Samarkand was called "Zongbin" in the Han Dynasty, "Cao Guo" in the Sui Dynasty, and "Zongbin" in the Tang Dynasty.

Samarkand has been a fertile land since ancient times, and the word "Samarkand" means "fertile". Since ancient times, Samarkand has been the center of Central Asia, and it is synonymous with abundance.

Of course, Samarkand is famous not only because of its richness, but also because of its strategic importance, being an important hub on the Silk Road, connecting the Middle East, India and China. From the Middle East, from the West, to China, you have to pass through here.

It is precisely because of its geographical location that Samarkand is a well-known commercial capital, and commerce is extremely developed here. Goods from all over the world gather here and from here they are shipped to all parts of the world.

Silk, tea, and spices from China, pearls from the Middle East, and ivory from India are all available here. Every day, countless goods are transported here and then transported away, in and out, and they are not under the busyness of the modern metropolis.

Such an important strategic position, such a rich capital, this makes many people blush, and use troops here. Alexander the Great conquered the region on his expedition, and when he saw the riches of Samarkand, he was amazed and exclaimed: "Everything I have heard is true, but Samarkand is more spectacular than I imagined."

Genghis Khan went west and destroyed Khorezm, whose capital was Samarkand.

Later, Timur placed his imperial capital here, and he sent troops around the world, vowing to make Khorezm the center of the world.

Samarkand has both an important geographical location and a rare and fertile land, after the rise of the Arab Empire, it is natural to covet it, and after the annexation of the Persian Empire, it immediately used troops against Samarkand.

After conquering the region, the Arab Empire plundered untold riches. It is precisely with the support of Samarkand's massive wealth that Dashi can expand eastward and have the confidence to enter China.

If Samarkand is lost, the impact will be greater, much greater, than the loss of Talas. The Muslims rushed back to Samarkand without stopping, mobilizing the troops stationed there, and preparing to defend it to the death.

Of course, Lee Chang Kook had insight into Abu? The intention of the Muslims was not to give him time to calmly redeploy his troops and regroup calmly, but to send troops as soon as he took Samarkand. Under the command of Li Changguo, the Tang army poured into Samarkand like a tidal wave.

In a small city in the east of Samarkand, it is not large, covering an area of only a few miles, and the army of the Great Eater stationed here is only about 300 people.

These great food armies are trying to torment the local inhabitants, the Sogdians.

"You damned Sogdians, who are not a fart except to make money, dare not believe in the great Allah, and you will not be spared." The Great Eater struck a group of ragged Sogdians with whips in their hands, shouting as if it were a great sin not to believe in Allah.

Because of Samarkand's special position, the Sogdians have been good at business since ancient times and can make money. This made the Great Food Soldier very angry, and he found some excuse to deal with the Sogdians. In order to exonerate themselves, the Sogdians either paid bribes or promised to make money for the Great Eaters.

"It's all caused by you bug-like Sogdians, so that we can't go east and can't kill the Chinese." Another soldier slashed his head with a horsewhip and whipped the Sogdians, scolding them.

"You stupid Sogdians, stupid as pigs, do you know how rich the Chinese are? I didn't tell you, don't you think that you have a small net worth and have no worries about food and clothing? If you stand in front of the Chinese, you will understand what it means to be rich? What do you mean by being rich? ”

"The Chinese wear beautiful clothes and silks, eat delicious mountain and sea delicacies, sleep on gold and silver mountains, play with beautiful women with fine skin and tender meat, and where can you compare with stupid women who don't even know what singing and dancing are except jumping around like monkeys." It's a pity that the Crusade is such a beautiful thing that we didn't put it on the table. ”

The eastward crusade against China was a century-old wish of the Arab Empire, which was deeply rooted in the hearts of the soldiers of the Great Eater, who were proud of the eastward crusade against China, and they took it as their mission to enter China. Abu? The Muslims led their army to the east, fought well, and invaded the Western Regions with a devastating force, surrounding the four towns of Anxi.

After the news was returned, the great food soldiers stationed here were full of admiration and regretted that they could not go eastward.

"It's all you, it's all you, it's all you, you pig-like Sogdians!" The Great Eater Soldier poured out his anger on the Sogdians and whipped them fiercely.

"Ahhh The Sogdians were beaten to the ground with their skin torn open and drenched in blood, screaming loudly and writhing on the ground.

"Haha!" The Great Eater saw the Sogdians in pain, and felt that it was very useful, and laughed wildly.

"Rumble!" There was a sound of hooves, like thunder, and the ground trembled.

The Great Food Soldier turned his head to look, only to see a black waterline in the distance, graceful and smooth, surging towards this place.

"What's that? What is that? The Great Eater's eyes widened, and he looked at the rapidly surging waterline, not knowing why.

