Chapter 16 The Pearl of Central Asia

"Rumble." Teams of Tang troops were advancing rapidly, and the sound of hooves was like thunder, earth-shattering.

The soldiers' faces were full of joy and high morale, and they were all talking about this march, encouraging each other to break the big food and fulfill Tang Taizong's last wish.

"Huh. It's been decades, and we've finally entered the Great Eclipse, and we can break the Great Eclipse. ”

"Yes. Think about it back then, Emperor Taizong convened his ministers to discuss for many days in order to decide whether to send troops to eat, and finally gave up sending troops. Now, we uphold the last wish of Emperor Taizong and send troops to the Great Food, and we will definitely be able to break the Great Food. ”

"That's right. Emperor Taizong's wisdom and martial arts, if he can send troops to the Great Food, he will definitely be able to defeat the Great Food. It's just that the road at that time was impassable, the Western Turks controlled the Western Regions, and it was impossible for the army of Great Food to pass through the territory of the Western Turks, so Emperor Taizong had to refuse to send troops on the grounds that the road was far away. ”

"When Emperor Gaozong came to power, Xing Guogong destroyed the Western Turks, the road was opened, and the Tang Dynasty could march. However, the best time has been missed, so that the entry into the big food has been delayed until now. ”

"Your Majesty is wise, and finally ordered the army to attack, we must move forward bravely! Kill the big dogs and chill them. ”

Tang Taizong's refusal to rescue the Persian Empire was not only the regret of Tang Taizong, but also the regret of the Tang people. So much so that this has become a heart disease of the Tang people, and now, Li Longji has ordered to send troops to eat, and the enthusiasm of the soldiers is not high.

As he spoke, a gust of wind blew, mixed with a disgusting smell of burnt.

"Gross." Many soldiers frowned, and some began to vomit because of their stomachs.

"What is this? How can it stink so much? ”

"It smells like meat. The smell of burnt meat. ”

"Meaty? Impossible. Such a strong smell of burning. That's a lot of meat. ”

"It's a bit unbelievable though. But it's really meaty. ”

"Yes, it does smell meaty."

The soldiers smelled the scorching smell that was so thick that it could not be dissolved, and they were surprised and speculated. However, no matter how much they guessed, they couldn't guess what was going on.

Zhang said that he was riding on a horse and was on his way. I couldn't help but be overjoyed to smell this disgusting scorching smell. smiled: "Yang Siqiao has succeeded, and Talas is over." ”

"That's right." Chen Xuanli was also happy, with a smile on his face, and said: "The position of Talas is extremely important, even if Datang wants to bypass it, it is impossible, and there is only one way to attack." If it is played according to the normal style, it will take a lot of time, which is not good for Datang. As soon as the idea came out, Talas rushed down. As soon as Talas is taken, the gates of Samarkand are open. ”

The geographical location of Talas is extremely important. The Don Army wanted to bypass Talas, it was impossible. It is to send troops to surround it. There is also a great risk, because there are 100,000 elites of the Arab Empire in the city, and no one knows when they will be killed. Once they are killed, the path of the Tang army will be cut off, and the supply of the Tang army will become a big problem.

Yes, Talas must be taken, and this is a hurdle that cannot be bypassed.

However, because Talas is a strong city, it is impossible to defeat it in a short period of time with normal play. For the Tang army, it was not good to fight for a long time, but to fight quickly, and the sooner the Talas was defeated, the more beneficial it would be to the Tang Dynasty.

It was precisely because of this consideration that Li Longji decided to attack with fire and attack Talas with one drum.

The benefits to the Tang Dynasty were obvious to the Tang Dynasty when it was quickly captured, and the Tang Dynasty could march quickly and take Yusuf by surprise. Because taking Talas so quickly would definitely surprise Yusuf, and before he had time to react, the Tang army would be able to call.

Now, from the smell of corpses that is so strong that it can't be dissolved, it can be judged that Yang Siqiao has succeeded.

Sure enough, I saw a team of scouts rushing over, reporting to Zhang, and saying, "The marshal, the vanguard general has sent a military report, and Talas has turned into a sea of fire, and there is no one alive." ”

"Good!" Although this result had been expected for a long time, when it was confirmed, Zhang Shuo still couldn't help but be excited and applauded loudly.

"Great." Chen Xuanli was also excited, his right hand clenched into a fist, and shook it fiercely.

"What about Gu Taibai?" For Gu Taibai, although he is an enemy, Zhang Shuo still appreciates it.

"He was thrown into the fire by the pioneer general and burned to death." Scout reports.

"Ugh." Zhang Shuo and Chen Xuanli made a grinding sound in their mouths, and shook their heads helplessly, Yang Siqiao was really a ruthless person, even Gu Taibai was killed.

If you change people, it is likely to leave Gu Taibai, after all, Gu Taibai is a good general of the Arab Empire, and leaving him can dazzle. And Yang Siqiao was good and burned to death.

"Order: The army will be rerouted and bypassed fifty miles from Talas." Zhang Shuo ordered loudly.

"My lord, are you not going to Talus?" Someone didn't react and asked stunned.

"Talas is a sea of fire, how do you get in? Besides, who can stand it if it's so scorching and too close? Chen Xuanli glanced at these people who hadn't reacted yet.

