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Text Chapter 607 The Collision between Datang and Dashi

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    Qibi Heli has always been famous for being calm and cautious on the battlefield. As long as the army he leads, he will send out elite scouts at all times. It is precisely because of this that the army that came to capture Yazdgeld III  When the food army was still twenty miles away from the village, it was discovered by the Tang army's scouts, who quickly reported to Qibi Heli.  ¡ù¡ù

    As a result, Qibi Heli and Xue Wanche were all excited when they heard the news.  The Great Eater only brought 10,000 troops to capture Yazdgeld III. He had no idea that they had 40,000 troops here. This gave them a chance to completely annihilate each other, and they could also take advantage of this confrontation.  , estimate the true strength of the big cannibal.

    At that moment, Qibi Heli ordered Xue Wanche to lead an army of 20,000 to meet the enemy. The 40,000 troops they brought this time were all cavalry, of which only 10,000 were Han Chinese, and the other 30,000 were Turks, Tiele and other steppe barbarians.  People, this mixed cavalry of Hu and Han is the elite of the Tang army. Many of them participated in the battle to destroy the Western Turks that year, and they have rich practical experience.

    Xue Wanche brought 20,000 people to the outside of the village. Although he had a bad temper, he was very good at using troops. Even though his troops were now superior to his opponent, Xue Wanche still chose an ambush and divided the 20,000 people into several teams to ambush.  After the Dashi army entered their ambush circle, they caught the opponent by surprise.

    This army did not know the existence of the Tang Army. They received a report from someone telling them that Yazdgeld III was in a small village in front of them, so they immediately rushed over with the army, and in order to catch him in one fell swoop  The last monarch of Persia and the Persian general also brought all their troops, but unfortunately they plunged into the encirclement prepared by Xue Wanche.

    The current Dashi army is mainly composed of light cavalry, and their weapons are bows and spears. In addition, they are usually equipped with a Dashi dagger and Persian long sword, as well as the Arabian scimitar, which is famous for later generations.  Due to production and habit reasons, there is no large-scale equipment cavalry. Only in some special cavalry teams can the shadow of the scimitar be seen.  However, the large cavalry that came to hunt down Yazdgeld III this time was obviously an ordinary cavalry. The weapons in the hands of the soldiers were mainly spears and bows. There were also several small teams using Persian long swords.

    When Xue Wanche saw this unsuspecting cavalry entering his encirclement, he immediately sent out several cavalry units, intending to catch the opponent by surprise.  The big eater really didn't expect to be ambushed, so he seemed a little panicked at first.  However, the Dashi general seemed to be very talented. He yelled a few times to silence the team, and then began to defend and counterattack under his command.

    However, this Persian cavalry was no match for the 20,000 elite Tang troops in terms of numbers, morale, and equipment. In addition, Xue Wanche's ambush was very clever.  You can increase the speed of your own cavalry. When they rush in front of the big food cavalry, they just reach their maximum speed. This allows the cavalry to use their horse power to charge extremely fiercely.

    As soon as the cavalry of the Great Food came into contact with the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty, they immediately showed a desperate look, and blood and flesh flew everywhere on the battlefield.  Dashi's cavalry was quickly killed in a mess by the Tang army's sneak attack.  Seeing this situation, Xue Wanche was also very excited. He commanded several cavalry units to intersperse in the opponent's military formation, intending to cut the cavalry into several sections.  Then eat it one after another.

    However, he ignored the talents of the opponent's cavalry generals. He saw the opponent's general, who was wearing leather armor and having a big beard, shouted a few times and immediately gathered the cavalry around him who had not been scattered into a small team.  Then he used this cavalry squad as the main force to charge and kill among the enemy troops.  Gathering the scattered teams, thousands of troops soon gathered.

    Seeing how talented the Dashi general was, Xue Wanche was also a little surprised. He immediately ordered people to wave the command flag and mobilized a cavalry team of 3,000 people to rush towards the Dashi general, preparing to gather the opponent's team with great difficulty.  Break up again.

    However, what Xue Wanche didn't expect was that the Dashi general was also a decisive person. Seeing that his men had gathered thousands of cavalry, he immediately turned back and rushed towards the road they came from, which was originally the most heavily defended place in the encirclement.  But now the ambush cavalry have rushed up, so the defense there has become a little weak.

    The Dashi general may have seen this, so he commanded his thousands of cavalry to attack a point. He didn't care at all that the other Tang troops behind him were killed by the defeated army.  It was precisely because of the opponent's decisive attitude that the Tang army, which was encircling and defending, finally could not withstand the attacks of thousands of cavalry, and a large hole was torn open by them.

    Seeing that the encirclement was finally broken, the Dashi general shouted loudly and rushed out with his thousands of cavalry. As for the thousands of people in the encirclement, he couldn't care less.  Although this method of surviving with a broken arm is a bit cruel, it is undoubtedly an extremely wise decision when surrounded by the superior Tang army.