Soon, the waterline was near, and I could see it clearly, only to see a sea of people, and countless flags hunting in the wind, so not spectacular.

"What is this word? How come I haven't seen it? The Great Eater Soldier began to talk nonsense, his eyes widened, and he could easily recognize the words on the flag, but he could not read them.

This is the Chinese square word, of course they can't recognize it.

"Where do I think I've seen it? This word is familiar. It's like ...... Chinese words! A big soldier thought for a while, and suddenly remembered that this was a Chinese square word, and couldn't help but call out.

"Chinese characters? Oh, yes, it's a Chinese word. "Da Shi is to enter China as a business, of course the big food soldiers have some knowledge of China, although there are not many, the square word is a symbol of China, they more or less understand, as soon as they hear someone mention it, they immediately remember.

"How did the flag of the Chinese appear here? Could it be that the Chinese called? A soldier asked hesitantly.

"Why do you think that?" This speculation immediately attracted a wave of saliva, and the saliva almost drowned him: "How can the Chinese appear here?" At this time, the Chinese are confessing in the horseshoe of the Governor-General, repenting that they do not believe in Allah, the Great! Repent of their enmity against Allah, the Almighty! ”

"These flags should be the Governor-General's great victory, and the captured Chinese flags are used to promote and boost the morale of our army."

The more he thought about it, the more wonderful it became, and his eyes were full of wonderful little stars.

In their minds, there is only this possible surname. They have long known that hundreds of thousands of great food troops are pressing in the Western Regions, and they will definitely fight the Chinese to beg for mercy. Where did they get it, Abu? The Muslims have suffered a great defeat, and hundreds of thousands of Great Food Eaters have been scattered.

"Is this Chinese? Yellow skin, black hair, blue eyes, this is Chinese, that is, Chinese! The Tang army was closer, and the soldiers of the Great Food Army did not feel nervous at all, and still pointed and pointed.

"This is the first time I've seen Chinese. It turns out that the Chinese look like this, and sure enough, there is a big difference between them and the great Allah's servants, and they are far less beautiful than the great Allah's servants. "The Great Eaters felt good about themselves and cried out as if they were God's favorites and incomprehensible in beauty.

"This must be the Chinese captured by Lord Governor, otherwise there would not be so many." The good sense of self of the Great Food Soldier was sublimated, and he really ignored the bright armor of the Tang Army, the formation was neat, and the momentum was like a rainbow.

"That's right, it must be a captive."

"The Governor has not disappointed, he has not beaten the Chinese in the Eastern Crusade, what is the point of capturing some prisoners? There are thousands of people here, and it should be just a part of it. ”

Suddenly, a big food soldier suddenly reacted and screamed loudly: "It's not good, this is not a prisoner, it must be the middle [***] team, it is the middle [***] team." ”

"Nonsense! If you shout nonsense, we'll sew your mouth shut. You don't think about it, how can the [***] team come here? This is Samarkand, nearly 10,000 miles away from China. ”

"The only way to come here is to defeat the servants of Allah, the great. Have you ever heard of the defeat of the great servants of Allah at the hands of the Chinese? ”

A big truth, but it provoked ridicule.

"Don't disbelieve. Keep your eyes open and take a closer look, are there such captives? Is there such a captive with bright armor, neat formation, and momentum like a rainbow? The soldier who was the first to react screamed loudly.

"Oh......" The Great Food Soldier suddenly realized, his face was surprised, the original playful smile froze on his face, and he couldn't laugh anymore.

If the armor is bright, the formation is neat, and the momentum is like a rainbow, if the army is captured, he will feel that he can't say it. Although these great food soldiers did not believe it, they did not believe it either.

"How did the Chinese get here?" A big question mark popped up in the mind of the Great Eater.

However, now is not a good opportunity to clarify this issue, and we should take the battle as the first priority, and shout in a mess: "Hurry up, respond to the war, prepare for the war." ”

Their roars were loud at first, then trembling, then hoarse, and finally silent. Because they finally remembered that they only had 300 people, but the Tang army that came was several thousand, and with 300 people against thousands of Tang troops with amazing combat power, wasn't that looking for death?

"Run, run!" Suddenly, I don't know which big food soldier screamed, and a group of people immediately turned and fled. However, their legs trembled, as if they had been filled with lead, and they did not have the strength to get out.

"Rumble!" The terrible sound of hooves was like the roar of thunder in his ears, and the big food soldier listened to the sound of hooves getting closer and closer, and was horrified to find that Tang Jun drew his horizontal knife, shining in the light and flickering in the cold light.

What's even worse is that the horizontal knife emits a dazzling cold light, and then, these great food soldiers are shocked to find that they can do somersaults freely.

And then, without that, the whole world went black.

(To be continued)