The most powerful emperor grandson of the Tang Dynasty

"Tell me the truth. What kind of situation have we reached now? Our entire empire is well aware of all this. You don't need to hide anything. If we continue like this, how long can we hold on?"

The Caliph said angrily. Now he no longer cared about those polite words, because he knew very well that if there was no way to contain it, the whole empire would be in danger in an instant. Although the Arab Empire was large and powerful, the Tang Dynasty had now aimed at their aorta.

Suheguman has always been an important official of the country. If he were in the Tang Dynasty, even if he was not as good as Zhangsun Wuji, he would still be at the level of Li Jing. But now the tone of the Khalifa already contained some accusations.

Of course, Sukhguman himself knew very well that he was full of energy when he went to the expedition. He believed that he could inflict huge damage on the Tang army and even recover the territory of the Andong Governor's Office in one fell swoop. But now he has not achieved any of his strategic goals. Instead, he has carried out a long retreat. Not only did he retreat a long distance, but he also lost many cities in the north.

Of course, all these things can be forgiven. After all, the Arab Empire is a big country with great power. They don’t care about this loss. After all, they have occupied the area around the Mediterranean and have a large land area. But the question is how to solve the refugee crisis?
When the refugees first appeared, the top leaders of the Arab Empire were praising Sukhguman, believing that he had found a solution that was not a solution when there was no other way out. This helped the Arab Empire overcome the difficulties. Although no one encouraged him at the time, he did receive a lot of praise in private.

But now these voices are gone. Everyone thinks that this guy did the stupidest thing. He turned the refugees into weapons of the Tang Dynasty. Instead of trapping them, the refugees began to reflect on us. One city after another was lost, and these refugees simply ignored everything in order to find food.

The army of the Arab Empire once went out of the city to encircle and suppress them, but the number of refugees was too large. Moreover, these people were once compatriots of the soldiers. If they were asked to kill these people, they would feel guilty.

It was precisely because of the kindness shown back then that these refugees are now even more powerful. They have crossed states and provinces and have almost spread to the entire central region. According to statistics from the Arab court, the number of refugees scattered among the cities alone has reached five million. In today's era, this is a very terrifying number.

Seeing the furious Caliph, Sukhguman didn't know how to answer. If he told the two people the actual situation, they would definitely not believe it. If he didn't tell the truth, the current situation would continue to deteriorate. If it deteriorated to the point where it could not be handled, then the end of the empire would probably be here, and he would die a more miserable death at that time.

"General, don't have any concerns. If you have anything to say, just speak up. The real Zhu will fool us into getting through this difficult time. The empire is now in a critical moment. The Tang Dynasty is different from other enemies. It is even stronger than the Franks we encountered before, so there must be no concealment."

The Prime Minister may have seen Sukhguman's embarrassment, so this guy stood up immediately. Don't think about other things at this time. The most important thing now is how to solve the problem in front of you? If we don't solve it well, we may all become prisoners in the future. They have also heard of the great reputation of the Tang Dynasty. There is only one result of war with various countries, that is, the destruction of the country. In fact, this is also a very normal thing. Take the Arab Empire as an example. They have also conquered many countries. When you have the upper hand, will you suddenly withdraw your troops? This is simply impossible. You will definitely get the greatest benefits, and then you will withdraw your troops. Now the situation has changed. You have changed from the attacking party to the defending party. This is also a very normal thing.

Suheguman took a deep breath and said, "The Prime Minister has said so. Since you want to know the truth, I will tell you the truth. If you cannot accept it later, you can't blame me. I am also responsible for the entire empire."

"From the current situation, if we cannot contain these refugees, then according to my estimation, we will lose about 70 more cities. After losing these 70 cities, perhaps the refugee crisis will settle down, but the Tang army will also arrive in the central region of our country, less than 500 miles away from the imperial capital."

When Suhguman finished speaking, both people present were shocked. They had expected the situation to be tense, but they did not expect it to be this tense. If it really became like this, then there would be no way to live in the future. Do we have to flee as a country?
More than five hundred miles may sound far, but for the Tang army, it is just a moment. Although their movement speed is not as fast as that of the Arab cavalry, they can advance steadily. All transportation, including the logistics of the troops, is done by naked horses. So in this situation, our crisis is also reflected in reality.

The Caliph was also stunned. He originally thought that this was just a problem on the northern border, but now it seems that it has spread to the central part...

I have known that the war situation was deteriorating, but I didn't expect it to be so bad. I thought that after the large number of troops of the Tang Empire were withdrawn, the threat to us would not be so great. But why could such a small number of troops bring us such a great crisis?

When the Khalifa raised this question, Suhguman answered honestly. When the refugee strategy was first proposed, it did force back a large number of troops of the Tang Empire. However, a small number of troops were not afraid of the refugees at all. If the refugees attacked their military camps, they could kill them directly if there were few of them, and could run away if there were many of them.

To put it bluntly, your refugee problem is not a problem at all for Su Dingfang and Cheng Chuliang. They can solve the refugee problem very well.

So in this situation, there is nothing to say, they can just retreat. As for whether you can catch up with them, look at those pale and skinny refugees, who can they catch up with? (End of this chapter)