Chapter 240: The Strike of Attacking the Heart

After returning from the inspection of Talas City, Li Qing'an was involved in the intense preparations for war. Wang Changling brought 500 ordnance craftsmen from Beiting, which made his preparations even more powerful. The Tang army built an ordnance camp behind the camp and drew 3,000 strong soldiers to assist, built a trencher, made ten crossbows, and secretly prepared gunpowder bags. The ordnance camp was full of steaming scenes. From time to time, a strange muffled sound came from the depths of the forest, shocking a large number of animals. It was the Tang army's experiment on the effect of gunpowder.

Soon, Shi Sanniang also led 200 female guards to Tuozhi City. They established the logistics general hospital in Tuozhi City. However, with only 200 people, the number was still a little smaller. The Tang army recruited 300 young and strong Hu Niang in Tuozhi City to supplement the female guards. After they received intensive training, they also participated in the team to save lives and heal the wounded.

There is also a small episode in this incident. At first, the Tang army posted a recruitment notice in the city, but there were very few candidates. The people of Shiguo thought that the Tang army was recruiting military prostitutes. Later, the Tang army increased their wages, but no one came to apply. Later, Li Qing'an asked Prince Hassan to come forward to clarify the facts. This was a female soldier recruiting and rescued the wounded, not a military prostitute.

Prince Hassan even asked his concubines to join the female guards, which dispelled the concerns of Shi Kingdom. The recruitment office was suddenly crowded with people. The Tang army offered generous treatment to make the Shi Kingdom women flocked to it. In just one day, all three hundred young and capable female guards were recruited.

Perhaps he realized that he had already boarded the same boat with the Tang army, and Shi Guo was doing his best to assist in preparing for the war. Needless to say, the Shi Guo produced a lot of cotton, and all the white cloth in stock were provided, and the wine cellar filled with spirits was also empty. In addition, nearly a hundred handicraft workshops of all sizes in Tuozhi City also undertake the manufacturing of Tang army's arrows, and almost the entire Shi Guo mobilized them.

That morning, Li Qing'an accompanied Prince Hassan to inspect the General Logistics Hospital. The General Hospital was located in the Old Palace of Shiguo. This was originally the palace of the Deputy King of Shiguo. After the Deputy King left Tuozhi City, it was once the office of the Grand Cannibal Commander. Now it is idle and has become the General Logistics Hospital of the Tang Army.

The palace covers a large area, with more than 100 houses. In addition, several idle noble houses next to the palace were temporarily requisitioned. The walls were demolished and connected together, which can accommodate 3,000 wounded soldiers at the same time. In addition to the female guards, there were fifty Tang army military doctors, and even dozens of famous Sogdian doctors in Tuozhi City were also hired.

The two walked around the hospital. The newly recruited Hu Niang guards were undergoing training. Several Turkic-speaking guards demonstrated to them that they were disinfected with wine, cleaned the wound, stopped bleeding, and applied medicine, and wrapped the wound with strips of white cloth. In fact, it was not difficult. The key was to be proficient and to explain some special precautions, such as being stabbed by a spear, unable to move, and having to lie flat and lie down to prevent bleeding from the body.

Hassan listened for a while and then smiled at Li Qing'an: "I heard that when the founding of the Tang Dynasty, Princess Pingyang's talent and courage were no less than men. Today, the general used female soldiers to care for the wounded, which would inevitably be a good story."

Li Qingan smiled and said, "I thought of using female soldiers to care for the wounded when I was hitting Shibao City. At that time, we rescued a group of Tang Dynasty women who were plundered by Tubo people. Most of them were homeless. At that time, we didn't have enough staff, so we asked them to help take care of the wounded soldiers. The result was amazing. Using women to care for the wounded soldiers was not only careful and able to take care of the wounded soldiers, but also they could calm the wounded soldiers and eliminate their tension and fear. These were things that men could not do."

Speaking of this, Li Qingan couldn't help but sigh, "I still remember that when we broke the Ye for the first time, we injured more than a thousand people. If as before, at least half of these wounded soldiers would have died, but in the end they were only seriously injured and dozens of people died. All the rest survived. This is the credit of the female guards. In fact, those who were actually killed on the battlefield, except for cutting off their heads and exposing their hearts, the rest were wounded soldiers. Most of them died of excessive blood loss due to injuries and excessive rescue. If rescue is timely, at least half of them can be saved, so the logistics support of the war is extremely important."

