Section 937 Tang Tian harvests Asia Minor
Let's say that Tang Tian dispatched 30,000 Tang troops, together with the 70,000 new annexed troops led by Zarahan (the Great Food Surrender Army) to leave Syria and enter Asia Minor.
Anatolia, also known as Asia Minor or Western Armenia, is a peninsula in southwestern Asia (where the country of turkeys is).
Located at the key point of the east and west, it is an important place connecting Asia and Europe, bordering the Black Sea in the north, the Aegean Sea in the west, the Mediterranean Sea in the south, and the Armenian Plateau in ----the east.
If you want to attack Europa, you have to use Asia Minor as a springboard.
If you want to take Europa, you must first go to Constantinople!
Anyway, the importance of Asia Minor does not need to be said!
Tang Tian led an army of 100,000 to march into Asia Minor, and there was a leading party that was indeed different, Zarahan issued an order to the defenders and city lords everywhere: the sky has changed, and the Tang Dynasty has replaced the Great Food, and they are asked to immediately send people to meet the Tang nobles to discuss the surrender, which can ensure the glory and wealth! If he doesn't obey, he will lead the army to attack it, and there will be no chickens and dogs left when the city is broken!
I have to say that Zarahan is very powerful, along the way is a rumor, the cities rushed to come, there are envoys and even directly the city lord, Zarahan then took them to see Tang Tian.
Seeing Tang Tian, those big eaters knew that the sky had indeed changed!
Resting on the previous big food, it is impossible for a woman to show her face, but Datang actually led the troops with a woman!
Tang Tian was kind and comforting, but she had few people and not much money, so in addition to leaving troops to garrison the cities on the transportation supply line, she still appointed Hui to be the city lord, but asked them to change their banners and send protons.
It was their children and grandchildren who served under Tang Tian's tent, and of course, it was better for them to send warriors.
For those who are attached, open classes to study, brainwash.
They will definitely not suffer, and the first batch of obedient people, as long as they do not make mistakes, will have a good harvest.
Hearing that it was a woman leading the army, the city of Inevi on the shore of Lake Tuz refused to surrender, and they cut off the ears of the military envoy sent by Zarahan and drove it back!
Lake Tuz, located in the depression of the arid central plateau of Asia Minor, has an area of 1,500 square kilometers, and is fed by a small number of surrounding streams.
In summer, the lake shrinks, revealing large salt flats for salt mining, which stretches for several kilometers and is spectacular.
In the backward period, salt was white gold, so this Tuz lakeside city of Inevi was very rich!
is on the traffic line, there is no doubt that he will fight (the king of the mountain in the distance has not yet had time to pay attention to him), and he has money!
Yes, it was unlucky, Tang Tian announced that all those who resisted would be killed, and at the same time, the people of the entire city would become her slaves, and everyone in the city would share the wealth!
Hearing her words, the former cannibals who had been under her account thought she was being ashamed.
Because everyone knows that the walls of Inevi City are very high, reaching fifteen meters, and they are quite strong.
What's the matter!
According to a proton's account: When our army first arrived, General Tang went out and shouted to the city of Inevi to surrender.
The lord of Inevi City replied personally, loudly mocking the woman for leading the troops, and presumptuously saying that he could surrender in bed!
He was in the eastern city wall.
…… The Tang people used that kind of flying thunder cannon, and they expelled hundreds of gates and bombarded the eastern city of Inevi City together.
The terrible blow fell on the city wall, like the power of the gods swept across the city wall, and the severed arms and stumps of the people on it exploded dozens of meters high!
A deafening explosion rang out, and billowing smoke rushed into the air, enveloping the entire eastern wall!
When the shelling stopped, there was silence in the city of Ineví, and the people inside were stunned.
As for the city lord, when we entered the city, we found that he was separated and could not be recovered.
……
General Tang shouted again and asked them to surrender.
Soon, the gates of Inevi City opened, and everyone fell to their knees and surrendered to her!
They were frightened by the thunderous blow, the other side did not attack, and the people were blown to pieces from a long distance, and the use of shields and armor protection was equivalent to useless, and even many people were not injured, but their bodies were bleeding, and they died horribly.
How else can this battle be fought!
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In the open space, the power of the Flying Thunder Cannon is indeed good, and if you use artillery alone, no matter how large the caliber is, you will not be able to destroy the city wall.
If the Tang army was only powerful enough to convince the cannibals, then when the march came to an end, the confrontation between the Tang army and the Eastern Roman army made the cannibals completely convinced.
Outside the outer city of Adapazar, the outer city of Constantinople, the Don cavalry surrounded an Eastern Roman army!
The Eastern Romans did not make it into Asia Minor in time and occupied only a few outlying cities.
Zarahan, the former general of the Great Eclipse Army, besieged Constantinople for a long time, and the Great Eclipse Army was strong at that time, and the Eastern Romans could only rely on the fortified city to defend it, and did not expect to defeat the Great Cannibal.
When Zarahan led the main force to Damascus and the main force left, the Eastern Romans were frightened, thinking that it was a suspicious plan of the great cannibals, so they moved very slowly, and when the Tang army arrived, they did not occupy many cities.
5,000 Eastern Roman troops!
He looked of good quality, was generally tall, held a large shield and heavy sword, and wore leather armor and chain mail, while the officers were generally heavy cuirasses and had helmets.
has strength and quality, and looks like it's hard to mess with.
As the army marched towards the distant city, their stragglers confronted the Tang rangers, who got too close and were attacked by the Eastern Roman javelins.
Fortunately, the rangers reacted quickly, and immediately galloped wildly, out of the range of the javelin, and returned the color!
Powerful arrows whizzed and shot at the Eastern Romans.
They used shields to block attacks, but the Tang cavalry was experienced in combat, and they attacked from the left and right flanks, reaping immediate results and shooting down the Eastern Romans who were unable to defend themselves.
The rest retreated, and their large force amounted to 5,000 Eastern Romans put up a majestic tortoiseshell formation to meet the Tang army!
The tortoiseshell formation of the Eastern Romans came from the inheritance of the (Italian) Romans, and they followed the situation, and when they saw the Tang soldiers rushing in a row, they took four sides to defend with shields. (When the enemy is outnumbered, only use the defensive side)
Then, let's go!
Retreating, the army of 5,000 men retreated towards the city of Adapazal in an orderly manner without a little confusion.
Tang Tian rode like a horse, leading the "Lake Elf" under his command to rush towards the Eastern Roman army.
The lake refers to Issyk-Kul Lake, Wei Xi has 500 elite archers of "Viper's Kiss", while Tang Tian has 300 elite archers of "Lake Elf", and the best archers are selected, all of which are filled with shortcomings.
Their helmets are distinctive, with pointed ears representing elves' pointed ears (well, elves are what Wei Xi said), and then waves are painted on the top of the light blue helmet and the light green cape.
As soon as Tang Tian made a move, he was immediately shocked, and the big food protons who were brought to the front of the formation were even more stunned!