"Lying in the black desert west of Tuozhi City, not to mention the Tang Army, even in the eyes of us who are familiar with the geography of the river, it is also an insurmountable natural danger. I really didn't expect the Great Cannibal to be so good at desert marching. Suluk mentioned that Abu Muslim had traveled thousands of miles, and Khudulu was also full of emotion.

"Requisitioned 100,000 camels, summoned more than 1,000 guides who were proficient in desert marching, and the 150,000 army set out from the city of Sa Mo to the northwest, marching more than 300 miles in the black desert, avoiding the scouts and scouts of the Anxi army around the city of Frontier Branch, and surrounding the Beiting army in Talas City in one fell swoop, it is indeed a stroke of genius!" Suluk has never had a good impression of the Great Cannibal, but he has to be impressed, and the size of Abu Muslim's military formation, the breadth of his vision, and the skill of his handling are indeed amazing.

"It's just that the Beiting Army's fighting spirit is strong, and it is also greatly beyond the expectations of the big cannibals!" Kudulu sighed, not the slightest emotion or inclination in his words.

Suluk's eyes flickered, and he glanced at his own special service, and then said cautiously: "Special service, the Tang army has complete infantry and cavalry, strong armor, and very diligent drills, and its strength is far beyond that of the Hezhong Provinces. Although the Great Cannibal had a large number of troops and a strong front, its core was still the 30,000 Khorasan cavalry that Governor Abu Muslim trusted the most. In the past two days, neither the Khorasan cavalry nor our army has been dispatched, and I dare not say what the combat strength is. However, looking closely at its military appearance and the combat skills of the Khorasan centurions in our army, the Khorasan cavalry and the Beiting Tang army have similar combat strength, and there is not much difference. ”

"When two tigers fight, one will be injured. The Great Food Army is powerful, and over time, Wang Zhengjian will inevitably be frustrated! Kudulu couldn't help it after all, and there was a trace of hatred in his words.

"Special service, the Great Khan was forced to death by Wang Zhengjian, and my younger brother also died at the hands of the Tang Army, of course I can't wait for the Tang Army to be defeated. However, don't forget, there are still fifty or sixty thousand troops under the command of Gao Xianzhi in Tuozhi City? On the evening of the 26th, as soon as the Great Food Army began to besiege the city, more than 100 Beiting scouts came out of the city. The Khorasan cavalry dispatched thousands of men to block the attack, but only killed more than 30 people. Especially the silver-armored Tang general in the lead, his archery skills are unparalleled and his courage is incomparable, which is really amazing. The Khorasan cavalry intercepted for a long time, not only letting go more than 60 Beiting scouts, but also burning nearly 100 people to death by the fire of the Tang army. ”

"Huh? The member of the North Court, the Silver Armor, will indeed have the courage of ten thousand people! The flames cast by the Tang Army are also particularly weird! Kudulu said to himself, from the banks of the Suye River to Tingzhou City, the silver-armored military generals left an indelible impression on him.

"The secret service knows the Silver Armor Tang General?" Suluk was a little curious.

"I haven't fought directly...... Kudulu replied vaguely.

Seeing that Kuduru didn't want to say more, Suluk continued to analyze: "Although Abu Muslim has sent a team of 1,000 people to follow and pursue, who can guarantee that the scouts in the North Court will be able to intercept and kill them all? Once Gao Xianzhi learned that the main force of our army was here, he would no longer be confused by Qi Yade's suspicious soldiers. When the Anxi army went north to attack, the situation of the Great Food Army was not good! ”

Suluk has been in the war for a long time, and his thinking about the current war situation is much more profound than that of Kudulu. Previously, when he was in the Turgish Khanate, due to his limited status, Suluk had limited information and intelligence, and was only an experienced ten-leggon. At this moment, when he trusted Kudulu and became the core of the decision-making of the Turgish, Suluk was buried

(This chapter is not finished, please turn the page) for a long time, military talent, like a summer flower.

Kudulu pondered and found that the direction of the battle deduced by Suluk was very likely to be realized.

Seeing that Kudulu heard this, Suluk continued: "Special service, although the current competition between the two powerhouses is fierce, it will not hurt their roots. The victory of Dashi is nothing more than further control of the river, and it is impossible to threaten the heart of the Tang Dynasty; The Tang people won by luck, and they were unable to continue their westward expedition to Khorasan. The land in the river is now a battlefield where lions and tigers fight, but it is we who really suffer from the war. Therefore, special service, we must pay attention to it, and we can't sacrifice for the lion tiger in vain. ”

"Suluk, you've been around for a long time, but in fact, you just want to remind me to preserve your strength in today's siege battle!" Kuduru understood Suluk's intentions.

"Special service, the real combative soldiers of our department at the moment are only more than 5,000 people, and they cannot be compared with the Sogdians such as Kangguo and Anguo. The reason why everyone follows the secret service is to recover the lost territory and recapture Shattered Leaf City, not to work for the great cannibals! There are more than 200,000 people in the Qarluq department, and there are 60,000 or 70,000 people in control of the strings. With the current strength of our department, we are still far from completing the great cause of restoring the country, how can we waste the precious lives of our people under the city of Talas? Suluk knew very well what Kudulu's ambitions were, and his exhortation did capture Kudulu's mind.