When Li Qing'an mentioned the first Battle of Broken Leaf, Prince Hassan couldn't help but blush. He quickly changed the topic and said: "The general has 50,000 troops, plus the 10,000 troops of the Khan Kingdom, and the 20,000 troops of our Shi Kingdom, a total of 80,000 troops. I am worried that the troops may be insufficient."

Li Qingan glanced at him and smiled and said, "Don't worry, wars are not about winning with more troops. Many times, strategy is required. Soldiers are also a trick. Being good at using surprise soldiers is also one of the important factors for victory. For example, the thing I entrusted to you before I went to Talas City is my surprise soldiers."

Hassan suddenly remembered, and he couldn't help but ask with concern: "I wonder how they are now?"

Li Qing'an looked south and said to himself: "I think they should be able to complete the task successfully."

Starting from Mulu, the capital of Khorasan, traveling eastward for more than 800 miles, crossing the vast Gobi desert, you will reach the Amu River, cross the Amu River, and continue to walk five hundred miles northeastward, then you will enter the river area and arrive at the first country among the nine Sogdian countries, Anguo, and the Dashi called it Bukhara, and Bukhara is the capital of Anguo.

Continue to go east along the Nami River, passing through Dong'an Kingdom, He's Kingdom, and finally reaching Samarkand, the capital of Kang's Kingdom. There is also a southern line, that is, through Xiaoshi Kingdom, Shi Kingdom, the United States, and finally to Samarkand. The main route for preparing for war this time was the northern line, and following this line, you can mobilize more troops.

Along the northern line, there were a vast army of food and camels of various supplies. Nearly ten thousand camels were carrying countless armour and supplies, striding along the Great Road, and teams of Khorasan infantry and cavalry were sprinting in line. Among them were light cavalry in black and covered with leather armor, most of whom were holding spears and copper shields. Some were heavy cavalry in heavy armor and were covered with heavy armor. They marched slowly and walked at the end.

There is also an infantry team wearing iron scale armor and holding special spears in the middle. They also hold small round shields in their hands, but their spears are extraordinary, three meters long. In today's length, it is six meters. This is the famous Macedonian square formation, composed of eight thousand people. Among these eight thousand people, there are not only heavy infantry, but also light shield soldiers, auxiliary soldiers and cavalry. This is Abu.

The Muslims selected the most elite and bravest soldiers, composed of Persian general Harid.

Balmack is responsible for training.

Abu.

The Muslims have made military orders in front of the Caliph, and will completely defeat the Tang army and drive the Tang army back to Saiye. For this reason, he made careful arrangements and almost used all the war resources of Khorasan. His 50,000 army, in addition to 10,000 people led by Ibrahim to Sindhi, left 10,000 troops to guard Khorasan. He recruited 20,000 soldiers from the surrendered Umaya army, with a total of 50,000 people going to fight against the River. These 50,000 people alone were not enough. For this reason, he ordered another 50,000 troops to concentrate the troops of various countries in the Hezhong area, and in the end his total strength reached 100,000.

The forward general was Governor Ziyad of Samarkand, who was responsible for gathering troops in the Hezhong area, raising food and recruiting civilians.

Abu.

Muslims have no way out, and Mansur led 30,000 Syrian runner-ups have also taken from the southern line to Samarkand.

Nasebo, the capital of Xiaoshi Kingdom, is a city rich in gems. From here, merchants carry gems to the distant Tang Dynasty to sell them, which can make huge profits. Therefore, this is also a place where Sogdian merchants gather, especially the merchants from Samarkand, with thousands of people. They are active in Nasebo's city and in various surrounding mines, bringing the gems produced here to all directions.

Before the Great Food Expansion East, almost 90% of the people of Nasebo believed in the Prajna religion. When the Prajna religion was in its prime, the entire city was filled with nearly a hundred temples of all sizes, and various statues of Ahuramaz were spread all over the city, and even every household had them. However, after the Great Food Expansion East, Xiao Shiguo was the first to be hit. Almost all the temples of Nasebo were destroyed by the Great Food Army, and all the statues of the gods were smashed. The people were forced to convert to Islam, and those who insisted on not converting to religion were subject to heavy taxes. Decades later, less than 40% of the people of Nasebo believed in the Prajna religion were left. They still insisted on their beliefs. Without temples, they worshiped the sun.

