Wang Shichong and Yang Xuangan looked at each other and smiled, Yang Xuangan said: "Yang Guang came back to Hexi this time, not to eliminate a small Tuyuhun, but to figure out this campaign, to show the military might and strong strength of the Great Sui, to those monarchs of small countries in the Western Regions, as well as the Western Turkic Chuluo Khan, at the same time as sending troops to Tuyuhun, the general of the Right Yiwei, Xue Shixiong, who was originally guarding Yingzhou, Hebei, has led 50,000 steps to ride out of the Yumen Pass, and meet with the Qimin Khan to join forces to attack the Yiwu Kingdom in the Western Regions, To punish the crime of not coming to worship in the country of Igo! ”

Xue Ju gasped: "What, Yang Guang actually sent an army across the desert and marched into the Western Regions at the same time?" That's the territory of the Western Turks, is Yang Guang going to war with the Western Turks this time? ”

Wang Shichong sighed and shook his head: "No, since the defeat of Datou Khan, the Western Turks have been fighting internally for many years, do you remember a few years ago, I once secretly helped the Apo tribe's Chuluo Khan ascend to the throne?" ”

Xue Ju was very clear about this matter, and Wang Shichong also got a lot of support from him back then, and he nodded: "Yes, at that time, my more than 10,000 cavalry dressed up as Turks to help Luo Khan seize the throne, but these Turks can be docile like a dog before they ascend the throne, and they can be as ferocious as a wolf after they take the throne, is this Luo Khan as obedient as Qimin Khan?" ”

Wang Shichong smiled slightly: "Of course not, but his strength is not enough after all, and he needs several years to slowly recover and strengthen his power, in order to show his loyalty to Da () Sui, he even let his mother and stepfather also go to Da Sui as hostages." A year ago, when Pei Shiju sent an envoy, Cui Junsu, a waiter of the Ministry of Rites, to the Western Turks, he threatened his mother's life. Forced Luo Khan to kneel. Renounce the protection and suzerainty of the Tiele tribe. This move was very unpopular, the grandson of the Datou Khan, who was originally a little khan, took the opportunity to stand on his own feet and raised troops to compete with the Chuluo Khan, and now the Western Turks are already too busy to take care of themselves, how can they still have the energy to care about these Western Regions vassal states! ”

Yang Xuangan said with a smile: "I'm afraid that this time I can really fulfill Yang Guang's meaning, and I can not only beat Tugu Hun but also destroy Yiwu easily." It can really be called a prestige of the Western Regions, and now that his car is here, the kings of the Western Regions will definitely come to worship in person, and greatly enjoy the emperor's addiction to the Heavenly Empire. ”

Wang Shichong's eyebrows raised: "That's right, the victory of the Western Expedition is not a problem, but such a victory will also greatly stimulate Yang Guang's ambitions, make him get carried away, and attack Goguryeo in advance, by the way, General Xue." How has your cooperation with those businessmen in Guzang been in the past few years? ”

Xue Ju hooked the corners of his mouth disdainfully: "These local tyrants." Counting the cost of the guards, it's really hard to pick the door, if it weren't for a lot of business that was done in conjunction with you Wang Xingman, I wouldn't be too lazy to talk to them, by the way, Xingman, now there are a lot of merchants and envoys from various countries in the Western Regions on the Hexi Silk Road, do you think I can grab some caravans to accumulate future funds? ”

Wang Shichong's eyes flashed, and he waved his hand resolutely: "Absolutely not, General Xue, this matter must not be done, otherwise being greedy for this little profit will only expose you in advance." ”

Xue Ju hooked the corners of his mouth unconvinced: "I asked my subordinates to pretend to be Turks or Tuyuhun people to rob a few caravans, how could I find out, it's not the first time I've done these things." ”

Wang Shichong shook his head: "Now is different from the past, in the past, the caravans from the countries of the Western Regions did not come so much, not so often, and the imperial court also turned a blind eye to the robbery on the Silk Road. So at this time, if you take over the cause of the Tuyuhun people and continue to rob these caravans, then I am afraid that not only will you not get any benefits, but will make Yang Guang angry and send people to investigate. ”

Xue Ju gritted his teeth: "But my tens of thousands of brothers, once the imperial court wants to order disarmament as you said, how can they make a living?" ”

