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It was difficult to make a trip, Pei Min and his party were not in a hurry, and went to Shanzhou with the nature of touring the mountains and rivers.

"Brother Min, Brother Min! Tell me about Wu Qi's deeds! ”

Along the way, Wang Zhongsi pestered Pei Min to tell him about Wu Qi's deeds, after yesterday's events, the little guy has a personal emotion of yearning for the soldier Yasheng, and he has the feeling of treating him as an idol. At a young age, he had a strong interest in Wu Qi's military science of military management.

This cultivates children from interest, Pei Min is also happy to guide him in this knowledge, and tells him Wu Qi's concept of using troops along the way, and Wu Qi's personal heroic deeds.

Wu Qi has lived in the three kingdoms of Shilu, Wei, and Chu in his life, in Luluqiang, in Wei Weisheng, and in Chu Chuxing, it is indeed worth saying.

Wang Zhongsi listened to Wu Qi's deeds, and regarded him as an idol of his life, and said with a bit of arrogance: "When I grow up, I want to be like Wu Qi, help Brother Min train an invincible army in the world, and serve Brother Min!" ”

"Smack!"

Pei Min slapped Wang Zhonghe's head and said, "Tong Yan is unscrupulous, the wind blows away!" What to do for me, you should serve Datang and Your Majesty. ”

Wang Zhongsi held his head in his hands, muttered in his mouth, and didn't dare to say any more: In his eyes, Pei Min is like a brother and a father, and the grace of nurturing and education is more than heaven, and it is a matter of course to serve under him.

They crossed Hezhou and stayed overnight in Longzhi County, only to arrive in Shanzhou the next day.

Shanzhou, as a large state in Longyou, is very different from Taozhou, coming and going is extremely lively, and this population alone is far from being comparable to Taozhou.

Wang Zhongsi was shopping on horseback for the first time, and he was very interesting, pulling Pei Min along the way to point and point, talking and laughing, so unpleasant.

Pei Min saw that Wang Zhonghei was very interested, so he said to Jiao Chen: "Zhonghei has been working hard in the house, I'm really afraid that he will be stupid." It's rare that he is in a good mood, you take the guards and accompany him to visit Shanzhou, and I will go to see Guo Gong alone. ”

Jiao Chen thought that Pei Min and Guo Zhiyun were talking about business, and it was not good for her to be a woman on the side, so she agreed.

Pei Min arrived alone at the mansion of the Jiedu envoy.

Guo Zhiyun learned of Pei Min's arrival and personally went out of the house to greet him.

"I've seen Guo Gong!" Pei Min made a gesture respectfully, in the battle of Taozhou, without Guo Zhiyun's righteous help, the army of Ka Nyingbu would bring him a lot of trouble. Although there is a way to solve it, it is impossible to win beautifully and pay only such a price as it is now. Pei Min is a person, and people have always respected me, and I have returned a foot.

Guo Zhiyun deserves his worship!

Guo Zhiyun laughed and stepped forward to help: "Pei Tingshi doesn't need to be polite......" Looking up and down at the young man in front of him who was younger than his youngest son, it was hard to imagine. Such a young man can actually lay out such a clever game, and sighed: "Sure enough, the hero is a young man, Pei Tingshi is younger than I thought...... Come! House please! ”

Guo Zhiyun led Pei Min to the study, and at the same time arranged for all the generals with official rank in Shanzhou to rush to the Jiedu Envoy's mansion at noon to accompany the wine.

"Let's talk about business first, and later introduce the lieutenant general of our army to you!" Guo Zhiyun walked to the side of the study, where there was a huge topographic map of Longyou, drawing the mountains and rivers of Longyou at a glance.

Pei Min was not disgusted with Guo Zhiyun like this, but agreed with it. Men should go straight to the point of contact, don't engage in fancy intestines, talk about things in advance, drink and drink to their heart's content.

Looking at the topographic map of Longyou, Pei Min found that the map in Guo Zhiyun's hand was much more detailed than the one in his hand, even a simple topographic map of Taozhou was not as detailed as Guo Zhiyun's.

"Good picture!"

Pei Min sighed in admiration, thinking about what method to use to ask for a copy.

Guo Zhiyun said with a smile: "I hired ten realistic painters to draw this map over a period of two years. With it, every grass and tree in Longyou, every pass and one mouthful, are all under my control. Only the gap in Taozhou has been solved by all means. ”

Pei Min said: "It's not that Guo Gong can't think of a solution, it's that he has constraints and can't do anything!" His gaze fell on the place where the Stone Castle City was located on the map, and there was a small black circle in the direction of the Stone Castle City. The black circle is not drawn with a pen, but it is a mark left after a thousand times of paying attention to it again and again, drawing circles on it with your fingers again and again. It is not difficult to imagine that Shibao City is Guo Zhiyun's heart disease.

