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    In human history, in the 7th century AD, the history of the West Asian region underwent earth-shaking changes. All races in the entire West Asian region were not only deeply involved, but also became the center of this change, attracting the attention of the world.  The origin of change is in the Arabian Peninsula.

    The Arabian Peninsula is basically composed of deserts and grasslands, with barren soil, dry climate, and harsh living conditions. Therefore, its social progress obviously lags behind other regions such as West Asia and North Africa.  Its indigenous inhabitants are called Bedouins, who mainly make a living by nomadism. While other regions of the world have begun social changes, they are still in the stage of disintegration of primitive clan society.

    Around AD 610, in Mecca, an important city in the Arabian Peninsula, a businessman named Muhammad began to promote a new religion he founded.

    This religion regards Allah, the main god of the Quraysi tribe where Muhammad was born, as the only God of the universe, saying that Allah created "everything on the earth", while Muhammad is the messenger of Allah and the prophet of believers, requiring people to be absolutely  Obey Allah and the Prophet.

    This religion believes in the afterlife and the immortality of the soul. It says that those who believe in Allah and do good deeds in this world will go to heaven in the next life. Those who do not believe in Allah and commit sins in this world will go to hell in the next life.

    The religion was named Islam, which means submission in Arabic.  Its followers are called Muslims, which means people who believe in Allah. Its teachings are reflected in the "Quran" compiled by Muhammad, which is respected as the holy book of Islam.

    Islam also puts forward many political opinions and ideas about real life, such as requiring believers to pay one-fortieth of their property, replenishing the national treasury to provide relief to poor believers, advocating restrictions on usury, and believing that Muslims, regardless of tribe or clan, are brothers.  Proportionality calls on believers to eliminate internal strife and be united in dealing with external affairs, etc.

    Islam was born in the Arabian Peninsula when class divisions began to appear, the gap between rich and poor widened, tribes continued to fight, and internal strife continued. It complied with the calls of the Arab lower classes to oppose the economic exploitation of the aristocracy and the whole society to unify tribal forces and unite with the outside world.  Hence, the positive response was quickly received.

    Poor people first converted to Christianity in large numbers. The middle- and upper-class nobles initially opposed and persecuted Islam because of its anti-exploitative nature. Muhammad was forced to leave Medina and turned his missionary activities into a political action. He organized Muslims and Medina to  The Mecca nobles launched a struggle and rapidly expanded their territory, eventually forcing the Mecca nobles to accept Islam.  Before and after this, other parts of the peninsula also converted one after another, using this as a traction and impetus. When Muhammad died, the entire peninsula was generally unified and formed a unified Arab country.

    Although the Arab Empire has short qualifications and a low level of civilization, its tradition of riding and shooting, its policy of light corvee and low taxes, as well as its internal cohesion and external charisma have given it a strong external impact since its birth.

    In the second year after Muhammad's death, Arabia began its external expansion.  Muhammad's successor, the Caliph, sent troops to Western Asia and North Africa, and captured Syria, Palestine, the western Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Libya from the Byzantine Empire that remained after the disintegration of the Roman Empire.

    At the same time, he raised his troops and marched eastward, defeating the main force of the Sasanian Persian army at Qadisiya on the Euphrates River, eventually destroying Sassanid Persia and taking its territory into its hands.

    Since then, Arabia¡¯s expansion momentum has become even more fierce. In the west, it has advanced westward along the coast of North Africa, crossed the Strait of Gibraltar and invaded Spain and southern Gaul.  In the east, the Arab cavalry was invincible and occupied much of Central Asia.

    If there were no anomaly like Du Rui in this world, the Arab Empire would have continued to develop, and eventually during the Tianbao period of the Tang Dynasty, the Talas Battle broke out with the Tang Dynasty, the leader of the Eastern world at that time.

    That is a battle that must be fought sooner or later. If the Tang Dynasty wants to restore its hegemony in Central Asia, it must defeat the Arabs, and if the Arabs want to completely control Central Asia, they must defeat the Tang Dynasty.

