The reason why Tu Shiqi was so afraid of the Tang cavalry was because he was really scared of being beaten by the Tang people!
Tu Shiqi's ancestors were also rich. When Tu Shiqi just established himself, the first generation of Sulu Khan was said to have one hundred thousand men with armor, and he was considered a force that should not be underestimated in the western part of the Mobei Grassland.
Tu Shiqi once cooperated with the Tang Dynasty to fight against the Great Eclipse, and made contributions in the Battle of Hengluos. The Sulu Khan was also canonized by the emperor, and he and Ge Luolu were listed as the two major forces in the western part of Mobei. When they were strong, they could even counterattack
Come and influence the four towns of Anxi and control the Silk Road.
However, after Mohe Dagan Khan came to the throne, the relationship with the Tang Dynasty further deteriorated. The emperor sent Tang general Meng Lingzhen to defeat and kill Mohe Dagan Khan. Then the then Anxi Governor Gao Xianzhi defeated the remaining
The remaining parts of Tu Shi Qi completely broke Tu Shi Qi’s spine!
From then on, Tushiqi no longer had a khan, only a loose tribal alliance remained.
The Tushi Cavalry gradually withdrew from the stage of hegemony in the western part of the Mobei Grassland and now became a small force under the command of the Geluolu people.
However, Tu Shi Qi's ancestors were once rich, but when Tu Shi Qi was tyrannical twenty years ago, the four towns of Anxi were also plundered by them.
Therefore, the governors of Anxi in the past suppressed Tu Shiqi, and Magistrate Wei of Baixian County, who was eager to perform meritorious service and make money, also liked to have his men attack Tu Shiqi, forcing them to rebel and then report their military exploits.
This is why a border county like Baixian can also attract disciples from aristocratic families like Magistrate Wei.
Guo Xin naturally knew what County Magistrate Wei was doing secretly, but in Anxi, it was too common for officials of the Tang Dynasty to oppress foreigners and use their heads as a ladder to their own success.
When the Sulu Khan of Tushiqi was in power, Du Siam, the Great Protector of Anxi in the Tang Dynasty, often framed the Tushiqi people for rebellion and gained military glory by suppressing the Tushiqi people. In the end, the Sulu Khan actually went south to plunder Anxi.
The four towns almost disrupted the ruling order of the Tang Dynasty in Anxi.
The ironic thing is that in the end, Du Siam was promoted to the imperial court because of his military service in Anxi, and Tu Shiqi ended the conflict with the Tang Dynasty.
In the camp outside Baixian County, Guo Xin thought about how Guo Ziyi had discussed the situation in Anxi with Guo Xin before coming to Anxi a few months ago.
When he was in Lingwu, Guo Ziyi once asked: "Liu Lang, this time I guarantee that the imperial court will transfer you to Anxi. Now the situation in the four towns of Anxi is treacherous, and the Tubo Uighurs are eyeing them. What can you do to protect yourself?"
Before coming to Anxi, Guo Xin was still a young man. He also did some homework on the four towns of Anxi and said calmly: "Uncle, the four towns of Anxi are devoted to the Tang Dynasty. Only the two Tubo and Uighur thieves brought trouble to Anxi.
By guarding the passes and preventing thieves from entering, we can keep Xi'an safe and secure!"
Guo Ziyi also served as the governor of Hexi Province and knew the situation in Longyou very well. Therefore, after Lingwu ascended the throne, when the emperor asked when he would choose the generals to control the Anxi army, Guo Ziyi recommended his nephew without avoiding relatives.
But now it seems that this nephew is still a little younger.
Guo Ziyi sighed and said: "Before Tubo became powerful, Anxi also rebelled many times. So far, the imperial court has sent troops to Anxi three times. Is it all because of Tubo?"
Guo Xin was stunned for a moment, and Guo Ziyi said again: "The situation in Anxi is complicated and there are many ethnic groups. We, the Tang people, do not have an advantage in Anxi. With the troops of the Anxi Protectorate, how can you stabilize the situation in Anxi?"
This question of the soul stopped Guo Xin. It would be good if the Anxi Protectorate had troops to guard the border. If Anxi really became turbulent, these few troops would not be enough.
You must know that the area managed by the Anxi Protectorate alone is larger than the entire Guanzhong, and there are many small countries in these places, and the situation is extremely complicated.
Now Guo Xin finally understood why the Chief Protector of the Anxi Protectorate had always been vacant. She, a descendant of the Guo family who had just made some military exploits, could be appointed as the successor of the Anxi Protectorate and take charge of the huge Anxi Protectorate.
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This position is a trap!
In the current situation of Datang, let alone providing support to Anxi, it would be good not to draw blood from Anxi.
Sure enough, after Guo Xin took office in Anxi, the first military order he received from the imperial court was to mobilize elites from Anxi to enter Guanzhong to quell the rebellion.
Under such a critical situation, ensuring the stability of Anxi is almost an impossible task.
Guo Xin finally realized the pitfalls of this position. He raised his head and looked at his uncle who recommended him, with confusion in his eyes.
Uncle! I am your nephew. How could you deceive your nephew like this?
Guo Ziyi sighed and said: "The majority of the Anxi Protectorate is vacant, and now even the emperor has died in the battle against Tibet. If the situation were not critical, I would not recommend you to go there."
Wait! Uncle, you didn’t say that your predecessor died in the battle!
Guo Xin was speechless, but his uncle was a famous general in the world, so maybe he had a way.
Guo Xin immediately said: "Uncle, my nephew Nudu, what should I do after arriving in Anxi?"
Guo Ziyi stroked his gray beard and said: "I have studied the three rebellions in Anxi, and they are quite similar to the Qiang Rebellion in the Eastern Han Dynasty. We can emulate the strategies of the sages."
The Qiang Rebellion of the Eastern Han Dynasty was a major rebellion in the northwest that continued the Eastern Han Dynasty. Four huge rebellions, plus countless small rebellions, almost bankrupted the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Guo Ziyi said seriously: "The people who finally quelled the Qiang rebellion in the Eastern Han Dynasty were Huangpu Song, Zhang Huan and Duan Ji, the Sanming people of Liangzhou. You have studied military affairs since you were a child, so you should know them, right?"
The Guo family is a family of military generals, and Guo Xin received a complete military education since childhood.
The military education of these families of military generals includes, in addition to well-known military arts such as "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu, the military training methods left by the family, as well as the review and summary of classic battles left by the family.
You must know that although the Tang Dynasty prohibited the circulation of military books among the people, as long as you go to school, you can read the military books collected by the imperial court.
Moreover, the Tang Dynasty advocated military merit, and many scholars would learn the art of war. However, there were only a few scholars who did not come from a family of military commanders and could become famous generals.
This is because the book of war is based on internal strength and mental methods, but being strong in martial arts is not just based on internal strength, but also depends on whether the moves are powerful.
The Taiyuan Guo family's ancestral methods of training and leading troops and the summary and review experience of ancient classic battles are the Guo family's "unique tricks" and the martial arts secrets that the Guo family can produce generals for generations.
Guo Ziyi said: "The Qiang chaos in the Eastern Han Dynasty was due to the fact that the Qiang people were barbaric and difficult to naturalize, but the important thing was that the official administration of the Eastern Han Dynasty was corrupt and forced many Qiang people to rebel. In the end, the Qiang chaos continued and there were repeated rebellions."
"The current situation in Anxi is similar to the situation in the northwest in the Eastern Han Dynasty, but the methods used by Sanming in Liangzhou to quell the Qiang rebellion are different. Which one do you want to learn, Liulang?"