The Arabians and Yemenis were much smaller than the Persians, but even so, thousands fell to the Ansi army every day, and several times as many as those who died at the hands of the Persian Dekhgan.

Under such pressure, even the Persian Mavari did not dare to admit their Muslim identity, except for those who were extremely devout in their faith. And the most pious Persian Mawari brought disaster to the whole family and went to the kingdom of heaven together.

All Persian Dehgan who fell to the Tang Dynasty did the same in their fiefs. And the very few Dekhgans who refused to submit were directly wiped out by the army, the wealth was taken away by the army, and the land was distributed to other tame Persian Dekhgans.

Starting from the city of Shap, a wide bloody road stretches in the direction of the ancient city of Isfahan. The traces of Hu Da civilization are being squeezed out of this area by the most cold-blooded means.

The dominance of the Hu civilization in the homeland of Persia for more than 100 years is rapidly losing at an avalanche-like rate. In the face of Ma Luan's ruthless methods, all resistance was in vain.

In Ma Lan's eyes, the Islamic civilization of the Middle Ages can be called great, and the Abbasid dynasty is also a dynasty that is comparable to the Tang Dynasty.

If you don't get rid of it at this time, after another hundred and ten years, there will be no chance. The Arabic language and Islam will penetrate every aspect of this and will always reign supreme. At that time, even if this place is occupied, it will be impossible for the Han civilization to infiltrate again.

So he did not let up in the slightest, and his army penetrated into the heart of Persia like a plague, bringing devastation to the Arabians and Yemenis.

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A small scout procession, galloping at high speed in front of the group. Each scout carried three war horses and a leather case with a Yuan Rong crossbow on his back. The scouts squinted at the sides. His expression was extremely grim.

The Anxi army marched, and there was a law, even if it had an overwhelming advantage, everything was meticulous. Behind this scout team was a team of 1,000 people who were responsible for clearing the nearby area, and there were several scout teams in total. Scattered in all directions of the army, guarding against possible enemies.

This time, the mission is to take over a city with a population of more than 10,000. The city lord of the city has taken the Dehegan in the city to the Tang Dynasty, this land is theoretically already the territory of the Tang Dynasty, and the army comes to this city, one is to show the military might of the invincible army of the Tang Dynasty, and the other is to assist the city lord and the local Dehegan to do a good job of purging the Arabians and Yemenis together.

Such a task is extremely simple. The main force of the army slowly advanced along the avenue. Divide several thousand-man teams to expand the scope of conquest, the thousand-man team is fast, and return to the brigade after completing the task, this is the current way of fighting. The Persians were under the command of the Dekhgans, who would not resist large armies, and the remnants of the white-clothed food were often in a hurry, but they might be able to pose some threat to the Dekhgans, but they could not threaten the new army of Ansi.

After all, the two no longer belong to the armies of the same era. These military aristocrats of the white-clothed and food-eating generation have been corrupt and degenerate for more than 100 years. The bravery of the ancestors is no longer the same, and it is no different from the children of the Eight Banners in later generations, not to mention the weapons and equipment of the Anxi New Army, which they cannot compare.

The leader of the scouts was a team leader named Lu Xuan, who was also a veteran who had followed Ma Xuan for many years. He was also one of the prisoners of war that Ma Lan rescued from Sa Mojian. Later, he was selected into the Anxi New Army and participated in all the battles in the past few years with Ma Lu.

The Anxi New Army has expanded rapidly in the past two years, but its quality has basically not declined, relying on veterans like Lu Xuan as the backbone. When Ma Lan returned to Anxi, he brought only 5,000 new troops from Anxi. When it arrived in Tingzhou, it became 10,000, and after returning to the river after returning to the north, it had become 15,000. It is precisely by relying on these well-trained low-level officers that the combat effectiveness can always be maintained above the standard.

This land, the Han Chinese have always rarely set foot in, and the map drawn by the general himself marks this place as the Iranian plateau. It's a strange name, but it's a place that's not low, and it's a bit cooler than fishing.

Riding a horse up a hill, there was light in the trees on both sides, Lu Xuan's face sank slightly, and with a slight wave of his big hand, more than a dozen knights restrained the war horses at the same time, and their movements were uniform.

The next moment, the Yuan Rong crossbow had been taken out of the leather box and held it in his hand.

Listening to the faintly audible sound of breathing on both sides, Lu Xuan laughed.

Looking at a robe who looked a little nervous—it was a young man from the west of the city who had just joined the new army, and he could immediately wield the Mo knife, but he hadn't killed anyone yet—Lu Xuan smiled: "Hiding here but not daring to do it, the general is right, these guys are just wine bags and rice bags!" After more than a hundred years of rich life, this kind of person is not the material for carrying a knife at all, haha! ”

On both sides of the sweep, the targets were Arabians and Yemenis, whose origins Ma had already told them, and now everyone in the army knows about them. Listening to Lu Xuan's words, the Anxi men laughed loudly, and when the young man saw his companions so relaxed, he calmed down a little at the moment, glanced at Lu Xuan, and a trace of shame appeared on his face.

