The generals around Miao Jinqing are more optimistic, Hexi, as the elbow of the imperial court, will soon be reinforced by reinforcements, and now although the troops in Zhangye City are small, but the food and grass are sufficient, as long as the guards can not immediately conquer the city, it is not a problem to hold on for three or five months.

However, Miao Jinqing knew that those people were too optimistic, and the imperial court might not have the energy to look west now, and when they could send reinforcements, they didn't know that they would have to wait until the Year of the Monkey. Therefore, it is better to save yourself than to wait for reinforcements.

In the confusion in his heart, Miao Jinqing couldn't tell anyone about these worries, otherwise once it leaked out, it would have an immeasurable impact on the morale of the army.

The spy who took the initiative to send to the door after today's war, he now has the right to call Gu Lulu a spy, this person must know the truth of Hu Bing, and at this time he can torture and plunder, maybe he can get some useful military information.

Gu Lulu was locked in the prison, and when he was panicking, he saw Miao Jinqing enter the cramped and dark cell surrounded by all the officials. He recognized that this was the big Chinese official at sunset, and maybe this was his last chance, so he shouted desperately to get the other party's attention.

In fact, he thought too much, because Miao Jinqing's target here was himself. Of course, he quickly realized this, but his colleagues also sensed that something was wrong.

Gu Lulu even began to regret it a little, because Miao Jinqing was obviously not good, if surrender was only in exchange for torture, it would be better to die.

His premonition was not wrong, after Miao Jinqing entered the cell, the first thing he couldn't help but say was that he was ordered to be whipped ten times, and each whip would bring up a piece of flesh and skin, and he was so painful that he wailed and screamed, crying for mercy.

This is just Miao Jinqing giving him a dismissal, most of the Hu people he came into contact with are cunning and repeated, if you can't let them know the pain, you still think that the officials of the Tang Dynasty are weak and bullying scholars.

In fact, Miao Jinqing's goal was also achieved, and after a whip, Gu Lulu couldn't wait to pull out his intestines one by one to show him.

"The villain must know everything, don't fight anymore, don't fight again!"

Gu Lulu is not the kind of stupid person who is stiff and stiff, he has always seen the wind and the rudder, judged the situation, of course, he will not blindly harden his mouth, and naturally he will not be ashamed of begging for mercy.

Seeing that this whip had an effect, Miao Jinqing nodded with satisfaction and asked the whip bearer to stop whipping and see if this "spy" had anything to say.

"Tell me, what is the purpose of your coming to the city?"

Miao Jinqing's voice was so cold that it could almost drip into ice, this Hu man acted contrary to common sense, and what he said was probably nonsense, so he didn't know how effective it would be to deter him by whipping and killing.

"The villain is indeed the Ye Hu of the Qarlu Department, if it weren't for Mo Jianlian colluding with Yousufu, the villain is planning to welcome the Tang Heavenly Soldiers as an internal deservant......!

Gu Lulu used Turkic dialect, and many of the ministers of the Tang Dynasty were fluent in Turkic language, so Miao Jinqing was naturally among them, and it was very easy to know what this self-proclaimed Ye Huren of the Qarlu Department was talking about.

Miao Jinqing didn't believe the so-called service to the Tang Dynasty, but this person's frequent mention of the Qarlu Department may be somewhat true.

"You keep saying that you are the Ye Hu of the Qarlu Tribe, so let me ask you, where were you when Gao Jiedu led his troops to fight the Great Cannibal in Talas?"

Hearing this, Gu Lulu froze for a moment, and his eyes rolled twice before he said:

"At that time, it was still the villain's brother who was Zuo Yehu, even if the villain's heart was to the Tang Dynasty and the heart to the Khan, it was difficult to be right with his brother!"

The recurrence of the Qarluq tribe caused the prestige of the Tang Dynasty in Anxi to suffer a serious blow, and many small countries in the two river basins west of Anxi did not fall, and they threw themselves into the big cannibals.

Therefore, it is not surprising that the people of the Tang Dynasty hate the Qarlu Ministry, but Gu Lulu also knows that as long as there is enough information, he can exchange forgiveness from the Tang Dynasty people, and it is not impossible to even mix an official and a half-position in the Tang Dynasty.

In any case, this is his only chance and cannot be missed again.

"Okay, I have the right to believe that you are Ye Hu of the Qarluq Department, now let's talk about the deployment of the Great Cannibal's troops. ”

Seeing that there was a door to the situation, Gu Lulu said in a loud voice:

"The villain said everything, he must tell everything he knows, and he doesn't dare to hide it!"

Miao Jinqing frowned, he was very impatient with the meaningless confessions of Gu Lulu, often the better the person who said it in his mouth, the more ghost ideas he had in his stomach.

"The old man doesn't have time to listen to you talk nonsense here, if there is anything, just say it!"

"Understood, villain understood!"

So, Gu Lulu said the strategic deployment of the big cannibals, on the one hand, he besieged Zhangye without attacking, and on the other hand, he divided his troops to capture Liangzhou and blocked the mountain pass leading to Hexi in Qilian Mountain.

Miao Jinqing stroked his beard under his chin, thinking slightly about the authenticity of what Gu Lulu said, and soon, he felt that what this person said might not be false. It's just that, according to his speculation, the purpose of the big food general Yousufu is probably not only to capture Zhangye City, but to besiege the city and send reinforcements.

