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

When encountering each other on a narrow road, the brave will win, and whatever the sword points at, he will be invincible!
Two thousand Youzhou cavalry wearing heavy armor passed through the large food cavalry like iron swords.

After both sides turned their horses and started charging again, the Youzhou cavalry suddenly raised their swords and charged towards the enemy without fear of death.

The Mo Dao is the most famous straight sword of the Tang Dynasty. It is mostly used by infantry and heavy cavalry. It can directly split the target with both men and horses under high-speed charge.

The Dashi Cavalry mainly uses scimitars, taking advantage of the speed of the cavalry to quickly cut open the enemy's body at the moment of confrontation between the two sides.

Unfortunately, they met Youzhou cavalry wearing heavy armor. When the two sides passed each other, they only left a scratch on the Tang army's heavy armor, but they themselves lost hundreds of cavalry because they did not wear leather armor.

On the side, the regrouped Anxi Army saw that the Youzhou Cavalry had the upper hand, and their morale suddenly soared.

"Brothers immediately set up a formation of wild goose feathers and cut off the legs of the Great Food Cavalry!"

Gao Xianzhi wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, holding the Mo Dao in his hand and staring closely at the Dashi Cavalry who was caught in the melee.

The next moment, the four thousand Anxi troops were dispersed into hundreds of squads on the periphery of the battlefield, specifically picking out the lone cavalrymen to chop off the horses' legs.

Soon, with the cooperation of both parties, the Dashi Cavalry fell into a desperate situation.

"Havid, convey the order to retreat immediately, we can no longer be entangled with the Tang army!" shouted a bearded man with a white turban.

With the authorization from their commander, several Dashi generals hurriedly restrained their subordinates to withdraw towards Henglus.

After chasing for a while, Gao Xianzhi reined in his horse and stopped, clasping his fists at the man beside him.

"May I ask if you are brother Cao Wei, the fourth eunuch of the thirteen eunuchs?"

The man took off his armored mask and responded with a smile.

"General Gao has a good memory. He can remember my appearance after just seeing him once."

"Haha, thank you for the rescue this time, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable."

"It doesn't matter. We are all compatriots of the Tang Dynasty and should be united in dealing with the outside world. I wonder what General Gao will do next?"

Hearing this, Gao Xianzhi looked in the direction of Hengluosi with a look of reluctance.

"To be honest with you, General, the Battle of Henros is a rare defeat for this general. Although we cannot capture this city, we can continue to stay here to attract the attention of the big eater."

"Coordinate His Royal Highness King Yan's attack on Samarkand!"

Gao Xianzhi was one of the few famous generals in the Western Regions. He naturally had his reasons for making any decision, and Cao Wei did not ask too much.

"Since General Gao is busy with military affairs, Cao will not disturb us. We have to go to Samarkand to return to the team."

"Farewell!"

"Take care of yourself!"

Watching the two thousand cavalrymen leave with Juan Chen, Li Siye said with envy on his face.

"Tsk, tsk, what a powerful heavy cavalry. If our Anxi Army had such a team, we would have pacified the countries in the Western Regions long ago."

"Yeah, it's really rare to see a team like this fight with the Great Food Cavalry without blinking an eye." Feng Changqing echoed.

Glancing at his two subordinates, Gao Xianzhi sighed and said worriedly.

"You have only seen the fierce fighting of Youzhou's cavalry, but you don't know that there are as many as 50,000 such cavalry in King Yan. If a civil war breaks out in the future, it is simply unimaginable."

For a time, the entire Anxi Army was silent, and the silence was terrifying...

……

Salmahan, the Great Mosque.

"Come, drink this glass of arrack and let's drink together to the great food warrior!"

In the hall, several big food leaders with big bellies and white headscarves gathered together, all of them smiling.

Just now they received good news from Henglus. After five days of hard fighting, they finally defeated the powerful Eastern Empire.

"General Elton, thanks to you for sending an additional 30,000 troops to Henros, otherwise we would probably lose the war this time!"

"On behalf of the Dashi Empire, I would like to propose a toast to you!" Fataro, the general of the advance army, raised his glass with a smile.

After hearing these words, the big food man named Ilton put his right hand on his chest and bowed his head.

"You're welcome, General. My subordinates were only guided by God and have no merit in themselves."

At this time, a hook-nosed man from the side came over and patted Elton on the shoulder.

"My good brother, the general never offers wine to others. Please stop refusing. We don't have the chance to drink."

Elton hesitated for a moment and had to salute: "Thank you so much, General." After saying that, he drank the wine in one gulp.

