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- Constantinople, in the royal palace.
This palace was built when Emperor Constantine made his capital here. Hundreds of years have passed since then. During these hundreds of years, several dynasties have risen here and also perished here. When Heraclius expelled the Persians and became the Byzantine emperor, he probably never imagined that one day his descendants would also be replaced.
Leo III was just a run-down little nobleman. When he was young, he even had to herd sheep to survive, but there is no doubt that he was an excellent speculator.
When Justinian II was punished with having his nose cut off and was exiled, everyone felt that Justinian II had no hope, but only Leo III saw that there was still hope for a comeback. So he donated all the wealth he had accumulated over the years and thousands of sheep to use as military supplies.
Later, Justinian II was successfully restored to power, and as a working minister, Leo III was also entrusted with important tasks. Of course, at the beginning, almost no one in the Byzantine Empire thought highly of this person who came from a declining noble family, but Soon, Leo III surprised everyone. With a team he put together, he actually blocked the attack of the Arab Empire army.
After becoming a blockbuster, Leo III became more and more important to Justinian II. He became the commander-in-chief of a legion, and thus began his magnificent life.
First, he put down the rebellion of Philippicus, and then with the help of the power of the Arabs, he successfully occupied Constantinople and usurped the throne. Then he turned back and killed Yazid and returned in defeat.
From a declining nobleman to the throne of Byzantine emperor step by step, this experience is legendary, comparable to Lu Buwei¡¯s purchase of the country during the Warring States Period of China.
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In the "Biography of Lu Buwei", Sima Qian recorded an ancient legend for future generations, revealed the most ridiculous and shameless story of an emperor, and explained the most ironic and mysterious case of the interruption of the bloodline of an emperor in Chinese history. To say it is history is rather to say it is a legend.
This strange case happened to Lu Buwei.
In the fortieth year of King Zhao of Qin, the Prince of Qin died. Two years later, King Zhao of Qin made his second son An Guojun named Zhu the prince. An Guojun had more than twenty sons, and his favorite wife was Mrs. Huayang, who was born in a noble family of Chu State.
At this time, Qin and Zhao were at odds with each other, so Qin sent a son of King An, named Yiren, to Zhao to serve as a hostage. Because Qin and Zhao often fought at war, foreigners were not welcome in Zhao and were in a difficult situation. This was the background of the incident.
One day, Lu Buwei, a businessman from Puyang, went to Handan, the capital of Zhao, to do business. On the way, he met Mr. Qin, a stranger. He immediately discovered the business opportunity and became interested in this poor Mr. Qin. He said to himself: "This is a rare thing to live in."
Lu Buwei ran home to discuss with his father and asked, "How many times more profitable is farming?"
The father replied: "Ten times."
Lu Buwei asked again: "How many times can we win pearls and jade?"
The father replied: "A hundred times."
Lu Buwei then asked: "How many times can we win by establishing a ruler and a country?"
The father replied: "Countless."
Lu Buwei then said: "Today we are working hard in the fields. We have worked so hard, but we can't get warm clothes and food. Now that we have established a country and established a king, we can leave it to future generations, and all future generations will enjoy wealth and honor. I am willing to do it!"
This dialogue between father and son and Lu Buwei's decision-making process can be seen in "Warring States Policy" and Sima Qian's "Historical Records" omitted it. Instead, he wrote a very interesting dialogue between Lu Buwei and Qin Gongzi.
Lu Buwei went to visit Qin Gongzi Yiren and said to him: "I can lead the family."
The foreigner smiled and said, "You should make your own house brighter first. After that, you can make my house brighter."
Lu Buwei said: "You don't know, the glory and glory of my family depend on the glory and glory of your family."
The stranger heard something in his words, so he led him into the living room and had an in-depth conversation with him.
