"What do these people want to do? Are they going to attack the city with such a small number of people?"
Li Chengyi said with some surprise that his artillerymen were already prepared. When they entered the city just now, some people had already set up crossbows on the city wall. The artillery was difficult to drag up, but the crossbows were still no problem. As long as the general gave the order, they would be ready for battle and could fire some fire balls at these people at any time.
"I'm afraid they're not that arrogant yet. If I'm not mistaken, they should be trying to negotiate with us. With the Tang Dynasty flag hanging on the city wall, some of them should know Chinese characters. They're coming straight to us. What else could that be but a conversation?"
General Moren had certain abilities, otherwise he would not have been guarding the border of Gaochang. He quickly guessed what these people wanted to do, and after that he prepared to go down the city wall to meet these people.
"General, you should stay here. I'll go out and meet them."
General Molun is the commander-in-chief of the entire army. Although he is only a Gaochang native, he is loyal to the Tang Dynasty. If anything goes wrong, there will be no one to command the army here. Li Chengyi is just a newcomer. Although he is brave in combat, he does not have the ability to command so many people.
"I'll go out myself. You take your men to the city wall and prepare to follow my orders. If they do anything inappropriate, just fight them directly. My men and I will be fine."
General Moren left the city right after he finished speaking. Li Chengyi did not hesitate any longer, but signaled with his eyes to several Gaochang soldiers to follow him closely. As our prince said, those who are not of our race must have different hearts. There is no other problem with General Moren, but we cannot trust him completely. We must have 100% control over him.
What's more, in the current situation in the Western Regions, there are too many people surrendering from various countries. The Arab Empire has not yet mobilized their army, but nearly one-third of the people have already gone over. You can imagine how powerful these people are. So in this case, as long as they are not from our Tang Dynasty, they will be suspected.
The army in the city was also ready for battle. Although there were only three or four hundred black cavalrymen in front of us, they happened to be standing on a small hill. We couldn't say what was happening behind them. If there was an ambush behind them, it would be too late for us.
"Who is coming?"
General Moren rushed out of the city with fifty cavalrymen. The reason he did not bring too many people was that he did not want to cause misunderstandings from the other side.
If you bring too many people, the other party might be scared away.
"Kabdullah, the special envoy of the Governor-General's Office of Anton of the Arab Empire, who are you?"
A man in a white robe also walked out from the other side's crowd. It turned out that this person was their leader. There were only four or five people wearing white robes in the entire team. This person had some jewel decorations on his body, so he should be the one with the highest status.
"General Mo Lun of the Anxi Protectorate of the Tang Empire."
General Moren's voice was very loud. Although he had many other titles in Gaochang, he did not say them out loud. In his opinion, this position was the most glorious and the one that made him feel the most proud.
"General, I have obtained the bombardment coordinates."
After General Moren finished speaking, one of his artillery observers reported. This person was a treasure in the Tang Dynasty army. They set out with the front-line troops, but their task was not to kill the enemy on the battlefield, but to record the enemy's coordinates. With the coordinates they recorded, they would send them back to the rear, so that the artillery in the rear would know where to fire.
"Go do your thing."
General Moren gave orders softly without changing his expression. The man slowly leaned back to be shielded by the other cavalrymen. Then he took out two small red flags from his arms and began to pass information to the rear.
As for the people of the Arab Empire, they didn't even notice it. In their opinion, it was normal for some people to change positions. After all, everyone was riding on horses, and you couldn't let the animals stand in the same posture all the time.
"Would you like to talk to me, General?"
When the other party heard that this general was not a general of the Tang Dynasty, he immediately became interested. In his opinion, anyone from the Western Regions could be bribed. If it was a general of the Tang Dynasty, there would be no need to waste time here.
General Moren squeezed his horse's belly and walked forward a little. The two sides talked from five or six meters away, and the soldiers behind him were also on high alert.
"Say what you want to say quickly, and then retreat immediately. This is the western border of the Tang Dynasty. You cannot go any further. My army will continue to patrol westward. I have already warned you this time. If I see you again, you will be executed without mercy."
After General Moren finished speaking, the soldiers behind him immediately cheered.
The Arab envoy frowned. He couldn't believe the man before him would say such a thing. Shouldn't they all hate the Tang Dynasty? Shouldn't they all want to maintain their independence? How could they possibly be so committed to defending Tang rule?
"General, I'm afraid your words are a little wrong. From what I know, this place is not the territory of the Tang Dynasty at all. These surrounding countries became their vassal states under the coercion of the Tang Dynasty, but they are unwilling to continue living like this..."
I have to say that Kebdullah is very eloquent. He packaged himself as a savior. He came here for nothing but to help the local people break away from the rule of the Tang Dynasty and give them a free sky. If a child were here, he might be fooled by this guy, but if it were some adults, they might think that you are taking me for a fool by saying this.
"Oh my God! I've lived for so many years and met so many different people. I never thought someone could be so shameless. You came all the way here without asking for anything, just to help the local people. I really don't know what to say to you."
General Moren burst into laughter. Kebudullah had said this many times. Some people were fooled by him, but some people reacted just like General Moren in front of him.
"General..."
"Shut up, I don't want to know the rest. I just want to see you get out of the Tang Dynasty's territory..."
