"Hahahaha!"

In the castle hall of Talas City, there was a hearty laugh.

Feng Changqing, who was hung out of the city overnight, was brought here to wait. He saw Abu Muslim, surrounded by many generals, coming down from the tower, talking and laughing with the men as he went.

This is already the third day of the so-called "Battle of Talas", and the victorious and complacent cannibal does not seem to be in a hurry to contact Fang Chongyong, but is waiting for the Tang Dynasty Western Regions Economic Strategy Ambassador to send someone to come.

Abu Muslims believed that the other side would send an emissary to negotiate peace.

Sure enough, they unsurprisingly waited for the "old acquaintance" Feng Changqing.

Unlike in the past, Feng Changqing looked listless this time, and seemed to be a little nervous, and he had long since lost his original arrogance.

Abu Muslim fulfilled his promise to his subordinates and stopped Feng Changqing outside the city and let him blow a cold wind all night before letting him into the city.

It can be described as a compliment, without any disguise.

In fact, this is not surprising, with Gao Xianzhi here, Abu Muslim also gave Fang Chongyong some face. Now that the Anxi army has suffered a serious injury, it has returned to Broken Leaf Town to recuperate, and it is unable to fight again. In the eyes of Abu Muslims, I am afraid that the other Tang troops and the ambassador of the Western Regions have been frightened by the Great Food Army!

He certainly doesn't need to give the other side.

"If there's anything, just say it quickly."

Abu Muslim looked at Feng Changqing and asked in a cold tone.

"Ambassador Fang asked the contemptible people to bring a message to the governor, as long as you are willing to withdraw from all the lands east of Kangguo, our Tang Dynasty can strike our troops.

Just like the previous conflict, it was a misunderstanding. ”

Feng Changqing said in a low voice to Abu Muslims, and he couldn't see what kind of "dignity of a big country" he looked like before.

After the interpreter informed the crowd, Abu Muslim waved his hand impatiently and said: "Send off the guests, there is no need to say these clichés again." ”

"Governor, it is better to clothe this messenger in a woman's robe, and go back to report to their ambassador." Ziyadesari couldn't help but tease, causing the generals to laugh.

Even the translator next to him didn't want to speak, so he had to pretend to be stupid and pretend that he didn't hear it.

Abu Muslim was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said to Feng Changqing:

"How about you change into a woman's dress and go back, and we'll consider your ambassador's proposal? You go back and report first, and then see what your ambassador wants to do, and then send an envoy to Zhezhi City to talk.

What kind of 300,000 army of yours, come as soon as you want! We are not afraid of war! ”

"You're dreaming! Soldiers can be killed, but not humiliated! If I kill me, I won't be able to change into a woman's dress! ”

Feng Changqing scolded at the black-clothed generals of Abu Muslims.

But the latter was not angry, but waved his hand indifferently and said: "Of course, you are not afraid of death, but the major affairs of the frontier, are not as important as your life?" These things, you say it doesn't count! ”

He raised his head slightly like this and looked at Feng Changqing, which is the posture of a victor.

"Humph!"

Feng Changqing snorted coldly and stopped talking, which can be regarded as acquiescing to Abu Muslim's statement.

"Someone, take this envoy of the Tang Dynasty to change into the most beautiful dress of our women in the Great Food Country, so that the ambassador of the Western Regions can also have a long insight.

After changing clothes, let the messenger out of the city. ”

Abu Muslim's words were filled with pride.

Soon, the scolding Feng Changqing was taken away.

After he left, Qiyadessari restrained his smile and saluted Abu Muslim: "Governor, we should now return to the country of Shi. There is not much food in Talas, and we have only brought dry food for more than ten days here. Now that the battle has been fought, there is no point in continuing to garrison Talas. ”

These words are indeed heartfelt, and the Great Food Army can only go to Talas for the time being, and it is not suitable to continue the march to the east. The grain of the Great Food Army is now left in Shiguo, and the supply line of five hundred miles is a little too long for tens of thousands of troops.

And from the current point of view, Datang seems to have maintained a silent tacit understanding, acquiescing to the interests of the black-clothed food in the west of Broken Leaf Town. There is really no need to set up a heavy army in Talas.