    In the end, because of the rebellion of the Ge Luolu mercenaries in the Tang army, the Arab army with an absolute advantage defeated the Tang army led by Gao Xianzhi.

    The result of the Talos War was that the Arab Empire completely controlled Central Asia, and Central Asia began the process of overall Islamization.  Another well-known consequence is that Chinese papermaking technology spread westward, and Samarkand became the papermaking center of the Arab Empire.  After the Anshi Rebellion occurred in the Tang Empire, the power of the Tang Dynasty withdrew from Central Asia, and the power of the Arab Empire connected to the Pamir Plateau to the east.

    If everything goes according to the original course of history, by the time the Arab Empire reaches its peak, it will finally form a huge empire stretching from the Indus River Basin in the east to the Atlantic Ocean in the west, spanning the three continents of Asia, Africa and Europe.

    Of course, according to the inertia of history, any huge empire, when it reaches its peak, will follow the characteristics of history and turn to extinction.

      The fate of the huge Arab Empire was doomed from the day it was established. This empire was not a simple, mutual-aid country that existed for the benefit of all Arabs, as people originally imagined.  Its fundamental nature is actually a multi-ethnic and multi-faith collection established by the Arab aristocracy through military conquest.  There are certain gaps and contradictions between different ethnic groups and different faiths. There are irreconcilable class contradictions between the broad masses of the lower class and the aristocratic, bureaucratic, and wealthy merchant classes. The Muslims are also torn apart due to complex contradictions, especially the further development of the feudal system.  development, and cultivated divorced forces from within the empire.  Therefore, after the caliphate finally reached its peak, the empire slid sharply towards the end of disintegration and destruction.

    Even without Du Rui's Western Expedition, the Arab Empire would eventually die. However, historically, the disintegration of the Arab Empire did not come from external threats, but from within. The resistance of the people at the bottom was the main reason for the shaken foundation of the empire's rule.  reason.

    Like all empires in the world, after the initial primitive accumulation, in order to maintain the operation of the huge feudal state bureaucratic machine and meet the needs of an extravagant life, the rulers of the Arab Empire could only continue to strengthen their support for farmers and handicraft industries.  cruel exploitation of prisoners and slaves.

    There is a sharp contrast between the extravagant desires of the ruling class and the poor life of the working people.  Peasants were tied to the land and burdened with all kinds of heavy corv¨¦es and taxes.  The wages of urban handicraft workers are very low. The monthly salary of a bricklayer is only thirty dirkhams, which is difficult to maintain the minimum living standard.

    The situation of slaves was even worse.  Some served in the palace and noble families, and were enslaved and disposed of at will by their masters. Female slaves often became singers or maids and concubines, and were ravaged; male slaves in the palace were also castrated and became eunuchs, and suffered all kinds of inhuman treatment.  Some are engaged in heavy production labor in the fields or mines, without enough food to eat and no clothing to cover their bodies.  In particular, a large number of black slaves worked in the saline-alkali land of the Tigris River, draining water to collect salt and open up arable land for their masters. The labor was the most arduous and the pay was the lowest. They could only get a few handfuls of wheat flour or dates to satisfy their hunger every day.

    This class difference directly led to the class conflict between the feudal lords and the people at the bottom, which was always in a state of deterioration, leading to one after another and continuous resistance struggles.

    In the original history, after entering the 9th century, uprisings within the Arab Empire spread throughout the empire, among which the most powerful ones were the Babeck Uprising, the Black Slave Uprising and the Kalmat Uprising.

    Born in the lower class of Azerbaijani society, Babek used the teachings of the Zoroastrian Khuraf sect to call on the people to fight against the violence, oppression, and unequal social system caused by evil gods, and put forward the slogan of overthrowing the Abbasid dynasty.  In 816 AD, Babek was the first to raise a righteous flag in Azerbaijan, and soon controlled vast areas such as Azerbaijan, Armenia and western Persia.  The popular armed Red Army once grew to 300,000 people, posing a serious threat to the caliphate.  The resourceful and combat-savvy Babek led the Red Army to defeat the official army repeatedly and persisted in the struggle for 20 years.  The two caliphs Mamun and Mumutai Suim encircled and suppressed the rebels and offered a reward of one million dirkhans for the capture of Babek.  Finally, in 837 AD, Babek was betrayed by a traitor and died heroically.

