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A captain rushed to the great chief Salai and cried: "General Lodar has been killed!"

"What!"

Sarai's eyes widened, and the news of his son's death made his liver and gallbladder split. He pulled out his sword, roared hysterically, and charged forward on his horse.

But Sarai saw that his cavalry was retreating, and he shouted angrily: "Why don't you rush out?"

Several generals complained one after another: "Great Chief, the sword array of the Tang Army is too sharp and has killed thousands of brothers. They are invulnerable and we have no way to deal with them!"

"You bunch of idiots, get out of my way!"

Sarai cursed his men and urged his horse to rush forward. He also saw that a hundred steps ahead, patches of cold light flickered. Their soldiers were like weeds, being killed in rows by the enemy. Almost all of them were killed. With one slash, countless heads flew into the air, and blood spurted out.

The whole valley was filled with blood mist, and their faces and bodies were wet, covered with blood. The hundreds of cavalry at the front were almost scared crazy, shouting in fear, crying and desperately running back for their lives, but they still There is no escape from death.

The bloody scene in front of him stunned Sarai. He momentarily forgot about the revenge of killing his son. At this time, a cold arrow shot past his ear. He suddenly reacted and shouted in fear: "Retreat! Retreat to the valley!" "

The cavalry behind quickly retreated, and the cavalry in front finally had an opening, and they all turned around and ran wildly. In just a moment, the Gallolu cavalry escaped cleanly.

An Taixuan felt regretful in his heart. He had just seen Sarei and shot an arrow, but he missed.

Ge Luolu's army suffered heavy casualties. More than 700 people were shot and killed in the first charge, and more than 1,600 people were killed in the second charge. In total, more than 2,400 people died.

Although the loss was less than 30%, Ge Luolu's military morale had completely collapsed. The cavalrymen squatted on the ground and vomited. Many soldiers hugged their heads and cried. More soldiers became dull-eyed and panicked. More than 7,000 soldiers People were in mourning, and morale was extremely low.

Chief Sare was at his wits' end and sat on the big rock in a daze. At this time, Sare's eldest son Tali and his son-in-law Kula discussed for a while. The two came forward to persuade: "Father, the Tang army has blocked the entrance of the valley, and we can't get out. Now the morale is low and the soldiers have no fighting spirit. Once the Tang army comes in, the whole army will definitely be destroyed. It is better to climb out of the cliff."

"People can go out, but what about the horses? Also, once the Tang army pursues us, we will not be able to resist it."

The eldest son Tali said anxiously: "There are many ways out. As for us, we still have a chance to survive and hope to escape back to the tribe. But if we are blocked in the canyon, we will all die. Father, don't hesitate anymore and give the order quickly." !”

"Father-in-law, give the order!"

Sarai looked up at the cliff. The cliff to the north was indeed not too high and could be climbed out.

He had no choice but to sigh, "Abandon the war horses and everyone climb out!"

……….

It was almost dawn, and the eastern sky was turning fish-belly white. After a night of fierce fighting, the soldiers of the Tang Army did not look tired and were still in high spirits.

Outside the valley, five hundred heavily armored Mo Dao troops and two thousand crossbowmen still blocked the entrance of the valley, and five thousand cavalry were also ready to fight at any time.

Li Ye's eyes were fixed on the mountain, waiting for news from the top of the mountain. If the enemy army was resting in the valley, they would immediately rush into the valley. If the enemy army was ready to escape over the mountain, it would be his cavalry's turn to show off. .

At this moment, several rockets flew into the sky from the top of the mountain, and the bright red flames were particularly dazzling in the sky.

The enemy troops began to flee over the mountain. Li Ye urged his horse to run in front of each group of cavalry and shouted: "All brothers, listen, the Geluolu people are Suiye's henchmen. This is our chance to get rid of our henchmen. We We cannot be benevolent as women, we must kill them all, only the dead Geluolu people are not a threat!"

The cavalrymen were so excited that they raised their spears and shouted, "Kill——"

Li Ye waved his long spear and said, "Attack!"

