A huge problem was placed in front of Su Dingfang - Dashi.
Nanting's coach Bathemi sent someone to deliver a message, and Gongyue City was successfully captured as scheduled. According to the strategy formulated by Su Dingfang in advance, the coalition forces rested their troops and waited for the opportunity to launch the final battle against Beiting. Although this is good news, it also means that the more than 200,000 coalition troops are already depleted, and it is impossible to deploy them to Samajian to deal with the cannibals who may forcefully knock on the pass at any time.
Today's food country is at its peak. They had just swept through Persia and conquered the Sasanian Empire. Persia is located between the Great Food Territory and the Western Regions, and is a typical springboard. Putting aside past grievances, the Great Eater should have set his sights further on the golden Silk Road.
The first one to bear the brunt was the city built by Samadhi of Kang State, who was extremely wealthy.
Originally, the Da Shi people wanted to set foot in the Western Regions in the fastest, simplest and most time-saving way, that is, the Kang people took the initiative to invite them in.
But now, Nurman, the commander-in-chief of the Great Food Army, and the internal spy Balelihan who was framed in Kangguo are finished, and the plan he has been working on for a long time has also come to nothing.
However, this does not mean that Nurman will easily give up on this piece of fat in the Western Regions. The hard work of conquering Persia is just a prelude. If the 300,000 troops are withdrawn from the Sam River at this time, this is not the style of Nurman, a tough commander, and he will not be able to explain to the Caliph of the Great Eclipse when he returns.
(Caliph, the supreme leader of an Arab country governed by religion, means "successor of the Messenger of God.")
The big cannibal, the arrow has been cocked. Su Dingfang had to respond.
At present, he only has 50,000 soldiers who can be used in battle. The Kangguo army that had just been recruited was simply a ragtag group of people.
Facts have proved that the commercial atmosphere in Kang State is indeed so strong that even people in the army never forget to do business and make profits. Because there has been no fighting for many years, many sergeants secretly took their war horses home and used them as commercial pack horses. The armor and weapons in the treasury were stained with rust, and many of the heavy equipment had obviously been cut corners. Even military rations, fodder, and bedding were resold by unscrupulous generals seeking power for personal gain.
Su Dingfang had a headache. He repeatedly streamlined and downsized the army built by Samadhi, and finally integrated a team of 10,000 people, which was barely usable.
In this way, Su Dingfang only had 60,000 troops. Facing the 300,000 Taishi army west of the Samu River, there was an extremely disparity in numbers. Moreover, this food army was not just for nothing. They swept across the Arabian Peninsula like a whirlwind, unified the entire land and established a powerful food empire; they also destroyed their old rival the Persian dynasty with a devastating force. The commander-in-chief of this army, Nurman, is famous for his great military exploits. He is recognized as a military genius and synonymous with invincibility on the Arabian Peninsula. He is "the god of war sent by Allah to protect Muslims."
Compared with Numan, Gal Qinling and Qin Mubai are just young juniors, and can only be compared to them. To make an analogy, Numan is like Medicine Master Li on the Arabian Peninsula.
Nurman's thirty-strong army was still watching eagerly to the west of the Samu River and made no move, but Su Dingfang clearly felt that the mountain was overwhelming. This was a crisis that he had not anticipated before coming to the Western Region. If Wu Meiniang hadn't come to Kang State this time and exposed the plot first by mistake, and when Su Dingfang and Beiting killed you and me, and both sides were injured, Numan's iron hoof would have set foot in the Western Region again, then it would have been too late. .
"At this time, a two-pronged approach must be taken!" Wu Meiniang advised Su Dingfang, "First, in the name of the nine surnamed Zhaowu surnames, ask the Queen of the Crescent to issue an invitation and order to let the other eight countries send troops to help. After all, the nine Zhaowu countries have deep roots in each other. I believe they will not refuse. Secondly, report the situation to the Kansai coach, Qin Mubai, immediately!"
Su Dingfang almost thought of going together with her, so he immediately started to take care of it. He wrote a letter and rushed it six hundred miles to Lanzhou to inform Qin Mubai about the Dashi invasion. This matter is no longer just a battle for the Western Regions. If the powerful Great Food Kingdom also wants to take over the Western Regions, then there will inevitably be a life-and-death contest between the two great empires of the East and the West.
Such a military and national plan has exceeded the scope of authority of Su Dingfang, a general of the Kansai Army.
Before Kang State sent invitations and orders to the other eight countries, Wu Meiniang officially took office and became Kang State's chief minister. And that poisonous snake Balelihan, who was full of sins and misdeeds, had completely lost its value at this time. The newly appointed king, Crescent Queen Murong Mingzhu, made all his crimes public, and then burned the poisonous snake to death in public in the market of Kang State in the name of Allah.
