Twenty-four: Stepping on the land of Dashi

"It's so evil!" Li Siye shook the Mo Dao in his hand, exhaled, and complained dissatisfiedly: "Damn, what the hell is the weather here? Chang'an is still very cold at this time, and it's frozen everywhere, but here is..."

"Hot!" Gao Xianzhi took over the conversation.

"It's not. It's not right to say it's too hot, it's a bit uncomfortable anyway." Li Siye wiped the sweat from his forehead and asked hesitantly: "General Geshu is really, he doesn't let us have a good New Year. He only took a day off and let us set off. He is too unreasonable."

Li Siye is straightforward, powerful, smart and courageous, and has made great contributions in handling the thunder cavalry. Geshuhan not only brought him into the army, but also asked him to partner with Gao Xianzhi.

Gao Xianzhi wiped the hot sweat from his forehead and smiled, "If it were me, I wouldn't give you a day off, don't complain. The New Year is a traditional Chinese festival. The Great Cannibal must think that we are still celebrating the New Year in the Western Regions at this time. Our march at this time was taking advantage of the loopholes in the big cannibal that they could not imagine that this was called a victory."

Li Siye thought for a while and said, "It makes sense! We have gone deep into the territory of Dashi for more than a hundred miles, and we didn't even see a ghost."

Since the march, the journey has been smooth and without any surprises. So far, not even a figure in the Dashi Empire army has been seen. Li Siye was a little dissatisfied and shook Mo Dao in his hand and said, "It's a pity that Mo Dao is so good that there is no place to chop people's heads."

As soon as he finished speaking, the small school student who was responsible for reconnaissance came and got off his horse. He reported: "Report to the general, a team of big food troops were found in front of him."

"Here! OK! I'm just about to feed Mo Dao!" Li Siye was the most excited and screamed.

Li Siye was very strong, and Mo Dao was as relaxed as four ounces of cotton in his hand. When his wrist was shaken, he turned into a beautiful sword flower, and the wind was blowing.

Gao Xianzhi hurriedly said, "How many people are there?"

"About 100 people, they should be big food scouts." The primary school answered.

"Grasshoppers are also meat. Although there are a little fewer than a hundred people, they are better than nothing!" Gao Xianzhi was a little dissatisfied.

The incident of invading the Dashi Empire has never been in the history of the Tang Dynasty. The morale of the Tang army is very high and I have long wanted to compete with the Dashi Army. However, these days, I have not encountered the Dashi Army. Gao Xianzhi's hand is also itchy. He tightened the hilt of the horizontal knife around his waist. He waved his hand and shouted: "Let's go!"

He led the team and rushed over, bringing endless smoke and dust.

After running for a while, Gao Xianzhi put on a pergola in his hand and saw a white eagle flag flying in front of him. It must be the Dashi Army. He waved his hand and said, "You, you, lead our team to encircle from left and right, and no one is allowed to run away."

The two primary schools took the order and took their team to surround them from the left and right wings.

At this time, the Arab Empire was the Umayyad dynasty, and the one who stilled in Chinese history books called "white-clothed food" was called "white-clothed food" in Chinese history books. The Abbasid dynasty rose and the one who stilled in Chinese history books called "black-clothed food". That was still forty years.

The rest of the people, led by Gao Xianzhi and Li Siye, surrounded the Dashi Scout like a wind.

Looking at the Tang army rushing towards him like a storm, the face of the Dashi Scout changed color. The captain waved his hand and directed the scout to run around the road, trying to get rid of the Tang army.

Gao Xianzhi would not let them go and lead the army to chase after them from behind. While the big food scout was running, smoke and dust suddenly rose in front of him, and a team of Tang troops rushed forward. It was a Tang army sent by Gao Xianzhi to trample their way.

In desperation, the Dashi Scout had to rush into the diagonal thorn, but not long after running, another Tang army emerged from the diagonal thorn and surrounded them.

The Tang army was everywhere, and the splashed smoke could cover the sun's light. The captain had no choice but to order the scouts to form a formation and act as if they were willing to fight.

The Tang army rushed over like a tide, surrounding the scouts. Gao Xianzhi and Li Siye rode into the innermost circle and looked at them. The scouts were all in leather armor, with Damascus scimitar hanging around their waists, and a shield on their backs.

