Ang Lee was far away in Canal Town, but he knew the situation in Maia City like the back of his hand. The subordinates he sent to support Altik would report the latest situation to him every day, so that Ang Lee could easily grasp the battle situation of both sides and come up with his own reasonable plan to make the situation develop in a direction that was beneficial to the Tang Empire.
Ang Lee did not intend to interfere in the large-scale battle between both sides, but when they were almost done fighting, the Tang Empire would come out to intervene. Anyway, they should have had enough fighting, so the soldiers of both sides would certainly be tired of fighting and would support the suggestion of a truce.
It was Ang Lee's idea to let the surrounding cities reinforce Maia City. He was worried that Altik would really be unable to defend the city, which would make it difficult to carry out his plan. The reinforcements from the three routes could more or less interfere with and exhaust Ziyad's army, which would greatly reduce the pressure on the defending troops.
However, the situation was smoother than Ang Lee had expected. In order to eliminate one of the reinforcements with an absolute advantage in numbers, Ziyad had drawn away all the main forces from the north gate, which allowed the other route of reinforcements to enter the city without any hindrance. Thus, the defensive strength of the city was greatly enhanced, making it more difficult for Ziyad to break into the city.
As for the loss of one route of reinforcements, it was also to share the pressure on Maia City, so it was not a big deal. It was inevitable to lose some troops during wartime.
After Ziyad's army wiped out all 10,000 of the enemy's reinforcements in one go, the army was extremely tired. If they wanted to wipe out another batch of reinforcements, they would need to rest and prepare for a day. After hearing that 10,000 troops from the east had entered the city, Ziyad was even more furious and lamented his own mistake.
"The army will rest for a day. All the equipment will be assembled in the direction of the south gate. Tomorrow morning, we will break into the south gate. As long as we can defeat the 20,000 reinforcements from Altik, our contribution will be justified. Even the Caliph will not be able to blame us for not being able to break into the city."
Ziyad said.
"Yes, General."
The subordinate hurriedly replied.
Following which, Ziyad's army began to rest and reorganize. The attacking soldiers at the city gates all stopped attacking and even retreated a bit, breaking away from the defending soldiers.
Although the attacking troops had retreated, Altik's army didn't dare to relax. They seized the time to reinforce the defense of the city and piled up all kinds of defensive resources on the city wall, ready to deal with Ziyad's army's next attack.
However, just as the two sides began to rest and reorganize, another army was quietly approaching. This was the elite army of the Tang dynasty. There were not many of them, at most 1,000, but their combat strength was more than 100,000. They had the strength to absolutely crush Ziyad's army. Just 50 powerful armored artillery vehicles were enough to make Ziyad suffer. These armored artillery vehicles were also the main attacking force of the Tang dynasty's army. They were accompanied by hundreds of transport vehicles and repair vehicles, responsible for transporting various resources and repair tools. Of course, there were also a small number of cavalry troops.
This army of the Tang dynasty was personally led by Ang Lee. For so many years, Ang Lee hadn't led the army well. He only had the opportunity to show his skills occasionally, and this time was one of those opportunities.
Because of the great generation gap between the two armies, Ang Lee didn't have to worry about his own safety at all. As long as he sat in the armored artillery vehicle, no one could hurt Ang Lee.
Ang Lee didn't come all the way here to watch the fun. He came specially to mediate the war between Altik and Ziyad, so as to gain more benefits for the Tang dynasty.
Li Feiyu and many generals were in charge of accompanying him. As for the maids, they were left in Canal City. It was really inconvenient to bring a few maids with them from such a long distance. Moreover, they would soon arrive at Maia City, and it was easy to find beautiful girls.
"Big Brother, we should reach Maia City after crossing the high ground ahead."
Li Feiyu said.
Ang Lee nodded and said, "Yes, I can smell the smoke of gunpowder before we reach the battlefield. The murderous aura ahead is very strong!"
"Murderous aura? The smell of gunpowder? How can it be? I think the surrounding environment is very good. The scenery is so beautiful! Haha! "
Li Feiyu laughed and joked while looking at the scenery outside through the window of the armored artillery vehicle.
