Shen Mu, who pretended to be a wealthy businessman, put on a big beard, and deliberately stuffed something in his stomach to make a big-bellied poop image said to Yang Fan: "This time, let Zhang Yi escort us." The people who accompanied him were all carefully selected by him, rest assured, with these people, there should be no danger along the way. ”

The seventy-seven girl pouted and stood aside.

If you go further, you will have to leave the area of complete control of the Tang army. Since the four towns of Anxi fell into the hands of the Tibetans, their shili has continued to infiltrate eastward and has now spread to the Hexi Corridor.

There are mountains on both sides of this traffic artery, the Turks in the north of Lingnan and the Tubo people in Lingnan, the widest part of the passage is more than 200 li, and the narrowest part is only a few hundred zhang, once it is attacked, it will be very dangerous.

In addition to horse thieves and bandits, some caravans will also make a cameo appearance from time to time to raid other relatively weak caravanserais, and some small tribes living in it are half people and half bandits.

Shen Mu resolutely did not allow Qiqi to follow any further, and asked her to wait for her to come back in Huangshui, the Qiqi girl was very displeased, but she also knew that Shen Mu seemed to be very talkative, if she was too willful and annoyed him, it would be worth the loss, so although she was unhappy in her heart, she had to agree.

The caravan set off, Shen Mu pretended to be a big businessman, Zhang Yi was the leader of the caravan guards, and Yang Fan, Gao Sheji, and Xiong Kaishan mixed into the team and became young men who rode camels and pulled goods.

When their team walked on the street and was about to turn to the West City Gate, they saw a team of Heyuan sergeants, twisting a few Tibetan men and escorting them in the direction of the mansion.

Gao She Chicken moved closer to Yang Fan. He whispered: "What Erlang said about the method of finding out the Tubo scouts, General Lou already knows. The military order was conveyed, and in the past month, the state capitals and counties and tribes in Longyou, but there were strong men who died violently due to accidents. Those who were close to him were all seriously suspected, and General Lou ordered that they be arrested first and then screened. ”

Xiong Kaishan squinted at the group of people who were escorted away, and said, "All state capitals and counties are acting at the same time. They are less vigilant and prepared, and now the people who have been arrested have found a lot of evidence from their homes, hey! Ten miles, at most one or two wronged, Erlang's plan is really good, but. This method can only be used this time, and they will definitely be more careful in the future, and will not hide the stolen goods and murder weapons at home again. ”

Yang Fan bowed slightly: "But because of this, if they want to assassinate again, they always have a lot more scruples." After all. Even if there is no evidence, the sudden sudden death of someone is a suspicion. ”

Gao Sheji and Xiong Kaishan nodded yes.

In Shanzhou City, the Heyuan Army Battalion, Lou Shide, Wang Xiaojie, and Qiu Shenji walked out of a tent.

Lou Shide smiled and said: "This hundred cavalry guards surnamed Yang really have some scheming. This time it was suddenly moved, and almost none of the people arrested were wronged, although it could not eradicate the Tibetan scouts hiding in Longyou. But it also hurt their vitality a lot. ”

Qiu Shenji's eyes rolled slightly, and he said to Lou Shide: "General Lou, the Tubo scout who has been identified has been ascertained, can Qiu be interrogated at any time?" ”

Lou Shide said: "Oh? What does General Qiu mean? ”

Qiu Shenji smiled: "Oh, nothing, I just want to learn more about the situation in Tubo from them." When I returned to Kyori Shengshang and asked. Qiu also knows it. ”

At this time, Qiu Shenji and Wang Xiaojie had already moved to the barracks. Because Qiu Shenji said that if you want to understand the current situation of the Longyou army, it is best to live in the barracks, Wang Xiaojie naturally agrees, and Lou Shide will not object, the two of them now have their own camp tents, and the people and horses guarding around them are also brought from Luoyang by themselves.

Lou Shide listened to Qiu Shenji's reason, and smiled: "Naturally." ”

He turned his head to a marching Sima and ordered: "Order, the two generals Qiu and Wang have the right to interrogate the captured Tubo spies, and they must not disobey orders!" ”

"Whoa!"

The marching Sima bowed in response.

Qiu Shenji turned around, and a sinister smile flashed across the corners of his mouth.

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Shen Mu's team left Huangshui and traveled westward, gradually stepping on the ground west of the river from Longyou.

Beyond the Wusheling Mountains, the entire regional environment is gradually different from Longyou.

In the distance are the eternal snow-capped mountains, with peaks and peaks, and the Great Wall built and reinforced by successive dynasties can be faintly seen like a long dragon, winding and undulating under the magnificent peaks. And directly ahead, there are thousands of miles of fertile fields, sandwiched between the endless mountains on the north and south sides, the wilderness is not as vast as the endless prairie, but because of the contrast between the snow-capped mountains and the wilderness, it looks magnificent and magnificent.

The sky was blue, the white clouds seemed to be low enough to reach, the spectacular snow-capped mountains in the distance, the soft grass beneath the feet, the wind gently blowing on the body, and the neighing of cows and horses and camels from time to time, adding to the excitement of the already lively convoy.

This kind of long-distance travel, which was originally a very spectacular scene, will be very boring after watching for a long time, and the people in the team are thinking of ways to have fun, talking about ghosts, talking about women, hee-hee-hee-haha, and enjoying themselves.

Yang Fan and Zhang Yi were lying side by side on a car pulled by a healthy cow, with their heads resting on their arms, and a sunhat on their faces, chatting with each other.