    Just 30 years after the Babeck Rebellion subsided, another slave uprising broke out in Mesopotamia, the hinterland of the empire.  Since the founding of the country, the Abbasid Dynasty has continuously imported black slaves from East Africa and brought them to South Mesopotamia for agricultural production. Their situation was very miserable.

    Ali Ibn Muhammad, a Muslim from the Hawari faction, claims to be the messenger of Allah, and his mission is to enable slaves to gain freedom and wealth, and has won the support of the majority of slaves.

    In 869 AD, Ali led a crowd to revolt, and soon a crowd of 200,000 gathered.  Then they captured Basra, an important town in the Mesopotamia, and once reached only 20 kilometers away from Baghdad. The imperial capital was in danger.

    Caliph Multaimed sent troops to conquer and suppress, and used two strategies at the same time.  Because Ali failed to fulfill his original promise in time after the uprising, the strength of the rebel army was weakened. After persisting for 14 years, the black slave uprising failed miserably and Ali was killed.

    In world history, this black slave uprising was a large-scale slave resistance struggle as famous as the Spartacus uprising in ancient Rome. It dealt a heavy blow to the caliphate.  Since then, the number of Arab slaves imported from Africa has significantly decreased, and the remnants of slavery in the entire society have gradually disappeared.

    The wave of popular uprisings also made the activities of heretical sects in the Arab Empire more active.  The "Karmat sect" founded by Abu Abdullah gradually emerged.  This sect opposes the Sunni Caliphate regime, advocates social equality, shared property, and abandons orthodox Islamic rules and rituals.

    Under the leadership of Hamadan Karmat, the sect held an uprising in the Kufa region of southern Iraq. Its power quickly expanded to Persia and Central Asia. In 899 AD, it established the Karma in Bahrain on the west coast of the Persian Gulf.This unique country has lasted for more than 200 years.

    The Arab Empire was originally a large and loose association of multiple ethnic groups, multiple religions, and different levels of social development that were pieced together mainly through conquest. Even during the most powerful period of the caliphate, the power of the center was limited, especially for remote areas.  The province is even more beyond reach.

    Due to the impact of the people's uprising and the internal power struggle among the rulers, the country declined and the power of the caliphate was weakened. The governors of the provinces and the leaders of the Guards took the opportunity to expand their power, either ceding territories to stand on their own, or directly controlling the court. The Arab Empire fell apart and finally perished due to foreign invasion.  .

    The powerful local separatist forces created by the military feudal system posed a serious threat to the rule of the Arab Empire. Due to the implementation of the feudal system, governors and military commanders in various regions gradually gained the economic foundation and military strength to support their own troops and cede territories to support themselves.

    At the beginning of the 9th century, the centrifugal tendency within the empire had become an unstoppable force, leaving the Empire State Building riddled with holes.  General Ibn Aghlaib established the Aghlaib dynasty that year after obtaining the Tunisian territory.  Ahmed Tulun, the governor of Egypt, declared independence and established the Tulun Dynasty.  Dozens of governors and military commanders from the east and west took the opportunity to stand on their own feet, attack and conquer each other, and strive to get involved in the central power.  In the eastern provinces, following the Tahir dynasty, the Safali dynasty, the Samani dynasty, and the Gokinin dynasty appeared one after another.  Kingdoms big and small are whirling around, suddenly born and then destroyed.

    The lofty status of the caliphate in the past has become a thing of the past. He only lives in a corner of Iraq and is firmly controlled by the Turkic Guards. He has become a political doll, ready to be deposed and slaughtered.

