Chapter 832: Losing Without Maneuver (Subscription Requested)
"Boom~"
A thunderous roar in the early morning exploded high in the air at the top of the cliff.
After the lightning and thunder, a gust of rain followed, crackling on people's faces, and a slight pain could be felt.
"Why is it raining?"
Bai Hualin raised his head at the right time, and was dumbfounded when he saw the dark clouds that had not dispersed in the sky: "Did we make a fire to bring down this rain?" ”
The fire in the deep valley formed hot air that rushed downward.
It just so happened that dark clouds had gathered recently, and this was a plateau area, and the water vapor on the plateau condensed into rain, so it didn't just fall so suddenly.
"We're lucky, the rain came a little late."
Dawn squinted her eyes and nodded, she had actually factored this rain into the whole plan, and for this reason, she had all the soldiers and horses of Dori outside the valley.
If it rained before it burned, she wouldn't have allowed the Arab cavalry to escape.
And now.
It had been burning all night, and the thousands of soldiers who had sporadically climbed over the obstacles to break through were all killed at the mouth of the valley by the Qarlu troops, and the overall situation had been decided, and Dawn could send people to clean up the battlefield with peace of mind.
By the way, report to Mo Xiaobai.
When the soldiers and horses at the top of the mountain slowly descended the mountain, clearing the barricades into the valley in the heavy rain to do the final sweeping work, almost all they saw were charred corpses.
Unrecognizable, some have even been burned to the ground, leaving only some bones and fragments.
"This is too miserable." Bai Hualin, who had experienced a life-and-death battle and witnessed the killing of hundreds of thousands of Mongolian soldiers, had to cover his mouth when he saw this scene.
"Fire and water are ruthless, and it does hurt the peace."
Chenxi also showed a helpless expression, if she could make the enemy die more peacefully, she would not use such cruel and painful methods. But it's a pity that she doesn't have this ability at the moment, and she doesn't have this condition on the battlefield.
After the raindrops the size of beans fell, they were out of control, adding a lot of difficulty to the Tang army to clean up the battlefield. But the current result is enough to make any Tang army soldier proud, even if it is the Hu soldiers led by Chi Qi Duoli.
The generals of the Tang Dynasty were so terrible that the two fires killed the Great Food were all wiped out.
At this time, Blazing Duoli shook a thought, he didn't want to be an enemy of Datang in this life, just looking at the death of these people, he knew how painful it would be to be burned to death.
"Burned like this, it doesn't seem to have any good loot."
The pink skeleton who walked in with him fiddled around with a big sword, and then shook his head and said, "If it weren't for the merit of defending the city and the reward of two victories, we would have really lost money this dungeon." ”
However, as soon as the pink skeleton finished speaking, the rogue rabbit said, "Let's collect all these horse bones." ”
"Huh? What do you want those bones for? It's all about to burn to ashes. ”
"I'll tell you later."
The Rogue Rabbit didn't explain, and the pink skull pouted, and then began to work with the Alliance soldiers.
………
The next day, in the evening.
Mo Xiaobai, who was far outside the city of Talas, ushered in the double happiness since the start of the war.
The leader of the Qarlu tribe, Gary Lu, came to the Tang army camp with the first batch of cattle and sheep convoys, almost the front and rear feet, and the good news of burning the cavalry troops in the deep valley was also placed in front of Mo Xiaobai.
The worries have been lifted, and the new food for the army has arrived.
Mo Xiaobai rarely held a banquet in the camp to entertain the Qarlu tribesmen, and then convened his generals to discuss the matter.
"Ladies and gentlemen, there are frequent successes in the rear, and we, as the main force of the expedition, must also show some achievements."
