Li Changguo shook his head and sold the fox fur for a good price, and then returned to the military mansion. Ask Li Siye, who is this woman? From the implication of her words, he has a great relationship with the military government, and it is just right to inquire about Li Siye.

However, to Li Changguo's surprise, Li Siye said with a smile: "Brother, you have caused great trouble. ”

According to Li Changguo's understanding of him, if there is really a big trouble, he will definitely be the first to jump out to help solve the problem, and his laughter shows that it is not a big deal.

In the next few days, Li Changguo and Li Siye learned martial arts, and the two were chess opponents, and they would meet good talents, and they both benefited a lot.

Three days later, Li Changguo's gun was built, and the two of them had a good fight, which caused a storm in the city, and all the Tang troops knew about it, even Gao Xianzhi was alarmed.

Li Changguo was very satisfied with this gun, and wanted to try his hand and learn from Li Siye. The two originally thought that they would just compete on the school field, but they didn't expect that this fight would be unstoppable.

If it stops there, it won't be full of turmoil. Just when the two of them were fighting, a military academy for the Tang army found out, this military academy was shocked, there were people who were inseparable from Li Siye, and immediately publicized it as a big news, and after a while, many Tang troops heard the news and came to watch the battle.

Even Gao Xianzhi, Bian Lingcheng, and Duan Xiushi were shocked, and rushed to watch, seeing the situation of the two fighting, they were very excited, and praised them repeatedly.

Gao Xianzhi and Bian Lingcheng even beat the drums in person to cheer for the two fierce generals.

The two competed for a long time, and Li Siye was defeated. Although he lost, he was convinced and full of joy, if it weren't for Gao Xianzhi's suppression, he would have dragged Li Changguo to drink again.

The direct consequence of this battle was that Li Changguo became famous in one fell swoop, and the Tang army of Shule knew that there was a fire commander named Li Changguo who was even better than Li Siye.

Since then, whether it is a lieutenant or a general, when they see Li Changguo, they must respectfully call him "Li Huochang".

The Tang Army is like this, respect the strong, the stronger you are, the more you can get the respect of others, although Li Changguo is still a small fire commander, and his military rank is far worse than that of captains and generals.

Although Li Changguo became famous and became a star-level figure in the Tang Army, he still had to stay in the position of fire chief. Because the promotion in the Tang Army is not based on how brave you are, not on how good you are, but on military merits. No matter how brave you are, you have no military merits, and you can't be promoted, so you can stay where you should.

Like Li Siye, the brave champion of the three armies, with his prestige and bravery, it is not a problem to be a general, the problem is that he has not accumulated enough military merits to be promoted, so he can only succumb to the position of captain.

This is the case with Lee Chang Kook.

On this day, Li Changguo and Li Siye were sparring, and Gao Xianzhi sent someone to call the two and asked him to participate in the military plane. It stands to reason that Li Changguo is just a small fire captain and is not qualified to participate in military aircraft, but everyone knows that it is only a matter of time before Li Changguo accumulates merit and is promoted.

When the two arrived, Li Changguo took a look, there were many people in the military government, Gao Xianzhi, Bian Lingcheng and Duan Xiushi were present, and there were many captains and other generals, no less than 100 people gathered together.

You don't have to think about it to know that Gao Xianzhi is holding a mobilization meeting before the expedition, and he is making final preparations for this southern expedition.

Behind Gao Xianzhi's seat, there is a huge military map, which is the situation map of the Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions, the main area is the Green Ridge, and the core place is Xiaobolu.

When the generals saw Li Changguo's arrival, there was no surprise, and they looked like they were taken for granted, who said that Li Changguo was already the first fierce general of the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate? If he doesn't participate, who is eligible?

Li Changguo and Li Siye found a place to sit, and the two sat together.

Gao Xianzhi glanced around at everyone, and then said slowly: "This general's southern expedition is to take down Xiao Bolu!" ”

He opened the story and directly stated the goal of the southern expedition.

"The reason why this general wants to carry out this southern expedition is to cut off the passage of Tubo into the Western Regions, block Tubo in the high mountains and dense forests, and not get involved in the Western Regions!" Gao Xianzhi said out loud about his strategic intentions.

