Outside Broken Leaf City, 100,000 troops were assembled, lined up in military formations, and one faction was purged.

These 100,000 horses were the vanguard troops under the leadership of Yang Siqiao, and they were the first army to attack. This is the supreme glory, the soldiers are all holding their heads high, high-spirited, and extremely proud.

Breaking the Great Food is a supreme good thing, and being able to participate in this battle is something that people are proud of for a lifetime. Not to mention, it is still the vanguard, the first army to attack, who can not be proud?

Zhang Shuo rode a high-headed horse, surrounded by Chen Xuanli, Yang Siqiao, Xue Zhi and other generals, and rode a horse. When he came to the front of the military formation, Zhang said that as soon as he pulled the reins, the war horse stopped.

Glancing at the soldiers, he saw that the soldiers were full of fighting spirit, and they were greatly satisfied, and began to speak, saying: "Brothers, sixty years ago, the Great Eclipse went east to destroy Persia. At the time of the destruction of Persia, he sent envoys to Chang'an twice to ask Emperor Taizong for help. Emperor Taizong thought twice, thinking that the road was far away, and the Tang Dynasty could not send troops, resulting in Persia being wiped out by the Great Eclipse. This is a regret for Datang! Today, we will march westward to fulfill Emperor Taizong's uncontested last wish: to break the Great Eclipse! ”

The right hand was raised high and swung down heavily, with extraordinary momentum and the power of thunder.

"Defeat the Great Food!"

"Defeat the Great Food!"

The soldiers' eyes were shining, their fighting spirit was blazing, and they roared loudly.

Tang Taizong's refusal to send troops was not only the regret of Tang Taizong, but also the regret of the Tang people. Today, we are finally going to attack the Arab Empire, and we can finally fulfill the last wish of Tang Taizong, how can the soldiers not be happy?

"You are the vanguard army, you are the first to set out, and you will open the way in the mountains. Catch up with water. Prepare for the attack of the Great Army. Do you have faith? Zhang Shuo asked again.

"Yes!" There was only one word of answer, but it was shocking, and the roar went straight through the sky.

Zhang Shuo nodded with satisfaction and nodded at Yang Siqiao.

Yang Siqiao pulled the reins of the horse, took a few steps forward on the horse, his eyes sparkled, he glanced at the soldiers, and began to speak: "I glance at it like this. It's good to find that your eyes are full of war, and you can't wait to fight the big dog right away. ”

"Huh." Although Yang Siqiao was born as a eunuch, he was very rich in military strategy and proficient in military Taoism, and the soldiers were convinced by him, and it was a very proud thing to be appreciated by him, and they all let out a burst of laughter.

"But that's not enough! Far from enough! Yang Siqiao changed his words and said coldly: "Because you are not ruthless enough!" ”

Vicious? Zhang Shuo's eyebrows furrowed.

Yang Siqiao is worthy of being ruthless. Opening and closing your mouth is inseparable from the word "ruthless".

Not only did Zhang Shuo have this idea, but even generals like Chen Xuanli and Xue Zhi also thought so.

Yang Siqiao is a notoriously ruthless person. He mentioned the word "ruthless" in front of so many people, I don't know what the word ruthless means in his imagination?

"You must be thinking, fighting to the death on the battlefield is already ruthless enough, how can it not be ruthless enough, right?" Yang Siqiao asked and answered himself, and said: "Although the fight on the battlefield is ruthless, it is not ruthless enough!" You fight with me, and what I want to sue you is: Anyone who hinders the advance of my Tang army will die! Anyone who is the enemy of the Tang Dynasty will die! Anyone who does not surrender to the Tang Dynasty will die! Where ......"

He actually said nearly ten dead words in one breath, which shocked the soldiers and soldiers.

Zhang Shuo, Chen Xuanli, and Xue Zhizhu were also shocked when they heard it in their ears.

I already knew that Yang Siqiao was ruthless enough, but after listening to his current lecture, I knew how ruthless he had become.

This is amazing enough, however, there is even more amazing, just listen to Yang Siqiao's continued lecture: "Not only do they want to die, but also let them not die well!" Not only will they not die well, but their relatives and friends will also have to die well! ”

Killing people is not too much, Yang Siqiao wants to make people die a good death, you don't have to think about it, you know, he must have a very cruel way to torture people, those who are enemies of the Tang Dynasty, fall into his hands, and they will definitely be worse than death.

"Did you hear me?" Yang Siqiao asked loudly.

"Hear me!" The soldiers replied loudly.

"Can you do it?" Yang Siqiao asked again.

"Yes!" Yang Siqiao is not only a good general, but also a good orator. After his reprimands, the soldiers had the idea of looking ahead to him, and what he said was what he said.

"Let's go!" Yang Siqiao waved his right hand and ordered loudly.

Turning the horse's head, he patted the horse's back and galloped out first.

"Rumble!" The 100,000 vanguard army galloped closely, and the sound of hooves was like thunder, shaking the ground and trembling.

After all the 100,000 vanguard troops marched out, the rest of the Tang army followed.

A team of Tang troops, according to the deployment of Zhang's words, immediately drove out.

At this moment, if you look at it from the air, you will find that the entire Western Regions is full of Tang troops marching forward. Groups of Tang troops, like long dragons, rolled westward.

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A caravan was returning east, and the merchants were angry and cursed loudly.

