Pang Tong paid homage to Liu Zhang: "Mr. Du Wei arrived at our military camp two months ago. Pang Tong hated to meet him so late. Although Mr. Du Wei was born with ear disease, he is definitely an unparalleled talent. He is talented in both literary and military skills.
Better than Pang Tong.
This time Pang Tong was able to follow General Zhao Yun to achieve excellence, because he first entrusted Loulan to Mr. Du Wei. Mr. Du Wei is definitely qualified for the position of Protectorate of the Western Regions, please allow me, my lord."
Liu Zhang knew that Pang Tong said that Du Wei was better than him in terms of literary skills, military skills, and military skills. He was modest in it, but it also showed that Du Wei's talents were indeed outstanding.
What made Liu Zhang even more emotional was that Pang Tong had really changed. He suddenly remembered the high-spirited Pang Tong who despised everything in Xiangyang.
"From the stars, down to the mountains and rivers, to the rivers and rivers outside, from the inside to the universe, from the past to the present, it is omnipotent. If the emperor wants to ask me what I can do, I will tell him, Zhang Liang, Han Xin, Xiao He, I can do it."
, they won’t, and I will too.”
Time flies, things change and people change.
"I am aware of Du Wei's talent, but I did not expect that Mr. Du is really willing to serve in the Sichuan Army. I have no objection to Mr. Du taking the post of Protector of the Western Regions."
Historically, Zhuge Liang valued Du Wei's talent very much and visited him three times, but Du Wei remained unmoved, also because he did not want civil war. Liu Zhang still respected such a talent and his ethnic background.
"Thank you, Lord." Pang Tong bowed again.
"Now the last difficult thing is left, the Yuezhi Empire's invading army." Liu Zhang frowned deeply and said in a deep voice: "The Yuezhi Empire is an empire. Since I said that the Western Region is the territory of the Han Dynasty, then
No other countries are allowed to interfere.
If the invading army of the Yuezhi Empire is not eliminated, neither the Western Region Protectorate nor the Western Region Frontier Army can be successfully established. The Dawan Horse of the Dawan Kingdom has nothing to do with us. If we want to implement the Western Region policy, we must eliminate the invading Yuezhi army.
,but."
The warm sunshine shone on the bodies of a group of people, and Liu Zhang said: "Jingjue is already too far away from our supply area. We cannot extend the supply line so long, so the troops staying in Loulan cannot come. Zhao Yun's cavalry
We must go back, and Jingjue can leave at most 10,000 people.
According to intelligence, 40,000 people from the Yuezhi Empire have crossed Congling and are heading towards Yarkand across the desert. Once we capture Yarkand and guard the Congling River, we, the ten thousand people, will never be able to capture the Yuezhi army. What can you do?
idea?"
Huang Yueying and Pang Tong were silent. Although they were extremely resourceful, they could not form an army. The Yueshi had an actual army of 40,000, and they were not familiar with the terrain in the Shache area. How to fight?
Moreover, Huang Yueying thought about Liu Zhang's condition. If Liu Zhang... the Sichuan Army's first priority would definitely not be fighting against Kushan.
"Lord." Pang Tong thought for a while and said to Liu Zhang: "The invasion of Yarkand by the Yuezhi is inevitable. We might as well establish the Western Region Protectorate and the border army first, wait until the border army is formed, and then fight against the Yuezhi. Pang Tong promises that eventually
One day I will defeat the Yuezhi."
"When will the Dawan horses be obtained? How many troops should we contain at the border of the Western Region?" Liu Zhang asked.
The reason why Pang Tong proposed this strategy was because he considered Liu Zhang's condition. If Liu Zhang left, the Sichuan army would have to confront the Yuezhi first, and then wait for the internal stability to stabilize, and then move to the Yuezhi.
