Great Wei Overlord

Chapter 1062 The Battle of Talas

Chapter 1072 The Battle of Talas

On the morning of June 44, Liu Ke led the [-]st, [-]nd Regiment of the [-]th Division of the Anxi Army into Beitian City.Liu Ke's policy in the Western Regions was actually secretly instructed by Ran Ming.When the Manchu Qing entered the customs, the army was divided into the Eight Manchu Banners, the Mongolian Eight Banners, the Han Eight Banners, and the Green Battalion.In wars, the cannon fodder and the Green Battalion go first, the Han Eight Banners second, the Mongolian Eight Banners again, and finally the Man Eight Banners.Through this kind of continuous consumption, no matter how powerful the enemy is, it cannot withstand such a large-scale consumption of cannon fodder.

Therefore, Liu Ke not only left Heda's surrender army, but also accepted the surrender of Kang Ju's army.At this time, the size of the servant army of the Anxi Army of the State of Wei exceeded the size of the Han soldiers of the Anxi Army. First, there were more than [-] shepherds from the countries of the Western Regions. "Like the Kangjujiang army, it is the cheapest green camp!"

After Liu Ke captured Kangju State, he gathered all the surrendered troops and reorganized them.Like the Zhenwei Army, two battalions form one army, of which six battalions are reorganized, and the left, middle, and right fronts are selected.After the surrendered army left the old and weak, they began to attack the country of Jieshuang.To attack the country of Jieshuang, Liu Ke used six battalions of the Xuanfeng Army, two battalions of the Zhenwei Army, and [-] horsemen from the Western Regions.In addition to the more than [-] Anxi Army, there are more than [-] troops in total, and it is falsely called an army of [-].

The Silk Road is actually not a single road. From Chang'an to Rome, it is divided and combined along the way.Geluoling can be regarded as a watershed, bringing together the northern and southern silk from Shule.But after passing the stone city, it is divided into three roads: south, central and north.The middle road is a smooth road. In comparison, this road will pass through forty or fifty small countries in Central Asia, so the tax revenue on this road will be as much as a cow's hair.

Large caravans have enough financial resources to bribe the defenders at various checkpoints along the route.But some small caravans took the southern route.As for the southern line, passing Kangju and entering the iron gate, although there is not enough water and supplies along the way, relatively speaking, no one cares about it.Some small caravans prefer to pass by this way instead.This road can lead not only to Rome, but also to ancient India.Liu Ke and Ye Xian divided their troops into two groups. Liu Ke led the army to the south line, with the purpose of capturing Tocharo by surprise.On the northern line, Ye Xian, however, wantonly divided his troops and captured the upper reaches of the Syr Darya.

Compared with the Tang Dynasty in this era, the international situation is obviously much better.Although the territory of Anxi Duhufu in the Tang Dynasty included today's central and western Afghanistan and central and southern Pakistan.However, because there was a Western Turk in the west of the Tang Dynasty, the central and northern regions of Kazakhstan today were not included in the territory of the Tang Dynasty.However, Liu Ke ignored this, and ordered Ye Xian to occupy as much space as he could.

On June 4798, [-] in the era of the Yellow Emperor, the forward of the [-]th Cavalry Division of the Anxi Army arrived at Julan City (now Taraz City, Kazakhstan).Due to the decisive battle between the Great Wei Empire and the Heda Empire in Stone City, and the defeat of its former master, the Heda Empire, Julan City surrendered to the Wei State without firing a single arrow.Both Ye Xian's and Liu Ke's strategies were the same, they selected young and strong men to form a servant army, and coerced them to attack.

In Julan City, the 150th Cavalry Division did not take a rest. It traveled more than [-] miles along the Taraz River to build the city of tax, and then [-] miles westward, it arrived at Taluosi, a large town in Shiguo. The battle of Talas against Dashi is famous.In fact, at this time, Talas was also a famous commercial capital in Central Asia, as famous as Samarkand.

Originally thought that Taluosi could be like other cities, watching the wind fall.I didn't expect to come here, but encountered fierce resistance.To say that the Shi family was defeated in the Central Plains, the more than two hundred thousand young and strong Jie people were almost slaughtered by Ran Min at that time.However, many nobles and leaders escaped from the Central Plains, and returned to the Stone Kingdom.These post-Zhao nobles were unwilling to fail, and used the wealth they had searched in the Central Plains to establish a secret organization, the Mason Association.

