Han Hai Tang Ergui

Talas, this city has had many names in later generations, such as Taraz, Zhambyl, Mirzoyan, etc., but in the hearts of Chinese people, it will always be called Talas.

The reason why I was so impressed was that apart from the fact that the first battle of Talas was barely a direct collision between the two great Tang and Dashi empires in their heyday, it was also because since the first battle of Talas, the Anxi army had never taken a step west.

And this step is the end of the westward expansion of the entire classical China, and the descendants of later generations almost failed to hold the Hexi Corridor.Not to mention the Manchu Qing Dynasty, during the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Tianfang Sect had already spread all over Guanzhong.

It's just that in fact, the Battle of Talas was a little different from what later generations thought.

In this battle, the loss of the Tang army should be said to be great, it is indeed great, at least three or four thousand soldiers were killed or captured.

This should be the worst defeat for the Anxi army, which often wins more with less and has a crushing record in Anxi.

But if you want to move to other places, thousands of people will die, which is only a loss in a medium battle.

It's just that due to various factors, the Tang army never marched westward after the Battle of Talas.

This is indeed disappointing, but no one expected that the subsequent Song Dynasty would turn this loss into despair.

But today, this loss will be healed by the [-] troops commanded by Hu Guang.

Of course, this does not mean that Hu Guang is much better than Gao Xianzhi, but from various aspects, Hu Guang is slightly inferior to the old Gao Xianzhi.

But Hu Guang is destined not to defeat Taluosi, that's because his current environment is much better than Gao Xianzhi's time.

In the Tang Dynasty in the past, although the Anxi army was powerful and invincible, the relationship between the Anxi army and the various ethnic groups in Anxi and Hezhong was actually not very good.

The Tang Empire regarded Anxi as a latrine, and threw all virtuous people to Anxi. After these guys arrived, they were naturally not easy to use. What they did was comparable to what America did in Afghanistan. .

It's not that you can't squeeze him, in places like Hezhong and Persia, you have to squeeze him hard, so that he knows who the father is.

But the squeeze is the squeeze, you can't really treat them like cattle, horses and livestock!A little softness in some aspects is still necessary.

This point was very good in the Zhangzhou Dynasty. Li Tang started from Hedong and laid his foundation in Guanzhong, so he attached great importance to Anxi. But Zhang Shengren simply started his family in Anxi. Strictly speaking, he returned to the Central Plains from Anxi.

Don’t underestimate such a factor. Just ask any Anxi person, especially a person from Khotan’s Jin Kingdom, even if it’s a silly kid grazing sheep on the roadside, even if he has blond hair and blue eyes, he will tell you that he belongs to Zhang Shengren. People from my hometown may add in my heart that the Great Zhou Dynasty was established by our Anxi people.

Up to now, many civil servants, relatives, and generals of the Jin Kingdom in Khotan have served under the command of Zhang Shengren.

With this kind of incense, this Anxi can be said to be the most intimate moment with the Central Plains in history, which is far beyond the Han and Tang throwing out a few school lieutenants, guards, and Jiedu envoys.

With the Kingdom of Khotan, a prosperous state in Anxi with a population of 90 million, as the foundation, the support that the Great Zhou soldiers will receive in Anxi is unimaginable in the Han and Tang Dynasties.

In the past, Gao Xianzhi was able to mobilize at most [-]% of the people's power in Anxi when he was in Anxi, but Hu Guang, with Li Shengtian's authorization, could at least mobilize more than [-]%.

Although it took several months to cross the Tianshan Mountains and Congling Mountains from Suiye to the west, Hu Guang had no worries at all.

Behind him, material resources were continuously sent from Shule to Suiye, supporting his army to embark on the road of conquest, let alone worry about someone's rebellion.

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Suiye, in fact, has an old name called Suiyechuan. These three words well explain the topographical characteristics of this area.

The entire Suiye area is actually a valley about [-] to [-] miles wide and [-] miles long sandwiched by the Tianshan Mountains.

In this valley, the terrain is relatively flat, irrigated by meltwater from the Tianshan Mountains, and there are high mountains to block the cold wind, so it is a good land for farming.

And Suiye City is at the east end of this valley, and Talas City is at the west end of this valley.

Hundreds of thousands of people of various ethnic groups live between the two cities. In history, Xikarakhan and Xiliao Yelu Dashi took this place as their foundation.

As the west end of Suiye River, Talas' geographical location is very critical, and it can be called easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Because it is not only covered by the Tianshan Mountains, but also has the vast Moinkum Desert in the northwest, which directly shields the enemies from the northwest.

From this, it can also be predicted how flustered Guo Guangyi must be after returning to Talas.

Because this Talas is completely a fortress-style traffic city, it is the head of Suiyechuan, everything in the west is easily captured by foreign enemies, only the fertile land in the valley in the east can be protected by it .

