At the beginning, the officers of the Arab Empire requested a quick march, but found that many people could not keep up. They also wanted to go faster, but the problem was that the animals could not do it.
After not getting enough food for a long time, these animals were already on the verge of being half-dead. If they continued to travel such a long distance, it would not be of any benefit to these animals. However, the upper echelons of the Arab Empire did not care about this. They had to reach their destination within the specified time.
The Tang army did retreat, but the Arab Empire needed a victory to revitalize the entire empire, so after the Tang army retreated, they had to take over the lost land. No matter what the reason was, the Arab Empire would publicize it as a victory.
So the soldiers under my command must advance quickly. The Tang army is completely depleted. If you don't hurry, by the time the cucumbers are cold, what's the point of going there? Is that the time to publicize victory? Many people within the Arab Empire are now disunited. Time waits for no one.
Of course, there is another point, that is, they are not clear about the strategy of the Tang army. Is it a real retreat or a fake retreat? There are a lot of things to consider here, and we must figure it out. If we don’t figure it out, it will be like a trap at any time, and it may cause them to be destroyed again.
As for annihilating the invading enemy, it is just a slogan on the lips of the generals. Looking at their current marching speed, it can only be said that they are going to take over the occupied land, and it is absolutely impossible for them to go for a decisive battle. With your current speed, if you can still catch up with the Tang army, it would be really impossible.
Over the next two months, Sambik and Laf finally understood what the central and northern regions were like. Every city was like hell, and the color of the earthen walls was much darker. They didn't understand what was going on at first, but later they realized that there was blood everywhere, which was now evaporated by the sun, leaving only some light red traces.
It is hard to imagine how many people died in turning most of the city wall into light red. However, all the city walls they passed by looked like this. At first, they didn’t understand what was going on. Later, after hearing from some local people, they still didn’t believe it. But later, more and more people talked about this incident, and you couldn’t help but believe it.
As for the civilians left in the city, it can be said that only one in ten survived. Even those who remained had dull eyes, like walking corpses. When they saw the army of the Arab Empire, they felt neither joy nor sadness, as if they were not alone.
Think about it, this is also a very normal thing. In this war, they were the first to be abandoned, and then they experienced various refugee waves. They stayed in such a hellish place for two months, smelled this disgusting smell every day, and slept on the land where countless people died. Their hearts had long been numb.
The generals above ordered a search of all cities to find the last bit of strategic materials. Their Arab Empire was a powerful empire, and the Tang army had few people, so it was impossible for them to take away all these things. Therefore, the generals were convinced that a batch of supplies could still be found in some cities.
Although this batch of supplies could not support them in fighting, it could at least make their lives a little better. After hearing the news, the soldiers immediately rushed into the city full of flies. If it were not for the supplies, they would never come to such a city. The scene they saw would give them nightmares for the rest of their lives.
The streets of the entire city were like paste. It rarely rained here, and no one knew where these things came from. No one knew what the raw materials of these things were. Occasionally, white bones would appear in some places. In such an environment, the streets were full of maggots.
Some sensible generals, after entering the city and seeing this scene, immediately ordered their troops to retreat. If they continued to go deeper, their troops would not be able to get out. There was no knowing how many viruses were in there. If too many were inhaled, with their existing medical system, they might not be able to save a single person.
However, some generals were quite brave, of course they were forced to do so. They had very few supplies, and if they held on for a few more days, everyone would probably starve. So in this situation, even if there were dangerous places ahead, they had to go ahead for the sake of their stomachs.
The result was that everyone suffered from mental illness. When they thought of the scene in the city, they all wanted to vomit their bile. They really couldn't believe that there was such a city in the world, and not just one.
After Sukhguman entered a city, he immediately withdrew with his men and ordered the army to go around the city. There was no way to enter. If they continued to enter, the army would not know how many casualties would be suffered. Food and fodder could only be obtained from other places. There was no way to search various cities in the central and northern parts. This was self-destruction.
Fortunately, Sukhguman issued this order. If he had continued to let them go in to look for things, some of his soldiers would probably have rebelled. In such an environment, let alone finding things, it would be a matter of luck to be able to survive.
There are still some people alive in the city, but they can no longer be called human beings. In such a city with nothing, they have been able to survive for two months. You can imagine how many difficulties they have overcome. Of course, they probably have everything in their stomachs. They must first convince themselves that they are not human beings before they can do so many inhuman things, otherwise they would be like paste on the ground now.
If possible, Sukhkuman even wanted to block the entire area, but think about the dozens of cities in the central and northern regions. Can you block all the cities? If so, let alone inspiring people, you may first accept the sanctions of the court.
Many soldiers recalled what they had said when they set out: the imperial court would bring refugees and provide them with relief supplies. But if there were relief supplies, then why did we go into the city just now? Wasn't it to search for supplies?
