Speaking of broken leaves, many people may not know where they are, or have even heard of them.
None of this is important. What is important is that there once was a famous person in Suiye City.
The famous poet Li Bai's ancestors migrated from Suiye to Shu, so they can be considered related.
Broken Leaf is backed by the Tianshan Mountains and Atami, and to the east is the northern route of the Silk Road.
Crossing the mountain pass to the south is the Four Towns of Anxi, and to the north is the Jinshan Mountains, one of the most important bases for nomadic tribes from the Huns to the Turks.
If you go to the west, beyond the Quan Mountain is Julan City and Talas City. Further west is the Mesopotamia of Central Asia, where Dawan was located during the Han Dynasty. In order to obtain the bloody horse, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent General Li Guangli of the Second Division.
The place I hit.
In other words, even though the Tang army has reached here, it is still far from where the Han army has been.
Of course, the current Dawan has long since disappeared into the dust of history, and this large area in the west is now ruled by the nine surnames of Zhaowu.
Further west from the nine surnames of Zhaowu, that is the territory of the Caliphate.
At this time, the west was also experiencing a great turmoil. The Arabs overthrew the Persians and established an era in which the four caliphates coexisted.
Historically, the Tang army came here decades later and collided with the Umayyad dynasty that engulfed the nine surnames of Zhaowu.
Because the flag of the Umayyad Dynasty was still white, it was called the Great Food in White Clothes.
In the era of Gao Xianzhi's westward march, the Umayyad Dynasty was replaced by the Abbasid Dynasty. Because the flag was still black, it was called the Black Era.
The Battle of Talos was the collision between the Tang Dynasty advancing westward and the Abbasid Dynasty advancing eastward.
Later, due to the Anshi Rebellion, the Tang Dynasty stopped advancing westward.
The Abbasid Dynasty was shocked by the terrifying strength of the Tang Dynasty. They were convinced and took the initiative to die down and give up their eastward advance until the rise of the Mongols.
Looking back at Suiye, with the arrival of reinforcements from the Tang Army, the nine surnames of Zhaowu, the Tuqi Shi tribe and many miscellaneous men who besieged Suiye began to gather and prepare for a decisive battle with the reinforcements.
The Zhuhu coalition has only one advantage, and that is its large number of people.
The various tribes added together would create a sea of people so large that one could not even see the edges at a glance.
The detectives made preliminary statistics and found that it was at least over 100,000!
There were indeed a lot of them, and it would not be an exaggeration to describe them as a sea of people.
It's just that from Li Yunze on down, all the officers and soldiers of the Tang Army looked relaxed.
It's not that you look down on your opponent, but you know that your opponent is nothing but a piece of loose sand.
The main force of the Tang army was the Fu soldiers, and the main force of the Fu soldiers were the sons of the Liang family, and the sons of the Liang family were all the children of the Qi Ke family, who were not doctors, witches, merchants, workers, etc.
The so-called good family has land, property and reputation.
If your family has a fortune, in the era of martial arts, you usually practice martial arts from an early age to strengthen your body.
If your family has property, you can equip yourself with horses, weapons and other military supplies.
People with a rich family have perseverance, and they rarely choose to surrender on the battlefield, because they represent the entire family.
Chinese people care about family ties, and many warriors would rather die on the battlefield than surrender and harm their families.
Even the soldiers recruited in subsequent recruitments were mostly from good families.
With such excellent qualities, coupled with the logistics upgrade provided by the strong national power, its combat effectiveness is comparable to that of the powerful Han Dynasty, and it is not difficult for a Han to serve as a Wuhu.
It is not like the imperial army of the Song Dynasty or the military households of the Ming Dynasty in later generations. Under the suppression of the turbans, those who joined the army were either ruffians or criminals.
The basic quality is already rotten, and with the help of bandannas who don't even have the ability to talk about war on paper to direct the war, there is naturally no combat effectiveness at all, so the country's subjugation is a matter of course.
There is no justice unless the country is subjugated!
Although the Tang army only had 30,000 troops, it dared to take the initiative to attack.
It is still the most traditional old routine. First, the Great Wall of Steel composed of infantry suppresses the battle formation, followed by the attack and trampling of the cavalry on both wings.
This tactic is really very traditional, it seems simple but it is very effective.
Because whether it was an infantry phalanx in the front or a side attack by cavalry on both wings, the Zahu coalition forces could not stop it.
Almost all of the Tang army wore armor, and the armor was forged by water power, making it strong and lightweight.
Coupled with their high morale and proficient combat capabilities, the pressure after the war started was simply unstoppable.
Su Dingfang had an army of 100,000, but they were trapped in the Ili Valley and couldn't get out. It wasn't that the Tang army there couldn't fight, but that the Western Turks didn't engage in a decisive battle at all. They just used the terrain, mountains, rivers, deserts, etc. to drag them back.
Whether it is Western Turks, Uighurs, or Xue Yantuo.
They all knew very clearly that they simply could not win a decisive battle with Datang.
As for the Zahu Alliance, purely because their purpose was to block Suiye, they were forced to engage in a decisive battle with the main force.
If we don't fight decisively, the siege of Broken Leaf City will be over.
However, the result of the decisive battle is just like what Clausewitz wrote in On War, "A decisive battle of the main force in one afternoon will determine the fate of one or several countries."
