lazy tang

Chapter 853
It was getting farther and farther away from Chang'an, and when Yunhao received his son's letter, it was already 20 days later.This is still the efficiency of the airship. Even in summer, the airship cannot be launched every day.This stuff is very influenced by the seasons!
When the airship arrived, Yunhao had already captured Shule!
This time Yunhao didn't let the beards kill, because the city lord of Shule was a very far-sighted guy.He took good care of the Tang people left in the city, and his status was similar to that of giant pandas in later generations.

So much so that Yun Hao wanted to kill him and handed over the paperwork into the city, but it was a hundred or ten Tang people in the city who came out.They knelt at Yunhao's feet and begged Yunhao to pardon the city lord who was full of affection for Datang.

Yun Hao looked at the guy named Xerxes who was kneeling at his feet and kissing his boots.This guy has a brown face and curly black hair like an African brother. It is difficult to figure out what race this guy belongs to from the skin color.Yun Hao judged that this guy should belong to an Arab.

Because many Arabs of later generations, although they are said to be white.But they are not white at all, and it is estimated that this has something to do with the hot weather in the Middle East.

"Dear Lord, Xerxes is willing to be your most loyal servant. Follow you in battle and be your knife. As long as you swing your arm, Xerxes is willing to cut off the head of any enemy for you." The strong Xerxes knelt at Yunhao's feet, the muscle lines on his back were very clear.

"You can speak Tang dialect?" Yun Hao was very surprised at this guy's correct Chang'an official dialect.You know, there are various tribes in the Western Regions.Almost a hundred miles away, it may be a language.Sometimes, Yunhao's orders need to be translated in three or four languages.I didn't expect the curly-haired guy in front of me to speak so slickly.

"When I returned to my lord, Xerxes admired Tang very much. After occupying this city, I respected Tang people even more. I asked them about Tang dialect, and they taught me. In two years, Xerxes has been able to communicate with the people of Tang. They talk."

"Get up!" Yun Hao raised his hand, and Xerxes quickly got up.He bowed his body with a very humble attitude.

"You can respect the people of the Tang Dynasty, protect them and provide for them when they are in trouble. This is very good, since they jointly protect your name. Then the Duke of the country will not kill you, but since you agreed to fight with the Duke of the country, you can It is necessary to wear firm and sharp, and really become a knife in the hands of the country's princes."

"Xerxes will help His Majesty like the most loyal shepherd dog and the most tame horse."

Yun Hao curled his lips, could it be said that this guy already knows how to do the work of a dog?Although the words were blatant, Yunhao still liked it very much.Everyone likes to wear a tall hat.Besides, Yunhao really has a task for him to do.

"People from Shule, you can move to Qiuci, and Qiushili will allocate land and pastures for you, and everything you need. You take your army and follow me to fight. After victory, you will get honor and wealth , and my support. Are you willing?" Yun Hao asked Xerxes with narrowed eyes.

"My lord, I said to be your most loyal servant. The villain will do what you order immediately. Please give the villain three days, and I will choose the bravest warrior and follow you to fight."

Since Xerxes was as humble as a dog, Yun Hao didn't intend to be polite.

He personally wrote the strictest order to Qiu Shili, asking him to take good care of Xerxes' clansmen.These tribesmen were actually the hostages that Xerxes placed in front of the Tang army.If there is any change in Xerxes, these tribesmen will become ghosts under Tang Jun's sword.

Since Xerxes is ready to accept this condition, it is enough to prove that he really wants to fight with Yunhao.In the Western Regions, fighting wars has always been a shortcut to getting rich.Countless people want to change their embarrassing financial situation through war and plunder.

What's more, this time it is to fight with the powerful Tang people.As for Zhang Liang's failure, Xerxes, who had a strong interest in Tang Wenhua, believed that it was definitely the result of the tiger taking a nap.Since Datang sent this young Duke again, he must be fully confident.

Seeking wealth and wealth, Xerxes felt that he could gamble on it.

Yunhao saw that Shule City had become a deserted city, and Yunhao's thoughts were similar to those in Nanhai.Since effective notification to the Western Regions cannot be guaranteed, it would be nice to make this a no-man's land.As long as it relies on the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, it is enough, and the wilderness has always been the best isolation zone.Nobody would have the idea of ​​a barren land, least of all the cannibals and Arabs who prefer business to farming.