The Mason Society has a lot of influence in the Stone Country, especially they smashed mansions in the Stone Country, killed the rich, and divided up their wealth.When Ran Min raised his army, the Jie nationality was basically wiped out.Only a Jie tribe with less than 1 people, the Xianbei people who threw themselves northward to the Mongolian plateau, were not wiped out by the Han people.According to the original history, those who followed the Murong tribe of Xianbei helped them avenge and killed Ran Min and destroyed Ran Wei.After the Murong tribe entered the Central Plains, this branch of Jie people has been fighting wars under the rule of Xianbei.But Miyue's relationship didn't last long. During the Xianbei civil war, Xianbei people were killed abnormally, and the entire Xianbei nation was almost wiped out.But in this time and space, with the demise of the Jie people, the Jie people who originally took refuge in the Murong tribe of Xianbei quickly drew a clear line with the Yan country following the fall of the Yan country, bringing with them the Bainu, Dingling, Tiefu, Lu Shuihu returned to Shi Kingdom with a total of more than [-] troops.

After the establishment of the Stonemasons Association, through several years of uninterrupted efforts, the leader of the Stonemasons Association at this time is Liu Yan.Liu Yan was the son of Liu Zhu, the general of Later Zhao Longxiang. In the first month of 350, Sun Fudu, Liu Zhu and others assembled 29 dead men of the Jie tribe, intending to pretend to hold Shijian hostage in Yecheng, and then trap and kill Ran Min, Li Nong and others.However, if things fail, they will all be punished.Ran Min slaughtered his whole clan of Liu Zhu, but only Liu Yan was left out.Of course, it wasn't Ran Min's kindness, but Liu Yan, who was [-] years old at the time, often stayed in brothels. As a result, when Ran Min killed Liu Zhu's family, he was not at home, and he escaped from the city by taking advantage of the chaos.

Although Liu Yan controlled the entire Shi Kingdom, he did not rashly claim the title of king. Instead, he hid behind the scenes and sent Shi Cheng as the apparent leader.In fact, with the defeat of the Later Zhao Dynasty, the Shi family basically died out. This amaranthus is not the Shi family's clan, but Liu Yan falsely claimed that he was the grandson of Shi Xing, the son of the king of heaven.The specific identity is probably only known by Liu Yan and Shi Cheng.Amaranthus became the king of the Shi Kingdom, and when the Heda Empire was so powerful, Liu Yan did not dare to rebel against the Heda Empire. .

He originally thought that he could follow the Heda Empire's eastward expedition, lead the tribe and tribes back to the Central Plains again, and avenge the Ran family.However, the speed is impermanent, and the invincible Heda Empire in Liu Yan's eyes was actually defeated, and the defeat was very miserable.It's a pity that this world always has more icing on the cake and less help in the snow. Seeing that the Heda Empire is crumbling, Liu Yan has no intention of being loyal to the Heda Empire.But he was unwilling to surrender to Wei's army.

You must know that the hatred between the Jie people and the Han people is too great.At that time, the Jie people ruled the Central Plains, and there were more than 30 million Han people in the north. As a result, after they ruled for less than 400 years, they killed the Han people to only about [-] million.A full [-]% of the Han people in the north were slaughtered, and more than [-]% of the Jie people in the Central Plains were also killed by the Han people.Even if he surrendered, he knew that there would be no good end for him. Anyway, he had seen too many Jie people who surrendered were slaughtered by the Wei army.

Bewitched by the Mason Association, those Jie people, Bainu people, Dingling people, Tiefu people, and Lu Shuihu people who were not stained with the blood of the Han people also began to clamor for a bloody battle with the Wei army to the end.

After Liu Yan learned that Shui Jiancheng had surrendered, he immediately made preparations.Because the situation in Wei State is so good, it is inevitable that the Anxi Army will underestimate the enemy.As a result, as the forward of the 60th Cavalry Division, the No. [-] Fifth Cavalry Regiment, with more than [-] troops, entered Taluosi unprepared.Liu Yan ordered the defenders and key members of the Mason Association to pretend to accept the reorganization of Wei's army.There are more than [-] defenders in Taluosi City, but there are more than [-] members of the Stonemasons Association in Taluosi City.

There are four large battalions in Taluosi City, one in the east, one in the east, one in the north, and one in the south. Not all the Anxi cavalry from the 65th Regiment are stationed in Taluosi City.Only a few hundred people were left to guard outside the city. They did not forget the enemies outside the city, but they forgot the insecurity inside the city.