Not to mention anything else, after the decisive battle that afternoon, at least several countries among the nine surnames of Zhaowu all suffered devastating blows. After losing the main army, there is a high probability that they will not be around for a few years.
The first to collapse were the bastards from all over the country and the horse thieves who got the news and came to make a living.
The most common people in the Western Region are the weed-like tribes and horse thieves, and the Silk Road is the bloodline channel that supports them.
These people are very cruel and combative when facing the weak.
Like robbing a caravan with weak defenses, they can even withstand unimaginable casualties.
But when they actually went to the battlefield, facing the Great Tang Army like the Great Steel Wall, facing the real battlefield swords, guns and arrows, all their former fierceness and courage, cruelty and bloodiness were gone.
When the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty surged in like a tidal wave, Zahu and the horse bandits collapsed like snow melting in the spring.
They didn't even have the courage to confront him for a round!
A bastard will always be a bastard, and a horse bandit will always be a horse bandit.
Their collapse directly exposed the two wings of the coalition forces to the Tang cavalry.
Without the slightest hesitation, the Tang army's cavalry didn't even bother to take a second look at the fleeing miscreants and horse bandits, and without hesitation, they ran directly into the coalition's formation from the flank.
The coalition forces, which suffered a heavy blow in the waist, turned on the collapse mode without any surprise.
In fact, even the Tang Army of this era would find it difficult to form an effective counterattack when encountering such a blow, unless the commander-in-chief also had a strong reserve team invested in the counterattack.
The second group of allied forces to flee was the Tuqi Shi tribe. Their strength was actually not weak, at least not as strong as any of the nine Zhaowu surnames.
But the strange thing is that Li Yunze has no intention of pursuing him at all, that is, he puts his power into the nine surnames of Zhaowu.
The reason is actually very simple. The Tuqishi people were originally active in the Suiye area. Even if they ran away from the battlefield, strategically they could not run far.
The nine surnames of Zhaowu are different. They came from a distant river. Now that they are here, they should stay.
With these nine Zhaowu surnames left behind, the other side of the river is basically within easy reach.
The world war against the Tang Dynasty has not yet ended, and Li Yunze has already begun to plan for the future.
The nine surnames of Zhaowu are famous for their business, but their regiments are not very effective in combat, and even many of their cavalry ride camels.
However, their determination to resist was very strong, far exceeding that of the mixed horse bandits and Tuqi Shi people.
Because they knew very well that if they were defeated, they would not even have anywhere to escape.
Their base was thousands of miles away in Lianghe to the west. They were on the run and were hunted down by the Tang army. How many of them could escape back to their hometown?
If you are forced into a desperate situation, you can only do your best.
The desperate resistance of the nine surnames of Zhaowu brought a lot of trouble to the Tang army.
But it’s just trouble.
"Study hard!"
Cheng Yaojin, who was on the viewing platform, told his son seriously, "This is observation, judgment and decision-making on the battlefield."
Cheng Chumo was a little confused, he really didn't understand.
"He let go of the miscellaneous men, let go of the horse bandits, and didn't even pursue the sudden cavalry. He let go of those lost dogs who could easily gain military exploits, and concentrated all his efforts on the nine surnames of Zhaowu." Cheng Yao
Jin gestured to Li Yunze who was not far away, and lowered his voice and asked:
"This is observation and judgment."
"Even if it seems that your efforts are not directly proportional to your income, you are still determined to attack the nine surnames of Zhaowu. This is decisiveness. When you can achieve this step, I will be able to smile."
Cheng Chumo scratched his head and said, "I don't understand."
"Alas~~~"
Cheng Yaojin sighed speechlessly, what a stupid son he is. What if he was so bright here?
"It doesn't matter to the Zahu and the horse bandits. They are scared out of their wits and can kill them at any time. Even as long as I, the Tang Dynasty, wave my hand, they can immediately come over and work for the Tang Dynasty."
"It doesn't matter if Tuqishi is there, because they can't run away. Their old camp is near Suiye. Once Tanma finds the location, they can be completely wiped out."
"Only these nine surnames of Zhaowu are different. They have no other way out but to fight to the death. If they divide their troops to chase those miscellaneous horse bandits, they are likely to suffer heavy losses. If you can accurately select the real target,
And refuse to be tempted by easily obtained military achievements.
Go on."
Speaking of this, Cheng Yaojin was speechless. "How old he is, and I heard that he has never been on the battlefield before, but he can see things so thoroughly. This is his real ability."
"Aye."
Cheng Chumo asked, "Didn't you see it too?"
"What nonsense." Cheng Yaojin waved his hand, "I only figured it out after those bastards and horse bandits fled, but he didn't send anyone to chase them. Remember, when fighting, you must do your best.
Concentrate your strength, then choose the right target and hit it to death!"
"I understand this." Cheng Chumo nodded repeatedly, "Crash, rush, rush! Bump, bump! I understand!"
Cheng Yaojin rolled his eyes again. He didn't want to talk now, he just wanted to be quiet.
I can only comfort myself in my heart, 'Young people, it's understandable if they only know how to rush and rush. Once you have more experience and experience, you will naturally understand.'
His eyes naturally fell on Li Yunze's back, "Have you never fought in any wars? How do you know so much?"
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