The grass and trees are withered, and the leaves are sluggish.

The wind swept across the vast desert, carrying the delicate wind and sand raging between the heavens and the earth, and the caravan on the road was like a veiled old woman in the wind and sand, staggering and struggling to move forward.

After this sandstorm, the entire Western Regions will fall into a harsh winter.

In the Anxi Protectorate, Guo Xiaoke's mood is similar to the increasingly cold climate, and he is falling into an irreversible winter little by little......

The official letters from Chang'an were one after another, all of which were harshly and derogatory to Shen Zheng.

The winemaking workshop has already been built, but without Fang Jun's secret recipe, the taste of the grapes produced is very different from the wine of the Fang family's workshop, and all merchants are not satisfied, and the sales volume has dropped again and again.

And the consequences of the "banning" of wool mills are obviously even more serious.

With the arrival of winter, various tribes in the Western Regions are preparing supplies for the winter. The tribes that destroyed their farmland to raise goats were miserable. The Fang family's wool workshop no longer exists, but the trusted Anxi Duhu does not plan to buy wool, and the tribes have to continue to raise goats as food for the winter. But a tribe has as few as a few hundred people and as many as a few thousand, how much food will it have to survive this winter? Such a little lamb is obviously not good.

It was as if the situation was back to the way it was before.

If you want the whole tribe to survive this winter, you must rob and snatch it, and the fittest will survive by natural selection, and whoever is strong will survive.

The situation in the entire Western Regions is in turmoil, if it weren't for the strong combat effectiveness of the Tang army, I am afraid that the various tribes would have already begun to fight each other, killing each other and plundering supplies......

In the face of the imminent situation, Guo Xiaoke's heart was cold, but there was a circle of bubbles on his mouth. He himself understood that it was the current dangerous situation in the Western Regions that he had created that prevented the imperial court from removing him from office in the first place, so as not to exacerbate this turmoil.

However, there is a limit to the patience of the imperial court, and he must now make meritorious contributions to redeem his image in the eyes of His Majesty and several Zaifu, even if the position of Anxi Protector must be removed, he can still try to find a good position in the future. Otherwise, even if His Majesty can't bear to dispose of himself with his past exploits, he will inevitably be idle and stand aside, and he will no longer have any political status.

"Report!"

The guards shouted outside the hall.

"Come in!"

"Report to the commander, the big thing is not good! I just received news from Xizuo that the Khan of the Western Turkic Valley had killed Shabo Luo Yehu ten days ago, and then attacked Tocharo, and invaded Yizhou three days ago! ”

The guards were sweating profusely and spoke extremely quickly.

Guo Xiaoke was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly asked: "Is the news true?" ”

"After a thorough investigation, there are three sources of the same news at the same time, which should be correct."

This is a big deal, Yizhou's army is only less than 1,000 people, once it is attacked by the Turkic iron cavalry, the city can only be broken in the palm of your hand. Losing Yizhou, the already grim predicament of his own marshal will inevitably be worse, how to explain to the imperial court?

Unexpectedly, his handsome man not only did not look nervous and panicked, but looked excited, slapped the table in front of him, and shouted: "Good come!" ”

The guards looked confused......

Dashuai drank too much, but still didn't wake up?

The Turks dared to invade on such a large scale, and they must have been carefully arranged, which can be said to be a bad comer, so how could they call out a good one?

Guo Xiaoke was in a happy mood, and immediately ordered: "Quickly rule all the generals under your command, and immediately come here to discuss the matter of sending troops, if there is a delay, military law will be carried out!" ”

"No!"

The guards retreated in confusion and went around informing the lieutenant generals.

Guo Xiaoke laughed three times and said to himself: "Mother, someone will send a pillow when you are really sleepy!" If you want to set up, another day Lao Tzu will capture you at the bottom of the stairs, and I will definitely invite you to drink a few cups! ”

It's a great opportunity to break the game!

As long as he can defeat all the main forces of the Turkic invaders, he will be able to atone for his mistakes in the winemaking and wool workshops. Having defeated the Turkic cavalry, who else dares not to be honest in the Western Regions?

If you can capture the Khan of Desire Valley alive, it will not only be a matter of atonement for your sins, but also an immortal feat that can be compared with Li Jing!

At that time, who else would dare to talk about his previous mistakes Guo Xiaoke?

In less than a moment, all the generals under his command came to the lobby.

