In fact, it took the Tang army three days to get from its original place. During these three days, they stopped and walked, and kept sending up sounding balloons, but they found nothing around.
Many people were scared at that time. We were already close to the city's outer defense line, but there were no Arab Empire troops here. Even if there were no troops from your own country, you had found so many Japanese troops in the local area, so you should have let them patrol the surrounding area.
Unfortunately, nothing was found. The final result made everyone depressed. How could this be possible? Originally, they thought there would be a skirmish outside, but it turned out that they had already reached the city. The scouts could even see a bonfire party in the distance. These people really did not know how to do anything except enjoy themselves.
The first group of soldiers responsible for reconnaissance returned.
"How's the situation in the city?"
Normally, this sentence should have been said by Cheng Chuliang, but Li Chengyi couldn't help it, so he said it first. If it were another general, he would be reluctant to teach him a lesson. You have to recognize who the main general here is.
But Cheng Chuliang just followed his own way. His father was not a man of rules. He wanted to ask this question himself, but Li Chengyi had said it in advance, which saved him a lot of trouble. He stared at the investigation team with his eyes fixed.
"In reply to the Marshal and the generals, they're extremely drunk inside. We're observing from three locations to ensure they're not trying to trick us. Even some of the soldiers guarding the gates are talking with a hint of alcohol, and that kind of noise can be heard from many tents."
The reconnaissance soldiers took three hours and should have returned long ago, but they were afraid that this was a trick of the other party, so they scouted around the city. They found that this was not a trick at all, but that all the people were so corrupt.
"Then how much fighting power do you estimate they still have?"
The reconnaissance soldier is a veteran in the Tang Dynasty army and has been doing this job for a long time, so his estimate should be correct.
"At most 30%, maybe even less than 30%."
This guy said this very confidently. Cheng Chuliang looked at the other veteran reconnaissance soldiers and they all nodded. They saw those people walking unsteadily, and several of them fighting for women. Of course, they were really fighting. If others hadn't persuaded them, they would probably rush up with knives.
"Have all the troops ready. We will attack the city at dawn tomorrow. You continue to go back and scout."
According to Li Chengyi's idea, they should charge in now. Why wait until tomorrow morning?
Cheng Chuliang naturally had his own ideas for doing this. What if these people were pretending? If we fell into this trap, we would be in real trouble. So we must be careful in everything we do and must not be fooled by them.
If they drank and had fun all night, even if they didn't get really drunk, they would be very tired that night, and they would not have much fighting power when they attacked tomorrow morning.
The most important thing is that our weapons and equipment are relatively advanced, which restricts us more at night, so we have to rely on daytime.
Especially with artillery, if the target is not clear at night, isn't that the same as blind shooting?
After Cheng Chuliang said these words, everyone present fell silent. No wonder he could be the commander-in-chief, while we could only lead a part of the army. We had originally formulated various combat plans, but in the end, nothing could be used when the time came. It really is true that plans are not as fast as changes.
"The Loulan cavalry will remain at the rear of the formation as planned. They'll be idle when they're not needed. But if the Arab cavalry escapes, we'll have them chase them from the side. The brothers in charge of reconnaissance in the sky will guide them and intercept the Arab cavalry by the shortest possible route."
Cheng Chuliang finally gave the order. The 1,500 cavalrymen of Loulan were the few quick-response troops under his command. The sounding balloons in the sky of the troops could see the direction of the enemy's escape. If they listened to the command of the brothers in the sky, our cavalry could walk less distance and perhaps catch them.
Of course, there is no way to stop them. After all, the cavalry of the Arab Empire is fast, which is a consensus known to everyone.
Cheng Chuliang has already told the cavalry of Loulan Kingdom to give their best efforts and let the court see their efforts, so that part of the taxes next year can be exempted.
Of course, if you can get the head or capture a living person, there will naturally be other rewards. Empty words are useless on the battlefield. You must give people real benefits, especially the soldiers from the Western Regions. They do not have such deep feelings with the Tang Dynasty court.
Of course, after this battle, it meant that they had completely broken with the people of the Arab Empire. If they still had other ideas in their hearts, I am afraid that the people of the Arab Empire would not give them a good face.
In fact, the soldiers of the Tang Empire could not sleep during this half night, but being able to rest a little and relieve their physical fatigue was much better than a direct attack.
They could hear the sounds of singing and laughter in the distant city, but they were not envious in their hearts. They thought, "Just have fun tonight. We will be in your city tomorrow. No matter how much gold, silver and treasures you have robbed from the surrounding areas, they will all be ours by this time tomorrow."
The soldiers from various countries in the Western Regions also thought so. General Cheng has already promised us that no matter how much we rob tomorrow, one tenth of it will be distributed to people from various countries, so their trip will not be in vain.
What's more, the people of the Arab Empire burned, killed and looted in the Western Regions, which was much more powerful than the Tang Dynasty army at that time. Now many troops in the Western Regions have realized that although the rule of the Tang Dynasty makes them dissatisfied, at least they can still survive, and their lives are getting better and better than before.
If we let the people of the Arab Empire occupy this place, then we would simply have no way to live here. Just look at the uninhabited villages we saw along the way. The people of the Arab Empire are implementing genocide. Their policy doesn't care about how this place will develop in the future. As long as it can satisfy their own selfish desires, these people will do anything.
