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In Europa, the vanguard of the Great Food Army had already crossed the Dardanelles (the border between Asia and Europe) and reached Greece and Bulgaria, but it failed to capture Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire, so it did not continue to attack Europa.

The Great Food Army attacked Constantinople several times, but failed, and now this work has been stopped indefinitely, and the assembled army and accumulated supplies have turned to the east.

In the Arab lands where the Umayyad Empire began, messengers traveled to every city, and warriors flocked to Damascus from all directions with their arms raised and chanting slogans.

In the east, in Persia, the Caucasus Mountains, the Indus Valley and other places, such as a hundred rivers flowing into the sea, the armies of cities and tribes flocked under the banner of the Umayyad Empire, and in the frontline areas that came into contact with the Tang army, they widely recruited troops to guard the city, or formed cavalry teams to fight against the Tang army.

The main camp of the Tang army is located in Isfahan (I don't know how many times the city has been occupied), the intelligence is constantly being gathered, and the professional Tang army staff agency keenly discovered that the situation is not right, and the method is very simple, the chart method taught by the general is enough.

"The number of people killed continues to rise, the number of our dead and wounded is rising, and the number of things we grab is decreasing."

The indicators were clear, and the chief of staff, Jiang Shi, took the chart paper to see Wei Xi, but he had to wait, Wei Xi was being served by a sergeant and shaved him.

Seeing that Jiang Shi shook his head, the sergeant covered his chin with a hot towel, and then roughly scraped the knife directly, but fortunately, the knife was very sharp and the scraping was quite smooth.

"Why don't you brush the soap?" Jiang asked the sergeant and handed the paper to Wei Xi.

"We're running out of soap, and the general says it's going to be used where it's most needed." The sergeant replied.

"That's not even close!" Jiang Zhi said disapprerovingly.

The chart was easy to read, Wei Xi read it quickly, and asked, "Chief of Staff, what do you think?" ”

"The storm is coming!" Jiang Shi shrugged.

"Oh?!" Wei Xi asked.

"The Great Food Army is becoming more and more active, we are feeling the pressure, the number of casualties of the scouts and the number of casualties of the army are rising, and of course, the number of casualties of the enemy is also rising, the trend is very obvious!" Jiang Zhi pointed to the chart.

"Coupled with the lack of materials, I propose to implement a strategic transfer of troops!" Jiang Zhi proposed to run away, and Wei Xi immediately said, "Very good, order a retreat!" ”

As soon as Jiang Zhi returned to the general staff and assigned the staff officers to write the order to withdraw the troops, a staff officer led a big cannibal over, and the big cannibal was the leading party, and he reported the edict issued by the royal court of Damascus, calling on the warriors from all over the country to go to the East, where there were countless gold, silver and jewelry, countless porcelain, tea and silk, and there was great richness, and the grain produced was inexhaustible, and the cattle and sheep were innumerable!

He ordered the army to be gathered and go to the east, and those who could afford to take up weapons should go to the east!

The Great Food Army gathered, and the Tang Army in Persia and the two river valleys fled when they heard the news, and when they received the order to retreat, they immediately ran lifelessly, and the Great Food Army couldn't catch up!

Kalkin received the report of the disappearance of the Tang Army, and said stupidly: "Count them running fast!" ”

Now he has 80,000 cavalry in his hands, and the number is still rising, he wanted to give the Tang army a ruthless one, but he didn't expect the Tang army to run so fast.

Nasser and Abaz, who were struggling to defend the cities of Mulu and Nishapur, felt the change, and the infantry camp of the Tang Army outside the city was constantly decreasing, accompanied by cavalry besieging the city, but the cavalry encirclement was not tight enough, so that they had an opportunity to ride out of the city as soon as dark and find out the news.

"It seems that the reinforcements of the Supreme Caliph are about to arrive, and we can break the siege!"

Sure enough, at the turn of summer and autumn, the Tang army outside the city was completely withdrawn, and a large group of the Great Food Army appeared in the west!

The horses' hooves were deserved, and the teams of men and horses, like long snakes, walked on the avenue, in the middle of the team, the flags fluttered, and in the team, there were sturdy sergeants with swords and arrows on their backs.

Their accents are different, their equipment is different, their horses are high and low, but they all gather under the same flag.

The army is gathered!

In addition to the army, there were also a large number of people, who were like industrious ants, constantly transporting supplies, including grain and grass, weapons and military battles, camp tents, civil engineering equipment, catapults, etc., and the warehouses in the city that stockpiled materials were quickly filled, and then piled up in the camps outside the city, and the area of the camps continued to expand.

When the first snow fell in early winter, the Umayyad Empire's army took shape, revealing such a large and bloated body, with hundreds of miles of camps and banners that almost covered the Mulu (Mali of Turkistan) area.

In addition to such a number, it can almost be compared with the pomp and circumstance of the Eastern Great Sui's conquest of Goguryeo a few decades ago.

Even in winter, there is a constant flow of people and supplies to Mulu, after all, some troops come from the Horn of Africa on the far Atlantic.

The Umayyad Empire conquered warriors from all over the country, causing many people to freeze to death on the road, and many people in the cities and villages where supplies were requisitioned also starved to death and died of thirst on the road, prices soared everywhere, the landscape changed, -----and fuel was needed, so the trees on both sides of the road were cut down, and as a result, along the way, there were bare mountains everywhere... Little did they know that without vegetation protection, flash floods and mudslides would be violent in the coming year.

"It's bad!" Vizier (Prime Minister) Netu reports to Harry.

He said bitterly: "Before we made contact with the Tang Army, we fought on our own. ”

There were several reports of infighting due to conscription and collection of supplies, and there were also grudges between tribes.

Hundreds of thousands of people have been on the road for a long time, crowding the roads, day and night, food and grass cannot be supplied, many people are starving to death, people and livestock corpses are lying on the road, causing a plague, and countless people are buried in big pits, and their names and hometowns are not known.

There will also be a large number of manpower, and the fields will be barren everywhere, and there will be famine.

But even in such a grim environment, there were still a lot of taxes paid in various places to fight the war, and as a result, the officials forced the people to rebel, and the army went to suppress those rebels before they could reach the Tang people.

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The kings and ministers in the royal court were silent, and their propaganda to the outside world was that our army was massed, and the military might was greatly boosted, and it was sure to win.

The appearance is bright, but the difficulties inside are well known to everyone,

The caliph made the final word: "No matter how difficult it is, we must continue to fight, and we must win!" ”

His deep gaze swept over the crowd: "Once defeated, you understand how serious the consequences are!" ”

"Yes!" The ministers bowed together.

The Umayyad Empire ruled a vast area, with so many ethnic groups concentrated together, and with the persistence of religious disputes within the country, the rule was not secure, and it was not impossible for the empire to collapse in the event of defeat.

"Netu, you continue to hurry up and mobilize supplies!"

"Hassan!" The caliph called out the name of one of his brave generals and said, "You help Kalkin to reorganize his army!" ”

"With so many troops, we will win! Let's hold a celebration banquet in Chang'an! The caliph cheered everyone up.

"We will win! Go to Chang'an! The ministers shouted feverishly, and their voices echoed through the palace.