After appeasing these dog soldiers, Jiang Ruzhi only felt physically and mentally exhausted, and when he returned to Guanzhong, Duan Jianwei, the general of the Nanzhao army, had been waiting for a long time, and when he saw him coming, he first raised his thumb and praised him for coping well, and then asked, "How is it, did they agree?" ”

"The answer is yes, but I look at these canine people, wolf ambitions, let's this time, I'm afraid that the wolf will be lured into the room." Jiang Ruzhi sighed.

"I also know, but Mo Nai, the Tang people are more difficult to deal with than the Dog Rong people, the Dog Rong people can't live in my realm for a long time, and the Tang people are obviously ready to take my territory"

"This, that side was originally under Yaozhou......" Jiang Ruzhi muttered.

"Hmph, Jiang joined the army, now you are the record of our Nanzhao Kingdom to join the army, not the record of the Tang Dynasty." Duan Jianwei sighed: "I'll send a messenger to report the news...... When did they promise to send troops? ”

"Under their account, there are ronins as the guide, I originally wanted them to take a detour from Cangshan to take Yongchang Road to Longwei Pass, they want to go east from Erhai Lake, through Sheli Prefecture to the south, it must be the idea of the ronin under his command

The so-called ronin is the remnants of the Langqiong, Shi Lang and other edicts destroyed by the Southern Zhao, who have always colluded with the dog Rong, and after the tribe was destroyed, they fled to the dog Rong, protected by it, and sent troops to fight for it. This time, the dog Rong came to help, and they also sent thousands of men.

"Exactly, these ronins must be bad," Duan Jianwei muttered.

They were struggling to deal with these ronins, and the ronins were laughing and laughing.

The prepared camp is less than five miles outside the Longshou Pass, close to the Erhai Lake, the water and grass are abundant, the land is fertile, here was originally the hometown of Shi Langzhao, so there are Shi Langzhao remnants even crying and laughing, drinking and singing. In the midst of the chaos, several people dressed in black clothes quietly approached.

Because there were barbarians in the army, and the military discipline of the dog Rong was poor, no one stopped them, and these people easily approached the barracks.

"Why are you here?" When they approached the remnants of Shi Langzhao, one of the remnants suddenly stood up and asked in surprise when he saw the person leading the way.

"I heard that you have come back with the Tibetan army, I specially came to take a look" The Wuman, who was known as Meng Feng, gritted his teeth and said: "Nanzhao harmed us and lost the country, Liu Nuo didn't get it, you are here today, are you here to take revenge?" ”

It was said that Liu Nuo didn't get it, it was the leader of this group of Shi Langzhao's relics, and when he heard the question, his face was ashamed: "We...... We are here to conquer the Tang people on behalf of the Tibetan Zampu. ”

"What, Nanzhao annihilated our tribe, and the Tang people conquered Nanzhao, just to avenge our tribe, and you actually came to support Nanzhao?" A young barbarian behind Meng Feng shouted, "Why are you like this? ”

"Adult's business, don't meddle blindly" Liu Nuo didn't glared at the barbarian boy, and then said to Meng Feng: "You guys came just in time, follow us to fight the Tang people"

"You went to Tibet, I don't know how our lives have been spent all these years, you have forgotten hatred, and we are still being slaughtered and bullied by Nanzhao." Meng Fengshu said disappointedly: "Since you are not here to restore the clan, then I have nothing to say to you. ”

"Don't go, don't go, Zampu of Tibet promised us that as long as the Tang people are defeated, let us return to the country." Liu Nuo couldn't help but be shocked when he didn't hear this, they were worried about the lack of troops, and the dog Rong didn't pay attention to them, and now Meng Fengtuo and others sent them to the door, how could they leave easily: "You can rest assured, Zampu in Tibet has always been reputable, and what he promised has never been impossible to do."

"Really?" Meng Feng was a little moved.

"Of course it's true, even if you can't trust Tibetan Zampu, can't you still believe that I didn't get it?"

"If it's true, there's a piece of news I want to tell you......" After a moment's hesitation, Meng Feng said: "I didn't come this time, in fact, it wasn't just me, someone sent me. ”

"Who?"

"Taking advantage of the Tang people to fight against Nanzhao, those of us who stayed in our hometown united, not only our Shi Langzhao, but also the rest of the various tribes who were bullied by Nanzhao, our leader is Ashima, the princess of Yue Xizhao, she is more beautiful than Erhai Lake, colder than Snow Mountain, and braver than the most heroic man. She led us, hidden north of the Mosome River, and we had a few thousand warriors, who were originally going to take advantage of the Tang people's attack on Mengshezhao to recover our homeland."

Hearing that there are thousands of people in the alliance between these remnants of the Five Edicts and the barbarian tribes, Liu Nuo is even more impressed, if he can collect these soldiers and horses, he will have the capital to bargain with the Tibetan Zampu, maybe Zampu will also seal a "bell" for him to do

"Where is this princess Ashima, I want to see him" After making up his mind, Liu Nuo didn't make a decision.