Ang Lee also laughed and said, "It's good to have such a mentality. For us, even if it's the battlefield, it's no different from looking at the scenery. As long as our armored artillery vehicles are lined up in a row, we can sweep away the enemy's elite cavalry and make them unable to resist. Hahaha!"
"Big Brother, we're here to mediate this time. Do you think Altik and Ziyad will listen to us?"
Li Feiyu asked.
Li An said confidently, "That goes without saying. First of all, our strength is right there. They have to weigh their own strength to see if they can beat us. Secondly, each of them has their own difficulties. Other than accepting our mediation, there is no better way. They have nowhere else to go."
"Big Brother is right. Our Tang dynasty is their only savior. Whether it's Altik or Ziyad, they have to rely on our mediation. Altik's difficulty is that he is weak. He has so many troops, but his fighting strength is not strong. Ziyad is even worse. He has an elite army, but he is only a general of Mansur's group. Most of the time, he can't make decisions by himself and has to guard against villains who snitch on him.
He's really miserable, "Li Feiyu said.
Ang Lee nodded and praised, "Fei Yu, you've made great progress these years. You can analyze the problem so thoroughly. You're right. They have their own difficulties. This is the opportunity we can take advantage of. We don't have to care about their difficulties. We just need to use their difficulties to gain the greatest benefits for us."
"Yes, Big Brother. I know what to do."
Li Feiyu said with a smile.
"General, the camp ahead is full of corpses. Do we need to go around it?"
The soldier who was driving the car saw a messy battlefield after crossing a high slope.
Ang Lee looked through the window and said, "No need to go around it. Just go through it from the inside and see how tragic the battle is."
Soon, a large group of people arrived at the battlefield. This was the stronghold of Altik's reinforcements from Jiaofu City. Because Ziyad broke through it, almost all the soldiers were killed. Those who were seriously injured were thrown on the battlefield and left to fend for themselves. As for the injured soldiers of Ziyad's army, they were all taken away.
"Stop the car. Let's go down and take a look."
Ang Lee ordered.
Because he had participated in many wars in his early years, Li An was used to bloody battlefields. Even if there were broken limbs everywhere on the battlefield, Li An could still bear to look at it. He didn't feel uncomfortable at all.
"Big Brother, the battle here is too tragic. There are so many corpses, but no one is collecting them. Wild dogs and birds are eating them."
Li Feiyu said as he got off the car and looked at the tragic battlefield.
Ang Lee nodded and said, "It is indeed too cruel. It seems that Ziyad and Altik are fighting to the death. When I received the news from my subordinates, I was still a little suspicious. Now that I have come to take a look, it is really intense."
"Big Brother, should we send people to bury all the corpses here?"
Li Feiyu asked.
Ang Lee shook his head and said, "No need. There are so many corpses here. Do you want to tire the soldiers to death? Our mission is to mediate, not to collect the corpses. Let Altik send a team to collect the corpses. "
"Are we going to find Altik now?"
Li Feiyu asked.
Ang Lee nodded and said, "Of course. We will set up camp two miles ahead and prepare to mediate between the two sides."
The sudden appearance of the Tang dynasty's elite modern army shocked both sides. Among them, Altik was more happy, while Ziyad was more scared and scared.
After all, since the war, the Tang dynasty had always favored Altik and provided Altik with a large number of weapons and military supplies. They even sent a small artillery unit to support Altik, but they did not support Ziyad at all.
In Maia City, when Altik heard the news that the Tang dynasty's elite armored army had arrived, he ran to the barbican wall excitedly. He wanted to see the Tang dynasty's elite armored army in the distance. When he was in Aden City, he had seen the Tang dynasty's elite armored army, but he was far from enough. He would not get tired of seeing it ten thousand times.
"The Tang dynasty's armored army. Yes, it's the Tang dynasty's armored army. Haha! It seems that the Tang dynasty's reinforcements are here to support us. Ziyad is completely finished. "
Altik jumped up excitedly. If it were not for his old age and the inconvenience of his legs, he would have jumped out of the city. It was obvious how excited he was.
