The Prince of Persia did not give orders to capture the Persian soldiers who escaped. He had no choice but to face the current situation. In order to save the kingdom of Persia, he felt that he was incompetent.
Belus had already become the king of Persia before the Persian capital was destroyed. From the perspective of those in power, no one wanted to be the king of a subjugated country.
After reorganizing these days in Maha City, another person visited Maha City.
He brought with him three thousand slaves who had escaped from Persia.
Xue Rengui looked at this familiar guest. He was none other than Anyan Yan, a businessman from the Western Regions who was currently traveling around the Western countries selling grain.
The man covered his mouth and nose with a piece of cloth and saluted Xue Rengui and Wang Xuance, "Two generals of the Tang Dynasty, these escaped slaves can be used to do some cool labor in the city."
Xue Rengui nodded and said, "We can't afford so many slaves."
Anyanyan bowed and replied: "This is for Tang Jun. No money is needed."
Now we still need to build city defenses, which requires manpower. Naturally, the more the better. We must be ready to face the attack of the cannibal at any time.
Wang Xuance walked aside and looked at these slaves, "Giving it to Tang Jun? Are you so kind?"
Anyan Yan smiled shamefully, "I also hope that the two generals can stop the cannibals. Only by guarding the Amu Darya River can my business continue. We all work for Zhang Shangshu."
They are all working for Zhang Shangshu. This sentence is what Xue Rengui and Wang Xuance heard most here.
So does Ashinadur, so does the Gaochang people, and so does the businessman from the Western Regions in front of me.
The Diplomatic Academy has many arrangements in the Western Regions. Perhaps Zhang Yang had already expected that Persia would be destroyed, so he arranged a lot of manpower.
With this layout, the people of the Tang Dynasty could freely travel through the Western Regions.
The sunshine here is still very strong, Wang Xuance said again: "Thank you very much."
The people in Maha City are already complicated, so it would be good if they don't mutiny at the moment.
Anyan Yan added: "I will keep an eye on them. I hope the two generals will allow them to come down to the city to rest for a few days."
As he spoke, he took out another roll of sheepskin and said, "This is a diagram I bought from a fleeing Persian businessman. This is a diagram of the battle formations used by the cannibals during their wars. They used this type of diagram when they attacked Persia.
Battle formation.”
Xue Rengui reached out and grabbed the drawing. He carefully looked at the battle formation on the drawing.
Anyan Yan added: "The Great Cannibal is barbaric and aggressive. According to what I know, the Great Cannibal tied the surrendered Persians to wooden stakes and then blasted them into the wilderness. More than 30,000 people were killed near the capital of Persia.
People are being tortured alive like this, and this kind of behavior is outraged by both humans and gods."
This descendant of the ninth Zhaowu surname named An, his Guanzhong dialect is particularly good.
He added: "I came here because of another thing. Originally, I was working in the hands of Yehu Khan. After General Xue wiped out the Tianshan Mountains, Nishu Khan fled to the west. He joined the cannibals. I
I want to see him die."
Ashinadur knew Anyanyan, and the two of them just glanced at each other and didn't say much.
Next time, another group of Tubo people came to Maha City. These people were sent by Lu Dongzan.
More and more people came, and in just half a month, the number of people capable of fighting in Maha City increased from the original 10,000 to 20,000.
Under the arrangement of Xue Rengui and Wang Xuance, as long as they help garrison in Maha City, the Tang army can give them a bite to eat.
More and more people are gathering here, most of them are people who have escaped from the Persian capital. They have difficulty surviving outside, and they will not end well if they join the cannibals. The cannibals are very cruel to the prisoners of war who surrender.
Many forces gathered on the banks of the Amu Darya River, and for a while everyone placed their hopes on the Tang people.
I hope that the legendary powerful Tang people can repel the giant cannibals.
Anyanyan was responsible for the food and weapons in the city. As a businessman from the Western Regions, he showed his huge connections and resource strength.
This allows him to provide enough food and even spirits that are only available in the Central Plains, no matter how large the population is in Maha City.
He could even find out about the situation in Tianzhu and Tubo.
The four countries of Tianzhu are actually working on their own affairs, they are not united, and this time only one of them rushed to aid Dashi.
Anyan Yan stopped Wang Xuance from giving weapons to slaves and explained: "General Wang, there is an unwritten rule in the Western Regions. They are not allowed to hold swords, and they must be driven out of the city after the war begins. Slaves are the most likely to mutiny.
