The people sent out by the Dumo tribe have not heard from them for ten whole days, and even if they encounter the Tang army, there should be remnants of the army fleeing back, but now, not a single remnant of the soldiers has been seen, he is as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, pacing back and forth in the big tent with his hands behind his back.

Du Mozhi led his troops to flee in the first Broken Leaf War, which led to the final collapse of the Great Food Army, he fled to the Stone Country first, but was expelled from the country by the Shi [***] team, and finally hid in the area of Qianquan Mountain, when Qi Yad attacked Broken Leaves, he seized the opportunity to deceive Qi Yade's trust with rhetoric, led the people and horses of the headquarters to lead the way for the big cannibals, and was willing to be a lackey, all the way to attack the city and seize the land, and finally rewarded him for his merits and deeds, and got the Broken Leaf City, and the Shi [***] team lost the opportunity to get the broken leaves because they could not stop Duan Xiushi from breaking through.

The first thing Dumochi did when he got the broken leaves was to slaughter his old enemies with the most brutal means, Erweitler was chopped into meat sauce and eaten by his own soldiers, his wife and daughter were killed in rotation, the rest of the Turgish nobles were all killed, and all the family wealth and women were looted.

Then it was the Han people who suffered, most of the Han people withdrew in advance with the Han and Tang Dynasties, but there were still a small number of people who refused to leave and suffered misfortune, people died and lost their money, all the Han people's houses were burned down by a fire, and the entire Broken Leaf City was ruined by his army.

Due to the continuous internal strife of the Turgish people for decades, the population has been sharply reduced from hundreds of thousands at the peak of the current 70,000 to 80,000, but these 780,000 people have been exploited by the Dumo branch of nearly 30,000 troops, that is, nearly half of them have joined the army, from the old man of 60 years old to the young man of 14 years old, all of whom were forced to carry heavy spears.

Their property and food were also subject to military control, that is, they were controlled by the army, and rations were distributed daily according to the minimum standard, which was also one of the means by which Tumochi controlled the army, and whoever complained immediately stopped the rations of his family, used his family as hostages, and forced the soldiers to die for him.

Du Mozhi's biggest worry is that the Tang army is coming back, he already knows that Gao Xianzhi has been transferred, and he has returned his murderous enemy Li Qing'an, in addition to hatred, it also makes him tremble, in order to prevent the Tang army from coming back, he came up with the idea of pretending to be a Hui to attack the Beiting to guard the castle, and sent his most powerful adopted son Wupei Mo Dagan and the most elite 3,000 men and horses in the headquarters, but they are like mud cattle into the sea, there is no news.

Du Mozhi had already vaguely guessed that it was likely to be annihilated by the Tang army, which made him feel distressed, it was the elite soldiers of the headquarters who had been following him!

"Governor, the Great Emissary has arrived!"

There was a report from outside the tent, Du Mozhi was named the governor of Broken Leaves by the Great Eclipse, although he proclaimed himself Moren Khan, but in the end he still had to accept the title of governor, after all, the Khan was to be canonized by the Tang Dynasty, and the Great Eclipse was now his master, so he had to accept the canonization of the Great Eclipse.

"Please come in!"

Du Mozhi was a little uneasy in his heart, after he obtained the broken leaves, he successively bought a large number of weapons, leather armor and other equipment from the Great Eater, and said that he would pay in five installments, but so far he has only paid twice, the first time was paid with the wealth scavenged from the Broken Leaf nobles, the second time he paid 300,000 sheep, and the third payment was due at the beginning of the month, and the fourth payment period arrived ten days later, he couldn't afford to pay at all, will the arrival of the Great Food Messenger today be to demand money from him?

Just when he was nervous, the Great Emissary came in, a total of three people came, the identity of the three of them is very interesting, the leader is a civil official in a black robe, with two mustaches, quite shrewd and capable, he is wearing a belt, energetic, holding a few rolls of parchment papers in his hands, his spirit makes Du Mozhi tremble, the parchment scroll in his hand is not his own contract to buy weapons?