    The unlimited profligacy of the Caliphate¡¯s court and the huge expenditures of the military and government caused a financial crisis, and the people¡¯s uprising and the rebellion of various local forces aggravated the acuteness of this crisis.  In order to solve the financial crisis, the Caliphate government implemented a tax farming system.  Except for a few big businessmen, those who could obtain tax farming privileges were mainly provincial governors and garrison chiefs.  Tax collectors must pay the contracted tax amount to the Caliphate government in advance, and then levy taxes at will in their tax-farmed area. The actual tax amount collected far exceeds the contracted tax amount they paid to the government.  The tax farming system sharply expanded the political and economic power of the governor and the garrison chiefs, and strengthened their independence.  Since the time of Mu'taishim, the caliphate has gradually lost control over them and has even become a puppet in their hands, allowing them to be deposed.

    Finally, in the mid-10th century, the Persian governor Ahmed marched into Baghdad and took control of the caliphate as generalissimo.  In 1055 AD, the Seljuk Turks invaded Iraq again. Their leader was called Sultan and became the political leader of the country, while the caliph only existed as a religious leader.

    The arrival of the powerful Seljuk Turks brought about a renaissance in the Arab Empire.  The Seljuk rulers respected Arab traditions and basically inherited various feudal regulations and systems from the empire's past.  The empire temporarily regained its unity, but this was just a return to glory.  Various social contradictions still exist, people's resistance continues to develop, and various sectarian strife becomes increasingly cruel.

    Finally, in 1258 AD, the Mongols from the east of the world captured Baghdad and killed the last caliph. The Arab Empire, which had lasted for hundreds of years, completely disappeared into the dust of history.

    Of course, the situation is different now, and the tedious history will not repeat itself again. Because of the emergence of Du Rui, the Tang Empire, which is far more powerful than ever before, has no patience to wait for the natural demise of the Arab Empire. In order to gain dominance in the world  , and dominant position, the Tang Empire launched an expedition under the leadership of Du Rui, which also accelerated the demise of the Arab Empire.

    After decades of hard work and hard work, the Arab Empire has just grown from a loose alliance of tribes occupying only a corner of the Arabian Peninsula to a huge empire that spanned three continents, Europe, Asia and Africa at its peak.

    But now, everything has been brought back to its original state. How did the Muslims go out in the first place, and now how do they retreat. In the end, all they can rely on are the millions of believers gathered outside Medina.

    Among this so-called million-strong army, real soldiers account for only 20 to 30 percent. The remaining 700,000 or so people are just believers who have just picked up weapons and have no combat experience. Some of them come here for their faith.  Of course, most of those who went to Medina to launch jihad were coerced. They did not want to participate, but they could not resist the scimitar in the hands of the Caliph.

    Now, these people are destined to die for this huge empire that is about to perish. Even if they are large in number, they cannot delay the pace of this empire's destruction.

    Du Rui watched the Arab army formation in front of him become looser, and couldn't help but sneered in his heart. This was the Arabs' method of dealing with the Tang army's bow and arrow array, and it could also be regarded as their experience summed up after countless battles with the Tang army.

    After all, the strike range of the crossbow array is limited. If it cannot directly hit the enemy,Otherwise, Tang Jun's sharp arrows would be nothing more than branches stuck in the ground.

    But artillery is different. The damage range of artillery is larger, and it is impossible to defend against. Strong shields and strong armor will be torn into pieces under the bombardment of artillery, let alone flesh and blood.

    "put!"

    Du Xuexian waved his arm heavily, and the Tang Army's gunners lit the fuses one after another. Along with a burst of white smoke, thousands of artillery roared at the same time, and the violent explosions made even the Tang Army's war horses feel restless.

    Ye Zide I was still praying silently, but the sudden explosion made him unprepared and almost fell to the ground. With the help of others, he finally struggled to stand up. However, he was shocked.  A scene appeared. In an instant, the Arab army outside the city of Medina became overwhelmed, with countless casualties. The places hit by the shells suddenly became open spaces, and huge pits appeared on the ground. It can be clearly seen that  I saw burnt corpses and shattered limbs everywhere in the big pit.

