Chapter 346: Forbidden Red Mountain Mouth (I)
Today's double update is 10,000 words, and the second update time is to be determined
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The early summer night on the grassland always comes a little later, this day is already the right time, the sky is still a little hazy bright color, the newly rising full moon faintly, does not seem to be very bright, just a light white round, quietly hanging among the clouds, the Tang army camp that has just finished dinner is full of noisy chatter and laughter, almost imperceptible wartime tension, of course, most of the officers and soldiers talk about the topic of the upcoming Armageddon, The Tang officers and soldiers who were looking forward to meritorious service did not look at the nearly 200,000 Xue Yantuo and the Western Turkic alliance army in their eyes, and they had great ambitions to eat Hulu meat, and laughed and talked about the spirit of thirsty for the blood of the Huns, but not everyone had the leisure and leisure to fart and brag, at least Gao Heng, who was waiting outside the big tent of the Chinese army, was very nervous, although the young handsome face looked solemn and stood straight, but the slightly frowning brows and the occasional flash of essence in his eyes showed the master's not very stable heart, Especially at the moment when he peeked at the eagle and walked out of the Chinese army's tent with a straight face, Gao Heng's burly body shook involuntarily, but he quickly stabilized, staring straight ahead without squinting, with a rigorous military bearing.
Eagle Da's eyes were very sharp, and Gao Heng's slight change had already been seen in his eyes, but Ying Da didn't pay much attention to it, walked over with a serious face, and said with a fake cough: "Xiao Heng, Your Highness is invited." ”
"Ah, yes." Gao Heng replied, raised his feet and was about to walk into the tent, but suddenly stopped, with a flattering smile on his face, and said with a salivating face: "Boss, Your Highness, hehe, Your Highness is in a good mood?" ”
Every time Gao Heng plays a little trick, he always has this kind of virtue, the eagle has long been used to it, but he is still not less deceived, the black pot has helped Gao Heng carry the old and young, and when he saw Gao Heng coming to this set again, he rolled his eyes angrily and said, "It's not good." After a pause, he said slowly: "It's not bad, you should be careful yourself, don't get in quickly." ”
Although Ying Da's words were plain, there were a lot of meanings inside, Gao Heng could understand the meaning inside, his hanging heart was slightly relaxed, he smiled, and hurriedly walked to the tent. The eagle glanced at Gao Heng's back, shrugged his shoulders helplessly, walked to the side, and stood silently in front of the tent, performing the heavy duty of guarding.
"The last general will see His Highness." As soon as Gao Heng walked into the big tent of the Chinese army, he saw Li Zhen sitting behind the copywriter with a flat face, hurriedly rushed forward, nodded on one knee, and reported loudly.
"Hmm." Li Zhen didn't lift her eyelids, but just snorted noncommittally from her nose.
Seeing Li Zhen like this, Gao Heng's heart trembled, his mouth opened, as if he wanted to explain something, but he immediately stopped again, a trace of shame flashed across his face, and he lowered his head and said: "The last general is incompetent, and he was escaped by that thief, please punish His Highness." ”
"Your Highness, aren't you angry?" Gao Heng waited for a long time and didn't see Li Zhen speak, so he quietly raised his head, but seeing Li Zhen's face full of smiles, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and asked timidly.
"Hahaha......" Li Zhen was actually very satisfied with Gao Heng's results, the reason why he deliberately pretended to be indifferent was just to tease Gao Heng, at this time, seeing Gao Heng acting like this, he couldn't hold it back anymore, and laughed loudly, after laughing for a while, he raised his hand falsely, signaled Gao Heng to get up, walked out from behind the copy, paced in front of Gao Heng, reached out and patted Gao Heng's shoulder gently, looked at Gao Heng with interest for a while, and then said gently: "Why is this king angry?" Fu Kui Xiaoer escaped and fled, it's a big deal, hehe, the eaglet can always catch the fox when he grows up, this time let him run, the next time he catches it, it's not a big deal. ”
"Your Royal Highness, I ......" Seeing Li Zhen say this, Gao Heng was moved in his heart - in order to annihilate Fu Kui's three thousand black wolf army, the Tang Rangers paid more than 900 casualties, and at the end they were even broken through by Fu Kui alone, if it weren't for Li Zhen's flying eagle to force the order to collect the troops, Gao Heng was only afraid that he would lead his troops into the desert to chase and kill Fu Kui, for this matter, Gao Heng was always difficult to let go, and he didn't sleep well for a few days, so he was worried that Li Zhen would be angry, and at this time listening to Li Zhen's gentle laughter, Gao Heng's heart was full of emotion for the death of a confidant, his eyes were red, and he almost burst into tears.
