Records of the Human Emperor Chapter 694: Li Siye's Problems!

Chapter 694: Li Siye's Problems!

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

At Yang Hongchang's words, Wang Chong's eyes instantly brightened in surprise.

"Sa'id?"

This was the first time Wang Chong was hearing this name.

On the future battlefield between the Great Tang and the Abbasid Caliphate, in that clash between the two great empires of the east and west, several names played extremely critical roles that altered the course of the battle. And one of these names was that of the Lord of Talas.

Although Gao Xianzhi was a foreigner, he was also the Anxi Protector-General, the elite Great General holding down the empire's northwest, one of the Twin Walls of the Empire. His strength was indisputable.

Wang Chong had once researched his accomplishments. Gao Xianzhi's most unique trait was his preference for cavalry. Soldiers valued speed, and an army that could quickly march one thousand li would often appear in a place the enemy would not expect.

But even the wisest man would have a flaw in his plans. The greatest defeat in Gao Xianzhi's life resulted from his underestimating the opponent. In the limited time available to him, he was unable to occupy Talas first.

This made it so that his tactic of a surprise assault across a thousand li became a protracted siege. And the one in Talas who resisted the Anxi Protectorate army, and delayed and tired Gao Xianzhi, was the Lord of Talas.

One misstep would lead to several more. Gao Xianzhi was a master of raids, but siege battles were his natural weakness. In the final analysis, it was precisely the battle with the Lord of Talas that led to Gao Xianzhi and the Anxi Protectorate army's ultimate defeat. As a result, the Great Tang lost more than three million square kilometers of territory and the centuries of effort it had invested into the Western Regions.

Few people knew about the Lord of Talas, and this was the first time Wang Chong had learned of his name.

"In your interactions with Sa'id, what did you think of him as a person?"

Wang Chong's brows

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