The long yellow sand that obscured the sky and the sun rolled up a poignant picture of the sunset in the desert, and Sima Chuan finally paused his lonely steps.

After calculating the time, it has been more than a month since he came out of Qiuci Town, and he has come all the way west along the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains since Qiuci, and now he is almost under the city of Juzhanti, and he has not found the slightest whereabouts of the Anxi Army or Jian Yuwei along the way, which makes Sima Chuan a little confused - where did the army of tens of thousands of people go? How is it possible not to leave the slightest trace? Although the boundary of the Western Regions is as vast as a sea of smoke, even if it is a stone, there should still be a sound in the water. Could it be ...... Yourself on the wrong track?

Taking out the parchment map that had been opened countless times, Sima Chuan fell into deep thought again. If Yang Qing or Guo Xi saw this map at this moment, they would definitely jump in surprise - this is much more detailed and detailed than the topographic map of the Anxi Protectorate that they received from the military headquarters!

Sima Chuan's eyes were fixed on the route he had taken, and his mind was quickly calculating. The main force stationed in Yanqi and Qiuzi moved, the direction was Shule Town, and Shule was the important town guarding the southern line of the Tianshan Mountains, starting from Shule to fight, it was nothing more than two roads, one was to go west, and after crossing the Geluo Ridge, facing the countries of the Western Regions; The second is to go south, climb over the Kunlun Mountains, and threaten the big and small Bolu and even Tibet. But it's been too peaceful in the south lately...... The big cannibals must have come from the west, how could the Anxi army not march west to meet the enemy? Is it possible that there is a third way?

Sima Chuan narrowed his eyes, although he was still staring at the map, his mind had spread out of the map little by little. On the slightly outdated sheepskin map, the four towns and five cities of Anxi, which were marked with extra red dots and painstakingly operated by Datang for nearly a hundred years, were more prominent in Sima Chuan's slightly sloppy eyes, Yanqi, Qiuzi, and Shule were lined up from east to west, almost in a straight line, and the broken leaves and Khotan were one north and one south, and these five cities happened to form a huge arrow, an arrow to the west!

Sima Chuan's heart was slightly startled, and he stared at the broken leaves!

Eyes moved west, there was only a distance of two fingers width on the map, Talas was impressively in the column, after a pause, Sima Chuan continued to move his eyes, south of Baishui City, is the Tuozhi City of Shiguo, and further south, is where he is located.

Could it be that the real battlefield is on the Northern Front?

If this is the case, where will the decisive battle be chosen? Sima Chuan closed his eyes, his mind like electricity.

Either side in this battle is an experienced and famous general, and he will not let his side become a rootless Ping. Broken Leaf is still firmly in the hands of Datang, if the battlefield is on the northern front, Gao Xianzhi will definitely use Broken Leaf as his own support before seeking to move forward. In this way, Talas is an excellent stepping stone...... So, how will Qi Yade choose on the side of the big food? If you really want to fight a decisive battle in Talas, where will it be the supply lair of the Great Cannibal?

Between the opening and closing of his eyes like lightning, Sima Chuan saw the inconspicuous name on the map - Mulu Prefecture.

In Mulu Prefecture, Abu * stood alone on the city wall, looking at the remnant sun in the sky and silent.

Adventure! It's just too risky.

The surrounding countries of the Western Regions are not completely subjugated by the Great Cannibal's Full Moon Scimitar and the Iron Hoof of the Divine Horse, just like the confusing status quo on the Mother Peninsula. In the era of war and chaos, everyone believes that strength comes first, and strong force is the only guarantee for conquering foreign lands. But Ziyad had taken almost all of his elite - a full 40,000 Khorasan cavalry!

There is news that Qi Yad has already fought with the Anxi army of the Tang Dynasty in Talas, but the battle situation is not as smooth as Qi Yad stated to himself before leaving, and the strategy of luring the enemy into the depth is likely to be discovered, originally thought that Talas was just a retreat to hinder the defeat and retreat of the Anxi army, but now it has become a decisive battle, not to mention that Qi Yad did not expect it in advance, even Abu himself did not make this plan at all. Ziyad was afraid that he was really a little unbearable this time, and even asked himself to move forward to the Samtar War, which had never happened before......

Gao Xianzhi ...... This Han Chinese name gave Abu a headache.

Looking at the busy Anguo soldiers under the city wall and the bustling carts transporting grain and grass tangled together from time to time, Abu's brows furrowed even deeper - he was not afraid to meet the Anxi army, and the excitement of the desire to take risks and bring fruitful results made him sit firmly on the throne of the governor of Khorasan, but he didn't like to fight such a passive battle at all!

The original idea was to lure the Anxi army to encircle and annihilate under the city of Zhetuo, so it was very safe to choose Mulu Prefecture, Samtar, and Dongcao as the third-level supply areas, and it would take five days to deploy them, but now, ...... Talas, the grain and grass from Dongcao to Talas, no matter how fast it is, it will take at least fifteen days! There are more than 100,000 mouths on the Talas side plus the allies of various countries, not counting horses! Not to mention from Mulu Prefecture......

