Arabian horses are particularly resistant to running, which is definitely a big problem, and the crowd can't help but be amazed.

"This incident also reminds us that in the future, we will fight more wars of annihilation and pursue as little as possible." Zhang said that he said.

"That's right! That's right! The generals agreed in unison.

The Arab Matthew was able to run, and it would be difficult for the Tang army to inflict heavy casualties on the Arab Empire in the pursuit. In the past, the Tang Dynasty would have achieved brilliant results in pursuit battles, but this did not apply to the Arab Empire. It is still advisable to fight a war of annihilation, and to wipe out the living forces of the Arab Empire on the battlefield as much as possible, rather than on the way to pursuit.

"Big Dogs have a fatal heel, and that is that their armor is far inferior to ours." Zhang Xiaofei was quite emotional, and said: "If the big dog eats also has such fine armor as ours, it is really difficult to say who wins and who loses." Even if we win, it won't be that easy. ”

Armor was indeed a weakness of the Arab Empire, and the generals agreed with this, saying, "That's right! I think so too. ”

The armies of the Arab Empire are not lacking in the spirit of bravery, they dare to fight, dare to fight and dare to die, have advanced tactics, superb sword skills, and are good at riding and shooting. If their armor is as good as the Tang Army, although the Tang Army is good, if it wants to gnaw the Arab Empire, it will have to pay a lot of price.

"Moreover, the next time we meet, I think the armor of the big dog will be greatly improved, which is not good news for us." Zhang said he was a little worried.

"yes." Chen Xuanli deeply agreed, and said: "In this battle, although we defeated Gu Taibai, it also exposed our details. Big Eater Dogs know our strengths, their short lengths. will find a way to make up for it. ”

Li Longji: They are summing up this battle. Yusuf will also sum up this fight. With Yusuf's shrewdness, he would not have been reluctant to try to compensate for his shortcomings.

"You don't have to worry about that." Li Longji was full of confidence and said: "The next time we fight, the armor of the Great Food will be improved, but it can't make up for their huge gap, they are still not our opponents." ”

"Prince, what do you mean by that?" Yang Siqiao's eyes flashed. I didn't agree, and said: "As far as I know, the big dog is also a big country, with a vast territory, abundant products, and even more iron, and it is not impossible for them to improve their armor." ”

"That's right." Zhang said they agreed in unison.

The Arab Empire was a large country with a vast territory, abundant products, and good steel technology, and the "iron" produced was famous. It has been exported to the Tang Dynasty.

Why? That's because the steel of the Great Food can't be compared to us no matter what. Li Longji was still full of confidence and glanced at the generals. Said: "When you mention iron, you know that iron is very good, but you don't know how iron is made. Although ferroiron is good, the production is very small. And we, because of the emergence of the steel filling method, we have a lot of steel, and we have to top them for ten years a year, or even more. ”

The steel filling method was invented during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, which is a milestone in the history of steel. Since then, steel has bid farewell to the traditional process of "tempering". Previously, in order to obtain good steel, it had to be hammered one by one, which was not only time-consuming and labor-intensive, but also had a low yield.

Although iron is excellent, its manufacturing process is also obtained by tempering the method.

The emergence of the steel filling method has increased China's steel output at a rate of 10 times and 100 times. It is precisely because of the steel filling method that steel production has soared, and the Tang Dynasty has such luxury equipment as "Mo Dao".

Will the Arab Empire increase steel production to a level close to that of the Tang Dynasty in a short period of time? That's impossible!

Because the Arab Empire was still in its infancy, its civilization and technology were still only in its infancy, and it was impossible to reach the same or close level as the Tang Dynasty.

You must know that in the ancient world, China's science and technology have always been leading the world, and it is the best in the world. We are lagging behind now only because we have declined in modern times, not because our ancestors were not good. On the contrary, our ancestors were very good and very good, and they have always stood at the top of the world.

Moreover, the Arab Empire during this period was still nomadic in nature, and the biggest characteristic of the nomads was that they were coiled and bowed, and as for scientific and technological inventions, they were still too far away.

"I see." After Li Longji's explanation, the generals suddenly relaxed and put their minds at ease.

Armor is the biggest gap between the Arab Empire and the Tang Dynasty, as long as before the war, the Arab Empire must have improved, but it is impossible to make up for this shortcoming, and the generals will be relieved.

"The trebuchet of the big dog is really good, if it is the next battle, the big dog will definitely be heavily protected, which is not good for us. I wonder if we should also build a batch of trebuchets that have a longer range than the trebuchets of the Great Eclipse, and are specially designed to suppress the trebuchets of the Great Eclipse. "Chen Xuanli mentions.

The trebuchets of the Arab Empire left a deep impression on the generals, and if they could not suppress the trebuchets of the Great Eclipse, it would be extremely detrimental to the Tang Dynasty.

Although the crossbow is good, it is like a meat grinder, but its defect is that the range is not enough, far inferior to the trebuchet. If you can't suppress the trebuchet of the Great Eat, it will be a big trouble for the strong crossbow.

The only way to suppress the trebuchet is the trebuchet.

"Yes." Li Longji nodded and said, "You can hand it over to the Ordnance Supervisor for study, I don't think it will be long before we have a better trebuchet." ”

The Tang Dynasty did not do much with trebuchets, and that was because they were almost unnecessary. There were strong crossbows for long-range attacks, crossbows for sieges, and trebuchets were almost useless, so the Tang Dynasty did not manufacture them in large quantities.

