The Shengtang Dynasty, which has gone through 800 years of Guozuo, occupies the vast territory of 28 states in Middle-earth, and in order to seize and defend this country, the dynasty has faced almost countless opponents.

But then again, neither the large and small city-states in the Jinhe River Valley, nor the Hu people in the north and the barbarians in the south had ever made Sheng Tang feel extraordinarily vigilant like the current Turkic Empire.

The reason is simple, the Turks are strong, as powerful as the Holy Don.

In just a few decades, the western continent was ravaged by the Turks with the autumn wind sweeping away the leaves, except for Persia, Dashi, Tianzhu and other countries desperately supported and survived, the rest of the small countries all surrendered.

Therefore, in terms of pure national strength, the Turkic Empire located in the Western Continent is not much inferior to the Shengtang of Shenzhou in the East, and even, in terms of martial and warlikeness, the Turks are even better.

I don't know when it began, the Xuanmen and the Holy Religion became the ideological foundation of the entire dynasty.

Xuanmen pays attention to quiet and inaction, the Holy Religion preaches benevolence, righteousness, loyalty and filial piety, and the officials and people of the Holy Tang Dynasty gradually accepted the civilized education, promoted the imperial examination, respected morality, and "gentleness, courtesy, and frugality" were regarded as noble performances, except for the royal family and the military still insisted on martial arts and martial virtues, the imperial dynasty has become more and more peaceful.

Under these circumstances, the Turks, who took pleasure in bloodthirsty killing, naturally became more and more terrifying to the people of the Holy Tang Dynasty.

The people are afraid, and the court is also afraid.

Therefore, it became a national policy of the Holy Tang Dynasty to avoid direct conflict with the Turkic Empire as much as possible, and never start a war lightly until it was absolutely necessary.

At the beginning of the rebellion in Western Xinjiang, the former emperor Li Chengwen launched an army of 470,000 as soon as he came up, and pounced on it with the momentum of slaughtering the country.

Only a strong enough force can deter a powerful enemy and avoid the outbreak of a national war due to miscalculation.

Because of this, when the imperial capital received an urgent report from the Zhenjiang Protectorate, saying that the Turks had invaded the ghost desert in Western Xinjiang and provoked a war, the whole court unanimously agreed that the most elite forces of the Holy Tang should be sent to deal with it immediately, so as to quickly calm the crisis.

Rapid suppression, also to avoid a greater war.

In this way, the "First Battle of Western Xinjiang" between the Shengtang and the Turks in history unconsciously kicked off.

Xie Guang, a famous general of the dynasty and the commander of the Xuanjia Legion, personally took the lead, commanding 100,000 Xuanjia Iron Cavalry and 70,000 Zhenjiang Protectors, and the 150,000 soldiers and horses of the Turkic Blood Wolf Legion to face off against Western Xinjiang.

The first real battle between the two warring parties, and the most important battle in the entire battle, took place in the Chechi King City.

The battle lasted seven days and was later called the "Seven-Day Campaign".

In the first half of the fierce battle, the Turks attacked and Shengtang defended. Nearly 150,000 Turkic blood wolf troops besieged Chechi Wangcheng, which was defended by 70,000 Zhenjiang troops. The two sides fought fiercely for five days and five nights, and the attacking side tried its best to almost succeed. However, just when the royal city was about to be conquered by the Turks, the main force of Shengtang arrived at the battlefield in time and immediately reversed the offensive and defensive momentum.

The Seven-Day Battle entered the second half of the more intense one.

However, to the surprise of the Turks, the Xuanjia army, which rushed to the aid here, did not directly enter the battle, but still went out from the capital to force the Turkic army with a weak army.

What they didn't expect was that the Zhenjiang Army, which was dominated by infantry, actually fought with the blood wolf cavalry on a hard bridge and hard horse for two hours on the plains and wilderness, until both sides were exhausted, and the Xuanjia Iron Cavalry, who was watching the battle on the side, suddenly launched a fierce attack on the main force of the wolf army.

The outcome of this battle was already doomed the moment the black tide washed down the hill.

Soon after, the imperial capital received a war report from the Western Frontier from thousands of miles away:

In the battle to defend the royal city of Chechi, Shengtang won a complete victory!