    Ye Zide I was so frightened that his throat made a strange noise, as if someone had pinched the neck of a crowing rooster, and his eyes were almost bleeding.  The Arab nobles also behaved like this, with faces of shock and disbelief on their faces.  This was the most shocking moment in their lives, the most frightening moment for them.

    Originally, in their understanding, the most powerful thing should be the scimitar in the hands of the Arab soldiers, which could cut through everything. But now the power of the artillery does not need to be described. It far exceeds their imagination.  It was much more powerful than the trebuchet, which was the most powerful long-range attack they had ever seen.

    "They are massacre! This is massacre!"

    Finally, someone was the first to react and screamed, his voice trembling, as if he saw the devil wreaking havoc.

    Yes, the Tang army was massacring. They first used artillery to kill and take care of the last elite of the Arab Empire, the Guards Corps, regarded as a treasure by Yazid I. Although the Guards Corps was excellent and well-equipped,  He was well-trained, extremely loyal, and had amazing combat power. However, facing the artillery bombardment of the Tang army, he had no power to fight back.

    They couldn't even touch the corners of Tang Jun's clothes, but they were blown to pieces by artillery shells. How could they fight back?

    After the artillery bombardment, the Arab army suffered heavy casualties, its morale dropped sharply, its morale was unstable, and its spirit was gone. In their eyes, the Tang army was a group of devils who could control thunder and lightning. How could humans and devils fight against each other?

    Du Rui used his clairvoyance to observe the effects of the bombardment. After the smoke cleared, the Arabs all stood there dumbly, with horror on their faces. Some even fell to their knees on the ground, constantly shouting.  Bow in the direction of Mecca and seek the blessings of Allah.

    Du Rui put away his clairvoyance and was quite satisfied with the effect of the bombardment. Then he said to the generals around him: "The whole army attacks, enjoy this final battle!"

    The generals of the Tang Army had been impatient for a long time. After hearing Du Rui's order, they could no longer hold back. They all clasped their fists and raised their hands, loudly agreed, and then returned to their positions and shouted, and the army  Like a flood, it pressed against the Arab army with an overwhelming momentum, and everything it passed was red.

    The Tang Army's offensive was like a stormy sea, one after another. Although the Arab Empire's Guards were well-trained, well-equipped, and firm in their beliefs, in the face of absolute strength, their efforts seemed so pale, fragile, and powerless.  It could not stop the Tang army's attack.

    This was a massacre, a naked massacre. The Tang army turned into a demon and a meat grinder, quickly harvesting the lives of the Arab Imperial Army.

    The reason for this situation was not only that the Imperial Guard Corps was weakened by the sudden bombardment of the Tang Army in terms of combat strength, but also that the command was chaotic and there was no good general to command it.

    Although Yezid I was a caliph and a good general, he was not a handsome man after all. If there was a good general like Khalid, the situation would be a little different. He might not be able to compete with the Tang army, at least he would not be so vulnerable.

    Du Rui looked at the five sons behind him. They were all eager to try and impatient. He also smiled and said: "Okay! You guys go too! Remember! Don't miss the declaration of being a father!"

    "Take orders!"

    When the five brothers of Du Xuexian heard this, they were overjoyed. They originally thought that they had no chance to participate in this battle, but they did not expect that they were unexpectedly happy. They could not hold back. They responded and led Du Rui's personal guards to charge.  Go up.

    At this moment, except for a personal guard holding a handsome flag, Du Pingsheng was the only one left beside Du Rui.

    "Erlang! LookLooking at them, I really feel old!  "Du Rui suddenly sighed. He is only in his early forties now, in the prime of life, but he really feels that he is old, really old. In every battle in the past, he always rushed to kill.  The first one, but in this Western Expedition, his spear has not yet drunk blood. It is not that his physical strength is weak, but that his mind is lazy. After fighting for so many years, he is really tired.

    Du Rui had thought before that when a man is born in this world, he should die in battle and be buried in horse leather. Fortunately, he doesn't think so anymore. He just wants to complete his mission as soon as possible and then really become a rich man.  Idle man, after working hard for so many years, it's time for him to take a rest.