However, on the periphery of this leisurely convoy, there were vigilant rangers patrolling in front of them and five or six miles to the left and right, indicating that this was a place with countless potential dangers.

In the evening, the team happened to arrive next to a sea child. This is the advantage of having an experienced guide who memorizes the entire Hexi Corridor by heart, who can remember the location of each sea and river, accurately control the speed of the entire convoy, and tell you to stop at a place where there is a water source when you are ready to set up camp.

The convoy stopped, the carts were unloaded, the camels, cattle and horses were pulled to the sea to drink, and the empty water bags were filled one by one for the next day. The person in charge of daily cooking quickly dug out the stove pit on the grass, and wisps of cooking smoke drifted up in the wind.

Along the way, Zhang Yi, the little flying general who was paralyzed in the car like scattered bones and bragged to Yang Fan, was also energetic, and opened as if arranging how everyone set up camp and patrolling sentinels.

Wait until the sky is full of stars. Everyone was already full of food and drink, and the huge camel city was placed on the outermost periphery, like the first line of defense of a fortress, and then the second line of defense made of cars and a large number of cages and sacks, and Zuihou was the group of tents that had been erected.

There were people sleeping there in every line of defense. You can go into battle at any time, and there is also a sentry on the outermost, so because it's night, you're worried about someone attacking at night, so it's not just on the waterfront side. There are two layers of sentinels on the other three sides, one is five miles away, and the other is ten miles away. With such a formation, neither horse thieves nor wolves would dare to attack easily.

A bonfire was lit in the camp, and they hunted some game on the way, which they did not have time to slaughter and clean at dinner. At this time, it has been cleaned and put on the fire, and the white-lipped deer, snowcock, and yellow sheep ......, and after roasting for a while, they exude an attractive fragrance.

Gao She Chicken and Xiong Kaishan were not solid at first, but they went all the way down. Seeing that this team was camping and marching on guard, they were completely relieved, anyway, they were only responsible for cooperating with Yang Fan, and Yang Fan was in charge of everything, and now they also put down their mood and roasted yellow mutton on the fire. Enjoy this rare leisure time.

"Erlang, our boss wants you to come over!"

Yang Fan was also sitting by the fire, talking to Gao Sheji and Xiong Kaishan. He found that Gao Sheji was not a man who was silent all the time. Probably because he was timid and shy when he saw a woman, such a large group of men were together, and he was also a very outgoing person who talked and laughed.

As he was talking, suddenly a bearded guard came up to him and shouted at him, and Yang Fan stood up. Pat your ass and walk with him.

The bearded guard brought Yang Fan to Shen Mu's sleeping tent, and Shen Mu was standing in front of the tent with his hands in his hands. Basking in the starlight and moonlight of the day, looking at the distant scenery, the evening breeze blows his clothes up and down.

Yang Fan walked over and stood next to Shen Mu, Shen Mu didn't look back, but knew that it was him who came, Shen Mu pointed to the black and oppressive mountains in the night left and right, and said: "Two mountains are sandwiched, a line of road, hanging alone for two thousand miles, controlling the Western Regions in the west, Qiangrong in the south, and covering Hulu in the north. ”

Yang Fan agreed: "What I have seen along the way, it is indeed dangerous here, the mountains sandwiched on these two sides and the border walls built by successive dynasties to make up for the lack of geographical situation can become an important barrier in the Central Plains, when the country is strong, it can advance from this, and it can control the Western Regions, and when the national strength is weak, there is this important place, and it can also be carried out at the lowest cost, and a strong defense can be carried out." ”

Shen Mu said: "Yes, that's why we have to work hard to get it!" ”

Yang Fan frowned and said, "But this place has already been taken by us, why would we lose it?" The four cities of Anxi have been gained and lost, and lost and regained, and this is not the first time. ”

Shen Mu said: "Because our enemies are also not weak!" The most important thing is that the hearts and minds of the people are back, it is easy to occupy a place, but it is difficult to win the hearts and minds of a place. Since the Han Dynasty, I have lost the Western Regions for a long time, and if I want to win back the hearts of the people, it will not be a one-day achievement. ”

Yang Fan said: "In this way, it is not easy to gain, it is not easy to lose, it is not easy to keep, it is not easy to keep, how can I think of a way, there will be no trouble." ”

Shen Mu smiled: "You are delusional again, how can there be anything in the world that will never have trouble." The founding emperors of all dynasties and dynasties were all wise and martial, and they all worked hard for their own inheritance. But when you encounter an unscrupulous offspring, even if the gods and Buddhas are all used for it, they will still perish. When we do things, we just want to indulge in this life and live happily in this life, and that's enough. Eternal? The First Emperor told you a long time ago, that is a daxiao dialect, the affairs of future generations, it is better to leave it to future generations to worry about themselves! ”

Yang Fan said with a smile: "Brother Shen is broad-minded and has a free and easy bearing, which is really admirable. But Brother Shen specially called the younger brother to come, just to express his feelings? ”

Shen Mu shook his head, pointed to the dark mountain shadow on the left, and said, "Let's follow this big snow mountain, and drive forward for three more days, we can reach the Great Dou Tu Valley, and then, I will introduce you to a person." ”

Yang Fan asked, "Who is it?" ”

Shen Mu's eyes flickered slightly, and he said, "A person who can become a khan!" ”

He turned around slowly, smiled and said to Yang Fan: "If there is a khan, we have to nod to become a monarch, do you think we have a sense of accomplishment?" ”

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