Chapter 327: The Great Army of Armageddon Sets Out
Lu Hanyang gave Li Jing an order to go out in the Western Regions, although he was not the commander of the Western Expeditionary Army, but no one dared to question him, and the entire Western Expeditionary Army began to prepare for the expedition after hearing Lu Hanyang's words.
The desolate horn sounded throughout the barracks, and in the entire Ganzhou desert, countless Tang soldiers began to assemble, not only the Tang soldiers, but also the Western Turks who were conquered by the Tang Dynasty, and the nine surnames of Zhaowu were all gathered together at this moment, and the number of troops exceeded one million at this moment.
What is the scene of these millions of people coming together? At this moment, the entire Ganzhou City was completely surrounded by the crowd of black oppression, and the four sides of the city wall looked out, and it was impossible to see the surrounding borders at all. It seemed that the entire desert disappeared at this moment, and was replaced by a dark sea of people.
In the entire desert, the Tang Dynasty soldiers stood in formation, waiting for the generals to take the oath to go on the expedition, and the entire desert was shrouded in a solemn momentum, and at this moment the original noisy wind seemed to have calmed down, and did not dare to blow. And all the people stood like spears standing up to the sky, marching in the middle of the desert, and no one rode horses, for it would be a great drag for the horses to fall into the desert.
But there are countless camels, they carry countless supplies, although they only bring half a month's dry food, but because of the large number of people, it is a huge astronomical number. Almost every five people need a camel to carry the supplies they need, and food and water are essential for moving in the desert.
Of course, the preparation required for the expedition of these hundreds of thousands of people is also very large, at least the ceremony required for the oath is a troublesome thing, and it is impossible to hold all of them together, because although each army has its own commander, no commander can speak his own words and transmit them to every soldier through his voice.
Therefore, Li Jing arranged the oath meeting before, and all the things that needed to be done were separated, and each small team was carried out separately, not together. After all, if they are together, then it must be him who comes to the stage to inspire the morale of the army, although he Li Yaoshi is conceited and skilled in martial arts, but he will definitely not roar.
However, after this decision was known by Lu Hanyang, he vetoed it, and he thought that it was the task of the Tang army to go out together, march towards the west together, and completely defeat the Western European expeditionary force together. Since everything is done together, why should the pledge meeting be held separately?
That's why Lu Hanyang summoned the whole army, and he came to encourage these Tang soldiers so that they could fight bravely to kill the enemy. This idea was passed on to Li Jing, and Li Jing had no choice but to do so, and all the soldiers in Ganzhou City gathered together at this time, in order to let Lu Hanyang mobilize before the war.
"Dong Dong Dong ......" after the sound of the horn, is a dense war drum, this is the general drum, before the end of the three-way drum, all the soldiers need to assemble to the corresponding position, if it is outdated, then it is a slack army, it is to be severely punished, and even the most severe military punishment is to directly cut off.
In the army, military discipline is strict, if there is a violation, it is a matter of military law, and there are not a few punishments for beheading, so after the three-way drum sounded, the soldiers have risen to their own positions. At this moment, it showed the strong military might of Datang.
"This is the elite division of the Tang Dynasty, although there is no way to train soldiers in later generations, but it is also forbidden, and the appearance is not much better than that of the people's soldiers." Lu Hanyang was on the top of the sky, looking at the Tang army below, compared with the surrounding Zhaowu Jiu, Gaochangguo, and Western Turkic armies, it was really much more powerful and majestic.
This is a kind of spirit emanating from the bones, as the Central Plains Dynasty, the empire that has been dominant for countless years, they are a head higher than the surrounding barbarians from the bones, and countless Tang Dynasty men are holding their heads up when facing foreign barbarians.
In Chang'an, even the wealthy among the Hu merchants in the Western Regions could not have the slightest sense of superiority in front of the beggars of the Tang Dynasty, which was the weight of this nation that had been precipitated for thousands of years, and the rest of the nations could not learn it anyway. Just like the Japanese slave country, as well as the stick country, they have learned a lot of Central Plains culture since the Tang Dynasty, and even admired the Central Plains culture very much.