"You are just a remnant of Ponluodian, what qualifications do you have to meet our princess Ashima? If Pong Luo Yan is still here, he will be qualified to come to see our princess," the young man who followed Meng Fengtuo said arrogantly.

Liu Nuo's eyes suddenly widened.

This is a taboo that these ronins can't touch.

Pang Luo Dian is the last edict of Shi Lang Zhao, and led the crowd to flee to Jianchuan under the control of Dog Rong, Dog Rong naturally has no good intentions, and gradually divides them, until now it is only 20 years, Pang Luo Dian and his descendants have lost control of Shi Lang Zhao's relics.

But just glared at him, Liu Nuo didn't calm down again, and said with a smile: "Okay, I'll go and see the princess, so it's always okay, right?" ”

Liu Nuo didn't make a good deal of it, but finally got the barbarians to agree and took him to the princess Ashima. He mentioned it to Non Qi Li Yu, who was very interested and asked him to go and meet the princess Ashima.

As for Qi Li Yu himself, he naturally spent all his time outside the Dragon Head Pass while waiting for the arrival of the main force.

Wang Tianxing was in front of Longwei Pass, frowning.

His temperament is not introverted enough, so any changes in his feelings will be manifested on the surface. Looking at the Longwei Pass in front of him, there is really nothing to be done.

In the seventeenth year of Kaiyuan, Ge Luofeng was ordered by Pi Luo Pavilion to build Longwei City, the city wall is northeast, southwest direction, about nine miles long, the front is the Xi'er River, the water flow is turbulent, there is only one stone bridge on the river, named the Black Dragon Bridge. The entire Longwei Pass is such a huge and solid defense system, and many defense points echo and support each other, but limited to the terrain, the attacker cannot deploy troops, and can only attack more with less.

It's not that you can't break this city, but if you want to break this city, the casualties will be heavy.

"The only plan is to bypass the Xi'er River, choose a mountain trail to cross Cangshan, and arrive at Longwei Pass." Wang Tianyun thought secretly: "Even if Ambassador Ye is here, I'm afraid this is the only strategy." ”

"General, Chengjie has been brought" He was pondering, when he suddenly heard someone behind him.

"Invite him." Wang Tianyun thought of Ye Chang's command, and his words were a little polite.

Chengjie is the son-in-law of Pi Luoge, and in terms of bloodline alone, he was originally more qualified than Ge Luofeng to inherit the throne of the king of Yunnan. The fundamental reason why Zhang Qiantuo turned against Ge Luofeng was not that Zhang Qiantuo slept with Ge Luofeng's concubine, but because Zhang Qiantuo saw that Nanzhao was powerful and conspired to support Chengjie to replace Ge Luofeng. Therefore, the days of Chengjie were not very good, and he was nominally appointed by Ge Luofeng as the assassin of Mengxi, but in fact he was exiled to the hometown of Nanzhao and sent people to closely monitor him. However, after Ye Chang defeated Ge Luofeng in Kunchuan, the whole Yunnan was shaken, taking advantage of this opportunity, Chengjie escaped from Mengxi, and now the Tang army arrived in Hedong Prefecture, he sent people to ask the Tang army for help.

After a while, Chengjie arrived in front of Wang Tianyun and was about to salute, but Wang Tianyun helped him up and said in a harmonious manner: "If it weren't for the traitor Ge Luofeng, who usurped the throne, the prince is the king of Yunnan, and he is just a partial general, and he doesn't dare to be the gift of the king of the county."

This is Ye Chang's confession, asking him to be polite to Chengjie, Wang Tianxing said a little falsely, but for Chengjie, Datang's recognition of his inheritance means that he will not be regarded as a rebel like Ge Luofeng, his heart was suddenly relieved, and he bowed again: "Thank you, general...... I heard that Ye Gong, the commander-in-chief of the Heavenly Soldiers, is the reincarnation of Zhuge Kongming, and I would like to see him."

Wang Tianxing was stunned: "Kong Ming's reincarnation? ”

"Exactly, my Nanzhao army and civilians, all such rumors, Ge Luofeng perversely, so the Emperor of Heaven sent Zhuge Kongming to reincarnate again to exterminate this thief, after that, the Nanzhao barbarians, no longer dare to rebel against the Central Plains"

The words of sincerity are half true, half complimentary. After Wang Tianyun heard this, he smiled, and suddenly thought of throwing money in front of Ye Changbei, and muttered in his heart: Could it be that this rumor is true, Ambassador Ye is really the reincarnation of Zhuge Kongming? However, he is good at managing politics and people, proficient in military strategy, and can also make organs...... It's really Kong Ming

"If you want to see Ambassador Ye, you will wait here, and in the next day or two, Ambassador Ye will arrive."

"If this is the case, how dare you wait here, and welcome you when you are right" Chengjie looked deferential.

It was this appearance that made him get the support of Zhang Qiantuo and others, and he knew very well that as a subject country, he must be respectful to the country, and only in this way can he live. Wang Tianyun didn't say much, and sent someone to "escort" the Tao.

