"Boss, the latest news from Dashuai, they have set off for the Jiuquan River in the northwest." In Shazhou City, Zhang Chaofeng's enthronement ceremony had just ended, Zhao Si took a secret guard to find Hu Xiaosi who was mixed in the crowd to watch the excitement, and then several people turned around and came to a hidden place, Zhao Si handed the information brought by the secret guard to Hu Xiaosi and said with a smile: "The big handsome is really powerful, and he found out at a glance the relationship between the Guiyi Army and the Uighurs, and decided to send troops to defeat the Gaochang Uighurs first." ”

Hu Xiaosi couldn't talk nonsense with Zhao Si, took the information and swept it, and said: "Gather the brothers to prepare, we have a life." And after Zhao Si heard this, he immediately understood that Hu Xiaosi was only afraid of making a big move, and immediately called all the leaders of the local Xuan Yingwei in Shazhou. According to the current expansion rate of Xuan Yingwei, in addition to the retired and demobilized people, the elite personnel in the mainland are constantly being drawn out to go to various places, and the leaders of Shazhou and Anxi are the elites who were trained during the civil war.

"Immediately arrange for men to go deep into the territory of Anxi to get in touch with the secret guards there, and find out the intentions of the Anxi Uighurs to send troops, and be sure to inquire about their specific intentions in the shortest possible time." Hu Xiaosi shook the dust off his body as he spoke, "How is the arrangement on the sandbank?" The Guiyi Army is also the descendants of Zhang Yichao back then, won't they all be traitors like Zhang Chaofeng? Do you have any hearts for Datang? Find out how to open the gap from them. ”

Before Hu Xiaosi's words were finished, a leader sitting next to him looked at him and said, "Boss, the latest news has come from the secret guard who is listening to the Tianfang Sect, the people of the Tianfang Sect have recently been contacting all the forces in the sandbank everywhere, preparing to assist Zhang Chaofeng in gathering people's hearts, I heard that they have negotiated the Wohuo Sect, and selected elite and daring people from their sect to join the Guiyi Army, in an attempt to fight against our Tiance Army and the Tang Dynasty." ”

Hu Xiaosi was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then he came to his senses and asked, "Then what about their own sect members in the Heavenly Sect?" "For the Tianfang Sect, because of Li Xuanqing, almost all the high-level leaders of Datang are jealous.

"The Tianfang Sect actually came from Khotan more than a year ago, and there were only a few people at that time, but today, the Fang Sect has many believers in the four states and eleven counties of the Guiyi Army, but they preach secretly, and they are more crazy, so we didn't have much to explore before." The leader was a little embarrassed when he heard Hu Xiaosi's question. In fact, it's not that he didn't send people to investigate inside, but there was no news from several groups of people he sent, and a few people were even brainwashed by the other party, so there was not much news.

"Si'er, you personally arrange the affairs of the Heavenly Fang Sect, you must be vigilant, even the emperor said that it was terrible, you should pay more attention." After thinking about it for a while, Hu Xiaosi understood why there was so little news about the Tianfang Sect, so he didn't blame his subordinates for not doing things well, but handed over the matter to Zhao Si. After the arrangement, Hu Xiaosi threw the remaining leaders and their secret guards into the Guiyi Army and Zhang Chaofeng himself. Hu Xiaosi was very curious about this Jinshan country of the Western Han Dynasty or something, and planned to take a good look at it. And before he came, Li Xuanqing also told him that he should rely on the advantages of the large number of Han people in Guazhou to lay the foundation for the future construction of Anxi and the surrounding intelligence network.

However, as Hu Xiaosi's investigation continued to deepen, he was shocked by the inexplicable and complicated situation in the current Shazhou. Although the Zhang clan has become the first clan in charge of the Guiyi Army since Zhang Yichao, Zhang Yichao has been dead for decades after all, and has experienced the Suo Xun Rebellion in the middle, although Zhang Chaofeng came to power, although it was purged on a large scale, but it planted the seeds of contradictions, coupled with the decline of the Guiyi Army, the rise of a small number of surrounding tribes, and the fact that the jurisdiction controlled by the Guiyi Army itself has become smaller, which has greatly weakened the strength of the Guiyi Army and formed a vicious circle. In addition, because of the need to maintain the size of the army and the number of officials, the people in the territory were expropriated violently, so that the border army, which originally pinned the hopes of the Han people in the northwest, lost the support of the people.