"Suluk, don't worry. When the military discussion is held for a while, I will definitely fight on the basis of reason, and I will not let our people take on the drudgery of attacking the fortifications head-on. The blood of the Turgish warriors must not be wasted. Kuduru nodded firmly.

Seeing that his own secret service was so sure, Suluk's slave-branded face showed joy from the heart. Although the special service is young and lacks experience in commanding operations, he has a generous temperament, is intelligent and eager to learn. Suluk believed that it would not be long before the agent would grow into a good Turgish Khan.

"Special service, why haven't you seen Mutaia recently?" After the big event was decided, Suluk, who was in a slightly relaxed mood, asked the question that had been pressed in his heart for a long time.

"I don't know!" Khudulu was equally ignorant of Mudea'a's whereabouts: "After we assisted Najuche Nose in killing Kulle, Ziyad informed me that Governor Abu Muslim had an important task for Mude'a, and that he would be away for a while. Let us follow the orders of the Governor directly and follow the army north. ”

"What kind of medicine is sold in the big cannibal gourd?" Suluk looked suspicious.

"I really can't fathom Governor Abu Muslim's thoughts!" Kudulu shook his head with a wry smile, slammed his horse's belly, and ran towards the cowhide tent in the distance.

As Kudulu marched from the banks of the Talas River to the southern camp of the city, a gloomy face of Abu Muslim walked around in the midst of the scent of two horseshoes in his hands like an anxious lion.

The unkempt commander Hamid fell on all fours, prostrate in horror on the thick Persian carpet, covered in chaff.

"Idiot, don't you have three thousand Khorasan cavalry under your command? Shi Guo also has 10,000 elite soldiers under your command. I have seen the walls of Talas with my own eyes, they are tall and thick, and they are not inferior to the Tuozhi Castle and the Sassy Castle. There are more than 100,000 in the city

(This chapter is not finished, please turn the page) strong men and thousands of equipment to defend the city. Why did you lose Talas in half a day? Abu Muslim was furious and kicked Hamid in the head.

"Governor, it's really the Tang Army's offensive is too fierce!" Hamid held back the pain and defended loudly: "Their stone throwers hit far and accurately, and the stone bullets were like eyes, and in a matter of moments, they swept away the catapults placed on the city walls and the stone throwers in the city. And our army's catapult does not have such a long range at all, and it is impossible to counterattack at all! ”

"So what? Without equipment, you won't defend the city, right? No matter how powerful the stone thrower is, it can't replace the soldiers on the city wall! Abu Muslim was even more angry: "I thought that you could rely on the fortified city and resist the Beiting army for a few days, so that our army could join forces with the outside and directly annihilate the Beiting army under the city of Talas." Even if it doesn't work anymore, Talas City is conquered, you should weaken the Beiting Army by three or four percent! What now? The Tang army was almost unscathed, and it took only half a day to conquer the city, and there was still plenty of time to build military fortresses and strongholds outside the city, and repair the city walls and complete defenses, making the city of Talas like a hedgehog. In order to bypass the Anxi army, I led my troops deep into the desert and made a detour of thousands of miles. For this reason, the army did not carry any of the giant siege equipment. At this moment, I have an army of 150,000 in the air, and I can only cut down trees to make siege equipment, and at the same time use human lives to advance little by little, step by step. It took two days, lost troops, and only uprooted the stronghold outside the city! If this continues, when will the Tang Army of Beiting be annihilated? I'm afraid that before we have captured Talas City, the Tang army of Tuozhi City will come to the rescue!! ”

"Governor, Governor! The Tang people's stone throwers don't just shoot stone projectiles! Hamid heard the rage in the governor's words, and his body trembled even more.

"Except for stone bullets, which are nothing more than fire bombs made of flammable materials soaked in grease, what is there to say about this! Don't your soldiers have great shields? The stone bullet is so powerful that it can't be countered with a giant shield, so it can only dodge. The fire bullet was fluttering, and the huge shield was stacked, didn't it block it? "Since Abu Muslim followed the Abbasids to raise the banner against the Umayyads, he has experienced numerous siege and defense battles, and is very familiar with the characteristics of various siege equipment.

"Governor, not a fire bomb! The Don army used a kind of pottery bomb filled with slime. When the bombs hit the ground, the slime flowed everywhere, and then there was an overwhelming barrage of rockets and firebombs, and the entire city wall and the city near the city wall were ablaze. The fire was particularly intense, and what was even more strange was that it could not be extinguished with water at all. Countless soldiers were burned to death by this evil fire. After the evil fire burned, the remaining stone ** team dispersed in a hurry, and I really had no choice but to break through with the cavalry. Hamid remembered the horrors of that day.

"Evil fire?" Remembering the scorch marks on the walls of Talas, Abu Muslim believed Hamid's words for three points.

"Governor, I desperately broke through, and my cavalry was killed by the bows and long knives of the Tang army. In the end, only me and a dozen of my men escaped. The Tang army did not give up, scattered the cavalry, and wanted to capture us. I crossed the Talas River with my men and took refuge in the mountains and forests east of the city for several days, until the last evening when I learned that the governor had besieged the city with a large army. Hamid wept bitterly when he remembered the days when he was so worried that life was worse than death.

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