"I've never seen anyone surrender like this. Many people have surrendered to us before, and most of them had all sorts of evil intentions. Look at these people, it's obvious they've surrendered more than once. They've prepared all kinds of things for us, and we don't even have to check them."
A day later, Li Chengyi pointed at the people in the square and said, when they enter the city, whether it is people or things, everything will be prepared for you, and you don’t need to worry about it at all.
"General Li, you may not know this. I've asked my translator. Back then, this place was a war-torn place. Countless people looted the city, and every time they did, they killed and burned people. Especially when the Arab Empire attacked here, they almost killed half of the city's native residents. So from that time on, they had a feeling in their hearts that they would not make things difficult for us when they surrendered, and they would not hide any wealth to avoid us massacring the city."
When Zhang Ruoshi explained it to everyone, everyone finally understood what was going on. It turned out that those who planted trees will enjoy the shade. These people were simply scared by the people of the Arab Empire and thought that we would massacre the entire city, so they obediently put everything out.
"No matter what the reason, it saved us a lot of trouble. I was thinking of taking people to check every household, but they just carried their belongings out on their own. As long as they didn't hurt anyone, it was fine. I also checked several wealthy households in South City, and they carried out everything, including the items in the secret rooms. I felt a little guilty if we couldn't guarantee the safety of such surrenderers."
When Chang Sunze said this, everyone present burst into laughter. What they said was also true. They had met many people who surrendered before, but compared with these people in front of them, they were really far worse. Those people either wanted to embezzle our things or attack our rear personnel.
Look at the people in front of us, they don't have such ideas at all. You can investigate whatever you want, search whatever you want, anyway, we will never stop you in any form, so just ensure our safety.
During the last catastrophe, almost half of the people in the city were killed. It was at that time that half of the people in the city were still alive, so these people now dare not take any action. If they really fight, it will not benefit them at all. After all, we are the fish on the chopping board and others are the butchers. If they really fight, we will be in trouble.
"Didn't the nearby cities send troops to support us?"
Li Xiang suddenly remembered another thing, and his words brought back these optimistic people. Don't think that everyone will be happy just by occupying this city. There are about seven or eight cities on the southeast side of the Caspian Sea. Although they are not as large as this one, they also have certain military strength, so our battle is far from over.
"We have scouts all around, and they spotted some reinforcements coming. But when they realized the city had fallen, they fled. It was obvious there was no point for them to stay here. They'd already lost this city. How could they possibly drive us away with the meager forces they had? If I'm not mistaken, they should be asking for help from the Arab Empire as quickly as possible, and we'll just move on to attacking other cities."
Li Chengyi said with some disdain. For Li Chengyi, he still had the idea of fighting with the elite of the Arab Empire, but he had no such idea at all for the people around him, because these people around him were too weak. If he were to fight fiercely with these people, it would be a loss of his identity.
Chang Sun Ze didn't have such an idea. No matter who the enemy was, as long as Li Xiang allowed him to lead the army, he would happily fight. Is there any division in the merit of war?
Unfortunately, he doesn't have such an opportunity. What Li Xiang has to do now is to train new people. A group of new people must be trained in all places. The empire has more and more battle lines. If we only rely on you old people, there will always be a day in the future when we won't be able to distribute them. Once that day comes, it will probably be too late to train new people. So before that day comes, let's hurry up and train these young generals so that they can stand on their own on the battlefield in the future and share the worries of the court.
Zhang Ruoshi did a good job. Although it was his first time on the battlefield, his men remained calm. Although the enemy rushed to within 50 meters, they were still able to hold on. If their training was not solid enough, there might be deserters by now.
What the musketeers feared most was deserters. In each pair of musketeers, there was a person who looked like an officer. His task was to shoot anyone who dared to escape. If someone tried to escape, he had to kill him.
The key to musketeers is joint attack. If someone turns around, the rest of the people will probably not be interested here. If everyone runs back, then under the pursuit of the cavalry, no matter how many musketeers there are, they will all be fat pigs to be slaughtered.
In fact, when the cavalry charged, this was the scene they wanted to see most. When the Tang army fled backwards, they could use the fast speed of the cavalry and wave their scimitars to reap your lives. Once they succeeded, the myth of the Tang army's invincibility would be broken, and then it would be us who would be shaken. So from now on, Li Xiang would never allow any defeat to happen, even a small-scale one.
"Where is the army that set out from Samarkand?"
The land around the Caspian Sea is all arable. Li Xiang does not intend to give up after the battle. It is better to occupy this place. If the land is valuable, it must be preserved. If it is worthless, it can be temporarily abandoned. After defeating the main force of the Arab Empire, he can take those lands into his arms.
But the army under his command was too small, with only 20,000 to 30,000 people at most. The rest had to set out from Samar Khan, so he had to wait for the army from headquarters to arrive.
