Tibet

Chapter 274 Ruthless Extermination
Only a quarter of an hour later, after the five rounds of kerosene were thrown, the city of Taluo was already ablaze with smoke and fire, people shouted and horses neighed, soldiers shouted in terror, and screams of being burned were endless.

At this time, the gate of the city was suddenly opened wide, and countless cavalry rushed out. The [-] Tang army crossbowmen outside the city were already prepared, and [-] powerful crossbow arrows were fired in turn.

Dozens of cavalry running in the front turned on their backs and turned into hedgehogs in an instant. They fell dead at the city gate without even screaming, but the rain of arrows couldn't stop the cavalry's desire to survive, and groups of cavalry rushed out , but still without exception were shot at the city gate.

The corpses of the soldiers and horses piled up quickly, and soon they piled up into a hill, blocking the gate of the city. However, there were still soldiers from Dashi climbing out holding the white flag high and crying to surrender, but the crossbow arrows of the Tang army would not give them any chance of survival. All the Dashi soldiers were shot and killed.

Fire oil was continuously thrown into the city. After twenty rounds of fire oil were thrown, Tang soldiers began to throw large bundles of oleander branches into the city.

Gao Xianzhi was puzzled and asked Li Ye, "What kind of plant is this? What will it do?"

Li Ye explained: "This is called oleander. The bark, leaves and flowers are highly poisonous. When burned, it will produce poisonous smoke. When I was in Shuofang, I used it to deal with Abus's soldiers, and the effect was very good. I hid in the city. The big cannibal in the middle can't escape this poisonous smoke!"

Gao Xianzhi nodded, Talas City is not small, even if fire attacks are launched from three sides at the same time, the area in the middle of the city will still not be affected by the fire, but it is different if there is poisonous smoke, even if it can escape the fire, it will not be able to escape the poisonous smoke smoked.

Tang Jun's fire attack has lasted for more than an hour, and there is still no sign of weakening or stopping. The flames in the city are raging, but the most terrifying thing is not the fire, but also the thick smoke all over the city.

At this time, the city was filled with thick smoke. Many soldiers escaped the fire, but they couldn't escape the thick smoke. Countless soldiers were fainted by the smoke, or choked to death, or died of suffocation.

The perimeter of the city wall of Talas City is eight miles, which is almost a square. Each wall in the four directions is about two miles. The trebuchet is not so far away, so as Li Ye judged, there is indeed a place of refuge in the middle of the city.

In the middle of the city, there are about three places the size of the main stadium. Thousands of soldiers of the food army crowded here, and the main general Ziyad also crowded here. The smoke still blinded their eyes, and they coughed violently one after another.

Another characteristic of Talas City is that there are no houses. There are only a few warehouses in the whole city, and then tents are built.

But at this time, several warehouses had been engulfed in flames, and all the large tents were dismantled and put away. Everyone was squatting on the ground, and they couldn't even care about the horses.

The main general Ziyad was full of despair. He sent many soldiers to surrender, but the Tang army refused to accept it at all and shot them all.

Since he found himself in the trap, he has been worrying about this day, but he has no courage to break out, so he can only hope that the Governor Muslim will lead the army to come to the rescue. Ziad looks forward to the stars and the moon every day, but in the end he does not hope to come Reinforcements, but what he feared most happened.

At this time, thousands of soldiers began to fall one after another, bleeding from their mouths and noses, and the poisonous smoke in the air became more and more intense, breaking through the critical value, and the whole city was filled with highly poisonous smoke.

Thousands of Dashi soldiers escaped the fire, but finally couldn't escape the poisonous smoke, and began to fall one by one. Ziad also inhaled a large amount of poisonous smoke. He felt dizzy and his heart was beating violently. He was shocked and wanted to stand up, but his whole body was limp. Without a trace of strength, he couldn't stand up at all. All the soldiers around him fell down, and no one could help him.

Ziad panicked, he stood up with all his strength, and just ran a few steps towards the city gate when his eyes went dark and he fell to the ground.

Eighteen trebuchets broke down several times, but were repaired by craftsmen. They continued to throw oil and oleander branches and leaves until dawn, when no one escaped from the city, and Gao Xianzhi gave the order to stop the attack.

At this time, within a hundred steps of the city gate, the soldiers and horses of Dashi who were shot and killed piled up into mountains. At least 4000 people escaped one after another, but they were all shot dead by the Tang army mercilessly.

The soldiers of the Tang army waited for another day until the afternoon of the third day, when the smoke in the city gradually cleared, and the cavalry of the Tang army began to enter the city to check the situation. They were all smothered to death by the poisonous smoke, all over the city, and the center of the city was even full of corpses. Most of the people had nosebleeds, which was a sign of poisoning.

Gao Xianzhi was overjoyed, he never thought that he would wipe out [-] enemy troops without hurting a single soldier, this is something he has never encountered since he joined the army, as the saying goes: "A good fighter has no great achievements!" '

He immediately ordered the collection of enemy supplies, and the bodies were burned and buried deep.

