Cen Tianshi and Xu Tianxiang implemented Li Xuanqing's deployment in Chang'an as quickly as possible, and dispatched some officials from Hexi Province and the 13th National Guard stationed there to quickly leave Hexi to go to the camp of the Tiance Army's Western Expedition Group Army, replacing the tens of thousands of people in Wan Yi's hands, and arranging for them to start rebuilding nearby. The second step of the plan is to transfer hundreds of official officials from the Chang'an School of Administration and various places to join Yang Yi's personnel from the three cities of the National Guard mobilized from Fengzhou as the second step to receive all the territory occupied by the Flying Eagle Brigade in the early stage, and some personnel will also move with the army to ensure that everything is received smoothly.

"Shi Jian, send someone to inform Xiaohu that they should be restrained for the time being, don't be too public, don't move in the Huqiang Hundred Tent Generation for the time being, and wait until the people arranged by the cabinet are received before acting, and let them assist the civil officials to do a good job of receiving during this time, and by the way, all the seized gold and silver property will be handed over to the logistics department and transported back to Hexi." Wan Yi asked Liu Xuan to find the Flying Eagle Brigade, this gang did not obviously regard the northwest as a grassland, but it was a strong dish, almost all the few tribes within a few hundred miles around had suffered, and a lot of gold and silver floating wealth had been robbed, and what made Wan Yi cry and laugh was that now Su Xiaohu began to shout slogans when he went out to rob, so that these few tribes would pay back the interest they had bullied the Han people back then.

You go to the task well Wan Yi is too lazy to talk nonsense with this gang of soldiers, but now not all the minority tribes are enmity with the Han people, and there are many of the few tribes at the bottom, and now they almost offend all these guys.

Liu Xuan held back the grinning smile on the corner of his mouth and walked out, but it didn't take long for him to enter the Shuai tent again, and his face was strange, the most important thing was that Shi Jian, who was originally in the training of soldiers and Xue Wanli, also arrived at the Shuai tent.

"Dashuai, Zhang Sheng is here." Liu Xuan was stunned when he saw Wan Yi staring at the latest map of Ganzhou sent by Xuan Yingwei, and came over to report: "He came with more than 3,000 Han people, saying that he asked to see the marshal." ”

"More than 3,000 people? Wasn't he called Tang Kou by the Uighurs? Why do you have so many people? Wan Yi turned around and asked a little strangely, "Xuan Yingwei didn't hear about their number before?" What about Zhao Si? ”

"They are the ones that Zhao Si found them after the Tiger Hill Pass was recovered. Originally, Zhang Sheng wanted to bring people into Tiger Hill Pass to secretly assist us in laying Tiger Hill Pass, but what I didn't expect was that we broke through the pass too quickly, and we had already won Tiger Hill Pass before others arrived. Liu Xuan smiled bitterly: "That's why I was discovered by Xuan Yingwei." ”

"In that case, you can go out with me and see. Shi Jian, why is your face so ugly? Wan Yi nodded, obviously very satisfied with Zhang Sheng's actions, and was about to go out with everyone, when he suddenly noticed that Shi Jian's face was different, and suddenly asked.

"Zhang Sheng was wearing the uniform of the Anxi Army, and said that he was a descendant of Anxi back then." Shi Jian sighed as he walked: "I was just guessing with Xuan Yingwei before, but I didn't expect to find out that it was really true after seeing the real person." ”

"It's another Anthy descendant." Wan Yi turned to Liu Xuan and said: "Chief of Staff go and prepare, if Zhang Sheng's identity is correct, I will invite them to a banquet at noon, by the way, let Xue Wanli open a battalion headquarters and prepare to receive his subordinates." ”

Liu Xuan nodded and turned around to prepare, Wan Yi and Shi Jian came to the gate of Yuan, only to see more than 3,000 men dressed in various colors standing quietly in front of the Tiance Army camp, but the clothes of the first person were very different from the others, not only wearing Mingguang armor, but also the grade was not low, but this Mingguang armor system was not the same as what Wan Yi and others had seen before, and it seemed to be older.

"Dashuai, that is the armor of the Anxi Army, and there is a wolf skin hidden in the Western Regions on the armor, which should be the clothing of the tooth general." In Shi Jian's explanation, Wan Yi nodded and stepped forward.

"This is Wan Yi, the commander of the Tang Empire's Western Expeditionary Group Army. Zhang Sheng, since the handsome man has come out of the door, your wish has been fulfilled. Shi Jian and Xue Wanli glanced at each other and stood on Wan Yi's left and right. Shi Jian pointed at Wan Yi and said in a deep voice.

"The Tang Dynasty Anxi Dadu guards the tent under the Yanqi Town Guard, and the descendant of the Zhang family, Zhang Sheng, knocked to see the handsome, and the Zhang family has guarded Anxi for a hundred years, and came to pay the order today." took five steps forward, knelt on the ground with a token in his hand, and bowed in reply.

His words surprised Shi Jian and the others, not his identity, but the token in his hand, the black and faint tiger talisman token full of the vicissitudes of time rushed to his face.

