Prince Salaman has woken up. He finally woke up on the road, but because various conditions were not up to standard, he suffered a lot along the way. He didn't expect to arrive in Samarkand soon and have a good rest. After a while, such a thing happened again.
If it was just a group of rioters under normal circumstances, no matter whether there were 10,000 or 20,000 of them, the 3,000 men under him would be fine and could kill these guys like cutting melons and vegetables. But after a long journey, everyone could hardly hold their weapons. Now they have to face the attacks of these people. How can they withstand it?
The two sides started fighting right away. Prince Salaman's men had no strength at all, so they were the ones who were killed. Now they definitely couldn't go back to the city, so they could only escort His Royal Highness the Prince to retreat to the south.
In a simple encounter, Prince Salaman lost more than 800 people. Fortunately, his men ran fast enough and had war horses and camels, otherwise they would have died here.
Prince Salaman looked at the city not far away, and his heart was filled with grief and anger. As a result, he fainted again. He had collected so much gold, silver and treasures, all in this city, and now he couldn't go back.
Where is this guy Faisal? Why didn’t I see him just now?
His Royal Highness originally thought that Governor Faisal had rebelled, but he had only seen some local people just now, so Prince Salman believed that the guy was most likely killed. If this was the case, then the guilt this time might be even greater. Not only did he lose the war, but he also had a governor of the empire killed by the locals. After returning to the Arab capital, he might not even have his freedom in the future.
As the son of the Caliph, you might be able to survive, but if you were allowed to live freely, who would atone for the sins of these hundreds of thousands of people? This can be said to be the most severe loss suffered by the Arab Empire during its expansion.
However, there is also an advantage to going south from here, that is, there are cities built by Arabs everywhere along the way, and they can also provide the necessary supplies to His Royal Highness the Prince. However, I don’t know what the Arab capital thinks after hearing this news.
After defeating this army, the people of Samarkand immediately rode camels eastward. Their purpose was to find the Tang army, tell them the current situation in Samarkand, and ask the Tang army to come quickly so that the Arab army stationed in the province could strike back. They almost killed the prince just now, and there was no way to turn back.
Feng Chucai is now the westernmost one in the Tang army. When he met these people, he could not believe his ears. This was really a blessing from God.
We just defeated your Arab Empire's army, but we didn't expect a rebellion to break out in the rear. Governor Faisal and his men fled somewhere, and the city of Samarkand is now unguarded.
What else is there to say? General Feng immediately mobilized his 5,000 troops and rushed directly towards the city of Samarkand.
At the same time, he immediately sent someone to convey the message to the general in the rear, asking him to send people to support him. The jurisdiction of the Governor-General of Anton was very large, and they didn't know what the situation was around them. Although these people said that the army was brought to the battlefield, could what they said be believed?
After learning the news, Cheng Chuliang immediately made preparations. Although there were still a large number of prisoners to be dealt with, this opportunity was definitely a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. He immediately ordered Li Chengyi to lead 10,000 cavalrymen and advance towards Samarkand City as quickly as possible. He must stabilize the situation and not expand to the surrounding areas for the time being until our support troops arrive.
The results of our victory are so great now. We have only dealt with the Arab army, but we do not have the power to take over their entire Anton region. However, we must first occupy their main city. As for the surrounding areas, they will not be able to escape in the future.
On the one hand, Cheng Chuliang sent people to consolidate the surrounding areas, and on the other hand, he also sent a Western Region army of about 20,000 people to help manage these prisoners and free up our people.
The next thing is to go to Chang'an City to report. Now that such a great victory has been achieved, the people in Chang'an City should be happy for a while. Since the army left Chang'an, everyone has been worried about them, and now the hard work has finally paid off.
People went to Chang'an City to report the victory one after another. Various post stations along the way operated quickly, and finally the news was delivered to Chang'an City within thirteen days.
Hundreds of thousands of prisoners, more than two million square kilometers of land...
Although the people of Chang'an City did not understand the area unit of square kilometers, they could understand a comparison, which was that it was as large as the area of more than a dozen provinces.
Although they are all barren lands, as Your Highness said, our territory has expanded so much to the west, which means that the people in the country have more opportunities. Every time we occupy a new place, as long as you have courage and brains, you can change your destiny, and you can change it for the better.
Everyone in the court was very happy, except for one person who was not very happy, and that was Li Xiang.
Although this guy is not a warmonger, he also wants to show off his power on the battlefield. However, he did not expect that even without him this time, the people on the front line still won. This means that he will not need to fight in various places in the future. He only needs to formulate policies in Chang'an City, and there will be people below who will fight for him.
Of course, he wouldn't show this emotion. An empire can't be built on one person alone. Now that he has a person who can handle everything on his own, Li Xiang can rest well. When he becomes the crown prince and the emperor, will he have to lead the army in person at every turn? There is no such crown prince or emperor in the world.
The entire Tang Dynasty celebrated this result. When they learned that a group of captives, numbering about 100,000, were to be transported back, the entire city of Chang'an was in an uproar. This was a great victory in recent years.
Everyone in the court was preparing for the celebration, but the generals in the Western Regions were not idle. They knew that the court could not send more troops in a short time, but they could not give up.
Xiao Shougui and Cheng Chuliang met and decided to recruit a large number of forces from the Western Regions to occupy new lands...
