The afterglow of the setting sun shines in the ancient city of Liangzhou, forming a desolate picture with the surrounding grassland.

There were more and more vultures hovering in the air, and from time to time there was the cry of a real crow.

When Su Dingfang hurriedly came to the outside of Liangzhou City with an army of 20,000, he saw a corpse.

Many young people were organized to clean up the battlefield.

In a short time, a fire burned violently, and thick black smoke obscured the sky.

With so many corpses, it was impossible to bury them, and Niu Jinda directly let people burn them on the spot.

"General Niu, you said Yi Nan was defeated today?"

Niu Jinda followed Guan Yi and others to greet Xue Rengui outside the city.

Although before they could play their role, the war was over.

But they still have to receive this rescue.

"Haha! If it goes well, maybe Yi Nan is already in a different place now! ”

Niu Jinda thought of Dafei and Tuoba Yong, who were ambushed halfway, and didn't know if they succeeded.

"General Su, Rengui has already led a large army to pursue and kill the Xue Yantuo people, and most of the defenders of Liangzhou City have also gone to pursue. Although we defeated Xue Yantuo, many of them still ran away, and if you go north now, you may be able to catch up with some of Xue Yantuo's rout. ”

Ma Zhou kindly reminded him.

However, this is the person Su Dingfang who is even more depressed.

Along the way, he can be described as high-spirited.

The general manager of the march of Longyou Road, he is finally an independent commander of the soldiers and horses, and he ranks among the top generals of the Tang Dynasty.

Since he raided the Eastern Turk tent as a striker eleven years ago, he Su Dingfang has finally survived.

Well, to be precise, it's not boiling, it's meeting a nobleman.

In the army, it's not like you can get out of it.

"General Niu, Ma Changshi, the military situation is urgent, His Royal Highness the King of Chu hopes to completely annihilate Xue Yantuo's living force. Now that Your Majesty has arranged for the three armies to be dispatched at the same time, no matter whether I can catch up with the rout of the Xue Yantuo people, I will go to Xue Yantuo's tent and sweep the tribes along the way. ”

Xue Rengui is no longer verbose, the meat has no share of his own.

Whether you can drink the soup depends on whether your hands and feet are fast enough.

Obviously, Xue Yantuo, who had been defeated in Liangzhou, was definitely injured.

The Middle Route Army and the East Route Army are already approaching the frontier, and if they don't set off quickly, they may arrive at Dingxiang City first.

The army assembled at Dingxiang City, where the tooth tent of the Xue Yantuo people was located, which was a strategy that had been agreed upon before the expedition.

Fortunately, Su Dingfang led cavalry this time, and the marching speed was very fast.

"Rengui, great chaos can usher in great governance. This time I went to the grassland, and I couldn't be merciful. ”

Ma Zhou said meaningfully.

Obviously, Li Kuan hoped to take this opportunity to completely solve the grassland problem.

According to Ma Zhou's idea, it was best for Xue Rengui's army to completely plunder all the cattle, sheep and horses along the way.

Take away what you can, and kill what you can't.

Even if it's wasted, don't leave it to the tribes of the steppe.

After such a toss, when winter comes, there will inevitably be countless people on the grassland who will not survive.

They either took refuge in the Tang Dynasty, or died of hunger and cold in the grassland.

At this time, most people should make the right choice, right?

Anyway, the concept of the state is not very strong for the Hu people.

If you can live a good life with Datang, then be a Tang person!

……

Since the start of immigration at the end of last year, the development of Shuozhou City can be described as a rapid progress.

Du Wei has witnessed this change with his own eyes.

"Lang Jun, the growth of this cotton is very good. I originally thought that the grassland in Shuozhou, even if it was reclaimed, because I had not planted crops before, the land was relatively poor, and the growth of cotton should not be very good. Unexpectedly, the land here is more fertile than Guanzhong, and His Royal Highness the King of Chu suggested setting up a cotton planting area here, which is considered a mistake. ”

Li Shuguo followed behind Du and inspected the Du family's cotton fields.

Du Ruhui ranks high in the list of heroes, and the reward land allocated by the Du family is naturally very good.

At the end of the ridge, there is an official road passing by.

The construction of the concrete road from Shuozhou to Baidao has already begun, and it will pass by the end of the Du family's ridge when the time comes.

This makes the value of the Du family's cotton fields invisibly a few points higher than others.

