Chapter 16 The Pearl of Central Asia
"Rumbling..." Teams of Tang troops were advancing rapidly, with their hooves sounding like thunder, shaking the earth.
The soldiers looked happy and had high morale. They were talking about this march. They encouraged each other and they must defeat the Dashi and fulfill Emperor Taizong of Tang's last wish.
"Hehe. After decades, we have finally entered Dashi and can defeat Dashi."
"Yes. Think about it, Emperor Taizong summoned his ministers to discuss whether to send troops to Dashi for many days, but finally gave up sending troops. Now, we adhere to Emperor Taizong's will and send troops to Dashi, we will definitely be able to defeat Dashi."
"That's right. If Emperor Taizong's wise and magical martial arts could send troops to Dashi, he would definitely be able to defeat Dashi. However, the road was blocked at that time, and the Western Turks controlled the Western Regions. The Dashi army could not pass through the Western Turks. Emperor Taizong had to refuse to send troops on the grounds that the journey was long."
"When Emperor Gaozong, Duke Xing destroyed the Western Turks, and the road was opened, and the Tang Dynasty could advance. However, the best time had been missed, so the march to Dashi was delayed until now."
"Your Majesty is wise and finally ordered the army to attack. We must move forward bravely! The killing of the big food dog is frightened."
The refusal of Emperor Taizong of Tang to rescue the Persian Empire was not only a regret of Emperor Taizong of Tang, but also a regret of the Tang people. Whenever this matter was mentioned, the Tang people would feel regretful. So much so that this became the heart-wrenching problem of the Tang people. Now, Li Longji issued an order to send troops to eat a lot, and the enthusiasm of the soldiers would not be high.
As he was talking, a gust of wind blew, mixed with a disgusting smell of burnt.
"Vomit." Many soldiers frowned, and some people even became unhappy with the stomach and began to vomit.
"What is this? How could it be so smelly?"
"It seems to be the smell of meat. The smell of burnt meat."
"The smell of meat? It's impossible. Such a strong burnt smell. How much meat does it take."
"Although it's a bit incredible, it's really meaty."
"Yes, it's really meaty."
The soldiers were surprised and guessed at the smell of burnt smell that was so thick that they could not be dissolved. However, no matter how they guessed, they could not figure out what was going on.
Zhang said he was riding on the horse and was rushing on his way. He couldn't help but feel happy when he smelled the disgusting smell of burnt smell. He smiled and said, "Yang Sixu succeeded, Talas is finished."
"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 the Tang Dynasty wants to bypass it, it is impossible to attack. If it is normal to play, it will take a lot of time, which is not good for the Tang Dynasty. As soon as His Majesty's idea came out, Talas made a big move. As long as he took Talas, Samarkand's door would be open."
The geographical location of Talas is extremely important. It is impossible for the Tang army to bypass Talas. Even if it sends troops to surround it, there is also a great risk, because there are 100,000 elite troops of the Arab Empire in the city, and no one knows when they will come out. Once they are killed, the Tang army's path forward will be cut off, and the Tang army's supplies will become a big problem.
Therefore, Talas must be taken, which is a hurdle that cannot be overcome.
However, because Talas is a strong city, it is impossible to defeat it in a short period of time with normal fighting style. For the Tang army, it is not conducive to long-term battles and failures, and to fight quickly and decisively. The sooner the Talas is, the more beneficial it will be to the Tang Dynasty.
It was precisely because of this consideration that Li Longji decided to use fire to attack Talas in one go.
The benefits of quickly taking Talas were obvious to the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty could advance quickly and catch Yousuf off guard. Because it would definitely be beyond Yousuf's expectations when he won Talas so quickly. Without his time to react, the Tang army could fight.
Now, it can be judged that Yang Sixu has succeeded from this strong stinky scent of corpse.
Sure enough, a team of scouts rushed over and reported to Zhang Shuo, saying, "Report to the Grand Marshal, the Pioneer General sent the military newspaper, and Talas has turned into a sea of fire, with no living."
"Okay!" Although he had expected this result, when it was confirmed, Zhang Shuo still couldn't help but feel excited and cheered loudly.
"That's great." Chen Xuanli was also very excited, clenched his right hand into a fist, and shook it hard.
"Where is Gu Taibai?" Zhang Shuo still admires Gu Taibai, although he is an enemy.
"It was thrown into the fire by the vanguard general and burned to death." The scout reported.
"Uh." Zhang Shuo and Chen Xuanli grinded their teeth and shook their heads helplessly. Yang Sixu is really a cruel person. He even killed Gu Taibai.
If someone else is changed, Gu Taibai is probably left behind. After all, Gu Taibai is a good general of the Arab Empire, so he can be shivered. But Yang Sixu would be better and burned to death directly.
"The order: The army changed its route and bypassed from Talas fifty miles away." Zhang Shi ordered loudly.
"Sir, won't you enter Talas?" Someone didn't react and asked blankly.