But what Liu Zhang said is to the point. The Dayuan horses of the Dayuan Kingdom are an essential element of strong cavalry. However, if the Dayuan horses are not available for several years and they run away to fight with the Yuezhi army, then even if they finally defeat the Yuezhi and get the Dayuan horses, maybe they can get the Dayuan horses.
At that time, the Han Dynasty had already unified the world.
If the Sichuan army cannot make significant progress against Cao Sun for several years, it will definitely suffer a major defeat.
In any case, the Dawan horses were obtained a few years later, and the new cavalry was formed. Compared with the ones obtained now when they are recuperating, their effect is much smaller.
Moreover, the transportation lines are not complete for the Western Region war, which involves a lot of money and food. It is impossible to levy all the money and food of the Western Region Kingdom. If the kingdom is full of resentment and anger, it will never be able to rule. The Han Dynasty Central Committee will still need to provide supplies.
From Yumen Pass to Congling, it is thousands of miles away. It would be enough to transport one pound of grain from one hundred pounds to Amitabha. The consumption of that kind of grain is astronomical. The war with the Yueshi alone will severely damage the Sichuan army's treasury.
Therefore, it is better to eliminate the Yueshi now rather than slowly grinding them down later.
Pang Tong couldn't answer Liu Zhang's words, so Huang Yueying tried to say: "I heard that the lord captured Queen Yarkand, why not use her?"
"How to use it?" Liu Zhang asked.
"Reorganize Yarkand and attack Yueshi with us, there may be a chance." Huang Yueying said.
Liu Zhang frowned. What Huang Yueying said made sense. After all, the Yuezhi Empire wanted to occupy the terrain of Yarkand. Who else is more familiar with the terrain of Yarkand than the people of Yarkand?
And with the help of Latiya, that means the help of the entire Yarkand Kingdom. Yarkand is a larger country in the Western Region. Even if the Yarkand Army is completely wiped out this time, there are still many strong men, not to mention there is still a "vast ocean of people's war"
sea".
What Latia can bring is the geographical advantage and the people. The Yuezhi army has just arrived, and it is the right time to fight quickly. Indeed, Latia is the one who can best help the Sichuan army defeat the Yuezhi quickly.
Only now did Liu Zhang remember that he had summoned Latia yesterday, but he had forgotten about it after he became ill. Now he still couldn't get around Latia, not to mention the five thousand cavalry. It seemed that he should meet her.
Already.
Liu Zhang asked someone to pass on Latiya. He wanted to go alone and talk to Latia. Liu Zhang felt that he didn't need anyone else, so Huang Yueying and Pang Tong took their leave first.
Huang Yueying walked a few steps when Liu Zhang suddenly stopped her: "Yueying, just now you mentioned that Sun Quan went to his uncle's Xu family's sorcerer to cultivate immortality. I suddenly thought of Xu Zhaoxue. Didn't you say that she came to the Western Regions? Why didn't you see anyone?"
When a person reaches his last days, it is always easy to clearly remember the past. Xu Zhaoxue, from the very beginning, took him on a boat to see Huangfu Xuan, met Qu Lingchen, and later met Chai Sang and helped him escape Sun Ce and Zhou Yu.
Chase.
When he was in Xiangyang, he informed himself that Huang Yueying was going to lead a rebellion, and he even made himself angry and cried.
Although he was nagging, he was not only kind but also loyal to himself. Liu Zhang heard Huang Yueying say that Xu Zhaoxue came to the Western Regions. When he mentioned the Xu family just now, he suddenly remembered that it was really impossible for a girl to live in a place like the Western Regions.
What good results are there?
Huang Yueying was stunned for a moment, and suddenly remembered. Back then, Xu Zhaoxue asked herself to leave Liu Zhang's wife to her. He said he came to the Western Regions to explore. Where did he go now?
"My lord has been in the Western Region for so long and I don't even know. I've only been here for a month, so I don't even know... She's such a smart girl, should she be fine?"
