Tang Dynasty: The seventh rank of official residence, and you will be given the Ten Thousand People

"One day, if you cannot bear the torture of the court and confess something that is not beneficial to your husband, it is better to die now than to do that."

"This way the court won't be able to use anything against Prince Yan's Mansion."

Looking at the leg-stretching pill in her palm, Shangguan Wan'er bit her red lips with her bare teeth and asked with the last glimmer of hope.

"Sister, do I have to take this poison?"

Princess Yinzhu turned her back and did not answer.

Seeing this, Shangguan Wan'er laughed miserably, took the poison into her mouth with trembling palms, raised her neck and swallowed it, waiting for the poison to take effect.

However, as time passed, there was no response except a warm feeling in my belly.

This can't help but make Shangguan Wan'er feel strange.

"You don't have to read it. There is no such thing as a leg-stretching pill in the world. Those are jelly beans that little girls eat."

"What! Sister, aren't you going to kill me?" Shangguan Wan'er said with a shocked look on her face.

Princess Yinzhu snorted with a straight face.

"I'm just not going to kill you for the time being. Stay in jail and don't say anything. I will find a way to get you out!"

After speaking, he left the Dali Temple prison without waiting for Shangguan Wan'er's reply.

……

Eighty miles west of Congling (Pamir Plateau), a city made of clay and sand is located on the bank of the Hengrus River.

War flags were flying on the city wall, and there were many bearded warriors with black turbans on their heads.

In a desert town not far from the city, several Han Chinese wearing turbans and face scarves sat under tents and glanced at the city intentionally or unintentionally.

"Brother, this should be Henglus City. There are about 20,000 Dashi troops deployed inside. Do you want to report it to His Highness King Yan now?"

The leading Han leader shook his head and said with a frown.

"Not yet. We have to find out where Black Clothes' garrison is before we can send news back."

As he spoke, the earth suddenly shook, and then an army of black-clad warriors came from a distance with billowing smoke, and drove straight into the city of Henglus.

"Another ten thousand!" Seeing this scene, several Han people couldn't help but exclaimed.

Suddenly, a man in armor staggered out of the city gate, walked towards the stall, pointed at the noodles and muttered something.

"What did he say?" The leader scratched his head and looked at his subordinates.

"Go back to the general. He said he was hungry after drinking wine and asked if you could give him some bread." A translator who followed whispered.

"It turns out I want bread," the leader breathed a sigh of relief and handed the bread to the translator.

"You ask him where he came from? Do you need to bake more dough?"

After receiving the instruction, the translator handed the dough to the man who was eating food and said a few bad words about eating food.

Watching the bearded man return to the city, the translator whispered.

"Brother, this guy said they came from nearby Samarkand."

"Samarkand!"

The leader's eyes flashed and he said to several subordinates.

"You guys continue to monitor here, I'll go to Samarkand!"

After saying that, he took the camel and walked out of the town, and soon disappeared.

After about half a month, the leader returned to the town with chapped lips.

"Quickly, send a message to His Royal Highness King Yan and General Gao Xianzhi. We have found the stronghold of Black Clothes Dashi. It is in Samarkand. There are 400,000 people!"

"Yes!"

The subordinates clasped their fists, mounted their camels and ran towards the east.

……

"Report, there's an urgent delivery coming from the front!"

Inside the Congling camp, Fan Xin waved his hand to signal the generals to stop talking and look at the person coming.

"Let the messenger in!"

"Yes!"

Not long after the guards left, a Han man with dark skin and chapped lips walked into the tent.

"The general's subordinates from the Intelligence Department came here specifically to deliver the news of the great food event on the orders of the station commander."

Everyone in the tent became excited when they heard that news related to the black-clothed food had been found.

"Tell me quickly, what's the current situation of Black Clothes Dashi? How many soldiers and horses are stationed in Henglus?" Gao Xianzhi asked impatiently.

"General Hui Gao, there are currently 30,000 troops stationed in Hengrus, and its total strength is nearly 400,000, most of which are stationed in Samarkand."

hiss!
The generals took a deep breath, secretly thinking that there were so many people.

Seeing that morale was a little low, Fan Xin frowned slightly and ordered someone to help the messenger go down to rest.

Then he said to Gao Xianzhi: "General Gao, Dashi's army is twice as big as our Tang army. How do you think we can win this war?"

Hearing this, Gao Xianzhi thought for a while, stood up and cupped his fists.

"Back to my lord, the general believes that attacking when the enemy is outnumbered is the best way."

"The final general is willing to lead an army of 30,000 people to march into the desert and capture Henglus!"

