On the twenty-fifth day of August in the first year of heaven, the sun was shining brightly, and the blue sky was like a wash.

All the officers and men of the Third Division hid in the big village at the foot of Dongting Mountain, 200 repeating heavy crossbows were neatly arranged, and a large number of arrows (no iron, wood sharpened, heavy crossbow fired) were made in piles these days, Kong Xiaoxian released a bold statement: If the enemy dares to come, let them become hedgehogs.

But ten days passed, and the enemy did not wait, but waited for the second group of Sogdian envoys, who beat gongs and drums and carried gifts.

Kong Xiaoxian's face was slightly embarrassed.

Faced with the sincerity of the enemy's commander-in-chief, Kong Xiaoxian felt that he was not generous enough, so he released several prisoners on the spot to show his respect, including Agilhan, of course. In the past ten days, Agilhan was tired and thinned from the heavy physical work, and his clothes lost their luster. For this reason, Kong Xiaoxian also made a special toast and apologized.

The envoy who led the team this time was a middle-aged man who could speak fluent Chinese, and he did not look good, but Agilhan was stunned when he saw the envoy.

The middle-aged messenger just smiled at Agilhan, who hung his head and didn't speak.

Kong Xiao invited the envoy to sit down.

The envoy said politely: "Our god of war said that we hope to return Dunhuang City to you, as well as all the Liang army prisoners." It's a pity that your Dunhuang master Lin Chu has already been killed, and we can't bring him back to life. We still respect a warrior like him very much, and for this reason, we also erect a monument for him in Dunhuang, and the god of war personally pays tribute to him to express his mourning and admiration. ”

In this regard, Liang Jun's facial features did not express his position. - You broke through the city and forced my Dunhuang lord to commit suicide. Is it worth thanking for erecting a monument? Although you plan to return Dunhuang, Dunhuang is ours in the first place, and you are just returning what you have stolen, is it worth thanking?

The middle-aged envoy saw that the generals of the Liang army did not express their position, and said: "Eight days ago, it was reported that our beloved Sogdian king Ali Mandan died in a riot, and now the god of war Ali Dayi has inherited the throne and become the new generation of Sogdian kings. At the same time, our king asked me to convey his intention that the new Sogdian king did not intend to continue to be an enemy of the Liang dynasty, and sent a messenger to inform Uyanda to recall 170,000 (in fact, 150,000) Sogdian warriors. ”

"Really!?" Nori's allegiance stood up excitedly.

Kong Xiaoxian said without changing his face: "This messenger, what is the basis for what you say?" ”

The messenger said methodically: "Actually, I can tell you clearly that this riot is not accidental. ”

The envoy's words were understood by everyone present - their god of war, taking advantage of the emptiness of the country, assassinated the king of Sogdia in the name of riots and successfully usurped the throne.

The enemy of the enemy is his friend, and Ali Dai was originally a pro-Liang faction within Sogdia, and he opposed attacking Liang at the beginning. It seems that this person is also "persistent". Of course, don't think that he is a good person, it's just that "pro-Liang" in his thoughts is more useful to himself. After usurping power, he needs support from many aspects, and if the Liang Dynasty can help, it will naturally be the best.

Among the sixteen small states in the Western Regions, there are also pro-Liang kings, and Alidayi has just usurped the throne, and he can find some alliances, which is a good thing for him.

"Soldiers don't get tired of deceit." Kong Xiaoxian said with a straight face: "This messenger, I'm very sorry, I can't believe your words until I can't be sure of this news. ”

The envoy nodded and said: "The reason why General Kong was able to become a general is that he really has something extraordinary, if you don't believe it, it doesn't matter, you can send your cronies to Sogdia with me, and when your cronies can see it clearly, I will come back and tell you." ”

"That's good." Kong Xiao turned his head first and asked, "Who wants to go to Jiaohe City for me?" ”

"I'll go!" Pawn allegiance was the first to stand up.

"I'd better go." Tang Ming, who had a broken hand, stood up: "I'm already half a wasted person, I think it's more appropriate to leave this kind of errand to me." ”

Kong Xiaoxian said with a smile: "Brother Tang Ming, as the representative of the Tang Clan, is simply suitable. Well, the task of sending the envoy to Jiaohe City will be handed over to you. ”

Of course, Tang Ming, who had a broken hand, couldn't be allowed to go by himself, Kong Xiaoxian also prepared two strong servants for him. Wanshulou

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On the first day of September in the first year of Tianci, the soldiers and horses outside Wuwei City moved.

The Sogdian battalion suddenly mutinied, and three of the commanders rebelled at the same time, wanting to break away from the battalion, and were bloodily suppressed by the commander Uyanda.

Earlier, Uyanda had received news of the rebellion in Jiaohe City, and he believed that the (former) Sogdian king Alimantan had been killed by Alidayi. As a loyal servant of Alimantan, Uyanda decided to break with Alidayi, and he led 150,000 Sogdian troops to join the Hun Dadan in Alando. Wuyanda only made one condition for Alando, after fighting Wuwei, he would go back and destroy Alidayi.

Arrando agreed, and reminded Uyanda, "Take precautions, your troops will definitely rebel soon." ”

Sure enough, Arando's words came true.

In addition to the death in battle, some soldiers decided to break away from the army and flee back to Jiaohe City because of the opposition of the New Sogdian king. - Ali Da'i sent people to spread the news in the camp, and I will accept it as long as I am willing to return. If you don't come back, I'll kill your whole family."

This trick is ruthless enough, and after Wuyanda stabilizes the situation, there are only 80,000 left in the 150,000 army. The Sogdians went to war, men and women went together, and these 80,000 people came out to fight with their whole family, and they did not worry about their families being killed.

If it weren't for this reason, it is estimated that there would not be a few of the 150,000 people left.

After the Uyanda was annexed to Alando, Alando's army increased to 130,000.

The incompetence of the generals exhausted the three armies, and on the contrary, it was like a tiger with wings.

Alantor secretly contacted the Donghu people and agreed to fight from Wuwei to Chang'an and divide Longyou equally.

Donghu King Pojin Khan Moer commanded 100,000 troops and quickly approached Wuwei.

At the same time, the Liang Dynasty discovered the movements of the Donghu people and quickly reported to Luoyang, Kyoto, and Luoyang urgently dispatched troops.

The three major lords and the royal family quickly reached an agreement, and all troops were dispatched.

The Xuanjia army was 30,000, led by the royal general Zhao Yanxun.

There were 30,000 tiger troops, led by Ling Pu, the Meng's nine-rank general.

The Flying Tiger Army is 30,000, led by Ximen Hanwen, the third son of the Ximen family.

Ninety thousand elites swept towards Wuwei.

The total number of soldiers in the Liang Dynasty increased from 150,000 to 240,000.

Due to the size of the army and the complexity of the composition, the twenty-year-old Tang Zhen can no longer be used as the commander, and this time the commander is not someone else, it is the Liang Dynasty's three auxiliary ministers, Sima Tang Qiong.

At the age of seventy-one, he was in charge, with an iron horse and a golden sword, and the old handsome man was not diminished back then.

The emperor gave the dragon gold armor and went to the battlefield with the flying dragon flag.

The generals of the Tang Clan Gate Valve poured out their nests, and the so-called loyal martyrs were just so heard, especially the big Sima Guard, who was simply armed to the teeth, moving like steel, shining in the sun, like an ironclad war dragon cruising on the ground.

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