Huang Yueying didn't believe what she said. If Xu Zhaoxue was safe and sound in the Western Regions and heard about Liu Zhang's expedition to the Western Regions, he should have defected to the Western Regions, at least to meet him. If he didn't see Liu Zhang, it meant that Xu Zhaoxue was doing well in the Western Regions, but how could he be in the Western Regions?
Can't you hear the name "Xu Banxian"?
Xu Zhaoxue and Huang Yueying were good friends when they were young. They wanted to call each other sisters. They used to say that when they got old, they would build a yard in the mountains and install the machinery invented by Huang Yueying. The two girls would take care of themselves together in their old age.
Huang Yueying had feelings for Xu Zhaoxue, and she was very worried at this time, but now is not the time to worry about Xu Zhaoxue. Suddenly, Huang Yueying also felt irritable as never before.
Liu Zhang shook his head. In troubled times, everyone should accept their destiny. Huang Yueying and Pang Tong left. Liu Zhang, supported by Xiao Furong, slowly walked along the flower path. Suddenly, a fast horse rushed towards this direction like crazy, followed by a horse.
A large group of people, wearing Roman armor, were Yarkand cavalry.
Wang Xuhe was startled. Wang Xu hurriedly ordered his soldiers to step forward, preparing to stop the Shache soldiers from approaching. He stepped forward with a lunge, jumped up, grabbed the approaching war horse, hugged the horse's neck, and stood before the horse.
In a violent state, he twisted violently, the war horse neighed, and was knocked to the ground with a "boom" sound.
The Shache soldiers chasing the horses were surprised to see how powerful they were. They were basically soldiers who had followed the Liang army before. They were sent to Shache after being captured. They had never seen anything so powerful. They were so shocked that they could not close their eyes.
On the mouth.
"My lord, over there is the barracks of the Shache cavalry. The horses have been running out for a long time. It is my lord that you came here and suddenly ran out madly. I think there must be a trick in it, the enchantress Latiana."
I want to harm you... my lord, my lord..."
He knocked down the war horse so powerfully, clapped his hands, came up panting, and said angrily to Liu Zhang, but suddenly he found Liu Zhang motionless and staring at the tail of the fallen war horse, looking at it curiously.
I saw a bunch of wormwood suddenly tied to the horse's tail. It was so powerful that I had no idea why Liu Zhang was staring at the bunch of wormwood. Could it be a panacea that could cure the Lord's disease?
"Xu Zhaoxue? Is she here? In the Yarkand camp?" Liu Zhang was a little in disbelief, but the withered mugwort was so familiar. When he saw the bunch of mugwort, he almost thought of Xu Zhaoxue's actions. He lowered his head and closed his eyes.
He opened his eyes, rubbed the wormwood with his little hands, muttered something in his mouth, and suddenly let go: "Ha, you are my destined lover."
Why is she in the Yarkand camp?
Xu Zhaoxue is like a goddess, but she is kind in the end and helps herself. Liu Zhang has nothing to do, so naturally he will not just ignore it.
After the Shache soldiers were shocked, they came to collect the fallen war horses. Everyone was a little afraid of how powerful they were. Liu Zhang said coldly: "Who released the war horses? It almost hurt the king and killed him?"
"Yes, he is our national advisor." The soldier was still afraid of the powerful force and stammered.
"What a bullshit Imperial Master, bring it here to me." If the mugwort belonged to Xu Zhaoxue, it must have been tied to a horse to attract his attention, but why he didn't dare to come and tell himself, Liu Zhang guessed that Xu Zhaoxue was held hostage.
Liu Zhang planned to hold Shache's imperial master accountable for his crimes when he came. The imperial master would definitely find out who moved the war horse. Since it was Xu Zhaoxue who moved the war horse, he would definitely find out and arrest him. Then he would be the one who moved the war horse.
Xu Zhaoxue would have known it all.
But when the Imperial Master of Shache was brought in front of him, Liu Zhang was shocked again.