Wang Shichong smiled slightly: "In fact, the business opportunity is in front of you, after defeating Tuyuhun, the caravans of the countries in the Western Regions will continue to enter the Central Plains through the west of the Guò River, and when the time comes, you can use the convenience of the captain of Jincheng County to provide them with armed escorts, and now Yang Guang has ordered that the food and clothing of these caravans along the way will be borne by the state, so they just save a lot of money and can pay for this escort." ”

Yang Xuangan said with a smile: "Then according to Yang Guang's generosity, even food, clothing, and shelter are covered by the state, how can it be possible to charge them for guards?" ”

Wang Shichong nodded: "Those things for food and clothing are originally in charge of the post house, but the guards are going to send troops, General Xue, when the time comes, you can let the brothers who were dismissed by Yang Guang and are not in the national army take on this task, if those people in the Western Regions are stingy and refuse to spend money to buy peace, you might as well let people do a few robberies outside the Yumen Pass, I know the psychology of businessmen best, as long as there is a risk, I will not mind spending a little money to buy peace." ”

Xue Ju nodded: "This method is not bad, the soldiers always have to keep training, they can't be raised, and if they are raised, they won't fight." ”

While the three of them were talking, there was a sudden rush of drums and horns in front of them, and the faces of the three of them changed in unison, and they looked in the direction of the imperial camp, only to see that the big tent of the imperial camp, which was still walking slowly, suddenly stopped in place, and thousands of soldiers were hurriedly untying the noose of the cart from the necks of thousands of cows, and thousands of foot soldiers were quickly and concisely lining up around the imperial camp, erecting shields, and eight thousand Xiaoguo knights quickly assembled on the left side of the imperial camp. The auxiliaries hurriedly put on their horses and put on their vests.

In Yang Guang's Chinese army imperial camp, an apricot-yellow handsome flag was raised high, and with the sound of the commanders and drums of the troops, more than 50,000 imperial battalion infantry and cavalry began to take their places in an orderly manner. Take the imperial camp as the center of the circle. It constitutes three impregnable lines of defense.

Wang Shichong's eyes quickly cast on the grassland on the left. More than ten miles away, there are thousands of horsemen galloping back and forth, and in the distance, it seems that there are tens of thousands of cattle and sheep walking slowly, and dozens of rangers on the right side of the imperial camp are running quickly in the direction of the imperial camp. For some reason, it suddenly appeared here.

A burst of drums and trumpets sounded in front again, Xue Ju's face sank like water, and the heralds around Tong Guò quickly gave orders to his subordinates, and the Jincheng cavalry set up a formation, forming a triangular cavalry formation, like a steel cone, unfolding in the direction of the Tuyuhun cavalry.

Wang Shichong said to Xue Ju: "General Xue, it seems that the Tuyuhun people who fled for their lives happened to bump into our imperial camp, so it's okay." Yang Guang's imperial battalion troops would not act rashly, and would only let the cavalry of the nearest front army and rear army come forward to engage in battle. This is your chance to watch xiàn, don't miss it. ”

A cold glint flashed in Xue Ju's eyes: "Okay, the fight is definitely going to be fought, but is it really a fight this time or does it mean something?" Do you pursue it with all your might, or do you want to repel the enemy army? ”

Wang Shichong smiled slightly: "Don't be too prominent, your subordinates are already tough, if the table is too eye-catching, maybe Yang Guang will recruit your subordinates to accompany him, or even conquer Goguryeo, and give full play to sixty percent of his combat power, rest assured, Li Jingsuo's department of the cavalry of the former army will definitely do his best, you just need to cooperate!" ”

Before the words fell, about 20 miles ahead has risen a black dragon-like smoke, from a distance, it seems that more than 10,000 cavalry began to attack Tuyuhun's troops, the speed of its galloping impact is extremely amazing, and the earth-shaking shouting and killing, and the sound of horses' hooves setting off huge waves on the earth, even if it is more than 20 miles apart, it is still clear to hear, from a distance, a big flag with the word "Li" written on it flutters in the wind.

Yang Xuangan nodded: "That's Zuo Xiaowei's cavalry, Li Jing dispatched first, General Xue, you can also attack now." ”

Xue Ju's eyes flashed with murder, and he looked at the cavalry formations that had been lined up around him, and looked at his subordinates one by one and said sharply: "All the troops listen to the order and act with my banner!" Come on! He clamped his legs around the belly of the horse, and the emerald spotted lion horse under the seat neighed high, like an arrow from the string, and rushed straight out, but the direction of his impact was not the thousands of scattered Tuyuhun rangers, but in a big circle, and went around the thousands of horsemen, and it seemed that there were tens of thousands of cattle and sheep walking slowly.

