"It's not good, Captain Zhou, these two regiments of brothers are all handed over to you, you take them to settle with Captain Ren, and I will go to the Chinese army to see Yongzhao!" Luo Huaizu was shocked, dropped a sentence, turned around and left.

"Uncle Shi and Zu just go, the brothers will leave it to me!" Zhou Qu was stunned, and then he understood why Luo Huaizu was in a hurry, and decisively shouted at the latter's back.

The Turks were cruel by nature, and they tied up the people of the Han family to act as meat shields in the war, and did it more than once. Therefore, the Shuo Fang army has become familiar with such methods. However, Zhang Qian had never dealt with the Turks before, and when he encountered such despicable methods at the first time, he was afraid that he would be tied up.

In addition, Zhang Qian's soft-heartedness and kindness are well-known facts. If at this time, no "wicked person" around him took the initiative to jump out and explain the pros and cons to him, maybe he would really be suppressed by Yihu's despicable methods, and then choose to give up halfway.

This wicked person is not qualified by others, but Luo Huaizu is the most suitable.

First of all, Luo Huaizu is Zhang Qian's uncle, and his status is transcendent, and his words carry far more weight than other staff.

Secondly, Luo Huaizu's position as secretary is Zhang Qian's personal courtesy, and he is not included in the official official team by the imperial court, no matter what cruel words he says or what cruel things he does, he doesn't have to worry about Qingliu finding trouble with him later.

Finally, from the perspective of the overall interests of the Broken Leaf Army, Zhang Qian needs to maintain the image of a Confucian general, and those things that are easy to be caught by others are best done by Luo Huaizu, so that in the future, if someone deliberately looks for trouble, it is better to calmly cut with Zhang Qian......

In the barracks, there was more than one person who had the same thoughts as Zhou Quji, so Luo Huaizu went all the way unimpeded, and he didn't even need to get off the horse, so he arrived directly at the door of the Chinese military tent.

Throwing his mount to the oncoming guards, he calmed his breath a little and walked inside. Almost at the same time, a familiar voice had already come out of the tent of the Chinese army: "Town guard? Don't fall for it. Datang gave up all the places west of the Green Ridge more than 20 years ago? Talas is not a prosperous place, how can there be hundreds or thousands of Tang people? ”

The one who spoke? It is Captain Guo Chong. He has played under Guo Yuanzhen for many years? Familiar with the situation in the Western Regions. Therefore, it is a fake to insist that the Tang people who have just been taken to the head of Talas City are fake.

"This scout brother? Can you see clearly? The Tang people at the head of the city look like what they look like. "Zhou Jianliang's voice? Immediately after the ringing. Obviously? He was also deeply suspicious of the sudden appearance of so many Tang people at the head of Talas City.

"See clearly, most of them do look like Tang people? Dressed in Chinese clothes, too. "Scouts are well trained? Immediately respond aloud.

"Crying, isn't it Tang Yan!" Ren Liu's voice sounded immediately, with full suspicion.

"It's not clear under this! The voices above the city were very chaotic, and the lowly officials did not have time to discern them. "The scout is fluted? Hesitant to respond.

"The traders who traveled to and from the Western Regions were mostly Sogdians and cannibals. The caravans of the Tang people usually stopped at Shule. Climbed over the Green Ridge and settled in Stone Country? Nine times out of ten, it is the Western Regions Zhuhu, in order to put gold on his face? Ping Su thinks of himself as a Tang person! Lieutenant Ren Zhong immediately came to the conclusion that he firmly believed that the identity of the Tang people in the city was false.

"The town guard? Not beat around the bush? Twenty years? It's been a generation. Even if their parents were Tang people, they themselves had grown up in Talas, and they had long since become Sogdians! ”

"Those people, even Tang Yan may not be able to say a few words. Even if you look like a Tang person, you can't be counted as a member of our clan! ”

"The Sogdians look like you Tang people. He also likes to intermarry with the Tang people. The child who was born can hardly be said to be a Tang person. ”

"To be honest, if you don't count the officers and soldiers and traders, there are not many Tang people in Shule City. Not to mention Talas. ”

……

The people present said a word to you and a word to me, whether intentionally or unintentionally, and did not admit that the "meat shield" posed by Yihu was the people of the Tang Dynasty. And be able to find sufficient theories and facts to base upon.

When Luo Huaizu heard this, he was immediately relieved. It was certain that with so many "wise and wise" brothers present, it was difficult for Zhang Qian to commit "women's kindness" again.

was about to step forward and say a few words to help Zhang Qian make up his mind completely. found that Wei Dao stepped forward first, waving his hand at everyone again and again, "Everyone, listen to Wei Mou's words, you all want to be bad." Yihu's actions were not for Zhang Zhenshou, but for the imperial history of Chang'an, thousands of miles away. Regardless of whether the Tang people in the city are true or not, as long as our army does not stop attacking the city, these people can be regarded as dead at the hands of our army. And when the news is transmitted back to Chang'an, those who sell their fame and reputation will definitely attack the town guards! ”

......When everyone heard this, they immediately gritted their teeth in anger, but in a short time, they couldn't find a suitable word to refute.

