Seven days later.
The people nearby have gone crazy. A large number of people are dying of thirst outside. Li Xiang also feels it. Now we must retreat as soon as possible. If we don't retreat, our military camp will be overwhelmed by these people at any time. I have to say that Suheguman really made a good move.
For Li Xiang, he originally wanted to annihilate more of their troops, and then consider whether to attack the heartland of the Arab Empire. Now it seems that this is not the case at all. Although there are 100,000 people we meet, there is still a big gap compared with the overall strength of the Arab Empire. So in this case, it is better for us to retreat first.
During these seven days, scouts from all directions ran back. Basically, the situation in every city was similar to that here. Li Xiang didn't want to retreat when he left. If there was a city that was slightly better, Li Xiang would take his army there to settle down first.
Unfortunately, there is no such opportunity at all. There are refugees everywhere. No matter where they go, they may be blocked by these people. So in this case, it is best to be honest.
Before leaving, Li Xiang still gave a few more instructions, asking the two generals to hide first. Although your troops are smaller in number, five thousand people are not too many or too few. Once they are discovered by these refugees, they will easily be entangled. You stay not for these refugees, but to create trouble for the people of the Arab Empire and hinder their national development.
Su Dingfang and Cheng Chuliang are not good people. They are the best at doing such things. If they are arranged to do something constructive, they probably won't succeed. But if they are to sabotage others, they are probably better than anyone else.
Li Xiang's army began to retreat to the northeast, and Su Dingfang and Cheng Chuliang's troops were responsible for covering their retreat. When many refugees saw the Tang army retreating, they also wanted to follow, but they were all shot to death by Su Dingfang's order.
Who knows if you're genuine refugees or spies? If you're spies, then our army's movements are likely known to you. To protect our army's movements, we don't mind killing a few hundred of you. When the sand is stained red with blood, these refugees won't dare chase after us.
Of course, among the group of people who just died, there were indeed some spies from the Arab Empire. They wanted to see where the Tang army was going. Could Su Dingfang let them see clearly? He must leave them with suspense.
Five days after the army retreated, the news reached Suheguman's camp, and it was brought back by several scouts at the same time. This guy had no choice but to believe it.
The Tang army finally retreated. At that time, he turned these cities into refugee areas. He was very worried in his heart. If the Tang army really killed these people and continued to advance south, then he really would not be able to explain to the great caliph, and he would probably have to kill himself.
Now that the Tang army has retreated to the north, it means that this battle has come to a certain end. As for those remaining in the Tang army, he thinks they are not to be feared. Those people are just used to cover the retreat. The army has already withdrawn, and these people will surely go back soon. This land will soon belong to the Arab Empire again.
Of course, after experiencing this incident, we must mobilize the wisdom of the whole country to let them find a way to break the attack of the Tang army. If possible, it would be best to get the same weapons as the Tang army. Only in this way can we defeat them. I am afraid we cannot defeat the Tang army with only the scimitars in our hands and the camels under our crotch.
Of course, this is just Sukhguman's idea. There are still many people in the Arab army who don't believe it. In their opinion, Sukhguman's execution ability must be poor. If his execution ability could be stronger, when our desert storm rolls in, no one will be able to survive. You have problems with your own execution ability, but you blame all the Arab armies.
Facing these people's accusations, Sukhguman didn't know what to say. He really should send these people to the battlefield to let you see with your own eyes how the Tang army fights. Of course, the great caliph believed him, because there were many burned people in the army, and these people were obviously different from ordinary burns.
Firstly, the area is relatively large, and secondly, we found some substances on their burn wounds that we have never seen before. Although they have been handed over to the national master, the national master and his men have studied it for a long time, but in the end they have not been able to figure out these things.
Under such circumstances, the Arab Empire also temporarily ceased fighting. The border areas had been completely destroyed by Sukhguman. In order to prevent these refugees from going to their inland areas, the people of the Arab Empire could only send people to transport batches of supplies.
At least let these people hold on for a while longer. If they lose hope, they will directly sweep across the entire central and northern regions of the Arab Empire, which is equivalent to the loss of a war. Refugees are sometimes more terrifying than enemy troops.
After Cheng Chuliang and Su Dingfang defended for a while, they found that the refugees in front of them could definitely not keep up with Li Xiang. On a moonlit night, the two said goodbye to each other, and then disappeared into the moonlight with their 5,000 men. When they appeared again, it would probably be a headache for the entire Arab Empire.
When Xiao Shougui learned the news that Li Xiang had returned to the court, he immediately wrote a memorial to Chang'an City. After all, all the memorials needed to be forwarded from here. This time, they annihilated the 100,000-strong army of the Arab Empire and brought back tens of thousands of prisoners. This could be considered an explanation to the court. Although the goal at that time was not achieved, it was at least a huge victory.
Many civil servants at the court stood up at this time to sing praises. In fact, for the Tang Dynasty, a war that annihilated 100,000 people was enough to be recorded in the annals of history. It was just that Li Xiang's expectations at the time were a bit too high, so he felt that this time had failed. Including several of his generals, they did not think this was a great victory at all, but only thought of it as an appetizer. As soon as they opened their mouths, there was nothing delicious. They must not do this next time...