With Xue Ju's attack, these thousands of Longyou iron horsemen moved in unison, like a person, rushed out in unison, the triangular riding formation, leaving a gap of about ten steps between the horses, rolling up the smoke and dust all over the ground, and rushing forward, leaving only Yang Xuangan and Wang Shichong stationed in the same place, and there was no one left in the surrounding miles, which seemed to be extremely empty.

Wang Shichong smiled slightly, and said to Yang Xuangan: "I didn't expect that there would be such an opportunity for you and me to be alone here, but you don't have to worry that your words will be heard by anyone." ”

Yang Xuangan said coldly: "Xingman, there is really you, Xue Ju didn't blink his eyelids even when he was black, I'm really a little scared now, are you hurting me like this behind my back!" ”

Wang Shichong said "oh": "Why did I black Xue Ju?" I'm obviously thinking about him. ”

Yang Xuangan snorted heavily: "We said it well before, when the world is in turmoil, we must rely on suppressing bandits and counterinsurgency to grasp military power, but you want this Xue Ju to take the lead in causing trouble, and now you dare to say that it is for Xue Ju's sake?" ”

Wang Shichong's eyebrows raised slightly: "Miaocai, what kind of person do you think Xue Ju is?" ”

Yang Xuangan looked at the Tuyuhun cavalry and Li Jing's subordinates who had already begun to kill in the distance, and said: "Xue Ju is brutal and strong, and he is the overlord of Longyou, but this person is fierce and murderous, and he will not be able to get the Ming Jun of the world in the future." But no matter what, he is our ally now, and there is no reason to let him start a rebellion against Sui first, which would put him in danger. ”

Wang Shichong sighed: "Don't you see it yet, this Xue Ju has quietly amassed tens of thousands of cavalry by relying on the right side of Longxi, his development model is different from ours, Liangzhou is vast and sparsely populated, it is unlikely that there will be a large number of bandits and homeless people like Hebei and Shandong, so we can lead the army to quell the rebellion, and similarly, it is not easy for the imperial court to grasp the situation here, which can allow Xue Ju to develop such a force here, so it is unlikely that he will quell the rebellion and suppress bandits in the troubled times, the only way is to be like what he thinks now, Directly raise troops and stand on their own. ”

Yang Xuangan's brows furrowed: "But you shouldn't let him start the army directly, at least you have to wait for a while, so that you have a chance of winning." ”

Wang Shichong's eyes flashed: "Yang Xuangan, I'm thinking about you here, don't you don't know the hearts of good people!" If you want to get Guanzhong, is there a better target than Xue Ju, the overlord of Longxi? When the time comes, if Xue Ju is not allowed to become a climate in this Longyou area, how can you have a good excuse to grasp the military power in Guanzhong? ”

Yang Xuangan's face changed: "What are you talking about, you want me to lead the army to fight against Xue Ju?" ”

Wang Shichong laughed: "Whether it is a crusade or a coalition, when the time comes, you will decide for yourself after you have the military power." But if I were you, I would definitely wipe out Xue Ju, these fierce and ferocious, and robbing Longxi cavalry you have also seen, if Xue Ju leads the troops into the pass, then the people in the pass will be unlucky, Miaocai, haven't you always cared about the people, and are kind-hearted? Then you can't let Xue Ju lead the troops into the customs! ”

Yang Xuangan gritted his teeth: "Will Xue Ju be so easy to listen to you and me?" Impossible! ”

Wang Shichong smiled and said: "That's your problem, if you can't even settle Xue Ju, no one in the world will obey you, and when I start an incident in the Central Plains, you can do it yourself." ”

Yang Xuangan shook his head: "Actually, I don't like Xue Ju either, but he is our ally after all, will it make other people who cooperate with us feel cold when they trap him and use him like this?" ”

Wang Shichong looked at Yang Xuangan's eyes: "Miaocai, let me tell you the truth, these so-called allies I am looking for now are only for their own interests, they will agree to start up together, and after the Sui Dynasty is overthrown, these people will turn from allies to enemies, people like Xue Ju and Xiao Mo must be eliminated, because they are not willing to be willing to become a hegemon, but want to establish themselves as kings, even if you are soft-hearted, they will not hesitate when they pick you up." (To be continued......) R1292