The imperial historians of the Tang Dynasty are well-known for their "strict self-discipline". They have always been unaware of how foreign armies ravage the people of the border. And as long as the Tang soldiers go out to fight, they can't wait to pick out the bones from the eggs.

If Zhang Qianchang has a strong backstage, just like Zhang Renyuan, let Li Xian take care of him himself. Naturally, you can not care about the wind and shadows of the officials. And Zhang Qian doesn't have such a backstage, and he has also offended Princess Anle and Princess Taiping, if he is charged with "slaughtering his own people" again, the consequences will be unpredictable!

"So what, the Warden doesn't have to be embarrassed. The last general is willing to lead a sentry brother to serve as the vanguard of the siege! "When everyone is thinking about how to avoid risks. Luo Huaizu had already walked to the front of the handsome case, and decisively handed over to Zhang Qian, "The town guard envoy, the last general is willing to make a military order." If Talas cannot be defeated within five days, the last general will be willing to come to see him! ”

He did not say a word about how to fight, only the maximum time limit required. However, most of the generals and civilians present immediately understood that he was going to carry the black pot for Zhang Qian, and suddenly, they turned their faces to him, and their eyes were full of appreciation.

Only Wei Dao, still the old god shook his head on the ground, "Secretary Zhang, this plan may not be feasible." Even if you leave later, some people will still splash sewage on Zhang Zhenshou. They won't care, Zhang Zhenshou knows whether he knows or not. ”

"At least Zhang Zhenshou can have something to say!" Luo Huaizu pursed his mouth and responded with a sneer. "The rest depends on who has the loudest voice and the bolder."

"After all, it will damage Zhang Zhenshou's reputation!" The defender continued to wave his hand lightly. "It's better to think long-term, especially during the period when the Holy One is sick and can't come to the pilgrimage......"

"This doesn't work, that doesn't work, you can say a good plan! Don't be picky! Luo Huaizu was irritated by the words, and his eyes widened and he scolded.

"The feasible plan is to stop the siege first, and then expose to the brothers and the defenders of the city the trick of Yihu and his people to pretend to be Tang people." Wei Dao was not afraid, thought about it, and slowly gave the answer. "Anyway, our army has captured a lot of goods along the way, and the grain and grass are enough to use. The goal of the town guard envoy's dispatch this time was not to destroy the stone country. Regardless of whether Yi Hu Cheng admits that the Tang people on the city wall are fake, as long as our army spreads the relevant news first, its tricks will be self-defeating. ”

"Huh?" Luo Huaizu didn't seem to understand when he heard it, frowning and groaning.

Among the surrounding generals and strategists, many of them suddenly began to light up. The easiest way to deal with dirty water, other than dodging, is to muddy it at the source.

Regardless of whether the Tang people who Yihu drove to the city are true or not, as long as Zhang Qian's side first insists that his identity is fake, after the relevant news reaches Chang'an, the power and credibility will be reduced by half. At that time, some people want you to use this matter to attack Zhang Qian's brutality and killing, and they will be powerless.

"It's a feasible plan." After a few breaths, Zhou Jianliang nodded lightly.

"This plan works!" Zhang Xu, Fu Sheng, Zhu Maolin, Fan Wuhen, Qiu Ruofeng, Huang Jingyu and other civil servants also nodded to Zhang Qian.

Leading a large army to conquer the city, they may not be able to do it. can fight a war of public opinion, but they may not lose to those officials in Chang'an City. Especially in the case of making sufficient preparations in advance, they relied on the pen in their hands and the help of their classmates in Chang'an City, which was enough to make Zhang Qian invincible.

Unexpectedly, after Zhang Qian heard this, he shook his head with a smile. The Compendium makes sense, but Zhang was reminded by the Compendium and came up with another countermeasure. Bo Gao, please write a letter to Yihu for me. Try to be simple and easy to understand, and don't pay attention to any literary style, otherwise, he may not be able to understand it. ”

"The town guard commands!" Zhang Xu perked up and bowed his hand to Zhang Qian. Immediately, with the help of the soldiers, he took the banknote and bowed beside the handsome case.

