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The four generals also agreed that Su Dingfang would provide backup for Li Chengyi.

Cheng Chuliang provided support to Chang Sunze.

The two generals understood Li Xiang's arrangement, which was purely for training new people. Li Chengyi and Chang Sun Ze were both young men who still needed training on the battlefield. As for Cheng Chuliang and Su Dingfang, the time for their training had passed and they had grown quite well. So now you have all become old generals and have to back up these two young generals.

According to what they discussed, the four armies were all dispersed, with the two vanguard troops advancing first and the remaining troops wandering around two hundred miles in the rear, specifically responsible for filling in the gaps and preventing the enemy cavalry from infiltrating.

They have also studied the combat methods of the Arab cavalry, which is long-distance penetration and rapid charge. If we give them the opportunity, they may be able to rush into our camp overnight.

Li Chengyi was originally in charge of the artillery, but suddenly he was leading 20,000 elite troops alone. Although he still had artillery, it had become a minority. He also knew that if he could make a contribution this time, he would definitely have a significant mark in the history of the Tang Dynasty in the future.

After leaving the military camp, this guy did not advance quickly as before. Instead, he first got to know his troops and then slowly released sounding balloons. Under the reconnaissance of the sounding balloons, he only advanced forty miles a day.

When Li Xiang received the news, he immediately shook his head with a wry smile. Even the brave men in our army have become so cautious. It seems that because he is on the front line, the generals dare not deploy their troops.

"Your Highness, it's not entirely your fault. We have no choice but to do this because of the Arab Empire's fighting style. If we also advance quickly, what if we miss the enemy? Wouldn't that mean we lose a spy opportunity? The enemy is using speed to defeat slowness, so we should respond calmly. There is no problem with the response strategy of the generals."

Zhang Jiuli also learned a lot about military tactics, so after a complex analysis, he believed that the generals' responses were correct, especially in the current situation. If both sides were to intersperse themselves, it would be easy for me to attack your rear and you to attack my rear, or for both sides to penetrate each other, rendering our weapons useless.

Take our various artillery pieces for example. They are best suited for large-scale bombardment. If the armies of both sides are mixed together, how can we use our weapons? In the end, we can only watch helplessly, throwing away our original advantages, and instead engaging in close combat with them. This is not what we want.

During the last war, Zhang Jiuli also read some war records. If it was a duel of cold weapons, our side would have no advantage at all.

When we had the advantage, they used the speed of light cavalry to quickly leave the battle group, gathered together, and overwhelmed us with their superior numbers. But we couldn't keep up with their speed. Although we were also cavalry, it would take us twice as long as them if we wanted to gather together.

On the battlefield, let alone twice the time, even a 10% reduction can make the difference between victory and defeat, so what we need to do is to advance steadily, step by step, and slowly advance. As long as we find the enemy, we must launch an attack on them from a long distance, and kill at least a quarter of them in one round. "You are right, they have learned the skills, and it is time for us to move out. These people advance 40 miles every day, so we will advance 40 miles every two days. After we have a certain distance from them, we will advance at the same speed as them."

Li Xiang still had hundreds of thousands of troops under his command, but 90,000 of them were troops from various ethnic groups, not the real Tang army. Li Xiang used the Gaochang army to watch over these people, and also to ask them to maintain order after occupying new lands in the future. He did not really expect to rely on them on the battlefield. What he counted on on the battlefield was still the elite troops under the four generals.

In addition to the troops participating in the war, there were an equal number of civilian laborers busy in the rear. Of course, due to the popularity of four-wheeled carriages, our logistical pressure was greatly alleviated, but it still cost a lot to feed, drink, defecate and urinate so many troops every day.

On the other hand, the Arab army's logistics were much simpler. Everyone had to carry their own rations, which lasted only about seven to fourteen days. If they could not win, they would have to rob on the spot, whether it was the enemy or their own people.

When fighting in Europe, the Arab Empire's army was like a swarm of locusts wherever they passed through, which caused the most intense resistance from the locals. However, due to the bloody policies of the Arab Empire, all the local resistances were suppressed. Now they want to replicate all this in the Tang Dynasty, but unfortunately Li Xiang is the Mount Tai standing in their way.

General Suheguman kept urging the marching troops. If they continued to advance at the current speed, they would probably run out of food before they met the Tang army.

Therefore, we must find the Tang army before the food runs out and fight them to the death. If we win, the logistics of the Tang army will become theirs, and the food in the barracks will be enough for them to get through the difficult times.

If they failed, they would not need logistics. Without an army, what would they need logistics for? They would either be captured by the Tang army or their heads would be buried in the desert, becoming a pile of bones after many years.

The Western countries simply could not find a way to crack the Arab Empire's way of fighting. Under the influence of hunger and other factors, the Arab Empire's army was like a group of hungry wolves, defeating the armies of the Western countries. If it were not for the heavy cavalry of the Frankish Kingdom, the whole of Europe would probably have been swept away.

Even so, the Frankish Kingdom paid a huge price, which put them under the threat of Arab cavalry at all times. They only felt relieved when they learned that there was an army in the East also fighting against the Arab Empire.

In their legends, that was the Celestial Empire. All Europeans hoped that the Celestial Empire would deal with this army and kill it all. This way, they would not be in any other danger. After all, in the legends, the people of the Celestial Empire loved peace and would not come to fight us... (End of this chapter)