The military intelligence of the Western Regions was rushed to Chang'an for 800 miles, and this time it was at the court meeting.

Pei Min was talking to the civil and military of the temple about the details of the development of Jiangnan, and the urgent military situation was suddenly conveyed.

The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were in an uproar, and they did not expect that the war would stop, but in two years, there was another turmoil.

Li Yan, who was sitting on the dragon chair, also looked terrified, it was the first time he had encountered this situation, and he couldn't help but exclaim: "How many soldiers and horses does the enemy have, and how many casualties do we have?" ”

This is obviously a silly question.

The herald is only responsible for the herald, especially this kind of eight-hundred-mile expeditious, and the transmission of changing people and horses along the way.

When the herald arrived at the Beijing Division, the men and horses didn't know how many rounds had changed.

The real battle reports and military information are sealed with gold lacquer fire seals, and the herald is not the party, how to detail the details?

Seeing that the herald looked ignorant, Li Yan said and looked at Pei Min with a little help.

In the military, no one has a more say than Pei Min.

Pei Min's eyes also flashed with a moment of anger, the Arab attack this time is really too timely.

The new emperor had just ascended the throne, the temple was not yet stable, and he still had a lot of things to do, and there was another military disaster in the Western Regions.

His heart was heavy, but Pei Min said with a smile: "Your Majesty is beyond your reach, Arabia is just a defeated subordinate of the minister, and it is not enough to worry about it." ”

Hearing what Pei Min said when he entered the court, Li Yan and the Manchu Dynasty were also relieved.

Pei Min directly stopped what he wanted to say and took the front-line battle report from the herald.

After glancing at the gold lacquer fire seal and making sure that it was intact, he opened it, and couldn't help frowning at the first glance of the letter.

As a generation of Wenzong, he is a little particular about handwriting.

The handwriting in the war report is crooked, some big and some small, which is unsightly.

But when I saw the content of the letter, I felt a little heavy in my heart.

The battle report is naturally not from the hands of Feng Changqing and Yan Gaoqing.

Feng Changqing's family has been poor since he was a child, but he was influenced by his grandfather to love reading and write well, especially for Yan Gaoqing. As a descendant of Fusheng Yanhui, how can there be a reason for ugly words.

The person who wrote this letter was Feng Changqing's subordinate Cheng Qianli, and he didn't know much about the situation in the letter, but he only knew that Feng Changqing and Yan Gaoqing went to the enthronement ceremony of the king of Shiguo together.

As a result, a small force of Arabia somehow touched the vicinity and attacked Tuozhi City, the capital of Shiguo, trapping the kings of the Western Regions, Feng Changqing and Yan Gaoqing in Tuozhi City.

According to Cheng Qianli's investigation, there were more than 10,000 Arab surprise attack troops.

Pei Min passed on the battle report.

When Li Yan saw the letter, he said with relief: "It's only 10,000 soldiers and horses, so it should be fine." ”

Many civil and military officers also breathed a sigh of relief, not to mention the 80,000 soldiers and horses in Hexi, there are 50,000 troops in Anxi and Beiting, and they will not suffer any losses.

Only a few, a few people see the key.

Pei Min and Li Yi are two of them.

Li Yi said: "Your Majesty, these 10,000 soldiers and horses must be just similar troops, since the Arabs have moved troops, they will not make a small fight, and it is still this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity." ”

Originally, for Arabia, the Tang Dynasty was officially called the Great Food Country.

But Pei Min couldn't change his words for a while, and now the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are influenced by him, even if it is an official document, he has changed the big food to Arabia.

Pei Min immediately echoed: "Your Majesty, the minister also agrees with Li Xiang's words. As far as the minister knows, although Shi Guo is not a big country in the Western Regions, it is one of the few rich countries in the Western Regions. He was located in the northern part of Dawan in the Han Dynasty in the past, east and north to the Western Turks, west to the Bola boundary, southwest to the Kangju boundary, is the western fortress. And agriculture is developed, producing good horses and precious stones, and most of the residents are good at business, so they are rich. Because of his wealth, Shi Guo often understands the generosity of other countries and has excellent connections. If they are the new emperor on the throne, nine out of ten of the countries in the Western Regions will send people to participate, and it is likely that the king will go in person. ”

This stone country is the country in history that led to the Battle of Talas.