Zhang Qian waited patiently while considering the wording. After Zhang Xu finished preparing, he himself also considered the wording clearly in his heart. Then he smiled and said loudly: "Tell Yihu that from now on, as long as one Tang person is killed in Talas City, on the day the city is broken, Zhang will sacrifice the heads of ten Talas people!" ”

"This? Yes, sir! Zhang Xu was refreshed when he heard this, and when he lifted the pen, Long Feifeng Wu wrote the original words on paper.

"From now on, which Shiguo soldier dares to kill a Tang man, after the city is broken, Zhang will slaughter his entire family!" Zhang Qian's face was gloomy, and the words he said were as cold as ice.

Zhang Xu nodded and continued to walk the dragon snake. In an instant, my heart was like drinking spirits.

"If any official of Shiguo orders the killing of the Tang people, after the city is broken, Zhang will destroy his clan. Heaven and earth are the witnesses of this! Zhang Qian smiled and continued to state. The voice is not high, but every sentence is loud.

"Obedience!" Zhang Xu was thrilled when he heard it, and shouted to record the original words on paper, without changing a word.

"Yoshiaki!" Feeling the murderous aura in Zhang Qian's words, Wei Dao instinctively wanted to block it, but found that his body was trembling violently, and his chest, eye sockets, etc., were also hot.

Confucianism pays attention to self-restraint, and over the years, although the Tang Dynasty is the kingdom of the Celestial Empire, it has never stood up for its own ordinary people. Even in the Tang Dynasty's own territory, the Tang people had conflicts with foreigners, and the government habitually defended foreigners and wronged their own people. Today, Zhang Qian has stepped on this convention directly to the ground.

When a Tang man was killed, ten Talas were sacrificed.

When the soldiers of Shiguo killed a Tang person, they slaughtered their entire family.

When the officials of the Shi State ordered the killing of the Tang people, they slaughtered their entire clan.

Since ancient times, officials who dare to be so arrogant are probably the only Han generals Chen Tang back then. And Chen Tang's sentence "Those who offend me as a strong man will be punished even if they are far away!" "It's about the Han court, and it has nothing to do with the people of the Han Dynasty!

"I don't care if the Tang people he put on the city today are true or not, as long as Yihu dares to kill him as a Tang person, I will take revenge on the Tang people!" Glancing at Wei Dao, Zhang Qian added in a deep voice. "In Zhang's opinion, the lives of my Tang Dynasty soldiers and civilians are ten times more expensive than those of Zhuhu and gold in the Western Regions. As a Tang general, Zhang's protection of the Tang people is a matter of course! ”

"Happy, happy words!" Zhou Jianliang was in a stirring mood, laughing and stroking his palms on the side. "Yong Zhao, if it weren't for the army, Zhou would definitely pull you to get drunk!"

"The town guard makes this a pleasure!"

"Town Guard, this is said in the heart of the heart!"

"Town Guard, this statement makes you feel like an empowerment!"

"As a Tang general, it is natural to protect the Tang people!"

……

The rest of the generals were also enthusiastic one by one, and echoed loudly with red faces, while stroking their palms hard.

Luo Huaizu also heard it in his heart, glanced at Zhang Qian a few times, and secretly sighed in his stomach, "Yihu only saw that he treated the captives with Zhao's kindness, thinking that he was kind and could be bullied." This time, I'm afraid I was too clever and dug a pit to bury myself in it! ”

At this moment, Zhang Qian's gaze also turned to him. nodded at him first, and then ordered with a smile, "Secretary Zhang, you find a prisoner and send this letter into the city." Then a few more Sogdian-speaking brothers shouted out the contents of the letter in Sogdian to all the people in Talas. Zhang is not bloodthirsty, but if they force Zhang to slaughter the city, Zhang doesn't care about raising a knife. ”

"Yes!" Luo Huaizu's heart was as happy as drinking half a catty of chrysanthemum white, roared, and stood solemnly.

"Also, tell the Sogdians in the city. Zhang came to collect debts this time, only against Yihu, and did not harm the innocent. From now on, if there is a person who kills Yihu to donate, half of Yihu's family property will belong to him. ”

"There is a person who kills the civil and military officials of the Shi Kingdom who come to vote, and half of the official's family property also belongs to him.

"Those who open the gates of the city and lead the way for our army will be rewarded with the officials of the Killing Stone Country. If they really don't have the guts, they can also decorate the city wall in the middle of the night to vote, and Zhang will treat them as Tang people! ”

"Yes!" Luo Huaizu blushed and shouted again.

"And!" Zhang Qian smiled and nodded to him again, and his voice suddenly turned higher, "The content of the letter to Yihu just now is applicable to all parts of Shiguo. From now on, if you dare to harm my Tang people, Zhang will raise troops to ask for it, and if you don't pay off your blood debt, you will not give up! ”

"Boom!" A muffled thunder exploded in the sky.

The storm is coming, and the wolves and foxes are shivering in the thunder.