"It's hard to say whether it was a mistake or not. His Royal Highness the King of Chu has always done things before acting, maybe this place is suitable for planting cotton, which has been confirmed by the Agricultural College of Guanshishan Academy. ”

Du Wei now admires Li Kuan more and more.

In his opinion, the Chu Wangfu can have a close relationship with the Fang family, and there is no reason to stay away from the Du family.

Previously, because of Du He, the two families had many enemies, but Du Wei was confident that he could save this situation.

"That's right, many students from Guanshishan Academy are here in Shuozhou to help everyone grow cotton, if it weren't for their guidance, there are really many people who don't know how to grow cotton."

Li Shuguo is also a student who comes into contact with Guanshishan Academy every day, and he has also enjoyed a lot of benefits.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

There was a faint sound of horses' hooves in the distance, which made Du Wei and Li Shuguo a little curious.

The road went out, but it was completely into the grassland.

At this time, how can there be a large number of teams going to the grassland?

Even if there is a large caravan, it is often bought after the cattle and sheep are overgrown in the autumn, and now it is only May, which is really the time when the cattle and sheep are thriving, but no tribe will sell the cattle and sheep in their hands.

"Lang Jun, at least 10,000 cavalry! The cavalry that makes us the Great Tang! ”

Li Shuguo is not a simple housekeeper, he also followed Du Ruhui in his early years, and he has seen a lot of things in the north and south.

Even he is skilled in bows and horses, and a few strong men are not his opponents.

"Strange! Could it be that something is going on? I haven't heard anything about it in the past few days. ”

Du Wei knew very well the significance of such a cavalry expedition.

Obviously, these centaurs are not out for a walk.

That murderous appearance is obviously going with some kind of mission.

"Lang Jun, I'll go back to the city now to inquire, such a large army has crossed the border, and there must be all kinds of rumors in Shuozhou City. Nowadays, most of the nobles in Chang'an City have industries in Shuozhou City. ”

After Li Shuguo finished speaking, he turned his horse's head and headed in the direction of returning to the city.

Of course, at this time, he didn't dare to compete with the army for official information.

If he was accidentally taken into the running procession, his retrograde horse would have to be trampled into meat sauce.

……

"Good! That's great! ”

Somewhere in the grassland, Yu Chi Xiao Tian Che looked at a letter excitedly.

In order to be able to grasp the movements of the "horse thief" led by him in a timely manner, the Intelligence Investigation Bureau of the Chu Wangfu arranged a special communication plan.

Once a month, the coupling is carried out at a designated location to deliver relevant information.

What Oda Kiri had in his hand was the latest letter he had received.

"Captain, is there any new supply material for us in Shuozhou?"

Seeing Oda Che's happy appearance, Wei Chi Wanji also leaned over to ask.

Although they pursued the plan of feeding the war with war, there was no shortage of food and drink.

But the materials looted on the grassland are certainly not comparable to those of Datang.

In particular, the strong wine is basically hard to find.

At this time, Wei Chi Wanzhi was looking forward to the supplies sent by Datang.

However, this supply is not very fixed, and things are not the same every time.

That's why when Yu Chi Wanji saw Oda Kiri react like this, he wondered if a new supply was coming.

"Supplies? Hehe, don't think about supplies! In the next few months, we will be free to work, and all the captives who are willing to join our team can be absorbed. Our task now is to destroy and destroy, and to make the grasslands as chaotic as possible. ”

Oda Kiri feels that the last six months have been very happy.

He had never realized that he would actually enjoy such a life.

Of course, he was even happier that after the completion of this year's mission, he could take the miners from the Wa Kingdom to Chang'an City, where everyone would arrange a new life for everyone and make them a new Tang people.

The most important thing is that the East China Sea fishery also agreed that everyone would return to the Wa Kingdom and bring their families to live in the Tang Dynasty.

What a joyous event.

Since the appearance of the fishing industry in the East China Sea, both the nobles of Nara Castle and the common people of Nambatsu have been full of expectations for the life of the Tang Dynasty.

It can be said that ninety percent of the Japanese people yearn for the life of the Tang Dynasty.

"Can we scale up? That's great! This is indeed a great thing, we will no longer have to hide and hide on the grassland in the future, whoever dares to attack us, we will destroy it directly. ”

Wei Chi Wanzhi has always hoped that the team can become larger, so that he can work more recklessly on the grassland.

However, all along, their "horse thieves" have been limited to the scale of 2,000 people.

