The "dike" built is very long, surrounding the city, and the Tang army's catapult showed its power. Just one round of stones was enough to smash many places... Wherever the turbulent oil flows and burns, it would not be possible to burn it.

As soon as thousands of fire heads appeared, they soon turned into big fires. The flames on the outer edge of the city soared into the sky, and the flames were blazing, reflecting half of the sky red.

"It's not good, it's on fire, run away quickly."

"Dad, mom, run away quickly."

"Boy, where are you? Run away quickly."

The people and residents here were panicked and fled like frightened rabbits.

"Sir, what should I do?" The generals of the Arab Empire were frightened and their faces changed drastically, and they no longer had the pride to mock Yang Sixu just now.

Looking at the fire in front of him, Gu Taibai wanted to jump off the city. He calculated everything but failed to calculate that the Tang army would use fire to attack him, which caught him off guard.

If the Tang army used a catapult to smash it, he wouldn't care at all. I believe that with the strong city, it would be fine. But the Tang army had another plan and actually attacked with fire.

"Quickly, demolish the house behind." After all, Gu Taibai was a good general who had been in the battle formation for a long time. After a change of thought, he immediately thought of a solution.

"Sir, are you confused? It's obvious that the fire here is on fire, but if you don't save it, it's useless to demolish the house behind it." Some generals were really anxious and spoke without saying a word.

"Yes." This sentence was recognized by many generals and agreed in unison.

If they spoke like this in normal times, Gu Taibai would definitely scold them. But now there is no time. He had to explain to them: "If the house behind is demolished, there will be nothing to burn. Can the house behind be kept?"

Gu Taibai wanted to demolish the house behind to build an isolation belt. As long as 10% of the isolation belt, the house behind can be kept and the fire can be controlled.

"Good idea." The generals suddenly realized.

With a command, the army and the people took action together and began to demolish the house. They acted very quickly, and a little strength was used as a percentage of the force.

If the fire cannot be controlled, the entire city will become a sea of ​​fire. By then, it will be of no benefit to anyone, and they have to work together.

Not long after, a barrier belt took shape.

Looking at the formed isolation belt, Gu Taibai's hanging heart finally let go.

Outside the city, Yang Sixu rode a horse and looked at the fire in the city. He raised his eyebrows and let out a sharp laugh like a night owl.

"Haha!" The generals laughed.

"The general's plan is really wonderful. It hits Talas's vital point."

"Yes. Talas is a powerful city, easy to defend but difficult to attack. If we don't use fire attack, it will be really difficult for us to deal with."

"Now, we can go to Talas in one go, which is a miracle."

A mighty city like Talas, which was indeed a miracle in the history of war.

"You are wrong." Yang Sixu shook his head and said, "It is not my idea to attack Talas with fire, but His Majesty's idea."

Using fire to attack Talas is Li Longji's idea, not Yang Sixu's idea. Because Li Longji knows how difficult it is to fight Talas. If it is easy to fight, would Gao Xianzhi fail that year?

If you want to quickly defeat Talas, you have to think of another method. Li Longji knew many ways, such as making gunpowder. However, even if the gunpowder was made, the overall technological level of the Tang Dynasty could not keep up, and it would not be possible to put gunpowder on the battlefield. You must know that it took hundreds of years since the appearance of gunpowder in the Tang Dynasty until gunpowder was used in the war.

It is much easier to use fire attack. As long as there is enough hot turbulent oil. For this reason, Li Longkit issued an order to mine oil in the current Yan'an area. It took several years to store enough hot turbulent oil.

"Your Majesty is so wise!" The generals were convinced.

"Do you think this battle is over?" Yang Sixu asked with a gleam in his eyes, staring at the generals.

"General, what else can I do if I don't end?" The generals were a little surprised.

The city is clearly a sea of ​​fire, and the destruction of Talas is inevitable. Why isn't it over?

"Of course it's not over." Yang Sixu sneered: "If I was right, Gu Taibai wanted to build a 'dike' at the beginning to temporarily stop the ignition oil. Therefore, I gave you a stone. Now, he should have demolished the house behind to stop the fire."

"The general is so powerful, he guessed so accurately." The generals were convinced.

"No! It's not that I am powerful, but Your Majesty is amazing." Yang Sixu said with an admiration, "For the sake of fire attacking Talas, Your Majesty summoned all the generals, as well as Lord Yao and others, and discussed for several days, and thought about all possible situations. Your Majesty's thoughts are surprising, but they have to convince."

The Battle of Talas is extremely important. If the Tang army cannot take it quickly, it will be under the strong city and will have a heavy blow to the morale of the army. If it can be taken quickly, the Tang army can quickly advance into Samarkand and establish an extremely important strategic base for advancement, which will have immeasurable benefits for the subsequent war.

