Located in the core of the inner city of Qiuzi, the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate was once abandoned and placed several times, until the first year of Wu Zhou's longevity, Wang Xiaojie recovered the four towns, please defend with 30,000 Han soldiers, so far the pattern of the Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions was determined, until a hundred years later.

Now is the heyday of the Tang Dynasty, Wang Zhengjian, who is also the envoy of the two towns of Anxi and Beiting, has jurisdiction over an area roughly equivalent to the later Xinjiang Province, Kyrgyzstan, most of Tajikistan, as well as Afghanistan and Pakistan.

It can be described as a veritable king of the Western Regions!

As a matter of fact.

Anxi Deputy Grand Protector, Regent Shi Zhongcheng, Four Towns Jiedu, Holding the North Court Protector, and Jianyi Northwest Court Jie Du made Wang Zhengjian have time running out.

In the ten years of Tianbao, Gao Xianzhi was defeated by Talas, and the elite of the once famous Anxi garrison army was lost, but he himself was not punished in any way, but was promoted to the high position of Kaifu Yitong Sansi and Hexi Jiedu envoy, which was more than 70,000 soldiers, second only to the second section of the Tang Dynasty town of Fanyang Jiedu!

The reason why this is the result is very simple, the title of Anxi Dadu is hung on the head of Li Linfu, the minister of power who has leaned towards the government and the opposition for nearly 20 years.

On the contrary, another result was that Wang Zhengjian, who was the envoy of the Beiting Festival at the time, was fortunate to succeed Wang Zhongsi and An Lushan and become the third festival envoy of the Tang Dynasty to serve as a multi-town festival, a year earlier than the famous Ge Shuhan.

The reality is so speechless, it is this honor that caused Wang Zheng to see that he was sick and was about to die soon!

Since taking over Anxi in September last year, he has traveled thousands of miles between the two towns, just for one thing, to help Gao Xianzhi or Li Linfu wipe his ass.

Think about it, the four towns of Anxi, which manage 24,000 soldiers, suddenly lost eighty percent of their military strength, what can they do to deter Zhuhu? Replenishment of troops has become a top priority, and this is only one of them.

In a fiasco, the wounded must be treated, the dead must be compensated, the missing must be resettled, and the meritorious must be commended, money, grain, silk and silk must be taken out of the treasury of Anxi and Beiting, and the taxes paid to the imperial court cannot be missing, which is why Li Linfu will hand over all the two towns to him.

Because of this defeat, it is not seen in the court at all!

Third, after the war is over, the diplomatic bickering has just begun, will the big cannibals take advantage of the new victory, will they cross the green mountains and the seven river valleys and brazenly advance eastward?

Will the Qarluqs take the opportunity to expand their power? Will the nine countries surnamed Tuqishi, Shiguo, and Zhaowu take advantage of the situation? Will the friends of the Tang Dynasty, such as Bahan, be centrifuged because of this? And so on, all have to be solved.

In this way, for almost half a year, Wang Zhengjian stayed in Qiuci City for only a handful of days, and recently he was too sick to do so, so he had to lie in the back office, and after the diagnosis and treatment of famous doctors from Hexi and other places, all he got was a grinding judgment.

"But ask for the destiny of heaven and do your best."

In the words of later generations, it is time to eat, drink, and wait for the day when you kick your legs and close your eyes.

He still couldn't close his eyes, and after many efforts, in just half a year, Anxi's garrison returned to its pre-war number, although most of them were newly recruited, and on the surface it was still not to be insulted.

The national strength of the Tang Dynasty, at this moment, exerted its unparalleled power, and under this deterrence, the pre-war anti-Tang alliance led by Shi Guo rushed to lose sincerity to him, positioning a decisive battle as an encounter, and the loss of more than 10,000 people seemed so insignificant to the behemoth of the Tang Dynasty.

What made him unrelieved was the attitude of the big cannibal, if this trip could not reach the alliance, it would mean that the troops were ready for war, and the troops and horses assembled in Xiao Bolu had to return to the division immediately, and the imperial court finally erected a strategy with the Tubo people as the main direction of attack, and it would also lose a foot because of this, once something went wrong.

His brother, the famous general who was raised by His Majesty in the palace and once regarded as a famous general, was his fate.

The sound of footsteps of "kicking" was unusually clear in the quiet back hall, and Wang Zhengjian, who was lying on the couch with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes, until the footsteps were getting closer and closer, he actually supported his hands and sat up on his own, and the movements were so fast that all the servants around him could not react.

Seeing his appearance, the feet of the person who came were stagnant, but he didn't expect that the old man, who was already dying and might not wake up at any time, was staring at him intently, and his mouth was even more urging questions.

"Are people coming back?"

The person who came was his confidant and old servant, and when he heard this, his heart was sour, he lowered his body, walked quickly to his side, and whispered in his ear: "The city that I just entered, and they were greeted by Bai Dudu, have already passed the news, and they will arrive at the house soon, Ah Lang, it is better to lie down and wait, it is the same." ”

Wang Zhengjian took a deep breath and interrupted him with a calm face: "Open the middle door, call someone to wait for the change of clothes, and the old man will greet him personally." ”

Just kidding, how could it be the same?

Xiao Bolu, after Tianbao was conquered by the Tang Dynasty in the sixth year, set up the Quy Nhon army here, and still ruled many cities, that is, the city of Gilgit in later generations.

Unlike the Great Boru, the average altitude is only 1,500 meters, and the terrain is open, where the Indus, Gilgit, and Hunza rivers meet, forming a rare alluvial delta in the vicinity, and with abundant rain and long sunshine hours, it is very suitable for farming.

Since the Tubo people entered this area more than 20 years ago, the Bolu people moved here from the Sigar River Valley, five years ago with the arrival of the Tang people, the Central Plains advanced farming and planting technology was introduced, as far as the eye can see, there are farmland and water conservancy everywhere, and there are both the Tang people with short hair and the Bolu people with Hu costumes.

The garrison camp of the Tang people was set up along the river bank, all of which were sandy and gravel ground that was not conducive to cultivation, and the heavy camps were like small hills, covering the gaps in the entire river valley.

Liu Ji is also the first time to witness the ancients marching and camping, the camp around the fence, surrounded by a fence higher than one person, every certain distance, will erect a sentry tower about three or four meters high, in addition to two sentry guards, there are also golden drums to provide warnings, the camp gate, is blocked by a row of rejecting horses, the sergeant guarding the door holds a gun solemnly, motionless appearance, and the later generations are no different.

With his own body, he was led to a separate tent, where the sergeant guarding him was held back, despite his previous experience.

"Under the tent of the Marquis of Duyu, who is coming?" A Chinese military general shouted with a serious expression.

"Liu Wu, I have come to pay the order to Duan Yuhou."

Liu Ji learned the etiquette of the army, clasped his hands into fists, bent his body slightly, looked straight ahead, and replied respectfully.

Fortunately, the combination of surnames and permutations prevailed in this era, otherwise, he would not even be able to pass this level.

Listening to his report, the Chinese soldier obviously knew the situation, signaled him to stand by in place, turned around and walked to the tent, and called his name loudly.

"General Guide Lang, the right leader of the army, Wei Jingzhao Mansion, Shanxin Mansion, Zuo Guoyi, the captain of the same officer, the master of the dry pit, and the captain of the cavalry, Liu Ji, see you outside the tent."

After leaning too little, he heard a deep and powerful voice from the tent: "Yes." ”

Zhongjun turned around and made a gesture: "Please." ”

But I saw the young man stand there with a blank gaze, as if he hadn't heard.