On the second day of Li Qing'an's return to Beiting, Yang Zaicheng, the envoy of the Yiwu Army, sent someone to deliver the news that the first batch of 15,000 Tianwei troops had arrived in Yizhou, and the main commander of the troops would be Li Guangbi, the deputy envoy of the Tianwei Army, and the second batch of 15,000 Tianwei troops was already on the way.

The arrival of the Tianwei Army was undoubtedly a great news for Li Qing'an, who lacked troops, and he personally led people to a hundred miles away to welcome the arrival of the first batch of Tianwei Army.

The grassland in February has felt the breath of spring, the ice and snow have melted, the snow water has penetrated into the soil, giving birth to the seeds of life, the tender green grass buds have poked out the delicate little head from the withered yellow winter grass seeds, curiously looking at this new world, the endless grassland has been dyed with light green, every day is changing, full of vitality, in the blue sky full of white clouds, countless goshawks hovering under the white clouds, looking for the rats that also began to move on the grassland, at this time a huge goshawk spread its wings and flew over, Its huge body caused countless goshawks to flee in panic, and several herdsmen saw it from afar, and they all exclaimed, "The Eagle King is here!" ”

The herdsmen have taken refuge in the distance, and the arrival of the Eagle King means the arrival of the great general of the festival.

In a moment, there was a thunderous sound of horses' hooves in the distance, and then a group of small black dots appeared, getting closer and closer, it was a team of hundreds of cavalry, one person and two horses, Li Qing'an took the lead, galloping on the boundless grassland, another white war horse followed closely and galloped beside him, the pace was strong and powerful, and the long mane flew in the air, at this time, a cavalry in the distance rushed towards him, Li Qing'an slowed down his horse, and the cavalry ran to his side, grabbed the reins and said: "General, the Tianwei army has reached fifteen miles away." ”

Li Qing'an immediately rushed up a hill and looked into the distance, the weather was clear, so that his vision was exceptionally clear, in the distance, he faintly saw a black line, Li Qing'an's face finally bloomed with a smile, "They are finally here." ”

For Ge Shuhan, transferring his elite Tianwei army away is definitely a thing that makes him extremely unhappy, he once thought about replacing the elite Tianwei army with ordinary soldiers and handing it over to Anxi, but after weighing it, he still gave up this idea, after all, the prison army is by his side, if he annoys the saint for this matter, his Longyou and Hexi double knots will not last long, and the gains outweigh the losses, but he is unwilling to be so cheap Li Qing'an.

There is an unwritten unspoken rule in the frontier armies, called 'borrowing troops without returning', that is to say, the borrowed soldiers generally cannot come back, and the borrowed troops always have various reasons to detain the borrowed soldiers and not return them, for example, An Lushan borrowed 20,000 Hedong cavalry to fight the Khitan last year, and did not return it, and then his brother Shuhan transferred Shuo Fang and Hexi troops to fight Shibao City, except for the Absi Department was attached to the Turks and had to go back, the rest of Shuofang and Hexi Army Ge Shuhan did not return.

Therefore, this elite Tianwei army has both Longyou soldiers, Hexi soldiers, and Shuofang army, the composition is very complicated, the commander of the Tianwei army is the general Zhang Shouyu and Wang rare, these two are his favorite generals, Ge Shuhan naturally will not give Li Qing'an, he selected a middle-level officer Li Guangbi who he did not like from the Longyou generals, temporarily promoted him to the deputy envoy of the Tianwei army, and ordered him to take the Tianwei army to Anxi to serve, and the second batch of Tianwei army is from Shuofang's army, Ge Shuhan ordered Shuofang Hu general Gu Huaien to lead the troops to Anxi.

After nearly a month of trekking, Tianwei army finally arrived in Tingzhou, Li Guangbi was particularly excited, two years of his experience was very bumpy, depressed, after Yangzhou training, he was transferred to Shuofang, in the festival deputy envoy Guo Ziyi under the account, although Guo Ziyi appreciated, but the festival made Zhang Qiqiu did not like him, Guo Ziyi several times for him to ask for credit were vetoed by Zhang Qiqiu, easy last year Zhang Qiqiu was transferred to Hedong, the old boss An Sishun served as Shuo Fang Jiedu envoy, but An Sishun appreciated him too much, and actually wanted to marry his daughter to him, Li Guangbi refused, and regardless of An Sishun's daughter's appearance, more importantly, Li Guangbi was not optimistic about An Sishun, he did not want to be shackled by this marriage, so he offended An Sishun again, and was sent back to the court by An Sishun, and Shuo Fang had no place for him.

