Du He had a faint smile on his face, and his large, round eyes showed a sharp and wise look, giving people a feeling of being able to penetrate people's hearts.

The Western Turks are speed nomads, everyone is a soldier, and the old, weak, sick and disabled can also go into battle when necessary. Their system was very different from that of the Tang Dynasty, especially militarily. The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty would receive weapons and armor distributed by the imperial court before the war. The high-level generals have Mingguang armor, and the other soldiers also have different armor equipment according to their different levels, so you can tell at a glance whether they are soldiers of the Tang Dynasty and what their status is.

The Western Turks are not so good, they are extremely productive, and everything needs to be equipped by themselves. The family is good, and the body is bright. Those with poor family backgrounds often have wooden sticks and kitchen knives, not to mention expensive armor.

Therefore, when a group of Western Turkic soldiers gathered together, it was uneven, no different from horse thieves, and it was impossible to distinguish them at a glance.

Gaochang is friendly with the Western Turks, and it is impossible for their soldiers to appear on the Chiting Ancient Road and attack the people of Gaochang for no reason, so if the old man in front of him is really an innocent passerby, it is absolutely impossible to insist that the group of people is Turkic soldiers.

He must be an insider, and his status is not low. Because his more than ten guards were able to protect him from any harm among the more than 1,000 Western Turkic escapees, his martial arts were obviously good. A person with elite soldiers as a guard cannot be an idle person.

Zhang Xiong looked at Du He blankly, looked at his eyes, and only felt that he had seen through him, and that faint smile had a sense of oppression. He was already a general of the defeated army, he lost too badly, his confidence was lost, he lost the courage to confront, and a trace of sweat broke out on his forehead.

He shook his head, sighed and said, "I haven't returned to the Central Plains for more than ten years, and I didn't expect that the Central Plains would produce such a talented general." I, Zhang Xiong, have become a frog at the bottom of the well. Alas...... still delusionally thought that he could achieve something great as before, but he didn't expect to end up humiliating himself. General, how did your army come to be. I have arranged for 300 scouts near Cyanosis, and it is impossible for your army to hide from my ears. If I had found you earlier, I wouldn't have lost this battle! ”

Du He didn't hide it, and truthfully said the methods he used!

After hearing this, Zhang Xiong's face was like ashes, and he sighed again: "It seems that I am really old!" ”

Seeing that his eyes were full of loss, Du He also shook his head secretly. He knew that Zhang Xiong in front of him was still very capable, and he could see the importance of Chiting Valley from a glance, which was enough to prove this. The same is true of his camp, which focuses on defense at the exit of the Chiting Ancient Road, which is extremely clever.

Before he came up with a clever plan to drive the horse to break the enemy, he even had the idea of asking for more blessings for Hou Junji.

His defeat was not due to his lack of ability, but because he underestimated the strength of such a vanguard general.

"Let's take him down first!" Du He saw his expression and knew that he couldn't smell anything for the time being, such an old man, if he used torture to extract a confession, if he was forced to die, he would be arrested in vain. As a Han Chinese who can command the soldiers and horses of the Western Turks, he must not be an unknown idle person, and he may be of great use.

He calculated in his heart and commanded, "After Anlong Ma comes, let him come to me!" ”

After his strategy was successful and he won a big victory, he had already informed Jiang Xingben to move all the defensive equipment to Chiting Valley.

Originally, Chiting Valley was abandoned because of the disparity in strength, and it was difficult for Hou Junji's army to support. Now, Hou Junji has arrived in these three or four days at most, and Yanqi's reinforcements have also arrived in these two days, and they are now fully capable of guarding Chiting Valley.

Therefore, Du He decided to transfer the stronghold, and changed to Chiting Valley as a base to temporarily garrison here, waiting for the arrival of Hou Junji's army.

An Longma does not go to the battlefield and has always been with Jiang Xingben.

Gaochang Palace.

In the past few days, Ko Wentai has finally recovered his spirits and is in a good mood, but there is still something bad in the deepest part of his heart.

He no longer has an endless stream of songs and ballads on Xichang Street, and the hearts of the people have settled down, they are no longer afraid of the Tang Dynasty, and they can live as usual. It's not a taste, but because the person who settled all this down was not him, the king of Gaochang, but someone else, Zhang Xiong, the one who expelled him from the court.

Zhang Xiong is considered an old minister of the two dynasties in Gaochang, although he is the nephew of Mrs. Xiangyi, but he is actually older than Mrs. Xiangyi.

At that time, Lu Wentai's father, Gaochang Wang Lu Boya, walked around the Sui Dynasty and realized that Kai = the strength of the Central Plains. So, he returned to Gaochang for routine reforms, and everything followed the Sui Dynasty system. But no reform can avoid harming the interests of others.

In the early days of the reform, Lu Boya's pro-Sui actions triggered a rebellion of anti-Sui forces in the country, and the anti-Sui forces occupied the Gaochang Imperial Palace, established themselves as kings, and changed the era name to "Yihe".

He and the young Liwentai fled to the Western Turks, and it was at that time that he became acquainted with the current Western Turk chieftain Ōlisu, and the two of them had a good relationship, saying many times that they would be kings in the future and must work together to conquer the Western Regions.

When Lu Boya was in exile, Zhang Xiong, the nephew of the princess of Gaochang and Mrs. Xiangyi, came to the Western Regions to defect. Seeing the current situation in Gaochang, Zhang Xiong turned his hands into clouds and rained alone, isolated the rebels occupying Gaochang City with just one mouth, and helped Lu Boya regain the throne.

