After Zhang San retreated, Qin Xuan and Hou Junji were a little silent. Hou Junji was worried that the Western Turks would intervene, if that was the case, although Qin Xuan had sworn an analysis before, saying that the Western Turks should not send troops to help, and even if they did, they would not necessarily be ahead of him. However, this is all Qin Xuan's analysis, and it is still necessary to treat it specifically.

Qin Xuan was also considering the Western Turks, in Qin Xuan's opinion, the Western Turks should not send troops, and this expedition to Gaochang was also proposed by Qin Xuan.

The Western Turks wantonly supported Gaochang, originally to argue with the Tang Dynasty, and the reason why they did so was only because Qu Wentai, the king of Gaochang, had been lukewarm to Li Shimin for many years, and there was a possibility of being accepted.

Now, the Tang Dynasty has raised troops to attack and directly take Gaochang, and it is not certain whether the Western Turkic Khan will send troops. It's just that there are exceptions, Qin Xuan is naturally worried about this possibility, after careful consideration, he glanced at Hou Junji sideways, Qin Xuan bit his lip and said, "Lord Hou, are you thinking about the Western Turks?" ”

Hou Junji nodded and sighed: "Yes, the ambition of the Western Turkic wolf has to be guarded against!" ”

"Actually, according to the bottom of the view, and no matter whether he Western Turks will send troops or not, we must send troops to take precautions, Gaochang is in the south, the West Turks are in the north, between the north and the south, although the distance is long, but there must be some road is the only way, in the next proposal to divide the troops, and set up an ambush on the way, no matter whether the Western Turks come or not, it is not wrong to prevent trouble before it happens!" When Qin Xuan spoke, there was a heroic and confident look between his eyebrows, which made Hou Junji can't help but have some ideas.

looked at Qin Xuan for a long time, and Hou Junji also figured it out. According to Hou Junji's meaning, even if the Western Turks will not send troops to help, then it is still possible to send a small force of cavalry, thinking of this, Hou Junji nodded directly and said: "Okay, Qin Xiaoyou, this is very much in line with my wishes." But isn't Qin Xiaoyou a suitable candidate? ”

Set up an ambush on the way, Qin Xuan still didn't worry about handing over such things to others. However, Hou Junji accepted the official army to lead the army. I don't know if I know, and I don't know who is the most suitable and who is resourceful, so I hesitated for a long time. Qin Xuan directly asked: "If Lord Hou is relieved." It's better to let the lower officials go! ”

"How can this be? Qin Xiaoyou is the supervisor of the camp of the march of the river channel. How can it be suspected, besides, this matter is cold. How could this official let Alumni Qin suffer like this! Hou Junji's appearance didn't seem to be contrived, and Qin Xuan was a little relieved.

This also made Qin Xuan make up his mind to set up an ambush on the way in person, after figuring it out, Qin Xuan directly said with righteousness: "Lord Hou, this matter is an important matter in the Tang Dynasty, and the subordinate officials are in important positions, if they blindly avoid the battlefield and blindly pick the fat and pick the thin, in fact, the true colors of the Tang Dynasty men!" After a slight pause, Qin Xuan directly bent down and bowed: "I still hope that the adults will be fulfilled!" ”

Hou Junji didn't expect Qin Xuan, a weak scholar, to be able to say such words, he was slightly stunned, and hesitated: "Since this is the case, then the official will depend on you, it's just that there is an ambush on the way here, and you need to bring more people, so it's better to bring all the three thousand Mo sword soldiers!" ”

Qin Xuan didn't know what to think, but he didn't object, and nodded directly, which can be regarded as acquiescence.

In the evening, the three officers led the army, and all came to the big tent of the Chinese army. Hou Junji was sitting in the middle, Qin Xuan was in his left hand, and he gave a general order to classify both sides.

Hou Junji clenched his fists, and then said with a smile: "Today, the scouts came to report that Qu Wentai, the king of Gaochang, actually wanted to ask for help from the Western Turks!" ”

"What?"

"How can such a thing happen?"

"Fuck it, barbarians, what's there to be afraid of?"

