"March!" Ashina waved his hand, and a neatly arranged group of soldiers marched forward in an orderly manner, heading straight for Khahanna.

Compared with the previous few days, the speed of the march has been significantly faster, for two reasons, one is that the rest has been completed, and the other is that Zhang Xiaosong, who was knocking on the "wall grass" in the Western Regions in front, has arrived at the predetermined position, and the armies of the north and south are attacking at the same time, so that the other side does not care about each other.

Judging from the intelligence, the enemy Zhang Xiaosong faced was a coalition army dominated by the Tubo army, while Ashinaxian's opponent was a coalition army dominated by the Dashi army.

After two days of marching, the Northern Route Army camped at a place called Wangfengpo, and this time the camp was a little different from the previous ones, the defense was tighter, and the number was smaller.

Originally divided into the front army and the middle army, now divided into the front army, the middle army, the left army, the right army and the rear army five parts, when Zheng Peng arrived at Wangfeng Slope, the atmosphere of the military camp was obviously much more serious, the camp not only set up a sentry post, but also dug a horse ditch around it, placed antlers, all the soldiers put on strong armor, there was no talk and laughter, one by one became serious and serious.

Thirty miles to the west of Wangfeng Slope is the Windy City of Palhanna.

It has been ten days since he set off from Tingzhou, Zheng Peng is the first time to see the city of Pakhana, saying that it is a city, in fact, it is similar to those remote small cities in the Tang Dynasty, the city is not big, the city wall is not high or thick, from the height of the past, from the scale of the house, it is a small city with a population of only a few thousand people.

It's still a very broken small county.

In fact, the cities in the Western Regions are very broken, and they are not comparable to the Tang Dynasty, mainly because the ethnic minorities in the Western Regions have not yet changed from their nomadic nature, and their hands-on ability and creative ability are far from being compared with the people of the Tang Dynasty.

The reason why Ashina Xian attaches so much importance is that the enemy has laid down heavy troops in Windy City.

Zheng Peng didn't know exactly what was going on with the Southern Route Army, but Zheng Peng knew that the first large-scale battlefield of the Northern Route Army was Windy City.

Standing on the high vantage point of the lookout slope, you can see the soldiers standing on the city wall and guarding it.

After looking at it for a while, Zheng Peng took the initiative to speak: "The soldiers are coming to the city, and the people in the Wind City are still calm. ”

Guo Ziyi took over the conversation: "That's right, the activities of the enemy's scouts have decreased significantly recently, and there are fewer and fewer people who come to receive the bounty. ”

Zheng Peng pointed to the soldiers on the city wall and said, "Those people should be the soldiers of the Great Food Country, right?" ”

At the top of the wall stood rows of strangely dressed soldiers, white domed helmets with a white silk scarf covering their mouths and noses, and a loop around their necks, wearing fish-scale armor, holding long spears, and carrying a small round shield.

It is very different from the shield of the Tang Dynasty, the shield of the Tang Dynasty is mainly defensive, and the shield surface is usually carved with various patterns, such as various animal face patterns, etc., and the shield of those people is very special, with a long and sharp thorn inlaid on it, which has both offense and defense.

Ashina Xian nodded and said: "That's right, those are the soldiers of the Great Food, and they are also the root cause of this disaster, Zheng Jianjun, you can see clearly, those people's scarves are white, if you guess correctly, our opponent this time is Gu Taibai, who is known as the fierce tiger of the desert." ”

Zheng Peng nodded and said, "It turned out to be him, I didn't expect to be with him so soon." ”

As far as intelligence knows, this time the Great Eclipse King Abdul did. Malik appointed the great general Ibn as the supreme leader of the East, with full responsibility for the eastward expansion, and Ibn had two generals under him, Muhammad and Qutaiba.

Muhammad's nickname is the Desert Cunning Wolf, the Desert Tiger is the nickname of Gu Taibai, the two of them each lead an army, the competition advances, the big food country has its own beliefs, but there are different factions in the faith, the scarves of Gu Taibai's subordinates are white, and the scarves of Muhammad's subordinates are black and gray, and they can be distinguished from their dress.

Guo Ziyi said with some contempt: "What kind of desert fierce tiger, now it seems that at most, it is a sick cat in the nest, and he is not ready to welcome us." ”

Juma ditch, moat, trap, antlers, etc., turned the entire Windy City into a huge fortress, the Tang army did not experience a large-scale battle from the departure to the arrival of the troops in the city, it is obvious that the enemy does not want to fight quickly, and is ready to turn the sweat into a quagmire, let the Tang army sink into the mud, and then drag the Tang Dynasty through the long supply line.

This is not a conspiracy, but a conspiracy.

Ashina said with a serious face: "The winner on the battlefield is the king, this Gu Taibai, who has been fighting in the river all the year round, is also a general of a hundred battles, and he will definitely not make low-level mistakes. ”

Speaking of the back, Ashina Xian's eyes showed a belligerent look.

Not only Ashina was high-spirited, but the generals beside him were eager to try, as if they were eager to rush up to kill the enemy immediately.

Zheng Peng noticed one thing: Tubo and Da Shi joined forces, sent troops to Khanna, and provoked the hegemony of the Tang Dynasty, and the people in Chang'an City were worried, and the imperial court was worried that it would plunge the Western Regions into chaos, however, after arriving in the Western Regions, seeing most of the soldiers, there was no worry and fear on their faces, on the contrary, many people showed a look of expectation.