    When Du Pingsheng heard this, he also laughed: "The master is only forty years old, so he is already old. The villain is still waiting to kill Europa with the master and dominate the world!"

    Du Rui smiled and waved his hand, saying: "No way! No way! We can't do everything, and we should leave some for our descendants. Otherwise, they will be too comfortable, people! We can't be too  Be at ease, otherwise, you will become inert, and that¡¯s the worst thing to do!¡±

    Du Pingsheng asked: "When I return to the court this time, do you really intend to resign?"

    Du Rui nodded noncommittally and said: "Yes! I don't want to be an official anymore. Being an official is too tiring. I was originally a lazy person. If I hadn't deeply felt the great kindness of Emperor Taizong and Emperor Gaozong, I would have been  No matter what, I will never become an official!"

    Hearing this, Du Pingsheng laughed again. He didn't know how many times he had heard Du Rui say this, but what was the result?  Every time a piece of holy edict arrived at his house, Du Rui would step forward without hesitation and solve crisis after crisis for Datang.

    "Erlang! Have you thought about what you want to do in the future? Your Yao She is also capable. After this station is over, come to the Forbidden Army! He is in Chang'an, and you and your son can get together from time to time!"

    Du Pingsheng shook his head and refused, saying: "Let him stay in Egypt! Master! Didn't you just say that people can't be too comfortable? I have been lucky enough to be by the master's side in this life, and people from all over the world have gone away.  Over and over, this life is not in vain. Children and grandchildren, they are not lucky enough to serve the master, let them continue to be loyal to the Tang Dynasty!"

    Du Rui nodded and said: "That's okay! That's okay! Erlang! You really have never regretted it. According to your merits, even being a governor for a while is enough. But for so many years, you have just followed me."  I don¡¯t even know anyone around me, so you won¡¯t blame me!¡±

    Du Pingsheng smiled and said: "What are you talking about, master? If there is a way, there must be a master and a servant. The master is lazy, and the villain is not the same. The master is not willing to be an official, and the villain is not willing either.  It¡¯s better to be like this, to be able to fight on the battlefield and serve the country without having to work hard and be free and at ease, wouldn¡¯t it be better!¡±

    Hearing this, Du Rui pointed at Du Pingsheng and laughed: "You! This mouth has never changed!"

    After Du Rui finished speaking, looking at the lively killing in front, he couldn't help but feel his hands itching, and said: "Erlang! You and I, brothers, might as well kill again!"

    Du Pingsheng had already held the big iron gun in his hand, and said with a naive smile: "I'm just waiting for a word from the master!"

    Du Rui nodded and said: "Okay! Kill! No one is allowed to stop until we kill two hundred people!"

    "kill!"

    At this time, the battle outside the city of Medina has reached a fever pitch. The two sides have equal strength. However, the Tang army has an overwhelming advantage and continues to press the Arab army towards the city head.

    At this moment, there was also a sound of cold air on the top of the city. From Ye Zide I to all the noble officials, everyone's face was full of shock, and their eyes were wide open. They would not believe it even if they were killed.  There is such a ferocious army in the world.  However, the facts are right in front of you, you have to believe them even if you don¡¯t believe them.

    "Quickly, let them withdraw to the city! Withdraw to the city!" Ye Zide I was the first to wake up. He knew very well that he had underestimated the Tang army. If he continued to fight, his million-strong army would be completely annihilated. Now  It is the most correct decision to retreat to the city to preserve our strength.

    King Yezid I knew that they could not win in the field battle, but he did not want to admit defeat, so he could only withdraw his troops into the city, and then rely on Medina to hold on, maybe they could hold on for a while longer.

    Of course, the Tang army would not let their enemy go. Seeing that the enemy was actually trying to escape, Du Rui shouted: "Catch up! Catch up! You can't let go of an enemy!"

    At this time, the city gate had been opened, and countless Arabs were driven back to the city like sheep by the Tang army. In order to survive, even if the Tang army did not drive them away, they would retreat towards the city. During the retreat, they were trampled to death.  how many people.

