When the man came to Shen Long's front five or six zhang away, he quickly turned over and dismounted, prostrate on the ground and kowtowed, "Please also ask the general to accept the small one, although there are not many people in the small department, but all of them can fight, and I hope the general will not dislike it." ”

"Ho, it's kind of a good eye!" The white-haired guide behind Shen Long smiled, pointed at the man and said to Shen Long, "Guard, now is the time to employ people, it's better to accept it!" ”

"Can such a person be trusted to join the army rashly? And the food we brought this time is only enough for ourselves, right? Yun Erlang, a young man who followed Shen Long from Chang'an, had never seen such a scene, and asked curiously.

"Hah! Grain? That's his luck to fight for us, so why should we give them food? The veteran laughed and said, "In the past, we all sent troops to fight against the unsubordinate, and there were many aliens who brought dry food and weapons to help us fight, and even the kings and princes of some big tribes had to obey the military orders of our Dadu Protector, not to mention these miscellaneous hus." ”

"The Western Regions are not as good as Guanzhong, only the northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains and the oasis in the desert can produce food, but there are still some desert Gobi deserts where food can only grow grass between the cities, these lands are of little use to our Tang Dynasty and big forces such as the Uighurs and Tubo, but for some small tribes, especially Zahu, it is a good place!" Shen Long introduced.

The so-called miscellaneous Hu people are some Hu people who do not know their origins, they are either the remnants of small tribes who were wiped out by the big tribes, or the frustrated people who have failed in the struggle within the tribe, and these people can only survive in such a harsh environment.

"They can herd horses and sheep on these desert Gobi deserts to feed themselves; If they want to feed themselves, they can't just herd, they also have to eat salt, drink tea, and wear clothes; They don't have the money to buy it, so they can only rely on robbery, but this place can't raise a big tribe, and they can't rob others on their own, so following my Datang to fight has become their only chance. ”

"Therefore, every time my Datang conquers the Quartet, countless tribes of all sizes come to hear the news, and they bring dry food and weapons to our Datang to fight, and if the battle is won, just let them plunder some spoils, and rely on these tribes to survive!" When the Anxi Protectorate was strong, these tribes did not have to pay taxes, but they needed to send strong men on horseback to fight for the Tang Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty did not have to pay them, just allowed them to plunder the booty, similar to a kind of blood endowment.

After the introduction, Shen Long raised his chin and asked arrogantly, "Who is you?" How many men in the ministry can ride horses and shoot bows? ”

"Villain...... The villain's name is Kang Guangde, his ancestor served under Gao Jiedu, and the villain has dreamed of serving the Tang Dynasty like his grandfather since he was a child, looking forward to it day and night, and today he finally looks forward to the general! The people who came kowtowed again and again, overjoyed, and hurriedly reported the number of their tribes, "There are more than 200 warriors in the villain's department, all of whom are willing to die for Datang!" ”

He was also afraid that Shen Long would dislike the lack of people, so he hurriedly crawled forward and begged repeatedly, "Although the villain's strength is weak, many nearby tribes are friendly with the small ones, if the general accepts the small ones, the small ones are willing to run for the general, and ensure that they are all willing to serve the general and the Tang Dynasty!" ”

Yun Erlang looked dumbfounded, what's the situation? It doesn't matter if he brings dry food to fight for the Tang Dynasty, he also has to pull others to fight, he knows that in the past, the status of the Anxi Protectorate and the Beiting Protectorate in the hearts of all ethnic groups in the Western Regions was said to be full of people in the Western Regions who were self-engaged in the Tang Dynasty, and there were many people who brought their own dry food to fight for the Tang Dynasty.

After the Anshi Rebellion, it was not only the soldiers of the Anxi Protectorate who returned to the Tang Dynasty, but also many Zahu and the soldiers and horses of the Anxi Protectorate who returned to the Tang Dynasty.

At that time, the Tang Dynasty was definitely a beacon of mankind, and the high-level officials of various countries were almost all Jingtang elements, and the Anxi Protectorate set up more than 80 military governments in the Western Regions, many of which were local tribal leaders and city-state kings; In the twenty-four states under the jurisdiction of the Governor's Mansion of the Great Moon Clan, many kings Ye Hu are governors.

Not to mention a miscellaneous Hu like Kang Guangde, it is the tribal kings of those big tribes, as soon as they heard that the Tang Dynasty was going to fight, they were willing to serve to the death, Bahan repeatedly fought to the death for the Tang Dynasty, and the Tocharian king Ye Hu came to the Tang Dynasty with the army during the Anshi Rebellion and died near Yecheng, Hebei; Most of the capital protectors of Anxi and Beiting are much more majestic in the Western Regions than the commanders of the US military garrisons.

"This official is Guo Yuanzheng, the envoy of the six cities of the Tang Dynasty, and is now with the Tang Dynasty Beiting Protector Mansion and the Protector of Yizhou." Shen Long loudly announced his identity, and Kang Guangde buried his head directly in the sand, only pricking up his ears to listen.

"With the military strength of my Datang, it is only a matter of time to capture Yizhou, so there is no need to wait." Hearing this, Kang Guangde's heart suddenly cooled half, but fortunately, Shen Long changed his words again, "But I am loyal to my Datang, and I will give you this opportunity, and at this time tomorrow, you will come here with soldiers and horses to wait for this Shou to capture!" After saying that, Shen Long rode away directly, only to hear Kang Guangde shouting loudly behind him with words of thanks.

At this time the next day, Shen Long brought Yun Erlang here again, only to see that today was very different from yesterday, people on the vast Gobi Desert shouted and neighed, and there were thousands of soldiers and horses overnight.

"Catch!" Yun Erlang looked back, there were only more than ten horsemen on his side, and he couldn't help but be a little nervous, but Shen Long and those white-haired veterans rode over directly.

"The general of the Tang Dynasty is here! The general of the Tang Dynasty is here! Soon someone saw them, and the shouts instantly spread throughout the Gobi, and countless people rushed out of the tents, and the tide rolled towards Shen Long.

When they arrived in front of Shen Long, these people bowed down together, "Guo Shou, take me and wait!" We are all willing to die for Datang! As long as the guard gives an order, I will wait for this to go and take Yizhou for Datang! ”

For a while, the voice was noisy, but Shen Long just snorted coldly, these people shut up one after another, and the entire Gobi immediately fell silent, and the majesty of the Tang Dynasty was so visible!

Then Shen Long began to lecture them, and these people all knelt on the ground and listened carefully, for fear of missing a word, and Yun Erlang's mind was confused at the moment, and he didn't hear what he said at all.

He only has one sentence in his mind now, this is the glory of my Datang! With just one word, thousands of soldiers and horses surrendered to the hooves of my Datang, willing to fight to the death for my Datang!

"What is this, it's just a little miscellaneous beard, the old man has also seen the scene of the king and Ye Hu rushing to fight for the Tang Dynasty that day!" The white-haired veteran said proudly.

"Then I'll wait, as long as Guo Shou is there, I will be able to see this day sooner or later!" Yun Erlang responded firmly, the glory of Datang will definitely bloom again in the Western Regions!

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