I thought that the Lanzhou hussar battalion detachment that stayed in Juyanhai for grazing was a promising tribe, but after the arrival of the Lanzhou caravan, Gu Ding Ling knew that this powerful and powerful tribe had another backer, so he recommended himself to be the guide of the caravan. The aquatic plants and tribes on both sides of the Zhangye River can be clearly seen by Gu Ding Ling even with his eyes closed, so he saves a lot of trouble for the caravan along the way. Gu Tan also glanced at him, in addition to not being able to recruit him into the camp at will, he was also quite kind to him on weekdays.

Gu Dingling's pleading interrupted Gu Tan's poetic nostalgia, he stared at him angrily, and said with a muffled snort: "If you can open a bow and ride a horse, you can become a sergeant, wouldn't everyone on the grassland be able to join the army." ”

"Brother Gu, what do you beg him to do, a few days ago, the Uighur nobles came to the tribe to recruit troops and horses, saying that they wanted to deal with the Zhang family in the Yumen Pass of Shazhou, let's go back to the Huhu nobles, and when the Yumen City Pass is opened, the money and jade silk can be less?"

"Lianshan, you should be kind to the Uighurs, the Zhang's soldiers in Shazhou are powerful, and the Uighurs are reluctant to die, so it's not for me to wait for him to fight the vanguard, and when the city is taken, people eat meat, let's drink soup, people chew tender grass, and we gnaw sand. Gu Ding Ling reprimanded his brother in a low voice, and said with a smile: "Captain Gu, you have a lot of adults, don't be like my brute brother, even if we are a miscellaneous man in the army first." "Gu Ding asked clearly, this Lanzhou military salary is not only much higher than that of the Uighurs, but also attaches great importance to personal bravery, and further up is to rely on the robe Ze to promote, in general, as long as you have the ability, you have a place in the Lanzhou army. There were not as many hereditary nobles in the Uighur camp as it was the camp where a rootless warrior like him could show his skills.

Hearing that the Uighurs were preparing to attack the Zhang clan in Shazhou, Gu Tan's slightly narrowed tiger eyes suddenly widened, staring at Yu Lianshan and asking in a deep voice: "The news that the Uighurs are preparing to attack and kill the Zhang clan is serious, I have also passed by your tribe, why hasn't anyone mentioned such a big thing?"

Yu Lianshan listened to his question, and said with a proud look on his face: "My brother is also a number of warriors on both sides of this great river, and he has been on an errand in the Uighur camp for a long time. Seeing that Gu Tan still had a suspicious look on his face, he added, "My brothers and I are warriors that the Uighur nobles have long taken a fancy to, so they came to recruit them. Of course, idlers don't know about such news, if the news leaks, I'm afraid that the Zhang family has already run away. I heard that the eldest son of the Zhang family defected to Shazhou in the early years and joined the army in the Central Plains, and he is also a powerful person. I'm afraid that if I slaughter the Zhang family, the eldest prince will not want to take a break. The last sentence was to show off to Gu Dingling, and the nobles in the Uighur camp also revealed a lot of information to him.

Gu Tan's face sank, and he said to Yu Lianshan: "Would you like to follow me to meet with Xin Tongyu and inform me of the news of the Uighur attack on Zhang." He saw that Yu Lianshan had an uncertain look on his face, and said: "I will take you two back to Lanzhou, and I will personally recommend you, and it will be no problem to be a trainee sergeant first." ”

As soon as his words fell, Gu Ding Ling immediately cheered, Gu Tan didn't say much, but he did what he said, and with his promise, joining the Lanzhou army was almost a sure thing, even Yu Lianshan, who was disdainful at first, also had a happy face, Gu Ding Ling had already explained to him some of the benefits of the Lanzhou sergeant, and suddenly had the opportunity to be among them, which was naturally better than giving the Uighur nobleman a hundred times better than in the past.

"The Zhang clan is an important capital for my Lanzhou plot to the west of the river and the western regions, if the commander is here, he will definitely not let the Uighurs destroy the Zhang clan. Patiently listening to Yu Lianshan finish talking about the Uighur movements, Xin Gu sent the two away with kind words and muttered.

The Zhang clan is the head of the four major clans in Hexi, and the foundation is even deeper than the current Cao clan, the lord of Dunhuang, since Zhang Zhongyao, the only son of the family advocate Huaitang, joined the Lanzhou army and was entrusted with the important task of captain of the Chengying battalion, the Hexi Zhang clan became Lanzhou's ally in Hexi. Dunhuang is the gateway to the Western Regions, and the Yumen Pass guarded by the Zhang family is the gateway of Dunhuang to the Central Plains, and its status is extremely important.