The person who spoke was obviously stunned, Qin Xuan and Hou Junji were not deliberately targeted, but some of the other generals couldn't sit still, and said directly: "Wang stunned, what are you talking about, how can you be so reckless, the Western Turks are on a rampage, it is difficult to parry, how can you say that you can fight like this, don't forget that Your Majesty wants me to wait for the western expedition to Gaochang this time!" ”

As soon as the words fell, he opened his mouth and chimed in: "Yes, we are all generals, and we are not planning for this western expedition to Gaochang, just those cavalry of the Western Turks who come and go like the wind, who has not seen it, this matter is still considered in the long run!" ”

"Think long-term?" Wang was stunned to estimate that Cheng Yanjin had some friendship, otherwise how could it be so similar to Cheng Yanjin's actions, I saw Wang Xuanzi get up directly and shouted: "You bastards, in my opinion, send troops directly, and even clean up the Western Turks, wouldn't it be better, so that the bird Khan of the Western Turks will wantonly plunder around the Tang Dynasty and oppress the people of my Tang Dynasty in the future!" ”

Although Wang Xuanzi spoke a little straightforwardly, and his tone was not very good, he was very interested in Qin Xuan, Qin Xuan saw that the two groups of people were arguing, so he directly slapped the case and said sharply: "This is the camp of the Chinese army, don't you wait to give this official a thin face, don't you also give Lord Hou a thin face?" ”

Hearing this, everyone died down and sat down, but they all looked at each other with resentment.

Seeing this, Qin Xuan directly snorted coldly: "As a supervising army, this official will explain in advance that if someone delays the conquest of Gaochang because of disagreement, don't blame this official for not giving you face and a way to live!" ”

Qin Xuan's tone was extremely sonorous, and his voice was also extremely thick, word by word, which made people inadvertently perceive a trace of the majesty of the superior. This made Hou Junji a little happy, and Hou Junji still attached great importance to Qin Xuan's New Year's friend. What's more, Hou Junji is not a person who abolishes the public for personal reasons, and for such a person who takes into account the overall situation and speaks with reason, Hou Junji likes it from the bottom of his heart.

When everyone heard Qin Xuan's words, they hurriedly said in unison: "I don't dare to wait!" ”

Qin Xuan saw that he didn't hit this stick lightly, so he nodded slightly, his tone became gentle, and then said: "This official also knows that all of you are thinking about the Tang Dynasty, so naturally I won't blame you, I just hope that when you express your opinions, you can speak softly!" ”

Everyone was slightly stunned, and then said in unison: "Yes!" ”

Seeing Qin Xuan's hand, with a head and an end, Hou Junji smiled slightly and said, "You must not be worried, Qin Jianjun and this official are old times. plus Fang Cai, Qin Jianjun's words. I hope you can listen to it in your hearts and don't hold grudges! ”

"I can't wait!"

Hou Junji nodded and said: "Okay, the matter of the Western Turks, this official thinks that it is necessary to take precautions, even if the Western Turks will not send troops, then we must take precautions, otherwise, in case we are at war with Gaochang." The Western Turks intervened. When the time comes, we will suffer losses, won't it be cheaper for Gaochang and the Western Turks? ”

After a slight pause, Hou Junji continued: "Before, this official and Qin Jian Jun. It has been discussed. Between Gaochang and the Western Turks. There was a city, though it had fallen, and it was in ruins. But it is the only way from the Western Turks to Gaochang. ”

Before Hou Junji finished speaking, Wang was stunned and directly got up and asked: "Lord Hou, I am willing to go to this city and stop the enemy army!" ”

Hou Junji smiled slightly, and joked: "Ha Luha, Wang is stunned, it's not that the official doesn't believe you, but that someone has already taken a step ahead of you and asked the official for his life!" ”

"Who? How dare you rob me! As soon as Hou Junji said about me, Wang was stunned and blurted out directly.

When Hou Junji heard this, he frowned directly, and snorted coldly: "Wang stunned, how many times has this official told you, you must not be so reckless in case of trouble, and you should speak more gently, how can you scold people directly!" ”

Wang was stunned and unaware, and said directly: "Actually, he is reckless and reckless, not Sven, it is really that person who is so shameless, and he dares to do it in advance, doesn't it make me wait for these honest people to have no chance to go into battle to kill the enemy!" ”

Hearing this, Hou Junji coughed lightly and was ready to scold. But Qin Xuan looked at him, after what happened just now, Qin Xuan felt the best about Wang Xuanzi, and when he saw Hou Junji's eyebrows raised, he knew that Hou Junji wanted to stand up for himself, but such an honest person, Qin Xuan didn't want to be hit by others because of this, and thought about it. Qin Xuan directly waved his hand at Hou Junji, and said with a smile: "General Wang, the difference in this statement, in fact, you don't know, that person asked for his life, but he also explained that he wanted to bring General Wang, is it difficult to do such a thing and be unfair?" ”