The scouts are required to conduct reconnaissance tasks, and naturally they cannot wear iron armor. Just have leather armor. Damascus swords are the standard equipment of the Dashi army, just like the horizontal swords of the Tang army.

Gao Xianzhi's eyes only swept the scouts, and then stopped at the war horse under their crotch. He nodded and said to Li Siye: "I heard that Dashi's war horses are excellent for a long time. Look, the war horses they ride are better than us. If our cavalrymen have one, that would be amazing!"

Arab war horses are recognized as the best war horses in the world, with good toughness and strong sprinting power, which is not comparable to those of the Tang army's war horses.

"It's true!" Li Siye's eyes shone, and he was very envious: "I have never seen such a good war horse. It's amazing! It's a pity that such a good war horse is really a waste for them to use!"

"Please speak for you general!" Captain Dashi Scout bowed slightly on the horse's back. He spoke fluently in Chinese, and he deserved to be a scout.

This is the etiquette of a great cannibal. Li Siye commented: "You are very well-behaved!"

Gao Xianzhi rolled her eyes and burst into light and asked, "I am. What's the matter?"

"I've seen the general!" The captain bowed again and said, "We are willing to hand over all the dinars, please let us go."

Dinar was a gold coin minted during the period of the second Caliph of the Umayyad Dynasty, Malik. This is the first common coin in the Arab region and has a very far-reaching influence. In modern times, the currencies of Middle Eastern countries must also be "Dinar".

When the war is unfavorable or after being surrounded, pay the ransom, which is a trend of Dashi. Historically, Dashi attacked the Western Regions and surrounded the Tuqi, and then paid the ransom.

Gao Xianzhi said with a lip voice: "Want to bribe me? I'll kill you all. Not only your money, but also your horses are mine. Is it so troublesome to use it?"

Paying ransom is the practice of the Middle East and even the Western countries. Unexpectedly, Gao Xianzhi refused to admit it. The captain couldn't help but feel anxious and blurted out: "If the general doesn't promise, we fight desperately, many people will die!"

"Boy doesn't have eyes, and he even threatens me!" Gao Xianzhi looked at him disdainfully, waved his right hand and shouted, "Shoot the arrow!"

The Tang army opened the bow and shot arrows, and the sound of breaking through the air was loud. Arrows were like locusts. Many scouts were caught in arrows and fell off their horses. At least twenty were killed and more than thirty were injured. After only one round of arrow rain, more than half of the scouts were injured. The captain's face changed color. Gao Xianzhi said coldly: "I tell you, if you dare to speak loudly again, I want you to die!"

The tone was cold, making people dare not have any doubts. The Tang army was dozens of times more than theirs. The dozens of people were not enough to get the teeth. The captain couldn't help but be scared and said hurriedly: "General, don't dare, don't dare!"

Gao Xianzhi continued: "Paying ransom is the rule of your great cannibalism. We in the Tang Dynasty have no such statement. Here, we have to follow our rules. Now, I have a question to ask you, if you say a lie, I will kill someone."

"General, you ask, I will definitely say it." The captain trembled and trembled.

Gao Xianzhi was exhausted and asked, "Why are you here?"

The captain hurriedly replied: "The Governor ordered us to come and explore your movements."

"Lie! Cut it!" As soon as Gao Xianzhi finished speaking, the Mo knife in Li Siye's hand waved, and a scout was chopped in half, and he didn't even have time to scream.

Gao Xianzhi pointed to the shaky Mo Dao in Li Siye's hand and threatened: "Our knife is called Mo Dao. You should know that it is used to chop people and split two or half. If you tell a lie, we will swing the Mo Dao. Oh, by the way, I heard that your Dongfang Governor Hacha only said, 'I am sure I have seen many heads ripe and can be harvested, I am the one who harvests. I seem to see the blood flowing between the turban and the chin.'. This is well said, I have seen dozens of mature heads that can be harvested. I seem to see blood bleeding between your neck."

Hacha's full name is Hacha's Ibn Yusuf, who is the famous governor of the Umayyad Dynasty and the supreme ruler of the Great Food Empire appointed by the second caliph of the Umayyad Dynasty in the East.

He had two things that others could not achieve. One was to rule with an iron fist. In order to maintain stability, he did not hesitate to kill more than 100,000 people. Even very famous scholars had to live with a neck ring covered with his seal.