If the officialdom wants to go further, the civil officials boil their qualifications, and the military generals rely on their achievements, if the world is peaceful, the swords and guns are put into storage, and the horses are put in Nanshan, where can the military achievements come from? Maybe the birds will be gone, and the longbow will be hidden; The cunning rabbit died, the lackeys cooked, and now that there is an accident in the Western Regions, the importance of the soldiers has suddenly increased.

"Boss, I'm willing to lead the team to see the details of the big cannibal."

"Give me 3,000 fine horsemen, and I will raze the little Windy City to the ground."

"The last general is willing to lead the soldiers and horses of his headquarters to explore the reality of Windy City."

"The chief manager, the warrior of my Guwu tribe, is willing to fight the vanguard."

Seeing the enemy, some belligerent soldiers couldn't help it and asked for instructions to fight.

Ashina waved his hand, signaled everyone to be quiet, and then said loudly: "Today is tired for a day, it is not suitable to fight, pass the order, all the soldiers rest early, recuperate, and ride on the wind city early tomorrow morning." ”

"Order!"

After the order went down, Ashina Xian arched his hand to Zheng Peng and said: "Zheng Jianjun, the two armies are facing each other, the swords and guns are eyeless, and the hidden arrows are ruthless, please Zheng Jianjun don't move around, it's best not to leave the camp." ”

With so many people here, Ashina Xian is most worried about Zheng Peng's safety, you must know that Zheng Peng is the emperor's envoy, and nothing must happen.

"Don't worry, I'll pay attention." Zheng Peng responded solemnly.

In fact, Zheng Peng knew how many catties he had, and he had no intention of killing the enemy.

Ashina Xian turned his head and glanced at Guo Ziyi, Cao Feng, Xu Shan and others, and said with a warning face: "If Zheng Jianjun has the slightest mistake, this chief manager Weier and others will not be spared." ”

Young people, strong and impulsive, most afraid of a hot brain will be desperate, Ashina Xian does not want to use this time to make extraneous branches.

"Order!" Guo Ziyi and the others looked tight, and immediately responded respectfully.

Ashina Xian not only cared about Zheng Peng's safety, but also reflected in his actions, early the next morning, there were a few more Ashina Xian's personal soldiers in the escort team, and Zheng Peng followed wherever he went, obviously with Ashinaxian's instructions.

Zheng Peng knew that it was Ashina's intention, and he didn't resist, so he followed Ashinaxian's side, as a bystander, to watch the first battle between the Tang Dynasty and the Great Food Army.

Finally, the time has come for the two armies to face each other.

In the temporary camp of the Chinese army, Ashina Xian looked around at the generals under his command and said, "Who dares to go to the city gate to call for battle?" ”

"The last will go."

As soon as the words fell, a general named Sun Kuan immediately stood up and shouted loudly.

Sun Kuan is the captain of Tingzhou Zhichong, who is good at using the nine-ring broadsword, and is a tiger general under Ashinaxian.

"Accurate!" Ashina Xian replied loudly.

Sun Kuan answered, walked out of the Chinese army camp, turned over his horse, raised his whip, and went straight to the main gate of Windy City.

The soldiers under his command went to battle, and Ashina Xian did not wait in the camp of the Chinese army, but went out of the big tent and climbed the ladder made of wood to watch the battle.

The ladder is about two feet and five feet high, standing on it, you can see the situation of the battle in front of you, what changes, Ashina Xian can command the soldiers by commanding the soldiers, with the command flag, blowing the horn or ringing gold.

Zheng Peng also followed up the ladder, so that he could see the battle situation in front of him.

Sun Kuan was very shrewd, riding his horse in front of him, as if he was not afraid of death, and when he was about a stone's throw away from the city gate, he stopped and shouted: "It is Sun Kuan, the captain of the Tang Dynasty, who dares to fight with me?" ”

Called the formation in the Shang Dynasty appeared, mainly because one side is very confident in their own force, want to kill the enemy in front of the formation to improve morale in the future, the most famous is the Three Kingdoms period Guan Yunchang, he is superior in force, the winning rate of the battle is extremely high, Wenjiu cut Huaxiong is the classic in his called array.

Seeing Sun Kuan so brave, the Tang army let out a burst of cheers, not only to cheer Sun Kuan on, but also to put pressure on the other party, forcing them to send people out to fight.

Zheng Peng looked at the direction of the city gate with a little excitement, and his eyes showed expectation: this is the first time to see someone call for a formation, and seeing the two generals fighting in front of the formation is definitely an unforgettable experience.

I thought that the big cannibals who had the intention of expanding eastward would send people to fight, Zheng Peng knew that in the Hezhong region, there was also the habit of calling for battle, and when the big cannibals came to the Western Regions, there must be an interpreter, and they would send people to fight in order to establish their prestige, but they didn't expect that what responded to Sun Kuan was a rain of arrows.

There was enough distance reserved in front, and most of those arrows flew for a distance, unable to land, and occasionally a few strong ones were also pushed away or dodged by Sun Kuan, and they were still protected by shields when they returned to the formation, and retreated to the position unscathed.

Calling for a battle is considered a failure, and the enemy does not respond at all, maybe they disdain, maybe they simply do not understand.

The Tang army suddenly broke out with a burst of sarcasm, and the soldiers standing in front of them made thumbs down mocking gestures to the big food soldiers standing on the city wall.