Chapter 1329 The taste of hometown
After the preparations were completed on the second day, the Tang army was ready to set off as soon as the day came.
Although it is said to be an army of 100,000, there are actually only 50,000 people, of which only 10,000 are from the Tang army, and the rest are all Gaochang troops.
Before this army set off, the coalition forces from various countries in the Western Regions had already set off in advance. They were fifty miles in front of the Tang army, and the two armies were divided into two parts.
The armies of various countries in the Western Region also understand that they are being treated as cannon fodder, but they do not dare to resist. Don't you keep saying that you are loyal to the Tang Dynasty? If this is the case, then you must prove now that you are at the forefront of all armies and you are also the first to encounter the Arab Empire army. Kill them to prove your loyalty.
In fact, many people in the Western Regions want to be neutral. According to their thinking, no one on either side can afford to offend, so we might as well just rely on no one and let them fight hard. When they both lose, then we can recover. rights to the Western Region.
Of course this is a good idea, but regardless of whether they are the Tang Empire or the Arab Empire, their leaders are not fools. Since the war zone has been chosen in your area, they will never give you any chance.
The sounding balloons are constantly rising in order to grasp the surrounding situation in advance. If the cavalry of the Arab Empire rushes in front of us, we will also cause a certain panic. With these sounding balloons, it will not be possible It's over.
The cavalry naturally rides their own horses, and ordinary infantry also have camels. If they rely on their legs, there is no need to fight at all. The area of the Western Region is really too large, so transportation is necessary. OK.
Camels can not only carry things, but the most important thing is to find the way in the desert. If you let go of the leading camel, he can lead you out of the entire desert by himself. This is one of the reasons why we brought a large number of camels with us on this march.
The Arab Empire has also received the news of the departure of the Tang army. They are not in a hurry at the moment. After all, it will be at least a month and a half before they advance westward from the location of Donghufu in the Western Region. What they want to deal with most now is Envoy from the Empire.
samarkand city
When the Tang army set out, the special envoys of the Arab Empire led their army and the vanguard also arrived. Standing on the city wall and looking into the distance, a group of cavalry wearing black gauze slowly came over, like black ants in the desert. Same.
"God bless us."
Governor Faisal recited one of their slogans, and the army in the distance had already arrived. A full guard of honor was set up at the Governor's Mansion to welcome the special envoy of the Arab Empire, their Third Prince Salaman. .
If you want to attack some ordinary countries, you only need to send some tribal generals. It is absolutely impossible to send princes. You must know that the emperor of the Arab Empire only has three sons, and His Highness Salaman may board the The emperor is the most likely to be crowned prince among the three princes.
Allowing such a prince to come to the East this time really shows their importance. Others may not do things well. After all, the sky is high here and the emperor is far away, but Prince Salaman has his own Ambition, if he can open the way to the Tang Empire, then he will write a significant chapter in the history of the empire, and no one can stop him from becoming the emperor of the Arab Empire.
"See Your Highness the Prince."
Everyone in the Anton Governor's Mansion knelt down to salute. Thousands of people knelt down with cheers, but the city still looked a little dilapidated. When they conquered this place, they killed everyone in the city. Although it has improved a lot in recent years, compared with the land in the interior of the Arab Empire, it is still a bit desolate.
"rise……"
Prince Salaman loves cleanliness very much. He has been on the road for such a long time and his whole body is still spotless. This is really surprising. Now that he has arrived in the city of Samarkhan, he has not talked with his men. He didn't have too many contacts, but went directly to the residence arranged for himself, took a shower and changed clothes.
Governor Faisal and his men had been waiting at the door for a long time. They had left the court for a long time. Suddenly they saw His Highness the Prince, as if they saw their king, so these people did not dare to show any slightness, and they all had to do it. You have to show your sincerity, otherwise, the court will think that you have changed your mind and you are disrespectful to His Highness, which is disrespectful to the king.
Every court has its internal strife. There will always be some disharmony between the officials within the court and the feudal officials outside. When you are not cautious enough in doing things, don't blame others for taking the opportunity. attack you.
"Let's all do it and taste some food from my hometown. I brought it to you from the capital of our country. I also know that you have been away from your hometown for a long time. You should miss these things very much."
Prince Salaman asked his men to send some food and drinks, all of which were good things from his hometown. Of course, for these high-level officials, as long as they want to eat and drink, it is still easy to get them. , although they are stationed outside, it does not mean that there are no merchants between the two places. As long as there are merchants, all kinds of goods can be delivered.
But these things were brought by His Highness the Prince, so they had to pretend to be very rare, and some even stuffed them into their mouths regardless of their image.
How could Prince Salaman not investigate the local officials when he came to such a place? As the representatives of the suzerain country to the vassal country, these people are simply the emperors here. Their daily life is extremely luxurious. These local specialties from their hometown have long been unable to impress them. This is just pretending by these people.
"Your Majesty the Governor, I heard that you have achieved gratifying results in your investigation against the Tang Dynasty, and you have also found out all their confidential information, and even bribed some court officials. Is this true?"
Prince Salaman ate a little and immediately got into the work process. This was similar to Li Xiang. He never wasted time and finished the important things first, and then talked about the unimportant things.
After Governor Faisal heard this, his face was immediately filled with smiles, and he asked his men to bring several memorials. (End of chapter)