The facts make this understandable. In this situation, resisting the Wei army is purely courting death.However, someone just did it.The head of the 65th Cavalry Regiment declined the four beauties given to them by Shi Cheng, the guard of Taluosi City, but stayed in the barracks, sharing the same room with the soldiers.

However, Wu Yinglin, the colonel of the 65th Regiment, couldn't sleep late at night. He couldn't understand the situation during the day. In this city, he felt weird everywhere, like being watched by wolves.However, the defenders accepted the reorganization, and the defenders also opened the city gates. All of this was quite normal, but it made Wu Yinglin feel like he was hallucinating.

Half an hour ago, Liu Yan secretly recruited more than a hundred key members of the Stonemasons Association to listen to his orders.Liu Yan stepped forward and said: "Now the Han people have entered the city, and you all know that the blood feud between the Han people and us cannot be resolved. When so many people surrendered, they were all killed by the Han people. Now the Han people are not in the city. The killing ring is not because they are benevolent, but because their main force has not yet arrived here. Once they reach Taluosi, they will kill us. Do you want to be slaughtered by the Han people like pigs and dogs?"

"I don't want to, I don't want to!" Hundreds of masons will shout in unison.

Liu Yandao: "I don't want to either. Since stretching out the head is a head, and shrinking the head is still a knife, why not strike first. After you go back, recruit people, rush to the city barracks, and kill all the Han people!"

In the darkness, almost all members of the masonry association in the city were mobilized.Some Wei State patrol soldiers in the city were also killed by members of the secret Mason Association.More and more people sneaked towards the Wei Jun barracks in the city.More than 65 members of the Masons Association, plus more than [-] defenders, are more than ten times that of the [-]th regiment of cavalry.

By the time Wu Yinglin realized that something was wrong, it was already too late.The members of the masonry association who surrounded the barracks raised their butcher knives at Wei Guo.Numerous torches and rockets were fired at the barracks and Wei soldiers in the barracks.In a hurry, the cavalry officers and soldiers of the 65th regiment were shot by the rebel army before they had time to put on their armor.

"Look, battalion commander, the barracks in the city are on fire!"

A battalion commander outside the city hastily ordered all the soldiers, ready to rush into the city and bring out the main force.However, when they rode their horses towards the city, they found that the city gate was not closed.However, on the dark ground, there are countless barriers.The unprepared cavalry tripped over the horse rope one after another.These cavalrymen fell dizzy, and their heads were beheaded by the rushing Jie people.

The cavalry outside the city also suffered heavy losses and were unable to charge into the city at all.I had no choice but to report the changes in Taluosi City to Ye Xian.

The more than [-] Anxi cavalry in the city were unprepared and fell into a bitter battle.These crazy Capricorns are simply outlaws who don't know what death and fear are.However, the terrain in the city is too narrow, and there is no room for cavalry at all.Countless cavalry soldiers of the Anxi Army were hacked to death by the surrounding Jie people.

The bloody battle in Taluosi City lasted all night, and at dawn, Wu Yinglin almost cried after counting the steps.More than half of them were killed in battle, and because of the darkness and poor visibility, the consumption of crossbow arrows and grenades was very high.By this time it was almost exhausted.

Wu Yinglin didn't have time to grieve. He organized several charges, but failed to break through the siege. He didn't see the support from the army outside the city for a long time. It is conceivable that something unexpected happened.

Wu Yinglin rushed to all the soldiers and said: "This general was negligent and trapped all the brothers and the jeopardy. Ying Lin is sorry for everyone. If we die, we will die. At least it will not make these Jie people feel better. When our main force arrives, we will definitely do it for us." revenge!"

Wu Yinglin never thought about surrendering. Since he joined the Wei army, he didn't know what surrender was.Seeing that the enemy is outnumbered, there is only a bloody battle to the end.

Seeing that the Mason Society had paid more than 65 casualties, Liu Yan was also in a hurry when he was unable to take down the remnants of the Wei army with less than [-] people.He cut down dozens of leaders of the masonry society who were fearful of the enemy, and finally controlled the cowardly posture of his subordinates.At this time, Wei Jun's crossbow arrows reported to Xin, and the situation improved again.Afterwards, they took advantage of the opportunity of close combat to kill all the troops of the [-]th regiment by relying on their numbers.