"Lord Governor," a personal soldier quietly appeared behind Abu and bowed, "General Ziyad's secret report!" ”

Abu's eyes lit up: "Bring it quickly!" ”

It has been agreed that the Qarlu Ministry will defect?!

It's going to be a real showdown! Success or failure, in one fell swoop! Since this is the case, there is no need to think about it, no matter how much planning you have, you still have to determine the result in the blade!

"Himmler!"

Himmler, the head of logistics, trotted forward tremblingly, for fear that the governor would lose his temper again: "Subordinate...... At. ”

"Pass on my military order: the third-level supply ground is advanced, and the ratio of Tuozhi City, Whitewater City, and Talas is five, three, and two, and we will do it immediately! Your tent is set up in the city of Tuozhi. ”

"Yes!" Himmler's heart was relieved, and he understood that the governor was going to fully support General Ziyad's combat deployment, and he went to Tuozhi City to supervise the grain and grass, maybe he didn't have to live in fear like a rabbit under the claws of an eagle?

In order to make sure that the mood at this moment can last, Himmler hesitated twice, but still had the courage to ask cautiously:

"Your Excellency the Governor, General Ziyad hopes that you can also move to Tuozhi City to supervise the battle, you see...... Is your handsome account also ......? ”

"Me?" Abu smiled mysteriously and shook his head slightly. At this moment, he had made a decision, the boulder in his heart fell to the ground, and his mood became lighter. "I'm in this Mulu State, and I'm not going anywhere. Ziyad has followed me for many years, and he has long been able to take charge on his own. If I get near him, I must not let him get in the way. Tell Ziyad that I won't ask about this battle, just wait for him to win the class master Samtar, and then I will personally pick him up and wash the dust! ”

"Yes!" Himmler was also relieved for a while, and was about to go down to the city, but he heard Governor Abu add with a smile:

"Also, tell Qi Yade, our own elite in Khorasan should be cherished and used, hahaha!"

Sima Chuan twisted his horse and dismounted, carefully getting out of the way to facilitate the long convoy behind him to enter the city gate. And beside him, more than a dozen Hu Min, who had already gathered for the same reason, were whispering in front of the bustling city gate.

Thanks to his language talent and the experience of traveling north and south over the years, Sima Chuan can barely listen to the general meaning of the group of people behind him. He listened intently, but he wasn't afraid that the people around him would see that something was wrong with him. At this moment, Sima Chuan, even if he is close to and familiar with people, he will definitely not recognize him. A long turban covered half of his head, revealing a pair of deep-set pale blue eyes, a playful whisker under his tall hooked nose, a dirty robe on his body that seemed to have not been washed for several years, and three or five small holes in the pointed boots on his feet.

It turned out to be grain and grass from the surrounding countries, I heard that "Abu * Governor" has ordered that the grain and grass of the surrounding countries have been retransported to Samtar City, according to the meaning of the well-informed people behind him, there will be a large amount of grain and grass from Mulu Prefecture later, if you don't take advantage of the two free places to hurry into the city, once it is night, you can only camp outside the city, and now Samtar can implement a curfew.

After all, the accent was different, not to mention that there were big cannibal soldiers patrolling at the gate of the city, Sima Chuan dispelled the idea of asking if the so-called governor also lived in the city, and slowly followed the back of the convoy, leading the horse to follow in. He knew in his heart that he had finally come to the right place - instead of rushing to find Childe with empty hands, it would be better to see how the enemy's rear was working. Maybe we'll be able to find out some valuable information. First, freshen up, get a good night's sleep, and get enough energy to do things!

It didn't take half a day's effort, Sima Chuan finally got a good idea of the current situation. Gongzi must not be far from the main battlefield of Talas, the Anxi army almost poured out this time, plus the allied forces of Bakhana and Qarluq, the strength should be close to 40,000, plus the elite Jian Yuwei, the combat power is not not strong...... Does Ke Gongzi know the strength of the Great Food Alliance? According to inquiries and observations, Samtar is now only a transit station responsible for the supply of the Great Food Alliance, but the military food and equipment hidden in the city are enough to support the needs of 100,000 people! Moreover, all kinds of supplies are still coming in a steady stream, and it is said that this is only a small part of their supplies, and more supplies are still being sent to Tuozhi City, Baishui City and other places at an accelerated pace......

Sima Chuan began to really worry about Yang Qing, for the Anxi Army, and for Datang.

In terms of the unparalleled and unrivaled influence of the Tang Dynasty, since the founding of the People's Republic of China, it has gained a firm foothold in just 30 years, and has never tried to defeat in a real sense in foreign wars since then. Can the current Tang Empire afford such a defeat?

Yang Qing's determined expression flashed in his mind, and Sima Chuan was immediately relieved - no matter what the outcome is, he will always work hard.

That night, before the curfew was closed, a fast horse galloped out of the north gate of Samtar and disappeared into the vast desert.