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Volume One: The Li Family Has a Son Named Longji Chapter 45: The First Battle of Dashi

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    Long before Tianzhu sent troops, Li Longji expected that this westward march would encounter the Arab Empire, but he did not expect that it would come so quickly.  "The food army is amazing, it came really fast." Li Longji said.  "Yes. It's really fast, faster than we expected." Zhang said with emotion, "We originally expected to encounter Dashi in the countries in the Western Regions, but we didn't expect that we would encounter Dashi in Afghanistan.  "Actually, this is normal." Li Longji nodded and said, "Although there are thousands of miles between Dashi and the Tang Dynasty, there are only some small countries within these thousands of miles that are too weak.  It's hard to stop Dashi's elite. It's normal for Dashi's army to arrive in Afghanistan so quickly. "The prince is right," Zhang said, fully agreeing.  The Tang Dynasty and the Arab Empire were separated by thousands of miles and had no direct borders. However, these thousands of miles were all small countries. The big countries only had thousands of troops, and the small countries only had hundreds of troops. Compared with the Arab Empire, their strength was very different.  Far.  It is impossible for these small countries to stop the elite of the Arab Empire. Therefore, it is normal for Gu Taibai to come quickly.  "Fortunately, we took the first step and occupied Pakistan. Otherwise, it would have taken a lot of effort." Zhang Xiaofei was quite lucky.  "Actually, that's not the case." Yang Sixu shook his head and said, "Even if Dashi occupies Pakistan, as long as we defeat Dashi's army, Pakistan will still be ours. Prince, we should defeat Dashi's army with thunderous momentum, and then march westward."  "Go forward and seize the place that Dashi has captured." "Agree." Zhang Shuo, Chen Xuanli, and Xue Zhi agreed loudly.  The key to whether you can occupy a place lies in the army.  If the army is there.  You can occupy this place.  If the army is defeated.  It would be impossible to occupy this place.  As long as the Tang army defeated the Arab Empire's troops, they could seize the places occupied by the Arab Empire. Even if the Arab Empire occupied Pakistan first, it would be useless.  If the Tang army can defeat the Arab imperial army led by Gu Taibai, it will be able to seize the areas conquered by Gu Taibai. This is a rare opportunity, and the generals greatly agree with Yang Sixu's proposal.  "Yang Sixu is right." Li Longji looked at Yang Sixu appreciatively and asked, "You all tell me, how should we fight this battle?" "Is this still a question? Just set up a grand formation. Just one battle.  With our strength, it will be easy to defeat Dashi," Zhang Xiaofei shouted immediately.  "That's right." There was a chorus of agreement immediately, and there were many generals who thought so.  They are not only responding, but also gearing up, eager to have a fight with the Arab Empire immediately.  The Arab Empire wants to conquer China, which makes the generals angry. They have long wanted to have a war with the Arab Empire. Finally, they have this opportunity. How can they not be excited?  "No!" Zhang said but rejected Zhang Xiaofei's proposal.  Said: "We can't fight this battle like this." "If we don't fight like this, then how are you going to fight?" Zhang Xiaofei was puzzled.  He was talking about the usual style of play of the Tang Dynasty. What¡¯s wrong with it?  "In this battle, we not only want to defeat Dashi's army, but also find out the details of Dashi." Zhang Shuo raised his eyebrows and analyzed: "Since the time of Taizong, Dashi has been on the rise, constantly expanding, and constantly expanding.  Marching eastward, he first destroyed Persia and then extended his claws to the countries in the Western Regions. The Tang Dynasty had been paying attention to the Great Eclipse for decades. Although Pei Xingjian escorted Balus to march westward, he stopped when he reached Suiye City.  They advanced, because Pei Xingjian had few troops and was ready to fight Dashi. At that time, the Tang Dynasty should have found out the details of Dashi, but it was because Pei Xingjian had few troops that he gave up.  From that time on, it had a direct or indirect relationship with the Tang Dynasty.  When the Persian Empire was in ruins, it sent people to the Tang Dynasty to ask for help. Tang Taizong considered that the conditions for sending troops were not mature and the Western Turks were blocking the way, so the Tang army could not advance westward in a large scale, so he refused to send troops because of the long distance.  However, the Tang Dynasty did not abandon Persia. Instead, it sent people to take away the Persian royal family and established the "Persian Protectorate" to fight against Persia.  However, after all, the two countries are far apart and it is difficult for a real war to occur. The Tang Army and the Arab Imperial Army have never really confronted each other. Therefore, until now, the Tang Dynasty does not know the strength of the Arab Imperial Army.  The person most likely to fight a war with the Arab Empire is Pei Xingjian.  He was ordered to escort Balus back to his country. However, he had to give up when he reached Broken Leaf City.  Because the Arab Empire was waiting with heavy troops, it was impossible for Pei Xingjian to defeat the Arab Empire with the few troops he had.  In this way, although the two countries have been hostile for decades, there has never been a war. The Tang army did not understand the strength of the Arab Imperial Army.    "This battle is the first battle between the Tang Dynasty and the Arab Empire. Our most important task is to find out the details of Dashi's army. We must find out what its combat power is and what its tactics are.  "Zhang Shuo continued: "Therefore, I suggest that we set up a majestic formation, without using crossbow formations, only use fighting, and have a head-on battle with Dashi, so as to achieve the purpose of figuring out Dashi's combat power and tactics.  " "Agree!" All the generals were convinced and agreed in unison.  Li Longji looked at Zhang Shuo with great appreciation.  Zhang is indeed the best in policy theory in the world. He not only has great ideas, but also has extremely far-reaching vision, which is very rare.  Sooner or later there will be a war between the Tang Dynasty and the Arab Empire. It is of great benefit to the Tang Dynasty to find out the details of the Arab Empire before the war to facilitate subsequent decision-making and scheduling.  If you want to find out the details of the Arab Empire's army, don't use the crossbow array.  Because the crossbow formation was so terrifying, once the crossbow formation showed its power, the Arab Empire's army would suffer heavy casualties, and it would be difficult for the Tang Dynasty to find out.  "I think we should wait for the food army here in Kabul." Chen Xuanli focused his right hand on Kabul on the map.  "Very good." Li Longji greatly agreed.  With an order, the Tang army set off and headed straight for Kabul.  Kabul is the capital of modern Afghanistan. However, this city has a history of three thousand years. During the Tang Dynasty, Kabul existed.  At that time, Kabul was not the capital of Afghanistan, and the city was not very big, but it was in a very good location and suitable for fighting.  After Li Longji led his army to arrive, the Afghan people here happily invited the Tang army into the city.  The Tang army was waiting for the arrival of the Arab Imperial Army here.  "Here, Kabul is suitable for fighting, let's go here." Gu Taibai looked at the map for a while, and he also selected Kabul.  With an order, the Arab imperial army went straight to Kabul.  "What? The Tang army has already entered the city?" Gu Taibai was greatly surprised when he learned that the Tang army had taken the lead in occupying Kabul.  "It's not that big of a deal." Immediately afterwards, Gu Taibai said calmly again: "As long as I defeat Li Longji, I can occupy Kabul. Well, Li Longji is the prince of China, I must capture him alive and bring him to justice."  Dedicated to the wise and great Governor-General. "" Form an array and call for battle," Gu Taibai immediately ordered.  The troops of the Arab Emperor began to form a formation, and they came out one after another. They moved very quickly, and soon they formed a formation, horizontally in rows, vertically in columns, and each group was in order.  Li Longji led the generals and stood on the top of the city, looking at the Arab Empire's formation, and praised greatly: "The Arab Empire is a powerful enemy! Their troops formed very quickly, and they were all neat and tidy. They are not inferior to us." "Yes.  Ah, the real enemy now!" Zhang said with solemn expressions on their faces.  Experts will know if there is any as soon as they take action. As generals galloping on the battlefield, they have a very unique vision. They can tell at a glance that the Arab Empire's army is not easy to mess with.  This should be the most terrifying opponent the Tang Dynasty has ever encountered.  Even the Turks, who were once very tyrannical, did not have such a neat formation.  "General Dashi, please answer." Li Longji stood on the top of the city and shouted loudly.  "Gu Taibai arrived riding a divine Arabian war horse, majestic, high-spirited and extraordinary.  "Good!" Li Longji and the others praised in unison.  Gu Taibai cupped his fists and said to Li Longji: "I am Gu Taibai. May I ask if you are Li Longji, the prince of China?" "It's me." Li Longji nodded and said, "I have heard about the general's reputation for a long time. Today,  Once I saw it, it was amazing. "This is true. Although he is an enemy, Li Longji also has admiration for Gu Taibai.  "I have also heard of the prince's name for a long time. When I met today, I fell in love with him. If we were not enemies, we would definitely become good friends and chat over wine." Gu Taibai also had a look of admiration on his face.  "Gu Taibai, you and I have been hostile to each other for decades, but we have never fought a war, and neither of us knows the situation of our opponents. I think you also want to find out our details, right?" Li Longji went straight to the point.  "The prince thinks so too, right? This is called heroes seeing the same thing." Gu Taibai nodded and said: "What I mean is that we all want to find out the details of our opponents, so we don't need to use those strategies and just have three head-to-head confrontations.  A tough battle. The first battle is fought by infantry. The second battle is fought by cavalry. The third battle is a battle with weapons. I heard that the Chinese crossbows are very good. I really want to see them.  You wish." Li Longji nodded and agreed readily.  Gu Taibai cupped his fists in a salute, patted his horse on the back, and returned to the formation.  "It's time for Dashi to see how powerful we are." Li Longji raised his eyebrows and ordered loudly: "First send 10,000 troops to fight. Chen Xuanli,Let's take the lead.  " "Follow your orders.  "Chen Xuanli took the order loudly, his voice was loud, and his neck was stiff, as if he had taken stimulants. "Hey.  "The generals sighed softly and were greatly envied. This was the first battle between the Tang Dynasty and the Arab Empire, the old enemy. It was of great significance. Who wouldn't want to? But Chen Xuanli took the lead, and they had to be envious. Chen Xuanli led 10,000 infantrymen out of the city.  Formed outside the city. The Tang army was well-trained and formed quickly without any chaos. They formed a formation in horizontal rows and vertical columns.  "Gu Taibai's pupils shrank. (To be continued)
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