"Fire Chief, are we going to be stationed in the Zhongyun Department all along?"

Zhongyun Department, Datun City.

After learning that the Uighurs of Xizhou were secretly mobilizing a large army, Zhong Wei strengthened the garrison in Zhongyunbu, from 3,000 to 5,000, and specially allocated thousands of earth-shaking thunderbolts for defense.

When Zhongyun learned that the Uighur army might retaliate, they asked the Tang army not to be stationed in Grape City, but to be stationed in Datun and Shicheng instead.

Zhongyun's subordinates are also afraid!

For this request, the Tang army stationed there naturally couldn't ask for it.

So 3,000 people were stationed in Datun City, and 1,000 people were stationed in Grape City and Shicheng Town.

Chen Zeyun is one of the 3,000 soldiers stationed in Datun City, and they are all on fire.

"What do you care, little baby? It's a lot of your salary, and Zhongyun's side didn't treat you badly, did it?

I saw that your kid ran to that Zhongyunbu girl's house two days ago, are you planning to take a woman back to Shazhou later? The fire chief joked.

Unlike Chen Zewen, who is only 19 years old, the fire chief is almost 40 years old, and to put it mildly, he can consider retiring from the army after a few years of being a soldier.

He belongs to the border army, and if he is in the forbidden army, he will reach the age of being forcibly transferred.

As the elite of Li Ye's field warfare in all directions, the forbidden army has high salaries and high requirements.

"Huo Chang, but I really think Duo'er is very good."

Obviously, Chen Zewen is really obsessed with that Zhongyunbu girl.

In fact, there are not many such cases, it is very simple, beautiful women love heroes.

In the eyes of the girls of the Great Zhongyun Division, Tang Jun is a hero, so during the stationing period, there were many Zhongyun Girls who threw them into their arms, which was not strange in the Zhongyun Division.

"You kid is really hooked!" The fire chief pointed at the other party and smiled, "It's better to find a way to survive, there is still a battle to be fought next." Sharpen your sword quickly, lest you not be able to slash the enemy behind you. ”

"Fire chief, the Uighurs are not strong, we didn't kill them before." Seeing that his face was solemn, Chen Zewen was a little puzzled.

The fire chief shook his head, looked in the direction of Yizhou to the north, and fell into the memory.

In fact, he is not a native of Shazhou, but fled to Shazhou more than 20 years ago, when he was only a teenager, although he could kill the enemy on horseback, but he was not as big as Chen Zewen today.

Unfortunately, in the third year of Qianfu (876 AD), that is, twenty-two years ago, the Xizhou Uighurs captured Yizhou, and his grandfather, father, and several uncles fled to Shazhou under the cover of the family.

His grandfather, as well as his father, died at the hands of the Uighur cavalry of the Western Prefectures, and he witnessed it with his own eyes.

At that time, he swore that he would return to Yizhou to seek revenge on the Uighurs of Xizhou.

The idea is very good, but what happened later made him an ordinary, and he has not been out of the sun since he left Yizhou twenty-two years ago.

Revenge has become a dream of luxury.

Looking in the direction of Yizhou, he remembered the days he used to be in Yizhou.

"Fire Chief, Fire Chief!"

Seeing that Huo Chang was in a daze, Chen Zewen couldn't help but shout, and it took several times to wake up Huo Chang.

"Ah, you call me?" When the fire chief who woke up from his contemplation saw Chen Zewen beside him, he remembered his original self.

"Xiaowen, don't underestimate the Uighurs. The Uighurs we defeated before were not the strongest Uighur armies, they were the best at mounted archery and had excellent marksmanship, but they had not shown themselves before.

So I want to bring your little flower back to Shazhou and try to live. Only by living can you be qualified to do other things! The fire chief patted the other party's shoulder and said seriously.

Chen Zewen nodded, he still respected this fire chief who was as old as his father.

One of them was busy, some were sharpening their swords, some were disassembling bows and crossbows and inspecting parts, and some were inspecting shields.

Suddenly, the drum on the castle tower sounded, and when they heard the sound of the drum, the people who were busy stopped their movements.