"My Lord, with the support of the Tang dynasty's armored army, Ziyad can't do anything even if he has millions of soldiers. His cavalry is far from being a match for the Tang dynasty's armored army."
"Yes, the Tang dynasty's armored army is invulnerable. No force can defeat it. With the support of the Tang dynasty's armored army, Ziyad's army will be wiped out."
"This is great. We have 10,000 reinforcements on the inside and the Tang dynasty's armored army on the outside. It's impossible for us not to win! Hahaha! "
"My Lord, let's go out of the city and join forces with the Tang dynasty's army to attack Ziyad's army!"
The subordinates were all very excited, as if the Tang dynasty's army were their subordinates. They were not reserved at all.
"My Lord, the Tang dynasty's army suddenly appeared, but they didn't say that they were coming to help us. Aren't we celebrating too early?"
One of the subordinates poured cold water on their enthusiasm.
"If the Tang dynasty's army isn't here to help us, why would they help Ziyad? That's impossible! Based on our relationship with the Tang dynasty, the Tang dynasty has no reason not to help us. "
One of the subordinates said.
"If Ziyad gives the Tang dynasty more benefits, will they also cooperate with Ziyad? Anything is possible, but the chances are low. The chances of the Great Tang coming to help us are still higher. "
The subordinates began to discuss.
"My Lord, look, the Tang dynasty sent people to the North Gate. They want us to open the gate."
One of the subordinates said loudly.
Altik hurriedly ordered, "Quick, open the gate and let the Tang dynasty's soldiers enter the city."
The gate of the barbican was soon opened. Anyway, there were no enemies at the North Gate, so it didn't matter if the gate was opened. The main gate was also opened to let the Tang dynasty's soldiers enter the city smoothly.
There were only a few cavalrymen from the Tang dynasty who came. They were here to deliver a message, so there was no need for them to come together. As for the main force of the Tang dynasty, it was enough to camp outside the city, so as not to excessively provoke Ziyad and make him think that the Tang dynasty was biased towards Altik.
Soon, Altik saw the young general sent by Ang Lee and greeted him enthusiastically.
"You're the Lord, right? Assistant Minister Li asked me to tell you that 10,000 soldiers were killed on the west side of the city. They were your soldiers. Now there's no one to collect the corpses. Send a few hundred people out of the city to collect the corpses and bury them! "
The young general of the Tang dynasty said bluntly and then pretended to leave.
"That's, that's all."
Altik's eyes widened in surprise. He couldn't believe his ears.
"Yes! That's all. Is there a problem? "
The young general of the Tang dynasty said calmly.
Altik hurriedly said, "No problem, no problem. Immediately send a few hundred people out of the city to bury the corpses. Go."
As he spoke, he asked a subordinate to lead some people out of the city to deal with the corpses.
After the young general of the Tang dynasty and his subordinates left, Altik and his subordinates were all dumbfounded. They thought that these young generals of the Tang dynasty were here to contact the army to form an alliance, but they didn't expect that the other party just asked them to collect the corpses. The gap in their hearts was too big, so they didn't understand what Ang Lee meant.
"Lord, what do you mean? You just want us to go out of the city to collect the corpses?"
"City Lord, did we do something wrong that the Great Tang is dissatisfied with?"
"Lord, we can't go on like this. We have to take the initiative to send people to contact the Tang dynasty and ask them what they mean. We can't just wait like this!"
"Yes, we have to talk to the Tang dynasty and see what they mean."
Several of his subordinates said.
Altik was also very worried. However, since there was still a small army of the Tang dynasty in the city, it was enough to prove that the Tang dynasty would not use force against him. This was still guaranteed. However, he didn't know what the Tang dynasty wanted to do and whether they had any other demands.
Unlike Altik who was in a mess, Ziyad, who was not far away from the city, was even more frightened. After hearing that the Iron Armor Army of the Tang dynasty had arrived near Maia City, he was so scared that he hurriedly went out to check. When he found that it was true, he was so scared that he almost fainted. He urgently stopped the attack on the enemy reinforcements in the south and prepared for full defense to deal with the new threat.
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