The Zhulan River military camp covers a huge area, enough to accommodate 50,000 people to station here.
Now only Pei Min's Chengyang Army is stationed here, and most of them are empty. It is not a problem to settle Li Xin'an and the other five.
I found two military tents near Pei Min's central military tent, and let Li Xin'an and the other five live in. After they were arranged in a hurry, they just left the tent and saw Chang Yu walking over with his butt grinning.
"Senior brother, why are you going to do this?" Li Xin'an couldn't bear it, "Just be so good, why do you really fight?"
"Rules are rules. If I break them, the master will not be able to suppress the people below." Chang Yu said, "I feel at ease, you have to know that the Chengyang Army is not all the master's subordinates."
"Why is this?" Li Xinan said in surprise, "The master has no political enemies in the court."
"It's not a person from the court." Chang Yu sighed, "This time the court conquered Khitan, and there were three armies in total. The one who was incompatible with the master was Bai Wenxi, the commander of the Eastern Army."
"What's wrong with them? But to compete for merit?"
"Absolutely, since the war began, the middle army advanced rapidly and entered the hinterland of the Khitan. Among them, our Chengyang army made the most contributions, but Bai Wenxi's Western Army shrank and was too backward, which made the Western Army unable to meet with the Central Army in time, resulting in the long line of the front and the food supply could not keep up. This is why Yan Qiu went to Fengzhou City to borrow grain. All the food in our camp was sent to the Central Army 900 miles away."
"The master originally wanted to learn from Bai Wenxi, and accused him of neglecting military aircraft. Bai Wenxi got this news for some reason and came to see the master overnight."
"The two met secretly in the military tent for an hour, and finally parted in a bad mood."
"What did they say?" Li Xin'an asked curiously.
"The master later told me that the reason why Bai Wenxi rushed so slowly was because he didn't want to force the Khitan too quickly."
"In Bai Wenxi's view, the master's offensive was so rapid that it was very popular to destroy the Khitan. The Khitan fought against the Uighurs on both sides of the Tang Dynasty at the same time, and it was hard to support it. Once the Khitan was defeated, either they surrendered to the Uighurs and created a stronger enemy. Or they surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, and from now on, the northern border troops will have no contribution to reap."
"Bai Wenxi has been stationed in the northern border for 35 years and fought thousands of wars with the Khitan, and can also be said to be a famous general. He trained countless officers under his command. The Bai family is in the northern border and is in the limelight. Bai Wenxi is afraid that after the demise of the Khitan, the Bai family will no longer have a chance to gain a foothold, so he dares to be so negligent."
When several people heard this, they were all filled with righteous indignation.
Xiao Xuangan said coldly: "This Bai Wenxi seems to be a treacherous person, so he should be killed!"
"No."
Li Xin'an did not express his anger or thoughts for the first time. At this moment, he was extremely calm.
"Bai Wenxi is greedy for military merits and delays military operations for the sake of his family's survival. Although it is hateful, his concerns are not completely unreasonable. At present, the Khitan is also fighting with the Uighurs, but since the war started, few information about the Uighurs has been reported. Once the Khitan falls to the Uighurs, the enemy that the Tang Dynasty will face will be unprecedentedly powerful since the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors."
"Perhaps, we shouldn't have forced the Khitan too quickly. This war was originally just the Khitan invaded the border for a long time, and the Tang Dynasty fought back in anger. Logically speaking, it only takes a lesson. We shouldn't fight for so long, and the manpower, material resources and financial resources consumed have exceeded the budget."
"The scale of the war is getting bigger and bigger. From the beginning to the 80,000 people now, the most elite troops in the Tang Dynasty have basically been transferred to the northern border. What should I do if other places have? There are less than 50,000 people on the Tubo border, and there are only 20,000 people in the Western Regions Protectorate, not to mention that the rebellious ambition of An Lushan in the three towns has long been Sima Zhao's intention, and everyone knows it. This war should have ended long ago. If it continues, it will harm the Tang Dynasty without any benefit."
Chang Yu looked at his junior brother in surprise, as if the Li Xinan in front of him was no longer the energetic young man he knew:
"What are you saying? If you destroy the Khitan, my Tang Dynasty will be the first empire from ancient times to the present, with a vast territory of 30,000 miles and countless high-quality pastures. Five years later, ten years later, both the military and financial resources of the Tang Dynasty will be unprecedentedly powerful. What are the harms?"
