The most powerful emperor grandson of the Tang Dynasty

This was exactly the idea that Suheguman had in mind. When he first came up with this bad idea, his subordinates thought it was impossible. They believed that the common people were spineless and would not dare to take action against the Tang army.

However, Suheguman severely reprimanded them. If the people had enough food and clothing, they would not dare to attack the Tang army. Some scheming people would even surrender to the Tang. After all, in the hearts of many people, they regarded the Tang as a paradise.

But what if you are in a critical moment, for example, you are almost dying of thirst, and you can't find a drop of water anywhere except the Tang army camp, will you still worship the Tang army at this time? At the beginning, you must go to ask for water.

This is also the choice of many people. If the Tang army has enough water, then the crisis can be resolved. But if the Tang army does not provide water, then many people will probably start making trouble. At first they may insult each other, but soon they will use their fists, and then they will have to find ways to find weapons.

Perhaps the Tang army would kill a group of people to intimidate them, but this would only be a temporary solution and would not address the root cause. It would only last for a day or two at most. After a few days, the common people would run out of water, and more and more people would gather together, and even the entire city would gather together. At that time, it would bring great trouble to the Tang army.

Unless they kill all the people, they can only find a way to get water, or retreat directly. No matter which method the Tang army adopts, it will be a very happy thing for the current Arab Empire.

If the Tang army killed all these people, the news would definitely not be concealed, and all the people in the northern border areas would know about it. At that time, they would develop a hatred for the Tang army, a hatred that came from their bones.

No matter where the Tang army went, they were greeted with various forms of revenge. The casualties might not be great in a short period of time, and the impact on the Tang army would not be great, but when the numbers accumulated, the commander of the Tang army would know what the result would be, and perhaps they would withdraw their troops.

Of course, it is also possible that the commander of the Tang Dynasty is more merciful and will not kill all these people, and will even share some of his supplies with them. If this is true, the combat effectiveness of the Tang Dynasty army will also decline, and they will be dragged down.

You have to know that the Tang Dynasty's material storage station is thousands of miles away from here, and all the things are transported from the rear. It is already a very difficult task to support the consumption of their original troops. If these refugees are taken into account, they simply cannot support it.

There are tens of thousands of refugees in one city. When Suhguman retreated, he destroyed several surrounding cities. The total number of refugees is hundreds of thousands. Once they hear that there is food and drink here, these hundreds of thousands of people will come here at the risk of their lives. When they stand on the city wall and look at the dark mass outside, won't the Tang army withdraw?

So no matter what choice Li Xiang made, there would be no solution in the end.

"I have to say that this guy Sukhguman is using an open conspiracy. We can't transport these people to the rear like we did in Goguryeo, where we can recruit as many people as possible and even generate profits for ourselves. But now we can't transport these people back as slaves. This place is too far away from our country." Li Xiang's words basically represented their retreat. If they didn't retreat, it would be of no benefit to them, and it might even bring them a huge disaster. We come out to fight for victory and for spoils, not to face a huge defeat.

"This battle is so painful. We have clearly won the victory and will soon defeat them, but because of this reason, we have to withdraw. If we try to conquer them again, it will cost us even more."

Su Dingfang said somewhat depressedly that the entire court had been almost fully mobilized for this war, including their small treasury in the Western Regions, which had basically been taken out in order to defeat the Arab Empire. Now they have indeed won, but you have only won part of it, and there is no way to expand your victory in the future.

Although the other people didn't say anything, they felt very aggrieved in their hearts, especially this guy Li Chengyi. He knocked out 100,000 of the other side right away, which should have been a good thing in itself. But judging from the current situation, it might be because he knocked out these 100,000 people and defeated Sukhguman's courage. This guy simply refused to work for you and ran back with his army, and even used refugees to set up a huge obstacle for you.

Li Xiang understood very well what his men were thinking. Everyone was in high spirits at the moment and were about to win a victory, or even break the spine of the Arab Empire. After all, we had strong soldiers and horses, and we had already proven that we could deal with their Desert Storm. But now they didn't give us the chance.

Of course, the Tang army could also continue to advance regardless of anything, but if that were the case, the hateful people of the Arab Empire would attack our logistics lines like crazy. These people have nothing to eat or drink, and your transportation lines have all kinds of things. Will they still care about their own lives?

The Tang army would indeed send people to escort them, but how many people could you send? Two thousand people would be enough, but how many refugees are there? If all the refugees nearby were to gather together, there would be hundreds of thousands of refugees. If all of them ran to the transportation lines, could you kill them all?

Of course, the most important thing is that Li Xiang cannot accept such losses. While you are killing others, it is impossible for you to have zero casualties on your side. The Annan Kingdom has already confirmed that no matter how much stronger our people are than the enemy, no matter how sufficient our preparations are, zero casualties are impossible to achieve. Once the battle becomes intense, our losses will rise sharply, and they will not be replenished in a short time. This is the helplessness of long-term combat.

"Your Highness, isn't our navy very powerful? Isn't there a sea around here?"

Chang Sunze suddenly thought of another thing. This was also the turning point of the war in Indochina. How could he forget about the navy? (End of this chapter)