On the battlefield, livestock are your best brothers, and can even be said to be your second life. If you cannot guarantee their food, then you cannot guarantee your own life on the battlefield. Many soldiers would rather not eat themselves, but have to save part of their rations and exchange them for grass for their horses.
The Arab Empire originally did not have many war horses, and they relied on camels to fight. However, after conquering many places, they discovered the advantages of war horses, so they moved forward with a mixture of war horses and camels, which also brought them considerable benefits.
But the only drawback is that there is not enough fodder. If the rear operations are timely, their war horses can have enough fodder. But now because of the refugees, the communication between various places is basically cut off. Even if thousands of soldiers are sent to guard the transport team, not much can be transported along the way. Your attack power is really too strong.
When a person is on the verge of life and death, you don't need to tell him all kinds of truths, just kill him. If you don't kill him, he will have to chop you to death with a knife. This is the advice of all soldiers who have served in the transport team.
In this situation, most of the war horses did not have enough fodder, so the only way was to find a way to exchange with the people around them, adding some money to their own war horses and then exchanging them for camels. This was the best way.
The army of the Arab Empire still continued the rules of the previous Tang Dynasty. In the past, when the Tang Dynasty army went out to fight, you had to provide your own livestock, weapons and food, and the court would not give you anything.
After Li Xiang traveled through time, he reformed this rule. As long as you fight for the Tang Dynasty, the court will not only be responsible for all your weapons and equipment, but will also give you a portion of money to reimburse those you prepared before. On the battlefield, you can use the things prepared by the court, or you can prepare some yourself. As long as it is proven to have a promoting effect on the battlefield, the court will even purchase it on a large scale, and the person who provides this equipment will also be rewarded by the court.
When Li Xiang first proposed this, many court officials were reluctant. They thought Li Xiang was crazy. Do you know how much pressure this would put on the court? Especially financial pressure.
Li Xiang fought back strongly at that time. The court would be responsible for all the expenses. As long as we can hold on, the combat effectiveness of the army will increase sharply. Li Shimin also felt that the soldiers were too miserable. Not only did they have to provide all kinds of things themselves, but they also had to delay farm work at home in order to serve the Tang Dynasty.
If this goes on for a long time, if there is no survival crisis, I am afraid no soldier will be willing to do this. If someone treats the soldiers better, I am afraid our country will be affected. Therefore, Li Shimin thinks he should stand with Li Xiang.
Facts have proved that our bet was right. They occupied a larger territory and collected more taxes. Thirty percent of this tax was used to supply weapons and equipment to the soldiers. Other people in the court also kept silent. They did not occupy the original taxes, but only occupied a part of the newly increased taxes. Do you still object?
But the soldiers of the Arab Empire were different. They had to drive their own livestock and carry their own food to serve in the army. Of course, if the period was long, the imperial court would definitely supply them with food.
Sambik and Laf found their camels. They were lucky. If it was a war horse, they would have to find a way to exchange it with others. However, it would be no problem for one or two people to exchange, but if most of the people in the army had to exchange, this matter would probably not be able to proceed. The common people did not value war horses very much. They still preferred the sturdier camels.
Besides, there aren't that many civilians around here. There are refugees everywhere now. If these people had livestock, they probably wouldn't eat some strange meat to survive.
Originally they planned to set out at midnight, but because of the problem with the livestock, it was already dawn in the east when these people started to move forward. Many people suggested to their general at this time that they might not be able to move forward in an hour or two at most, so they should stay here for another day and it would not be too late to move forward after dark.
This is obviously a very correct suggestion. Because you wasted precious time in the preparation process, you have to wait one more day, which is also good for your current physical strength. But the officers don't care about this. They have received orders from General Sukhguman and must set off today. Because the Tang army has retreated at a rapid speed, they have lost sight of the Tang army and the cities in the northeast must be recovered.
At this time, they no longer needed to forcefully drive away the refugees. Instead, they went to tell the refugees that the court was ready to provide disaster relief, and the army would return to the cities in the central and northern parts with a large amount of supplies. You can follow the army and return to your own homes, and the court can also help you rebuild your homes.
Many refugees finally waited for this moment. They all picked up the least valuable item and prepared to go back with the army, but more people had no expression on their faces. They knew that their bodies could no longer hold on. Besides, would the court be so kind?
Having lived in the Arab Empire for quite some time, they certainly knew that the imperial court had not given them any benefits other than asking for them. If you wanted to get some benefits from the imperial court, it would be too difficult.
This war has created so many refugees. If you want to find some benefits from them, it will be too difficult, but you can't help them rebuild their homes. Many people understand that the Arab Empire is bragging and they don't have the strength to do so.
The reason why General Suheguman said this was to use another method to drive them back to the north, because this place is too close to the royal capital. With so many refugees at such a close distance, many people in the upper class will not be able to sleep. So in order to let those nobles sleep, you refugees have to go back to the north, and you have to go back by all kinds of means.
As for whether the frail refugees would be in danger on the road, this is not something the Arab elite should think about...
