Ji Tang

Chapter 1216 Ji Song’s worry and Seld’s cruelty!

She is not a woman in a boudoir, she is Princess Pingyang of the Tang Dynasty, the commander-in-chief of hundreds of thousands of women's troops at that time.Encountering such an enemy, she had no idea how to defeat him.

Before, the opponent had no catapults and had ballistae suppression, so everything was fine. But now the opponent has firepower to suppress it, and all the crossbow vehicles on the city have been withdrawn, even if they are worried about damage.

Pingyang stayed in the courtyard for a long time. When the lights in Ji Song's room went out, he quietly returned to the room.

But what he didn't know was that Ji Song was just lying on the bed, eyes wide open, in a daze!
Damn it, what can he do now?Although it is based on the level, Dashi has a large army, plus the nine surnames of Zhaowu, and the newly conquered Sistan, Tochara, and Khorasan areas. If he is more ruthless, Dashi can completely use these people as cannon fodder.

He believes that this day will not be far away. Ji Yao from Balihei sent a letter a few days ago. The Great Eater has gathered young people in Khorasan and Persia. The purpose is self-evident!

Now it’s just an appetizer, the soup and dishes are yet to come!
He couldn't imagine that if Selder really used cannon fodder to attack the city like crazy, then he really didn't know if he could hold it.There is no unbreakable city in this world. If there is, then the price paid is not high enough.

He wanted to do something about the giant cannibal's food, but instead he muttered about Said, or the caliph who was a giant cannibal.

No one thought that as early as a thousand years ago, when Maimon's fleet was just defeated, Dashi had already made preparations in advance.After more than two years of harvesting grain, I was preparing to make a desperate move!

Its food reserves are enough to supply the other party for more than a year. If coupled with the continuous transportation, this time may be two years.

He didn't expect that the Caliphate would pay so much attention to the Tang Dynasty. He thought it was just a dispute over trade interests, but now it seems that his vision is too small. This is basically a battle for hegemony.

If they win, Dashi can completely defeat the Eastern Empire and destroy the remnants of the Eastern Roman Empire.It can even change the previous decline and completely suppress all kinds of dissident people in the country.

He is too familiar with this method, just like in a certain country in later generations. Whenever there is domestic turmoil, he will try to divert trouble to the east, provoke war, and divert domestic conflicts.

But now it has become a big food, and Datang has become the target of the other party's misfortune.

What a big spirit, what a big ambition, what a big courage!

The situation is at stake now. If we just sit back and wait for death, if the opponent uses cannon fodder to consume Datang's strength later, things will become serious.

He didn't sleep that night. When daylight came, he called for Daniel and said, "Take this letter and give it to Xu Jingzong. Tell him that at all costs, we must ensure that the army has food and grass for more than two years."

"At any cost!"

No matter how stupid Daniel was, he would have understood something, but since the head of the family didn't say anything, he didn't ask, carefully put the letter into his arms, and immediately went out.

Watching Daniel leave, he felt miserable. He knew that when his order was issued, the people of the Western Region would suffer after all, but what else could he do?
Just wait and make up for it later!
Pingyang also saw Da Niu leaving in a hurry. When he looked back and saw Ji Song's pale face, he was surprised and said, "What's wrong with you? You look so ugly? Are you sick?"

After speaking, he touched his forehead and said strangely: "No!"

"It's okay, I just didn't sleep well last night!"

In order to change the subject, he quickly said: "By the way, someone sent a snow deer yesterday, so I quickly had it cooked. It won't taste good after being left for a long time."

"Ah, if you hadn't told me earlier, I would have gone and taken a look first!"

After Pingyang left, he breathed a sigh of relief, but now he felt groggy. He turned around and went to his room to rest. He was not woken up by Pingyang until the evening!
The offensive and defensive battle outside the city came to an end again.

Perhaps they have found some experience. Compared with yesterday's sacrifices, the Great Eaters only lost less than 3000 people today. This was the result of the soldiers of the Tang Army regardless of the consumption of arrows.

Today, the cannibal offensive was even more fierce, and they attacked the city many times. Although they were defeated, Cheng Yaojin became more and more suspicious of the enemy's weakness. Is it really possible to continue like this?
There were more casualties today than yesterday, 300 people were killed, more than 2000 people were seriously injured, and [-] people were slightly injured.

Such casualties were unacceptable to him. This was because they were defending.The soldiers of the Tang Army who were fully armored were actually beaten like this?This was a little hard for him to accept!
But the facts were before his eyes, and he couldn't help but not believe it!
"Old Cheng, the situation is not good!"