On the night of June 65th, the 520th Regiment of the [-]th Division of the Anxi Army was surrounded by the remnants of the Shi family. After seven hours of uninterrupted bloody battles, all [-] people from regiment leader Wu Yinglin were killed.At this time, Ye Xian, who was in Julan City, knew about the accident.

Ye Xian was also furious, and immediately ordered Qi soldiers to lead 2000 soldiers from Julan City, 1000 soldiers from Shuijian City, and [-] soldiers from surrounding areas, and sent to Taluosi City.At this time, Ye Xian ordered the surrounding Anxi army to join forces with the descending army of the Western Regions to move closer to the city of Taluosi.

Liu Yan finally decided not to hide behind the scenes by massacring the soldiers of the Western Army of Wei Guoan in Taluosi, and began to officially go to the front.Shi Amaranth was still guarding the city of Taluosi, but at this time Liu Yan also tied more than [-] soldiers and civilians in the entire Shi Kingdom to his chariot in a sinister way.

The corpses of 520 soldiers of the Anxi Army were used by Liu Yan.He ordered people to cut the corpse into pieces and send them to all the people in the city to eat.As long as one person does not eat, the whole family will be killed.Killing people, especially for Capricorn people is not a big deal at all.However, eating human flesh does require a lot of courage. Some residents of Taluosi do not want to eat human flesh. Liu Yan put these people who disagreed on the fire and tortured them to death.Nearly 200 people from more than [-] households were killed in a row. Due to Liu Yan's lust, the whole city people participated in the cannibalism no matter what their thoughts were.

Liu Yan used this method to block the retreat of the people in the city.In addition to this extreme method, Liu Yan also used blacksmiths to create dozens of Chinese character models, and wrote "Ran Min is a dog".Brand these characters on the faces of all the soldiers in the army.Although most of the Jie people, the Bainu people, the Dingling people, the Tiefu people, the Lushuihu people, the Lite people, and the Sai people did not know Chinese characters or Chinese, but the generals of the Wei army must know these Chinese characters.Once they saw that the faces of these soldiers were insulting the founding emperor of Wei, the soldiers of the Wei army would definitely not accept their surrender.The soldiers of Shi Guo also had to follow him to resist to the end.

In fact, Liu Yan is also very clear that a mere Taluosi city cannot resist the army of the Wei State, even if the entire Shi Kingdom is added together, it will also be unable to resist the army of the Wei State.Liu Yan's original intention was actually very simple, to completely anger the people of Wei, let them massacre the city, and use bloody means to arouse the resistance of Central Asian countries.Even if he can persist in Taluosi for more than a month, the Da Da Empire will have enough time to mobilize elite troops from the Western and Southern theaters, and then avenge the shame on Wei Guo.

Liu Yan made himself the king of the Shi Kingdom, then abandoned the towns of the Shi Kingdom, gathered all the food and supplies in Taluosi, and prepared to fight Wei Guo to the death.

In fact, Liu Yan is not arrogant. Although Taluosi is just a mere city, its geographical location is excellent.Talas is a long and narrow area, the desert runs from northwest to east, the southeast is the Julan Mountains, and the southwest is another series of Talas Mountains, which surrounds this area.To the east of Taluosi is Shuijian City, and there is almost a hundred miles of desert from Shuijian City to Taluosi.Although this distance is not enough to prevent the army from crossing, it can greatly delay the difficulty of Wei Jun's water use.It is even better than the location of Beiqianquan, the capital of Shiguo (the area from North Kumarek to Mierji in Tashkent today).If Wei Guo wants to attack Taluosi, he only needs to attack Taluosi by force, and then he can get the water of the Taluosi River.

Moreover, the agricultural areas of Taluosi are basically in the west of the Taluosi River, and the state of Wei cannot obtain food locally.Whether it is Julan City or Shuijian City, even the country of Mi in the south of Shi Country (this does not refer to the United States), they cannot obtain the food supplied by the Wei army.

On June 21st in the Yellow Emperor Era, Baishui City in the northwest of Taluosi.Begin to relocate to the Talas as a whole.When relocating Baishui City, Liu Yanming polluted the thousand springs of Baishui City.The purpose is to prevent Wei's army from obtaining water in Baishui.Shuijian City was too small to supply the water needed by the army, and Julan City was too far away.In this way, Wei's attack became difficult.

(End of this chapter)