The debt collector did not take a nap, he was weak for a while, and hurriedly looked at the second person, the second person was a military general, wearing a one-piece iron armor, carrying a spear, he was burly, powerful, with a big beard and a pair of small eyes, so that his might was a little cunning; The third man was about sixty years old, with a gray beard, and was wearing a long robe, but no belt, covered from head to toe like a pocket, and holding a copy of the Koran in his hand, apparently an imam.

The first civil official Du Mozhi knows, the second time he asked for debts, he came, called Mustafa, the names of the big cannibals are all the same, there are so many around, such as Mustafa, the second time the two people who came to ask for debts are called this name, Du Mozhi can't remember, one is tall and one is short, he is called Big Mustafa and Little Mustafa, this one here today is Little Mustafa, although the person is short, but his heart and eyes are more powerful than anyone else, he is the tax officer of Samarkand, Du Mozhi did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly smiled: "Haha!" I said how happy I got up early this morning, it turned out that an old friend came. ”

Mustafa, who also spoke Turkic, smiled and hugged him tightly, saying, "My arrival may not be a happy event!" ”

"Where! Where! When a friend comes, it's a happy event. ”

Du Mozhi smiled, but in his heart he was quickly calculating countermeasures, now the Tang army has signs of transferring troops to the west, it is very likely that the soldiers crushed the leaves, and he can use this excuse to delay, thinking of this, he hurriedly and enthusiastically invited the three to sit down, but the general and the imam did not sit down, but stood behind Mustafa, as if they were his entourage, Du Mozhigan thought about repaying the debt, and did not care about the two of them, and hurriedly ordered someone to serve mare's milk tea.

Without waiting for Mustafa to ask for money, he sighed: "The Tang army has transferred troops on a large scale, the main force of Beiting has entered the five cities in the north, and the Anxi army in the south has also left the Lingshan Pass and is advancing towards Broken Leaves, the big battle is imminent, I wonder if General Qiyad can help me?" ”

He blocked the other party's topic first, but the big food officer was interested, and hurriedly asked, "How many troops does the Tang Army have?" ”

Mustafa waved his hand and ordered him not to speak, he opened the parchment scroll, pushed it in front of Dumozhi and said with a smile: "The matter of the war has nothing to do with me, I am on the orders of General Ziyad to urge two old accounts, one is the 150,000 dirhams of silver that was due at the beginning of the month, and the tax of 10,000 dirhams per month promised by the governor of Dumozhi, which has been owed for seven months now, a total of 70,000 dirhams, and then the fourth payment that will be due in ten days, which is also 150,000 dirhams. This adds up to 370,000 dirhams of silver, and now General Ziyad said that the suppression of the rebellion in the river is short of money and food, and this money is urgently needed, please prepare it today, and I will bring it back tomorrow. ”

Du Mozhi's old face suddenly swelled into the color of pig liver, and after a while, he said embarrassedly: "The broken leaf war is coming, and we have spent a lot of money and food, so we really have no money to pay back!" ”

"No money?"

Mustafa's face suddenly changed, and he said coldly: "At the beginning, you patted your chest and promised General Ziyad that you would ask for money and food, and General Qiyad gave you the broken leaf and sold the armament to you, but now that the broken leaf is in hand and the weapon is in hand, you regret that you have no money, is this deceiving me into eating?" ”

There was a chill in Mustafa's tone, and Dumozhi was so frightened that he waved his hand again and again, "No! No! I will never dare to bully the big food, but after getting the broken leaves, I found that some situations are different from before, so I can't afford to pay back the money, please forgive me. ”

"What's the difference?" Mustafa's tone softened a little, but his face was still cold, without a hint of a smile.

Du Mozhi hurriedly explained: "That's the case, I know that many Han people in Broken Leaf have a lot of money, especially they have a Han and Tang Dynasty, and they are even richer, but for some reason, he actually got the news in advance, and fled a month before the Great Food Army attacked Broken Leaves, and all the money was taken away, so that my plan fell through....."

"That's not right!"

