Chapter 1610 The decision is yours

Naturally, such a big move by the Arab Empire could not be hidden from the spies of the Tang Dynasty. Originally, there were a dozen spies in the Tang Empire near the capital of the Arab Empire, but now this number has expanded several times.

Everyone will assess the situation carefully. Originally, the war was within the territory of the Anton Governor's Mansion, which is really far away from here. If you want to let someone act as a secret agent for you, then you must have some ability.

Therefore, the spies of the Tang Dynasty were sneaking in the dark and could not expose themselves. But when our army came all the way from the north, the situation changed fundamentally. There were too many People wanted to leave a way out for themselves, so they took the initiative to find spies of the Tang Dynasty.

In the eyes of these people, the fact that the Tang army was able to kill five hundred miles away from the royal capital is enough to show that their fighting power is strong. At this time, if there are two brothers in the family, then one person has to continue to work in the Arab court. On the other hand, the other person has to find a way to establish contact with the Tang Dynasty court. Only in this way can the whole family survive. Almost all their big families think this way.

With the help of these people, transmitting information has become a relatively simple matter. Originally, we didn’t know how to establish this channel. Now, with the help of these big family defectors, our information can be quickly transmitted. After returning, Cheng Chuliang and Su Dingfang, who were on the front line at the moment, received the news.

"According to my estimation, Sukhguman must have responded at least half a month ago. In this half month, we have captured more than 30 cities. This is very important to them Arabs. For me, that’s a big loss.”

Su Dingfang said while eating roasted lamb leg. For this guy, he was no longer willing to eat these things. He really wanted to go back to Chang'an to have a bowl of noodles and use vegetables as a marinade. This was comparable to the roasted lamb in his hand. The legs are more fragrant, but unfortunately in a place like this, it's good that you can eat this. If you go back to Li Xiang's place, you might be able to eat it.

"Then what strategy should we adopt? It will definitely not work if we continue to implement the previous strategy. Sukhguman's target should be the two of us, and this time this guy is well prepared. In addition to his army, he has also recruited a large number of people in the royal city. soldiers, we are no match for him.”

Cheng Chuliang is not particular about what he eats, but he has been eating too much beef and mutton recently, so this guy just eats the flatbread with pickled vegetables on the side. Even if he eats this kind of thing, it is much better than beef and mutton. .

The two of them were not together, but they were not very far apart. After getting the news, the two began to move towards each other. Finally, it took three days for the two armies to merge into one.

"They don't want a decisive battle, so we will implement the previous strategy. Now that they want a decisive battle, we should wait for the large forces. If we have a conflict with them rashly, we are not afraid of fighting, but the logistics and supplies cannot keep up. I At best, the gunpowder on the side will only be used in a high-intensity battle."

Su Dingfang said somewhat depressedly. At the beginning, they had already thought that logistics was the main thing. They had also made a lot of changes in logistics, but the plan could not keep up with the changes. No matter how many changes you made, you can only be honest now. Wait, wait for the transport convoy behind.

The territory of the Arab Empire is really too big. Our transportation team is twice as large as before, and the speed is much faster, but it is still unable to support the consumption of the frontline troops. Fortunately, our food and drink do not need to be supplemented by the rear, they are all in place. Each city needs to be replenished. If even these things have to be transported from the rear, then we might as well stop fighting. Each replenishment takes more than three or four months. After fighting a high-intensity war, we immediately find a place. Go ahead and stay still, this may be the most correct choice.

"My side is not much better than yours, but there is news from the rear that the nearest military station to us is less than a thousand miles away, and the pressure on His Highness's side is also great. This is the territory of the Arab Empire. In their It is conceivable how difficult it is to build roads and military stations in our territory. Now they can build it to a place a thousand miles north of us. This has already paid a huge price. If we want to make them faster, I I think it’s impossible.”

Cheng Chuliang knew very well what it was like on the Arab territory. Take their two armies as an example. As long as their identities were exposed, one or two thousand people would immediately come to kill them. These people were not an organized army at all. They were just It's just the people around them.

But these ordinary people are also capable of fighting. They will not evaluate the gap between themselves and the Tang army at all. As long as they find traces of the Tang army, they will immediately gather all the young and middle-aged labor forces around them, and then attack the Tang army. The Tang army carried out a death charge. They didn't care how much they lost, but they wanted to kill the Tang army. This was their belief. Unfortunately, because of the gap in weapons and combat experience, these people could only waste their comprehensive national strength in vain.

A pure combat team like them has encountered such great difficulties. Li Xiang's side is still half-fighting and half-construction. The combat effectiveness of the army is definitely not as good as theirs. You can imagine with your feet how much pressure Li Xiang and the others are under. How huge.

"Should we return it or should we enter it?"

Su Dingfang scratched his head, and Cheng Chuliang was speechless. Now they didn't know what to do. After all, according to the original plan, the Arab Empire should run south. Unexpectedly, they were so bold that they actually sent troops to the north.

Although the territory of the Arab Empire is large, their capital is not an ordinary place. In addition to being the capital of a country, it is also the center of their faith, so there must be no problems here. Even if the Tang army is coming aggressively, they must be stopped. Even if it costs a terrible price, they cannot give up their capital.

"As usual, let the decision-making power be left to His Highness. We should separate temporarily. The target together is too big. Don't be too far apart. See who he chases first."

Su Dingfang is used to such operations, and Cheng Chuliang also nodded. If the two merged together, there would be nearly 20,000 people. The boat is small and easy to turn around. With less than 10,000 troops, they can do whatever they want. (End of this chapter)