However, after so many years of study, they have not learned the pride of the Chinese nation that seeps out of their bones, and they are still full of humility and filth. They may have disguised themselves with all kinds of Chinese cultural marks, but they don't have the slightest thing that really belongs to them.
"Ladies and gentlemen, today you are about to march westward, representing the power of the Tang Dynasty and conquering the barbarians in the west. In this process, it may be very difficult, and even many people may be sacrificed, but as a soldier of Datang, will you be afraid? Lu Hanyang was on the heavenly dome, and at this moment, he released his breath, like an invisible coercion directly permeating the vicissitudes.
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, don't be afraid !!" Hundreds of thousands of Tang Dynasty soldiers below roared loudly at this moment, they gathered together at this time, and everyone's momentum was united, and they actually released an iron-blooded aura that rivaled Lu Hanyang's momentum.
"The Western barbarians are warlike, from the extreme west all the way to the east, and they want to offend my Datang Tianwei, can you agree to them to come to my Datang to show off their might?" Lu Hanyang asked again, the aura on his body was even stronger, and at this moment, he released all the coercion of a demigod-level powerhouse.
"No...... No promise...... Don't agree!! The Tang soldiers replied below, the spears in their hands raised high at this time, and then fell heavily towards the ground.
At this moment, the uniform movements of hundreds of thousands of people directly turbulent the entire desert, and countless yellow sand was blasted up, like a sandstorm by the Tang soldiers. But they still stood in the yellow dust like spears piercing the sky.
"In that case, then you will work with this seat to kill them without leaving a piece of armor and protect my Tang rivers and mountains, are you willing?" The golden light on Lu Hanyang's body bloomed one after another, and at this moment, the golden light on his body formed a huge long sword, which stabbed directly towards the sky, just as if he wanted to poke the sky out of a hole, his breath shocked, and all the sand and dust below were directly suppressed.
"We are willing to follow in the footsteps of the immortal chief, we are willing, willing, willing! Kill...... Kill...... Kill ......" The Tang soldiers roared exhaustedly, everyone seemed to have endless power at this moment, and they needed to vent it at this moment, and even the strong aura on their bodies was constantly condensing.
This is the iron-blooded military soul, at this moment the army of the Tang Dynasty cast out of the military soul power, although it is formless and qualitative, but it makes the soldiers not afraid of death on the battlefield, for the glory of the Tang Dynasty, for the victory of the Tang Dynasty, in order to let the glory of the Tang Dynasty spread throughout the world.
"Datang Wansheng!" Li Jing took the lead and shouted.
"Datang Wansheng, Datang Wansheng, Datang Wansheng!" This moment detonated the morale of all the soldiers, and filled the hearts of all soldiers with pride and pride in Datang at this moment.
The army marched out, and the three-way army marched in unison, at this moment, no one spoke, all of them were silent, but the heavy footsteps indicated that there was a manic force in their bodies at this time that wanted to completely tear the enemy apart.
Like a black tide, the army marched out for dozens of miles, heading towards the west, during which no one spoke, solemn and majestic.
"This ...... This kind of momentum can shake the heavens and the earth, what other army in the world can compete with it? The army left Ganzhou, and the governor of Ganzhou stood at the head of the city and muttered to himself. For the Tang army, he seems to have seen the situation of sweeping the Western army.
Lu Hanyang was in the sky, following the army all the way, this kind of thing originally he didn't have to go together, but Lu Hanyang was afraid that Arthur would intercept and kill him halfway, so he still followed the army at this time, ready to shoot at any time, and above the sky, his divine sense scanned the military array for dozens of miles, checking for all possible enemies.
The Tang army's attack this time was to seize the opportunity and take the European army by surprise in the war between the East and the West. Because the coalition of the twelve kingdoms of Europe was still engaged in the final offensive and defensive battles with the Byzantine Empire, preparing to completely destroy the state founded by Muhammad.
