Out of the pack of tigers came a dog, not only different, but also completely unmatched.

The two countries are at war, what a serious occasion, why did a woman pop up?

"Master Hou, that female shopkeeper is amazing, a woman-like figure, we can get this major military information, all thanks to her help." Wang Gui was full of praise for Huangfu Sisi, and he also kept his promise, and really said good things to Huangfu Sisi in front of Gu Qing.

"The female shopkeeper of the Fuzhi Inn?" Gu Qing recalled for a moment and said, "I have an impression that I look good." ”

Wang Gui seemed to have met a bosom friend, and hurriedly said: "Yes, you look really good, that face, that body ......."

"Stop, let's get to the point, what does this matter have to do with the female shopkeeper?"

Wang Gui then told the story of Huangfu Sisi's help in obtaining information about the Tibetan merchants in detail from beginning to end.

Gu Qing was very moved: "This matter really acknowledges her favor, and when she drives away the Tubo thief and returns to Qiuzi, she will definitely smash her store a few more times to express her gratitude." ”

Wang Gui was stunned and looked at him strangely.

People helped, but you smashed her shop, you call this "thanks"?

Seeing Wang Gui's strange eyes, Gu Qing smiled and said: "You don't understand, smashing her shop is a genuine expression of gratitude, if you don't believe it, just wait to see her shed tears of emotion." ”

"Without further ado, immediately go to the Anxi military marshal's tent and discuss with Gao Jieshuai."

After speaking, Gu Qing loudly ordered to prepare the horse.

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In the middle of the night, when the soldiers were asleep, the tent of Gao Xianzhi of the Anxi Army was brightly lit, Gu Qing and several generals stood in the tent, concentrating on a map and studying, while Lingcheng yawned and sat far away, with a look of getting up.

"The Tibetan merchants sold large quantities of grain and grass to the Tuyuhun Tubo army...... Is this true? Gao Xianzhi asked in a deep voice.

Gu Qing said in a low voice: "According to the information that my guards have found out in Qiuzi City, it should be correct. ”

Gao Xianzhi hesitated: "Isn't it too ...... to rely on the statements of just a few Tibetan merchants Gu Houye, my Wang Shi not only consumed food and grass, but also bet tens of thousands of lives on the gambling table, and he could only do it after thinking twice. ”

Gu Qing heard what Gao Xianzhi meant, he didn't believe the information that Gu Qing's personal guards had gotten, let alone the source of the information, when the two countries were at war, how credible could the words of the Tubo merchants be?

"What the marshal said is very true, so we need to verify this information carefully, after all, it is also a direction, it is much better than our current stationing in the desert and doing nothing, right?" Gu Qing smiled.

Gao Xianzhi nodded: "Yes, verify first and then make a decision, in fact, this information has its reasonableness, 30,000 Tubo disappeared into the desert, I thought they would attack Boxian Town, but it seems that it should not be at the moment, there are only a few cities around the Tulun Moraine Desert, and now my army is all gathered in the desert, and the four towns are when the troops are empty, if the Tubo thieves take the opportunity to attack, it is very likely." ”

Gu Qing said with a smile: "The last general judged the same way, so he thinks that this information is valuable and worth believing." ”

Gao Xianzhi pondered for a long time, and said slowly: "It seems that the 30,000 Tubo troops are not the main force, but to contain the forces of my Anxi and Beiting...... It's not impossible. They plunged into the desert so that people can't find it, with the virtue of the Tibetan thieves who have always been rampant, it is indeed very abnormal, in fact, in order to find them, our Anxi army can only choose to be stationed on the side of the Red River and cannot move, invisibly they have achieved their goal, and indeed contain our troops......"

Gu Qing smiled and said, "It is precisely because of the credibility of the information that the last general woke up the commander and the generals late at night to discuss. Commander, how to behave, please decide. ”

Gao Xianzhi's expression struggled.

He is under a lot of pressure, the victory or defeat of this war determines his personal future, as well as the life and death of more than 20,000 soldiers of the Anxi Army, what he did in the past is contrary to Li Longji's strategy, which has caused Li Longji to be very dissatisfied with him, if this war fails again, then Li Longji is afraid that he will completely lose patience with him, and what awaits him at that time may no longer be transferred back to Chang'an as a high-ranking official, but directly chop him.

Seeing Gao Xianzhi's expression struggling, Gu Qing understood his concerns, so he said softly: "Jie Shuai, if you want to verify whether this information is credible, it is better to send a fast horse to inform the two Jiedu envoys of Hexi Longyou, and ask them to quickly send spies deep into Tuyuhun to find out if Tuyuhun's Tubo army has any signs of mobilization......

"If the intelligence is true, then the two major festival envoys of Hexi Longyou are the main force of this battle, and the festival marshal has a warning in advance, and it is already a great favor to the two festival envoys, and His Majesty will also praise the ...... of the festival marshal."

"Even if the information is fake, the envoy of Hexi Longyou has the responsibility of assisting in defense, and it is reasonable to help us find out the military situation in Tubo, and it doesn't hurt if we can't find out anything, and it can't be counted as a crime."

The corners of Gao Xianzhi's mouth hooked, and he smiled reluctantly, he knew that Gu Qing was to calm his heart, no matter how he won or lost, with the merit of early warning, Li Longji would have to carefully consider Gao Xianzhi's future after all.

