Chapter 376: Submission to the Tang Dynasty, Paul's Body Intact (Part 2)
For a time, the Chinese army's tent was filled with the voices of admonitions from the generals of the Tang Dynasty.
In anyone's opinion, Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian's acceptance of the challenge from Turhong, the general of the Arab Empire's Eastern Expedition, was an act that betrayed his status as an emperor.
Even if the emperor wanted to use this method of beheading the enemy's general and the first warrior of the Abbasid Dynasty, Turhun, in front of the battle, to deter the Arab Empire outside the Western Regions, so that they would not dare to send troops to the east in the future, Coveting the countries in the Western Regions and the overland Silk Road actually controlled by the Tang Dynasty;
There is absolutely no need for me to fight a warrior from the empire on horseback with my ninety-five-year-old body!
Among the powerful generals of the Tang Dynasty present, except for Guo Dingfang, the Marquis of Zhenxi, and Zuo Liangcai, the Marquis of Changxin, who had slightly weaker force values, the others were either the champion Hou Huo Qubing, the Hou Lanyu of Anxi who had returned from injury, or those who had just emerged in the army. Zhao Zilong, the chief general of the Yulin Army;
Anyone who steps forward is fully capable of fighting on horseback against Turhun, the first warrior of the Abbasid Dynasty and the general of the Eastern Expedition.
Furthermore, even if Zhao Zilong, Huo Qubing, Lan Yu and others were defeated, the 200,000 enemy remnants in Turhong and Black Tiger City would not be able to escape the layers of siege by the Tang army;
No matter how hard Turhun, who is known as the greatest warrior of the Abbasid Dynasty, can fight, can he withstand a salvo of 300 red cannons?
Can he withstand a charge from a hundred thousand Xuanjia troops?
Or can he withstand the swordsmanship of the 500,000 Tang Dynasty troops outside Black Tiger City?
Therefore, from the perspective of the generals of the Tang Dynasty present, Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian accepted the challenge from the enemy general Turhong and agreed that the two sides would challenge each other outside Black Tiger City at Shenshi. It was actually a bad move. !
On the throne, when Emperor Zhaowu of the Tang Dynasty, Chen Huaian, faced the admonitions of his generals, his young and heroic face showed no signs of trouble. He was still minding his own business and eating the roasted whole lamb in front of him, and he was happy from time to time. Smashed two sips of the wine filled into the luminous cup;
He even leisurely invited all the generals in the big tent to taste it together: "Come, you can eat some too. The roasted whole lamb here is quite good. Paired with this grape wine, it will be perfect!"
"emperor--"
Everyone in the tent was not in the mood to eat roasted whole lamb and drink wine at this time. They almost had the words "Your Majesty, think twice" written on their faces.
"Okay, I have made up my mind, so you don't need to give me any more advice!"
Finally, Chen Huaian waved his hand, wiped the corners of his mouth with a white towel, and said to the generals present: "You should all know my temper. Please don't discuss the matter I decided!"
"Do you want to eat this roasted whole lamb? If you don't, I'll have you removed!"
"eat!"
Champion Hou Huo Qubing was the first to stand up. He tore off a roasted lamb leg and stuffed it into his mouth. He knew that the emperor would definitely have something to say next.
Seeing this, the other generals hesitated for a moment, and then followed the example of the champion Hou Huo Qubing and started to share the roasted whole lamb on the table.
Ha ha!
Seeing this scene, Chen Huaian couldn't help but burst into laughter.
He stood up and paced back and forth in the tent, thinking it was just to eat after the meal, and he did not forget to explain to the Tang generals who looked aggrieved and helpless why he insisted on going to the battle in person.
"Forget it, let me talk to you here. The reason why I must personally go and compete with the enemy general Turhong on horseback is not because I am overjoyed."
As he spoke, Chen Huaian took out a stack of data from behind the screen in the Central Army's tent. In recent months, his Datang intelligence agency Dragon City Guards personally went to dozens of cities in the Arab Empire, including the capital Baghdad, to collect Compiled information about Turhun, the first warrior of the Abbasid Dynasty.
Chen Huaian casually handed the information to the generals present and said: "You can read it while eating, and you will understand it clearly after reading it!"
Um?
Hearing this, the generals who were eating with their mouths full of oil were stunned for a moment, and then they didn't even bother to wipe their hands. They took the information from the hands of Emperor Chen Huaian and quickly browsed it.
Gradually, as the generals read deeply into the information, the expressions on their faces became more solemn.
It turns out that the intelligence collected and compiled by the internal guards of Dragon City is, on the one hand, the discovery of the growth path of Turhun, the first warrior of the Abbasid Dynasty;
On the other hand, it is a public opinion survey on the Abbasid Dynasty's military expedition to the Tang Dynasty.
