Ji Tang

Chapter 1182 Snowy Night!

Heavy snow fell from the sky, and the battlefield that originally numbered 10 people was silent except for the sound of the wind.The Tocharians were patching up the wounds on the city wall, while the cannibals were sleeping soundly in the warm tents, not worried about the possible attacks from the Tocharians.

It's not that they are careless, but that they have seen through the weakness of the Tocharians during this period. If it hadn't been for the support of the Eastern Tang Dynasty, they would have appeared in the Western Region of the Tang Dynasty.

There was a lamp in Said's big tent. Under the oil lamp, he was checking the military situation in various places. When he saw the letter from the Caliph, he showed anger, but he had no choice but to do anything.

The caliph is making trouble, but it is even harder for him!
At the beginning, he tried his best to dissuade the Caliph from sending troops easily, but after some people sow discord, the Caliph still chose to go his own way.

This war has been going on for more than half a year. Dashi and Datang are separated by several countries. This is how they fought one by one.

It started out okay and was going strong, but a few months ago the battle became increasingly difficult to fight.Countries that have reacted have also begun to be wary of Dashi, and sometimes would rather migrate than associate with Dashi.I'm afraid it will harm the fish pond.

That's fine, but the caliph's increasingly severe decrees are making things difficult for himself.

He really wanted to go back to the country and kill all those losers, but he knew he couldn't.Not only was he unable to do so, he also tried his best to maintain the majesty of the caliphate.

Dashi now seems invincible and has destroyed countless countries.But only veterans like them knew that Dashi had reached a moment when it had to change.

After many years of war, although a large number of people and land were occupied, because there was not a large number of manpower to govern, most of the time it was governed by jisui. This was only used after hearing about the Tang Dynasty's method of ruling distant territories.

But Dashi is different from the Tang Dynasty. Although the Tang Dynasty was founded almost the same time as the Dashi Dynasty, it was a unified dynasty that lasted for thousands of years.

Although dynasties have changed, the foundation remains.

It's like a huge family has civil strife, the previous head of the family falls, and another clan member takes over.Although this process is also very cruel, in the end we are still a family.

But Dashi was different. Dashi was just a tribe in the desert at first.If it weren't for the religion established by the teacher, Dashi would never have been able to develop so fast.

In order to consolidate their rule, they had to spread their teachers' teachings to the conquered countries and regions.This is also the only weapon they can think of to unify their thoughts at this time.

However, as the territory expanded, resistance in various places continued to intensify, ideological confrontation, and religious rule could no longer stabilize this new country.

The reason why the Caliphate launched a war against the Tang Dynasty was firstly because the complete defeat of the southern governor Maimon allowed many people to see the weakness of Dashi, or in other words, the opportunity to fight against Dashi.

Once Dashi ignores this, there will inevitably be another grand wave of resistance in the future.

The fall of the Persian dynasty completely united the countries in the west. Although the foundation of Dashi's rule in Persia cannot be shaken yet, with the Pope's mediation, they are facing increasing pressure.

This is no longer a matter of destroying a country, but the Arab religion created by the teacher and the Christianity under the rule of the Western Pope.This is a sect that has existed for a long time, dating back as far as Judaism, which was founded by the Jews.

Different doctrines represent different thoughts.This will be an irreconcilable ideological confrontation. Only when one side completely falls can it be possible to conquer the other side.

Obviously, Dashi does not have such strength now.

Although Byzantium showed signs of decline, it was still resisting.Constantine became a meat grinder, constantly devouring soldiers on both sides.

This Eastern Expedition was not originally part of Dashi's plan, but following a huge defeat at sea, the high-spirited Caliph was completely angered.Today, when Dashi continues to win, who dares to stroke Dashi's tiger beard?
The local turmoil, the loss of majesty, and the most important reduction in the trade dividends between the East and the West made Dashi completely determined to teach the Eastern Datang a profound lesson.

You must know that Dashi is at the crossroads of transportation between the East and the West. Whether it is trade from the West to the East or goods that are legal and legal are going to the West, they must pass through the Dashi territory.

With this geographical advantage, they have had huge wealth even sitting at home these years. This wealth is at their fingertips. Not only can they feed themselves, but they can also continue to plunder the wealth of Western countries.

The reason why Dashi was able to continuously launch conquests was because he plundered many countries on the East-West trade route.The accumulation of these countries over the years is the foundation that supports Dashi.