Yes, the 150,000 soldiers and horses of the Turkic Blood Wolf Clan were completely defeated by the Xuanjia Legion. More than 27,000 enemy soldiers were killed, more than 60,000 were wounded, and 9,233 were captured, including 68 officers of centurion and above.

The deputy commander of the enemy army, Duke Karen, was killed on the spot, and the commander Guridai led the remnants to retreat westward.

At present, the Xuanjia Army is dividing into multiple routes to pursue and defeat the enemy.

In the entire battle report, there was no mention of the Zhenjiang Protectorate, as if those people were completely transparent.

However, this did not affect the good mood of Emperor Li Chengwu.

Hearing of the defeat of the Turks, Li Chengwu was overjoyed, and immediately issued a decree to reward the front-line soldiers, and at the same time promoted Xie Guang to a first-class military marquis and received the title of "Shangzhu State".

It stands to reason that after an important victory in a major war like this, it is normal for a general order to reward meritorious personnel, but it is often necessary to wait until the end of the entire war and after the victory or defeat has been completely settled.

And the reason why Li Chengwu was so anxious to promote Xie Guang's official was mainly because he was so happy.

The reason for this is still that sentence: written without writing, and military without force.

Li Chengwu, as the thirtieth emperor of the Holy Tang Dynasty, is simply a saint-like existence compared with the previous emperors.

Before he succeeded to the throne, there was a rebellion of the King of Jin and a military struggle, but those things had nothing to do with him at all, and after ascending the throne, for so many years, Li Chengwu did not really use the sword of the Holy Tang, and the armies of the dynasty could only swatt flies all day long.

Some time ago, due to a catastrophe that was rare in a century, some nomadic people in Mobei occasionally went south to raid. The military department saw this opportunity, so it was easy to talk about it, so it invited Li Chengwu to issue an order, so that the Xuanjia Army could send troops to the north, and sharpened their knives and practiced their hands with those small tribes like horse bandits.

However, this war in the western Xinjiang was completely different from the battle in Mobei. The Turkic Empire, which was on par with the strength of the Shengtang Dynasty, dispatched more than 100,000 elites to launch a brazen invasion of the Western Ghost Desert, and even the veteran Cao Yongji of the Imperial Protectorate was defeated.

Therefore, as the emperor, Li Chengwu had to pay attention to it, and he was even more worried about whether he could win the battle smoothly.

Although we can't compare to the great feats of the first emperors, we can't be too ugly.

Because of this, when he read the good news from Xie Guang from Western Xinjiang, he couldn't hide his excitement, and repeatedly urged the messenger to send the will of the commendation to the front line quickly, and at the same time ordered the historians of the National History Observatory to write down a note in thick and colorful:

In the 820th year of the Holy Tang Dynasty, Emperor Chengwu sent the Xuanjia Army to face the 150,000 Turkic elite blood wolf army, and won a great victory in the Battle of Western Xinjiang!

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After reading the commendation order sent by the Imperial Capital Military Department, Zhang Sanpi didn't say anything, just quietly put it on the table, looking as usual.

Xie Guang looked at him with interest for a while, and smiled slightly: "Brother Sanpi, you don't seem to be very happy." ”

Zhang Sanpi: "The commander's words are serious. The imperial court commended the front-line soldiers, and I felt honored as one of them. ”

Xie Guang saw that he was neither humble nor arrogant, and secretly praised this person in his heart for not being simple, but he said in his mouth: "The virtuous brother should be the first to win this battle." After returning to the dynasty, I will definitely play Emperor Ming and ask for credit for you. ”

Saying that, he deliberately lowered his voice again: "Lao Cao will definitely be finished this time, even if he doesn't lose his head and go to prison, most of them will have to return to his hometown." You and I know very well what kind of person Guan Zhan is, so ...... He Daduhu's successor, the eight achievements are you, the virtuous brother. ”

Zhang Sanpi felt a little disgusted in his heart, and his tone was indifferent: "The Great Commander laughed at his humble position. How can Sanpi He De, dare to covet the position of the protector of the capital? ”

