The Great Food Army attacked the city every day, and the Tang Army used fire oil to burn the big and small ladders of the Big Cannibals, burning them today and burning them tomorrow, and it was not enough to burn them back and forth!

Originally, there were quite a lot of ladders brought by the million-eater army, but they couldn't stand the Tang army's incessant burning. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

What's worse is that the Tang army cleared the wilderness and destroyed all the wood, they cut down all the mountains and forests, and did not leave any wood for the Great Food Army.

Wood is a good thing, it can be used as fuel for heating, and it can also be used to make equipment, how can such a good thing be left for the enemy.

Therefore, the surrounding environment of the Great Food Army is bare, and there is no way to replenish the ladder.

Without a ladder, you can't get to the city, and you can't go on the battle.

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Inside the tent, Caliph Abdul Malik listened to the report, his face sank like water, and he rebuked loudly: "How can you get rid of the ladder, and there is such a ridiculous situation!" ”

The warriors have paid so many lives to form a good situation, but they didn't expect the Tang army to have a chance to breathe because of the lack of ladders, and now they see that the Tang army craftsmen are desperately trying to repair the damaged places, and the city is busy rebuilding the city walls and giving them a new look.

The previously broken defensive equipment was repaired and reassembled.

The Tang army in the city seized the time to rest, drank traditional Chinese medicine, replenished qi, blood and body, and worked hard for a few days, which was enough to live and live, and there was a big food for the army.

How could the Caliph not be angry! Culkin said embarrassedly: "We have prepared twice as many ladders as before, but we didn't expect to consume so much!" ”

If you don't have twice as many ladders, I'm afraid the battle will stop faster.

It was not expected that the Tang army would have so much oil, which was a serious mistake by the Great Food Army.

They also knew what the oil was used for, but it was not easy to transport it, and the fire oil bombs for the siege were also used up, but the stone bullets could be used to make supplies in the surrounding area.

If you want a new ladder, if you supply from the rear, the mountains are all the way, the transportation is inconvenient, and if you drag it out, the Great Food Army will be millions of people, and it will cost a lot, and the time will become unfavorable to the Great Food Army, once the war drags into winter!

If you want to supply trees from nearby, it is even more prohibited, and the Tang army will cut down all the trees, large and small.

In this way, the Great Food Army fell into an embarrassing state of no ladder available.

Seeing everyone's eyes wide-eyed, the governor of Khorasan, Nasser, proposed: "There will be no ladder falling down from the sky, since this is the case, let's think about how to solve it!" ”

The caliph said angrily: "What else can be solved, march immediately, don't stay!" ”

There's no drama here, there are hundreds of thousands of infantry, is it just eating food and not doing anything?

"That's right! The Supreme Caliph was right. Kalkin hastened to agree: "By marching quickly, first occupying Atami (Lake Issyk-Kul) and then the Ili River border, our army will be able to achieve its strategic objectives." ”

He had some understanding of the situation of the Tang Army, and explained: "Those two places are the homeland of the Tuqi Shi people, and the enemy chief Wei Xi became famous and successful because of the conquest of the Tuqi Shi, once he loses it, he will also lose the heart of the Tuqi Shi, and at the same time, let his court no longer scruple about him!" ”

Da Zhou was afraid that he was good at fighting, and he was afraid that after catching him, he would rebel with 400,000 control of the strings.

If the Tuqi Shi people don't support him, then the court doesn't have to worry about the consequences, and at least invite him to return to the court to live and work in peace.

Generally speaking, a general like Wei Xi, who fought in the war of annihilation (referring to the conquest of Tibet), either sent him back to the west, or did not raise him well, and would not let him go out to lead the army easily, lest he would not be good for him and the court when his merits were so great that there was no reward.

This principle is common to the world, even if Wei Xi does not fight, he is not afraid of him, he only needs to occupy the land, and the matter will naturally end.

The more he spoke, the more excited he became: "What are you waiting for! Troops now! ”

The Imperial Council reached an agreement that Nasser would lead an army of 100,000 to besiege the Tang army in Broken Leaf City to prevent the Tang army in the city from coming out to conflict.

This time, the Great Food Army dispatched 300,000 cavalry, more than 500,000 infantry, and 500,000 people in front of the branch, bringing the total number to 1.3 million.

Losing 130,000 men during the siege, and 100,000 when they came, the Great Food Army was quite weakened, so the number of people in front of the branch was made up, and about 100,000 people were requisitioned.

At present, there are 280,000 cavalry and about 400,000 infantry of the Great Food Army, and after dividing 80,000 infantry and 20,000 cavalry to besiege the city, a total of 580,000 people, plus more than 300,000 people, are all over the mountains, feeling good about themselves, and dreaming of occupying Atami and the Ili River.

What they never expected was that Wei Xi would gather a full 600,000 cavalry to deal with them!

The great cannibal saw the importance of Atami and the Ili River, and Wei Xi saw it even more clearly.

The Ili River must not be lost!

If you retreat again, it will be the Protectorate of the Western Regions, and you will return to the pre-liberation period overnight!

The Ili River receives a lot of rainfall (in the case of Xinjiang, it has more than one-fifth of its water resources), and the mountains are rich in vegetation, and the grasslands are vast and of good quality, and the valleys are cultivateable.

Since returning to Wei Xi, he vigorously developed the economy, while actively encouraging the Turgish people to graze to raise horses, supporting his war, while mobilizing the hard-working Han people to farm, build, and mine there, within a few years, the region became a land of fish and rice, and people of all ethnic groups lived in harmony.

With enough money, food, coal and iron, to support the army to fight, Wei Xi chose this area to compete with the Great Food Army!

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The general and senior officers of the various ministries and lieutenants are counted as one lieutenant in charge of 1,000 people, and there are 600 people for 600,000 people, plus other generals, nearly 1,000 people!

His wife also came, and she smiled and watched him stand in front of everyone and give a speech.

"There is no nation in the world whose rise and fall is not determined by war, and there is never a strong country that has succeeded without experiencing the baptism of war, and war is the only way out of its rise!"

Wei Xi said categorically: "Only by constantly fighting and annexing can we remove our rule from ......"

He made a gesture, and Chief of Staff Jiang Zhi willingly opened the curtain of a huge map that had been covered by a large erection and showed everyone a large map of Asia, Africa, and Europe.

Of course, it is not very accurate, it is based on the reconnaissance of spies and the collection of maps in various places, the work of the army's map soldiers and Wei Xi's memory, it is the latest version, some people have also seen such a "world map", but today's map is more detailed, and it is as large as hundreds of square meters, using knitted carpets, ready to become historical relics in the future.

Holding a thick whip in his hand, Wei Xi personally instructed: "Here, it's us!" ”

Point out the location of "China", then point to the sea to its right and say, "This is the Pacific Ocean!" ”

Well, why do you say it's the Pacific Ocean, Wei Xi says it's just that.

Everyone thought that Wei Xi was named after his wife's title, so no one objected.

Then he found the Western Regions, the present-day Ili River, the Zhaowu Kingdoms, Khorasan, the Persian Lands, the two river basins, Damascus, the Arabian Peninsula, East Africa, Constantinople, Europa, etc., and pointed out one by one: "This is the Atlantic!" ”

"As long as we win this war, we can take our rule from the Pacific to the Atlantic!"

He smiled and said, "Will you help me?" ”