Seeing his subordinate drink the arrack, Fataro had a smile on his face and looked at the people sitting there.

"Everyone, the reason why we, Dashi, were able to defeat the Tang Dynasty in one fell swoop this time, in addition to the bravery of our Dashi warriors, there is another person who played an important role!"

As soon as these words came out, all the generals were stunned and looked at each other.

"General, except for Mohammed and Harvey, everyone who participated in the Battle of Henros is here. What do you mean?"

Faced with everyone's inquiries, Fataro smiled slightly and clapped his hands outside.

"Respected General Ge Luolu, would you like to come out and meet with everyone?"

After saying this, the door curtain opened, and Ge Luolu walked into the hall with a smiling face, nodding and bowing to greet everyone.

Seeing the face of a Chinese man, the generals frowned slightly.

"Why is he a Tang Dynasty?"

"Haha, don't get me wrong. Although General Ge previously served in the Tang Army, he was guided by Allah during the Battle of Henglus and has defected to our Dashi Empire."

"If he hadn't secretly helped us fight back, the Tang army might not have been defeated so quickly!"

Fataro smiled slightly, picked up the wine glass and said to Ge Luolu.

"General Ge Luolu, in order to reward your contribution to the Dashi Empire, I specially appointed you as the vanguard general of the 12th advance army. How about it?"

Ge Luolu didn't expect Da Shiren to value him so much. He was excited and grateful at the same time, and he immediately patted his chest and said.

"Thank you, General, for your cultivation. In the end, I will definitely work hard for the great food efficiency!"

"Hahaha, General Ge Luolu said something serious. Come on, let's drink to the great warrior of Allah!"

After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Elton put down his glass and said.

"General, we have defeated the Tang army in the battle of Hengluosi. Are we going to cross Congling and go east to the four towns of Anxi?"

When this question was mentioned, Fataro's smile faded and he stroked his beard.

"As far as the general knows, tens of thousands of Anxi troops have been deployed in the four towns of Anxi. Their combat power is very powerful."

"If I hadn't promised the Tubo capital to protect Qimeng, I really wouldn't want to attack the four towns of Anxi."

"After all, our goal is Central Asia, not the distant Tang Empire."

While everyone was quietly thinking about the pros and cons of sending troops to the Tang Dynasty, Ge Luolu suddenly laughed.

"Generals, don't worry. The Han people have a tradition of internal fighting since ancient times."

"It is true that the Anxi Army is powerful, but their main task is to eradicate King Yan and his Youzhou Army, and they cannot take care of us."

However, as soon as he finished speaking, several violent explosions sounded outside the mosque.

Then the whole of Samarkand was shrouded in violent explosions. "Oh my god, what is this thing and why is it so loud?"

Several Dashi generals stood up suddenly and drew their Damascus swords, looking panicked.

Seeing his subordinates looking panicked, Fa Taluo snorted gloomily.

"Quiet! How rude is it to panic? Arden, please take someone outside to see what's going on!"

After Arden left, Ge Luolu rolled his eyes, slapped his forehead and said loudly.

"General, I know what this is!"

"Oh, what is it?" All the generals looked at Ge Luolu.

"This is a cannonball! A powerful gunpowder. During the Battle of Liangzhou, the Tang army used this to easily blow up the entire city, burying 40,000 Tibetan elites under the ruins!"

Speaking of this, Ge Luolu's face changed, and he suddenly turned pale, and big beads of sweat dripped down his forehead.

He remembered that there was only one person in the entire Tang Dynasty who had such heavy weapons, and that was King Yan Xin!

Oh my God, the one who is attacking Samarkand is Fan Xin, a legendary figure famous in the Tang Dynasty!

Sensing that Ge Luolu's expression was wrong, Fataro frowned.

"What's wrong, General Ge? Did you think of something terrible?"

After coming back to his senses, Ge Luolu swallowed his saliva and said with difficulty.

"To be honest, General, the one who is attacking Samarkand is most likely Fan Xin, the number one general of the Tang Dynasty!"

"This man is famous all over the world, his power is powerful in thirty-six and eighteen states, and he has many powerful generals under his command. We'd better retreat quickly. If it's too late, it will be too late!"

"withdraw?"

Fataro and the others were startled, then suddenly burst into laughter, even crying.

"General Ge, you are good at everything but you are too timid. A mere Tang Dynasty general can scare you like this."

"You must know that when I attacked Khan Basz, I defeated 3,000 with 500 men."