"Hey, you can't say that," Xie Guang smiled and waved his hand: "You and I are classmates in Yanwutang, and we have a great friendship." How old am I to be you, so I can be regarded as an elder brother. Our own brothers, of course, have to take special care. The imperial court has just promoted me to the Shangzhu State, and in terms of military affairs, I can speak in front of the emperor, and you can rest assured that everything is with me. ”

In the face of Xie Guang's deliberate attraction of the carriage and horse, Zhang Sanpi was unmoved, and still responded calmly: "Thank you for the good intentions of the commander." It's not enough, who belongs to this town and Jiang Shuaiyin, it's really not a lowly position to dare to speculate. I came here to discuss with the commander, and how to cooperate with the enemy in the next battle. ”

Xie Guang never expected that his words of "putting his heart in his heart" would actually touch Zhang Sanpi's nose of ash. He suddenly turned gloomy and snorted coldly: "Okay, since Deputy Zhang is like a mustard to protect his fame, then Xie is too worried." When you ask about the war, Ben Shuai has already calculated. ”

As he spoke, he picked up a scroll on the table and threw it in front of Zhang Sanpi.

Zhang Sanpi unfolded the scroll and looked at it, and couldn't help but be slightly stunned: "Great Commander, don't you need us to participate in the pursuit of the Turks?" ”

Xie Guang's tone was cold: "The Zhenjiang army has fought hard before, and the losses are huge, the commander is sympathetic to the hard work of the others, and the special brigadier soldiers are resting, what?" Is there something wrong? ”

Zhang Sanpi scolded in his heart: Damn, let's fight hard battles, and the good thing of chasing the remnants of the enemy will be yours, and what do you say about sympathy for the Zhenjiang Army, it's really a good calculation.

He smiled slightly, and said unhurriedly: "The commander loves soldiers like sons, and he admires him with great admiration. However, the climate of this ghost desert in western Xinjiang is strange, the terrain is complex, and the 36 countries have their own national conditions. In pursuit of the Turks, it should be done a little bit. ”

Hearing him say this, Xie Guang couldn't help but hesitate a little: Although Zhang Sanpi was slippery, his words were really reasonable. For a general like Xie Guang, who can fight well, chasing a strong enemy in an unfamiliar area, if there is no local snake to lead the way, the effect will indeed be greatly reduced.

If you are not careful, you will be bitten hard by the Turks in turn, and the gains outweigh the losses.

Thinking of this, a sneer appeared at the corner of Xie Guang's mouth, and he bowed slightly: "Brother Xian is reasonable. Then so be it, you select and transfer 2,000 elite scouts to Ben Shuai, assign them to each Xuanjia army, and pursue the fleeing enemy together. ”

Zhang Sanpi didn't expect Xie Guang to come to such a trick, not only did he not give the capital protection mansion the opportunity to make meritorious contributions, but he also took advantage of it and used the scouts in Zhenjiang to lead the way for their Xuanjia.

He pondered for a moment, and then retreated: "That's fine. Most of us here are veterans who are familiar with the ghost desert of Western Xinjiang, although the legs, feet and eyes are not very useful, but there is no problem in leading the way for the army. ”

When Xie Guang heard this, he immediately raised his eyebrows: "Old army? Isn't the three-skinned brother joking? Ben Shuai wanted, but it was the Pegasus Scout Battalion. ”

Zhang Sanpi had already guessed that the other party wanted to borrow the most elite Pegasus scout, so he pretended to be embarrassed: "Pegasus scout?" This...... It's a bit tricky. ”

"Oh? Why is it so difficult? ”

"The Great Commander doesn't know," Zhang Sanpi explained unhurriedly: "We have 100,000 people in the capital of Zhenjiang, and the most precious thing is the Pegasus Scout. Generally speaking, they are all under the direct command of He Jingming's protector, and they will never be easily called for non-major events. Originally, he thought that he would keep them in his hands to meet the occasional need, and maybe he could make some contributions to the Protectorate. So you see......"

Xie Guang was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then laughed again, pointed to Zhang Sanpi's nose and scolded: "Okay, you are a slippery head, you are very ghostly!" Well, it's up to you, and the Zhenjiang Army will also send some cavalry battalions and brigades to pursue the Turks together, so that you can get some credit. But about Pegasus scouts, you don't have to fight with me again! ”