Su Chen's purpose is not to eliminate the big cannibals in the city, but to intimidate him.
Tell the big eater, if you continue to resist, I will burn your towns one by one!
Su Chen himself never thought that the best thing to use when entering Dashi this time was not gunpowder, bombs, or cannons.
It’s the combination of a hot ball heater and kerosene!
The Big Eater is on guard against and imitates everything else, but this hot air balloon is the only one that the Big Eater can do nothing about.
After setting the fire, the army continued to head north to the gathering place of the Lachem people.
Entering summer, it was extremely hot in West Asia. The army could only march morning and night, and the marching speed was very slow.
The Great Eaters were not frightened by the fire. After the Tang army moved north, they once again came to the west bank of the Euphrates River, trying to block the Tang army's retreat and cut off the connection between Su Chen and Basra.
In this regard, Su Chen did not make any further response.
Just take the other way around, it's of no use at all.
The supplies carried by the army were sufficient, and there were Lachem people in the front to support them. There was no such thing as being cut off from food routes.
If the Tang army wants to turn around and come back, the cannibals can't stop them.
At most, it will affect the connection between the army and Basra, and the impact will not be big.
Just take a short detour through the desert to the west. The Lachem people are familiar with the terrain here!
Su Chen led the army north, and Li Chengqian met with the food nobles from Mecca and Medina in Basra.
Li Chengqian bluntly told the coming Dashi nobles that if they wanted Datang to withdraw their troops,
Dashi submitted his credentials to Datang to admit his mistake and apologize. It is necessary to hand over the culprit, otherwise there will be no discussion.
As for compensation and compensation, we can slowly discuss it.
And told the big cannibals that they must make a decision as soon as possible. The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty had no patience anymore.
Next, the Tang Army's offensive will be much more powerful than before. If the Tang Army destroys Dashi's main force near Ctesiphon, then there will be no need to negotiate!
The wealthy nobles on the peninsula sent people to see Osman, asking him to agree to the Tang people's conditions and cease war with the Tang army.
On the other hand, they continued to connect in an attempt to jointly promote Zubair as king and replace the warlike Osman.
The Ottomans are very tough. Since the Tang army came to the peninsula, they have never sent envoys to contact the Tang army.
Now that he saw that the nobles in the country were forcing him to bow down to the people of the Tang Dynasty, he became furious.
Osman directly beheaded a big food noble who came to persuade him, and then personally led the army to the southwest, also heading towards the gathering place of the Lachem people.
"Is Osman crazy to attack the big food nobles directly?"
Su Chen was surprised after getting the news.
Elsa smiled and said: "It's better to be crazy! Most of the food nobles are still undecided, and now Osman has completely angered them."
"Commander, your marching speed is too slow. The Lachem people went to see Osman and rushed towards them. They were so scared that they were shaking all over."
"Why don't you speed up your march? Hurry up and reach the gates of Faku City to embolden the Lachem people."
Su Chen said: "In such a hot weather, we can only march morning and night."
"As long as we can arrive before Osman, there's no need to worry."
Elsa approached Su Chen and said, "I'll go one step ahead and meet Numan and Ils first."
"no!"
Elsa stared at Su Chen: "Why?"
Su Chen said: "No reason, I just think you are hiding something from me this time."
"I acted privately last time. Seeing that you brought back a lot of useful information, I won't argue with you."
"If you want to meet the Lachem people in advance, you must first explain your true plan clearly."
Elsa said angrily: "I have traveled thousands of miles, but it's all for the commander-in-chief. It's okay if you don't reward me, but you also want to punish me?"
Su Chen glared at Elsa: "Humph! I am the commander-in-chief of the army, and military orders must be strict. The worst thing to do is to see someone acting privately without reporting it."
"Since you have come to the military camp, you must abide by the discipline. If you dare to run around without permission again, I will send you back to Basra, and then make Hashem and Li Qi carry water together."
Li Qi, the captain of the Marine team who protected Elsa last time, was pulled into a circle around the peninsula by Elsa's trick.
After running thousands of miles back, Su Chen was punished by having to fetch water and feed the animals every day.
Elsa argued: "Isn't it too late to ask the commander for instructions?"
"Commander, you can't be unreasonable!"
"It's a pity that Lieutenant Li has been as tanned as a Hamu man after running all the way. You still punish him, and you're not afraid of hurting the hearts of the soldiers."
Su Chen continued to glare at Elsa: "Stop quibbling here!"
"Tell me honestly, what do you want to do? It's only three days away from the gathering place of the Lachem people, and you can't wait any longer?"
Elsa said: "I really have nothing to do. I just want to discuss with Numan, Iers and his son in advance about the alliance between the two countries in the future."
"An alliance between the two countries?
Which two countries form an alliance?”
Su Chen was stunned.
This time it was Elsa's turn to glare at Su Chen: "Commander, you can't keep your word!"
"Didn't you promise to help me and Hashem restore their country?"
"Aren't you here to help the Lachem people rebuild the Lachem Kingdom?"
It took Su Chen a long time to react: "Is your country of Canni forming an alliance with Lachem?"
"I wonder if you are thinking too early. The Lachem people haven't rebelled against Dashi yet, and your Canni Kingdom is still in the hands of the enemy who killed your father!"
Elsa sighed: "The sooner some things are settled, the better!"
"Furthermore, after the alliance between Cannae and Lachem, there is another force opposing Dashi in the northern part of the peninsula. Wouldn't it be more beneficial to the commander-in-chief?"
Su Chen always felt that something was wrong. Elsa's plan was too far ahead. She frowned and thought for a while:
"You don't believe in my promise, and you want to use the alliance with the Lachem people to urge me to help you restore the country as soon as possible?"
Elsa said with a guilty conscience: "It's nothing! I just want to talk to Ils in advance, so I should be mentally prepared in advance..."
Su Chen interrupted Elsa: "Forget it, I won't argue with you about your little thoughts!"
"After all, when I said I would help you restore the country, it was just empty talk. It's normal that you don't feel reassured."
"Since I said I would help your brother and sister regain their country, I will not break my promise."
"But now that the big cannibal is facing a huge enemy, I can't allocate troops for the time being. I'll wait until the big cannibal is defeated."
"Don't think too much, and don't act on your own!"
Elsa lowered her head and said: "Commander! I really want to tell Numan and his son in advance about our plan to form an alliance and win the support of the Lachem people to Hashim and me."
"And there's one more thing,"
"If the people of Lachem are also interested in helping Hashem and I, I will propose a marriage between the Kingdom of Kanni and the Kingdom of Lachem,"
"I think it would be more advantageous to disclose these matters to Numan and Ils in advance before the war."
Su Chen's eyes widened: "Have you decided to marry that Ils?