Lu Buwei said: "The King of Qin is old, and An Guojun is now the prince. I heard that An Guojun's favorite wife is Mrs. Huayang, and Mrs. Huayang has no children, but only Mrs. Huayang can produce direct heirs. Now your brothers There are more than twenty people, and you are in the middle. The brothers in front and the brothers behind are impossible to be favored. Besides, they are still hostages abroad. One day, King Qin died and Lord An Guo succeeded to the throne. More than twenty brothers fought for it. If you become a prince, you will definitely not be able to succeed."
The stranger said: "This is the situation, but what should we do?"
Lu Buwei said: "You are very poor now. Living here as a guest, there is no way to make more friends."friend. Although I am also very poor, I am willing to spend thousands of dollars to lobby for you in the State of Qin, so that Lord An Guo and Mrs. Huayang can make you their heir. "
The foreigner was overjoyed. He kowtowed on the ground and said, "If it can be as you said, I will share the Qin Kingdom with you and divide the world equally."
The plan was settled like this.
Taking the second step down, Lu Buwei gave five hundred gold to the foreigner, asking him to make friends in Zhao Guoguang, recruit powerful people, and create influence. He took five hundred gold and went to Xianyang for activities. He first asked to see Mrs. Huayang's sister and asked her to hand over many rare objects and treasures to Mrs. Huayang. He took the opportunity to say many good things about the foreigner in Zhao State, saying that the foreigner was very dear to him. Mrs. Huayang regarded her as her own heaven and cried day and night longing for Mr. An Guo and Mrs. Huayang.
Mrs. Huayang didn¡¯t have much knowledge to begin with, and she had been childless for many years, so she was overjoyed when she heard about it.
Lu Buwei further persuaded, saying: "I heard that those who serve their masters based on their beauty will definitely fall out of favor once they are old and no longer beautiful. Now my wife is serving the prince. The prince loves him very much, but he does not have a son of his own. Not at this time. Choose a virtuous and filial son from among the sons and establish him as your legitimate son. The husband will be honored when he is alive. Once he is a hundred years old and other sons succeed to the throne, they will eventually lose their power. This is just a matter of saying something that can bring benefits to all generations. Not now Let¡¯s talk about it in the future, will we still get it?¡±
Mrs. Huayang was moved by his persuasion, so she took the opportunity to tell Lord An Guo that she would accept a stranger as her legitimate son, and Lord An Guo agreed.
So, Mrs. Huayang carved a jade seal and adopted the stranger as her direct heir. She also gave him a lot of money and things, saying: "I am a native of Chu, and I am named Zi."
" In this way, Yiren changed his name to Zi Chu, and his social status suddenly increased, and his reputation among the princes was high.
To talk about Mrs. Huayang, this is just the beginning. At that time, the king of Qin was still King Zhaoxiang of Qin. If the foreigner can return to the country, he must nod. However, because King Qin Zhaoxiang was teased by Lin Xiangru during the alliance meeting in Mianchi, he harbored hatred for Zhao State, so he did not take the foreigner's return to his country at all.
How to do it? Lu Buwei worked hard again.
Later, he learned that the queen's brother Yang Quanjun was also in Xianyang. He wanted to persuade the queen through Yang Quanjun, and then persuade King Zhaoxiang through the queen. So, he spent a lot of money to buy a road and met Yang Quanjun.
Lu Buwei said to Yang Quanjun: "You are a high-ranking official and enjoy a generous salary. But can your high-ranking official, generous salary and wealth last long? Of course, you have the queen and the king to protect you now. However, the king and the queen are old. Once the landslide, The crown prince, will the prince continue to protect you? Prince An Guojun and Mrs. Huayang have no children. Why don't you try to extradite Wang Sunyiren who is staying in Zhao State today and let him be the suitable wife of An Guojun and Mrs. Huayang? Son? If you do that, Mr. An Guo and Mrs. Huayang will be very grateful to you. Then, won't your high position, salary and wealth be protected by someone else? "
Lu Buwei's plan is exactly what Yang Quanjun wants. That day, he went to the queen and told Lu Buwei what he said. The queen went to see King Zhaoxiang, and she told Yang Quanjun again.
