Chapter 14 The next battle lost its suspense, and when Ziad was chased by Li Changguo and fled for his life, the Great Food Army lost its command and was taken advantage of by the Tang Army, and the whole line collapsed.

Although Ziad was defeated by Li Changguo, it was not so easy for Li Changguo to capture him alive or kill him. After all, it was Ziad, no matter how wise, skillful, courageous, and daring, it was first-class, and it was rare in the world. Li Changguo was able to chase him and only care about fleeing for his life, which is already commendable.

Seeing that he could not kill Ziade, Li Changguo made a decisive decision and gave up chasing Ziade, but instead commanded the Tang army to pursue the Great Food Army.

The results of the battle are often not produced during the battle, and the most likely ones come from the pursuit phase. At present, the Great Food Army has been defeated, and it is a good opportunity to obtain the greatest results, and Li Changguo will of course miss it, so he commanded the Tang Army to pursue and kill.

You must know that at this time, it is necessary to annihilate the Great Eclipse Army as much as possible, and only in this way will the Tang Army be given the greatest benefits and facilitate the next big war.

Under the command of Li Changguo, the Tang army launched a stormy offensive against the Great Food Army, chasing the Great Food Army, and chased it for hundreds of miles, until the Great Food Army was defeated, and Li Changguo ordered to stop the pursuit.

In the process of pursuit, although the Tang army achieved very good results, however, the courage shown by the Great Food Army is admirable, although Li Changguo hates the Great Cannibal, but he has to praise from the heart, the Great Food Army is worthy of the elite name!

Because, even when it was being chased and killed by the Tang Army, the Great Food Army was defeated but not chaotic, and fought back as much as possible. As long as the Great Food Army is given the slightest chance, they will turn their heads and kill the Tang Army, and they will never show mercy.

This is a very difficult elite, and its difficulty far exceeds that of the Tibetan army. According to Li Changguo's opinion, although the combat strength of the Tubo army is good, it is far worse than the Great Food army. Even the personal guards of the Emperor Zuzan are not comparable to the Great Food Army.

Whether in terms of training, precision, or battle experience, the Tibetan army is far behind.

Not to mention, the army of the Great Food is also an army with a strong faith, they believe in Allah, they are proud of jihad, and for Allah, they can give their lives, including their surnames.

Despite this, the Great Food Army encountered the Tang Army, which was not inferior to the Great Food Army in terms of training, equipment, battle array experience, and beliefs, and should be said to be stronger.

"Long live Datang!" After the chase was over, the Tang army was overjoyed, and broke out with a shocking roar and a look of joy.

Looking at the dead corpses everywhere, Li Changguo breathed a sigh of relief, a victory in this battle has a great effect on the morale of the Tang army, and it will be of great benefit to the next big war.

"Clean up the battlefield." Li Changguo gave an order, turned the horse's head, and galloped towards Khotan.

Galloping all the way back, I saw corpses everywhere, galloping war horses everywhere, cattle and sheep everywhere, as well as a lot of dried meat and wine, the capture of the Tang army was destined to be very rich, although the statistics have not yet come out, Li Changguo can be sure of this.

"I've seen the big handsome!" Li Changguo rushed to the city of Khotan, only to see Bian Lingcheng happy, and greeted Li Changguo.

"Prison Army, hard work!" Li Changguo looked at Bian Lingcheng like this, his heart was sour, and he wanted to cry.

Looking at the only remaining Khotanese garrisons behind him, Li Changguo's tears could no longer be held back, he burst out of his eyes, flew off his horse, bowed to them, and choked up: "Brothers, you are good! You deserve to be a good man in Datang! ”

I wanted to say a few more words of encouragement, but I couldn't say it anymore.

"Woo!"

A cry sounded, coming from Bian Lingcheng and them, all of them hid their faces and wept, excited and excited.

Since the eastward march of the Great Eclipse, they have fallen into unimaginable torment, and they have fought alone, fighting the weak and the strong, and holding on to Khotan. After months of perseverance, they have overcome countless difficulties, more than the dust on the ground. Even in such a difficult situation, they still persevered, and they still did not give up when there was the most hopeless.

With their tenacity, their blood, and their surnames, they have composed a magnificent song of mountains and rivers!

No amount of praise can be overstated!

Li Changguo wanted to praise them with all the words of praise, however, as soon as he said a word, he couldn't say it anymore, because their feat is the best praise! All words will be overshadowed by it.

Although Li Changguo's praise is not much, it is the best recognition of their feat of throwing their heads and spilling their blood.

"Woo!"

The reinforcements brought by Li Changguo were also crying, their eyes were red, and they were very excited.

The soldiers of the Tang Army are used to licking blood with knives, and for them, death is not terrible, and it is the best destination for the Tang Dynasty boys. However, it is rare to fight the battlefield of the war to die so singably and crying, and the majestic rivers and mountains make people's blood boiling, but it is rare, and everyone will cry.

The boy doesn't flick when he has tears, but when he is not excited, at this time, the soldiers are agitated, and it is the time to shed the man's tears.

After crying for a while, the soldiers held back their tears, Bian Lingcheng looked at Li Changguo and asked, "Dashuai, what should I do next?" Is it to solve the siege of Qiuzi? ”

Qiuzi is the station of the Anxi Protectorate, Gao Xianzhi sticks here, and it is the key attack place of the Great Food, Abu? The Muslims personally commanded and vowed not to give up until they were brought down. Therefore, Qiuzi's situation is extremely difficult, only more difficult than Khotan, and the sooner the siege is resolved, the better.

