"Yang Chengliang captured Chengzong? Brother Zhou, you're not kidding, are you? As soon as he arrived in Xuanchi, he heard a shocking piece of good news from Zhou Jianliang's mouth, and the words of doubt blurted out from Zhang Qian's mouth.

Zhou Jianliang smiled, and his answer was full of admiration, "No kidding, it's Yang Chengliang with ten archers." chased more than 70 miles into Jinshan and captured Gelulu Khan Chengzong! ”

"Didn't you see the way Chengzong looked when he was escorted back, his whole head was pierced into his crotch." Shaking his head slightly, he continued to add with a smile, the admiration on his face quickly turned into contempt for the enemy chieftain, "Now, the Qarlu tribe is completely disabled. When the news of his khan being captured by a woman spreads, the men of the whole clan will not be able to raise their heads! In the future, whoever becomes the Khan of the Qarluq tribes will never again wantonly extort money from the surrounding small tribes as before. ”

"Thanks to Brother Zhou, he knows people and is good at his duties!" Zhang Qian's heart was happier than drinking cold beer, however, he humbly surrendered his hand to Zhou Jianliang.

In the spring, he chose to unconditionally support Yang Chengliang to join the army. On the one hand, it is because I admire this woman's courage and heart, and on the other hand, I hope that other women in Broken Leaf Town can also follow Yang Chengliang's example and come out to work to solve the crisis of local manpower shortage. In his heart, he actually didn't expect Yang Chengliang to really become the second in Mulan.

However, the facts in front of him proved that he underestimated Yang Chengliang. Not only has this woman always performed well in the teaching group, but the first time she was pulled out to perform a mission alone, she created an unprecedented miracle!

Among the Tang Army, if you pull out a female team leader, you can capture the Great Khan of the Qarluq Department alive! After the news spreads, it will definitely make the morale of the entire Anxi Army burst instantly. And for those steppe forces who secretly have an eye for the Turks, not only the Qarluqs, will be a blow to the head.

You know, many steppe tribes who breathe out of the same nostril as the Turks like to boast, and the tribesmen are born brave and good at war. The men in the clan all treat the Tang people as one as five. It's just that Ding Kou is not as good as Da Tang, and he is not good at playing conspiracy, so he was constantly defeated by the Tang army. If the two sides fight each other with the same force, they will definitely win.

And when they found out, the dignified Khan of the Qarlu Department couldn't even beat a Tang woman. In the past, those cowhides that used one as five will inevitably be self-defeating. In the future, if the khans of various departments want to fool the herdsmen into betraying the Tang Dynasty, it will be difficult to get the shepherds' sincere followers.

"I don't dare to be greedy for this credit!" Zhou Jianliang's words came from the other side again, proud and confident, "I didn't expect that Chengzong's guy would be so shameless, and he abandoned the army and fled without waiting for the battle to end." It was Team Yang who judged Chengzong's movements by himself, and led people to block the back door of Gelulu's camp, and happened to find Chengzong far away. ”

"Brother Zhou didn't assign her a task, she made her own decisions?" Zhang Qian's brows furrowed quickly, and he asked in a low voice.

"Nor can it be considered self-advocacy. Her group of brothers was supposed to cover the brothers' seizure of the rope bridge. I casually instructed, and after the mission is completed, you can find the fighter on your own. She just had a reason to act. Knowing that Zhang Qian paid attention to military discipline, Zhou Jianliang smiled and took the initiative to defend Yang Chengliang.

"I see!" When Zhang Qian heard this, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and nodded with a smile.

He asked himself if he was a general, so he took the words "order and prohibition" very seriously.

If Yang Chengliang acted without orders, no matter how much credit he made, he would not dare to entrust this person with important responsibilities in the future. And since Zhou Jianliang's sentence of "looking for fighters by yourself" came first, Yang Chengliang's approach is beyond reproach. If he has the opportunity to play alone in the future, he can rest assured and boldly let this woman pick the lead.