Finally, King Qin Zhaoxiang expressed his willingness to take the foreigner back to his country, so Lu Buwei packed his bags and returned to Handan.
Lu Buwei spent a lot of money and energy. It seems that the time for the foreigner to return to the country is coming. But at this moment, Lu Buwei hesitated. He uses his brain and is constantly thinking.
He thought: "The foreigner returns to the country and succeeds to the throne in the future. For him, the biggest benefit is from a Qin king. How can it last long? In the future, if the foreigner collapses or abdicates, how can he benefit from the next generation of Qin kings?" What about profit?"
After the second step was successfully completed, Lu Buwei immediately started the third step of his plan.
He found a beautiful girl in Handan who was good at singing and dancing, lived with her, got her pregnant, and had a child of his own. After completing this matter, Lu Buwei went to invite the young master Zi Chu to come to his home as a guest. At the banquet, Mei Ji was specially asked to dance. Zhao Ji understands her, conveys her affection with her charming eyes, seduce her at will, and displays her charm. Zi Chu fell in love so much that he stood up to propose a toast to Lu Buwei and beg her.
Lu Buwei feigned anger, then changed his mind and said, "I have already ruined my family for my son, and now you ask for the woman I like, so I will give it to you as well."
Zichu was overjoyed and took him back to the hotel. Zhao Ji "hid her pregnancy" from Zi Chu, and when the time came, she gave birth to a son, whom she named Zhao Zheng. Zi Chu made Zhao Ji his wife.
If the first two steps of the plan were set up for Zi Chu to change his identity, then this third step was set up by Lu Buwei for his own possession of the Qin world. Each of the three steps of the plan had miraculous effects and all were successful. Now, Zhao Zheng, the son of Zhao Ji, has actually ended the bloodline of King Qin.
In the fiftieth year of King Zhaoxiang, the Qin soldiers surrounded Handan. Lu Buwei led the strangers in makeup, mixed among the people, mixed out of Handan, and returned to Xianyang.
After Yiren returned to Xianyang, because Lu BuWith his "circulation" in front of him, he was naturally favored by Mrs. Huayang, Lord An Guo and even King Qin Zhaoxiang.
In the fifty-sixth year of King Zhao of Qin, King Zhaoxiang died of illness, and Prince An Guojun succeeded to the throne as King Xiaowen. Mrs. Huayang was the queen and Zi Chu was the prince. The State of Zhao had just experienced a major defeat in the Battle of Changping at that time and did not dare to offend the State of Qin, so he hurriedly sent Mrs. Zi Chu and his son back to Qin.
In just one year, King Xiaowen died and Prince Chu was established, who became King Zhuang Xiang. In the first year of King Zhuang Xiang's reign, Lu Buwei was appointed prime minister, and he was granted the title of Marquis Wenxin. He fed 100,000 households in Luoyang, Henan.
Three years later, King Zhuang Xiang died, and the thirteen-year-old Prince Zheng came to the throne. He respected Lu Buwei as the prime minister and was known as Zhongfu.
At this point, Lu Buwei¡¯s transaction is considered a complete success. His son Zheng took charge of the political power of the Qin State. He was the prime minister, Zhao Ji was the queen mother, and the family of three owned the world of Qin. What is hidden from others is that Zhao Zheng's true identity does not dare to be revealed.
A businessman, when Qin Gongzi Yiren was a hostage in Zhao State, seized the opportunity to boldly break up his family and invest. Taking advantage of Mrs. Huayang's childlessness, he used conspiracy methods to first win the identity of Yiren's legitimate son, and then buy the beautiful woman. Ji, made her pregnant, took advantage of the lust of a foreigner, transferred and sold her, and in just a few years, she gained political power.
Without spending a single soldier, without losing any blood, and with only a thousand pieces of gold, a woman could buy the whole world. This business must be the most profitable in the history of the world!