    Of course, in order to survive, the Arabs fled towards the city faster than rabbits. Several city gates were wide open. They were like a tide.Water poured into the city.

    The Arabs fled in, and the Tang army who followed them also took advantage of the situation and rushed in.

    "Close it quickly, close it quickly!" Ye Qide I was shocked when he saw this. He had not expected this part just now.

    However, at this time, the city gate has long been filled with people, so how can it be closed?

    Not only that, the Tang army came from behind to kill them, like a farmer harvesting crops, ruthlessly harvesting the lives of believers.  In addition to their fanatical religious beliefs, these people had crude weapons, no armor to cover their bodies, and no training. How could they be the opponents of the Tang army?  There is no possibility but to be slaughtered.

    The Tang army's massacre was extremely sharp. They quickly slaughtered all the believers in the city gate cave, and then poured into the city like a tide and started killing.  This kind of street fighting is mainly accomplished by Modao battle formation, supported by crossbow formation and cavalry.

    Du Rui divided several small troops and deployed them at various city gates, tasking them with blocking the fleeing Arabs. Today he was determined to annihilate all the effective Arab forces in Medina and never let them go.  Walk alone.

    More and more Arabs fell to the ground, and the blood flowing out formed a torrent and flowed into the moat, dyeing the water of the moat red.

    In the beginning, there were not many red streams, not big. After a short time, there were more and more streams, bigger and faster, and the water level of the moat was rising sharply, with a thick layer of blood floating on it.  Mo'er.  If you look from the air, you can see that Medina is surrounded by a red blood ring, which is indescribably weird.

    If you look at the city from the air, you will see that the entire Medina is red, and there is no place that is not stained with blood.  The entire medina was filled with a disgusting, vomiting smell.  No matter who it is, even hell demons will feel sick and vomit here.

    When millions of people were massacred, what need is there to say about the smell of blood?

    "The commander-in-chief has an order to kill them all, leaving not a blade of grass behind!"

    Several guards rode on horses and loudly conveyed Du Rui's orders in the city of Medina. The soldiers of the Tang army did not hesitate, faithfully carried out Du Rui's orders and fought hard to kill.

    Don¡¯t seal the knife!

    This is not uncommon in the history of human wars, just like the Three Days of Yangzhou and the Three Massacres of Jiading in later generations. However, the Manchu Qing¡¯s massacre policy was only due to their barbaric nature, while Du Rui¡¯s was due to hatred and shock.

    The hatred between the Tang Empire and the Arab Empire cannot be resolved. From the Zhenguan period to the present, the competition between the two sides in Central Asia, and then the bloody battle of Talas, and then the later Western Region War, Central Asian War, and Egyptian War,  This blood feud has become so deep that there is only one ending for both sides, and that is the complete destruction of one side.

    Each of the soldiers of the Tang Army bore the great hatred of Brother Paoze who died in the Talos battle. They carried out Du Rui's orders without mercy. After entering the city, whether they were soldiers or civilians, as long as they had a cloth wrapped around their heads, they would  He had a big beard on his chin, and instead of welcoming Tang Jun with a smile on his face, he turned around and ran away. They were all targets of their killing.

    The soldiers of the Tang Army were completely crazy. The blood and killing aroused the ferocity deep in their hearts. The swords in their hands kept rising and falling, and lives continued to disappear in front of their eyes.

    When they were in their hometown, they could be filial sons, loving fathers, and good husbands, but here, they prefer to play the role of butchers.

    Use blood to forge the unyielding fighting spirit of the Tang Dynasty, use the lives of enemies to exaggerate the illustrious military exploits of the Tang Dynasty, and make the earth under the sky shake and fear because of the Tang Dynasty.

    "All the foreign races in the world can only tremble when they think of these four words: Datang Empire.

    kill!

    kill!

    kill!

    It is impossible to stop. No one can make the Tang Army soldiers who turned into devils stop. Medina has become a killing field, a huge slaughterhouse. Every Tang Army soldier here is a butcher, and those Arabs are  A lamb to the slaughter.

