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Chapter 134 After the Capture

Another winter has passed.

The Throne of Khan and Blood finally left the shattered and entered the Talas region with an army of 50,000 men.

Zhang Mai originally wanted Ma Jirong and others to lead a large army to enter Talas from the Erji Mountain Road, while he took a group of old troops from Lingxi, walked the upper reaches of the Broken River, arrived at the ruins of the new broken city, and then entered the Dengxia Valley from the desert, and finally arrived at Talas.

This is a completely detour, because the battle situation on the front line is not thrilling, and it does not require Zhang Mai to go quickly, so Zhang Mai can be said to revisit the old place - this is of course he has a feeling for the past, and at the same time, it can also soothe the core strength of the Tiance Army - the old department of Lingxi, ** behavior is more than military behavior.

Moreover, Zhang Mai believes that although it is a desert from Xinshaocheng to Talas, it is a desert that the old part of Lingxi has walked through for an unknown number of times, and if he only leads thousands of people to and fro, the danger should be reduced to very low.

However, his mention was strongly opposed by the staff group represented by Wei Renpu.

"The desert is dangerous, how can the master of the people commit it lightly? The marshal must know that the marshal's body no longer belongs to the marshal alone, and how can the hope of the world be ignored for the nostalgia of hundreds of millions of people? ”

Ma Jirong also felt that he should be serious, although the old department of Lingxi was about to move, but they also knew that Zhang Mai was not as good as in the past, even if the danger of breaking the desert was not very high, but there was no need to take the risk, it was better not to take it.

Zhang Mai sighed, and finally didn't insist. His sigh was not because he couldn't go to Xinshao City this time, but because he knew that from now on, he was afraid that he would never be able to carry out the same risky actions as he did back then.

In the late spring of the fourth year of Tiance, the ice and snow were civilized, the cattle and sheep were jubilant, and the red satin blood spear circled westward, reaching Talas in mid-April.

Zhang Mai smiled at Ma Jirong and Wei Renpu beside him: "In my lifetime, the march is slower, and there is nothing more than this."

Wei Renpu said: "Slow and successful, although slow, what's the matter? Although the soldiers are noble gods, the loss of the god's soldiers will be many. At this time, Wei Renpu was not much compared to last year, although he was a Confucian student, but he was in the army all day long, and with his unforgettable talent, he naturally mastered a lot of military theories and common sense of marching and fighting, and they were all obtained after talking with the front-line generals.

Zhang Mai nodded and said, "This also makes sense. ”

The Talas region is not like the broken area, there is last year's recuperation as a recovery period, the Tang army everywhere is very desolate - desolation is not terrible, sometimes desolation is just human beings have not entered, nature actually has its own set of adjustment system, but due to years of war, the loss of vegetation by the herd is very large, so that the broken desert has a tendency to expand. Zhang Maiyin ordered that after entering the river, the area should be semi-closed and not opened for agriculture and animal husbandry, and at the same time the area should be deserted, leaving only two settlements in Talas and Kulan City.

At this time, there was already news from the front - Guo Wei had joined Guo Luo under Pingge City, that is, the army advancing westward would be able to get supplies through the line of Guò Ningyuan and Xiji.

The large army stopped in the Talas region for ten days and continued its advance, and on the way heard the news of the fall of Bukhara.

Arrived at Baishui City after another five days, Zhang Mai did not enter the city, he had no impression of the city, because it was just noon when he arrived, he continued to rush directly, and arrived in Pingge for another five days, Guo Luo and Guo Wei had conquered the city three days ago, and saw the red satin blood spear, and came to greet it together. Behind them was a Samani general, Guo Luodao: "This is General Getu Shi, the guard general of Xiji. He was also the nephew of the Samanid Prime Minister Bal'ami. ”

Ge Tu Shi knelt on the ground and said long live - the days when he arrived in Xiqi were not short, because he had to contact Ning Yuan, so he also learned some Tang Yan - since the Tiance Tang Army gained power, learning Tang Yan has become a trend in the entire Western Regions, and all ethnic groups believe that this is the most elegant and highest language, and it will be Tang Yan, whether it is business or business, it has great benefits.

