"Marshal, this is the latest battle report sent by the deputy marshal, and the whole territory of Safar has been recovered." Liu Xuan sent the news he received to Wan Yi early in the morning, and his mouth couldn't close. The Safar side has a vast area and is supported by a unified regime, but the 100,000 soldiers and horses of the Southern Advance Corps actually fought faster than their main army, and their side had just taken Qarluq, but the news of the end of the war actually came from the other side, which made Liu Xuan suddenly show admiration for Gauss.

"Go and inform the Deputy Prime Minister to come here for discussion." Wan Yi carefully checked Gao Siji's battle report and instructed Liu Xuan to immediately go to Tuoba Si for advice. As soon as the fighting in the south is over, the main force of the South Advance Corps will inevitably be rebuilt, so that the Safar side in the south must arrange for more civil officials and the National Guard to receive it as soon as possible, so as to prevent the army from being held back by local chores.

However, Liu Xuan had already appeared at the door of the tent before he went out, he received a report from Sima Daoxin's side, due to the long distance, the urgent items of the military and political departments relied on the special channel of Xuanyingwei's side to arrive, and Tuoba Sijian also rushed to Gongyue City and Wan Yi to discuss the northern garrison and the division of administrative areas after Gelulu was completely taken. In fact, there is no border in the north of Qarluq, and further north is the border with the Qiangs, but the two sides have no border at all in this endless steppe, and they are all here today and I will come here tomorrow, and whoever occupies the grassland is counted. So this situation also made Tuoba Sijian unable to make up his mind for a while. After all, the division of the frontier provinces by the cabinet is basically based on the territory actually occupied by both the military and the government.

"The marshal, but you're reading the battle report sent by the deputy marshal? Coincidentally, I have one here. Tuoba Sizhi waved his hand to signal Liu Xuan to go busy with himself, and walked to Wan Yi's side and said with a smile: "But the urgent mail from my side seems to make me unable to sleep more than the deputy marshal sent it." This Safarid Dynasty is not an ordinary wealth, just Sima Daoxin, the treasury of the various prefectures currently controlled by Sima Daoxin and your military is about to increase your total military expenditure this year. And it's all real money, and all of them are gold and silver coins in these places, and there are very few copper coins. ”

Originally, Wan Yi didn't have much interest in the civil affairs part, because the civil affairs are basically after the military and the government, and the military and political side has already completed the task, so the civil affairs side only needs to follow up and send people to receive it, and the current garrison is still in various places, and he is not afraid of someone making trouble, after all, the military is now in charge there, and the Tiance Army can enter the battle at any time to suppress the reactionary forces. However, when Tuoba Si's report came out, the seizure of the government treasury alone was enough to cover the military expenditure for this year, and he suddenly couldn't sit still, and the military expenditure of the Tiance Army this year has reached an unprecedented amount of 770 million Tang dollars, and this is not counting the fact that the country is gradually entering deflation, and the value of Tang coins is generally relatively high, otherwise I am afraid that the 6.7 million army plus the National Guard will not be able to collect more than 1 billion Tang coins at all.

"Then what are you waiting for, hurry up and bring it back. If all of this is sent to the treasury, I am afraid that your cabinet will personally go to the General Staff to give us medals. Wan Yi laughed and was also curious about how rich Safar was, according to Xuan Yingwei's report, the place outside the mountains was basically grassland, and the proportion of arable land was not high, how could there be so much money? Moreover, under normal circumstances, if there is so much gold and silver in the treasury, it means that the country and region have at least enough security in terms of food and other aspects, so they will hoard so much gold and silver in the treasury.

"Who knows? The arrival time of our military and political personnel is too short, and they are basically concerned about how to fight the war and how to incorporate the local area into the territory of the Tang Dynasty, so I am afraid that they can only figure it out by asking Qin Kong about going to the rest. However, if there is so much gold and silver, basically it is either extremely developed in commerce and trade, or there is a lot of gold and silver in the local area, and it is impossible to accumulate so much wealth by relying on agriculture and animal husbandry. Tuoba Si smiled and said, "When will your army withdraw from the southern front?" There is basically not much transportation capacity in the logistics and civil affairs, and Sima Daoxin has discussed with Qian Biao for the problem of communication between the north and the south, and is ready to dig a straight road in the green mountains, from the big and small Bolu to the Bohe Prefecture, so that the main road from Khotan to Safar can be opened. ”