As soon as he heard Qin Xuan's words, no matter how stupid the king was, he knew that Qin Xuan meant that he could also go together, so he immediately laughed and said: "The matter of asking for life, each depends on his ability, not only is it a humble position, even if it is other generals, I am afraid there will be no complaints, right?" ”

As soon as Wang was stunned after his words, some people cast contemptuous glances at him, and even worse, he directly asked, "En? Wang was stunned, there is something wrong with what you said, before you said that asking for your life in advance would delay the opportunity for honest people to go into battle to kill the enemy, why did you change your hexagram again? ”

Wang was stunned slightly, touched his head directly, and said with a smile: "This is different, it's different......"

Seeing Wang stunned's ridiculous expression, Hou Junji shook his head and chuckled: "Okay, don't say it, Wang stunned, you will prepare, the three thousand Mo sword soldiers are all under the command of the Qin Supervision Army, you are the deputy general, and you will set up an ambush on the way!" ”

Wang was stunned slightly, at this moment he didn't know that the person he scolded just now was Qin Xuan, he secretly glanced at Qin Xuan sideways, his eyes rolled, and he hurriedly bowed: "The lowly position will definitely protect the safety of the Qin prison army this time, and if there are Western Turkic reinforcements, the lowly position will definitely make him come and go!" ”

Qin Xuan smiled, and Da Lu smiled: "Okay, let the Western Turks come and go, this official agrees with this statement, but the safety of this official is not to worry about General Wang!" Hurry up and prepare, I think that the Gaochang King Qu Wentai traitor will definitely not only send people who report all the way, if the Western Turks are interested in helping, we must also go to the city as soon as possible to prepare! ”

"Yes, obedience!"

The other people did not embarrass Qin Xuan and Hou Junji, Wang was stunned to ask for an errand, and he was in a good mood and went out of the big tent of the Chinese army to prepare, as for the things in the big tent, Wang was stunned not to listen to it, anyway, he had something to do.

At dawn the next day, the sky was bright, and Qin Xuan and others took three thousand Mo sword soldiers out of the Jiaohe Road marching camp. In order to hide people's eyes, Qin Xuan only took Xing Honglin, Li Zizheng, Li Qingrui, and the best of the twenty Mo sword soldiers to go to the so-called border city of Limo first.

When they arrived at the east of Limo City, Datang actually governed a small pass, and Qin Xuan and the others were stopped by drinking.

"Who's coming? This pass has been closed, if you want to wait for noon, if not, don't blame us for treating you as people who leave the country without permission! There was a slight pause, and then another sound. If you are going to the Western Regions to do business, please retreat half a mile away to rest, and then you can come and show your official documents to leave the country at noon! ”

Hearing this, Qin Xuan was looking at the appearance that he could dress up as a businessman, and finally understood that those people he had seen before were resting on the side of the road early, and it was cold in winter. It's not too cold. And those people smiled when they saw themselves moving forward. Emotional people are laughing at themselves!

"Yes, it's surprising that such a small level can be checked so closely!" The corners of Qin Xuan's mouth smiled slightly and sighed.

Although Li Qingrui has not been here, he has also been out of the so-called checkpoint, but Li Qingrui is very reasonable, even if he thinks of this pass, I am afraid that he must charge a lot of fees. But this is strict to the specific hour. Li Qingrui still didn't expect it.

Hitting the horse forward, Li Qingrui shouted loudly at the people on the checkpoint: "This officer and soldier also hopes to pass on the leader of the checkpoint." We are hereby handed over to the commander of the river march, Hou Jun, to wait for the order of your lordship. Go to Limo City for business. Please be generous! ”

"Wait!" After Li Qingrui's words in the hall, the official army did not pretentiously, and directly rushed to the next meeting. Then he turned and walked away.

After a while, I saw the entrance of the checkpoint, two columns of soldiers standing in two columns, and the next one of them asked Qin Xuan and the others, "Who are you waiting for to be in charge?" Come with me into the customs and meet Master Li! ”

Hearing the other party's words, Qin Xuan stepped forward directly. "You can call the shots!"

"Come with me!"

