When Chai Shao led the army to the capital of the Persian Sassanid Empire, he was warmly welcomed by a large number of officials from the Persian Sassanid Dynasty, as well as the personal greeting of the Persian Emperor.

To be honest, Chai Shao was also a little apprehensive in his heart, the first time he saw so many very white people, they looked completely different from the Tang people, if he hadn't seen Issam and these people before, he obviously couldn't adapt to it, especially when some words came out of their mouths that he couldn't understand, although he could understand that this should mean welcome, but he also felt very awkward anyway.

At this time, Issam had to act as the supreme interpreter and inform Chai Shao of the welcome words of their fourteen-year-old emperor, Chai Shao had not seen the puppet emperor Sui Gong Emperor who was used by His Excellency Li Yuan, so it was not unacceptable for this very young emperor who had no real power, but he was very curious about the few so-called advisers standing behind him who looked like traitors with a smile on their faces.

That is probably the "minister" in the concept of the Tang Dynasty, translated by Issam as a consultant, although I don't understand what this adviser means, it is probably the meaning of the minister, the emperor is hollowed out, and then he takes power himself, yes, what does the fourteen-year-old emperor know? When he ascended the throne, he was only seven or eight years old, and he didn't understand it. As an emperor, if you want to take power as soon as you ascend the throne, no matter how old you are, you have to be sixteen, seventeen or eighteen, and it is really uneasy to be too young, so there is a saying that "the lord is suspicious".

The little emperor looked like he was about to cry happily, and those advisers were obviously very excited about his arrival, which could be seen from the warm welcome ceremony they made, and from the faces of the ordinary people who welcomed them, Chai Shao could also generally see that they were indeed welcoming themselves, welcoming the Tang army, and it was estimated that they were frightened by the Arabs.

Along the way, Issam kept telling how brutal and capable the Arabs were. And always say that death is like home. Words such as not being afraid of sharp blades made Chai Shao feel a little strange, are these Arabs really so capable of fighting? Haven't been completely defeated? Or are they really that capable of fighting, invincible in the world? Why were these Persians so afraid of the Arabs?

Now I'm looking at the doorway. These people are really afraid. It's not a general fear. Also, the 300,000 troops were defeated by the other side, and now the capital is about to be taken. The emperor is about to cry, isn't the others? The Tang army came over at this time, which indeed gave them great confidence and comfort.

Therefore, after Chai Shao placed most of the army in the military camp prepared by the Persians outside the city, he chose Du He and his 1,000 elite cavalry as the army to enter the city, so as to show the might of the Tang Dynasty army and promote the national prestige, and the most elite cavalry of the Anxi Protectorate under Du He also lived up to expectations, showing the momentum of an iron-blooded hero, and the power was extraordinary.

"Huo Guogong of the Tang Kingdom, General Xiaowei of the Right Dynasty, and Chai Shao, the chief of the expeditionary force, have met His Majesty the Persian Emperor." Chai Shao just saluted the little emperor of Persia according to the etiquette of the Chinese army, and it didn't matter if he understood it or not, Issam was translating something on the side, Ula Ula's, Chai Shao was not interested in listening, anyway, the little emperor was very excited after listening to it, and took Chai Shao to their inner city, Chai Shao also followed, as for Duhe Wang Xuan Ce and Meng Yu and others followed, the army naturally had a place to go.

Chai Shao is actually very dissatisfied with this city, or the capital, the capital is only like this, not to mention other cities, their capital's defense force in Chai Shao's view is also Cheng dù of a state governance city in the Tang Dynasty, not to mention other historical cities, not to mention the fantastic super city of the Tang Dynasty, Chang'an City, it is estimated that if this little emperor sees Chang'an City, I'm afraid he will cry, right?

Forget about the city, along the way, except for a few guards guarding the city, Chai Shao did not see infantry in the regular army of Persia, basically all of them were cavalry, or cavalry wearing iron armor, and its equipment Cheng dù was not under the Tang Dynasty iron cavalry, but the iron armor was not as sophisticated as the Tang Dynasty, and the weapons were not as sharp as the Tang Dynasty, and the Persian iron cavalry was also equipped with strange battle axes, and its practical Cheng dù was not high in Chai Shao's opinion, and all of them were heavy armored cavalry, but there was no shadow of light cavalry.

It is the Persian war horse that gives Chai Shao a good impression, the war horses of the Tang Dynasty are almost the best grassland war horses, good at running, good body, tall figure, but the Persian war horses seem to be better than the grassland war horses of the Tang Dynasty, which can't help but remind Chai Shao of the legendary heavenly horses recorded in the ancient books of the Han Dynasty - sweat and blood horses, that seems to also come from this land, can it be said that the war horses grown on this land are more excellent?

Regardless of these, Chai Shao enjoyed an exotic atmosphere in the court, and enjoyed it with those young generals from military schools, and sighed at the extravagant life of the Persians, no wonder the combat effectiveness could not keep up, the corruption of the upper echelons will inevitably lead to the imitation of the lower echelons, and the low combat effectiveness of the army is a natural thing, without a strong leadership of the central government, the combat effectiveness of the army does not need to be seen at all, the embodiment of the combat effectiveness of the army is in the overall and team cooperation, and individual bravery does not determine the outcome of a war, after all, not every military member is Captain America.

In the evening, Chai Shao summoned the junior generals to his room and held a brief military meeting.

