Although it is a major military and national affair on the front line, each city now has only a few hundred soldiers at most, and these soldiers are not the same group of soldiers who were good at fighting in the Arab Empire. After a disaster, no one knows where these people died, and all the soldiers were recruited temporarily.
Just as Rafe and the others had said, the situation in other cities was basically the same. Forget about expecting them to fight. Even getting ten people to wear the same uniform was a real challenge. Who would go to the local officials to enlist if they weren't starving? Besides a little food every day, they didn't get anything else.
But for the common people today, this little bit of food is already very important. Apart from serving as soldiers under local officials, they have no ability to get any food from other places, so this is their only way to survive.
Before leaving, Li Xiang said that all matters here would be handed over to Sima Jun. Everyone, including Chang Sun Ze, had gone back to recuperate. In addition to the Arab Empire's army, there were 8,000 Tang Dynasty soldiers watching not far away. The army there would not make any moves, and everything would be done by the Arab Empire's people.
Li Xiang did this for a reason. We did not seize enough gold, silver and treasures in this battle, so our army has to move less. Our army is like a gold-eating beast. As long as it moves a little on the battlefield, it may eat up a lot of gold, silver and treasures.
So in this situation, you'd better stay put and leave all the fighting to the Arab army. After all, they cost less, and if you die, they can just find a place to bury you. They don't eat or drink much every day, and their weapons and equipment are all picked up in the desert. Anyway, as long as they can kill people, it's fine.
Sima Jun also fully agreed with Li Xiang's arrangement. If a large number of troops from the Arab Empire were discovered, then the 8,000 people would not be able to sit idle and they would have to start preparing for battle. But if it was just a small-scale fight, only the local puppet army would be enough. Although our Tang Dynasty often wins battles, we cannot spend money indiscriminately and we still have to pay attention to the cost of war. A war that does not take into account the cost is a crime against the Tang Dynasty court.
Everyone still remembers the words that Li Xiang taught them. If you don't remember these words, it means you don't take the court seriously. Li Xiang is very good at putting accusations on others. He also knows that there are many unruly people under his command. As long as you can tell them these words, these people will know what to do.
"Everything is up to you, General. I'll give the order immediately."
When His Royal Highness the Prince said this for the first time, he felt sad for a long time in his heart, and always felt that he had fallen more than before. But when he said this now, he didn't feel uncomfortable at all, as if he had become accustomed to it. In fact, as long as people live in such an environment for a long time, they will know how to deal with such situations. If you still can't adapt, then you can only live in your own sadness.
The soldiers under his command have been training for more than a month and a half. Although they are not yet qualified Arab fighters, they already have 60% of the combat effectiveness of the original Arab fighters. You know, their enemies are weaker, so it is time for them to make use of their remaining strength.
More than one hundred soldiers were sent out. Their mission was to find those who had delivered the letter before. According to the tradition of the Arab Empire, they should have returned by now. If they had not returned yet, they might have been hanged on the city gate tower. If they had been hanged on the city gate tower, then there was nothing to say. Let's do as General Sima Jun said and go together to deal with them.
Soon they arrived at the city closest to the military camp, which was only a day and a half's journey away from His Royal Highness the Prince's camp.
There are more than 30 soldiers without any disguise. Now in the north of the Arab Empire, such a small team is considered to be relatively strong. If it were in the past, there would still be a large number of Arab Empire troops here. Now that the defense line of the North Camp has been formed, a large number of troops have all been withdrawn to the south, and there are not many people here.
There is no city wall here anymore. The heads of the two people who came to deliver the letter were found next to a big tree. They were indeed beheaded by the local magistrate. The more than 30 soldiers took the heads down and quickly went back to report. Seeing that someone had snatched the heads, someone also hurried to report to the local magistrate.
"It's up to you, Your Highness. Although you've never been on the battlefield before, you should know that your enemy only has a few hundred soldiers. I'm giving you 1,500 soldiers this time. Try them out on the battlefield first. You may not have such an opportunity again in the future, so this can be considered a training opportunity for you."
After receiving the news, Sima Jun immediately assembled the troops below. Of course, among these 1,500 soldiers, there were also 100 Fuso soldiers. Their mission was not to participate in the battle, but the most important thing was to keep an eye on these guys. If anyone wanted to escape, then their role would be reflected. Their equipment was better than that of the Arab Empire.
In fact, the soldiers under His Royal Highness the Prince have no equipment and all they have is a scimitar. This is the real situation of their Arab Empire. Now these people also understand that if they don’t follow His Royal Highness the Prince, they have nowhere to go. Beidaying has blocked all the retreat routes. If you still want to go home, you can only go back in your dreams.
His Royal Highness the Prince has already begun to unify the North. If you choose to desert now, after His Royal Highness the Prince has unified the North, no matter where you run to, you probably won't be able to get out.
On the way to the battlefield, we saw the Tang Dynasty's special forces in the distance. Just how elite these people are is obvious to them. Aren't they here to prevent us from escaping? It seems that His Royal Highness really put his heart into it.
The Arab Empire's army has no desire to fight, so we have to train them.
