Gu Qing didn't understand war, especially the ancient cold weapon war. Marching, arranging, camping, training, all kinds of rules and all kinds of learning, profound and difficult to understand.

But Gu Qing understands human nature, he knows that human beings must have a reason for doing everything, and the country must have the interests he needs to start a war.

If according to the principle of interests, after the capture of Khotan, the greatest way to obtain benefits is to continue to march westward, the west is where the countries of the Western Regions are located, these countries of the Western Regions are located in Central Asia, and they have developed quite prosperous for thousands of years, and the Tang Dynasty has always attached importance to the trade routes of the Western Regions, because trade with the countries of the Western Regions can bring huge benefits.

But Tubo went to the east of Boxian Town, which made Gu Qing extremely confused.

Boxian Town is located on the edge of the desert, its city is not poor, but it is still much worse than the countries of the Western Regions, there is a stone town in the northeast of Boxian Town, in addition to this is a vast desert with no end in sight, what is the Tubo army trying to do?

"There are only two small cities in Boxian Town and Shicheng Town, and the Tibetan thieves have traveled thousands of miles to cross the Kunlun Mountains, is it for these two cities? It really doesn't make sense. Gao Xianzhi frowned and stared at the map, his expression deep in thought.

Gu Qing also stared at the map, which was very poorly drawn, and could only vaguely mark the terrain of the city, rivers and deserts.

"If the last general is the commander of Tubo, he will definitely not choose to go to the northeast after capturing Khotan, if it is to loot property, it will be too cost-effective......" Gu Qing crossed his fingers and calculated: "Send 30,000 troops, people eat horses and chew along the way, and logistics supplies alone are a lot of expenses, so how much property do they have to loot to keep the capital of this dispatch?" If it is converted into money, it will be at least hundreds of thousands of yuan, right? ”

Gao Xianzhi was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile: "Master Hou is really ...... It was the first time that Ben Shuai had heard that the gains and losses of sending troops were measured in the tone of a businessman, and it was really novel. ”

Gu Qing said with a smile: "Whether it is the matter of Shangjia, or whether the two countries are at war, after all, for the sake of a 'profit' word, no profit can not be early, no profit does not send troops, if Tubo is just to loot property, not to mention the losses caused to them by the war between Anxi and Beiting, even if they do not have any casualties, capture Boxian Town and Shicheng Town and loot it, it is estimated that the looted property is not enough for them to send troops......"

Looking at Gao Xianzhi suspiciously, Gu Qing asked, "Is the boss of Tubo a pig brain, doesn't he understand this account?" ”

Gao Xianzhi also sighed in confusion: "If they keep going north, after capturing Shicheng Town, it is already the limit, and it is impossible to go further, this lone army has penetrated deep into the hinterland of my Tang Dynasty, and then it will be Shazhou and Yumen Pass, waiting for them will be wiped out, so the only thing they can do in the direction of their march is to loot these two cities, and then immediately retreat......

"Thousands of miles away, just to rob two small cities, Ben Shuai also doubts that the Tubo thief is crazy......" Gao Xianzhi smiled bitterly.

Gu Qing sighed: "If we don't even understand the enemy's purpose and strategic goals, our rash dispatch of troops is equivalent to being led by their noses, which is very passive." ”

Gao Xianzhi nodded and said in a deep voice: "From this point of view, the Tubo thieves should not send troops for money this time, but have other plans...... But what are they trying to do? ”

What the famous generals can't understand, Gu Qing certainly can't understand.

The two people in the hall pondered in silence, and after a long time, Gao Xianzhi shook his head with a wry smile: "No matter what they want, let's fight a few games first and then see, the soldiers are fast and fast, and I can't afford you and me to waste time here." Gu Houye, this time the soldiers and horses under your command can be postponed and slowed down, and the Anxi army is opening the road in front of you, and they are ready to start quickly. ”

Gu Qing took the order and left.

…………

Out of the Jiedu Embassy's Mansion, Gu Qing's expression was solemn.

He hadn't even figured out the enemy's strategic intentions, and Gu Qing always felt a little uneasy in his heart. After thinking about it, I felt that I might have worried too much, maybe this was the case with ancient wars, pondering while fighting, and slowly piecing together a complete idea in the process of fighting.

Before the war started, you were suspicious, and if you were too nervous, you might be laughed at and fussed about.

War is a field that Gu Qing has never been in contact with in his two lifetimes, for the field he does not understand, and he still has a lot of power in this field, Gu Qing decided to observe secretly, learn with an open mind, and never give an order to fight easily, a foolish and rash order of the commander is often a talisman for the 10,000 soldiers and horses under his command, Gu Qing can't afford this heavy sin.

Han Jie and the other guards were waiting for him outside the Jiedu Envoy's mansion, and Gu Qing was about to get on the horse, when he suddenly heard someone calling him.

Huangfu Sisi was wearing a bright red palace skirt, obviously carefully dressed, and Ying Ying walked towards him.

Humming before smiling when they met, Huangfu Sisi glared at him hatefully, and said: "Hou Ye is free and easy, smashed the concubine's shop, threw a bag of money and left, who is the concubine?" ”

The question is a bit sharp.

Gu Qing reflected for a while, and felt that she should at least treat her as a serious person, otherwise it would not be throwing money after smashing the store, but throwing money at her in bed early the next morning......