It is precisely because of this that Li Longji specially summoned the important generals and officials in the court to discuss how to attack Talas in a fire, and thought of all possible situations.

"Hehe, I'll let Gu Taibai's hard work be wasted." Yang Sixu smiled, waved his right hand, and ordered loudly, saying, "Take the stone machine, move forward three miles."

The previous attack was the initial attack. The Tang army's catapult was placed at its maximum range and was far away from Talas. This was to prevent the counterattack of the Arab Empire's catapult.

Now, there is a sea of ​​fire above the city, and the Arab Empire's catapult is no longer useful. Yang Sixu has no worries anymore. The Tang army's catapult can be fully equipped with a close shot.

After the efforts of the soldiers, the catapult was quickly moved three miles forward, then installed hot oil, and threw it at the city.

"Huh! Huh! Huh!" A ball of fireballs appeared in the air and rushed towards Talas.

Gu Taibai let out a long sigh. Just as he was about to be glad for a while, he suddenly heard the strong wind in the air. He looked up and saw countless fireballs appearing in the air and smashing towards the city.

Gu Taibai estimated the landing point, his face changed drastically, and he screamed: "No!"

The landing point he estimated was far greater than the house he ordered to demolish. In other words, the isolation belt he made was useless.

Once these fierce turbulent oil hit the building inside, it will inevitably cause a fire. All previous efforts were just in vain.

More likely, this will trigger a fire across the city and completely destroy Talas.

This consequence is so terrible. Even with Gu Taibai's tenacious mind, he is still afraid.

Sure enough, the landing point of the fireball hit the buildings inside, burning wildly, and many buildings were ignited. After a while, the flames soared into the sky again, and the sky was red in the sky.

"This..." The soldiers and the people who were still celebrating just now were stunned when they looked at the fire that soared into the sky.

As long as the isolation is useful, even if there are losses, it can still be withstood. Now it seems that this is just a delusion.

"Sir, please give orders quickly and we will demolish the house." A general woke up and urged.

"Yes, sir." The generals agreed in unison.

Gu Taibai's face looked ugly and said, "I understand. Yang Sixu is approaching step by step and needs to burn our house layer by layer."

Gu Taibai is worthy of being a good general and soon understood Yang Sixu's plan. Indeed, Yang Sixu also thought so.

One advantage of layer-by-layer advancement is that it is very safe. You can set more fires to speed up the destruction of Talas.

"Yang Sixu, you are vicious and you are indeed a ruthless person." Then, Gu Taibai said angrily again: "Do you think you can destroy Talas like this? Don't think about it!"

He sneered: "How far can the catapult be shot? At most three or five miles. Talas covers an area of ​​dozens of miles and is extremely vast. As long as I tear down a batch of houses at the end of your catapult, your efforts will be in vain."

Gu Taibai is very familiar with trenchers, and his maximum range is only about five miles. He only needs to create an isolation belt at six or seven miles, which is enough to make Yang Sixu's efforts useless.

Although this is a huge loss, what is the difference between destruction?

As soon as the idea was decided, Gu Taibai gave the order, the soldiers and civilians in the city began to take action and began to demolish the house six miles away from the city wall. After their efforts, a barrier belt was quickly created.

While they demolished the house, the Tang army's attack continued, with fierce turbulence getting closer and closer, and soon arrived near their isolation belt.

"Chinese people, stop here." Gu Taibai was full of confidence.

"The good luck of the Chinese people is over. We must let the Chinese people repay this blood debt." The generals agreed with this.

However, their confidence was quickly lost.

I saw countless fireballs crossing their heads and falling into the surface. After the fireballs fell, they soon turned into huge fires, and countless houses burned.

"How could the Chinese trencher shoot so far?" Gu Taibai looked disbelief.

"I read it right? It's seven or eight miles." The generals were also shocked.

They have never heard of the trencher with a range of seven or eight miles, let alone seen it.

Now, the facts are in front of them, and they have to believe them. However, they are extremely uncomfortable.

"It's over! It's over!" Gu Taibai looked at the burning fire inside, his face was pale and exhausted. He fell to the ground and muttered to himself.

The Tang army's catapult had a range of seven or eight miles, and it could completely turn Talas into ruins. No matter how hard he tried, it would be impossible to change anything.

The range is seven or eight miles, if it is counted as the diameter, it will be fifteen or sixteen miles. The diameter of the entire Talas is only seventeen or eighteen miles, and the Tang army's catapult almost covers the entire city.

In other words, the Tang army did not need anything else at all. It only needed a catapult, which was enough to destroy Talas.

Previously, the Tang army did not directly burn the central area. One reason was that it was not allowed in tactical terms and had to go step by step. The other reason was that the Tang army had to set more fires to speed up the destruction of Talas.
Chapter completed!