Gao Heng's thoughts, Li Zhen knew everything in his heart, and he didn't say anything more about this matter, just smiled and said: "Go, it's a good rest for the past two days, and I'll be busy in a few days." ”
"Your Highness, but there's news from Mr. Mo's side?" Gao Heng's mind was very smart, and as soon as he heard Li Zhen's words, his eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked.
"Hmm." Li Zhen didn't hide it, and nodded with a smile.
"Great!" As soon as Gao Heng heard that there was a battle to fight, he immediately became excited, his fists were clenched tightly, and he shouted excitedly, but he suddenly remembered something, and asked hesitantly: "Your Highness, the ...... at the end of the red mountain mouth"
At the mention of Hongshanzui, Li Zhen's face immediately became solemn, and she frowned and said, "There is no news for the time being, but it should be soon." ”
"Your Highness, why don't you go for a run?" Gao Heng gritted his teeth and asked tentatively.
"No need, just go and rest, you have to fight." Li Zhen did not hesitate to reject Gao Heng's proposal.
"Yes, the last general will retire." When Gao Heng saw Li Zhen say this, he didn't dare to say more, he promised loudly, turned around and withdrew from the big tent of the Chinese army, and went to rest without mentioning it.
The destruction of Fu Kui's department is to clear a nail on the back of the Tang Army, which made Li Zhen greatly relieved, as for being escaped by Fu Kui alone, although there are some regrets, but Li Zhen didn't care much, in Li Zhen's opinion, Fu Kui is just a clown jumping off the beam, even if he can turn over some waves, he will never go anywhere, and he doesn't need to spend too much effort to pay attention, but the matter of Hongshanzui has made Li Zhen have a headache, but the headache is a headache, and Li Zhen really doesn't have much to do at this time, I can only wait patiently.
Altai, the meaning of "gold" in Turkic language, is generally named because the Altai Mountains are rich in gold, the undulating Altai Mountains divide the northern Xinjiang from the Mongolian steppe, don't look at the Altai Mountains and there are not too many high mountains, generally the peaks of about two thousand meters above sea level, but the mountains and forests are luxuriant, the mountains are continuous, the road is extremely difficult, the Altai Mountains that span more than 4,000 miles can pass through the soldiers and horses is only a few passes, among which the red mountain mouth is the most famous pass, Mengyuan, When the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered Xinjiang from Mongolia, they all took this port, and the Qarluq, a small tribe of the Western Turks, lived here, living a half-farming and half-nomadic life.
The three tribes of the Qarluq tribe have always been at the top of their game, but since the Amodi brothers of the Qarluq tribe took refuge in Li Zhen, they not only brought back a whole cart of property, but also brought the caravan of the Tang Dynasty, which made the Qara tribe grow rapidly in just over two years, after annexing several small tribes nearby, its strength has been above the two tribes of the same tribe, this time when the Western Turkic civil strife, the tribe was not only not affected, On the contrary, he took the opportunity to integrate the scattered small tribes who fled here into his own tribe, thus becoming the most powerful tribe in the Hongshanzui area in one fell swoop, but because of this, it attracted serious dissatisfaction from the other two surnamed tribes. Moreover, he was also afraid of the strength of the Bazhuo army, so he had to withdraw all the nearly 30,000 people to the mountains and dense forests to hide, and only sent a small number of troops to monitor the two passes of Hongshanzui and Takshiken, and forwarded the relevant news to Li Zhen.
