When General Sima talked about this, the people around him also thought that someone must have leaked the information. We came from a long distance and were very careful along the way. All the areas we passed through were unmanaged areas. Although it was the territory of the Byzantine Empire before, because of the attack of the Arab Empire, the bureaucracy in this area was basically disbanded, and they would not be able to detect us.
So if no one had tipped them off, they would have had no idea that the Tang army was coming, and they would have known it so accurately. There were a large number of scouts around where we were stationed, but when those people came yesterday, the scouts didn't see them at all. This means that some of them must have betrayed us, otherwise how could they have hidden so carefully?
"General, this matter must be investigated, but the question is how? So many people in our army know about this attack plan. After dinner last night, many people left the camp. It takes about two or three hours to get to the Byzantine city, so there are too many people who know."
A staff general next to him said, after this guy finished speaking, the people around him nodded. This matter is really not convenient to investigate, mainly because it has spread too widely. You can't arrest all the people. These people are the guarantee of the combat effectiveness of the Tang Dynasty army. If you search for traitors in the entire camp, we may not be able to hold on before we catch the traitors.
"Don't worry about this matter. Just do your own thing. I have a way to find out. The attack plan is temporarily suspended. Until this rat is caught, everyone else will stay in their camps."
General Sima remembered what Cheng Chumo had told him before he left. There were many of His Highness's spies in the military camp. If you wanted to find out something, just notify those people directly. They would find a way to give you a satisfactory answer. If they could not provide a satisfactory answer, then the rest would depend on you.
These people are actually soldiers exchanged by the system. Li Xiang scattered them in military camps everywhere. Basically, there is one among fifteen people. Their usual task is to observe the soldiers around them. If someone has a problem, they will definitely write it down silently. If you can determine the time, it will be easier to find someone.
Seeing that Sima Jun had already made up his mind, many generals did not say much and hurried back to their own barracks. After this battle, they had to make a good reorganization. In case the traitor was among their own men, if they could find him in advance, they would not have to embarrass themselves in front of the entire army.
Before catching the traitor, Sima Jun was not idle either. He sent a team of a thousand people in the direction of the Byzantine Empire and asked them to be careful along the way to prevent the other party from making a surprise attack. Of course, the probability of this happening was extremely small.
The Byzantine Empire did not have the courage to face the enemy head-on. If they did, they probably would not have chosen a sneak attack. In this case, they chose a sneak attack in order to gain some advantage. Now the Tang army has been alerted. If they were to face the enemy head-on, they really did not have the courage. This team of a thousand people would most likely not encounter a battle, but for the safety of the entire army, they still had to be released.
"I, Tiger Sanshi, pay my respects to the general."
After arranging everything, a soldier was already waiting in the tent. This person was the one Cheng Chumo had told General Sima about. These people were spies planted by His Highness himself, and there had been no problems for many years. If there was anything, they were the right people to ask. If you were to investigate on your own, it would take an indefinite amount of time, and not only would you offend everyone in the military camp, but in the end you wouldn't be able to find anyone, and our morale would be damaged.
"I'm sure you've heard about the investigation into the traitor. I won't say anything more. Have you discussed this with your men? Who are the suspects?"
Sima Jun ordered his men to guard the gate and no one could come in.
"General, this incident was not committed by the Tang army. I can guarantee that my people can supervise them. As for the armies of the other two countries, it is really hard to say. We have too few people in their army. We can only guarantee the innocence of some of them. This is the army with our people. The rest of them, about 8,000 people, are not. The traitors must come from them."
After the war ended last night, Hu Sanshi immediately summoned his men and asked them to exchange information with each other to see if they could dig out the traitor. However, all the Tang army was in battle at that time, including the scouts who went out, who also had their people present, so the probability of a traitor appearing in the Tang army was too low.
"You only make up a small percentage of the Tang army. Can you really monitor the entire army?"
If Li Xiang were here, he probably wouldn't ask such a stupid question. Of course, there was nothing wrong with General Sima asking this. After all, he had never cooperated with these system soldiers, so he naturally didn't know much about their abilities. If they had cooperated before, he wouldn't have asked this question.
"Please rest assured, General. I will guarantee it with my own life."
Hearing Hu Sanshi's words, Sima Jun had no choice but to believe them. Whether it was His Highness or Cheng Chumo, they both trusted these guys very much. Weren't they smarter than him? Since they all trusted these guys, it meant that their analysis was correct. Now the problem lies with these 8,000 people.
"Mobilize your troops temporarily and keep them in place. Stay in the barracks and gather information. If the traitor is among these 8,000 men, we can only investigate secretly and not press them too hard. If we do, it will easily lead to a mutiny on the battlefield."
Sima Jun frowned and said that if it happened in the Tang army camp, this matter would be easier to handle, as many Tang soldiers had their own ideas. But if it happened in the vassal army camp, it would be difficult to handle. If you rashly go to their camp to arrest people, you must find evidence, and the chance of finding evidence in this case is zero.