Using Ganzhou Zhangye as a bait for fishing, luring the imperial court soldiers and horses to come to the rescue, he could just wait for work and break the Tang soldiers who rushed to help one by one. As for the attack on Liangzhou, it was to cut off the connection between Hexi and the Lingwu area.

Of course, if the imperial court sends troops through Lingwu, it will be twice as long as passing through Longyou and crossing Qilian Mountain, and if there are no special circumstances, there will never be reinforcements in the direction of Lingwu.

Miao Jinqing leaned over, looked at the Gu Lu with an expectant face, and asked in a cold voice:

"You mean, Yusuf gambled on the Dukou with the Qarlu tribe?"

Biandukou is a mountain pass in Qilian Mountain, and it is the only way to rush to Hexi from Longyou.

"Yes, it is precisely like this, the villain does not want his troops to be enemies of the Tang soldiers, so he was plotted by Yusuf's jackal......"

Miao Jinqing sneered secretly, I am afraid that there is no common people's property to rob in Biandukou, this bone is jealous that the Tuqi Shi people can attack Liangzhou, and openly disobey the military order, so he was dealt with by the big cannibal in such a way.

It seems that this Yusuf is not easy to match, he can provoke the dependent ministries, and easily get rid of the unruly tribal chieftains, and his ability is indeed good.

Miao Jinqing secretly reminded himself that the fact that the Great Cannibals were able to fight from the extreme west to Hexi already showed that they had great strength. However, the details and reality of the great cannibalism, I am afraid that the vast majority of people in the Tang Dynasty do not understand.

So far, Miao Jinqing has already believed in the identity of the Grolu Department of Gu Lulu. Of course, even if the so-called Ye Hu Yunyun is untrue, he must have a high status based on his words and deeds.

Miao Jinqing ordered someone to help Gu Lulu up from the ground and brought him hot water.

"Drink, quench your thirst, moisten your throat......"

Gu Lulu was indeed thirsty, he had not drunk a drop of water for most of the day, and his throat was already thirsty, so he picked up the pottery bowl, greedily drank the hot water, and he didn't care about the hot water and grinned.

This made Gu Lulu see the hope of life, at least this is Miao Jinqing showing kindness to him.

"You are talking about the great cannibal country, how wide the territory is, and the population is ...... geometrically"

This time, Miao Jinqing plans to ask what kind of country Da Shi is.

For the big food, Gu Lulu has only heard of it, not seen it in person, so it is not very much. However, in the area of the two rivers, it is frequently visited in Khorasan, the birthplace of Persia, which is controlled by the Great Eclipse, so many rumors about the Great Eclipse have also been heard.

"The Great Cannibal controlled people's hearts with religion, started in the desert west of Persia, and destroyed Persia in a war more than 100 years ago, with a territory of thousands of miles from north to south, thousands of miles from east to west, and a prosperous population, which may be quite ...... from the Tang Dynasty."

Hearing this, Miao Jinqing was shocked, in the past hundred years, the Tang Dynasty has always regarded the Turks in the northern steppe as the biggest threat, and finally completely destroyed its country in the Tianbao year. Rumors about the big cannibal have also spread to Chang'an many times, and there are even big food merchants who have come to Chang'an from thousands of miles away.

But the impression of the Great Food on the monarchs and ministers of the Tang Dynasty only stops there, and there is no more understanding of it.

Now, Miao Jinqing officially examined this rumored country for the first time, and when he learned from Gu Lulu's mouth that this was an empire roughly equivalent to the territory and population of the Tang Dynasty, the feeling in his heart was indescribable.

As if he remembered something, Gu Lulu patted his head and said:

"It seems that about ten years ago, a new dynasty of the Great Cannibals defeated the old dynasty and replaced it, and then it became a coveter for the land of Anxi. ”

"Oh, old and new?"

This is very understandable to Miao Jinqing, just like the Han Dynasty destroying Qin and the Tang Dynasty Sui, they are all unstoppable trends. However, he also knows a rule, whenever a new dynasty rises, it is the time when the country is at its strongest.

According to Gu Lulu, when Gao Xianzhi's army defeated Talas, it was the rise of the Great Food New Dynasty, and it may not be surprising that it touched a nail.

I only listened to Gu Lu and said:

"Now the great cannibals are called Abbasids, and those who are destroyed are called Umayyads, and the villains don't know much, and I hope that these can be of some use. ”

Miao Jinqing was noncommittal, his face gradually turned cold, and he instructed the entourage beside him:

"Change him to a spacious cell, eat, drink, clothes, and bedding, and don't treat him badly!"

After that, he took a group of followers and hugged them.

Leaving the stunned and overwhelmed Gu Lulu in place, he thought that this high-ranking official of the Tang Dynasty would definitely pardon him, who would have thought that he would just change to a comfortable cell.

Back in Shuaitang, the night was dark, and Miao Jinqing still had no sleep. Thinking that tomorrow the Great Cannibal might attack the city again, he took people to the four city walls to inspect it again, and knew everything in his heart before returning to rest.

Lying on the Hu bed, Miao Jinqing closed his eyes, pondering Gu Lulu's various descriptions of the big food, and fell asleep unconsciously.