"Wai Sanque is not going to talk about it?" Du Huan couldn't figure it out for a while, was it Abu? Mu Slim doesn't understand the Chinese art of war, or does he have too much appetite and want to swallow the Beiting Army in one bite by virtue of his superiority in strength?

With a skeptical mood, Du Huan continued to look at the Great Food Rebels outside the city. For Du Huan, who is familiar with the geography of the river, it only takes a glance to recognize the tribe and country to which they belong from the flags, costumes, and weapons.

"It's messy! It's huge! After taking a closer look, Du Huan sighed.

"What does Rokuro mean by that?" Wang Zhengjian asked out loud.

"Tougo, look. At the head of the line, nearly two thousand Sogdian archers, as far as can be seen from the battle flags. However, the Sogdians' knowledge of bows and arrows was very shallow, and it was impossible to shoot at the head of the city at such a distance. This arrangement is just to prevent our army from suddenly attacking. The light equipment in the ranks of the archers, judging by its shape, seems to be the Roman ballista that the Great Cannibal learned from distant Rome, as Saifuddin said. Speaking of the word 'ballista', when the little lady of Yiyue didn't know how to translate it, it was still settled by Xiao Langjun. Du Huan, who knew the Great Food Army and the Hezhong tribes very well, talked eloquently.

"Looking at its regulations, it is indeed different from the bed crossbow of our army. Fei'er also said that the Roman ballista was different from the bed crossbow, some of the designs were very elaborate, and the individual parts were also very delicate. If you can compare the Roman ballista with the bed crossbow of our army, you should be able to make a bed crossbow with greater power and accuracy. When Wang Zheng saw the enemy, he still remembered his young son.

"If this battle can be won, I think we can capture a few Roman ballistas, which can be handed over to Zhao Dahui for study." Du Huan said with a smile: "Before we left Broken Leaf City, Xiao Langjun also told Xia to collect as many famous horses as possible, such as Da Shi Ma and Da Wan Ma, saying that he wanted to engage in the bloodline of war horses. I really don't know how many strange ideas Xiao Langjun still has in his heart. That is, the little lady of Yiyue, who can accompany Xiao Langjun without surprise. ”

"The little lady of Yiyue not only has a seven-trick exquisite heart, but also has no prejudices, so she and Fei'er are so compatible." Wang Zhengjian's face was slightly tender.

Du Huan stood beside Wang Zhengjian, smiling and silent.

"Rokuro, what about after the archers?" Wang Zhengjian quickly turned the topic back to observing the enemy's situation.

"Du Hu is talking about more than 10,000 light infantry, right?" Du Huan chuckled: "If XX didn't admit his mistake, half of them should be from Tocharo and half from the Zhaowu Nine surnames." Dressed in leather armor and poorly armed, these light infantry clearly did not have a high status among the Great Food rebels. Muslim must have intended the light infantry to take the lead. ”

When Wang Zheng saw that the light infantry under the city were carrying burlap bags full of dirt, or carrying simple ladders that had just been made, or pushing rough siege towers whose bark had not been completely cleaned, or pulling the cowhide rope at the front end of the stone cannon, he nodded in agreement: "What Rokuro said is true, these light infantry, in Abu? In Muslim's eyes, he was only a little stronger than Minfuding. They will be responsible for filling the moat, draining our army's arrows and rolling stones. It's just that many of them, probably before they have been able to fill the moat, will be shot by our crossbowmen. ”

"Duhu, the combat power of these light infantry is indeed average, but there are too many of them. There is a proverb in Nanzhao: ants bite more elephants. No matter how sharp our bows and arrows are, in a short time, too

It is impossible to kill such a large number of light infantry. The moat of Talas is not very wide, and if the Great Eaters charge at the cost of their lives, they may be able to fill the moat in less than two hours. After that, our army will have to deal with the arrival of enemy troops in the city. Du Huan counted on his fingers.

"Two hours ......" Wang Zheng saw thoughtfully.

"Touhu, do you need to stop these light infantry with fierce oil fire?" Du Huan cautiously suggested.

"You don't have to use it until it's a pinch." Wang Zhengjian shook his head firmly: "First, the number of fierce oil fires is limited, so we must save it." Second, we use cattle knives to kill chickens, and it is only light infantry, and our army has sufficient bows and arrows, and rolling wood and stones are piled up, so there is no need to waste fierce oil and fire. Only by burning the body of the Khorasan cavalry could the great cannibals burn their ambitions to invade the east, forcing them to retract their claws and no longer try to touch the river. ”

"Listen carefully to the arrangement!" Du Huan replied.

"Rokuro, there is no one else at this moment, so there is no need to be so restrained." Wang Zhengjian said with a smile: "Liulang should continue to introduce the array of the Great Food Rebels." ”

"Duhu, the one who is responsible for covering the light infantry on both flanks is the light cavalry from the surname Zhaowu Jiu. The Nine Kingdoms of Zhaowu included merchants who settled in the cities and nomadic herders who lived on the grasslands. The land of Sogdia was already rich in horses, and although their light cavalry was inferior to the Turkish, Qarluq and other Western Turkic tribes, there were also one or two considerable points, which should not be underestimated. Du Huan continued to analyze.

"Rokuro, the one at the end of the array, with the crescent flag on a black background, should be Abu? Muslim's baby Khorasan cavalry, right? Wang Zheng saw his right hand on his forehead and looked into the distance.