Abu Muslims believe that as long as they do not garrison troops in Shiguo, as long as they control the army directly under them in Kangguo, then in a short period of time, Datang will not have any overreaction. The benefits of sending troops are too small, the cost is too great, and it is not worth it.

As for the future, the black-clothed food can slowly annex the small countries in the Western Regions in the river, which is not what should be done now.

"Well, we will leave for Zhezhi City tomorrow, and after entering the city, we will distribute the spoils."

Abu Muslim nodded and said, hearing this, the generals thundered with joy. They called all the way from Mulu City, didn't they just wait for this sentence? Now the coach has promised to put his heart in his stomach.

……

"Should I say it or not, the big cannibal does have a bit of taste, this woman's clothes are really good."

Outside Kulan City, Fang Chongyong and his generals, with a wicked smile on their faces, were all circling around Feng Changqing, pointing at his big food country-style women's clothing.

"Jie Shuai, can the last general change his clothes and come back to say goodbye?"

Feng Changqing pleaded with a wry smile.

"Uh-huh, go ahead, go ahead. It's been hard all the way, and this section will give you credit. ”

Fang Chongyong was in a very good mood, and with a wave of his hand, he asked the other party to change his military uniform.

He looked around at the generals and found that everyone was eager to try, and then asked loudly: "Who is the vanguard in this battle!" ”

"The last general is willing to be the vanguard and pull out the city of Talas for the commander!"

He Changqi came out of the ranks, patted his chest and asked for battle.

"Ambassador, General He's elite soldiers should be used to pursue the Great Cannibal. Please ask the ambassador to support a group of soldiers and horses for me, and I will lead the soldiers of Ning Yuanguo to attack Talas. ”

Dou Zhongjie, the king of Ningyuan Kingdom, stood up and said.

Obviously, his opinion is more reliable than He Changqi's.

Now that all the tricks have been done, the big cannibals even got carried away and asked Feng Changqing to come back in women's clothes to demonstrate.

Everything is ready, only the east wind is owed, and now it is indeed possible to close the net!

"Good! Duan Sima, you take 3,000 cavalry infantry and cooperate with the king of Fenghua to attack the city of Talas. What is the situation of the Great Food Army now, there is no need for this ambassador to say more, you can't take Talas, you come to see you! ”

Fang Chongyong handed over the arrow to Duan Xiushi and instructed him: "The soldiers are fast, and the city is broken at night. It is necessary to take it by surprise and attack it unprepared. If you can't succeed in the first wave, the difficulty of the follow-up will increase exponentially. ”

"Please rest assured, the last general has already prepared the equipment for climbing the city. The Tocharian envoy Qi Si also carefully selected five hundred mountain soldiers who were good at climbing from the Tocharian tribe as the forerunner, and these people are now stationed in Ashbulai City! ”

Duan Xiushi said with a guarantee.

After enduring it for so long, it's time for the big cannibals to see what level the Tang elite soldiers are. Don't look at Feng Changqing's bitter face in Talas City, after leaving the city, his mouth will smile crookedly.

If any Tang army general loses this battle, he will not be able to mix in the army in the future.

"Good! Then the commander will give you the back, and we will chase Abu Muslim first, and you and the king of Fenghua will besiege the city of Talas in the back, so as to ensure that the road is not lost. ”

Fang Chongyong patted Duan Xiushi's shoulder hard.

After speaking, he turned around and pointed to He Changqi, Wang Rare and Guan Chonghei: "He Laohu is responsible for commanding the scout reconnaissance, General Wang is responsible for opening the way for the front army, and General Guan is responsible for the rear of the palace. I personally led the Chinese army to suppress the formation. ”

"Sweep through the Hezhong Mansion and capture the Great Food King alive!"

Fang Chongyong raised the Wind Phantom Knife above his head along with the scabbard and yelled at the sky.

"Sweep through the Hezhong Mansion and capture the Great Food King alive!"

"Sweep through the Hezhong Mansion and capture the Great Food King alive!"

"Sweep through the Hezhong Mansion and capture the Great Food King alive!"

The generals and soldiers around him all raised their horizontal swords and shouted at the sky, and their blood was boiling.

