"The minister Jin Wuwei general Ma Lan wept bloodily: he belongs to the clown of the green mountain, the negative virtue of the eagle, the remnant demon of the Hanhai Sea, the lonely ant gathers, the same evil, and plunders in groups. The Son of Heaven ordered to ascend the altar, push the wheel to cut down the crime, and take the Xianzhi fruit slightly first, Jane is in the emperor's heart, and the general law is ordered. So he flew to the west and embraced the soldiers to set out, beating the drums and horns in the ground, and the long sword in the sky. On that day, the soldiers rushed and the thieves collapsed, like the autumn wind sweeping the leaves, like the thin ice of the spring scene. Annihilation of the Qukui, coercion of the Zhizhi, the period of Jin Fang Jingzhi, Yusai Qingchen, the hometown of Qunfan An, the land of the four towns of the Iron Pass......"

Seeing Ma Lan's agreement, Du Huan was overjoyed, and sprinkled a long essay to help the pen immediately. Du Huan read it by himself, felt quite proud, blew dry the ink and respectfully handed it to Ma Lan, and said, "General, how about writing like this?" ”

Ma Lan read it, gently put the long text on the table, and said with a smile: "Not bad! The words are like knives, and every sentence is bloody, and the tall general is clearly written first and then defeated. Joining the army This article is submitted to the imperial review, and it is difficult for General Gao to pass this pass safely, and the crime of losing his teacher will not be able to escape. Literati kill people with only a three-inch pen, and I can see it today. ”

Du Huan's face changed slightly, and he said in a low voice: "The general thinks it's inappropriate? ”

Ma Lan smiled and patted Du Huan's shoulder, signaling him not to be nervous.

The letter was delivered to the Son of Heaven, and General Gao could no longer return to Anxi. However, even if there was no letter from joining the army, it would be impossible for General Gao to dominate Anxi again. Since Pei Xingjian reopened the four towns in our dynasty, there have rarely been more than five years of Anxi as the main general, Wang Husi, Gai Jiayun, and Fumeng Lingcha are all like this, Xianzhi has been the main general of Anxi for more than four years, and it is time to enter the court. ”

Du Huan breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "What the general said is very true. The border army is the most powerful of our Tang Dynasty soldiers, and the border generals have been in charge of the border army for a long time, and it is indeed easy to become a big tail. This is the reason for recruiting border generals into the court. Among the many Han and Hu border generals, Fan Yang An Lushan is an outlier. ”

Ma Lin nodded and said with a smile: "Li Linfu thinks that General Hu is loyal and brave, but in my opinion, Hu Ren's loyalty is the most unreliable. The letter of joining the army can really reach the court, maybe it will have a miraculous effect, and it can make the bigwigs in the DPRK and China vigilant. It is inevitable that General Gao will leave Anxi, if An Lushan's people can also be implicated, we will not write this letter in vain! ”

"The general has a personal vendetta with An Lushan?"

Ma Lan shook his head.

You can't say to this family that An Lushan will rebel after all and bring chaos to the world.

Guoheng perished with weakness, and the Han and Tang dynasties perished with strength. Although today's Datang is full of contradictions under its prosperity, it is at its peak after all, with a household registration of more than 9 million and a population of tens of millions. If there is no Anshi Rebellion, the Huanghuang Tang Dynasty is still promising, and it will not suddenly turn from prosperity to decline.

If An Lushan can be pulled down from the post of envoy of the Three Towns Festival, he is willing to take no credit at all.

Du Huan naturally couldn't understand the thoughts of him, a thousand-year-old latecomer, and saw that Ma Lan recognized the letter he wrote, so he carefully sealed the letter with fire paint and put it in his arms.

"General, I didn't deliberately target the tall general, just to protect our merits, I have to do this."

Ma Ling interrupted Du Huan's words with a smile: "There is no need to explain when joining the army, this great merit is related to our fame and wealth, and it is said that it is a tall general, even if Li Linfu wants to share the merit, we can't give in." ”

……

At that moment, the plan was decided, Du Huan pushed the door and called a young officer.

"General, this is Li Xuan. I thought he was the most suitable messenger this time. ”

Ma Lan nodded, it seems that Du Huan has arranged everything in private. For the ability of this family, he once again thought a little higher.

"General, my subordinates will definitely do their best to live up to their mission!" Li Juan said respectfully.

Ma Lan smiled, he came from the next generation, so he naturally knew who this Li Juan was.

Li Juan is the younger brother of the poet immortal Li Taibai, and like Du Huan, he was originally a son of a family who followed the tall general to make a name for himself. When Li Bai sent him to join the army, he definitely didn't expect Gao Xianzhi to have this defeat.

Li Taibai is not in the court, but he is famous all over the world, and it is not a good thing to let this person serve as a messenger and return to Beijing to use this relationship to create public opinion.

Du Huan walked up to the Sogdian maidens, said a few words in Sogdian, and then lifted the shirt of a Sogdian maiden and put the letter inside.

The Sogdian girl's face turned pale with fright, and she couldn't stop nodding. Du Huan touched the bottom of the little girl's clothes twice, and Ma Lan just didn't see it.

"Li Xuan, fame and wealth are here, you must act strictly according to the plan this time, understand?" Du Huan looked at Li Juan with a serious face.

Li Juan nodded respectfully: "My subordinates understand!" ”

Ma Lan smiled.

The common good has bound everyone together.