Qin's son, Mrs. Qin Huayang, and Prince An Guojun, played with the palm of the palms calmly, and got a bonus, and made a thousand dollars earn a country.
Of course, after the death of King Qin Zhuangxiang, Zhao Ji couldn't bear the loneliness, so she took advantage of King Qin's young government to openly commit adultery with Lu Buwei and renew their old friendship. Later, when Qin Wangzheng gradually grew up and became familiar with human affairs, Lu Buwei was afraid that the matter would be exposed, which would lead to death, so he secretly found a social gangster with a particularly large penis for Zhao Ji, named Miao Ai.
Zhao Ji was a licentious woman. With Miao Ai, she took to the harem like a fish in water and secretly gave birth to two sons. Later, the incident was revealed and Lao Ai was killed. Lu Buwei was also implicated and died after drinking poison. This is a story for another time.
Although Lu Buwei's ending was not very good, an ordinary businessman Lu Buwei, with only one thousand gold and one woman, brought the world's largest country to his knees, interrupting the vassal state Qin's seven or eight hundred years of incense, and since Zhao After the Qin Dynasty, the surname Ying was no longer Ying, but changed to Lu. Isn't this indisputable fact a powerful mockery of the royal power?
Leo III and Lu Buwei are very similar. They both have political vision far beyond ordinary people and are good at investing to maximize their own interests.
The only difference is that Lu Buwei did not die well in the end, but Leo III ascended the throne of emperor. It can be said that Leo III was the most successful emperor in the Byzantine Empire for more than a hundred years. During his reign, he drove away the attacks of the Arab Empire and stabilized the eastern territory of the empire. Even Heraclius could not compare with him.
But Leo III's next series of actions were too impatient. Although he regained the monastery land through the "Abolition of Icons" movement and won the hearts of a large number of nobles, it completely offended the Pope in Rome. Relations with nearby Christian countries have also become more hostile than when Justinian II was in power. The Byzantine Empire can even be said to be embattled on all sides.
To make matters worse, Yezid, who was unwilling to fail, took another period of rest and used troops against Byzantium again. And this time, Yezid sent Khalid, the sworn enemy of the Byzantine Empire and their most feared enemy.
The Byzantines will never forget that their cherished land, Syria, became the territory of the Arabs under the attack of this man. What they will never forget is that the founding emperor of the Heraclius Dynasty was also defeated by this man. Khalid's hands.
Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire, has been besieged for four full months. During these four months, although Leo III continued to send envoys to nearby white countries for help, the results were very little. No one is willing to lend a helping hand to save this country that has betrayed Jesus Christ.
Without reinforcements, Leo III did not feel desperate. His character was like this. He had a strong gene hidden in his bones. No difficulty would overwhelm him. Otherwise, he would not have remained strong when facing such great pressure. We will resolutely continue the movement to ¡°abolish icons¡±.
Leo III firmly believed that he could defeat the Arabs the first time and the second time.
In the original history, he did indeed do it. He not only defeated the Arabs, but also completely expelled them from Asia Minor, realizing the resurgence of the Byzantine Empire.
ButNow that history has changed, no one knows what his ending will be.
But now, Leo III did get a good opportunity. A businessman doing business in Egypt sneaked into Constantinople in a small boat and brought him shocking news.
The troops of the Tang Empire landed in Egypt and occupied Alexandria.
"People from the Tang Dynasty!?" Leo III was not as surprised as others thought. Instead, he frowned and asked, "Why did they suddenly appear in Egypt!?"
An old minister left over from the reign of Justinian II said: "Your Majesty, I think you may have forgotten that Justinian II sent an envoy to the Tang Empire to ask for assistance!"
Leo III frowned, thought for a while, and said, "Are you talking about Pienaar!?"
