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"Then we don't fight Mulu, and the army continues to march west?" Someone asked.

"Fight, why don't you fight!" Wei Xi said unexpectedly, a smile flashed across his face: "If you don't beat them, how can you be worthy of the brothers who worked hard to transport the equipment!" ”

So the Zhou army built a long encirclement, surrounded the wooden deer, and then erected huge trebuchets/carts, and the soldiers and civilians were busy like worker bees, some were assembling machines, some were transporting projectiles, and some were leveling the land to do roads and reinforcement works.

There were more than 300 trebuchets/carts, and when they looked down from the city, the tall equipment gathered like a sea of buildings, ready to attack.

Seeing the mighty appearance of the Zhou army, the big cannibals were generally afraid.

Their governor Nasser climbed to the top of the wall, observed the enemy's situation, wore a brocade robe full of flowers, and did not even put on his armor, and said loudly: "The Tang army (Wu Zetian changed Tang to Zhou, but the foreign tribes said that the Tang Dynasty) wants to take down my city, unless they die 100,000 people!" ”

The heroic spirit greatly boosted the morale of the army, and the morale of the army was reassured.

But!

Dense boulders roared and flew and hit the city wall hard, and the city wall shook suddenly!

Some people are unlucky, smashed on the head by debris and broke the bloodstream; The unlucky guy was hit directly by the boulder, and it became a meat puree!

The power of the fire bomb is also not small, the fire oil splashed up will burn people scream, if a large puddle burns on the body, it will become a human-shaped torch, burned into charcoal!

The response of the big cannibals is to burrow into the hidden caves on the side to avoid the edge, leaving a few people to pay attention.

The endless attacks of the Zhou army were all fired at first, and then they came in batches, and the units that did not have their turn to attack rested and then fired in turn, and at night was no exception.

They push mobile catapults and attack at close range!

Loading catapults with sabers and firing fire bombs into the city, even if the townspeople were careful, inevitably caused restlessness day and night and caused continuous casualties.

The Zhou army kept throwing things into the city, and the big cannibals were very annoyed, waiting for the Zhou army to attack the city and come to a head-on attack!

But I didn't even see a shadow of Zhou Jun, all I saw was stones and oil!

The big cannibals also have trebuchets / cars, they plan to wait for the Tang army to attack and specialize in crowded places, no, the Tang infantry did not go into battle!

specializes in long-range attacks, which makes the Mulu people feel very painful, and they can't get angry just by being beaten.

……

The main force of the infantry of the Zhou army was piled up in front of Mulu, and the cavalry numbered more than 100,000 (with 20,000 horse-mounted infantry and engineers), and under the personal leadership of Wei Xi, they marched violently to Nishapur (located in Nishapur, west of Mashhad in northeastern Iran).

When I got to the realm, I found that it was even more troublesome than the wooden deer!

The defense system of the Great Cannibal is extremely perfect, in addition to the impregnable nature of the main city of Nishapur and Mulu City, there are also strong castles and stockades on various hills and roads, which are guarded everywhere, not only the cavalry attack is not good, but even the infantry will bite their teeth when they go into battle!

Tried to attack a stockade with dismounted infantry, and the battle was defeated, destroying 400 enemies, but more than 200 people were killed and wounded.

Only 100 of the enemy's dead were regular troops, and the other 300 were militiamen, which was an isolated small village, under the absolute superiority of the Zhou army!

"Their resistance is very strong, there are at least 300 such positions, and if each position is like this, I think we will lose 60,000 men!" Chief of Staff Jiang Zhi didn't seem to be very worried.

Everyone rolled their eyes, if it was really 60,000 people, where to find the 60,000 people, and now the infantry engineers brought out are only 20,000, and it is not realistic to transfer troops from the rear.

"Get the map out of the back!" Wei Xi said.

Jiang Zhi called a staff officer, took out a new map, and spread it out on the carpet in the tent, and suddenly, the generals immediately reacted and leaned over to look.

Maps are extremely important military information, according to the military, when the war is unfavorable, priority is given to the evacuation of staff, wounded and medical personnel, if the army is surrounded, the destruction of materials is given priority to military flags, seals and maps!

Wei Xi paid attention to cultivating a sense of honor in the army, and caring for the military flag was an important aspect.

Maps, on the other hand, must be burned to avoid falling into the hands of the enemy, as they are often the most elaborate maps in the world!

Wei Xi is the most information-minded person in the world, ahead of others, and before the war starts, the map is ready.

As soon as you open it, brush it, everyone's eyes will light up!

They found their current location, as well as the Persian town of Isfahan (southwest of Nishapur), more than 1,300 miles away, and the Caspian Sea, a large lake ---- 750 miles away!

How sophisticated is this map? The roads are clear at a glance, the distances between places are very clear, and the rivers that you may experience are marked with water depths, even different water depths at four o'clock!

How much manpower, material and financial resources do you have to draw? It is really difficult to say that the intelligence officers are running around in the wilderness with great pains, risking their lives, and that many of them are Tang people, working hard to carry out their work in places where they are not familiar with their lives.

They are almost all unsung heroes, it is said that there is a hero wall in the Military Intelligence Department, on which there are many black stars painted, a black star represents an intelligence officer who sacrificed his life for the country, look at the honor book next to it and you will find that some intelligence officers have names, but most of them have no names left, these unsung heroes shoulder a special mission and die for the country, because it involves state secrets, so the name can not be made public until death.

Their names are unknown, and their exploits are with the rest of the country!

Their heroic and fearless actions have turned into the motivation and confidence of the officers and men of the Great Zhou Dynasty to a certain extent!

Because they know that on the road to the west, they are not alone, there are many pioneers who open the way for them, escort, and they follow the path opened up by their predecessors to victory!

At the same time, the soldiers have more trust in their commander-in-chief!

He can strategize and win thousands of miles away.

What is commendable is that he can still take precautions and understand the enemy's situation clearly before he fights, which is equivalent to knowing everything the enemy's belongings, and the fight will get twice the result with half the effort!

……

Everyone looked at the map and watched him slap his palm on the map of Isfahan, and everyone was very excited!

The Great General is going to attack Isfahan!

Isfahan in the 7th century was one of the oldest cities in Persia, and its heritage has not declined to this day.

Founded in the 4th and 5th centuries B.C. (there are more than 1,000 years of city records), it has been the capital of dynasties many times, and is the only way to travel between the north and the south.

The general's mentality is far-reaching, but it's also a bit far away.