"It's okay! Courage is made, and if you win a few more battles, you will have courage! Lu Xuan pointed to the bushes dozens of steps away and said with a smile, "Boy, there are people on both sides, throw a fire thunderbolt over and drive out this group of stupid roe deer!" ”

The young man nodded, pulled the machine of the Yuan Rong crossbow to a safe position, hung it on the edge of the saddle, and then took out a fire thunder and a bamboo tube containing the fire fold from his arms, took out the fire fold and blew it violently, and the fire fold immediately lit up.

Bringing the lead of the fire and thunder close to the fire fold, there was a soft sound of snort, and there was green smoke in the air. The young man screamed, leaned back slightly, and threw the fire thunder in his hand suddenly, smashing into the trees in the distance.

The young man who can immediately wield the Mo knife has a lot of strength, and the trajectory of the fire and thunder is almost a straight line, falling heavily into the bushes, and then hearing a painful muffled snort.

Apparently, one of the people hiding inside had been hit and was not lightly injured.

The next moment, there was a muffled rumble in the bushes, and then screams rang out one after another, and one after another figures rushed out of the bushes, holding various weapons in their hands, and many of them were slightly injured.

These people are the Hu Da believers who are preparing to carry out an ambush in the bushes, basically all of them are Arabians and Yemenis, and some of them are dressed as Persians, which belong to those stubborn Persians. There were forty or fifty people coming out of the bushes on this side, and there were less than ten people with weapons in the bushes on the other side.

When the Persians appeared, they shouted loudly, waved their weapons and rushed towards the cavalry in the middle. There were more than a dozen Persians on either side, and almost simultaneously roared and rushed towards the scout team. On the side where the boy threw the thunder, dozens of Arabians and Yemenis were holding weapons, but they were a little frightened.

Lu Xuan laughed, pointed to the bushes on the other side and said with a smile: "It's really a gutless rat!" The general said that their ancestors were all warriors, but in this generation they are so unbearable! It's been found here, what's the point of hiding in the bushes? Do you still want to live? These guys are not only cowardly, but also stupid! ”

The scouts laughed, and the recruit boy laughed too, and followed everyone to pick up the Yuanrong crossbow, and then directly began to shoot.

The sound of the bowstring resonance was wonderful, and long steel arrows flew out, tearing through the flesh of the Persians with ease. The range of the Yuan Rong crossbow was hundreds of paces, but the Persians were extremely close to the cavalry, and all the steel arrows hit the enemy, and then directly penetrated the body, and many steel arrows directly penetrated the two people before falling to the ground.

The Yuanrong crossbow in single-shot mode is the most powerful, there is no need to aim at such a close distance, after a salvo, only three of the dozen Persians are still standing there, and the rest have been knocked to the ground by the Yuanrong crossbow.

The three men were extremely brave, but they were stunned for a moment, and then they shouted at the same time, and continued to wave their scimitars towards the scouts. And the Arabians and Yemenis who were driven out of the bushes by the fire and thunder stood there and did not know what to do.

Lu Xuan can also understand a little Persian, after all, the Persian and Sogdian languages are similar, and he has been in Anxi for a long time, so he knows some Sogdian. The three of them probably shouted something like Hu Da, but that didn't matter anymore. As soon as they shouted these words, three steel arrows shot at them, piercing them directly through their throats.

The pious Persian Mavari took part in the ambush and all fell to the ground. In the bushes on the left, the people who were injured by the fire and thunder shouted loudly, and there were about forty people who ran out of the bushes, carrying all kinds of weapons and looking extremely nervous, but they had no intention of rushing up to besiege. And in the bushes on the right, the sound of breathing is extremely rapid, and it can be heard very clearly, but no one rushes out again - the Persian Mawari, who dared to fight to the death, is already dead, and those who remain inside are naturally Arabians and Yemenis.

"Come on! Come on! The young recruit suddenly mustered up his courage and shouted at the people on the edge of the bushes on his left, his face swollen with blood. Lu Xuan laughed and applauded loudly. The dozens of people looked even more frightened, and suddenly someone shouted, but instead of rushing over, they knelt on the ground with a puff and threw away the weapons in their hands.

It was a boy of fifteen or sixteen years old, trembling on his knees, screaming loudly. Lu Xuan didn't understand the words of the Arabians at all, but looking at this look, it was good to beg for mercy.

"Come on! Come up with the guts! The recruit boy was even more excited, and yelled again.

On the edge of the bushes, several teenagers turned pale, looked at the adults behind them, and then they all fell to their knees and threw their weapons aside.

The next moment, one by one, the adult men also threw down their weapons and bowed down to this scout team of more than a dozen people. On the other side, the person hiding in the bushes did not appear, but his breathing was even more rapid.

"Hahahaha!" Seeing this scene, Lu Xuan couldn't help but let out a long laugh, "The general is right, what a group of gutless rats!" (To be continued......)