The most powerful emperor grandson of the Tang Dynasty

"Your Highness, if they really retreat, should we follow them?"

Chang Sun Ze saw that Li Xiang didn't speak for a long time, and he knew that there might be difficulties. After training in Annan for such a long time, he certainly had some understanding of the strength of the Tang Dynasty.

Conquering a huge empire is not just about defeating it militarily. If you don't handle it well, a series of problems may arise in the process. Don't underestimate these problems, as they may bury you at any time.

Take some people for example, they think that military war is the most important thing. Of course, this does not mean that military war is not important. If you win a military war but lose in the subsequent work, then this is really unfair.

It can be seen from the Kingdom of Annan that it is very easy for us to win a military war, but if there is any slight mistake in the subsequent series of actions, it will bring trouble to the entire Tang Dynasty, and this trouble cannot be solved in a short time.

When Chang Sun Ze asked this question, the others also pricked up their ears. You know, they didn't know how far the war against the Arab Empire would go, but they knew how to fight on the battlefield. As for grasping the general direction afterwards, they still needed people like Li Xiang. In fact, this is the different division of labor. If you want to do everything, it is simply impossible. What if the civil servants in the rear find out, will you be able to survive?
Looking at everyone's anxious eyes, Li Xiang knew that he had to talk to them about this problem. So many troops were always mobilized, but Li Xiang really had never thought of invading the heartland of the Arab Empire, because these were two completely different wars.

On the land of present-day Afghanistan, Li Xiang can fight a war with the Arab Empire. Even if the scale is a little larger, we are not afraid at all. Even if we are defeated, it will not have much impact on us.

After all, we are a mobile force and can retreat quickly without suffering too much loss. But if we have to attack the heartland of the Arab Empire right now when they have hundreds of thousands of troops, Li Xiang would not dare to make the decision.

The last time we occupied the jurisdiction of the Governor's Office of Anton, it was because all of their armed forces had been almost wiped out by us, leaving only some unimportant local armed forces, and these people were exploited by the tribal leaders and could not survive, so we were able to occupy such a large area of ​​land at one time.

But even so, we have never had internal stability. Just look at the memorial sent by Xiao Shougui and you will know that we have taken away most of their young and middle-aged people, but these people still do not know how to keep quiet. Over the years, they have done all kinds of rebellious things behind our backs.

Compared with the Arab Empire, the Western Regions are like lions and ants. Even the ants are restless. How can you expect a lion to comfort you? Even if Li Xiang wants to occupy the Arab Empire, it is not a matter of one or two wars. He must be weakened in the wars until he has no strength to stand up. Only then will Li Xiang consider attacking their hinterland. Now it is obviously not the right time. "You asked a good question. We are all family. I have never hidden anything from you. I can answer you very clearly about this matter. If all their troops withdraw, then I am afraid we will have to withdraw too."

After hearing Li Xiang's words, there was not much light in the eyes of those present. They all wanted to come out to fight a big battle, so that at least everyone would have a big contribution. But now, except for Li Chengyi, the others had almost nothing. They had mobilized so many troops for so many days, just to march quickly in such a desert?

Li Chengyi also felt a little uncomfortable. Although he had made contributions, we should have pressed on to pursue the victory. While they were defeated and most of the troops had no combat effectiveness, we should have continued to attack southward. If we just went back like this, it seemed that we would have wasted too many opportunities.

However, what Li Xiang said was very reasonable. It was completely different from here. It was the economic heartland of the Arab Empire, just like Chang'an and Jiangnan in my country. All kinds of defenses must be the strongest. The land we are standing on now was the later expansion of the Arab Empire, just like the Xueyantuo and Turks in my country, and it is not that important.

The Tang Empire can occupy this place, but it cannot move forward. For the Arab Empire, occupying this place is acceptable, but if they continue to move forward, the two sides may have to fight to the death, and going deep into the other side's country will also cause the other side's people to fight to the death. This is what the Kingdom of Annan did, but the strength of the Kingdom of Annan is too weak, and it is not at the same level as us. No matter what method they use to fight to the death, they can't stop the advance of our Tang army.

The situation is different on the Arab Empire side. It cannot be said that all their citizens are soldiers, but as long as they are physically strong, they can mount a horse and serve in the army. So in this case, we must destroy a large number of their manpower abroad. Obviously, this is not enough at the moment. Rushing in under such a state would be irresponsible to our army.

When Li Xiang put forward all these reasons, several generals began to nod their heads. They had not considered the issues comprehensively just now, so they urged Li Xiang to charge in. Now it seems that what Li Xiang said makes sense. If we only want to seize the opportunity in front of us and ignore the future development, we will drag the Tang army into the abyss.

"I know what you all mean. This opportunity is indeed very rare. Although I said that we will not attack their economic hinterland, we can still fight in the border areas. From this moment on, we will change our combat strategy. Since we cannot fight a decisive battle with their main force, we will aim to kill as many of their living forces as possible. After you go back, hurry up and explore their border cities. You must find a way to kill more troops."

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Li Xiang also temporarily changed their strategy. Of course, there will be opportunities for temporary changes next time. After all, the battlefield is ever-changing and nothing is fixed. (End of this chapter)