"Have the Qarluqs sinned against you? You don't seem to like to see them. According to Zhang Qian's suggestion, he drove away Ge Lulu, and the foreign minister was lazy, and Niu Shili asked with a confused face.

In his impression, Zhang Qian has always been a very kind person, and he rarely does things without leaving a way for his opponent to live. This point, both in the things he did in Chang'an, and in his recent handling of Shiguo's special service Yihu, has been fully proven. However, he didn't know why, he actually regarded the Qarluqs who took the initiative to serve as an enemy?

Of course, Zhang Qianxue's record of sneaking into Yezhi City at night, killing Suo Ge and setting fire to Talas City as a white ground was also impressed by the old general's achievements. However, the old general did not witness these two battles with his own eyes, and only saw the battle report after that. Therefore, I don't feel how cold Zhang Qian's heart is. In particular, the burning of Talas, in the experience of the old general, nineteen and seventy-eight was because the fire burned too much and lost control during the siege, and it was definitely not deliberate by Zhang Qian.

"I guess it's because I have taken a fancy to the family property of Chengzong and the elders of Gelulu." The Shule town guard made Guo Hong secretly muttered in his stomach, but he was unwilling to take the initiative to open his mouth and puncture the illusion in the eyes of the Niu Shi Award.

Whether it was the experience of fighting side by side with Zhang Qian last year, or the news that came to Shule from Shiguo some time ago, it clearly told him that Zhang Xingjun Changshi was not a broad-minded person. If you offend this person severely, the best result will be bankruptcy.

"Yong Zhao is worried about the Qarluqs, on the surface he said that he would help us in the war, but secretly he went to report to the Turkic Khan Mosi!" Yu Khotan's town guard Wei Bo was not familiar with Zhang Qian, but he intended to get closer to the relationship between the two sides, and took the initiative to make excuses for him before Zhang Qian could explain, "Our troops are too thin, and we can't easily let Mo Sitan hear the truth." Therefore, simply drive the Qarluqs far away, lest they serve as spies for the Turks. ”

"Wei Zhenshou is right, I really don't worry about the Qarluq people staying by my side. Especially when we are fighting the Turks. Zhang Qianzheng was worried about the origin of his ill feelings towards the Qarlu people, and when he heard Wei Bo's words, he immediately had an idea.

Glancing at Wei Bo gratefully, he quickly turned his gaze back to the Niu Shi Award and smiled and arched his hand: "In addition, I am also worried that they will suddenly collude with the Turks at a critical moment and strike a counterattack against us. There is a first time for betrayal, and there must be a second time. Last spring, he was able to let go of the road and let the Turkic soldiers and horses kill directly under Shattered Leaf City. This time, he will repeat his old tricks and even join forces with the Turks at a critical moment. ”

"Indeed, the Qarluqs are notoriously capricious, and I have heard of them in Khotan." Since you take the initiative to show goodwill, you should simply be a good person to the end. Wei Bo immediately took over the conversation and testified loudly. "Many of my brothers have said that when you drink wine with the Qarluqs, you should not take your hand off the hilt of your sword. Otherwise, the next moment, he will raise his knife and cut off your head because he covets your saddle. ”

"On Shule's side, there are similar rumors. It is better to face the wolves alone than to walk with the Qarluqs. Finding that Wei Bo was courting Zhang Qian, Guo Hong didn't want to be excluded from the circle, so he smiled and helped beside him. (Note: It is not apocryphal, it is recorded in ancient books that the Qarluqs lived by herding and plundering.) ）

With the cooperation of the two of them, Zhang Qian's words immediately became more convincing. As the head coach, after hearing this, Niu Shi immediately put away his smile and nodded solemnly, "Since the three of them are not at ease to keep the Qarluq people by their side, this handsome man will be a villain and settle last year's old accounts with Chengzong!" It's just that, in this way, our army must leave a small team of soldiers and horses near Xuanchi to defend it. lest the Qarluqs flee without a fight, and when our army is like going east, they will turn back and copy the back road of our army. ”

