The situation of the backbone cadres in the depths of the desert is similar to that of the Qarluq tribe, which was originally only another part of the Turks, with few people and weak strength, and did not have much influence among the Turks. After the Tang Dynasty destroyed the Turks, in order to eliminate the influence of the original Turkic royal family Ashina, it was necessary to help some weak tribes, and Gu Ligan was fortunate to be selected by the Tang Dynasty. After the support of the Tang Dynasty, the cattle and sheep pastures of Guligan increased dramatically, becoming a large tribe in the desert.

Of course, if you get benefits, you have to fulfill your obligations, otherwise, how can the Tang Dynasty support you?

In return, Guli had to defend the area for the Tang Dynasty against the attacks of other hostile nomads. After receiving orders from the Tang Dynasty, he also sent troops to fight for the Tang Dynasty.

In the face of the powerful strength of the Tang Dynasty, Gu Ligan did not dare to disobey, and carried out the orders of the Tang Dynasty for decades. Over time, many tribal warriors died in the war for the Tang Dynasty, which made the tribe complain.

Today, the chiefs bring together the leaders of the tribe to deliberate.

The leader was a tall man, about fifty years old, with a big beard on his face, who looked very powerful, glanced at the leaders, and said, "I want you to come today because I have received an order from the imperial court to send troops to attack and eat. ”

"On the march again? Why do we work for the court? We fight desperately, but if we don't have the benefits, we can't fight, and we must not send troops. The chief, to the court, is to say that there is an enemy who has invaded the territory. ”

"When did the imperial court not want us to send troops? Over the years, our warriors have been buried in other places, with countless casualties, and the court is just giving some silk and tea. Is this a little bit of silk and tea worth for our skeletal warriors? ”

When the Tang Dynasty was supporting the bones, it was also taking precautions, and it was absolutely impossible to let the bones sit big and go beyond the controllable range. For this reason, tea and silk are used more often than weapons and equipment when rewarding bones. Anyway, silk and tea are also things that the steppe nomads dream of, and they are not afraid of resentment.

"It's ours to work hard, the benefits are not ours, we can't work hard in the court, we can't."

"What is Big Food? The big food is a powerful enemy who is not under the court, and the big food fights, do I think I will live a long life? In any case, troops cannot be sent, troops must not be sent! ”

As soon as the leader's words came out, there was immediately a rebuttal, and the leaders were angry and shouted loudly.

"Shut up!" The leader frowned, and shouted in a deep voice: "This time, if we don't send troops, we will be in trouble." ”

"Chief, what do you mean by that? Even if we don't send troops, the court won't attack us. The leaders didn't believe it.

"Do you know how many troops the imperial court has sent this time? I'll tell you, it's hundreds of thousands. The army marching from the desert to the Western Regions alone was no less than 200,000. The leader raised his eyebrows, like a sword unsheathed, and asked in a deep voice, "Do you know what this means?" ”

"So much?" The leaders were so surprised that their eyes almost fell out.

"The imperial court is sending troops on a large scale, and we want to fight a decisive battle with Da Shi, and break off a century-old grudge, we can't not send troops, and we dare not send troops!" The leader is a person who understands, knows the significance of such a large-scale dispatch of troops in the Tang Dynasty, and knows what this means for the backbone cadres.

"Chief, let's send troops, let's send more." Finally a leader understood what that meant.

The Tang Dynasty's large-scale deployment of troops meant that if they did not participate in this battle and did not obey the orders of the Tang Dynasty, then the good days of Gu Ligan would come to an end, and they would be wiped out in less than a month. The Tang Dynasty didn't need a single soldier to clean up the backbone cadres, and they didn't even need to give orders, they just needed to let the wind go.

"The 200,000 imperial army is in the desert, you can fight big food in the west, and you can fight us in the north." The leader who thought more deeply was shocked: "The matter of 200,000 imperial court troops crisscrossing the desert has not yet happened, if it really happens, we will have no bones." ”

Although the Tang Dynasty exterminated the Turks, the number of troops invested in one surname did not exceed 200,000. Despite this, didn't the Turks destroy and destroy the Tang Dynasty? If the Tang Dynasty, which has an astonishing combat power of 200,000, opens a killing spree on the desert, there is no need to think about the consequences, the entire desert will be stained red with blood, and Gu Ligan will be killed to extinction.

Thinking of the terrible consequences, the gnaws of these leaders are gone, only fear.

"If only you understood." The leader nodded slightly and said, "This battle is also our chance. In the past, the imperial court requisitioned us to fight, but it was just a small fight, and there was no sweetness in winning. Now it's different, the imperial court wants to fight a decisive battle with the Great Eclipse, once it wins, the benefits don't need to be thought about, there are more benefits than the victories that have been fought for so many years, and we must not miss it. ”

These words made all the leaders see hope, and they all turned their worries into joy, their eyes lit up, and they asked in unison: "Leader, how many troops do we send?" ”

"Except for those who stay, all of them are dispatched." The chief replied without thinking.

"But what if someone attacks us while we're in a big move?" One of the leaders was worried.