"The Zhang clan is the former master of the Guiyi army, and the foundation is deep, how can the Guiyi army allow the Uighurs to destroy the Zhang clan without rescuing them? I am afraid that there is something else wrong with this matter, and the hearsay of the tribesmen may not be reliable. Captain Jin of the Bashan Battalion said suspiciously.

"The Uighurs are raising troops in large numbers, and as long as they send scouts to Ganzhou and Suzhou to inquire, they will get something. Gu Tan continued, "We can camp on the bank of the Zhangye River and wait for the news to be confirmed, if the Uighurs really raise troops to attack the Zhang clan, how to deal with it, please also ask the Xin commander to decide." ”

This place is only more than 100 miles away from the border of Suzhou Prefecture controlled by the Uighurs, separated by a desert, and the light cavalry scouts will return in two days, and the situation of the Uighurs raising troops on a large scale is not much different from what Yu Lianshan said, but the reason is that the Zhang clan rebelled, and the Guiyi army made Cao Yanlu borrow troops from the Uighurs to quell the rebellion, and claimed that after the suppression of the Zhang clan, the Yumen Pass was owned by the Uighurs. At present, more than 10,000 Uighur troops in Ganzhou are fighting hard, and once all the troops are gathered, they will besiege Yumen Pass together with the Cao clan of Shazhou.

"This sandbar Cao clan actually led soldiers and horses from other states to attack and kill the headquarters, aren't you afraid of luring wolves into the house?" Jin Qi sighed.

"The Zhang clan led 3,000 troops to guard the Yumen Pass, and it was only perfunctory to the Cao family, and it was no secret that the four major clans in Shazhou were not in harmony, otherwise with the strength of the Guiyi army, how could it be used to lead the Hui soldiers and horses to quell the chaos, for the sake of today, it is how to obtain the greatest benefits in the current situation in Lanzhou. Gu Tan said in a deep voice. He was fortunate to also often participate in the military strategy training presided over by Wu Yingying, with the help of Dunhuang Xu Tu Western Regions is the most important plan in Lanzhou, and Zhang's is an important chess piece to realize this plan. If the four major clans of the Guiyi Army have been peaceful, and the Lanzhou Division is unknown, at this moment, the Cao clan of the Guiyi Army has used the power of the Huihu people to slaughter the Zhang clan, which has deep roots in Guasha and the two states, but it is a justifiable reason for the Lanzhou Army to send troops, Zhang Zhongyao is still the captain of Lanzhou.

What he considered, Xin Gu and Jin Ji also knew everything, and the final decision fell on Xin Gu. Xin Gu was also a decisive man, and after a moment of silence, he said in a deep voice: "I have made up my mind, this place is already the boundary of the Uighurs, and I will send a hundred soldiers to escort the caravan along the Zhangye River to Ganzhou to sell goods nearby. Our army accelerated its march, spared Suzhou, and rushed to the aid of Yumen Pass. Do you have any objections?"

Suzhou has become the front line of the battle between the two armies, and the caravan will probably be robbed if it goes. Ganzhou is the hinterland of the Uighurs, very close to the camp of the current Lanzhou caravans, the so-called rabbits do not eat the grass next to the nest, although the powerful Ganzhou Uighurs block the road to collect heavy taxes, but generally do not rob goods and kill people, but the goods are sold in Ganzhou, and the profits are far less than the sandbanks.

Xin Gu intent, first of all, to help the Zhang family survive the siege of Shazhou and Ganzhou is the top priority, and hold on until the reinforcements of the Lanzhou headquarters come over, as for whether the more than 1,000 Lanzhou troops can change the current situation in Yumen Pass being attacked by strong enemies in Shazhou and Ganzhou, whether there is enough grain and grass in Yumen Pass to support the army, and whether the Lanzhou headquarters will seriously send troops to aid the Zhang family in Yumen Pass, all of them do not matter. If you just want to be safe and hesitate, I am afraid that the Zhang family will have already turned into powder under the attack from both sides.

"I agree. Gu Tan first said that only the timely assistance of the Lanzhou army, even if there were only a few hundred soldiers, could make the Zhang defenders see hope, they were not alone.

"I agree. his grandma. As soon as there was a big battle, it was said that the Jin Blame, who loved cannibalism, could not control himself, "It is better to do the Ganzhou Uighurs together, and in the future, you will not have to travel hundreds of miles in vain to avoid them." ”