Long before the Indians sent troops, Li Longji expected that this westward advance would encounter the Arab Empire, but he did not expect that it would come so quickly.

"The Dashi Army is amazing, it comes so fast." Li Longji said.

"Yes. It's really fast, faster than we expected." Zhang Shuo was also moved and said, "We originally expected to encounter Dashi in the Western Regions, but we didn't expect that we would encounter it in Afghanistan."

"Actually, this is normal." Li Longji nodded and said, "Although there are thousands of miles between Dashi and Datang, there are only some small countries in these thousands of miles. Their strength is too weak to stop the elite Dashi. The Dashi army came so quickly that it is normal to reach Afghanistan."

"The prince is right." Zhang Shuo deeply agreed.

The Tang Dynasty and the Arab Empire were thousands of miles apart and did not directly border. However, these thousands of miles were small countries, with only thousands of troops in big countries, and only hundreds of troops in small countries, and their strength was far from that in the Arab Empire.

These small countries cannot stop the elite of the Arab Empire, so it is normal for Gu Taibai to come quickly.

"Fortunately, we took action first and occupied Pakistan, otherwise it would take a lot of effort." Zhang Xiaofei was quite glad.

"Actually, it's not the case." Yang Sixu shook his head and said, "Even if Dashi occupied Pakistan, as long as we defeat Dashi's army, Pakistan will be ours. Prince, we should defeat Dashi's army with thunder and force, and then rush our troops westward to seize the place occupied by Dashi."

"Agree." Zhang said, Chen Xuanli, Xue Zhi and others agreed loudly.

The key to whether a place can be occupied is the army. If the army is present, it can occupy this place. If the army is defeated, it cannot occupy this place. As long as the Tang army defeats the Arab Empire, it can seize the land occupied by the Arab Empire. Even if the Arab Empire first occupy Pakistan, it will be useless.

If the Tang army could defeat the Arab Emperor team led by Gu Taibai, they could grab the area conquered by Gu Taibai. This was a rare opportunity, and the generals agreed with Yang Sixu's proposal.

"Yang Sixu is right." Li Longji looked at Yang Sixu with appreciation and asked, "You all tell me, how should I fight this battle?"

"Are you still asking? Set up a dignified formation and fight one big battle. With our strength, it is easy to defeat Dashi." Zhang Xiaofei said frankly and shouted immediately.

"That's right." There was a whistle immediately, and there were many generals who thought so.

They were not only responding, but also ready to fight with the Arab Empire immediately.

The Arab Empire wanted to conquer China, which made the generals angry. They had long wanted to fight the Arab Empire. Finally, with this opportunity, how could they not be excited?

"No!" Zhang Shuo rejected Zhang Xiaofei's proposal. He said: "We cannot fight this battle like this."

"If you don't fight like this, how do you fight?" Zhang Xiaofei was puzzled.

What he said was the usual style of playing in the Tang Dynasty. What's wrong?

"In this battle, we not only have to defeat the Dashi army, but also find out the Dashi's background." Zhang Shuo raised his eyebrows and analyzed: "Since the time of Emperor Taizong, Dashi has been rising, expanding, and advancing eastward. First, it destroyed Persia, and then stretched out its claws to the Western Regions. The Tang Dynasty has been paying attention to Dashi for decades. Although Pei Xingjian escorted Balus to the westward, he stopped advancing when he arrived at Suiye City. Because Dashi Chen had heavy troops and was ready for battle, Pei Xingjian had few soldiers and could not fight with Dashi. At that time, the Tang Dynasty should have found out the Dashi's background, but it was because Pei Xingjian gave up."

Since its rise, the Arab Empire had a direct or indirect relationship with the Tang Dynasty. When the Persian Empire was destroyed, it sent people to the Tang Dynasty for help. Emperor Taizong of Tang considered that the conditions for sending troops were not mature and the Western Turks blocked the way, and the Tang army could not move westward in large quantities, so he refused to send troops on the grounds that the journey was long.

However, the Tang Dynasty did not give up Persia, but sent people to take away the Persian royal family and set up the "Persian Protectorate" to fight Persia.

However, the two countries are far apart and it is difficult to have a real war. The Tang army and the Arab Emperor team have never really fought each other. Therefore, the Tang Dynasty still doesn't know what the strength of the Arab Emperor team is.

Pei Xingjian was the one who was most likely to fight a war with the Arab Empire. He was ordered to escort Balus back to his country, but when he arrived at Suye City, he had to give up. Because Chen of the Arab Empire was ready for war, it was impossible for Pei Xingjian to defeat the Arab Empire with the little force in his hands.

In this way, although the two countries have been hostile for decades, there has been no war. The Tang army did not understand the strength of the Arab Emperor team.

"This battle is the first battle between the Tang Dynasty and the Arab Empire. Our most important task is to find out the background of the Dashi army. We must explore the combat power and tactics one by one." Zhang said, "So, I advocate that we set up a dignified formation, not use crossbow formations, but only fight and fight with Dashi, so as to achieve the purpose of finding out the combat power and tactics of Dashi."

