Wang Tong's resignation is a matter worth studying for him, but for the official system of the Tang Dynasty, it can't make a splash.

After all, he is just a royal historian, there are not many others in the Tang Dynasty, there are many such people, although they can make a hundred and ten, there is not much more than him, and there is not much less than him.

So above the court, Li Er didn't even think about it, and he approved his folding, and the left and right were just whetstones prepared for Li Chengqian, and now it seems that the stone has been smoothed out, and it is of little use.

The Tang Dynasty in the fifth year of Zhenguan is very calm, there is no major disaster, there is no chaos, and several borders are also very quiet, and it is estimated that they are still afraid of the combat power of the Tang Dynasty.

The Western Turks are also very quiet, and the Khan of the Western Turks did not comment on his son's death for some reason, perhaps because of the Tang Dynasty's combat power, or because of some internal reasons, in short, the death of the Western Turks seems to be over.

However, the real situation in the Western Regions is not as calm as it seems, and the 'fangs' led by Xue Rengui have grown from 1,000 people at the beginning to more than 15,000 people.

They have become a powerful horse thief in the 36 countries of Tubo, Tuyuhun and the Western Regions, and after a year and a half of living outside the Saiwai, the 'fangs' are no different from the real Hu people of the Western Regions, they can skillfully converse in the local dialect of the Western Regions, and can rely on a few horses to wander the grassland for months without starving to death.

As for shooting arrows with a bow on a horse, this is already the norm, and the horn bow is sometimes even sharper than the hand crossbow, if it weren't for the insufficient shooting distance of the horn bow, I'm afraid that the hand crossbow would have been sent back to Chang'an by the guys from the intelligence department.

However, it is a little unbelievable to say that the two strongest and best-equipped armies of Datang on land and sea are actually horse thieves and pirates, does this show the nature of the next king of Datang?

But in any case, although the team led by Xue Rengui was under the banner of horse thieves, the word military discipline was never forgotten. Even though there are now dragons and snakes in the team, there are everyone, but no one dares to violate the military laws of the Tang Dynasty.

The military discipline of the Tang Dynasty has been firmly engraved into the bones of the 'fangs', and in this place where there are Hu people everywhere and they can't hear a word of vernacular accent, reciting the military law of the Tang Dynasty has become the only thing they can do to make them remember that they are still Tang soldiers.

Xue Rengui did not forget his mission, and Li Chengqian told him that he wanted him to raise a team of 20,000 people within three years, so that he could always kill the elite division of the Tubo Plateau.

So no matter how difficult and bitter it is in the Western Regions, he is still persevering, and more than a year has let him know that without long-term adaptive training, it is impossible for the Tang Dynasty soldiers to kill the plateau, so as long as there is a war, he is the only general in the Tang Dynasty who can lead troops into the plateau.

Meritorious achievements, wife and son, all this will be completely revealed in two years.

Xue Rengui, who was riding on the 'White Dragon Horse', slowly withdrew his attention from the direction of Tubo, and looked at Dong Jiansen, who was beside him who was not doing anything but the captain of the school: "How far is the caravan of the Tang Dynasty from here?" ”

"Just now the spies came to report, less than ten miles." Dong Jiansen was a little excited, the last time he received a letter from home was half a year ago, the letter said that his son, who was just able to speak when he left home, can now write his own name, and attached to the letter is a white paper with three crooked handwriting of 'Dong Xinghan'.

This time, it is estimated that there should be a letter from the family, I don't know how my son is!

"Homesick?" Xue Rengui asked teasingly.

When it came to home, Dong Jiansen's face showed a hint of gloom, shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Hehe, it's been almost two years since Zhenguan set out in June of the third year, and now my son probably won't recognize me when I go back!" ”

"It doesn't matter if your son recognizes you or not, your daughter-in-law can recognize you." Gao Zhan came out of the side at some point and said jokingly.

", you single dog knows a fart." 'Single Dog' was learned from Li Chengqian's mouth, and everyone in the 'Fangs' brigade knew what it meant, and often used it to make fun of those little soldiers who didn't have a family.

"I'm a single dog? I don't know how many little lovers Lao Tzu has in Chang'an, Lao Tzu just doesn't get married. Gao Zhan pouted.

"You can pull it down, wait until you go back to Chang'an to see those little lovers still let you go to bed, the smell of sheep is blowing!" Dong Jiansen looked at Gao Zhan with disgust, and his face was disguised with disgust.

"Hey, what's wrong with the smell of mutton, is there anything else to eat in this place? Lao Tzu wants to eat rice and white noodles, and millet noodles are fine, but is there any? As soon as the smell of mutton was mentioned, Gao Zhan began to argue with a white face.

In particular, all the 'fangs' left in the Western Regions are a virtue, all of them smell of mutton, and even pee is that smell.

But there is no way, they are horse thieves, not garrisons, and they run around every day without a fixed place, even if they can farm, there is no land for them to plant.

So they can only learn from those herdsmen, eat meat every day, eat until they vomit, anyway, there is no shortage of sheep in the Western Regions, and when they run out of food, they will go to grab a batch and come back, or go to a small country to ask for some.

Fifteen thousand horse thieves, the combat power far exceeds that of some remote and small countries, the problem of asking for some food is not big, but most of the people who come are also cattle and sheep, the food in the Western Regions is too small, and wanting to supply 15,000 people is tantamount to a fool's dream.

"Alright, you go down and get ready, the caravan is coming, remember, don't show your feet." Seeing the red faces of the two teasing and carrying them, Xue Rengui stopped the argument between the two in time, and at the same time arranged for them to go down to organize his subordinates.

Their current location is the famous Silk Road, where a large number of caravans pass through from time to time, and their supplies, letters, and other things are often transported through the caravanserais.

It's just that because of their identity, they must go out in person to get back what belongs to them.

Otherwise, if they specially deliver supplies to them, they will expose the identity of the Tang army, cause dissatisfaction among the countries in the Western Regions, and may also destroy the original plan.

As Dong and Gao turned to leave, Xue Rengui patted the suede jacket on his body and smiled inexplicably.

I remembered that I was nesting in the ravines and ravines, practicing martial arts and hunting every day, in order to enlist in the army and mix up an official position as a school guard or something. While eating and drinking, marry another daughter-in-law, give birth to a few babies, and continue the incense of the Xue family.

But now...... It seems that the official position on the fourth grade has been far higher than the original goal, and there are dozens of petty officials like the school captain.

And all this was caused by the words of the prince who was far away in Chang'an.

(End of chapter)