When Li Xiang conquered the Nanzhao Kingdom, his subordinates once told him that if he wanted, he could retain the Nanzhao Kingdom's war elephant troops.
Although this type of troops has had good battle records in history, according to the current development of the Tang Dynasty army, it is completely unnecessary to retain such a force. All we need to do is find a way to crack it. Now that we have a way to crack it, it is even more impossible for Li Xiang to transfer this force from the Nanzhao Kingdom.
To put it bluntly, they move too slowly and cannot go to many places, so bringing them along is just a burden.
But in the eyes of the generals of the Pyu Kingdom, this army could bless them with victory. The Tang army lacked experience in fighting against war elephant troops. If they really went to the battlefield, our war elephants would shout together and the Tang army might not be able to hold on.
All South Asian countries have retained war elephant troops and the number is quite large. Looking at their combat history, although the war elephant troops can play a certain role, they cannot determine the outcome.
This is also one of the reasons why Li Xiang did not allow the Tang army to remain.
At this moment, a smile appeared on General Mithong's face. Before leaving, he told His Majesty the King to concentrate all his strength and make sure to collect all the elephants in the country, and then use them as secret magic weapons on the battlefield to determine the outcome in one fell swoop.
The Pyu court also thought that this strategy was correct. Even if Li Xiang could lead the Tang cavalry to conquer the world, there were no other places with the war elephant troops unique to us. They seemed to have seen Li Xiang's failure here.
After several days of rapid marching, they finally arrived at the southern part of Wa City. When they saw the Tang Dynasty scouts in the distance, they knew that the days ahead might not be so easy, as the Tang Dynasty army had discovered them.
This place is more than a hundred miles away from Wa City, and the Tang Dynasty's scouts have already been sent here. It is really terrible. I really don't know how the Tang Dynasty usually fights wars.
According to the common sense of some generals of the Pyu Kingdom, when they were fighting outside, they could only control an area of 50 to 60 miles around themselves at most. This was already a very large circle, but they did not expect that the control distance of the Tang Dynasty was more than twice theirs.
In fact, this is due to the local terrain. If you fight in the grasslands and the Western Regions, the distance may be more than 200 miles. Although this will waste a lot of manpower and material resources, war is fought based on intelligence. If you cannot know the intelligence in advance, you will lose the initiative on the battlefield.
It’s finally here!
Li Xiang was lying on Cheng Ying's lap eating at this moment. After arriving in the south, the fruits here were much richer than those in Chang'an City. There were many tropical fruits that Li Xiang had not eaten since his rebirth, but now he could eat as much as he wanted, and there were no fertilizers or additives, and the most important thing was that it didn't cost any money.
"You better return to the city. It's not safe here. I shouldn't have brought you here, but you insisted on coming. You must not leave the sight of the people I assigned to you."
Li Xiang looked at the guards outside the yard. These more than 20 people were exchanged from the system. They would strictly follow Li Xiang's orders. In order to ensure Cheng Ying's safety, these people would even sacrifice their lives.
"I will obey your Highness, but you must also pay attention to your own safety."
Cheng Ying's eyes were full of concern, but the girl also understood that she couldn't waste too much of Li Xiang's time. After she finished speaking, she followed the guards and retreated into the city.
The interior of Wa City has been cleared several times. Li Xiang wants to use it as a base camp, so he has checked every household. Anyone who has offensive weapons has been pulled out of the city. The majority of the remaining people are Han people.
Of course, we cannot be careless. After all, these people have lived outside for so many years. Who knows if they still remember their ancestors? If they don’t remember, then we have to use steel knives to remember them on their behalf.
The assembly call sounded, and the Tang army quickly mounted their war horses. They had thought that they would not need war horses when they came to the south to fight, but under Li Xiang's strict orders, each man was still able to ride two horses.
At this moment, Li Xiang also put on his new armor. This was the style personally made by the Tang Dynasty court for General Tiance. It was modeled after the style of Li Shimin back then, but it was made brighter. Li Xiang could be seen at a glance among the thousands of troops.
Of course, doing so is very dangerous and there is a high possibility that the enemy will target him, but the prerequisite is that the enemy can rush over. Li Xiang is very confident in his soldiers, so he is not afraid of exposing himself. In his opinion, except for the war elephant troops, other troops do not pose much threat to him.
The sound of the Pyu Kingdom's horn also came over. Although their troops came from afar, they saw that the Tang Dynasty army in front of them had already formed a battle formation. They couldn't just find a place to rest for a while. If they did, the Tang Dynasty army might raid the camp.
"The left and right armies will go to battle."
Li Xiang leaned back in his seat. Even on the front line of the war, there was a sedan chair that was a little over eight meters high and carried by twenty-four people.
This is the majesty of the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty. No matter where we go, we are much stronger than other countries. This also represents the comprehensive national strength of the Tang Dynasty. At least your monarch would not dare to play like this.
"Fuso Warriors..."
"Goguryeo men..."
As soon as Li Xiang finished speaking, an army rushed out from the left and right sides. They were the vassal armies of the two countries.
Chang Sun Ze looked at the two armies with contempt and didn't know what to say about them. The two armies together had only 5,000 people, but the slogans they shouted were as if there were tens of thousands of people.
Especially the Goguryeo army, their ability to shout slogans is obviously something they have practiced before. I just don’t know how capable you are on the battlefield. If you were really strong enough, we probably wouldn’t have been defeated so quickly when we fought you back then.
The slogans of the Goguryeo and Fuso armies were getting louder and louder. It was as if both sides were in a competition and no one wanted to be outdone. They knew that this was an opportunity. As long as they showed their abilities on the battlefield, more people from their hometowns would be able to join the army.
Life in their hometown was tough right now, and if they could join the army, it would improve the lives of their entire family, and even the entire tribe. The opportunity to show their talents was right at their feet...