"This is the tiger talisman of the Yanqi Town Guardian in the Four Towns back then?" Shi Jian stepped forward and took the Tiger Talisman token, rubbed it for a while, handed it to Wan Yi, and muttered to himself.

"Qi Yu Marshal, in the third year of the Tang Dynasty, Guo Xin led the last thousands of soldiers of the Anxi Army to fight the last battle of Anxi in Qiuci and Tubo abandoned Songzan, and my ancestors were ordered to leave Qiuci at the last moment to protect the descendants of the Tang Army to the sandbank. Qiuzi fell, and the soldiers of the Anxi Army died with Guo Dadu to protect the country. After a hundred years of travel, the Zhang family traveled thousands of miles only to protect the descendants of the Tang people under the tent to return to Middle-earth, but despite the catastrophe, the Zhang family failed to live up to the favor of the capital and could not complete the task. Today, I saw that my Tang army had returned to the Western Regions, and I came to accept the guilt. Zhang Sheng's face was full of sadness, tears flowed in his eyes, and he kowtowed.

Although it was only a few short sentences, it still sounded like a hundred years later, and these iron-blooded soldiers in front of them who had gone through hundreds of battles were full of grief and indignation, and they were speechless. Wan Yi let out a long sigh and stepped forward to help Zhang Sheng up. At this time, Shi Jian and the others had already rushed up with the soldiers behind them and the soldiers of the Tiance Army in the camp, and helped up the descendants of the Tang Army who bowed their heads and knelt silently.

"I hope that this growth will serve the country, why should I be born in Yumen Pass." Wan Yi looked up to the sky and sighed, looking at these people in front of him who had been fighting alone for a hundred years, without seeing any hope or any assistance, but for the sake of an order and a promise at the beginning, passed on from generation to generation, just for the Han people's territory, his voice was full of compassion and vicissitudes, "Brothers of the Tang Dynasty, it has been a hundred years, it is the empire that is sorry for you, and it is the Tang Dynasty that is sorry for you." For the sake of your original promise, you have traveled thousands of miles from Anxi to protect the people of Han people, and the heroic blood has been passed on from generation to generation. On behalf of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty and the thousands of people of the Tang Dynasty, I welcome you home. Wan Yi's words were almost a roar, turning into a long roar that shattered the clouds in the sky, causing these men who had almost abandoned all emotions to fall to the ground and cry incessantly.

"I, Wan Yi, swear in the name of the commander of the Western Expedition Group Army, in this life and this life, I should do my best to inherit the legacy of the ancestors of Anxi, revitalize the Tang Dynasty, return to Anxi, recover the old land, and return my rivers and mountains." Wan Yi looked at these descendants of the Tang Army in front of him, pushed Jin Shan and fell to the ground, and said solemnly: "Anyone who offends my Tang Dynasty will be killed." Whoever deceives me Datang Baixin, kill. Slaughter my Tang Dynasty soldiers, kill. This heart and this oath, heaven and earth learn together. As soon as Wan Yi's oath was finished, countless soldiers of the Tiance Army behind him echoed their commanders, and for a while, a murderous aura rose up in the camp, shocking the eternal sky.

"Thank you, the Han people of the Western Regions are looking forward to the return of the king like a long drought and looking forward to the rain. Zhang Sheng is not talented, and he is willing to be a pawn of the handsome horse. Zhang Sheng was completely moved by Wan Yi's oath, and immediately knelt down and swore an oath. But he was helped up by Wan Yi and said with a smile: "Brother Zhang, follow me into the camp, wait for me to pick up the wind and wash the dust for everyone, and recover Anxi in the coming day, I need more support from everyone." ”

After Wan Yi took everyone into the camp, Zhang Sheng's 3,000 brothers were admitted to the barracks and received by the soldiers at all levels of the Tiance Army, and Zhang Sheng was invited back to the tent by Wan Yi, at this time Liu Xuan had already prepared all the banquets. After everyone sat down, Wan Yi asked Zhang Sheng to sit on his right head, and said with a smile: "Brother Zhang, what other descendants of the Anxi Army are scattered all over the place besides you?" ”

To be honest, this is what Shi Jian is most concerned about at this time, he himself is a descendant of Anxi, so after Wan Yi finished speaking, he stood up directly and bowed to Zhang Sheng and said, "Brother Zhang, I am also a descendant of Anxi back then." Seeing you today is also seeing your loved ones. ”

"The general is also a descendant of Anxi? Dare to ask which descendant? Zhang Sheng stood up and asked when he heard this. To tell the truth, in the past hundred years, in addition to fighting against the encirclement and suppression of the Uighurs and other minority tribes, Zhang Sheng and his ancestors have mainly aimed to attract and protect the remnants of Anxi.