The second characteristic of Hachat is that he has outstanding talents, extraordinary energy, and is beyond his reach. He was originally a young teacher of Hijaz. He abandoned his pen and joined the army. At the age of 31, he destroyed Zobair, who had been known as Kari for nine years. He was appreciated by the second Hali Malik of the Umayyad Dynasty and appointed him as governor. It took him only two years to quell the Yemamai rebellion in Yemen, Hijaz and the east.

As a result, he opened his path to power. Malik summoned him and asked him to go to Iraq to quell the rebellion there. Iraq was in chaos at that time. The Iveks were said to be "famous for the separatists and hypocrites". No one could do it. Hacha just put on a makeup and rushed to Iraq with twelve camel husbands. He appeared in the famous mosque in Kufa, and climbed onto the podium casually, quoting the poem "My ancestors once climbed up the clouds and mists. If you uncover the scarf, you will know my true face." Only then did he lift up the scarf covering his face and reveal his true face. People only knew that it was the governor who arrived.

Immediately afterwards, he said very bloody words, "The people of Kufa! I am sure that I saw many heads ripe and can be harvested, and I am the one who harvested them. I seemed to see the blood flowing between the turban and the chin." What followed was the iron fist and blood. After he killed 120,000 people, Iraq restored order.

Hacha was not satisfied with his achievements in Iraq. Once Iraq stabilized, he was preparing to invade the East. He had three major generals, Abdul Raihaman, Gutaibai, Ibn Muslim, Muhammad, Ibn Gasimilai. The most famous ones are the two behind.

In order to manage the East and fight against China, Hacha only promised Gu Taibai and Muhammad that whoever set foot on China's territory first would make him the supreme ruler of China.

It was precisely because of Hacha's management and because of his words that Gu Taibai and Muhammad spared no effort to attack China, but never did what they wanted. Even so, the pressure in the Western Regions became increasingly greater. Finally, after receiving the news that Tubo was destroyed, Hacha knew that there was not much time left for him, so he wrote a letter to the Caliph, demanding that the Turks be formed and restrain the Tang Dynasty.

At the same time, Hacha was only prepared for the war between the Tang Dynasty.

Hachazhi's daimyo was very loud in the eastern part of Dashi, and his name was more effective than the caliph. The captain couldn't help but be surprised: "General, do you know the name of our lord?"

"I not only know his name, but also his deeds. I also want to meet him!" Gao Xianzhi replied calmly.

The captain hurriedly got back to the point: "General, what I said is true. Governor of Khurashan, Lord Gu Taibai, ordered us to investigate your movements. There was no lie, it was all true!"

"Gu Taibai!" Gao Xianzhi nodded and said, "Didn't this guy want to fight the Tang Dynasty? Now, we have fallen and we have hit his territory."

The captain continued: "General, Lord Gu Taibai originally wanted to cross the Yaosha River and continue to advance eastward. After receiving the order from Lord Hacha, he then withdrew his troops and gathered his troops to fight you."

"This is not new, we have known it a long time ago, let's have something valuable." Gao Xianzhi said lukewarmly.

Gu Taibai withdrew his troops and was preparing to fight against the Tang Dynasty. It was an open secret that he said it was irrelevant. He used this to make excuses, and the captain couldn't help but be stunned.

Just as he was stunned, the two scouts were split in half in the place where the sword in Li Siye's hand flew. Gao Xianzhi just stared at him and didn't speak. Li Siye broke the two scouts over again. The captain then weakened his legs and screamed, "Don't kill me, I said, I said, I said, I said, I said, I said, I can't do it?"

Gao Xianzhi waved his hand, and Li Siye took back the Mo Dao who was slashing at a scout. The cold blade dragged the scout's neck, scaring the scout to the ground and turned into a pile of mud.

Before Gao Xianzhi could ask questions, the captain immediately said: "Master Gu Taibai suspected that you will take advantage of the New Year to send someone to inquire about the news. We are just one of them."

"He has the ability of a god? Even knows this?" Ge Shuhan ordered the New Year to send troops as a chess game. Gao Xianzhi was so impressed that he was so impressed that he absolutely did not believe that Gu Taibai would calculate this level.

The captain quickly explained: "It's true! It's all true!"

"I don't believe it!" Gao Xianzhi shook his head: "Even this can be counted unless he is a god."

