There are only more than one hundred monks in the Black Khanate, and Datang dispatched 40 to 50 monks in just one act of revenge. This kind of handwriting makes the nobles of Bars Khan City look angry at Yeluo tongue-tied.
At this time, they realized more intuitively how big the gap between the Black Khanate and Datang was.
"Don't talk about the Tang Dynasty, it's just the strength of the monks in the Western Regions Protectorate of the Tang Dynasty. We, the Black Khanate, may not be able to compare with it, right?" Ye Luoge secretly talked about his own opinions when he was gathering with his friends, and got a lot of feedback. Few agree.
When Sai Dianchi succeeded in raiding Buchen and hunted down suspicious persons in the city of Bars Khan, Ye Luoge, these Black Khanates who were bought by the Western Regions merchants and had close contacts with the Tang people, were all shocked by Sai Dianchi's power , and everyone is in danger, for fear that they will be caught by Sai Dianchi for their dealings with the Tang people.
After all, the power that Sai Dianchi dispatched at that time was a dozen big monks and more than 300 Qi training monks. This kind of power was already close to the sum of the power of the monks in Balsikhan City!
Ye Luo was separated from these people, and faced with the precarious situation at that time, some even came up with the idea of confessing to Sai Dianchi and helping the Overwatch Council arrest the monks in the Western Regions trading houses who were associated with them.
Even though they would definitely suffer, but with a confession, plus the loss of merit and more money given to Sai Dian, they might not be able to keep their wealth and lives.
At that time, Sai Dianchi put too much pressure on them.
They were afraid that they would be picked out by the powerful Sai Dianchi, and they would end up dying. When people are trembling, in order to save their lives, they can do anything. Even taking risks is better than waiting for death. As long as there is hope, even if it is an extravagant hope, it is worth fighting for.
Fortunately, Buchen came back quickly and stabilized them in time. The actions arranged by Zhang Changan and others also quickly achieved results.
And Datang's one-time dispatch of monk power finally made Ye Luoge and these people realize that it is actually safe to follow Datang. I don't even know when my head moved!
This is much more terrifying than facing Sai Dianchi and the New Moon Sect.
"The effect of this operation is good. These days, the attitude of Ye Luoge and others towards us has changed a lot. If they were tempted by profit before and had reservations about us, now they know Now, it is not difficult for Datang to conquer the Black Khanate, and their future and fate are in our hands to a certain extent.
"So now, Yeluoge, they are in a very high mood when doing things, and they are also respectful to us, and they have the posture to confess us as their ancestors!"
When Buchen reported these things to Li Ye, there was joy and pride on his face that couldn't be concealed.
This action has made such a big splash, and it has the intention of deterring and stabilizing the hearts of the "spies" forces of the Black Khanate—not just the city of Bars Khan. Now that the situation is developing as expected, Li Ye is quite satisfied.
"After all, the Black Khanate is the territory of the Crescent Sect. It's fine that Bars Khan City is the easternmost city. We can gather a lot of monks and give the Crescent Sect a surprise blow. It can’t be so grandiose.”
Li Ye told Buchen not to get carried away with complacency, "The army didn't come, and our monks forcibly entered their territory, and their cultivation would still be suppressed. If we confronted the New Moon Sect monks on a large scale, we wouldn't take advantage."
Buchen hurriedly bowed to show that he was taught.
"Should Zhang Chang'an and the others go to Suiye City?" Li Ye asked. Suiye City was called Balasagon in the Black Khanate, but in the mouths of Tang people, they would naturally call it Suiye City habitually and stubbornly. Yecheng.
"It's already arrived. Suiye City is the capital of the Black Khanate, where the main strength of the Crescent Sect in the Black Khanate is located.
It was Zhang Changan and others who moved smoothly, and it is estimated that they will gain a lot. " Buchen said hastily.
Li Ye nodded slightly and said no more.
At this time, in the city of Qiuci, in the Western Regions Protector's Mansion, another Li Ye, the incarnation of the Eye of the Emperor, was also listening to the report of the military situation from the Protector Zhang Huai.
"Your Majesty, there have been many great monks who have been ordered to come these days, reaching five hundred people. According to His Majesty's arrangement, they did not walk on the street, but were all meditating in the arranged residence, waiting for orders at any time."
Zhang Huai bowed deeply and said, "In addition, a lot of food, fodder and military equipment have arrived. The original 26 granaries and 18 military warehouses in the Duhu Mansion are now fully filled. The subsequent shipments will be sent to the newly built warehouses. , These warehouses were rushed to work yesterday, and they were all built."
"Your errands were done well." Li Ye affirmed Zhang Huaishen's hard work.
The soldiers and horses went ahead before the food and grass were mobilized. Li Ye had been preparing for this battle for five years. All possible factors had been considered, and the battle situation had been deduced countless times. offensive.
At that time, for the soldiers and civilians in Central Asia, it should be news that is not much different from the sky falling.
The capital of Dashi moved from Baghdad to Samara a few years ago because the Turkic Guards took control of power, and later moved back to Baghdad because of Mullen's revival of Chaogang.
Of course, there was not much difference between Li Ye and Tang Jun, they were both located in the Mesopotamia Plain.
From the Protectorate of the Western Regions to Baghdad, the straight-line distance is about seven thousand miles. Marching and fighting naturally cannot follow a straight line, so it is a real battle of thousands of miles.
But it's far away, the distance from the Protectorate of the Western Regions to Baghdad is actually about the same as to Yangzhou.
Thinking about it this way, it doesn't seem to be that long. It does not sound unimaginable that the army from Huainan is going to recover the Western Regions.