Guo Xiaoke wiped off the blood or sweat on his face and said: "The people attacking the city today have changed. If you guessed correctly, this siege army is definitely a cannibal elite. Whether it is battlefield reaction or personal bravery, Nothing is the same as yesterday. I almost fell into their trap today, it was too dangerous!"

"It should be!"

"Tell the soldiers that our own safety is our top priority and we must form a military formation. We can't compete with the enemy. I feel that something is wrong with this matter. The cannibals don't seem to be in a hurry at all."

Recalling the situation over the past few months, Cheng Yaojin said with a solemn expression: "Since the 3 people attacked the city and suffered heavy losses, the other side seems to have stopped and has no intention of being anxious at all!"

"It was just that before. I thought I didn't want too many casualties in the siege, so I just thought of another way. But now they clearly have the advantage, but they appear to be extremely conservative in the siege."

"This is wrong, it's so wrong!"

Guo Xiaoke was a little stunned and said speechlessly: "Are you thinking too much? The enemy can spend as much as they want. They are working on an expedition. The longer it takes, the worse it will be. Time is on our side!"

But Cheng Yaojin was still a little uneasy, but he didn't know where the problem was.

I wanted to ask Ji Song, but there was no evidence. Apart from wasting Ji Song's energy in vain, it seemed to have no effect!
"Maybe I'm overthinking it. Okay, let's all go and rest. It's still early for this battle!"

So, after dark, the entire city became quiet again. Only the patrolling soldiers were walking back and forth. The light from the fire reflected on the faces of the sleeping soldiers, making them look so dim.
Big food camp.

Said called Amuwiye, Amul and others discussed, while Ogbai listened.But he can only listen, he is not qualified to speak here!
"Amuwiye, is there any surprise about the food and grass matter?"

The first thing Seld mentioned was food and grass. No wonder, the food and grass for hundreds of thousands of troops was simply astronomical.If the food area were not vast enough, it would be impossible to raise so much food and grass.

It took three years to prepare for the move, and most of the time was spent on the road!

In fact, Ji Song miscalculated. He did not decide to take action against Datang after the defeat of Mai De, but he had already started to attack Datang when he saw that Datang had an advantage at sea.

Because they knew clearly that once Dashi could no longer take advantage at sea, the navigation east of the strait would inevitably be lost to Dashi.So, preparations started at that time.

Since there is no advantage at sea, then take it back from the land.

As long as the sea passage is blocked, even if Datang is invincible at sea, so what?Still have to deal with Dashi.Because in the West, the Great Eclipse has completely blocked the maritime passages of Western countries.

But no one expected that Maimon would be defeated so quickly and completely.One hundred thousand sailors and thousands of warships were killed in one battle.Dashi completely lost control of the sea.

The navy is not the army. It takes time to build warships and a lot of time to train the navy. Rebuilding the navy requires experienced and capable generals.

But Maimon was defeated so severely that he lost [-]% of his naval heritage. If he wanted to bring the navy to its previous scale, it would be impossible without decades of accumulation!

This situation completely allowed the Caliph to see the situation clearly.

When the news came back to Dashi, the restorers who had been hiding until now were all ready to make a move.This frightened the Caliph, who knew that if the impact could not be eliminated, they would be struggling to cope with domestic unrest.Let alone attacking other countries, you can't even protect yourself!

Dashi built its country through war, and war is the meaning of its existence. Once there are no war dividends, they will collapse internally!

Therefore, domestic conflicts must be transferred out. This may be the first way for Westerners to deal with disasters.The idea is not to waste time and energy on solving the problem, but to pass the conflict and crisis onto others.

It’s so cute that you’re selfish!
Tang Dynasty, this great eastern country came into their eyes.Powerful and wealthy, this is the first impression of this Eastern Empire.But they didn't care. Since the founding of the country, what has Dashi not encountered?What kind of war have you not experienced?

Even if the other party is powerful, so what?
What was the fate of someone as powerful as the Eastern Roman Empire?Persia, Shulia, Armenia, Libya, and Misr all fell to the cavalry of the Great Eclipse one by one.

And according to the news he got, Datang's rule in the Western Region was not strong, the surrounding situation was complicated, but there were not many garrison troops, which gave him hope.

For this reason, they won over the nine surnames of Zhaowu and attacked the big and small Bolu and Tocharo.They even stored food in Persia in advance, enough to last the army for more than two years.This was accomplished with a huge expenditure of national power.

