In fact, for the Tang Dynasty army, one of the difficult problems they faced after each war was how to resettle these prisoners of war. Now that they are so far away from the core of the Tang Dynasty, it is probably even more difficult.
Li Chengyi always dares to fight and charge, and is always at the forefront of the team, and can also ensure victory. Such a general is probably urgently needed by all countries, but in the Tang Dynasty, there is really no shortage of such people. It can only be said that you fight faster than others, but it does not mean that others cannot catch up with you. If other generals are placed in this place, maybe they will fight even better than you.
Fortunately, Li Xiang had already calculated this time. The Tang Dynasty court had already established a government office similar to a big data department, which was specifically responsible for calculating some things after each event. Therefore, they remembered the matter of captives very clearly. Take this time for example, Li Chengyi was fighting in the front, and Su Dingfang was advancing quickly with his army behind.
When the next morning dawned, Su Dingfang's 20,000 men had arrived. They searched for prisoners around together, which made Li Chengyi feel relieved. Many prisoners ran on foot, and they could not run far in such a place.
"You're really going crazy, kid. How long have you been on the battlefield? You've already chopped off the hand of an Arab Empire soldier, and you did it so thoroughly. I heard that their general committed suicide."
Su Dingfang stood in the military camp of the Western Route Army of the Arab Empire. He didn't know what to say at the moment. He was a little worried about these young generals at first, but now he had nothing to worry about. They can also fight the battles that you fight, and they can also fight the battles that you can't fight. They can fight the glory that you had in the past, and they can also fight the glory that you didn't fight.
"That guy slit his throat at the last moment. I still don't know why. He still has a lot of people under him. If it were us, even if we killed the last few people, we would have to take a few people with us. Why can't we survive here?"
When talking about this matter, Li Chengyi was also a little sighing, mainly because these guys were too weak. You have people under your command. At that time, there were still many people who listened to you, at least your two thousand personal guards also listened to you. Even if you couldn't get out at that time, you could always fight with the Tang army. Even if you died in front of the battle, it would be much more glorious than slitting your own throat.
"This is where we can tell who's really strong and who's not. Our people all fought their way through the battlefield, and so should they. But when they're really together, isn't it obvious whether they're real or fake? If they were really like us, I'm afraid no one would choose to slit their throats. With us, even if we bite them to death, we won't let go."
Su Dingfang said with some disdain that although the Arab Empire is powerful, it is really no match for us in some subtle aspects. Take the current matter as an example, we are much better than them. If these people can't even do this, they might as well die as far away as possible.
"And those men under him, they turned on their own people at the critical moment. You didn't see it at the time. When facing their own people, don't even think about how ruthless they were. Let me give you some data. Over 7,000 people died on the scene, and more than half of them were hacked to death by themselves. I could only direct the artillery fire at the time. You know how powerful our artillery is. It's impossible to kill so many people."
Although there was internal fratricide during the last war, it was far less severe than this time. When Li Chengyi talked about these things, he could hardly believe that he had seen it with his own eyes. Su Dingfang looked at the incomplete corpses outside and was also shocked at the moment. It seems that this might be the specialty of the Arab Empire.
"Stop talking about useless things and hurry up to investigate the surrounding situation. We are now two armies, so how can we be together? I have already written a memorial to His Highness. If you think it is okay, please find someone to deliver it as soon as possible. My army is no worse than yours. We are here to fight, not to escort prisoners."
Su Dingfang took out a memorial from his bosom, which needed to be sent to Li Xiang urgently over a distance of 600 miles. Although they had already taken control of a lot of prisoners, they were not second-line troops. If they did this for a long time, it would easily affect the combat effectiveness of the upper and lower levels. Li Xiang had to hurry up and send the second-line troops over, as those people were specialized in this kind of work.
"I'm just a rough guy, and I'm not familiar with these things at all. Just write down the situation here and find someone to deliver it quickly. I estimate their army is almost nearby. I just don't know if the other two generals have encountered them. If so, you must tell them as soon as possible. These people really have more than the last army."
Although Li Chengyi looked down on this group of people, he had to tell others what happened in the middle. That is, when our army was bombarding, many people learned to disperse. This was not the case last time. The last time the two armies faced each other, no matter how fierce our artillery fire was, the other side rushed forward desperately. It seems that they are also constantly learning.
Su Dingfang also nodded and immediately called the scouts over to ask where the other two armies were. Unfortunately, four days after leaving the camp, we have not received any news about them. Su Dingfang was a little anxious. Two groups of troops met together, but the other two groups could not be found. How could this be possible?
"Do you think we might have gotten lost in the desert?"
Li Chengyi suddenly thought of another thing. From ancient times to the present, no matter it was the Northern Expedition against the Huns or the Southern Expedition against the barbarians, there were always some people who got lost. Our situation now is more critical than what those people did. There are vast deserts everywhere, and it is normal to get lost.
"That's unlikely. When we set out, we were always along the edge of the desert. We didn't say we were going deep into it. Besides, there were also sounding balloons. In my opinion, they must have gotten a little too far away from us. We just need to wait for a while."
Su Dingfang shook his head. Ever since they were equipped with the sounding balloon, the chance of getting lost had greatly decreased. What's more, the other side also had two teams. How could there be such a chance that both teams would get lost at the same time?