Mustafa interrupted him sharply, "You bought weapons and equipment from Da Shi after you got the broken leaves, and at that time you already knew that you had no money, but you were still greedy and opened your mouth, it can be seen that you have no sincerity to repay the money at all, Governor Dumozhi, I will tell General Ziyad the truth, no!" I will report to the Muslim Governor. ”

Dumo's legs were frightened, and he said with a crying voice: "My lord, it's not that I don't want to pay back, I really don't have any money, I only have a total of 30,000 sheep in my hands, what do you want me to pay back?" ”

"Humph! 30,000 sheep, not even enough to pay interest. ”

Mustafa snorted heavily, muttered for a moment, and said, "Okay! For the sake of your loyalty, I will go back and persuade General Ziyad to let Fergan and Bahanna pay a little more money, and you will delay it here for another half year. ”

Dumozhi was overjoyed, and just after he started to say thank you, Mustafa stopped him with a wave of his hand, "I haven't finished talking yet!" ”

"Yes! Be! Du Mozhi was silent and agreed again and again.

"General Qiyad is also worried that you will not pay back, so he put forward two conditions to postpone it."

"Your Excellency, please speak!" Du Mozhi is already anxious, as long as he slows down, even if he takes his woman to pay off the debt, he will never frown.

Mustafa glanced back at the two people behind him, and slowly introduced him: "This general's name is Sauda, he is General Ziyad's subordinate general, and from today onwards, he will be the military instructor of the Turgish. ”

Although there is still a word difference between guidance and command, Dumozhi's heart is still cold, this is Ziyad to seize his military power, before he can speak, Mustafa pointed to the imam and said: "This is the disciple of the Prophet, from Damascus, his name is Abala, from today he will preach in Broken Leaves, you must assist, no matter what method you use, within three days, all the people and soldiers in Broken Leaves must convert to Allah." ”

One is to take away his military power, the other is to take away his faith, Du Mozhi is extremely conflicted in his heart, he wants to agree, but he never dare, and if he agrees, he can't explain to his subordinates.

"What, don't you want to say yes?" Mustafa stared at him fiercely.

"I-I...," Dumochi's lips twitched, beads of sweat rolling down his forehead, "Can you make me think about it?" ”

"There's nothing to think about, if you don't agree, I'll go!" Mustafa stood up and walked out of the tent.

When he walked to the door of the tent, he finally heard Dumozhi's hoarse and angry voice behind him: "Yes, I promise, I promise!" ”

The corners of Mustafa's mouth finally showed a faint smile.

．．．．．．． The Great Cannibals brought to Dumochi not as simple as a commander and a missionary, they brought a team, an invading army of fifty officers and thirty missionaries, not only to control the ** of the Turgish, but also to control their spirits. The decision of the Muslims, when there was no time to send troops to reinforce Broken Leaf, used the Broken Leaf's Turgish people to fight against the Tang Dynasty's westward advance, history played a cruel joke in Broken Leaves, thirty years ago, it was the Tang Dynasty that used the Turgish to resist the eastward expansion of the Great Eclipse, and at this moment it was the Great Eclipse who used the Turgish to fight against the Tang Dynasty's westward advance.

But history will not be repeated simply, the large-scale mobilization of the Tang army has ended, and the offensive of the battalion has begun, and 10,000 Tang troops stayed in Fengming City, as a backup, led by the general Duan Xiushi, to prevent the Turks from making a detour to attack the rear of the Tang army, and also to prevent the Great Food Army from attacking from the north.

The 20,000 Tang army advanced slowly and steadily to the south at a speed of thirty miles a day, and the 6,000 Anxi army in Bahuan City was led by Lifei Yuanli and Cui Qianyou, crossed Lingshan and approached Broken Leaf, the Tang army was flanked on both sides, and the Broken Leaf Turquoise Cavalry Shi people actively responded under the command of the Great Food Officer, they adopted the strategy of attacking the north and defending the south, dividing the 30,000 Turian Cavalry into two, concentrating 25,000 young and strong in the north, preparing to meet the main force of the Tang army, and the south chose the old and weak to defend He Hunting City and not engage the Tang army on the southern front. The clouds of war have hung over the broken leaves, and the battle is imminent.

In the hundred miles south of Fengming City, the main force of the Tang army has approached the valley of the Broken Leaf River, but the Tang army arrived here, but the camp is unstoppable, the terrain in this area is gentle, the forest is dense, the hills and grasslands are abundant, the north is the river valley and the Gobi, and the south is the rolling mountains, the towering Almadai Peak is snow-capped, the snow melts to form dozens of rivers of all sizes, some of which flow into Atami, and most of the rivers are injected into the Yili River, sufficient water and fertile land make this the richest place for the outer broken leaves, more than a thousand years later, Here became the capital of the country, Almaty.