In this way, Murong Mingzhu can be regarded as avenging her family.
Wu Meiniang, on the other hand, filled the vacancy left by Balelihan and was in charge of the military and diplomacy of Kang State. Due to her special relationship with the Crescent Queen and the fact that Kang State has now surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, Wu Meiniang has actually become the unique and powerful minister of Kang State. The other two ministers who were in charge of economy, people's livelihood and religious laws could only follow Wu Meiniang's lead.
There are three things a new official should do when he takes office. Wu Meiniang first sent a messenger to notify the princes of the other eight countries to come and participate in the coronation ceremony of the new king of the suzerain country. Then, they were brought together to explain in public the huge crisis facing the Nine Kingdoms of Zhaowu. Wu Meiniang persuaded them that at this time, they could only protect their clan and country by relying on the powerful Tang Empire as their backing and uniting themselves to fight against Dashi.
Since everyone had common interests and enemies, and faced the same crises and difficulties at this time, Wu Meiniang's persuasion work was a complete success without spending too much effort. The princes of the eight kingdoms were willing to help each other and send troops to join forces with Su Dingfang, the Marshal of the Tang Dynasty's Western Expedition, to fight against the Great Shi Country.
Su Dingfang's deterrence played an extremely important role in this process. At the same time, the peaceful settlement of the Kangguo issue also allowed the other eight countries to breathe a sigh of relief and be able to imitate Kangguo boldly and join the banner of the Tang Dynasty.
In this way, within a few days, the other eight countries successively sent 150,000 troops to gather in Samajian. Although these countries, like Kang, are not good at military warfare, they are not poor either. At this time, those with money and money sent out troops. Su Dingfang really experienced the addiction of being a "rich shopkeeper" - the food and military pay from the nine countries were enough to allow every sergeant to live in the army for ten years without any worries. New Year's Eve!
Although the nine surnames of Zhaowu were both descendants of Dayue clan, they all regarded Kang State as their suzerainty. But for nearly a hundred years, they remained independent from each other and rarely interacted with each other. Now, it was twisted into a rope by a pair of Wu Meiniang's masterful hands.
At this time, the people of the Nine Kingdoms of Zhaowu felt a little bit like going back to their roots. The invasion of foreign enemies also made the people of the Nine Kingdoms of Zhaowu realize the importance of unity. Therefore, a voice came out quietly - division makes us weak, unity makes us strong. Since our nine kingdoms of Zhaowu are born from the same roots and have been divided for hundreds of years, why not reunite at this time and form a unified nation? Da Yuezhi Kingdom, can it regain the ancient glory of its ancestors
Due to the imminent war, this matter has not yet surfaced for formal public discussion. The Queen of the Crescent Moon was elected as the general marshal of the "Zhaowu Nine Surnames Alliance" by the princes of the nine kingdoms. Naturally, it was impossible for the queen to actually take command and go on an expedition, so she entrusted the army to Wu Meiniang, the Minister of Military and Political Affairs, and asked her to "lead" the Zhaowu Army and Su Dingfang to go to the Samu River to resist the Great Eclipse.
In less than half a month, Wu Meiniang, who was originally a businesswoman, turned into the chief minister of Kang State. Now, she has the power to control thousands of troops, and has achieved "becoming a general and becoming a prime minister" one step earlier than Qin Mubai. Because of a series of events that happened before and after, her prestige and reputation skyrocketed to the sky. Her wisdom and courage, just like her peerless appearance, amaze and admire everyone in Ishowu.
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Lanzhou, a long-lost guest came to the official residence of the Governor's Mansion today.
Yuwen Hongtai took his precious son Yuwen Wushuang and Xue Rengui to come to Qin Mubai, saying that they had important matters to ask him for "commentary".
Qin Mubai was very happy to see Yuwen Hongtai. This man was seriously injured in the battle to capture Gar Qinling alive. He stayed in bed for several months and was finally able to walk.
"Heizi, you look unhappy. Why do you want to come to me?" Qin Mubai said with a smile.
"Third brother, listen to me!" Yuwen Hongtai said anxiously, "This man named Xue is so disrespectful to me! - I have told him eight hundred times to accept my son Wushuang as his apprentice. , He didn’t accept it! Third brother, why didn’t he accept it?”
Qin Mubai laughed heartily, "Heizi, this is your fault. You are asking someone for something. Whether Rengui answers or not is his business. How can you force someone to make things difficult for you?"
Xue Rengui also smiled helplessly and said: "Mu Bai, Hong Tai, it's not that I don't want to accept Wu Shuang as my disciple. First, he is still young and can't see his bones. Second, Xue's martial arts methods are all self-created. , the requirements for talent are very special. If you are not a person with natural supernatural power, you cannot learn the weapon Fang Tian Hua Ji. If you practice it reluctantly, you will not be able to achieve anything, but you may also hurt yourself. "
"Bah!" Yu Wen Hongtai spat angrily, "Look at this precious son of mine. He is so dark and strong. It is almost carved from my skin. How could he not have the strength?"
