After Fan Lihua walked into the inner tent, she saw the innocent but slightly springy Yuan Chu Jingzi, she was feeding Wu Qing dried beef, and Wu Qing was satisfied, covered with a quilt, lying on the couch, chewing slowly.

"The last general has seen the Grand Duke!" Fan Lihua was dressed in a military uniform, so she naturally wanted to meet the lower officials.

Wu Qing opened his eyes, glanced at Fan Lihua, and said, "Have you heard of a subordinate entering Shangguan's inner account?" ”

Fan Lihuarao is a military general, and he is not afraid to kill the enemy, but when he heard this, his face turned red, "Dadu Dudu, 'feelings' have been written." ”

Wu Qing smiled slightly, then stretched out his hand and let Fan Lihua put it in his hand, and then looked at it, Wu Qing couldn't help frowning, but he was also helpless, after all, it is also difficult to be a general who can study the war situation and can sum up experience. People like Fan Lihua, who have read the art of war since childhood, have their own ideas about fighting wars and have a strong sense of self, but if they want to write a post-war summary, they may not be able to write it.

Seeing Wu Qing's face, he knew that he was not satisfied, so he said, "I'll go rewrite." ”

Wu Qing waved his hand and said, "Forget it, don't leave if you come tonight." ”

Fan Lihua suddenly showed a touch of joy.

After the Yanqi Kingdom was broken by Guo Xiaoke during the Zhenguan period, the royal family was changed several times, and then after the three ruins of Anxi, because of the tyrannical conquest of Tibet, the royal family disappeared, the city was dilapidated, and most of the people fled.

Fortunately, Yanqi City is located on the main traffic route, because the snow water of the Tianshan Mountains flows into the territory of Yanqi City, and there is also the inflow of the Baiyang River, which makes a large lake formed outside Yanqi City. The aquatic plants are quite abundant, and it is a large oasis. Although it has experienced the devastation of Tibet, it still maintains its basic original appearance.

After Wu Qing came out of the tent on the second day. The footsteps are vain, and he deeply understands what it means to be like a wolf and a tiger, and a possessive woman really can't be provoked. Wu Qing entered Yanqi City with the help of his guards, and sent a large number of scouts to inspect a radius of 100 miles.

He was ready to let the army rest for two days, and he had enough spirit to win, not to mention that he had to fight steadily. Consume Tibet! What's more, the next Qiuzi is one of the four towns in Anxi, and Tubo Tun has heavy troops, so it will be a tough battle!

The people of Yanqi City also slowly walked onto the streets on this day. Seeing that the Great Zhou army was actually strict in military discipline, and finally settled down, Qixi, the king of Yanqi, prostrated at the feet of Wuqing, hoping to get the understanding of the Great Zhou. and presented the thirteen-year-old royal daughter Irina.

Wu Qing sighed in his heart. The Yanqi Kingdom was once strong, if it weren't for the powerful opponents of Han Wu and the blows of Emperor Taizong, how could the king of a country be so humble. He lifted the king of Yanqi and said: "The king of Yanqi does not have to be like this, the princess is still young, and she should marry the warriors of the Great Zhou in the future, and the governor of Pontus only hopes that you will be considerate of the people and do a good job in the affairs of the city." Make sure that the trade routes are connected. ”

Qi Xiduo didn't understand how to come, and agreed with a smile on his face. and entertained Wu Qing and other generals in the old royal palace. And let the children dance for Wuqing. Wu Qing knew that if he didn't watch the dance again, then King Yanqi would definitely be uneasy.

The former royal family has fallen to such a point in this way, which makes Wu Qing sigh in his heart.

Two days later, the scouts came to report that Tubo had mobilized nearly 100,000 troops outside Qiuci City and blocked them along the way, and the scouts were attacked and lost nearly 30 people. Wu Qing realized that it seemed that the Tubo general was not simple this time.

Wu Qing then ordered Wang Xiaojie to come to discuss the military situation.

When Xue Rengui's army defeated Dafeichuan, Wang Xiaojie and Liu Xianli were captured together, and Liu Xianli was not rescued because his injuries were too serious. Tubo Zanpu Mangsong Mangzan saw that his appearance resembled his father, and was respected as a guest, until a few years later, Wang Xiaojie returned to the Tang Dynasty and has been serving as the head of the Wuwei Army, so he still has a certain understanding of Tubo.

Wang Xiaojie's face was red, but he was dignified, his long beard was combed quite neatly, and after entering the big tent, he knelt on one knee and arched his hand: "The last general, Wang Xiaojie, visited the general." ”

Wu Qing got up slowly, looked at the map on the case, and wrote the three big characters "Map of the Western Regions".

