The valleys of the Muztag Mountains and Qingling are winding and winding, and the terrain is sometimes high and low, and sometimes he is only a few dozen meters from the glacier, and he can feel the cold of winter in summer.

After passing through the two peaks, the terrain gradually decreases, and the hard soil frozen by the cold of thousands of years gradually disappears, and a basin with green grass appears. Li Siye finally came to the livable area of Green Ridge.

Granaries have been built on the banks of the river, and auxiliaries are in charge of loading and unloading grain.

The six flags of the Jiedu envoy fluttered in the sky above the city, the military array was lined up in front of the city, and there was no sign of encampment, looking at this Tian Renwan was ready to arrive at Tel Manchuan in one go, the morale of the Tang army officers was quite high, and there was no phenomenon of the banner tilting, whether it was the flag in the hands of the flag officer, or the back flag behind the cavalry, and the flag on the back of the chief Wu Changshi, all of them stood high or low on the grassland in front of the city like a green pine.

Tian Renwan looked at the green mountains in the distance from the city wall, the Karakoram Mountains in the southeast, and the Hindu Kulun Mountains in the southwest. As Li Siye said, this place is very close to Lianyunbao in a straight line, no more than fifty li, but it is impossible for him to lead the army to climb over the straight and steep snow peaks, so he can only twist and turn in the gap between the two mountains, and choose the lower altitude peak to cross, this distance is estimated to be 300 or 400 li.

He withdrew his gaze from a distance, this time he was surprised not only by the distant peaks, but also by the city at the foot, this is simply a treasure city, I dare not imagine that there is such a bitter cold place in the green mountains, there is such a rich town, there are not only wine shops in the city, there are ready-to-wear stores, there are handicraft stalls that know hidden people, and even the lord of the country who knows the hidden knowledge has built another house here, and the rich and comfortable life in the city reminds him of the peach blossom source of Wuling. The last time he personally went to the Green Ridge to observe the enemy's situation, he passed by this Green Ridge to guard and capture, but he regarded it as an ordinary guard city, who knew that its inner world was so wonderful.

What surprised him even more was that Yu Gou, the commander of the Green Ridge, presented 5,000 cotton jackets to the expeditionary army, which could be regarded as a relief in the snow before he was about to lead the army over the snow-capped mountains at an altitude of 6,000 meters. Although the soldiers of the Tang army had prepared their own winter clothes, these old cotton jackets were in tatters, and the cotton showed through the corners of their clothes, and some of them had formed hard sheets. With such a batch of padded jackets, their ability to resist cold will be greatly increased.

Yu Gou was brought behind Tian Renwan, and Tian Zhongcheng looked at the snow peak in the distance, sighed a lot, and raised his head and said: "Yu Shou captured, you offer cold-resistant cotton jackets to the army, whether this expedition succeeds or not, you have a great achievement." It's not easy for you to stay in the Green Ridge for so many years, I want to move a place for you, you can mention it to someone wherever you want to go, as long as it's not too much, I can promise you. ”

Yu Gou's face was pale, and he bowed his head and solemnly crossed his hands and said: "Qi Yu Zhongcheng, I don't want to go anywhere else, I just want to stay in the Green Ridge to guard and capture." ”

Tian Renwan looked back at him in a little surprise and asked, "Why?" It's bitterly cold here, and there's no hope of promotion, so why do you want to stay? ”

Yu Gou raised his head slightly, looking at the meandering and clear Xiduo River, looking at the dense cotton fields by the river, his face was full of happiness: "Zhongcheng may not believe it, I have fallen in love with the Green Ridge, I can't do without this place, and I can't do without this small city at my feet, although it has a population of only thousands, but it is already the greatest satisfaction in this life for them to live a happy and peaceful life." ”

Tian Renwan let out a hearty laugh: "I don't believe it, but now I believe it, if it weren't for the cold, this would definitely be another paradise." But how shall I reward you? ”

"Offering quilts is not the merit of humble duties, but the merit of all the military households and all the people of the Pantuo tribe in the green mountains, if Zhongcheng wants to give a reward, please give them the reward."

Tian Renwan nodded, he knew what to reward them, and when he returned from the expedition, he would fulfill his promise. It's just that it's a pity that this person behind him can turn the poor guard on the plateau into a rich town, this person is indeed a talent.

"You can grow cotton in the Green Ridge, and you can also mobilize military households to make cotton jackets, your talent should not be underestimated, and you are wronged to stay in this place."

Yu Gou shook his head and smiled: "Zhongcheng, no, no, it's not my credit. ”

"Huh?"

