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Only a quarter of an hour later, after the five rounds of kerosene were poured out, Talo City was already ablaze with thick smoke and fire, with people shouting and horses neighing, soldiers shouting in terror, and screams of being burned.

At this time, the city gate suddenly opened wide, and countless cavalry rushed out. Six thousand Tang Army crossbowmen outside the city had been prepared. Six thousand powerful crossbow arrows were fired in turn, and the arrows were shot at the rushing cavalry like a storm.

The dozens of cavalrymen who were running at the front flipped over and instantly turned into hedgehogs. They fell dead at the city gate without even a scream. However, the rain of arrows could not stop the desire of the cavalry to survive. Groups of cavalrymen rushed out. , but still, without exception, they were all shot at the city gate.

The corpses of men and horses piled up quickly, and soon they piled up into a hill, blocking the city gate. However, Dashi soldiers continued to crawl out holding white flags high and crying for surrender. However, the crossbows of the Tang army would not give them any chance of survival. All those who left the city All the food soldiers were shot and killed.

Kerosene continued to be poured into the city. After twenty rounds of kerosene, the soldiers of the Tang Army began to throw large bundles of oleander branches into the city.

Gao Xianzhi asked Li Ye in confusion: What kind of plant is this? What effect does it have?

Li Ye explained: This is called oleander. The bark, leaves and flowers are highly poisonous. It will produce poisonous smoke when burned. I used it against Absi's soldiers when I was in Shuofang. The effect was very good. I hid in the city. Even 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. However, it is different if there is poisonous smoke. Even if you can escape the fire, you cannot escape the poisonous smoke. of fumigation.

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

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

The Talas City wall has a circumference of 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 refuge in the middle of the city.

There are about three main stadiums in the middle of the city. Thousands of soldiers of the Food Army are crowded here, and the chief general Ziad is also crowded here. Every soldier and general squats down and covers his mouth and nose with a thick cloth, but the strong The smoke was still so thick that they couldn't open their eyes, and violent coughs came one after another.

Another characteristic of Talos City is that there are no houses. There are only a few warehouses in the city, and then tents are set up.

But at this time, several warehouses had been engulfed in flames, and all the tents were dismantled and put away. Everyone was squatting on the ground, not even the war horses.

General Ziad was filled with despair. He sent many soldiers out to surrender, but the Tang army did not accept it at all and shot them all.

Ever since he found out that he had fallen into a trap, he had been worried about this day, but he did not have the courage to break out and fight out. Then he could only hope that the Governor-General Muslim would quickly lead his army to rescue him. Ziad looked forward to the stars and the moon every day, but in the end he did not expect it. 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. The poisonous smoke in the air became more and more intense, exceeding the critical value, and the whole city was filled with thick smoke full of highly toxic smoke.

Thousands of Daesh soldiers escaped from the fire, but eventually they could not escape the poisonous smoke and began to fall one by one. Ziyad also inhaled a large amount of poisonous smoke. He felt dizzy and his heart was beating fast. He was shocked. He wanted to stand up, but his whole body was limp. He had no strength at all and could not stand up at all. All the soldiers around him fell down, and no one could help him.

Ziad panicked. He tried his best to stand up and ran a few steps towards the city gate when his vision went dark and he fell to the ground.

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

At this time, within a hundred steps of the city gate, there were piles of shot and killed soldiers and war horses. At least 4,000 people escaped one after another, but they were all shot and killed mercilessly by the Tang army.

The soldiers of the Tang Army waited for another day. It was not until the afternoon of the third day that the thick smoke in the city gradually dissipated. The cavalry of the Tang Army began to enter the city to check the situation. The city was burnt to black and there were corpses everywhere. There were not many charred corpses, almost They were all killed by poisonous smoke, scattered all over the city, and the center of the city was filled with corpses. Most of them had nosebleeds, which was a sign of poisoning.

Gao Xianzhi was overjoyed. He didn't expect that he could wipe out all 15,000 enemy troops without losing a single soldier. This was something he had never encountered since he joined the army. As the saying goes: 'Those who are good at fighting have no great achievements! ’

He immediately ordered to collect enemy supplies, burn the corpses and bury them deeply.