If necessary, with the strong national strength and developed scientific and technological strength of the Tang Dynasty, a more advanced trebuchet will soon be developed.

"Another flaw of Big Eaters is that their ranged attacks are not powerful enough." Yang Siqiao added.

This is indeed a shortcoming of the Arab Empire.

The long-range attacks of the Arab Empire were mainly trebuchets and bows and arrows, which were still far behind the crossbows.

Bows and arrows are not comparable to strong crossbows at all, whether it is range, penetration, or lethality, they are far from being comparable to strong crossbows.

It is precisely because our ancestors mastered a large number of strong crossbows and suppressed the cavalry of the nomads that they were able to defeat the Xiongnu, Xianbei and Turks.

As for trebuchets. It's just that the range is longer than that of a strong crossbow. If you talk about lethality. It's not as good as a strong crossbow, why?

The stones thrown by the trebuchet are parabolas, which are smashed from top to bottom, that is, after being smashed on the ground, they are almost useless. It's a big deal to jump and roll again, and kill and injure a few unlucky ghosts.

The strong crossbow is a flat shot, which has a strong penetrating power and can be skewered with meat. The lethality is naturally greater than that of trebuchets.

One of the more important reasons is that a strong crossbow can be used for intensive killing, while trebuchets cannot. The number of stones thrown out by the trebuchet is large, but the number is limited. This, combined with the fact that trebuchets are more cumbersome than crossbows, more difficult to use, and require more manpower, limits their number.

When it comes to the battlefield, numbers have a natural advantage. With a trebuchet's manpower, you can now use several powerful crossbows. A strong crossbow can have as few as five or six crossbow arrows. There are more than a dozen of them, and who has a numerical advantage. Glance.

"I think the next time we fight, the big dog will make some progress in this area, and may even make some powerful crossbows, but they are far from us." Yang Siqiao then sneered, extremely disdainful.

With Yusuf's shrewdness, after he knew the details of the Tang Army, it was reasonable that he would definitely want to absorb the strengths of the Tang Army, make strong crossbows, and strengthen long-range attacks. However, because the crossbow has always been a unique weapon in ancient China, it is impossible for the Arab Empire to catch up with the Tang Dynasty.

"Huh." The crowd burst into laughter.

Next, it is your word, my word, and a serious summary. The ideas put forward by the generals were very insightful, and Li Longji ordered people to remember them and take them back to Chang'an to deal with them.

After a long discussion, the summary has come to an end.

"I am very satisfied that you have spoken freely and expressed your thoughts and opinions." Li Longji was very satisfied with this summary and said, "Next, I will talk about what we want to do. ”

The generals looked stunned and pricked up their ears to listen.

"The next thing is to prepare for the war with the Great Food, which is divided into two parts, one is the Central Empire, and the other is the Western Regions." Li Longji raised his eyebrows and said, "I will go back and report to His Majesty about the affairs of the court, and then deal with it." ”

There are many problems in the DPRK and China, and this can only be dealt with when Li Longji goes back. Relying on Li Dan, that is impossible. Because Li Dan does not have such talent, the burden still falls on Li Longji.

"The affairs of the Western Regions will be handed over to Chen Xuanli to preside." Li Longji said.

"Yes." Chen Xuanli's expression was awe-inspiring, and he received the order loudly.

"You all listen well, if anyone does not obey the order, Chen Xuanli can be dealt with according to military law!" Li Longji's eyes sparkled, his face was stern, and he shouted loudly.

"Yes." The generals commanded in unison.

Chen Xuanli is full of military talent, far-reaching vision, and has a big game, and the generals are convinced of him.

"Yang Siqiao, Xue Zhi, you have to do your best to assist Chen Xuanli." Li Longji's eyes sparkled, staring at Yang Siqiao and Xue Zhi and shouted.

"Prince, please rest assured, we will definitely obey General Chen's orders." Yang Siqiao and Xue Zhi were busy talking.

"I'm relieved to have your words." Li Longji nodded and said, "Your main tasks are: First, to accumulate grain and grass, which is mainly transported from Tianzhu, Wang Maozhong will do a good job." Second, you must crack down on the big food, so that the big food does not gain more favorable places, and you must make it difficult for the big food to accumulate grain and grass. Third, you must find the most favorable place for the westward expedition of the army. ”

The importance of grain and grass does not need to be said, everyone understands it.

It was very important for the Tang Dynasty to strike at the Arab Empire so that the Arab Empire could not get a more favorable strategic base. It is also important to build the most favorable "forward base" for the Tang Dynasty.

"Prince, please rest assured, we will do a good job." Chen Xuanli: They were busy receiving orders.

"Hmm." Li Longji nodded and said, "Zhang Shuo and Zhang Xiaofei will go back to Chang'an with me, and the rest will stay." ”

Zhang said that he was an all-round talent in civil and military affairs, and it was okay to put him in the Western Regions, but he was more suitable to play a role in Chang'an. This is because the sooner the domestic problems are properly handled, the more beneficial it will be to the war.

Zhang Xiaofei naturally went to protect Li Longji.

After arranging everything, Li Longji took Zhang Shuo and Zhang Xiaofei and led an army on the way home. (To be continued......)