Chapter 1308 Inspection of the Western Regions

While Li Xiang was enjoying life, General Mo Lun's army had also entered the Congling area.

General Mo Lun, with his 28,000 Gaochang soldiers and 2,000 Tang artillery units, came over aggressively, destroying two small countries along the way.

These two small countries will not attend the Protectorate Meeting. Since you have made your attitude clear, there is nothing more to say. Our Tang Dynasty Court is definitely not in vain. You all dare to rebel so blatantly. If If I don't destroy you, I won't have any prestige in the Western Region in the future.

"What's ahead?"

General Morun has put on the armor of the Tang Dynasty, and all his men, including his men, are armed according to the Tang Dynasty.

"Report to the general, Julan City is ahead."

The people under my command have already heard clearly. In addition to the troops brought from Gaochang, various countries in the Western Regions also sent more than 10,000 servant troops. The main task of their troops is not to fight, but to report the surrounding situation. Let me find out clearly. After all, it is more than a thousand kilometers from Gaochang to here.

"Get ready for battle and call for the Tang artillery team."

General Morun issued the order. There is nothing to say now. As long as the cities we passed along the way did not attend the alliance meeting, then they have betrayed the Tang Dynasty. We can just capture them.

This is also an order issued by General Cheng Chumo. Now General Cheng Chumo is the highest military officer in the Western Regions. Since others have said so, we can just obey it honestly.

And the fight was very easy along the way. As long as the Datang artillery team went up and bombarded for a while, the combat effectiveness on that side would be reduced by more than half, and many soldiers would even surrender directly. We would directly take advantage of it.

So when encountering such a city, General Molun didn't even bother to persuade him to surrender, so why waste that time? In the end, there were still many conditions that we couldn't agree on, so we just settled the matter directly. Anyway, it only took two or three hours, and we happened to be resting in this city tonight.

The general leading the Tang artillery team was Li Chengyi.

This person can also be considered a member of the Li family, but a relatively remote one. He is the same ancestor as Li Shimin, but he is already three thousand miles away, so he does not have any title, but because he is related to the Li family If you want to make a future in the army, it is much better than ordinary people. After all, they have the same clan and ancestors.

If he hadn't led the team, General Molun would have been the head coach of this Western Expedition. How could he have used the word "please"?

"The whole army is ready."

After receiving the order, dozens of observers rushed out on horseback. They wanted to find a good artillery position for our artillery team. After our artillery was set up, they would obey General Molun's orders at any time.

"General, someone seems to have come out..."

One of General Molun's men was sharp-eyed. When he was less than ten miles away from the city, people were already coming out in the distance. It was obvious that they were not here to fight. Only a dozen people came out.

They had encountered such things along the way. When they heard that the Heavenly Army of the Tang Dynasty was coming, many people did not dare to resist. However, because of what they had done before, they did not want to fall into the hands of the Army of the Tang Dynasty, so they fled directly.

The remaining people in the city were not willing to sit still and wait for death, so when the Tang army came, they immediately found some famous people to surrender on behalf of the entire city to avoid disaster.

"It seems that this battle has been saved again, but let the people below keep a careful eye on me and don't cause any trouble."

General Molun is a veteran on the battlefield. He will not trust anyone until he sees your armed personnel put down their weapons. Is it possible that a few people came out to say surrender and start fighting immediately after you pass? Have you encountered too few?

Sure enough, they came out to surrender. It turns out that they had heard about it a long time ago. They didn't listen to the explanations of you people about what happened along the way and where the Tang army went. No matter what you did in the past, it doesn't matter what you said. For whatever reason, as long as you do not obey the summons of the Protectorate, General Morun will kill you, so the manager of this city ran away yesterday.

"How many troops are left in the city?"

General Molun looked at the old man in front of him arrogantly. This person should be a famous person in the city, otherwise he would not be selected as a representative. After the original leader ran away, each city would find some famous people. come out.

"Returning to the general, there are still more than 2,000 soldiers. They are all old, weak, sick and disabled. Otherwise, they were taken away yesterday. Because they did not get the general's order, they did not dare to leave rashly. The city is now at the gate. We're waiting nearby, it all depends on the general's decision."

The old man was also very scared, but if he didn't come over, the Datang artillery team would probably open fire. If a fight broke out, the whole city would be devastated.

"Then you go back and tell them to line up in the city outside the south gate. The other personnel are staying at home and cannot come out without an order. We will register the entire city's population. Only after the registration is completed can the city be restored. normal order."

They called from the east and solved countless cities along the way. They had already formed a habit, so no one else needed to say anything. They all followed this procedure.

"I'll go there right away..."

The old man breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. They were all ordinary people. The common people did not understand some things about politics. Although their original king betrayed the Tang Dynasty, the common people in the city had no other ideas.

Of course, we can't draw a conclusion yet as to what the situation is. We have to wait until we enter the city to conduct a thorough investigation. Seeing the troops coming out of the city, the Datang artillery team did not deploy.

The countries in the Western Region were like a pile of scattered sand. Although some people were dissatisfied with the Tang Dynasty, no matter how dissatisfied they were, they still did not dare to raise the banner of resistance for fear of being directly destroyed by the Tang Dynasty.

Although the Arab Empire has come to take the lead, it still has little influence on the Western Regions. General Mo Lun also understands what Li Xiang means. The reason why he led his troops to the west so quickly is to kill everyone in this situation. If the ideas of the Arab Empire cannot invade, it will be difficult for the Tang army at that time.

"Enter the city."

General Molun gave an order, and five hundred selected cavalry rushed forward. They would first conduct a reconnaissance of the entire city. (End of chapter)