to think about it. ”

Guo Xi looked at Cao Lang's relaxed expression, and stopped talking, think about it, forget it, everyone is tired these days, let them relax and relax. It's just Ziyin, you didn't return as promised today, where are you and your brothers at this moment? What are you doing......

"General, Marshal Gao, please come over and discuss the matter." A short and powerful briefing interrupted Guo Xi's thoughts.

"Hmm, got it."

"This battle killed 90,000 enemies, captured more than 30,000 enemies, and countless escapees, which is really the first major victory of my Datang in decades! Congratulations to Gao Gong, congratulations to Gao Gong! Zhang Jifang's face turned red, and his excitement was overflowing.

"Congratulations to Gao Gong! Congratulations to Gao Gong! All the generals clasped their fists and saluted, congratulating in unison, and the Ayujin of the country of Bakhana and the beggar of the Qarluq tribe were also impressively listed.

"Hehehehehe! It doesn't have to be. Gao Xianzhi laughed loudly, waved his hand for a long time, and said, "It's over, this battle is fortunate to have you commanded properly and fought bravely to kill the enemy, and Gao didn't dare to specialize in beauty." I Datang Enwei is in the eight wilderness and four wildernesses, and the small food is beyond my own strength, and I should have this defeat. The merits of all of you, Gao will list them one by one, and they will be played on the saint. ”

"However," Gao Xianzhi's face became much more serious, "now is far from the time to reward meritorious deeds!" Although our army won a complete victory in this battle, the enemy still had tens of thousands of troops stationed on the front line of Whitewater City. If we ignore this, our efforts today will be in vain! Chop the grass to eradicate the roots, the enemy is close to life, and Gao will find it difficult to sleep! What do you think? ”

"Take advantage of the victory to pursue and annihilate the enemy!" Zhang Ji and the others shouted in unison.

"Good!" Gao Xianzhi waved his big hand arrogantly, "The generals listen to the order!" ”

"Uncle Guo?"

"In!"

"Please lead your troops into Talas City, and carefully search the city, the big cannibals may have left spies, and maybe there are also those who have not had time to escape, so they must be cleaned up, especially the grain and grass baggage!"

Ah Lijin bowed his head respectfully: "Yes, obey the order." ”

"Li Siye!"

"The last general!"

"You lead the Shule Department and the Yanqi Department to rest on the spot under the city, take care of the prisoners, and be on call at any time!"

"Yes!"

"Duan Xiushi!"

"In!"

"The Qiuzi Department and the Khotanese Department are under your unified command, and immediately set off with the whole army to pursue the remnants of the enemy in Baishui City, and be sure to annihilate the enemy army!"

"Yes!"

"Seeking to protect the fallen leaves?" Gao Xianzhi suddenly changed his face, put on a warm smile, and looked at Mouluo Qili in a friendly manner.

Mouluo Qili felt a pang in his heart: "The subordinates are here." ”

"Today, our army has won a big victory, and your department has really made a lot of contributions, and it should be credited. However, at this moment, the remaining enemies are still unclear, and I hope that Lord Ye Hu will make persistent efforts and cooperate well in one go, you see......"

Mouluo Qili's face was full of gratitude: "Gao Shuai has won the award, Ge Lulu is a soldier, only Gao Shuai is obedient!" ”

"Okay, since Lord Ye Hu has this ambition, Gao will ask your department to assist General Duan and jointly pursue the enemy who besieges and annihilates Baishui City, how about it?"

Mouluo Qili's cheeks twitched, and he secretly scolded Gao Xianzhi for crossing the river and demolishing the bridge, this is to make it clear that he wants to charge and use himself as a meat shield, but now that people are swordsmen and I am fish and meat, what else can I do?

"Obey the order! We will do our best, and we will not return! ”

"Good!" Gao Xianzhi nodded with satisfaction, "Without further ado, let's go our separate ways." Heel, you stay. ”

"Gao Gong, why don't you assign Jian Yuwei the task?" Guo Xi saw everyone walking out of the handsome tent, and immediately couldn't wait to ask.

