"Duwusili, stop!"
Huoshu Huizang grimaced as he moved to stand in front of Dalun Ruozan. At almost the same time, Dusong Mangpoje released a powerful energy to protect Dalun Ruozan and keep Duwusili's energy at bay.
The Ouzan and the Turks had never been a monolithic block. Long before the Tang Dynasty had entered the Western Regions, the two sides had been locked in a fierce struggle. If not for the fact that the Tang Dynasty had entered the Western Regions as a third party and taken control of the region, drawing the attention of both sides, the two sides would still be locked in a fierce struggle.
Although the Ouzan and the Western Turks no longer had many conflicts, if they succeeded in defeating the Tang Dynasty, they would once more be enemies. In these circumstances, Duwusili probably did not mind killing Dalun Ruozan.
"Relax. Duwusili will not interfere."
Dalun Ruozan waved his hand and indifferently said. As he walked out from Dusong Mangpoje and Huoshu Huizang's protection, he confidently walked up to Duwusili.
"Irjin, welcome back!"
As Duwusili stared at Dalun Ruozan, his eyes wavered for a moment before finally bursting into laughter.
"Haha, good! Prime Minister, you're quite bold!"
With this long laugh, the atmosphere between the two sides suddenly became much gentler. The five Prime Ministers of the Ouzan Empire were on the Western Turkic Khaganate's kill list. This was the result of a long-standing grudge, and no one knew the exact origins of it. But for Dalun Ruozan to be able to appear so calmly and fearlessly before him on their first meeting, Duwu Sili couldn't help but admire his boldness.
"Is that so? What's the situation with the Tang people? "
As Duwusili spoke, he looked across the hills and at the City of Talas in the distance. Even Duwusili's expression changed when he saw the two long steel lines of defense.
"What a fast reaction. Even with the ability of the Prime Minister, he couldn't break through their defenses?"
"Great General, you should not be too careless. That fellow might be young, but he is the Young Marquis that the Holy Emperor of the Tang dynasty personally bestowed upon him. Moreover, he was personally bestowed upon him the courtesy name of the Tang Emperor, the Son of Heaven's disciple! We've already lost to him several times. Even your Black Wolf Yabgu died at his hands. "
A mellow voice came from the side as Dusong Mangpoje walked up from behind.
Duwusili didn't say anything, but he couldn't help but frown. The Ouzan had only failed a few times, and they were not the Western Turkic Khaganate, so they were not necessarily incompetent. But when he heard the words' Black Wolf Yabgu ', Duwusili swallowed them back down. The defeat of a Brigadier General like the Black Wolf Yabgu in the battle of Qixi was still right in front of his eyes, and the Khagan's Fourth Prince had even been captured and extorted for two hundred thousand of their finest Turkic warhorses. The Ouzan probably already knew of this matter.
The two sides were evenly matched, and neither was much better than the other!
"There's no need for all of you to worry about the Black Wolf Yabgu. I came here for him in the first place. No matter what, I will personally kill that brat! "
Duwusili's eagle gaze quickly locked onto Wang Chong in the middle of the vast army of the Tang people.
"Haha, it seems like we've reached an agreement!"
Dalun Ruozan faintly smiled. This was the first time in history that the Ouzan and the Western Turks, mortal enemies of the Western Regions, had worked together, an event of unprecedented grandeur. And before this, Dalun Ruozan had only communicated with Duwusili once through his eagle.
Although he had heard of him, he had never met him.
But at this moment, Dalun Ruozan was sure that in this battle, Duwusili would be his staunchest ally.
"What did the Arabs say?"
Duwusili did not argue, and as he gazed into the distance, he got straight to the point. This battle appeared to be an alliance between the Ouzan and the Western Turks, but the crucial factor was the Arabian Empire on the other side of the battlefield. It was precisely because of the Arabian Empire's invitation that they had agreed to this alliance.
This was also the prerequisite for Duwusili's agreement.
Otherwise, if the Western Turkic Khaganate helped the Arabs deal with the Tang Dynasty, and the Arabian Empire won and turned against him, he would be shooting himself in the foot. The Turks were a nomadic people who moved widely, so they had a good understanding of the distant Arabian Empire.
It was an existence even stronger than the Ouzan Empire!
Unless absolutely necessary, the Western Turkic Khaganate would never be willing to go to war with the Arabian Empire.
"Relax. Everything has been arranged. I've already sent a letter to the Arabian Governor of the East. He has guaranteed that if we win this battle, he will work with our Ouzan and the Western Turks to divide up the Western Regions. "
Dalun Ruozan indifferently said, his every action exuding the confidence of a strategist.
"But the Arabs have always been very ambitious. If they win and then turn against us, won't we be inviting a wolf into the house? What should we do then? Has Prime Minister considered these things? "
Duwusili went straight to the point.
"Ha, I've naturally considered these things."
Dalun Ruozan softly chuckled, apparently having predicted that Duwusili would ask this question.
"Thus, I've already made an agreement with the Arabian Governor of the East. If we win this battle, our three sides will continue to work together, enter Anxi, pass Qixi, enter Longxi, conquer the capital of the Tang Dynasty, and divide up the Central Plains!"
Bang!
