"General, they are still quite capable."
Looking at the flames rising into the sky in the city, Chang Sunze's deputy general nodded. They were just a group of rabble and thought that they could create some chaos near the city gate after entering, which was already the worst that could happen. They didn't expect that they would kill Wang Cheng, and the other troops in the city were disbanded on the spot.
"After all, he is a great general of a country, who once led many generals. Now he has risen in rebellion. If some of his former students come to encircle and suppress him, he may not be able to succeed. It is more likely that they will sympathize with him. After all, his family members were killed by the court. For other generals, this is not a deterrent, but rather a disloyalty to the court."
Chang Sun Ze had a very accurate understanding of things, but the King of Pyu did not understand this. He always thought that if he killed more people, others would be afraid of him. Killing was indeed a means of deterrence, but you had to see when and who to kill. If you killed people indiscriminately, it would not have any deterrent effect at all, and might even force yourself into a corner, just like the current King of Pyu.
"Then shall we continue to watch like this?"
The subordinates were also itching to join the battle and wanted to join the battle immediately, but the Tang Dynasty army had strict discipline. Without the approval of their superiors, if you joined the battle without authorization, even if you made a contribution, you would suffer the consequences when you returned.
"We don't need to show off. Didn't we just participate in the battle? We deserve all the credit for this. Besides, the general can't be too powerful. We can only help him from the sidelines when necessary, and we can't fight him together. If we let him maintain his power too strong, will he still be our dog in the future?"
Chang Sun Ze rolled his eyes. Whether in Sichuan or Nanzhao, this guy has learned a lot. Although the Tang Dynasty needs to rely on some outsiders to control the entire power system, the power in the hands of these outsiders cannot be too strong.
Take the current Pyu Kingdom capital for example. There are at least 20,000 to 30,000 troops in it. These people are either on the side of the general or the Pyu King. If the general has too many troops, it will be a trouble for him to wait for us to come. It is better to let him and the Pyu King fight to the death, just like in the Nanzhao Kingdom. Without the two king brothers fighting to the death, how can we take over Nanzhao peacefully?
The men nodded. Although they too wanted to experience the thrill of battle, they were all well-intentioned and knew why they were here. Of course, the interests of the Tang Dynasty were paramount. Besides, hadn't the general said, "We've already joined the battle. No matter what the outcome, our contributions have already been recorded."
"Send a few people into the city to contact our intelligence. We'll provide them with some assistance so they can understand the current situation inside the city. We'll also establish a communication channel between the city and the outside world. If the city gates are closed, we'll also need to know the situation inside."
Although the west gate was burned down, it may be blocked at any time. Once that happens, our communication with the city may be cut off. While the entire city is in chaos, we should strengthen our intelligence construction.
At dawn the next day, Li Xiang also learned about the incident in the King's City of Pyu Kingdom. He never expected that General Mi Peng was so capable. Under his encouragement, this guy immediately chose to take action.
Before Chang Sun Ze left, Li Xiang also told him that he didn't expect these people to accomplish much. As long as they could disrupt the capital of the Pyu Kingdom and make it impossible for people to live there before we arrived, it would be considered a success.
But unexpectedly, they have exceeded the task. According to Chang Sunze's letter, they have surrounded the imperial city and incorporated part of the army in the city. Although many people died at the west gate, the army they control now exceeds 7,000 people again.
"Do you think these people will be in trouble?"
Li Xiang placed Chang Sunze's letter in front of Zhang Jiuli.
Three cobblers are better than one Zhuge Liang. Although Li Xiang thinks he has a good brain, sometimes he should listen to other people's opinions, especially wise people like Zhang Jiuli, after all, they can find the problem.
"Based on the current situation, he can control the army, which should reach 10,000. However, the King of Pyu still has 3,000 to 4,000 men. When the two sides fall into the imperial city, there will probably be one or two major battles. In the end, the general should be left with 8,000 men. But Your Highness, there is no need to worry, they have no food."
Zhang Jiuli pointed to the last paragraph of the letter and said that Changsun Ze had sent people to investigate in the city. Although a lot of food was brought in, the royal city guards directly set fire to the two large granaries in the city when they retreated.
If there were food in these two large granaries, it would be hard to say how powerful General Mipeng would be. After all, if he had food in his hands, he would not be worried and could do some excessive things. But if he had no food, it would be useless no matter how many troops he had. When they were useful, they were just troops, but when they were useless, they were just mouths waiting to bite him to death.
"You're right. Let's hold off on heading south and stay in Wa City for a while to see what the situation is like in the south. Also, order our ships at sea to change their landing locations and land at the southern ports of Pyu."
All the people on the ship were transported from Fuso and Goguryeo, that is, for security purposes in the later stages of the war. If the personnel dropped them off from the south, Li Xiang might not need to continue moving south with the current army. He could directly head towards the southeast, which was the territory of Zhenla.
Zhang Jiuli also understood the meaning of Li Xiang's words.
Pyu and Chenla...
Zhang Jiuli looked at the sand table next to him. After taking these two places, it means that we have a foothold in the southern part of the Tang Dynasty. According to what His Highness said, these two countries will be our forward bases in the future. Our target is of course the Western Tianzhu Kingdom.
According to His Highness and some merchants, that is a very large area. If we can take it, we can not only enslave tens of millions of people, but also surround Tubo from the north. For our Tang Dynasty, it will be of great benefit and no harm.