"Coming to Xingshi to ask about sin?" Gu Qing raised her eyebrows and came single-handedly, could this woman be a hidden master?

Huangfu Sisi snorted, and said with a straight face: "How dare the concubine ask the Hou Ye about his crimes." ”

Gu Qing smiled with relief: "That's right, the money is in place, where is there any reason to be dissatisfied." ”

Looking her up and down, Gu Qing asked, "You got married today?" Congratulations, friends are in the heart, everyone is so familiar, there is no need to send gifts, I send you a blessing......"

Huangfu Sisi sneered, glanced at him, and said: "I have met Hou Ye many times, and today is the first time I have heard Hou Ye say that you and I are friends, and the concubine is flattered." ”

Gu Qing said seriously: "Since Ben Hou found out that he was shy in his pocket, he suddenly realized that it is not a bad thing to make a few more friends, especially the kind of friends who do not want gifts when they get married, the more the merrier......

Huangfu Sisi smiled again, glanced at him and said, "Who said that the concubine is going to get married?" Is wearing red to get married? ”

"A woman dressed in red, either married or wronged and wants to commit suicide, which one are you?"

Huangfu Sisi smiled for a moment, then took a deep breath.

It's really amazing, every time I talk to him no more than three sentences, I will always be choked by him and speechless, such a powerful chat ability, how did he get promoted to knighthood when he was in Chang'an?

Not angry, not angry, it's his personal style, well, personal style......

"Does the concubine look good in this red?" Huangfu spun around in a circle, stretched out his hands and looked at him and smiled.

Gu Qing took a deep breath, such an excellent appearance, coupled with a bright red dress, set off her charming style more and more into the bones, the kind of charm that seemed to overflow from the bones was fascinating, just like the undefeated Oriental embroidered in the boudoir of the Black Wood Cliff......

"It's barely okay, it's festive." Gu Qing said stiffly.

Huangfu Sisi chuckled a few times and said: "The concubine heard that there is a war in Anxi, and the army is about to be pulled, presumably the Hou Ye will also lead his troops to the battle, and the concubine specially wore a red outfit, hoping to add a happy omen to the Hou Ye, and wish the Hou Ye a victory and a triumphant return." ”

Gu Qing said with a smile: "Borrow your auspicious words, if you can return triumphantly, there will be a good reward." ”

Huangfu Sisi blinked and said, "If the Hou Ye returns triumphantly, what will he do to the concubine?" ”

Gu Qing sighed, this woman really doesn't know how to chat, so you actually take it seriously with a few polite words......

So Gu Qing thought about it seriously and said, "If I come back, I will smash your broken shop again and give you a chance to make a fortune, how about it?" ”

…………

On the way back to the camp, Gu Qing rode on the horse and stared blankly ahead.

Han Jie couldn't help but smile on the side, looking at the sky and the scenery.

"If it's really difficult for women and villains to raise...... Gu Qing muttered to himself: "A woman's temperament is too unstable, which is also the reason why I don't want to associate with women. ”

Han Jie finally couldn't help but say: "Master Hou, the last general thought that the girl's temperament was actually very stable, but what Master Hou said to her ......"

"What I told her was all good words, which sentence was wrong?"

Han Jie sighed helplessly.

In fact, if you take Gu Qing's words apart and listen to them, every sentence is normal, but when they are combined, coupled with the atmosphere of the conversation at that time, it looks very strange, not only weird, but also very annoying, Han Jie listened to it next to him.

"This woman is unreasonable, Master Hou doesn't have to deal with her in the future." Han Jie said against his will.

After following Gu Qing for so long, he can see that this Hou Ye is particularly lacking in dealing with women, and he is hopeless, so he simply stays away from women.

"That's right, it's unreasonable, if I see her again next time, you will drive me away with a stick, it's very troublesome!" Gu Qing said solemnly.

“…… Be. ”

Back to the camp, 10,000 soldiers and horses of the left guard were ready to go outside the camp, and the generals rode war horses to patrol back and forth in front of the team, shouting and scolding, and the soldiers rode on the horses and held halberds and horizontal knives, with a resolute expression and a face of war.

After Gu Qing rode his horse back and forth in front of the team, Le Ma stood in the middle of the team, looking at the densely lined up left guard soldiers, Gu Qing nodded with satisfaction.

Chang Zhong clasped his fists at him and saluted, and said loudly: "Deputy envoy, the army has been prepared, and it can be opened at any time, please give a lecture to the deputy envoy." ”

Gu Qing nodded, slowly looked around at the young and fresh faces in front of him, and said loudly: "In this battle, defend the land to resist the enemy, and drive out the thieves, I don't talk superfluous nonsense, there are only two things, first, 'order is forbidden', those who violate the order, those who are cowardly, behead!" Second, the heavy reward has been hung high in the school field, the brave, the meritorious, reward! If you dare to risk your life in wartime, I will let your whole family have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of your life! That's all I'm going to say, well, the whole army is out! ”

When the sergeant who gave the order passed Gu Qing's words from the front of the team to the rear, the entire army suddenly erupted in earth-shattering cheers, and the battle spirit and morale instantly reached its peak.

In the rolling yellow sand, a cavalry of 10,000 people marched slowly and orderly towards the depths of the desert.