Li Wenyuan's side finally hastily arranged the defense line of Wuwei County, and immediately received the news that Liang Shidu had finally agreed with his ministers above the court and decided to send troops to assist the Turks in attacking Wuwei County. This made Li Wenyuan feel very nervous, after all, most of the family funds he had accumulated over the years since he went to the Western Regions were hoarded in Wuwei County at this time. At this time, it was not convenient to transfer to the new governor's office in Dunhuang County before the Western Turks were pacified, so once Wuwei County fell, then the blow to Li Wenyuan would also be extremely fatal.

However, before Li Wenyuan ordered the mobilization of a part of the army in the grassland to return to defend Wuwei County, he got the latest information again, which showed that although the Liang Division's army had been assembled, it was very procrastinating when it was advancing towards the border between Lingwu County and Wuwei County, as if it was for some purpose so that it only did some superficial marching skills.

After Li Wenyuan received this news, he also felt extremely puzzled. However, no matter what the purpose, since the Liang division army was not in a hurry to march to attack Wuwei County at this time, then he could calmly arrange the defense line of Wuwei County more solidly, and he might not need to transfer back the fighting Spanish army from the grassland.

Li Wenyuan often breathed a sigh of relief, secretly glad that his originally tight deployment time had been extended a lot by Liang Shidu's measures for unknown purposes. However, Shibi Khan, who was on the grassland, was greatly annoyed when he heard the news of Liang Shidu's slow march, and even sent an envoy to ask Liang Shidu for a reason.

"Son of Liang, do you want to break the covenant made by the most noble Khan of the steppe? Why is it not attacking Li Wenyuan's army for a long time now? Although the Turkic envoy who came to contact him said that he was standing in the hall at this time and needed to look up at Liang Shidu, who was sitting on the throne, there was no trace of awe in his words or facial expressions, and there was a faint sense of contempt for him.

"Venerable Steppe Emissary, how could I break the covenant I made with my father Khan under the witness of the Immortal Heaven, but now that bandits are rampant in my Liang country, we also chose the most secure advance plan in order to avoid being taken advantage of by those bandits on the road in a hurry and causing meaningless casualties. Moreover, there are many bandits in my Liang country, and even my military rations are often robbed by those bandits, and they cannot be delivered to the front line on time for the use of the army. Therefore, even after my army reached the border at this time, it would take a few days to wait until we had stockpiled enough grain and grass before we could launch an offensive against Li Wenyuan's army in Wuwei County. "In the face of the arrogant attitude of the Turks for a long time, Liang Shidu has long been able to automatically filter out the arrogance in the words of the Turkic envoys, and he still said to the Turkic envoys in front of him respectfully.

"In that case, there is no way to do it. I was entrusted by the Great Khan to bring warriors from the steppe to the Emperor of Liang. At this time, these warriors are very willing to join your army, deal with the bandits in the way, and ensure that the army can launch an attack on Wuwei County on time in the autumn. The Turkic envoy bowed deeply and informed Liang Shidu of the true purpose of his trip, and then turned around and left the hall without looking back.

Seeing the figure of the Turkic envoy leaving the main hall, Master Liang clenched his fists hidden under the table. How could he not know the purpose of the Turkic envoy's coming at this time, it was nothing more than the prison army sent by Shibi Khan when he saw that his march was dragging his feet. As for the fact that the Turks sent to supervise the army, it was also expected by Lu Jilan, and arrangements were made early in the army at this time. Therefore, no matter how these Turks investigated, they could only see what Liang Shi wanted to show them, and as for what should not be shown to them, they could not see it anyway.

The Turkic envoys left Shuofang County, quickly caught up with the Liang army, which was not marching fast, and handed over the documents approved by the Liang division to Li Zhengbao, who commanded the army. After Li Zhengbao saw the words on the paperwork, he knew that these people in front of him were the prison soldiers sent by the Turks, so he hurriedly let them into the camp.

When leading these Turkic envoys to Li Zhengbao's own tent, he deliberately made a long detour and took the Turkic envoys through the so-called wounded barracks. This wounded barracks is a secret pen prepared by Lu Jilan for the Turkic envoys, after all, there are no bandits in the Liang State now, and the Liang Division is the largest bandit force in the Liang State. Liang Shidu, who was born in the rebel army, naturally knew the current situation of the lack of soldiers under his command at this time, so at this time, the recruitment of various bandit forces in his own territory was Han Xin's troops, and the more the better. No matter which mountain king is on the mountain, as long as he is willing to come and surrender to himself, then he will be entrusted with an official position. Although the combat effectiveness of the army recruited in this way is debatable, this did allow Liang Shi to expand his army to more than 100,000 in a very short period of time. Among the more than 100,000 people, the Liang division selected the strong men among them and the Turkic soldiers lent to him by Shibi Khan to weave together to form an elite army. Although the size of this army is only 20,000 people, its combat effectiveness can be regarded as strong. In the face of some local Sui Dynasty troops who did not want to belong to themselves, as well as some surrounding forces, this army was invincible. Later, as long as this army appeared on the battlefield, there was a high probability that the enemy army would flee directly. This army is the army that Liang Shidu sent out as the main force in this expedition to Wuwei County, and it is also one of the biggest reliance for Liang Shidu to dare to join forces with the Turks to offend Li Wenyuan.

I don't know what Lu Jilan arranged in the wounded barracks, but at this time, it was stinking inside, and the Turks on the steppe who were choking couldn't stand covering their noses. After the wounded soldiers who could wait to pass through the camp entered the tent, the Turkic envoy frowned and asked Li Zhengbao, "What's going on?" At this time, it was not far from Shuofang County, how could there be so many wounded soldiers? ”

Li Zhengbao said with a gloomy face: "You are a friendly soldier sent by His Majesty to assist us in the battle, so I will tell you the truth." These wounded soldiers are all soldiers who have fought against the bandits, and there have been a lot of bandits around Shuofang recently. These wounded soldiers were injured by those bandits who attacked the camp at night during the camp in the past few days, and those bandits were rootless, coming and going like the wind, and our army could not catch them, so they could only take a passive defensive position, and could only march cautiously and camp carefully. That's why it's moving very slowly these days, and it's a helpless move. ”

(End of chapter)