This was of course Li Ye's first achievement. He was the one who dug the trap to trick the enemy, he was the one who found the kerosene and trebuchet, and he was the one who poisoned the enemy with oleander. This wisdom and vision convinced all the generals. The generals recognized that he could stand alone.

At this time, several monks also sent information that the main force of the 80,000-strong Food Army had passed Samarkand and was on its way to Talas City, which was about 400 miles away.

The war is coming.

On a grassland to the west of Yi Bohai, 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 festival, but a day of great joy. Haye, the twelve-year-old daughter of Chief Sarei, has passed the review of the Great Light Temple in Samarkand. Today, she will officially become a saint, representing the holy girl of Tageluolu. Hall.

A ceremony was being held in a big red tent next to the tooth tent. Thirteen representatives of the Saint Sisters from Samarkand put a crown of light and a cloak of flame on the little girl Haye, and took her to worship as a symbol of Ahura Maz. The holy fire of the Great God.

There were many Geluolu nobles attending the ceremony. In addition to the chief Sare, the chief Nalman from the Pogo tribe also came from Xuanchi thousands of miles away with his wife and children. Both tribes believe in Zoroastrianism. This kind of The major ceremonies of the saint are usually attended by the chief.

Nalman is about fifty years old, tall and lanky. He is several years older than Sarai, so he looks very stable.

Among the thirteen saintly female representatives, the youngest one is Nalman’s youngest daughter Jinshan Aling. Nalman felt very sorry for this little daughter and married Albuis at a young age. Two years ago, After Absi's death, she has been a widow to this day. She looked down on the many tribal warriors who showed love to her, and ended up rejoining the Saints. Now she is getting married for who knows what year, but she must not be like her sister-in-law. The same lifelong widowhood.

Fortunately, the younger daughter got all of Albus's wealth, which made Nalman quite happy. Having her own wealth meant that the younger daughter had status and didn't have to rely on anyone else.

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

He rode to the tooth tent, where a group of Dashi's messengers came. Sarai got off his horse and said, I am the great chief Sarai!

The first envoy bowed and said, Our master is Abu Muslim, the governor of Khorasan. He specially asked us to come and give a gift to the chief.

Of course, Sarai knew about Abu Muslim, the governor of Khorasan. He was the emperor of the Hezhong area and his status was extremely high. He had never dealt with him.

What gift should you give me!

The leading messenger turned back and waved his hand, Bring it up!

His subordinates brought a horse with a person tied to it. It was Prince Tuqi Shi who encountered Luo Huo. His eyes were full of despair. He originally brought an envoy to inspect the Yili Valley, but when they arrived at the Yili Valley, more than a dozen of his All of Ming's subordinates were killed, and he himself became a gift to the Geluolu people. There was no more tragic situation in life than this.

Does the chief still know him?

Sa Lei walked up and looked at it for a long time with squinted eyes, and suddenly recognized it, Isn't this Yu Luo Huo?

More than 20 years ago, Sarai's father, Angeman, was hanged at the top of Suiye City by Sulu, the chief of Tuqishi, and the two families formed an indissoluble feud.

Is the Great Chief satisfied with this gift?

Sarai nodded, Very good! Very good!

He waved his hand and said, Take him down and deal with him in two days!

More than a dozen strong men from Geluolu carried Yuluo Huo down like a dog. Yuluo Huo's mouth was blocked with rags, and he whimpered but could not speak.

Sarai smiled again and asked: The Muslim governor came so far away to give me a heavy gift. I wonder what he wants?

The messenger smiled slightly and said: There are no requirements, we just want to cooperate with the great chief!

What cooperation?

“If the great chief is willing to cooperate with us, all the land to the west of Congling, to the east of Bukhanna Kingdom, and to the north of Zhenzhu River, including Rehai, Yili Valley, Chu River Valley, and south of Yibohai, will belong to the great nation. Chief.”

Sarai's eyes narrowed. He stared at the messenger for a long time, then suddenly laughed, waved his hand and said, Please come to the tooth tent to talk in detail!

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

Ge Luolu's defection in battle became the last straw that overwhelmed the Tang army.

Although I don’t know why Ge Luolu rebelled, it is estimated that as Lao Gao wrote, the food gave them enough benefits.

These are things that Tang Jun cannot give.