Zhang Chaofeng's enthronement ceremony Hu Xiaosi has seen the whole process, but he has been shaking his head, experiencing the opening ceremony of the Tang Empire in Chang'an. However, for the long follow-up team composed of various sects in the Western Regions, Hu Xiaosi obviously thought more. Zhang Chaofeng's move undoubtedly showed everyone that he had reached an agreement with the various sects in the country, and that they were supportive of his ascension to the throne.

After returning to Xuan Yingwei's foothold, Hu Xiaosi began to write a report to Wan Yi in person, and separately sent a report to Chang'an about Zhang Chaofeng's ascension to the throne, focusing on explaining the situation of sects in the northwest region controlling the people, and it would not be a good thing for those in power for a sect to control the hearts of the people at any time.

"Commander, the secret guard in charge of monitoring Zhang Chaofeng has sent back news that the Cao family has been in frequent contact with the Anxi Uighurs recently, and the two sides should be plotting something." Hu Xiaosi had just asked people to pass on his report when he received this strange news.

"Cao family, didn't Cao Rengui lead the troops to Guazhou? Why are you still getting involved with the Uighurs? Hu Xiaosi pinched his forehead and said, "Could it be that the people sent by the Uighurs from Gaochang want to discuss with them about the coordinated battle?" You'll send more people and see if you can get any specific information. ”

"This sandbar is full of weirdness, should I have some excitement? Otherwise, it would be too sorry for me to come all the way to let the situation follow in the footsteps of others. Hu Xiaosi was talking to himself as he walked, secretly planning how to start his plan, time was running out, Wan Yi's army had already left for the vicinity of the Jiuquan River, just waiting for the Uighurs to arrive and the two sides immediately started a war, and in Hu Xiaosi's eyes, Zhang Chaofeng's Western Han Jinshan Kingdom was probably at the last moment. It doesn't take too much, as long as Wan Yi's side can win, I'm afraid that Zhang Chaofeng's side will definitely have great changes. But what is this change?

At this moment, Hu Xiaosi suddenly had a feeling of being taken into the trap by others, which was a feeling he had never had since he took control of Xuan Yingwei, and many years of engaging in intelligence work made Hu Xiaosi intuitively feel that there was something in it that he hadn't guessed, but he didn't have much clue for a while.

"Go and ask Zhao Si to come and find me." Hu Xiaosi sat alone in front of the map all night, and asked someone to find Zhao Si and said, "I think there is something wrong with the Cao family." ”

Hu Xiaosi's words almost made Zhao Si sit directly on the ground, and the teacups in his hands were thrown directly on the table, and he said in a daze: "Boss, how do you know that the Cao family has a problem?" I still feel that there is something wrong with the Zhang family. But I don't have a clue what to do? ”

"Then increase the surveillance of the Cao family, I think there is really a big conspiracy here." Hu Xiaosi pointed to the map and said: "Come and see, the northwest Gaochang side has already moved, I wonder why this Anxi is procrastinating?" If they don't show up, will it be difficult to really be able to rely on Gaochang and their 100,000 army to be able to handle our Tiance Army? ”

"Maybe there's something going on in Anxi? It's just that if I want to wait for news from Anxi's side at this time, I'm afraid it's too late. In my opinion, it is better to transfer the Flying Eagle Brigade back. Zhao Si smiled bitterly: "We only have more than 30 people in the dragon group that we can use now, and if something happens to the sandbank, I'm afraid we won't even have the strength to fight back at the very least." Obviously, Zhao Si also had doubts in his heart, but Yang Tiancheng took the Flying Eagle Brigade to the border of Yizhou in the northwest, and Wang Houchun needed to respond to the main force at any time on the Guazhou side, so he almost couldn't move. Now Zhao Si is also helpless, so he is also powerless about what Hu Xiaosi said.

"It's not impossible, the Flying Eagle Brigade can't be transferred, but I think I still have a way. But this night, I thought about it, and I always felt that this Western Han Jinshan country was too problematic. So I'm going to sneak into Zhang Chaofeng's palace and go and investigate it myself, and you can arrange it. Hu Xiaosi frowned, there must be something wrong with the Cao family in his heart, but this Zhang family may not be as simple as it is on the table.

"In addition, you go and inform the marshal, if the battle over there is over, don't rush to fight the sandbank, let him find a way to send a part of the troops to secretly return to the sandbar to the edge of the desert in the middle of Datun City to ambush, don't go to the big fish." Hu Xiaosi casually ordered one more thing, he always felt that there was a problem here, so he wanted to be prepared. It was only later that I realized that although he realized the problem and made preparations, his preparations may not be able to be used when the facts have developed to that point.

