Capital Datang

Qibi Heli has always been known for being calm and cautious on the battlefield. As long as the army he leads, he will send out elite scouts at all times. When the food army was twenty miles away from the village, it was discovered by scouts from the Tang army, and Fei Kuaibo reported to Qibi Heli to know about it.

As a result, Qibi Heli and Xue Wanche were all very excited when they heard the news.The big cannibals only brought [-] troops to capture Yazdgerd III. They didn't even know that they had [-] troops here. This gave them a chance to wipe out each other, and they could also take advantage of this confrontation , Estimate the true strength of the big cannibal.

At present, Qibi Heli ordered Xue Wanche to bring [-] troops to meet the enemy. The [-] troops they brought this time were all cavalry, of which only [-] were Han Chinese, and the other [-] were all Turks, Tiele people and other grassland tribesmen. People, this mixed Hu and Han cavalry is the elite of the Tang army. Many of them participated in the battle to destroy the Western Turks that year, and they have very rich actual combat experience.

Xue Wanche came outside the village with 2 people. Although he has a bad temper, he is very good at using troops. Even though his military strength is superior to the opponent's now, Xue Wanche chose to ambush and divided the 2 people into several teams to ambush , intending to catch the opponent by surprise after the Dashi army entered their ambush circle.

This army really didn't know the existence of the Tang army. They received a report that Yazdgerd III was in a small village in front of them, so they rushed over with the army immediately, and in order to catch him in one fell swoop The last monarch of Persia, the Persian general brought all his troops, but unfortunately he plunged into the encirclement that Xue Wanche had prepared for them.Capital Datang 607

The current Dashi army is mainly light cavalry.The weapons are bows and spears, and generally a dagger and Persian long sword are also equipped.As for the Arabian scimitar, which is famous in later generations, it is because of production and habit.There is no large-scale equipped cavalry, and only in some special cavalry troops can the shadow of the scimitar be seen.However, the cavalry cavalry who came to hunt down Yazdgerd III this time were obviously ordinary cavalry, and the weapons in the hands of the soldiers were mainly spears, bows and arrows. In addition, several teams used Persian long swords.

When Xue Wanche saw this unsuspecting cavalry enter his encirclement, several cavalry immediately rushed out, intending to catch the opponent by surprise.The big cannibal did not expect to be ambushed, so he seemed a little flustered at first, but the big cannibal general seemed very talented.After a few loud reprimands, the team calmed down, and then began to defend and counterattack under his command.

However, this Persian cavalry is no match for the elite [-] Tang army in terms of number, morale, and equipment. In addition, Xue Wanche's ambush is very clever, and he can increase the speed of his own cavalry. , just reached the maximum speed, which allowed the cavalry to charge extremely fiercely with the help of horsepower.

The cavalry of Dashi and the cavalry of Datang just met.Immediately, it showed a look of exhaustion, flesh and blood flew across the battlefield, and the cavalry of Dashi were quickly killed by Tang Jun's sneak attack and became a mess.Seeing this situation, Xue Wanche was also very excited.Commanding several cavalry to intersperse in the opponent's army formation, intending to cut the cavalry into several sections, and then eat them one by one.

However, he ignored the talents of the opponent's cavalry generals.I saw the big food general on the other side who was wearing leather armor and full of beard shouted a few times.Immediately gathered the cavalry around him who had not been dispersed into a squad, and then he made this cavalry squad the main one.Charge around the enemy army, gather the scattered teams, and soon gather thousands of troops.

Xue Wanche was also a little surprised to see how talented this Great Food General was, and immediately ordered people to wave the command flag, and mobilized a cavalry team of 3000 people to rush towards the Great Food General, preparing to gather the team that the opponent had finally gathered together. Break up.

But what Xue Wanche didn't expect was that the big food general was also a decisive person. Seeing that his subordinates had gathered thousands of cavalry, he immediately turned back and rushed towards the road they came from. That was the place where the encirclement circle was the most tightly guarded. But now the ambushing cavalry has rushed up, so the defense there has become a little weak.

The big food general may also have seen this, so he ordered thousands of cavalry under him to attack a little bit, but he didn't care at all about the collapse of the army killed by other Tang troops behind him.It was also under the decisive attitude of the opponent that the Tang army defending in the encirclement finally couldn't withstand the attacks of thousands of cavalry in turn, and was torn a big hole by them.

Seeing that the encirclement was finally broken, the big food general shouted, and rushed out with a few thousand cavalrymen under him, but he didn't care about the thousands of people in the encirclement.Although this method of surviving with broken arms is a bit cruel, it is undoubtedly an extremely wise decision when surrounded by the superior Tang army.