Chengjie didn't look down on Wang Tianyun very much, he was more interested in Ye Chang and his people, so he asked the escort sergeant some news about Ye Chang on the way, and after learning about Ye Chang's throwing money, he was dumbfounded and didn't say a word for a long time. When he came to his senses, he immediately summoned his men: "Go, go and bring our gifts"

When he saw Wang Tianyun, he also gave a gift, came to welcome Ye Chang, and also prepared a heavy gift, but at this time, he felt that the heavy gift he prepared was still too light, how could such a magical person be an ordinary gift

Thirty miles east of Longwei Pass, I saw dust rising in the distance, and I came back to report that it was the 20,000 army and 4,000 barbarian troops under the supervision of Ye Chang himself. Without waiting for Ye Chang to arrive in front of him, Chengjie knelt beside the road, and waited for half an hour before Ye Chang heard the news and came here to see him.

"Why do you have to do that?" Seeing that he couldn't kneel for a long time, Ye Chang dismounted and helped him up, because he had been kneeling for a long time, Chengjie's body shook after getting up, and he almost didn't stand firm.

"Xiang Wen is the prestige of the ambassador, and when I saw it today, sure enough, the characters of the Celestial Empire are like immortals. The ambassador hangs the people and comes at the order of the Son of Heaven, he is an angel of the Tang Dynasty, a certain is just a barbarian, dare not respect the angel? ”

Chengjie was extremely deferential, and Ye Chang even felt that he was a little too deferential. But thinking about it, his deference is in stark contrast to Ge Luofeng's arrogance, and it is easier to gain the sympathy and support of Tang General.

But it's a pity that he met Ye Chang.

"Honoring angels is not a matter of kneeling or not, but of how well you act." Ye Chang said with a slight reproach: "You are the son of the first king, since you see that Ge Luofeng is arrogant, you should behead him to sacrifice to the court, why do you connive at his rebellion?" ”

Chengjie's face suddenly fell, and he said aggrievedly: "Ge Luofeng is in power, and there is an edict from the imperial court, how dare the villain fight against it?" ”

"I didn't dare before, but now?"

"Now that the Tang Heavenly Army has come here, the villain is willing to serve the strength of the cotton and crusade against this unsubordinate person for the Tang Dynasty"

"Okay, good, since that's the case, I'll worship you Jiannan Jiedu to make the marching Sima, the Dali legion training envoy, and lead the barbarian army of the headquarters to serve, what do you think?"

Ye Chang saw that he was an official and allowed his position, but in fact, he eliminated the dream of Chengjie's "King of Yunnan", but at this time, Chengjie didn't think about it so far, but he was just curious about what was going on with this Dali army.

But he didn't know that Ye Chang was building Yunnan City in Zedong in southern Yunnan, and he was preparing to build Dali City in the west of Erhai Lake, giving Chengjie a Dali army training envoy who had not yet been set up, just to use his influence in Wuman.

On the same day, Ye Chang marched to Hedong Prefecture, and Wang Tianyun rushed to meet him, and talked about the fact that Longwei Pass was easy to defend and difficult to attack, and he was quite hateful. Ye Chang said with a smile: "Why worry, let the army choose a place to build a port in the Erhai Lake, I have dozens of shipwrights with the army, plus the carpenters in the army, let's cut down wood and build ships, and prepare to force the Erhai Sea"

Compared with the move of crossing Cangshan, Ye Chang's shipbuilding and water attack took more time, but it was indeed more secure. If there is no reinforcement of the dog Rong army, and there is sufficient logistics supply, Ye Chang's strategy will definitely win. But the reinforcements of the dog Rong had arrived, and as far as Wang Tianyun knew, the supplies of the Tang army were already slightly insufficient, so he said a little anxiously: "Ambassador, now it is better to fight quickly." ”

"Don't worry, since I'm in Erhai, it doesn't matter if I fight quickly or not, it's the dog Rong people who come - when I was in Hexi, I was a big dog Rong, and I even took the stone castle at a few stops. Now that there are soldiers and generals, are you still afraid of dogs? ”

What Ye Chang said was not boasting, his Tang army was slightly different from other Tang armies, that is, on the crossbow.

Ye Chang recruited famous craftsmen in Liaodong, with a very high salary, to encourage them to improve the crossbows used in the army, under the guidance of Zhang Xiu, these can bow craftsmen burst out of enthusiasm is terrifying, the crossbow they studied, in addition to the material texture is not as good as the mechanical crossbow that Ye Chang has seen in another life, the structure has been similar to the mechanical crossbow in another life, but it is convenient to load and pay more attention to convenience. Therefore, in the previous battle of the valley, Wang Tianyun's subordinates could defeat the enemy in a very short time with only 3,000 people.

In other words, Ye Chang was holding a semi-long-range army, and in this non-plain mountainous forest area, although the range of a simple hand crossbow was weaker than that of a strong bow, it was more suitable for fighting in this environment.