Chapter 12: The Battle of Talas I
Talas, the handsome mansion of the ancient Taibai.
Gu Taibai was discussing with the generals, all of them were enthusiastic, high-spirited, and very happy.
"We have strengthened the Talas, which is as solid as gold, and even if the Chinese can win it, it is impossible to fight it."
"That's right. Talas was originally strong, a fortified city. After our reinforcement, it will be even more powerful, even if the Chinese are powerful, they will not be able to fight Ross. ”
"I heard that the Chinese's crossbow is very powerful, but it is no match for the wisdom of adults. At the request of the adults, we not only strengthened the city gates, but also prepared earthen bags. If the city gate can't resist it, just pile up the dirt bag, and it will be enough to make the crossbow useless. ”
The generals were talking about it, talking about some of the proud things that Gu Taibai had strengthened Talas.
Talas is highly valued because of its important geographical location, and as long as the Arab Empire firmly controls Talas, it will block the westward advance of the Tang army, and it will be able to drag the Tang army under the city of Talas for a long time.
If the Tang army is delayed in Talas for too long, it will not only delay the fighters, but also deal a heavy blow to the morale of the Tang army, which will make the Tang army disheartened and demoralized.
At that time, the Arab Empire could seize the opportunity to strike and defeat the Don army in one fell swoop. Then, the army came out together, chased the Tang army, fought all the way to the east, hit the border of the Tang Dynasty, and even could enter China and realize the ambition of conquering China.
You must know that the Tang Dynasty dispatched more than 500,000 troops this time, and if it suffered defeat in the Western Regions, it would be a very heavy blow to the Tang Dynasty. Even with the strong national strength of the Tang Dynasty, it was impossible to recover in a short period of time. It takes a short time to recover. Taking advantage of the weakness of the Tang Dynasty. Yusuf will definitely lead the army eastward. Take advantage of the situation to enter the Tang Dynasty and realize his ambition to conquer China.
This future is so wonderful, so wonderful that the eyes of the people are shining, as if they have been beaten with chicken blood, and they are very excited.
The reinforcement of the city by ancient Taibai is mainly in two aspects, one is the city wall, and the other is the city gate. The crossbow of the Don Army. It was mainly used to attack the city gates. The power of the crossbow is immense, and the reinforcement of the city gate is a top priority.
Gu Taibai not only strengthened the city gate, but also took preparatory measures, that is, prepared a lot of earth bags. Imagine that if the city gate could not stop the crossbow, he could order the earth bags to be piled behind the city gate. As long as there are enough bags of dirt and piled up for more than ten or twenty meters, in that case, no matter how much the crossbow can be used, there is no way to pass the city gate.
And so it goes. The city gate is as stable as Mount Tai.
As long as the gates are unharmed, the generals will have every confidence to defend Talas. Drag the Don Army. As long as the Tang army is delayed, the generals will have the confidence to win a big battle.
Listening to the discussion of the generals, Gu Taibai was greatly satisfied and nodded happily.
However, he was still calm, gave the generals a "preventive shot", and reminded the generals: "You are right, if we win this battle and the Chinese lose miserably, the benefits to us are unimaginable." Needless to say, you can imagine that the great and wise Governor will lead a great army to the east, and take advantage of the great victory to drive straight into the territory of China and conquer China! Enslave China! ”
"Conquer China!"
"Enslave China!"
Although this matter has not yet been skimmed, this is the voice of the generals, and they are all overjoyed, and they shout loudly.
Look at their joyful expressions, as if the Arab Imperial Army had entered the Tang Dynasty and conquered the Tang Dynasty.
"China, that's the land of gold, it's full of gold, it's a paradise on earth." Gu Taibai then said, "China has beautiful silk, delicious tea, fine porcelain, mellow wine, delicious delicacies, and beautiful women with fine skin and tender meat...... In a word, as long as you enter China, you can get all the benefits you want! ”
"Haha." Gu Taibai is not only a good general, but also a good orator, and his words outline a wonderful blueprint, which makes the generals happy and laugh in unison.
"As early as a thousand years ago, Alexander wanted to fight to China, but he was too stupid, and was confused by his stupid teacher Aristotle, and hit in the wrong direction and went to Tianzhu. Now, we won't make the same mistakes he once made! Where China is, we can't be wrong with our eyes closed! Gu Taibai's eyes sparkled, his right hand was raised high, and he waved it down, saying: "As long as we enter China, we can sleep on the golden couch and silver couch, and we can enjoy beautiful beauties, do you have confidence?" ”
"Yes!" The generals replied in unison.
"Good!" Gu Taibai nodded heavily and said, "It's good that you have faith!" You just need to hold Talas and drag the Chinese army, and your dreams will come true! ”
"Obey!" The generals commanded in unison.
The blueprint depicted by Gu Taibai is so wonderful that it makes people feel intoxicated, and the hearts of the generals have already flown to China, so they are naturally happy to accept their orders.
Yusuf was ambitious, bent on conquering China, and he put it into action. At one time, his subordinates came to Xinjiang, China, and were repulsed by the Tang Dynasty.
