"We have now fought against the formidable enemy that His Highness mentioned."
Li Chengyi also returned from the vicinity of the battlefield. After General Moren came back, he took his men out to check it out.
"Did you find anything?"
In addition to checking the scene, there were two captured people. General Li also had his men interrogate them for a long time, and there might be some results.
"These people are ordinary soldiers and don't know many secrets, but within a few hundred miles to our west, they have a significant force. And according to their generals, their goal isn't the Western Regions, but Chang'an, further east."
When General Li finished saying this, General Moren next to him was also dumbfounded. The Arab Empire was really bold. It was originally thought that they wanted to gain some benefits in the Western Regions, but they didn't expect that they didn't look down on this place at all. They were eyeing Chang'an in the East.
"Are they crazy? How could they possibly have such great power? They even want to trample Chang'an under their feet?"
General Moren had witnessed the power of the Tang Dynasty. In his eyes, no matter how powerful you were, you could never be the opponent of the Tang army. The journey from the Western Regions to Chang'an was too far, and it was unknown how many Tang troops were stationed there. If you wanted to attack from the Western Regions, even a million-strong army would be no match.
"The saying 'ignorance is bliss' probably applies to these people. They probably didn't encounter many difficulties during their expansion, so they think they are an invincible army. It's a pity that they will suffer losses at the hands of the Tang Dynasty. Our artillery attack just now can be regarded as a warning to them, letting them know that the Tang Dynasty army is different from others."
General Li said with great pride that his soldiers were becoming more and more elite, and they could achieve a 70% hit rate in the first round of attack. If they had not practiced a lot in their daily lives, it would have been impossible to reach this number. Compared with the first generation of artillery, they were much more advanced than at that time.
Of course, this is nothing to be satisfied with. You have to know that there are many people like them around Chang'an City. The mountains around the training camp have almost been blown up by them. If it weren't for the money allocated by His Highness and the large amount of gunpowder transported, even if they had the enthusiasm for training, I am afraid there would not be enough gunpowder.
"These people are ambitious and powerful. I don't think we can stay here any longer. Starting tomorrow, we'll head west and visit all the cities in the west. If there's any trace of them, we'll kill them all. We'll kill everything they've left here. There may be a war in the future, but before that war comes, we can't let them take advantage of us. They've taken advantage of us quite a bit in the past year or so."
General Moren thought about it and said that they were quite strong. If they could meet the main force of the Arab Empire in advance, they would have the strength to fight. If they waited for the Tang army from the rear to come, they would have no chance at all.
"General, I understand your intentions. I'm here to make a name for myself, and we haven't even crossed the Pamir Mountains. This is our sphere of influence. Didn't General Cheng give us instructions when we arrived? As long as we don't reach Samarkand, the surrounding area is our sphere of influence."
Li Chengyi said with a smile that this guy was also a young general, and with the end of the battle just now, they also knew that these black demons were also human beings, and were not that evil at all. If they really met on the battlefield, it was hard to say who would eat whom.
"Then after I finish writing this memorial, I will hurry and send it back to the Protectorate. We will set out at ten o'clock tomorrow morning."
General Moren was also full of energy. He didn't know the strengths and weaknesses of these people before, so he didn't dare to make any risky moves. If he failed, he couldn't bear the responsibility personally. After all, this was a clash between two empires.
But now, after this small-scale conflict, they found that the enemy was not that powerful and was similar to what we had encountered before, so they were full of confidence in their hearts. As long as our weapons and equipment were sufficient and did not exceed the prescribed scope, we would dare to do anything.
Of course, having courage is one thing, but one must also be well prepared. In addition to reporting the intelligence here that day, they also had to ask the Protectorate for a large amount of gunpowder, and also send as many resources as possible. They had more than 40,000 troops in the entire Pamir region.
These are all what the captives said. It is hard to say whether they are true or not. We must make preparations first and divide them into two groups according to the ratio of one to one between them and the Gaochang soldiers.
As soon as the sun rose the next day, General Moren set out with his men. The letter he wrote had been sent out the night before. Four carrier pigeons and two soldiers quickly ran towards the Protectorate.
The scouts in the army went out immediately. We have entered the war zone here, so we can't move so fast. We must understand the surrounding situation before we can continue to move forward.
After yesterday's battle, we also know how terrifying the Arab Empire's cavalry is. If we don't scout the surroundings carefully, if we give them the opportunity, they will rush up in the time it takes to smoke a cigarette.
These people are best at finding your weaknesses and will never confront your heavy cavalry head-on. They will only attack some soft spots in the team.
"General, I have an idea. How about we trick them?"
After nearly two days of walking, we haven't found any Arabs except for the rebel army in the Western Regions. Could they have all fled? That's absolutely impossible. We know from yesterday's interrogation that they were determined to capture Chang'an City. If they ran away after a few dozen people died, they wouldn't be considered a great empire.
"You want to lure the snake out of its hole?"
To be honest, General Moren was a little depressed after not having any news for two consecutive days. He thought that the soldiers of the Arab Empire were as eager to fight as we were, but unfortunately we didn't find anything.
"I guess they're right around us, but seeing how tight our defenses are, they're in no good, so they're hiding. We can just make the cavalry go faster and the baggage train go slower, giving them a chance..."
Li Chengyi said maliciously, "We have to create opportunities for them..."