Leo III was no stranger to Pinard. Speaking of which, Pinard can also be called a hero of Byzantium. When Osman led hundreds of thousands of land and sea troops to conquer Egypt, Pinard, who was the governor of Egypt at the time, defeated the Ottoman army. , and killed Osman himself.
With this great achievement, after Constans II ascended the throne, he successfully took over the post of prime minister, and when Muawiya attacked Constantinople, he defeated the Arab fleet in a naval battle, and his reputation rose greatly.
However, Leo III did not have a very good impression of Pienaar. When Justinian II ordered him to form the Armenian Army, Pienaar strongly opposed it and even ridiculed him in person. He was a man who only knew how to camp. villain.
Leo III remembers these things clearly. He is not a generous person, nor can he be open-minded. Therefore, when he thinks of the name Pienaar, he feels a wave of boredom in his heart.
"It's really lucky that Duke Pinar did not die in the great desert of the east and even arrived in the Tang Empire. But what does this have to do with the Tang Dynasty landing in Egypt!"
The minister said: "Your Majesty the Emperor! I think reinforcements from the Tang Dynasty must have arrived!"
"Reinforcements!?" Leo III sneered and said, "Gentlemen! I don't think so. Maybe Pienaar really arrived in the capital of the Tang Dynasty and told what happened to Byzantium, but I don't think the Tang Dynasty came here. Especially the landing in Egypt is to help us! If they are really reinforcements, they should march from Central Asia, advance into the Arab West Asian territory, go straight to Baghdad, or the Arabian Peninsula! Instead of going around the sea, Landing in Egypt is obviously unreasonable!¡±
Everyone was quiet for a while, looking at Leo III. In terms of military ability and vision, they were far inferior to Leo III. This was a fact.
Leo III continued: "Gentlemen! Please see, according to the information sent back by the businessman, the Tang army has now been divided into two parts, one of which landed in Tours and attacked the Sinai Peninsula, and the other part of which is in Suez Port Land, and then go straight to Alexandria, what are they going to do, gentlemen! Please keep your eyes open and take a good look! Those Tang people are clearly taking advantage of the situation and want to seize our Egyptian province!"
The more Leo III spoke, the angrier he became, as if the Tang Dynasty had really abandoned his ancestral grave.
I have to say that Leo III was really an excellent strategist. No wonder he got the attention of Du Rui. Just by relying on the description of a Byzantine businessman, he was able to guess the marching route of the Tang Army and even the purpose of the Tang Army's trip. Purpose.
However, Leo III¡¯s analysis did not arouse the common hatred of the Byzantine noble generals. After all, Egypt is not a province within the territory of the Byzantine Empire, and it has been more than ten years since the Byzantine Empire lost Egypt.
But Leo III didn¡¯t think so. All he wanted to do was to restore the Byzantine Empire to its former heyday and recover all the lost land during his lifetime.
The province of Egypt is naturally among them. The current movement of the Tang Empire¡¯s army has made it clear that they want to occupy Egypt for a long time. This is definitely something Leo III cannot tolerate.
"Gentlemen!" Leo III saw that everyone was silent, and he suddenly felt angry and said, "Do you think the Tang people's behavior of stealing the Egyptian province is tolerated?"
At this time, an old general with gray hair but a very strong body said: "Your Majesty the Emperor! What we have to consider now should not be the problem of the Tang people, but the Arab pagans outside Constantinople. They are our The real threat, as for the Tang people, no matter what they are doing, at least their current behavior can effectively help us contain the Arabs!"
"No!" Leo III immediately retorted, "General Agostino, you are wrong. Our enemies should be all opponents."??The territory of the Zhanting Empire protects ambitious people. Since the Tang people are now spying on our Egyptian province, then they are our enemies. There is no doubt about this! "
Agostino is an old minister of the Byzantine Empire. When Heraclius was in power, he fought for the empire. At this moment, he was snatched away by Leo III. He suddenly felt dissatisfied and said: "Then, Your Majesty the Emperor, you What do you think we should do now? Send troops to Egypt immediately to help the Arab pagans expel the Tang army?"
