The northwest wind roared towards us, and snowflakes were flying on the vast land. It was not possible to see a caravan on the official road all day long, let alone pedestrians.

In normal times, at this time, every household would be hiding in their homes, lighting up the stove, and living a life of eating, sleeping, and creating humans.

However, outside Liangzhou City, a team came today.

The journey from Chang'an to Liangzhou was within the territory of the Tang Dynasty. Although it was winter, the forward battalion led by Li Kuan was marching very fast.

"Your Majesty, you have worked hard all the way. I have prepared some drinks. Please go to the city and rest for a few days."

Niu Jinda, Ma Zhou, and Xue Li greeted Li Kuan at the city gate. They were a little surprised when they saw that Li Kuan had arrived a few days earlier than he thought.

"I have accepted General Niu's wishes. The soldiers are very quick. I will go to the northwest trading station to replenish supplies and set off immediately."

Tuyuhun attacked Liangzhou more than a month ago. The earlier Li Kuan set off, the less Tuyuhun would have expected.

After all, according to their understanding, even if the Tang Dynasty really wants to send troops, it will at least have to wait until the spring of this year, and it may not be until summer that it actually enters the territory of Tuyuhun.

It was just a few days after the New Year, and no matter how vigilant Fu Yun was, he would never have expected that the soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty would arrive so quickly.

Therefore, Li Kuan really didn't want to waste a day.

Anyway, the army came all the way. Since the food was good and the warm clothes were better than expected, the morale was very high.

Especially the hot air balloon soldiers led by Zhu Fufu are gearing up to make new achievements.

With the cooperation of telescopes and the height advantage of hot air balloons, it can be said that the forward battalion can control the situation ten miles around at any time even if it does not send out scouts.

The situation faced by Duan Zhixuan in the past where he could not find Tuyuhun's troops and horses for a decisive battle will definitely be greatly improved.

Of course, in the winter, the risk of taking off with a hot air balloon is also very high, so you can’t rely entirely on it.

"Your Majesty, the Northwest Trading Station has prepared everything. In addition, the troops you mentioned have been arranged. Do you want to meet their leader?"

After hearing what Li Kuan said, Ma Zhou quickly stepped forward to explain.

"Oh? Is it ready? Let's go to the northwest trade and let the man come to see me."

…

Northwest Trading is now the giant in Liangzhou City. There are more than a thousand workers in one wool workshop alone. Together with the guards and peripheral personnel who purchase wool outside, Northwest Trading can directly command more than 5,000 workers.

Celebrity horse.

"Da Fei has met the prince and is willing to die for him."

A foreigner about the same age as Li Kuan came in from outside, with a fierce look on his face.

"Your Majesty, Da Fei's father Askar is the right-hand man of his subordinates. He is very loyal to the Tang Dynasty and has great prestige among the barbarians around Liangzhou City."

Ma Zhou stood next to Li Kuan and explained.

"Duffy, do you understand what I want you to do?"

"Your Majesty, Ma Changshi and Manager Xue have all explained it to me, and my subordinates are already aware of it."

Da Fei lowered his head and answered Li Kuan's questions respectfully.

CMA CGM knows very well how influential the northwest trade is in Liangzhou, and this is only a small part of His Highness the King of Chu's industry.

Coupled with the legend of the Western Turks being burned outside Liangzhou City, Dafei did not dare to be disrespectful in any way.

"To do this, you have to bear the infamy and you have to be ruthless. It's still too late for you to regret it now."

"What does it mean to get a reputation for being able to share your worries for the prince? Besides, the prince gave 30% of the loot to the slave-catching team, so I have no reason to regret it."

The slave-catching team was set up by Li Kuan by asking Xue Li and Ma Zhou to find people.

This time when he went deep into Tuyuhun, Li Kuan was prepared to destroy one tribe after another. This would not only hide the marching route of the forward battalion, but also completely weaken the effective strength of Tuyuhun.

Later, Li Kuan was going to propose building a cement road from Liangzhou to Chang'an City, which would require a lot of manpower.

As for materials, as long as you have cement and other sand and stones, basically just one person can solve the problem.

When the forward battalions of the tribes in Tuyuhun attacked, not all of them would resist bravely.

When the time comes to face a bunch of prisoners, it will be a headache to deal with them.

You definitely can't let it go. If you kill them all...

As a modern person, Li Kuan found it a bit difficult to accept, especially the old, weak, sick and disabled.

At this time, it is very meaningful to let people organize a slave-catching team to follow the army during the battle and do some dirty work; after the war is over, let them continue to hunt slaves in various tribes.

Besides, the forward battalion was marching in a hurry and had no time to stay to clean up the battlefield. Some cattle, sheep and horses also needed people to bring back to Liangzhou.

So Li Kuan thought of the barbarians in Liangzhou City.

"Okay, how many people do you have now?"

"Your Majesty, there are two to three hundred people that can be mobilized immediately, and five or six hundred people will be available in a few days. We will recruit according to the situation later. As long as the money is enough, there is no need to worry about not being able to recruit people."

"Okay, I am marching very fast, so you have to be prepared. The great wealth is right in front of you, it depends on whether you can seize it. If you do well this time, I will give you more in the future.

A broad stage for performance.”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, I will not disappoint you!" Da Fei was overjoyed, "Your Majesty, I heard that Ma Changshi has recently been recruiting people who are familiar with Tuyuhun. I happen to know the situation of various tribes at the border of Tuyuhun and Liangzhou. How about I go first?

Will you serve as a guide for a few days before the prince leads an army to destroy them first?"

He almost died in Tuyuhun last time, and Dafei was very upset about it.

This time the Tang Dynasty sent troops, he was in favor of it with both hands and feet, otherwise he would not have responded so actively to the call and formed a slave-catching team.

You must know that what this slave-catching team did was absolutely outrageous. When the time came, I would have no way out except to hug His Highness the King of Chu's thigh tightly.

"Okay, let's practice with them first."

There are only a few hundred thousand people in Tuyuhun as a whole. Li Kuan is planning to completely wipe it off the map this time, so he doesn't really mind where the forward battalion enters Tuyuhun first.

Anyway, let's go back and forth a few times and sweep the entire Tuyuhun. If Fu Yun still wants to be the khan, he must take the initiative to wipe out this team.

In this way, Datang would not have to work hard to find Tuyuhun's main force.

They jumped out on their own initiative.

Even if he knew there might be a trap, what choice did Fu Yun have?

What Li Kuan was doing was a conspiracy, a conspiracy that was a bit cruel.

It is useless to talk about benevolence, righteousness and morality with these barbarians, otherwise there will be no such thing as a "two-legged sheep" when the five barbarians are messing with China.

Fight violence with violence. You are cruel, but I am more cruel than you.

Only in this way can they truly surrender.

After that, coupled with economic means, transportation means and cultural means, they slowly became herders of the Tang Dynasty.
Chapter completed!