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Seeing the confusion on Wang Xuance's face, Anyan Yan added: "Because slaves are slaves wherever they go. They never fight for a country. Persia will be destroyed precisely because the nobles are greedy. The more slaves they have, the weaker they become."
"I admire what Zhang Yang did in Gaochang. He used slaves to overthrow the king and his son of Gaochang, and captured the entire Gaochang."
Wang Xuance also gave up the idea of giving these slaves weapons.
Anyanyan smiled and said: "General, whether in the Western Regions or Persia, this place is different from the Central Plains. No matter how good the Tang people are to them, they will not be grateful to you. If you don't give them food or shelter, they will cause chaos.
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"These people don't know how to farm or grow food. One or two people in exile will become thieves, and a group of people in exile will become bandits. This is Persia, this is the west of the Central Plains, and the general does not know this place when he first comes.
I will explain the rules to the general more in the future."
Ever since he left Chang'an City, Anyanyan's eyes were full of fatigue now that he was in Persia. He traveled to many places for his own people.
Wang Xuance whispered: "I don't understand why you are helping us so much?"
An Yanyan bowed and said, "I am working for Zhang Shangshu."
"Someone doesn't believe it!"
"Hahaha!" An Yanyan smiled bitterly: "General, you don't need to ask more about the reason, oh! I heard that the general sent people to Tianzhu to find out the news?"
In the dim earthen house, Wang Xuance looked at him in surprise, "How did you know?"
"It's easy for me to get information. There are many businessmen in Tianzhu who have friendships with me and often do business with me. I also heard that Monk Xuanzang left the Rong King and went to Tubo, and was later sent to the Western Regions by Tubo.
, it should be in the hands of Pei Duhu now."
This man is like a know-it-all in the Western Regions. His knowledge of the Western Regions is like his own backyard.
It was very cold late at night on the banks of the Amu Darya River, and the bright moonlight shone on this small town.
Xue Rengui and Liu were walking on the city wall late at night, and the scrawny slaves were lying under the city. They woke up and started building the city wall. As long as they were given food, they could do anything.
Mrs. Liu hated this kind of people, she felt that they were no longer human beings.
"It should be winter in the Central Plains now." Liu said in a low voice.
"Really." Xue Rengui whispered: "After this battle is over, we will go back and never come back again."
Mrs. Liu sighed: "This place is inhumane."
Compared to the Central Plains, everything in Persia seemed inhumane. The most common people they saw these days were slaves.
It is very barbaric here, there is no order, and there are no clear laws. They don't know what to do and what not to do.
Ashnadur entered the city with a group of soldiers and horses. He loudly said: "The Great Cannibal has been plundering the capital of Persia for ten days and ten nights. Now he is coming to Maha. Umar personally leads 50,000 soldiers and horses.
To take the life of Belus, king of Persia.”
The moment the words fell, the city became quiet again.
The city wall has not yet been repaired and is not high enough. In order to deal with wild beasts and war elephants, they have built traps and pits outside the city.
These days, whether they are Persians or Western Turks, they have all seen the Tang people's wisdom in fighting wars.
These traps can make it difficult for the giant man-eating war elephant to approach.
The city wall, which was originally only two feet high, has now reached five feet.
The Tang people used all available resources to make weapons for killing people and fighting. They filled clay pots with kerosene, and after lighting them, they could throw them out to burn people. They placed spikes on the city walls, so that they could eat people.
If you try to climb the city wall, you will be stabbed all over.
They even dug a huge tunnel in front of the city, which could block the speed of the giant eater and allow time for arrows to be fired from the top of the city.
Several vultures flew over and settled on the dead branches, waiting for food.
Xue Rengui and Wang Xuance made the final preparations and buried the earth mines one by one, three miles away from the city wall, behind the trap area.
"Pei Duhu tried this thing. It is very effective against cavalry, and it is also effective against giant cannibals."
"really?"
"Not even the court knew the origin of this object. Zhang Shangshu just explained that it was a kitchen utensil."
"Why did Zhang Shangshu hide it from the court?"
"A certain family doesn't know the reason. They all say that the Foreign Affairs Commission is acting in a maverick way. It seems that it has other arrangements."
Wang Xuance didn't ask any more questions.
One hundred mines were laid out, and two hundred were left in case of emergency.
Let Ashnadur and King Belus of Persia each lead a force of troops and prepare an ambush on a low slope five miles away. Once the cannibal army rushes forward, the rear will be empty. These two three
An ambush of a thousand men can rush into the enemy from the flank.
In this battle, the Tang army not only wanted to defeat the Great Eater, but also wanted to capture Omer, the General of the Great Eater.