Spreading out the rough map north of the Green Ridge, Mo Xiaobai pointed to the rear of Talas City: "Now that General Gao Xianzhi and the coalition army of the Oghuz Department has entered the hinterland of Huoxun Country, Cao State has fully occupied Shi State, and Kang State has made contact with Fengxiao and is ready to march on Anguo. In addition, the Dragon Slaying Alliance invaded Tocharian Xie City, and its lord Ye Hu took the initiative to ask the Tang army to help him break away from the Great Food and restore the country, and sent the warriors of the twelve tribes of Tocharian to participate in the battle. ”
"On the other hand, on the side of the Great Eclipse, excluding the remaining 100,000 people in Talas City, only Mulu City still has nearly 100,000 reserve soldiers and horses, as for the soldiers and horses of the Tubo Alliance, they will not be considered for the time being, their opponents are the Tang Tianwei Army and the soldiers and horses we left in the Beiting Protectorate."
The entire battlefield situation was already very clear under Mo Xiaobai's dictation.
Putting aside the battlefield in Dunhuang in the Western Regions, the alliance of the countries led by the Tang Dynasty in Central Asia has already shown its advantages.
The 100,000 soldiers and horses of Talas City did not dare to move, and it was very difficult for Mulu City to support several surrounding battlefields.
Li Ji thought for a while, and took the lead in saying: "Lord, in such a situation, Ji thought that our army could still stand still for the time being, transfer Yuwei and Xiao to ride to Shiguo, unite Cao and Kang to sweep the country of peace within ten days, and take General Gao Xianzhi south, so that the back road of 100,000 soldiers and horses is cut off, and Talas has become a lonely city." ”
"A lonely city cannot be defended, and this ideal will be understood by the great eater. But now that he has lost his most elite cavalry, and there are no heavy cavalry to sweep the formation to open the way, it is delusional for 100,000 foot soldiers to retreat safely. At that time, the lord would not have to make much effort to capture the city of Talas, and send troops to cover the pursuit. ”
Li Ji's words are remarkable, and he was not blindly excited because of another big victory, but found the weakness of the Arab army at this moment.
In other words, at this moment, the Tang Army has become a general trend.
"Li Guang and Huang Yan listen to orders!"
"The last general!"
"Ordered Huang Yan to lead 5,000 Yu Wei, Li Guang led 3,000 horsemen, and went to Shiguo tonight, and after meeting with the pen, he sent troops to attack Anguo."
"The last general obeys!"
Li Guang and the others came out to receive the order to hold their fists, and Mo Xiaobai spoke again: "Luo Shixin listens to the order." ”
"The end will be."
"Tomorrow morning, the army will bury the pot and cook an hour in advance, and you will lead the armed guards to go to Talas City to call for battle, and Yu Dayou will lead the soldiers and horses of the headquarters to fight with you. Remember, it is true to call for battle, and it is true to hold back the enemy so that they cannot leave the city. ”
"The last general commands!" Luo Shixin followed.
"Huaxiong, after half an hour, you will lead three thousand Weiwei to the north to receive the grain and grass of the Qarluq department and our army, and the rest of the generals will sit in the camp with me and watch the movement of Talas City."
After making some fine-tuning to Li Ji's plan, the people who would dream of it would clench their fists one after another.
The preparations that should be prepared, the departure that should be made, the Tang Army camp, which had been quiet for a long time, made a fuss again.
That night, the Arab players in Talas finally learned of the annihilation of the Grain Raiders. Anxiously sending the news to Abu, the self-proclaimed wise and brave governor of Khorasan, his face was as pale as earth in an instant.
20,000 raiding cavalry was his most hopeful card, but now the whole army has been wiped out?
Another defeat on the eastern battlefield meant that Datang's food and energy were continuously transported to their expeditionary army. The chaotic situation in the rear will inevitably affect the logistical supply of his 100,000 soldiers and horses, or even be completely cut off.
No way!
The city of Talas is undefendable.
Within three days, no, you must abandon the city and return to the division within two days.
Only by leading the army to return to Mulu City can there be a chance to calm down the turmoil on all sides.
As for the so-called 'revenge war' launched against Datang, although it was very reluctant, Abu also knew that he had lost.
There is no room for manoeuvre when losing.