……

Now there was chaos in the river, and thousands of soldiers were enough to cross the river, but five hundred men were obviously not enough. Therefore, the messenger cannot set off yet, and must wait for the army to enter the southern foothills of the Green Mountains safely and reach the subject states that have submitted to the Tang Dynasty before leaving the brigade.

The selection of personnel was completely handed over to Du Huan and Li Juan, and the plan could be launched only when the army entered the southern foothills of the Green Mountains.

The rangers released the city for dozens of miles, and the army rested in the city for three days, but the nine Sogdians did not make any moves, and no one dared to provoke the Anxi army.

The white-clothed banners fluttering on the head of the city confused many people, and many Umayyad people who were hiding in the city appeared one after another and went to the barracks to inquire about the news, but none of them came out after entering the barracks.

Three days later, the army again pulled out of camp and left the city in a mighty way.

This time, a large number of horses and camels were obtained, and although more than 2,000 soldiers were added, there was still a surplus of one man and two horses. The camels were piled with belongings, and there were even quite a few beautiful Sogdian maidens.

Before the Anxi army left the city, the people saw an unforgettable picture on the banks of the Zeravshan River.

By the middle of October, the waters of the Zeravshan River were so cold that there was even a thin layer of ice on the river's surface, and all the living hunters in the city were driven to the river, watching more than a thousand people cry and walk into the glacier.

These more than 1,000 people come from several wealthy families in the city. Their crime is said to be the killing of some Tang slaves.

Thousands of Tang troops were murderous, surrounding the banks of the glacier, until the last figure disappeared under the icy water, and then turned to leave.

The Tang general, led by the Tang people, has become a devil in the eyes of the hunters.

Three days was enough time for them to remember the name.

General Jin Wuwei of the Tang Dynasty, Ma Lan!

It is an extremely simple truth to teach people to be afraid and not to teach people to deceive.

So although Ma Lan felt the cold gaze of the catcher behind him, he didn't care.

The wealthy Sogdian merchant families who killed the most Tang people did not kill them directly that day, but for the sake of establishing power today. I believe that this incident should be able to teach the catchers a great lesson.

As for the future......

If there is no Yuyang drum, Anxi Wanlijiang is still in the hands of the Tang Dynasty, and it is not far from Anxi to catch and drink, if there is a need, come again.

……

In less than a year, the famous city on the banks of the Zeravshan River suffered two catastrophes. The great cannibal Ziad slaughtered the city once, and now the Anxi army has come to scourge again.

Struggling to survive between the two empires of the Tang Dynasty and the Great Eclipse, the Sogdians in the oasis had no choice at all. For such a fate, they can only accept it.

The people who sank into the ice river could no longer be saved, and the Tang Iron Cavalry had also gone away, and the catchers left the river bank silently and returned to the ruined city.

In any case, as long as the Silk Road was still open, the Sogdians would be able to continue their lives.

……

The Anxi army left to catch and drink, and went along the river again in the direction of Sa Mojian.

Although he looked down on the Sogdians in his bones, Ma Lu did not dare to be sloppy in the slightest during the march. The rangers directly released a hundred miles, constantly reporting the situation, and setting up camp at night every time, extremely cautious.

Now with thousands of soldiers to fight with, Ma is not afraid of any force in the river. Such a large army is here, it can be said that it is a soldier of national destruction.

However, his purpose was not to slaughter the city and destroy the country, but to bring these Han family sons and daughters back to Anxi safely. has found them, so naturally we can't let everyone die easily. So it was not inevitable, and Ma Lu did not want to fight the Sogdians or the Great Cannibals again.

Changxingfang had already collected enough supplies to support his return to Anxi, but since it was in an enemy country, it would be too extravagant to use them.

The Sogdian villages and cities on the banks of the great river were naturally hit again, but there were much fewer killings than the last time.

It's not that Ma Lu is soft-hearted, but these people have learned to obey, and the last time the Anxi army had already told them with a steel knife what the result of resistance would be.

Eight days later, I arrived at Sa Mojian again. Flags fluttering above the city indicate that someone has taken over the city.

"It's the Kang royal family." Du Huandao.

Ma Lan laughed.

The last time I stayed in Sa Mojian for a few days, I never saw the army of the Kang royal family. Now that the army has left, the army of the Kang royal family dares to come here.

It's only been a few years, and are the descendants of Ulega already so unbearable?

has a nation-destroying army in his hand, and since he has encountered it, it seems that it is impossible to say that he will not destroy a country.

……

The reappearance of the Anxi army under the city of Sa Mo was completely unexpected by the Sogdians.

Ma Lan didn't know what these guys thought, his army went from Jianxi to the west, obviously not to return to Anxi, these guys came to occupy the city at this time, and they were simply looking for death.

The army of the Kang royal family participated in the Battle of Talas and was used as cannon fodder by Ziad, and there were not many left, and most of them were annexed. Po Xilin survived the medicine and water, and as a servant army to seek to capture the four towns of Anxi, there were more than 3,000 people left in Kangju.

Among these more than 3,000 people, there are still some people who want to protect the royal city, and there are only more than 1,000 people who come to Samojian.

An army of more than 1,000 people, guarding a ruined city, how can it be the opponent of thousands of tigers and wolves? Before Ma Lan ordered the siege to begin, the banner of the Kang royal family on the head of the city had been lowered, and at the same time, some people demanded surrender in the official dialect of the Central Plains at the head of the city.