Walking into Guanzhong, Qin Xuan also saw a burly man, when Qin Xuan showed his official seal and Hou Junji's letter, the person who came immediately knelt down and bowed: "Your Majesty has seen your lord!" ”

"Hurry up, please get up, this official is also a last resort, and I hope to prepare as soon as possible to let this official pass the test!"

"Yes, my lord, the lower official is ready!"

Out of the gate, Qin Xuan and the others galloped forward directly, leaving the small pass, Qin Xuan and the others felt that it was sparsely populated, and the surrounding environment was a little bad. After coming to Limo, Qin Xuan's brows couldn't help frowning, this is Limo, is this still the city of the Tang Dynasty? Why is it so broken.

Li Mocheng has been completely dilapidated, and the originally low Chengqian has been more than half mutilated, and even Qin Xuan feels that with such a city, it is no wonder that Datang did not send people to garrison it, and it simply cannot become a city.

It is smaller than the small county town of Datang, and the city wall is not a regular city wall, just like the earthen wall outside the Chang'an City. If it weren't for Qin Xuan's ability to see some cooking smoke from the top of the city, Qin Xuan would never have thought that this was a city in the Tang Dynasty, and would definitely think that this was a ruin.

"Is this really the city of the Tang Dynasty?"

Li Qingrui was a little unconvinced, he had already prepared for the destruction of Limo City, but unexpectedly, this was even worse than he thought.

The guide on the side, hearing Li Qingrui's emotion, hurriedly responded: "Yes, this is Limo!" ”

Qin Xuan frowned slightly, hesitated for a moment, and asked: "This should also be considered my Tang territory, and to the north is the Western Turks, if the Western Turks come to return to Beijing, can this earthen wall withstand it?" ”

The guide was slightly stunned, and then smiled: "It's not a secret, there has been no official here for many years, and it is indeed impossible for this half-human-high earthen wall to resist the main Western Turkic cavalry, but the Western Turks will not plunder here!" ”

"Oh? Why is that? Qin Xuan frowned and asked in a lost voice. This is not to blame Qin Xuan for feeling strange, who is here, hearing this, he can't understand, after all, from ancient times to the present, these barbaric nomads should be known to the people who went south to plunder.

The guide smiled and explained: "My lord doesn't know, this is the distribution center for my Tang Dynasty and the Western Turks, whether it is the merchants of the Western Regions or the Tang Dynasty, they will trade here." To put it mildly, many people of the Tang Dynasty came here to sell salt, ironware, etc. in order to make a living, which the Western Turks lacked, but they were indispensable! In the previous dynasty, someone came here to plunder, and Limo Town became like this! ”

Later, no one came to sell salt and other things for several years, which also made the Western Turks know the importance of this place, and then His Majesty ascended the throne, and the Western Regions trade road was opened, and the Western Turks did not come here to plunder! This is also a rare place of peaceful coexistence between the Tang Dynasty and the Western Turks. ”

After listening to the guide's words, Qin Xuan couldn't help nodding, but he was very shocked in his heart: "This Khan of the Western Turks really has some vision, such a far-sighted, if it weren't for the appearance of a British lord like Li Shimin in my Huaxia, maybe in a few years, the Turkic iron cavalry will go south, how many words will the people suffer, and what kind of loss will there be in Huaxia's vitality!" ”

Seeing that Qin Xuan didn't speak for a long time, the guide suddenly thought of something, and hurriedly reminded him: "My lord, there is a group of horse thieves in the north here, if there is nothing to do, my lord should not go north!" ”

Qin Xuan suddenly came back to his senses, looked sideways at the guide, and asked, "Horse thief?" ”

"Yes, this group of horse thieves should be more than ten years old, and they are very strange!" The guide responded directly.

"Tell me more!" Qin Xuan stretched out his hand and gestured.

"More than ten years ago, after Limo City began to gather merchants, it didn't take long for this group of horse thieves to appear, the strangest thing is that this group of horse thieves only attacked once a month, and the time is uncertain, maybe it is the first day of the new year, maybe it is the fifteenth, and it may also be connected at the end of this month and the beginning of the next month. However, he does not kill people, but only seeks money! The strangest thing is not this, but this group of horse thieves since I don't know when, when everyone knows that they only want money, they never say anything, they just appear, take the goods, and then leave, and do not say a word! ”

"It seems that this horse thief is also a little benevolent!" Qin Xuan sighed casually.

The guide smiled bitterly: "What kind of benevolence, let's go to the city, go back and tell the adults in detail about this group of horse thieves!" ”

"Good!" (To be continued......)