At a reception banquet, Xu Jingzong and Zhang Zheng gave each other a dismissal. In terms of getting off the horse, Xu Jingzong is slightly inferior.

But in the subsequent transactions, after all, it was the latecomer Zhang Zheng who fell behind a little. Xu Jingzong took away the right to drive in Zhang Zheng's hands with a county mansion.

Although Zhang Zheng also successfully dumped the pot of recruiting private soldiers to Xu Jingzong, they both knew that with Xu Jingzong's qualifications, this crime was not enough to pull him down.

But for now, it is already the best situation for the two to reach such a tacit understanding. What Xu Jingzong wants is the credit of Jingluo Xizhou, and use this qualification to pave the way for himself to enter the center.

And what Zhang Zheng wants is nothing more than to successfully hold Xizhou before Li Shimin sends a large army to come, so as not to fall into the hands of the Western Regions Alliance, and by the way, to gain some military merits.

As for the government affairs of the Western State, it is secondary. Therefore, Zhang Zheng also generously handed over the power in his hands to Xu Jingzong, in exchange for the nominal command of the three thousand private soldiers.

However, Zhang Zheng's ambition did not stop there, and Zhang Zheng's eyes were also hot in the eyes of the five thousand Tang Army. Who knows when the coalition forces of the Western Regions countries will come, and Zhang Zheng has no sense of security if he doesn't tie the army to his belt.

It's just that I just entered the city today, and it's already very okay to be able to do this. Many things can't be done overnight, they can only be done slowly.

Zhang Zheng had his stomach full, and under the leadership of the subordinates arranged by Xu Jingzong, he walked towards the county mansion he had built for himself.

As soon as he got out of the gate of the Assassin's Mansion, Zhang Zheng asked the man to point in the direction of the county mansion and then let the man leave.

Then he took Chen Yu straight out of the city gate and came to the camp of 3,000 bandits. As soon as he stepped into the field, Kurban came to Zhang Zheng and arched his hand: "Don't drive, it's all dealt with." Zhang Zheng nodded lightly and responded, "Well, ask Saya Chu to come to see me." ”

"Yes." Kurban has now completely regarded himself as a Tang sergeant, and his every move is demanded by the Tang people.

Even the armor on his body was changed from the leather armor of the Western Regions to a shining bright light armor, and I don't know where he found it.

When Kurban turned to leave, a trace of coldness flashed in Chen Yu's eyes, and then he quickly stepped forward and whispered behind Zhang Zheng: "Uncle, Kurban is useless, such a person has been used for a long time, Uncle Yu's reputation is damaged, it is better to let the last general ......" Without waiting for Chen Yu to finish speaking, Zhang Zheng raised his hand to stop what he was going to say next, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, such a useful dog, a decent way to die still has to be given, don't worry, I have my own arrangements." ”

"It's... Yes, the subordinates have trespassed. ”

"Hehe, it's okay." Hearing Zhang Zheng say that everything was in his calculations, Chen Yu gave up the idea of reminding.

He is a pure general, everything only depends on the pros and cons, since the uncle said that this dog is still useful, it doesn't matter if he stays for a few days.

The two had a brief conversation, and Kurban also brought Saya Chu, who is now the deputy envoy of the regimental training, to Zhang Zheng.

Compared with Kurban, who looked majestic in bright light armor, Saya Chu, who was once the general of the second division of the garrison of Xizhou City, was much more low-key.

Dressed in leather armor with Central Asian style, his face is also a little thin and depressed, which is in stark contrast to the majestic Kurban.

From the appearance of the two, it can be seen that Saya Chu's life under Kurban should not be easy.

However, this situation is also reasonable, Kurban was once just a bandit leader, and he was not less suppressed and hunted down by Sayachu.

Now he is in a high position, which can be called a model of villain's ambition. It's a blessing that Sayako can still have a life.

"Don't drive." Coming to Zhang Zheng, the two bowed to Zhang Zheng at the same time. Zhang Zheng glanced at it, and there were whip marks on Sayaku's neck that had not dissipated.

Sayachu keenly spotted Zhang Zheng's gaze, and unconsciously tightened the leather armor on his body. Seeing the respectful posture of the two, Zhang Zheng didn't say anything, and instructed Prince Shaye: "Prince Shaye, you used to be the deputy general of Xizhou City, and you know the city defense of Xizhou best, take this official to see Xizhou City." ”

"Yes, please don't drive with your subordinates." Sayachu straightened up and stretched out a hand towards Zhang Zheng to lead the way.

Although Xizhou is a city in Central Asia, because it was under the rule of Han Gaochang most of the time, the city was built as a standard Central Plains city.

That is, the so-called three-mile city of seven miles, the city is divided into four squares, and there is Weng City in the outline to hide the soldiers.

There are 20,000 households under the rule of Xizhou City, and less than 50,000 households under the rule of the entire Xizhou. If it is placed in the Central Plains, such a population size is the size of a central county.

But on the Silk Road, Xizhou is the undisputed first pearl of the Silk Road. There are seven large springs and twenty-six small springs in the entire Xizhou city.

There are 33 springs in total, and the water flowing from them is enough to supply the entire population of the city. It is also because of the existence of these springs that they moisten the poplar forests and sand willow forests that cover an area of dozens of miles outside Xizhou City.

Therefore, being in Xizhou City, there is a flavor of stuffing Jiangnan. Coming to a sand willow forest, Sayachu pointed to the dense forest in front of him and said to Zhang Zheng: "Don't drive, please see, this piece of sand willow forest is extremely lush, and this place is only a few miles away from Xizhou City......

"What you can think of, can't the countries of the Western Regions think of it?" Zhang Zheng stood in front of the forest with his hands in his hands, and was a little noncommittal to the words of Prince Saya.

But I still silently kept this place in my heart. The first sentence was denied by Zhang Zheng, and Prince Sayachu looked a little frightened, and couldn't help but bow down to Zhang Zheng and say: "This is a subordinate's inconsiderate ......."

"It's okay, you go on." Zhang Zheng shook his head, carefully investigated the dense forest, and then turned over and continued to walk forward.

Most of the places where Sayako took Zhang Zheng to see today were suitable places for hiding soldiers and ambushes, and the farthest place was already thirty miles away from Xizhou City.

And Zhang Zheng also silently remembered these places, and even the terrain let his guards go to find out clearly.

In the end, Prince Sayachu took Zhang Zheng back to Xizhou City and entered Weng City. Everything Zhang Zheng did today was given back to Xu Jingzong in the Assassin's Mansion word for word.

Xu Jingzong, who knew all of Zhang Zheng's actions today, only said to his subordinates in the end: "Let him go." Then he ignored it.

Because everything Zhang Zheng did today had already been done when he went to Xizhou. …… Zhang Zheng gently took down a weathered green brick from the city wall of Weng City, looked at the bricks and stones that broke in his hand and sighed slightly.

Xizhou is a shopping mall, and there are too many floating people coming and going every day, no matter which country obtains control of the city, most of them will not work the defense of the city, but will collect as much commercial tax as possible.

This has also led to the fact that the city defense of Xizhou is like a fictitious thing, and it is normal for the brick walls to deteriorate, and as for the repair of the moat, it is even more like a fantasy in the desert.

After looking at the overall defense of Xizhou, as well as the flat terrain around Xizhou. Zhang Zheng came to a not very good result, Xizhou, there is no city defense.