The emperor came to Tang Su and said his thoughts, and after speaking, before Tang Su could express his position, the emperor added: "After the battle, you make a list, the loss of the Tang family, I will transfer the money from the user department to compensate you for half." You are short of soldiers, and I can also ask Ma Bufang to transfer some new soldiers from the Central Plains to you. ”

Tang Su smiled, because he felt the sincerity of the emperor, he said: "It's nothing to lose a little money, and the emperor doesn't have to worry about it, and the problem of the source of troops, we can slowly solve it, after all, the entire Great Liang Dynasty is recovering, and the population of the old Qin generation of Longyou is also increasing, we sent it this time, if it is infantry, it will definitely be too late, I think it is more appropriate to send a light cavalry directly to the past, I will inform Tang Xiao, let him send 30,000 cavalry archers directly into the heart of the Turks in the Arutai region, through this opportunity, Lead the New Foreigners and the Golden Horde to completely exterminate the Turks. ”

"Wait." Empress Dowager Cao's voice suddenly sounded.

This voice startled Tang Su, because he didn't know that the Queen Mother was in the house, and he looked left and right in a daze, it turned out that the Queen Mother was hiding in another adjacent room, and it wasn't until she spoke that Li Wantang opened the curtain and walked out and handed Tang Su a cup of tea.

Looking at Emperor Zhao Ce's face again, it was ugly, he was very embarrassed and a little aggrieved.

Tang Su didn't blame Zhao Ce, smiled and said, "Please ask the Queen Mother for guidance." ”

The Queen Mother said: "You are a general stationed in the border, what can I give you advice on the matter of war?" Eight thousand years old is too modest. However, I understand a truth, in the face of these small countries in the Western Regions, we should not be too gracious, if we help them completely eliminate the Turks this time, then they will not have no enemies? If they don't have enemies, if they don't have things to restrain them, they will develop rapidly, let me ask you, if they develop to the level of men, will they support their own troops, and then create our rebellion? ”

"What the Queen Mother said is very true, Tang Su understands."

"I can't talk about whether I understand or not, these are all my women's words, how to operate, and ask the eight thousand years old and the generals to decide."

"Yes."

Luoyang Shengdao ordered Tang Xiao to send 10,000 archers to quickly support the Golden Horde Cao Wushu and the New Outer Khanate Qibi He Li, asking them to help them expel the Turkic flow forces back to the Arutai region.

Following the holy decree was a secret letter from the eight-thousand-year-old Tang Su, telling Tang Xiao that it was enough to drive the Turks back to their lair, and there was no need to exterminate them.

Although Tang Xiao was a little arrogant when he was young, he is now thirty-two years old, his personality is becoming more and more mature, and he is becoming more and more old.

Dian Han said: "This battle can send my brother Dian Xiao to lead the troops, he is now in the Hexi Army, leading a division, which division is equipped with more than 5,000 cavalry, as long as he is given another 5,000 soldiers, he can raise 10,000 people." ”

Tang Xiao thought for a while and said: "The area of prevention and control of the troops in Hexi is very large, and it also needs to resist the invasion of the remnants of Sangla and the Donghu people, and now the influence of the Donghu people is getting bigger and bigger, if it suddenly invades, I am afraid that the soldiers under the pawn will not be enough." ”

Tang Yuan didn't speak.

Dian Han said again: "Then transfer troops from Hanzhong." Now Lin Chongyang has strong soldiers and horses in his hands, and it is not difficult to gather enough 10,000 archers. ”

Tang Xiao shook his head and said: "After Shu Han withdrew his troops from Hanzhong last time, he has not given up, listen carefully to report, they always keep an eye on the situation in Hanzhong, once Hanzhong changes, they will still kill." ”

Dian Han shook his head and said, "Is it possible, to send troops from our Chang'an garrison?" ”

Tang Xiao smiled bitterly: "I'm afraid it's really like this." I have already thought about this problem, if the troops are sent directly from Chang'an, the distance is too far, I am afraid it will be too late, then let the Dianxiao lead 10,000 archers to support the Western Regions, and Tang Yuan will lead 10,000 troops to make up for the lack of the Hexi Corridor after the Dianxiao leaves, so that the distance is shortened a lot, and the defense of the Hexi region has not weakened. ”

"Handsome and clever." Dian Han prefers to be called Tang Xiao Dashuai rather than Chang'an Gong.

In fact, this is normal, as long as it is an honorific title, no one finds fault, and it seems close, indicating that they have more relationships than others.

Tang Yuan didn't speak, but agreed, so he returned to the army, gathered the troops, and before leaving, Dian Han also sent five hundred horses from his own troops, which were counted as funding. Tang Xiao sent a thousand horses.

In this way, Tang Yuan had four thousand five hundred cavalry under his command, and he liked cavalry the most, with fast speed and high combat power.

After receiving the order, Tang Yuan prepared to set off, and walked towards Jiuquan without stopping, taking over the position left by the pawn. At this time, the eight-hundred-mile expedited march document had already been passed between the post stations, and if the time was calculated, the warden would receive the order in three and a half days, and it would take at least one day to prepare the war horses, but it would take nearly a month for Tang Yuan's troops to reach Jiuquan, and this speed was not slow.

Chang'an is nearly 2,700 miles away from Jiuquan, with baggage, nearly 100 miles a day, and the soldiers march hard.

Even if you are riding a war horse, it is also exposed to the wind and sun, and now in the early spring weather, there is still some snow on the mountains in the Longyou area, and the road is very cold.

The pawn left, came to Tang Yuan, Jiuquan City was empty for nearly twenty-three days, this is actually very dangerous, once the Hu people come to make trouble, if there is no garrison to stop it, this city is easy to be ransacked. And the Hu people are also very cunning, they have long planted eyeliner in the four counties of Hexi.

You must know that the four counties of Hexi are the richest roads on the Silk Road, and there are many merchants, and if you grab a vote here, you can make a small fortune.

Because of the garrison of the four counties in Hexi, it is a place where merchants gather in the past, where they can rest, replenish, and even complete transactions here. The materials transported from the Western Regions would be cheaper if they were bought here, and the people of the Western Regions would not have to walk so far. After defeating Sangla and recapturing the Hexi Corridor, there has been no war, and the development of the four counties of Hexi has changed greatly in recent years.

When passing by Wuwei, Tang Hu said, Jiuquan must be a good place now, and after I arrive in Jiuquan, I must find another beautiful daughter-in-law.

He doesn't know how many daughters-in-law and children this kid has now.

Tang Yuan didn't bother to care, because this was his nature, and Tang Yuan couldn't manage it if he wanted to.

In the past, in order to scare him, he tried to find a lot of ways, but this guy was honest for three months at most, and then he was unscrupulous.

For people like him, no one can take him seriously, and he will not change □.

There is still a day's journey to Jiuquan, and three days in advance, Tang Yuan released the scout troops and cast a net on a large scale to observe.

Suddenly, the scout Feng Feima reported: "One hundred miles to the north, I found the Donghu army, and the vanguard troops visually measured two thousand men and horses, and marched to Jiuquan in a hurry. ”

"Grandma's, sure enough, it's still here." Tang Yuan ordered: "Chen Bao, lead three thousand cavalry to the north quickly, and be sure to reach Jiuquan before the Donghu people." ”