"Okay!" Fan Xin slapped the armrest heavily: "You attract Dashi's attention from the front. I personally lead the Youzhou Army to kill Samarkand. We will attack Dashi from both front and rear!" "

War in the desert has always been about simplicity and directness. If you want to defeat the giant cannibal that is several times your own, Gao Xianzhi's suggestion is the best way.

After everyone discussed the battle meeting, they held a swearing-in meeting that night, and at three o'clock, the troops divided into two groups and swept towards the big cannibal.

On the ancient desert road, Liuzi chased him on horseback and said, sweating profusely.

"Your Majesty, there are only four thousand soldiers in the Anxi army, and the rest are soldiers from various tribes in the Western Region. Can they attract the cannibal's attention to Henglus?"

After glancing at him, Fan Xin hesitated and said.

"Let's do this. Let Cao Wei lead a group of two thousand cavalry to stay behind to help Gao Xianzhi secretly, in case things go bad."

"Okay, I will tell Cao Wei now."

Looking at Liu Zi's back, Fan Xin rubbed his temples. He didn't know what was going on recently. He was very flustered, as if something big was going to happen.

……

Call!
After a long-distance attack that lasted for more than ten days, Gao Xianzhi led an army of 30,000 troops to appear on the east bank of the Ganges River.

Looking at the city across the river, Gao Xianzhi's eyebrows showed a trace of solemnity.

"Listen, this general orders you to cross the river at dawn and attack Henros City!"

"We must capture this city as quickly as possible, do you hear me?"

"The last general takes command!"

Feng Changqing, Li Siye, Wang Zhaoming and other generals were about to lead their men to leave after receiving their orders with clasped fists.

Unexpectedly, a voice of doubt sounded.

"General Gao, we have marched all the way across the snowy mountains and deserts and traveled hundreds of miles. The soldiers are already exhausted."

"Now you are asking them to cross the river to attack the big man-eater. You didn't do that, did you?"

"Brothers are very tired. Can you rest for two days before crossing the river to fight?"

Everyone looked for the voice and found it was the tribal general Ge Luolu.

Gao Xianzhi said patiently and calmly.

"The enemy is outnumbered and we are outnumbered. Our only advantage is to give the Big Eater a fatal blow by surprise." "If Xiu Xiu is discovered by the Big Eater in a few days, then we will fall into a stalemate, and I don't know how many soldiers will die here."

Ge Luolu was obviously not satisfied with this explanation and sneered repeatedly.

"General Gao is worthy of being the military envoy of the Four Towns of Anxi. It's really easy to talk about it. You have only 4,000 Tang soldiers out of a 30,000-strong army, while our tribes have 26,000."

"It's not you Tang people who are tired, of course the general won't care.

Hearing these words, the hot-tempered Li Siye strode up to Ge Luolu and punched him in the face.

Since Li Siye was eight feet tall and extremely powerful, Ge Luolu fell to the ground on his back after the punch, with blood leaking from his nostrils.

"Aren't all the soldiers who lost their legs because they don't know that military orders cannot be violated? If you dare to shake the morale of the army with your nonsense, I will break off his third leg!"

Being frightened by him, several of Geluolu's subordinates who originally wanted to come forward to argue all hesitated.

"Okay, no internal strife before the war. General Ge, please act according to my command. When Henglus City is captured, I will let you have a good rest!"

After speaking, he shook the reins and rode towards the army. Looking at his back, several Tiele soldiers hurriedly helped Ge Luolu up.

"General, the people of the Tang Dynasty have gone too far to bully others. They simply don't treat us as human beings!"

"Yes, it's just a long march, but they actually asked us to attack Henros City overnight!"

Facing several complaining subordinates, Ge Luolu wiped away his nosebleed, a trace of resentment flashed in his eyes...

When dawn came, 20,000 Tang troops began to enter the water and wade towards the other side with their weapons raised high.

This scene was quickly discovered by the food soldiers on the city wall, and the trumpets were blown.

"Brothers, Henros is right in front. Take this city and teach the cannibals a lesson. Charge!"

Li Siye climbed up the river bank, let out a roar, and rushed towards the oncoming man-eater like a murderous god.

As Mo Dao flew up and down, a dozen large cannibal heads rolled to the ground.

Infected by him, the momentum of the Tang army that came ashore immediately surged, as if a sharp arrow had been inserted into the cannibalistic Chinese army.

"No wonder General Ilton sent 30,000 garrison troops to us. I didn't expect that Tang Dynasty would dare to attack Henglus City."

A big cannibal with a hooked nose and a white cloth on his head on the city wall chuckled.

"Mohammed, you don't understand the Tang Dynasty. This is a real giant in the East. It has a powerful army just like our black-clad giants," said an old man on crutches.

The man named Mohammed nodded in agreement and looked toward the west bank of the river.

There, the Tang army was gathering in front of Henglus City in a steady stream.

