The three armies met, and Ban Chao, Iron Hammer, and Kunlun Xiao decided to divide the 3,000 men into six brigades after consulting together. Gan Ying, He Gong, Li Kaishan, Liu Rui, Ding Jiaju, and Yu Wenchu were respectively assigned to the captains of the six brigades. Murong Hao was in charge of the quartermaster, Ban Chao was the commander, and the hammer was the secondary. He also made Kunlun laugh as a member of the army, Zhao Hanqing as the chief medical officer, and Sha Lihong as the guide officer.

Then, in Shule Panjiao City, the generals of the Banchao General Assembly discussed the matter of entering the army to open up the southern road and resetting the capital protection. The generals will all take their seats. I saw Ban Chao in the center, with the golden seal of Changshi and the sword given by the emperor on the coffee table, headed by the hammer in his right hand, and sitting He Gong, Ding Jiaju, Yu Wenchu, Sha Lihong, and Wang Huzi. Led by Kunlun Xiao on the left hand, Gan Ying, Li Kaishan, Liu Rui, Murong Hao, and Zhao Hanqing sat in turn. Ban Chao saw that all the brothers were full of energy and high spirits, and said with great joy in his heart: "The emperor is wise and powerful, and he has given me the right to arbitrariness, and Xu Sima led the army to help. Today, the generals will be convened to discuss how to march. ”

Gan Ying said loudly: "Leopard head, in the past, we and other thirty-six people were still able to collect Shanshan, obey Khotan, and Ping Shule, today we have three thousand elite divisions to sweep away the turtles!" Ban Chao said: "The time and place are different, the strategy and tactics are different, Sun Tzu said: The husband is counted as the winner without a fight, and the temple is counted as a lot, and the temple is not victorious without a fight, and it is considered a few." More wins, less wins, nothing counts. Soldiers are in danger of fighting, and we must not be careless. Kunlun said with a smile: "The words of the leopard head are reasonable, in the past, it was the leopard head Zhiyong and the brothers who used to take Shanshan, obey Khotan, and set Shule, so they can win by surprise." However, these countries are far away from the black overlord, and they have long had the heart of the Han Dynasty, so we have succeeded in one fell swoop. And Qiuci is an important stronghold of Hei Batian in the Western Regions, which has been controlled by Hei Batian for a long time, it is close to Hei Batian, located in the northern part of the Western Regions, Hei Batian's defense must be strict, and Qiuci has a standing army of more than 30,000 people, and we are at an absolute disadvantage in terms of troops, and it takes a detailed plan to succeed in sweeping Qiuzi. ”

Ding Jiaju said: "When we come to the Western Regions, we are all gearing up, and we want to learn from your thirty-six heroes and make immortal achievements." We now have 3,000 elite horsemen, all of whom block ten with one, are we still afraid that he will not succeed? Gan Ying said with a smile: "Brother Ding lost his temper, and the leopard gave the first order, and the two of us will compete to see who can make great contributions." Ding Jiaju was about to answer, only to hear Ban Chao say to Gan Ying: "Gan Ying, now discussing the combat strategy, it is a matter of the overall situation, don't talk nonsense, you are now a general, and you are the captain of a large team, leading five hundred elite cavalry, and you have a great responsibility." It is not enough to fight a war by striking and rushing, but also to use your brains to win. Gan Ying stuck out her tongue when she heard this, and quickly nodded in response: "Okay!" Good! Use your brain, use your brain, I still listen to the opinions of the generals in the audience first. Everyone laughed unconsciously when they saw Gan Ying, and the solemn atmosphere at the meeting was relieved.

Iron Hammer said: "General Kunlun's words are reasonable, although we lead three thousand iron cavalry, but the overall situation is still that the enemy is strong and we are weak, we must be bold and cautious to succeed in the first battle." The crowd nodded in goodness. Sha Lihong said: "This is to attack Qiuzi, there is Gumo in the middle, Gumo is attached to Qiuzi, and under the instigation of Qiuci, he has attacked Shule many times, such as attacking Qiuci must first go to Gumo." Gumo is flat, and then send someone to contact Wusun, you can form a two-sided attack on Qiuzi, please consider it. ”

Ban Chao said: "General Sha is reasonable, the purpose of this operation is to capture Qiuci and open up the Northern Road of the Western Regions. Our army will first attack Gumo in the first battle, train troops in actual combat, cultivate combat experience, improve combat capability, and prepare for the next big battle. After the capture of Gumo, we will ask the emperor to send an ambassador to reconcile Wusun, form a two-sided attack on Qiuzi, and take the initiative strategically. Everyone was convinced when they saw Ban Chao's analysis.

Ban Chao and Iron Hammer were about to lead the army to attack Gumo, and the minister of Shule came to visit late at night. Ban Chao and Kunlun smiled when they saw that Prime Minister Cheng Guo came to visit late at night and knew that there was something important, so they immediately met with him. Cheng Guoxiang said: "General, I have to send a secret report from General Hu Tou, and the border general Fanjia secretly colluded with Qiuzi to have different ambitions. Ban Chao listened with a solemn face, stroked his long beard and asked slowly: "Is the king of your country the concubine of Xinna the sister of this Fan Jia recently?" Cheng Tartar nodded and said with a worried face: "Exactly." The general Li Xi died, Fanjia and Hu Tou both wanted to take charge of the military power in the country, and later Xiang Guo Wenxuan strongly recommended Hu Tou, and the king knew that General Hu Tou and Changshi were on good terms, so he agreed to Hu Tou temporarily holding military power. Last year, Wen Xiangguo died of illness, and Fanjia told the king that Hu Tou was Li Xi's pawn, and it was difficult to take on the big responsibility, so he wanted to replace him. The king once said to Changshi that he wanted to replace an old man who became a serious person to take charge of the army. Chang Shi Dao: Hu Tou is loyal and brave, and General Li Xi has cultivated talents for many years, I think it can be used. The king did not dare to speak again for fear of long history. As a result, Fan Jia secretly hated the long history. In order to seize military power, he married the king with his sister and won the king's favor, so the king ordered him to lead the western expedition army in the frontier Panjiao City as the capital protectorate. Tonight, Hu Tou sent someone to say that Fanjia had different ambitions, so he told Changshi overnight in case of accidents. ”

Kunlun smiled and saw that the atmosphere was a little tense, and said lightly: "According to the national minister's observation, does Fanga have different aspirations?" When will there be a rebellion? Cheng Tatar pondered for a while and said, "Fanga is narrow-minded and has a strong desire for power. Now as an uncle, there must be people who want to seize military power, and he has resisted Hu Tou in front of me, so I know it. But it is difficult to say whether it will rebel and rebel. Ban Chao tightened his eyebrows and paced back and forth: "I will lead the army to attack Gumo tomorrow, and leave a gap in the country this time. We will attack Gumo as planned, and ask the Minister of State and General Hu to be vigilant and guard the royal city. If the Panga rebels and attacks the royal city, we will be able to return to the army to save him within five days. The three of them talked again, nodded and left.

Kunlun said with a smile: "Fanjia knows that we are friendly with Hu Tou, and if he dares to raise troops to seize power, I am afraid that there will be other strong reinforcements." Ban Chao said: "Kunlun is reasonable with a smile, go and invite General Tie and General Sha to us to discuss." Kunlun smiled and turned to go out.