readx; In the dim tent, He Yansi and several of his subordinates are urgently discussing countermeasures, the situation is more critical, the deputy governor of Sindh Rajid led 20,000 troops to meet the invading Jiandaluo army, and handed over the responsibility of defending the grain depot to Yadudro, but this Yadudro had a different heart, to embezzle the tax money and withdraw, as long as his army left, the millions of stone grain in the grain depot will inevitably be looted by the locals, then the Tang army will face the danger of failure in the march to Sinde. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Brigade commander, otherwise we will plot against Yadudro and let him stay and work for the Tang Army!" Wu Chang Luo Qi said.

He Yansi shook his head, "This person is a typical wallgrass, if the Tang army doesn't have time to rush to Shabro, but the governor of Sindh rushes back, he will inevitably stand back in his position, and this person is not easy to control, it is difficult to understand his true thoughts, I am afraid that if we expose our identities, we will be victimized by him." ”

"What about Su Ma Luo, I think this person's ideas are relatively simple, but easy to control, and he is very popular, other captains will buy his account."

He Yansi lowered his head and thought about it, Su Ma Luo is not bad, you can give it a try, but this person is more timid, you have to think about it, everyone discussed for a while, and decided to act that night.

The brigade led by Su Ma Luo was responsible for guarding the money vault, which contained 22 million dinar silver coins, which were two years of taxes for Sindh and Punjab, which were supposed to be transported to Da Shi, but were delayed due to the Punjab rebellion, and in the middle of the night, He Yansi led two of his men to break directly into Su Ma Luo's residence.

"What's the matter? Running in the middle of the night scared me! Su Ma Luo was woken up by He Yansi, he rubbed his sleepy eyes, and complained a little.

"Do you want to get rich!"

He Yansi really knew Su Ma Luo, and he said his favorite right away, Su Ma Luo was in good spirits, and his drowsiness immediately disappeared without a trace, he smiled and said: "Why don't I want to get rich, I am still dreaming of marrying a third wife!" ”

"You're too unproductive, and the kind of wealth I'm talking about is that you can marry three hundred wives."

Su Maluo's eyes widened suddenly, he suddenly thought of something, and hurriedly said, "Wait a minute, you won't be talking about the treasury!" That's not our share, didn't my uncle say it? We can take the grain, and the treasury will be all to Him. ”

"Nope! No, I'm talking about the porcelain and silk of the Tang Dynasty, all the goods from the Tang Dynasty are controlled by you, and you will become the number one merchant in Sindh and the richest person in Sindh, don't you want to? ”

"Am I the richest man in Sindh?"

Su Ma Luo muttered, "How is it possible? ”

"How impossible! As long as you listen to my arrangement, you will not only become the richest in Sindh, but also the most powerful Kshatriya in Sindh. ”

"You?" Su Malo looked at He Yansi in surprise, and he suddenly asked vigilantly, "Who are you?" ”

"I'll tell you the truth! I am actually the vanguard of the Tang Army. ”

"Tang Jun!"

Su Malo jumped up in shock, and instinctively opened his mouth to shout, but He Yansi covered his mouth, pulled out a dagger and held it against his throat, and said in a low voice: "You dare to shout, I will kill you with one sword." ”

Su Ma Luo's eyes showed a look of fear, he nodded obediently, He Yansi put away the dagger, let go of his mouth, and said with a smile: "Does my brother really want to betray me?" ”

Su Ma Luo shook his head and hurriedly said, "Brother, you go quickly!" My uncle hates the Tang people so much, if he knows about it, you will die. ”

"Why?"

"My uncle had a son who went to the Tang Dynasty to do business, but was killed by bandits in the Tang Dynasty and never came back, and he vowed to avenge his son."

