Just as Said and Qin Jin were having dinner together, Du Qianyun had already entered the Green Ridge Valley with a small entourage on a fast horse, and he had a more important purpose here, that is, to meet with Zheng Xianli, the envoy of Anxi Jiedu.

Before the Shenwu Army entered Anxi, everyone thought that Zheng Xianli had died in battle, including the brave Wuhu Huaizhong, and there was no place to bury him.

However, since the victory of the battle of Zhangye, good news has come one after another, Du Qianyun rushed to the city of Dutuo this time, just to convey Qin Jin's order to Zheng Xianli.

The envoy of Anxi is still filled by Zheng Xianli, but the task has changed from guarding Anxi to expanding westward, and the land in the river for thousands of miles is a place that Qin and Jin have coveted for a long time.

Du Ganyun's visit to the city of Dutuo was also regarded as a front stop for the Qin and Jin dynasties, and at the same time to connect with local merchants and magnates, and convey the imperial court's trust and reuse of them.

Moreover, according to the information sent back by Zheng Xianli, Zamas, a great merchant in the city, was actually a descendant of the late Persian king Yi Siqi.

This is interesting, Du Gan is one of Qin Jin's henchmen who has followed Qin Jin for the longest time, and he knows Qin Jin's strategic planning very well. In the eyes of ordinary courtiers, this expedition to the west was on the one hand to restore Anxi and consolidate the influence of the Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions, nothing more.

However, based on the conclusion reached by Du Qianyun's dozens of secret talks with Qin Jin, the ultimate goal of this western expedition is probably a big cannibal.

If the initiator and commander of the Western Expedition was not Qin Jin, Du Qianyun really thought that people with such thoughts were crazy, the country of the Great Cannibals was also thousands of miles away from Anxi, and there were many mountains and rivers along the way, and it was difficult to imagine how much combat power the Tang soldiers on the expedition could have left in the case of being far away from Guanzhong for supplies.

However, this is Qin Jin, as long as Qin Jin formulates the battle plan, in Du Qianyun's impression, he has never failed!

"Archdeacon, there are unidentified cavalry ten miles ahead, shall we avoid it or, take a detour?"

Du Ganyun slowed down and rubbed the scalp above his right temple with the tip of his horsewhip.

"The front is the green valley, you can't get around the road, send people over, contact with them, and see which side they belong to!"

Tanma is a local border army, and he is very familiar with the surrounding customs and customs, and said with some concern:

"It doesn't look like a Persian, it's not a Tocharian, it's not a big cannibal, and it looks like a Qiang person wandering on the southern plateau!"

"Qiang?"

Du Qianyun felt a pang in his heart, although the Qiang people survived in the cracks between the attacks of Tibet and the Tang Dynasty, they never really surrendered to either side. They rebelled and surrendered, and whichever side was big would throw themselves into whichever side, and they were waiting for an opportunity to make a move, in short, a tribal force that was a great headache.

Even if it is a Qiang people, Du Qianyun does not have a second road, if he does not take the valley in front of him and detours, he will arrive at least ten days late. And ten days is too much for a single day.

Du Qianyun didn't dare to take risks, and the main force of the Shenwu Army couldn't afford to wait. Still, he made up his mind and immediately approached those who were unknown to find out their identity, position, and purpose.

After waiting for about an hour, Du Qianyun actually saw a person he never expected.

"Qin, General Qin, you, how did you get here?"

The person who came turned out to be Qin Yan!

Du Qianyun knew that Qin Yan had been sent to the capital of Tibet two years earlier, and that the elite he led had taken control of the entire ruling center of Tibet, and that the Tibetans, who had been fighting with the Tang Dynasty for a hundred years, had become vassals of their former enemies in an incredible way.

The first battle of the Tibetan invasion of Guanzhong lost soldiers, and the 200,000 young and strong returned to the plateau not more than three out of ten, the losses can be described as extremely tragic, and there is no thirty or fifty years of hard work to restore the strength before this battle.

However, Qin Yan's courage is also really big, and he dared to lead his troops to leave Luoshu City after less than two years of hard work in Tubo, isn't he afraid that the local anti-Tang forces will not die?

However, Du Qianyun knew his identity, he was just a businessman, and he did not have enough status and position to question Qin Yan.

The current Qin Yan is no longer a domestic slave six years ago, after years of experience and baptism in battle, he has long been reborn and has become a general who can be on his own.

"It turned out to be Mr. Du, Qin was ordered by the prime minister to send the elite of Tubo to help in the war!"

Hearing him say this, Du Qianyun was relieved, it turned out that Qin Yan did not send troops without authorization, but was ordered by the prime minister.

At the same time, Du Qianyun was deeply admired by Qin Jin's foresight and carefulness.

After a brief exchange, Du Qianyun finally figured out the situation on the east and west sides of the Green Ridge. It is said that Zheng Xianli united with the nobles near Nadtado and fought several vicious battles with the Great Food Soldiers led by the Great Cannibal Iprasin.

Qin Yan originally planned to rush to reinforcements, but later learned that Yu Sufu led the defeated army of the Great Eater to assemble in Shule City, and planned to pass through the Green Mountains from this place at any time.

If this is the case, the west of the green ridge will inevitably face the situation of being attacked on both sides.

Therefore, Qin Yan immediately changed his goal and ambushed in the Green Ridge Valley, preparing to block Yusufu with his own strength.

"Yousufu has fled north, it should be from the direction of Broken Leaf Town to escape from Anxi, now this guy is already a lost dog, General Qin is so prepared, it is a bit of a taste of killing chickens with a knife!"

Du Qianyun said it easily, but he didn't know that Qin Yan's information was not bright, because he had a weak connection with the main force of the Shenwu Army and no direct contact with Zheng Xianli, he naturally did not grasp the battle situation several times a day in a very timely manner.

Moreover, in addition, the current Qin Yan is no longer the stunned young man he was back then, he is cautious and decisive in his use of soldiers.

Although the news of the departure of the Great Food Soldiers from Shule was detected, in order to ensure that this was not a ploy, they delayed it for three more days in the Green Ridge Valley.

I didn't want to because of this delayed three-day effort, I actually met Du Qianyun, who came from the secret west.

Through the various news brought by Du Qianyun, Qin Yan quickly made a judgment, thinking that there was no point in continuing to guard the Green Ridge Valley, leaving only hundreds of rangers as a warning force, and instead rushed to the city with Du Qianyun.

After crossing the Green Ridge, Du Qianyun only felt that he had experienced two worlds in one day, the east of the Green Ridge was full of steep mountains and Gobi, while the west of the Green Ridge was full of large areas of woodland.

Du Qianyun had never been to such a far place, and he thought that the further west the Western Regions were, the more desolate they became, and it was not suitable for people to cultivate and live at all, who would have thought that it would be such a situation in front of him!