"In the past, I used to wonder why the Persians were so afraid of the Arabs, why they were so vulnerable to a country of four hundred years, but now I understand that under such a luxurious life, even heroes will become bears, hum!" Meng Yu rebuked with disdain, feeling very dissatisfied with the extravagant life of the Persians, especially the Persian high-level: "If the Tang Dynasty is like this, how can there be today?" ”

Li Zhen deeply agreed: "Although my father holds the post of chief of staff, he lives a self-disciplined life. I have only seen big fish and meat during the New Year's holidays, not to mention that in ordinary times, those so-called Persian generals are all bejeweled, but they are rich, but what is the use? What kind of general, don't you see, fat into a pig! Isn't going to war like being cut down?! That's a fart! ”

Yu Chi Baolin said angrily: "My father is just greedy for cups, the most in the family is wine, and then there is the martial arts training ground and eighteen weapons, where did you get so much gold, silver and jewelry?" Such a person can actually be a general. I really can't figure it out. If such a person had been placed in the Tang Dynasty, he would have been beheaded by His Majesty a long time ago. ”

Wang Xuance said disdainfully: "So the Tang Dynasty will be strong, and the Persians will decline to Si, the handsome." The last general will think that the Persians are unreliable. To fight. It is important not to hand over the task of helping the war to the Persian army, Su Hou Ye once said that he is not afraid of god-like opponents. I'm afraid of a helper like a pig and a dog, this kind of helper would rather not want it, but it will be a bad thing! When our army fights, we must leave enough reserves, and we must not expect the Persians to meet our expectations! ”

Cheng Chumo rolled his eyes: "As for their generals, I can fight ten of them, it is better to count on them than to count on pigs and dogs, Lao Wang, don't insult pigs and dogs, okay?" How delicious the pork is, how loyal the dogs are, you compare them to pigs and dogs, what face do you let pigs and dogs have to survive in the world? Not every pig and every dog is so thick-skinned! How troublesome it is to commit suicide if you can't figure it out! My favorite pork is my favorite. ”

Cheng Chumo's complaint made everyone laugh and agreed, and then Du He said coldly: "The Persians have declined to this point, and it is probably possible to understand that their failures are not all attributed to the incompetence of the army, but also to the failure of command and the incompetence of the generals.

We must not cooperate with the Persians, we must fight in order, not in priority, we cannot form a joint army with them, or they will take the lead and be defeated and we will go up, or we will go directly to us, and we will overthrow the Arabs and let them cut off their heads, and we must not cooperate with them, if they break us up on the battlefield, it will be more troublesome, and it will disturb the army. ”

Chai Shao made a concluding speech: "Indeed, I am not afraid of powerful opponents, I am afraid of the helpers of bad things, I now think that the army brought over seems to be less, if there are 100,000 people, you can take 70,000 people as the main force, 30,000 people as the rear army, maybe it will be better, but, now, it can only be like this, although the Persians are incompetent, but there will always be an elite army, and they have at least a group of soldiers and horses, and it is not too difficult to find something that can be fought in that batch."

The next time there is a war, let the Persians fight in the front, we are in the rear, wait for us to find out the specific combat methods and combat effectiveness of the Arabs, and then go to fight with the Arabs, it is said that the current commander is the man called Khalid, he is a very powerful general, he has fought dozens of battles and has not lost, not only with the Persians, but also with the Romans, it seems that he is a good opponent, we must be cautious. ”

The young generals said in unison: "The last general obeys the order!" ”

On the third day of arriving in the capital of the Persians, Chai Shao proposed to watch the battle on the spot, not the battle between the Tang army and the Arab army, but to watch how the Persians fought with the Arabs on the front line, and also to see the tactics of the Arabs and their ranks and weapons, etc., knowing themselves and knowing their opponents, and being invincible in a hundred battles, although Issam said a lot, but it was still not as good as seeing it with his own eyes, after seeing it, he could formulate appropriate tactics and clean up the Arabs.

The little emperor was very happy, he was being said by those advisers to be a little worried that the Tang army was unwilling to fight, and was still thinking about how to persuade the Tang army to fight, but now that they took the initiative, it would be better, the little emperor immediately arranged for the generals of the Tang Dynasty to go to the front line to observe the Arabs' battles, and now the third line of defense has not been breached, but the Arabs' attacks are non-stop every day, and the Persians are fighting very hard.

After arriving at the front line, Chai Shao had a general understanding of the battles between these other countries and races, and he felt a little strange about the Arabs, he felt that he had been deceived by Isam, this is what he called the invincible Arab army? This is what he calls a vicious and brutal heretic? What is the pagan Chai Shao does not yet understand, but the brutality and ferocity are understandable, these Arabs are really invincible?

Basically all infantry, rarely see cavalry, even if it is cavalry, it is rarely war horses, more camels, he has seen the camels used by the merchants! Right! Camel! And not to fight on it, but to get off the horse and fight on it! Yes, the Chinese cavalry tactics of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the Chinese cavalry tactics of nearly a thousand years ago! There is no armor, armor is rarely seen, those who wear armor are people who do not go to the front line to fight on horses or camels, it is estimated that they are leaders, and the armor worn by those who fight on the front line is very similar to that of the Persians, it is estimated that it was captured, and they themselves have no armor at all...... (To be continued......)