But a suppression against the Shiite uprising caused more than 10,000 people to be killed, nearly 20,000 people were captured across the Amu River and sold as slaves, and every household was looted, and the originally prosperous city of gems began to become deserted.

The color wave was not on Khorasan Avenue, but was connected by a branch line, about sixty miles away from the road. In the past few days, the color wave was very calm. The Dashi army had already left, and the remaining two thousand soldiers of the color wave were all taken away, and the entire city was in an unprepared state.

The warm sun shines on Nasebo City, and nearly 30,000 Nasebo people gathered in the square in the center of the city. Today is the Zoroastrian Festival of the Grain Festival. Believers gather in the square to kneel down and pray silently to the warm sun.

There was originally a huge temple on the square, second only to the main temple in Samarkand. There was also a statue in front of the temple. They were originally the most sacred places in the hearts of the Sebo people, but the temple and statues were destroyed twenty years ago, leaving only a ruin. The ruins are still preserved. Thirty thousand believers kneel in front of the ruins. The sound of chanting scriptures resounded throughout the square, and the sound contained anger towards the cannibals.

At this time, a camel team composed of more than 300 people slowly came from the northwest. There was a wooden flat carriage in the team, pulled by five camels, and a huge item was placed on it, wrapped in thick cloth.

These more than three hundred people were dressed no differently from ordinary Sogdians, wearing wide robes and heads wrapped around their heads. They were as ordinary as merchants everywhere on the Silk Road.

But many of them obviously had faces not Sogdians or Turkics, but Orientals. They were special operations teams sent by Li Qing'an to carry out an important mission.

The guide was a few Sogdians from the Stone Kingdom. They were very familiar with the terrain of the river area, avoided the big cannibal checkpoint, and entered the Sebo from the north gate. The Sebo guards were gone, and there were only a dozen old and weak gatekeepers at the city gate, which was almost an unguarded city.

The arrival of this team did not attract the attention of the believers at first. They were praying to the sun with all their hearts and hearts under the guidance of the elders. At this moment, a commotion occurred in the believers behind them. Everyone was alarmed and looked back, and many people were stunned.

The Tang army had taken off the wide robe and headband of the Sogdians, exposed the Tang army's armor, and restored their true colors.

"It's Tang Jun!"

Suddenly, a few merchants from Samarkand recognized it. They exclaimed, the news of the arrival of the Tang army spread from ten to ten to hundreds. Soon, more than 30,000 church members knew that the Tang army was coming. There was a lot of discussion in the square, and everyone was surprised. There was no news of war coming from the front. Why did the Tang army come?

Tang Jun dragged a huge flatbed cart around the crowd and came to the ruins of the destroyed temple and stopped. Everyone didn't know what they were going to do, but no one dared to come forward to ask, his heart full of doubts.

At this time, the elder of the sexual sacred clan walked up to him and bowed: "What are the most expensive things you have to do here?"

The Sogdians who led the way responded respectfully: "Dear elders, we are from the Shi Kingdom. The Tang army is willing to help us restore our faith. There is no disrespect to the Lord God. Let them do their best!"

He whispered a few words in the elder's ear, and the elder exclaimed, "My Lord God!"

He knelt down at the huge items, and there was a lot of discussion in the square, and no one knew what was going on. At this time, the Tang army worked hard together and slowly unloaded the huge items from the carriage and stood up. Several Tang soldiers untied the ropes tied to it, and as the cloth was torn off, the square also made a sound of exclamation. Everyone knelt down and bowed devoutly.

In front of the ruins, a stone statue of the God of Light Ahuramaz appeared. He raised his hands to the sky, calling on the sun to give light to the earth, and the carvings were lifelike. This was the first statue of the main god that appeared in the color wave in the past twenty years. Countless people were so excited that they shed tears. They lay their whole body and mind on the earth, silently calling on the holy God of Light.

At this time, a Sogdian from Shi Kingdom shouted loudly in Sogdian language: "All the people of the God of Light! We are from Tuozhi City. The army of the Tang Dynasty supports our faith. They build temples for us and reshape the statues of the gods. Let us pray together for the Lord of Light to come back to the sebo!"

Just as the prayers of 30,000 believers, the three hundred Tang troops quietly left Nasebo City and left Xiaoshiguo.
Chapter completed!