The army set out in batches and headed for different directions.

Gu Qing's strategic intention is not only to suppress bandits, but more importantly, to train troops in actual combat, so that the soldiers under his command can experience the real tempering of war, and to let several soldiers and horses under his command merge into one in actual combat.

Gu Qing's soldiers and horses were divided into four parts, one part was the 10,000 soldiers and horses of the left guard he brought when he set out from Chang'an, and the other part was the old Anxi army that was originally under Gao Xianzhi's command, as well as Shen Tian's 5,000 Khotanese army, and Liu Hongbo Gao Lang's 20,000 troops on order.

In recent days, there have been incidents of brawls among soldiers in the camp, which is a bad sign, and it is necessary to snuff it out in time, otherwise it will be a bit nonsense to wait until the generals of each department are powerful and each has pulled a small hill.

The last purpose of the bandit suppression is to show the merchants of Qiuci City, the army is dispatched, the flag is waving, and the air is soaring into the sky, with this powerful force protection, the merchants will naturally have a sense of security, which can effectively appease their fear of being robbed and killed by bandits, and can make the good business environment of Qiuci City stand up, and attract more businessmen to flock to it in the future.

In one fell swoop, it is very necessary to send troops.

What's more, Gu Qing is a person who attaches great importance to personal interests, and he can't mix sand in his eyes, what the bandits are doing is indeed robbing his money bag, which is unbearable, they must be killed, so that Datang can once again establish a strong threat in the Western Regions to deter those restless small countries and tribes in the Western Regions.

This time, Duan Wuji was also sent out by Gu Qing, and asked him to follow Chang Zhong's department, Chang Zhong is older, he is very stable in using troops, and the experience accumulated over the years in battle formations is also worth learning from Duan Wuji.

The army was sent out, and the camp outside Qiuzi City was suddenly empty, leaving only two thousand troops left.

The hustle and bustle in the past has now become quiet, and if the big camp can't even hear a cough, Gu Qing suddenly felt a little lonely when he lived in the handsome tent.

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"Hansuke, you say...... If an enemy takes advantage of the emptiness of my camp at this time and makes a surprise attack on me, what posture will I use to die a better look? Gu Qing sat in the handsome tent and said quietly.

Han Jie was stunned, he had never thought about this question, and he wouldn't think about it, because it was too improper.

"Master Hou is relieved, there are still two thousand soldiers left in our camp, and two thousand soldiers in the Western Regions are enough to deal with any enemy raid."

"What if the enemy has twenty thousand, fifty thousand?"

Han Jie smiled proudly: "The countries of the Western Regions can no longer organize an army of more than 20,000, from the establishment of the Anxi Protectorate in the year of Zhenguan to the present, the thirty-six countries of the Western Regions have been wiped out by our Tang Dynasty, and they have been suppressed by Gao Jieshuai a few years ago. ”

Gu Qing said thoughtfully: "Since you are living with trembling, where did this group of lifeless bandits come from?" I always thought they were dressed up as armies of nations. ”

"The last general thinks that they should be the remnants of the Tuqi Shi who were destroyed by Gao Jieshuai in the past, and maybe there are people with the surname Zhaowu Jiu......" Han Jie's voice suddenly lowered a little, and sighed softly: "Gao Jieshuai has used troops too fiercely in the Western Regions over the years, whether it is Shiguo or Tuqi Shi, in fact, they were originally quite loyal to the Tang Dynasty, especially the surname Zhaowu Jiu, they were originally focused on the Tang Dynasty, and they always wanted to belong to it, Gao Jieshuai used soldiers to fight, and all the loyalty turned into hatred ......"

Gu Qing nodded: "Therefore, Gao Jieshuai has aroused His Majesty's dissatisfaction, so he will send me to replace him, Gao Jieshuai has already handed over a note to Chang'an, and he will be transferred back to Chang'an in the spring of next year." ”

Han Jie said with a smile: "Congratulations to Master Hou, from now on he will be the rightful lord of Anxi." ”

Gu Qing was thinking of something else in his mind at the moment, twisted his eyebrows and pondered for a long time, and said slowly: "I heard that in the group of the nine surnames of Zhaowu, everyone is in business, when the nine surnames were at their peak, they almost controlled most of the business in the Western Regions, and the money and wealth obtained were comparable to those of the country, is there such a thing?" ”

Han Jie nodded and said: "Yes, the nine surnames of Zhaowu were originally Yue's people, and later they were attacked by the Huns, migrated to the Western Regions, and divided the countries, saying that they are nine surnames, but they are actually nine countries, this ethnic group is good at business since ancient times, and they are rich enough to rival the country, but they are too heavy on money and profits, and they are negligent in arming the army, from the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty, they are often defeated by foreign enemies, until the Zhenguan period, the nine surnames are attached to the Tang Dynasty, and there is a stable day, and the nine surnames of Zhaowu have been in the heart of the Tang Dynasty since the beginning of Zhenguan......

Gu Qing said with a calm face: "It's a pity that Gao Xianzhi's greedy thought smashed the loyalty of the Zhaowu Jiu surname......"

In the ninth year of Tianbao, Gao Xianzhi destroyed Shi Guo, and Shi Guo was one of the nine surnames of Zhaowu.

After Gao Xianzhi destroyed the Shi Kingdom, by the way, the other countries with the surname Zhaowu Jiu were also beaten to pieces, and Shangshu called the surname Zhaowu Jiu "Lost Fan Ministers".