In fact, there is only the Chinese nation in this world, which can be regarded as a pure farming civilization.Planting something in the soil has infiltrated the genes of this nation.There are old men and women planting some potatoes and eggplants in the open space of the community that has not been seen in later generations.In fact, the family can't eat it at all, but they like to grow it even if it rots in the ground.

After conquering Shule, Yunhao began to change his route.Attack all the way to the south and cross the Uzbeli Mountain Pass.After crossing the Wuhu River, they marched to Shangmi City.

Four hundred miles, another four hundred miles away.Yunhao's new foothold, it used to be the Yueshi Protectorate of the Tang Dynasty.But now, it has become the world of horse thieves.Along the way, at least a thousand corpses that have not yet fully become bones have been discovered!Looking at the clothes on their bodies, many of them are obviously from the Tang Dynasty.

This made Yunhao more angry, because of Congling's barrier.Datang knew very little about this place, only that Zhang Liang stationed a thousand Tang troops in Shangmi City.The tall Congling Ridge even blocked the way of the airship. When the defense line was retracted, Yun Hao once sent people here to deliver the military order to retreat.But Yunhao didn't see the messenger come back, nor did he see the army come back.

Over the past two years, Yunhao has tried several times to contact this army without success.Now Yunhao wanted to see what was going on here.If someone killed the thousand Tang troops, then who did it.

The army does not need to distinguish the direction, the corpse is the direction.Since the corpses have not been eaten by wolves and vultures, it proves that these corpses have not been dead for a long time.No more than one month at most!

The wolves in the wilderness are very greedy and can eat very much, usually they will not even let go of the bones.All the corpses will eventually turn into gray-white wolf dung.The title of wasteland scavenger is absolutely competent!

The closer to Shangmi City, the more corpses.Many corpses were even kept quite intact, and the arrow wounds on their bodies were clearly discernible.

"The scouts have checked, and it was the damage caused by the Tang crossbow arrows. The arrow clusters dug out from the corpse are also our Datang standard arrow clusters." Master Sheng Yan reported to Yun Hao.

The weapons and equipment of the Tang army have already been produced in a standardized manner.Consumables such as crossbow arrows are products on the assembly line.Yunhao didn't expect that Datang's army was still persisting after two years.

"The striker marched quickly to see who is attacking Shangmi City." Yun Hao glanced at the cluster of arrows and boarded the carriage.

The forward cavalry swept away like the wind.There are still more than [-] miles away from Shangmi City, and it will only take half a day for the cavalry to go at full speed.

Under the city of Shangmi, smoke and dust rippling all over the sky, countless horse thieves were climbing the ladder with knives in their mouths.Ten miles away from the battlefield, the rumbling drums could be heard.Below the city wall are countless guys in black with long beards.With deep eyes and a high nose, one can tell that he is an Arab.

Yun Hao looked at these Arab soil turtles in surprise. Aren't they being eaten to death by the Persians now?How did you make an appointment with the Dashi Empire and come to the Western Regions to cause trouble?
Surprised, Tang Jun didn't hesitate at all.The airship in the sky rushed over first, after a round of bombing.There are frightened war horses running around everywhere, and horse thieves running around without knowing their purpose.

Datang's bomb is much more powerful than the gunpowder used by the cannibal, and a [-]-jin bomb is thrown down.There were no living people in a place as large as half a basketball court, and those who were far away were not injured by shrapnel.He didn't even have any wounds all over his body, but he died of bleeding from his mouth and nose.

These people were shocked to death, and the explosion would produce a huge shock wave.These blasts are deadly, even with armor protection.But the viscera had been shattered by the huge explosion, and it looked like there were no wounds, but the death was extremely miserable.

Facing the defeated enemy, the cavalry of the Tang Army certainly knew what to do.After seeing those people who were tied to the poles and had their hearts disembowelled and their intestines spilled all over the floor, the cavalrymen of the Tang Army knew better what to do.

But the most brave is not the Tang people, but the 5000 troops led by Xerxes.These [-] cavalrymen each have a big boxwood bow, and now they are allotted Tang Jun's standard arrows, which is even more powerful!They have lived in the Western Regions all year round, and they have long practiced riding and shooting skills.Often when the bowstring is sounded, an enemy will fall to the ground or fall off the horse.

