One hundred and fifty miles north of Shule Town, the Tang Army's westward expedition camp was located.
The meeting tent was filled with Anxi generals. Zhou Jun sat in front of the sand table, looking at the distribution of troops in front of him, thinking silently.
Soldiers outside the door came to report: "The envoy from Shule Town has come to see the governor."
Zhou Jun: "Let him come in."
After the curtain opened, a tall, muscular man walked in.
This man was wearing Mingguang armor, he was as strong as an ox, and he had a burly figure. As soon as he came in, he was completely blocked from the sun.
"The last general, Li Siye, has met Zhou Duhu."
Hearing this voice, Zhou Jun raised his head and looked at the famous "Supernatural General" of Tang Dynasty's Modao Army.
Li Siye was seven feet tall (currently 2.17 meters), extremely powerful, and good at using the Mo Dao. Whenever he went into battle, he would take the lead and be invincible.
He was a famous general in the Tang Dynasty, brave and good at fighting, and devoted his life to serving the country. He successively defeated powerful enemies such as Sulu, Xiaobolu, Shiguo, and Dashi.
After the Anshi Rebellion broke out, he led the Modao Army to defeat the rebels many times and regained two counties in Beijing, Henan and Hedong.
Moreover, Li Siye was an honest official and never bought any property. He only had ten Dawan horses around him. All the property he had received as rewards was given to the government to supplement military expenses.
When Zhou Jun looked at Li Siye, the latter was also looking at the former.
In Li Siye's heart, Zhou Jun, this name brings too many auras, each one of which is extremely dazzling - Prince Consort, Anxi Jiedushi, Longyou Deposed Zhishi, the pioneer of Daqi Trade Road, Shazhou Ping
The rebel commander, the hero of the mission to Huihe, the mainstay of the Tang Dynasty in the eyes of the saints...
Because Zhou Jun once served under Wang Zhongsi and took great care of the border troops, the Hexi Army, Shuofang Army and Longyou Army had a good reputation for him, and even the Anxi Army in the Western Regions respected his name.
The most important thing is that Zhou Jun is only twenty-six years old now. Li Siye thought that the eldest son in his family might be a few years older than him. This week's governor is so young but he is so impressive...
While Li Siye was watching Zhou Jun's random thoughts, Duan Xiushi, who was standing aside, coughed twice.
Li Siye immediately realized his gaffe and quickly confessed his crime.
Zhou Jun waved his hand nonchalantly, and asked Li Siye to come forward and stand beside him in a friendly manner.
Li Siye was flattered and bowed to Zhou Jun's side. Just as he was about to stand still, he found two giant cannibals standing not far away.
One person is wearing the robe of the Great Food Cult, he is quite old, and his eyes are wise; the other person is shorter, wearing a black robe, and his appearance cannot be seen clearly.
Surprised, Li Siye stared at the two big cannibals with a wary expression on his face.
Seeing this, Zhou Jun said: "These two big cannibals have a feud with the Abbas family. This time they are here to help the Tang army defeat the enemy."
Hearing this, Li Siye's expression improved slightly, but he was still a little uncomfortable and subconsciously took a few steps away.
Zhou Jun pointed to the sand table and said to Duan Xiushi: "First, let me introduce the situation of the war to everyone."
Duan Xiushi replied, walked to the sand table again, pointed at Talos City and said: "The food army entrenched here, in terms of regular military strength, has three legions, each legion has 4,800 soldiers and one auxiliary force.
One thousand and two, a total of eighteen thousand people."
Duan Xiushi moved his hand to the west, pointed to the west of Talos City and said: "There is a river to the west of Talos City, named Yaoshashui, and there are more than 30,000 followers of Dashi stationed there. If the eastern front
If a war breaks out, they can pass through Baishui City and quickly support Talos City within three days."
Duan Xiushi moved his hands north again: "The northeast of Talos City and the Duotan Ridge area is the territory of the Geluolu people. They have reached an offensive and defensive agreement with Dashi. If Talos City is attacked, they will definitely
Will rush to help."