"Don't worry, no one has the guts." The leader was full of confidence: "If anyone dares to deal with us at this time, we only need to go to the table, and the court will definitely destroy him." It is more likely that the imperial court will give us greater benefits. ”

This is by no means an exaggeration, but an inevitable result, the leaders nodded heavily, relieved, and burst into cheers: "Go to the big food!" ”

This situation is not only happening in the Qarluq tribe and Guligan, but also in the desert tribes, and all those who get the news are all responding and sending troops in large numbers.

These tribes sent troops, both large and small, and some small tribes decided to send troops even without receiving an order to send troops. No one wants to let go of such a good opportunity to reap benefits and show loyalty.

"Rumble!"

The sound of thunderous hooves sounded, where the horses' hooves were treadd, the smoke and dust were filled, and the entire desert was full of advancing troops.

The number of troops in these marching groups varied, ranging from tens or hundreds to tens of thousands. Regardless of the number of people, they are looking forward to it, looking forward to fighting with the big food.

For a time, the desert was full of people and horses, and it was very lively.

Since the fall of the Turks, there has never been such a large-scale military dispatch in the desert.

xxxxxxxxx Qiuzi, Abu? The great commander of the Muslims, there is a fierce debate going on.

Abu? Muslims sit in their seats, pricking up their ears and listening to the generals' arguments. The arguments among the generals were loud, like in a vegetable market.

Abu? In addition to the fact that Muslims are superior in intelligence and difficult to reach, they also have the advantage of being good at listening to the opinions of their subordinates, and whenever there is an important battle, he always gathers the generals and asks them to speak their minds.

This is exactly the same as Li Changguo's.

This time the big war, Abu? Muslims know very well that the stakes are high, and if he wins, he may well fulfill the dream of eating for generations, really enter China, conquer China.

If he can really conquer China, then he will become a myth in the Western world, will be immortal, and will become an idol sought after by future generations.

Because the conquest of the "Golden Country" China, not only he Abu? The dream of the Muslims is the dream of the whole West. Even the famous Alexander the Great's crusade was aimed at entering China and conquering the golden kingdom of China. It's a pity that Alexander the Great hit in the wrong direction and went to India, and he didn't even know where China was.

From Alexander the Great to the present, nearly a thousand years, countless people are working towards this dream, but none of them have succeeded. If such a miraculous achievement is achieved in his own hands, no amount of praise can be overstated.

At the same time, he also knew very well that the Tang Dynasty was full of heroes and heroes, and this battle was not so easy to fight. Therefore, as he had been before, he gathered together the generals to take counsel, and asked them to speak their minds.

"We have been fighting with the Chinese for decades and are very familiar with the Chinese's tactics, and although we admire the richness of the Chinese, we have to say that the Chinese's tactics are really terrible."

"Yes. The strong crossbow and the Mo knife battle array, the power is extraordinary, the sharpness is unstoppable, and it is difficult for us to get the benefits. In the past wars, we have suffered enough. ”

"The Chinese are hateful and annoying, but they can't help but say that the Chinese are really good. In general, our advantage does not seem to be significant. ”

"If you really want to talk about advantages, we are not superior, or even at a disadvantage. Fortunately, a decisive victory on the battlefield does not mean that you can win with an advantage, but also a decision on the spot and a grasp of the fighter. ”

Although the generals were very angry with the Tang Army, and when they mentioned the Tang Army, they cursed, but when it came to a critical moment, they were very clear and would never be arrogant. This is Abu? The subordinates of Muslims, they can be arrogant, they can scold, but they are absolutely sober.

"In this battle, our biggest difficulty is not in the crossbows, not in the cavalry, but in how to fight against the Mo sword." A general pointed out sharply: "We all know the horror of the Modao battle formation, so I don't need to say more." ”

"Yes, in the Chinese's tactics, the most difficult thing to deal with is the Modao battle array. Although the strong crossbow is sharp, we are not afraid, because we have trebuchets and can attack, and it is not certain who wins and who loses. ”

"What do you use to deal with the Mo Dao Battle Array?"

The generals were speechless and could no longer speak.

The Mo knife is a luxurious equipment in the era of cold soldiers, sharp and abnormal, once it is against the Mo knife, whether it is a person or a horse, as long as it is flesh and blood, it is not an opponent, it is a **naked massacre, which makes the big food general very headache.

In the previous wars between the two countries, Da Shi suffered a big loss in the Modao battle array, with countless casualties. As soon as they mentioned the Mo Dao Battle Array, they felt a chill on their backs.

"It's not that hard." Abu? The Muslims finally confessed to their subordinates: "In order to deal with the Modao battle array, I have trained 30,000 heavily armored cavalry, which is enough to deal with the Modao battle array. ”

"Thirty thousand heavily armored cavalry?" An exclamation sounded, and the generals were shocked.

The heavy armored cavalry, whether it is a man or a horse, must be covered with heavy armor, and the consumption of steel is very large, which is not small compared to the Mo knife of the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty used the "steel filling method" to make steel, and the output of refined steel was very high, far exceeding that of Dashi. The steelmaking technology of Dashi was no worse than that of the Tang Dynasty, and "Damascus steel" was even more famous, however, although this technology could obtain high-quality steel, it was limited by output. It is a heavy burden for Dashi to build 30,000 heavily armored cavalry.

"With a way to deal with the Mo Dao Battle Formation, what are we afraid of!" The generals were overjoyed.

(To be continued)