"Woo——"

The Tang Army's low horn sounded, and groups of cavalry were dispatched. Li Ye personally led five thousand Tang Army cavalry on horseback to the north. The mountains in this area were undulating and the terrain was complex. They had to detour for dozens of miles to find the enemy.

Pei Xiu stayed at the entrance of the valley and continued to monitor the enemy's movements in the valley to prevent the enemy from attacking from the east to the west.

An hour later, when it was already dark, the cavalry of the Tang Army finally discovered thousands of fleeing Geluolu soldiers between two hills. They were like migrating deer. Suddenly they found a fierce lion appearing behind them. They suddenly panicked and began to scramble. Run away.

"Kill--"

The five thousand Tang Army cavalry roared and chased the opponent. For a moment, yellow dust rolled into the sky, and the murderous intent was overwhelming. Looking from a high altitude, a large group of small black dots were desperately running away in front. A long line of cavalry behind them was getting closer and closer, and they were gradually chasing. On top of them, like a giant snake, it swallowed up these running little black dots.

The Tang army was dominated by Broken Leaf Cavalry and Ningyuan Army Cavalry. They caught up with the enemy. No matter how hard the opponent knelt down and begged for his life, they were as hard-hearted as iron and killed the opponent. The Tang Army began a one-sided massacre, killing corpses and blood everywhere. It flowed into a river and chased them for more than ten miles. All four thousand Geluolu people were slaughtered.

There were more than 7,000 Geluolu cavalry in total, and they were divided into two armies, the north and the south, and retreated. The Geluolu army discovered and overtaken by the Tang army was from the north. Geluolu, who usually returned hundreds of miles away, must have fled to the northeast. , it is for this reason that Salai and his son and son-in-law are in the southern team.

The feet were slower to escape. They escaped for more than 20 miles and were discovered by Tang Army scouts. The scouts fired signaling rockets on the top of the mountain. Not long after, the thunderous sound of horse hooves was faintly heard from behind. Tang Army was chasing them. Sarai was so frightened that he ran away desperately while being held by several soldiers.

It was also his fate that he should not die. At this moment, more than a hundred herdsmen on horseback suddenly came in front, driving tens of thousands of sheep. These herdsmen of more than a hundred people were the Geluolu people of the Talas River. , they were recruited by Sarai as logistics, and happened to drive 30,000 sheep over.

Sarai was like a man about to drown in the water who suddenly caught a piece of wood. He was so surprised that he drove all the herdsmen off their horses. His son and son-in-law and a dozen generals and soldiers got on their horses one after another, regardless of the life or death of the soldiers and herdsmen behind him. He spurred his horse to run for his life.

At this moment, Li Ye led five thousand cavalry to catch up and rushed into the enemy group instantly. The Geluolu people suddenly howled and screamed. The soldiers in front took off their armor and ran away lifelessly. Many soldiers who could not run quickly They knelt on the ground and begged for their lives, but what awaited them was the Tang Army cavalry killing them mercilessly, with cold blades slashing at their necks.

Sare still escaped with more than 300 of his men, but his 10,000 cavalry could not escape the pursuit of the Tang army in the end. The entire army was destroyed and died in the valley hills north of Asbrai City.

Although the Great Eater Khorasan Army failed in the first battle and lost more than 24,000 people, the coach Abu Muslim was not discouraged. He sent people from Kang State, Shi State, Mi State and He State to forcibly recruit troops. Four The Sogdian Kingdom originally wanted to be neutral, but the war situation no longer allowed them to be at both ends. They had no choice but to gather 20,000 troops and rush to Baishui City to help the war. In this way, the strength of the Great Food Army returned to seven Fifteen thousand people.

Abu Muslim was not in a hurry to go to war, but reorganized the 20,000 Sogdian troops, replaced all generals above the captain level, and replaced all Dashi soldiers as generals of the opponent, and then dispersed and reorganized.

Ten days later, the food army had completed its preliminary integration. Abu Muslim no longer underestimated the enemy this time. He led 75,000 people to fight together and once again attacked the city of Talas in a mighty manner.