"I obey your command."
All the people present stood up in unison. What Li Xiang said was very important. If we still follow the previous strategy, it is not that it is impossible, but we are likely to be trapped in the territory of the Arab Empire, and it will be impossible for you to get out at that time.
The Imperial City Office has information about the Arab Empire. At this time, the Arab Empire can be said to be the most powerful, with capable and brave soldiers, and can mobilize hundreds of thousands of people at any time. Don't think that these hundreds of thousands of troops are the entire Arab Empire, this is only a part of them.
Take the young and middle-aged people in their country for example. Because they have lived in relatively harsh environments since childhood, these people also have the ability to fight. With just a little training, they can become the most loyal warriors of the Arab Empire. In addition, they are a system that combines politics and religion, so these people are more willing to fight for their lives on the battlefield.
Of course, when fighting against the Tang army, they suffered a great loss at the beginning because they had never seen the weapons of the Tang army. After experiencing this battle, many soldiers who ran back began to describe it, and some of their generals also began to make plans to deal with the Tang army. Of course, whether it is useful or not must be verified with your lives on the battlefield. If there is no actual combat, then everything is empty talk.
The Tang army originally advanced in divided forces. Now that the main force of the Arab Empire has begun to retreat, there is no need for us to continue dividing our forces. All the troops retreated to within a range of fifty miles.
We still set up camp according to the original camp, but the distance between us is closer. We do this because we are afraid that the Arab Empire’s army will launch a surprise attack on us. At that time, the camps can support each other and not give them any chance to take advantage.
After dinner, Li Xiang and Zhang Jiuli took a walk near the military camp. Seeing flames rising into the sky in the distance, Li Xiang knew that those were several other satellite military camps. According to Li Xiang's requirements, the four camps were arranged in a diamond-shaped quadrilateral, and the distances between the camps were almost the same. If someone was attacked, the other military camps could intercept the attackers in other directions and prevent them from returning.
Of course, if they haven't started fighting yet, you must find a way to let them in. Now our combat strategy has changed, which is to kill the Arab Empire's manpower to the maximum extent. This is also a task that the Tang Dynasty army has been carrying out.
For the Tang army, occupying land is not important. We have plenty of land in our hands. If we don't destroy their army, even if these lands are in your hands, your life will not be so comfortable. They can take them back later, and you are just a passerby.
But what if their manpower is destroyed? The land will become ownerless, and we can come and occupy it at any time. So between land and manpower, Li Xiang chose to annihilate their manpower. This has also been verified in the Indochina Peninsula, and it has effectively guaranteed our victory.
It is the same situation now. The main force of the Arab Empire has retreated, but they still have tens of thousands of defensive troops in the border areas. These troops are all hiding in more than a dozen cities. Li Xiang will never let them go. Even if we want to retreat, we must bring you the greatest losses. If this loss does not meet the standard, why do we run so far here?
Of course, when attacking these cities, Li Xiang also had to earn his own military funds. We came so far from the Tang Dynasty, and some soldiers came from Chang'an. The food we eat on the road alone is much more than our weight.
If we don't take this money from the Arab Empire, wouldn't we be losing money? Since Li Xiang became the commander-in-chief of the Tang Dynasty, we have never made a loss.
"Lao Zhang, do you think that if our people attack their border cities, can they force out their main force?"
Li Xiang suddenly thought of another thing. The Arab Empire was also a great empire in the world. To put it bluntly, it was a real man who would fight others at any time and was definitely not the kind of person who wanted to avoid trouble.
Now their army is retreating, not because they are afraid, but simply because they can't find a way to deal with us, so it is better for them to retreat temporarily, which is much better than letting us kill tens of thousands of people. Although the Arab Empire has more soldiers, they cannot be wasted like this. If there is no restraint at all, they will be killed in a few years.
"According to my guess, they won't be coming out anytime soon. They must have been frightened by us. In such a short time, the general eliminated nearly 100,000 of them without giving them a chance to fight back. Under such circumstances, Sukhkuman should adopt a more conservative strategy. If my guess is correct, he ordered his troops to retreat and strengthened border defenses."
Zhang Jiuli stroked his beard and said that although the scouts had not come out yet, he thought his guess was probably right. Although the Arab Empire lacked the courage to fight a decisive battle with the Tang army, the people in their army were not fools. Strengthening their border defense at this time would be very useful.
"I'm just worried they won't reinforce. Regardless of whether they do or not, we're going to capture their city. It's going to be the same effort for us. If that's the case, then we'll just have to annihilate more people."
Li Xiang said with a smile, and Zhang Jiuli beside him nodded. We have conquered so many armies and have won the victory here, but these 100,000 people are not a drop in the bucket for the Arab Empire, but they can be replenished quickly. At most, we can only deal a heavy blow to them, which is completely different from what we thought at the beginning.
Now their main force is retreating too quickly, which is also an advantage of the Arab Empire's army. As long as you don't surround them, no matter how the battle progresses, if they want to escape, you really can't catch them back. In fact, let alone catching them back, to be honest, if you can send people to catch up, then your ability is already not small. Don't underestimate the power of the Arab light cavalry. Their speed is absolutely second to none in the world today...
