After searching the entire city, the soldiers immediately sent a signal outside the city, and General Moren led his men in. Now they must be careful. In the past, no matter how much bullying the countries in the Western Regions suffered, they did not dare to resist the Tang Dynasty.
Now, because this Arab Empire has directly rebelled and even refused to listen to the words of the Protector General of the Western Regions, General Moren feels a little strange. You people are really too bold. Is the Tang Dynasty so easy to bully?
Since you all signed the treaty back then, it was equivalent to recognizing the Tang Dynasty's rule over the local area. If the Tang Empire allowed you to switch sides, then the Tang Empire would have no need to exist. With so many subordinate countries, it would definitely have various countermeasures.
After entering the former city lord's mansion, General Moran was also hungry. When General Li Chengyi arrived, they both began to eat with relish.
"General, we've already entered the Pamir Mountains. According to the intelligence we received earlier, the Arabs should be not far to our west. Should we capture some of them?"
Li Chengyi said while eating that although he was the head of the Tang Dynasty artillery team, he didn't know much about the west, so the command here was in the hands of General Moren. Of course, he also had Xiao Shougui's order in his hand. If General Moren was unreliable, he could directly take out Xiao Shougui's order and order his men to kill him.
"I've already sent people out to look for them, but this area is so vast that it's hard to find them without a clear location. These guys are all hiding their true selves. If they really have the guts, they'll fight us with real weapons. What a bullshit empire!"
General Moren spat out a piece of sheep bone. He hated the Arab Empire to the core. He had been living well in Gaochang, and his concubine was pregnant again recently. She should have been waiting at home for the birth of the baby. But who knew that an order would transfer him here? Of course, he did not dare to resent the Tang Dynasty, but he dared to resent this shitty empire.
Hearing that General Moren had already sent people there, Li Chengyi didn't say anything else. Just as General Moren said, the surrounding land was really too big. Let alone an army of 10,000 or 20,000, even if it was an army of 100,000 or more, it would not be easy to find it in such a desolate place.
What's more, the Tang army also has sounding balloons, and its ability to find people is many times stronger than that of other armies. In this case, we are unable to capture the opponent's trajectory very well. It can be imagined that the opponent's athletic ability is also very strong.
"Do you have enough shells?"
While eating, General Moren suddenly remembered that when they set out from Gaochang, they certainly didn't worry about the problem of artillery shells, but they had been fighting almost all the way, and had fought several battles, big and small. The supplies from the rear had not arrived yet. If there were no artillery shells, they would have to rely on their lives to fill the gap. Who would be willing to see so many people die?
"Please rest assured, General. We brought plenty of ammunition with us. Even if we have to fight three or four more high-intensity battles, our ammunition will be enough to keep up. The transport troops behind us are already nearby. It will only take ten days at most for them to catch up with us."
After hearing what Li Chengyi said, General Moren had nothing to worry about. Although he had a large number of troops under his command, their combat effectiveness could not keep up. If they were to compete with their brothers in the artillery team, the odds would probably be more than ten to one.
"If that's the case, then tomorrow morning I'll assign you a group of troops. You'll occupy the surrounding towns. If you discover Arab troops, don't engage in conflict with them yet. We can discuss it after you return. After all, this is a big country."
General Moren said with some concern that if it were in the past, he would not care about big countries or small countries. Both sides would just fight on the battlefield. The winner would be a king and the loser would be a bandit. Why make so much trouble?
But the situation now is different from before. They have to do whatever the Tang army tells them to do. Although the Tang army is slow in doing things, there is one good thing, that is, the casualty rate has dropped significantly. Even if you are seriously injured, as long as you can be carried to a doctor, you can at least save your life.
That night, a bloody search began throughout the city. Some people came for money, some for favors. In short, the Tang army could offer a lot of prices to make you betray your original regime.
Many people are unwilling to join the pirate ship at the beginning. Even if they are almost unable to eat, they will not betray their country's top leaders. In their hearts, their country's top leaders are still working for their welfare. If they betray them because of the arrival of new occupying forces, it would really be a loss.
The Arab Empire also felt something was wrong. They had not received any response from some regional spies since half a month ago.
What was going on? When they were selecting spies, they were looking for people who were good at speaking, and most of them were locals, so their accents wouldn't give them away.
In fact, as long as you are a spy, you will always reveal some problems. Normally, everyone keeps them in mind. It’s not that you don’t know your problems. Once the order is given from above, you just wait to be caught.
These people were arrested simultaneously in more than a dozen cities in the Western Regions, and some of them escaped under the cover of night. The middle-aged man kneeling beside General Moren at this moment was the spy chief of this city.
"The cavalry general's name is Kazaz. He runs a tavern in the city. We've actually noticed him a long time ago..."
The local soldiers said with a hint of flattery that the Tang army had occupied the city and they had to show their usefulness. If they failed, they would not have a good life in the future.
"What country are you from?"
General Moren said this while trimming his fingernails with a dagger, completely ignoring the cruel-looking man in front of him.
"Aren't you a general of Gaochang? Now you've become a lackey of the Tang Dynasty? Have you forgotten how your Gaochang nation was founded?"
Instead of answering the question, this guy says something that he thinks is very capable, but he doesn't realize that these words will cause you trouble.