    Pleading has no effect. The demise of the Arab Empire has doomed the fate of all Arabs. The moment the city gate was breached, they were sentenced to death by the Tang Dynasty for being enemies of the Tang Dynasty.

    After a day and night of massacre, when the sky finally lightened up again, the massacre stopped. The entire Medina had turned into a hell of Shura, with Arab corpses everywhere and wanton blood flowing everywhere.  , there is an irreversible smell of blood everywhere.

    Except for Yazid I, no Arab in Medina can breathe at this moment.

    "It's over, it's over, it¡¯s all over!  "Yezide I's majesty is gone. At this moment, he is curled up on the ground like a dog, his pupils are gray and his eyes are dull.

    "Yezide, you have failed!" Du Rui pointed his spear at Yezide I's throat and announced loudly, also announcing the end of the war between the two countries.

    This is the signal that the war is over!

    This is a sign of complete victory for the Tang Empire!

    The Caliph was the supreme ruler of the Arab Empire, equivalent to the emperor of the Tang Empire. The capture of Yazid I meant that the decades of war between the Tang Empire and the Arab Empire ended with the complete victory of the Tang Empire.  .

    Hearing Du Rui's voice, Ye Qide I looked at Du Rui with hatred in his eyes and said fiercely: "Why? Why are you so cruel!? Those believers, they are all innocent!"

    Du Rui sneered and said: "No one is innocent in the war. Ever since the day your nephew Muhammad tried to get involved in the Western Regions, our two countries have been fighting to the death. Now the final outcome is out, the Tang Empire  He is the final winner. Whatever the winner does to the loser is reasonable, and future history books will only write: In the second year of Hongwu of the Tang Dynasty, the Arab Kingdom was destroyed."

    Yezid I said harshly: "History will never forget you, the butcher. If you want to destroy the great Islamic world, you can only be the final loser!"

    Of course Du Rui knew the powerful vitality of Islam in later generations. He expanded to almost the entire world. But unfortunately, it was the Tang Empire that conquered the Islamic world. The greatest ability of the descendants of Yan and Huang was assimilation. No matter who it was, as long as they were surrounded by Chinese civilization  In the end, they only have the fate of being assimilated.

    However, Du Rui didn't bother to tell Ye Qide I, and just said lightly: "Then let's wait and see! Come here! Take him down, don't let him die, this is what we dedicated to  Holy lord, the best gift!¡±

    Yezid I was taken away. Du Rui climbed up to the steps of the largest mosque in Medina. Looking at the Tang army soldiers swarming in, Du Rui raised the sword in his hand high and shouted: "Destroy the Great Eclipse."  Got it!"

    "Dashi is destroyed!"

    "The Tang Dynasty is victorious!"

    The soldiers immediately burst out with shocking roars, jumping for joy in the blood, and some even had tears in their eyes. They were all covered in blood, red and jumping around. At first glance, they looked like demons.  The dance and cheers resounded through the sky, reaching into the sky, shaking the sky. It was not until half a day passed that they gradually stopped.

    The Tang Dynasty and the Arab Empire have been fighting for decades, and they have fought countless wars, large and small. Now the Tang Empire, which represents a more advanced human civilization, finally solved the Arab Empire and won the war, becoming the final  winner.

    Medina was captured by the Tang army, Yezid I was captured alive, and the Tang army achieved an unprecedented victory. However, the matter was not over yet, because the territory of the Arab Empire had not yet been completely conquered by the Tang Empire.

    Du Rui was a little unkind and did not give the Tang army soldiers even a day's rest. He immediately issued an order for the Tang army to attack in all directions to collect the fruits of their victory.

    In the battle of Medina, the remnants of the Arab Empire were wiped out. The Tang army did not encounter any decent resistance. The march was extremely smooth. Wherever the Tang army stepped on, it was owned by the Tang Dynasty.

    But there are exceptions, and that¡¯s because an uninvited guest comes to the door and wants to share the fruits of the Tang Empire¡¯s victory.
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