"Get up and speak, you have been in Tubo for many years, you tell this king what is special about the Tubo soldiers."

Hearing that Wu Qing came to talk about the military situation, Wang Xiaojie got up and said: "Back to the Governor of Dadu, Tubo's current Zampu is a crossbow Si Lang, a twelve-year-old boy, who became Zampu at the age of ten, but the military and political power is in the hands of the four brothers of Non Qinling, and now as Zan Pu grows up, the relationship between Non Qinling and the crossbow Si Lane slowly becomes tense. And on Qinling, this is both humanistic and military, and good at strategy, when General Xue Rengui defeated Dafeichuan, a great Cheng dù is also on Qinling and his brother Zanpo strategy. In recent years, with the continuous expansion and conquest of the Tibetan soldiers, the combat strength was very strong, and it is said that in order to alleviate the contradiction between the Qinling and Zampu, he personally guarded the Western Regions. ”

Wu Qing combined the information he obtained, and also understood that the person who set up a large army in Qiuzi must be the one who talked about Qinling. I didn't expect him to be able to fight against such a famous player, and he felt a burst of excitement.

Randomly scratched the map with his hand, and then finally pointed to Luntai County in Wulei Prefecture!

Luntai County used to be the country of Wulabo, since it was destroyed by Li Guang, after the Tang Dynasty conquered the Western Regions, it belonged to Wulei Prefecture. Beyond the county seat is Ulabo, a big lake! It is located at the northern edge of the desert, at the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, with abundant water and grass. It is the main road to the countries of the Western Regions, so the geographical location is very important, and it is also the only way to Qiuzi, which has always been an important military town. However, since Qiuzi was set up as the four towns of Anxi, it has gradually declined.

Wang Xiaojie saw Wu Qing pointing at the position of Luntai, and immediately understood that if he was talking about Qinling, then he would definitely fight in Luntai and try the opponent's strength first.

Wu Qing ordered: "Beat the drum and gather the generals!" ”

In just a moment, the drums sounded, and nearly 30 generals, big and small, came to the big tent.

After seeing the salute, Wu Qing said in a deep voice: "The scout has come to report that the Tubo army has stationed 100,000 troops in Qiuci City, which is equivalent to the strength of our army, so the generals should not underestimate the enemy, thinking that we can deal with it with a bed crossbow." But you have to know that the bed crossbow is also damaged, the day before yesterday, the battle was damaged, more than ten bed crossbows were damaged, if it is damaged at this rate, how many times can we fight? What's more, this time if the governor of Pontus did not expect it badly. The person who led the troops must be Tubo on Qinling, and I believe that the general who was defeated in Dafeichuan and the entire Western Regions was captured was this person. You should have heard of it. I hope that you will not take the enemy lightly, and you must plan before acting. ”

"Obey the orders of the great general!" The generals replied in unison.

Random Wu Qing assigned tasks one by one, and the generals dispersed.

The next day, the army marched to Luntai! Prior to this, Wu Qing sent a letter to the Qinling Tomb and gave a gift, a bag of corn and a bag of rice.

Inside the royal palace in the city of Qiuzi. On Qinling received letters and gifts from Wu Qing, and on Qinling was seventy years old, although he was full of white hair and white beard. But his spirit is strong, his face is red, but there is a bit of wisdom and majesty in his eyes.

He opened the gift first. I couldn't help but be stunned. Then he reached out and grabbed a handful of corn, the yellow millet grains were like golden sand, yellow and clear, and it was very beautiful. I grabbed another handful of rice, it was as white and tender as a baby's skin, and there was a fragrance when I smelled it. These things are not available in Tibet. There are only barley in Tibet, and only cattle, sheep and horses.

Legend has it that the wisdom of the Han people is grown by eating rice. The Tibetans, on the other hand, could only hunt and nomadize, so they never had wisdom. But he said that Qinling did not believe in this evil. Therefore, with him as the leader, he captured Anxi several times and plundered Longyou, and made great progress.

But how many days do he have left to live, now that he is dying? Most of the Tibetan people lived to be 50 years old, but now that he is 70 years old, he still bears a heavy burden. But Xiao Zampu didn't understand, thinking that he controlled the military and politics in order to empty him. If it weren't for him, the Tang Dynasty would have already hit Lhasa (or "Lasa" in the Tang Dynasty).

But why did the opposing generals send these? On Qinling slowly opened the letter.