"Within half a month, before the end of August, the heavy cavalry battalion will take the lead in retreating to the north, and the Anxi Corps will temporarily stay in place to carry out the task of guarding against the Great Food Empire." Wan Yi nodded and said, "I will ask Gauss to bring all the treasury treasures back to Shule when he leads his army north, and then transfer them back to China." ”

"Then I didn't say it. I will inform Sima Daoxin to take advantage of this time to gather all the treasury in various places, so that when the time comes, the heavy cavalry battalion will be taken directly with them. Tuoba Si Jian was just about to continue, Liu Xuan hurriedly barged in and said: "Dashuai, deputy prime minister, the front line of the personal guard battalion is urgent, and the army of the Great Food Empire has been found outside the city of Kulan, there are about 100,000 people, all of them are cavalry and Samanid troops together. ”

"They came out of nowhere? Didn't Xuan Yingwei say that the army of the Great Food Empire had just set off from Baghdad? How is it so fast? Wan Yi was a little puzzled and said, "Kulan City is thousands of miles away from Everross and Baishui City further west, and it is impossible for them to hide from Xuan Yingwei all the way west. When Wan Yi said this, he suddenly turned his head and looked at Tuoba Siji, nodded and said, "Could it be that the Great Food Empire has sent more than one reinforcement?" ”

The Chief of Staff immediately issued an order to immediately lead the army west to Kulan City, and the Guards Battalion and the Uighur Corps joined forces to block the Great Food Empire and the Samand Army. The 7th Corps temporarily stayed in Gongyue City to assist the Deputy Prime Minister in stabilizing the Qarluq region. Wan Yi groaned slightly, and then immediately issued a military order, "No matter how many reinforcements the Great Food Empire has, we must call them back without hesitation." A hundred years ago, Gao Dadu Hu and General Li Siye's regret in Genross we will not repeat this time, the traitors of the year have now been completely wiped out by us, this battle we need to play the majesty of our Tang Army, for the ancestors of the year to eliminate regrets. ”

"In addition, inform all personnel in the command to start preparing immediately, and we will leave camp early tomorrow morning to join the front-line troops." As soon as Wan Yi gave an order, countless orders were immediately issued by the guards as Liu Xuan's pen went. And the urgent report sent to Gauss to the south was also handed over to Xuanyingwei to be delivered along with the order from Tuoba Siji's side. When Wan Yi urgently mobilized his direct battalion from near Gongyue City to march west, Li Feixue and Hammoud outside Julan City were surprised by the mighty more than 200,000 soldiers and horses outside the city. Both of them are battlefield veterans, so they naturally understand that the cavalry of the 100,000 Great Food Empire that suddenly appeared is full of strangeness.

"Flying snow, don't you think they don't look like regular troops? Although I have not been in contact with the Great Food Empire before, I also know that the quality of the cavalry of the Great Food Empire is not inferior to that of my Tang cavalry, and to some extent it is inferior, they have a kind of Mamluk cavalry that is advertised to the outside world, known as the elite of the elite. But how do I think these people are a group of peasants, if not peasants, they must be a group of herdsmen, and there is no discipline at all when they set up camp, and if it were not for the Samanid cavalry next to them, the two are horns of each other, and I am sure that a cavalry charge will completely disturb them. Hammoud pointed to the military camp of the Great Food Empire, which was rolling for miles outside the city, and couldn't help but wonder. But he can't see the details of the army of the Great Food Empire, Li Feixue is naturally even more unclear, but although the two of them don't know the origin of the army outside, they still see a little other meaning, although these people don't look like an army, whether it is a soldier or those generals in armor, the morale seems to be very high, and the Arabic hymns can be heard in the military camp from time to time.

"Is there any latest news from Xuan Yingwei?" Li Feixue spared her head, but she couldn't figure out what was going on, so she could only ask Xuan Yingwei for help. It's just that on the Xuanying Guard's side, because Zhao Si was on his way to Julan City, although the members of the dark guard who accompanied the army had contacted the secret guards in other areas several times, they didn't find anything unusual.