"Agree!" The generals were convinced and agreed in unison.

Li Longji looked at Zhang Shuo very appreciatively. Zhang Shuo is worthy of being the best in the world. Not only does he have great achievements, but he also sees extremely far-reachingly. This is very rare.

Sooner or later, there will be a war between the Tang Dynasty and the Arab Empire. Before the war, it will be clear about the details of the Arab Empire and facilitate subsequent decision-making and dispatch. This is of great benefit to the Tang Dynasty.

If you want to understand the details of the Arab Emperor's team, don't use the crossbow formation. Because the crossbow formation is too terrifying, once the crossbow formation exerts its power, the Arab Emperor's team will suffer heavy casualties, and it will be difficult for the Tang Dynasty to figure it out.

"I think we should be here, Kabul and other big food troops." Chen Xuanli focused his right hand on Kabul on the map.

"Very good." Li Longji agreed very much.

With an order, the Tang army set out and headed straight for Kabul.

Kabul is the capital of modern Afghanistan, but this city has a history of three thousand years. Kabul was founded during the Tang Dynasty.

At that time, Kabul was not the capital of Afghanistan, and the city was not very large, but it was in a very good location and suitable for war.

After Li Longji led his army to the city, the Afghan people here happily invited the Tang army into the city. The Tang army was here waiting for the arrival of the Arab Emperor team.

"Here, Kabul is suitable for fighting, so let's go here." Gu Taibai looked at the map for a while, and he also chose Kabul. With an order, the Arab Emperor's team headed straight to Kabul.

"What? The Tang army has entered the city?" Gu Taibai was very surprised when he learned that the Tang army had occupied Kabul first.

"This is nothing." Immediately afterwards, Gu Taibai was calm and gentle again: "As long as I defeat Li Longji, I can occupy Kabul. Well, Li Longji is the prince of China. I must capture him alive and dedicate him to the wise and great governor."

"Arrangement is called war." Gu Taibai immediately ordered.

The Arab Emperor team began to line up, and teams were launched, moving very quickly, and they quickly formed a formation, horizontally and vertically, and a sequel was purged.

Li Longji led all the generals to stand on the top of the city, looking at the Arab Emperor's formation, and praised it: "The Arab Empire is a strong enemy! Their army was very fast, and they were purged and were not under us."

"Yes, the real strong enemy at this time!" Zhang said that they looked solemn.

Experts can tell if there is any one at a time. As the generals galloping on the battlefield, their vision is very unique, and they can tell at a glance that the Arab Emperor team is not easy to mess with.

This should be the most terrifying opponent that the Tang Dynasty has encountered in history.

Even the once powerful Turks did not have such a scrupulous formation.

"The general of the big food answered." Li Longji stood on the top of the city and shouted loudly.

Gu Taibai arrived on a divine Arab war horse, proud and extraordinary.

"Okay!" Li Longji and the others praised each other in unison.

Gu Taibai clasped his fists and said to Li Longji: "I am Gu Taibai, how dare you ask if you are the Chinese Prince Li Longji?"

"It's me." Li Longji nodded and said, "I have heard of the general's reputation for being a general. I saw him today, so it's awesome."

This is the truth. Although it is the enemy, Li Longji also admires Gu Taibai.

"I have also heard of the name of the prince for a long time. When I see him today, I also like him. If we are not hostile, we will definitely become friends and drink and have fun." Gu Taibai also looked admiring.

"Gu Taibai, you and me have been hostile for decades, but there has not been a battle, and they don't know the situation of the opponent. I think you want to find out our details, right?" Li Longji went straight to the topic.

"The prince is thinking so, right? This is called the hero's similar views." Gu Taibai nodded and said, "I mean, we all want to find out the details of our opponents, so we don't need those tricks, and we will have three tough battles that will be head-on. The first infantry battle is fought by infantry. The second cavalry battle is fought by cavalry. The third battle is the battle of equipment. I heard that China's powerful crossbows are very good, and I really want to see it."

"As you wish." Li Longji nodded and agreed readily.

Gu Taibai held his fists and bowed, slapped his horse's back, and returned to his original formation.

"It's time for Dashi to see how powerful we are." Li Longji raised his eyebrows and ordered loudly: "Send 10,000 troops to fight first. Chen Xuanli, you come and take the lead."

"As for the order." Chen Xuanli took the order loudly, his voice was loud, his neck was stammering, and he looked like he had taken stimulant.

"Oh." The generals sighed softly, and were deeply envious.

This was the first battle between the Tang Dynasty and the Arab Empire, the old enemy, and it was of great significance. Who wouldn't think about it? But he took the lead in Chen Xuanli, and they had to admire him.

Chen Xuanli led 10,000 infantry out of the city and arranged an array outside the city. The Tang army was well-trained and arranged an array very quickly without any chaos. It quickly formed a formation. It was lined horizontally and vertically, and the whole camp was purged.
Chapter completed!