Khotan, although it has been recovered, after all, the city wall was seriously damaged, and the military and civilians invested in the reconstruction at the first time. The important surname of Khotan does not need to be said, even if the Tang Dynasty wiped out the Great Eclipse, it needs to be rebuilt, because this is an important throat connecting the Silk Road and cannot be missing.

The arrival of reinforcements from the Tang Dynasty relieved the siege of Khotan, which made the soldiers extremely excited, and the reconstruction work was extremely hot.

In the Shuaifu, it was a different look, Li Changguo stood in front of the map, looking at a huge military map, his brows were tightly wrinkled, and he was silent for a long time.

Behind him, Bian Lingcheng and the generals all frowned, staring at Li Changguo, wanting to speak and stopping.

Since the siege of Khotan was lifted, Li Changguo arranged all the affairs, came to the marshal's mansion, stood in front of the map, looked at the map, and said nothing. It doesn't matter if it's a few days and nights, when I'm sleepy, I fall asleep on the couch, wake up and continue to watch.

In this way, Bian Lingcheng and the others were extremely surprised, and they didn't dare to remind Li Changguo, so they could only watch.

"Handsome, handsome." Bian Lingcheng finally couldn't help it, gritted his teeth, and called cautiously.

"Hmm." Li Changguo turned his head, stared at Bian Lingcheng, and asked, "Do you have something?" ”

"Dashuai, you've been watching it for a few days and nights, it's time to rest." Bian Lingcheng hurriedly reminded.

"Not tired." Li Changguo very simply rejected his kindness.

"Marshal, there are a lot of reinforcements, shouldn't we set off for Qiuci and relieve the siege of Qiuci." Bian Lingcheng gritted his teeth and thought about breaking the siege.

Qiuci was besieged for several months, the battle was extremely difficult, and he was always looking forward to reinforcements, and the Tang Dynasty reinforcements had already arrived at forty or fifty thousand, and it was time to put the siege on the road.

"Yes, handsome." Solving the siege of Qiuzi is the voice of the generals, echoing in unison.

"Break the siege?" Li Changguo muttered, shook his head, and said, "Can you not be in a hurry to break the siege?" ”

"Dashuai, Qiuzi is in danger, looking forward to reinforcements at night, we have all arrived in Khotan, how can we not relieve the siege?" The generals couldn't hold back any longer and questioned in unison.

If it weren't for the fact that Li Changguo, a high-ranking and powerful person, said this, they would definitely scold Li Changguo for being confused, how could he speak like this.

"Come, come here, come closer." Li Changguo waved at the generals.

The generals stepped forward, surrounded Li Changguo, and looked at Li Changguo, not knowing why.

Li Changguo pointed his finger at Qiuzi on the map and said, "The current Qiuzi is the place where the Great Food Army gathers, and there are no less than 200,000 Great Food Army here. If we break the siege now, there will be a hard battle, and even if we break the siege of Qiuzi, we will have to pay a lot of price. ”

Abu? The Muslims were the legendary governors of the Arab Empire, with extraordinary intelligence and courage, and the Great Eclipse army concentrated in Qiuzi must have been Abu? The most elite army of the Muslims. Although the Tang army led by Li Changguo was successful, it may not be able to please these elites.

Besides, Abu? The Muslims also have an advantage in troops, and the forces in the hands of Chang Li Changguo are several times that of the Tang army, and if they really want to fight, the Tang army will definitely not be able to please them. If you want to relieve the siege of Qiuzi, the Tang army will inevitably have to pay a high price.

The generals nodded their heads in agreement.

"Boss, even if that's the case, we have to go and break the siege. What a feat it is for Qiuzi to hold on for several months, and if we don't break the siege, it will be too cold for the hearts of the soldiers. Although the generals agreed with Li Changguo's words, they still insisted on relieving the siege of Qiuzi.

Li Changguo nodded slightly, agreeing with the words of the soldiers, and continued: "It is still a small matter for us to pay a high price, and the biggest problem is that once we defeat the Great Food Army under Qiuzi City, because of the small number of troops, we will not be able to carry out a strong pursuit, and we will miss a great opportunity. ”

Finger swiped across the map, "Abu? The Muslims led hundreds of thousands of armies to the east, and these armies were the main force of the Great Eclipse in the East, and if we were all annihilated in the Western Regions, then the Kingdom of Stone, Anguo, Hengrus, Samarkand, and Khorasan would be empty. ”

An army of hundreds of thousands is not a small number, and even if the Arab Empire had a vast territory and a large population, and had fought for many years and had many elite soldiers, it would not be possible to have an army of 500,000 troops. If these armies were completely annihilated by the Tang army in the Western Regions, then the vast places of Central Asia, Hengrus, Samarkand, and Khorasan would be empty of troops and useless.

"At that time, we led our army into the hinterland of the Great Eclipse. Starting from the Western Regions, passing through Shiguo Anguo, Hengros, Samarkand, and Khorasan, we will not encounter too strong resistance, and we can go straight to the hinterland of Dashi, and the benefits of this, I don't need to say it, right? Li Changguo's voice was a little high, a little shrill and harsh.

Khorasan is already in the Middle East, mainly in the old Persian lands. If it is Abu? If the hundreds of thousands of Muslim armies were completely annihilated by the Tang Dynasty, then there would be almost no Great Food Army stationed in the territory of 10,000 miles from the Western Regions to the old land of Persia. Even if there were, it wouldn't be too much, and if the Tang army marched westward, it wouldn't encounter much resistance.

This is a great thing, and even Li Changguo, who has always been calm, can't help but be excited.