Even when Xue Wanche was annoyed that he didn't catch the other party, he also admired the big food general. After all, if he was in that situation, he would make the same choice.It was only after the war that Xue Wanche knew the general's name, Hou Zaifa Ye Man.

Perhaps Hou Zaifa? Yeman is known to few people in later generations, but to the Persians, he is famous, because a few years ago, it was this man who led an army of tens of thousands to finally gather Persia. The 15 army was defeated. Since then, the Persians have never organized a decent resistance, and even Yazdgerd III had to start a life of fleeing.

It was also that battle that made Hou Zaifa Yeman a nightmare in the hearts of the Persians, and Dashi knew how to take advantage of this advantage, and soon appointed Hou Zaifa Yeman as the commander-in-chief, responsible for destroying Persia I just didn't expect that this time the other party would come out to arrest Yazdgerd III in person, but it was a pity that the other party escaped in the end. Otherwise, if he could be caught, it would definitely cheer up the Persians. It will be easier to restore Persia in the future.

However, although this battle was a bit regrettable, overall it was a great victory. Hou Zaifa? Yeman brought more than [-] people and killed [-], and captured [-]. In the end, no more than [-] escaped. Thousands, and the opponent is still led by Hou Zaifa Yeman, so when the news came out, not only Yazdgerd III's spirits were lifted, but even some Persians who were already desperate were also inspired by it. There is also some hope.

However, Hou Zaifa, who returned after a big defeat, also quickly found out the truth. When he found out that it was the army of the Tang Dynasty who attacked him, his expression became very serious. As a Persian The commander-in-chief of the war zone, he naturally knows that Datang just wiped out the powerful Western Turks a few years ago, and now the entire Western Region has fallen into the control of Datang.

Moreover, according to some businessmen who have been to the Tang Dynasty, the real core area of ​​the Tang Dynasty is in the Central Plains, which is extremely rich, full of silk and porcelain, and is also extremely powerful in the military. It can be said that with the current national strength of Dashi, it is indeed not easy to take the initiative to provoke Datang, a powerful enemy.

However, not taking the initiative to provoke them does not mean that Dashi will be afraid of Datang, not to mention that this time the opponent ambushed them first, so Hou Zaifa? Ye Man reported the matter of Datang's involvement in Persia, and at the same time convened and scattered all over Persia The Dashi soldiers and horses quickly gathered a large number of cavalry, ready to fight to the death with the Datang army.

And while Hou Zaifa Yeman was convening the army, Yazdgerd III, who saw the hope of restoring the country, finally cheered up, and with the support of Qibi Heli, he began to vigorously gather the dispersed old ministry.

After all, Persia is an ancient country with thousands of years of inheritance. Although Persia has been beaten badly by Dashi in recent years and most of the country has been occupied, there are still many people who cherish their homeland. Therefore, in a short period of time, 10,000+ people gathered under the command of Yazdgerd III, and the strength reached more than [-].

In addition, Qibi Heli's army was not idle during this period of time. The Tang army divided into several groups and attacked everywhere. Taking advantage of the opportunity of the dispersion of Dashi's troops, they took back a large number of Persian homelands, and finally pushed the battle line to the front line of Nihavand before stopping. down.It is worth mentioning that the Persian army of 15 people was here at the beginning, and the tens of thousands of cavalry who were overwhelmed by the small force defeated the large number, thus losing the ability to resist. A disgraceful, yet depressing place.Capital Datang 607

However, after Qibi Heli's army advanced to the front line of Nihavand, the supply line of the mine manager at the rear did not allow them to advance any further. In addition, Hou Zaifa Yeman also summoned the army at this time. It is [-] cavalry cavalry who have already marched to the front line of Nihavand. Before the two armies confronted each other, the battle was imminent.

At the beginning of this war known as the Second Battle of Nihavand, it was indeed as tragic as everyone imagined. Two great empires that rose almost at the same time began to fight with iron and blood on the battlefield of Central Asia. In just three days since the start of the war, tens of thousands of people have already fallen on the battlefield. Generally speaking, Datang's equipment and training are slightly better, but the Dashi army has the upper hand in terms of numbers and momentum. Therefore, the battle was extremely tragic, and almost all the ground for several miles was soaked with blood.

It's just that what everyone didn't expect was that just when the war was about to reach its climax and a winner was decided, the big food side suddenly took the initiative to retreat and asked for a peace talk. Both Tang Jun and the Persians were very surprised.

After seeing the strength of the Dashi army, Qibi Heli also knew that even if he could win this war, it would be a miserable victory, so he finally agreed to the other party's request for peace talks.

But when the two countries just started peace talks, Qibi Heli saw a man in the military camp.It was also this that made him finally understand why Dashi was so eager to choose peace talks. (to be continued...)