readx; The grassland on the bank of the Zhangye River stretches like a sea, a group of sheep graze leisurely by the river, the lambs born in the spring can already stand, they open their calves, follow the mother step by step, from time to time curiously look at the large group of galloping horses galloping from not far away, the early morning sun shines on the Zhangye River, in May, it is the season of rising water, the river is wide, sparkling, like a freshly cut silk, full of luster, a newly built wooden bridge spans the Zhangye River, narrows the distance between the two banks of the river. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

At this time, a team of 1,000 cavalry appeared from the north of the grassland, they galloped quickly along the Zhangye River, this is a group of Anxi cavalry wearing black bright light armor, the head of the general has a dark and thin face, tall and tall, he seems to have heard something, so he slowly stopped, looked at the situation around him, a pair of small eyes like a wolf as cold.

This Anxi general is Cui Qianyou who came from Juyanhai, he came to Zhangye on the order of Li Qing'an, at this time they were not far from Zhangye City, at this time, a group of cavalry galloped in the distance, it was a team of Anxi army scouts, a moment, the scouts stepped forward, and saluted the first captain on the horse: "See General Cui!" ”

"You're welcome, where is the general?"

"The general is in the camp outside Zhangye City."

"I see, go ahead!"

The scouts saluted, urged the horses to go, crossed the wooden bridge, and went to the west, Cui Qianyou watched them go away, and urged the war horses to gallop in the direction of Zhangye City, and more than a thousand followers shouted and followed him to speed up the horse.

100,000 Anxi troops arrived in Zhangye last night, three days, they went day and night, a full 800 miles, the high-intensity march made the army tired and exhausted, at this time the day was just dawn, the camp was still silent, only the patrolling soldiers patrolled near the barracks, Li Qingan got up early, last night's continuous Chang'an intelligence almost made him sleepless all night, especially Ge Shuhan also sent troops to Chang'an, which made him unexpected.

In the big tent, Li Qing'an stood on the sand table and considered the next strategy, the Chang'an strategy they have drawn up, to wait and see for the time being, waiting for the opportunity, now the important thing is how to deal with the blank left by the withdrawal of Shuofang, Hexi and Longyou Army.

The current situation is just like the Anshi Rebellion in history, the armies of Shuofang, Hexi, and Longyou were all transferred to Guanzhong, and unlike history, it was the Tubo people who occupied Longyou Hexi in history, but this time, the opportunity gave him Li Qing'an.

What makes Li Qingan a little embarrassed now is whether Longyou wants it or not? If he wanted to, he would inevitably disperse his forces and make it difficult for him to concentrate on his work, but if he didn't, this opportunity would be a bit of a pity.

At this time, Yan Zhuang, who was standing next to him, said: "General, my subordinates suggest that we take Shuofang first, so that Juyanhai, Lingzhou, and Liangzhou can be united, and as for Longyou, my subordinates suggest taking prefectures and counties with large populations to lay the foundation for our future recruitment." ”

Li Qingan nodded and said: "You are very reasonable, in fact, we don't need to take all of Shuofang, as long as we occupy Lingzhou, then the north gate of the entire pass will be opened, and I still want to occupy Huizhou, so that we can attack, retreat and defend, and the whole game of chess will be alive, this is actually what I thought a few years ago." ”

"The general's idea a few years ago seems to be completely feasible now, and now that the general has thought it through, his subordinates suggest that he seize the opportunity to implement it without delay."

"I know, I'll send troops immediately!" Li Qing'an finally made up his mind, and he immediately issued several orders, ordering Lifei Shouyu to lead 10,000 troops to Lingzhou, and Nan Jiyun to lead 5,000 troops to Huizhou to occupy that strategic location.

At this time, a personal soldier reported outside the tent: "General, General Cui Qianyou has arrived." ”

Li Qingan immediately said happily: "Invite him in!" ”

After a moment, Cui Qianyou walked in quickly, knelt down on one knee and saluted: "The last general, Cui Qianyou, see the general!" ”

Li Qingan hurriedly helped him up and said with a smile: "Originally, I was supposed to go to Juyanhai to comfort the soldiers, but I was really busy with military affairs, and I couldn't spare time for a moment." ”

"The humble post understands that the situation in the imperial court is chaotic, and the general should consider the overall situation, and it should be the humble post to report to the general."

Li Qingan smiled, then patted him on the shoulder and said, "Come on!" Sit down and let's talk slowly. ”

The two sat down, Yan Zhuang also sat on the side, Cui Qianyou nodded slightly to him, it was a greeting, he had something in his heart, and he didn't have time to say hello, so he said directly: "General, I came this time at the invitation of the three chiefs of Ge Lulu, Sha Tuo and Tongluo to launch a full-scale war against Hui Hui, how many years have you been looking forward to it, and you are a little impatient." ”

Li Qingan didn't answer him immediately, he paced slowly in the tent with his hands behind his back, and after a while, he turned around and asked, "I want to know your attitude?" ”

Cui Qianyou thought for a while and said: "Since Hui Hui was succeeded by our sneak attack on the nest the year before last, his strength has been greatly reduced, and he has not recovered his vitality so far, in terms of strength, we have surpassed him, if the two armies go to war, we will definitely win, but strategically speaking, I know that the general is not like a premature war." ”

"Then do you know why I don't want to go to war too soon?" Li Qingan looked at Cui Qianyou and continued to ask.