How many people are bankrupt and how many people die are not under his consideration, because except for direct descendants from the Arabian Peninsula, he doesn't care about anyone else!

When he came back to his senses, he only heard Amuwiye say: "Don't worry, Governor, everything is safe. We used to transport the food secretly. And starting from half a year ago, this road was completely cut off. No one knew that our food and grass were transported there." Under their noses, Mulu City.”

"Yeah, but you can't be careless. How many troops are there now?"

"Fifty thousand, all of them are our own people, and all of them are elites. In order to keep the secret, people who shouldn't know have gone to see Allah, please don't worry!"

Selder nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "It's ridiculous that Tang Guo thought our goal was this level. If the other party hadn't sent a catapult, why would I have wasted my time here?"

"But now the situation seems to have changed a bit. Do you think we can win here?"

Amul said: "It won't take long depending on the situation. We can take Ximen Pass in a month at most. If we take this place, except for the Wusun Valley, the entire Western Region will be our horse ranch."

Selder was a little moved, thought for a moment, but still shook his head and said: "No, the original plan remains unchanged. According to reliable information, the Western Governor of Tang State is here, and I think everyone is aware of his tactics. Although he is disabled now, he can still not be underestimated. With him here, we have little chance and don’t have to waste energy."

"However, there is some truth in what you said."

He looked at Amur and said, "I asked you to form a large army in Persia and Khorasan. How did things go? Is there any problem?"

Amul was stunned for a moment, and then said after a moment of silence: "Your Excellency, Governor, are you really going to do this? Many, many people will die!"

Selder's expression changed and he said indifferently: "This is not something you should consider. Please remember your position!"

"Sir, you know that's not what I meant."

"What do you mean? Huh?"

Said said solemnly: "Then you would rather sacrifice our soldiers than sacrifice them? Remember, you are the general of the Caliphate and a believer in Muhammad. For the infidels, these poor people abandoned by Allah, Not worthy of sympathy!”

"You stay, take Ogbai with you, and continue to stay here. You have one month to integrate, and then I will go north. I hope you won't let me down!"

Amul's face turned pale and he obeyed: "Yes, Your Majesty the Governor!"

He didn't go to see Amul, he believed that the other party would make the most correct choice.

"Amuwiye!"

"Subordinates are here!"

"You stay here to cooperate with Amul. I will leave half of my troops to prevent Tang Dynasty from counterattack. You must remember, don't be stingy and severely weaken the opponent's strength. This is very important for my action to attack the north. You understand ?"

Amuwiye was stunned for a moment, and then said firmly: "Don't worry, Amuwiye will not let you down!"

After hearing Amuwiye's assurance, Said looked very happy and said repeatedly: "Okay, okay, I believe you. Our Amuwiye has never disappointed anyone!"

"After the war is over, I will personally recommend you to the Caliph. I hope you will continue to work hard and never be careless!"

"Yes!"

No matter how hard he tried to hide it, he couldn't hide the surprise in Amuwiye's eyes. It would be such an honor to have Said personally recommend it to His Majesty the Caliph.

Who is the Governor?He was a disciple of the late Master Muhammad. Even the supreme Caliph had to think carefully about what he said!

After sending away the silent Amul and the excited Amuwiye, Seld showed a tired look.

"Your Majesty the Governor, you'd better rest early!"

Ogebai seemed to be a transparent person before. Although he participated in the whole process, no one took him seriously.Except, of course, Seld.

For this young man, Selder seemed to see himself when he was young.The same passion, the same recklessness.But it was this innocence that allowed him to bring it to his side and teach it personally.

"Wait a moment, Ogbai!"

Ogbai was stunned and said quickly: "Your Excellency, please give me your instructions!"

"Hey, don't be nervous. I just wanted to ask you what you think of what we just discussed?"

"Like the coming armies of Khorasan and Persia."

Ogbai was confused. He suppressed the shock in his heart and said carefully: "It is their honor to be able to contribute to Dashi and pay for Allah."

Selder looked at Ogbai with a serious face in astonishment, until he looked at him in confusion, and then burst into laughter. In the end, he laughed so much that he burst into tears.

"Interesting, really interesting, Ogbai, you are very good, really very good. Hahaha!"

The laughter was loud and loud, making the people outside the tent particularly puzzled. Although they didn't know why, it didn't stop them from laughing too. For a while, the Dashi camp was filled with laughter, and the entry into the siege went smoothly. Although they didn't capture it, But I saw the hope of winning. For various reasons, you can’t be too happy, right?

(End of this chapter)