Guo Zhiyun noticed Pei Min's gaze and sighed: "Pei Tingshi is really an understanding person!" Shibao City, the thieves occupy this strategic place, which is equivalent to controlling the gate of my Shanzhou, they can come and go when they want, and we can't even pursue it. The situation is even more dangerous than in Taozhou...... The strategic significance of Shanzhou is far more important than that of Taozhou. can only focus on Shanzhou, and there are no extra troops to support Taozhou. Thanks to Pei Jianshi, he broke the game, but I had a heart. It's just that the heart of the Tibetan thief is not dead, according to the news I have gotten, the powerful old woman of Chimarun, in order to deal with our Datang, sent three envoys, respectively to Dashi, Turkic, and Turkish to discuss the alliance, intending to deal with our Datang. The four countries are attacking, and the wind and rain are coming. ”

Pei Min was stunned, it seemed that there was no such thing in history, or he didn't remember it, so he couldn't help but say: "Really fake?" What a big battle, what a big stroke! ”

Guo Zhiyun bowed his head and said: "It can't be fake, it's from the Western Regions." Lu Xiujing, the protector of Anxi, was a good friend of mine, and he intercepted the Tibetan envoys and confiscated their letters. This matter has been reported to Chang'an yesterday, and it is not surprising that Pei Tingshi did not get the news on the way here. ”

Pei Min showed a solemn expression, thought about it carefully, connected up and down, but smiled again, and said: "What the old woman thinks is quite beautiful, but it's a pity that it's a little whimsical." ”

Guo Zhiyun looked at Pei Min in astonishment, not knowing why.

Pei Min said confidently: "The siege of the four countries of Dashi, Tubo, Turkish, and Turkic sounds terrifying, but it is actually a paper tiger, and it is not enough evidence." ”

"What do you mean by that?" Guo Zhiyun's expression was eager.

Pei Min said: "There is no doubt that the Four Kingdoms are the strongest, and when it comes to the military, even my Datang is inferior at the moment." But as far as I know, the Great Food Country is in a state of external expansion. In the west, their Egyptian governor, Moussa ibn Nusser, crossed the Strait of Gibraltar into the Iberian Peninsula with his troops and was attacking the Visigothic kingdom with all his might. To the east, Muhammad ibn Qasim led the Great Food Army south on an expedition to Tianzhu. Muawiyah I of the north was in a rivalry with the Byzantine Emperor Leo III. Byzantium had the artifact Greek fire, and it was not easy to win. During the Gaozong period, after our Tang Dynasty blocked the Great Food in the Pamir Plateau, the Great Food has not continued to expand to the Western Regions. ”

"It's true that Da Shi has the intention of expanding to the Western Regions, but they are fighting on multiple fronts and can't get much troops. Even if he is invited by Tubo, the soldiers and horses that can be dispatched are limited, not enough to shake the Western Regions, and they can be ignored! As for the Sulu Khan of Turgish, he has a good relationship with my Datang, and I don't know if he will respond to the old woman's request, even if he is moved by interests, we can also deal with him with Zhang Yi's continuous policy. As far as I know, Byzantium had a close relationship with the Turgish, and the two countries worked together on many occasions to deal with the Great Eclipse. For the difficult turkish, the big cannibals also call it the 'top resistant'. Byzantium and the Great Eclipse are old enemies, and we are friendly with them, and they can't ask for it, so how can Turgish have no scruples? ”

"As for the Turks, hehe, it's not that I underestimate them. Their khans are old and confused, and their power is declining. Two years ago, Ge Lulu and other leaders went to Liangzhou to surrender to the Tang Dynasty. In October, the Huluwu and other tribes of the original Western Turks surrendered to the Beiting Protectorate. There are more than 10,000 accounts before and after the ten surnamed tribes of the Tang Dynasty. A year ago, the son-in-law of the Mosi Khan, Gao Wenjian, and the Dudu Sitai, the Tuyuhun chief Murong Daonu, the Yu Sheshi great chieftain Qu Jiejin, Fu Xijieli, and the Goryeo chief Gao Gongyi led more than 10,000 accounts, broke away from the Turks, and came to our border to annex, in the autumn of the same year, Mo Si attacked the nine surnamed Tiele. The leaders of the nine surnames, Sijie, Du Mosan, etc., also followed me to the Tang Dynasty. The Turks had already been messed with by Mo Si, and even if he agreed to the old woman's invitation, he didn't dare to really use troops against my Datang. ”

"And Tibet!" Pei Min pursed his lips and said: "They invaded my Tang Dynasty and lost more than 100,000 soldiers, and now my throat is stuck again, what kind of climate can it be?" ”

Guo Zhiyun looked at Pei Min stupidly, and saw that he was analyzing the general situation with high spirits, and his mouth was gushing, and he actually had a feeling that the general trend of the world was in his chest.

In an instant, Guo Zhiyun suddenly felt that Pei Min in front of him coincided with a person in his memory, and this feeling was also seen in a person in the depths of his memory, that is, his earliest top boss, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, the general of the right guard of the school, and Wen Taowu and Pei Xingjian.

Pei Min, a young man in his early twenties, actually has the strategy of the Confucian general Pei Xingjian, which is really unbelievable.