"Dashuai, good plan!" Bian Lingcheng's voice was already shrill and piercing, but at this moment it has become the voice of a night owl, which is too ugly.

"Wonderful! Wonderful! Wonderful! The generals were also happy, everyone's eyes were round, excited Mo Ming, and clenched their fists.

The benefits of this can be understood by anyone, and it makes their blood boil.

"A good plan is hard to execute." Li Changguo sighed, striking at the enthusiasm of the generals.

"Dashuai, what do you mean by that?" The generals didn't understand, and they all kept their eyes wide open, staring at Li Changguo, for fear of missing a little detail.

There is no need to think about the benefits of annihilating the Great Eclipse Army, however, Li Changguo told them that they can only think about it, but they can't implement it, who can not be surprised?

"The best place to annihilate the Great Food Army is Qiuzi!" Li Changguo said in a deep voice, "If you want to completely annihilate the Great Food Army, you can't relieve the siege of Qiuzi. ”

"Dashuai, you mean to use turtles as bait?" Bian Lingcheng and the generals reacted and asked in unison.

"That's right." Li Changguo nodded heavily.

"This ......," the generals did not know where to start.

If you use turtles as bait, you can wipe out hundreds of thousands of troops of Dashi, which is a great benefit. As long as these Great Food Army are completely annihilated, the Tang Army will march all the way west, and it will be unimpeded and reach the hinterland of Great Food.

However, using turtles as bait, the generals couldn't get over emotionally. Qiuzi was besieged for several months, guarding the city, and after the Tang Dynasty reinforcements arrived, they had to be used as bait, who could accept it?

"Dashuai, how much longer do you need Qiuzi to hold on?" Bian Lingcheng pondered for a while and asked cautiously.

This question is exactly what the generals are thinking, and they all prick up their ears and listen quietly.

"One month at least, two months at most." Li Changguo's brows tightened.

"So long?" If Gao Xianzhi is allowed to hold on for more than ten days, the generals will still have confidence. If you want to hold on for a month or two, no one has confidence, including Li Changguo.

"Dashuai, why is it taking so long?" Bian Lingcheng asked again.

The generals also couldn't figure it out, so they pricked up their ears and listened.

Li Changguo didn't answer immediately, but groaned for a while, and counted with his fingers: "Abu? The Muslims marched eastward, leading hundreds of thousands of troops eastward, and the army gathered in Qiuzi at the moment was not all of his army, at most half of his troops, and half of his troops were distributed throughout the Western Regions. So we can't annihilate Abu at the moment? The army of Muslims has to find a way to attract these forces. Otherwise, once we succeed, put Abu? If the Muslim army in Qiuzi is completely annihilated, these great food armies stationed everywhere will be defeated, and we will have to pursue them in the western regions of thousands of miles, which is not easy to say. ”

You don't need to think about it to know that Li Changguo is telling the truth. If the Great Eclipse Country concentrated in Qiuzi is annihilated, the rest of the Great Eclipse army will definitely flee in despair. This escape is an army of two or three hundred thousand, and once they are allowed to flee back to Central Asia and defend their positions, it will cause great difficulties to the Tang army.

Not to mention, the Western Regions are vast and sparsely populated, and it is very difficult for the Tang army to pursue, just like climbing to the sky, it is almost impossible.

"Marshal, how can we concentrate the Great Food Army?" Bian Lingcheng was puzzled and asked thoughtfully.

"It's easy to solve." Li Changguo's right hand slammed on the map and said, "You just need to solve the siege of Qiuzi." Our army can be pressed to Qiuzi, with Abu? How many battles did the Muslims fight, how many battles did they win, so that Abu? Muslims feel extremely stressed. In that case, he would mobilize the rest of the Great Eclipse army to join the battle, and he would be able to concentrate the Great Eclipse army. ”

"Well, that's a good idea." The generals were very much in favor.

"Not to mention, as soon as I get to Kuzi, Abu? The Muslim will do everything possible to fight us, and he is eager to annihilate our army. If he succeeds, he will be able to enter the land of Hehuang without hindrance and coerce Chang'an. Li Changguo groaned: "This opportunity, for us, for Abu? As far as a Muslim is concerned, these are rare and he will not miss such an opportunity. ”

The Tang Dynasty reinforcements led by Li Changguo fought half of the Tang Dynasty's troops, and if they were annihilated, the Tang Dynasty's troops would be empty, and there would be no soldiers to defend the land of Hehuang, and only the army of Dashi would enter the land of Hehuang to threaten Chang'an. As for when to attack Chang'an, it is only a matter of time.

So good that Ebu Abu? The shrewdness of a Muslim, he will not miss out on in any way.

"Abu? Muslim, he wants to be beautiful! The generals gritted their teeth and scolded indignantly.

"Let's press it down and fight a few more battles, Abu? It took nearly two months for the Muslims to move troops again. Li Changguo frowned tightly and said, "I don't know if Gao Duhu can hold on for so long." ”

The "......" generals were silent, and no one was sure.

It is conceivable that although the Tang Dynasty army pressed Qiuzi, Abu? The Muslims will definitely increase their attack on Qiuzi, and they will solve Qiuzi as soon as possible. Muslims have the greatest benefit. At that time, the predicament faced by Gao Xianzhi can be imagined. And in order to attract the Great Eclipse troops, Li Changguo could only make limited reinforcements to Qiuzi, and everything depended on Gao Xianzhi.

"Marshal, General Guo's military report." Kant hurried in and presented the military report.

Li Changguo took it, looked at it for a while, and said in a deep voice: "Release the flying eagle and ask Gao Duhu, how long can he hold on?" ”

(To be continued)