The situation in the river in the ninth year of Tianbao was unpredictable, mysterious and strange.
In September, the sudden withdrawal of the big cannibals shocked the barbarians in the river. Although I don’t know why the big cannibals took the initiative to give up the fat on their lips at this time, one thing is certain, the Anxi Tang Army has re-entered the river.
Become inevitable.
Therefore, from Suiyechuan to Baishui City, from Geluoling to Tiemenguan, city lords and kings of all sizes are secretly planning their own escape routes. Gao Xianzhi is not an easy man to manipulate. If he wants to make Anxi
The Protector-General believed that he was "boldly loyal" to Tian Khan, so he had to show some sincerity.
Faced with the near defection of the countries in the river, Teller, the king of the Shi Kingdom, was very angry and threatened to teach these weaklings a lesson. As a representative of the pro-Eclipse forces, the Shi Kingdom had huge interests in the river. How could it tolerate the resumption of the Tang Dynasty?
Control the river? However, without the support of the cannibals, the influence and deterrence of the Shi Kingdom were greatly reduced. Ashilanda, the leader of the Bukhana Kingdom, was the first to jump out and accuse Teller of being an accomplice and poisoning the people. After that, Shi
The deputy king, Juchebishi, also pulled out a team to assassinate Teller in the palace.
However, the news of the assassination leaked out before the assassination. Teller was furious and ordered the entire city to maintain martial law and prepare to thoroughly investigate the matter. The king of Shunyi, Juchebi Division, had no choice but to lead his troops to escape to Bukhanna. Teller got the news and led 10,000 soldiers.
The elite soldiers marched hurriedly to the city of Bakhna and asked Asilanda for help. (Note 1)
Asilanda was not a talkative master, so he immediately ordered the archers to greet him with arrows. After a round of shooting, more than a dozen Stone Kingdom riders died suddenly on the spot. When Teller was furious, he ordered an attack on the city of Bakhanna.
The city-state of the Hu State in the river was not as tall and solid as the Central Plains. Under the repeated attacks, the tiles and rocks fell, and there was a risk of being flattened by the Stone Kingdom. Seeing that the situation was not good, Axilanda led the people to resist desperately and dispatched his confidants.
He left the city overnight to break out of the siege and went to the Anxi army to seek rescue.
After Gao Xianzhi got the report, he was furious and decided to take this opportunity to clean up the river. Now that the big cannibals had gradually withdrawn from the river, he had no worries at all. After discussing with his confidant Cen Shen, Gao Xianzhi kissed him.
Thousands of elite soldiers led Li Kuo, the military envoy from Shule, Li Siye, the loyal general, and other trusted generals to rush to the city of Bahan. After a great battle, Shi's army was defeated.
Gao Xianzhi sent Li Kuo, the military envoy from Shule, to pursue him. Li Kuo personally ordered 3,000 light cavalry to attack for 200 miles. In a mountain depression not far from Juzhanti, he captured Teller, the king of Shi Kingdom, and returned to the army to resume his duties.
After receiving the bad news, Khan surnamed Huang moved to rescue Teller with 20,000 cavalry. Although the number of Tuqishi was far greater than that of the Tang army, they had already lost their original bravery in the constant internal strife.
, they were defeated by the Tang army after only a few encounters.
The sudden cavalryman Yiba Khan failed to save the people, but instead threw himself in. Gao Xianzhi had known Yiba Khan for a long time, and was worried that he would not have the chance to regain the broken leaves, but he did not expect this guy to come to his door!
In the two battles, the Tang army lost only 513 people killed, more than 800 wounded, 3,713 enemy soldiers killed, and more than 7,000 prisoners captured.
This was a great victory, a great victory that announced that the Anxi Tang Army had regained control of the river!
Since the Gaozong Dynasty, the vassal states of Hezhong Hu and others appeared on the territory map of the Tang Dynasty!
Gao Xianzhi will be named the county king, and he will be named after Ge Shuhan and Anlu Mountain!
This feat must be unprecedented and unprecedented!
Gao Xianzhi was overjoyed. After supporting the deputy king Juchebi Shi as the Lord of Shi Kingdom, he personally led his army back to Anxi.
For a time, the barbarians in the river were shaken, and some wavering kings expressed their allegiance to the Tang Dynasty. To capture the thief first, capture the king. Gao Xianzhi's long-distance attack achieved great strategic significance.
Shortly after returning to Anxi and resting in Qiuci, Gao Xianzhi wrote a report asking for merit for Li Fei Yuanli, Li Siye and others. However, Gao Xianzhi hesitated for a while when deciding who to bring with him when he returned to Chang'an to report on his work and ask for merit. As expected.
It is said that it was Li Kuo who captured King Tele of the Kingdom of Shi, and he should have followed him back to Chang'an to report his work and claim his merit. But in terms of qualifications, Li Siye was much higher than this son. Even Bai Yuanguang, who had a slightly lower official position, Li Fei Yuanli
They are all veterans of the Anxi Tang Army, and it is not worth it to offend the entire Anxi Tang Army for one Li Kuo.
The imperial court limited the number of people who could return to Beijing to report on their duties to 500 people, and the limit for side generals was three. Therefore, excluding himself, Gao Xianzhi could only bring two confidants. In the end, Gao Xianzhi decided to go with Li Siye, who was more famous.
Beijing, in order to appease and calm the undercurrents in the Tang army in Anxi.
In November of the ninth year of Tianbao, a convoy of 500 people officially set off from Kucha City to Chang'an.
Li Kuoben tried his best to win over Gao Xianzhi, hoping to take this opportunity to return to Chang'an to meet his mother, A Tian, Liniang and others. But Gao Xianzhi finally gave up himself for more practical interests.
Of course the young man was a little disappointed, but now that the matter had come to this, there was no better way. As a soldier, Li Kuo certainly would not ignore the safety of Shule City. After sighing for a while, he led his generals to Shule.
Guard the frontier.
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In the Governor's Mansion of Shule, Li Kuo looked to the east in the distance and let out a long sigh.
"It's late autumn again, and I suddenly miss the Sophora japonica flowers in Chang'an."
Seeing Li Kuo leaning on the railing to the east and looking into the distance, Ni Xin moved to his side and covered Li Kuo with a dark green robe.
"The weather is getting cold, so be careful not to get cold."
I don't know since when, Ni Xin started to care about people, which made Li Kuo a little uncomfortable.
"Did you know that in Chang'an City, from October to October, the entire Zhuque Street will be filled with the fragrance of Sophora japonica flowers? My favorite food is Sophora japonica shortcakes from Li Fuji Cake Shop. I was young at that time, and I felt that life would be without regrets.
Yes, now that I think about it, it was too childish."
Li Kuo sighed, shook his head and smiled bitterly.
If I had not gone to Longyou to join the army, if I had not gone to Anxi, I am afraid that I would be breathing that soft and lingering breath in Chang'an now, right?
It was an extremely wonderful smell, including the sweetness of sophora flowers, the deliciousness of yokan, and of course the soul-stirring body fragrance of Yiren.
"Damn it, Xiao Qi, get up quickly, I've made your favorite omelette!"
A Tian's ethereal laughter sounded in his ears again, yes, how could he let go of this feeling? How could he let it go?
Where love comes, there will be no regrets. Does he still know what home feels like now?
Note 1: The Shi Kingdom had a dual-kingdom system at that time. The main king was Teller, who was close to Dashi. The deputy king was Juchebishi, who was named King of Shunyi by the Tang court.
Note 2: Li Siye, a famous general in the Mid-Tang Dynasty, was good at wielding the Mo Dao and participated in the pacification of the Anshi Rebellion.