On the second day of the fourth month of the second year of Tianci, Wu Dong, the commander of the Anxi Army, led his troops to the Dunhuang copper mine without warning and ordered Shi Jinchong to hand over the accounts.

Wu Dong moved too fast, leaving Chen Mu no time to react.

At this time, Shi Jinchong was even more "hit" and dizzy, he actually rushed down the mountain with the freshly minted coins, broke through the encirclement of the prison guards, and returned directly to Dunhuang City.

When Chen Mu got the news, he felt a headache: "First hide the coins in Wang Caotian's camp, and then let Shi Jin rush to Shouchang and hide in Zhen Badao's camp." I'm going to go up the mountain to see Wu Dong in person. ”

Storming the Anxi Prison Guards, the crime is not small. In order to prevent the situation from fermenting, Chen Mu personally went to the mine to apologize to Wu Dong.

Chen Mu, as one of the seven generals of Anxi, is at the same level as Wu Dong, and hopes that Wu Dong can give this face. However, Chen Mu believes that Wu Dong, a eunuch, will not let go easily, just like a mad dog biting a person's trouser leg, stalking and fighting, full of toughness.

To deal with this mad dog, you need to have some more crazy or ruthless means, so Chen Mu picked up the pen and wrote something, and then put it in his pocket.

When Chen Mu came to the mine, he saw Wu Dongduan sitting in the mint.

The two were not polite when they met, Wu Dong pointed to the half-finished coins scattered on the side and said, "Vice General Chen, please give me an explanation." ”

Chen Mu smiled: "I don't know about this matter, but as Shi Jinchong's direct lieutenant general, I have a great responsibility and cannot be shirked." This matter also asked Lord Wu to raise his noble hand. ”

Wu Dong waved his hand: "I have always had the reputation of being selfless with an iron face. I love the fame. Please don't embarrass me. I think you still take the initiative to go to the court to ask for guilt. ”

Chen Mu put his hands behind his back, smiled and clenched his fists: "Wu Jianjun, do you remember when we guarded Jiuquan together?" Especially that time when I led my troops out of the city, and later came back, we united to kill the enemy general Baturu. ”

"Hehe," Wu Dong sneered: "Don't get close to me." You are Kong Xiaoxian's soldiers, and you saved Jiuquan City for him, not for me. I don't accept your affection. Don't talk to me about anything. ”

Chen Mu sneered, approached Wu Dong, and said in his ear: "I'm very sorry, I'm not talking to you anymore, I have your evidence of collaborating with the enemy in my hand." ”

"What?" Wu Dong's eyes widened: "Chen Mu, don't you spew blood!" Nothing! ”

Chen Mu took out a letter from his pocket: "Lord Wu, do you want me to read the content of this letter in front of your subordinates?" ”

Wu Dong stood up: "Chen Mu! You're a bummer! I'm going to sue you in front of the Queen Mother! ”

Chen Mu flicked his sleeves sideways: "You go, I'll wait." ”

Wu Dong gritted his teeth.

Chen Mu didn't have the so-called evidence at all, he just made it out of nothing.

Wu Dong's eyes were red with anger, but he found the feeling of "a thief bites into the bone".

If Chen Mu bites to death, he will say that he found this letter in the enemy camp, even if Empress Dowager Chen supports Wu Dong, Tang Qiong has a gimmick to support Chen Mu.

Two big names collide with each other once, and who knows what kind of result they can get in the end.

Chen Mu is a high-grade general, but his combat power is not high, and he survives completely by relying on relationships.

Which is more important?

Wu Dongming knew that the letter in Chen Mu's hand was fake, and after stabilizing his emotions, he suddenly laughed out loud and said, "Vice General Chen, it's just a joke, why take it seriously." These coins should be the foundation left over from Tang Liu's last coinage, right? Your Eighth Division is really lazy, and you don't even clean up. ”

"Of course I know that Wu Jianjun is joking with me, isn't this also joking with Wu Jianjun." Chen Mu tore up the letter and smiled: "Shi Jinchong, this guy, should indeed teach a good lesson." ”

Wu Dong smiled and sat down in his chair.

