These people now have no sense of family and country at all. In addition, Cao Lian gave them a lot of money and things, which allowed their families to live a good life. The local officials often bullied them, so when Cao Lian approached them, these people agreed without thinking.
Now the Tang army is about to attack them. Because they helped Cao Lian, they will live a better life in the future, but Cao Lian must survive. If Cao Lian dies, who will prove their identity? So these people were very enthusiastic when killing the officers and soldiers in Wa City.
These people grew up in Wa City since childhood. No one knows better than them how many trees there are on which streets. Therefore, these guys are elusive and pose a huge threat to the surrounding Wa City officers and soldiers. This also allows Cao Lian and his men to hold out longer.
All the troops in the border areas rushed over within four hours. After they arrived, Li Xiang ordered the border of the Tang Dynasty to be blocked. No other people were allowed to come over for the time being. The main reason was because of the stones on both sides. No one knew what the situation was. If someone was crushed to death, it would only mean that you were unlucky.
During this period of time, Li Xiang asked part of the army to stay on the mountain and carefully inspect the stones on the entire mountain. He had to eliminate most of the dangers before reopening the border.
This transportation route is very important. In addition to being the logistical supply line for our army, merchants from both countries will also take this route in the future. Therefore, some things cannot be glossed over, and all potential crises must be eliminated quickly.
"I really don't know if our army is too strong or the enemy is too weak. It's not even lunchtime yet, and we've already taken the first checkpoint on the border."
Li Xiang is now in the military camp of the Pyu Kingdom. Originally, there were only Pyu officers and soldiers here, but now, except for a few hundred prisoners in the distance, all the rest have run away.
"The development of the southern countries has always been slow. According to my humble opinion, the chieftains in the mountains of Sichuan rank first, the Nanzhao Kingdom ranks second, and this place should be third."
Zhang Jiuli followed Li Xiang and witnessed another victory. This guy also felt extremely happy. As long as Li Xiang's victories became bigger and bigger, then he would definitely have made a contribution. After the war, perhaps his relatives would be able to come back.
And based on Li Xiang's attitude towards him, after his relatives come back, although he will not be able to become an official, if there are some better talents among his descendants, Li Xiang should give those people a chance. After all, no one wants to hide in the sun.
"You should be right. Look at this weapon. Not to mention our Tang Dynasty army, even some of the Tang Dynasty bandits wouldn't be able to use it."
Li Xiang pointed to the seized weapons nearby and said that they were indeed made of iron, but they were already rusted beyond recognition.
And judging by the age of this weapon, it should be older than many soldiers' grandfathers.
"The southern countries don't produce iron. A large amount of their iron is shipped over from the Tang Dynasty. In the past year, we have been strictly investigating the history of ironware, so they probably haven't obtained these things for a long time."
In fact, if the Tang Dynasty wanted to control its surrounding areas, all the other countries had to do was control their ironware. The ironmaking technology of the other countries was not very strong, they just learned a little from the Tang Dynasty.
"Has the ship from Fuso come out yet?"
Li Xiang thought of another thing. The Tang army was not good at managing the occupied areas, so this job had to be handed over to the people of Fuso. They were now thinking about doing something for the Tang army.
As long as Li Xiang can be satisfied, anything can be done. Li Xiang knows that the newly occupied territories must be conquered with blood. If there is no smell of blood, the local people will not be so obedient. It is better to let the Fuso people do this matter, and our Tang army should not get its hands wet.
"It's expected to arrive in five days."
Zhang Jiuli calculated the days. Although sea transportation was very smooth, it still had to be transferred over land. After five days, the inspection on the mountain would be almost completed, and we could hand over the newly occupied land to the Fuso army.
"We still need to emphasize to them that we should try not to let them kill anyone. Who is leading the team from Fuso this time?"
The occupied territories are getting larger and larger. It is definitely not enough to rely on the people of the Tang Dynasty alone. The people of the occupied territories must cooperate. After attacking so many places, Goguryeo should be the most successful.
"He is a member of the Okawagen family, named Okawagen Kawaiji."
There was also a heated argument in Fusang about who would come to the south to help Li Xiang fight. Everyone wanted to seize this opportunity. If they stayed in Fusang, the chance of making merit would be too small. They had to let their family members go to Li Xiang so that they could improve their status.
Li Xiang didn't have much impression of this person, but this should be a result of the balance in Fuso. Although the Daheyuan family got this quota, they must have paid a lot. After all, none of those people in Fuso are vegetarians.
"There's also news coming from Goryeo. Following your advice, they've also formed an army there. They currently have over 8,000 men. If they occupy a large enough area, should we let them come over as well?"
When Li Xiang went on an expedition, he would form an army in each occupied territory, mainly because life there was too hard. If he could get some good things from the battlefield, it would also improve local life.
"For the time being, tell the occupying generals in various places to keep calm. Those are the only ones we need. We don't need that many right now. Just let the Fuso people come over first."
Seeing that all the troops had crossed the border, Li Xiang decided not to rest here. Even if he had to set up a temporary command center, Li Xiang planned to set it up in Wa City.
The news of the Tang army's attack quickly spread throughout the entire Pyu Kingdom. Their court was still studying strategies and had not yet figured out anything, but the Tang army had already rushed in and headed straight for Wa City.
Many Pyu officials were stunned. How could such a thing happen? Hadn't they just introduced some regulations to restrict the actions of the Tang Dynasty Guild Hall a while ago, and those in charge of the Tang Dynasty Guild Hall hadn't put up much resistance? How long had it been since then, and the Tang Dynasty army was already coming?
Where are the guards on our border?
