Chapter 1543: Never Return to Hometown

The second battle between the Arab Empire and the Tang Empire officially started. Wang Shentong's men had practiced it many times, especially this kind of battle between hundreds of people. When the artillery attacked, other troops had to make a detour to outflank the enemy. Before the enemy came to their senses, you would have entered our encirclement.

Although it was not known how many people there were in the Arab Empire army, Wang Shentong did not want to miss the opportunity. Two cavalrymen outflanked from the left and right sides. Facts proved that his order was correct. This army had less than 400 people. If the opportunity was really missed, then I'm afraid this group of people would be let go.

With the support of artillery and muskets, the battle lasted less than an hour. Except for more than 30 people who ran away, the rest were either killed or became prisoners. This was a good start, of course, a little small.

"Captain, these people can speak Chinese."

After a brief inquiry, several people can speak Chinese. As for those who can't speak Chinese, they are watching tremblingly. Both sides are big empires. Although they will collect prisoners on large battlefields and make them slaves, who will take prisoners in such a small-scale battle?

"Get rid of the remaining people. The speed must be fast. Take these people to change locations and meet up with our space balloon. In addition, notify the two nearby patrols to move closer to us."

In the previous questioning, they already knew that the army of the Arab Empire was more than 270 miles away from here. If they continued to disperse in the same way as before, they would probably be surrounded by the Arab Empire. Since they already knew their situation, there was no need for the brothers to continue to take risks.

Several soldiers of the Arab Empire were knocked unconscious and carried directly on camels, and then quickly retreated. Although they fought well, they were not fools. A few hundred people wanted to take on the army of the Arab Empire. Isn't this a bubble in the brain? If you are not careful and fall into the encirclement, with just a few hundred of you, you won't even have a chance to run away.

As for the more than 30 people who escaped, if Qian Que chased them, he could still catch up, but Wang Shentong didn't let his men do this, because Wang Shentong knew very well that the more they went forward, the more Arab Empire troops there were. They were not the troops in the surrounding areas, and these people were not of the same mind as the Arab Empire.

Several patrol teams nearby soon got the news, and they stopped moving forward and began to find a place to hide. When the Arab Empire's army came, they would accompany them while sending news to the rear. This is also what the Tang Dynasty reconnaissance troops should do.

Speaking of which, these people are a bit bold. You are just a few people, accompanied by hundreds of thousands of troops. Once the news is leaked, you will have no chance to escape. But many people are very confident. We don't take the initiative to provoke the Arab army. We just follow around. This desert is so big. Can we block the surroundings?

Li Xiang was watching the musket training of his new soldiers at this moment. After receiving this news, he immediately returned to the camp and finally waited for the army of the Arab Empire. According to the first intelligence sent back, they should have arrived in front of us a long time ago. Who knew that these guys ran too slowly and delayed for many days along the way, otherwise the first battle would have been over.

"Li Chengyi, Chang Sunze..."

When the two heard Li Xiang's call, they immediately knelt in front of Li Xiang. These two were the youngest generals in the army. It was obvious that Li Xiang wanted to appoint them as vanguard officers.

Li Xiang is different now. In the past, he led the troops to fight in person. This time he was just commanding from the rear. There are so many fierce generals below. If you don't use them, why bring them from Chang'an City? Is it to let them see the scenery of the Western Regions here? Li Xiang is not so stupid.

"I am here."

These days, the two of them have been wondering who will be the vanguard officer. Now Li Xiang has called them both out. Both of them want to be the main general, but Li Chengyi seems to be a little bit inferior to Chang Sunze.

"You two each take 20,000 soldiers, one on the left and one on the right, and when you see the army of the Arab Empire, you can do whatever you want."

Li Xiang originally wanted to let the two of them make a feint attack, but thinking of their situation, they probably couldn't command them after they left the gate. These two are both Monkey Kings, and making trouble in the Heavenly Palace is no problem. If you want to kill them, it might not be good. What's more, if you really kill them, can you watch them from thousands of miles away?

After hearing this arrangement, Cheng Chuliang rolled his eyes. These two men have 40,000 elite soldiers under their command. They are the strongest in the army in terms of both mobility and combat effectiveness. If they are released, it would be like releasing two tigers. When he arrives with his army, there will probably not be much work to do except capturing prisoners.

"I obey your command."

The two men were not related to each other, and they took two different roads, one on the left and the other on the right, so neither of them would delay the other. Moreover, they were all the elite troops of the Tang Dynasty, and they were carrying all kinds of weapons and equipment. They were afraid that they would not meet the army of the Arab Empire. Once they met, even if the army was three or five times larger than theirs, these people would dare to fight.

"Go down and prepare. I will give you ten hours. Within ten hours, you must take the troops on the road."

Li Xiang calculated the time. It would take seven or eight days to reach the place where the Arab Empire army was found, even if the army advanced quickly. There was not much time left for them.

In fact, there was no need for such a long preparation time. The elite troops under the two men had been ready long ago. They only needed to calculate the various supplies and then go to the logistics department to load the vehicles. They could set off in three hours at most.

Many people are already tired of training, and their hands are getting calluses. If they don't go out now, they really don't have the mood to continue training here. If the Arab Empire's army comes, we dare to keep them here and let them never return to their hometown... (End of this chapter)