Chapter 453: It's not bad to find a puppet

When the news of the recovery of Broken Leaf Town reached Bahuan City, the crowd was excited, and thousands of people were empty, just to see the hero's demeanor.

"See? The hero is called Six Monkeys, and he is the general's personal soldier. ”

"Of course I know, he came with the general last year!"

"In the carriage must be the Tibetan princess, Sulu Khan's Kedun!"

"Phew! Now she's our captive! ”

"It's majestic! I knew that I would also go to Ningyuan City at that time......"

The streets into the city were crowded with people, pointing at the six monkeys with their heads held high.

Yesterday, the fast cavalry of Shule Town reported into the city, and brought the good news of the six monkeys first, and within a day, the whole city military and civilians knew about the fiasco of the Tucai Shi people, and General Ning Yuan really did as rumored, and took Broken Leaf Town as a dowry to marry the princess of the Tang Dynasty. After decades of absence, Broken Leaf Town, one of the four towns in Anxi, will once again return to the embrace of Datang.

The significance of recovering Broken Leaf Town is no less than expanding the territory, and the soldiers and civilians of Anxi are more concerned that from now on, they will bid farewell to the fear of being looted by the Turks every now and then. In ecstasy, people naturally regarded the six monkeys as an object of gratitude and worship.

The six monkeys were a day late because they had to escort Dolma over. He was taken aback by the sight of entering the city, and although he was mentally prepared, he felt extremely honored, and today he was the brightest star in the city, the focus of all eyes. He didn't regret it at all, and even thought that he had made a lot of money, and compared with the military exploits he might get, such an honor was even more rare, and from then on, his six monkeys would be famous in Anxi, and maybe it would spread to the hinterland of the Central Plains.

In the eighteenth year of Kaiyuan, it was Lai Yao who took over as the deputy protector of Anxi, nominally he was the deputy, but in fact he was equivalent to the boss of Anxi, and the prince named Anxi was in Chang'an, no matter what happened.

When I first came to Yao, I received good news and felt very relieved. Since arriving in Bahuan City, he has always taken it as his mission to crusade against the ten surnamed Sulu Khan and consolidate the western part of the Tang Dynasty. To his surprise, the god man Li Huaitang actually took Broken Leaf Town without moving, and the speed made him dumbfounded.

After some detailed inquiry, Lai Yao learned about the entire battle process and Li Huaitang's strategy from the mouth of the six monkeys, and in addition to admiration, he had an extra layer of vigilance in his heart.

"It's a happy event to recover Broken Leaf Town, why is my father worried?" Lai Yao seemed much simpler, and after receiving the Tubo princess and sending away the six monkeys, he was still immersed in excitement.

Lai Yao said: "People only saw the recovery of Broken Leaf Town, but did not see the escape of Sulu Khan. A hundred-legged insect, dead but not stiff, not to mention that the Tuqi Shi people have been operating north of the Chu River for many years? Someday, they will come back in vain, and we will have to garrison Shatterleaf to weaken Anxi's already empty defenses. ”

"Father is too worried, we still have the ally of Ning Yuan Li Huaitang!" Lai Yao disagreed.

Lai Yao smiled bitterly: "This is exactly what my father is worried about!" ”

"W-what do you say?" Isn't it a good thing to have allies, why has it become a worry?

Lai Yao sighed and said, "According to Li Huaitang's plan, I really can't think of why Sulu Khan was able to escape. Thinking about it, there is only one possibility. ”

"Shhh Lai Yao had an epiphany and screamed: "Raising a thief with self-respect?!" ”

Lai Yao closed his eyes and nodded. This trick is very clever to drive Sulu Khan without killing, not only to curry favor with Datang and earn enough reputation, but also to introduce Datang into the Yanzhong, so that Datang can directly face the harassment of the Tuqi Shi people, and if Datang wants to defend Broken Leaf Town, he must rely on Ning Yuan's assistance. Unless the strategic center of the imperial court shifts and invests more resources in Anxi, the Tang Dynasty will not be able to leave him Li Huaitang. It seems that at the beginning of marrying Princess Broken Leaves, Li Huaitang had already taken precautions, and this person should not be underestimated.

After all, it's speculation, there is no real evidence, Lai Yao is not good to say, in fact, even if it is a fact, it is understandable, change places, Lai Yao believes that he will do the same. The person he is worried about is Li Huaitang, this person has gradually shown the true character of a hero, and continuous victories will swell desires and make people lose their minds, just like Sulu Khan at the beginning, I am afraid that one day it will become a great disaster in the west of the Tang Dynasty.

"So, are we still going to take over Shattered Leaf Town?" Lai Yao was embarrassed and asked.

"Go, of course!" Lai Yao looked resolute. It was in the interests of the Tang Dynasty to coexist peacefully with Ning Yuan, and he had a hunch that within three years, the war in Tubo would end in victory, and at that time, the imperial court would be free to strengthen Anxi. As a strategic stronghold, Broken Leaf Town is quite beneficial to the Tang Dynasty, and to the north, it can flank the Turks with the Beiting army, and sweep away the power of the Western Turks in one fell swoop. Maybe two years, maybe three years, the advantages that Li Huaitang relied on will no longer exist, and his ambitions will be constrained and limited.

Li Huaitang didn't know that he had suffered another unwarranted speculation, and he had the idea of turning the Western Regions into a Han country, as for starting a war with the behemoth of the Tang Dynasty? He's not arrogant enough to do that.

At this time, the main force of Ningyuan Iron Cavalry triumphantly arrived at Zhezhi City. Although his heart was like an arrow, Li Huaitang had to stop here to listen to the report of the crow and Sava on the formation of the Zhezhi City Defense Army.

After more than half a month's work, the 20,000 city defense troops have been recruited. The treatment of the city defense army is very different from that of Ningyuan Iron Cavalry, and the military salary is also available, but it is meager, and it is also responsible for three meals a day and clothes for four seasons, which is a world of difference compared to before, and he can eat and dress warmly, and the remaining monthly salary can also benefit his family. In addition to the big cannibals, military pay is a new thing in the army of the Hu people in the Western Regions, their food and drink are all counted on plunder, usually can only rely on the leader's alms for two meals to survive, for the security of life, but also luxury three meals a day, the applicants are enthusiastic, for the limited number of places almost snatched the head.

In addition, Li Huaitang also received an unexpected news that the tenacious Mohe Tutun actually woke up after a turn in front of the ghost gate, and it seemed that he couldn't die.

"This, this can't be!" Lu Shangqing was stunned, indicating that he had heard the Arabian Nights. He personally manipulated Mo He's wounds and made his injuries worse, thinking that Mo He could not escape the call of death, but a miracle happened.

"It's better to be alive! Send him this for analgesia! The Tianzhu elixir offered by Xi Xili gave Li Huaitang a new idea, he took out a piece of black ointment from his arms, handed it to Lu Shangqing, and then whispered.

It is an excellent means to rule Shi Guo by controlling the puppets, in this era of closed news, Shi Guo is far from the emperor of Chang'an, and it will probably be decades before the Tang Dynasty learns.

Before he had time to review the newly established troops, he flew in from Ningyuan City and brought good news to Li Huaitang: Mrs. Zizi is about to give birth!