Since the Xia army pacified the five states of Dingnan, it sent troops to conquer Qingtang City, and collected the Lu army and the annoying army formed by the innocent Qiang warriors, with Shi Gongda and Mi Di serving as the commander of the army, and collecting the Hehuang warriors to form the high-hoof army, with Zheng Shangda as the commander, and the same as the Baiyu army, these three armies are all cavalry. The army has been expanded, the strength has risen again, and the right land of Longyoudi in Hexi also seems a little narrow, at this time, the troops stationed in various states have been trained for more than half a year, and they are a little itchy, and the Song soldiers in the east are many and inconvenient to provoke, and the Gaochang Uighurs in the west have repeatedly embarrassed the Xia State, Xiao Jiu, Chase and other generals stationed in the Western Regions have long wanted to destroy this imperial eclipse, and now they have this opportunity, they are very happy, the Tianshan North Road is thousands of miles, in the eyes of the armies, it is countless fields, after the defeat to attract households, it is better to expand the number of households under the generals as soon as possible, and fill the number of twenty households and hundreds of mouths promised by Wu Yingxing.

"Heavy grain and grass, have you ever prepared it?" Wu Yingying saw that the generals were enthusiastic, and his heart was clear, so he asked Xiao Jiudao.

"Your Majesty, rest assured, the horses, armor, bows, crossbows and arrows used by the armies are all ready, this year the wind and rain are good, the grain and grass are sufficient, and the livestock breeding on the grassland has not yet begun to be slaughtered, which is just for our army. Xiao Jiu said in a deep voice. According to Wu Yingying's instructions, the supply of the marching army has been completely nomadic, even if it is a foot army, the army also carries a large number of livestock, and the route to the water and grassland of Gaochang and even the Black Khanate has long been carefully drawn by the caravan and the military intelligence department, and even some ordinary herdsmen tribes are rarely visited in the Gobi Desert, and the military intelligence department has drawn a route suitable for elite sneak attacks.

"Okay," Wu Yingying said approvingly, "Chase will stay for the time being, then go back and prepare, and strive to spend the winter in Gaochang and Shule, and after the snow melts, you can cross the green ridge to attack Samarkand and Bukhara, and restore the prestige of our Chinese country." The generals replied with a bang, and Wu Yingying said to Chase again: "Let the lord of Khotan lead his army on the border of the Black Khanate and wait to join forces with our army." After a pause, after the generals retreated, Wu Yingying asked again, "Zhong Yao and the others cannot afford to be mistaken, who is currently presiding over the situation with Bukhara in Samarkand, and is it reliable?"

Chase replied: "It is the daughter of Kangqu Dagan, who burned down the quarry rock pontoon bridge in the night attack of Jinling, and she also took the orchids to the camp to dance. Many old brothers from Jinling remember her. Does Your Majesty remember her?"

Wu Yingying was slightly stunned, and a pair of slender feet wrapped in white silk appeared in front of him, quickly spun around his graceful posture, smiled and nodded: "Of course I remember." ”

"Kangqu Dagan arranged for her to confuse Utbi, the prime minister of the Samanid Kingdom, first as a concubine, and then she gave birth to Utbi's child, and became Utbi's fourth wife, and now the most favored wife and concubine by Utbi, a lot of news about the princes and nobles of the Samanid Dynasty and even the Black Khanate, Kangqu Dagan got it from her, and then told us. ”

After Chase finished speaking, the two of them were rarely silent at the same time, and they felt sad in their hearts when they recalled the past.

After a while, Wu Yingying Fang said to Chase: "This expedition to the Western Regions, before and after the preparation of several years, the Military Intelligence Department is the eyes and ears of our army, to investigate the movement of the enemy, we must be foolproof." Chase said: "Weichen understands. ”

At this time, Bukhara, the capital of the Samanid Dynasty, was an important trading port on the Silk Road, and an important stronghold for the spread and penetration of the religion to Central Asia, and the narrow and winding streets of the ancient city were distinguished by three different buildings. The castle, the city's own buildings except for the castle, and the merchants, and the Xia delegation led by Zhang Zhongyao, together with the guards of Princess Sangludro, all lived in the huge castle owned by the powerful Prime Minister of the Samanid Dynasty, Utbi, who had been the prime minister of the Samanid dynasty for two generations, and appointed his father's slave Tas, as the commander of the palace guard, and was gradually weakening the influence of the Turks in the army, in an attempt to restore the Persians' dominance in the Samanid dynasty.

Invited by Utby's favorite wife and concubine, and hearing that this lady had lived in Han for a long time, Cai Lang and Sang Lu Zhuo went to visit her.

"You are the lieutenant of the Jiaorong Military Academy, and Cai Lang, the deputy envoy to Baghdad this time?" she said in Chinese, with a Jinling accent.

"It's down there. Cai Lang felt that the face behind the veil seemed to have been seen somewhere, so he couldn't help but look at it twice.

"When the concubine lived in Jinling, she also saw Captain Cai, and after a few years, she is now so tall and calm that she almost can't recognize it. There was a sigh in his voice, as if he was absent-minded. Cai Lang was puzzled, but under the fence, it was inconvenient to ask directly, so he just nodded. Princess Sang Luzhuo was very happy, because the prime minister's wife was wearing a veil, but her face was undoubted, her eyes were as calm as water, and she obviously had a good impression of the Han land and had nostalgia, she herself couldn't help but look forward to the place where she was about to live, and was about to open her mouth to ask, but the prime minister's wife asked first: "I heard that Captain Cai's master is His Majesty the King of the Xia Kingdom today, but is it true?" The question seemed to be careless, but her voice trembled a little.

Cai Lang nodded and said, "I am fortunate to be loved by His Majesty, and I dare not call myself a master." ”

Kang Lisi was silent for a moment, and asked softly: "Then Captain Cai must have the opportunity to see Your Majesty from time to time, is he okay, and has his face changed compared to the time in Jinling?" After a pause, he said, "Don't worry too much about Captain Cai, when the concubine lived in Jinling, he and His Majesty, General Xin, General Xiao, General Cai, and Huang Nushi all knew each other." ”

Cai Lang was shocked, he didn't expect that this prime minister's wife had such a deep relationship with the people of the Xia Kingdom, and other idle people only knew the main mother Mrs. Huang at most, and few knew that she had been a scholar in the Tang Palace. His Majesty has been fighting everywhere in the past few years, and he has to take care of civil affairs between the horses and horses, although he has experienced many vicissitudes, but his face is still the same, his body is still strong, he is lenient and benevolent, and the soldiers support him, and all the people praise him. ”

Kang Lisi quietly listened to him talk about the recent situation of these Wu heroes, and her heart fluctuated, and it was not until Cai Lang finished talking about the recent situation of Wu Yingying, and asked Huang Wen about the current situation, before she said in a low voice: "Thank you Captain Cai for bringing the news of these old people." The concubine should repay Cai, His Majesty seems to have sworn in Hexi, wanting to take advantage of Gaochang Shule, and when the snow melts in the spring next year, he will lead the army to cross the green ridge and personally come to pick up General Zhang, Captain Cai and the princess to return to their hometown. ”

Coming out of the Prime Minister's wife, Sang Luzhuo suddenly said to Cai Lang: "This lady must love Your Majesty, and she loves it very deeply. ”