He Yansi was silent for a moment and then said, "I want you to replace your uncle as the commander of the legion, do you want to do it?" ”

Su Malo was so frightened that he hurriedly waved his hand and said in a loud voice: "No! No! No! I can't, how can I be the commander of the legion, you can find someone else! ”

After speaking, he got up to leave, but He Yansi sat him down and said to him earnestly: "Brother Su Ma Luo, in fact, I am giving you a chance to make a fortune, the Tang army came with an army of 50,000 this time, and the Tang army used an army of 70,000 to defeat the elite army of Dashi with an army of 70,000 in Talas, which is far from being comparable to the Sindh army, the great cannibals of Sindh are only 8,000 people, and Tocharian is also occupied by the Tang army, so that Sindh and Punjab will inevitably fall into the hands of the Tang army, and if you can help the Tang army protect this big grain depot, Then the reward you will receive will be unmatched by anyone, if you want, you can even be the king of faith, if you want money, the Tang army will reward you with countless silks and porcelain, and will also give you a city, think about it, this is the moment to change your fate! No matter how many people want this opportunity, they can't get it, but now it's right in front of you, just because you helped me, so I want to repay you, think about your children and wife! Brother Sumaro. ”

Su Maluo's eyes gradually lit up, he was obviously moved, and he also began to realize that this was really an opportunity that would not be encountered in ten thousand years, he did not want to be a king, he wanted to make a fortune and become the richest man in Sindh.

"But what should I do with my uncle, he's my uncle!"

"Your uncle doesn't need you to do it, you just need to control the legion for us and keep the food, then you will succeed."

After a pause, He Yansi asked again: "Then tell me, what is your uncle's biggest weakness?" ”

After a while, Su Malo said in a low voice: "Gold and precious stones, he will die when he sees these two things." ”

Su Ma Luo thought that he had betrayed his uncle, and his heart was gloomy, but he thought of his uncle's stinginess, he had hundreds of wives, and he only had one wife, and he was so ugly, thinking about it, his heart was balanced, three hundred wives were waiting for him!

He let out a long sigh and said, "I don't know if I'm doing the biggest stupid thing of my life." ”

He Yansi patted him on the shoulder heavily, stared at his slightly ashamed gaze, and said, "No, this is the most correct and smartest thing in your life, and you will soon get your wish." ”

．．．．．．． Abdul Dero was woken up by He Yansi in the middle of the night, and he was also extremely impatient and said, "What's the matter! ”

"Legionnaire, my men found this in a warehouse."

He Yansi handed him a heavy bag, and when Yadudero opened the bag, his eyes suddenly widened, and inside were more than a dozen pieces of yellow gold and fine gems.

His voice trembled with excitement, "Anything else?" ”

"And quite a few! I just took a few pieces casually. ”

Greed blinded Abdudro's vigilance and severely lowered his IQ, and he hurriedly got dressed and said, "Take me to see it." ”

"Commander, don't have too many people, don't leak the news."

"I know, take me there."

With only five men, Abdul Dero hurried with He Yanji to the warehouse he was guarding.

"How many of you know there?"

"Not much, just three or four people."

"Tell them to be silent, and I'll give you a share."

"Yes! We know. ”

He Yansi took Yadudro to the front of the warehouse, and there were only a few of his scouts guarding the gate of the warehouse, He Yansi gave them a look, and several Tang soldiers opened the door.

"Legion Commander, please come in! Right inside, there are huge piles of gold and precious stones. ”

Seeing that it was dark inside, Yadudero was a little hesitant, but when he heard a large pile of gold and precious stones, all his worries were swept away, and he stepped impatiently into the warehouse.

The warehouse was very large, and it was full of bags of grain, and Yadudero lit a torch to walk through the zigzag grain piles, and He Yansi led the way in front, "Commander, be careful, it's just ahead." ”

Unconsciously, he and his five subordinates followed He Yansi to the depths, and the door had been quietly closed, at this time, He Yansi pointed to a dark place in front of him, "Look! There it is, all gold and precious stones. ”

Yadudro's heart was so excited that he saw a little starlight in the darkness, and in front of his eyes there seemed to be a mountain of gold bars and precious stones, which may have been the treasure buried here by King Sinde a hundred years ago, and his eyes shimmered greedily in the light of the fire, and he walked forward step by step, and the darkness retreated a little under the reflection of the torches.

Abdullo stopped suddenly, he froze, the darkness had disappeared, there was no gold and gem in front of him, but a man, a soldier with a cruel smile on his face, he was holding a bow and arrow in his hand, and the arrow was aimed at his forehead, and the little starlight just now was the arrow shining.