"The specific process of this battle, as well as the results of the battle, I have sent someone to sort it out and handed it over to Secretary Luo. You have time to look through it. In short, as you wish, in this area of Jinshan, in a short period of time, there will be no force that can threaten the back road of the Anxi army. Zhou Jianliang disdained to steal credit from women, and after explaining the news of the capture of Qarlu Khan, he immediately turned to the topic.

"It's all thanks to Brother Zhou's proper command." Zhang Qian listened, and gave his hand gratefully again, "If it weren't for Brother Zhou's presence, most of the guards would not allow Zhang to go into battle in person, and Zhang really didn't know who to rely on." ”

Zhou Jianliang smiled and waved his hand gently, "Secretary Luo himself is a good hand. and any five people around you, Guo Qi and Zhang Si'an, can also be independent. In addition, my nephew Zhou Quji, I am not going to take him back to Shuo Fangjun, in the future, I will stay by Yongzhao's side. I also hope that Yong Zhao can give him more opportunities to make meritorious contributions! ”

"Brother Zhou is leaving?" Zhang Qian immediately heard a hint of farewell from the other party's words, and didn't care about the specific details of the defeat of the Qarlu Ministry, and asked loudly.

"Zhang Dadu sent someone to look for me, just yesterday." Zhou Jianliang didn't hide it, and nodded with a smile, "The messenger originally planned to take a shortcut, pretend to be a trader through the territory of the Qarlu Ministry, and go to Yanbo Prefecture to look for us, but I didn't expect that we have already solved the Qarlu Ministry!" ”

"Brother Zhou, can't you wait for half a month? In the end, I and Niu Dadu will protect you, and we will report to you the exploits of destroying the Qarlu tribe and capturing Chengzong. Zhang Qian's heart suddenly swelled up with a lot of reluctance, and he asked tentatively. It is said that your Shuofang army is full of talents, and there is no shortage of ......."

"Without Dadu Protection, there would be no Zhou today!" Zhou Jianliang clenched his fists with both hands and solemnly interrupted, "Therefore, most of the guards have orders to summon, and Zhou does not dare to delay for a moment." In addition, the messenger is here to meet Niu Dadu and you, and present a letter written by Zhang Daduhu. After a while, I was also bothered to see him with Zhao, and took him to meet Niu Dadu. ”

"That's fine!" Zhang Qian didn't dare to refuse, and nodded lightly. Immediately, he added with regret on his face, "I originally thought that I could bother Brother Zhou for a while." However, it is good for Brother Zhou to return to Manager Zhang in time. First, taking advantage of the fact that the Qarlu tribe was wiped out and the Turks were too busy to take care of themselves, they brought back the samples and manufacturing methods of gunpowder bombs to Zhang's predecessors. Second, last time Brother Zhou made a great contribution to capture Yihu, but the court did not reward him for a long time. Presumably because Brother Zhou is subordinate to the Shuofang Army, the imperial court needs to go through one more formality on Senior Zhang's side. ”

"I think so, too, that gunpowder bullets played an almost decisive role in this battle. In particular, the wooden gates and arrow towers used to deal with the Qarluqs were simply natural nemesis. Zhou Jianliang nodded and responded with a smile.

Immediately, he shook his head lightly, "As for the reward, Yong Zhao only guessed half right." It's not that I need to go through one more formality on the side of Daduhu, but that someone in the court is confused, and the holy decree that rewards me is directly transmitted to Shuofang. ”

"Huh?" Zhang Qian grinned when he heard it, however, he didn't think it was strange. After thinking about it, he congratulated Zhou Jianliang, "Then first congratulate Brother Zhou on his wife's son." It just so happens that there is still some time, and the younger brother will set up a table to celebrate the banquet tonight, and at the same time, it will be regarded as seeing off Brother Zhou! ”

"Forget about the celebration banquet, after all, it is in the army. Also, I don't like too much courtesy. Zhou Jianliang listened, smiled again and waved his hand, "If you are free, let's have a few drinks secretly." ”

