Chapter 12 The Battle of Taros (1)
Talas, Gu Taibai's general's mansion.
Gu Taibai was discussing matters with the generals, and they were all enthusiastic and energetic, and they were very happy.
"We strengthen Talas as solid as a solid foundation, and no matter how great the Chinese are, we cannot defeat them."
"That's right. Talas was originally very strong, it was a strong city. After we strengthen it, it would be even more amazing. No matter how powerful the Chinese are, they would not be able to do anything to Talas."
"I heard that the Chinese car crossbows are very powerful, but they cannot resist the wisdom of the adults. At the request of the adults, we not only strengthened the city gate, but also prepared landbows. If the city gate cannot resist, we just need to pile up the landbows, which is enough to make the crossbows useless."
The generals talked about the proud things about Gu Taibai reinforcing Talas.
Talas was highly valued for its important geographical location. As long as the Arab Empire firmly grasped Talas, it would block the Tang army's advance westward pace and would drag the Tang army under the city of Talas for a long time.
The Tang army came in a fierce momentum and was determined to defeat the Arab Empire. If the time was delayed in Talas was too long, it would not only delay the opportunity to fight, but also deal a heavy blow to the morale of the Tang army, which would cause the Tang army to be disintegrated and the morale was depressed.
At that time, the Arab Empire could seize the opportunity to attack and defeat the Tang army in one fell swoop. Then, the army came out together, chased the Tang army, fought all the way eastward, and reached the Tang border, and even invaded China to realize its ambition to conquer China.
You should know that the Tang Dynasty dispatched more than 500,000 troops this time. If it was defeated in the Western Regions, the blow to the Tang Dynasty would be very heavy. Even with the strong national strength of the Tang Dynasty, it would not be possible to recover in a short time. It would take a long time to recover. Taking advantage of the weak opportunity of the Tang Dynasty, Yousufu will definitely lead the army to advance eastward. Taking advantage of the opportunity to invade the Tang Dynasty and realize his ambition to conquer China.
The future is so wonderful, so wonderful that it is dazzling. The generals' eyes shine, as if they were injected with chicken blood, and they were extremely excited.
Gu Taibai's reinforcement of the city mainly lies in two aspects: one is the city wall and the other is the city gate. The Tang army's crossbows are mainly used to attack the city gate. The crossbows are extremely powerful, and strengthening the city gate is the top priority.
Gu Taibai not only strengthened the city gate, but also prepared a lot of landblocks. It can be imagined that if the city gate could not block the crossbow, he could order people to pile the landblocks behind the city gate. As long as there were enough landblocks and piled them up to more than ten or twenty meters, then no matter how hard the crossbow, he would be unable to do anything to the city gate.
In this way, the city gate is as stable as Mount Tai.
As long as the city gate is safe, the generals have full confidence to defend Talas and hold the Tang army. As long as the Tang army is held, the generals will have the confidence to win a great victory.
Listening to the discussions of the generals, Gu Taibai nodded happily with great satisfaction.
However, he was calm and gave the generals a "vaccination" and reminded the generals: "You are right. If we win this battle and the Chinese lose a crushing defeat, the benefits will be unimaginable to us. Without me, you can also imagine that the great and wise governor will lead a large army and advance eastward, taking advantage of the great victory to drive straight into China, conquer China and enslave China!"
"Conquer China!"
"Slave China!"
Although there is not a single word about this matter, this is the voice of the generals. They are all overjoyed and shout loudly.
Look at their joyful appearance, as if the Arab Emperor team had already entered the Tang Dynasty and conquered the Tang Dynasty.
"China is a country of gold, where gold is everywhere, and it is a paradise on earth." Gu Taibai continued to give a speech, saying: "China has beautiful silk, delicious tea, exquisite porcelain, mellow wine, delicious delicacies, and beautiful women with tender skins... In a word, as long as you enter China, you will have the benefits you want!"
"Haha." Gu Taibai was not only a good general, but also a good orator. His words outlined a wonderful blueprint, which made the generals very happy and laughed in unison.
"As early as a thousand years ago, Alexander wanted to fight to China, but he was too stupid. He was confused by his stupid teacher Aristotle, and he made the wrong direction and went to India. Now, we will not make the mistakes he once made! We can't make mistakes when China is located!" Gu Taibai's eyes shone brightly, his right hand was raised high, and he waved it heavily, saying, "As long as we enter China, we can lie on the golden couch and silver couch to sleep, and enjoy beautiful beauty. Do you have any confidence?"
"Yes!" the generals answered in unison.
"Okay!" Gu Taibai pointed his head and said, "It's good that you have confidence! Just keep Talas and hold on to the Central Team, and your dreams will come true!"
"Abide by the order!" The generals accepted the order in unison.
The blueprint drawn by Gu Taibai is so wonderful that it makes people intoxicated. The hearts of the generals have already flown to China, so they naturally took the order happily.
