Fifty miles east of Talas, the Anxi Army was in the middle of the army.

On a small mound beside the avenue, Gao Xianzhi and Zhang Ji stood solemnly, and his subordinates had just passed by with a brisk pace, and the next was the allied army of Bahan's army and the Qarluq tribe had just arrived and began to take a short rest.

"Gao Gong, at this rate, you should be able to camp in Talas City tonight!" Zhang Ji held the horsewhip in his hand and sighed with emotion, "In the past ten years, my Anxi Army has never had such a grand event. I hope that after this stop, the Western Regions can get peace for decades! ”

"Hmm......" Gao Xianzhi bowed his head slowly, "I don't know what happened to the heir ahead?" ”

"It shouldn't be a problem." Zhang Ji smiled very easily, "Talas City is full of calculations, at most there can be five hundred Shi country soldiers, even if it is advantageous to defend the city, it is difficult to resist the onslaught of the three thousand elites of the heir industry." According to the general, it can be won in two hours at most! ”

Gao Xianzhi smiled slightly: "The heir is brave, but he can be strategic. I just hope that he will not blindly attack, if it hurts the vitality of the Shule army, it will not be good. Speaking of which, it's right to let Heiye take the lead, the soldiers are fast, but I forgot to match him with a man like Yuanji to join the army, but it was a mistake? Hahaha! ”

Zhang Ji immediately laughed heartily: "Gao Gong praised it!" If the heir is hindered by the last general, will he not miss a great thing? ”

The two of them pointed and laughed for a while, and they wanted to go down to chase the front army, but they saw a few horsemen flash out of the team of Bahan, and came straight to the mound. Gao Xianzhi looked at it fixedly, as if the leading general of Bahan was cautious, and he was not busy this time.

"Gao Gong!" This is really a good Chinese to say, and the title of Gao Xianzhi also follows the customary name of the generals. He was a member of the royal family of Bakhana (Ningyuanguo), married to the sister of the current king, and was a veritable uncle of the country.

In this Tang Dynasty's expedition to the west, the text spread throughout West Asia, and the real response was the two tribes of Bahanna and Qarluq. The rest of the countries have either been coerced and bought by Da Shi, or they have chosen to wait and see, after all, Datang and Da Shi are competing for strength, and the younger brothers are also sent to death when they go up, so it is better to worship the dock after the victory and defeat have been divided.

However, Bahanna is indeed a diehard loyalty of the Tang Dynasty, in the second year of Xiantian (713 AD, "Xiantian" is the first era name adopted by Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty), the Great Food Yimi Qudibo invaded Bahanna, and the king of Bahanna Ben Anxi for help. Zhang Xiaosong led more than 10,000 troops, drove thousands of miles, and conquered Liancheng. In the third year of Tianbao (744 AD), the Tang Dynasty changed its country name to Ningyuan, and married Yihe Princess here. There is such a relationship, whenever Datang makes some moves in the Western Regions, there are people who send people and food to produce food, and they respond to every call.

"Uncle Guo." Gao Xianzhi bowed his hand, Ah Lijin didn't come to a small place, and he was a close ally, so he naturally wanted to be polite.

"Gao Gong has a good way, the Anxi army is famous in the border, and today's army follows him, which can be regarded as seeing it with his own eyes and worthy of his reputation!" Although he was respectful on his face, his voice seemed to mean something else.

Gao Xianzhi raised his eyebrows: "Uncle Guo, the country of the brothers of Datang and Ningyuan, you and I are in the same boat today, if you have something to say, please speak up!" ”

Ah Li's slightly chubby body writhed uneasily, as if he was a little embarrassed, and finally spoke after holding it for a long time: "Gao Gong...... This one...... Shouldn't the speed of our army be controlled? ”

"Huh?"

"You see, our army is still carrying grain and grass and baggage......" Ah Liujin didn't pity a sentence out, although the latter words were not spoken, but the meaning was already very clear - your Anxi army moved forward lightly, and you have to pity the allied coolies behind, right?

Gao Xianzhi pondered for a long time, frowned and asked, "Is that what you mean by seeking to protect the leaves?" Why don't you see others? ”

Ah Lijin didn't think that Gao Xianzhi's tone was loose, and hurriedly replied: "Although I haven't discussed it with the Fallen Leaf Protector below, it is also very difficult to see the soldiers of the Qarlu Department below. Mou Luoye Hu at this moment, he originally wanted to come to ask Gao Gong for advice in the next place, but there was just a team of rest caravan passing by, and you also know that in addition to the treasures of the Tang Dynasty, Mou Luoye's favorite thing is the blankets and ornaments from the rest......"

"Uncle Guo," Gao Xianzhi lightly interrupted Ah Lijian's rambling words, "Please forgive Gao's bluntness." This trip to Talas is the most critical step for our army to go west out of the Green Ridge! The big cannibal is eyeing at his side, and Talas is in the hands of Shiguo, our army should meet the front army to take Talas as quickly as possible, so as to use this as a base to move westward and relieve the siege of Xiuxunzhou! Gao knows the hard work of your army, but seeing that Talas can be reached in half a day, it is useless to fall short! Please also ask your department to hold on for another half a day, and when you arrive at Talas, the army will naturally have time to rest! What do you think? ”

Ah Lijin didn't open his mouth, and he couldn't speak for a long time.

"Newspaper~~! The former army rangers have a military intelligence return! A captain led a panting ranger to gallop in, quickly climbed the mound, and knelt down on one knee in front of Gao Xianzhi.