Arrows without fail can no longer accommodate its essence!
There are even some perverted guys who shoot people in the head.There is indeed a problem with the lethality of arrows these days, if you wear armor.After hitting more than a dozen arrows, there are still many people who are still slashing and killing.

It's different when you hit the head, an arrow goes through the head.No matter how powerful the soldiers are, they will immediately fall to the ground without any fighting power.

Because they use bows and arrows, which are much faster than Tang Jun's crossbows.So too many horse thieves were killed by them, and Yun Hao was very fortunate to equip them with Tang Jun's standard crossbows.And each person has as many as two pots!
Everywhere you look, you can see Tang Jun chasing and killing horse thieves.Looking at the Tang character banner with red background and black characters on the top of the city, fluttering with the wind.Yun Hao let go of a hanging heart.It seems that he came in time.Otherwise, judging by the situation, Shangmi City will be breached in a day or two at most.

Seeing so many reinforcements coming down from the city, the captain guarding the city rushed out excitedly and joined the chasing army.They were dressed in ragged clothes and had beards all over their faces.If they weren't wearing the standard armor of the Tang people, they would have been killed by the red-eyed Xerxes.

Yun Hao curled his lips helplessly, it was all a fault of the military merit system.These guys always risk their lives in order to grab heads, these heads are not heads.It's real goods, land, and certificates of promotion.The job of beheading in Datang is really the only shortcut to promotion and fortune.

Tang Jun, who was red-eyed, chased him for more than 20 miles.The zombies lying on the ground are also a full twenty miles away.It looks like the wolves here won't be short of food for a while.

This time, very few horse thieves survived. Those who survived were basically either stunned by the bomb or lay on the ground and pretended to be dead.After being discovered by the man who made up the knife, he was taken back to the Tang army camp.

This guy named Guo Huai in front of him is actually Guo Xiaoke's nephew.This is a bit interesting, Guo Xiaoke never mentioned to Lao Tzu that he still has a nephew who is far away in the Western Regions.It is estimated that the Guo family also thought that this guy was dead.

"Chu Gong!" Seeing Yun Hao sitting in the carriage, Guo Huai said two words and tears gushed out like spring water.

"Your hard days are over!" Yun Hao said, patting Guo Huai's dirty armor.

"Duke Chu, please allow your subordinates to mobilize the army to kill people." Guo Huai said in a tearful voice.

"Who are you going to kill?" Yun Hao asked suspiciously.

"Any barbarian in Yueshi's Protectorate Mansion can be killed!" Guo Huai replied through gritted teeth.

It is estimated that it was suffered by the beards here, and the two years were really difficult.Now that my army is back, I naturally want to express the resentment in my heart!

"Take him with you!" Yun Hao pointed to Xerxes, thinking how it was possible to complete the nomination certificate so easily.

"No!" Xerxes imitated Tang Ren and cupped his fists at Yunhao.Then follow Guo Huai!

A small number of troops were sent into the city, and the main army was stationed outside the city.Guo Huai can stay here for two years, so the people in the city are probably reliable.

But it was only when he entered Cheng Yunhao that he knew what was reliable.In the huge city of Shangmi, only Tang Jun existed.All the common people were driven out by that fellow Guo Huai.It seems that people here have a deep resistance to Tang people.

Two days later, Guo Huai came back.The bloody smell emanating from his body makes people dare not look directly at him.

"It seems that you have deep resentment!" Yun Hao shook his head helplessly.

"You don't know, Duke Chu, these barbarians are animals. Our soldiers went out to patrol, but they disappeared. The last general took people out to look for them, but they were all killed. They not only killed people, but also insulted the corpses. Later, the prisoners were interrogated. I learned that the crotch work of the brothers was cut off by them to feed the dogs.

Several brothers died after their intestines were ripped out by dogs.Have you seen those people in the city? They were all cut up alive, roasted and eaten in front of the last general.

At the beginning, the last general was weak, but now that the Duke of Chu has led the reinforcements to arrive.In the end, those barbarians will definitely have to pay for their blood! "

Yun Hao nodded to express his understanding. His subordinates were tortured and killed in front of their faces. This was indeed an insult to the general.It seemed that the person he sent to deliver the letter never made it here.

"The army is stationed in Shangmi, with a radius of [-] li, and no human or animal will be left behind!" Yun Hao ordered, and Xerxes shuddered all over.Fortunately, I made the right choice.

(End of this chapter)