"I don't want to give Seongjong a chance to escape." Zhang Qian took over the conversation and once again bowed his hand to the Niu Shi Award, "Dadu Protection, the advice of his subordinates is that either he doesn't fight, or he will be subdued all at once." Let the Qarluqs, no matter who is the chieftain, dare not regenerate the idea of rebelling against the Tang Dynasty. In addition, when our army first arrived, it lacked the experience of fighting with various units outside the territory, and the previous cooperation between them was far from being proficient. ”

"You mean, to fight? And not to drive Seungjong away from the vicinity of Xuanji?! He already vaguely felt that Zhang Qian had murderous intent towards the Qarlu people, but he didn't expect the murderous intent to be so heavy, and Niu Shiqi instinctively asked.

"Most of the eyes are like torches, and their subordinates do have such plans!" Zhang Qian didn't hide his thoughts, and nodded vigorously. "It's best to plough the court and sweep the holes, even if you can't, at least through the fate of the Qarluqs, warn the surrounding departments, don't take the initiative to cause trouble!"

In what little historical knowledge he had, the word "Qarluq" was as clear as Talas!

In the Battle of Talas in another time and space, the Qarluq tribe won the reward of the Great Cannibal by stabbing the Anxi army in the back, and made a lot of money. Subsequently, the ministry stole broken leaves for four centuries, repeatedly pit teammates for pride, until finally because of treachery, was forcibly "demolished" by the angry Xiliao elite.

For this kind of player who specializes in pitting teammates, even if there is no record of backstabbing An Xijun in another time and space, Zhang Qian does not dare to let them stay by his side. What's more, the Qarluq Khan inherited the sect, and while sending an envoy to play "String Gao Sacrifice Division", he also issued a threat through the mouth of the envoy, implying that he was already preparing for war?

And defeating Qarluq will definitely benefit the Anxi army at the moment. First of all, as he said, the Anxi army needs to first find an opponent whose strength is weaker than that of the Turks.

Secondly, as he had feared before, Qarlu was capricious, and if he stabbed him in the back at a critical moment, it would put the Anxi army in a very disadvantageous situation, and even lose a lot.

In the end, it is to make an example of the chickens and monkeys.

Next, the Anxi army had to face not only the Qarluq, but also the Mobei tribes such as the Huanggas, Ba Ximi and Hui Hui. If the Anxi army does not show enough strength to grind all the tribes into powder as soon as possible, no one dares to guarantee whether the rest of the tribes will suddenly send troops to help the Turks because of the "cold lips and teeth".

"If you want to take advantage of the Qarluq tribe, you need to plan carefully!" Niu Shi Award is worthy of being a veteran of a hundred battles, and after a little pondering, he understood all of Zhang Qian's plans, and then, nodded with a smile, "Yong Zhao just said that I don't want to give Chengzong a chance to escape." Do you already have a good plan in mind?! ”

"Not yet." Zhang Qian smiled and shook his head modestly, "It's just that just now I secretly sent Brother Deli to follow Duo Lazy and his cronies, and asked the brothers to stay and mark along the way." Duo lazy was frightened by the explosion of the gunpowder bomb, and he would definitely go to Chengzong as quickly as possible to warn him. If our people follow him, they will be able to find the shortest way to Xuanchi. ”

"You mean, the surprise soldiers attacked, and the thief captured the king first!" Niu Shi Award's eyes lit up, and he immediately guessed Zhang Qian's intentions.

"It's just an immature idea, specifically, it has to be decided by the capital!" Zhang Qian arched his hand to the Niu Shi Award and humbly asked for advice, "What I can think of right now is to send a strange soldier first to take the lives of Chengzong and those Gelulu nobles around him. In this way, the shepherds of the various tribes of Gelulu who rushed to Xuanchi to assemble on the orders of the Sect of the Sect will inevitably fall into the situation of a group of dragons without a leader. At that time, the soldiers and horses of the four battalions of our army will be crushed together, and they will give him a Mount Tai to press the top......"

