"This time, Gao Duhu led 24,000 soldiers from the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate, with tens of thousands of miscellaneous soldiers, and about 30,000 servant troops such as the Gelulu Department and Ning Yuanguo, totaling 100,000 troops; In addition, Bian Lingcheng, the deputy general Li Siye, Duan Xiushi, and Cen Shen, who joined the army, were accompanied by Bian Lingcheng, the deputy general, and Cen Shen, who joined the army, wanted to capture Talas City before the arrival of the black-clothed Dashi army, so as to block the route of the black-clothed Dashi's march into the Western Regions. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info" Du Huan's trip did not stop, and made the current situation in the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty clear.

Li You secretly praised in his heart, no wonder Du Huan was able to keep safe after being captured by the black-clothed food in the Battle of Talas, and in the future, he traveled all over Central Asia and West Asia to reach Africa, and finally returned to the Tang Dynasty safely, and left a record of the Tang Dynasty craftsmen's black-clothed food transmission technology, the history, geography, customs and customs of several countries through which the "Jingxingji" book; His journey far exceeded that of Tang Xuanzang, who went to Tianzhu to learn scriptures, and Gan Ying, who sent an envoy to Great Qin, and he could only be compared with Zheng He, who led the treasure fleet, and could be called one of the greatest travelers in Chinese history.

While listening to Du Huan's narration, Li You thought about the current situation that the Tang army was facing, after the matter of the Shi Kingdom and the Tuqi Shi Department, the countries of the Western Regions gradually distanced themselves from the Tang Dynasty, and I am afraid that they can no longer support the Tang Dynasty as desperately as before, and the opponent they are now facing is far stronger than the previous countries such as the Big and Small Bolu, not to mention that there is a hungry wolf like Tubo around and around, and the prospects are not optimistic.

Gao Xianzhi has experienced a hundred battles, and his use of troops is not unintelligent, and he has a fierce general like Li Siye under his command, but the black-clothed Dashi is not a weak army, and the opponent he has to face is not a mediocre general. Ruling the East of the Black-clothed Great Food is the Governor of Khorasan Abu ******, known in ancient Chinese books as He-Posilin (later used this name, you know why), he is the founding hero of the Black-clothed Great Food (Abbasid Dynasty), and is also the most convincing military leader of the first caliph Abu Abbas, the commander of the Syed ibn Humet and Ziyad ibn Saleh are also highly decorated genius generals, the difference in strength between the two sides is similar, and the Black-clothed Great Food has a geographical advantage, This battle is in the territory of the black-clothed Great Food, they can not only resist the city and defend the Tang Army's sharp energy, but also continue to mobilize troops from the rear to replenish, and have more advantages in intelligence, supply and other aspects, and currently have a little upper hand, and the next thing to see is that the scimitar of the Great Food and the horizontal knife of the Tang Dynasty are sharper.

I guess these crossbows were used to attack Talas City, right? Li You looked back at the crossbow that was only surrounded by the army in the middle, its structure was somewhat similar to the eight-bull crossbow used in the battle of Suiyang before, Li You estimated it slightly according to the size of the crossbow body, the range of these crossbows may be hundreds of steps away; And a base and four brother wheels are added under the giant crossbow, which can be dragged forward with the help of human horsepower, this is probably the cold weapon version of the self-propelled gun, right?

If he could arrive at Talas City earlier, catch up with Gao Xianzhi's army, and deliver these equipment and craftsmen to him, he must have a little more certainty of capturing Talas City, right? Li You remembered that the failure of the Battle of Talas was precisely because of the siege of the fortified city for several days, and it was only after the arrival of Ziad bin Saleh's reinforcements and the Shiguo army in the city and the defenders of Said Ben Humet that they were flanked on both sides, coupled with the defection of tens of thousands of cavalry from the Qarluq Division, that there was a great defeat of Gao Xianzhi, with the loss of 100,000 troops as high as 70,000, and only a few thousand soldiers and horses returned to the Anxi Protectorate.

However, this battle did not have much impact on the Anxi Protectorate, and the expansion of the Black Clothes and Eaters at this time was almost to the limit, and their losses in this battle were also not small, coupled with the rebellion in the territory, they were satisfied with the occupation of Central Asia, and they had no spare strength or desire to march eastward again; In just two years, Feng Changqing, the envoy of Anxi Jiedu, restored the strength of Datang in Anxi, defeated Da Bolu again, and the countries of the Western Regions fell to Datang again; If it weren't for the Anshi Rebellion, maybe Datang would have fought with the black-clothed food again, right?

This war is a great event for small countries such as Shiguo, but for the two behemoths of the Tang Dynasty and the Black Clothes and Food, it is just a skirmish on the border line, and the history books of both sides only record this battle with a few strokes.

The more far-reaching impact is that the black-clothed food captured a large number of Tang Dynasty craftsmen, and the papermaking technology was also able to spread to the territory of the black-clothed food, and established a paper-making workshop in Samarkand, which gradually spread to Central Asia and the Middle East as Europe with the expansion of technology, which played a major role in promoting the development of Europe's fame.

If you want to win the battle of Talas this time, you must first help Gao Xianzhi capture the city of Talas to avoid the dilemma of being attacked from both sides, and also guard against the rebellion of the Qarluq tribe, only in this way can you hope to successfully complete the mission; And the premise of all this is to get to Talas in time.

Gao Xianzhi had only left for a short time, and the marching speed of tens of thousands of troops would always be slower, so I hoped that under the leadership of Du Huan, I could catch up with them and join this team as soon as possible.

It's also interesting to think about it, I have already met Li Siye, the Modao general under Gao Xianzhi's account, but it was in the battle of Suiyang at that time, and last time Li You still appeared in the image of Nan Jiyun, even if I saw it this time, I am afraid I won't know it, right? Last time, I was in a hurry, and I didn't have time to fight with this martial arts superb, this time I must make up for my regrets, Li Siye's martial arts are the best in the Tang Dynasty, and fighting with him will definitely improve his martial arts value.

And he has led the Mo Dao team for many years, and he knows the tactics of the Mo Dao team very well, he just asked him for some advice last time, this time he must find out clearly, and when he returns to Dawei after completing the task, he can also help Zhou Bofu improve the strength of his subordinates, these soldiers will be Li You's killer weapon to face the Mobei cavalry in the future.

In addition, the famous Biansai poet Cen Shen was also under Gao Xianzhi's command, I don't know what heroic poems he will leave behind after capturing Talas City and repelling the black-clothed food? And Gao Xianzhi's ruling art, although not very clever, but his method of using military force is quite exquisite, can you get anything from him?

With a lot of expectations, Li You, under the guidance of Du Huan, led the team to the west, and in front of them was the steep and treacherous mountains and mountains, and the long yellow sand that swallowed countless lives...... For all this, Li You and the soldiers of Datang are not afraid. (To be continued.) )