Under this ridiculous reason, Gao Xianzhi's original intention was actually to covet the money of Zhaowu Jiu's surname, and Gao Xianzhi could be said to have made a lot of money when he destroyed the country, and the originally strong defense line in the west of the Tang Dynasty, and the hearts of the people that the Anxi Protectorate had won for hundreds of years were also completely collapsed because of Gao Xianzhi's battle.

Since the First World War of the Stone Destroying Kingdom, the attitude of the tribes of the Western Regions towards the Tang Dynasty has changed from friendly to jealous and hostile.

These are all sins created by Gao Xianzhi, and what annoys him is that Gu Qing, as his successor, has to help him wipe his ass.

It was for these reasons that Gu Qing knew that Gao Xianzhi was a famous general of the Tang Dynasty and insisted on driving him away from Anxi.

It's not worrying to be a lot of age, and the trouble is bigger than Gu Qing, a young man, combined, such an uncontrollable person Gu Qing really doesn't dare to use him.

Han Jie looked at Gu Qing's thoughtful expression and asked tentatively, "Master Hou suddenly asked about Zhaowu Jiu's surname......

Gu Qing sighed and said, "There is a shortage of talents around me, very short. Whether it's an invincible general, a strategist, or a businessman who can fully support my logistics and earn a steady stream of money, I need it. ”

After pondering for a long time, Gu Qing seemed to have made up his mind, and suddenly said in an aggravated tone: "Zhaowu Jiu, I want to appease them and let them regain their loyalty to Datang, because I need their help, the people of the Jiu surname have been good at business since ancient times, and they are simply God's helpers." ”

Han Jie smiled bitterly: "Gao Jieshuai fought in the past, and beat the nine surnames of Zhaowu to pieces, and the nine surnames of the clan are nowhere to be found, Hou Ye Mo said to appease them, and we don't even know where their clansmen are." Besides, our Datang has an enmity against the nine surnames, how can they still be loyal to Datang? ”

Gu Qing said seriously: "There is a fast and effective way......"

"What's the solution?"

"In front of them, I slashed Gao Xianzhi ......"

Han Jie gasped and looked at him in horror: "Master Hou, are you serious?" ”

Gu Qing waved his hand and smiled: "It won't be so straightforward...... But you can consider persuading Gao Xianzhi to draw his sword and kill himself in front of the people of the Nine Clansmen, the effect is the same, for the sake of the overall situation of the Western Regions, Gao Jieshuai should not mind......"

Han Jie was silent for a long time, and said slowly: "The last general thinks ...... Gao Jieshuai should mind. ”

Gu Qing sighed and said dejectedly: "Back then, Jing Ke assassinated Qin, in order to win the trust of King Qin, he needed the head of the rebel general Fan Yuzhi, Fan Yuzhi didn't say a word and killed himself, why can't Gao Xianzhi be as happy as Fan Yuzhi......"

"Master Hou, you think too much, Gao Jieshuai will definitely not be so happy." Han Jie persuaded bitterly.

Gu Qing thought for a while and said, "Send a few people from the big camp to catch up with the soldiers and horses of all departments, and tell them that if you meet a clansman surnamed Zhaowu Jiu when suppressing bandits, leave people under the knife, don't hurt them, and bring them back to see me." ”

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In the next few days, Gu Qing waited in the camp for news from the front general.

Unfortunately, the bandits' enemy traces were not so easy to find, and the scouts sent out countless times, but the bandits were as if they had gotten into the sand, and they couldn't find them, but because of the extreme climate of the desert, which alternated between hot and cold, many of their soldiers fell ill.

The enemy can't find it, let alone the surname Zhaowu Jiu.

Gu Qing's mood was very anxious, he was estimating the days of An Lushan's army every day, once An Lushan raised troops, Li Longji would inevitably transfer the Anxi army to Yumen Guanqin Wang, at that time, no matter how far Gu Qing would run Anxi, he must immediately give up everything and lead his troops into the customs.

Before An Lushan raised troops, Gu Qing had to race against time to improve Anxi's operation.

"Perfect" means that there must be a steady stream of logistical supplies, there must be financial resources that make money every day, and it is also necessary to win the military hearts of the officers and men of the Anxi Army, and subtly let them be used by themselves, not by the imperial court.

Winning over the Zhaowu nine surnames is one of the very important links, Gu Qing didn't think about this when he first came to Anxi, as time went by, as he gradually grasped the power of Anxi, sitting in his current position and looking at the overall situation of the entire Western Regions, he suddenly realized the importance of the Zhaowu nine surnames.

The problem now is that you can't even find anyone.

Huangfu Sisi carried the lacquer box, walked to the gate of the big camp with difficulty, looked at the empty barracks inside, Huangfu Sisi had a smile on the corner of his mouth, and cut his hair and sideburns to make himself look more coquettish.

The sergeant on duty in front of the gate stopped her, and no idlers were allowed to enter the camp.

Huangfu Sisi told the sergeant in a soft voice that she was a friend of the commander Gu Houye, could she be accommodating.

The young sergeant refused coldly, the beauty was not good, once he dared to put the idle people into the camp, what awaited him was the harsh and ruthless military law, and he would lose his head.

Huangfu Sisi had no choice but to retreat and ask the sergeant to come in to report and invite Han Jie, the general of the personal guard beside Hou Ye, to come out.

The sergeant hesitated, but finally agreed, and sent someone into the camp to report.

It didn't take long for Han Jie, who was dressed in a drape, to walk outside the gate, although he had no dealings with Huangfu Sisi, he was also an old acquaintance, after all, he had seen the ambiguous little affection between her and Hou Ye, and Han Jie was no longer as indifferent to her as before.