"This matter is not proper, we don't know much about the situation around the Green Ridge, we haven't done anything else except send envoys and patrol troops every year, judging from the current situation, they have already submitted to the Arab Empire, if we rush to send troops over, it may cause our defeat, once we fail first, the shock to things is quite large."

Although Xiao Shougui is not a person in the army, he sees many things very clearly, every time before the war, Li Xiang will emphasize a good start, but if we come to a black start, the confidence of the countries in the Western Regions may be immediately reduced, and then it will not be duplicitous, and all people may go to the Arab side.

"His Royal Highness is still fighting in the south, and now the resources of the imperial court are also supporting the side of the country of Bi, if we ask the imperial court for help, I'm afraid the resources are also extremely limited, now we have to do something, we can't just sit here and watch, once they cross the smart, then they will enter the middle of the Western Regions."

Cheng Chumo hesitated and said, Now that the situation of the countries around the smart is unknown, it is indeed not possible to rashly send troops over, but if we look at it like this, then wouldn't we waste time and opportunity in vain?

"It seems that we can only rely on them, and it is time for these people to use them."

Xiao Shougui's eyes looked outside, and Cheng Chumo also understood what it meant, these countries keep saying that they can die for the Tang Dynasty, now let you sort out an army first, and then replace the Tang Dynasty to march west.

"Do I need to go with them with the army?"

Cheng Chumo said with some excitement, finally it can be regarded as a place to use, his subordinates have been training in the Western Regions for so long, plus all kinds of new weapons, even if they encounter twenty times the enemy, we have nothing to fear, and their survival ability in the desert is extremely strong.

"We have less than 40,000 people in the Western Regions, and we are spread over such a large land, if the general leads the troops there, there is naturally nothing to win the victory, and if we fail a little, the foundation of the empire in the Western Regions will be affected."

Although Xiao Shougui did not say it explicitly, he also expressed his attitude, since we decided to use the armies of the Western Regions countries to test it, then they are ironclad cannon fodder, whether it is victory or defeat, there is not much threat to our Tang army, but if there is a problem with Cheng Chumo, then it will be directly the shock of the Western Regions, coupled with the Arab Empire in the rear, the situation may not be controllable at that time.

"But if you don't send some people to keep an eye on them, do you think these old boys will be able to obey orders? They just knelt in front of us and shouted slogans, but if they really went on the battlefield, they pulled their hips one by one. ”

Li Xiang's brother-in-law also learned some of the mantras, in the past, no one in the army understood these meanings, but now as long as they have followed Li Xiang for a long time, who can not understand this meaning?

"I also know what you said, I don't know much about military things, how much combat effectiveness do you say Gaochang's army has? Compared with the army of the Western Regions, is there any advantage? ”

The most important institutions of the Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions are all in Gaochang, so the control over the entire Gaochang is also extremely strict, and now whether it is General Mo Lun or Wadahan, they do not have much ability.

"The Gaochang army has been trained by us, and there are some innovations in weapons and equipment, and their combat effectiveness is considered to be top-notch among the countries in the Western Regions, if there is another good general, it is not a problem to command and sweep the countries of the Western Regions, of course, if it is paired with the cavalry of the Western Turks, even in the face of the army of the Arab Empire, I think that it can also be a battle."

When Cheng Chumo was in the Western Regions, he adhered to Li Xiang's intentions, trained Gaochang's army, and firmly grasped the control in his own hands, including military salaries and other things, all of which were directly issued by the Tang Dynasty, and now this army has completely become the eagle dog of the Tang Dynasty.

Before there was a rebellion in the northern part of the Western Regions, the Tang army only dispatched a team of more than 30 people, and 6,000 Gaochang soldiers directly destroyed the country, you must know that this country still has tens of thousands of troops, but it didn't even take ten days to do so, and the whole country disappeared directly in the Western Regions.

"That's fine, or we'll let General Morun lead the team?"

Xiao Shougui hesitated, there was a rebellion in Gaochang before, including King Wadahan, a large number of Qing nobles participated in this rebellion, but General Mo Lun did not participate.

"Judging from the usual observations, this guy has no reason to betray us, and he has already offended all the people in the country, even if he wants to betray us, he will not do us any good, the Gaochang army has always maintained the number of 80,000 people, this time let him take 20,000 people to the west to supervise the war, I think it is okay."

Cheng Chumo turned around several times in his mind, political things may not be understood, but military things can be simulated in an instant, General Mo Lun with 20,000 Gaochang troops, plus a thousand Tang artillery team, to take care of the armies of the countries in the Western Regions, if we encounter the army of the Arab Empire, even if we can't annihilate them, but it's no problem to retreat.

"In that case, you immediately go and give an order, let General Mo Lun come with the army in the starry night, broadcast another Tang artillery team from your subordinates, follow General Mo Lun to the Western Regions, and order the countries of the Western Regions to jointly send troops to form an army of 100,000 to clear out several countries around the Green Mountains."

At the beginning, Li Xiang gave them a greater degree of freedom, so there was no need to ask for instructions at this time, mainly because it was too far from Chang'an, and if they asked for instructions on everything, the cucumber dishes would be cold at that time.

"Okay, I'll do it right away."

Cheng Chumo also nodded very simply, after being together for a long time, he also knew that Xiao Shougui's arrangement was basically fine, not to mention that from his purely military point of view, this configuration was already quite good.

After receiving the order, General Mo Lun, who was far away in Gaochang, did not hesitate, and immediately ordered 20,000 soldiers and horses, and they were all equipped with one man, one horse and one camel.

War horses are used to charge and fight, but camels can ensure the progress of peacetime, and they are much stronger than horses in terms of drought tolerance and pulling.