Chapter 1360 The collision of two empires

The army of the Tang Dynasty has always had a fine tradition. Everyone must have the opportunity to lead troops. Of course, this does not mean that this opportunity is given to you casually. You must win the respect of others. In the army, if you want to win the respect of others, Respect for people is not that simple.

Although Qu Tushou did not have any achievements, he had already won the respect of some people with just three words: "Wu Zhuangyuan". On the way to the northwest with his troops, he also wiped out a group of bandits. In addition, he also observed In the past few days, this person has indeed been useful, but now he lacks a chance to prove himself.

Cheng Chuliang and Li Chengyi have also discussed this matter. He must be given a chance to do this. As for General Mo Lun, he is a general from Gaochang. He does not care about the internal affairs of the Tang Dynasty. This time he has already established his merits. , the previous two wars were all due to others, so this time it was Qu Tushou's turn. He stayed by Cheng Chuliang's side honestly and followed Cheng Chuliang to suppress the Central Army.

Qu Tushou did not issue a military order to Cheng Chuliang, but Cheng Chuliang understood that this guy was a shameless person, and his ancestors had spent their entire lives here. If he really failed this time, there would be no way to turn around. Day.

Of course, it also affects other people. Take the commander-in-chief of the army, Cheng Chuliang, for example. No matter what you do, you have to bear the charge of knowing someone unknown. Although you have left a lot of achievements in the Western Regions before, because of this incident If you fail, it is very likely that you will be beaten to the end, even if your brother-in-law is Li Xiang.

At dawn the next day, Qu Tushou led his troops to the southwest. They wanted to bypass the first two waves of troops from the Arab Empire and go straight to the prince's army.

The rest of the people immediately retreated eastward, creating an illusion to the people around them. They did not want to fight the people of the Arab Empire, so they had to retreat eastward, which meant that they no longer wanted this place, and spread their opinions outwards. The benefits around them were real. It's too little. If you stay here, your annual income can't keep up with the cost of garrisoning. Isn't this a waste of money for me, the Tang Dynasty?

Therefore, in this case, the Tang army was prepared to abandon this place as a whole and retreat to Shule with its troops.

Of course, some people say that this is false and that it may be a retreat in order to advance, but there are also many people who know Datang’s operating policy. Costs must be controlled. If the cost is exceeded, many places in Datang will not want.

Of course, it doesn’t matter whether people outside believe Cheng Chuliang or not. Anyway, we have released our words, and our troops have also retreated eastward. As for whether the people in the Arab Empire will be fooled, it depends on others.

As the saying goes, people make plans and God makes things happen. No matter how good your plan is, if the other party has someone more powerful than you, or there is some news in the middle, it means that you will not be able to get it. This success is understandable.

Qu Tushou was in an excited mood at this moment. This was the first time he had brought so many troops to the battlefield, more than 40,000 people. He couldn't believe his eyes. These 40,000 people were not just numbers. There is no army from the Western Regions, all are the armies of Tang Dynasty and Gaochang.

When he didn't come to the Western Regions, he didn't look down on Gaochang's army. He also thought that Gaochang's army was similar to that of other countries in the Western Regions and shouldn't be able to do much.

But it was different after he came. He was very aware of the current situation. The combat effectiveness of Gaochang's army was no longer weak. This could be seen from the training ground. Except that they did not have the muskets of the Tang army, in other aspects It is almost the same as the Tang army.

Of course, the ballistae and artillery are still owned by the Tang army, and other armies cannot own them. No matter how loyal you are to the Tang Dynasty, this is an insurmountable gap.

"Report to the general that Arab troops have been found fifty miles north of us."

On the fourth day after leaving Shiguocheng, we finally discovered the Arab army. If nothing went wrong, this should be the first echelon of the Arab Empire.

"Let the brothers above work harder and try to identify which army this is, and then order our cavalry to speed around and report a message to the brothers behind."

Qu Tushou didn't care about the army in the north. This was not his goal. If he attacked the first echelon first, the people behind would probably run back. Then the result of this war would be the same as the last time. Although we killed tens of thousands of their troops, for the huge Arab Empire, these people were just scratching their skins and were not taken seriously at all.

The reason why the plan is so troublesome this time is to eat all three batches of their troops. Only in this way can their Anton Governor's Mansion be empty, and we can advance the front to the city of Samarkand.

The Arab army also released a lot of spies around, but they only moved forward and conducted inquiries within twenty miles. They learned better this time than last time. They knew that the range of Tang Dynasty's artillery was limited, so they only needed to spy around them. If twenty miles have been observed, nothing will happen.

That night, they passed by the first echelon of the Arab Empire's army. In the afternoon of the next day, they discovered the people of the second echelon of the Arab Empire. These people were huge in number, but compared to the first echelon. , it looks really chaotic, with all kinds of mounts in the team, coupled with all kinds of military uniforms, it is obvious that they are a miscellaneous army from various countries in Central Asia.

It was still the same situation as before. Qu Tushou asked his men to hide as much as possible and wait for this group of people to pass before we leave. The next person we have to face is his enemy, and that is what interests him the most.

After walking for two days, the central echelon was finally over. This was also the largest echelon in the Arab Empire, and it was also the weakest in combat effectiveness. According to the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, these people will be our free labor force in the future. , I hope they can surrender quickly on the battlefield.

Qu Tushou understood what they meant. The more people he captured, the more they would be counted as money in the future. At that time, part of it would be evenly distributed to all the soldiers in the army. Can he build a new house this time and marry someone? A good wife depends on how many people are captured. Their number is directly related to our future life. How can these soldiers not care?

Eight days later, we finally met the Prince's Legion... (End of Chapter)