Chapter 2 Tianhe (Seven Upper)

"Therefore, this battle, our Anxi army must win. Only by beating down the morale of the people of Heaven can we ensure the peace of the entire Western Regions for ten years. Zhou Xiaofeng's voice came clearly again, like lightning splitting the overwhelming darkness. Although it was only a short moment, it made Xue Jingxian's eyes light up.

"General Zhou has a long-term view, and Xue is ashamed!" After a long time, Xue Jingxian came back to his senses from his terrifying fantasy, clenched his fists, and bowed deeply to the other party.

"It's not about seeing far. It's just about standing close! Zhou Xiaofeng waved his hand, and there was a hint of slaughter between his eyebrows, "If Lord Xue has been in the Western Regions for a long time, he will also see the situation clearly. The Celestial Sect is concerned that non-believers can take their wealth and even their lives. If our Anxi Army loses this battle for some unexpected reasons, whether the Central Plains will shake Zhou does not dare to say. The entire Western Regions, from Liangzhou to Shule, I'm afraid it's not just as simple as wearing a left hat! ”

At this moment, where did the so-called 'unexpected reasons' in Zhou Xiaofeng's words come from, Xue Jingxian knew better than anyone else in his heart. Suddenly felt guilty in his heart, hesitated for a moment, and said in a voice that didn't seem to be his own: "If it's Xue, what can Xue do, General Zhou just orders." Although Xue is not a weapon, he can still distinguish one from the other. ”

Zhou Xiaofeng's next words made him angry and ashamed, "Lord Xue is here with a mission. Adults don't need to say this explicitly, we can guess a thing or two. However, Zhou would like to ask Lord Qincha to convey to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince behind you that we are waiting here to lick the blood with a knife, not only for our own fame and wealth, but also for the entire Tang Dynasty. As long as he can finally make his wish come true, we are naturally willing to run for him before and after the saddle. But if you want to order me to do something else now, I'm afraid that if I agree to come down now, it will be just a bucket of water. ”

"This ......" The other party's words were too direct, and they were a little embarrassing. But these words were straightforward, so that Xue Jingxian didn't have the courage to refuse.

After more than ten years of ups and downs, he has become accustomed to speaking carefully and bending over to be a man. For the first time in his life, I saw a martial artist like Zhou Xiaofeng who couldn't turn around. There is no doubt that the other party's words do not represent only him, but the whole group behind him. A group of warriors who believe in 'fame but take it right away', a group of warriors who do not hide their desire for wealth and wealth, and are willing to give up everything they have for a seemingly illusory goal.

At this moment, Xue Jingxian felt that he needed to straighten his spine in order to see the other party's figure clearly. In fact, he couldn't help but do it. solemnly clenched his fists and agreed in a deep voice, "General Zhou, although rest assured, this battle is not over for a day, and Xue will not mention one more word related to Chang'an!" ”

"So, thank you very much!" Zhou Xiaofeng also solemnly got up, clenched his hands into fists, and reached the ground with a long stroke. "After Lord Xue returns to the dynasty this time, he will inevitably make steady progress. If he is in need in the future, I, the Anxi soldiers, will not forget the grace of my lordship today! ”

"Let's not mention this!" Xue Jingxian waved his hand, his smile vaguely bitter. Unless he was ranked as the third duke in the future, he would not need to use the local feudal towns as foreign aid in any way. And if he goes back to tell Zhou Xiaofeng the truth about what he said just now, I am afraid that it will also leave the impression of incompetence on the prince, and it will be difficult to reverse the impression in the future.

However, a manly man has to do a few human-like things in this life. Shaking his head vigorously, Xue Jingxian threw the messy thoughts to the back of his mind. Then he smiled and turned the conversation back to the upcoming war. According to what Xue saw yesterday, this expedition, the Anxi army dispatched at most 30,000 regular soldiers. If the big food soldiers and horses come to the nest, I don't know what the chances of General Feng have to win? ”

"If you fight, who dares to guarantee victory every time!" Speaking of the war, the expression on Zhou Xiaofeng's face immediately became very relaxed again, "Our Tang Dynasty armor soldiers are unparalleled in the world, but the big cannibals are also famous overlords in the west. I can only say that I just try my best to fight for the best. In short, this time we are waiting for work, and it is not easy to lose! ”

These words were equivalent to saying nothing, and Xue Jingxian's heart was suddenly pinched again, "I first arrived, and my eyes were black. General Zhou, can you tell me, a layman, about the specific strength of the Great Cannibal? Compared to, compared to the Turks of the past, is it about the same, or is it more than it. ”

"It's incomparable!" Zhou Xiaofeng shook his head and explained with a smile. "To tell the truth, the Turkic countries of those years were just the sun at dusk, and no matter how bright it was, it couldn't shine anywhere. And the current big food country is the newborn rising sun! ”

This analogy made Xue Jingxian's heart feel heavy. He almost regretted why he had promised the other side not to disturb the morale of the army before the end of the war. If he can personally participate in an unprecedented victory, Feng Changqing will give him a little credit casually, which will be enough for him to save his unfavorable image in front of the prince. And if he didn't complete the mission entrusted by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in time, and lost with the Anxi army, or if he continued to stalemate here endlessly, his future would not be bright at all.

"A soldier, a soldier blade, how about the big cannibal?" With a little unwillingness and disbelief, Xue Jingxian asked in a low voice.

