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"Then what are you still standing there for? There are only 900 of you. Don't wait until the city is breached. If you search the surroundings, you will probably be able to gather enough. After the military station is repaired, it will be close to us, which means we will have a strong rear base. We can use this force."

Su Dingfang spat out the cigarette in his mouth. This thing was also invented by Li Xiang. Nowadays, almost everyone has one. For the soldiers, this thing is simply a good companion for the soldiers. It is a pity that they are too far away from the rear, and they dare not smoke it endlessly. If they were like in the rear, twenty or thirty cigarettes a day would be no problem.

After receiving the order, the soldiers under his command immediately started to capture people nearby. Three soldiers formed a group, and they slowly drove the refugees together. When they tied up their right arms, they pulled them back with three horses. No matter whether you are willing or not, from now on, you either work for us honestly, or we will kill you. When you get to the hell, you can only blame your bad luck. Who told you to wander around on the road in broad daylight? Don't you know to hide?
In less than half an hour, more than a thousand people were captured. They did this for a reason. On the road in such high temperature, these people were all malnourished. If the rear needed 900 people, and you sent 900 people directly, then it was estimated that only 700 people would arrive.

So in this case, you have to capture more people. If there are casualties in the middle, we have been prepared. If there are 900 people in the rear, we must have more than 100 people here, according to the 10% attrition rate, to ensure that there is enough labor. Of course, this number is not so fixed. If only 700 or 800 people are sent over, we can only let these people work longer every day. Who says there is not enough labor?

As for the life and death of these people, I guess no one cares. Anyway, completing our project is the most important thing. If you want to talk about human rights, you still have a chance. That is, the Arab Empire’s army counterattacks, and we lose a large tract of land. Then you can return to the Arab Empire.

But you will probably be slaves when you go back, because you once worked for the Tang army. The Arab Empire has a tradition that you must fight to the end no matter what the circumstances are. If you have worked for the Tang army, then no matter what your reasons are, you are a traitor to the Arab Empire, and you will either be beheaded on the spot or be a slave for the rest of your life.

It is precisely because of this that when some people work for the Tang Dynasty, their hearts are already dead, knowing that they will never be free in this life, so they can only work hard for the Tang Dynasty army, and when the Tang Dynasty really wins, maybe they can also get some benefits. As for going back, they dare not even think about it.

The officers in the rear also noticed this and wondered why no one escaped. You know, there were prisoners of war from other countries who escaped. Later they figured out that there were two main reasons.

On the one hand, it is naturally the policy of the Arab Empire. You have been captured by the Tang army, and you will not have a good time after returning, so these people instinctively do not want to escape.

The second aspect is the surrounding natural environment. The nearest Arab city is more than 500 miles away. In the absence of transportation and water, it is impossible for anyone to walk more than 500 miles in the high temperature of more than 30 degrees. Moreover, it is possible to get lost. Once lost, it will be a lot of fun. There are countless kinds of animals in the desert that want to eat you, and in the end, not even a bone will be left.

So after these people were sent to the rear, they immediately gave up the idea of ​​escaping and worked honestly for the Tang Dynasty, hoping that one day these Tang Dynasty generals would find their conscience and give them a new life. "General, there is another thing. Three thousand soldiers are coming tonight. According to the order of His Highness, we have to withdraw 1,500 veterans. The number of these veterans has not yet been determined..."

Taking advantage of the fact that there was nothing else to do, the military clerk began to report some important matters. In addition to the matters concerning the 900 workers, the most important thing was the rotation on the battlefield.

According to His Highness's rotation strategy, three thousand people will come each time, and fifteen hundred veterans will withdraw on the same day. Another fifteen hundred veterans will withdraw a week later. This one-week period is for these three thousand new recruits to adapt.

Of course, these people are not new recruits. They are called new recruits only because they have never fought around here. In fact, they have experience in other places. This is also done to prevent the army from being too tired. They can be rotated every two months.

Of course, with such rotation, the combat effectiveness of the front line cannot be affected. Although we do not have a large-scale war now, a small-scale war tests personal ability more. Once the combat effectiveness of a certain army declines, it will not be a good thing for the entire Tang Dynasty. So in this case, it is better to rotate carefully.

"The people from Kuizi Camp should go back first. They suffered heavy losses when they attacked the city last time. This time, let them go back 2,000 people at a time. I will write a letter to His Highness in person. This army can be said to be the trump card on the battlefield."

Su Dingfang thought of his confidants. Although Su Dingfang's grasp of the battlefield might be weakened after they returned, this army had followed Su Dingfang in his battles for many years. Especially during the last attack on the city, eight thousand Arab cavalry appeared from nowhere. When these people raised their scimitars, Su Dingfang was left with only a thousand soldiers.

For anyone, having only one thousand soldiers to fight against eight thousand charging Arab cavalry would have been a very dangerous task, but the people of Kuizi Camp persevered, and the casualties did not exceed 20%. If they were not real ace soldiers, they might have been scared to wet their pants at that time. Many people did not even bother to look at the charging momentum of the Arab cavalry, let alone fight.

Su Dingfang favored his cronies so much that no one in the military camp could say anything. If it weren't for them last time, Su Dingfang would have been in danger. (End of this chapter)