"All of this was done by my previous guard envoy Li Siye, before he came to take up his post in Green Ridge, this was just a dilapidated earthen city with only a hundred Tang soldiers and a few hundred military households. At the beginning of his tenure, he took the initiative to win over the nearby Wuzhi Hidden Country, organized a meeting in the city of Green Ridge Guard, and personally went to Qiuci City to find cotton growers, and asked him to guide the military households to cultivate cotton fields on the banks of the Xiduo River, plant cotton, and make cotton jackets in autumn and winter, and then send people over the mountains and mountains to transport them to Shule and Qiuci City to sell, but in two years, the Green Ridge Guard has become what you see in front of you, and I, just continue to let his results work. ”

"Li Siye? The current detainees of the jumping camp, Zhonglang will Li Siye? ”

"Yes, it's him."

It turned out to be Li Siye, and now thinking like this, it seems particularly reasonable. He was able to come up with a strategy to recruit merchants to build a post station for the Metropolitan Protectorate, and it seems that this talent has already been indicated.

"Ha, this Li Siye, Ben Zhongcheng happened to know him, but it's a pity that he didn't take him with him on the expedition."

As soon as his words fell, a personal soldier ran from outside the door to the city wall to report: "Yu Zhongcheng, Zhonglang will ask Li Siye to see you." ”

It's really Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here, no matter why he came to Green Ridge, he suddenly appeared next to him Tian Renwan at this moment, is this a good omen for all wishes to come true.

Tian Renwan was overjoyed.

"Let him come."

Li Siye came to the city wall with a bamboo tube on his back, bowed with his hands and said, "The last general, Li Siye, will see Tanaka Cheng." ”

Tanaka Cheng knew him a little better, and his favorability skyrocketed, and he said with a smile on his back with his hands behind his back: "Li Siye, didn't you stay in Qiuzi to assist Fumengdu to protect the post station, why did you suddenly run to the Green Ridge?" ”

"The lowly came to the Green Ridge quickly, it was to contract the construction of the post station, and the traders in Anxi and other places were worried that the Duhufu would change their orders overnight, so the lowly officials came to see Tanaka Cheng with a new notice, hoping that Tanaka Cheng could use the seal on the notice to show the strong support of the four towns Jiedu envoys on this matter."

Before Tian Renwan could speak, the envoy Bi Sichen stood under the city wall and reprimanded: "Li Siye, you are so bold. The four towns are to make the ribbon sealed, in order to confer merit and increase officials, and to report to His Majesty to report the meritorious service and seal the official document, not to let you win the trust of a group of villains in the market, what qualifications do they have to accept the festival to make the ribbon notice! Didn't you lift them up? ”

Li Siye didn't expect that the resistance did not come from Tian Renwan, but from Tian Zhongcheng's confidant Bi Sichen, which was simply better than the king of Hades, and the little ghost was difficult.

However, he had already dealt with the words: "The end will come here, not to win the trust of anyone through the seal, but for the post road of the Duhufu to be regular and smooth as soon as possible, and it is not only the traders who are interested in doing business with the Duhufu, but also the wealthy families of Shazhou Dunhuang surnamed Zhang and Suo. And the people of my Tang Dynasty have no distinction between high and low, since they should be treated equally, the re-posted list, the wealthy can participate, and ordinary traders can also participate. ”

Bi Sichen wanted to argue, but Tian Renwan stretched out his hand to stop him.

"In order to put a certain seal on the 55 notices, you did not hesitate to travel all the way from Qiuzi to Green Ridge, which is really commendable. The seal is dead, the talent is alive, although you have the best share of the businessman, but this is exactly the person who succeeds does not need a subsection, and I will send my entourage to seal it for you later. Come, come, come up to the city wall first, you have been in business here for two years, and I have some questions for you. ”

After Li Siye solemnly saluted to Tanaka, he turned around and climbed up the city wall from the stairs, Tian Renwan pointed to the mountains in the distance, and said to him: "This time I came to the Green Ridge, I have gained a lot, and the biggest harvest is to find this magical city under my feet, and ...... What is General Lee's plan for this expedition? ”

In fact, he didn't have any clever plans, and the expedition to Xiao Bolu, a war that tested the physical strength, technical and tactical level of the Tang Army, relied on a few bright words, and had nothing to do with the overall situation at all. It all depends on the general's personal ability and micro-manipulation methods, and it is really the technology that fights.

Fortunately, he had some understanding of the Tubo army, and took the initiative to fork his hand to Tian Renwan: "There is a saying that there are nine Yong and one Gui in the Tubo army, and in a 5,000-person Dongdai, the real combat force is the five hundred Gui, and the rest are all cheap Yong support, only by defeating and destroying the Gui in the Tubo army, can the enemy's strength be severely damaged, as for the cheap Yong support personnel, the only value is to consume." ”