The orders of the Tang army are prohibited, and all actions are under command. As soon as the military order arrived, the weapons and ammunition in the city were immediately counted and sorted out, and all the ships were delivered.

The soldiers went out of the city at night to board the ship, and when they waited until early in the morning, they saw that the sentry posts on the city wall and the soldiers patrolling back and forth were the same as usual, but in fact there was no one in the city except for some seriously wounded soldiers.

Although the two empty cities seem dangerous, they are not that dangerous.

First of all, the army of the Great Eclipse can't get here. Da Shi has lost the right to control the sea on this side, and even if some warships are thrown away, they are docked in the Mediterranean, which were used to deal with Byzantine warships, and they can't come here.

Secondly, the Sanlan Kingdom and the Shunai Kingdom are both tribal savages, the productivity is extremely low, and they are still in the primitive stage, and they don't even have decent weapons, they are still stone spears and the like, and with this kind of weapon, they can't break the Sanlan City and Shunai City made of reinforced concrete.

In addition, when the city was built, there was a secret passage underground, in which weapons and some military rations were hidden, which were used in case the city was broken. Once the city is broken, the soldiers in the city can hide in the tunnels to fight in the streets, or save their living forces to wait for reinforcements. Therefore, even if Da Shi made a surprise attack on the warship across the sea, Sanlan City and Shunai City had an accident because of the empty city, and the seriously wounded soldiers in the city were able to hide in the secret passage, relying on the military rations inside to support for several months, waiting for the reinforcements to recover.

Therefore, leaving two empty cities behind may seem dangerous, but in fact there is no need to worry too much.

Xia Hongsheng used all the ships to transport troops and supplies, and all the people, weapons and ammunition were transported to Sinai. This is to use Sinai as his big rear.

made a quick decision to immediately abandon the newly built Second City and quickly transfer the rear to the Sinai front, which even Su Dingfang called decisive and generous.

However, it made Sinai more stable, and once the Byzantine army arrived, it would also have the strength to fight.

Fortunately, the Tang warships were technologically advanced, faster than the Byzantine warships, and advanced at full speed, so these people had already reached the Sinai front before the Byzantine army appeared.

Hearing this news made Xia Hongsheng feel a little relieved for the time being.

"This Eastern Rome is really damned, when the canal is dug through, Lao Su will definitely take the warship to bomb the fuck first!" Su Dingfang gritted his teeth hatefully and said, after speaking, he took a hard bite of the cake in his hand and chewed it hard, as if it was not a cake, but an Eastern Rome.

"Difficulties are also temporary, if we can defeat the Byzantine army and the army of Dashi at the same time in this battle, more tribes will take the initiative to sue for peace in the future." Xia Hongsheng said: "Actually, we have already laid down half of the big food. ”

"The southern side of the Great Eclipse has been occupied by us, and the area around Tabuk is now occupied by us. Let's just concentrate on winning the middle of the big food. When the time comes, the Great Eclipse armies further north will not need our help, and Persia and Byzantium will fight for it. Xi Junmai said: "It's just that it's a little difficult in the middle - at the moment, the army of the Great Food Country, I'm afraid that all the troops that can be mobilized will be mobilized to the central part." ”

"Newspaper—" A voice suddenly came from outside the tent.

"Come in." Xia Hongsheng said outside.

"Chief Administrator Qiyu, the outpost has come to report, and the Great Food Pioneer has been found three hundred miles away!" And the herald entered the account and preached.

"I really mean Cao Cao, Cao Cao!" Su Dingfang stood up suddenly.

"I found it three hundred miles away, if it was just a pioneer, I was afraid that it was already within two hundred miles at this time. And the rear army is probably already within a hundred miles of it. In everything according to the established policy. Xia Hongsheng took a deep breath and said, "Xi Junmai, you immediately go to the first line of defense and lead the three thousand men and horses of the first line of defense to meet the Great Food Pioneer." After they have rushed through the minefield, they will first meet them with artillery and mortars, then shoot with crossbowmen, and then let the musketeers enter the trenches, and use the shields to resist the stray arrows, so that the musketeers will shoot them. After the musketeers, if the Great Eater Cavalry breaks through the trenches, they will be killed with the Mo Knife hand. Remember, you don't have to defend the line of defense, you need to preserve the living force. ”

"The last will be ordered!" Xi Junmai hugged his fists and saluted, immediately turned around and went out of the big tent, and took his own soldiers to the first line of defense.

"Xue Rengui!" Xia Hongsheng said again.

Xue Rengui's expression was awe-inspiring, he took a step forward and said, "The end will be!" ”

"You go to the second line of defense. The first line of defense can only resist the vanguard of the Great Food, and if the Great Diet Army is completed, the first line of defense will inevitably be lost. Xia Hongsheng said: "You lead the second line of defense with 5,000 soldiers and horses, not for the purpose of defense, but to destroy as much of the living force of the Great Eclipse Enemy Army as possible. It can be broken into parts, and many sneak attacks and nuisances can frustrate its edge and reduce its morale. You must see the opportunity to act, retreat in time, and scatter behind the enemy army to wait for the surprise attack later. ”

"The last general obeys!" Xue Rengui also came out with his fists in his fists and immediately rushed to the second line of defense.

"General Su." Xia Hongsheng looked at Su Dingfang: "You will preside over the defense of the city." ”

"Don't worry, Boss! The end will not be dishonored! Su Dingfang hugged his fists and said: "This side has gone up to the city tower!" ”

Xia Hongsheng nodded and watched Su Dingfang walk out of the big tent.

This battle is of great significance.

If it is defeated, the previous achievements will be wasted, the north will return to the Great Eclipse, and the tribes that have sued for peace will return to the side of the Great Eclipse again, and even if the Tang Army arrives again, it will not be as smooth as this surrender. And the Tang army will also retreat to Sinai, be pursued by the Great Food Army, and may even return to the sea.

If you win, the big picture can be determined. Da Shi once again lost a large number of troops, and Datang could attack from the north and south, further squeezing the Da Shi army in the middle, and even encircling it. And Byzantium will also terminate its secret cooperation with Da Shi because of the fiasco of the Great Eclipse, turn to the Tang Dynasty, and take the opportunity to snatch benefits from the Great Eclipse and further encroach on the Great Eclipse.

It was a decisive battle.

Tabuk City is a big city, and the siege weapons of Da Shi are only stone throwers and the like, so I am afraid that the strategy of besieging but not attacking with a large army will be adopted, so that the Tang army will be trapped in the city by itself.

It's not hard to guess. Because if the offensive and defensive situation is changed, Xia Hongsheng will attack the city, and there is no firearms, it must be the best policy to besiege but not attack, so that the army in the city cannot break through and be trapped in the city until surrender or death.

The grain and grass in the city, including all the canned food, even milk powder and meat floss, can last for three or four months at most. For three or four months, I don't know if the next batch of reinforcements will be brought in from Mumbai.

As soon as he thought of this, Xia Hongsheng immediately returned to the table, took out a piece of cloth, picked up a pen and quickly wrote down a string of ciphertexts, and then rolled them up.

"Someone!" Xia Hongsheng shouted outside.

A personal soldier immediately came in outside, and Xia Hongsheng handed him the piece of cloth and said, "Quickly send this secret letter with the carrier pigeon brought from Mumbai!" ”