Chapter 1568: Even the navy can’t do it

After hearing Chang Sunze's words, everyone else's eyes lit up. Although our Datang Army is strong enough, our Datang Navy is also not in trouble. If our Navy comes, many things will not happen. Can everything be solved?

Looking at the expressions on their faces, Li Xiang didn't know how to attack these guys. You really haven't studied junior high school geography. If you took a look at the junior high school geography textbook, you wouldn't ask such a question. Is the place accessible to the navy?

The current location is approximately in the central and eastern part of Afghanistan. No matter which direction you go, there is no sea around. If there was a sea, would the terrain here still be like this? There are more or less places that can be cultivated, but we have traveled such a long way, which place do you see that can be cultivated?

"To be honest, according to my understanding, there is no sea anywhere around here, so our navy cannot get over at all. Even if it can come over, our navy will not be able to get here before Tianzhu Kingdom is solved. We may encounter sneak attacks on the way, and this is absolutely impossible without a very safe logistics line.”

A map quickly appeared in Li Xiang's mind. It was indeed possible to attack the Arab Empire with naval warships, but there was also a country of Tianzhu in the middle. Before we solved the country of Tianzhu, there was really no way to get there.

However, Chang Sunze's idea is good. When the army cannot solve the problem, of course we have to rely on naval warships. Unfortunately, this cannot be done in the place we are now.

"It seems we can only retreat next."

Su Dingfang spread his hands helplessly. When he set off from Chang'an City, this guy was indeed full of energy. He expected to rely on his own strength to obtain a title for future generations. But unfortunately, he was unlucky. Now he has It's time to retreat.

The others also had the same expression on their faces. It is said that they did not fail this time. They killed the Arab Empire's 100,000 troops in a short period of time. We only captured several hundred prisoners, and there were also various kinds of people. Loot, generally speaking, is not a loss.

But it cannot be said to be a success, because this war is really far behind our previous goals. No matter how bad our previous goals were, we still had to capture several cities. Now it is They also occupied cities, but these cities were all burdens and did not bring us much benefit.

"It has been a while since we set out from the Anxi Governor's Mansion. According to my estimation, the land in the middle must be the size of two or three provinces. Should we occupy this place? Set up another governor. Mansion?”

Li Chengyi thought of another thing. The land on the march was also occupied by us. If we insist on setting up a new agency in the border area, these lands are enough, but there are fewer people along the way. According to our estimation , which is more than one million people at most, which is really not enough for a Protectorate.

"I'm afraid this is not possible. There is no problem with the land, but there is no value here. What's the use of our defense? I think if we lay a boundary monument of the Tang Dynasty here, of course it will be destroyed by them, but how much It also means that we have been here before and it is not too late to make plans in the future.”

Li Xiang thought for a while and said, if the army is stationed here, it may kill us. This place is called Tiantian, and the earth is not good. Everything has to be transported from the country, from Chang'an City. If you want to transport things here, it will be thousands of miles away, and this place has penetrated deep into the Arab Empire, and is surrounded by a bunch of dangerous people. If you put an army here, they will encounter it every moment. Lots of danger.

What's more, the land under his feet is unlucky. Li Xiang still remembers a saying in the 21st century that this land was called the cemetery of the empire. At that time, Li Xiang didn't believe it, but now he finally believes it. The people of that era Both empires have failed here. The current Tang Empire is also the number one in the world. It has obviously won the victory, but it cannot control you. It seems that this land does have its capabilities.

The others also nodded. Along the way, they were also very familiar with the situation here. Even if five thousand troops were stationed here, the annual cost would be very staggering. You can't expect to find this cost from the surroundings. Back when Sukhguman retreated, he had already taken away everything he could.

If he knew that there was an army of the Tang Dynasty here, he would definitely send a small army to harass us. In the end, we would be exhausted and unable to defend this land. The army of 5,000 people would also suffer heavy losses. At that time, we would also have to The withdrawal back to Liuzhou was also a serious blow to our overall morale.

"well…"

Several generals were sighing. Looking at the expressions on their faces, Li Xiang really didn't know what to say to them.

"You all cheer up, let's retreat to the Anxi Protectorate, take a rest there, and then continue to attack. They will not let go of these lands. If we don't retreat, these refugees will be our disaster. , but this disaster will not disappear after we retreat.”

Li Xiang's words instantly ignited everyone's fire. Your Highness is right. We are here to take care of these refugees. After we leave, the refugees will definitely not follow us back to the north. They will either starve to death here or find a way to go south.

Although most of the refugees will definitely die of thirst and starvation on the road, there will still be a part of them that will run to the heartland of the Arab Empire and bring great disaster to the Arab Empire. We can wait until then to come back.

"Your Highness, I have an idea. The large army can be withdrawn, but a few small troops can be left behind. The number of people does not need to be too large, 3,000 to 5,000 people will be enough. First, we can solve their supplies on the spot, and second, we will not have to completely withdraw from this area."

Li Chengyi thought of another thing. This time, we have hundreds of thousands of troops going out together. It is indeed a huge momentum, but it is also difficult for us to turn around. But if we break up into small pieces, it may be a different situation. After all, we have seen their combat effectiveness. An army of 5,000 people is enough... (End of this chapter)