Xiao Bolu is very small, a small country in the green mountains, with a small territory, a small population, and extremely weak national strength. However, it is located on the only way for Tubo to enter the Western Regions, and if Tubo wants to enter the Western Regions, it must go through Xiao Bolu.

In other words, as long as Gao Xianzhi took Xiao Bolu, he would cut off the road for Tubo to enter the Western Regions, and Tubo would be blocked on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and would not be able to touch the Western Regions.

"The Great Eclipse of the West is on the move, and its Eastern Governors are courting Shiguo, Qarluq, and Turgish." Gao Xianzhi continued: "The Great Food is menacing this time, and it is extremely unkind. If Datang wants to fight with Dashi, he must first stabilize the Western Regions! If you want to stabilize the Western Regions, you must block the Tibetans and prevent them from entering the Western Regions! If you want to block Tubo, you have to lay down Xiao Bolu! ”

Gao Xianzhi's expedition to Xiaobolu was not an isolated operation, but a part of the strategy of the entire Tang Dynasty's Western Regions, and its fundamental purpose was to concentrate troops to fight against Dashi.

At that time, the Tang Dynasty had two main enemy states, one was Tibet and the other was Dashi, that is, the Arab Empire. Among these two countries, although Tubo fought with the Tang Dynasty for hundreds of years, it was because its national strength was not strong and its military strength was weak, at most it was a nuisance to the Tang Dynasty and could not deal a major blow to the Tang Dynasty.

The Great Eclipse, that is, the Arab Empire, was the main opponent of the Tang Dynasty.

The Arab Empire was a whirlwind of conquests, and its rise was unusually swift, first conquering the Mediterranean coast and then destroying the Persian Empire. After this, the Arab Empire was not satisfied, and quickly advanced eastward, meeting the Tang Dynasty in Central Asia, and the two countries fought fiercely and held each other for a hundred years.

For the Tang Dynasty, the Arab Empire was its main enemy in its westward expansion, and the Tang Dynasty could not continue its westward expansion without defeating the Arab Empire.

You must know that during the reign of Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, on the eve of its demise, the Persian Empire sent people to Chang'an to ask for help from the Tang Dynasty. This was an excellent opportunity for the Tang Dynasty to enter the Middle East at that time, but unfortunately, the Western Regions at that time were controlled by the Western Turks, and it was impossible for the Tang Dynasty army to reinforce the Persian Empire from the Western Turkic lands.

This incident stimulated the Tang Dynasty very strongly, and after destroying the Western Turks, it began to run the Western Regions and prepare to enter the Middle East. For this reason, the Tang Dynasty once wanted to restore the last prince of the Persian Empire, Balus, to the throne, and also set up the "Persian Governor's Palace".

The strategic goal of the Tang Dynasty at that time was not Central Asia, but the Middle East!

For the Arab Empire, the Tang Dynasty was a terrible enemy, and without defeating the Tang Dynasty, the Arab Empire could not Islamize the conquered lands.

Historically, the Arab Empire conquered large areas of land, from the Mediterranean Sea in the west to Central Asia in the east, but it was unable to Islamize it for a short period of time because the Tang Dynasty held the Arab Empire in check. It was not until after the Battle of Talas, when the Tang Dynasty halted its westward advance, that the Arab Empire had the strength to Islamize the conquered lands.

Therefore, both countries have a strong desire for a big war, and both want to defeat their opponents, and this war is inevitable!

Because of this, the two countries have been at war in Central Asia for hundreds of years. The Tang Dynasty, with its strong national strength, pressed the Arab Empire and gained the upper hand. However, the Arab Empire was also a behemoth, and although it was defeated again and again, it was defeated without being hurt, and it was defeated again and again.

Solving the Tang Dynasty was the first task of the Eastern Governors of the Arab Empire, and for this reason, he spared no expense to win over the Tang Dynasty's vassals.

If Gao Xianzhi wants to go west, he must stabilize the Western Regions. If you want to stabilize the Western Regions, you have to take down Xiaobolu and block Tubo on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, which is why there is the famous mountain battle in history.

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