Aduldro let go of his hand, and the torch fell from his hand, but the moment the torch hit the ground, the bolt shot out like lightning, straight at the door in front of him, and a scream echoed in the warehouse for a long time, followed by five screams, and the warehouse immediately became as silent as death.

．．．．．．． The next morning, Su Malo gathered the people, he held up Yadudro's military talisman, and told everyone that his uncle had gone to Punjab to report to the governor, and now the army was under his command for the time being, and the discipline of the Sindh servant army had always been loose, although there was no personal report from Yadudro, but the captains did not take it to heart, they never dreamed that the commander of the army had been killed, and Su Malo was very popular, far more generous than his stingy uncle, and everyone expressed their willingness to obey Su Maro's command.

He Yansi succeeded in taking the risk, and he immediately sent someone to report to Li Qing'an that the large grain depot of Xinde had fallen into their hands, and asked the Tang army to take it over quickly.

．．．．．．．． The Tang and Gandhara armies were so strong that they met no effective resistance and advanced to the city of Dorangas in central Sindh in just three days.

Dolangas City is also a strategically important city, it is located on the west bank of the Sindu River, with a large population, is the most fertile area of the land of Sindh, rich in grain and cotton, there is also a huge granary in Dolangas City, there are more than 2 million stones of grain, cotton cloth is piled up, Dolangas City itself has nearly 20,000 people to guard, and just one day before the arrival of the Tang army, 20,000 reinforcements from Shabro also arrived in Dolangas City.

Early in the morning, more than 20,000 men of the Gandhara Pioneer had arrived on the plain about ten miles away from the city of Dolangas. Rajid decided to go out of the city to meet the battle, and he set up a position on the vast plain with an army of 40,000 men.

Of the 40,000 troops, 5,000 were Khorasan cavalry, and the remaining 35,000 were Sindh servants, but among them were 20,000 elephants, the most powerful of the Sindh army, consisting of 5,000 large elephants in armor, and one elephant with four soldiers on its back, one to drive an elephant, two archers, and one spearman.

The sound of whimpering horns sounded in the field, and the five thousand cannibal cavalry slowly stopped their horses, Rajid looked at the Tang army camp from afar, and a trace of anxiety flashed in his eyes, Rajid participated in the Battle of Talas and fled back to Khorasan with the Muslims, he still remembered the strong combat power of the Tang army, especially the earth-shattering explosion at the end of the Tang army, so that he would still wake up from his dreams, and now the Tang army began to attack Sindh, which filled his heart with worries about the future of Sindh, will the big food forces be like the river again, Driven out of Sindh and Punjab by the Tang Dynasty.

Rajid was not optimistic about the Sindh servant army, he knew that the Sindhi people were cowardly in their bones, and their scattered and disorderly military discipline, when the Umayyad Dynasty defeated the 60,000 Sinde army with only 5,000 cavalry, can they still compete with the Tang army?

Rajid sighed, his only hope now is that there are few Tang troops, but the main force is the Jianduoluo army, in that way, maybe they can still have a glimmer of life.

"General, will our Great Food Army fight the first battle?" An officer asked in a low voice.

"No!" Rajid shook his head slowly, "Let the elephant army charge ahead." ”

"Woo-" The horn roared into the sky, and hundreds of elephants rolled up their trunks high and let out a long, mournful cry.

"Boom! Bang! ”

Five thousand elephants shook their long trunks under the control of their hands, and slowly rushed towards the Tang army camp with an earth-shattering momentum, and the earth trembled.

The enemy took the lead in attacking, and the Jiandaluo army retreated, revealing a large formation of 18,000 Tang troops, all of whom were cavalry, archers and spears, and two kinds of cavalry were staggered in formation, and the murderous atmosphere was permeated, which was the elite of the Anxi army.

At the front of the team, three hundred bed crossbows are also ready, this kind of bed crossbow is huge, the bow arm is one foot five feet long, the crossbow body is eight feet long, and the tension of fourteen stones can be reached, which has exceeded the record of the highest twelve stones in the Tang crossbow, and the crossbow can be equipped with nine arrows at the same time, the main arrow is three feet long, the arrow cluster is made of fine iron, there are four sub-arrows on both sides of the main arrow, a bow and nine arrows, this is the most advanced bed crossbow in the Tang Army at present, especially its twisted string design is ingenious, through a long lever to borrow force, it can be easily wound by two people.