Leo III was stunned. Of course he couldn't do that. Now the situation in Constantinople was in danger. None of the Christian countries in the West were willing to lend a helping hand to the Byzantine Empire.
But forget it, acquiescing to the Tang Dynasty's occupation of Egypt, Leo III was really unwilling to accept it. Not only Egypt, he, like Justinian II, even wanted to conquer Cyprus and Crete. Take it back.
But now is obviously not the time to fall out with the Tang army. However, Leo III couldn't swallow his silence in silence. After much hesitation, he said: "Perhaps we should send an envoy to Egypt to ask clearly about the Tang people's intentions. If they insist on If we occupy Egypt, we should also take a stand!"
General Agostino immediately objected: "No! Your Majesty the Emperor, we cannot do this. The Tang Army is now our ally. If we offend them and let them reach an agreement with the Arab pagans, it will be fatal to Byzantium." of!"
Leo III said angrily: "General Agostino, didn't you just hear what the businessman said? After the Tang Dynasty occupied Alexandria, they burned all the historical documents and books. They want to destroy our civilization. May I ask you , General Agostino, destroying our civilization, is this what an ally should do?"
Du Xuewen ordered all books to be burned in Alexandria, which really made all the Byzantine nobles very angry. Although after Alexandria was occupied by the Arabs, there were not many ancient books left, but even if there was only one Book, that is also the crystallization of Western civilization.
Sure enough, as soon as Leo III said these words, no one spoke. At this time, although people don¡¯t know what they think in their hearts, they all respect knowledge on the surface.
"Since you have no objections, General Agostino, I wonder if you have the courage to shoulder the mission I gave you, go to Egypt, find the Tang people's coach, and clarify our position to him. Of course, If they only intend to help us regain our lost ground, I would still welcome it!"
Agostino knew that Leo III was waiting for an opportunity to retaliate, but he had no choice but to accept the order.
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At the same time that Leo III sent the envoy, Du Xuewen also completed the reorganization and left Alexandria, leaving only 3,000 Tianzhu troops and more than 1,000 wounded soldiers to garrison, and sent people to contact the Tang garrison on the island of Cyprus.
When he left the Port of Suez, Du Xuewen still had 17,000 troops on hand. However, after the capture of Alexandria, when he left, he only had 11,000 troops left, with more than 1,000 troops left. The soldiers of the Tang Army left their lives on this land forever.
Leaving Alexandria and marching westward, the Tang Army's powerful sentinel system exerted great power at this moment. Although they were unfamiliar with the place, they still detected the movements of the Arab defenders in Cairo.
After Hamadri learned that the Tang army might attack Alexandria, he immediately assembled all his troops and conquered a large number of servants. The number reached 35,000 and marched toward Alexandria in a mighty manner. Pounced over.
"General! The enemy's army is huge, and it is on a plain with no cover or obstruction. How can our army ambush it?"
At the pre-war military meeting, when Du Xuewen proposed to ambush the enemy, almost all his subordinates expressed objections. When they came, the number of enemy troops exceeded their own, and the Tang army could not occupy any terrain. Cheap and rashly adopting ambush tactics will hardly achieve the desired results.
Normally, Du Xuewen would have asked for everyone's opinions like his father Du Rui, but this time, Du Xuewen was arbitrary.
"You all think it's impossible, but I, the general, think it's possible. Not only do we want to ambush the enemy, we also want to surround them and annihilate them!"
When everyone heard this, they immediately felt that Du Xuewen was simply out of his mind. The opponent's strength was more than three times theirs, and they were in the wilderness. It was simply a delusion to encircle and annihilate the opponent.
There is a saying in the art of war: if you surround it by ten, attack it by five, and fight if you multiply it.
