The most powerful emperor grandson of the Tang Dynasty

"Please rest assured, Your Highness. I remind myself every day about the Fuso people and will never give them any chance to take power."

People within the Tang Empire also took Li Xiang's reminders seriously, mainly because all of Li Xiang's reminders were very important. Take the Arab Empire for example. At that time, no one believed that the people of the Arab Empire would have such great power and could compete with us.

But after two wars, these people finally realized that if Li Xiang had not paid attention to them earlier, perhaps our losses would be even greater. Even if we had mobilized the entire Western Regions, after several years of war, we still had not conquered the Arab Empire. They are very different from our previous enemies.

Li Xiang has mentioned the matter of the Fuso people several times, and a little too frequently. You know, even someone like Li Xiang would say this, you can imagine how terrible the Fuso people are. Once their rope is loosened a little, we may not be able to get it back.

"Just keep it in mind. Is there anything urgent?"

Li Xiang pointed at the official documents brought by Xiao Shougui and said that he was supposed to come here once every three days, and would not come to Li Xiang at other times if there was no urgent matter. After all, Xiao Shougui had too many official documents, and they all had to be processed in advance. If Li Xiang had to make decisions on everything, then he might as well transfer all the official business to Li Xiang.

"Your Highness, General Li is here."

Just when Xiao Shougui was about to speak, a young eunuch came in from the door. Li Chengyi heard the situation here and hurried over from outside. His horse had not yet braked. Chang Sun Ze also came over. Both of them heard the news from the front line.

Originally, the two of them were fighting on the front line, but because they didn't find a way to fight, they were replaced. Now that the Arab Empire has assembled its army and is heading north again, their chance has come, so they all came to take a stroll around Li Xiang's side. If Li Xiang has a plan for a decisive battle in mind, wouldn't we know it earlier?

Staying in this place makes everyone's body rusty. If this continues, these people probably can't stand it anymore, so most of the soldiers want to go to the front line to have some fun.

"You two are well-informed. I haven't reported to His Highness yet, but you two have already come here. If nothing goes wrong this time, the war will really start again. The two generals may have a place to use their skills."

After hearing what Xiao Shougui said, Li Xiang realized that he was the last one to know. The three of them had already heard the news a long time ago, otherwise they would not have come at such an appropriate time.

Seeing the puzzled expression on Li Xiang's face, Xiao Shougui quickly described the situation on the front line. The Arab Empire recruited a large number of soldiers this time. If all the troops were counted, there would be at least nearly 500,000 people. When Li Xiang heard this number, he also became interested.

The reason for retreating last time was that we were afraid of any mistakes. It was not that we could not defeat the Arab Empire, but that we did not have such a high chance of winning in a decisive battle between cities. If we were attacked from behind, the army might be delayed there. The victories achieved by the Tang Empire in recent years were probably not so dazzling, so Li Xiang took a more prudent approach and led the army to retreat first, but did not retreat completely, but left two nails behind. At present, these two nails are still doing quite well.

According to Li Xiang's original strategy, we should destroy a large number of the Arab Empire's manpower in the field. The more of their manpower is destroyed, the more chances we have to win. If we reach the heartland of their empire, it will be of no benefit to us. We are in the state of invaders. Under that kind of combat method, we have to exert double the strength.

"Your Highness?"

After finishing the report, Li Xiang fell into deep thought. Others were able to keep their composure except Li Chengyi. Although this guy had military merits, there were 500,000 Arab Empire troops in front of him. If he just watched from the side, his eyes would explode.

"If our army were to go there for a decisive battle, it would be a long journey and would not bring any benefit to us. Order our troops on the front line to fight and retreat, draw them to the vicinity of the military depot, and retreat a thousand miles."

Li Xiang quickly made his own decision. If our army were to travel a long distance, especially in the current temperature, their combat effectiveness would be reduced by at least 30%. Since they want to fight a decisive battle with us, they have to do it our way.

The three people present also nodded. Although the famine has tortured the Arab Empire badly, according to the investigation of our spies, their country can still hold on. Although the current situation is very serious, it is a great empire spanning two continents after all. Their strength is unfathomable and will never be defeated by a famine.

If we are too optimistic, we will be the ones who suffer in the end. If we use Li Xiang's strategy to retreat a thousand miles, then their army will have to come here under the scorching sun. Our military stations and roads have already been built, and when we reach the end of our road, all kinds of supplies can be delivered continuously, so our supply team will not have to find a way in the desert.

We were lucky last time, so the supply was not interrupted. But when we came back to review the situation, Li Xiang found that we were purely lucky. If sandstorms broke out more frequently, our troops on the front line might not even have food and drink. After all, it can only support a small number of troops. It is very difficult for a large number of troops to find food and drink on the front line.

"I agree with your idea, but we should also make preparations in advance. If we can annihilate this army, then I believe the war between us and the Arab Empire will end soon."

Xiao Shougui said very optimistically, but Li Xiang was not so optimistic. The Arab Empire was too large. Even if they killed these people, the road ahead would be very difficult. (End of this chapter)