"Old ha, why don't we go and fight? How about testing the water? Li Feixue turned her head to find Hammoud and asked after finding nothing on Xuan Yingwei's side. His method was actually not bad, the pro-guard battalion and the Uighur army combined were 100,000 men, and they were covered by the city walls, and there was really nothing to be afraid of for the nomadic cavalry outside the city who were not good at attacking fortifications, even if they couldn't fight back. But Hammud thought about it and shook his head: "I have a hunch, the army of the Great Food Empire is definitely not so simple, is there any conspiracy here?" The other party seems to have an army of 200,000 on the surface, and if they still have reservations, I am afraid that our people who go out of the city will really suffer. Didn't the marshal say before that once the Great Food Empire intervenes in the battle between us and the Samanids, it will be a collision of the two empires, so I don't think we should stand still first? Anyway, the big marshal should have received our urgent mail now. Hamoud's words made Li Feixue very helpless, he had 100,000 people, if he sent a corps, the other one would have to hold on to Kulan City, so that once the other party had an ambush or had a premeditated plan, the army out of the city would be besieged, and there would really not be many troops that could be drawn out to support. After all, the other side still has enough troops to send troops to attack the city while besieging it.

"You can't try it, why don't we come?" The two stood at the head of the city and didn't discuss the result, but they were cold, and someone behind them took over the conversation.

"Zhao Si, when did you come when I went? And Xiaohu. Li Feixue turned her head and looked, sure enough, as always, the style of Xuan Yingwei suddenly appeared like Hu Xiaosi before.

"You mean to let the Eagle Brigade do it?" Hammoud and Zhao Si are not familiar with each other, and they have never seen Su Xiaohu, so after the four of them exchanged pleasantries, Li Feixue asked, in fact, he had already guessed when Su Xiaohu appeared. To be honest, Zhao Si was also very curious about the army of the Great Food Empire outside the city, these people didn't look like an army at all, except for weapons and war horses, many of these people didn't even have armor, they were basically wearing a robe with a hat typical of the Heavenly Fang Sect.

"It's okay, although the big camp outside the city looks strong, it is nothing to their group of soldiers, didn't the royal court of Qarlu still be trampled by this guy?" Zhao Si looked at Su Xiaohu and said with a smile: "And compared to those ordinary soldiers of you, they can truly test the strength of the Great Food Empire." ”

"Can't the Xuan Ying Guard find out their details?" Hammoud leaned over at this point and asked. He felt that the method of using Xuan Yingwei to engage in intelligence would not make it clear that the other party would not be able to figure out the details.

"The army of the Great Food Empire that we are monitoring is still on the road at this time, and has not yet reached the border between Saman and the Great Food Empire. Moreover, the tracking news from the dark guard said that the other party was a fully equipped 100,000 elite cavalry, which was not the same thing as those in front of him at all. But this time I really didn't figure out the details of them. Zhao Si also sighed and said: "It's the first time that this kind of thing has happened in intelligence for so many years, if the commander is here, it is estimated that he will scold me to death." However, I have a feeling that if these people are not the army of the Great Food Empire, then they must have something to do with the Heavenly Fang Sect. Maybe they managed to get away from the eyes of our guards. ”

"Xiaohu, then try it. You decide for yourself how you want to act, and when you need the cooperation of our army, just say it in advance. Li Feixue also knew that if Zhao Si didn't know, no one would know, so he immediately asked Su Xiaohu to prepare.

"Don't keep a straight face, I'll tell you the good news, the fighting on the side of the deputy commander of the southern front has ended, and all the Safariads have been wiped out." Zhao Si saw that after Su Xiaohu left, Li Feixue and Hammoud's faces were still not good-looking, and he immediately smiled. He was already in charge of intelligence, and the latest situation on Saffary's side was naturally clear, and he got the news earlier than Wan Yi and them.

This news immediately made both of them interested, Hammoud touched his head and smiled: "The end of the battle on the southern front means that our western expeditionary army has avoided the embarrassment of fighting on two fronts, once the main force of the southern marching corps goes north, even if the army of the Great Food Empire gathers, we will have nothing to do, wait now." There is no accident on the big handsome's side, and there must be people drawn from the rear. Several people laughed and agreed with Hammud's analysis, after all, after the end of the Southern Front, after the Western Expeditionary Army's fist was withdrawn, even if the main force of the Great Food Empire came over, it would be fine. So after the Flying Eagle Brigade went out of the city in disguise that night, these people all stood quietly on the city wall to see how much wind and rain the Flying Eagle Brigade could stir up in the opponent's camp, but no one cared about the danger of Su Xiaohu's trip, if the Flying Eagle Brigade was in danger, then the regular troops would have no way to plan a night attack.

However, at this time, after Su Xiaohu entered the other party's camp, his face gradually became solemn, and he was even stunned by the scene in front of him.