It means that if the force is ten times the enemy's, then the enemy should be surrounded. If your troops are five times the enemy's, you must take the initiative to attack the enemy. If the force is twice the enemy's, mobilize and disperse the enemy's force so that superior forces can be concentrated to destroy the enemy, thereby achieving five or ten times the situation.
A successful battle must achieve final victory in the shortest possible time with minimal casualties and losses. According to the fact that one's own troops exceed the enemy's number, different strategies and tactics should be adopted accordingly to avoid a head-on fight and achieve the greatest victory at the minimum cost.
Sun Tzu¡¯s military philosophy is based on pragmatism. The pursuit of victory in war is the ultimate goal, and achieving greater victory at the minimum cost is a manifestation of pragmatism.
Victory is the goal of all strategies, and the role of strategy should be to minimize the cost of victory, not to make the war more exciting. A weak victory at the cost of losing both sides is definitely not what a military strategist does.
The battlefield should not be a showcase for military commanders¡¯ personal talents, let alone a game. It is neither fun nor should be played. Strategy is not about making the battlefield dazzling, lively, exciting or classic. Therefore, strategy is only a means to minimize the cost of victory in war, and everything must be carried out on the premise of ensuring victory, otherwise, planning will lose its value.
The cruelty, huge destructiveness and impact of war determine that generals must treat it with caution and be reasonable, beneficial and restrained. It is unprofitable to do whatever it takes to defeat your opponent, and both parties will suffer as a result.
But now Du Xuewen's approach is clearly going in the opposite direction. With the army at a disadvantage, it is not easy to achieve encirclement and annihilation.
"Who said we only have more than 10,000 people! This general has an army of 100,000 people under his command!"
Everyone thought that Du Xuewen was just having a whim, but when Du Xuewen told his plan, the objections immediately disappeared, and all that was left was the sigh of "a tiger father has no dog son".
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Like the army of the Tang Dynasty, the Arabs also attached great importance to the training of cavalry. Even the servant army was allotted war horses. Along the way, Hamadry was thinking about the safety of Alexandria and did not dare to stop for a moment. He galloped all the way. Come.
"General! Alexandria is ahead! Should we send someone to check it out first?"
Seeing that they were about to arrive at Alexandria, someone finally couldn't help but put forward an opinion. If Alexandria had been captured by the Tang army, they would have thrown themselves into a trap by rushing forward so hastily.
Hamadry shook his head and said: "No! We have no time now. If the soldiers in Alexandria are still insisting, if we hesitate here, we will probably waste a good opportunity, and even if Alexandria is defeated by the Tang Dynasty Occupied, that city has no walls, we can also defeat the Tang people while their foothold is not stable!"
"But what if the Tang people set an ambush in front of us?"
Hamari thought for a while and felt that what the other party said made sense, so he said: "In this case, drive all the servants to the front and let them clear the way for us. Even if the Tang people have an ambush, we can respond in time!"
Most of those servants are Egyptians. The Egyptians were very dissatisfied with Mubak's excavation of the Pharaoh's tomb. Now the Arabs actually want them to serve as death squads. The opposition has suddenly become louder, but no matter how fiercely they oppose , It's a pity that no one is willing to listen to their noise. Under the threat of the Arabs' scimitars, they can only reluctantly become the vanguard of the army.
As he was walking, Hamadry suddenly saw bursts of smoke and dust rising in front of him, and his heart suddenly sank. But when he looked around, he found that the place he was in was a huge plain, without any obstruction. There is no need to be afraid if the Tang army is attacking from the front. There is no place to ambush around.
"Come forward and destroy those Tang people!"
As soon as Hamadry's order was given, the captain of the Guards beside him pointed to the left side of the army and exclaimed: "General! Look, there are people there, there is such a big smoke and dust, there are tens of thousands of people at least!"
¡°It¡¯s there too!¡±
"General! The Tang Army was also found behind us!"
For a moment, the sirens kept sounding. Hamadry was startled and exclaimed: "There are also Tang people behind us, it's impossible!"