Gao Xianzhi changed his smug appearance and looked serious: "Xilie, not everyone knows the identity of Jian Yuwei, and it is inconvenient to say a lot of things just now. Now you don't have to ask so much, gather all your horses at once, and go west immediately! Don't pay attention to Whitewater City, the big cannibal trend is gone, even if you do, don't fall in love! ”

Guo Xi was a little surprised: "You mean ......?" ”

"Yes!" Gao Xianzhi nodded heavily, "Answer Yang Qing!" Although it was too late to ask the captives, judging from the strength of the big cannibal just now who was going to fight to the death and swear not to retreat even though the battle situation was unfavorable, Ziyin may have succeeded in succeeding, and his current situation is bound to be extremely dangerous, and he must respond quickly. ”

"Yes, the last general obeys!"

It is not for nothing that the Arab Empire has been a super empire that has been rampaging Central Asia for hundreds of years, at least their soldiers are very loyal and tenacious because of their strong religious beliefs, so Ziyad was able to rely on the more than 1,000 remnants of the army gathered by Abdullah in the chaos, and fought hard to defeat the blockade of the Bahanna army, and retreated north in panic.

Arabian horses are indeed the best war horses in the world, even if they are frightened, even if they fall into the water in embarrassment, even if many have been wounded by arrows, there are still many war horses standing tenaciously, rushing to the river bank with their owners, rushing to the line of life and death.

Ziyadema clutched his beloved neck, his eyes looked back blankly, and a loose group of defeated soldiers followed him, what a difference from the high-spirited one month ago!

Homer...... Enghagur ...... Muhammad...... No news? ”

“…… None of them. Apdullah's voice was low, and his left hand, which was holding down his right chest, trembled slightly, and there was an arrow there, which he had just pulled out ruthlessly, and now his stamina came up, and the pain made him twitch.

"Both...... He's dead? Ziyad muttered like an old man with amnesia, "Like Wingur, who died under the random arrows of the Tang Army?" ”

At the moment of landing, Wengur burst out with the last terrifying combat power, with more than ten arrows in his body and four bloody holes pierced by spears.

"Apudullah, you say, why didn't we die? Why do we still live? ”

Abdullah looked at his coach in surprise: "General, you can't ......"

Qi Yade shook his head stiffly, his eyes not focused at all: "I can't die now...... If you want to die, you have to die before Master Abu...... I have more than a thousand soldiers under my command, and I will return them to Lord Abu......"

Gao Xianzhi watched Guo Xi's back leave, frowned and sighed: "Fortunately, I won the ......."

Zhang Ji slowly stepped forward and said, "Gao Gong, do you think Yang Qing will ......?" ”

"I can only resign myself to fate, if there is really anything wrong...... I hope that after the big victory, the saint can bear it. Gao Xianzhi let out a wry smile, "If it weren't for Jian Yuwei and their firearms this time, it would be really unpredictable, I hope God blesses you!" ”

Zhang Ji was in a heavy mood, and he had not been with Yang Qing for a long time, but he also admired this young second son very much, I heard that the firearms were made up by him, such a young and promising young general, don't be jealous of God. Gao Gong is right, if it weren't for the help of firearms today, it would not be certain who would kill the deer, how could there be the glory of killing 90,000 enemies and capturing more than 30,000 enemies......

"By the way, Gao Gong," Zhang Ji suddenly remembered something, "Do you think there are a lot of prisoners?" More than 30,000 people have to eat, drink, and take care of them...... Even if the prisoners are sacrificed in the future, it will be tens of thousands of miles to send them to Chang'an......"

"Hmm...... It's tricky indeed. Gao Xianzhi paced around twice, "Yuanji, how many cannibals are there among the captives?" ”

"Not much, less than two thousand."

"That's it?" Gao Xianzhi immediately made up his mind, "Okay, carefully interrogate clearly, the big fish in the nine surnamed Zhuhu can't be let go, and the rest of the shrimp soldiers and crabs will confiscate the weapons and horses, and each will be given three days of dry food, so that they will all get out!" It's enough for us to leave 2,000 people. ”

"Huh?" Zhang Ji was taken aback, is this still Gao Xianzhi he knows? Last year, after destroying the stone country, Gao Xianzhi ordered the slaughter of the city for a day after breaking the city, and did everything to plunder, burn and loot, and the cause of today's battle of Talas is also directly related to this - the prince of the stone king, Tararidan, was not angry that his father was killed, and the country was destroyed, so he asked for help from Dashi. With Gao Xianzhi's temper that must be repaid, this time it is the other party's initiative to provoke, how can there be any reason to let the captives survive? Zhang Ji originally thought that Gao Xianzhi would order a group of prisoners to be killed, but he didn't expect it to be such an order.