"What's more, we have deployed 350,000 large food main forces in Samarkand. A small fan letter means nothing."

"Come here, give us an order to defeat the Tang army that invaded us within three hours and capture Fan Xin alive."

Seeing that the big cannibal didn't believe him, Ge Luolu shook his head and said nothing.

It doesn't matter that these stupid and arrogant guys defeated 3,000 with 500. They killed 40,000 Tibetan elites alone.

Samarkand has been an ancient city for hundreds of years and is an important node on the Silk Road.

Whoever occupies this city can advance eastward to the Tang Dynasty, and retreat to the Persian Empire. It can be regarded as a strategic location for military strategists.

But at this time, Samarkand was plunged into billowing smoke and dust. Eighty thousand Youzhou troops were arrayed on the sand hills outside the city. Behind them, hundreds of heavy artillery were desperately firing shells into the city.

Use violent explosions to brutally harvest the lives of giant cannibals.

"Your Majesty, as per your request, we have planted flags and dummies on the hills around Samarkand, creating the illusion of surrounding the city."

Liuzi patted the sand on his body and said excitedly.

"Well done, tell the brothers to shoot as many shells as possible at the south and north gates of Samarkand, killing as many as they come out."

Long-term exposure to the sun has left Fan Xin's lips chapped.

Liuzi nodded, a look of hesitation flashing between his brows.

"Your Majesty, I have a question. Why don't we fire cannonballs into the city to kill more cannibals, instead of just blocking their city gates?"

Regarding this issue, Fan Xin spoke without any concealment.

"There are too many cannibals in the city, and our heavy artillery is far from enough. Instead of killing a few more people, it is better to block them in the city."

"Furthermore, I don't want to waste the precious Youzhou army in Samarkand. There will be a more dangerous war waiting for us after we return home."

"So this time we will focus on blockade and force the cannibals to surrender!"

"So that's it, I understand!" Liu Zi suddenly realized and was about to speak when something suddenly changed in the city.

A bearded man in armor led a group of cavalry out of the south gate and headed straight for them. It looked like he wanted to knock out the heavy artillery group and lift the blockade.

"Hmph, you don't overestimate your capabilities!" Fan Xin's eyes flashed with a fierce look and he waved his hand.

"Come here, bring me the mortar battalion and point it at this cavalry."

"Leave the remaining remnants to Jiang Ji's archer battalion and cavalry battalion to deal with!"

With an order, ten signal soldiers waved small flags with both hands to convey combat orders to various units.

Soon an army hidden on the western slope opened the homespun cloth, loaded the mortar with ammunition, and then ignited it and fired at the Dashi Cavalry.

Boom boom boom!
The violent explosion quickly engulfed the Great Food Cavalry. Before the smoke and dust cleared, the remaining cavalrymen recovered, and a dense burst of arrows shot into their bodies.

By the time Jiang Ji led thousands of cavalry to charge from the west slope, the remaining Dashi cavalry had already been frightened and ran towards the city desperately.

"Report! General Harvey is back!"

In the Temple of God, everyone who was waiting for news heard that Harvey had returned, and they all looked up and looked at the door.

It's just different from what they thought. Harvey did not bring news of victory.

After spitting out the blood in his mouth, Harvey knelt on the ground and said in a hoarse voice.

"General, the Tang army surrounded Samarkand. The three thousand cavalry led by the last general were slaughtered by the Tang people just as they rushed out of the city gate."

Pfft!

A mouthful of blood spurted out from his back, and Harvey fell to the ground dead.

Looking at his body, the whole hall was silent. No one expected that Tang Jun was so powerful.

After a long time, Fataro slammed the table and said with a sullen face.

"We have more than 300,000 Allah warriors, and we don't believe that the Tang people have the strength to surround us!"

"Ilton, you lead the cavalry and rush out immediately. I want to see what the Tang people can do to block us!"

"I will obey your orders!"

Ilton stood up and bowed, walked out of the hall and came to the city wall.

"General, our men were annihilated by them when they charged towards the south slope just now. If expected, their main force should be deployed there!" said the deputy general.

Looking around the south slope, Elton's eyes flashed.

It was obvious that the Tang army surrounded the city and wanted to block them in the city.

But besieging an army of more than 300,000 people requires too many troops, so at least one or two directions are false.

So where will the main force of the Tang Army be?

Thinking of this, Elton looked directly at Beipo and sneered again and again.

"Come here, order the army to march to the north slope immediately! This general will annihilate the main force of the Tang army!"

(End of this chapter)