Gao Xianzhi's act of killing prisoners on the big wooden bridge this time also left doubts in He Jing's heart, did he have to use such a method to win?

If you are in the same situation, is there a better way to deal with it?

If you send someone to guard the captives, will the forces be dispersed? Can the Tang Army, which was already understaffed, afford to allocate some of its forces to guard prisoners of war? If the captives fight back, will it cause the battle to fail? How can we effectively guard and prevent prisoner riots with minimal troops? He Jingzhi couldn't help but fall into deep thought....

However, one thing is certain, that is, you must not allow yourself to fall into such a situation of being slaughtered by others, otherwise, you will not be able to control everything in the hands of your opponent.

A series of victories and minor losses have made the Anxi Protectorate have an undefeated reputation, and the elite soldiers of the four towns of Anxi have incomparable trust and dependence on their commander Gao Xianzhi.

However, some shortcomings in the character of the main general Gao Xianzhi are gradually revealed, such as cruelty and killing, greed, etc., although this is not a shortcoming in command, but the result is that he falls into an indefensible and murderous disaster with no way to sue...

There was no war in the Anxi Protectorate, so Gao Xianzhi ordered Cen to participate in the internal affairs of the four towns of Anxi with Wu Xiushu and other civil officials, and he went with Feng Changqing to arrange the next war against Da Bolu.

The four towns of Anxi were originally the only way to pass through the Silk Road in the Western Regions, so they have always been densely populated and commercially developed, and even compared with the southern city of Guangzhou, they are not inferior.

The two major powers of the new Western Regions - the Great Food Empire and the Tubo Empire are also winning, and they have repeatedly developed their forces outward, and the Tang Empire's two conquests of small countries in the Western Regions have hidden the factors behind the expansion of Tubo's power, so with the expansion of the two major powers, new conflicts are slowly brewing and slowly fermenting.

When the prestige of the Tang Dynasty in the northwest was invincible and invincible, the southwest border of the Tang Dynasty also raised swordsmen, but this time the elite soldiers of the Tang Dynasty suffered the biggest setback since Xuanzong ascended the throne. Even so, there are countless generals and stars who have emerged in this expedition, and they will also add more dazzling colors to the future historical picture...

In the summer of 751, outside the city of Tanzhou.

A post man galloped on the post road, with an urgent dispatch order of 600 miles from the imperial court, and went straight to Tanzhou Mansion.

Arrived at the Tanzhou Mansion, the post guard was already sweaty, panting, the servants of the Tanzhou Mansion led the post guard into the house and submitted the order to the Tanzhou soldiers and horses to make Ming Xiang, after Ming Xiang read, he hurriedly sent someone to summon the generals to return to the house to discuss matters, and sent the officials to invite the Tanzhou Assassin and important Xiangzuo civil officials to come together.

Not long after, the generals of the outer towns and the generals of the palace arrived one after another, and Meng Wenze, the assassin of the Tanzhou Mansion, and important civil officials in the mansion were also present.

Ming Xiang was in the first place, with a serious face, holding the order in his hand, and got up and said: "Lord Meng, Lord Wu, Brother Su, brothers, the Southern Zhao of the Southwest Domain has turned against the Celestial Empire, and the imperial court wants to raise heavenly soldiers to fight against rebellion, so it has specially mobilized more than 80,000 soldiers and horses from Jiannan Dao, Lingnan Dao, Shannan West Dao, Qianzhong Dao and this Dao, which are fully prepared and set out in a timely manner, and will be rebellious and stubborn, and they will be put down in one fell swoop. The governor of Jiangnan West Province sent an order, strictly ordering the Tanzhou government to send 1,500 soldiers and 25 officers and generals to set off immediately and assemble in Chengdu Mansion in Yizhou, Jiannan Province. I have listed the names of the generals and colonies who went out to fight, and the Tanzhou soldiers and horses envoy Ming Xiang, the deputy general He Yuzhi, Lu Peiye, etc., read them in turn, from the soldiers and horses to the second, the deputy generals, partial generals and captains, a total of 25. "I don't know what Master Meng, brothers, think? But it doesn't hurt to say that. ｣

Meng Wenze got up and said, "Lord Ming, all the generals and colleagues, the emperor's grace is immense, and the country is in an eventful time. The southwest is in turmoil, we are vegetarians, and we are nurtured by the court, and the country is in trouble at present, and it is the time for my generation to serve the court and repay the grace of the gods. It's a pity that I'm a civil official, and I'm a local parent official appointed by the imperial court, so I can't leave my post without permission and can't serve in the field, which is a pity. What can be done is to settle the families of the soldiers who went out on the expedition, and give them a lot of money, so that they can live a worry-free life. So that all the generals who should be selected have no worries. Just try your best to kill the enemy and defend the country. ｣

All the generals said, "With Lord Thorn Shi under his care, we are at ease when we go on the expedition. ｣

Shi Wu Tianhe, the governor of Tan, stood up and said, "Lord Ming, you personally led the army to the battle, is it the imperial court's handpick? Who bears the responsibility for local security and the pacification of bandits in Tanzhou Prefecture? Master Ming, the soldiers are in danger, you are the pillar of Tanzhou, don't take it lightly! Don't go out lightly! ｣

Ming Xiang said awe-inspiringly: "I have always led the troops with loyalty and bravery, and I usually promise myself with this word, I am not good at war, but now the country is in trouble, as a military general, if you are afraid of hardship and death, how can you face the soldiers? Lord Wu, I understand your kindness, the court is employing people, it is when my loyal and brave people are working hard, there is a way: raise soldiers for a thousand days, use them in one day. Besides, I have arranged the security of Tanzhou, and the deputy soldier and horse envoy Su Qingsu is in charge, and there are still 200 habitual soldiers in the house, plus the old government soldiers and government service, it should be safe to protect the territory and protect the people. Besides, Master Su has been in the army for a long time, and he has a set of training troops, so there will be no problem in training the soldiers of his own government quickly, and Wu Changshi does not have to worry. ｣

When the civil officials saw that Ming Xiang was very determined, they no longer stopped him.

Mr. Meng and the civil servants also mentioned some problems related to local armaments and law and order. After Ming Xiang and Su Qing stated and replied one by one, there were no more objections.

Due to the tragic military situation, time is running out. The generals and colonels went back in only two days to take care of family affairs and miscellaneous affairs, and gathered the soldiers of the headquarters to devote themselves to the expedition.

Before leaving, all the civil officials, the generals and the common people lined up in the west of the city to see them off, and inevitably said something like looking forward to success and victory.

The soldiers said goodbye to the officials and the people who went out, while marching, while thinking about the enemy they were about to face, it was just a small Nanzhao country on the southwest border, and it was not a strong border trouble such as Tibet, Turkic or Hui, although there was some nervousness in their hearts, but it was far less than the excitement of winning and returning home in the future, everyone wanted to kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions and obtain rewards, so they were all heroic and high-spirited, and the tension in the face of war was thrown out of the clouds.

Due to the urgency of the time, it was a rapid journey all the way to the west. It took only nearly a month and marched about 2,000 miles.