Chapter 1317 It’s impossible to come without going back

Chang'an Tiance Admiral's Mansion

Li Xiang came back from the south in a hurry, thinking of quickly leading his troops to the Western Regions. Unexpectedly, he received a report of a great victory in the Western Regions, annihilating more than 5,000 Arab Empire cavalry and more than 30,000 rebels from various countries in the Western Regions.

"This guy Mo Lun is quite a good player. It's not unusual for him to be able to fight like this. I've seen this old boy before. He has a lot of tricks. But it's hard to say that Li Chengyi is so young. If you can keep your composure, it seems that our Datang City is really full of talents."

When Niu Jinda saw the report of the battle in the Western Regions, he was filled with sighs in his heart. He originally thought that he had to send generals from Chang'an City, or let the Cheng brothers play in person, in order to resist the Arab Empire. Unexpectedly, these guys had already won. And this victory is not small.

If it were in other regions, 30,000 people really wouldn't be enough to say much, but the Western Region itself is vast and sparsely populated. Almost a small city is a country, and all the troops add up to only two or three thousand people, so These 30,000 people are quite a lot.

"It seems that we really don't need to go to the front line. I thought we were waiting for us to clean up the battle. His Highness kept saying that the Arab army was powerful, so I kept it in my mind. It doesn't look good now. Not even our front-line troops were dispatched, all were Gaochang troops."

Su Dingfang was also a little sad. He finally found an opportunity. He discussed it with Li Xiang for a long time while drinking, and he was about to go around.

But now even Datang's army in the Western Regions has not been used, only an artillery team has been used. If this is the case, why is there any need to send troops from the capital?

Just as the two were discussing this matter, Li Xiang also came from behind. This was also the official promotion of Tiance Admiral's Mansion...

This is like a small imperial court, which specializes in handling major military affairs of the Tang Dynasty. It can also be called the Military Aircraft Department in later generations. Of course, after the discussion is completed, it must be approved by the emperor.

"It seems that you all know that the Western Region has won the battle, and I did not expect that the battle would be like this. It seems that the strange tree's thoughts were a bit serious before, or perhaps the training of our army is much better than before."

After receiving the news, Li Xiang was a little strange, and compared all the data in detail before finally calculating it. After these years of development, whether it was the army of the Tang Dynasty or the army under the Tang Dynasty, their The combat effectiveness has risen to an extremely high level.

Although the cavalry of the Arab Empire is powerful, they did not take much advantage against our Tang army in that period. Even if they won, it would be a tragic victory. Now that our combat effectiveness has improved so much, even if they win a tragic victory, they will not be able to win. Opportunities, especially since we have artillery batteries all over the Western Region.

The land in the Western Regions is too vast. If a large number of troops are stationed, the annual military expenditure will be an astronomical figure. Therefore, it is impossible for the Tang Dynasty to station a large number of troops there. It can only station a group of artillery brigades on the main transportation roads, and These artillery teams must move quickly.

Fighting this battle can make the countries in the Western Region see clearly that the savior you have longed for is nothing more than a pile of cannon fodder in front of the Tang army. As long as we want to deal with them, they will not have the power to stand up.

"Your Highness, although the current crisis has been resolved, it is not polite to reciprocate. If we just let them go, we will still be in a passive state in the future. Since they have started the war, we will kill them directly. They forget it.”

Although Niu Jinda has a rough temper, what he said is serious. Since the Arab Empire has entered the Western Region of our country, it means that they want to invade this area. This is just a minor setback, and it is impossible for them to give up. This idea.

"The general also thinks what Lao Niu said. As His Highness said, since the comprehensive national strength of the Arab Empire is equivalent to that of the Tang Dynasty, their decision cannot be easily changed. This time's failure will only make them come back. Instead of waiting at the door of our house, we might as well kill them, so that we don’t have to guard against thieves every day, and the common people’s lives will be uneasy. The princes and nobles of various countries in the Western Regions have other ideas.”

After Li Xiang's transformation in the past few years, let alone the two generals in front of him, even ordinary people of the Tang Dynasty will destroy the country if they open their mouths or shut up.

Don't say that you didn't come to invade our Tang Dynasty. Even if your land is relatively prosperous, that is the reason for us to invade you. Now they have invaded our borders, and they have to deceive these slave countries on the border to cause trouble. If this is the case , then I cannot spare you lightly.

Li Xiang nodded to the words of the two people, but it is not suitable to launch a large-scale war with the Arab Empire at this stage. According to historical records, the Arab Empire should be in a strong period now, and it can easily take out ten There are hundreds of thousands of troops, and they are all Arab cavalry that come and go without a trace.

They should expand along the Mediterranean, and we should not use many troops. If they want to fight the Arab Empire while Tubo and Tianzhu are still there, this is not in line with Li Xiang's international plan.

But now that they have entered the scope of our country's rule, we must give them some color. If we don't give them some color, we don't know what these guys will do in the future.

"If His Highness is worried, then we don't need to attack too deeply. It's better to occupy the Anton Governor's Mansion, and let's wait and see what happens to the rest. If they endure it, then the new land we occupy will It's quite a lot, and it can be used as our country's western barrier, but if they can't bear it, then they will continue to send more troops to the Western Region."

Niu Jinda saw Li Xiang's hesitation. There must be other things on our side. If there were no Tubo and Tianzhu, then we could really fight with them. If we win, the vast area west of Congling will also be destroyed. They are all ours, and we can even progress to the Arabian Peninsula, which will be another area comparable to the Tang Dynasty.

"This is a good idea, but I'm afraid that the army under General Mo Lun is not enough. You immediately send an order to Cheng Chuliang to make him the commander-in-chief, General Mo Lun as the deputy commander, and Li Chengyi to join the army. He will lead 50,000 people to invade Samarkand and accuse the Arabs. The Imperial Anton Governor's Mansion..." (End of this chapter)