"Xu..."
"Xu Zhao, the State Counselor of the Shache Kingdom, has met His Highness the King of Shu." Xu Zhaoxue bowed immediately before Liu Zhang could continue. Although Liu Zhang was full of doubts, he generally understood that Xu Zhaoxue was not free.
"Hmph, you dared to let the war horses go and almost hurt me. It is an unforgivable crime. Someone, take them away." Liu Zhang said angrily.
"Yes." Two Dongzhou soldiers stepped forward immediately.
"Your Highness, spare your life, spare your life." A Yarkand General immediately came over and begged, and said urgently to Liu Zhang: "The Imperial Master also made an unintentional mistake. Please be magnanimous, Your Highness."
Although Xu Zhaoxue has no human rights in Yarkand, as a national teacher, Latia has given her a very high status, one person is inferior to ten thousand people. The identity of Latia Witch God was blown out by Xu Zhaoxue. If
Latiya had the first position among the people in the Western Regions who were paralyzed by religion, and Xu Zhaoxue was the undisputed second in prestige, known as Xu Tianshi.
If something happens to Xu Zhaoxue, who will shape the status of Nalatiya Witch God?
Naturally, Yarkand's generals did not dare to let anything happen to Xu Zhaoxue. If Latia was angered, their lives would still be in Latia's hands.
"How magnanimous? If I am trampled to death by a war horse, who will show me magnanimity?" Liu Zhang looked at General Yarkand coldly. General Yarkand was so frightened that he could no longer speak. The Dongzhou soldiers violently took Xu Zhaoxue away.
The Yarkand soldiers were as silent as cicadas.
When they arrived at a deserted place, Liu Zhang ordered Dongzhou soldiers to guard the crossing, and then asked the soldiers to let go of Xu Zhaoxue. As soon as Xu Zhaoxue was free, she immediately took off her Tianshi hat, and all her oppressed hair flowed down, like a person who had just woken up.
Young girl.
"Miss Xu, why are you in the Yarkand camp? How did you become the Yarkand state division? Our Han army and the Yarkand army have been fighting jointly for almost a month. Why don't you come to me? Why do you still use mugwort...
"
Liu Zhang asked about his doubts, but the more questions he asked, the more bitter Xu Zhaoxue's expression became. Finally, he couldn't hold it back any longer. He rushed forward and hugged Liu Zhang, crying "Wow".
"Husband, Xue'er misses you so much, I miss you so much. Xue'er has had a hard time this year, do you know?
Xu Zhaoxue burst into tears on Liu Zhang's shoulder. Her tears fell like a torrent on Liu Zhang's shoulder. Liu Zhang felt that his cold neck was constantly being slapped by the warm liquid.
All the tears were caused by the grievances suffered, the fears endured, the worries and nightmares day and night over the past year or so. Xu Zhaoxue felt like her heart was about to burst into tears.
After a long time, Xu Zhaoxue stopped crying. Liu Zhang couldn't care about Xu Zhaoxue's inexplicable "husband" at this time. He put his hands on Xu Zhaoxue's shoulders. Xu Zhaoxue's pink face was covered with pear blossoms, and the tear stains were half dry, because he had been crying for a long time.
The grievance has not completely dissipated, and he is twitching like a kitten after being severely beaten. It is really pitiful.
"You are almost 20 years old, and you are a national master of a country. How can you cry like this?" Liu Zhang gently wiped away the tears on Xu Zhaoxue's cheeks with his hands, and Xu Zhaoxue let Liu Zhang's hands touch her face.
After Liu Zhang persuaded him for a long time, he heard intermittently why Xu Zhaoxue became the Shache National Preceptor. In the past year or so, Xu Zhaoxue had really suffered countless grievances.
The Xu family is very large in the Central Plains, and Xu Zhaoxue will naturally not suffer any disadvantages when traveling all over the country. (To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!