Seeing that the military heart was available, Fang Chongyong looked around at the crowd: "Flatten the Western Regions, in this battle, you must go all out!" Let's go! It's all gone! ”

In order to paralyze the Abu Muslims and the generals of the Great Food Army, the Anxi Expeditionary Force did not join forces. Instead, they were distributed among several strongholds not far apart, some of which were only a few dozen miles away from Talas, and some were still near Shattered Leaf City.

Fang Chongyong's method was to divide the attack together, and the armies went all the way to the west, and those who were close to the west directly bypassed the Talas pursuit, and those who were far away participated in the siege.

It is estimated that if you chase to the vicinity of Shiguo, the army will be able to assemble. Such a march is indeed risky, but it saves time to rest after rally. This precious time difference will completely disrupt the rhythm of Abu Muslims' defense in Zhezhi City!

At that time, Abu Muslims would encounter the same predicament as Gao Xianzhi at the beginning.

After a series of battles, the soldiers were tired and old, and the wealth in King Shi's palace shook the morale of the army, and the troops that were disabled by Gao Xianzhi did not rebuild and replenish the soldiers, and fell into being at a loss.

Almost all the factors for defeat have been collected.

Gao Xianzhi, who had already retreated to Broken Leaf Town to rest, informed Fang Chongyong of the detailed map of the Stone Kingdom and the defensive layout of the palace castle. He also handed over the two thousand elites of the Anxi Army that had been withdrawn to Fang Chongyong's command.

The king of Ningyuan also brought 5,000 soldiers and horses to support.

Offense and defense change momentum, strength and weakness are reversed, success or failure in one fell swoop!

"We are all dying for the festival commander!"

Except for Dou Zhongjie, the king of Ningyuan Kingdom, the rest of the generals all knelt down on one knee and saluted, and then strode away and headed towards their respective destinations.

"Please."

Fang Chongyong held Dou Zhongjie's hands and pleaded.

"Please rest assured that Ambassador Fang is very confident in this battle."

Dou Zhongjie shook hands warmly, and continued with a smile: "Then so-and-so and the ambassador met in the Shiwang Palace. ”

"Well, then the Stone King Palace will reunite, take care all the way."

Fang Chongyong nodded slightly, and then came over quietly and said, "The contemptible person can promise King Fenghua in private that he will never let you send troops in vain." ”

He made an expression of "everyone who understands", and Dou Zhongjie instantly understood. He laughed very naturally, saluted Fang Chongyong with his fists, and turned around and left without saying anything.

Now that you understand, there is no need to say too clearly, just work harder on the battlefield.

Fang Chongyong looked thoughtfully at the back of the departing King of Fenghua, and said to himself with some emotion: "In this world, there are too many smart people and too few fools, like one or two monkeys. It's not easy to be a game. ”

……

Click!

The soldiers who were patrolling the castle at night suddenly heard a strange sound not far away, coming from under the city walls.

In all fairness, the current Talas City, the outer city had already been breached when Gao Xianzhi attacked the Stone Kingdom, and it has not been repaired now. The fortified castle is still there, but the outer walls do not protect it from bandits.

"Did you hear anything?"

The sergeant of the Great Food Army asked as he pushed another soldier who was dozing off in a corner.

"Don't make noise, how can there be any strange sounds, you won't say that the Tang army is attacking, right?"

The limp dozing soldier muttered dissatisfiedly, and responded casually.

"No, there is really a sound, could it be that some bandits have sneaked in here and want to steal something?"

At this moment, both of them heard a "click", and the dozing soldier suddenly stopped sleepy.

The two of them held short spears and slowly approached the female wall. Suddenly, a shadow flashed in the darkness of the firelight, and before they could see who it was, they heard two "booms", and two crossbow arrows were shot in the darkness, hitting themselves in the neck.

Woohoo!

A few more shots in a row, shooting at the two people who fell to the ground, for fear that they would not die happily enough!

In the shadow of the firelight came a Tocharian soldier with a high nose and deep eye sockets, and threw the rope on his back off the wall, the other end fixed to the female wall. Soon, one after another Tang soldiers climbed up along the ropes and threw down more ropes.

At this moment, a beautiful firework burst into the sky! This is the signal to concentrate forces on the siege!