In September last year, the imperial court sent him to Longyou again, but because he was Ansshun's favorite general, he was tabooed by Ge Shuhan, and questioned his character to the imperial court several times, and wanted to bounce him back to the imperial court, but after being rejected by the imperial court to no avail, Ge Shuhan has been sitting on a cold bench for him until now, this time he was transferred to Anxi, and Li Guangbi finally took a sulk.

The new boss Li Qing'an had dealt with him when he was training in Yangzhou, and the relationship was not bad, and he heard that Li Qing'an actually went out hundreds of miles to meet him, which made him feel an inexplicable emotion in his heart, at this moment he looked at the blue sky, looked at the white clouds piled up like a hill, and looked at the endless grassland, the excitement and anticipation in his heart could not be calmed down for a long time, and he had a sense of belonging to Anxi.

At this time, a team of people and horses in the distance came like a gallop, Li Guangbi immediately ordered to stop moving forward, he had already realized that this must be Li Qing'an, Li Guangbi immediately urged the horse to meet him, and the horse team galloped away, "Brother Guangbi, don't come unharmed?" Sure enough, it was Anxi Jiedu who made Li Qing'an arrive, Li Guangbi was very excited, immediately turned over and dismounted, and half-knelt to salute, "The last general Li Guangbi, see the general of Jiedu!" ”

Li Qingan jumped off the horse, took a few steps forward to help him up, slapped him on the shoulder with a smile and said, "Say goodbye to the martial arts competition in the capital, we haven't seen each other for a few years." ”

Li Guangbi also smiled: "In the past few years, the general has been proud, which is enviable!" ”

"What's the spring breeze, I slept in the dungeon of Dali Temple for a few nights last year, and I almost lost my life."

"That's right, there are always ups and downs in life, and I haven't gotten much better in the past few years, and I have offended the three major festival envoys, and it can be regarded as bad luck to go home."

Li Qingan patted him on the shoulder and comforted: "As the saying goes, if you don't come to Jitai, now that you are transferred to Anxi, I believe that in my place, you will definitely be able to give full play to your talents and make contributions!" ”

Li Guangbi was moved in his heart, he clenched his fists and said sincerely: "Guangbi is willing to serve the king!" ”

At this time, a large group of generals of the Tianwei Army stepped forward to salute Li Qing'an, "See the general!" See the Ambassador! ”

Everyone has participated in the Battle of Stone Castle City together, and this time they met in the North Court, many people Li Qingan still knew each other, he punched this one, and pinched that arm, which was particularly affectionate.

"Luo Qingping, did your lady give you a son or a little girl?"

"Returning to the envoy, it's a little lady."

"Then you have to work hard, if you really can't do it, I'll help you."

Everyone laughed together, the bearded general named Luo Qingping laughed, Li Qingan waved his hand again and smiled at everyone: "Okay, don't be verbose, now the army will follow me into the North Garden, and I will pick you up and wash the dust!" ”

He turned over his horse, looked at the mighty and majestic Tianwei army, and ordered in a loud voice: "The army sets off and goes to Beiting City to camp!" ”

Everyone was excited, and they got on their horses one after another, and the fifteen-thousand-strong army drove towards Beiting City.

．．．．．．． Bukhara, the Abbasids' treachery again outraged the Shiites, and the Shiite leader Jabr. Shariq spoke out and called for a holy war against the Abbasids, and large-scale armed uprisings against the Abbasids broke out in major cities in Bukhara, Samarkand, Pasha, and Nasebo, and the uprising quickly spread to Khorasan, and the momentum was so great that the Great Food Army stationed in the Transoxiana region could not stop the momentum of the uprising, and was defeated one after another. The Muslims ordered the Khorasan army to brutally suppress the Shiite uprising, and he divided his troops into three routes, one way ordered the general Daoud to lead 10,000 Khorasan troops to march to Nasebo, all the way to the general Ziyad to lead 10,000 elite troops to Samarkand, and he himself led 20,000 troops to Bukhara, Shariq's hometown.