Zhang Xiong was also valued by Ko Boya and became the first important minister of Gaochang, with the right to manage civil and military affairs. Zhang Xiong, like Lu Boya, was determined to reform, and in just over a few years, Gaochang developed into a powerful country. Gaochang has a small population and a small army, but it has the strongest economic strength, the best technology and the strongest city walls, which make the Quartet fearful.

After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, Zhang Xiong advocated an alliance with the Tang Dynasty to develop the Silk Road. Lu Wentai listened to Zhang Xiong's suggestion, vigorously reconciled with the Tang Dynasty at that time, and in the fourth year of Zhenguan, he personally went to Chang'an to meet Li Shimin, and was treated well by Li Shimin. The two countries hit it off on the Silk Road, and Gaochang tripled its finances because of the development of the Silk Road.

Because of the excessive profits, Gao Chang became stronger.

The contradiction between Ko Wentai and Zhang Xiong also appeared. Lu Wentai was dissatisfied with Zhang Xiong's excessive power, dissatisfied that his reputation was not as good as Zhang Xiong's courtier, and rejected Zhang Xiong more and more. In the end, the conflict was completely intensified during the attack on Yanqi six years ago.

Yanqi has always been pro-Tang, and Lu Wentai's attack on Yanqi is undoubtedly pulling Li Shimin's beard.

Zhang Xiong's death admonished him, but he ordered Lu Wentai to beat the court with a random stick and never hire him.

Mrs. Xiangyi once interceded for Zhang Xiong, but Li Wentai knew that although Zhang Xiong was expelled, his contribution to Gaochang was too great, and his status in the hearts of the people was too heavy, even he was not comparable to the king, so he kept refusing. Until now, under this last resort, I had to be cheeky to ask Zhang Xiong to come out of the mountain.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the people heard that Zhang Xiong came out of the mountain, they immediately stopped making trouble, and in their hearts, Zhang Xiong was the patron saint of Gaochang. As long as Zhang Xiong comes out of the mountain, Gaochang can be saved. This made Ko Wentai jealous and envious.

Sure enough, this guardian god is not ordinary, not only stabilizes the people's hearts, but also says that they will work together to deal with Datang.

Now it's not just the people, even he is full of confidence in Zhang Xiong.

Thinking of everything he did to Zhang Xiong in the past, the feeling that was not a taste was even better.

"Report! Emergency military intelligence! Ko Wentai suddenly heard a sharp shout.

A cloaked general galloped over, knelt down in front of Ko Wentai, and shouted: "The vanguard of the Tang Army will drive war horses to attack the Chiting Valley at night, and the 70,000 Western Turkic soldiers stationed in the Chiting Valley will be annihilated!" ”

The air froze for a long time, and Ko Wentai's smile stiffened on his face, and his brain seemed to explode, with a bang.

"Bang!" He fell to the ground with a bang!

The terrible cry pierced the sky of Gaochang Wangcheng, and the king died!

The news that Lu Wentai actually let Duhe break the Western Turks scared him to death.

Mess, mess, mess!

A piece in the city of Gaochang.

Aketei Valley!

"What's next?" After An Longma came to Chiting Valley, Du He asked about Zhang Xiong. At that time, An Longma's reaction surprised him, and the admiration and admiration on his face couldn't be mixed with a little fake.

So, he inquired about Zhang Xiong's deeds in detail.

An Longma told everything he knew, and just said that Zhang Xiong let Lu Wentai beat the big hall with a stick.

An Longma said: "After Lord Zhang was demoted, no one dared to persuade Lu Wentai to attack Yanqi. This battle was won by Ko Wentai, and just when he came back with a high spirit, Lord Zhang wrote again to ask Ko Wentai to ask Ko Wentai to plead guilty to the Tang Dynasty to avoid military disasters. Then send the prince Koji Zhisheng to enter the court with the edict of ambush as a hostage, and then look at the situation whether the three-step strategy of the king should personally enter the court to ask for guilt. Ko Wentai was so angry that he wanted to behead Lord Zhang for public display. However, after hearing the news, the 40,000 people in Gaochang City all came to the palace to intercede for Lord Zhang, and Lu Wentai had no choice but to forgive Lord Zhang. After that, Zhang Daren was disheartened and no longer asked about the government. ”

After a pause, he was surprised and said, "Why did the general ask about Master Zhang for no reason?" ”

Du He replied casually: "He is the advisor of the Western Turks, and he has already let me take it!" ”

An Longma exhaled movingly, his eyes widened, he couldn't believe that Zhang Xiong would be defeated, hesitated for a while, knelt down and said: "General, please spare Master Zhang for the sake of his advanced age!" ”

Du He helped An Longma up and said with a smile: "I have no intention of bullying an old man, you don't have to worry." I have a few questions for you though! Is that Zhang Xiong really so popular in Gaochang, or did he have been kind to you, so you begged me to forgive him? ”

An Longma said: "Back to General, I don't know Master Zhang, but without Master Zhang, there would be no Gao Changguo." As long as there is a conscience in the entire Gaochang country, they all miss the kindness of Lord Zhang. His status in our hearts is much higher than that of Ko Wentai! ”

Du He's eyes revealed excitement, and he said in his heart: "In this way, as long as you convince him." With his prestige, wouldn't it be easy to win Gaochang? ”

(To be continued)