Of course, this was Li Ye's first achievement. It was he who dug traps to trap the enemy, he was the one who found the kerosene and the catapult, and he was the one who poisoned the oleander. This kind of wisdom and vision convinced all the generals. The generals all recognized that he could stand on his own.

At this time, several monks also sent information that the main force of the [-] food army had passed Samarkand and was on its way to Talas City, about [-] miles away from Talas City.

War is coming.

On a grassland to the west of Yibohai, colorful flags are flying everywhere, draped in red and green, and it is as lively as a festival. This is the location of Ge Luolu's tooth tent.

But today is not a holiday, but a day of great joy. Haye, the 12-year-old daughter of Great Chief Sare, has passed the audit of the Daguangming Temple in Samarkand. Today, she will officially become a saint, representing the strength of Ge Luolu, and she will enter the hall of the saint. .

A ceremony is being held in a large red tent next to the tooth tent. The thirteen representatives of the Saintess Society from Samarkand put a crown of light on the little girl Haye and a cloak of flames, and took her to worship, which symbolizes Ahuramaz The holy fire of the Great God.

There were quite a few Ge Luolu nobles who watched the ceremony. In addition to the great chief Sare, the great chief Narman from the Bogu tribe also came from Xuanchi thousands of miles away with his wife and children. Both tribes believed in Zoroastrianism. The major ceremonies of the saint are generally attended by the chiefs.

Narman is about 50 years old, tall and thin, he is several years older than Saray, so he looks very stable.

Among the thirteen saints representatives, the youngest one is Narman's youngest daughter, Jinshan Aling. Narman felt very sorry for this little daughter, and married Albus at a young age. Two years ago After Albus died, she has been widowed until now. She despised how many tribal warriors showed love to her. In the end, she rejoined the Order of the Holy Maidens. Now she will be married, but don’t be like her sister-in-law. The same as a widow for life.

Fortunately, the youngest daughter has obtained all of Albus's wealth, which makes Narman quite gratified. Having her own wealth means that the youngest daughter has status and does not need to rely on anyone.

The tedious ceremony was still going on, at this time, a follower walked quickly to the side of the great chief Sare, whispered a few words to him, Sare nodded, got up and went out of the tent.

He rode his horse to the front of the tooth tent, and there was a group of envoys from Dashi. Sare got off his horse and said, "I am the Great Chief Sare!"

He saluted the envoy, "Our host is Abu Muslim, governor of Khorasan, and he specially asked us to come here to give the great chief a gift."

Of course, Sare knew the governor of Khorasan, Abu Muslim. He was the overlord of the Hezhong region, and his status was extremely high. He had never dealt with him.

"What gift to give me!"

The leading envoy waved his hand back, "Bring it up!"

His subordinates brought a horse and immediately tied up a person. It was Prince Tuqi Shi who met Luo Huo. His eyes were full of despair. He originally brought envoys to inspect the Yili River Valley, but when he arrived in the Yili River Valley, his dozen or so All his subordinates were killed, and he himself became a gift for the Ge Luolu people. There is no more tragic life experience than this.

"Does the Great Chief still know him?"

Sa Lei squinted his eyes and walked forward to look at it for a while, then suddenly recognized it, "Isn't this Yu Luo Huo?"

More than 20 years ago, Sare's father, Ang Geman, was hanged at the head of Suiye City by Sulu, the chief of Tuqishi, and the two families formed an indissoluble enmity.

"Is the great chief satisfied with this gift!"

Sare nodded, "Very good! Very good!"

He waved his hand, "Put him down, and we'll deal with him in two days!"

More than a dozen strong men from Ge Luolu carried Yu Luohuo down like a dog. Yuluohuo's mouth was blocked by a rag, and he whined, but couldn't speak.

Sare asked again with a smile: "The Muslim governor sent me a great gift from so far away, what request do you have?"

The messenger smiled slightly: "There is no request, it's just that we want to cooperate with the Great Chief!
"Cooperation for what?"

"If the great chief is willing to cooperate with us, all the land west of Congling, east of Bahana, and north of Zhenzhu River, including Rehai, Yili River Valley, Chu River Valley, and Yibo Sea, will belong to the Great Chief. Chief."

Sare's eyes narrowed. He stared at the envoy for a while, then suddenly laughed, and waved his hands and said, "Please go to the dental tent to discuss it!"

　Historically, the success of Ge Luolu's rebellion was mainly because the Tang army had reached the end of its strength, and its strength, morale, and physical strength were about to collapse.

　　And Ge Luolu's defection became the last straw that overwhelmed Tang Jun.

　　Although I don't know why Ge Luolu rebelled, but it is estimated that as Lao Gao wrote, Dashi gave them enough benefits.

　　These are things that Tang Jun cannot give.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)