At the same time, Abbasid's campaign in the central region was over, and he had enough troops to send to fight with Abu Abbas, except for the need for an expedition to Egypt. The Muslims fought against the Shia uprising, and the Abbasids ordered his brother Jafar and his uncle Ali to lead an army of 60,000 to reinforce Khorasan.

The black-pressed Khorasan cavalry marched at a high speed on the famous Khorasan Road, which is a wide and flat road, that is, the western section of the Silk Road, along which you can go all the way to Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty. Muslims stared coldly at the sides of the road, where the suppression of the uprising had been going on for some time, and the trees on both sides of the Khorasan road were covered with the bodies of hanged or killed Shiite insurgents, swaying in the wind and sand.

"Your Excellency the Governor, all our troops have been transferred to the river, I am very worried about the situation in the east, will the Tang Dynasty's army take advantage of the weakness?" The general Ziad said worriedly.

Ziyad is Abu. Muslim subordinates of the first confidant general, in the overthrow of the Umayyad Dynasty in a series of battles outstanding achievements, last year he led 15,000 food army in 20,000 stone [***] and 10,000 Dumo branch Tu Shi army with the assistance of the army, broke through the Tang Dynasty in the Hezhong region of the base of the broken leaves, in that battle he saw the sharpness of the Tang Dynasty army, a thousand Tang army was finally able to kill 20,000 stone [***] team, fled back to the Tang Dynasty, now the big food army is all transferred to the river to quell the rebellion, the east is empty, will the Tang army take advantage of the situation to recapture the broken leaves, It worries him.

Ziyad's concern did not resonate with the Muslims, he glanced at this subordinate who only knew how to fight, and said lightly: "In fact, I have already mentioned in my report to the caliph that the Shiite uprising is much smaller than expected, and it is enough for Khorasan's army to suppress it, but why did the caliph send Ja'far and Lao Ali to lead 60,000 troops to help quell the rebellion, have you thought about the ambiguity of this?" ”

Ziyad was a good military commander, but politically simple, and he was stunned for a moment, not understanding what the Muslims said had to do with the Tang Dynasty's troops.

Muslims saw that he did not understand, so they smiled and did not explain anymore, in fact, the reason why he supported the Abbasid to replace the descendants of Ali as caliph was because of his careful consideration, Shia is a single Islamic faction, and lacks tolerance, its rise to power will inevitably treat other factions harshly, which will lead to the outbreak of wars between factions, which is not conducive to the establishment of a strong Islamic empire, while the Abbasids are a secular force that is not involved in religion, and its rise to power is more able to take care of the interests of all parties equally and tolerantly.

In addition, Shiites are mainly concentrated in the Khorasan area, and the growth of Shiites will inevitably weaken Tabu Abu. The influence of the Muslims in Khorasan led him to a secret agreement with the Abbasids, in which he supported the Abbasids as caliph, and in turn the Abbasids guaranteed his interests in Khorasan, including his sphere of influence in the Transoxiana region.

But the Abbasid's fickleness and repetition also made the Muslims deeply wary, this time he has assured in writing that the Khorasan army can quell the Shiite rebellion, and the Abbasid still sent his brother Jafar and uncle Ali Lao to help in the war, which is a little subtle, especially Jafar has been designated by the Abbasid as the heir of the caliphate, and is ready to officially change his name to al-Mansur, and the old Ali is the fourth person in the Abbasid dynasty, and sent the two of them to help in the war, the true intention of the Abbasid has been revealed.

Therefore, in suppressing the Shiite uprising, he must not allow the Abbasids to intervene.

Thinking of this, the Muslims said to Qiyad, who was still a little unwilling: "There are 30,000 troops of Dumozhi on the side of Broken Leaves, he claims to be the second in Sulu, if the Tang Dynasty is not attacked by heavy troops, I think he should be able to resist for a few months, the Shiite rebellion is far less huge than we imagined, at most I can be quelled in four months, and after quelling the rebellion, we will turn our heads to deal with the Tang army, and the Tang army also needs to prepare for the attack on Broken Leaves, so it should be in time, there are more than 10,000 troops stationed in Ibrahim on the Sindh side, the problem is not big, the key is time, We will do our best, put down the rebellion in the most decisive way, and do not hesitate to kill, General Ziyad, do you understand what I mean? ”

"My subordinates understand!"

