The telegram sent by Zhang Xiaosong was more detailed. Su Lu suddenly crossed the border with 20,000 cavalrymen. They didn't attack the city but only hunted beasts.
They wanted to attack a small village with thousands of herdsmen when it was snowing.
As a result, the village became a small town. When they saw Su Lu from afar, they hurriedly lit smoke signals and sent telegrams.
Hugestone City and other places immediately sent troops. Su Lu stared at the disguised scouts and found that the situation was not good. He hurriedly ran back to report.
As a result, Su Lu ran. He should be wondering how he could see the smoke signals when it was snowing.
No, the scouts who were guarding the next place where the smoke signals could be released came back and reported that there was no smoke there.
The 20,000 cavalrymen didn't kill a single person. They all abandoned their prey. Otherwise, they were afraid that they couldn't outrun the pursuers.
As a result, on the way back, accompanied by rumbling and shouting, they left behind more than 3,000 people to escape.
As he walked back, he met Zhang Xiaosong who came back from Tubo and wanted to visit him.
Zhang Xiaosong's team also had some game. After receiving the telegram, they contacted Hugestone City and other teams about the situation.
After knowing that Su Lu ran here, they buried the explosives in advance and caught Su Lu off guard.
He turned around and sent a telegram to the imperial court, asking if they would attack. If they did, he would be able to organize his men.
Bi Goo, Su Yi, and the others were analyzing Su Lu's purpose. It was snowing heavily and the road was not easy to travel. What could he gain?
"Maybe he ran to the Tang dynasty to look for food because life is not good." Su Yi couldn't think of any other reason.
"There are no beasts there. Why would he give up what's near and seek what's far away? I think it's a test to see if the Tang dynasty's military strength is empty. "
Song Jing analyzed that sometimes taking the initiative to attack might be because of fear.
"Isn't it better to use scouts? Why would he need 20,000 cavalrymen?" Zhang Jiuling shook his head.
"Where's Xiao Yi?" Bi Goo saw that others had said everything that could be said. He didn't have any other ideas, so he asked where the key person was.
"She's here." Li Yi pushed a small robot in. From his face, he didn't look very happy.
"We won the battle. More than four hundred were killed, and more than two thousand and seven hundred were captured. There were also some horses that were frightened."
Bi Goo could only think on the bright side. Su Lu was at a disadvantage.
Three thousand was not a small number, and the relationship between the Abbasid Caliphate and Su Lu was one of mutual benefit. Once Su Lu's strength decreased, the Abbasid Caliphate would attack.
"It's normal for him to win. It's not normal for Su Lu to come. What was he trying to do? Now that Tubo was stable, he would not give him any more benefits.
The salary that the Tang dynasty used to pay him had also been stopped, as well as military funds.
The cavalry he led should be … eh? Could it be that they have internal problems and he wants to win a battle to consolidate his ruling position? "
Li Yi thought of a possibility. There were no spies there, so he could only guess.
"Brother Yi, Zhang Xiaosong requests for a fight." Li Longji was considering the question at hand. Should he fight or not?
"Go back and rest. The soldiers have done meritorious deeds. Some of them have not been home for a long time, and their families miss them."
Li Yi waved his hand. He did not want to fight. It was cold and tiring to go there in the middle of winter.
He touched the little robot's head. "Tell Zhang Xiaosong that we will not fight this year. Send two steam engines to him and see if they are useful.
After the Yellow River freezes, walk on the ice and head north, then west.
Continue to plant the local cotton. Next year, see if we can send them sunflowers that produce more oil.
Also, plant a large number of sugar beets. We can extract sugar and make rock sugar. It will take some effort.
In the future, the Tang dynasty's demand for oil and sugar will increase greatly, including preserved fruits and edible watermelon seeds. "
As Li Yi spoke, the little robot sent out the report rhythmically. The speed could not be fast, otherwise, the person receiving the report would not be able to handle it.
… …
"The telegraph machine is too amazing. How did Li Yi come up with it?"
On the other side, Zhang Xiaosong, who had won the battle, carefully touched the telegraph machine. Treasure!
With this thing, they could run away as they wished and ambush as they wished.
Hundreds and thousands of miles apart, he could contact them in an instant.
The Winged Knights received the signal and wrote down the numbers. The person next to him translated.
Zhang Xiaosong's soldiers were bandaging, suturing, and disinfecting the wounded of the assault cavalry.
The dead were dug and buried, and the living were part of the labor force.
Snow fell from the sky, and the people in the 'village' came out to help.
We want the weapons and clothes of the dead commandos and the dead commandos, everything.
In winter, leather boots, leather clothes, and hats were all good things.
After cleaning, they were added salt. In fact, the pH balance was broken, and then the precipitation was salt.
If the amount was small, there was no good way to deal with it. If the amount was large, they could deal with it together, and it would be the same as new.
As for the saying that the dead people's things were unlucky, there was no such thing as long as they could be used!
There were also dead horses. Horse meat could be eaten, and horses were even better things.
This was divided among the soldiers, and the local people helped to clean up.
At first, when they saw a large group of cavalry gradually appear in the snow, they were scared and afraid that they could not hold on.
The beacon light was a psychological comfort, but in fact, they knew that other places could not see it.
The Winged Knights that came over said to send a telegram. Drip, drip, drip.
The main forces of various places began to gather and charge over.
They had already prepared the water. If the ice was frozen, they would melt it instead of boiling it.
If Su Lu brought people to attack the city, they would pour water and mix it with snow. It would be difficult to walk.
When the snow stopped, it would freeze. Come, attack the city!
We are not prepared to go out, so we will stay in the city and think of a way to remove the ice when the main forces arrive.
Then, the Winged Knights said that Zhang Xiaosong was not far away and could provide support at any time. When the main forces arrived, Su Lu might run.
Sure enough, Su Lu's army ran away and was ambushed by the War God on the way.
"Li Dongzhu, you can't fight. Quickly bring the soldiers home.
Su Lu probably won't dare to come again. When he saw you, he was not convinced and his people were afraid.
Li Dongzhu also said that he would send two steam engines for us to see if they are useful. They are mainly used to dig wells.
They are quite expensive and don't need to plow. We have many horses, so we can plow once we harness them. "
Jia Guixing, the person in charge of the Winged Knights, translated the contents of the telegram to Zhang Xiaosong and told him to stop fighting.
Go home and rest. See where you need water. If there is no river nearby, you can dig wells.
Getting soil was also good. Digging wells, with a steam engine, you can save a lot of effort.
"I want to learn telegraphy. Give me a few telegraph machines. I have a lot of use for them."
Zhang Xiaosong did not object to Li Yi's arrangement. If he did not want to fight, then so be it.
If he sent troops now, it would cause Su Lu to suffer more losses.
But his own people would also be in danger. If there was a sudden heavy snow and his troops ran to other people's territory and got trapped, maybe …
"I will contact Li Dongzhu." Jia Guixing nodded. It was not easy for him to make a decision. He had to ask, even if Zhang Xiaosong's position was very high.
Some of the other people who were packing up came over and stood there to listen. They listened to the sound of the telegram.
This thing represented stability. With it, news would spread quickly.
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