"Oh." Suddenly, they are also the same.

Now Talas has turned into a sea of fire, even if the Tang army goes, it is useless. Moreover, the smell is too strong to bear, so it is better to avoid it from afar.

As soon as the order was laid, the army diverted and passed from Talas fifty miles to Guò.

Even so, the scorching smell made the soldiers very uncomfortable.

The geographical location of Talas is very important, it will be a good transit point, and reconstruction is inevitable. However, that will have to wait until the fire is extinguished.

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The stench of Talas' corpses drifted not only to the Tang army in the east, but also to the alien races in the west.

"What does this taste like? It stinks, it stinks. ”

"I look like meat, how can I have such a strong smell of meat."

"It's so meaty, it's a lot of meat. Who is such a loser and scorched so much meat? ”

"Can you really think that this is going to be burnt? You don't want to think about it, so much meat, even the rich and noble families may not be able to get it. This must be...... The results of the battle between the two armies. ”

"Two armies at war? You can only think about it, and you don't want to think about it, the countries of the Western Regions. Who has such a strong national strength. So much meat. ”

"Who said it was the countries of the Western Regions? You really are. Even the news of the imminent war between the Tang people and the Great Cannibals was forgotten. In my opinion, it must have been caused by the great war between the two sides. ”

"Yes, yes, it must be so. Apart from these two parties, who has the strength to make so much meat? ”

These aliens smelled the disgusting smell of meat, and talked and talked about the war between the Tang Dynasty and the Arab Empire.

Both the Tang Dynasty and the Arab Empire were behemoths. They have such strength to make such a move.

"No, it's not barbecue, it's human."

"The smell of human flesh? You can think about it too much. With such a strong smell of meat, even if it is the smell of human flesh, how many people must die? ”

"There's a question that you haven't thought about. Who would have nothing to do, roast so much meat, or burnt it. Yes, it can only be that the two armies are already at war. Burned the other party to death. ”

"Burn an army? Is this possible? ”

What else can you say besides this explanation? It's such a rich smell of meat, who can have nothing to do with so much meat? ”

The explanation that the two armies fought and burned one to death is the best explanation at the moment, although it is somewhat implausible.

"It makes sense. Which side will win? It's the big cannibal who wins. ”

"No, it's the Tang Army that won."

"The Tang army won? Unlikely, right? The Great Cannibal occupies Talas, which is a majestic city, easy to defend and difficult to attack. ”

"As for how the Tang Army managed to burn the Great Food Army in Talas, I don't know. But I am sure that this must be the victory of the Tang army. As for the reason, it's very simple. Think about it, if you want to burn the other party, the only way for the other party to escape is nowhere to escape, and if you can escape, you can't burn much. ”

"Makes sense, makes sense. The Great Cannibals are in the city, and although they can be defended by the city, Talas is tantamount to a circle that locks them in. If the Tang army had a way, it would not be so difficult to burn them. ”

There are many smart people among these aliens, and they even guessed it.

"Rumble." At this moment, I heard an earth-shattering hoof sound.

These alien races searched for prestige, only to see a large army rushing in, the banner covering the sky and the sun, the momentum was shocking, and the faction was purged.

"It's the Tang Army! It's the Tang Army! ”

"That's right, it must be Tang Jun."

"If the Great Cannibal wins, it will be going east, not west. This army came westward, and it must have been the Tang army. ”

At a glance at these strange words, it was judged that this was Tang Jun. The first is the banner of the Tang Army, and the second is that the Tang Army is advancing westward.

"Let's go, welcome Tang Jun."

"You are crazy, you dare to meet Tang Jun, you are not afraid that Tang Jun will kill you?"

"You're relieved. The Tang Army has strict orders, as long as you don't become an enemy of the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Army doesn't have to touch you. But it's not like the big cannibals, they don't dare you or not to be enemies of the big eaters, they are all infidels, and they all have to believe in their Allah. ”

"That's right. The Tang army has strict orders and will not kill people for no reason, which is far from being comparable to the great cannibals. Vote for the Tang Army, yes. ”

The influence of the Tang Dynasty in Central Asia was very great, and the aliens here knew that the Tang army was strict and would not kill innocents indiscriminately. As long as you don't make enemies of the Tang Dynasty, you will be fine.

The Arab Empire is different, everywhere they go, there is a bloody storm, as long as you do not believe in Allah, you are a heretic, you should die, whether you are against the Arab Empire or not.

These people rushed forward to meet the Tang army. After they saw the military formation that made the army strong and prosperous, they were greatly shocked, and they were both in awe and awe of the Tang army.

What reassured them was that the Tang army really did not kill anyone, and advanced directly, without even receiving their rewards. This surprised and delighted these aliens.

The Tang army does not take a stitch from them, does not take a single thing from them, what a good army this is, and their good impression of the Tang army arises spontaneously.

In this way, the 100,000 vanguard army, under the leadership of Yang Siqiao, did not stop at all, and rushed quickly, as if entering a no-man's land, and soon arrived at the city of Samarkand.

PS: Every book has reached the end stage, I always feel that it is not easy to write, I will be stuck, this book has also reached the end stage, this situation has appeared again, and the future update will be slower, please forgive me. (To be continued......)