And Guo Jia, the master, after adding blockage to the snakes in Dunhuang, said very chic that he was going to Aksu, and the heads of the wealthy families such as Wheel and Dole were naturally overjoyed, and said goodbye, the reason is actually very simple, one, now is an extraordinary period for the gods to fight, if Timur's messenger or secret agent or the like comes to Dunhuang, how should they deal with it, is it welcome, or. Pen, fun, pavilion www.biquge.info. Guo Jia came here, the daily warbler song and swallow dance, delicious food, drink and fun, and want them to accompany him, everyone is tired, let him harm everyone here, it is better to go to Aksu to harm others!

Guo Jia enjoyed accepting everyone's farewell, and then hurried to Aksu, in fact, he was very anxious, staying here, mainly to give these wealthy families the impression that the Yuan family did not put Timur in their eyes, I Guo someone came here, mainly to see if you are honest, what about you, in fact, it is not very important to us.

From Dunhuang to Aksu, the distance of more than 1,000 miles in the middle, there are almost no villages and towns settled by human beings on the road, between heaven and earth will always give people the taste of desolation and vastness, no matter where you go, you will see similar walls, similar deserts, similar plants, for a long time, it will make people feel tired from the bottom of their hearts, if it is not for so many people and horses to go together, and only three or five people, you will even doubt whether you can get out of this world.

Fortunately, there are a lot of people, joking and singing, it is an excellent distraction, and occasionally you can meet a foraging beast on the road, each of them performs a wonderful archery skill, and shoots the small beast, not only for their own meal, but also a happy and happy game.

On such a desolate ancient road, they also met some human beings, and it should have been a happy thing to see their kind in this desolate place, but these same kind were more terrible than the desolate world and the ferocious beasts, because they were horse thieves. Horse thieves should be regarded as the most resilient creatures in the desert, stronger than the vitality of poplar trees and camel thorns, especially the small group of horse thieves, they have no fixed residence, the vast desert is their best hiding place, no one can explore all their secret nests, no one can trace their footprints.

If you really talk about force, even if you gather all the strength of the most powerful group of horse thieves in the desert, it is difficult to compete with Guo Jia's two thousand elite iron cavalry, but Naiyi, whose strength has been reduced by half, Guo Jia still has no way to take him, and if he wants to annihilate him completely, or behead his thief, it is wishful thinking, there is no other reason, the vast desert grassland, the desert, if you can't fight, you can run, and no one really has a temper when you run.

These small groups of horse thieves encountered on the road are not small whirlwind people, and when these small groups of horse thieves want to rob a certain target, they will also send spies to follow them and find out the details of the other party in order to take action. They didn't know where this army-backed team came from, but they knew very well that they couldn't gnaw on this bone, but they still came.

They crisscross the desert steppe, the only purpose is to plunder, plunder everything, horses, livestock, weapons, property, strong men, women, they do not produce, do not create, everything comes from plunder, it is rare to see such a piece of fat, naturally to gnaw a bite.

As for the strong strength of the other party, they don't care, no one has more vitality than them in such a difficult environment, they come and go like the wind, their whereabouts are uncertain, like a group of jackals and wild dogs wandering in the desert grassland, not afraid of retaliation at all, although this cavalry is not easy to provoke, but can take a bite is a mouthful, so such a "wild dog group" always cruising along the way, sneak attack at night, intending to take advantage of some advantages.

Every time the Xiliang army encountered a horse thief attacking the camp, it was not in a hurry, and the response was calm, the horse thief could not take any advantage, and the enemy who came to attack was often robbed by the officers and soldiers. This march is boring and boring, and during the day on a horse, you can close your eyes and recuperate, rest and sleep, and have nowhere to vent your energy, just treat them as a pastime, and treat the horse thief attack camp as a game, and enjoy it!

Tonight was another wonderful game of cat and mouse, with the camps lit up with torches and the warriors gleefully cleaning up the battlefield. The horse thieves didn't expect that these officers and soldiers would actually lay a lot of traps in this uninhabited desert, and some unlucky people even fell into the pit with people and horses, and no one paid attention to them now.

The booty is very rich, and all the belongings of these horse thieves are carried with them, and when they come out to plunder, how can they hand over their belongings to others for safekeeping? The so-called nests are just some sand valley caves, and if they really hide their belongings there, they will definitely disappear when they go back, and none of the old thieves who stayed behind will stand up and admit that they are thieves.

Therefore, the gold, silver, jewelry, silk tea, and even some grange land deeds they stole were all carried on their bodies, and every horse thief was a cash cow, and the officers and soldiers who captured the horse thieves were elated, and the officers and soldiers who did not catch anyone were envious. Guo Jia said, whoever captures what, all belong to him, except for the war horse, which must be suppressed, making a fortune doing games, happy!

The lucky horse thieves squatted on the ground with their heads in their hands, their bodies had already been looted, and even the silk they wrapped around their bodies was ordered to be released, and they all wanted to cry without tears as if they were called Huazi: Is this still the official army of the Yuan Empire, more ruthless than us!

At the same time as Guo Jia traveled all the way to the west, Timur's right army set out from Tash, crossed the Tianshan Mountains, and advanced to Ili, the commander of the right army of the Timurid empire's eastward expedition was Tuzuo, Tuzuo was just over 20 years old, young and strong, heroic, he arrived in Kashgar, and was ceremoniously welcomed. Now, as the avant-garde, several tens of thousands of troops have been stationed, and the main force of the infantry and the baggage troops are camping, carrying a large amount of armor, ordnance, as well as the families and herds of the army.