"The more than 500 big monks who came to Kucha all had to master the Turkic and Dashi language with the jade slips of preaching, and they were trained by the Western Regions business to let them know the living habits of Turkic, Uighur, and Dashi people."
Li Ye has his own arrangement for the five hundred great monks. This arrangement is centered on the actions of the Western Regions Trading Company. "When the time comes, they will be broken into pieces. The Khanate and the Great Food Kingdom, to complete their mission."
This matter was mainly in charge of the Western Regions Commercial Bank, and Xu Ge who was present saluted and agreed.
She is the successor trained by Song Jiao, and she is second to none in Tsing Yi Yamen in terms of cultivation strength and talents in all aspects.
This time, she regretted not being able to go deep into the Black Khanate and the Great Food Kingdom in person this time, because she knew that if Zhang Changan's action was achieved, it would be a shocking scene, and he would have made great contributions. Tsing Yi Yamen is an everlasting legend.
Now that Song Jiao is in Chang'an, Xu Ge, as the successor, also needs to cultivate the ability to outline and lead the overall situation, so it is reasonable not to go to the Black Khanate and the Great Food Kingdom.
It is also because of her that the training of more than 500 great monks can be completed in a very short period of time.
"Your Majesty, according to the previous plan, in autumn and July, the army will arrive in the Western Regions, and the vanguard army will directly attack the Black Khanate. Now there are only two months. If Zhang Chang'an, Nangong No. 1 and others can't Within this time, to complete their mission, then we... "
Zhang Huaishen, as the general of the army, is well versed in the art of war, and some situations must be carefully considered.
Li Ye waved his hand, signaling to Zhang Huaishen that there is no need to say more, "I believe in Zhang Changan, and I am sure about his trip. However, if things are really not as expected, it is only positive."
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Just fight. I, the master of the Tang Dynasty, attacked the city and plundered the land, swept the world, have I ever been afraid of confronting the enemy openly and squarely? "
"Yes, I understand."
At this time, in the Mobei Grassland, one hundred thousand Spike Army is gathering.
Shangguan Qingcheng immediately rode on the grass slope, watching the armored torrents converge from all over to the flat ground in front of the grass slope, with a cold face and sharp eyes.
As the first army in the Great Tang Chang'an Forbidden Army composed entirely of qi-training monks, it goes without saying how powerful the Spike Army is now.
Not to mention how exquisitely the soldiers' battle formations are coordinated, it's all about the armor on the soldiers' bodies, the weapons in their hands, and the pills around their waists. If you take out any one and put it on the rivers and lakes, it's all for the qi-training monks. Jealousy exists.
From this point of view, it is appropriate to say that the Spike Army is a huge mobile treasure house.
There is more than one such mobile treasure house in the Tang Dynasty, and there are two in the Chang'an Forbidden Army.
Together, they constitute the most elite and core combat force of the Tang army, and they will inevitably appear in the most critical position and the most difficult battlefield during this westward expedition.
"The last general, Chu Zheng, has met General Shangguan!" Chu Zheng rode his horse to the front of Shangguan Qingcheng, dismounted and saluted. His trilogy was the last batch to arrive.
Shangguan Qingcheng glanced at the fine cavalry who were ready to go, and gave the order for the whole army to move out.
The Spike Army is all cavalry, and they will rush directly from the grassland to the Western Regions, and will not go to Hexi, which is also the route of the Xiongnu and Turks moving westward. With Datang's current strength in building and controlling the grassland, there will be grassland states along the way to prepare food and supplies for them, so their speed will be very fast.
"That beauty from Zhang Chang'an didn't cry and want to go with you?" When riding down the grassy slope, Shangguan Qingcheng rarely talked about these trivial matters with Chu Zheng. The beauty in her mouth is naturally Gesang.
It's no wonder she was curious. The story of Zhang Chang'an refusing to marry the servant of the Ministry of War for the sake of a shepherdess, and staying in the grassland for several years for this reason, has spread throughout Chang'an as Zhang Chang'an turned around and went to the Western Regions this time. , is the most lively topic that Chang'an people talk about after dinner after the emperor canonized the queen.
"A man fights for the country and makes contributions, while wives and concubines just guard the house. How can there be so many things?"
Chu Zheng spoke uprightly, and as soon as the words came out, Shangguan Qingcheng's eyes sank, and he obviously didn't believe it, so he could only say embarrassingly: "Of course I have to follow, but it's impossible. Zhang Chang'an said before leaving that he wanted her to live a good life." Staying in the grassland and waiting for him to come back, as a brother, how could I let her go to the Western Regions, that would be too serious."
Shangguan Qingcheng's face looked better now. She seemed to be very interested in this topic, and asked some unknown details. After getting a satisfactory answer, she walked forward quickly with a smile on her face.
"General Shangguan has been a little strange recently. She was not interested in anything except the battlefield before, and she didn't know how to ask about it. Why does she care about such things now?" Chu Zheng disturbed his head.
Lingnan, Guangzhou Bay.
Yang Xingmi stood on the prow of the Jiazi cruiser, with piercing eyes, pressed his knife and looked into the distance, scanning the majestic navy under his command like a city like a cloud.
No, the Lingnan Navy can no longer be called a navy, it should be called a navy.
After the ocean-going route connecting the Americas was opened, the Lingnan Navy only split a part to escort the cargo ships to carry out cargo missions, and the main force returned to Lingnan. And Yang Xingmi was ordered by Li Ye to relinquish his errands in the Zhendong Dufu Mansion, which was originally taken care of temporarily, and returned to Lingnan to train the fleet.
With the experience of going to Japan, and after two years of accumulation, especially the continuous launch of various new warships built by the Haihe Yamen, the real expedition fleet of the Lingnan Navy has finally been built and trained.
And today is the time for the expedition fleet to set sail to the west!