These soldiers of the Anxi expeditionary who climbed the city wall immediately armed with horned bows and crossbows, and searched everywhere for the patrolling soldiers of the Great Food Army. As long as you see someone who does not have a "red scarf" logo around his neck, he will shoot him directly without saying a word.

Their movements were actually slow, and the fast team had already lowered the drawbridge of the castle and opened the castle door. The fireworks just now were set off by them.

"Kill!" "Kill!" "Kill!"

The Tang army that attacked the castle poured in like a tidal wave and entered the castle through the drawbridge. They collided head-on with the defenders led by Said, the general of the Great Food Army!

After Saeed learned that someone had invaded, he had already organized the pro-soldiers under his direct control for the first time and rushed to the main gate of the castle, but unfortunately it was still a step too late, and the Tang army took advantage of the unpreparedness of the defenders and had already slaughtered all sides in the castle.

In fact, when he received the news, Saeed was not sure who was attacking the city! He simply deduced from common sense that only the Tang Army had this strength.

Woohoo!

Woohoo!

The Tang Army's horn bow and crossbow are extremely sharp, and they are cavalry standard equipment, which can be loaded with four arrows at a time, which is extremely fast and easy to use. After all, if the operation of changing the crossbow arrow on a horse is too complicated, it is almost like playing acrobatics, and it is impossible to think about it.

These Tang troops were obviously the elite of the elite, and the three teams alternately covered the advance, and the first team fired four crossbow arrows in a row, and then retreated and reloaded; The second team stepped forward to fill in the position and repelled the counterattack of the Big Food Army, and the third team rushed forward a few more steps to shoot the last round.

By the time the third team finished shooting the four arrows in the crossbow machine and retreated to the rear, the first team had already been loaded and stepped forward to fill the position, and the cycle continued.

Where have Said's own soldiers seen this kind of play, they were beaten in a small space in the castle, and they couldn't get close to it, and the place was so narrow that they couldn't even run.

Shout!

Suddenly, a crossbow arrow pierced through the gap between the shields, pierced Saeed's helmet, and pierced the temple from the side!

The general, who commanded the garrison of Talas, widened his eyes and looked back to see who had shot him, only to see who had shot him, but more than a dozen crossbow arrows flew in, some blocked by shields, others in his arms, shoulders, and thighs.

The soldiers around him scattered in a hurry, turned around and ran away!

Said was hit by several arrows, and the one that hit him in the head killed him directly. Said eventually fell to the ground on his back and died no more.

This fierce general on the battlefield in the Great Food Army was able to retreat with his whole body when he was hedged against the cavalry of the army under Gao Xianzhi, but he didn't expect to die so aggrievedly in the narrow and narrow passage of the castle of Talas City!

Die in a dastardly sneak attack! Die to a dastardly crossbow bolt!

He didn't know who shot that arrow until he died, perhaps, he was just a nobody in the Anxi Expeditionary Army, and he was not even within the establishment of the Silver Spear Filial Piety Army!

In less than an hour, the defenders inside the castle, as well as the large food army in the outer city walls and outside the castle, were wiped out by the sharp soldiers of the Anxi expeditionary force and the five hundred mountain soldiers from Tochar.

Wherever they passed, there was no living mouth, and corpses were everywhere. It is comparable to the Grim Reaper harvesting human life.

Soon, Duan Xiushi, who was in charge of commanding the siege this time, was led to a secluded room by his own soldiers, and then he saw a certain unlucky guy who was seriously injured, that is, Daoud, the general of the Great Food Army who was left in Talas City to recuperate because he was injured by Gao Xianzhi's men and horses, was desperately trying to grab the sword hanging on the wall at the moment.

But he couldn't even get out of bed, like a bloody worm wriggling on the bed.

"I thought you were very capable, that's all?

You see, I didn't even sweat. ”

Duan Xiushi couldn't help but sneer, and suddenly remembered that the other party might not understand Chinese at all, and suddenly became a little excited.

This mockery is really a chicken-and-duck story.

"Kill him, give him a good time."

Duan Xiushi gave an order to his own soldiers, then turned around and left, not bothering to look at Daoud on the bed.

(End of chapter)