Knowing that Zhou Jianliang was not familiar with Niu Shi Award and others, Zhang Qian also smiled and nodded, "It's okay, let's just drink." But I don't know how many levels Brother Zhou can upgrade this time? I have to let everyone know so that the next time I see you, I can change my name! ”

"Hexi Mansion is still under the left guard of Zhang Dadu's guard. Dismissed as a loyal general, the founding county of Fengyunzhong, and the land was less, only 600 acres. "The Tang people admired fame but took it immediately, and never hid their desire for wealth. Therefore, Zhou Jianliang was very proud to tell the truth about his current position and knighthood.

"Congratulations to Brother Zhou for getting what he wanted!" Zhang Qian immediately laughed and congratulated, even more excited than when he heard that he had been crowned a marquis.

Hezhong Mansion is Shangfu, and Shangfu Zhichong Duwei's grade is the fourth grade. This is a very difficult step for a military commander to reach. After becoming the captain of Shangfu Zhichong, if he makes another meritorious service, he can be named the general of the Sixteen Guards, and he is ordered to lead the troops to fight alone, and he will be in charge alone.

And even if Zhou Jianliang is no longer greedy for merit, he is the first to win the peace with the Qarlu Department this time. When reported to the court, the reward cannot be too low. It is very likely that the next time the two sides meet, Zhou Jianliang will have become the general of the left guard, and the marquis is in sight. (Note: The Sixteenth Guard has generals, generals, generals, and decreasing ranks.) ）

"Thanks to the blessing of Zhao!" Zhou Jianliang was also very excited, and returned the salute with a smile, "To be honest, since I met Yongzhao, my good luck has followed." Therefore, the one who should really treat you tonight should be Brother Fool. ”

"Do you have any money?" Glancing at the other party, Zhang Qian's question hit the nail on the head.

"Nope! Especially compared to you, it's just a poor bastard! Zhou Jianliang was not angry, and nodded directly in acknowledgement.

The brothers laughed at each other, and then turned back to business.

Knowing that Zhang Qian lacked experience in dealing with the Turks, Zhou Jianliang had to say a few more words when he was leaving, and shared some of his experiences. And Zhang Qian, also knowing that after Zhou Jianliang returned to Shuofangjun, he would definitely be regarded as Zhang Renyuan's right-hand man, so he simply transcribed some of the experiences he had learned about the use of black powder and gave it to Zhou Jianliang on paper, so that the other party could refer to it at any time.

In the afternoon of the same day, the brothers took Zhang Renyuan's messenger to see the Niu Shi Award, and then returned to the temporary station of the Broken Leaf Camp, toasted and drank with each other, wishing each other to make new contributions in the next big war, and to enter the phase as soon as possible. However, some possible future movements of the imperial court were tacitly not mentioned.

The court is very chaotic now, even if he is not a traverser, unlike Zhang Qian, who has a certain amount of historical knowledge for reference, Zhou Jianliang can feel it.

And his immediate boss Zhang Renyuan, but now he worships the general of Zuowei, the third rank of the same Pingzhang sect, and is one of the most important humerus ministers of the Tang Emperor.

When the Turks were pacified, Zhang Renyuan would definitely return to Chang'an to take up the town. In order to repay the Shenlong Emperor's kindness, the whirlpool in the court, the old general could not choose, nor would he choose to dodge. Even if he knew that after he was involved, if he was not careful, he would be ruined like Hou Junji back then!

Zhang Ren is willing to Zhou Jianliang, and he also has the grace of knowing him.

No matter where Zhang Renyuan goes, Zhou Jianliang has only one choice: swearing to the death.

Therefore, whether it is with public or private, Zhou Jianliang does not want to involve Zhang Qian in the same whirlpool. And once you enter this vortex, whether the two sides are enemies or friends, I'm afraid it's not up to you to decide!

That night, neither of them dared to drink more, but they were both drunk!