"Your Excellency, please look!" Zhou Xiaofeng smiled and untied a scimitar with a handle decorated with strange patterns and gems from his waist, and handed it to Xue Jingxian with both hands, "This is what Zhou took from a big food general during the last Hengluo War. It's a rarity for adults. ”

Xue Jingxian carefully took the weapon and slowly pulled out half an inch. As soon as the blade came out of its sheath, a cold chill hit his face. Zhou Xiaofeng's words came from the opposite side again, making people's scalp tense, "There are several scimitars like this, and Zhou still has several in his hand." They were all taken from the hands of the Great Food General. It doesn't seem like a rare object to them! ”

"Oh!" Repeatedly recalling the image of Xie An during the Battle of Weishui described in the book, Xue Jingxian forced his composure, "It looks like it's quite sharp, I don't know how it compares to our horizontal knife?" ”

"Your Excellency, try the sword at your waist!" Zhou Xiaofeng thought about it and gave a bad idea.

A man in the Tang Dynasty, regardless of martial arts, likes to wear a weapon on his waist. Xue Jingxian is not exempt from vulgarity. Listening to what Zhou Xiaofeng said easily, there was a sense of competition in his heart. He handed the scimitar to his left hand, drew the sword he was wearing with his right hand, raised it high, and slashed at the blade of his left hand.

I only heard a "poof" sound in my ears, and the sword was actually broken in two like tofu. Xue Jingxian couldn't hold his breath at this time, raised the undamaged scimitar in front of his eyes, and asked angrily while looking at it repeatedly: "You told me just now that you can't lose this battle. The weapons are not as good as others, and the troops are not as good as others, how can this battle be fought? ”

"Don't worry, adults!" Zhou Xiaofeng still looked unfazed, snatched the scimitar from Xue Jingxian's hand with a smile, and put it back in the scabbard, "Zhou just wants adults to have a more direct impression of the strength of Da Shi's side." As for this scimitar, let's give it to adults for self-defense. This is made of stainless steel produced in Tianzhu, and the pattern on the knife body is very exquisite, and it is a rare object to bring back to Chang'an! ”

"You haven't said how you can win!" At this moment, Xue Jingxian still had the leisure to appreciate the patterns on the knife body, and snatched the scabbard of the knife body back from Zhou Xiaofeng's hand, and asked angrily.

"Only by knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent can one not be defeated in a hundred battles. Although Lord Xue is a civil official, he seems to have won three of them! Zhou Xiaofeng joked with a smile again, and then put away his indifferent look and explained solemnly, "Just now Zhou told adults about the three strengths of cannibalism. The first is that most of his soldiers are religious members, believing that they can enter heaven after death and enjoy endless wine and food and heavenly virgins, so they often disregard life and death when fighting. Even if you are at a disadvantage, you will resist to the end. Second, the Great Food Country is now in full bloom, and it is not inferior to my Datang. Third, it is the new merger of Tianzhu and Hexi, and the good horses and steel produced in the two places are gone. The strength of the armor staff is unparalleled in the world. I, Datang, don't occupy ...... of these three aspects at all."

"I remember it all! I won't forget to go back to Chang'an to promote it for you! Before Zhou Xiaofeng finished summarizing, Xue Jingxian interrupted angrily. To get to the point, how can we win. Otherwise, you want Xue to wait for you! ”

"It's easy." Zhou Xiaofeng smiled slightly, deliberately making Xue Jingxian anxious, "Aren't we unable to lose?" ”

"Bullshit!" Xue Jingxian was so angry that he couldn't care about Sven, and blurted out the swear words, "If you can't lose, you won't lose." Since ancient times, who has fought a war and wanted to lose? ”

"That's different!" Zhou Xiaofeng shook his head, although his tone was still a little joking, his eyes were very solemn, "Do you know that the people of the entire Western Regions, whether they are Lite, Turkic, or Turkish, go to the west to do business, and they all regard themselves as Tang people?" And the Persians in the west, the Tianzhu people, and even the people in the extreme west, who believe in the cross-eyed people, when they come to the territory of my Datang, they are all poured into the grace and prosperity of my Datang! My Datang articles, my Datang order, and my Datang products, even if they go thousands of miles away, they are admired by countless barbarian countries. After they came to my Tang Dynasty, they were reluctant to leave, and they only hated that they had been born in the wrong child in this life, and they were not born as Tang people. ”

Is that so? has been in the Central Plains for a long time, and Xue Jingxian really doesn't have any special feelings about this. In my memory, there was indeed a Hu businessman who opened a dim sum shop under his rule, and he always went up and down the yamen, hoping to spend money to buy the identity of a good family of Tang people. It's a pity that his blue eyes can't be dyed black with ink like hair, so no matter how you dress up, normal people can see the flaws at a glance. Therefore, it was not easy for the yamen to accept bribes from him, and until Xue Jingxian left office, there was no settlement in this matter.

"Those Heavenly Sect members are pinning their hopes on a heavenly kingdom after death. And I, Datang, have established a peaceful and prosperous era that is real, visible and tangible. Zhou Xiaofeng's words continued to come, and with the memories of the past, Xue Jingxian's heart was full of pride in an instant, "The book of soldiers says that the time is not as good as the location, and the location is not as good as the people. In this area, do you still need to compare the enemy and us? ”