Chapter 323: 800,000 Troops, March Eastward to the Tang Dynasty

Hiss——

Even Liu Ziyu, who claimed to have fought for half his life and was well-informed, was shocked by Bater's remarks and could not help but take a breath.

If, as Bater said, there is such a huge empire to the west of the Western Regions, and this empire has been eyeing the Western Regions and the Tang Dynasty, and is about to send 800,000 heavy troops to the east, if the two super-huge empires go to war, Liu Ziyu really dare not think about who will win.

This is not the end, and what shocked Liu Ziyu is still to come.

Bater continued: "General Liu, do you know that the combat effectiveness of the Abbasid Dynasty army is not inferior to that of the Dragon City Army under Chen Huaian, and is even stronger;"

"At the beginning, my father Khan fought against Chen Huaian's Dragon City Cavalry in Shuobei, and was defeated because the cavalry's equipment was not as good as Chen Huaian's Dragon City Iron Pagoda and Black Armor Army;"

"But, in the Abbasid Dynasty's army, there are also a large number of armored cavalry (heavy cavalry)!"

At this time, Bater began to dance and gesture, saying: "The Abbasid Dynasty's cavalry is not only simple cavalry, but also camel cavalry and Persian war elephants;"

"What?"

Hearing this, Liu Ziyu couldn't help but ask in astonishment: "Then, the Abbasid Dynasty actually trained camels and elephants into cavalry?"

As for war elephants, Liu Ziyu has heard of it.

Didn't Mu Rongfu, the king of a different surname in the previous dynasty and the self-established Nanzhao Kingdom, go to the neighboring Pyu Kingdom after the destruction of his country to seek the elephant soldiers of the Pyu Kingdom to come to the aid?

In the end, the elephant soldiers of the Pyu Kingdom were also defeated by the southern expedition army led by Duke of Wei Chang Yuchun.

The camel cavalry of the Abbasid Dynasty mentioned by Bater made Liu Ziyu feel quite novel. He wondered when these camels could be trained as cavalry to fight the enemy?

Hmm!

Facing Liu Ziyu's question, Bater nodded heavily and said seriously: "General Liu, to be honest, when I led the Guli tribe to cross the Pamir Mountains and arrived in the Abbasid Dynasty for the first time, I fought a battle with their camel cavalry;"

"It was that battle that overturned my understanding of the cavalry-"

Batter began to recall the past, and a painful look appeared on his face full of flesh.

Obviously, it was the camel cavalry of the Abbasid Dynasty that caused him a lot of psychological damage, so that he still felt scared when he mentioned it now.

Bater told Liu Ziyu that the Abbasid Dynasty trained camel cavalry mainly to use the endurance and speed of camels to fight in deserts and arid areas. Its combat effectiveness was the highest combat effectiveness of the cavalry in the Abbasid Dynasty except for the special cavalry.

The terrain and climate of the Western Regions are the natural home of the Abbasid Dynasty's camel cavalry.

Don't look at Lan Yu, the Anxi Marquis of the Tang Dynasty who guarded the four towns of Anxi. His Guanning Iron Cavalry can now show off its power in the Western Regions. If it really faced the camel cavalry of the Abbasid Dynasty, it would only be beaten and run away.

Not to mention that the Abbasid Dynasty also had Persian war elephants to help.

Bater and Liu Ziyu had never seen the combat effectiveness of the Persian war elephants on the battlefield. They only knew that the war elephants were huge and could not be attacked by ordinary manpower and weapons.

It is a powerful weapon that can attack local cavalry and battle formations on the battlefield.

Seeing that Bater's words were so sure and true, Liu Ziyu couldn't help but wonder. Since the Abbasid Dynasty was so powerful and had assembled 800,000 combat troops to prepare for the Eastern Expedition, why didn't they send troops directly to the Western Regions, but let Bater find him?

Liu Ziyu did not believe Bater's one-sided words, but asked with doubt: "Batter, you revealed all the cards of the Abbasid Dynasty to this general;"

"Aren't you afraid that this general will sell you out and send you to Emperor Zhaowu to ask for merit?"

Before he finished speaking, Liu Ziyu pulled out the sword hanging on the wall of the study without hesitation, and put the blade with a cold light on Bater's neck.

It can be said that Bater is also a character. Facing the cold blade of Liu Ziyu on his neck, he did not change his face, and even had the leisure to pick up the teacup and drink tea by himself.

He said calmly: "General Liu, I, Bater, dared to come to your house alone to pay a visit to you today, but I didn't plan to leave alive;"

"But--"

Batter changed the subject and said with a smile: "I, Bater, may die when I return to the Central Plains this time, but I will never die at the hands of General Liu!"

Liu Ziyu stared at Bater with a gloomy look.

After a moment, he finally put away his sword and put it back into the scabbard. He said to Bater calmly: "Tell me, what does Safahi, the king of the Abbasid Dynasty, mean by asking you to come to me?"

Batter stood up and whispered something in Liu Ziyu's ear.

After a long time, Liu Ziyu finally asked with a gloomy face: "Batter, do you know that if this general gets involved in all this you are doing, you will be killed!"

Haha!

Bater laughed loudly, shrugged his shoulders, and said indifferently: "General Liu, we have been dealing with each other for so many years. Which of the things that are on the edge of a knife do not involve the nine clans?"

"At the beginning, you followed Chen Huaian, who was still the prince of Jin, to rebel. Didn't you do the same as killing the nine clans?"

"You——"

Bateer's words made Liu Ziyu speechless.

However, the matter was of great importance, so Liu Ziyu had to be cautious.

He did not reply to Bater immediately, but said to him: "Bateer, this matter is of great importance, and this general cannot give you an answer now;"

"Besides, all this is just your one-sided statement. How can this general know whether you made up some Abbasid Dynasty to fool this general;"

"Before seeing the real strength of the Abbasid Dynasty you mentioned, this general will never agree to cooperate with you;"

"Unless——"

Liu Ziyu hesitated to speak.

Bater immediately smiled and took over the conversation, saying: "Unless the general sees the power of the Abbasid Dynasty in person, right?"

Haha!

Bater said calmly: "General Liu, I wonder if Anxi Hou Lanyu of the Tang Dynasty and his Guanning Iron Cavalry are enough to make the general believe in the strength of the Abbasid Dynasty?"

Hmm?

Hearing this, Liu Ziyu raised his eyebrows and immediately promised: "Bater, if the Abbasid Dynasty you mentioned is really capable of bringing down Lan Yu, then I will believe you!"

"A gentleman's word is his bond!"

"A man cannot be undone!"