Human nature is to be indulgent and hardworking, and the Amoti brothers are no exception - the assistance from the Tang Dynasty is very welcome to the two brothers, whether it is weapons, grain, or luxury goods brought by the caravan, they all like it tightly, but it is difficult for them to go to the fire to get chestnuts, and it is just to do some things to collect intelligence before, as far as the many clansmen living in the mountains and forests under the Amoti brothers are concerned, this is an easy trivial matter, just a gesture, but it is really to the point that Li Zhen ordered his troops and horses to ban the Red Mountain Mouth, When the grain channel of the scorching army was cut off, the two brothers immediately retreated, but they were reluctant to bring all the benefits brought by the Tang Dynasty, and they didn't dare to really offend Li Zhen one by one, so they actually played the trick of disappearance, hiding, and refused to see the liaison personnel of the "Rising Sun".
"Envoy Chen, the head of my family is really not in the tent, I went hunting, and it will take at least ten days and half a month to come back, you will wait a few more days, and when the head of my family comes back, I will invite you." A Qarlu general in the costume of a thousand households led more than a dozen soldiers to stop three men in Tang costumes, and explained with extreme sincerity.
Chen Envoy, whose real name is Chen Dongliang, the person in charge of the "Rising Sun" Northern Xinjiang Helm, in his early thirties, with a dark complexion and a full beard, if it were not for a Tang costume, and a Western Turkic costume, absolutely no one could see that he was not a Western Turk, who had been wandering among the tribes in Northern Xinjiang for many years, and was proficient in the dialects of various tribes. At this time, seeing that the head of the thousand households once again came up with the same excuse to shirk, he became angry, his leopard eyes glared, and he said coldly: "Asmo, you are so bold, you dare to deceive this envoy, if you miss the important affairs of His Royal Highness King Yue, can you afford it?" ”
Asmounai is Amotti's cousin, his martial arts are mediocre, but he can speak well, he has always been responsible for external affairs, he has dealt with Chen Dongliang a lot, and they are very familiar with each other. ”
Don't look at Chen Dongliang's rough appearance, he is actually a meticulous person, otherwise he would not be the person in charge of the "Rising Sun" Northern Xinjiang Rudder, as early as four days ago, Chen Dongliang had already seen the Amodi brothers' shirking, and had already sent an urgent letter to Li Zhen's army, this morning finally waited for Li Zhen's reply, and he had confidence in his heart, and he would not be perfunctory with Asmo and others, as soon as he heard Asmo say this, he smiled coldly and said: "The wine of the Ermou assassination department is expensive, and some people can't afford it, Since the head of your family has not returned from hunting, then forget it, there is no need to wait any longer, hehe, I hope you have enough wine to drink for ten or eight years, and you will leave! As soon as the words fell, the leader turned around and left.
The Qarlu people themselves are a semi-farming, semi-nomadic people, and they also know the way of winemaking, but the wine brewed by the tribes is extremely inferior, difficult to eat, just a thing for people to drink, as for the wine drunk by Asmo and others is the "victory return" brought by the Tang caravan, it is obvious that the meaning of Chen Dongliang's words is clearly saying that the Tang Dynasty is ready to completely break off diplomatic relations with the assassination tribe, this kind of thing is not what Asmo can do, you must know that Li Zhen, the king of Yue, is not an ordinary person, that is a "blood butcher" who kills people without blinking, If the king of Yue is really offended, how can the Qarlu tribe have a good life, even if the king of Yue does not come to the door to settle the account, just cutting off the caravan is not a burden that the assassination tribe can afford, therefore, as soon as he saw Chen Dongliang leaving, Asmoke couldn't laugh, hurriedly stepped forward, grabbed Chen Dongliang's arm, and said in a low voice: "Envoy Chen, you and I have been brothers for many years, what can't be discussed, you go, the head of my family blames it, and my brother has a few lives that are not enough to compensate. For the sake of your brother's affection, you can stay for a few more days, and my brother will send someone into the mountains to find the head man to come back, so can it be done? ”
Chen Dongliang has obtained Li Zhen's full permission this time, and he can decide the relationship with the assassination tribe at his own discretion, even if it is a complete severance of diplomatic relations, it will not be a problem, however, if it really comes to this point, for Chen Dongliang, even if it is a huge failure, from this point of view, when it is impossible to do something, Chen Dongliang is unwilling to break off diplomatic relations lightly, of course, the situation is urgent, and Chen Dongliang can't afford to spend time, and if he continues to delay like this, in case of a major military event, Chen Dongliang has a few heads that are not enough to cut off, At this time, listening to Asmo's tone soften, Chen Dongliang didn't overdo it, but said with a cold face: "The head of Amoti has time to hunt, but he doesn't have time to wait for a long time, but since it is the Asmo brothers who let go, this face still has to be given, and now is the time, if the head of Amoti has not returned at the end, then please forgive me for not waiting and leave." As soon as the words fell, Chen Dongliang shook off Asmo's pulling hand, led the two guards and left without looking back.