Shiguo is very respectful to the Tang Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty has been paying tribute, in the second year of Tianbao, the king of Shiguo sent his son-in-law Kang Guoda, the leader of Tai Dye Burma, to offer things; In the fifth year of Tianbao, he sent an envoy to offer fifteen horses of Dawan Horse, and the vice king of Shiguo, Yi Tutunqu, also sent an envoy to offer things; In the sixth year of Tianbao, he sent an envoy to sacrifice horses again, and in the eighth year of Tianbao, he also sent the crown prince Yuanen to enter the customs for pilgrimage, which can be described as respectfully fulfilling the obligations of the vassal state.

However, Gao Xianzhi coveted the wealth of Shi Guo and wanted to plunder it for himself, falsely accusing King Shi of having no courtiers and capturing King Shi and his subordinates. Later, they killed and plundered, and even the old, weak, sick and disabled refused to let go.

It was because of this battle that the Tang Dynasty lost the prestige of the Western Regions and made the countries of the Western Regions resentful. In the end, it united with Arabia and attacked the four towns of Anxi.

This was the beginning of the Battle of Talas.

Now that Pei Min dominates the Western Regions, this situation naturally does not exist.

Yan Gaoqing's administrative methods were far superior to Gao Xianzhi, who only knew military affairs, and pacified the countries of the Western Regions steadily.

Shi Guo was more respectful to the Tang Dynasty than in history, and the imperial court would receive congratulatory gifts from Shi Guo every year, and the amount was not small.

Among the tributary gifts of the Western Regions, the congratulatory gifts of the small countries of Shi are of the same grade as the four ancient countries of the Western Regions.

Shiguo respected the Tang Dynasty so much, their new king ascended the throne, as the head of Anxi's civil and military affairs, it was natural for Feng Changqing and Yan Gaoqing to congratulate.

The countries of the Western Regions have a good relationship with the Shi Kingdom, and they will naturally be invited.

As soon as Pei Min's words fell, Song Jing was the first to react, and he lost his voice and said, "How can I say that the Western Regions are now in a situation where the dragons are leaderless?" ”

"Not bad!" Pei Min said: "Feng Changqing and Yan Gaoqing are the first leaders of our dynasty's civil and military affairs in Anxi, the kings of the Western Regions, how many people participated in this ceremony, I can't tell." But from what I know about Shiguo, they have friends all over the Western Regions, and there are no more than a few. Now the Arabs have seized this opportunity to besiege and expand the city in one fell swoop, trapping the leaders of our dynasty and the countries of the Western Regions in the city, leaving many places in the Western Regions leaderless, which will inevitably cause chaos in the Western Regions. From what I know about the lion, they are coming to the Western Regions, and they will not miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. This 10,000 is just the vanguard, the real army, and it is still to come. He has suffered a big loss once, and this time he should be fully prepared. At least 150,000 soldiers and horses, or even more. ”

The government and the opposition were in an uproar.

Li Yan also panicked and said, "Then, aunt, brother-in-law, what is going on now?" Even Anxi and Beiting add up to only 50,000...... How is the opponent? ”

"Urgent! Immediately send reinforcements and transfer Wang Zhongsi from Qinghai Lake to the Western Regions to temporarily stabilize the overall situation. As for Gao Xianzhi, the minister adopted a joint defense system in the Western Regions, and I believe that he has already sent troops to Anxi at this moment. With the two of them here, there won't be much change in the Western Regions for the time being. Just ......"

Pei Min hesitated in his heart, he didn't think that Wang Zhonghe's talent would be inferior to Mosley Massa, but it was not easy for him to win against Mosley Massa.