"Bang!" Ziyad slammed his fist on the table in front of him, his bloodshot eyes bigger than a cow.

"Is it really all wiped out?"

Muhammad nodded in frustration: "The Tanma has not found any signs of sending people to pursue, it has been so long...... General Mohd is only afraid of ......"

Qi Yade blamed himself and bowed his head, and took a long breath: "Blame me, I underestimated the enemy." ”

It was rare for Abdullah to see Ziyad so discouraged, so he hurriedly spoke out and comforted: "The general doesn't have to blame himself, what kind of temperament is General Mohd, even if he is eaten by the Anxi army, he will break a few of their teeth!" ”

Qi Yade shook his head, he had regained the calm that a commander should have: "It's hard to say, the two thousand cavalry have been eaten cleanly, Gao Xianzhi must have expected our actions a long time ago, if he is fully prepared, there will not be much loss." ”

Muhammad, seeing that the room was full of dejected people, promptly diverted the subject: "General, what do you think we should do next?" ”

Ziyad pondered for a moment, then turned to Wincourt and asked, "Did Lord Abu reply?" ”

"Not yet."

"Is there any news from Ayigi?"

"Not either."

Qi Yade couldn't help but feel angry in his heart, there should always be an echo if it works! But his face was unfazed.

"Command all departments, strengthen vigilance, don't rush out without my order! Stabilize Talas' defense first! Also, strengthen the detection of the road from Talas to Whitewater City, and don't let the Anxi Army take advantage of the loopholes! ”

"Yes!" The generals agreed in unison.

"It's getting late, let's go and rest." Ziad waved his hand tiredly, after all, he had been marching rapidly for several days, and he had not rested well when he first arrived at the ground, not to mention that the rather proud raid plan had now become bad news, and he was already physically and mentally exhausted.

Disturbed, Muhammad excused himself to be the last, and as soon as the others had left, he hurriedly asked: "General, what are you going to do next?" ”

Qi Yade closed his eyes: "Gao Xianzhi is a difficult opponent, let's wait a little longer." ”

"Wait?" Muhammad was a little puzzled, what should he wait for if he had already surpassed his opponent in total strength and the terrain was favorable to his side? Could it be that the general is cowardly?

Qi Yade opened his eyes suddenly: "Wait for Lord Abu's order, and wait for all the follow-up reinforcements to arrive!" Remember, Muhammad, that we have no experience in fighting against *, and that the Governor's handing over the elite of Khorasan to you and me is not for consumption! I'm not cowardly, and when I get here, you and I have no way out. Since we have a huge advantage in troops, we should not give up this advantage to take risks! ”

"Yes, my subordinates understand." Muhammad bowed his head.

"What's more," Ziyad let out a long breath, "don't we still have Ayiji's backhand on Qarlu's side." If Ge Lulu has this courage, it is the best, the inside and the outside should be combined, and it is impossible for the Anxi army to be undefeated. Even if we don't have the guts, we can still reveal the news to Gao Xianzhi, right? I heard that this time Qarluq sent more people than the Anxi army, as long as they are suspicious of each other......"

Muhammad smiled for the first time in a few days: "The great general is wise! ”

"Xilie, is this really enough?"

After returning to the camp, Yang Qing was still a little uneasy, after all, he knew that the key to the defeat of the Anxi army in Talas in history was because of Ge Lulu's rebellion. In order to get the big cannibal to take the bait, Qarlu will really have to make a good show of mutiny, once the fake play is really done......

Guo Xi crooked his mouth disdainfully: "Ziyin is cautious." However, it is not that Guo despises them, if we don't know what they are doing, it is possible to suffer a big loss or even defeat the army, but now that the situation is firmly in our own hands, there is nothing to worry about in Ge Lulu's affairs. Needless to say, we Jian Yuwei, and the Anxi Army under Gao Gong are by no means vegetarians. This kind of thing has a chance to succeed if you hide it, and once it is known, it can't be a fart! ”

Yang Qing was a little relieved when he heard this: "That's good." I just don't know if it will really be a game at that time, and how much money the big cannibal is willing to put into betting on this. ”

"It's hard to say. Looking at the scale of the camp over there tonight, the wisdom of the leading troops on the opposite side may be mediocre, but there should be caution. Guo Xijian's eyebrows frowned slightly, "That's why Gao Gongcai ordered to gradually increase the siege pressure from tomorrow, forcing the other party to weigh down the treasure." It's better to let the big cannibal get ahead of the reinforcements, in that case, it will be much easier to take down the Talas while the situation is coming......"

Yang Qing saw that Guo Xi began to immerse himself in the deduction again, and wanted to make him relaxed, so he smiled lightly: "Gao Gong strictly forbade Jian Yuwei to use the treasure we brought during the siege of the city in the past few days, which made you quite disappointed, right?" ”

Guo Xi's attention was really distracted: "What's so disappointing about this, it's all for the layout." Take it out in advance and not scare those stinky beards to death? When the time comes, the military plane will be mistaken, and you and I will not be handsome enough to add a piece. I'm not in a hurry, I have the opportunity to blow up those grandchildren. ”

Speaking of this, Guo Yang and the two glanced at each other and laughed in unison.