"I've heard about Bukhara." Zhang Mai sighed and said, "I also heard that Nesser had made arrangements before he died, so that people could send his son to Ningyuan, although he is still on the way, but don't worry, when he arrives, I will take good care of him." ”

He looked behind him, and saw that there were many troops from the Western Regions behind the generals of the Tang Army, Guo Luo said: "After my Ningyuan army, it is the men and horses of the Western Horse, and after the people and horses of the West Dynasty, there are people and horses from all ethnic groups, a total of 130,000. ”

Zhang Mai said: "Just one Satuk, you don't need so many people. After I have met them, General Guo, you can go back and make arrangements. ”

Guo Luo actually knew that the combat effectiveness of these armies of various nationalities was actually very limited, saying that there were more than 100,000 people, and if the Tang army was defeated when the 10,000 cavalry rushed up, he knew that Zhang Mai wanted to accept their hearts, but he did not use them on time - gathering so many troops would also be very depleting of military rations. However, Guo Luo is also ready to leave a part of the troops, firstly, to select those who can fight, and secondly, if they cannot fight, they can also be used as logistics troops. Today's Tiance Tang Army not only needs elite soldiers who can fight, but also needs numerical superiority for the sake of deterrence.

Ge Tu Shi knelt down again, kowtowed according to the Han family customs, and said some Persian words, Zhang Mai asked Guo Luo what he said, Guo Luo said: "He said that the marshal Tianwei is coming, and this time he will defeat Satuk for sure, but I just hope that after defeating Satuk, he can restore Persia like the old Tang Dynasty." ”

Zhang Mai pondered for a long time, and said for a long time: "Survival and orphaning are my Chinese traditions. ”

After the translator translated this sentence, Ge Tushi's face showed joy, but Zhang Mai said: "It's just that I remember that Lao Duhu mentioned to me that Samarkand was originally called Kangju City, but it is my hometown of the Tang Dynasty......"

He stopped again when he said this, and after the translator translated this sentence, Ge Tushi hurriedly kowtowed and said: "After my country is restored, I dare not stand shoulder to shoulder with the Tang Dynasty, from now on, my Samanid Dynasty is a subject country of the Tang Dynasty, and I hope that from generation to generation, I will defend the territory for my New Tang Dynasty." As for Samarkand, nay, the city of Kangju, we are willing to give it up, and my people did not dare hope to keep the whole of the river. ”

Zhang Mai smiled slightly and said, "You have this heart, that's good." However, Kangju is located in the middle of the river to the west, if it is cut into the east, the Bukhara area will be hated, and the southern liberation of Su has also been dissatisfied with the Samanid royal family, so the territory of the new kingdom will be very cramped, almost a city-state, if I do this, outsiders will still think that I am hypocritical, and I have no intention of helping you restore the country. It's better to just annex Saman. I don't care about a little more notoriety anyway. ”

Tang Jun reached such a powerful position, Zhang Mai reached such a position, even if he spoke in front of foreign ministers, he had no scruples, and when these few words were said, Ge Tushi was only afraid, but he didn't dare to show a dissatisfied look at all.

Zhang Mai smiled again: "But don't worry, there are the best of both worlds in this world, and when I destroy Satuk, I will definitely give you a satisfactory answer." ”

At this time, the Tang army had gone deep into the depths of the Western Regions, although this place had belonged to the Tang Dynasty, but the rule was not long, and even if it ruled, it was not a county system, but a military base established by the Tang Dynasty, a governor ruled one or several vassal states, Ningyuan and Persia were among the subject states of the year, and their race and culture were very different from the Central Plains.

To be sure, although it was once China's sphere of influence during the heyday of the Han and Tang dynasties, it did not belong to the inherent territory of China like the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains.

And after hundreds of years of alienation from the Heavenly Sect, there is no trace of China in Pinggecheng at all.

It was only at this point that the Tang army realized what a real foreign land was, and that all the qiē that surrounded them were strange—including people—and that this strangeness was a terrible invisible enemy that could not be compensated for by prior investigation. In this unfamiliar environment, Zhang Mai may feel new as a tourist, but as a conqueror, he sometimes can't help but feel a sense of uneasiness in his heart - for this reason, whether it is a civil servant such as Wei Renpu or a military general such as Guo Luo Guo Wei, they all know that they must deal with the relationship with the local people.

He faced the West, where whether it was Samarkand or Bukhara, even if Zhang Mai had not yet been laid, he had absolute confidence. However, the most difficult thing is how to defend after the capture

If you just win a battle and then retreat, it is only a prestige, and it may not be of great practical significance to the country, or to future generations.

