Thinking of these annoying questions, Sima Jun didn't know how to answer. After all, this was not something he should consider. It was something that His Highness should consider. We just need to solve the problem at hand.
When he returned to his tent, the sand table had already been set up. About fifty miles northwest, there was a Red Dragon City.
According to the information provided by the scouts, this should be the most advanced city in the Byzantine Empire, and it is also the offensive base they have decided on. Before joining forces with other troops, Sima Jun’s mission is to capture this place.
"General, this is Wang Guoxi. He used to be a businessman in the Western Regions, and later came to the Ali Dynasty. He continued westward and was captured by Arab cavalry. He then became our scout. He is quite familiar with the situation in Red Dragon City."
When Sima Jun was looking at the sand table, several people came in from outside. The guy who was pressed in the middle was the main person this time. After this guy came in, his eyes rolled around. Although he was a Han Chinese, he grew up in the Western Regions and did not have much sense of identity with the Tang Dynasty.
The reason why this guy worked for the Tang army was not because he had a change of heart, but because all his assets were robbed by the people of the Arab Empire. Only by working for the Tang army could he be paid immediately and allowed to survive. To put it bluntly, he worked for money. Otherwise, he would never let soldiers suppress our own intelligence personnel.
This time, this guy came to the Tang Dynasty military camp to report the news. After the report, he will be temporarily detained. He must not be allowed to leave. If he is allowed to leave, who knows what he can do. Maybe he will turn around and sell out the Tang Dynasty army. He is definitely capable of doing such a thing.
"Here are thirty taels of silver. Just tell me the details, and I'll leave you alone. You'll be free in three days. If you're willing to work for us, you'll pay according to the level of your intelligence. If not, go find a place to live your life. But remember this: the world is vast, and the Tang army can go anywhere. If you betray our information, you know the consequences."
Sima Jun has never liked such two-faced people, but there is nothing he can do today. Chilong City is too far away from us, and we can't find any other sources of information. If we send our people there to investigate, they will probably be exposed soon.
Most of the people living in Red Dragon City are white Westerners. If our people want to sneak in, they will be easily discovered. In addition, with the recent war in the Arab Empire, Red Dragon City is a border city, and even a child is very vigilant. So in this case, it is better to find these people to avoid alerting the enemy.
"General, don't worry. Although I'm doing this for money, I'm a Han Chinese. There are quite a few troops in Red Dragon City, at least 20,000. In addition to the Byzantine Empire, there are also some surrounding indigenous people. They were conquered by the Byzantine Empire and have always been dissatisfied."
Wang Guoxi's eyes have always been on the thirty taels of silver, so you can just ignore what he said about being Han Chinese. If you believe those words, you would be extremely wrong.
"Tell me where these 20,000 people are deployed?"
Sima Jun did not need these general news. The war was about to start. According to the distance between the two places, the war would definitely break out within three days, so he had to get first-hand intelligence. In all wars, intelligence was a crucial element.
"Here, here, and here. I can't tell you the exact number, but I can describe the area of their tents..."
It took this guy half a day to figure out the location on the sand table. After all, this thing was too advanced. Not to mention him, a failed businessman, even a general of the enemy country would need a certain amount of time to get familiar with it. Even Prince Landing took him two days to get familiar with it.
Sima Jun could only accept the general information provided by this guy. After all, apart from this guy, no one could give us more detailed information.
After half an hour of talks, this guy was taken to the tent next door. He will stay here until the end of the war. Of course, we also serve him with good food and drinks. Although it is not necessary now, it may not be necessary in the future. Such a person should not be offended.
Sima Jun has already thought about the course of this war. There is no need for us to formulate various strategies. We can just carry enough artillery and bombard the city when we get there. This is what we did in the past. Most of the troops simply abandoned the city and fled, and a small number of troops could not hold on.
If you want to fight us head-on, there's nothing you can't defeat. Just order your men to charge forward. We're fighting a tough battle anyway, and there are always casualties on the battlefield. He had always been opposed to Li Xiang's adherence to zero casualties. If zero casualties were truly possible, that would be a miracle.
Although everyone knew that war was coming, they had been fighting the Arab army for a long time. The Byzantines couldn't even defeat the Arab army, so how could they be our opponents? So everyone was very relaxed. Except for the outer security personnel, everyone else was taking a rest before the station.
After a tiring day, General Sima quickly went to rest. For him, a good sleep was enough. Perhaps when the sun rose tomorrow, the war would begin.
Unfortunately, his estimation was wrong. In the early morning of the next day, people had already come up from the surrounding area. In the moonlight, they looked like a large black mass, and their armor was reflective. It was obvious that they were different from the army of the Arab Empire. Those people were either wearing white gauze or black gauze, and had no armor at all.
Just when all the Tang army was fast asleep, a large number of rockets suddenly rose up from the surrounding area, with flaming arrows flying towards the Tang army. Were we ambushed again?