After Zhou Jun heard this, he asked Duan Xiushi: "In other words, if the Tang army cannot attack Talos City for a long time, enemy troops from the west and northeast will join the battlefield and form a pincer attack on our army?"
Duan Xiushi raised his hand and said yes.
Zhou Jun: "Approximately how many troops are currently available to our army?"
Duan Xiushi: "After the last battle of Talos, the Anxi army suffered heavy losses. Although the deputy envoy Feng tried his best to reorganize, the Anxi army now has only 18,000 soldiers. To the east of Congling, the Dabolu people formed an alliance with Tubo
, is eyeing Khotan Town, so the Anxi Army must set aside a force to be ready to support the south at any time. Also, although the situation in Kucha Town has been stable recently, it must also set aside a force for maneuver. "
Li Siye couldn't help but ask: "How many troops are available now?"
Duan Xiushi: "The Chinese Army has 80 teams, 4,000 people. There are 52 teams in the left and right compartments. There are 2,600 people in each compartment, and the total number is 9,200 people."
After the words fell, the generals in the tent frowned.
The available troops of the Tang army were less than ten thousand.
As for the Dashi Army, even if we don't count the reinforcements stationed by Ge Luo Lu and Yao Sha Shui, there are 18,000 people.
The number of soldiers was at a disadvantage, and they were still attacking the city. In addition, as long as the enemy's reinforcements joined the battlefield, they could form a double-team on the Tang army.
No matter how you look at it, this battle is bound to be lost.
Li Siye asked Duan Xiushi at this time: "The Tuqi Shi people in Suiye Town, the Bahan tribe in Xiuxun Prefecture, and the Juzhanti people in Boxi Mountain are all subjects of the Tang Dynasty. Last time
We also came to help in the Battle of Talos, this time we can ask them to send troops to support."
Duan Xiushi shook his head and said to Li Siye: "The failure of the last battle of Talos made the Hu Congjun in Anxi lose their confidence. The Bahan tribe, the Juzhan Ti tribe, and the Tuqi Shi tribe all
Dashi aroused fear. Also, do you remember that when the Anxi Army retreated, the mountain road was narrow. In order to clear a retreat, the Tang Army even used weapons on the subordinates... How can you ensure that these subordinates are safe against them?
Is Datang still loyal?"
Li Siye scratched his head. When Talos was defeated, in order to clear a way for Gao Xianzhi to retreat, he personally went into battle with a big stick in his hand and knocked down many soldiers of the Hu Congjun, so that the Tang army could finally escape smoothly.
Thinking of this, Li Siye said helplessly: "So, we can only rely on ourselves to defeat the cannibals this time?"
Duan Xiushi cupped his hands to Zhou Jun and said: "After the war begins, the governor can issue a military order, ordering the cavalry Shibu and other retinues to stay in place and not allow Dashi reinforcements to pass through. However, if the battle lasts too long, or the retinues
If you become disloyal, the effectiveness of this military order may be greatly reduced."
Zhou Jun nodded and said: "The Geluolu people are gradually growing in Xuanchi Prefecture, and they have formed a conflict with the Uighur people. Although the neighboring Tuqi Shi is nominally a vassal of the Tang Dynasty, due to the
The power of the Geluolu people has been secretly known to us for a long time. In this battle with Dashi, not only can we not expect Suiye Town to send reinforcements, but we also have to be careful that Tuqishi and Geluolu join forces to plot against us behind our backs."
Li Siye had a headache. The battlefield situation was extremely unfavorable to the Tang army. He was now a little unsure about what the newly appointed Anxi Jiedushi could rely on before he decided to launch the second Battle of Talos.
Zhou Jun glanced at the sand table and said to the generals in the tent: "The situation introduction will be here first. After the generals return to camp, they will carefully prepare for battle and wait for the order to set off. In addition, General Li and General Duan, you two are coming with me.
, discuss the specific details of the battle."
Li Siye and Duan Xiushi looked at each other, and both responded to Zhou Jun.