"The Chinese soldiers join the army and prepare the map!" Without waiting for Zhang Qian to finish speaking, Niu Shiqi decisively ordered.

"Yes!" The Chinese soldier joined the army and agreed loudly, leading four civilians to hurry in. Immediately, on the ground in front of the Niu Shi Award, a huge cowhide was unfurled.

On the cowhide, the geographical situation near Jinshan was scalded with a soldering iron. As the ancestral court of the Qarluq people, the location of Xuanchi is extremely conspicuous.

"When you are lazy, you can't travel more than forty miles a day with cattle and sheep." Niu Shi Award is extremely experienced, squatting next to the map, pointing at the position of Xuanchi with his hand, and slowly moving to the southwest, "Did he say anything, how many days did it take on the road?" ”

"Five days!" Zhang Qian, Guo Hong and Wei Bo answered in unison. Immediately, they looked at each other, and they all smiled knowingly.

"Count two hundred miles!" Niu Shi Award behaved more professionally than anyone else, and smiled and poked his finger at the cowhide map, "He didn't lie, we are in this position at the moment, and we should be almost just over two hundred miles away from Xuanchi." If he spares no effort and horsepower to warn Chengzong, he will be able to turn back in a day and a half at the latest. ”

"Mobei horses are not tall enough, but they have always been known for their endurance." Guo Hong also squatted down, and while gesturing on the map with his hand, he responded, "After a day and a half, no matter how lazy you are, you can pick up Chengzong." If the Chengzong sent people to gather the young men of the various tribes and send out how lazy they were at the same time, there should only be a few tribes west of Jinshan who could drive them over now, and each tribe was estimated at two hundred young people......

"Probably not so much!" Although Wei Bo has been in Anxi for a short time, he is not blind. Squatting down and shaking his head, he interrupted, "The end of summer is the season when shepherds give fat to their livestock, and if the departments are too close to each other, they will compete with each other for pasture. Therefore, one every fifty miles is normal. The ministries received the summoning order, and then decided to come to the aid in response to the order, and it was difficult to form it in less than ten days. ”

"It's better to be lenient with the enemy!" Niu Shi Award glanced at Wei Bo in surprise, and made a decision with a smile, "Even the tribes within three hundred miles can obey his call, each tribe is two hundred young and strong, and so far, he will not have more than four thousand helpers." And the soldiers and horses under the direct control of his headquarters, all those who can pick up weapons are counted, and there should be more than 7,000 people. ”

"Hmmm! Most of them protect their eyes like torches! Wei Bo and Guo Hong nodded admiringly, and then they all began to frown and ponder.

11,000 men is the current limit of troops in the hands of Qarluq Khan Chengzong. If you want to kill Chengzong cleanly, the Tang army should kill the men and horses who have sneaked up in the past, it should not be less than two thousand.

These two thousand brothers need to follow the trail left by Duolazi, run two hundred miles, and still ensure that they have enough physical strength to fight, which is really a bit demanding. And once the sneak attack fails, everyone will have to face the crazy counterattack of the Qarluqs. It is even possible to fall into a catastrophe before the main force arrives!

"Dadu Hu, there is a teaching regiment under the command of the last general, a pro-corps, and three hundred elites from the Fang army who rushed to be responsible for liaison." Just as the two of them were looking forward and backward, Zhang Qian had already taken the initiative to ask Ying, "They are enough to take on the mission of going straight to the tiger's den." Therefore, the last general will dare to ......"

"No way!" Niu Shi Award didn't even give Zhang Qian a chance to finish speaking, and decisively shook his head and refused, "Since ancient times, there has been no saying that the marching commander Shi led troops to raid the enemy's lair!" As long as the old man is in the position of the protector of Anxi for one day, you will not want to risk your life again. ”

"The last general obeys!" As if he had known that this was the result, Zhang Qian smiled and bowed his hand, "The last general can recommend one person to take on this important task." He is a favorite general under Zhang Renyuan's most protective command, brave and good at fighting, and has rich experience. The last general is going to hand over all three regiments of brothers to him to take the head of the inheritance. Please also protect the grace! ”