Once Datang gained maritime hegemony and took a detour to the west by sea, it would inevitably severely damage Dashi's strength.Without the creation of trade dividends, how many more wars can Dashi start?

And once the Western countries, especially the Byzantine Empire and the Eastern Roman Empire, knew that the Tang Dynasty was leading the western sea lanes, they would definitely attack Egypt at all costs.

Because as long as you control Egypt, you can control the Red Sea. If you control the Red Sea, you can completely break the blockade imposed by Dashi on them and gain the opportunity to trade with Datang.

Once things developed like this, and the East and the West were attacking Dashi, he really didn't know what to do.

Tang Dynasty, what a powerful empire it was!
According to the information he received, everyone in the Tang Dynasty lived and worked in peace and contentment, and everyone could afford to wear silk.There are thousands of cities, with a population of tens of millions and nearly a million armored men.

The once powerful Eastern Turkic Empire was destroyed by him. What shocked him even more was that not long ago, hundreds of thousands of Western Turkic cavalry rebelled against the Tang Dynasty.

When he learned the news, he was overjoyed and quickly asked someone to contact the Turks, hoping that they would join forces with Dashi to attack Datang.

But before the people he sent arrived, he was the first to get the news of being defeated by Datang.

At that time, I was simply stunned. There were hundreds of thousands of cavalry, and they were simply defeated by Datang?Moreover, the entire army was wiped out, and there were hundreds of thousands of prisoners.

The Tang Dynasty now occupies the Wusun Valley and built a Ximen Pass pass at the entrance of the valley.Later, more than [-] Turkic prisoners were mobilized to build a city.

He knew that he didn't have many chances. Once the Tang Dynasty was prepared, it would be a tough battle, which was not what he wanted to see.

But just when he was about to launch a strong attack, Datang unexpectedly sent reinforcements, including armor and food.As long as the Tocharians want or lack something, they will support them.

The Tocharian army, which was about to be defeated, actually began to organize its strength again, causing his attacks to be continuously frustrated.

If this was still acceptable to him, then the "Letter to the Kingdoms of the Western Regions" written by the Western Governor of the Tang Dynasty had completely angered him.

If the above was just a slander against him, although he would be angry, he would laugh it off.But he is denigrating teachers, denigrating Muslims, and denigrating their faith.

This was absolutely unbearable, it was even worse than killing him.

His eyes returned to the letter in his hand again, and looking at the increasingly fierce words on it, he knew that he could not delay it any longer.

After collecting the letter and instructing the soldiers to make inspections, he slept with his clothes on.
Selder fell asleep, but Xue Li, who was in a valley in the distant mountains, did not sleep.How frustrating is it to see an opportunity right in front of you but not be able to take action?
But even if he kept talking, Xue Wanche wouldn't let go, and would chase people away if he was in a hurry.

creak!creak!
The sound of feet treading on the snow resounded regularly. After spending many days together, I knew who was coming even if I didn't look back.

"Rengui, why aren't you sleeping yet?"

The person who came was Su Lie, who had just finished inspecting the camp. He was about to go back to rest when he saw a person in the snow from a distance. Then he came over curiously and saw that it was Xue Li.

"Can't sleep!" "If nothing happens tomorrow, Huolu City will definitely be destroyed, and the next step will be Hepantuo City. With the defense of Hepantuo City, I'm afraid it won't be able to withstand even one attack."

"It's useless for us to stay here. Let's go back to Anxi tomorrow!"

He kicked the snow on the ground angrily and said expressionlessly.

Su Lie was surprised, patted him on the shoulder and said: "Don't blame General Xue for blocking him. You know, he only listens to the general's military orders. You are also the proud disciple of the general. With his relationship with the general, even if Even if he dies, he won’t be able to let you take risks.”

"But this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"

Xue Li lost control and said: "Now the big cannibals don't even think about someone attacking at night. They all think about breaking the city tomorrow. Once we attack their camp at this time, if we have the chance to burn his food and grass, we will definitely contain them. Marching speed.”

"Our soldiers are all trained in night operations. They don't have night blindness and can attack at night. Why can't they do it?"

"Are we going to watch them march calmly?"

"Teacher, we need time now. The longer the time, the better it will be for us, and it can also reduce unnecessary casualties!"

Su Lie opened his mouth, wanting to persuade but didn't know what to say.

