The Northern Camp of the Arab Empire?
Li Xiang listened to the newly established military camp and smiled vaguely. When the Arab Empire established this military camp, perhaps their strategy had undergone a fundamental change. From this moment on, the Arab Empire's army no longer had the idea of attacking. The establishment of Beidaying should be specifically for defense.
When Li Xiang said this, the people present were really mixed with joy and sorrow. The generals of the Tang Dynasty were naturally very happy. After such a long time, the war with the Arab Empire finally had a result. The offensive and defensive positions between us and the people of the Arab Empire had been reversed.
However, the people from the Arab Empire present were somewhat unhappy because they felt a decline in their country. Although they had now surrendered to the Tang Dynasty and their fate was supposed to be together with that of the Tang Dynasty, these people still hoped that their countrymen could win. As for what kind of mentality this was, perhaps only they themselves knew.
"We already have the conditions to attack Beidaying. It's just a long-distance raid. I've seen the distance between the two places, it's about 700 miles, which should be enough for us."
Li Chengyi pointed at the sand table and said, "Prince Landing looked at all this in disbelief. "Aren't you going to let us leave first? We're still here, and you're talking about these strategic issues right in front of me. Aren't you afraid of being betrayed? You know, these issues are extremely important. If you're betrayed, you won't regret it."
"Put away that barbaric plan of yours. When did I ever say we were going to attack Beidaying? This is just a battle plan you made up yourself. Don't you know what the current situation is? Counting the newly reorganized Arab Empire army, I'm afraid you really don't know how strong we are. There are still nearly five million people in the north. We should eat them up first. This is what we should do at this stage. If we rashly think of attacking Beidaying, if we fail, we will lose everything we have. It's better to take the bag and run."
Li Xiang emphasized this matter again. In fact, this is also a very normal thing. Although we have the ability, if we really do this, there are too many uncertainties in the process. For Li Xiang, we must not let these factors affect us.
If you're affected by all of these factors, your chances of victory will drop even further. We've finally gained an advantage, but do you want to squander it all? If you truly harbor such thoughts, then I'm afraid it's time for you to take off your armor and head back to cool off for a while.
Li Chengyi nodded embarrassedly. This guy was an offensive general. He was thinking about how to attack all the time, and he had a big appetite. The main reason was that he had once eaten up 100,000 Arab Empire troops in a war. He looked down upon ordinary small battles. So when Li Xiang appointed front-line officers, this guy stayed away. He would not go to such small wars. He would accumulate good popularity and go when the scale was larger.
Li Xiang certainly wanted to do what Li Chengyi had in mind, but after analyzing the surrounding situation, he could only kick this tempting idea out of his mind. If you really do this, you will not be a responsible commander.
Of course, we may not be able to take the initiative to attack, but we now have some other things to do. There are more than a dozen cities of the Arab Empire scattered in the north. In these cities, some local officials also have armies. We can also attack them one by one, but if we do so, there will be some uncertainties in the middle. If we make a slight mistake, we may be caught off guard by the other side. In this case, His Royal Highness the Prince next to us will be useful.
"Your Highness, I heard that many people in your country believe what you say, the very words I taught you to say some time ago. So, can we now see the results of our deception? As far as I know, to the north of Beidaying..."
When Li Xiang said the words "Your Highness", Prince Landing knew that it was his turn to take the stage. You have already surrendered to the Tang Dynasty court for some time and have eaten a lot of our rice and flour. According to the usual style of the Tang Dynasty army, we do not support idlers who eat for free. If you still want to continue living here, you must do something for us. What's more, you were rescued by us. If it weren't for our military doctors, you would be a pile of rotten meat now. It is very likely that even the meat would be gone, and only a skeleton would be left.
"Your Highness, I do have many people who are fond of me, but I cannot order them to do anything. If Your Highness needs me to write some letters of persuasion, then I can do it for you, but if you insist on getting certain benefits, I can't guarantee that."
Prince Landin also realized that when these people present spoke, they basically had to say something useful. If you cannot demonstrate your usefulness, this place may become someone else's territory after the meeting. Don't think this is alarmist, the competition is so fierce.
After a brief thought, His Royal Highness the Prince had an idea in his mind. He had thought before that as long as he did not cause too much substantial harm to his country, he might be able to be whitewashed after returning. But if he often did things that harmed the country, no matter how he whitewashed himself, he would not have a good life in the end. Never treat the people as fools.
"Please rest assured, Your Highness. I will start writing letters of persuasion after I return. I know these people a little bit. They guard the north for the empire and have a deep hatred for the Arab Empire. After all, they have been unable to return for such a long time because of the Arab Empire's foolish command."
What Prince Landing said was not flattery, but all facts. There are simply not enough troops in the country now, so there are some women among the guards of these cities. This was originally not allowed in the Arab Empire, but now they don't care because of the shortage of troops.
