Anxi Protectorate (Kucha Kingdom)
General Moren and his men have been back for half a month. There is no need to stay in the westernmost part, mainly because there is no obvious border line here, and it is too difficult to survive in the wild. Even if the army is stationed in the wild, they must try to shorten the time, otherwise they will not be able to survive.
A big sandstorm could bury thousands of people, so after the war, they returned to the location of the Protectorate as quickly as possible.
"This victory should make it impossible for His Highness to come back. His Highness's order has already reached Gaochang. This time, General Cheng will serve as our commander-in-chief."
According to the original idea, since the army of the Arab Empire has been discovered, and according to His Highness's instructions, this is a strong enemy of our Tang Empire, I thought His Highness would go to the front line in person. Unexpectedly, because of this victory, His Highness appointed General Cheng Chuliang as the commander-in-chief.
"This is perfectly normal. You can't let His Highness fight all the battles. What are we supposed to do? Besides, we've fought against the Arab Empire before. Don't you think the fighting power of those 5,000 men is that great?"
After this battle, Li Chengyi's confidence can be said to have greatly increased. This guy now has three artillery teams under his command, each with nearly 2,000 people. These were assigned to him by his superiors after he won the battle. The next time he goes on an expedition, these three artillery teams will follow the army.
"Although we won, I still feel these Arab soldiers are no joke. We must be cautious when we encounter them on the battlefield in the future. We have all seen cavalry attacks, but have you ever seen one so fast? They can rush in front of you in the blink of an eye. If we didn't have muskets and crossbows, we wouldn't be able to withstand them."
General Moren is a good fighter. These days, when I close my eyes, I can think of the actual situation on the battlefield that day. Although we won the victory, it was a very dangerous victory.
"You're telling the truth. I've compared the cavalry of the Western Turks and Xueyantuo, and even the cavalry of our Tang Dynasty. In terms of attack speed, we're really not as fast as them. The most important thing is that these guys are truly fearless."
Both of them resonated with this point. No wonder His Highness regarded them as close enemies. The main reason was that they had the ability to do so. There seemed to be not many people who could put pressure on us on the battlefield, and this Arab cavalry put a lot of pressure on us.
"Musketeers, you need to be more careful. When the enemy is about to rush over, the Musketeers are our last barrier. If they can't hold on, then our entire army will be finished. In addition to the three-row shooting tactic, if they get too close or have already rushed in, we need new tactics. The other day they formed a circle in the barracks, and that method looked very good to me."
General Moren suddenly thought of the newly arrived musketeers. They were indeed a very good army, but loading gunpowder was too troublesome. If you couldn't kill the enemy after firing a shot, then you would probably lose your life.
During the last battle, the cavalry charged into our phalanx, and many soldiers immediately formed a circle and turned their backs to their comrades. They only needed to kill the people in front of them. After killing the enemy in front of them, if there were other enemies, they would have to move to the other side where there were no enemies. Whoever had bullets in their guns would go to fight the enemy.
"After the last battle, I realized that the circle can't be too large. It can only be five people at most. If it's too large, it only takes one cavalryman to break up the circle, and then our dozen or so people will basically be useless. And their marksmanship is not good. Some of them just shoot randomly and panic when things get chaotic."
Although both of them won the battle, they were both reviewing the gains and losses of their subordinates. As long as these problems could be solved, the combat effectiveness of this army would increase rapidly in the next battle.
"Report to the general, the commander's troops are 20 miles away."
It was estimated that Cheng Chuliang would arrive soon. After hearing the news, the two men immediately asked their men to bring it to the emperor. Then Jia jumped on his horse and had to go to Shili to welcome Marshal Cheng Chuliang.
At this moment, Cheng Chuliang was wearing a silver battle robe. He had been walking for almost a month, and he didn't know how much sand he had eaten. This was how wars in the Western Regions were. If you couldn't eat sand, you wouldn't be able to survive in the Western Regions.
"This general greets the commander."
When the two saw Cheng Chuliang coming, they knelt down with horse whips in their hands.
"Alright, alright, stop with all this nonsense. Your Highness always told us not to mess around with this during a battle. Hurry and take me to your tent. The sand in my mouth is almost choking me to death. There was a huge storm this morning. It was really terrible."
Cheng Chuliang waved his hand. Both of them knew Cheng Chuliang's temper and they had spent quite a while together before, so they naturally knew that Cheng Chuliang was not dissatisfied with them, but was telling the truth. Moreover, the two of them had just returned from a victorious battle in the West, so what could they be dissatisfied with?
After entering the tent, Cheng Chuliang asked people to take off his armor and shook it aside for a while. At least two taels of sand were poured out. This was because he kept beating it along the way. If he didn't care, there would be at least half a pound of sand by now. This is the Western Regions.
"Although Gaochang is also located in the Western Regions, the environment there is much better than in the Western Regions. Thank you both for your hard work."
What Cheng Chuliang said was true. He felt that he had suffered enough along the way. These two people came back from further west. Of course, there were some grasslands there, but the distant Gobi Desert also made them suffer enough.
"Thank you, Marshal."
General Moren waved his hand and his subordinates quickly brought fruits and vegetables. It was indeed very difficult to find these things in the Western Regions these days, but people in power could enjoy privileges no matter where they were.
"While we were eating, I said that your carefree days are over. Starting this afternoon, every person on this list will be arrested and all their property will be confiscated. If not, their families and their troops will be incorporated into the transport battalion of the Tang army."
While Cheng Chuliang was speaking, the marching general next to him took out a list, which was the result of their long-term visit.
