Li Ye was not in a hurry to let the Spike Army quickly attack Talas City, but ordered them to station in Julan City. He was waiting, waiting for the Southern Tiger Guard Army and Habayashi Army to completely wipe out the city of the Black Khanate, and he was also waiting for the follow-up army to follow up.
Just as Dashi didn't know the true combat strength of the Tang army in advance, Li Ye still doesn't know how many monks Dashi has. But at this moment, the influence of the New Moon Sect must be greater than it was more than a hundred years ago.
Leaving aside anything else, the Caliph's guards are definitely a formidable enemy of the Chang'an Forbidden Army, and should not be underestimated.
In addition, the purpose of the Tang army's westward expedition this time is not to seize the Seven Rivers Basin, but to conquer Dashi and complete Li Ye's grand blueprint of unifying the realm of comprehension. In this way, there is no reason for the army to advance lightly, and it must wait until the follow-up troops catch up.
Roughly capture the Black Khanate, occupy the main territory of the Seven Rivers Basin, and destroy the combat power of the Black Khanate army. This is the goal of the Spike Army, Tiger Guard Army, and Habayashi Army's surprise attack, and it is also the first stage of the Tang Army's campaign.
Now that the task has been successfully completed, next, Li Ye has to wait for the Lingnan Fleet to be in place, and cooperate with the army to start the second stage of offensive.
Of course, this time will not be too long, ten days and a half months is almost the same.
"Taros, I will prove in front of you who is the most powerful army in this world!" Li Ye looked at the west and muttered to himself.
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Xi Luchi, who led the army stationed in Talas, was greatly relieved when he found that the Spike Army was staying in Julan City and there was no sign of a quick attack.
He wasn't afraid of the Spike Army, mainly the Tiger Guard Army and Habayashi Army in the south, who were also aggressive and threatened his flanks at all times. As an excellent general, he really didn't want to fight an uncertain battle.
"If I only had to fight against the Spike Army, I would naturally not be afraid. The Spike Army is known as the number one elite in the Tang Dynasty, and Shangguan Qingcheng is the number one general in the Tang Dynasty. I have long wanted to fight against them."
Xi Luchi said to Satuk, "At present, the war in Kara Khan has been divided into two fronts, the north and the south. I have enough troops here, and I have assembled an elite standing army. As long as the Tiger Guards and Habayashi Army on the south line are restrained, the Caliph will issue an order. Now, I will be able to counterattack Julan City and take back Balasagon for you!"
Satuk asked suspiciously: "Since there are enough troops here, Mr. Emir, why don't you send them to the south?"
Xi Luchi glanced at the other party, but did not answer.
This is of course because the army of pure qi-training monks under his command is insufficient in number, and they can be gathered together with confidence. If they are compared with the Spike Army, if they are divided, it will be stretched, and there is not much chance of winning on both fronts.
He has reported the situation here to Mullen, but five or six days have passed, and there is still no news. According to the speed of the high-ranking priest, two days and nights are enough to go back and forth between Talas and Baghdad. Why is it that the Caliph has not given orders for so long
Xi Luchi was anxious in his heart, but he couldn't show it on his face, let alone tell Satuk, so he could only be anxious.
"The situation is urgent now, and the Tang army will attack at a certain time. They are standing still at this time, and they are waiting for the follow-up troops to arrive. Once they launch an attack, it must be thunderous. At that time, the Tiger Guards, Habayashi The army should have settled the war in the south, if they go north to cooperate with the Spike army, how can I resist?"
Thinking of this, Xi Luchi became even more worried.
After he sent Satuk out, he returned to the house by himself, and couldn't help pacing back and forth.
What on earth was the caliph thinking? The battle situation on the frontline was changing rapidly, and his delay for a few days later had a huge impact. When the situation gets out of hand, everything will be over!
Just when Xi Luchi wanted to send someone back to report in detail
When the situation in the Black Khanate made the caliphate make an early decision, Hu Tuwen hurried in with an excited expression on his face, "Master Emir, the caliphate is here!"
"What? The Caliph himself?"
"yes!"
Xi Luchi couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard this. He was still worried about the situation of the Black Khanate just now, and wondered why the caliph, who had always been wise and powerful, had not responded to his message for so long. It turned out that the caliph came in person!
"Xi Luchi, my old friend, long time no see, how are you?"
Ma Lun came in with a smile, opened his arms from afar, and greeted Xi Luchi cordially. This scene is not like a meeting between a monarch and his ministers, but rather a reunion of old friends.
Xi Luchi hurriedly saluted, the other party could show an approachable appearance, but he had to abide by his courtiers.
When the two parties sat down in the room, Xi Luchi turned sideways and asked respectfully, "Caliph, why did you come to Talas in person?"
The king at the back suddenly came to the front line, and the leading general inevitably felt uneasy, but Xi Luchi hadn't fought the Tang army yet, so there was nothing wrong with it. Naturally, he wasn't worried that Ma Lun had any other thoughts at this time, he just felt strange.
"Not only did I come by myself, but the guards also brought it." Ma Lun raised his glass and greeted Xi Luchi, with a confident and indifferent look.
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"The guards are here too? That's great!" Xi Luchi's eyes lit up. This is the situation he wants to see the most. Mullen's guards are all composed of monks above the Qi training stage, and their combat power is unparalleled.
However, he felt puzzled, "But the caliphate, it has only been six days since the minister sent back the news, and the guards have come so quickly?" Even with the footsteps of the guards, it is impossible to come so quickly.