First, let’s talk about the growth trajectory of the enemy general Turhun. He was born in a down-and-out noble family in the late Umayyad Dynasty of the Arab Empire. He and his brother Tursun (the Prime Minister of the Abbasid Dynasty) studied civil and military affairs separately since childhood. , he entered the military and officialdom respectively before he was still young;
Just when the founder of the Abbasid Dynasty and the current Caliph Safah launched an army against the Umayyad Dynasty in its darkest hour, Turhun took charge of As a member of the Ten-man Team, his legendary military career began.
Turhun's famous battle was during the "rebel army"'s attack on Samarkand. At that time, the rebel army could not attack Samarkand for a long time. Hundreds of generals from hundreds or more than a thousand households were killed in the siege. Seeing the arrival of the Umayyad army to suppress the rebels, the rebels were about to be annihilated under the city of Samarkand;
Turhun, who was still in his weak years, took advantage of the night and rain to raid the city of Samarkand with 12 dead soldiers under his command. During the night attack, he beheaded 17 generals of more than 100 enemy households, and killed the enemy's chief general with his own hands. This allowed the rebel army to achieve a great victory in Samarkand, laying a solid foundation for overthrowing the Umayyad dynasty;
After this battle, Turhon, who was only twenty years old, was promoted to the vanguard general of the rebel army;
After that, Turhon's military career seemed to be cheating. Whether he was conquering Cairo, storming Cordoba, or attacking Baghdad, even as a general, Turhon still continued to fight every day. He will definitely take the lead in the battle and make great contributions to the establishment of the Abbasid Dynasty;
Especially in the Battle of Damascus, Turhun, who was already a general of the rebel army at that time, even rode a man and a horse under the city of Damascus. In one day, he single-handedly challenged 27 enemy generals and above on horseback, and ordered the defenders to defeat them. The Umayyad defenders of the city were frightened and surrendered without a fight!
Because of this, after the first Caliph Safah of the Abbasid Dynasty ascended the throne, the first person to be rewarded was Turhun, who was named the first warrior of the Abbasid Dynasty and had the rank of general;
It is no exaggeration to say that the influence of Turhong in the Abbasid army was no less than that of Chen Polu, the father of Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian and the one-word king of the Great New Dynasty, Chen Polu, during the Great New Dynasty. Influence.
If Turhun can be killed in a fair duel in the Battle of Black Tiger City, it will have an immeasurable and far-reaching impact on the military morale and morale of the Abbasid Dynasty.
On the other hand, it is the attitude of the people in the Abbasid Dynasty towards the Eastern Expedition against the Tang Dynasty;
According to the intelligence obtained by the internal guards of Dragon City, the people in the Abbasid Dynasty are generally very enthusiastic about the Empire's Eastern Expedition, and are even more ready to accept the dynasty's recruitment and become supplementary soldiers for the Empire's Eastern Expedition;
The current Abbasid dynasty has only been established for more than 20 years, and it is the most prosperous period of a dynasty;
Moreover, all the people of the Arab Empire during this period were martial. In the process of continuous expansion of territory, all people enjoyed the huge benefits brought by conquering other countries;
Otherwise, the Abbasid Dynasty would not have become the super empire that spans three continents of Asia, Africa and Europe.
If Chen Huaian adopts any method other than "fair duel" to execute Turhun, the general who enjoys unprecedented prestige in the Abbasid Dynasty, it will inevitably arouse the hatred of the entire Abbasid Dynasty and make the Abbasid Dynasty The Second Eastern Expedition was famous;
This is not what Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian wants to see!
It's not that Chen Huaian is afraid of war, nor is it because Chen Huaian lacks troops.
The reality is that Chen Huaian, who had just put down the rebellion in the Western Regions, still needs time to digest the new policy of "separation of military and political affairs" in the countries of the Western Regions, and it is difficult to spare time in a short time to deal with the Abbasid Dynasty's second Eastern Expedition.
Besides, in the next direct battle with the Abbasid Dynasty, Chen Huaian did not want to place the main battlefield in the Western Regions, but in the Arab Empire.
At this time, choosing to accept Turhun's challenge and killing him on horseback in a way that Turhun was proud of, and even in a way that the entire Abbasid dynasty's military and civilians were proud of, would undoubtedly become optimal solution.
This move would not only destroy the military morale and faith of the soldiers and civilians of the Abbasid Dynasty, but also leave an impression in their minds that the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty was brave and unrivaled;
The next time Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian raises his troops to conquer the Arab Empire, he may be able to see the scene where the enemy general Turhong defeated the enemy without fighting in Damascus.
Regarding this confrontation with Turhun, the first warrior of the Abbasid Dynasty and the general of the Eastern Expedition, Chen Huaian hoped to tell the Caliph Safah of the Abbasid Dynasty;
The attitude of the Tang Dynasty towards the Arab Empire - Surrender to the Tang Dynasty, Paul's body is intact!