Muhammad and Abdullah soon understood that Ziyad's judgment was correct, because the pressure immediately came in a solid and omnipresent manner. The Anxi Army has significantly intensified its siege of the city, and the suppression of the city head has developed into a comprehensive and three-dimensional development. The terrifying trebuchet gave up the deep strike, and all the stones, large and small, beckoned to the city, and there was a great posture of burying Talas alive, and the soldiers of the stone country who carried the stones were so tired that they stuck out their tongues; The bed crossbow was also adjusted to the elevation angle, and one shot and three swords and arrows were not so good that they could really be injured and die if they were rubbed; The longbowman spared no effort to rain arrows on the wall, and whoever dared to show his head was guaranteed to become a hedgehog; The most hateful thing is still the sharpshooter on the nest car, who dresses up and wakes the flag to greet the officers, and the defense command system of the tower at the east gate of Talas is close to paralysis......

Talaridan hid in a dead corner, secretly looking at the Anxi army that seemed to be fighting chicken blood under the city, a little confused about the situation, before the reinforcements arrived, it seemed that the two sides could still have a draw, although there were more dead people on their side, but it was extremely difficult to take a step forward. Why did the Anxi army become more active and seem more confident as soon as Ziade's army arrived?

As an Allied force, or a weak Allied army, even if it is on the territory of his own country, Talaridan does not dare to ask this question. However, Muhammad and Abdullah, who had been guarding the city for several days, did not have this concern and straightforwardly explained their feelings and confusion to Ziyad.

"Gao Xianzhi is neither a fool nor a madman. He must already know the disparity in strength between the two sides, and he wanted to take advantage of the little advantage he took last night, and to force me to fight a decisive battle before the rest of my reinforcements arrived! Qi Yad snorted coldly, and strengthened his "wait" countermeasure, "Bring all the trebuchets in the army to the city tower, the longbowmen take turns to defend the city head, and the rest of the troops will stick to the defense area and must not move without permission!" ”

"Yes!"

"Muhammad, you go to the north, Abdullah to the south, don't let the flank cavalry of the Anxi army stick up!"

"Yes!"

"Mingjin!" Gao Xianzhi originally wanted to personally go to the nest car to inspect the enemy's situation, but was helplessly stopped by Zhang Ji, so he had no choice but to take people to the mound behind him to build a pergola. After looking at it for a while, and then estimating the hour, Gao Xianzhi decisively gave the order to withdraw the troops.

A trace of worry flashed in Zhang Ji's eyes: "Gao Gong, it seems that this is really a hard bone." ”

Gao Xianzhi sneered and nodded: "Well, it's a bit famous." ”

From Yang Qing's point of view, the defense system built by the Great Food Alliance Army relying on Talas City is still very set. The middle is a stone city, unless you take a ladder to touch it or directly blast open the city gate, long-range strikes can't hurt its root at all, and the city head also imitates the Tang people's experience in defending the city to build a female wall, and the ability to resist attacks is not weak; There was a large army stationed in the north and south of the city, all numbering more than 20,000, with the cavalry in the front, the longbowmen in the center, and the infantry in the back, firmly guarding the flanks.

The Anxi army was responsible for the frontal siege of the city was the Shule army, the Qiuzi army was on the southern flank, the Khotanese army was responsible for the northern flank, and the Yanqi army and the Qarluq and Bahanna allied forces were behind the palace, and there was no progress in attacking the city for half a day with such a configuration, which is really surprising.

According to Zhang Ji's original idea, although Gao Gongzhi is not taking the city, he should always slowly eat away some of the enemy's new forces in the tug-of-war, but after half a day, he has nothing to gain except for harvesting the lives of hundreds of stone country defenders! The Shule army has ventured to a distance of only sixty paces from the city gate, and the two wings of the big cannibal have not moved, which is like a field seen by a famous general and a brave general, and it is a salient that will beat the other party with eyes. The Khotanese army did not dare to move, and the Shule army would greatly increase the casualty figure if it attacked for a while, and it was actually the Anxi army that fell into an embarrassing dilemma, and I had to admire the big cannibal for holding his breath.

Gao Xianzhi's order to collect troops was issued in time, and the losses of the Shule army were not large, but the gains were also quite small. Today's mutual temptation between the two sides has come to an end, and they have achieved little except for a higher line of view of each other.

"Gao Gong! Do you want to change the policy ...... tomorrow?"

"Tomorrow we will continue to attack the city in this way!" Gao Xianzhi coldly interrupted Zhang Ji's proposal, "Change the front of the Qi army, rest and recuperate, and the rest will remain the same." ”

Yang Qing learned another trick, pressure is not just words, once the deployment and plan are clear, firm implementation is an indispensable link. Gao Xianzhi's insistence he could understand, the overall situation seemed to be indeed a stalemate, but the Great Food Alliance Army had suffered small losses one after another in the past few days, which was a big blow to the morale of the army and the alliance. If you change your name one day, maybe the other party will suspect that you have other plans and be more careful.

Just carry it, it's going to be more than patience!