"Haha, you're quite courageous, daring to say that in front of me. If I don't teach you a lesson, I'm afraid this interrogation won't be able to continue. Drag this guy out and give him a hard time so he learns how to talk to me."
General Moren said expressionlessly that many people had said these words to him these days, and he himself had secretly thought that Gaochang was also a big country in the Western Regions, didn’t they have their own pride?
But the more he thought about this problem, the more afraid he felt. Although the Tang army was closely accompanied by a 2,000-man artillery team, their combat effectiveness was amazing. Every time our army captured a city, it was actually the result of the Tang artillery team. If they did not help, even if we used all our strength, we would not be able to kill into the city.
Moreover, the self-defense ability of these 2,000 people is not bad. They are all equipped with various new weapons. Even if General Moren wants to rebel and use his 20,000 men to suppress them, I am afraid they will not be able to achieve it. These people have their own abilities whether they attack from a distance or at close range, which is far beyond the ability of General Moren's army to deal with.
About a cup of tea later, this guy was dragged in from outside. He was missing two fingers and had several scars on his body. He was still bleeding. He must have known how to speak. If he continued with the same attitude as before, he would probably lose his life here.
"Can you tell what country he is from now?"
General Moren took a sip of tea and leaned aside. It was obvious that the smell of blood on this guy made him feel a little uncomfortable.
"native."
This guy tried hard to suppress his pain, otherwise he might have screamed out. These people were too cruel. After dragging him out, they broke two of his toes without saying a word.
"When did you start working for those Arabs?"
As Moren asked questions, this guy began to ask and answer them.
A year ago, some Arabs came to him and hoped that he could provide information to the Arabs. This guy was not living a good life at that time. Someone was willing to give him 200 kilograms of food every month and two camels at the end of the year. This was already a very good treatment, so he agreed to provide information specifically to the Arabs.
Later, they gave him more and more things, and he felt that he could not meet the intelligence requirements over there, so he asked for a large sum of money, and then established an intelligence network in this city, using the money and materials in his hands to exchange for intelligence. At the most, he had more than 50 people under his command.
If it were in an inland area, more than 50 people would be nothing, and most intelligence agencies might not even look down on them. But in the Western Regions, in a small city in the Western Regions, an intelligence network of more than 50 people is already very strong, and they can even collect information about the entire city.
In addition to gathering information from the Tang Dynasty, they also did a lot of work, such as helping the Arab Empire to connect with the kings of several countries around the Pamir Mountains.
According to the original estimate, at most nine small countries surrendered, but according to what this guy said, there were actually eleven countries. In addition to the five that were destroyed, there were still six countries.
"Can you guarantee that what you say is true?"
Now we can't just listen to one person, we have to ask clearly, after all, this concerns a small country.
"Don't you have supernatural powers? Then just go and check it out."
The guy was pale and bleeding profusely. All he wanted was for it to be over quickly so that he could get his injuries treated, otherwise he would really die here.
General Moren waved his hand and his men pulled him away. Now the information has not been verified, and the remaining people must continue to be interrogated.
"This Arab Empire is indeed coming with great force. Most importantly, they are very capable of following his instructions. In just over a year, they have managed to bring over a third of the country. If we hadn't thoroughly interrogated him, we wouldn't have known that the Arabs were so capable."
Li Chengyi was listening nearby just now. When he heard about these more than a dozen countries, he still felt a little scared. Fortunately, His Highness warned us back then.
In the letters over the years, Li Xiang mentioned the Arab Empire many times, especially the westernmost countries. If any trace of Arabia was found, it must be reported to the higher-ups immediately. If Li Xiang had not reminded them, they would have thought that Arabia was like other small countries in the Western Regions and was not worth our worry.
Only more than a year has passed, and they have already won over one-third of the countries. If they are given more time, I am afraid that the entire 36 countries in the Western Regions will not be able to be preserved. These people are really good at winning over people's hearts.
"We still don't understand these Arabs very well. Are they rich and are we buying them off with money?"
General Moren said this with some surprise, and then shook his head. In this world, he had never seen anyone richer than the people of the Tang Dynasty.
"We'll find out after a slow interrogation. There's no point in us just guessing here."
What Li Chengyi said was also true. It is impossible to guess now, mainly because they have never had contact with this country before. In their minds, this country is purely a blank. We can only rely on interrogation.
"Report to the general, a group of black knights were spotted in the west of the city."
After hearing the report from his subordinates, General Moren stepped over the table.
When the two men arrived at the top of the city wall, they saw a group of cavalry of about three or four hundred people in the west.
These people were different from the cavalry from the Western Regions because they all wore black gauze. You should know that for the Western Regions, black is an ominous color, but they covered their entire bodies. The leader wore white gauze and wrapped his head.
Is this the Arab cavalry?
I heard Li Xiang say before that these Arab cavalry were called demons on horseback. Now it seems that they do have certain abilities, but there is a big gap between them and the Turkic cavalry, because the Turkic cavalry mainly trains their riding and archery.
The Arab cavalry were trained in close combat, and since they had no armor on their bodies, they moved quickly, appearing and disappearing without a trace. Before you could even realize what was happening, they had already arrived to kill you.