"It is the right way to divide the vassal kingdoms here." Wei Renpu said: "This place is already outside the four seals, and the land is far away and difficult to defend. It is necessary to rule according to the customs, and if officials are stationed thousands of miles away, they will not be able to change beyond the reach of the whip within a few terms. It is better to divide the vassal countries, deter them with troops, and encircle them with in-laws, and it may be good to marry for a hundred years. ”

Guo Luo said: "Otherwise, the place in the river is rich, and it is still broken, Ningyuan is cramped and narrow compared with Yiyi, and Shule is not as good as here, and this is the core of the Western Regions, with abundant grain and grass and smooth trade routes." The Samanid dynasty is deeply rooted here, and it is not as close to us as it is in Khotan, and if it were to be divided, with their foundation, they would surely stand on their own within ten years. Even if the garrison is healthy at that time, my generation should be able to suppress them in my lifetime, but when this generation dies of old age, I am afraid that it will be difficult to guarantee that I will be excluded. ”

Ma Jirong said: "But we have no foundation in the river, only with the hundreds of thousands of people we have entered here, it is easy to sweep the river, but it is difficult to rule them, not to mention our people, three or five years, at least one or two years, most of them have to go back." ”

Guo Luo said: "These clans are just waiting for us to return to the east." Don't look at the fact that now they are kowtowing to us one by two to show their loyalty to us, in fact, they are just trying to get a better position under our command, as soon as our troops withdraw from the river, their attitude will change immediately."

Wei Renpu said: "But how far is this place from the Central Plains? Even if Han Zhihuo is sick and Tang Zhili Jing is afraid, he has never arrived here, and our army will not be able to live here for a long time. ”

He is a scholar of the Central Plains, although Zhang Mai's current territory is only easternmost to Liangzhou, but in Wei Renpu's heart, the king of the Kuang Dynasty that he wants to assist will enter the Central Plains sooner or later, so the coordinates of his vision are to sit in Luoyang, Chang'an and look westward, rather than default to Zhang Mai's throne in the middle of today's Ce regime - with such coordinates, the Hezhong region is indeed too remote.

"Why can't you stay longer?" Guo Luo said: "The river wants money and money, and grain and grain, even if there is a garrison, it is completely possible to use grain for this without spending a grain of rice in the Central Plains."

Although Guo Luo regarded himself as a son of the Tang Dynasty, he was born in the Western Regions, and the empire in his heart did not necessarily have to build a capital in the Central Plains, so his vision and scope were very different from Wei Renpu

"It's not just a matter of money and food," Wei Renpu said: "A sergeant is far away, how can he have perseverance?" From the Central Plains to here, the journey back and forth lasts for many years, even if the food and salary can be raised locally, but after one or two generations, the new army of the Central Plains will be worried about going to the river to fight far away. ”

Guo Luo laughed: "Why Yuanshu? Can't we let our sergeants put down roots here? ”

Wei Renpu was stunned, and suddenly remembered the story of the Western Zhou Dynasty dividing and colonizing to run the world - with his wisdom, it was not that he couldn't see this, but the way of thinking of the Central Plains had caused him some blind spots in his thinking, and when he heard Guo Luo say this, he immediately understood.

Wei Renpu lowered his head, he already knew what Guo Luo's proposition was, and he also thought that this proposition was very different from the blueprint of the new dynasty in his mind, but it was difficult to say that the blueprint in his mind was even more clever, if these two blueprints were placed in front of Zhang Mai together, unless Zhang Mai's own plans were inclined to Wei Renpu, Guo Luo would definitely be able to occupy the absolute upper hand whether it was close or status.

Ma Jirong's depth of knowledge is not as good as Guo and Wei, ** is quite clever, but the grandeur is not as good, but he is also a smart person, and at this time he has faintly figured out the differences between the two, but he does not speak.

Zhang Mai asked Guo Wei, Guo Wei hesitated, and finally said: "After the First Battle of Satuk, there may not be many elite soldiers needed on the Western Front. And the East is in need of a lot of people. If the elite hangs on the western front, it will have an impact on the east. ”

Originally, Zhang Mai asked him about the immediate matter, but he immediately thought about the future East

Zhang Mai nodded.

Guo Wei said again: "However, if you look at it in terms of long-term ...... then ......"

"So what?"

Guo Wei said: "Colonists don't have to be elite soldiers, or even soldiers, they can be fierce people or even prisoners."

When Zhang Mai heard this, he remembered the experience of the Western colonizers in later generations, and laughed violently - although there were only three or five people in the big tent who could understand his laughter.

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