"Look, the wolf smoke is lit!"

The fireman hurriedly climbed onto the roof, and when he saw the wolf smoke lit from the north all the way to the south, his expression became solemn.

"Fire Chief, what the hell is going on? What's wrong? Chen Zewen shouted below.

"Something happened, the wolf smoke was ignited!" The Fire Chief muttered.

"Wolf smoke is ignited?"

These people are all from the border army, so they naturally know what it means for the wolf smoke to be ignited.

It means that there is a great army coming!

Similarly, in the Zhongyun Governor's Mansion, which is located in Datun City and has been renamed, Qiuyun is discussing this wolf smoke with a Tang army general.

"Commander Li, is there an enemy attacking? Are the Uighurs coming? Qiuyun asked a little anxiously.

Li Hongding nodded, "From the current point of view, it is indeed so." For specific news, we have to wait for the patrolling cavalry to come back! ”

Li Hongding was the second son of Li Mingzhen, the former Guiyi Army, and the commander of the 5,000 Tang Army stationed in Zhongyun.

"Commander Li, what now? The Uighurs must have come to take revenge. Qiuyun also panicked at this time.

"Don't worry, the governor of Qiuyun will be sent to Shazhou immediately to report the news, and with us and others to help the Zhongyun Governor's Mansion defend, the Uighurs will not be able to attack the city in a short time.

But I hope that the Governor of Qiuyun can fully cooperate with the defense below! Li Hongding said in a deep voice.

"No problem, I can guarantee this!" Qiu Yun hurriedly agreed.

"Then the first thing is to let all the people outside Datun City withdraw to the city, strengthen the city wall, and defend it with all their might.

As for the cattle and sheep, they were brought into the city if they could be brought into the city, and if they could not be killed, they were not to be left for the Uighurs.

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The arrival of the Uighurs should be a few days away, and we must do this before the Uighurs arrive. ”

Hearing that Li Hongding had made a lot of suggestions, Qiu Yun gritted his teeth and nodded, "Okay, I can agree, as long as I can hold Datun City." ”

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Shazhou Governor's Mansion, looking at the large troops of the Tang Army that were being assembled, Yue Chi also sighed a little.

The Tang army assembled here had a total of 40,000 cavalry and 15,000 infantry, and the infantry was still on horseback.

Among the 40,000 cavalry, there are more than 10,000 cavalry who are double horses, and this degree of luxury makes the Khotanese envoys envious.

Khotan's strength is not weak, but only the infantry is strong, and the cavalry is very weak, which makes Khotan generally in a relatively passive situation in battle.

But the cavalry of the Tang Army in front of them made them very greedy, and on the surface, they were more powerful than the cavalry of the Uighurs in Xizhou.

"Dadu Protectorate, in the next meeting, will rush back to Khotan as soon as possible, read the holy decree to the royal brother, and then gather forces to attack Qiuzi, and contain this Uighur army so that it cannot be reinforced."

In the Shazhou Governor's Mansion, Wei Chi, who had just arrived here from Chang'an, was bidding farewell to Liu Kui.

A month earlier, he had arrived in Chang'an and had finally been canonized by the imperial court.

Li Ye decreed that the king of Khotan, Wei Chi Bi Yan Rama, was the king of Khotan of the Tang Dynasty, and Wei Chi was named the Marquis of Loulan. And in Khotan, it was established in the Khotanese Governor's Mansion (Zhongdu Governor's Office), with the king of Khotan as the governor, and the Marquis of Loulan as the deputy governor.

And Rama and Yu Chi can each choose a wise son among their heirs to study in Chang'an and the princes.

and also asked the king of Khotan to choose another one of his daughters, also to study in Chang'an together, and to ensure that she could be the princess of one of the princes of Li Ye.

Such conditions show that Li Ye attaches great importance to Khotan, and Wei Chi is also a little scared, such conditions have exceeded his expectations.

So he accepted the canonization on behalf of his royal brother, and of course Li Ye also sent someone to return to Khotan with him and canonize him in person.

It means that since then, Khotan has returned to the Tang Dynasty.