"The damn big dog, insatiable and vicious, doesn't allow us to go to Samarkand to do business."

"The big dog is so hateful that he didn't allow us to enter Samarkand, saying that we were spies, which is ridiculous. I've been begging for a living on the Silk Road for decades. If we count from my grandfather's generation, we have been begging for a living on the Silk Road for three generations, how can we be spies? ”

"The big dog eater is not a thing, as soon as he sees us Tang people, he says that we are spies, not only to charge high taxes, but also to be harsh, this day can't be lived. I decided that after I went back this time, I wouldn't come back again and do anything else. ”

Since the opening of the Han Dynasty, the Silk Road has been China's most important land trade route for hundreds of years. Countless merchants walked this gold trade route, selling Chinese silk and tea to the West, and Western jewelry and treasures to Middle-earth.

Samarkand was also a transit point on the Silk Road, and many people came here to do business.

Now, the war between the Tang Dynasty and the Arab Empire is imminent, and the Arab Empire is particularly tight on the Tang people, not only collecting high taxes, but also harshly criticizing them, which makes the merchants angry.

"We're lucky. Although the silver was not earned. People are fine. There were several caravans. Even the people are gone. ”

"The big dogs are so hateful, they are greedy, they confiscate their goods, and they kill people. The methods of killing people by the big dogs are too cruel, they died so miserably, they don't even have a whole corpse. ”

"Hey! Why didn't the imperial court send troops? Send troops early and destroy the big dogs, so that we can trade with peace of mind. ”

The Arab Empire was extremely vicious. They were not soft on the Tang people at all, and many merchants fell into their hands, and they had to be tortured in a thousand ways, and there were no corpses.

At the mention of this, these merchants were furious.

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

"What is this sound? It's the sound of hooves! The sound of hooves is so neat and staggered, it's a big army. ”

"How can there be an army here? Could it be the armies of the Western Regions? ”

"The countries of the Western Regions? You think too highly of them. The countries of the Western Regions are very weak and will not have too many war horses. There will not be such a good army. When you listen to the sound of the hoof, you will know that this is a well-trained army. The army of the Tang Dynasty and the army of the big dog can have such a prestige. ”

"Although the big dog is hateful, its army is really good and well-trained. However, it is impossible for the army of the big dog to reach here, it should be the army of the Tang Dynasty. ”

"That's right! That's right! It must be the army of the Tang Dynasty. The army of the big dog eater is also in Talas in the easternmost place, and it is naturally the army of the Tang Dynasty here. ”

"The army of the Tang Dynasty is here! That's great! Datang is finally going to war against Da Shi! ”

The businessman, who had been bullied by the Great Eater, burst into tears, excited, and shouted loudly.

Then, they rushed excitedly to meet the Tang Army. From afar, they saw the flag covering the sky, and the flag of the Tang Army fluttering in the wind, and they saw it in their eyes, with indescribable joy.

"It's really the army of the Tang Dynasty!"

"This is our army!"

"Datang is finally going to do something to the big dog!"

"Let's go! Treat the army to it! ”

"What a courtesy. We went to the army. ”

The businessmen were shouting that some wanted to be in the army, and some wanted to join the army.

"In the army? You can figure it out. Who do you think you are? You don't look at it, how old are you, your hair and beard are gray, you join the army, can Datang want you? ”

"Who's to say no? I'm not young, but three generations of my grandparents have walked this path, and I can walk with my eyes closed, and I can be a guide. ”

"As a guide? Not bad! Not bad! We are very familiar with the road and it was no problem to be a guide. ”

These merchants are very familiar with the Western Regions, and if they are guides, there will be absolutely no problem.

"Tang Jun, we are Tang people, we want to join the army, you can accept us. We are very familiar with the Western Regions, and we can be guides. "These businessmen began to lobby the Don Army.

Yang Siqiao rode over, looked at these merchants, and asked, "You are very familiar with the Western Regions?" ”

"Cooked? No! It's very familiar! ”

"Three generations of my grandparents have been walking this path, and I can walk even with my eyes closed."

"Where there is water and meadow, where there is a smooth road, where it is difficult to walk, I know it clearly."

These businessmen are busy boasting.

"You're not lying?" Yang Siqiao asked, his face cold.

"Rest assured, General, what we say is all true." These businessmen patted their chests and promised.

"That's good. I agreed to your request, you are the army of the Tang Dynasty, and you are responsible for guiding the way for the army of the Tang Dynasty. Yang Siqiao immediately agreed.

Although I have already found a guide, there are not too many guides. Especially these merchants who have been on the Silk Road for a long time, their familiarity with the road is by no means under those guides.

"Do you know a lot of caravans?" Yang Siqiao asked again.

"Many! We know quite a few caravans. The merchants replied busily.

"You immediately go and tell them that you want them to join the army and lead the way for the Tang Dynasty. They will never get less than they do in business. Yang Siqiao's eyes lit up.

The Silk Road began in Chang'an and traveled west to the Roman Empire. These merchants who have been walking the Silk Road for many years are definitely the best guides. Their familiarity with this path far exceeds that of the guides of the Western Regions.

The guides of the Western Regions, they are familiar with a distance at most, and when they get to the next section, they are not familiar with the place, and they have to change people. It would be much more convenient if there were these merchants as guides.

"General, don't worry, we'll go." These merchants rejoiced. (To be continued......)