Xue Rengui took Wang Xuance back to the city to prepare for the attack of the cannibals.
An Yanyan led a group of slaves and bowed and said: "Two generals, I will take the people out of the city first. I will watch the victory of this battle from behind the Amu Darya River. If the situation is not right, I also ask the two generals to abandon the city."
Withdraw, I will respond later."
Xue Rengui and Wang Xuance had no objection to this native from the Western Regions, and he helped with many things in the city.
Anyanyan left with all the slaves.
More and more vultures arrived here, and soon soldiers and horses appeared on the horizon in the distance, and the roaring giant man-eaters came towards Maha City.
At this moment, everyone slowed down their breathing, as if the air pressure had dropped a lot.
Xue Rengui clenched the horizontal knife in his hand, sweat dripping from his temples and dripping on the iron helmet. Under the scorching sun, the iron helmet was boiling hot.
The war elephant herd appeared first. The cannibal's military formation was huge. Beside the war elephants were many bare-armed cannibal soldiers carrying knives and shields.
Three or five cheetahs ran out first. These cheetahs ran very fast. They ran in front of the army and regarded these traps as nothing.
Seeing that these leopards are about to run to the minefield.
Xue Rengui opened his bow and nocked an arrow. The sharp arrow was aimed at the cheetah that was galloping in the front. He let go of the bowstring and shot out. The arrow flew towards the cheetah with a sound of breaking through the air.
The keen leopard wanted to avoid it, but how brave Xue Rengui was, how could he easily avoid the arrow shot by the three-stone bow?
The arrow missed and entered the cheetah's belly. It fell to the ground on the spot and lay motionless in a pool of blood.
The remaining cheetahs did not dare to step forward and became vigilant.
Xue Rengui drew his bow and arrow again, aimed at another cheetah, and fired again, again from a long distance. The cheetah couldn't dodge, and the arrow hit its leg, and it couldn't run anymore.
The other leopards realized the danger and began to walk back cautiously.
Xue Rengui once again took out the arrow and missed it. At this moment, the horn sound came from the cannibal's army formation, and the cheetahs ran back.
The Persians and Gaochang people on the city wall cheered. They were applauding Xue Rengui's archery skills. As long as they followed such a general, they could repel the cannibals, which greatly boosted their morale.
When the dust in the distance dispersed, everyone finally saw the full picture of the Great Cannibal Army Formation. It was a war elephant as tall as a mountain. They were covered with armor and were invulnerable. Once such war elephants charged, who would
Can it be stopped?
Wang Xuance stood on the top of the city with a stern look on his face. He had never fought such a battle and never seen such a tall animal.
The horn of food was sounded again, and the war elephants raised their trunks and neighed, charging towards the earth city. Hundreds of war elephants galloped together. The earth city was shaking, and loess continued to fall from the city walls.
A war elephant steps on the trap, but it does not affect subsequent war elephants rushing over.
Wang Xuance supported the iron helmet on his head that was shaken in annoyance, "Damn, we don't have enough traps."
Xue Rengui took a deep breath and asked the soldiers on the city to put down their bows and arrows. These war elephants have thick skins, let alone armor. Even if the arrows penetrate their skins, they cannot hurt them. He whispered: "Prepare kerosene.
Once we reach the city, we will burn it with fire."
"Here!" The soldiers on the side nodded in agreement.
The herd of war elephants entered the earth mine field. The leading war elephant stepped on the earth mine. There was an explosion on the ground, and the war elephant neighed again. On the spot, its lower abdomen was blown into a pool of flesh and blood, and it fell to the ground.
The sound of explosions was heard all over the city, and war elephants were constantly knocked over by the explosions, or three or two war elephants rushed to the city. They also had to face the fire from the kerosene jars on the city.
The scene in front of the city was very chaotic, filled with smoke and loess, and it was difficult to see clearly from a hundred meters away.
The out-of-control war elephant herds fled here and there, and some even fled back, leaving Dashi's military formation in chaos.
At this moment, the Great Eater didn't know what he was facing or what kind of weapon he was facing.
The invincible herd of war elephants could not harm the small town at all, and could not even get close.
When the herds of war elephants dispersed and the dust was blown away by the wind, the scene in front of us finally became clear. The front of the Tucheng was filled with corpses of war elephants.
This victory refreshed the understanding of everyone present. The Tang people effortlessly defeated the invincible war elephant in Persia without even using a single soldier.
The invincible Tang people! This is the common thought among Persians, Gaochang people and Western Turks.
