Prosperous Tang Dynasty

Chapter 141 The Fiasco of the Battle of Talas
Watching the cavalry scattered and fleeing, watching the Modao Formation being breached, and the war situation reversed in an instant, Gao Xianzhi's eyes were red, and he wished to tear the defected Ge Luolu's troops to pieces.

"Master Jiedu, the army is defeated like a mountain, the situation is over, run away!" Li Siye said urgently to Gao Xianzhi.

Gao Xianzhi led the Tang army under his command to dominate the Western Regions and Central Asia, and he was not indecisive and could not afford to lose.The green hills are left without worrying about no firewood, the matter has come to this point, he is doomed and irreparable, the only thing he can do is to save his life first.

After all, Gao Xianzhi was a famous general, and he was very responsible. He first gave an order that each general led the soldiers around him to break out of the siege, and then led a group of soldiers around him to break out in one direction.

The Tang army fled across the board, and the Arab army and Ge Luolu cavalry chased after them.

On the vast grassland next door, from time to time, soldiers of the Tang army who were hunted down and died on the road could be seen.

After the defeat in the First World War, at least nearly ten thousand Tang soldiers were hunted down to death, and they stayed on the grassland next door.

There are nearly [-] Arab troops left in the dark, with black clothes and black chess. They stand on the border of the Tang Dynasty, looking at the territory of the Tang Dynasty in the distance, waiting to enter the Tang Dynasty as long as Commander Abmusth gives an order.

Abmus, the commander of the Arab army, stared at the territory of Datang in front of him, his expression was very gloomy, and his face changed a few times.

"Hey—" In the end, Abumus sighed, with a lot of unwillingness and fear, and finally didn't dare to order his army to enter the Tang Dynasty.

Originally, His Majesty gave him the final order to enter the Great Tang, capture the four towns of Anxi in the Western Regions of the Great Tang, and then gain a bridgehead to attack the Central Plains of the Great Tang.

However, he was afraid of the tragic victory in the first battle of Talas.

There are only 8000 real soldiers of the Tang Dynasty. If Ge Luolu hadn't defected, it might not be Gao Xianzhi of the Tang Dynasty who was defeated in the end, but Abu Musi.Even if they won in the end, the empire would have lost a total of [-] soldiers, of which more than [-] were the most loyal, most fearless religious fighters who could dedicate themselves to the truth at any time.

Over the years, the empire has sent envoys into Datang from time to time, and they also have some understanding of the prosperity of Datang. It is very unwise to enter the territory of the Great Tang, capture the territory of the Great Tang, or even attack the Central Plains of the Great Tang.

Datang is not an existence that the empire can perish at all.

In the end, Abmus waved his hand, and finally retreated with the remaining [-] Arab troops under his command, without actually entering Datang.

"Cowardly as a mouse!" Ye Hu, the leader of Ge Luolu, watched the Arab army retreat, said in a low voice, a little dissatisfied.

Ge Luolu rebelled against the Tang Dynasty and formed an alliance with the Arab Empire. Leader Ye Hu very much hoped that Abu Muss would lead the Arab army to take the opportunity to capture the four towns of Anxi in the Tang Dynasty. .

It is not for the leader Ye Hu to decide whether the Arab army will attack the four towns of Anxi in the Tang Dynasty. Now he is concerned about whether Abu Musi can keep his promise and help him, Ge Luolu, to annex Kuhanna.
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In Suiye City, Gao Xianzhi fled desperately, and finally escaped with his life.

In the next few days, more and more scattered soldiers would flee back to Suiye City. Gao Xianzhi made an inventory, and in the end, less than 3000 soldiers managed to escape, and 8000 soldiers went out to fight. A disastrous defeat unexpectedly lost more than 5000 people. For so many years, Datang has never lost so many soldiers in Central Asia and the Western Regions. The vitality of the four towns of Anxi has been seriously injured!
"Damn it, I, Gao Xianzhi, have never suffered such a disastrous defeat!" Gao Xianzhi was very angry, very unwilling, and even wanted to bring the nearly [-] soldiers who had escaped into Central Asia to fight the Arab army again.