Moreover, according to Europe's understanding of the East, they know that the Eastern countries are not as aggressive as they are about foreign expansion, so they do not think that the Eastern army will be the first to attack. Moreover, across the vast Western Regions, most places will be deserts, and it is not easy for the army to cross.
But at this time, it was precisely because the Westerners had not yet shifted their attention to the East that Lu Hanyang would let the Tang army go out in advance. This opportunity is fleeting, and we have to move forward as fast as possible.
Hundreds of thousands of troops marched thousands of miles like never before, and the abandonment of horses took longer to walk alone. Therefore, if Lu Hanyang wants to seize this opportunity, he must find a way to solve the speed problem of this nearly one million army.
There is still a way for Lu Hanyang to solve it, which is also the confidence of his proposal to go on the expedition. Over the years, he has made a lot of runes, although the most is the sword qi rune seal, but other runes are also often depicted, and this time he wants to use the rarely used light body rune, this thing was originally made by him when he rode the red-crowned crane to reduce his own weight, and now it comes in handy.
On this occasion, he distributed these light talismans to several subordinates, and let each of them be in charge of hundreds of thousands of troops, while he himself looked at the overall situation in the sky and filled in the gaps. Black Panther Salazar, Pierce, Xuanzang, Ampei Qingming, Xue Ji, each of the five people divided a little, and then around them to activate the effect of the light body talisman, so as to increase the speed of the army.
This consumption is not light, so it cannot be used often, but it also makes the march of the army twice as fast, or even more, because when the sigil effect is activated, all the soldiers will float far ahead as if they were flying with every step.
With the help of the light body talisman, the Tang army spent far less time on the road than expected, and the speed of the army was obviously unexpected, and the entire desert area of the Western Regions was originally impossible to cross in a few months, after all, the restrictions of the environment, coupled with the long distance, were not so easy to conquer.
But this time it was less than a month. actually passed through the Hanhai Desert, and basically did not encounter any sandstorms, quicksand and the like on the way, but walked out of the desert directly at once, and crossed the country of Zhaowu Jiu, and came to the border of the Byzantine Empire.
At this speed, of course Li Jing knew why, and even all the Tang Dynasty troops knew what was going on. In their hearts, they were even more in awe of the Pure Yang Immortals, and this kind of method really deserved to be immortals.
Only Lu Hanyang knew that the reason why this time was so smooth was due to Pierce, who could be more comfortable than him in this desert? As an alien player who can control the yellow sand, he can be said to be like a fish in water in the desert, and if he shoots regardless of loss, it is not impossible to bury this million army alone. Of course, it can also escort a million-strong army through the desert safely.
So at this moment, Lu Hanyang knows that every foreign player, as long as he finds the right home field, is definitely a powerful existence, and can even be an enemy country by himself. Of course, demigod powerhouses like Arthur and Lu Hanyang are home no matter where they are.
The army came to the border of Byzantium, and at this time, the allied forces of the Byzantine Empire and the Twelve Kingdoms of Europe discovered that the Tang Dynasty had descended from the sky. However, at this time, it was too late for them to send troops to the border to defend against the enemy. The Tang army rushed directly into the territory of the Byzantine Empire, and quickly took the cities on the border gates.
As a powerful empire in this era, although the Byzantine Empire was established not long ago, during the reign of Muhammad, the people here established a lot of miracles in the way of faith, such as the establishment of cities in this not very rich land, and compared to the cities of the Tang Dynasty.
However, these cities have been destroyed a lot in the years of war. The walls were broken and could not be used for much defense, and the Byzantine armies and European armies fought endlessly. All this affected the speed of their reaction and the strength of their resistance in the war of the Tang Dynasty.
And at this moment, the strength shown by the Tang army also shocked these two armies that were originally fighting, they found that the Tang army has powerful new weapons, much stronger than them, the city wall basically has no resistance in front of them, and the armor and blades of the Tang army are far better than them.