Dusong Mangpoje, Huoshu Huizang, and Duwusili trembled at Dalun Ruozan's soft laughter, massive waves stirring in their minds. Dalun Ruozan was proficient in many languages, and he had written all of his letters with Dalun Ruozan in Arabic.
Dusong Mangpoje and Huoshu Huizang only knew that the two sides had agreed to work together to deal with the Tang Dynasty, but Dalun Ruozan had not said what they had discussed, so the two of them had no idea. The two had originally believed that their alliance would stop at defeating the Tang Dynasty, but to their surprise, Dalun Ruozan had already made an agreement with the Arabian Governor of the East to continue advancing after victory and divide up the Tang Dynasty!
Even Dusong Mangpoje and Huoshu Huizang, two Great Generals of the Ouzan, were deeply shocked by this idea!
The Ouzan, the Western Turks, and the powerful Arabian Empire. If they succeeded, they would form an alliance of unprecedented proportions. The alliance of the three empires would truly be able to shake up the map of the continent and completely alter the map of the world, achieving a feat that the Western Turkic Khaganate and the Ouzan Empire had never accomplished before.
"Haha, good!!"
Celestial Wolf Great General Duwusili heartily laughed at Dalun Ruozan's words, his eyes bursting with excitement.
"Dalun Ruozan, I truly didn't misjudge you! You have guts! The Arabs have not yet stabilized their footing, and they haven't even defeated Gao Xianzhi, so they have even less understanding of the Central Plains. That Abu Muslim would never propose this sort of condition, so this is probably your idea. Wise minister, wise minister … of the four famous ministers of the Ouzan's Four Royal Lineages, you are ranked first. I was right to agree to your alliance. Relax, I can agree on behalf of Ishbara Khagan. If we succeed in this battle, we will divide the spoils together! Tang! Heavens! Your Majesty! "
Bang!
With Duwu Sili's order, the tens of thousands of Western Turkic cavalry, including one of the three strongest cavalry forces, the Celestial Wolf Cavalry, surged forward and leapt onto the hills closest to Talas. The illustrious silver Celestial Wolf Cavalry of the Western Turks stood side by side with the black-and-red-armored Mutri Great Cavalry of Ü-Tsang, one on the left and one on the right, exuding an unprecedented pressure. Translated by: Hypersheep325 Edited by: Michyrr
At this moment, the two mortal enemies of the Western Regions, Ouzan and the Western Turkic Khaganate, had truly joined forces!
… …
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Outside the walls of Talas, at the second defense line, tens of thousands of hammers were hammering down, each time creating a shower of sparks. The first time it smashed down, the steel defense line became a little stronger. One beehive after another was set up on the steel walls, creating a wall of death on the foreign battlefield to the west of the Cong Mountains.
Tens of thousands of steel walls, tens of thousands of beehives, and all kinds of ordnance …
Only at this moment did Wang Chong's two months of preparations finally reveal themselves. But even so, the mood on the battlefield was not relaxed in the slightest. On the contrary, it was even tenser. Everyone could see the giant banner of the golden wolf on a blue background atop the distant hill, as well as the Western Turkic Great General beneath it, his aura as powerful as a destructive storm.
The tens of thousands of Mutri Great Cavalry and Celestial Wolf Cavalry standing side by side like tigers eyeing their prey placed a heavy pressure on everyone's hearts. The sight of the Western Turks, the Ouzan Great General, and Dalun Ruozan standing side by side under the banner was suffocating.
Behind them, the rumbling footsteps caused the earth to shake. The Arabs were still unhurried, approaching at an extremely steady pace. Behind the first defense line, the King Of Gangke and the thousands of Tang people soldiers were concentrating on dealing with the enemy. But behind the second defense line, Wang Chong, Wang Yan, Li Siye, and Cheng Qianli, the four highest commanders of the Tang Dynasty, were standing in a row, none of them paying attention to what was behind them.
The atmosphere was tense and oppressive.
"Lord Protector-General, how do you intend to fight this battle?"
Gao Xianzhi asked, his eyes still fixed forward.
The Anxi Protectorate army only had ten-thousand-some soldiers left, and even with the mercenaries in the city, it only had around thirty thousand, far fewer than Wang Chong's Qixi Protectorate. In terms of soldiers, there was no question that Wang Chong was the true commander of this battle. Gao Xianzhi was only a supporting figure.
"Haha, we'll deal with soldiers with arms and water with earth! This battle is unavoidable. The Tang Dynasty has been silent for far too long, and it needs a battle like this to make everyone understand that on this continent of kingdoms, the Tang Dynasty is still number one, still the strongest existence in the world! "
Wang Chong indifferently said, his eyes still fixed forward. These simple words caused Gao Xianzhi, Wang Yan, and Cheng Qianli, the three commanders of the Tang Dynasty, to widen their eyes, their minds stirring in great waves, a flame that had been dormant for a long time beginning to burn.
Truly, the Tang Dynasty had been silent for far too long!
In the past, the Great Tang, with just a few hundred thousand soldiers, had dared to pursue the Turkic Khaganate north and south, suppressing all the surrounding countries and pressing into the capitals of the various kingdoms. With eight thousand cavalry, they had dared to chase the hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the Turkic Khaganate several thousand li away, even abandoning the Khagan's court!
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