In Arab history, General Sukhguman was definitely a traitor, but this guy had never had any form of contact with the Tang Dynasty. However, when fighting with the Tang Dynasty, this guy issued several wrong instructions. It was precisely because of these wrong instructions that the Arab Empire went further and further on the road to failure.
It is impossible for the Arab Empire to suffer such a terrible defeat. After all, it was one of the great powers of that era, and it had conquered the surrounding areas and became a great power spanning Asia, Europe and Africa. In this case, unless they had internal problems, it would be extremely difficult to deal with such a country if they relied solely on external wars.
Just like the Song Dynasty in our country, although we lost all the land in the north, we can still live in the south of the Yangtze River, so that our country can survive.
Although there was no way to achieve the original hegemony, at least our country did not perish. Although it was barely surviving, it was at least much stronger than the kingdom. However, the Arab Empire was defeated so quickly in the war with the Tang Dynasty. It can be said that their internal forces played a huge role, and Marshal Sukhguman was one of them.
This guy's analysis was immediately met with applause from the people around him. They were all pure idiots. Although some of them had some brains, they didn't dare to speak out. The crowd around them was full of praise for the Grand Marshal. "You insist on contradicting him? Don't you know who's in charge in this barracks? Since the turmoil in the empire, countless people have died. The old rules are no longer a thing. If he wants to kill you, wouldn't it be a matter of a word?"
So in such a situation, if someone pointed out a small mistake, then this mistake could definitely be corrected, but the problem was that no one pointed out this small mistake, and there were a bunch of people praising it. Originally, this was done by Marshal Sukhguman to confuse the Caliph, but after being praised by these people, he himself felt that he was a genius, and maybe this method was really useful.
He himself had some doubts and was thinking of using other methods to fill in the gaps, but after being praised by a bunch of his subordinates, he also felt that this method was a good strategy, so he wanted to be nervous, but after more than ten days, he found that there was no Tang Dynasty army coming from the north, so why should he be nervous?
It is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but it is difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. Originally, they were all people on the battlefield, so their lives were not very good, and these people could endure it. However, after a period of time, these people could no longer bear it because they had become hedonists.
They used to enjoy singing and dancing from the moment the sun rose, but now you ask them to go to the training ground, who can stand it? The scorching sun is no joke, not to mention that training, including those camels and war horses, requires a lot of money and food. If all of it is used up, where can we embezzle it?
This also shows the gap between the Tang Dynasty and the Arab Empire, that is, the gap in comprehensive national strength between the two countries. Although the Arab Empire occupied a vast amount of land, it did not improve their poverty. Many places were still struggling with them and could not make full use of such a vast land.
The Tang Dynasty court was different. Every place had its own resources. As long as the court allocated funds, no matter what the local situation was, even if the local officials were corrupt, they would still pay the court's allocation. Of course, the local people would not live well.
Therefore, if the officials of the Tang Dynasty wanted to embezzle money, they would not dare to delay the court's supplies. The officials of the Arab Empire were different. The resources of the entire empire were extremely limited. If the soldiers were to consume them, they would have no money left. Therefore, cutting training was the only way. This was also the gap between the two empires.
No one could see it at the beginning. After all, under the cover of prosperity, those gaps could be hidden. But as the war became more and more intense, the fighting between the two sides became more and more serious. At this time, if you still have the same idea as before, I am afraid that some things will not be solved by you.
So after less than ten days of training, most of the troops began to go back to their old ways. They also wanted to make some money. For them, some benefits were extremely important. It depends on your choice. If you have the intention, this batch of things can make you rich.
If the Arab generals were corrupt, their subordinates would naturally follow suit. Although there were still some righteous individuals within the army who spoke out about the corruption, what good would that do? Did they really think anyone would act after they reported it? It was impossible. These people were fully aware of the situation and knew that reporting was useless.
If reporting really worked, then countless people in the barracks would have been arrested by now. It's obvious that reporting is useless. The Marshal himself is not clean, and if you go to him and report, do you know what he's thinking? If they really investigate, I'm afraid that pulling out the carrot will bring out the mud, and then you will be pulled out as well. Who will take the responsibility?
So whenever someone reported corruption, the Grand Marshal would find a way to fool them. In such a situation, if someone wanted to intervene, it would probably be unlikely. If you don't have the Grand Marshal's authorization, you can't do whatever you want. This basically defines the entire military camp.
The entire military camp is now a basin of black water. Occasionally, one or two bright spots will appear, but this bright spot is too small to have any effect on the entire military camp. Moreover, it is possible that when you shine, you will implicate yourself. Don’t think this is a joke, this is all true.
The people inside the military camp are very clear about this. How can we not know our own affairs? Those people who were beheaded a while ago, do you really think they were disobeying orders on the battlefield? It was because they knew about the Grand Marshal's corruption, so these people were beheaded in advance...
