Ji Tang

Chapter 1198 The battle is imminent!

In the gorgeous summer, on the desolate Gobi desert, a huge army is marching forward. They are dressed in black clothes and black armor, like a crawling black beast.

During the banner hunt, the entire team could only hear the sound of advancing footsteps without a trace of noise. In silence, they were like ferocious beasts waiting to explode, waiting for their prey to appear.

Selder stood on the hill and looked at the army at his feet, feeling proud in his heart.In his opinion, this is the most powerful army in the world, bar none.They fought in the north and south, east and west, shouting to Allah, and they were never invincible.

The powerful Persia in the past made him famous, and the Eastern Roman Empire, which was so powerful that it suffocated the world, was also pressed to the ground and rubbed by him.Now, under his leadership, they will conquer the Tang Dynasty in the east. That will be his battle to reach the top of the world.

The sneak attack that day had long been ignored by him, and he only had murderous intentions. He wanted to let the governor of Tang know the consequences of despising him and despising Dashi.If possible, he wouldn't mind reaching their capital, Chang'an.I heard that it is the most prosperous city in the world, with a large population, even greater than Baghdad.

"Your Majesty the Governor, it seems that the Caliph attaches great importance to this Eastern Expedition. There are 30 troops, and they are all elites. I am afraid that all the elites in the country are now under your command!"

Amul said: "With such military strength, the governor of the Tang Dynasty will be surprised?"

He laughed as he spoke. Even he was stunned by the generosity of the Caliph. No one expected that so many troops would be sent.

I thought that having one hundred thousand would be enough to support the sky. After all, Dashi had many enemies.Not to mention that Baghdad needs a large army to protect it, but there is also some instability in the country now. To send out most of the elite at once is to use all our strength!
"His Majesty the Caliph is actually in a dilemma!"

Selder shook his head and said: "That idiot Maimon was annihilated at sea. The loss of soldiers was secondary, but the impact was too great. The forces that originally surrendered to Dashi seemed to see the opportunity and began to make moves. In addition, the Western Roman Empire That Constantine II, I need a sweaty victory to prove that Dashi is still the same Dashi before, and they can only be clowns."

"As long as we defeat the Tang Dynasty this time and completely enter the Western Region, all the forces will completely surrender to Dashi."

"What if we lose?" Amul asked.

Hearing this, Selder said solemnly: "We cannot lose. Once we fail, the consequences will be unpredictable!"

Amul opened his mouth, but the next words were not spoken.Because he also understands that if he fails, not only will all his previous efforts be in vain, but the big food will also become a joke and become the target of everyone's shouting and beating.

Therefore, Dashi cannot be defeated. Failure means losing everything!
"Tell Erlang to march another ten miles and set up camp!"

"Yes, Your Excellency the Governor!"

In the mountains only thirty miles away from Huolu City, a cavalry force of ten thousand people appeared here. Su Lie frowned as he looked at the map in front of him. Xue Wanche, who was eating barbecue on the side, took a look and stopped paying attention.

He doesn’t understand anyway, so when the time comes he will just be reckless and use his brain?How is that possible?

"You need to go out to eat, I'll be upset!"

Su Lie couldn't bear it anymore and shouted.

"What does it have to do with me that you are upset? Hey, let me tell you, stop doing these useless things. After all, they are already in other people's territory. They should be beaten and killed. Why are you thinking so much?"

Xue Wanche looked indifferent, thinking that this brother was unreliable after all. He originally wanted to kill enemies in the Western Region, but who would have thought that he would be sent out again.After that, his status as a coach was gone, and he became the subordinate of that bastard Su Lie. Thinking about it, he felt aggrieved.

wow~
Throwing away the map, Su Lie snatched half of the leg of lamb from the bastard's hand and ate it.He didn't burp until it was all in his stomach.

"Uh!"

"Don't be dissatisfied. The general doesn't let you be the coach for your own good. Look at your brain? Are you so reckless? Why don't you go to heaven?"

Su Lie looked contemptuous: "Do you really think that Dashi is your home? Even though most of the elite are gone now, what can we do with just ten thousand cavalry? Do you expect us to attack the city?"

"Then what do you say?"

Xue Wanche was completely lying down. He was not familiar with this thing. Anyway, his brother said that everything was decided by Su Lie. If he dared to disobey the military order, he would not be able to get any good results when he returned.