"Envoy Chen, Envoy Chen, alas......" Asmo shouted a few times, seeing that Chen Dongliang didn't pay attention to it at all, he sighed helplessly, stomped his feet, waved his hand to drive away the dozen or so soldiers standing behind him, bypassed the big tent of the Chinese army, swam between the tents for a while, and got into an inconspicuous tent with his waist bent.
"Third child, what's wrong?" The Amotti brothers saw Asmo's arrival at the same time, and Amotti sat still, but Awanda couldn't sit still, jumped up, grabbed Asmo, and shouted with an anxious look on his face.
"Tsk." Asmo smacked his lips and said with an embarrassed face: "Big brother, second brother, I'm afraid I can't drag it out this time, Chen Dongliang's kid got a message from the Flying Eagle this morning, claiming that he must see the face of the big brother before the end of today, otherwise he will leave, alas, His Royal Highness the King of Yue has already made a final decision, if I wait for it to drag on like this, the consequences will ......."
As soon as Asmo's voice fell, the faces of the Amoti brothers immediately collapsed, Amoti was better, after all, as the leader, he still had the bearing, but his face changed, but he could still hold on, but Awanda was a dry person, and when he heard it, he suddenly jumped up and said, "So what?" Let's go, hmph, now Bazhuo and Dadu have all sent troops, enough for the Tang army in Anxi to drink a pot, hmph, if you don't make trouble, Anxi will have to lose the battle, and now I'm going to threaten Lao Tzu, if you want to go, let him go......"
"Fart! Second, you sit down for Lao Tzu,, Lao Tzu is not dead yet, when will it be your turn to call the shots? Seeing that Awangda was getting more and more outrageous, Amoti got up and broke off unceremoniously, interrupting Awangda's nonsense, without him, others don't know how powerful Li Zhen's methods are, Amoti, who was a defeated general under Li Zhen, will never forget, and if he wants him to go to Li Zhen's fire, although he doesn't want to, but if he wants to go against Li Zhen, and give him ten more guts, he won't dare to do it.
"Third child, do you think Chen Dongliang's kid is a bluff?" Amotti paced back and forth in the tent restlessly, glanced at Asmo, and asked hesitantly.
"This ......" is a big matter, Asmo didn't dare to assert it, and after hesitating for a while, he said uncertainly: "Big brother, a few days ago, Chen Dongliang was kind to talk to each other, but he asked us for something, but today he made a decisive statement, it doesn't seem like it's fake, but the younger brother is not sure." ”
"Hmm." Amotti replied noncommittally, shook his head and said, "Third brother, in your opinion, who can win the battle between King Yue and Xue Yantuo?" ”
The Anxi Tang Army and Xue Yantuo's army have been in a stalemate in the Qingshui River for more than half a month, but they have not officially fought each other, and the three Amoti brothers have not known how many times they have discussed who can win, but they have never made a clear inference, which is why Amoti did not dare to press all the hole cards to the side of the Anxi Tang Army. Asmo is good at communication, and is not very proficient in strategy and tactics, not to mention compared with Amotti, even the short-tempered Awanda is much stronger than Asmo in this aspect, at this time, seeing that Amoti brought out this old problem again, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, shook his head and said: "Little brother doesn't know, but since Chen Dongliang dares to give an ultimatum, I am afraid that this battle is imminent, where to go, the eldest brother still needs to make a decision early." ”
"Alas!" Amotti shook his head in annoyance, but he didn't speak, just frowned and thought hard, the two younger brothers didn't dare to say more, they all waited for Amotti to make a final decision, and for a time there was an eerie silence in the big tent......
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