"Good! If you can suppress the rebellion in Samarkand within three months, I will make the caliph the governor of Samarkand. ”

．．．．．． At the same time that the Great Food Army was eager to suppress the rebellion in the Hezhong region, Li Qing'an of Beiting also understood the urgency of time, and he had received official news that the Sogdian countries such as Kang, An, Shi, Xiaoshi, He, Dong'an, and Mi all broke out in the Shiite Shariq uprising, with more than 100,000 people participating, and many Sogdian countries also saw this uprising as an opportunity to get rid of the control of the Great Cannibals, so the armies of various countries also participated in the uprising, but the people did not have such a high response, especially the Pilgrims and Buddhists were unwilling to work for the Shiites, They went into hiding.

This information made Li Qingan realize that the time of the uprising would not be too long, and there was a fleeting opportunity in front of him, although his promise to Li Longji was to take the broken leaves in one year, but Li Qingan knew that once the Great Food Army really entered the broken leaves, the Tang army went on an expedition, and it was difficult to take the broken leaves, and only by taking the broken leaves could the Tang Dynasty have a chance to develop in the Hezhong region, and only then could the broken leaves be used as a springboard to continue to advance westward, so the broken leaves have vital strategic significance to the overall situation.

For this reason, Li Qingan did not have time to calmly arrange the military and political affairs of Anxi, nor did he have time to consider the loyalty of the generals of Anxi, when the opportunity first appeared, the recaptured broken leaves became the overriding top priority, he issued a war mobilization order on the second day after returning to Beiting, under the mobilization order, any civilian materials must obey the military transfer, the Tang army mobilized 100,000 people, a large number of carts, camels, grain, cloth, spirits, weapons, tents, a large number of material resources were continuously transported to the five western cities, At the same time, the main force of the 20,000 Beiting Army also began to move to the five western cities on a large scale, while the Gelulu and Shatuo people each sent 5,000 mercenaries to fight with the Tang army.

As a preparation to cooperate with the main force of Beiting, Anxi Bahuan's troops and horses made Lifei Yuanli also lead 6,000 Anxi troops to move in the direction of Lingshan, preparing to deal with the attack of Broken Leaves from the south.

．．．．．．．． This morning, Li Qing'an got up before dawn, today will be his official expedition, he sat calmly in the lobby, in front of him was a cold horizontal knife, he slowly pulled out a section, the blade was shining with cold light, Li Qingan gently stroked the blade with his hand, he had heard the sound of the horizontal knife, at this time, there was a slight sound of footsteps behind him, Rushi knelt down, hugged his waist from behind, his face was on his back, tears flowed down her beautiful cheeks.

"Big brother, let me comb your hair again!"

Li Qingan put the knife into the scabbard, took off the helmet, his long hair was draped over his shoulders, Rushi gently combed his hair, and said in a choked voice: "Big brother, when will you come back?" ”

"I don't know."

There was a hint of parting melancholy in Li Qing'an's voice, "It's a few months, or a year, maybe our home will be settled in broken leaves." ”

He smiled and gently wiped away the tears on Rushi's face, "Do you like to settle down in Broken Leaves?" ”

"I like it, as long as I can be with you, wherever I am."

Li Qingan put on his helmet, picked up the knife on the table, and stood up with Rushi's hand: "It's time for me to go." ”

"Big brother, take care all the way!"

Li Qingan nodded, strode out of the hall, in the courtyard, his family members all came out, and Wuyi, Ruhua, and Xiaolian were all waiting for him in the courtyard.

"Li Lang!"

Wuyi shouted in a low voice, stepped forward, she took out a jade Ruyi, hung it on his chest, stared into his eyes and said: "This is my talisman, follow me since I was a child, it can keep you back safely." ”

Li Qingan nodded silently, put Yu Ruyi close to her, and said to her: "You also have to take care of yourself!" ”

"I will, I'll wait for you to come back."

Li Qingan said to everyone again: "I'm leaving, everyone will wait for the news of my victory!" ”

He walked out of the mansion, hundreds of soldiers were already waiting for him on horses, he turned over on his horse, turned around and waved to the family members who sent him out, and jerked the war horse, the war horse galloped, in the dim morning light, hundreds of people galloped to the north, he will meet with the Tianwei army in Beiting City, and go to the five cities together....... In February of the tenth year of Tianbao, the Beiting army once again advanced towards Broken Leaves, and the Second Broken Leaf War was about to begin.

(To be continued)