Gao Xianzhi saw that Ah Lijin didn't have an eager and curious look on his face, and it didn't hurt for you to listen to it, not to mention that Lao Tzu always didn't treat you as an ally.

"Speak!"

"General Li Siye of the former army urgently asks for help! There are an unknown number of large cannibal cavalry in the city of Talas, no less than 3,000, and now General Li is attacking Talas with all his might, but with little success, and the Shule army has suffered a lot of losses! ”

"What! The Great Eater Cavalry? Gao Xianzhi and Zhang Ji glanced at each other in surprise, and they both saw a trace of panic in each other's eyes.

"Gao Gong! Thousands of cannibal cavalry are not too hard bones. It's just that we have to speed up even more, otherwise the big food reinforcements will ...... when they arrive," Zhang Ji decisively suggested.

"Herald! The whole army immediately pulled out the camp! Hurry up! Gao Xianzhi's face was gloomy and cold.

Suddenly, a glance swept to the anxious Ah Lizhi beside him, Gao Xianzhi also lost that patience at this time, and began to order directly: "Uncle Guo, you also heard it just now, please urge your department to speed up the pace!" ”

"Yes...... Yes, yes! Ah Lijin was not glared at by Gao Xianzhi's dazzling gaze, and hurriedly returned to the army.

Gao Xianzhi was puzzled in his heart, how could there be a Great Eater Cavalry? But this is definitely not a good time to stop and speculate: "Yuanji, go!" Hurry up! ”

In the simple tent of the Qarlu Ministry, he glared at Ayiji in front of him in surprise.

He wasn't particularly worried that Fang Cai's words would be listened to by others, he was guarded by his own henchmen and guards around him, and the annoying merchant army sent by the Anxi army was also branched out. What surprised him was what Ayiji said!

Take advantage of the arrival of the main force of the Great Eclipse and attack the Big * from behind? Mutiny? And it's still a rebellion?!

It's crazy!

If it were a change of time, even if Mouluo Ganda didn't cut Ayiji with a knife, he would definitely send this crappy lobbyist Wuhua to Gao Xianzhi, but today......

Ziyad's offer was too tempting.

Shattered Leaf Castle and the land around Atami are all to Qarluq! All the territory of the original Bakhan shall also belong to Qarluq! Once* in the future, if there is any intention or action to attack Ge Lulu, the more than 10,000 elite cavalry of Da Shi will be dispatched by Ge Lulu!

What does this mean?

This means that Qarlu can soon become the new overlord of the Western Regions!

What good is it for the big cannibal to support himself so wholeheartedly?

It's very simple, the big cannibal feels that it is unwise to directly confront Datang in the Western Regions, it is better to support a strong Hu State as a buffer between Datang and Datang!

It's to raise a thug to deal with Datang! If the thug can't do it, he will continue again!

The more this is the case, the more he believes in the sincerity of Da Shi. Even if you really want to fight with Datang in the Western Regions, you are willing to seek to defeat Ganda! The dreams of our ancestors and fathers for many years can be realized in our own hands in no time! For the sake of this dream, it is really worth it to turn against the increasingly arrogant Datang Anxi Army!

If you refuse...... Just like Qi Yade said, this time the Great Food Alliance Army has hundreds of thousands of people, may not be able to completely annihilate the Anxi Army, and by then he, the puppet of the Tang Dynasty, will be let go by the Great Cannibal and Zhaowu Zhuhu? If you continue to cling*, as Ziyad said, even if the Great Food Coalition cannot win the Anxi Army this time, everyone will be fine, but the Anxi Army will be able to keep Qarlu I worry-free? Can the thousands of defenders of Shule be dispatched at any time to help Qarluq, who is besieged by wolves?

Loyalty, only because the temptation to betray is too small.

And betrayal, only because the price of loyalty is too high.

Mouluo Ganda slowly withdrew his gaze and landed on Ziyard's handwritten parchment letter.

Ayigi cautiously glanced around and took a few steps closer.

"Lord Ye Hu, General Qi Yade said that the stakes are very high, and he will not force you to make a decision right away. If you want, when the main forces of the two armies actually face each other, he will wave three black flags and three yellow flags together, and you can launch them that night. ”

He continued to remain silent, but his breathing had become noticeably thicker.

Ayiji took two steps closer again, almost touching the ear of the Cinda.

"Lord Ye Hu, as your loyal friend for many years, Ayiji advises you that the best choice now is to cooperate with General Qiyad. You see, General Ziyad has long judged the route of the Anxi army's sudden appearance between Broken Leaf and Talas. If it weren't for his orders, how could I, Ayiji, have reunited with you on this road? Although the Anxi Army is brave, I am afraid that this time it will suffer a big loss! Wise people will make decisions early, you say? ”

Mouluo Ganda was still silent, just waved his hand lightly. Ayiji bowed knowingly and quietly walked out of the tent.

On the far side, Shang Han chatted with one of the guards who had plotted to fall into Ganda, and at the same time quietly glanced at the big tent of Plotting Ganda.

Childe said that he should pay special attention to his interaction with the big cannibal, although the thin old man who walked out of the big tent at this moment claimed to be a resting merchant, but he really didn't look like it, and it was so mysterious, is this person and this thing?

The moment the tent was lifted by Ayiji, Shang Han seemed to see that he was hiding something in the most precious gold box he had carried with him......

A long chant came from afar: "General Gao has an order!" The whole army is ready to go immediately! Hurry up! ”