After gritting his teeth, the captain took the initiative: "General, it was not the Lord Gu Taibai who can calculate it, but Lord Hachazhe sent an order to him to do this. I heard from others, but please rest assured that the news is reliable."

"Hacha?" Gao Xianzhi rolled his eyes and thought for a while, waved his hand and said, "Take them to the camp and hand them over to General Geshu."

Li Siye looked at the captain's back and smiled contemptuously, "Brother Gao, don't you believe his lies?"

Gao Xianzhi nodded and said, "He shouldn't have told lies. This Hacha is just a character, and there is no need to say that he is ruthless and has a very talented person. I have been collecting his deeds. I heard that since he was preparing to invade the East, he has been studying the customs and customs of China, as well as military books and strategies. It is said that he particularly appreciates "Sunzi" and needs to read it whenever he has time."

Li Siye was very surprised: "Brother Gao, do you even know this?"

"There will be a great battle between the Tang Dynasty and the Dashi, so of course these things must be done." Gao Xianzhi did not take it seriously: "Hacha is just as cunning as a fox. He has never forgotten the Tang Dynasty and is very familiar with the Tang Dynasty. If you read too much military books in China, the Qizheng theory will naturally be fine. It is reasonable to beware that we will send troops in the New Year."

Li Siye was a little confused and said, "I originally thought that taking advantage of the New Year to send troops, I didn't know what to do, and I just calculated that this battle could be fought?"

"Of course I can fight! I'll send the order and keep moving forward!" Gao Xianzhi waved his hand, flew away on the horse, and galloped away.

Li Siye followed up and asked, "Brother Gao, what are you saying?"

"Brother Li, if you think about it, you will naturally understand it!" Gao Xianzhi did not answer the question.

The mathu, also known as Mulu, is the location of the Governor's Office of Khurashan in the Eastern Region of Dashi.

The Governor's Office is in the high gate courtyard, and the soldiers are stationed in high alert.

Governor Gu Taibai, Khurasan, was tall and seemed to have endless energy. His eyes were bright and he was wearing a shirt and walked around the house.

Behind him were several generals in plain clothes, looking at Gu Taibai, but no one spoke.

"How many teams have you lost?" Gu Taibai stopped suddenly and turned around and asked.

"Sir, so far, two teams have disappeared." A general replied respectfully.

"Sir, it's nothing strange that the two teams have disappeared. The terrain in the east is dangerous, and in the words of the Tang people, they are poor and bad waters. It's normal for them to summon Allah." Another general expressed his opinion.

Gu Taibai hadn't said it yet, someone outside the door said, "Sir..."

"Come in!" Gu Taibai turned his head, the door creaked open, and a middle-aged man came in, bowed to him and said, "Sir, two more teams of people are missing."

Gu Taibai didn't say anything, but just waved his hand. The middle-aged man hurriedly retreated and closed the door. Gu Taibai clenched his fist with his right hand and said excitedly: "Don't doubt it anymore. They must have been prisoners of the Tang people! It's really amazing. In the words of the Tang people, this is called a premonition of the uncertainty!"

The Lord he mentioned refers to Hachazi, the supreme ruler of the East.

Several generals also said excitedly: "Your skill is so good that you can send someone to the Tang people to appear. In the words of the Tang people, this is called throwing a stone to ask for directions!"

"It's worth it to exchange for the news of the attack of Tangren!" Gu Taibai clenched his right fist and his eyes were shining brightly. He said excitedly: "For many years, I have fought one battle after another, but I have no chance to fight Tangren head-on. Now, the opportunity has finally come, and finally comes!"

"Sir, what should we do?"

Gu Taibai didn't think about it: "Now, we want to open a relationship with the Tang people. In the words of the Tang people, one is to send someone to send a letter to the adults and tell them the news. The other is to order the troops and rush to fight a good battle with the Tang people! The adults said that, whoever set foot on China's territory first, will be the governor of China. After so many years, we have not set foot on China's territory. I must seize this opportunity to defeat the Tang people's army first, and then take advantage of the victory to pursue China, and chase China's capital Chang'an!"

"Haha!" The generals laughed.

"Tell me the order that the army gathers in Talas and prepares to welcome the Tang army!" Gu Taibai waved his right fist and strode out.

At the same time, Geshuhan pointed his finger on Talas and said, "This place is suitable for large army combat. Let's fight a good fight with the cannibals!"
Chapter completed!