However, Yusuf was not the first Westerner to want to conquer China. The first to conquer China was the famous Alexander the Great, whose famous crusade was aimed at conquering China.
For this reason, his famous scholar teacher, Aristotle, gave him a map of China. However, the map had too many mistakes, including the wrong direction of China, and Alexander the Great ended up in the wrong direction and hit the Ganges Valley in India.
"Your Excellency, the Chinese army is coming." At this moment, a personal guard walked in quickly and reported to Gu Taibai.
"The Chinese are coming?"
"Great! We've been looking forward to them for a long time. ”
"I can finally see the Chinese eating and choosing."
"Well said! When the Chinese come to Talas, it is self-defeating! We don't want to let them down, let all the Chinese die! ”
A shout rang out, and the generals grinned and laughed.
Following Yusuf's deployment, as long as you hold Talas, you will have a chance. For this reason, the Arab Empire strengthened Talas, not to mention, and also sent Gu Taibai, a good general, to sit here, and Talas must be foolproof.
In this way, the unlucky one must be the Tang Army. Thinking of a bright future, the generals were as excited as if they had been beaten with chicken blood.
"Let's go! Go and see the Chinese. Gu Taibai's eyes seemed to erupt with fire, and his right hand was clenched into a fist and shook fiercely.
He remembered the battle of Kabul, and hatred swelled up. Fortunately, he was able to restrain himself and did not have an immediate seizure.
Under the leadership of Gu Taibai, the generals followed and soon rushed to the city.
Standing on the head of the city, Gu Taibai's eyes widened, and he saw a huge dark cloud appear in the east, connecting the sky and the earth, giving people a heavy sense of oppression.
"Rumble!" A sound like thunder came, and the momentum was shocking.
I saw a beautiful and smooth waterline appear in the east, surging rapidly. Soon, I could see it clearly, only to see the flags covering the sky, and countless Tang Army flags fluttering in the wind, hunting sounds.
"Tang Jun! That's the Tang Army! ”
"I finally saw Tang Jun!"
"The Chinese are really worthy of their reputation, and they have it!"
The generals stared at the east with round eyes. Although they hated the Tang Dynasty, they had to admit that the Tang army was indeed good.
The Tang army was like the tide of the sea, black and oppressive, and the ocean was unstoppable and unstoppable. Soon, they poured into the city.
When they arrived at the city, the Tang army immediately set up a formation, and the movements were very fast, and the Tang army lined up without the slightest chaos, showing good military quality.
"The Chinese are shocking! Great! ”
"The Chinese are very clean and act quickly, and they are not under us."
"The Chinese are well equipped and have a lot of armor. That kind of bright armor must be the famous Mingguang armor, right? The Chinese are fierce enemies. ”
The generals of the Arab Empire stared at the Tang Army for a while, and finally had to admit that the Tang Army was their fierce enemy.
Many of them saw the real Tang Army for the first time, and they have to admit that meeting was far better than being famous. I have long known that the Tang Army is very good and very capable of fighting, but now that I have seen it with my own eyes, I know that it is so good.
Gu Taibai's eyes were full of anger, and he looked at Tang Jun, eager to tear Tang Jun and eat it. He remembered the battle in Kabul, a battle in which he had lost so badly, the first time in his life that he had lost so badly.
"The Chinese stepped forward to speak." Gu Taibai took a long breath, forced himself to calm down, and shouted loudly at the city.
Yang Siqiao rode a horse and came to the city, his eyes flashed, he raised a sharp voice, sneered, and said, "Who is my Dao, it turns out that he is a defeated general." ”
"You ......" Gu Taibai's body shook for a while, and he almost fell from the city.
Don't hit people in the face, and don't expose their shortcomings when scolding. Yang Siqiao had a poisonous mouth, slapped his face, and exposed his shortcomings, and even lifted Gu Taibai's old bottom.
The battle in Kabul was the first time in Gu Taibai's life that he had suffered such a fiasco, it was a thorn in Gu Taibai's heart, Yang Siqiao's words were tantamount to pulling this thorn, Gu Taibai was almost so angry that he vomited blood.
"Listen to the defeated generals: Surrender immediately, but spare your life! If you dare to say a word, the city will die! Leave no one alive! Yang Simiao's eyes flashed sharply, and he shouted loudly.
"Haha." The Arab Empire will listen to it as if it were the funniest joke they have ever heard in their lives, and they will all grin and disdain.
Talas is a fortified city, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Not to mention, it has also been reinforced by Gu Taibai, even if the Tang army is successful, it is impossible to break through the city, and Yang Siqiao's words will not make them laugh.
However, Yang Siqiao didn't have any smile, and said coldly: "Gu Taibai, give you another chance, Kaicheng surrenders, and you can live." ”
"It's funny." Gu Taibai was happy, and laughed and said: "Yang Siqiao, Yang Siqiao, are you crazy?" Talus is so strong, can you take it? At that time, it is not certain who will surrender. Definitely not me! ”
"That's right!" The generals were in great agreement with this.
"Gu Taibai, the opportunity has been given to you. If you do not surrender, then your time of death will come. Yang Siqiao said coldly: "I will capture Talas in one go." (To be continued......)