Qin Mubai smiled even more happily and said, "It's okay to wait a few years before we talk. Why are you so anxious? Your son hasn't even been weaned yet!"
"Humph!" Yuwen Hongtai rolled his eyes several times angrily and said nothing more.
At this time, a burst of laughter came from the back hall, and from a distance, it was Princess Gaoyang’s voice shouting - "Hey, Sister Yan! You are so unkind! Why do you ask questions when Blood Lotus loses?" She told the truth, if I lose, what if I lose and have a cat painted on my face?"
"That's because your face is whiter and prettier, and it looks even prettier if it's painted on!"
"...I won't do it anymore! You guys gang up to bully me!"
When Yuwen Hongtai and Xue Rengui heard this, they were both funny and wrong. Qin Mubai coughed twice and laughed: "I was bored, so I played a little game with them, 'Truth and Dare'."
"What, will it be more fun than Acanthopanax and Acanthopanax? Let's see..." Yuwen Hongtai was about to rush in with his head in a daze.
Xue Rengui grabbed him and said, "I say you are stupid, but you still act like a donkey!"
Qin Mubai smiled and said, "Come here, I have something to tell you. Go to the study."
The three of them went to the study together and sat down. Qin Mubai said: "I know that there is one thing that people below have been speculating and talking about. Why is it that it has been so long since we pacified Tubo and there is no movement from the court?"
"Yes!" Yuwen Hongtai said quickly, "Although we don't expect any rewards for promotion and wealth, but after conquering the entire Tubo Plateau, the court didn't even say a word to us. What kind of truth is this?"
Xue Rengui said: "I think there may be several reasons. First, the Plateau has pacified the Tibetan territory. Now the court is focusing on settling the people and reorganizing the territory. It must be quite busy. Secondly, this time we won the victory and the past. This time is different, we have conquered an entire country and nation. Now is an important juncture of national integration. If the court celebrates and praises us generals at this time, it will somewhat arouse the dissatisfaction of the Tubo people. Former Zanpu abandoned his clan and went to Chang'an, but he received courtesy and preferential treatment from His Majesty the Emperor. His Majesty named him "King of Guiren" and personally gave him fertile land, treasures, servants and beauties. He joined the Tang Dynasty and went to Tubo. The royal family and nobles have all received rewards and preferential treatment. In order to appease the people of the plateau, your majesty and the court have made great efforts. Therefore, I think that the court is now focusing on appeasement and will definitely put emphasis on commending merit. One press.”
"Hey, Rengui is still knowledgeable. Hong Tai, you have grown muscles in your brain, when will you open up?" Qin Mubai said with a smile, "Actually, there is another reason. Although on the surface, our Kansai Army Conquering Tubo is a complete achievement. But in fact, it is not yet. Don't forget that the imperial court named me the "Great Protector of Anxi". Conquering the plateau is only part of my duties. Now, Su Dingfang has gone to the Western Regions. And I did a good job. However, I asked the court to let Su Dingfang take full charge of the Western Regions, but he was rejected. That means that I will still go to the Western Regions sooner or later, and there are still more missions to complete. "
"That's great!" Yu Wen Hongtai immediately became excited, "I've been lying on my bed for a few months, and my bones are starting to grow hair! When are you leaving for the Western Regions?"
Qin Mubai smiled and said: "Don't worry, but it will be soon. After the battle in Luoche, my soldiers were exhausted and exhausted. Now I have been recuperating for a few months, and I have almost recovered. After the war, I only brought a few of my troops with me." Thousands of troops have returned to Lanzhou. Recently, many soldiers and horses, including soldiers and horses from various Tibetan tribes in the past, have been withdrawn from the plateau, either returning to the pass, returning to Lanzhou, or being divided among the military offices of various states and counties. Li Ji is away, and Fang Xuanling is now in charge of the Ministry of War. He takes good care of me, Qin. Almost all the tens of thousands of Kunlun cavalry under Gar Qinling's command have been transferred to my command. Now the strength of the Guanxi Army has grown to a full force. Three hundred thousand. It can be seen from this that the imperial court still hopes that our Kansai Army will continue to advance. "
"This is a good thing!" Xue Rengui and Yuwen Hongtai looked happy together.
The Kansai Army is now truly strong. Especially after getting the "Kunlun Iron Cavalry", these soldiers are truly proud soldiers and war machines.
"Rengui, Hongtai, inform the other brothers that the rest is over and we have something to do again - all generals will return to their positions from now on to train their troops and prepare for war!"