Stone Country Castle

This is the outpost of the Arab Imperial Army to the east, and they couldn't go deep into this place before, and this was only occupied after they turned against the Tang Dynasty.

This place is on the ancient Silk Road, about 800 miles away from Samarkand, which is a middle ground between Samarkand and Shule State.

At this moment, there are 7,000 soldiers of the Arab Empire stationed here, and more than 4,000 soldiers gathered from the local area, all of whom have betrayed the Tang Dynasty, of course, this is not a betrayal, after all, the Tang Dynasty did not exercise much power here before, but they have always regarded themselves as nationals of the Tang Empire.

Most people in the world know that there is a powerful empire in the east, so when these people interact with other people, they all talk about their relationship with Datang, but when Datang asks them to collect taxes, these people will run away, saying that they have nothing to do with Datang.

To put it bluntly, they want to take all the benefits, but if they want to pay obligations, these people are really not willing to pay at all.

How can this work, the Anxi Protectorate of the Tang Dynasty was not set up in vain, so when these people returned to their original places again, the army of the Tang Empire began to pursue them, and they also turned these people into vagrants in the western desert.

Before, they couldn't fight against the Anxi Protectorate of the Tang Dynasty, so they could only wander around, but now that the people of the Arab Empire are here, they are all around the Arab Empire's army as if they have found their father.

Stone Country Castle itself is a city that is about to be abandoned, but because of the war between the two countries, it has become prosperous again, and the people of the neighborhood come to this place to trade some production necessities.

Therefore, the living population here has also increased rapidly, but some of them are not willing to submit to the Arab Empire, they are just doing business here, and many people still pay taxes to the Tang Empire, so it is very easy to find some people who understand here, and there are a few kneeling in front of Cheng Chuliang at this moment.

"Get up, you are not enemies, I asked people to call you here to understand the situation, and I am not arresting you for something, so you don't have to be so afraid."

The identities of these people in front of them have been clarified, they originally belonged to Ganshan Dao, and some merchants later tasted the sweetness of doing business in the Western Regions, so the whole family went to the Western Regions to do business.

"Thank you General, little Chen Liu, my family was originally in the Ganshan area, but once I did business with merchants in the Western Regions, I noticed the profits here, so I brought my family to this side, but I am definitely a Han person, I have never betrayed the Tang Dynasty, the general has something to ask."

An old man in his fifties said earnestly that when he was in Datang, he was just a small businessman, but as long as he could endure hardships and sell some things in Datang to the Western Regions, he would basically be able to make a fortune.

This guy's reputation has spread in his hometown, and many young people who can't survive are also ready to follow his old path, but most people don't know much about the situation in the Western Regions, so they have failed to do business, but there are also some people who follow him on this business road, and their lives are also thriving, which can be regarded as driving a party to get rich.

"You also know the recent situation in the Western Regions, our Datang is ready to fight with these Arabs, and the first thing to take is Shiguo City, but we don't know much about the situation here, I heard that you came out of here half a month ago, is that the case?"

Cheng Chuliang asked someone to send a cup of tea, then you're welcome, these people can be trusted, in the records of Anxi Donghufu, this guy pays taxes every year, and he also sent a lot of cattle and sheep to our army, because he was brought out by our army when he was lost in the desert, so he can still be trusted.

"The general is right, the small one is holding five carts of tea to make a deal, the situation inside can't be said to be clear, but I also know about it, I'll tell the general what I know first, if the general wants to know anything else, just ask......"

This guy has been in the Western Regions for so long, so he naturally knows that intelligence work is very important, so he immediately told everything he knew.

At present there are about 15,000 people in the whole city, including about 10,000 Arabs in black robes, who burn, kill, and loot all kinds of evil, and anyone who comes here to do business must give them a third of the goods, and if they don't, they will rob your family in an instant.

Therefore, the businessmen who do business here know that they would rather trade thirty or forty miles outside the city than go to the city, and although the wind and sand outside the city are serious, at least they will not abduct a third of our goods.

There are also some people who are some fugitives from the Western Regions, these people under the organization of the Arab Empire, once again formed the Western Regions Alliance, vainly trying to rely on the power of the Arab Empire to fight against the Tang Dynasty, and the people of the Arab Empire have already told them that after the Tang Dynasty's army is gone, they will be rewarded here.

The military leader here is called Rahman, and I heard that he is a general under the prince, not a member of the governor's palace.

"Wait a minute, you say these people are from the hinterland of the Arab Empire?"

When he heard this, Li Chengyi couldn't help it, he originally thought that there were only people from the Arab Governor's Mansion here, if there was a prince, it would definitely be impossible to come alone, and he would definitely bring the army here, which meant that our enemies had increased again.

"A few months ago, a prince of the Arab Empire came, as if his name was Salaman, the third prince of their empire, and he ordered the people of Shule to be killed."

Chen Liu went to the city and knew more about the situation over there, and if he asked him to report it himself, he didn't know where to start, so this form of asking and answering was his favorite, after all, who knew which one would be useful to the army?

Several generals looked at each other, and at a glance it seemed that the other party also attached great importance to this battle, but it didn't matter to us, we just followed as many people as we came, this is the confidence of our Tang army.

The Western Regions will always be the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty!