In March of the tenth year of Tianbao, the four towns of Anxi sent troops and horses from various cities and towns to gather in the area of Shule Town, and transferred two cavalry battalions of the Beitinghan Navy, totaling 20,000 people. The logistical supply of 20,000 people adds up to a significant expense. In addition to carrying sufficient quantities on the march, they also requisitioned the people to transport grain and grass.

Zhao Chongyu, the envoy of Shule Town, received Li Siye's order and immediately ordered the craftsmen to lead the Shule army to repair the Fengsui Fort next to Shule City, and temporarily rebuild it into a satellite city for hoarding the grain and grass transported. For a while, the entire four towns of Anxi were mobilized, and everyone could feel the tension brought by the new Jiedu envoy.

Li Siye is actually not a new one, he is a veteran with deep roots in the Anxi camp, although he is not as good as An Sishun's veteran who has survived to the old age, but he also has a fourteen-year resume. He had served as two envoys of Shule Khotan, and served as the deputy protector for five years, these well-known Anxi generals were once his subordinates, which was the greatest convenience for him to take office, no need to run in, Anxi in his hands was already a monolith, this is a matter of course.

During Gao Xianzhi's tenure as the envoy of Jiedu, he transferred Feng Changqing from Shule to Qiuzi, and asked the court to order him to be the doctor of Chaosan and the judge of Jiedu. After Li Siye arrived, he sent two notes directly to Chang'an, requesting the appointment of Feng Changqing as the deputy protector of Anxi, Duan Xiu as the deputy protector of Beiting and the judge of Jiedu, and Tian Zhen as the envoy of the Han Navy. At this point, his right-hand man and team have been formed.

On the eve of his departure from Qiuzi, he called Feng Changqing to him, patted him on the shoulder and said, "I'm going to go to Shule to prepare for the battle to meet the Great Food, and you stay in Qiuci to dispatch money and food." ”

Feng Changqing replied with a forked hand, and at the same time said with some concern: "Doctor, I have heard that the Great Food Army is brave and good at fighting, especially the Great Food Horse has strong endurance, can travel long distances, and is hungry and cold-resistant, so the doctor must not take it lightly." ”

"You're right, I'm naturally cautious and cautious, and I'm going to get you a bunch of big horses back and breed them with Turkic horses, and the two sides will make up for each other's shortcomings, and they will definitely be able to bring good horses to the Anxi cavalry."

"Then I wish the doctor all the best of luck and success."

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On the third day, Li Siye led the Chinese army out of Qiuzi City, surrounded by Duan Xiushi, Tian Zhen, Cen Shen and Dai Wang. They crossed the Tuoji Pass and passed through the White Horse River, on which the Tang army built two wooden bridges, and a large number of grain and grass were pulled by horse-drawn carriages from the bridges.

Li Siye stood on the top of the hill by the river, looking at the continuous grain transportation team from afar, and he could not see the edge at a glance.

Tian Zhen muttered beside him, "Is the Great Food Army really coming?" We inquired from the business travelers from the Western Regions, and there was no rumor at all, but we heard that the big cannibals had been busy changing dynasties in the past two years, and there was a lot of fighting over there, and the white-clothed emperor became the black-clothed emperor. ”

Li Siye sneered: "The emperor in black, that is called the caliph, can you get instant information from the merchant travelers?" It's all delayed, and I don't know if it's the Year of the Monkey. ”

He turned back to Dai Wang and instructed: "Dai Liulang, when you arrive at Shule, you will immediately gather a group of people to form a diaspora caravan and go to Samarkand and Bukhara, the border towns controlled by Talas and Dashi, to find out their truth. Focus on ascertaining the number of cavalry infantry and the supply of food and grass. As the saying goes, knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent is invincible. ”

"Whoa."