Bian Lingcheng's words were exactly what the soldiers were thinking, and they all opened their eyes wide, looked at Li Changguo, and waited for his order.

"Whew!" Governor Li Chang took a breath and said slowly: "Qiuzi is in danger, and the matter of lifting the siege cannot be delayed. However, now is not a good opportunity to break the siege, so we have to take a break. ”

"Marshal, Qiuzi is in danger, and he is looking forward to the rescue soldiers like looking forward to the stars, how can you slow it down?" Bian Lingcheng was anxious, shouted loudly, and said, "Dashuai, you are confused." ”

"yes." A chorus rang out, and the soldiers agreed with it.

There is no need to say that the danger of Qiuzi is urgent, as long as everyone knows it, the most urgent thing at the moment is to immediately relieve the siege of Qiuzi. However, Li Changguo just wanted to slow down, and he couldn't do it if the soldiers were not in a hurry.

"I understand your feelings, and your feelings are also mine, however, as the commander of the army, I have to act cautiously." Li Changguo understood their feelings and explained to them, saying: "There are several reasons why we can't break the siege right now: First, our reinforcements are still on the way, and there are not many troops arriving in the Western Regions, and there are only 30,000 people at the moment. The second is that there are a lot of Great Food troops assembled under Qiuzi City, Abu? The Chinese army of the Muslims is in Qiuzi, and with the strength we have at the moment, even if we rush to Qiuzi, it will be impossible to break the siege. Not only will it not be able to break the siege, but it will also be heavy to the onslaught of the Great Food Army, and if one is not good, we will pay a huge price. ”

The Silk Road was only so wide that it was inconvenient for a large army to enter, and it was precisely because of this that Li Changguo had to order Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi to lead an army of 200,000 to march westward from the desert. Even so, the 100,000 Tang troops under the leadership of Li Changguo could not arrive in a short time, and it would take ten days and a half months.

Up to now, the Tang army that reached the Western Regions could not reach 30,000 people, and Li Changguo divided a part of his forces and let An Lushan lead the rush to Shule to relieve the siege. The real number of troops that Li Changguo could mobilize in his hands was only 20,000.

With this little force, with Abu? The Muslim Chinese army is fighting, and trying to relieve the siege of Qiuzi is tantamount to a fool's dream.

Abu? Muslims are the legendary governors of the Great Food, who have grown from slaves to governors of the East.

Besides, his Chinese army was placed in Qiuzi, which was nearly 200,000 elites. If Li Changguo leads the current 20,000 Tang troops to relieve the siege of Qiuci, it will be tantamount to throwing himself into a net, not only will he not be able to solve the siege of Qiuci, but will he return to Abu? The onslaught of the Muslims threatens to wipe out the entire army.

Although Li Changguo relieved the siege of Khotan in a battle, it was Li Changguo who took Ziad by surprise with lightning speed. Ziad was attacked by the Tang army's sudden blow, and he didn't even have time to form a formation. If he had time to line up, the battle would not have gone so smoothly, and it would have been fought for a long time, and the siege would not be lifted until the follow-up Tang Army arrived.

But it can't be used again, this sudden attack can only be used once, not multiple times. Because Ziyad fled back, Abu? Muslims will know that the reinforcements of the Tang Dynasty are coming, and they will definitely make corresponding arrangements.

Having lost the sudden surname of the campaign and the fact that the army was not superior, it was impossible for Li Changguo to relieve the siege of Qiuzi.

Then, only by waiting, waiting for the follow-up Tang army to arrive, Li Changguo can break the siege.

"Dashuai, what you said is reasonable, but what about Qiuzi?" Bian Lingcheng was worried.

The soldiers no longer blamed Li Changguo, but agreed with Li Changguo's statement, but their eyes were focused on him, waiting for him to come up with an idea.

"You can rest assured, Gaodu's talisman has been through a hundred battles, and his wisdom is unparalleled, he and Abu? Muslims have fought many times, and they have never suffered a loss. Although the situation is critical, I am sure he will be able to hold on. Li Changguo comforted the soldiers.

Gao Xianzhi's generation of famous generals, the mighty Western Regions, and Abu? Muslims have fought each other many times, and they have never suffered losses. I believe that with his talents, Qiuzi can persevere even though he is in danger.

"It won't take long, it just needs him to hold on for a few more days." Li Changguo has great confidence in Gao Xianzhi.

"Gao Duhu hasn't suffered a loss yet." The soldiers of the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate had great confidence in Gao Xianzhi, they knew Gao Xianzhi's ability very well, and believed that he could persevere.

"Greetings, the results of the battle have been counted." More than a dozen generals came with joy on their faces, and shouted from afar: "Great victory, great victory, the capture is not counted." ”

"Huh!" The Tang army came suddenly, and Ziad was caught off guard, and the materials for Dashi basically became the Tang army's, and the capture must have been very rich. Although the soldiers had known about this result for a long time, they were overjoyed when they heard this.

"Tell me more." The seizure is too general, and Li Changguo has to listen to the specific figures.

"The beef and mutton jerky is not counted, and the detailed numbers are difficult to find out for a while. Kill tens of thousands of dogs. Thousands of tabernacles. A general cracked his mouth and reported loudly: "The most gratifying thing is that more than 7,000 war horses have been captured. The Great Food War Horse, the tall Big Food War Horse. ”

The Arabian horse is a world-famous war horse, and its excellence exceeds the war horse in the desert, that is to say, it exceeds the war horse of the Tang Army, and more than 7,000 horses were captured at once, which is the first time in the history of the Tang Dynasty, and it is impossible to make the soldiers unhappy.

(To be continued)