"Shi Jian, a descendant of General Shi Ba, has met Brother Zhang under the tent of the Dadu of Xiaanxi." Shi Jian also sighed after seeing the ceremony: "After the ancestors returned to China to quell the rebellion with Li Siye, the capital of Anxi, they lost contact with the corps left behind in Anxi, and then a hundred years have passed, but I didn't expect to see my relatives today." ”

After the two of them revealed their identities, they both wanted to recount the old things of the year, but Shi Jian was not clear about the affairs of the Western Regions after the return of the main force of the Anxi Army, and Shi Ba to Shi Jian had experienced four or five generations of things, so many things were scattered in a circle, and Zhang Sheng was not clear about the affairs of the Central Plains after Anxi lost contact with the Central Plains, and the old things of Anxi back then were not remembered by his generation except for those big events. So I'm afraid that I don't know if I can finish this reminiscence for a few days and nights, so Wan Yi smiled when he heard this: "Two, let's talk about the old things later, now that the Tang Dynasty is flourishing, it is imperative to recover Anxi, and there will be opportunities for a long time in the future." Brother Zhang returned today, in my opinion, let the logistics department send everyone back to Chang'an, meet the emperor, and wait until the emperor rewards and settles down. ”

"Reward?" Wan Yi's words reminded Shi Jian, so he hurriedly took Zhang Sheng's hand and said with a smile: "What the big marshal said is that Shi Jian almost missed a big event. Brother Zhang told you, today's emperor is a generation of virtuous emperors, I think when I was a thief in Helan Mountain, it was the emperor's words that woke me up. Later, Fengzhou, for the sake of the descendants of the Yanqi Town Guard, Yang Yi brothers, did not hesitate to change the strategic deployment, forced Xiazhou, deterred the party members by force, and handed over the descendants of Anxi. To be honest, now that the descendants of Anxi in the Central Plains can gather in Chang'an, the emperor has made great efforts. Now that Brother Zhang has returned, I am afraid that the emperor will personally meet Brother Zhang. ”

One sentence made Zhang Sheng interested in the current emperor, Anxi's affairs have passed for a hundred years, to be honest, except for their descendants, almost no one remembers the events of the year, so Zhang Sheng immediately said: "In this case, please ask the emperor to play for me, Zhang Sheng is willing to lead the descendants of Anxi into Beijing to meet His Majesty the Emperor." ”

"I've already reported to the Chang'an base camp on Pegasus, and there will be a reply from Chang'an soon. Brother Zhang will follow the army during this time. The Western Expedition Group Army is about to march into Ganzhou, and then it will be necessary for Brother Zhang to praise military affairs. Wan Yi raised his glass and said with a smile: "Now we are a family, come, have a drink together, and celebrate the reunion in the Western Regions after a hundred years." ”

Everyone staggered together to celebrate the reunion. Similar scenes continue to occur in the military camp, and now there are many descendants of Anxi led by Shi Jian in the Modao Battalion, and they also burst into tears after meeting the 3,000 remnants led by Zhang Sheng. Under the warm reception of the soldiers of the Tiance Army, these taciturn remnants gradually let go, and the scene gradually began to liven.

And Wan Yi gradually understood the situation of the Hanmin in the Western Regions after the follow-up chat with Zhang Sheng, and the news brought by Zhang Sheng was more thorough and comprehensive than that of Xuan Yingwei and Wan Yi and others. Before the Battle of Qiuci, Guo Xin had actually made a lot of arrangements, in addition to the soldiers who accompanied the army, the remaining people of Anxi in the Western Regions were also arranged to hide in several batches, recuperate and prepare to be able to rise up when the Tang army came and respond to the king's division. Moreover, in order to keep secrets, the various branches were secretly arranged, and no one else knew the specific whereabouts of the other branches except the supreme leader. Later, the Tibetans and Uighurs ruled Anxi alternately, and after a hundred years, even Zhang Sheng himself did not know the specific whereabouts of the remaining troops. Moreover, Zhang Sheng's ancestor was the last one back then, and the arrangement was relatively close to the sandbank, and the others were estimated to be deep in Anxi according to the region.

"Marshal, when I go back to Anxi after I meet the emperor, I will definitely find a way to find a few other descendants, and the hundred-year-old Anxi army will definitely leave a lot of seeds." Zhang Sheng saw that Wan Yi, Shi Jian and the others were so concerned about the news of Anxi's descendants, so he stood up and assured: "Although I have tried my best to find out their news over the years, in fact, even I myself have been called Tang Kou by the various clans in the Western Regions, so they don't want to contact me if they think about it, after all, there is no guarantee." But now that the Tang Dynasty has returned to the Western Regions, they will definitely get the news wherever the army goes, so the marshal doesn't have to worry, they will definitely come to vote automatically when we fight over. ”

Zhang Sheng's words put Wan Yi and the others at ease, saying that Guo Xin and the others had been fighting for nearly 50 years, how could they not find a way to protect the military families and people under them. In this way, I will definitely find them when I fight them. At that time, these people will be the foundation of the Tang Empire's rule over the Western Regions.

Putting down the things in his mind and staggering the wine glasses of Zhang Sheng and others, he put all the regrets of a hundred years into the wine, and he was drunk.