The most powerful emperor grandson of the Tang Dynasty

The second battle between the Arab Empire and the Tang Empire officially began. Wang Shentong's men had practiced it many times, especially this kind of battle between hundreds of people. When the artillery was attacking, other troops had to make a detour and outflanking move. Before the enemy could react, they would have entered our encirclement.

Although he didn't know how many people there were in this Arab Empire army, Wang Shentong did not want to miss the opportunity. Two cavalrymen surrounded them from the left and right sides. Facts proved that his order was correct. This army had less than four hundred people. If he really missed the opportunity, he might let this group of people escape.

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 taken prisoner. This was considered a good start, but of course a small one.

"Captain, these men can speak Chinese."

After a brief inquiry, a few people could speak Chinese. As for those who could not speak Chinese, they were watching with trembling in fear. Both sides were great empires. Although they would collect prisoners and turn them into slaves on large battlefields, in such a small-scale battle, who would bring prisoners forward?
"Deal with the remaining people quickly. Take these people to another location and rendezvous with our space balloon. Also notify the two nearby patrol teams to move closer to us."

From the previous questioning, they already knew that the army of the Arab Empire was still more than 270 miles away from here. If they continued to disperse as before, they would most likely be surrounded by the Arab Empire. Now that their situation was already known, there was no need for the brothers to continue taking risks.

Several Arab soldiers were knocked unconscious and were carried directly on camels, and then quickly retreated. Although they were good at fighting, they were not fools. A few hundred people wanted to take on the Arab army. Isn't this crazy? If you are not careful and fall into the encirclement, with just a few hundred people, you won't even have a chance to escape.

As for the more than 30 people who ran away, if Qian Que chased them, he could still catch up, but Wang Shentong did not let his men do so, because Wang Shentong knew very well that the further they went, the more Arab Empire troops there would be, and they were not the troops from the surrounding areas, and these people were not on the same side as the Arab Empire.

Several nearby patrol teams soon received the news, and they stopped advancing and began to look for a place to hide. When the Arab Empire's army arrived, they would accompany them while sending news of victory to the rear. This was also what the Tang Dynasty reconnaissance troops should do.

It is true that these people are a bit too bold. You just have such a small number of people, and you are accompanied by an army of hundreds of thousands. Once the news is leaked, you will have no chance of escape. But many people are very confident. We will not take the initiative to provoke the Arab army. We just follow around. This desert is so vast. Can we block the surroundings?

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

"Li Chengyi, Zhang Sunze..."

When the two heard Li Xiang's call, they immediately knelt in front of him. These two were the youngest generals in the army. It was obvious that Li Xiang wanted to appoint them as vanguard officers. Li Xiang was different now. In the past, he led the troops to fight in person. This time, he was just commanding from the rear. There were so many brave generals under him. If you didn't use them, why did you bring them from Chang'an City? Was it to let them see the scenery of the Western Regions here? Li Xiang was not so stupid.

"The end will be here."

The two of them had been wondering in their hearts these days, wondering who would be the vanguard officer. Now Li Xiang called them both out, and both of them wanted to be the main general. However, compared with Li Chengyi and Chang Sun Ze, it seemed that he was still a little lacking.

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

Li Xiang originally wanted to let the two of them launch a feint attack, but thinking of their situation, he probably wouldn't be able to command them after they left the gate. These two were of the Monkey King type, and making trouble in Heaven was no problem for them. If you were to sentence them to death, that would probably not be a good idea. What's more, if you really sentenced them to death, could you watch them from thousands of miles away?
After hearing this arrangement, Cheng Chuliang rolled his eyes. These two men had 40,000 elite soldiers under their command, and they could be said to be the strongest in the army in terms of mobility and combat effectiveness. Letting them go would be like releasing two tigers. It was estimated that by the time he led the army to arrive, there would not be much work to do except capturing prisoners.

"I will obey my orders."

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 hinder the other. What's more, they were accompanied by the elite troops of the Tang Dynasty, with all kinds of weapons and equipment. They were afraid of not encountering the army of the Arab Empire. If they did encounter it, even if the army was three or five times larger than theirs, these people would dare to fight.

"Go down and prepare. I'll give you ten hours. You must lead your troops on the road within ten hours."

Li Xiang calculated the time. It would take seven or eight days to reach the place where the Arab Empire army was discovered from here, even if the army advanced quickly. So they didn't have much time left.

In fact, there is no need for such a long preparation time. The elite troops under their command have been ready long ago. All they have to do when they go back is calculate the various supplies and then go to the logistics department to load them. They can set off in three hours at most.

Many people are tired of training and their hands are covered with 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)