Chen Mu waved his hand, and Zhang Han brought someone to bring a jar of wine.

Chen Mu said: "I haven't seen Wu Jianjun for a long time, and when we meet today, we will inevitably have to drink a few cups." ”

Wu Dong waved his hand: "I'm usually a person who drinks after finishing things." But if this thing is not done beautifully, I am not in the mood to drink. ”

"If there's anything, you might as well say it directly."

Wu Dong raised his hands, hugged his fists to the sky, and said: "The Empress Dowager Yizhi ordered Zhang Yunlong to take the three kingdoms of Aziman, Tuman, and Gulan within three months. But now, Zhang Yunlong said that he was injured and could not lead his troops to fight, so this heavy responsibility fell on our family's head, and I have reached an agreement with Cao Sui, the deputy governor of Anxi, to attack the Gulan Kingdom. I wonder if General Chen Mu is willing to help us? ”

Chen Muyi smiled and said: "It's a pity that I am in the Shence Army sequence, I want to move troops, and I have to seek the consent of Kong Xiaoxian, the general of Anxi." ”

Wu Dong nodded and said, "I have already brought General Kong's opinion to you, he said, let you decide for yourself." ”

While speaking, Wu Dong took out a document and ordered his subordinates to hand it over to Chen Mu.

Chen Mu unfolded it and looked at it, the font was fine, the letter was sealed, and there was no doubt that it was an Anxi military order, and there was only one line of words on it: "Whether to attack Gulan or not, decide for yourself." ”

The letter only mentions the Guran, but does not mention Aziman and the barbarians.

Chen Mu closed the letter, remembered the sulfur mine in the south of the Gulan Kingdom, and said with a smile: "I can send troops, but I have a concern. ”

"What are you worried about?"

"I can't trust the Ninth Division, so I'm going to divide my troops with him to attack."

Wu Dong smiled: "That's no problem." ”

Chen Mu turned his back and looked out the window: "Niyang City and Kancheng will be captured by the Xuanjia Army, and I will lead the troops through Yulong Mountain and take Hu Crossbow Town." cut off the Qur'an's way back to the south. ”

"Hu Balbow Town?" Wu Dong thought about it, and it seemed that he had some questions to ask, but he couldn't help it.

Chen Mu turned around and said with a smile: "When Cao Sui takes the two cities, I will also take Hu Xuan Town, and then we will attack Khotan City on both sides and force Queen Gulan to abdicate." ”

Wu Dong shook his head: "No, it's not abdication." ”

"What's that?"

"Kill her, including all her heirs. The Queen Mother means cutting the grass and eradicating the roots. ”

Chen Mu frowned and said, "It's not proper." If only one country of Gulan was left in the Western Regions, perhaps it would be possible to do so, but now that the sixteen small countries in the Western Regions are all here, and we are all staring at the end of the war. Let's fight Gulan and end up in a relatively gentle way, which will be of great benefit to the Liang Dynasty. ”

Wu Dong stood up and said, "General Chen Mu, I hope you can understand my words, this is what the Queen Mother meant." I am carrying out the Empress Dowager's decree, not discussing with you how to fight. Don't worry, after taking Khotan, I won't treat you badly. Just as you and Cao Sui divided Dunhuang between the north and the south, I will give up half of the land of the Gulan Kingdom to you to manage. Well, it's fair to do that, right? ”

For Chen Mu, this result is acceptable.

But if you think about it from the perspective of the gate valve, this result is unacceptable.

Chen Mu felt that Empress Dowager Chen was like a-stirring stick, she deliberately let the Xuanjia army make trouble in the Western Regions, destroying the image of the Liang Dynasty army in the hearts of the people in the Western Regions, and when she was almost done, she asked Zhang Yunlong to withdraw the troops and leave the mess to the Tang clan to deal with.

But Chen Mu was a little puzzled, it stands to reason that now the Empress Dowager Chen is relying on the Tang family's gate valve, and she still needs Zhang Yunlong to recruit troops in the Longyou region, won't her little actions offend Tang Qiong?

So, what's the point of her doing this?

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