This is the Tang Army's special weapon to deal with elephant cavalry, and it is also Li Qing'an's special preparation for the expedition to the south, and the strong force of the bed crossbow is enough to shoot through the body of the elephant and smash their heads.

As the elephant cavalry got closer and closer, the earth-shattering elephant feet shook the earth, dusty and foggy, and soldiers faintly drew their bows and shot arrows on the elephant's back.

The terrifying momentum of the five thousand elephants made the Tang army's war horses begin to look a little uneasy, moving back and forth, and the Tang cavalry controlled the war horses, and their eyes shot excited and expectant eyes, fighting with elephants, what a thrill.

Eight hundred steps, has entered the range of the bed crossbow, Li Qingan coldly watched the war elephant approaching, he saw it very clearly, although the war elephant is fierce, but the soldiers above are a rabble, there are still a thousand steps away from the Tang army and they will start to release arrows?

He was still waiting, waiting for the elephant cavalry to enter the sharpest range of the five-hundred-step bed crossbow, these elephants were his most ideal tools for transporting food, it would be a pity to kill them, at this moment, Li Qingan actually had a trace of pity for these elephants.

"Shoot!"

After 700 steps, Li Qingan gave the order to shoot.

Three hundred bed crossbows were fired suddenly, and two thousand seven hundred iron arrows were intensively shot at the elephant herd, the bed crossbow was the sharpest long-range weapon of the Tang army, with a range of 1,000 steps, but because it was fired slowly and relatively bulky, it was generally used to defend the city, but the bed crossbow was the nemesis of the elephant cavalry, and the general bow and crossbow were difficult to shoot through the thick skin of the elephant, but the bed crossbow could easily shoot through the elephant's skin.

The battlefield suddenly resounded with the terrible wails of the elephants, and nearly 100 elephants who rushed to the front were shot through their bodies and heads by huge crossbow arrows, and they either fell to their knees and could not stand in pain, or fell to the ground with a bang and died.

At this moment, the second round of bed crossbows was launched, and the iron arrows shot into the elephant herd like a dense rain, and more than a hundred elephants fell down with a scream, pressing the scattered Sindh sergeants under them, and the tragic death of their companions frightened the elephant herd, they turned around and fled like crazy, and collided with the elephants behind, the miserable screams came one after another, and the battlefield was chaotic, as the third bed crossbow was shot into the elephant herd, the elephant herd began to turn back, the wounded elephants trampled and kicked regardless of whether they were friends or enemies, and hundreds of Sindh soldiers could not escape and were trampled to death.

At this time, Li Qing'an saw that the elephant cavalry began to turn around and retreat, he raised his sword and shouted, the Tang cavalry launched, they were already waiting for this order, immediately jumped out of the horse, lined up, shouted loudly and galloped away, and the horn of the attack resounded throughout the battlefield.

"Fight for Datang!" They shouted loudly, "The Tang cavalry swept the world!" The cavalry, with a thunderous force, caught up with the retreating elephant cavalry, and their leader rushed to the front like a wind sweeping through the meadow, and he showed his heroic character again with his bow and arrows, and four arrows in a row, and four Sindhi soldiers on an elephant fell from the elephant's back with a scream.

He came and went like the wind, the arrows were not missing, every arrow had a Xinde soldier was shot and fell, 18,000 Tang cavalry divided into two teams on both sides of the elephant herd to pursue, the commander's courage inspired them, the archers and cavalry arrows were like flying locusts, weaving a net of arrows on the back of the elephant, the Xinde soldiers were frightened, and they were not even shot by the arrows, they fell to the ground, and were trampled into flesh by the elephants.

At this time, the bell of the Tang army's camp rang, piercing and urgent, which was a warning signal, and Li Qing'an found that a large cavalry had been killed from the side, like a torrent that broke the embankment, swept towards the Tang army.

"Cavalry on the left flank!"

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(To be continued)