Duan Xiushi poked his head out of his horse and interjected: "It doesn't seem that it's enough to just inquire about these, who is the main general of the other party, and whether he is under the emperor's ...... The caliph's trust, what he is capable of, what battles he has fought, knowing these is knowing oneself and knowing one's enemy. ”

Li Siye raised his head and spit out words unhurriedly: "And Bo Silin, is the governor of Dashi in charge of the Khorasan region, and he is also the founding hero of the emerging Abbasid Dynasty, his status in this emerging dynasty, how to say, is equivalent to Li Jing and Li Jizhi to the Tang Dynasty." ”

"Such a," Tian Zhen opened her mouth in surprise: "Can we do this?" ”

"I'm here to tighten the strings for you, not to make you fear the enemy. He's the same as you and me, he's a man with two shoulders and a head, he's a man who can talk and breathe, he's going to make mistakes, he's going to be defeated, so you don't have to be afraid. However, according to my guess, he will not personally participate in this war, but will take command in the rear, and send his henchman Ziad bin Saleh to come, and this Ziyad is also a good fighter, if you want to compare him, it is equivalent to the Hou Junji of the Great Food. ”

"It's pretty impressive." Duan Xiushi followed and said.

"I say this to you, is to let you be vigilant, stimulate the fighting spirit, how can our Anxi army become stronger and stronger, that is, to continue to defeat the surrounding strong enemies, we have defeated the Tuqi Shi people, defeated the Tubo people, from today we will defeat the big cannibals, only in this way can we dare to say that we are invincible in the world."

The four of them bowed behind him at the same time: "We are willing to work together with the doctor to expel the Great Food from the Nine Kingdoms in the River." ”

A moment later, Li Siye led the Chinese army behind the grain convoy and assisted them through the Kupila Desert, where they encountered a messenger from Shule who was passing along the post station. When the envoy saw the six knots of the Jiedu envoy's team, he hurriedly grabbed the reins of the horse, turned over and dismounted and reported to the crosshair: "See the ambassador for your humble position!" ”

Li Siye rode on his horse and asked condescendingly, "But the official document from Shule?" ”

"Exactly, please refer to Zhongcheng for details."

Yan Xiaosi stepped forward to take the letter from the messenger's hand, came back and handed it to Li Siye, Li Siye opened the letter and read it quietly, before turning back and saying to everyone: "Zhao Chongyu has received information from the Sogdian merchant brigade that it is said that a detachment of Da Shi's division has been stationed in Talas City, and threatens to capture the four towns of Anxi. ”

When several people heard this, their faces were solemn, and then they realized that the black-clothed food army was really coming, and at the same time, they were amazed by Li Siye's super prediction ability and ability to make response arrangements in advance.

Li Siye was guessing the historical evolution of the parallel world, and Gao Xianzhi only got the news at this moment, and then Qiuzi mobilized a large army to travel long distances over the green mountains and attack Talas City. If he wants to change this historical course, he must change the situation of the war again, without being affected by psychological suggestion.

"What a big breath!" Tian Zhen immediately leaned over on the horseback and crossed his hands: "Doctor, I, Tian Zhen, am willing to lead the Han Navy cavalry to be the vanguard and give the big cannibal a severe blow." ”

Li Siye waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, let's go step by step, let's go to Shule Town first." ”

They sped up their journey and rushed all the way to Shule Town, and after entering the city, it was already dark, Li Siye temporarily stayed in the residence of the Governor of Shule, and gathered the four of them together again, drawing up plans under the oil lamp in the study.

The lights were a little dim, and Li Siye happened to sit opposite the lamp, his body hidden in the darkness, only his face was illuminated very clearly by the dim light.

"Considering the advantages and disadvantages of both sides, the Black Clothes Food is an emerging dynasty with good army mobilization capabilities and no lack of enterprising attitude, and we also have both, so there is no need to worry. Secondly, Gao Xianzhi defeated our army's connections in the nine kingdoms of Hezhong, and most of these Sogdian Hu had fallen to the Great Food Army, fueling their strength and arrogance. Despite this, we still have two allies, Ning Yuanguo and Qarluq. So, make two moves first. First, he sent a small soldier to disguise himself as a merchant to spy on the enemy's intelligence, and Dai Wang was responsible for this matter. The second step is to treat yourself to dinner. ”

Tian Zhen probed his face, touched the light and asked, "Who do you invite?" ”

"Of course, please King Ningyuan and Qarlu Khan."

"It seems too polite, when they were called to fight in the past, they didn't invite guests, and they had to follow us like this."