Chapter 113 Confrontation with Bo Xilin across the river
Li Siye turned his horse's head and saw Ma Phosphorus and dozens of brothers under his command walking into the city. Their armor was broken and their clothes were bleeding. They were standing on the ground with spears or horizontal knives in their hands. The joy of finding their comrades had disappeared.
He disappeared, leaving only a face that felt like it was a lifetime ago.
He got off the horse, walked quickly towards Ma Phosphorus, and patted his shoulder excitedly: "I knew you could come back, and we could defeat the first garrison in Dashi territory, and you should be the first to take the lead.
There are also brothers who have sacrificed their lives. I want to ask for rewards on their behalf to appease their heroic spirits and give their wives, children, and parents generous pensions."
Ma Phosphorus forced his body to kneel on one knee, crossed his thumbs with both hands in front of his chest, and said solemnly: "Ma Phosphorus has not insulted Dr. Li's trust, but I have shamed my brothers. I live in this world, but I don't have it."
Bring them back."
Li Siye quickly helped him up and said in a deep voice: "If you even say that I am ashamed of my brothers, then I should kill myself to apologize. The living people should bear everything for them. We must continue to complete this war, and then heroes
They usually return to Chang'an in triumph, seek rewards from His Majesty on their behalf, and receive support and blessings from the people. Their names and achievements are worthy of being remembered by future generations."
He immediately turned around and shouted to Tian Zhen, who had already walked out of the city: "Tian Zhen, come back!"
General Tian Zhen rode back, dismounted, crossed his arms and asked, "Doctor Li, what are your orders?"
"Leave them alone for a day. Tomorrow, the three armies will use their blood outside the city to worship the soldiers who died in the four battles, and use the spirits of the soldiers in heaven to bless us with a double victory, both political and military."
After Tian Zhen heard this, she looked at Ma Fu suspiciously, but Ma Fu looked up at the sky, as if there was someone really floating in the clouds.
On the morning of the next day, all the Tang troops held a sacrificial ceremony in the desert outside the city. The sacrifices were the cannibals captured in the desert during the two battles. Li Siye personally presided over the sacrificial ceremony and asked his soldiers to sing a song to calm the soul.
Songs of mourning to comfort the spirits of fallen soldiers.
Before they held the sacrifice, they had ordered the surrendered Dashi soldiers to dig a big pit themselves, and then let them walk in by themselves. The soldiers waved their shovels and began to bury people. The long yellow sand fell into the ground with the waving of the shovels.
In the pit, there was a silent and eerie atmosphere.
There were more than 3,000 Dashi soldiers captured in Mulu City and captured in these two battles. Most of them were Persians from the Khorasan area. Seeing the huge sand pit being buried, the depression in the hearts of the soldiers seemed to be wiped out.
It was suppressed. Maybe it will slowly come out in the future, but now it has become insignificant.
The Tang army only repaired in the city for three days this time, and then they set off in the direction of Tusi City. They arrived at the edge of the Kashaf River Valley in a mighty manner, and they could see the Tusi City in the mountains from a distance.
This city is very close in his eyes, but it also seems very far away. He doesn't want to enter the city to take a look at its scenery, because he knows that it will cost a lot. Even if he can barely win, he can still win.
Can’t make it to Baghdad?
A large army has been assembled on the other side of the river valley, including the local army of Khorasan, the army from the Armenian border to defend Byzantium, and the Caliphate's Black Guards Army.
While Li Siye stood on the bank of the river and looked at the army of Dashi, the Caliph's younger brothers Mansur and Bingbo Xilin were riding side by side on the other side of the river and looked at the Tang army.
The Anxi Army went through several battles, and many of their armors were damaged in the battle, but the rows of hard and thick armor caught Boshilin's eyes, and he was surprised to see the silver luster on their bodies. At that time
The craftsmen had already used gilding technology to prevent rust on the armor. He was amazed and frightened at the same time. He couldn't help but said in surprise: "Is this the Tang Army? With such sophisticated armor and such complete armaments, it's no wonder that Ziad
Defeated twice."
Mansour said from the side: "Grand Duke Abu, the army I brought is completely under your command. The Caliph said that as long as the Tang army can retreat, any method can be used."
Bingbo Xilin turned around and asked in surprise: "Any method can be used?"
Mansour looked back behind him, touched his nose and said: "These soldiers behind you come from various regions of the empire. Recruiting them is a helpless move. The Caliph hopes to quickly repel the Tang army and then let them return."
Go to their respective defense lines. After all, our emerging country has too many enemies around it."
Bingbo Xilin frowned, shook his head and said: "The pursuit of quick victory and eagerness for success will actually give the Tang army an advantage. These people are the most elite force of our Abbasid dynasty. If they are also this time
Who can stop Li Siye's Anxi Army if they were damaged in the war?"
"Then what does the Grand Duke think we should do?"
Bingbo Xilin narrowed his eyes like a falcon and said: "We can't afford it, and the Anxi army's labor expedition can't even be delayed. We will use the Kashav Valley as a barrier to defend. If the Tang army attacks by force, they will be defeated.
And when our army takes advantage of the victory and pursues it, the Kizilkum Desert, which is 500 miles away, is where the bodies of Li Siye’s Anxi Army are buried.”
He even hoped that Li Siye would spend time with him here. This would be like taming and subduing the eagle on Mount Carmel. As long as he stayed with it long enough, he could defeat the opponent. But if the opponent retreated early, the plan in his mind would be
He failed. The Anxi Army's sophisticated equipment and powerful combat effectiveness made him fearful and jealous. He never wanted this army to return to China unharmed. He wanted the Khorasan region to become a cemetery for enemy troops.
"If Li Siye and his army are allowed to return to the river alive, it will be a serious problem for us. It is better to eliminate them once and for all on our land."
Mansour asked him: "What are you going to do?"
"Fight them! Let the Kashav Valley break their spirit and will. When he wants to retreat, let them taste a little sweetness. Let Li Siye think that he can take Tusi City, and wait until they
When we are at our most exhausted and lowest, the balance of victory will tilt to our side."
Mansoor nodded with deep understanding, and Bo Xilin understood human feelings and had an insight into human nature. He was taking advantage of the gambler's mentality of an arrogant person, always thinking that he would win the next game. He was secretly glad that he was not Bing Bo Xilin.
Lin's enemies, if such people become political opponents, they will be very formidable opponents.
The two sides faced off for a day by the river. The Tang army did not make any offensive moves, but instead set up camp safely. Although this kind of thing was not what Bingbo Xilin expected, it did not affect his prediction.
The strange thing is that on the second and third days, the Tang army still did not attack. As a result, in the early morning of the fourth day, the Tang army suddenly launched its Fuyuan crossbow and fired arrows towards the other side from a distance. The food army also controlled the catapult.
During the counterattack, when the soldiers put the stone bombs on the arms of the catapult and were about to pull the rope to launch, they suddenly found a series of huge Arabic characters written on the horizontal flags spread out on the other side.
Everyone stopped in surprise, and the officer responsible for directing the launch quickly stumbled and ran to find Bexilin.
Bingbo Xilin was standing farther away from the shore and commanding. Seeing that his own catapults had not fought back, he shouted loudly and asked: "Why don't you fight back?"
The officer ran up and reported to him: "Grand Duke, you, go and see the other side! It's amazing!"