Guo Zhiyun took a long time to react, and sighed: "Pei Zhishi is young, this insight can not be described as unintelligent. ”

Pei Min smiled: "This is also a coincidence, I know two merchants who came to Dashi and Byzantium respectively, businessmen are profit-seeking, and they are particularly sensitive to war, and they know it very well. He is also glad at the moment, if he hadn't met Avier and Savoy, he wouldn't be where he is today.

Guo Zhiyun smiled and said: "In this way, the Turks and Turks are indeed not worried, but they are just ......" He raised his eyebrows again and said: "If Da Shi and Tubo join forces to attack the Western Regions, the Western Regions will also be under great pressure." ”

"Impossible!" Pei Min said without hesitation: "On the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in the distance of Tubo, this plateau has given them convenience and great inconvenience. Compared with the Great Food Country, Tubo's thirst for the Western Regions is even better. They won't help the Great Food to attack the Western Regions, and even if they send troops, it's just for show. The old woman is still a little capable, and I believe that she will not do the stupid thing of driving the tiger at the front door and welcoming the lion at the back door. ”

The altitude sickness of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is a natural barrier in Tibet, if there is no such barrier, the Tang Dynasty would have removed this henchman long ago, where to stay today. But there are two sides to everything. Now on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the roads are difficult to navigate, ordinary people can't stand it at all, and very few businessmen are willing to risk their lives to climb the plateau to do business. As a result, the economy of Tibet has been dragging down the development of Tibet, and they need the development of the Western Regions even more. The main goal of attacking Longyou was to cut off the connection between the Tang Dynasty and the Western Regions, so they could take advantage of the weakness.

This point, Pei Min had already discussed with Guo Yuanzhen and Xue Ne at the beginning.

Guo Zhiyun has a slight understanding.

Pei Min said this, his mouth was a little dry, and he couldn't help but say: "Guo Gong, you've been here for so long, and you can't serve a cup of tea?" ”

Guo Zhiyun then remembered that what they said was so involved that they didn't even care about the basic understanding of hospitality, and hurriedly ordered a cup of tea, of course, it was mint flavor.

Pei Min didn't care about the heat, and took a few sips and said, "What's more, don't forget Guo Gong, this Tubo has made a move." How can we watch the play from the sidelines? He said and looked at Shibao City, and said, "Is Guo Gong interested in working together to take Shibao City?" ”

Guo Zhiyun's eyes lit up and he smiled: "Of course I'm interested!" After a pause, he sighed: "It's just that Stone Fort City is not easy to attack, and I have sent troops to sneak attack many times, but it has no effect." ”

Of course, Pei Min knew that Shibao City was not easy to fight, and in his memory, in order to take Shibao City, Ge Shuhan captured it at the cost of tens of thousands of dead and wounded. It's really not a good idea to attack head-on. He didn't think about using a strong attack, exchanging the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers for a pass.

"Guo Gong, look!" He pointed to the Hexi Jiuqu Land in Tubo and said: "This piece of Feng Shui treasure land is connected to Shanzhou, Kuozhou, Hezhou, Taozhou and even Diezhou, that is to say, as long as the Hexi Jiuqu Land is in the hands of Tubo for a day, they can fight wherever they want, and they can freely enter and exit the territory of my Tang Dynasty." Yang Ju, a spy, really deserves death. Although I captured Guang'en Town, using Guang'en Town as a military town, and stifled the pressure of Taozhou and Diezhou, as long as the army attacked, Taozhou and Diezhou might fall into a crisis. I think that as long as Hexi Jiuqudi is in the hands of Tubo, it is absolutely impossible to rely on defense alone. I'm not afraid to let Guo Gong know that the capture of Guangen Town is only half of my strategic plan, and there are still follow-up things that have not been done. ”

After the previous remarks, Guo Zhiyun already had a deep understanding of Pei Min's ability, and at this moment, listening to his capture of Guangen Town, it was not the end of the strategy, and he said with a little numb shock: "Do you want to take down the Jiuqu Land in Hexi together?" But there was a slight disapproval in his expression.

Pei Min bowed his head and said: "Guo Gong is high, although it seems that it is unlikely now. But this is indeed my ultimate goal, but I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, and for a while, we can't take Hexi Jiuqudi. ”

Jiuqu in Hexi is an endless grassland, and it is impossible to gain a foothold in the grassland without the backing of powerful cavalry.

In terms of cavalry, the Tang army is far from being the opponent of Tibet. Pei Min is self-aware of this, and he can see it clearly.

"That?" Guo Zhiyun looked at Pei Min puzzled.

Pei Min said with a smile: "Hexi Jiuqu is the territory of my Tang Dynasty, we can't control it, how can we let Tubo easily hold it in our hands?" I have already decided to use Guang'en Town as a pedal, follow their example of Tibet, and constantly harass the land of the river meander, on the one hand, to train the troops, and on the other hand, to let them know that they want to graze comfortably in the territory of our Tang Dynasty, dream, and force them to migrate in the direction of Qinghai Lake. If all goes well, hehe, there's a lot more to do. In the face of the Jiuqu land in Hexi, it is far more effective to attack instead of defend. ”