"Talas is a sea of fire, how can you get in? Besides, who can stand it if you get so stinky and so close?" Chen Xuanli looked at these people who had not yet reacted.
"Oh." They suddenly realized that this was the case.
Now Talas has turned into a sea of fire, and even if the Tang army goes, it is useless. Moreover, the smell is too strong and it cannot be taken. It is better to avoid it far away.
As soon as the order was passed, the army changed its route and passed fifty miles away from Talas.
Even so, the burnt smell made the soldiers feel very uncomfortable.
The geographical location of Talas is very important and will be a good transit station. Reconstruction is inevitable. However, it will take until the fire is extinguished.
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The stinky corpse of Talas not only floated to the Tang army in the east, but also to the alien race in the west.
"What's the smell? It smells so smelly."
"I'm like a meaty smell, how could I have such a strong meaty smell?"
"With such a strong meaty smell, how much meat is there? Who is so prodigal that she has burned so much meat?"
"You really can think that this will be burnt? You don't think about it. Even a wealthy family may not be able to produce such a lot of meat. This must be the result of the battle between the two armies."
"When two armies are fighting, you can think about it, and you don't think about it. Who has such strong national strength and can produce so much meat?"
"Who said it was the countries of the Western Regions? You are so true. I forgot about the news that the Tang people and the Great Cannibals were about to go to war. In my opinion, it must have been caused by the war between these two sides."
"Yes, yes, it must be like this. Apart from these two parties, who has the strength to make so much meat?"
These aliens smelled the disgusting smell of meat and talked about it all over the place. As they spoke, they talked about the war between the Tang Dynasty and the Arab Empire.
The Tang Dynasty and the Arab Empire were both behemoths. They had such strong strength and made such noises.
"No, this is not the barbecue flavor, this should be the human flesh flavor."
"Human meat flavor? You can think too much. With such a strong meat flavor, even if it is human flesh, how many people will die."
"There is a question you haven't thought about. Who will have nothing to do? If you roast so much meat, it will be burnt. Therefore, it can only be that the two armies have already fought and burned the other side to death."
"Burn an army to death? Is this possible?"
"What else can you say besides this explanation? This is such a strong meaty smell. Who will be fine and burn so much meat?"
Although the two armies fought and burned one side to death, this explanation is somewhat incredible, but it is the best explanation right now.
"It's reasonable. Which side will win? It's the cannibal that won."
"No, it was Tang Jun who won."
"Did the Tang army win? Is it unlikely? The cannibals occupy Talas. It is a powerful city, easy to defend but difficult to attack."
"As for how the Tang army burned the Dashi army in Talasri, I don't know. But I can be sure that this must be the Tang army. As for the whole story, it's very simple. Think about it, if you want to burn the other party to death, the other party has nowhere to escape. If you can escape, you won't be able to burn it to death."
"It makes sense, it makes sense. The great cannibals are in the city, and although they can be guarded by the city, Talas is like a circle, locking them in it. If the Tang army had a way, it would not be so difficult to burn them to death."
There are many smart people among these alien races, and they can actually guess it.
"Rumbling." At this moment, a shocking sound of hooves sounded.
These alien races looked at the sound of the news and saw a large army rushing towards us, flags covering the sky, shocking momentum, and a stern scrutiny.
"It's the Tang army! It's the Tang army!"
"That's right, it must be Tang Jun."
"If the cannibals win, they will definitely go east, not west. This army will definitely be the Tang army."
After looking at these strange words, we can tell that this is the Tang army. One is the banner of the Tang army, and the other is that the Tang army is advancing westward.
"Let's go, welcome the Tang army."
"You are crazy. If you dare to welcome Tang Jun, aren't you afraid that Tang Jun will kill you?"
"Don't worry. The Tang army is strict in command. As long as it is not an enemy of the Tang Dynasty, the Tang army will not need to touch you. It is not like a great cannibal, and you dare not be an enemy of the big food. They are all pagans and must believe in their Allah."
"That's right. The Tang army's orders are strict and they will not kill people for no reason. This is far from comparable to the cannibalism. It is absolutely right to join the Tang army."
The Tang Dynasty had a great influence in Central Asia. The aliens here knew that the Tang army had strict orders and would not kill innocent people indiscriminately. As long as they did not become enemies with the Tang Dynasty, there would be no trouble.
The Arab Empire is different. Wherever they go, there is a bloody storm. As long as they don’t believe in Allah, even pagans, they should die, no matter whether you are against the Arab Empire or not.
These generals rushed forward to welcome the Tang army. After seeing the army that made the army strong and prosperous, they were shocked and respectful to the Tang army.
What reassured them was that the Tang army did not kill anyone and advanced directly, and did not even collect their rewards. This surprised and happy these alien races.
The Tang army did not take them one needle or one piece, what a good army this is, and their favor for the Tang army arises naturally.
In this way, the 100,000 vanguard army, led by Yang Sixu, did not stop at all, and rushed forward as if they had entered a no-man's land, and soon arrived at the city of Samarkand.
Chapter completed!