"you"

He was so angry when he saw this bastard, but there was no point in getting angry with this guy, so he could only suppress his anger and explain: "I wanted to go to Huolu City, but after the scouts inspected it, they found that there were at least [-] troops in the city. And there is a lack of cavalry, so the opponent’s general will only leave the city to fight in the field unless his brain is broken. Therefore, the method of luring him out of the city will not work. "

"Don't even think about attacking the city. Attacking the city with cavalry, I'm not that stupid yet!"

"So, now we can only go around it!"

rub~
When Xue Wanche heard this, he immediately became anxious. He pointed at Su Lie's nose and said, "Go around? Can you think of it? First tell us how we can go around? This vast Gobi desert is mostly no man's land. You let us go around it?" Past? What should I do if I get lost?"

Seeing that this guy was anxious, Su Lie was no longer anxious, and said quietly: "Who said it's no man's land? Lost? It's just a joke. Are you not completely sure that the general will let us attack behind enemy lines?"

"Who are you suspecting?"

Huh?
Xue Wanche was stunned for a moment, and suddenly said a little worriedly: "There are people on our side too?"

"Hey! Aren't you stupid? Can you guess this?"

Su Lie looked at this idiot in surprise. He didn't expect that he would know someone was here just by mentioning this idiot?
"Fart, I don't want to use my brain and waste all my energy. You have already said this, but if I can't guess it, then I'm really stupid. Tell me, what's going on? My brother never Fighting an uncertain battle, when was the foreshadowing this time?"

Coming back to the map, Su Lie pointed to a black spot on the map. "Here, the Black City of Bali, was a checkpoint in the original Khorasan Kingdom, but now it has become the territory of a cannibal. When the general came, he asked us to go to this place first, saying that someone would help us and then go west. All the supplies will be here, and a guide who is familiar with Dashi will follow us."

Whoa!
Xue Wanche stood up suddenly, his eyes brightened and said: "Then what are you waiting for? Why don't you leave quickly? Grandma, it turns out that my brother has prepared it for us. Just say, with his temperament, how could he put such an important task aside? For God’s sake? It turned out to be waiting for us here.”

"Don't worry!"

Su Lie stopped him, pointed at the map and said: "If we want to go to Bali Black City, our road will not be quiet. Look here, here is the territory of the cannibals, so we try to avoid marching during the day and set off in the evening. "

"Although this place is vast and sparsely populated, it is better to be discovered later unless absolutely necessary. This way we will have a surprise effect and have more time to arrange."

Xue Wanche was stunned, but looking at the territory full of cannibals, he nodded sincerely.He is reckless, but not stupid.They were going to cause trouble in the enemy's rear. If they were discovered early, wouldn't they become turtles in the urn?

Soon, after Gastrodia was dark, the two of them led Wanqi around Huolu City and advanced toward the northwest.
Former Khorasan Kingdom, Black City of Bali.

The Black City of Bali is located near the city of Mazar-i-Sharif.In ancient Chinese literature, it was called Lanshi, Balihei, etc. Xuanzang recorded that it was called Xiaowangshe City.Xuanzang once passed through this place, which was originally a major center of Buddhism during the Kushan Kingdom.This is the hub of east-west transportation and business is prosperous.It is an extremely important level.

Not long ago, this place belonged to the Kingdom of Khorasan, but since Dashi came out from the east, it was quickly conquered.But as the first commercial center to come into contact with the cannibals, it did not cause much war after the arrival of the cannibals.The Great Cannibal also needed such an important commercial city as a tax collection place, so no large-scale expulsions and killings were carried out.

Just when the war between the Dashi Empire and the Tang Empire was about to break out, this place became a paradise-like place. There was an endless stream of tribes and merchants who came here to trade every day, and a large amount of business taxes were collected every day, which made the country even more... The Sheriff who had the food pie here was grinning from ear to ear.

But in such a bustling city, there is a relatively quiet castle on the edge of the North City.Typical Persian Islamic architecture, white stone buildings.The dome construction is uncanny. Due to the influence of Persia and Cathay, the buildings here basically bear the shadow of Persia and Cathay.

The size of the castle is nothing in the city, it can only be considered medium.Castles like this are not uncommon in the city.There are a large number of wealthy businessmen gathered here, and rich people are everywhere, so it is not eye-catching!
However, if anyone who knows people from the Tang Dynasty comes here, they will find that they are wearing round-neck Hanfu, neat clothes, and sparse and meticulous buns. This appearance is incompatible with this exotic-style building.

This is a hall, and the person sitting high at the head is a middle-aged man with a slender face, heavy eyebrows, and a strong nose.He has Persian characteristics at first glance. If his guess is correct, he should have Persian ancestry.