"Damn it, Gao Xianzhi, you just don't care about our difficulties, but you let me, the general, take the lead!"

After climbing ashore, Ge Luolu wiped the water from his face and looked at the battlefield with his eyes.

Suddenly his eyes lit up and he discovered a place with few giant cannibals.

"Quickly, follow me to the ruins in the southwest. We must occupy it as soon as possible..."

The Battle of Henglus was the first head-to-head confrontation between Datang and Dashi. Neither one wanted to be overwhelmed by the other, so the battle was extremely fierce.

Pfft!

After splitting the big man-eating man in half with one knife, Li Siye came to Gao Xianzhi and said loudly.

"General, we have been fighting with the Dashi soldiers for five days. If the stalemate continues, it may not be good for us! The general is requesting that reinforcements be sent immediately.

"Li Siye, what are you talking about? That bastard Ge Luolu didn't go to support you?"

Grabbing Li Siye's collar, Gao Xianzhi asked in disbelief.

In fact, on the third day of the war, he sent Ge Luolu to support Feng Changqing and Li Siye.

Unexpectedly, this guy disappeared!

Li Siye gasped and shook his head.

"No, I haven't seen him since the beginning of the war. This guy must be hiding."

"Damn it, I'll kill him!" Gao Xianzhi shouted angrily and ordered to the guards behind him.

"You immediately go to Ge Luolu and ask him to send troops to support the front line, otherwise you will be executed on the spot!"

"The last general takes command!"

Dozens of guards clasped their fists, mounted their horses and ran toward the battlefield, looking for the Geluolu tribe everywhere along the way.

Finally, Geluolu's figure was discovered in the southwest ruins of Henglus City.

"Damn it, this waste who is greedy for life and afraid of death is hiding here, drive!"

When they arrived at the ruins, the guard jumped off his horse and slapped Ge Luolu on the face without saying a word.

"Ge Luolu, how dare you disobey military orders and avoid the enemy in fear of battle! Tell me, how do you want to die!"

Being beaten by Tang people twice in one day, Ge Luolu was already resentful, but this time it completely exploded.

He stabbed the knife into the guard's chest and sneered again and again.

"Don't even think about wanting me to serve as cannon fodder! Come on, kill them!"

At the command, the Tiele soldiers turned their guns and aimed at the guards and stabbed them.

Seeing that something was not going well, several guards quickly jumped on their horses and fled from the ruins.

"General Gao, the Geluolu tribe has rebelled against the enemy. Please make a decision quickly!" A guard who was lucky enough to survive said hoarsely, covering his chest.

"Oh, God will not bless me, the Tang Dynasty!" Gao Xianzhi looked up to the sky and sighed.

The development of the war situation has become obvious now. Because of Ge Luolu's betrayal, the Tang army was in a situation where it was attacked from both sides.

Therefore, we can only retreat back to preserve our strength.

After making a decision in his heart, Gao Xianzhi ordered the retreat horn to be blown.

Woo woo woo...

Hearing the sound of the trumpet, the four thousand Anxi army's offensive stalled and retreated to the river in an orderly manner.

The Tang army composed of other tribes couldn't do it. When they saw the order from above to retreat, they rushed to jump towards the river.

At one time, hundreds of people died in the stampede.

"Hmph, after five days, the Tang army will finally be unable to hold on? Send the order to the whole army to pursue!" A proud smile appeared on the corner of Mohammed's mouth.

On the vast desert, thousands of Tang troops rushed towards Congling, with eight thousand cavalrymen chasing closely behind them.

"General, our horses can no longer sustain the long-distance attack. Will we leave the rear in the end?" Li Siye said unwillingly as he watched the pursuers getting closer and closer.

Gao Xianzhi naturally would not let his fierce generals stay and wait for death, so he refused without even thinking.

"No one is allowed to stay to break up the rear. As long as we enter Congling, we can hope to escape from the pursuers."

Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, the seated war horse looked up to the sky and whined, then fell to the ground with a thud.

Affected by this, many war horses foamed at the mouth and fell down.

"Damn it, let's fight against the big cannibal!" A group of Anxi soldiers said with red eyes after getting up from the ground.

"That's all we can do, prepare to fight." Gao Xianzhi smiled bitterly and pointed the Mo Dao at the rushing Dashi Cavalry.

Just when Anxi's army was preparing to fight to the death, the neighing of war horses suddenly came from behind.

Then a group of iron cavalry, mixed with the wind and sand in the sky, crossed them and rushed towards the big food cavalry.

"Look! It's His Royal Highness King Yan's Youzhou Cavalry! I didn't expect them to appear here!"

"Tsk, tsk, what a powerful combat force, they defeated the Dashi Cavalry's defense line with just one face-to-face encounter!"

(End of this chapter)