Zhao Si has no opinion that Hu Xiaosi is going to Zhang Chaofeng's palace, although Xuan Yingwei's arrangement on the sandbank has not been for a long time, but that kind of pervasive means is not something that people in this era can guard against. Xuan Yingwei's inside line has already entered Zhang Chaofeng's residence, so it's no problem to bring a few people in, but there is no good way to meet Zhang Chaofeng.

In fact, when Hu Xiaosi was arranging to meet Zhang Chaofeng first, Zhang Chaofeng was also urgently making his own deployment. Because Cao Rengui had already led the troops to Guazhou, Li Yichang began to take charge of the affairs of the Jinshan Kingdom of the Western Han Dynasty, including the preparation of military supplies in the front and the pacification of the people in the rear, etc., Li Yichang did a good job, and the mercenaries he borrowed from the Tibetan border were also on the way to the sandbank. It's just that Li Yichang was skeptical about the true meaning of Zhang Chaofeng's move, and he couldn't figure out why his disciple wanted to shake the Central Plains Dynasty at this time. According to his own understanding, as long as the whole army returns to the Tang Dynasty, according to Zhang Chaofeng's status, the Tang Emperor will definitely not treat him badly, at least he is also a feudal official. Now that he has ascended the throne and stood on his own, when the Tiance army came over, it would not be a sentence that the winner is the king, and the loser Kou can say clearly. I am afraid that the Zhang family's century-old foundation and family reputation will be turned into ashes.

It's just that he has already said what he should say, and he has said what he shouldn't say, but his disciples seem to be determined to fight against the imperial court, and in addition to letting the Uighurs go east, they also brought this group of rogues on the plateau, is it ......

"Master doesn't have to guess anymore. My Zhang family has not fallen down in Shazhou for a hundred years, and I will not fall so easily. I also ask Master to help me put away this southern Qiangtang Road. Zhang Chaofeng didn't know when he appeared by Li Yichang's side, and the master and apprentice who had been in the past ten years naturally knew what his master was thinking, so he said: "I am ready, I will choose the day to command the army to go to Guazhou as the main force of our army and the decisive battle of the Tiance army, as long as the main force of Wan Yi is repulsed, then my Western Han Jinshan Kingdom will have enough time to erect it in the northwest, and no one can defeat it." Now that winter is coming, Master is getting old, please rest a lot. ”

"Winter?" Li Yichang was stunned for a moment, and then he understood where Zhang Chaofeng's hole card was, according to the weather in the northwest, I was afraid that the winter would come suddenly after August and the snow would be full of bows and knives, and the snow would hurt the horse's legs. As long as the confrontation between the two armies on the Guazhou front line is not broken, then the Tiance army will have no way to advance. Once the Tiance army retreats, it will inevitably be pressed step by step by the coalition forces on its side, and when the time comes, not only can the current crisis be solved, but even Suzhou and other places can take the opportunity to recover it in one fell swoop. In this way, the righteous army will be returned, and the current Jinshan Kingdom of the Western Han Dynasty can occupy the land west of the river in one fell swoop and become a force to compete with the Tang Dynasty.

It's just that the hole card is this, why do you want to lure the Tibetan people here? What's more, there are still Uighurs, who have a century-old feud with the Zhang clan, and the territory under their feet was originally snatched from the Tubo and Uighurs.

"The Tang Dynasty is powerful, it is impossible for a few of us to win alone, shouldn't they make some effort if the Guiyi Army is charging ahead?" Zhang Chaofeng looked at his master's trance-like expression and sneered: "The leader of the Gaochang Uighurs is a knowledgeable person, so he naturally understands the truth of this. The Tubo people on the other side of Qiangtang are not kind, they are not mercenaries at all, but the regular army of the Yangtong royal line. ”

"The Cao family does have the strength, and in such a short period of time, they can fight in a row and cross the country, and say that the Uighurs and Tibetans have come to help one after another. But sometimes it's not a good thing for a courtier to be too capable. Zhang Chaofeng's words made Li Yichang take aback, but seeing the changing look on the other party's face, he suddenly felt that his disciple had grown up unconsciously. In the past two years, Ping Suoxun has arranged so many things single-handedly, where is it still the smart disciple back then?

"It seems that you are really old, so Master will help you again. I hope you can get through this, I'm afraid you've already figured out a way out, right? Li Yichang looked at the distant back a little self-deprecatingly, smiling bitterly, but he didn't notice that the attendant who had been following him as long as he went out in the past was inadvertently replaced by another person.