The Tang people sharpened their knives and prepared to slaughter the big cannibals, while the big cannibals who were the objects to be slaughtered were in a panic all day long. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Especially when I heard that Zarahan was not killed in battle, but descended to the Tang Dynasty, everyone was dumb!

Muhammad Zarahan was an authentic Arab, of noble birth, a son of the great family of the Holy Land, and even he turned his back on the Great Food, so he still has it!

Someone told Caliph Abdul Malik that his relatives were still in the country, and that if he dared to commit treason, his relatives should be punished and convicted!

The caliph did not agree: "His family has six men who have sacrificed their lives for the country, what can I do with his family!" ”

After all, it was not bad for Zarahan's family, and it was rumored not to disturb his family.

The situation is rumored and rumors are flying all over the sky, all saying that the caliph is ready to resist to the end, and the Tang Dynasty will slaughter the city!

Taking advantage of the fact that the Tang army had not yet arrived and the siege had not yet begun, many families in Damascus packed up and embarked on the journey out of the city.

Some of their journeys went west, west to Egypt, and then to North Africa, and it was said that the safest place was the western corner of Africa, where the Tang people would not fight for at least ten years!

Some of them went south, returning to the Arabian Peninsula ------ the "Land of Longxing" to see if they could fight against the Tang people.

Anyway, I won't wait for death in Damascus!

There were more and more people on every road, ox carts, horse-drawn carts, and even sheep carts, which were too many to count, carrying dependents, cages, luggage, furniture, and property.

Damascus is the largest city in white clothes and food, with a large population, more than 100,000 people crowded on the road, slowly moving on, forming a sea of people, full of people, full of vehicles, livestock, can't distinguish the formation, and no one to control the traffic, everyone wants to leave quickly, but the slower and slower they run, the more mixed and chaotic, afraid of being enveloped by the black emotions of the people, people are panicked, frightened, terrible crowding occurs in the crowd from time to time, and then road rage occurs, every crowding happens tearing people's hearts screaming, tearing, pushing, scolding, As a result, hundreds, thousands of people were crushed down, trampled to death, trampled into meatloaf, and thousands of feet stepped over it.

Even if he gradually moved away from the capital, he became a part of the flow of people, drifting with the flow, being washed away, and having no purpose.

The Dons have not yet hit, and Damascus is in complete chaos.

Families are closed, and the market is extremely depressed!

The people reported the situation to the caliph, or some said that they should be allowed to enter but not to leave, and all the men were sent up to the walls to resist as best they could.

The caliph burst into tears: "They are not wrong, it is only me who is wrong, let them go!" ”

His words intensified the flood of people leaving the city, and before the Tang army arrived, those who could run away were on the road.

The glorious palace of Damascus has become deserted, and in the past there was a rush of people, people of all accents, all colors, and all dresses, but today, when the caliph called the court, three-quarters of the officials did not arrive!

The catastrophe is coming, and the decline of the white-clothed food empire is just around the corner!

Surprisingly, among those who did not come, there were still many nobles of heaven, that is, officials of Arab origin, who did not know the truth of the end of the eggs under the nest?

Therefore, the role played by Muhammad Zarahan is really not small, and the contribution is indispensable, and the Tang people even dare to keep him, and even let him lead troops (this is where the Tang army is hyped up), then the others naturally have nothing to do!

Even the officials who saluted in front of the palace were gone, and seeing that nothing was going on, Caliph Abdul Malik simply withdrew from the court, and only a few ministers were summoned.

He sat on a golden chair and listened to the garrison general Sassan's report on the city's preparations for war.

Sassan's face was indignant, and the caliph's face was calm.

He still has 30,000 loyal, loyal troops, but what about the rest?

Gone!

The army mutinied, fled en masse!

The barracks are empty, and participating in a war that must be lost is destined to throw away their lives, even the people who usually claim to be the most god-believing and patriotic!

"I am very relieved that you are still here," said the caliph.

"Your Majesty!" Vizier Hamadi bowed to him and wept: "Your Majesty, in this situation, there is only one way to go!" ”

"Oh?"

"Don't let the city go!" Hamadi's eyes sparkled and he said: "Go west, all the way to the end of North Africa, where Morocco, rebuild the royal court!" ”

He added one more sentence and said: "This is what the predecessor Vizier Kalkin said, and it was said by the predecessor Vizier Netu!" ”

Surprisingly, the caliph said, "I know! ”

"I also thought about it, one is to go west, and the other is to abdicate, but in the end, I ......" He took a long breath and said: "I must not evade my duty to the country, I will lead troops tomorrow to attack the Tang army!" ”

All the people were stunned by his words, and were dissuading, he stood up, clenched his fists, and said, "I have made up my mind!" ”

……

It was October 27, 696 A.D. (long live the Wu Zhou calendar), and the people of Damascus remember that day, the weather was very bright, the sun was shining, and the morning sun was full of sunrise.

Caliph Abdul Malik led 30,000 Imperial Forest troops out of the eastern gate to meet the Tang army!

All of them were serious, with a solemn look.

The caliph led 10,000 cavalry from Sassan, and followed with 20,000 cavalry, and he did not do any pre-battle mobilization, but simply said: "Warriors, today I will lead you to heaven/hall!" ”

As a result, none of the 30,000 cavalry was left behind, and all of them followed.

……

Twenty miles from the city, Sassan's army was stationed, and he watched as the dust rose in the east, shrouded in the air, swept and circled like a dark cloud in the wind, and came westward.

Obviously, the cavalry of the Tang Army was approaching, and soon, the face of the Tang Army appeared in front of the eyes of the big cannibal, and the silver flagpole with a banner with the word "history" was very conspicuous.

According to the military system, there is a silver flagpole to indicate the honor of "guard", and only the troops who have achieved many victories can get such an honor, in other words, the flagpole that kills a lot of big cannibals turns silver.

That's right, the one who came was Shi Wanchao, the most vicious thug under Wei Xi.

Today, he has obtained the right to attack first, and Wei Xi handed over the glorious task of attacking Damascus to him, and he also led the army in high spirits.

"There are a large number of cavalry blocking the road ahead, no less than 10,000 people, very elite!" Scout Fei reports.

"How do you know they're elite?" Shi Wanchao also asked with slanted eyes.

"They are all Arabian horses!" The scout replied shrewdly.

"It's so kind!" Shi Wanchao sneered and said, "Let's send them to their gods!" ”

"Great!" The sergeants laughed and looked relaxed.

Shi Wanchao excitedly led the army to see off the big cannibals, but was beaten up by the big cannibals!