Chapter 552: Lingwu (7)

The Hui people did come, but the Khan Mo Yansi did not come, and it was the second prince who led the army to move the land and build and the Hui Hui State Xianggu Lu. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Ye Hu returned to the camp and told Mo Yan about Kong Sheng's agreement. Hearing that the princess of the Tang Dynasty really came to make peace with a large amount of grain and grass, Mo Yan breathed a sigh of relief, and many powerful and high-level officials in the country were also relieved, at least they could get this batch of grain and grass materials, and there would be no problem to survive this cold winter.

Mo Yansi agreed to meet with Kong Sheng three days later to discuss the matter of harmony. Because this is a matter of friendship between the two countries, and it is also a major national matter, it is naturally not to be rash. In particular, the Tang Dynasty is a country that pays attention to etiquette and order, and the Hui people, out of basic diplomatic etiquette, at least cannot be too lacking in etiquette.

As for whether the princess of Ningguo who came to kiss was beautiful or ugly, no one cared at all. For Mo Yansi, a woman is not as practical as a war horse, what he wants is not the princess of the Tang Dynasty but the materials of the Tang Dynasty, and the nominal support of the Tang Dynasty for his Mo Yansi regime. And at the beginning, without the support of the Tang Dynasty, he would not have been able to sit on the throne of the Khan.

The Hui were divided into two factions towards the Tang Dynasty, one was the main and the faction, headed by the vice minister and the crown prince Ye Hu, and some of the heads of the Hui tribes followed. There is also a faction that is naturally the main battle faction, which is mainly built by the prime minister of the country, Gu Lulu and the second prince.

Originally, the militant faction of Gu Lulu and Yidi Jian took the initiative, and the Hui Khan Mo Yansi swayed back and forth between the two, which was actually a balance between the left and right. In his heart, he was inclined to be pro-Tang, but he was constrained by the domestic political situation, and he could not help but make compromises and concessions.

After Yidijian fled back from Datang, after seeing Datang's unfathomable national strength and the war readiness materials with artifacts and artillery, his mentality changed slightly, and he was quite dissatisfied when he saw that Yidijian wanted to temporarily give up the idea of invading Datang. Whether it is Kong Sheng's bravery or the so-called artifact artillery of the Tang Dynasty, Gu Lulu does not think so, thinking that it is just an exaggeration.

He didn't believe that there was a weapon in this world that could destroy everything. As for the Tang Dynasty generals who moved to build the land, Gu Lulu was even more disdainful, he as the minister of the Hui Dynasty, especially in these years, he had a lot of dealings with the Tang Dynasty Wenchen generals, and had some understanding of the situation in the Tang Dynasty.

Of course, Datang also has a lot of troops in the Western Regions and Hexi. However, the situation in the Western Regions is even more complicated, if the Tang forces retreat, dozens of cities in the Western Regions will definitely take advantage of the fire to loot and create a rebellion against the Tang Dynasty. Once the territory of the Western Regions is lost, it will be difficult to form effective control.

For Datang, the strategic interests of the Western Regions are actually higher than the substantive interests. With the buffer of the Western Regions, the countries west of the Green Mountains, including the Uighurs, could not pose a direct threat to the Tang Dynasty. And once the Tang Dynasty loses control over the Western Regions, the Western cannibals will definitely take advantage of it.

Therefore, Gu Lulu still insisted on his political proposition, and the relatives should be completed, and the dowry given by the Tang Emperor should not be in vain, but the 100,000 Hui army came to such a trip, and it was impossible to come in vain, so he simply took Lingwu, took advantage of the unpreparedness of the Tang Dynasty, and plundered the state capitals on the front line behind Lingwu, and then it was not too late to return to Mobei depending on the situation.

At the very least, the cost is minimized, and the national strength can be replenished, so why not? If the Tang Emperor turns his face, he is actually not afraid, anyway, the Tang Dynasty is beyond the reach of the Hui whip, and if he can't beat it, the Hui Hui people can calmly return to the Mobei Tooth Tent.

This is the true mentality of Gu Lu.

This is a typical shameless bandit mentality.

If the relocation is to be built to ascend to the throne of the Khan, the support of Gu Lulu is indispensable. Seeing that Gu Lulu insisted, he had no choice but to remain silent and let it go.

Therefore, Gu Lulu led an army of 30,000 people, which is about half of the Hui army. The rest are under the control of Moyan Si and the other leaders of the Lord and the faction.

Gu Lulu led the army to come this time, to put it bluntly, it was not to attack Lingwu but to try to plunder. Lingwu City can take the best, and if you can't take it, you will give up Lingwu, and directly attack the state capital behind Lingwu, grab it once and leave. What kind of population, livestock, grain and grass, craftsmen, are all things that the Hui people urgently need. Of course, before turning his face, he had to coerce the Tang Dynasty to hand over the princess of Ningguo and the princess's dowry first, and then transport them back to the camp of Hui.

This is a premise.

Behind the Gu Lu is the largest and most powerful tribe of the Hui Hui, this person controls the political affairs of the Hui state, has deep authority and far-reaching influence, if it loses the support of the Gu Lu, the political situation of the Hui will not be stable. Hui Khan Mo Yan Si and Prince Ye Hu had no choice but to acquiesce to Gu Luxing's actions. Fortunately, this is not a full-scale war, most of the Hui nobles think that the Tang Dynasty is worried about internal and external troubles, and the vast majority of the troops are contained in the east and west of the river, and they are unable to take care of the northwest frontier at all.

To put it bluntly, the so-called Lord and faction also have the heart of a robber who takes advantage of the fire to rob, which is probably the nature of the nation.

This is a variable, and it is not in Kong Sheng's prediction.

Gu Lulu led the army to slowly approach Lingwu and camped in the wilderness in the northwest outside the city, with no sign of attacking Lingwu City, which made Lin Yong and the others on the upper floor of Lingwu City secretly relieved in their hearts. They are not afraid of war, but once the Hui army attacks Lingwu on a large scale, it means that the two countries officially declare war, and under the crazy attack of 100,000 Hui iron cavalry, Lin Yong knows that Lingwu these 30,000 people will not be able to resist.

Because at least one-third of the Lingwu defenders are old, weak, sick and disabled, and there are less than 20,000 people who are really combative. With more than 20,000 people fighting against the power of the country, the result can be imagined.

Gu Lulu and Yidi Jian led 2,000 Hui cavalry out of the camp, and went straight to the city of Lingwu with great might, forming a formation under the city outside the range of the defenders' bows and arrows, shouting and shouting, asking the Tang Dynasty to send Kong Sheng out of the city to meet.

Lin Yong's face was gloomy, and he glanced back at Kong Sheng beside him, Kong Sheng's face did not change, his heart did not beat, his expression was calm, he stood there, staring at the Hui cavalry brandishing scimitars under the city with an arrogant expression, his heart was churning with anger, but his face was unwavering.

"Chang'an Hou, don't pay attention to it - that person is the prime minister of the Hui country, the real power of the Hui country, and controls the government of the Hui dynasty, this person has wolf ambitions, and has always coveted the territory of my Tang Dynasty, since this person is leading the army here, it must be ill-intentioned." Lin Yong said softly.

Kong Sheng nodded slowly, and said lightly: "Metropolitan Governor, Kong has his own opinions. (To be continued.) )