The Tang army's camp was stationed on a hill, and a huge fence surrounded the Tang army's tents, and trenches of depth and width were dug around it, which attracted a river to pour in, and a suspension bridge was erected to form a temporary fortress.

In the early morning of this day, Li Qing'an took dozens of generals to explore the terrain nearby, he galloped on horseback, the huge eagle king hovered overhead, this is the most intense spring season, a group of antelopes and red deer run on the gentle hillside, not far away is a large forest, stretching to the front of the mountain, what interests Li Qing'an is that a large part of the large forest in this area is actually apple trees, in the Han Dynasty, the apples here spread to the Central Plains, called red persimferal, but far from being spectacular here.

He pointed to a clearing in the distance surrounded by mountains and rivers and said to the generals: "A castle should be built here to guard the periphery of the broken leaves, echoing Fengming City." ”

Li Guangbi looked at it for a moment and smiled at Li Qing'an: "The terrain in this area is very good, there are many rivers, the climate is mild, and the land is very fertile. ”

Li Qing'an didn't expect Li Guangbi's thinking to be so radical, even farther than he thought, so he asked the generals with a smile: "What do you think?" ”

Li Siye smiled and said, "Let me add one more sentence, just call this county Qing'an County, what do you think?" ”

Everyone expressed their approval, Li Siye's sycophant made Li Qing'an feel like Yi, he said happily: "The name Qing'an is good, auspicious and peaceful, very suitable for the name of the county, so it is decided, lay down broken leaves, we will operate here, this county is called Qing'an County." ”

At this time, a cavalryman rushed forward and reported: "Report to the general, the scouts have discovered the enemy, and they are less than twenty miles away from the mouth of the Broken Leaf Valley. ”

"How many centaurs?"

"About six thousand."

'Six thousand? Li Qingan sneered disdainfully, and turned back to everyone: "Since the business is coming to the door, we should open it." ”

．．．．．．．． The 6,000 cavalry of the Turgish did not immediately rush to fight the Tang army, they also discovered the main force of the Tang army, and after rushing to the mouth of the Broken Leaf Valley, they slowed down again, on the surface, it seems that the huge difference in strength between the two armies made them dare not act rashly, but in fact it was Du Mozhi and the instructor Sawuda who had a disagreement on the strategy of dealing with the Tang army.

Saouda's position in the Turgish army, equivalent to that of a later military adviser, he held the decision-making power of the Turgish army, Saouda was in his early Chinese New Year's Eve, born in Samarkand to a family of warriors, proficient in Persian martial arts since childhood, unfortunately, in his youth was captured by the Cripodi army of the East, reduced to a slave, in his eighteenth year was bought by Ziyad's father, became a servant to accompany Ziyad in martial arts, deeply appreciated by Ziyad, was released as a free man, and became his brother.

This time, Sauda was sent to guide the Turgish to resist the Tang army, ostensibly to help the Turgish people keep the broken leaves, but in fact, his real task was to observe the tactics of the Tang army, whether the broken leaves could be kept or not, it was not important to the big cannibals, the important thing was to understand the enemy.

Sauda has rich combat experience, he will test the Tang army from all aspects, such as the tactics of the small-scale conflict of the Tang army, but also the characteristics of the Tang army's deployment of troops in large-scale battles, and even the siege methods of the Tang army.

His abnormal way of transferring troops made Du Mozhi extremely disgusted, which was obviously to send the Tuqi people to death, Du Mozhi had also realized that Sawuda had ulterior motives, he had been patient, and when he saw that he was about to encounter the main force of the Tang army, he finally couldn't help it.

Just when Sauda ordered to prepare for an attack on the Tang army, Dumozhi made the opposite decision and held the mouth of the Broken Leaf Valley and did not attack the Tang army.

At the same time, the troops of the Tang Army did not take the initiative to attack, and Zhuo patiently waited for the opportunity to attack, and the two armies reached a stalemate at the mouth of the Broken Leaf Valley.

(To be continued)