"General! Look! Look at the smoke and dust rising into the sky. There are at least 20,000 to 30,000 people!"
How could there be twenty or thirty thousand people moving behind us? That¡¯s simply impossible! Unless Tang Jun can fly.
"General! What should we do now? Should we continue to attack forward, or should we retreat!"
Hamadry had no choice for a while. Looking at the smoke, it was clear that he was surrounded by people. If he moved forward, he was simply seeking death. When the time came, he would plunge his head into Tang Jun's pocket formation. Even if he wanted to There is no way to escape.
The huge smoke and dust are getting closer and closer, and they are surrounding the army led by Hamadri from all directions. Looking at this formation, there are at least hundreds of thousands of people.
Where did the Tang army come from with more than 100,000 people?
Since Du Xuewen doesn't have the ability to spread the beans into an army, it is naturally impossible to conjure up an army of 100,000 people out of thin air. However, if there is no army of 100,000 people, Du Xuewen can still get 100,000 war horses.
When the army went out for the expedition, all the horses were equipped with one person and three riders. In addition, after the capture of Alexandria and the capture of tens of thousands more horses, 100,000 horses were naturally gathered.
Of course, Du Xuewen couldn't rely on his war horses to kill people. Once this trick was seen and Hamadry tried to escape, he wouldn't be able to stop him. Maybe the opponent would counterattack and cause heavy losses to the Tang army.
However, from the beginning, Du Xuewen never thought of having a close encounter with the Arab Army. The advantage of the light cavalry is nothing more than its extremely strong maneuverability.
More than 10,000 soldiers, mixed with tens of thousands of horses, formed a circle around the Dashi army. From time to time, they fired bows and arrows and threw missiles into the encirclement. For a while, the Arab army was beaten until they cried for their fathers and screamed in agony. The sound is endless.
Hamari was completely panicked at this moment. He didn't know what to do at all. He was not a very smart person to begin with. Now that he was in danger, his mind was completely messed up. Where could he come up with a good idea? .
"Retreat! Retreat! Retreat quickly!"
At this time, he couldn't care about the safety of Alexandria. He just wanted to save his own life. Although he had never fought against the Tang army in person, he had heard about how powerful the Tang army was, especially with so many Tang soldiers. How could his assembled team be able to withstand it?
Hamadry just wants to cut the person who reported the news into pieces. Why did the Tang army only have a small force, but tens of thousands of people rushed to Alexandria? Look at the current formation, can it be built by ten thousand people?
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But it¡¯s easy to get in, but it¡¯s not that easy to get out. If the Arab army wants to break out, it doesn¡¯t matter. Wherever you break out, our encirclement will follow.
The generals of the Tang Jun were all elite, and the ability to control the string and setting arrows. Everyone is not weak. The feather arrows are like no money.
The Egyptian servant army couldn't hold on anymore at first. Their fighting spirit was not strong in the first place. They were very angry with the Arabs because of Mubak's robbery of the Pharaoh's tomb. They were not willing to sacrifice their lives for them, so they left obediently one by one. After defeating the Arab army, they ran to the side, threw away the weapons in their hands, dismounted, knelt on the ground, and waited for the Tang army to come up and capture them.
Du Xuewen also saw it clearly. He could naturally guess where these troops with obviously different attires came from. What's more, the interpreter in his army was still shouting loudly, directing the servant troops where to surrender.
When Hammadrid saw that there were fewer and fewer people around him, when he turned around, the Egyptian servants actually surrendered, and he yelled angrily: "Assholes! Assholes! Cowards, they are all cowards, damn bastards, I want to kill them You guys, kill you!¡±
Although they were talking about killing people, their speed of escaping did not slow down at all. Everyone wished that the horses under their crotches could grow wings so that they could take them back to Cairo.
"Damn it, what's going on, why, those Tang troops seem to be getting farther and farther away from us! But we still seem to be surrounded by them."
It¡¯s a pity that no one can answer it for him at this time! - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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