"If the Tibetan thieves really divide their troops to attack the two towns of Qiuci and Yanqi, we must also be prepared to divide our troops and attack......" Gao Xianzhi stared at the map and said slowly: "No matter what, first hold Qiuci and Yanqi, as Hou Ye said, no matter how the army acts, it is much stronger than being stationed by the Chihe River and unable to move." ”

Gu Qing was about to say something, when Bian Lingcheng, who was sitting far away, suddenly sobered up, frowned, and said, "Divide the troops?" Gao Jieshuai, you can think clearly, if we encounter 30,000 horses of the Tibetan thieves after dividing the army, we have no chance of winning. ”

Gu Qing looked at Bian Lingcheng with a smile.

Oh, it's finally here, the legendary traitor supervised the army to interfere in the military indiscriminately, suppressed the loyal generals, and ignored the fate of the country and the soldiers for personal gain, and his name is still nailed to the pillar of shame in history thousands of years after his death......

"What do you mean by the border guards, we are not allowed to divide our troops?" Gu Qing glanced at him with a smile.

Bian Lingcheng was stunned, the word "not allowed" is a bit serious, in front of many generals in the tent, if he admits it, then the lack of division of troops led to defeat, and he will carry this pot?

"Well, it's not 'not allowed', but please ask the marshal and the marquis to think twice, hehe, think twice." Bian Lingcheng said with a dry smile.

Gu Qing said with a smile: "The tent is all his own family, the border supervisor army does not have to be so tactful, not allowed is not allowed, since the border supervisor army said that it is not allowed to divide the troops, the commander of the festival, the last general means that we are still stationed by the Chihe River, and then send a fast horse to quickly inform the envoy of the right section of Hexi Longyou, report the military situation, and other matters, then go to Chang'an, please make a decision." ”

Bian Lingcheng's face changed greatly, and cold sweat poured down.

Gao Xianzhi seemed to have cultivated a tacit understanding with Gu Qing, and when he heard this, he smiled and said: "What Master Hou said is very safe, quite in line with my wishes, you and I will jointly go to Chang'an, Border Supervision Army, are you going to be sparse yourself, or are you co-branded with us?" ”

Bian Lingcheng's heartbeat suddenly accelerated.

Originally, the sentence he came out of just now was actually just a sense of existence, reminding Gao Xianzhi and Gu Qing in the handsome tent not to forget his existence when making any decisions.

As for military judgment, arranging troops, and making plans, he didn't understand anything at all.

Who knew that Gu Qing blocked him in the alley with a word, unable to move.

If Gao Xianzhi and Gu Qing jointly went to Chang'an, saying that he ordered Cheng not to divide the army, with His Majesty's temperament, I am afraid that he would immediately order his head to be cut off.

On weekdays, balancing the generals and powering the left and right forces is the art of the emperor, but when the enemy is at present, Li Longji still has a big view of the overall situation, and at this time all internal strife must be put on hold temporarily.

"I, I...... It's just a matter of saying it, you decide for yourself, I don't want to get involved. Bian Lingcheng snorted, turned around and sat down far away, pretending to close his eyes and recuperate.

Gao Xianzhi and Gu Qing looked at each other and smiled, and then Gao Xianzhi said in a deep voice: "Then divide the troops, first hold Qiuci and Yanqi, if the four towns of Anxi lose one of them again, then it will really be shameless to see Your Majesty again." ”

Gu Qing smiled: "How to divide it?" ”

"Hou Ye's 10,000 left guards and horses...... It seems to be a little less, I'll dial you again......"

Gu Qing suddenly interrupted him and said with a smile: "It's a lot, I forgot to tell the festival marshal that I have gathered the defenders who were defeated and retreated in Khotan, a total of 5,000 people, temporarily under my command, we have 15,000 soldiers, and they are all cavalry, with sufficient food, grass, weapons and ordnance, which can be used in a battle." ”

Gao Xianzhi frowned and said, "But if these 30,000 Tubo thief army does not divide their troops, but concentrates their forces to attack Qiuzi or Yanqi, your 15,000 soldiers and horses will not be able to resist ......."

"There is a high probability that the troops will be divided, the last general believes in the accuracy of the intelligence, if they want to contain the strength of the Anxi army, they will never put their eggs in the same basket, divide the troops and attack at the same time to capture Qiuzi and Yanqi, so that our Anxi army can be exhausted at both ends, and then they will join forces to go north, attack Xizhou, and contain the soldiers and horses of the Beiting Protectorate, which is to create a good opportunity for the main force of the Tuyuhun Tubo army in the east."

Gao Xianzhi pondered for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth fiercely, and said, "Okay, the soldiers are fast, divide the troops immediately!" Gu Houye, you lead 15,000 soldiers and horses to Qiuzi City as soon as possible, and I will lead the rest of the soldiers and horses to guard Qicheng, and the soldiers will stay for many days, and they can be pulled out at any time. ”

Bian Lingcheng suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes swirled back and forth between Gao Xianzhi and Gu Qing, and suddenly said: "Since you have decided to divide the troops, the slaves and maids are bound to go with one of them, in the case of slaves and maids, it is better to go back to Qiuzi City with Gu Houye's army, I don't know if Gu Houye is willing to let the slaves and maids go along?" ”

Gu Qing was stunned, but he didn't expect Bian Lingcheng to want to go with him, to be honest, Gu Qing refused in his heart, not only refused, but also disliked it very much.

A prison soldier is scurrying around in his own army, maybe he will also do some fanning and stabbing in the back, the team is like planting a time bomb, how can Gu Qing be willing to go with him?