Wacheng
The Tang Dynasty's follow-up troops have arrived and have occupied all the surrounding areas. According to Chang Sunze and others, they should continue to attack southward.
However, according to the intelligence obtained by Li Xiang, the Pyu Kingdom is gathering all its troops to march north. If we go south at this time, we may be separated from their main force. If we want to fight a decisive battle with them at that time, it may not be that easy.
According to Li Xiang's strategy, we should defeat their main force in one fell swoop, and then make their entire country lose confidence. No matter officials or civilians, they will not have the desire to continue to resist. At that time, our war will be half won.
Although we can now occupy a large area of land by going south, we do not have enough troops to effectively control these areas. Instead, our troops will be dispersed. If there is a problem on any front, it will not be good for us.
Therefore, Li Xiang urgently stopped Chang Sunze's southward advance and instead gathered his troops near Wa City. No matter how many troops the Pyu Kingdom gathered, we must give them a head-on blow on the front battlefield. On the one hand, we must annihilate their manpower, and on the other hand, and most importantly, we must destroy the faith in their hearts.
"What exactly has Your Highness been worried about these past few days? Could it be that the Pyu army can still inflict heavy casualties on us?"
Chang Sunze said with some surprise that Li Xiang had been frowning these past few days, either looking at the distant mountains or staring at the map in worry. Chang Sunze really couldn't find out the reason why Li Xiang was worried.
Cao Lian also shook his head. He didn't know what Li Xiang was worried about. At this moment, both of them looked at Zhang Jiuli. Zhang Jiuli was now almost the number one strategist around Li Xiang, so he must have known.
Zhang Jiuli pretended not to notice the two people's gazes. As the first strategist beside Li Xiang, he certainly knew what he should do. Giving Li Xiang advice at the critical moment was definitely not to satisfy the curiosity of people like you.
"Your Highness, all the generals, the Chenla army, numbering approximately 31,000, has crossed the border and is heading towards us. They are advancing 45 miles per day and will arrive in approximately four days."
Just when they were stunned, a messenger came to report that the Zhenla army had come to support the battle. This was what everyone had thought of a long time ago, but there were only more than 30,000 people coming, which seemed a bit too stingy. After all, Li Xiang also knew about the alliance signed by the two countries, which required the mobilization of troops from all over the country to help. Are these more than 30,000 people the entire country's troops?
Li Xiang waved his hand and asked them to leave, then looked at the report of the investigators. The army sent by Zhenla was not the strongest, but a local force. This showed that Zhenla did not really want to confront the Tang Dynasty head-on. After all, the war was not on its own territory, and there was no need for them to fight to the death.
"Do you want to send people from the state government to attack?"
Chang Sunze came over and said that they also had a series of strategies against Zhenla. If the Zhenla army entered the territory of Pyu, then our troops near the border would go directly there. At that time, Zhenla would be like a paper tiger.
The strength of the Tang Dynasty was still too strong. Whether it was two wars or three wars, the Tang Dynasty’s border troops could handle it.
"It's not appropriate yet. They haven't mobilized troops from the northern border. Didn't we send scouts to investigate before? The northern Zhenla army is very powerful. Let's wait until they mobilize a group. Besides, we're making rapid progress right now. As long as we can achieve a decisive victory, the outcome of the war with Pyu will be decided."
Li Xiang shook his head. Sometimes you need to take risks, but sometimes if you have a complete strategy, there is no need to take risks.
"So what exactly are you worried about? Can't you see it from the current situation? They are no match for us. We can play however we want, and the defense behind us hasn't been affected too much."
Chang Sunze added that he originally thought Li Xiang was worried about the logistics supply line. After all, there are too many mountain roads along the way from Wa City to the border. If the Pyu people were to attack our logistics supply line, they would have too many opportunities. However, after observing for the past two days, not many people attacked our supply line.
Of course, this is mainly thanks to the border troops of the Pyu Kingdom. When they retreated, they offended the people living on the border. If they had not done so, the people living on the border might have resisted, and our bottom line would have been in danger.
The people of Pyu Kingdom now regard the Pyu border troops as enemies. How could they possibly help them deal with the Tang army? The Tang army did not enter the village, nor did they do anything outrageous, so the supply line was very safe.
"It's okay to tell you. What I'm worried about is their war elephant troops."
Yesterday afternoon, Li Xiang received a message that the Pyu Kingdom had mobilized their war elephant troops from the south. This troop's mounts were all elephants. If they were mobilized to the battlefield, they would be a formidable enemy.
After Li Xiang finished speaking, the faces of the people present changed drastically. They had all lived in the south for a long time, and there were many elephants in Nanzhao. They had also formed war elephant troops.
However, both sides did not resist, so they did not know how powerful this army was. But even so, it does not mean that the Tang generals were fools. They were indeed horrified when they thought of the huge body of the elephant. If our cavalry encountered such an army, they would definitely suffer heavy casualties.
Just when everyone was worried, a transport team came from the north, and Huo Qubing escorted dozens of carts of things.
"Okay, now there's nothing to worry about. I originally thought that Huo Qubing and his men wouldn't be able to come, and our cavalry would definitely suffer losses against the war elephants. Now that we have these things, we don't have to be afraid anymore."
After hearing what Li Xiang said, everyone was even more confused. Such a huge thing, just say you don't need to be afraid, right?
Chang Sun Ze took two steps at a time and ran to the side of the transport team. If he had not been wearing the general's armor, the soldiers would have shot arrows at him immediately.
The box contained many small porcelain bottles, all of which were full. When Chang Sun Chong opened it, he smelled the scent of lamp oil.
Fire bottle...
This is what the Tang Dynasty army called the incendiary ping. They had used this weapon in the army before, but this time the scale was a little bigger. Are they going to use this to deal with elephants?
