Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3542 Returning to Beijing
The Guanlongmen Faction has operated the Western Regions for many years, and has always used this place as their back garden, grabbing the wealth of the Silk Road to nourish their families.

After the fifth year of Zhenguan, His Majesty Li Er realized that the imperial power's restraint on the Guanlongmen Clan was unacceptably low, and only then began to weaken the influence of the Guanlongmen Clan at all levels of the court. The first thing to bear the brunt was strategy. The extremely important status of the Western Regions directly led to the sudden decline in the power of the Guanlongmen Clan in the Western Regions, which had been operating for decades, and even Guanlong's children could only serve as some low- and middle-ranking officers in the Anxi Army.

For example, Chang Sunming, Hou Mochen Suina, etc. became the upper echelon of the Protectorate, but it was difficult to control the military power.

However, "the centipede is dead but not stiff", not to mention that Guanlong, a huge monster, is far from being "dead". Reality.

Under such circumstances, it is impossible to deceive the eyes and ears of all parties while intending to send tens of thousands of troops to the aid of Chang'an.

So Xue Rengui made another plan: "Our army pretended to rush to the vast sea to help, and then went straight to Shatuo, followed the Yellow River, went straight to Huaiyuan County, crossed Hetao to Dingxiang, and then entered Mobei by Baidao. The commander-in-chief can send a letter to Zanpo, the son of Lu Dongzan, ordering him to mobilize [-] cavalry to join our army in Liangzhou and go to Mobei. Such a mighty march, the news will naturally spread back to Chang'an, but our army is in Liangzhou. After traveling north to Shatuo, they changed their course and instead of going down the Yellow River to Huaiyuan County, they crossed the Yellow River and then followed the Longshan Straight Road to Pingliang. From Pingliang, they crossed Xiaoguan and entered Guanzhong. During this period, they marched for only three to five days. In this way, the Guanlong rebels will definitely not be able to react in time."

The river near Shatuo is wide and gentle, and there have been many ferry crossings since ancient times, so it is called "Nine Crossings of the Yellow River".And now that the weather is cold and the river is frozen, it is easy for cavalry to cross the Yellow River.On the east bank of the Yellow River are the continuous mountains of Longshan and Ziwuling. The terrain is steep and difficult to walk. However, during the Qin Dynasty, a straight road was opened along the ridge here, which became the main road for entering and exiting Guanzhong to Jiuyuan. There are many beacons along the way.However, most of these beacon checkpoints are under the control of Guanlong's forces. Since Guanlong is besieging Chang'an, it is necessary to mobilize troops from these places, so the defense must be lax, and tens of thousands of troops will be able to drive straight in.

This road is indeed a bit difficult, and it takes a long detour, but it is extremely confusing. When the Guanlong rebels realized that they had already approached the city.

Pei Xingjian got up and came to the map, carefully traced the route according to Xue Rengui's words with his hands behind his back, turned around and nodded and said: "This plan is feasible, and it can kill two birds with one stone. It can not only completely confuse the Guanlong rebels, but also solve Hexi. The hidden danger of the county."

Fang Jun naturally understood the truth.

At the beginning of the Battle of Pulling the Valley, the Tuyuhun's tens of thousands of elite cavalry were completely defeated, but it was the Tubo people who took advantage of the situation that really sounded the death knell of Tuyuhun.Suspected by Songtsen Gampo, Lu Dongzan moved his family to Qinghai Lake and occupied Tuyuhun's hometown, causing Tuyuhun to perish overnight.

However, after Lu Dongzan's death, the Gar family also replaced Tuyuhun as the confidant of the Hexi counties.

Although Lu Dongzan sent his son to meet Fang Jun in person, expressed his willingness to be "good-neighborly and friendly", and was willing to secretly make a covenant with Datang so that the two would not invade each other, but how could Fang Jun believe it?Right now, Tubo is a prone tiger, seemingly docile, but actually waiting for an opportunity to move. Once there is turmoil in the Tang Dynasty, it is bound to violently hurt people and occupy Hexi.

Currently guarding Qinghai Lake is Lu Dongzan's third son, Zan Po. If a letter of revision is sent to Zan Po, and he is ordered to send troops to assist in rushing to Mobei, he can test the sincerity of the Gar family. If he is willing to send troops, it will naturally make him even more powerful. , and temporarily ease the threat of Tubo to the Hexi counties, and prevent them from invading outrageously while Chang'an is in turmoil.If you refuse to send troops, you must immediately warn the troops guarding the Hexi counties to take strict precautions.

It is indeed killing two birds with one stone.

The three agreed that Fang Jun immediately repaired a letter and ordered someone to quickly send it to Qinghai Lake and hand it over to Grandma Zam, ordering her to make a quick decision.On his own side, he rectified the army and set off on his way home in the early morning of the next day.

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Seeing more than [-] cavalry lightly armed and galloping towards the east like wind and clouds, Xue Rengui and Pei Xingjian were not at all relaxed, but both were deeply worried.

They know Changsun Wuji too well, he is deep in the city, resourceful and resourceful, and he has always praised the world for his forbearance.Since they dared to brazenly launch a mutiny this time, intending to dethrone the Eastern Palace, it was only after careful consideration and confirmation of Wuyou that they launched it.In this way, it is natural to firmly control the situation in the hands, and the entire Guanzhong has been controlled by the Guanlongmen Clan.

