This change in Qiuzi City, how can Xiao Bolu, who is hundreds of miles away, hear about it, and everyone is making preparations before the war in an orderly manner.

In that corner of the garrison camp, three people were slowly eating fragrant barbecue, and none of them spoke, all thinking about the questions raised by Liu Ji.

In later generations, when he was in the military academy, it was the new generation of Chinese leaders who proposed the key implementation point of the new Silk Road policy, so he once systematically studied the history of the entire Western Regions, and on this basis, created a number of papers, and it was these results that finally attracted the attention of the intelligence department, thus changing the trajectory of his life.

How can the Silk Road bypass the Tang Dynasty?

Now, not only has he become a participant in that battle, but the two people around him are the key figures in it, so he will lead to that question, and of course, it is also a not so pleasant memory.

The pine wood cut from the local area has a special fragrance when burned, and the light sound of the fire is like the heartbeat of everyone present.

"What is there to say, defeat is defeat, you know, we originally planned to gather troops in Broken Leaf City, but when we got there, we found that the city had already been destroyed by Wang Zhongcheng, and there was no tile to cover in the city, and there was no food and grass supply. We are in a hurry, whether it is the Beiting soldiers and horses or the Tianwei reinforcements, they have not arrived for a long time, more than 30,000 people want to chew, can they expect to be transported from Qiuzi? ”

Li Siye's voice was a little anxious, and his expression was not so natural, this was the first-hand information that Liu Ji heard, and he was a little absorbed unconsciously, but Duan Xiushi glanced at him strangely.

"Later, I learned from the passing merchants that the city of Talas was not well guarded, so I thought about taking it and gaining a foothold, but the situation at that time did not allow us to pick and choose, so I thought, even if there is a discrepancy in the facts, with our 30,000 people, there is no reason to lose."

Speaking of which, he did not continue, the later situation is very clear to everyone here, the defenders in the city of Talas are indeed not many, but they are ready for battle, the Tang army is a long-distance attack, not to mention the fatigue of men and horses, but there is no siege equipment at all, and when the craftsmen in the army are built one by one, the time is delayed, and the enemy's reinforcements have also arrived.

It was the territory of the Sogdians, but the people who guarded the city were big cannibals, which can only show that the news was deliberately released by the enemy in order to attract the Tang army to attack.

Duan Xiushi nodded: "The terrain there is like a basin, over the White Stone Ridge, the city of Talas is surrounded by mountains, deserts, and rivers, the cavalry of the great cannibals is stubborn and fierce, and the Sogdians are numerous, gathering more than 100,000 people, after we hold on to them for five days, the grain and grass in the army are broken, and we have to kill horses to satisfy hunger, and then ......."

Then there was the betrayal of the Qarluqs, which was the straw that broke the camel's back, and their narration was similar to the history that Liu Ji knew, but added a lot of details, of course, he did not intend to dissect the reasons for the defeat, because to do so would not only not get much praise, but would also be counterproductive.

There are not many people who are willing to pose their wounds and let people point fingers, even if they are very good friends.

"So, both of you agree that the key to this battle is the enemy's situation, right?" Waiting for the two to nod, he continued: "Sun Ziyun, knowing that he knows the other, he will not be defeated in a hundred battles, and the big cannibals are deliberately laying all kinds of traps, why not? ”

Liu Ji paused slightly, and his gaze swept over the faces of the two: "They are afraid of the Tang Dynasty, or they are afraid of the prestige of Gaokaifu. ”

This conclusion is not surprising, before Heng Luos, Gao Xianzhi was a victorious general, and almost all the opponents in the Western Regions were beaten, and when the Great Cannibal decided to go to war, he would definitely learn about his deeds from the mouth of the Sogdians in the river, in fact, in the history books of later generations, they called Gao Xianzhi "the king of the mountains of China".

Comparing the means of intelligence between the two sides, the gap is too obvious, you must know that at that time, due to the previous conquest of the Shi Kingdom, the entire Sogdian states in the river stood on the opposite side of the Tang Dynasty, and the Sogdian merchants who traveled through the Silk Road, what kind of attitude would it be, do you still need to say?

Perhaps, the dealer who provided the information was simply a cannibal conspiracy.

"And now? We have become frightened birds, for a land of Bolu, thousands of Tibetan people, are like a great enemy, to send spies deep into the enemy's territory, nine lives to get the news, this news may not be reliable. ”

The two of them suddenly looked surprised, and Liu Ji shook his head: "Today's Tubo, just like last year's big cannibals, they are afraid of Master Tang and have to use intrigues to try to mislead us, whether it is the so-called inside line, or they want to kill the two of us, they have only one purpose." ”

"Let our people attack it desperately."

This statement should have been said when the order was paid, but at that time, Duan Xiushi had already heard Yang Yu's report and thought that he would repeat it, but he never thought that Liu Ji had his own judgment.

"Do you mean to say that the Tubo people stationed in the city of Hebolao have more than 3,000 military horses?"

A voice suddenly came in from outside, and the three people who were discussing it were all startled and raised their heads at the same time.

"The official knows, they, they must be here, good guy, this fragrance can be smelled from miles away."

Feng Changqing didn't come alone, he was followed by a group of people, most of them were followers, only a few in front, and he knew that his identities were different at a glance, among them, there was even Yang Pre, he walked at the back with a young general, and secretly gave Liu Ji a look while he was unprepared.

After a few days of life and death, the two had some tacit understanding, Liu Ji understood at a glance that this group of people was coming for him nine times out of ten, and the trouble was that he almost didn't know him.

"I've seen Sima."

"My subordinates have seen Sima."

"Feng Sima."

The three of them stood up and saluted Feng Changqing in three different tones, who waved his hand casually and pointed at Liu Ji and said.

"He just woke up, and his mind is not clear." Then he turned his head: "Goro, your master, but I was so worried that I heard you wake up, and shouted that I wanted to come to see you, so I went to your residence first, but I never thought that you were hiding here." ”

Liu Ji was slightly stunned, he still has a master? But Feng Changqing didn't specify which one it was, the matter is coming, no matter what, he has to gamble, if he is wrong, he will be injured in the brain, and his eyes are not good, anyway, people have already helped him find a good excuse.

With his mind in mind, he straightened his sleeves unhurriedly, with a respectful expression on his face.