"Humph, coward, how could the teacher have such a brother? I am so ashamed of him!"

boom!
As soon as he finished speaking, Xue Li felt his eyes go dark, and a fist as big as a sandbag came towards his face.There was also an extremely angry roar in his ears.

"Kid watch!"

"Who are you scolding, you little bastard? I think you just deserve a beating, and you have so much ability that I don't even take him seriously? I will teach you a lesson for your teacher now, so that you know how high the sky is and how high it is!"

He grabbed his fist and reacted immediately when he knew who was coming. Now all the old and new hatreds came over him, and he started fighting without saying a word.

One is a fierce general who has experienced countless large and small battles in his life. It can be said that he is experienced and ruthless in his moves.The other is a rookie in the Tang Dynasty army, with natural supernatural power and excellent martial arts.And after being taught by Li Jing, it can be said that you will meet a good talent, the tip of a needle is against the wheat, and you will meet your opponent in chess.

For a moment, the two of them were making shadowy fists, using all their strength in every move, not holding back at all.Su Lie watched from the side and quickly tried to dissuade him, but he couldn't intervene.

Although he is also a warrior on the battlefield, he is still far behind these two.

boom!
boom!
Xue Wanche punched out, but Xue Li did not give in at all. After a dull collision, the two of them took a few steps back.

When Su Lie saw it, he quickly stepped forward and stood in the middle. He smiled bitterly and said, "Two gentlemen, can I call you uncle? How long has it been since we started fighting?"

"Su Lie, get out of the way. You deserve a beating now. How dare you set me up? If you don't let him know how many eyes Lord Ma has today, how can I get around in the future?"

But Xue Li didn't give in at all and sneered: "I respect you and call you uncle. If I don't respect you, who are you? Keep fighting if you have the ability!"

"Oops!"

When Xue Wanche heard that this kid was pushing his limits, how could he bear it?He was about to fight without saying a word, but fortunately Su Lie stopped him quickly with his quick hands and eyes. When he saw the soldiers on the side, he immediately said angrily: "The hell are you still looking at them? Why don't you stop them quickly?"

Only then did the soldiers react and hurriedly pulled their general away.

"You bastard, let me go. If you don't spank me, I'll be looking for teeth all over the floor. You're so lawless. You even dare to scold me? I think you just deserve a spanking!"

"What are you calling me? Coward, coward, coward!"

Seeing the two of them starting to yell at each other again, Su Lie was the bigger one.

"All right!"

With a loud shout, Su Lie came to Xue Li with a livid face and said angrily: "Are you a f**king warrior or looking for trouble? Did you scold General Xue too? After all, he is also your elder. If the general knows, there will be You feel better."

After saying that, without waiting for Xue Li to speak, he came to Xue Wanche again and said politely: "You too, when did you get angry with young people? You are not afraid of people laughing at you if you tell me?"

"Okay, no one is allowed to make a move now. If anyone makes a move, I will tie him up. Do you really think I have no temper?"

"Come on!"

"General!"

"Keep them under guard. If they start fighting, I'll ask you questions!"

The soldiers suddenly turned into bitter faces. What is this?
After saying that, he ignored the two people who were still staring at each other and turned around to go to the tent. After a while, he saw him approaching with a skinned sheep on his shoulders.

boom!
"Look, what are you looking at? I'm talking about you. Go and light a fire!"

After finishing, he looked at Xue Wanche who was gloating about his misfortune and said with a dark face: "Go and collect firewood."

"What? Let me do the work? Su Lie, are you distracted? Do you dare to order me?"

But Su Lie didn't give any face, and said expressionlessly: "Come here, as a general, this person has violated military law. He knowingly committed the crime, and the crime will be increased by one level, and he will be punished with fifty military sticks. He will be executed immediately!"

"you dare!"

Xue Wanche felt like he was going crazy. Did Su Lie take the wrong medicine or something?He is the commander-in-chief, how dare he hit his own army stick?Did you rebel against him?
But before he could speak, he saw something coming towards him and subconsciously caught it. When he saw what it was, he immediately withered.

"Can't I go!"

After saying that and walking away dejectedly, Xue Li swallowed what he wanted to say and started living without saying a word.

What he gave to Xue Wanche was none other than His Excellency Wu Ying's military law commander card. He had been appointed by the general as the military commander of the Western Army long ago, and he was fully responsible for the military law violations by the generals.

If the two people hadn't made such a shocking fuss, he wouldn't have been able to take out this thing.

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