However, Fang Jun has traveled thousands of miles to return to aid this time, and it will take at least two months to return to Guanzhong. By then, he will be exhausted and exhausted. Whether he can defeat the rebels in one fell swoop is really unknown.

What's more, Fang Jun took away nearly [-] soldiers and horses, leaving the Western Regions empty of troops. Once something happened, it would be difficult to turn the tide.

The two felt the heavy pressure on their shoulders...

On the contrary, Tumidu showed a look of yearning, and sighed: "I have wanted to see the scenery of Chang'an for a long time, but I never got the chance. If the commander-in-chief hadn't personally ordered this time, let me be in charge of clearing out the enemy's rout in the Western Regions , Whatever you say, you have to follow the commander-in-chief, go to Chang'an and see how majestic and majestic the number one emperor in the world is!"

Chang'an City is the top of the world, the most important among all nations, so many barbarian people can follow the Silk Road to see the world-famous city, and if they can live in it, it will be a great honor.People like Chimu Haiya and others are willing to betray the vicious and brutal Turkic people because of the opportunity to live in Chang'an City for the second half of their lives because of their household registration in the Tang Dynasty.

Xue Rengui snorted coldly, and said: "Don't want to have such delusions, you should honestly do what you promised to the commander-in-chief, otherwise, even if you have the opportunity to go to Chang'an one day, I am afraid that you will go to the outside of Chang'an city under the escort of a prison car." Question the crime, and leave the corpse in the wilderness after the owl's head!"

As for Tu Midu, who is quick-witted, seemingly simple and honest, but slippery, he must never speak kindly to him, and he must always have fear and worry in his heart. Therefore, although Fang Jun led his army back to Guanzhong, his strategy for him was still the same. With a black face and a red face, Pei Xingjian was responsible for comforting him with gentle words, while Xue Rengui stabbed a few words from time to time, making his heart full of uneasiness and not daring to slack off.

As expected, Tumidu's complexion was a little ugly, and he didn't dare to speak in a muffled voice.Xue Rengui, the Sima of the Protectorate of Anxi, was pushed up by Fang Jun with one hand. It can be seen that he must be Fang Jun's confidant, and this person is brave and good at fighting, and his art of war is like a god. Cause huge damage.

The current victory is certainly planned by Fang Jun, but the root of it is Xue Rengui's continuous attack on the enemy all the time, which caused the enemy to suffer heavy losses, exhausted, and their morale was extremely low. crash.

Besides, Sima Xue is his immediate boss in name, and he obviously has a deep prejudice against him and the Huihe people.Now the Uighurs have rebelled against the Turks and attached themselves to the Tang Dynasty, and they have agreed to give the Uighurs the land of Khotan to recuperate, but the journey is difficult due to the ice and snow, and the tribe has not yet arrived in Khotan. If this Xue Rengui interferes and causes things to change, then But it's troublesome.

In the final analysis, the Huihe people have no way out except for the attached Datang, and no matter how dissatisfied they are, they can only swallow their anger.

What's more, being intimidated by the Turks and bowing down was much more difficult than the current predicament.People have to bow their heads under the eaves, there is still a bit of forbearance and confusion...

Pei Xingjian smoothed things over and said with a smile: "Xue Sima is deeply worried about the current crisis in the Western Regions. It is understandable. The commander's rush to help Chang'an is also full of dangers. We will live up to the commander's entrustment and work hard to wipe out the Western Regions." Remnant enemy, don't make the commander-in-chief worry."

Tu Midu hurriedly said: "Pei Changshi, don't worry, I know the heavy responsibility on my shoulders, and I will definitely command my troops to wipe out the remnants of the enemy, and dare not slack off for a moment! If the remnants of the enemy cause turmoil in the Western Regions, I am willing to plead guilty!"

Xue Rengui said indifferently: "Don't make such promises lightly. The Tang Dynasty is not like the Hu people who can talk freely. Not only do they have a lot of promises, but also there is no joke in the army! If you are boasting now, you will not do things well later, making people laugh out loud That's all, blasphemy of the military prestige is absolutely unacceptable!"

His bearded face turned red, and he knew that Xue Rengui was provoking him, but he had no choice but to retreat. He gritted his teeth and said, "I would like to issue a military order. If you fail to do things well, let me deal with it!"

"Haha! That's not necessary, why is Khan so excited?"

Pei Xingjian stepped forward with his arms around Tumidu's shoulders, and the three of them went back to the city side by side. They smiled as they walked, "Xue Sima is strict in his work, follows his orders, and speaks a bit harshly. Khan doesn't need to mind. Why do you have to make a military order so strict? The Huihe people are now relying on the Tang Dynasty, and they are attached to the family. We are a family. The safety of the Western Regions is not only the responsibility of the Protectorate, but also the responsibility of the Khan. If we work together loyally, the court will naturally remember everyone. For meritorious service, rewards will be spared."

"Ha ha……"

Tu Midu gave a dry laugh, vigilant in his heart.

This Pei Changshi looked amiable and easy to talk, but now it seemed that he was ruthless and ruthless, threatening him with his clansmen as soon as he opened his mouth.Compared to Xue Rengui who is straightforward and fiery, this is obviously the most sinister and dangerous person...

(End of this chapter)