I saw that it was written in very straightforward words: "On Your Excellency Qinling, I am Wuqing, the king of Wei of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the governor of the world." I will send you a bag of corn and a bag of rice for you to taste. Presumably, although the house is full of gold, there is no such thing to enjoy. Corn can be boiled into porridge, accompanied by fermented bean curd sauce, which tastes very beautiful. Rice can be steamed, and if you stir-fry one or two side dishes, accompanied by rice, it must be sweeter and more delicious than the meat. Our ancestors all originated from the Yellow River, my Great Zhou is orthodox in the world, although you are strong in Tibet, but my Great Zhou is too strong in you, why not take this opportunity to recognize the ancestors and return to the ancestors, and share the beautiful things in the world. I hope the general will think twice. Wu Qing respectfully. ”

To tell the truth, after seeing this letter, Non Qinling was not angry, but had a deep worry, he did not know the history of Tibet, but he was sure that among the snow-capped mountains of Tibet, no ethnic groups would be born, and the history of Tibet was extremely pitiful. So from a certain Cheng dù, maybe they and the Han people were born on the edge of the Yellow River.

However, as the prime minister of Tubo, how could he not see the ambition of this King of Wei of the Great Zhou. He wanted to seize not only the Western Regions, but also Tibet. Moreover, he also knew the deeds of King Wuqing of Wei, a Confucian general, very wise. Fighting with such a person is the last thing he wants. He was even more reluctant to let such a person take the position, but apparently he could not stop it. Perhaps in the near future, Tibet will be classified as a state of the Great Zhou.

"Big brother, the spies are coming to report, Zhou Jun has left Yanqi City and is heading towards Luntai." In came a man in his fifties, tall and red.

On Qinling smiled: "Zanpo, don't make a fuss, you can go down." ”

This person is the third brother of Qinling, Zanpo, and his martial arts and scheming are also outstanding. When he saw the two bags of things on the table, he couldn't help asking, "Big brother, what is this?" ”

Then he reached into the bag, grabbed it and saw that it was corn and rice, and couldn't help but say, "This is what the other party's general sent?" ”

On Qinling smiled slightly, and did not answer, but picked up the brush, ready to write a letter, and when he saw Zanpo asking, he said: "You let people boil corn into porridge, and rice into dry rice." ”

Zanpo didn't know what the second brother meant, so she carried the rice bag and went out according to the words.

On Qinling only then began to reply, he thought for a long time, and wrote "To His Royal Highness the King of Wei of the Great Zhou Dynasty".

The Wuqing army was encamping, and suddenly saw a Tibetan envoy rushing and ordered someone to bring it in.

The Tubo asked to see the King of Wei, and Wu Qing said, "I am the King of Wei, what is the matter with you?" ”

The Tibetan soldier took out the letter and said, "This is a letter from the minister of my family to you." ”

The guard took it in his hand, and Wu Qing said: "The reward is consistent, let him go back." ”

Wu Qing walked into the big tent, but he didn't open it, Yuan Chu Jingzi understood, opened it and sniffed it one by one. He said, "Your Highness, there is no poison soaked in it. ”

Wu Qing then said: "You read it to me." ”

As he spoke, he took Shizuko Genchu into his arms, and it didn't take long. As she spoke, her ass writhed, as if she were grinding ink.

On Qinling, he said a great deal of truth at length.

Yuan Chu Jingzi's voice was like a yellow warbler, and he slowly recited: "Although the birds are numerous, they are the food of an eagle falcon." Although there are many swimming fish, they are the food of an otter. Although there are many elk antlers, how can they win? The horns are short. But you can win. Pine trees grow for a hundred years, and an axe is enough to cut them down. Even though the river is wide, it can be crossed by a leather boat. Barley wheat grows above the dam. but in a water mill. The stars filled the sky, and a round of red light eclipsed it. One star of fireworks is enough to burn all the fruit trees in the mountains and valleys. A flash flood from the source of a spring is large enough to wash away all the fruit trees on the dam. Everywhere in the clods of dirt. If you make a stone roll. Is this one stone shattered, or is it a huge clod of earth? The army of the Great Zhou Dynasty is really like a swarm of flies on the lake, although there are many of them, it is not easy to command, similar to the clouds and smoke on the mountain, and it is insignificant to people. Isn't my army like a sickle cutting through the grass? Although the yak is large, it is small with one arrow, and it can't be shot to death?"

In short, to the end. If Wu Qing hadn't entered the doppelganger in Yuan Chu Jingzi's body, he would have been drowsy a long time ago. Comparatively. Yuan Chu Shizuko was excited about the eloquence of the Qin Ling, and this excitement became more and more intense. But after a while, Wu Qing decided to try a new record.

And this record was finally frozen at a moment of time, and Shizuko Yuan Chu was completely tired and lay on the case.