The army was outnumbered, including butchers, cooks, bakers, and merchants, who sold all kinds of fruits and vegetables, armour, iron-fighting utensils, coppersmiths' utensils, and saddles. Because Muslims are very clean and clean, they even have wooden mobile bathrooms in the army, which are easy to disassemble and transport, and this is simply a mobile and fully functional city.

The composition of the entire army was complex, Turkic, Mongol, Transsoksani, Manzandalanise, Sisdanis, Turkestanis, Azabeyanis, Indians, Khorasans, Afghans, Turkmen, Persians, Iraqis, Armenians...... Because the composition of the army is very complex, the religious beliefs of the soldiers are also diverse, Islamists, shamans, Zoroastrians, as well as followers of local religions such as India and Iran, people from different places and different religions, patchwork together the same army.

Now they are nervously busy setting up camp.

"How's the movement on the Xiliang Army?"

Tuzuo didn't be polite to the generals who came to him, and immediately asked as soon as he entered the big tent.

Adjutant General Caron hurriedly reported: "General, they still can't figure out our exact purpose, so the movement of the army is not frequent, but the army in the direction of Pingliang Pass has increased a lot, and it seems that they have estimated that our best main attack direction is still Pingliang Pass." ”

Tuzuo nodded, although he had just arrived, he was already familiar with the map of the Western Regions of the Yuan Clan, as long as these place names were spoken, he could clearly know their location: "Who is the commander of the Xiliang Army?"

"Yes, General. The main general is Weihou Ma Yue, but there are also several of their heavenly generals and Guo Jia, the strategist that Yuan Qi valued. ”

"Oh?"

Caron said respectfully: "General, we know the situation of Ma Yue very well, and for this Guo Jia, who has just arrived in the Western Regions, we specially sent someone to infiltrate the Yuan clan's territory to collect information about him as much as possible. This person has now arrived in Dunhuang, and it seems that although their main line of defense is placed in Pingliang Pass, they do not want to give up the defense line outside the pass!"

Caron sneered: "We sent people in Dunhuang to send urgent news, and we have grasped the exact time of Guo Jia's visit to Aksu, and I have sent one of the most elite troops, hoping to kill him! If Guo Jia dies on the road, then his death will definitely greatly demoralize the Xiliang army!"

Tuzuo laughed: "There is such a thing, Karon, you have done a good job, I hope he is really dead." What we have to do is to take out our opponents, it doesn't matter what means are used, to be honest, if there is a more ingenious way, I don't like fierce fighting, I don't want our women to cry because of the loss of their husbands, and our children to grieve because of the loss of their fathers!"

"You are so merciful!"

Caron complimented him and asked, "General, what do you plan to do next, can you show it first, and the last general can prepare for you early." ”

Tuzuo smiled and said, "Don't worry, General Karon, after a long journey, let my soldiers settle down and have a good rest." I will report my news to the Great Khan and listen to the instructions of the Great Khan so that I can decide on the next move!"

"Yes, Your Excellency!"

Caron respectfully agreed, and a maid came to report that the water was hot, and that Tuzuo was invited to take a bath, and Caron hurriedly got up and took his leave.

Tuzuo's bath tent was also made of wood, which was not much different from the one used by the soldiers, except that he had it alone. It's a Turkish-style bathroom, and as soon as you enter, it's steaming hot.

Tuzuo was only surrounded by a bath towel, exposing his sturdy and toned body, and as soon as he stepped into the bathroom, a bewitching female body was attached to his body: "Dear Tuzuo, just stationed down, you left the house, discussed with those generals, and are you about to fight?"

"Of course not, my beauty!"

The fog was so thick that he could only see two faint figures, unable to see their appearances, Tuzuo put his hand on the sturdy and round waist of his beloved woman, and walked towards the wooden bath chair with his arms around her, and when the two of them sat in the depths and enjoyed the steaming heat, they could only hear their voices, and it was even more difficult to see their appearances.

"I will not send troops recklessly, sometimes, it is not necessarily a good thing to do more, but it will cause you to die, so I will stay here and wait for the arrival of the Central Route Army and the Left Route Army, and I will not act until my grandfather sends a precise order. ”

Didn't you say that in battle, you must be as fast as the wind and as fierce as lightning in order to crush the enemy with the least loss?"

Tuzuo's happy laughter came from the mist: "Hahaha, my dear, you come from a distant land, and you don't know our kingdom, let alone our court, where it is the dirtiest, ......the dirtiest!

There was silence in the bathroom for a while, and Tuzuo's voice came again, but this time the voice was a little low: "Do you know? Seven years ago, a cousin of mine once led troops to Mongolstan, he captured Khotan, and advanced to the middle reaches of the Tarim River.

His exploits aroused the jealousy of my grandfather's appointed heir to the throne, the eldest grandson, who was constantly slandering him and speaking ill of him before my grandfather, and he was recalled to Samarkand, placed under house arrest for violating the limits of the army, and then ...... Oddly sick and died. He died, he was fifteen years old when he died!

He led his troops to defeat Khotan, and when he sent troops to Tarim, he was only thirteen years old! He was a genius, he was a military genius, since he was a child, he was my idol, I always thought that he was the second Timur Khan, if my grandfather's inheritance could be handed over to him in the future, I believe, we could occupy the whole world! However, this invincible genius died, died in the tricks of the insidious villain!"

Tuzuo's voice was a little sad, a little remembrance, a little resentful, and a little inexplicable fear: "My dear, I don't want to die inexplicably like him, I want to live!"