"As for what you mentioned in the Western Regions of Tubo,
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With good generals, Gao Xianzhi was guarded by Changqing, Geshuhan and Li Guangbi were guarding Tubo, and as for An Lushan, he was just a mantis arm to chariot. At that time, my army of northern expeditions met eastward. In the three towns, there were only tens of thousands of garrison troops, how could it be the opponent of our elite soldiers and generals?"
When Zhou Bian heard this, he was about to speak, but he swallowed it.
An Lushan's strength is not as weak as it seems on the surface...
Li Xin'an sighed: "I will still keep my own opinions. This war has been involved for too long and should end as soon as possible."
"Well." Chang Yu had no choice but to talk about these things, "We have no use at all. Should we continue fighting? When the battle is over, we have to obey the orders of the court. The master will be back in two or three days. What do you have to say to him?"
"Really?" Li Xin'an said excitedly. He hadn't seen Pei Min for three years.
Chang Yu said: "The old man went to the front line to patrol. It seems that from now on, the Chengyang Army will be transferred to the western front and accept Bai Wenxi's command."
"how so?"
"It's not that he, Bai Wenxi, had to snatch the old man, the powerful general, from the middle army, because he was afraid that we would fight too hard. He was not satisfied with the Chengyang Army now staying in the rear, and had to hold him under his command to be at ease."
Chang Yu scratched his head: "There is another point, it seems to be that... A strange thing happened to the West Route Army. Every night, ghosts and monsters were rampant. The soldiers heard strange musical instruments and then fainted. The next day, they found that their general died strangely. From the fifth rank to the lieutenant, everyone was killed by the murderer."
"Music Instrument..." Li Xin'an frowned, and a figure that had already blurred gradually appeared in his mind.
"Khitan musical instrument?"
"Yes, a Khitan guide said that the sound the soldiers heard was the sound of the bone flute." Chang Yu's face was solemn, "The bone flute, in Khitan, has a very extraordinary significance, and only people in one place can use it."
"Witch God Cult, Witch God Plays!"
"How do you know?" Chang Yu was stunned.
"I've fought." Li Xin'an looked at Murong Bai with a wry smile. When Amuthel Khan from the Divine Flower Club kidnapped Murong Bai, Li Xin'an went to rescue him, he had experienced the power of the witch god.
"To be honest, I have also encountered it on the battlefield." Chang Yu said, "At that time, an old man who looked like a priest of the Witch God Cult was discovered by me. He was in a hurry to take out something from the bag, but I slashed it with my sword. Later, I realized that he wanted to get the bone flute."
"Did you encounter the Witch God Sect on the West Route Army?"
"The Khitan government and religion are not divided. The tribal leaders of several major tribes of the Khitan are all priests of the Witch God Cult, and the Khitan king is even the leader of the Witch God Cult. Maybe the Western Army is unlucky and may encounter the Khitan king."
"In short, Bai Wenxi transferred us over, on the one hand, to suppress the Chengyang Army, and on the other hand, probably to eradicate the Witch God Cult."
Li Xin'an smiled and said, "It seems that we have finally got some use."
"You must do your best to kill the Khitan wolf cubs." Chang Yu smiled, "The Chengyang Army will not raise idle people. When the time comes, don't hide it."
"That's nature." Everyone was passionate.
"Let's go, it's getting late. I have prepared a banquet. Although the army is not allowed to drink, the old man Pei Min still secretly hid two jars. It's not a question of not getting drunk tonight. However, no matter how hard I have to finish those two jars of good wine!"
Chang Yu enthusiastically pulled Li Xin'an and others into the central army's tent, shut down the soldiers, and unveiled the hidden wine seal of the wine jar. In an instant, the strong fragrance of wine permeated the tent.
However, before there was enough time to divide the tent, there was a joking sound outside the big tent:
"Drinking is a taboo in the army. General Chang just got twenty big shots, but he still wanted to get another hundred more?"