Wu Qing stood up very happily and thought about the deployment of the army, this place was only more than five hundred miles away from Luntai, and it would be there in a few days. But it must be arranged well, and you can't let Tan Qinling underestimate him.

There is only one road to Luntai, unless, of course, into the desert. But Wuqing will not consider this article unless it is absolutely necessary. Desert march, too many variables.

If there is no trick, there is only one way to "push flat" for a long time. But this requires arranging troops, and arranging troops is his weakness, if the senior sister is here, it may be better, but in any case, he is still very confident in dealing with Tubo.

The Tibetans were cavalrymen and would not avoid their strengths and weaknesses to defend the city, so they would only come to the decisive battle. Wu Qing thought about it again and again, and decided to suppress it with bed crossbows and bows and arrows, and then use Wuwei Army as an arrow to directly impact the Tubo army, and then he led Zuo Yu Lin Wei 8,000 elites to rush and kill, he couldn't kill the Tubo soldiers if he didn't believe it. What's more, the 100,000 army has been training hard for more than half a year in order to conquer the Western Regions, and it's time to exert its combat power.

So the strategy of the battle of Luntai was decided. The army marched a hundred miles every day, and the soldiers and horses were well rested and very energetic.

And Wuqing also taught the soldiers another military song, "We are soldiers"! Of course, the lyrics have changed a lot.

Listening to this passionate singing, Wu Qing felt an unparalleled vitality nourishing the 110,000 soldiers. He believed that if the issue of land annexation could be solved and serving as a soldier became an obligation, then the Great Zhou army would erupt with the passion of a volcanic eruption. Or even conquer the whole of Eurasia!

Although he was not used to it, these two foods were much better than barley noodles and wheat noodles. It's just that the strength of the Great Zhou is not yet something that the Tubo can confront them, and in the north, the Western Turks have almost perished, leaving only one Mohedagan Uzile tribe.

Originally, the Western Turkic Khan Ashina Hu Sero should be the Khan of the Western Turkic tribe, but unfortunately Hu Sero treated his subordinates harshly, and the tribe was centrifuged and gradually attached to the rule of Uzhile. However, because the tribe of Wuzhile is weak, only by being close to the Tang Dynasty can he get the relief grain and grass allocated by the Zhou Dynasty every year in order to survive, and it is impossible to call it anti-Zhou.

The Hui did not dare to advance south in Mobei, and the rise of the Eastern Turkic Khanate made the Hui suffer a lot. Of course, if you can unite the Eastern Turks, you can, but since the death of Ashina Gululu, his younger brother Mo Du inherited the throne of the Khan, although he attacked the border of the Great Zhou, but still did not dare to go south.

Only Tibet, even with the addition of the Eastern Turks, could hardly shake the court of the Great Zhou. However, this time is also the weakest time for the Great Zhou, but why is Tubo not the weakest. On Qin Ling was a little irritable, because he couldn't think of a way to deal with Wu Qing at all. Considering that its daily march is only a hundred miles, this is obviously a plan to be carried out steadily, and in the face of absolute strength, any conspiracy and trickery are in vain.

The youngest son, Gong Ren, walked into the tent, and when he saw his father's face full of sorrow, he said, "Father, please give the child 5,000 soldiers and horses, and the child will take the head of Wuqing and give it to his father to serve wine." ”

On Qinling said with a smile: "My son is brave, but if he wants to fight alone, he may not win Wuqing." In this way, I will give a thousand households, and you will give me a striker, extinguish the momentum of the Zhou army, and let him see the power of my Tibetan eagle! ”

"The child is commanded!" Gong Ren leaned over and retreated.

Immediately, Qin Ling ordered the army to go outside the eastern city of Luntai! Although he had already written a letter to Zampu in Lhasa City asking for help, he knew that there were people in the DPRK and China, and it was estimated that it would be difficult to get rescue, and the entire Western Regions was only 200,000 people, and 30,000 had already been lost, and there were less than 170,000 left, and he could only transfer 100,000 people at most. In the Western Regions, the rule of Tibet was unpopular, and several thousand soldiers were needed in each place to suppress the rebellion. After all, Tubo was not comparable to the previous Tang Dynasty, which was able to make the towns autonomous, and the Tang Dynasty only retained the policy of unified management. The conditions in Tibet were too difficult, and they had to be conquered and extorted violently, which also made the rule of the Western Regions unpopular. Although it was occupied three times, it was only like a passerby.

And this time, on Qinling also felt that the Great Zhou would be different from the Tang Dynasty.

Wuqing's army slowly drove to a hundred miles outside Luntai City, and at this time, the Tubo army also drove out of the city. (To be continued......)