At this time, the outside was already guarded by family soldiers, and no one could come in without his order.

Yes, he was the Ji clan member who followed the caravan to Persia after the separation, regardless of his family's obstruction.He was accompanied by three family soldiers given to him by the family master, which made him burst into tears of gratitude.

He is not a member of Ji's main clan, but a member of the side branch.He was just the concubine of his father's concubine. Although Ji would not discriminate in terms of education and resources, he knew that he was different.

When he came to Persia, his father was furious. This was the first time he had seen his father so angry.In his father's opinion, he was forgetting his family roots and willing to be humble.

But he has to do this. Although he has the help of his family in the Central Plains, his future achievements will not be too low.What's more, there are many foreigners in the upper echelons of Datang.

But he was not willing to spend his life like this. He grew up in Ji's family and then studied in an academy, which greatly broadened his horizons.Perhaps because of his mother, he has liked to inquire about Persian things since he was a child, and he is also proficient in Persian.

The clan has a collection of foreign books from all over the world, including Persian books. When the head of the family heard that he could speak Persian, he greatly appreciated him and asked him to manage the clan's book collection and take charge of translation matters.

When he was about to come to the Western Regions and was punished by his father, the head of the family stopped his father and persuaded his father to respect his wishes. He also gave him three legendary clan soldiers to protect his safety.

When he came, the owner of the family personally carved a plaque from the heartwood of a thousand-year-old ginkgo tree and engraved his name on it.He also told him that no matter how far away he was, he was still a member of Ji's clan. As long as he held this wooden sign, he could directly seek help from the clansmen in the Western Regions if he had any difficulties.

With a large amount of supplies funded by his clan, he came here disguised as a caravan. With a large amount of property, he quickly established a foothold here and developed.

At this time, in addition to the people brought from the Central Plains, he also had many members of his mother's tribe, including his uncle's family.However, for safety reasons, there are some things that my uncle’s family does not participate in the core matters.

Some of these people below are Persians adopted by their mother since childhood. They all grew up in the Ji family, so there is no need to doubt their loyalty.There are also three clan soldiers, who are now the family leaders of the Ji family branch in Bali Black City.In addition, there are people recruited from the Central Plains. There are both men and women among these people, and they are all people who can be used with confidence.

As a well-known wealthy businessman in the Black City of Bali, he has a lot of property, how can he not have guards?

With the training of three clan soldiers and the expenditure of a lot of money, a central guard was built with three clan soldiers as the commander and other Central Plains Han people as the backbone. There were [-] cavalry guards, and its combat power was to face thousands of ordinary cavalry. It’s not false either.

With Ji's connection, it is not easy for him to obtain Eastern goods that are difficult to find in the West.In this way, in less than a few years, he has become a well-known big businessman in this area. Many people need to get Eastern goods from him, and it is not a problem at all to make a profit.

"Have you read the letter from the head of the family?"

Ji Yao's calm face was very excited. He had read the contents of the letter, but he did not expect that this time Datang would send cavalry to prepare for a surprise attack on Dashi's rear.When he heard the news, he was shocked at first, but then he became thoughtful.

At this time, the elite cavalry of the Tang Dynasty had already gone east, leaving only some third-rate troops. There was no comparison at all against the elite cavalry of the Tang Dynasty.As long as they are not forced to a dead end, these [-] troops are enough to roam freely in Dashi at this time.

Everyone below was also excited, but they didn't expect the head of the family to still remember them.What they were asked to do from above didn't matter at all, they could do it casually.

Outside the city, they had a large amount of land. As people from the Central Plains, they purchased a large amount of land in the first year they came to this place, opened up wasteland for farming, and built manors and castles.

Now there is a large amount of food and grass stored in the castle outside the city. A supply of ten thousand is equivalent to nine oxen and one hair!

They were delighted that their opportunity had come. With an army of [-], they had no scruples at all about things they didn't dare to do before.Regardless of whether they will succeed this time, as long as they hide themselves well, when the army leaves, many things left behind will be theirs.

How could they not understand the thoughts of the branch family leader in front of them?How can he be a peaceful master if he can come here?Encountering this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity can save a lot of time in achieving their goals.

"Follow the orders of the family master, and the Persian Ji family will obey everything!"

Faced with everyone's statements, Ji Yao was not surprised. They and the Ji family were not only close clan members, but also had the closest cooperative relationship.Faced with the head of the family who was in awe from the bottom of their hearts and the leader who led the Ji family to the top, they were willing to obey his wishes and attach tail wings.
(End of this chapter)