Guo Xiaoke is also a famous general, and he is naturally familiar with marching and fighting, so he immediately arranged the transportation of grain and grass, the dispatch of pioneers, and the arrangement of scouts, and then personally led two thousand light horsemen to set off immediately and went to Yizhou!

At the same time, Tiele and other troops who were anxious to surrender to the Tang Dynasty ordered them to immediately send cavalry to Yizhou for reinforcements!

Guo Xiaoke's heart is hot!

As long as he wins this battle, his position will be as stable as Mount Tai, and he will be able to earn the title of a duke!

It's time for Lao Tzu to run!

*****

At night, Wu Meiniang called her sister Wu Shunniang into the room and asked about Fang Jun's injury during the day. Hearing Wu Shunniang say that Fang Jun's injury was done by Princess Changle, Wu Meiniang glared and almost bit her tongue!

"How can the two of them have an affair?"

Wu Meiniang felt that she couldn't accept it.

She knows Fang Jun's charm very well, she is young and in a high position, and she is talented and poetic, and she has a fatal attraction to women. But how can Princess Changle be compared to ordinary women?

This His Royal Highness is just like what Fang Jun said in his article "Ai Lian Said", "The middle is straight to the outside, not vines and branches, the fragrance is far and clear, the pavilion is pure and planted, and it can be viewed from a distance and cannot be blasphemed"......

How can such a beautiful woman in such a high-end village have an affair with a man as casually as an ordinary woman? Not to mention that this man is still his sister's colt!

Wu Shunniang smiled: "It's not what you think, maybe Erlang is interested in His Royal Highness, but Princess Changle is ruthless, so there will be a thing where Erlang was injured by Princess Changle, right?" ”

She thinks this is the truth of the matter, and as for the misunderstanding that Fang Jun told her, she didn't believe it at all. Which man doesn't steal? Even if Wu Shunniang is very self-controlled, she will inevitably fall in love with a person as delicate as Princess Changle, not to mention a young handsome man like Fang Jun, who is strong in blood and close to the water?

My Fair Lady, a gentleman, this is really normal in Wu Shunniang's opinion.

If he doesn't have outstanding looks, Fang Jun will steal himself?

Wu Meiniang had a headache, took her sister's hand, and said sadly: "What is going on with Erlang, sister?" To tell the truth, my sister is willing for you to be good with Erlang, after all, my sister has been widowed alone for so many years, and her life is too miserable and lonely. It's just that sister, you should know that with the status of Erlang and the daughter-in-law of your Helan family, it is impossible to include our sisters in the mansion together......"

Fang Jun is a concubine, and it is not a big deal to accept a few concubines, but the identity of his sister is the daughter-in-law of the Helan family. Even if the Helan family no longer has the glory of their ancestors, they are still a first-class wealthy family in Guanzhong, how can they tolerate their daughter-in-law to be a concubine for others?

Wu Shunniang stroked the emanation of her sideburns, and her delicate face burst into a helpless smile, and a sense of charm flowed naturally.

"How dare my sister ask for more? My sister admires Erlang's talent and bearing, Erlang loves my sister's body, and I can occasionally meet to comfort the pain of lovesickness, and my sister is satisfied. It's just that it's so shameless, but it makes my sister sad......"

Identity, in the end, is a knot in Wu Shunniang's heart.

If it weren't for Fang Jun being his sister's husband, Wu Shunniang, who had already eaten the marrow and was infatuated with Fang Jun, would definitely throw herself into Fang Jun's arms like a moth to a fire. What ethics are common, what courtesy, righteousness and shame, she doesn't care at all!

But she couldn't care less about her sister's feelings......

Wu Meiniang bit her lip, her beautiful eyes were red, she gently stretched out her arm to wrap her sister's still slender waist, and sighed lightly: "Although our sisters have a mother alive, they have been dependent on each other all these years, who has taken care of us?" As long as my sister can live happily, what else can my sister be reluctant to? ”

Wu Shunniang evoked a sad past, and it was also tears, and the two sisters hugged each other and cried.

What kind of life have they lived in the samurai family all these years?

is a young lady of a samurai family, but she is not as good as a subordinate with a little status, she can't eat enough, she can't dress warmly, she is often drunk, and she does the work that only servants do......

Because of this, Wu Meiniang voluntarily entered the palace at the beginning.

Now that he has found a home, Erlang treats himself with sincere care, and he must hold on to this happiness.

If my sister can fall in love with Erlang, even if she is so sneaky, it is better than being sleepless and miserable......