"This ..... I know a little about it, but I can't say it clearly. ”

"Then I'll tell you again today, you remember it well!"

Li Qing'an said slowly: "Whether it is the Xiongnu, the Turks or the Wuhu Chaohua, the threat of our Han nation will always come from the north, whether it was in the past or in the future, so I don't want one steppe nomad to replace another nation, I want to kill effectively, this is why I let you be merciless, the fundamental reason why you kill the Hui people, now that the Hui are destroyed, it will only strengthen the power of the other three, and the Hui power has not disappeared, but it has been transformed into the Qarlu people, transformed into the Tongluo people, and transformed into the Shatuo people, This is not what I want, what I want is for the Hui people to perish and not perish, let you kill as much of the Hui as possible, and then kill the Hui people almost, and then destroy him, then the strength of the three divisions of Gelulu will also be severely setback, and then, I will have another next step, let them fight among themselves, or erect another enemy, such as the Khitan, and fight for a few more years, and wait for the situation in the Central Plains to slowly stabilize, and when the power of the Tang Dynasty gradually recovers, we will go back and clean them up, and completely eradicate the nomadic forces, General Cui, I entrust you with this important task, just hoping that you will not show any mercy to my subordinates, and kill me to the end. ”

Cui Qianyou nodded slowly, "I understand the humble position, and I will never live up to the general's expectations!" ”

"Alright! You are also tired, go down and rest first, rest well, and then bring some money and goods back to reward your brothers, and then you will launch a summer purge offensive, and I still have the same four words, 'perish but not perish,' and you must keep this firmly in mind. ”

．．．．．．． Cui Qianyou went down, Li Qingan stood in front of the sand table and was silent for a long time, at this time, Yan Zhuang said in a low voice: "General, I am worried that General Cui and the three departments have been together for a long time, and they will have feelings, and I am afraid that they will not be able to fulfill the great trust of the general." ”

Li Qingan glanced at him and said with a smile: "Actually, you want to say that you are worried that Cui Qianyou will support the army and stand on his own, right?" ”

Yan Zhuang blushed and nodded, "This is exactly what I am worried about. ”

"Actually, your worries are not wrong, not only Cui Qianyou, but also Li Guangbi of Tocharo, Feng Changqing of Xinde, there is this possibility, this is not their reason, this is caused by the system, just like Li Longji has always appointed An Lushan as the envoy of the Fanyang Festival, and appointed me as the envoy of the Anxi Festival, after a long time, his subordinates will be loyal to An Lushan and me, if you want to prevent this trend, the main thing is to change the system, implement regular rotation of soldiers, and have regular inspections of the imperial history, the key is to insist, I am already considering implementing a system of regular rotation of soldiers and generals, generally speaking, with a three-year term, and next year I plan to replace Cui Qianyou with Lifei Yuanli. ”

Yan Zhuang saw that Li Qing'an had already thought of it, and his heart was also relaxed, so he smiled slightly: "The general didn't sleep all night last night, let's rest for a while!" ”

Li Qingan stretched his waist and said with a smile: "I'm a little tired, I'll sleep for a while, and I'll discuss something in the afternoon!" ”

．．．．．．． With Liangzhou Cheng Qianli led the army into Beijing, only a few days of effort, the trade route on the Hexi Corridor became active again, the merchants did not drill seamlessly, Li Qingan entered Hexi for only two days, and there was a camel team of merchants on the official road, these merchants originally went to Yanhai to Lingzhou, Guo Ziyi was not harsh on the merchants, and generally let them enter the customs, but after all, it took a long detour, since Li Qing'an restored his rule over the Hexi Corridor, then the caravan could take the Hexi Corridor in a grand manner, A large long-distance caravan with hundreds of camels and a dozen small traders with a dozen mules and horses began to appear in an endless stream on the official roads.

That night, a small caravan consisting of five or six men and thirty or so horses arrived in Zhangye City, they came from the east, carrying grain on horseback, on the surface, they should be small traders who came to sell grain, but their behavior was a little strange, obviously some Qiang people wanted to ask them to buy grain, but they ignored it.

The peddlers did not enter the city or the herdsmen's area, but came directly in front of the camp of the Anxi army, and they crossed the very striking white cordon, and entered the range of two hundred paces, and before they could get closer, an arrow roared and nailed to the ground in front of them, and immediately a patrol of cavalry rushed out of the camp gate, shouting: "Stop! ”

They crossed the white cordon, and naturally had to be examined, and if they had the slightest suspicion, they would be immediately arrested as spies, and a troop of three hundred cavalry came at a gallop, surrounded them, pointed crossbow arrows at them, and shouted for the captain: "Who are you?" ”

At this time, a young man came out of the small caravan and said, "I am an old friend of your general, and I have come to visit him." ”

The lieutenant glanced the young man up and down, and saw that although he was dressed as a businessman, he had a noble temperament and a handsome appearance, not like a small trader, so his tone softened slightly, and said: "I am the duty officer tonight, and the general has an order, and everyone who comes to visit him must report his real name." ”

"I see."

The young man smiled and said, "Then please tell me, just say that the old man Li Li has something important to see!" ”

(To be continued)