      Even when Xue Wanche was annoyed that he didn't catch them all, he also admired the big food general. After all, if he were in that situation, he would make the same choice.  It was only after the war that Xue Wanche learned the general's name - Hou Zaifa Yeman.

    Perhaps Hou Zaifa Yeman was known to very few people in later generations, but to the Persians, he was famous, because a few years ago, it was this man who led tens of thousands of food troops to finally gather Persia.  The 150,000-strong army was defeated. Since then, the Persians have never organized a decent resistance, and even Yazdgeld III had to start a life of fleeing.

    It was also that battle that made Hou Zaifa Yeman become a nightmare in the hearts of the Persians, and Dashi also knew how to take advantage of this, and soon appointed Hou Zaifa Yeman as the commander-in-chief, responsible for annihilating Persia.  The remaining resistance force, but I didn't expect that the other party would personally come out to capture Yazdgeld III this time. Unfortunately, he let the other party escape in the end. Otherwise, if he could be caught, it would definitely make the Persians very excited.  It will be easier for Persia to regain its kingdom in the future.

    However, although this battle was somewhat regrettable, it was overall a great victory. Hou Zaifa Yeman brought more than 10,000 people, killed and wounded 3,000, and captured 4,000. In the end, no more than 4,000 people escaped.  Thousands, and the other party is still led by Hou Zaifa Yeman, so when the news came out, it not only cheered up Yazdgeld III, but also cheered up some desperate Persians and expressed their hope for the restoration of the country.  It also gave rise to some hope.

    However, Hou Zaifa Yeman, who returned from the defeat, quickly found out the truth. When he found out that it was Datang's army that attacked him, his face suddenly became very solemn. As the commander-in-chief of the Persian war zone,  Commander, he naturally knew that the Tang Dynasty had just wiped out the powerful Western Turks a few years ago, and now the entire Western Region has fallen under the control of the Tang Dynasty.

    Moreover, according to some businessmen who have been to the Tang Dynasty, the real core area of ??the Tang Dynasty is in the Central Plains. It is extremely rich, full of silk and porcelain, and it is also extremely powerful in the military. However, it has destroyed several countries in a row within decades of its founding.  It can be said that with the current national strength of Dashi, it is indeed difficult to actively provoke the powerful enemy of Datang.

    However, not taking the initiative to provoke them does not mean that Dashi will be afraid of Datang, not to mention that this time the other party ambushed them first, so Hou Zaifa? Ye Man reported Datang's intervention in Persia while summoning people scattered throughout Persia.  The soldiers and horses were greatly eaten, and a large number of cavalry were quickly gathered, preparing for a decisive battle with the Tang army.

    Taking advantage of the gap when Hou Zaifa Yeman summoned the army, Yazdgeld III, who saw the hope of restoring the country, finally cheered up. With the support of Qibi Heli, he began to vigorously gather the scattered troops.  Old Ministry.

    After all, Persia is an ancient country with thousands of years of heritage. Although Persia has been severely beaten by the Great Eclipse in recent years and most of its land has been occupied, there are still many people who care about their motherland. In addition, there is the Tang Dynasty  support, so in a short period of time, more than 100,000 people gathered under the command of Yazdgeld III, and the military strength reached more than 20,000.

    In addition, Qibi Heli's army was not idle during this period. The Tang army was divided into several groups and attacked everywhere. Taking advantage of the dispersion of Da Shi's troops, they recaptured a large amount of Persian homeland, and finally pushed the battle line to the Nihawand line before stopping.  down.  It is worth mentioning that the Persian army of 150,000 was here. The tens of thousands of cavalry who were devoured were defeated by a small number and lost the ability to resist. Therefore, to the Persians, Nihavand was a  It's a shameful and heart-wrenching place.

    However, after Qibi Heli's army advanced to the Nihavande line, the mine director's supply line at the rear no longer allowed them to advance further. In addition, Hou Zaifa Yeman also summoned the army at this time, and a total of  It was 80,000 cavalrymen who had already marched to Nihavand's front line. Before the two armies faced each other, the war was about to break out.

    This war, known as the Second Battle of Nihavand, was indeed as tragic as everyone imagined at the beginning. Two great empires that rose almost at the same time began a battle of iron and blood on the battlefield in Central Asia.  In this contest, only three days after the war began, tens of thousands of people fell on the battlefield. Generally speaking, Datang's equipment and training were superior, but the Dashi army had the upper hand in terms of numbers and momentum.  Therefore, this war was extremely brutal, and almost all the ground for miles was soaked with blood.

    But what everyone didn't expect was that just when the war was about to reach its climax and a winner would be determined, the Dashi side suddenly took the initiative to retreat and made a request for peace talks. This made Tang Jun and  The Persians were very surprised.

    After Qibi Heli saw the combat power of Dashi's army, he knew that even if he could win this war, it would probably be a miserable victory, so he finally agreed to the other party's request for peace talks.

    But just when the two countries had just started peace talks, Qibi Heli saw a man in the military camp.  That's right??This made him finally understand why Dashi was so anxious to choose peace talks.
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