Li Xinan was shocked and hurriedly wanted to hide the wine jar. Chang Yu's eyes signaled him not to use it, and immediately cursed:
"Fu Kang, if you want to drink, get in!"
The curtain was lifted up, and a man in his thirties walked in with a smile on his face.
"Oh, everyone is here, who is Mr. Li?"
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Li Xinan stood up with a dark face: "My surname is Li..."
The man named Fu Kang by Chang Yu rushed over and held Li Xin'an's hand:
"Mr. Li Er, the young Fu Kang, is the grain supervisor under Pei Shuai. Today, you are a friend of your second master. I hope that you can give me more good words to you in front of Pei Shuai in the future."
Chang Yu smiled and said, "Fu Kang is about the same age as me, just call him Brother Fu."
"Ah... OK, Brother Fu, what are you doing?"
"When I first entered the military camp, Fu Kang thought I came in through the back door by relying on the identity of an old man's disciple. I felt that I was not really talented and learned, so I shouted to compete with me. Whoever lost, would call the other party "Uncle" when I met. Naturally, Fu Kang lost. I told him that in the future, not only did I call me "Uncle", but I also have a junior brother. When he came, Fu Kang would also call you "Uncle"."
"What's the matter..." Li Xin'an was so amused and crying, "Brother Fu, don't call me that. Yan Qiu and I are peers. Just call me Xin'an."
"Tsk!Tsk!Tsk!" Fu Kang looked at Li Xin'an and praised repeatedly:
"You are so peaceful. You are so broad-minded that you are much better than your senior brother."
"Is my skin itchy?" Chang Yu glared at Fu Kang and asked immediately, "Where are Brother Meng and the others?"
"Oh, behind, there are a lot of things tonight, Yan Qiu found us one by one."
Fu Kang found a Hu bed and sat down. Soon after, the curtain was lifted up again and four generals walked in. Among them, the man behind him was the silver-armored young general Xu Yanqiu.
Everyone stood up to greet him, and Chang Yu greeted him familiarly: "Brother Meng, Fang Ping, Zhongyou, Yan Qiu, you are here."
"General Chang." "Brother Chang."
Xu Yanqiu enthusiastically pulled Li Xin'an, "Let me introduce you to the third brother Fu Kang, you have seen him, he still has to call you "Second Master. Third Brother, have you called me?"
"Boy, turn around and peel off your skin!" Fu Kang cursed, and after he said that, he laughed himself.
The man with gray temples and vicissitudes of face in the head smiled honestly:
"The third brother doesn't have a good appearance on weekdays, which makes Mr. Li laugh."
"Where is the pillar of the country, I dare not make fun of it when fighting for the country." Li Xinan said apologetically.
"This is what my elder brother, Meng Guoliang, mentioned to you, Mrs. Ma's fiancé."
"Hello, Brother Meng." Li Xin'an said.
Meng Guoliang smiled and nodded, and Xu Yanqiu continued: "This is my second brother, Fang Ping, who was defeated, and his brain is the best among our brothers."
Surprisingly, scholars could also go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, Li Xinan said hello, and there was a little more admiration.
Chang Yu added: "Don't listen to Yan Qiu's nonsense. Fang Ping has the talent of being a master of the world. He should have been a three-level figure, but that year, he cheated in the scientific examination. Fang Ping was angry and joined the army. The master valued it very much. At present, the master is not here, and Fang Ping is in charge of Zhulanhe Camp."
"A talent is not worth mentioning." Fang Ping said modestly.
"This is my fifth brother, Zhang Zhongyou." Xu Yanqiu continued.
"Brother Zhang."
"Hello, Mr. Li." Zhang Zhongyou looked simple and greeted him honestly, and then said nothing.
"He is a loyal and honest person..." Li Xinan thought to himself.
"My fourth brother Lan Zuxing is currently with Pei Shuai, not in the army. I will introduce you to you when he comes back."
Li Xinan smiled and nodded: "Okay."
He knew very well what Xu Yanqiu meant to do this. He thought he was here to join the army, just like Chang Yu back then, and was preparing to replace Pei Min, so he introduced these most important figures in the Chengyang army to himself.
But others don’t know that they can’t stay at the border for long, and maybe once Pei Min comes back, he will leave.
To kill An Lushan, time is not waiting for anyone...