Chapter 1440 Enemies from the West

Li Xiang memorized this matter. This is what Li Xiang admired about Changsun Chong. Although he was specifically responsible for intelligence work, he also knew many things. A casual idea might keep the Arab Empire busy for a long time.

Of course, it may not be of any use. For example, these people were arrested near the border, but there is no loss to us. These people themselves are too weak to do much work for us, so it is better to let them If they do something meaningful, if it works, the entire Arab Empire will be in chaos.

This is about spending a small amount of money to do big things. If you are not willing to spend even this small amount of money, then don't expect to be able to do big things in the future. Li Xiang has always been much higher than others in terms of structure, so of course similar things Know how to respond.

"Have you heard anything about their military strategy, such as wanting to take revenge on us?"

The two of them had finished half a catty of wine, and today was not a day specifically for drinking, so Li Xiang put down his wine glass. Changsun Chong was not a drunkard, and the people below had already served rice to the two of them.

"I heard some news, but it's not about us..."

When Chang Sun Chong said this, Li Xiang also gave up his job. The military news is not about us, but who is it about? Aren't we the biggest enemy of the Arab Empire at this stage? You must know that we killed hundreds of thousands of them in one war, and we also had millions of square kilometers of land in the Anton Governor's Palace. Isn't this the biggest thing?

"Your Highness, you don't need to be confused. We have verified this news many times, and it was not sent back to us by an intelligence agent. The reason why they recruited a large number of soldiers this time is not because of us. It seems that they are in a place further west. , a powerful enemy appeared, and those people had crosses hanging on their chests..."

When Chang Sun Chong said this, Li Xiang instantly understood what was going on, but the historical trend was a bit inconsistent. Europe in this era was probably the period of the Frank Empire, but the Frank Empire had not yet dealt with its own affairs. Understand, we are far from unifying all European lands, so even if there is a war, the scale cannot be too large.

Could it be that his arrival changed everything? If this is the case, it makes sense. When Li Xiang read time-travel novels in the past, he had also heard of the butterfly effect. Due to the arrival of certain people, the situation of the entire world will change, or else it will be the time-travel novel he has traveled through. The world is a little different from the original history, and this is also possible.

"Were they fighting further west? So what was the scale of their fighting?"

Li Xiang said with some urgency, if Europe is really unified, then it will not be too challenging for the Tang army at this stage. After all, they are all heavy armors, and they will not face the cavalry of the Arab Empire. There is not much advantage, let alone facing us. Anyway, in this era, as long as the enemy has not developed gunpowder, the Tang army is already invincible.

"According to the information our people have heard, there should be a lot of people lost, and they are all elites of the Arab Empire. We also fought wars with the Arab Empire in the Western Region, but most of them were troops from their Anton Governor's Palace. Although His Highness the Prince has brought a lot of elites, the proportion of elites is not high."

When Chang Sun Chong said this, Li Xiang understood that people in the Arab Empire obviously still value their enemies in the west, because those who lost there were their elites, while those who lost here were some second-line armies. This kind of second-line army For the Arab Empire, there are as many as they need. As long as they attack cities and territories quickly enough, they can find more servant armies.

Just like the current Tang Empire, if the real Tang army loses hundreds of thousands, the entire government and the public may be shaken, and they will find out the matter, and then concentrate all their efforts to deal with this enemy.

But if the troops of Fuso and Goryeo are lost, even if they lose two to three hundred thousand, it will not matter to the entire Tang Dynasty. They are nothing more than cannon fodder, and their own combat effectiveness is also in a low position among the imperial hierarchy. At worst, we can just continue to recruit troops in these places.

As for how to resurrect the lost labor force in the local society? This is not within the scope of consideration of senior officials of Datang. Anyway, you are just a subsidiary country of Datang. Didn’t you say that when you came to worship? If you die in pieces, then we will give you a chance to die in pieces.

"After you go back, pass the message to your intelligence agents and ask them to investigate clearly when the Arab Empire wants to continue the war. Even if there is no precise time point, you must give us a general time point."

The food had been served, and the servants served delicious tea to the two of them.

"Your Highness, do you have any other arrangements during this time?"

Changsun Chong has already heard that if the Arab Empire does not continue to wage war against us, Li Xiang is not prepared to continue to start a war in the Western Regions.

"Even if I have no other arrangements, if you go to the Western Regions for a trip, you should understand what the situation is now. We are not stable enough in the Western Regions. In addition, we have just occupied the Anton Governor's Mansion. At least It will take two or three years to sort out the situation, so a war at this stage will not do us any good."

What Li Xiang said is true. Memorials from various yamen in the Western Regions are sent to Chang'an City like snowflakes every day. They are all about some not-so-good news. Although we have ruled with iron blood in the local area, here and Fusang It is different from Korea. The most fundamental reason is that the area here is too large, and we cannot station too many troops in this area.

Stationing one soldier in the Western Region can almost station five soldiers in Korea. The cost there is too high, so we can only rely on time to slowly conquer it, hoping to see the effect in a short time. If so, I'm afraid it's unlikely.

Of course, in addition to this, Li Xiang had another idea, that is, the war in the south. Two wars started at the same time. The Tang Dynasty could support it, but Li Xiang's heart could not support it... (End of this chapter)