Governorate of Anton, Arab Empire.
Governor Faisal looked at the people in front of him with some anger. These people arrived at him at the same time, but they came from several places in the Tang Dynasty. They brought five pieces of bad news to Governor Faisal.
These five pieces of bad news implicated Governor Faisal's two-year plan. During these two years, he placed several high-level spies within the Tang Dynasty in order to obtain confidential information from the Tang Empire.
I just received some useless news, and things have developed to this point.
It took two years and a huge amount of manpower and material resources to establish a preliminary intelligence network. Unfortunately, it was destroyed overnight, and all of the five main figures, including these five, were executed.
In addition, they also trained more than 1,000 warriors within the Tang Dynasty. These people were sent in through various means, and then they took great pains to obtain normal identities. However, under the leadership of the Tang Dynasty Imperial City Office, these people were dug out overnight.
"Terram, tell me. Didn't you say that the person you planted there was foolproof? It wouldn't be discovered by the people at the Tang Dynasty Imperial City Office. So, what exactly is going on now? You must give me a complete explanation. Otherwise, the True God will not forgive you."
Governor Faisal said angrily that he had already reported to the Arab Empire court. Although they had encountered a small setback, the overall situation was still under their control. They knew every move of the Tang Empire. Now the imperial court had sent troops here in an attempt to occupy the entire Western Regions in one fell swoop.
Intelligence work is the top priority on any battlefield. This is an unspoken secret. It was because of the guarantee he had given to the Arab court before that the imperial court's army came here. Now that they are halfway there, you say that all your intelligence systems have been destroyed. Are you kidding me?
If the imperial court knew about this, don't even mention it. You're still sitting in the position of governor. I'm afraid the people who are going to hold you accountable are already on the way. By then, they will definitely chop you into pieces. You know how much you have lost to the empire.
"Governor, all of this is because of Mr. Cui Sanye, the head of the Cui family. He claimed to have surrendered to us and even helped us set up several manors. Without his help, we wouldn't have been able to do so smoothly. But when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty returned to the capital, this man sold us out..."
These subordinates were also very aggrieved. They thought they had already infiltrated and found representatives of the old nobles of the Tang Empire, so they put their minds at ease and trusted these partners very much. At that time, they thought these people were too easy to deceive. They only needed to promise them some high positions and generous salaries in the future, which were all illusory, and these people would be willing to cooperate with you and work together.
All those who worked within the empire were commended by the Governor. Just when these people were waiting to do bigger things, people from the Imperial City Office of the Tang Dynasty suddenly surrounded them. These people still fought hard to get out of the secret passage. If the secret passage had not been set up earlier, they probably would not have been able to get out.
"Has Mr. Cui San gone mad? I heard that his family used to be very influential within the Tang Empire, and they could even resist the imperial court. Now that we can help them regain their former glory, why would they betray us?"
Governor Faisal has also studied these partners. They believe that Mr. Cui Sanye will not live under the majesty of the court and will definitely choose to support others to stand up. Then the glory of the Cui family can be realized. But what is happening now?
"We don't know..."
The governor was very angry at his subordinates' answers. He picked up the silver wine jug next to him and started punching and kicking these people. Not only did you waste a lot of manpower and resources, but most importantly, you didn't know how to explain to the imperial envoy.
It will take more than half a year to reach the Governor's Mansion of Anton from the Empire. 80,000 cavalrymen are already on the way, and a large number of troops need to be recruited along the way. Now you actually say that we have lost the source of information about the other side. If the Imperial envoy knew about it, we would all be beheaded immediately.
"Listen up, you bastards! I don't care what methods you use. Compile a summary of the intelligence for me right now, including any intelligence you've gathered before and any that hasn't been reported yet. We must get through this difficult time first, or the Imperial envoy will kill us all. Do you still want to go home and see your families?"
After careful consideration, Governor Faisal had no choice but to take this risky approach. It was not possible to report nothing, and it was also not possible to report according to the current situation. Therefore, he could only compile some false news first to overcome the current difficulties.
After the imperial envoy and army arrive, they will find a suitable opportunity to report to their superiors.
At that time, this incident was portrayed as an emergency, so it could not be blamed on us. It might be because after the imperial army arrived, the Tang court received news from other places. We were able to infiltrate other people's countries, and they were also able to infiltrate our administrative areas.
"Governor, if this is discovered, we..."
The spy could not continue, because he knew that if they reported according to the current situation without being discovered, they would all die. But if they made up a lie and waited to be discovered, they could at least live a little longer.
Several people now have no way out, including the entire Anton Governor's Office, so they can only endure the current situation and have no idea of what the consequences will be in the future.
What they didn't know was that after they finished talking about these things, two carrier pigeons had already flown out, and the news of the impending Arab Empire army had also spread.
Spy wars are like this, you have me and I have you. You can make arrangements in our country, and we can also make arrangements in yours. It's just that Li Xiang's arrangement was a little late, because the Arab Empire appeared in the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty, which was different from the time in history. However, the Tang Dynasty had more advantages, and it could make up for the lost initiative.
