The Tang army was so large that all kinds of voices were noisy, and in the deafening sound, the magnificent thousands of troops and horses galloped, and the long queue of infantry could not be seen at a glance. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

They flocked to the city of Habbania like a tide, and some of the generals who were observing the tower were veterans, and they knew that it was not good when they saw the posture of the other party, and there were at least 300,000 horses in this special M!

There are no more than 100,000 people, and it is certain that they will be besieged.

It is not pleasant to be besieged, and what is even more terrifying is that the Tang people have incredible strength, and the city of Baghdad was slapped by the Tang people, and the city collapsed!

The city of Baghdad was well defended, not under the city of Labadi.

Even the city of Bag has been lost, and the city of Labadi will not be spared!

The best defense is to attack, but the Tang army has 300,000 people, and it has both infantry and cavalry, especially the cavalry, and the field battle cannot take advantage of them at all.

Seeing that everyone's faces were inappropriate, Yu Sufu sneered and said, "The Tang people think they are invincible in the world? Dare to deceive me, there is no one in the Umayyad Dynasty! ”

He announced: "I will immediately send an envoy to the Tang camp and make an appointment with them to fight!" ”

bluffed everyone into looking at each other, thinking that you are tired of it, boss, we don't have it.

Unfortunately, his arm couldn't twist his thigh, and he could only watch Yusuf send his personal staff Habshi to the Tang camp to declare war.

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When the Tang army arrived at the city of Labadi, the main generals were Cheng Boxi and Yang Chengxian, two brothers, one in charge of infantry and the other in charge of cavalry, and military affairs were handled by the two of them.

"How many years have we not fought together!" The two rode side by side, inspected the barracks, and saw that the soldiers and civilians were busy building the barracks, building a long fence in front of the barracks, and digging trenches.

Yang Chengxian showed a reluctant expression and said: "The third brother is still right, wow, eight thousand miles of clouds and moons, we have walked all the way, our bodies are not together, but our hearts are always connected!" ”

"Fight this battle well! Hit the city of Labadi, and Damascus is in front of you! ”

"We will win! See you in Damascus! ”

The two were in a happy mood, patrolling the barracks and chatting casually.

Thanks to the staff system, they are the most idle at this time.

The army has a good mechanism, and there is a division of labor among them, so that the generals do not have to move a finger for mundane affairs.

As soon as they put down their bowls, someone came to report: "The great cannibals have sent someone to make an appointment!" ”

The two couldn't help but say: "The big cannibal is so kind."

"It's good to make an appointment, finish it early, finish it early!"

They saw the big cannibal envoy in the Chinese military tent, a tall and thin Persian with a high nose and deep eyes, a pair of eyes quite bright, and he bowed to Cheng Boxi, who was sitting on the main seat, after entering the tent.

Speaking in Persian, the army's own interpreter said: "The envoy of the city of Labadi, Habshi, has seen two Tang generals, and he has brought greetings from his master, Hajaj ibn Yusuf!" ”

"Thank you for his greetings!"

Cheng Boxi sat on the main seat and made a gesture, meaning to ask him to speak.

"His master said that when the sun rises in three days, he is willing to fight our army in the east of the city!" The interpreter recounted his words.

Yusuf is very angry!

The promise of a battle in three days meant that the two sides would not be confronted for three days, which was beneficial to the attacking side.

After all, the attacker has just arrived and has an unstable foothold, and the defender can take this opportunity to attack the attacker and have an advantage.

After three days, the attacker is familiar with the surroundings, and the defender's advantage will disappear.

If you play "soldiers don't get tired of cheating", it is clear that everyone will not fight in three days, but in fact, it is not for nothing that there is no such thing as a secret hand in the middle.

It's just that the generals basically cherish their feathers, and they generally do it after they promise, and they will not easily stain their reputation.

The sergeant sent the war book written in Arabic, and the translator stepped forward to explain it one by one, Cheng Boxi knew that this was the other party's war book, and looked forward to a manly duel with the Tang army.

Cheng Boxi thought for a while and said, "Please go down and rest first, and we will give you an answer after discussion!" ”

An old staff officer and interpreter in the army took Habushi down to rest, and Cheng Boxi discussed with the officers.

The first was the staff members, who asked them, "Is there any latest information?" ”

Today is different from the past, look at the intelligence first to fight!

The staff officer replied yes no!

The general staff of the army is responsible for the intelligence of the army, and it has received information about the city of Labadi before, saying that there may be 100,000 defenders, and another one will be stationed outside the city, and the staff officers closely monitor the movement of the city wall, and it seems that the opponent's strength has not increased dramatically.

The opponent's army must be no more than 100,000, Yusuf is a veteran, knowing that the Tang army is powerful, and the cavalry is capable of fighting a battle, where does it come from?

But what could it be?

After Yusuf was in charge of the defense of the two rivers, he cut off the traffic and information, especially the city of Labadi, which only entered but could not be obtained, and this behavior aroused the deep suspicion of the general staff: "The other party must have a conspiracy!" “

As for possible conspiracies, the General Staff Department set up a war game deduction, and the staff officers said every word, like a relay.

"If the other party makes an appointment to fight in the east of the city, he will definitely fight against the city in order to get cover from the city and within the city!"

"Our army has the upper hand, and if the other party dares to fight, there must be means to deal with our army!"

"In terms of military strength, the enemy does not have an advantage, and it is also possible that there are already more troops in the city."

"If you don't increase your troops, it must be a technical weapon, nothing more than a bow and arrow, it is likely that the cannibals used a stronger bow and arrow, such as the strong bow used in the defense of the Euphrates before, or the use of catapults, and catapults can give our army heavy casualties, nothing more than fire bombs, it is likely that the other side has made a new breakthrough in the use of fire bombs! As for artillery and explosives, these are things that our army keeps strictly secret, and there is no possibility of leakage. ”

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Staff officers, you say everything you can and me, and if Yusuf is present, he will be surprised, because the staff officers are talking about everything.

So to fight or not to fight?

Why not!

Cheng Boxi approved the "decisive battle in three days", and then asked the envoy of the big cannibal?

Soon after, the Great Eclipse envoy Habshi entered the tent, and unlike his previous calmness, he was quite uneasy.

Because he ate a bowl of steamed buns!

The newly built canteen exudes a strong fragrance, and the first meal after the arrival of the Tang army is mutton steamed buns, which are made of mutton, daylily, fungus, vermicelli, wolfberry and other ingredients, add sesame oil, and cook the aroma of the barracks.

At that time, sesame seeds were a valuable thing (even modern agricultural production sesame oil was still expensive), but Tang Jun used it to make soup buns for everyone to eat, and the smell was extremely fragrant.

Tang Jun, who was in charge of entertaining Habshi, invited him to dinner, and it happened that Habshi had the intention of spying on the military situation, so he came as a guest.

When he went to the camp canteen, he saw the soldiers lined up neatly and smelled the amazing fragrance!

Eating and drinking mutton steamed buns, he tried his best to be reserved, but his heart was fluctuating.

He saw that everyone in the Tang Army was eating and drinking this kind of food, and after eating, he only felt that his whole body was full of strength.

Ordinary soldiers of the Tang Army can eat such a thing, how can the army defeat such an enemy!

There is nothing to say about the food in the barracks of the Tang Army, even if the soldiers who have eaten for a long time exercise a lot every day, there is no one who is not fat in half a year!

There were many clues to be seen in one meal, and Habshi felt heavy.