Zhang Shuo's voice was calm, and he continued to speak one after another, but the generals' faces changed greatly when they heard it, and their faces were in disbelief.

"Are there really so many problems?" The generals looked incredulous.

According to their thoughts, the shape in front of them is very good for the Tang Dynasty, as long as the troops are on the border of the Arab Empire, they can fight a big war with the Arab Empire, and it is really hard for them to believe that the Tang Dynasty has so many problems.

"Zhang is talking about the main problem, plus some other issues that are not so important, and there are many more problems in Datang than this." Li Longji nodded heavily, affirmed, and said: "Especially in China, there are more problems. ”

Tang Taizong was the emperor of Niu Shining, and during his reign, the "rule of Zhenguan" went down in history and made unprecedented achievements. However, since his death, Tang Gaozong, the soft emperor, became emperor, and Tang Taizong's achievements have been regressing, and problems have begun to accumulate.

Especially in order to replace Tang, Wu Zetian knew that some people had no talent, but it was beneficial to her and could be used, so he had to use these people, which caused the good and bad officials in the DPRK and China to be uneven. Moreover, in order to remove the obstacles to the throne, Wu Zetian killed the heroes of the Tang Dynasty, such as the eldest grandson Wuji, Chu Daoliang, etc., which caused great losses to the Tang Dynasty and was difficult to make up for a while.

If it weren't for the fact that the Arab Empire had already advanced eastward, Li Longji would not have led his troops to fight when Li Dan had just ascended the throne, because the Tang Dynasty had to send troops to take these forward bases first.

From a safe point of view, after Li Dan ascended the throne, the foundation was stable, and the Tang Dynasty sent troops again, which was the best policy. It's just that time waits for no one, and the Tang Dynasty must not send troops in advance.

And, unexpectedly. Li Longji actually seized the opportunity to destroy Tibet. Then he sent troops to conquer Tianzhu. After a series of big battles, despite the brilliant achievements, more problems have also accumulated.

If these problems are not dealt with, once the war between the Tang Dynasty and the Arab Empire breaks out, the consequences will be unimaginable, and it will cause huge losses to the Tang Dynasty.

"Then the only way to stop moving forward is to stop?" Although the generals were unwilling, they had to accept Zhang's statement.

"Order: Tell all the ministries to stop advancing and go to Broken Leaf City to discuss matters." Li Longji nodded. Ordered loudly.

This order was quickly conveyed to the front line, and it was Zhang Xiaofei who was most reluctant to withdraw his troops.

"What? Stop moving forward? Zhang Xiaofei raised his throat and shouted: "Is the prince mistaken?" If I work harder, I will be able to catch Gu Taibai. ”

From Afghanistan, Zhang Xiaofei was chasing Gu Taibai, all the way to the Western Regions, and to Central Asia, but he couldn't catch Gu Taibai.

Not because of anything else, but because the Arabian war horses have a long endurance and are particularly durable. Although Zhang Xiaofei's war horse is also one of the best horses in a million, it is really inferior to the Arabian war horse compared to endurance.

Arabian horses are the world's most endurance. It is the most durable horse breed in the world, and it is normal for Zhang Xiaofei to not be able to catch up.

"This prince. Is he confused? Zhang Xiaofei muttered dissatisfiedly, and then said, "Execute the order and stop advancing." ”

Although he was unwilling, he still obeyed Li Longji's orders. Out of trust in Li Longji, he knew that there must be a reason why Li Longji gave the order to stop advancing at this time.

"It was a wise decision for the prince to ask us to stop advancing." After receiving the order, Chen Xuanli was greatly appreciative, resolutely carried out the order, arranged the things here, and then led the people to Broken Leaf City.

After Yang Siqiao and Xue directly arrived at this order, they were also appreciative and carried out this order without hesitation.

The rest of the generals didn't have this vision, most of them were unwilling, but they didn't dare to disobey, they strictly implemented Li Longji's orders, arranged everything, and then went straight to Broken Leaf City.

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Broken Leaf City, Li Longji's marshal mansion.

The generals arrived one after another and came to see Li Longji and report to the military report. Within a few days, all the generals arrived, and Li Longji beat the drum to raise the account.

The generals came to the Shuaifu, standing in both sides, holding their heads high and in good spirits.

Li Longji stood at the front, his eyes were shining, he glanced at the generals, was very satisfied with the spirit of the generals, nodded approvingly: "When I look at it like this, I see that you are all overjoyed, even more joyful than the Chinese New Year, are you happy because you have won a big battle?" ”

"Huh." The generals burst into laughter, as if they had eaten honey.

Although the time of this expedition was very long, almost three years, the results achieved were extremely amazing, Li Longji conquered a large area of territory, and expanded the land for thousands of miles. Moreover, he also defeated Gu Taibai and found out the bottom of the big food, which is really worth being happy about.

"I rejoiced that I didn't tell you." Li Longji had a smile on his face and said: "We have been sending troops for almost three years, and in these three years, we have destroyed Tibet, pacified Tianzhu, conquered Pakistan and Afghanistan, and defeated Gu Taibai. ”

Speaking of this, his voice turned higher and said: "This is the biggest victory since the founding of Datang!" ”

The Tang Dynasty was a dynasty with extremely strong martial arts, destroying dozens of countries, such as Turkic, Tuyuhun, and Goryeo, which were destroyed by the Tang Dynasty successively. However, like this time, the country has been destroyed one after another, and it is still a big country like Tubo and Tianzhu that is difficult to destroy, and there has never been one.

