Chapter 513: During the Attack (2)

The army of the Khorasan region of the Arab Empire gathered. More than 200,000 troops rushed to the Congling Mountains, vowing to cross the Congling Mountains, invade the Tang Dynasty, and turn the Tang Dynasty's territory into the territory of the Arab Empire.

Here, the Anxi Protectorate was ready. 30,000 elite Han soldiers were ready to give the Arab Empire a heavy price and regain control of the lost area.

"Protector, the Persian king wants to see you!" The soldiers reported to the Anxi Protectorate who was deploying the battle plan.

"You all act according to the plan, go down! Please invite the Persian king Peroz in." The Anxi Protectorate said to his subordinates while ordering the soldiers to invite Peroz.

"Yes!" The generals saluted and withdrew.

"Protector!" Peroz came in and saluted.

"Your Highness the King of Persia! We will soon set out to attack the Arabs. This time they killed our Tang envoys. We must not only regain control of Anguo and other places, but also take over the Khorasan region of the Arabs." Anxi Duhu said.

The goal this time is not just to drive away the Arabs, but also to recapture all the Persian regions. The first target is the Khorasan region of Persia.

They want to let the Arabs know that in this world, the Tang is the world hegemon, and any force must submit.

"Oh! Thank you very much!" Bilus didn't know what to say except this sentence. What he had been looking forward to for so long can finally be realized.

"This is what our Anxi Protectorate should do. This is also the will of His Majesty the Emperor. I will lead the army to fight against the Arabs. I hope the Persian king can return to Persia and encourage the Persians to rise up against the Arabs and cooperate with our army's actions." Anxi Protector said.

In this way, the Arab forces will definitely be driven out of Persia. Now that the Arabs have occupied Persia for a short time, there are still many forces that oppose the rule of the Arabs.

In addition, the Peroz family has ruled Persia for a long time, and the Persian king still has prestige. With them, they will definitely be able to unite the hearts of the Persians.

With the cooperation of Peroz, it will not be a problem to eliminate or even defeat the governor of Khorasan.

The 6,000 vanguards of the Anxi Protectorate met with the 13,000 soldiers of the Arabs and were defeated by the Tang army. The Tang army won a partial victory and continued to advance to the Khorasan region.

The Tang army successively recovered Anguo and other areas, and the Arabs lost 30,000 soldiers. The governor of the Khorasan region was furious when he learned about it.

The Tang army crossed the Congling Mountains and killed to the Talas region, where the Tang and Arab armies met.

The governor of Khorasan of the Arabs hurriedly mobilized a large number of troops to prepare to destroy the 30,000 Anxi troops led by the Anxi Protectorate.

The Arab side first attacked the Tang army that had deployed its formation.

50,000 Arab light cavalry launched a charge.

In front of the Anxi army, the shield bearers erected a shield wall to form a protection for the soldiers behind them.

"Shoot!" Seeing the cavalry getting closer and closer, the Anxi Protector General ordered to shoot.

The archers behind the Tang army released their bowstrings, and the arrows rose into the air, drawing a parabola in the air, pouring down towards the enemy like raindrops.

Under the baptism of the Tang army's strong bows and crossbows, the Arab cavalrymen were thrown to the ground, but they still couldn't stop their attack, and the army behind them continued to make up for it.

"Murderers, get ready." With an order, the musketeers holding muskets extended the black muzzles of their guns from the gaps in their shields and aimed at the enemy in front.

The Governor of Khorasan, who was supervising the battle from afar, was amazed when he saw the empty and black muzzles of guns sticking out from the gaps in the opponent's shields.

Are the Tang army crazy? Do they think they can scare them off with some strange things?

The Governor of Khorasan thought that it was very likely that the Tang army was frightened by their momentum, so they took out these unknown things to scare them off.

As the Arab army got closer and closer, the musketeers became a little nervous. This was the first time they used muskets to fight against the enemy.

In order to fight against the Arab army this time, Li Chengqian allocated 20,000 muskets to the Anxi army. Although they often practiced shooting on weekdays, they had never used them against the enemy.

"Fire!" With the order, the soldiers pulled the trigger, and after a burst of gunfire, a puff of white smoke rose in front of the Tang army.

The first team of musketeers quickly retreated to reload ammunition, the second team of musketeers quickly joined and continued shooting, and the third team of musketeers was ready behind the second team. After

the first team finished shooting, they quickly retreated, and the team that was ready behind quickly joined and started shooting, and the three teams took turns shooting.

Under the powerful shooting of the Tang army, tens of thousands of Arab cavalry were wiped out, and the shocked governor of Khorasan was dumbfounded.

What on earth is this smoking thing? Why is it so powerful? Even so, the Governor of Khorasan did not retreat, but continued to mobilize the army to attack the Tang army.

Even the most difficult bones must be gnawed down, otherwise, if Khorasan is lost, he will not be able to explain to Khalifa.

After returning after the defeat, there is only one end waiting for him, so he must send troops to defend the Khorasan region.

As for conquering the territory of the Tang Dynasty, he no longer has any delusions. Now he can only pray for Allah to bless and drive these Eastern demons out of his territory.

With the continuous attack, the musket team's ammunition was soon used up, and the Tang army had to engage in hand-to-hand combat.

The two sides launched a fierce fight, and this battle lasted for five days.

After Peroz returned, the Khorasan region secretly contacted the local resistance forces. Now the main force of the Arabs was fighting the Tang army in Talas. Under the leadership of Peroz, they conquered many places in Khorasan.

With the arrival of Tang army reinforcements in Talas, the Arab army was finally defeated. The Tang army took advantage of the situation to kill them. Peroz led the Persian army to cooperate with the Tang army to drive the Arab army out of Khorasan. Peroz

recovered the Khorasan region and was officially crowned as the King of Persia here. From then on, Peroz was the real King of Persia.

The news of the defeat of the Governor of Khorasan was sent back to the capital of the Arabs. Kharifa was shocked and originally planned to send troops to retake the Khorasan region.

But the unfortunate news came again. The army attacking the Byzantine Empire was defeated by the Byzantines once, and the expansion on the northern line failed again.

The Caliph was furious with Hajaj ibn Yusuf, the head of Central Asia, because of the defeat in the east. He accused him of incompetence and revoked his status as the head of Central Asia.

After much deliberation, the Caliph decided to send envoys to negotiate peace with the Tang Dynasty. He was willing to give Khorasan to the Tang Dynasty, but the areas outside Khorasan, such as Samarkand, still belonged to the White Caliphate.

In addition to external factors, the Caliph negotiated peace because of internal factors.

The voices of opposition to their family becoming the ruler of the Arab Empire were getting louder and louder, and a civil strife could break out at any time.

Khalifa had to use his main force to deal with this group of traitors.