Early the next morning, Li Xiang left Wa City. Chang Sun Ze looked back every few steps, as if there was a girl in this city who cared about him.
Li Xiang certainly knew that there was no girl in this city who cared about him, but it was that guy Cao Lian who cared about him.
"Your Highness, aren't we being too hasty? This guy is just a businessman, and his business isn't very large. If you give him such an important task now, if he messes up, it will be the people of the Tang Dynasty who will be in trouble."
Chang Sunze had wanted to say this since yesterday, but he felt he wasn't qualified. After all, he was just a playboy from Chang'an City, but now he was helping the Tang Dynasty defend the border, wasn't he? And he was enjoying it.
If we talk about the starting point, Cao Lian's starting point is much better than mine. At least he started doing serious work from the beginning, but I am a monk who changed my career halfway through. I can achieve this step, let alone him.
"What's there to be ashamed of? It's already been decided. After returning to Chang'an, there's nothing else to do. We'll immediately march south. Even if he messes up, it's just a failure. By then, the entire country will be gone. There's nothing to be ashamed of. But if he succeeds, it means he can be used."
Li Xiang's words made Chang Sun Ze speechless. He actually used a country to verify whether a person was useful. Of course, according to Li Xiang, this was just a side operation, so there was no need to worry at all.
"Then I would like to ask, is there a final limit to the Tang army's attack?"
Chang Sun Ze is not a warmonger and he also wants to expand territory, but the problem is that Li Xiang is never idle. Although the cost of each war is not high, it also causes the Tang Dynasty to be in war all the time. If this continues, wouldn’t it be bad for the Tang Dynasty?
"Of course there are boundaries for attack. Once we conquer Tianzhu, it will be time for our Tang Dynasty to recuperate. Although there will be more powerful enemies, we must accumulate strength, otherwise we won't be able to kill them in one blow."
In the eyes of many people in the Tang Dynasty, India was already very powerful. If even such a country was not as powerful as our ultimate enemy, then how powerful would our ultimate enemy be?
Li Xiang had no way to tell them. They should know that the Arab Empire at this moment is the ultimate enemy of the Tang Dynasty, but everyone knows too little about the Arab Empire. Of course, the Arab Empire is not that powerful now. As long as we develop step by step, we will definitely crush them in the end.
When he returned, he moved faster. When he came, he looked around, but when he returned, he focused on getting on with his journey. So it only took two days for Li Xiang to return to Anxi City. Then he asked Changsun Ze to send out cavalry, who would be the Tang Dynasty's overseas military personnel in the future.
"Tighten your defenses here. If possible, you can also recruit a group of Nanzhao people. They can be considered as our own people. However, you must mix them with the Tang soldiers. You can't let them have independent armed forces."
Nanzhao's geographical location is within the Tang Dynasty, so this group of people has a natural advantage. If they are not available, the knife in Li Xiang's hand will definitely not be soft, but this opportunity should be given.
Compared with the people of Goguryeo and Fuso, the people of Nanzhao should be living in a honeypot. Take the people of Fuso and Goguryeo for example, they can only be slaves or cannon fodder. Apart from this, Li Xiang will never give them any other choice, because he knows too well the bad nature of these two ethnic groups. So since he has captured them, he has to exploit them severely and not let them stand up. Even if he has to destroy their entire clan, he cannot let these two ethnic groups cause trouble for us in the future.
"Don't worry, Your Highness. I will make arrangements immediately and will definitely not delay Your Highness's important matters."
Chang Sun Ze was also ready to fight at this moment. He finally got this opportunity. He originally thought that he would have his own position during the Eastern Expedition to Fuso, but who knew that he would be exiled to the south. Now His Highness wants to use this as a base to attack the south. If there is no more work for him, he might as well give up and go back to Chang'an to be a playboy.
"My eldest brother is back..."
Changsun Chong was supposed to stay for a while, but when he came back he heard that Li Xiang had already reached the southern border, so he rode at full speed all the way and finally returned before Li Xiang left.
"I tried my best but still couldn't catch up with you. Otherwise, I would have followed you to the south to have a look."
Although Changsun Chong and Changsun Ze are brothers, Changsun Chong is older. Many times when talking to Li Xiang, if there are no outsiders around, they speak very casually. This is also a habit developed over a long period of time.
At the beginning, Changsun Wuji was reluctant and even gave Changsun Chong a lesson. Later, when he saw that Li Xiang really didn't care about these etiquettes, he let them do as they pleased. What's more, Changsun Wuji also hoped that his two sons could have some personal friendship with Li Xiang, which would be extremely beneficial to the entire Changsun family.
"There's nothing interesting to see in the south. It will all be ours in the future. If you're willing to go and see it, I'm afraid you can see it every day."
Li Xiang never hides his ambitions in front of his own people. Chang Sun Chong had heard about Li Xiang's southern region a long time ago. He originally thought that everything would be done once he reached Nanzhao. However, who knew that Nanzhao was just a starting point, and the vast sky for Li Xiang lay further south.
"We may not understand your grand plans, but we two brothers do understand one thing: this time, it's our turn to conquer the south. We won't be responsible for matters on the rear, especially those within Nanzhao. Find someone else to take care of the logistics for you."
Chang Sun Chong said with some concern that in all the previous battles, the two brothers were excluded by Li Xiang due to various problems. Now that they finally got this opportunity, they must do their best.
"That's hard to say. This time when I return to the court, I will find such a person. Then, you two brothers will definitely be the generals. But if you can't find such a person, you will have to spare one to take care of logistics for me in the rear."
What Li Xiang said was true. You have to know that war is all about logistics. If the logistics cannot be guaranteed, I really don’t know how to fight the war in the future.