After drinking the wine, Ma Lun touched the beard around his mouth, looking very comfortable, and said with a smile: "Xi Luchi, don't you know that God knows everything? To tell you the truth, when the Spike Army attacked Dundo When the Tiger Guards and Tiger Guards attacked Shule City, the True God had already conveyed to me the situation of the war there.
"At that time, I realized that the Tang army was much stronger than we had expected. The Spike Army and the Tiger Guards were definitely not something that ordinary elite troops could defeat, so I ordered the Guards to assemble and set off early."
Hearing this, Xi Luchi suddenly realized.
Wherever there are crescent monks and believers, there is the will of the true god.
The Tang army attacked the cities of Dunduo and Shule. Although it was a surprise attack, the Black Khanate was completely unprepared. Even the news of the fall of Shule City was unknown to Bala Sagon, but how could it be concealed? God
It's just that the Spike Army and the Tiger Guards were attacking like fire at that time, stretching thousands of miles in an instant. Even if the true god told Olguchak and Satuk, they couldn't deal with it with the power of the Black Khanate.
What's more, no matter if it was Balsi Khan, Balasagun, or any other cities, they were all prepared for war early, and the city defenses were tightly guarded.
In this case, even if the true god "appears", they can't do better if they tell them something. In the final analysis, even defending the city could not hold the Tang army for a few hours, let alone other countermeasures.
"Although Karakhan was defeated, as long as the caliph and the guards arrive, the next war will not be a problem!"
Xi Luchi said sincerely, now that he has a backbone, he is naturally full of confidence, "I don't know when the guards will arrive in Talas, I will arrange the army to cooperate and attack Julan City at an opportunity!"
Mullen glanced at him and said casually, "The Guards are not coming to Talas."
Xi Luchi asked in surprise, "Aren't you coming to Talas?"
"At least not for the time being." Ma
Lun showed a childish smug smile, and was very satisfied with Xi Luchi's reaction, "How about it, didn't you expect it? You can't even think of it, and Tang Jun naturally wouldn't think of it either."
Xi Luchi's thoughts changed sharply, "Could it be that the Guards went to Tuhuoluo?"
Ma Lun nodded, and said unhurriedly: "When I learned that the Spike Army had arrived in Julan City, I knew that the Tang Army would focus on attacking Talas. In the war more than a hundred years ago, the Tang Army because of Ge Luolu He was defeated in the rebellion and lost more than 10,000 soldiers. He suffered a fiasco that had never been seen in this land.
"With Li Ye's ambition to revive the Tang Dynasty and rebuild the prosperous age, he must be deeply concerned about this matter. He wanted to regain the scene, win a big battle in Talas, and justify the names of those Tang soldiers who died in battle. Therefore, before the Tang Army In Julan City, although there is only the Spike Army, there must be heavy troops to make up for it later.
"The number of great monks in the Tang Dynasty is as large as ours. Don't even think about it. Most of them should have gathered in Julan City at this time. They will wait for the time to launch an offensive against Talas."
Speaking of this, Marlon stopped, picked up the wine glass, took a sip leisurely, and calmed down.
Xi Luchi's eyes changed, and he thought quickly, "So the guards are in the southern Tuhuoluo area at this time?"
"Of course. Avoiding reality and attacking fiction, this is my strategy."
Ma Lun said confidently: "The two armies of Tiger Guard and Habayashi are currently attacking Tuhuoluo in the area of Wuhu River. These two armies are the only army of pure qi training monks that appeared in the Tang army besides the Spike Army. .As long as we concentrate our forces to defeat them first, how can a Spike Army alone be able to stop us in the future
"At that time, the guards will go north and encircle the Spike Army with the main army. It will be a breeze to swallow them all at once. In this way, the three pure qi cultivator troops of the Tang army will all be wiped out. Li Ye, what will he do to defend Tang? towards?"
After listening to Mu Lun finish his plan, Xi Luchi was overwhelmed with admiration.
At the critical moment of the war, Mullen not only arrived in time with the guards, but also made arrangements for victory as soon as he arrived. This military insight made him feel ashamed.
But Xi Luchi was not surprised.
In the past years, Ma Lun pacified the power of the domestic power ministers, conquered all the great lords who wanted to stand on their own, subdued Tianzhu, and expelled the Shimen. Which battle did not show amazing strategies and combat power? If not, how could Dashi have what it is today
"Xi Luchi, your more than 100,000 pro-army are all composed of qi training monks, guarding the city. It shouldn't be difficult to stop the Spike Army?" Ma Lun asked Xi Luchi.
The two deputy emirs of Dashi have an army of about 100,000 pure qi training monks, which is also the strongest combat force of Dashi besides the Guards. Without such power, Mullen would not have let Xi Luchi fight in the Seven Rivers Basin by himself before.
"If you can't keep Talas, let the caliph deal with it!" Xi Luchi issued a military order.
Mullen nodded, expressing his appreciation for Xi Luchi's will to fight.
His guard army has more than 300,000 people, facing the unsuspecting Tiger Guard Army and Habayashi Army, in his opinion, victory is definitely within reach, as long as there is no problem with Taros, the battle will be as he imagined develop.
Marlon picked up the wine glass again, but this time he didn't drink it, but looked outside the door with distant eyes.
He murmured: "Even if it is the same as the Battle of Talas more than a hundred years ago, the Spike Army, Tiger Guard Army, and Habayashi Army can still be broken out by the general with some soldiers in an extremely unfavorable desperate situation, and save the war." Part of the strength, but I have a naval fleet led by Monhitaz, and I will land in the East China Sea of the Tang Dynasty. By then...
He drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, showing a wicked and charming smile, "Li Ye, Li Ye, how else can you fight me?"