"Take care of your eyes!" Du Huan praised: "Abu? Muslim put the treasure at the bottom of the box at the end, obviously not wanting to damage his headquarters. ”

"It's a decent arrangement, but there's nothing amazing about it. Yuabu? Compared with Muslim's previous talent in transporting troops thousands of miles, today's siege layout is a bit bland. Wang Zhengjian was slightly puzzled.

"Tougo, look!" Du Huan's attention was still in the array outside the city: "Next to the Khorasan cavalry, there is also a golden wolf banner of the Raider Shi people. ”

"Golden Wolf Banner?!" Wang Zheng stared at it, and saw that on the horizon where heaven and earth intersected in the distance, a golden wolf flag was hidden between the crescent moon flags on a black background, flying in the wind.

"Farewell to Tingzhou, after all, we still have to meet on the battlefield!" Wang Zhengjian sighed: "Fortunately, Fei'er and Yiyue are not in Talas City, otherwise it would be unbearable for the brother and sister to meet like this!" ”

"I don't know what happened to Xiao Langjun and Yiyue Little Lady now? General Wang Beijiang should have already received the carrier pigeon, and sent a tooth soldier to contact Gao Xianzhi. Captain Arima and General Wang Bei acted at the same time, and Gao Xianzhi should also be aware of the situation of our army and the changes in the battle situation immediately. Du Huan calculated.

"If everything goes well, either today or tomorrow, Gao Xianzhi should know that the main force of the Great Food Rebels has crossed Tuozhi City and headed north to Talas." Wang Zhengjian tapped the city wall with his right hand.

"Du Hu, will Gao Xianzhi go north to rescue our army?" Du Huan reminded in a low voice.

"Liulang, I know, you are all worried that Gao Xianzhi will boycott our army because of Li Xiang. Some people even think that our army was assigned north to Talas, which was also the result of Gao Xianzhi's exclusion

(This chapter is not finished, please turn the page). Wang Zhengjian looked up at the summer sky, his eyes were as deep as a sea of stars: "Actually, I took the initiative to go north to Talas. Of course, Gao Xianzhi, who was bent on making military achievements, was of course happy to see it happen. ”

"Du Hu, I know that it was not forced by Gao Xianzhi to go north, but I don't know why Du Hu took the initiative to ask for help?" Du Huan asked puzzled.

"Liulang, in the western expedition to the river, a certain heart is not on the competition for military merits. Donggong wanted to fight with Li Xiang with this battle, and Li Xiang had already made a move, and in the name of the Yuanxi fire, Gao Xianzhi was appointed as the head of the marching army. Gao Xianzhi said slowly: "The prince is very hot, but I am full of ice, I just want to retreat from the strong enemy and maintain stability in the river." Therefore, a certain never wanted to compete with Gao Xianzhi for the merit of destroying the country, but only asked the two armies to work together to break the big food. ”

"They all protect the high wind and bright festivals, talk about fame and fortune, which makes a certain admirer. It's just that I don't know if Gao Xianzhi can understand Du Hu's painstaking efforts? Du Huan is still a little worried.

Wang Zhengjian smiled leisurely: "Gao Xianzhi is a person, although he is inevitably a little greedy for merit and profit, but he is a frank and simple person. He was a natural warrior, and all he wanted was to show his talent to the fullest. The reason why he chose to take refuge in Li Xiang back then was not because he agreed with what Li Xiang did, but because Li Xiang had the power and ability to let him spread his wings and fly high. Only with the support of Li Xiang can he replace Fumeng Lingjing and become the envoy of the four towns of Anxi. But in his true heart, Gao Xianzhi is different from Wang Jie, Ji Wen, Luo Xixiao and others, he is pragmatic but self-disciplined, arrogant but not arrogant. Such a person will have selfishness and greed, but he will not miss the opportunity to annihilate the rebels of the Great Eater, and he will never give up on defeating Abu? The glory of Muslim. Therefore, a certain firmly believes that as long as he learns about the changes in the battle situation, he will definitely raise troops to the north! ”

"Everyone in the world said that Du Hu and Gao Xianzhi did not interact with each other because of the court fight, but they didn't know that Du Hu knew Gao Xianzhi so deeply. If it weren't for the fact that he had followed Du Hu for a long time, just listening to what Du Hu said, I am afraid that he would mistakenly think that Du Hu and Gao Xianzhi were friends who had been friends for many years! Du Huan chuckled.

"It's impossible to be a friend...... Wang Zhengjian sighed: "The world is like chess, he and I are both chess pieces caught in the war, although we have a free heart, but after all, we can't get rid of the constraints of the world." I'm just sympathetic to him as a chess piece......"

It has been more than three years since Du Huan came to the Beiting Metropolitan Protectorate, and he is deeply valued by Wang Zhengjian, and he also thinks that he has a deep understanding of this generous and deep protector like the sea.

However, Wang Zhengjian's occasional Xiao Suo's words will make Du Huan realize that there is a bottomless lake in the heart of this Jiezhen side. The surface of the lake may seem turquoise and translucent, but it is like a bronze mirror, bouncing back all the light that tries to explore the depths of the lake.

Du Huan is very smart, he understands that the water of this bay and lake is like the dragon's scales, and it must not be easily touched. And Wang Zhengjian also used a graceful and noble family demeanor to cover up the water of Honghu Lake tightly, and basically never showed it.

Thinking of this, Du Huan felt slightly proud. Wang Zhengjian's willingness to reveal his deepest feelings in front of him is indeed a rare trust and affirmation.

However, Du Huan also faintly noticed that Wang Yong, who is usually silent, seems to know the scenery in the depths of the lake better than him......

And Du Huan also speculated that in the quietest and deepest place of the lake, there must be Xiao Langjun......

(End of chapter)