From the commander-in-chief to the ordinary soldiers, basically no one was surprised by this result, because they already knew that the current Tang army and their vassal armies were completely different from the armies of other countries. No matter how brave you are, you are an army from two different eras from ours.
In fact, the most confused group now is the Byzantine Empire's army. They have obviously occupied the advantage of time, place and people. As long as they can rush into the Tang army's camp, their chances of winning will be as high as more than 60%. Unfortunately, although they have achieved all their requirements, they were still beaten out in the end.
The most important thing is that in their action plan, they never thought about what would happen after failure. When the Tang army camp caught fire, a large number of generals and soldiers wanted to rush in. They had also heard the legend of the Tang army. If they could defeat the Tang army today, it would be a very proud thing for them.
The army of the Byzantine Empire suffered a lot of losses in front of the army of the Arab Empire. When the army of the Arab Empire fought against the army of the Tang Empire, it was not even half as powerful as the other side. If we can defeat the army of the Tang Empire, then this will not only be a victory in the war, but also when the army of the Arab Empire hears about this in the future, they will definitely not dare to attack us.
Therefore, the Byzantine Empire absolutely cannot afford any failure in this war. If it fails, both the Arab Empire and the Tang Empire may regard them as a piece of fat meat and take a bite at any time. Then their entire empire will have no peace.
"Don't pursue a desperate enemy; sound the retreat."
If it were daytime, General Sima would not have delayed at all and would have immediately ordered his elite cavalry to charge forward and take advantage of their defeat to kill them.
But the situation is different now. We don’t know much about the surroundings at night. Although we have sent out scouts a long time ago, most people are still in the dark about the surroundings. If these people make a surprise attack, our victory will be lost.
Now that we have finally won a victory, there are still nearly thousands of defeated soldiers around. If we capture all of them, we will have labor force. Also, when we fight tomorrow, putting these people in the front line will be a strong psychological blow to the enemy.
After receiving the order from General Sima, everyone in the group immediately reined in their horses. They also understood that they could not pursue too deep at night. Now this victory was enough. You have to know that we were attacked by surprise and fought back in a hurry. We were able to achieve such a result, which was already a big record.
After an inspection, we found that we had more than 600 casualties, most of whom were vassal troops. When they first assembled, they were a little slow, and even within the time it took them only a cup of tea, the number of casualties began to rise sharply. After they were all assembled, the number of casualties basically dropped.
Taking this opportunity, their generals also have to teach them a lesson. Don't think you are very powerful every day. If you really go to the battlefield, the slightest negligence may bring you a catastrophe. Don't think this is a joke. Just look at the situation around you and you will know.
On the other hand, the Tang army suffered less than 30 casualties. They knew what to do from the very beginning. There was no time to waste on the battlefield. Only in this way could they save their own lives and those of their comrades. If you don't know this, then you are really screwed.
For these people, if they can understand it, it would be a very good thing. If they don’t understand it, the next time they fight, it might be the time when you lose your life.
By the time the soldiers finished inspecting the battlefield, the sky in the east had already turned pale.
Screams were heard from the side of the military camp. You brought this upon yourselves, so we must know your specific situation. Although someone has already leaked the situation to us, it is still more true when it comes from your mouths.
More than a dozen low-ranking officers were brought in and interrogated separately. If anyone was trying to deceive us, we would know immediately. If you don't take your own life seriously, why should we take yours seriously? Just beat them up directly. If they kill someone, who will be held accountable these days?
These officers of the Byzantine Empire originally wanted to gain honor from the Tang Dynasty army, but now they have not gained any honor. Instead, they have lost their lives here. These people are extremely sad, but when they think about what happened last night, it seems that the loss is not unfair.
We and they are from two completely different worlds. You think about fighting with them, but they won't even let you see their faces. Even if they are dozens of meters away, they can still take your life. How can we continue to fight like this?
If we let them go back, they might tell the rulers in the city that we are not on the same level as the Tang army, and it is better to open the gate and surrender. If we continue to fight, not only will we not be able to win, but we may also anger the Tang army. Once the Tang army is angered, our families may be in even worse shape.
As for those who have not been interrogated, they have already started working. The most important thing for the Tang Dynasty army is efficiency. You are now our prisoners, which means you are our slaves. There are many tasks that can be assigned to you, such as dismantling tents. Each group is responsible for a tent, and there are ten people in a group. If someone runs away, then the remaining nine of you will die.
The smell of blood around the battlefield is very strong, mostly the blood of Byzantine Empire soldiers. If you want to test whether the Tang army's swords are sharp enough, then you'd better hurry up and run away. Anyway, in such a vast area, as long as you dare to escape, we will find you anyway, and then it will be a new hunt.
"We have to find out who leaked the information. We came from far away, so how did they find us? Although there are many ordinary people around here, I don't think it has much to do with them."
General Sima wants to find the leaker.