"My lord, we are newly defeated and our soldiers are exhausted. If we fight the Great Food Army again, we may suffer another disastrous defeat. You should return to the Protectorate Mansion to recuperate, and plan again after the four towns recover their vitality. Don't worry that there will be no chance of revenge." Lieutenant General Li Siye tried his best to persuade him, he didn't want to see Gao Xianzhi suffer another fiasco due to impulsiveness.

Gao Xianzhi was just impulsive for a moment, and after being persuaded by Li Siye, she gave up her plan to fight back.

Gao Xianzhi took the disabled soldiers back to the Duhu Mansion to recuperate.

The total strength of the four towns of Anxi is only over 2 people. Together with the losses during the attack on the Shi Kingdom, they lost nearly [-] at once. This can be regarded as a heavy loss that the four towns of Anxi have never experienced in decades. It is impossible to hide such a disastrous defeat imperial court.

When the news reached Chang'an City, Tang Xuanzong was furious and scolded Gao Xianzhi as useless.

Although Tang Xuanzong was furious about Gao Xianzhi's defeat in the two battles of Shiguo and Talas, which cost him nearly [-] soldiers and severely damaged the vitality of the four towns of Anxi, Gao Xianzhi had outstanding military exploits after all, and it was impossible for him to be killed just because of one or two defeats.

Tang Xuanzong only reprimanded Gao Xianzhi severely, and transferred him from the four towns of Anxi to Liangzhou, Hexi, as the governor of Hexi.

The Jiedu Envoy of the Four Towns of Anxi sent another general named Feng Changqing to take up the post.

Feng Changqing had served under Gao Xianzhi's command in his early years, and he had a very good friendship with Gao Xianzhi, and his ability to lead troops was not inferior to Gao Xianzhi.

Gao Xianzhi was also helpless after being transferred from the Four Towns of Anxi. It might be difficult for him to take revenge on the Great Food Kingdom.However, for Feng Changqing to take over the position of Anxi Jiedu envoy, Gao Xianzhi was quite willing, and entrusted Feng Changqing with the desire to avenge the Great Food Kingdom.

After the defeat of Talas, the vitality of the four towns of Anxi on Datang's side was seriously injured, and it took a certain amount of time to recover, so they could not continue to compete for hegemony in Central Asia for the time being.

As for the Arab Empire, Abu Musi stopped at Talas and did not invade the territory of the Tang Dynasty because he was afraid of the might of the Tang Dynasty.Moreover, Abu Musi abided by and his promise to Ge Luolu, and helped Ge Luolu conquer the country of Rahana. Ge Luolu's territory suddenly doubled and became Central Asia, second only to the Arab Empire and Great Britain. Tang's overlord.

"The Battle of Talas finally happened. Just like in history, Datang was defeated!" Li Fei also heard the news of the Battle of Talas, feeling very emotional.

The Battle of Talas was not the first confrontation between the Tang Dynasty and the Arab Empire, but it was a turning point in the hegemony of Central Asia. After this battle, because the vitality of the four towns of Anxi in the Tang Dynasty was seriously injured, it took a certain amount of time to recover. After the vitality of the four towns of Anxi was completely restored, and when the Anshi Rebellion came, Datang really hurt the foundation of the country, turned from prosperity to decline, and completely lost the capital to fight for hegemony in Central Asia.Therefore, the Battle of Talas can be regarded as the last battle between Datang and the Arab Empire.

The Battle of Talas and Datang withdrew from the stage of the Central Asian hegemony, so later generations felt that the impact was far-reaching.The Anshi Rebellion is not far away, Li Fei feels more and more anxious, his godmother Yang Guifei protects him everywhere and treats him too well, out of his own conscience, it is very difficult for him to watch his godmother Yang Guifei end up miserable like in history , He always felt that he should do something about it, but what should he do.
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(End of this chapter)