This was indeed the biggest victory in the history of the Tang Dynasty, and the victory achieved was unprecedented.

"Haha." The crowd laughed heartily and was very happy.

"However, I would like to remind you that despite our victory, we still face a number of problems." Li Longji's face was solemn, his words changed, and he said, "Zhang said, you tell them again, why I want them to stop advancing." ”

"Why?" The generals were very curious about this matter.

It was clear that the shape was good, but Li Longji ordered to stop advancing, and they really couldn't figure it out. Wu Ming's eyes widened, staring at Zhang and said.

Zhang replied, "You must be very strange, we have achieved such a great victory, but the prince ordered you to stop advancing, why is this?" ”

This question is exactly what the generals are thinking, all of them are to open their eyes and prick up their ears.

"That's how it happened......," Zhang said, adding to the main problem.

"That's right...... It's time to stop moving forward. The generals were reluctant, but they had to agree to stop advancing.

"You all understand the problem we are facing, now let's talk about it, what kind of gains have you gained from fighting Gu Taibai?" Li Longji glanced at the generals.

The first battle with Gu Taibai was the first battle between the Tang Dynasty and the Arab Empire, and its lessons and lessons were extremely important, so we should summarize them well and prepare for the big war with the Arab Empire.

After defeating Gu Taibai, the Tang army was in pursuit, and there was no time to summarize, now it was time to summarize well.

"Prince, I'll come, I'll come." In the war with the Arab Empire, the Tang army gained a lot, and the generals had a lot to say, all of which were all nonsense.

"Zhang Xiaofei, say it." Li Longji saw that Zhang Xiaofei was also competing, and Li Longji liked this favorite general from the bottom of his heart, so he gave him the first opportunity.

"Hey." The other generals shook their heads, and Zhang Xiaofei had such an opportunity to show his face.

"Prince Xie." Zhang Xiaofei thanked him, and then said, "Although the big dog eater is hateful, it is different from any opponent we have encountered in the past. Although there is no shortage of elites and people who dare to die, such alien races as the Turks, Tibetans, and Tuyuhun are far inferior to the big dogs in terms of purge, sophisticated equipment, advanced tactics, and strong combat power. ”

"That's right." The generals echoed in unison.

In the battle with Gu Taibai, the Arab Imperial army won the respect of the Tang army with their courage and courage to die.

"They dare to fight and dare to die, which is worthy of admiration." Zhang Xiaofei has no lack of admiration for the Arab imperial army.

"That's right." The generals echoed in unison.

"Such an opponent is very scary. Fortunately, we met us, and if we had met other opponents, we would have collapsed long ago. Zhang Xiaofei was both emotional and disdainful.

Since the rise of the Arab Empire, it has swept all the way through the Middle East, and then expanded eastward, extending its tentacles to the east, and after taking Central Asia, it is marching towards China. Along the way, there is no opponent. It was not until the Arab Empire met the Tang Dynasty that it had to rein in its edge.

The two countries have been fighting in Central Asia for decades, and the fighting is bloody.

This period of war left a deep impression on Westerners. Even in modern society, if you study this period of history, Westerners will feel that the Middle Easterners have "finally repelled China's attack."

"The trebuchet of the big dog is very good, it has a long range, and it will be a great threat to our strong crossbow." Zhang Xiaofei scratched his head, a little worried, and said: "In this battle, the reason why we were able to destroy Gu Taibai's trebuchet is mainly because he has never fought with us, he is not familiar with our fighting style, and the strength to protect the trebuchet is limited. If he is heavily protected, our crossbows will be in big trouble. ”

"Not bad! Not bad! Chen Xuanli, Zhang Shuo, and Yang Siqiao looked at Zhang Xiaofei and praised in unison.

"Zhang Xiaofei, do you also know how to use your brain?" Xue Zhi even teased.

Zhang Xiaofei is a rough and straight person, using his brains is not his forte, he is good at charging into battle, and he can count things like this with his fingers.

"Use your brain? No, it isn't. I'm just emotional. Zhang Xiaofei scratched his head and said a little naïve.

"Zhang Xiaofei is right." Li Longji also greatly appreciated it, and said: "Although we won this battle, it was a bit of a fluke. If Gu Taibai is familiar with our style of play and protects the trebuchet with heavy troops, we will be in big trouble if we destroy the trebuchet, and it will take longer. Gu Taibai can completely use a trebuchet to suppress our strong crossbow, and our strong crossbow will have a great loss. ”

The generals nodded heavily.

"Zhang Xiaofei, is there anything else?" Li Longji asked.

"There is also a war horse that eats big dogs, which can especially run." Zhang Xiaofei's face was emotional, and he was unhappy, and said: "I chased and killed Gu Taibai from Kabul, chased and killed for thousands of miles, and I don't know how many war horses I died of, but I didn't catch up with him." It is because his war horse is very capable of running, and his war horse is tired to death, but his war horse is not tired to death. ”

Arabian horses have a long endurance and are especially durable, which is the best in the world, and no one can do anything about it. (To be continued......)