Therefore, if Talas wants to stand, it must rely on Suiyechuan at the tail to provide food and grass support. If there is no Suiyechuan, then the Shiguo City (Tashkent) in the southwest must also be in hand, otherwise it will be difficult to support it.

But the tragedy is that Guo Guangyi has neither.

On the outskirts of Talas, Li Jixun's prediction was very accurate. Guo Guangyi led 2 cavalry to besiege Suiye. After fighting for a month and a half, the city was not captured, but morale collapsed. When he returned to Talas, there were already [-] soldiers I can't get it all together.

The reason is very simple. Although he can recruit 4 people, none of the 4 people are the kind who sincerely treat him as a sweat.

When there are benefits, you can barely maintain it. If there are no benefits, when people go into the mountains on the way to retreat, they will disappear immediately.

But after all, he is an ambitious man, and he can barely be regarded as a hero. Guo Guangyi's mind is very clear, and he quickly figured out a countermeasure.

There were more than 7 people around the original Talas, nearly 10 people from each tribe of Suiye who moved here, and about [-] herdsmen of various ethnic groups who obeyed him.

But among the 27 people, only 4 people have really benefited and are willing to follow Guo Guangyi.

Li Guoshou handed over to him less than a year the rest of the original tens of thousands of people in Taluosi, and his grasp is not firm.

Not to mention the 10 people who moved from Suiye, the reason why Guo Guangyi wanted to move them here was because these people didn't have the same heart with him, but because of his power, he had to cooperate with him. , It’s better to leave it directly in the broken leaves.

Moreover, it is impossible for Guo Guangyi to have the benevolence and insight of Zhang Tie. The relocated people also knew how to arrange supply stations in advance, calculate food and grass, etc., and he directly used a sword to move roughly.

10 people traveled six hundred miles, and the relocation was completed in a few months. It must be an exaggeration to say that there were many bones, but it is true that there were many casualties.

Moreover, when they arrived at the place, the arrangements for the ranch and farm were not in place, which made these people even more resentful.

With so many unfavorable factors, coupled with the fact that the army was forced to withdraw and the morale of the army was unstable, Guo Guangyi did not leave when he was less than twenty miles away from Talas City, or he dared not leave.

After simply setting up the camp, Guo Guangyi summoned his confidant generals and several tribal leaders who had to be recruited, as well as the mercenary leaders recruited from Oguz and even Persia, into the tent.

Seeing all these people come in, Guo Guangyi immediately took out a sheepskin letter full of Chinese characters, his triangular eyes flashed fiercely, and he roared in a low voice.

"I just received news that it was not [-] Han who took Suiye City, but [-] Han.

We have all been deceived, it was Sui Yelai's Guo family and Pugu family who deceived us, these traitors want to kill us! "

Although waving the so-called criminal evidence, Guo Guangyi did not show this 'criminal evidence' to everyone. In his words, he blamed all the failures on the people from Sui Yelai who betrayed them.

oh!I forgot to mention that Guo Guangyi's surname is no longer Guo. He changed his surname to Guo Ge, so he can scold the Guo family without any psychological burden.

Several tribal leaders looked at each other in blank dismay, thinking that you are too outrageous for throwing the pot away.

As far as the combat power of those Han people is concerned, there are really 2 people. They have already had their heads chopped off and thrown into Atami, so how can they retreat here safely.

In the midst of doubts and Guo Guangyi's scolding, Guo Guangyi's confidant general suddenly stood up and said loudly.

"These broken leaf people betrayed the Khan, they failed the Khan's forgiveness to them, and now it's time for them to pay the price."

Those who can be summoned by Guo Guangyi at this moment are all human beings. They immediately understood what Hu Lunjian said.

It turns out that King Guoge Khan is not just looking for a scapegoat, but he wants them to loot and divide up the 10 people from Suiye, so as to stabilize the morale of the army!

Immediately, the atmosphere in the tent immediately changed from doubt and uneasiness to surprise and excitement. You, the king of Khan, have allowed it, so why are we being polite.

Within a few breaths, four or five tribes and mercenary leaders rushed to express their allegiance to Guo Guangyi, and vowed to follow King Khan to fight the Han people to the end.

Guo Guangyi's heart was bleeding. In this river, it is very common for a subordinate's subordinate to be not necessarily my subordinate.

Although he is the king of Khan, he can't interfere with the leaders below too much, let alone manage directly.

He planned to digest and absorb these 10 people into his own tribe after defeating the soldiers of the Central Plains, but now, in order to stabilize the situation, he could only push them out and sacrifice them all.

Moreover, this alone was not enough, he had to hug a thick thigh immediately to eliminate the evil consequences of not being able to beat the broken leaves.

In the tent, a little leader at the back had a gleam in his eyes, and while everyone was not paying attention, he quietly moved a few steps outside, as if looking for an opportunity to run out.