"After everyone finishes this single thing, you can go to Chang'an City to enjoy the glory and wealth, and you don't have to worry about your family living a precarious life!"

Oda Kiriri quickly spread the news to all the team members.

As expected, the morale that was originally a little low because of exhaustion immediately exploded.

In later generations, many people chose to serve as soldiers in order to be able to become American citizens.

Today, the Tang Dynasty is much more attractive to the Japanese people than the United States in later generations.

It's no wonder that these Japanese people wept wolf there after hearing the news!

In terms of grasping the hearts of the people of the Japanese country, no one can compare with Li Kuan.

……

In the middle of Wuhe, the eldest grandson Chong and Zheng Hai were discussing the establishment of the new Gewu Academy in Weishui Academy.

Now that Science magazine is becoming more and more influential, the Gewu College of Qujiang Academy has been established and the first batch of students has been recruited.

They are able to bend and stretch, and a large part of the teachings in them are students who graduated from the Gewu College of Guanshishan Academy.

It was originally difficult for Changsun Chong to accept this situation, but the situation was stronger than others, and it was obviously unreliable to cultivate it by himself.

"Brother Zheng, I think we should take a break, and wait for the war in Liangzhou to become clear, and then consider the establishment of the Gewu Academy."

"What does the establishment of Gewu Academy have to do with the war in Liangzhou?"

Zheng Hai didn't understand the logic of Changsun Chong a little.

"This time the 100,000 army of the Xue Yantuo people invaded Liangzhou, and it stands to reason that the imperial court should send a large army to the rescue. However, Li Kuan used his influence to persuade His Majesty to send Su Dingfang and Xue Rengui to lead 30,000 cavalry and set off. Fighting 100,000 with 30,000, although I am very confident in the Tang Dynasty soldiers, Xue Yantuo people are not vegetarians. According to my thoughts, in fact, we should combine the three armies and send the generals of the DPRK to Liangzhou with their troops, so that we can defeat the invasion of the Xue Yantuo people. ”

On the night of the founding day, Changsun Chong was also at the scene.

For Li Kuan, who was in the limelight at that time, he was very unhappy in his heart.

Ten years ago, Li Kuan was a representative of the gentlemen, and he was a typical example of teaching his sons.

Now, although the situation is not reversed, he is about to be unable to catch up with Li Kuan's shadow.

This kind of gap is difficult for idlers to accept.

"30,000 against 100,000, the pressure is very high, but with the defenders of Liangzhou, it should be no problem to ensure that Liangzhou City is not lost. After all, defending a city is not the same as attacking a city, and even if the Xue Yantuo people have double the strength, they may not be able to capture Liangzhou City. ”

Obviously, Zheng Hai never thought of defeating the Xue Yantuo people with 30,000 reinforcements.

In his opinion, if the reinforcements can successfully keep Liangzhou City and let Xue Yantuo retreat, it will be considered a success.

"Obviously there is a chance to defeat Xue Yantuo's people, but because of Li Kuan's bad idea, Xue Yantuo's army retreated to the grassland after plundering, he is helping to abuse."

Changsun Chong didn't understand why no one stood up against so many ministers and generals in the court.

They are so confident in Xue Rengui and Su Dingfang?

"Get out of the way!"

"Get out of the way!"

As he spoke, Changsun Chong looked at the scene outside the window.

It turned out that several cavalrymen in the distance were actually galloping on the street.

In Chang'an City, there are not many people who dare to do this.

"Eight hundred miles expedited?"

When he got closer, Changsun Chong found out that it was an eight-hundred-mile rush.

Within a month, half a month to be exact, there were two 800-mile expedited trips.

This situation shocked the eldest grandson.

Could it be that what I was worried about just now happened?

Li Kuan, this is a misunderstanding!

A sense of justice surged in the heart of the eldest grandson!

He Aya is the first on the list of meritorious heroes, and his aunt is the queen of the dynasty.

To a certain extent, harming the interests of Datang is also harming the interests of the eldest grandson's family.

Although Li Kuan's strategy failed, Changsun Chong should be happy.

But I don't know why, Changsun Chong's mood suddenly became very bad.

After casually greeting Zheng Hai for a while, he went home.

However, what made him feel worse was right after.

"What? Liangzhou victory? ”

The eldest grandson Chong was stunned and looked at the eldest grandson Wuji, who had just returned home from duty.

Although Datang failed, he would be sad.

But Li Kuan's plan succeeded, and he was even more sad.