Although Yousuf was ambitious and wanted to conquer China and took action. His subordinates once came to Xinjiang, China and were repelled by the Tang Dynasty.
However, Yousuf was not the first Westerner to conquer China. The first person to conquer China was the famous Alexander the Great, whose famous Eastern Expedition was to conquer China.
For this reason, his famous scholar and teacher Aristotle gave him a map of China. However, there were too many mistakes in this map, and even the direction of China was wrong. Alexander the Great finally made the wrong direction and went to the Ganges basin in India.
"Report to Master, the Chinese team is coming soon." At this moment, a personal guard quickly stepped in and reported to Gu Taibai.
"The Chinese are here?"
"That's great! We've been looking forward to them for a long time."
"I can finally see the Chinese people and eat them."
"Well said! When the Chinese come to Talas, they will destroy themselves! Don't let them disappoint them, just let them all die!"
There was a clamor and the generals grinned and cheered.
Following Yousuf's deployment, as long as you keep Talas, you will have a chance. For this reason, the Arab Empire not only strengthened Talas, but also sent Gu Taibai, a good general, to take charge of it. Talas must be foolproof.
In this way, the one who was unlucky must be Tang Jun. Thinking of a bright future, the generals were very excited as if they were injected with chicken blood.
"Let's go! Go and see the Chinese." Gu Taibai's eyes were about to spurt fire, and his right hand clenched into a fist, shaking it hard.
When he thought of the Battle of Kabul, he had hatred. Fortunately, he was able to restrain himself and did not attack immediately.
Under Gu Taibai's leadership, the generals followed and soon arrived on the top of the city.
Standing on the top of the city, Gu Taibai widened his eyes and saw a huge dark cloud appearing in the east, connecting the sky and the earth, giving people a heavy sense of oppression.
"Rumor!" A sound like thunder came, with a shocking momentum.
I saw a beautiful and smooth water line appearing in the east, and it rushed in quickly. Soon, I could see clearly that flags covered the sky, and countless Tang army flags fluttered in the wind, making noises.
"Tang Army! That's Tang Army!"
"I finally met Tang Jun!"
"The Chinese are indeed well-known, and they are amazing!"
The generals widened their eyes and looked at the East. Although they hated the Tang Dynasty, they had to admit that the Tang army was indeed very good.
The Tang army was like a tide, black and vast, unstoppable. Soon, it rushed to the city.
When they arrived at the city, the Tang army immediately set up their formation and moved very quickly. Teams of Tang army lined up without any chaos, showing good military qualities.
"The Chinese people are so powerful, amazing! Great!"
"The Chinese are very calm and move quickly, not below 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 strong enemies."
The generals of the Arab Empire widened their eyes and looked at the Tang army for a while. Finally, they had to admit that the Tang army was their strong enemy.
Many of them met the real Tang army for the first time, and they had to admit that meeting was far better than being famous. They had known that the Tang army was great and very capable. Now that they have seen it with their own eyes, they only realized that it is so great.
Gu Taibai's eyes were filled with anger. He looked at the Tang army, wishing he could tear the Tang army and eat it. He remembered the situation of the Battle of Kabul. In that battle, he was defeated miserably, and that was the first time he had lost so miserably in his life.
"The Chinese come forward and talk." Gu Taibai took a long breath, forced himself to calm down, and shouted loudly at the city.
Yang Sixu rode a horse and came to the city. His eyes flashed, and he raised his sharp voice, and said mockingly, "Who am I? It turns out that he is a defeated general."
"You..." Gu Taibai's body shook and almost fell from the city.
He doesn't slap people in the face, and scolds people in the face without revealing his shortcomings. Yang Sixu opened his mouth with a vicious mouth, slap people in the face and revealing his shortcomings, which actually exposes Gu Taibai's old background.
In the battle of Kabul, Gu Taibai suffered such a crushing defeat in his life. It was the thorn in Gu Taibai's heart. Yang Sixu's words were like pulling this thorn. Gu Taibai was almost vomiting blood when he was angry.
"Listen to the defeated generals of his army: open the city and surrender immediately, but you can wait for your life! If you dare to say no, the whole city will be dead! No one will leave a living!" Yang Sixu's eyes flashed and he shouted loudly.
"Haha." The generals of the Arab Empire heard it and felt that this was the funny joke they had heard in their lives. They all grinned and were extremely disdainful.
Talas is a strong city, easy to defend but difficult to attack. Not to mention, it was reinforced by Gu Taibai. Even if the Tang army is more powerful, it would be impossible to break through the city. Yang Sixu's words would not make them funny.
However, Yang Sixu did not smile at all and said coldly: "Gu Taibai, I will give you another chance to open the city and surrender, and you can survive."
"It's so funny." Gu Taibai was so upset and laughed: "Yang Sixu, Yang Sixu, are you crazy about gaining and losing? Talas is so strong, can you conquer? At that time, who will surrender may not be sure. It's definitely not me!"
"That's right!" The generals agreed with this.
Chapter completed!