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When the leader heard this, he rolled his eyelids and shouted in displeasure. At the same time, he pointed to a few elders in the tribe and said, "The rest of the beef, you can eat it yourself. After you have recovered your energy, you need to use it when you return to the tribe." !"

The few old people received this preferential treatment, and they couldn't help but feel sincere and fearful. It should be known that even in the original tribe, due to their old age and weakness, they were the most neglected and disgusted, and their food and treatment were extremely poor.The Qiang people are close to the customs of Tubo, and they have never had any concept of respecting the elderly.Unexpectedly, after being recovered by the strongman, the treatment will be improved instead.

After a short rest, the knights began to order the driving team to continue on their way.During the trip, they encountered another Qiang tribe migrating to Qinghai, and this tribe was also forced to surrender.

After continuing to march in the field for two days, the team came to the vicinity of Dafeichuan in Hainan, where tens of thousands of people gathered in the gentle and open Dagu.The knights introduced the surrendered tribesmen into the territory, and assigned special personnel to divide and resettle them, and organize these populations into the headquarters.And those old Qiang people who were treated preferentially along the way were all taken to the leader's big tent in the center of the territory.

Outside the tent of the leader of the Mumao Tribe, hundreds of old Qiang people had already gathered, waiting to be called into the tent.These old Qiangs were naturally full of curiosity, and they didn't know how the Mumao tribe would arrange them.

In the large tent at this time, there was a long wooden case.There are many people sitting around the wooden case, most of these people are from Tang Dynasty, but it is not that the Mumaobu deliberately kidnapped them.In the early years, when Tubo was powerful, it often launched raids and plunders to Longyou east of Chiling, and many Tang people inevitably fled to Qinghai.

Now these Tang people are collected and gathered in a large tent, each holding a pen and paper, constantly summoning some old Qiang people from outside the tent, asking them about mountains, rivers, geography and other related questions, and recording them one by one on paper.

It turns out that on the one hand, the Mumao tribe collected Tang people who lived around Qinghai and were proficient in writing and ink, and on the other hand, they collected old people from the various Qiang tribes. Using the knowledge and experience of these old Qiang tribes, they drew the geographical graphics of mountains and rivers around Qinghai.

Inside the big tent, there is an inner tent separated from the outside. Inside the tent sits an old man wearing a big fur and wearing gold ornaments. He is the leader of the Mumao tribe today.On the left and right sides of the leader, the core members of the Mumao Department sit around them.

At this time, all kinds of maps drawn by the outside world are continuously being collected in the internal account. Looking at these drawings, the chief of the Mumao tribe couldn't help laughing, pointing to a woman in the seat and laughing: "Ah Qing This offer is really wonderful! Now that the sages of the Tang Dynasty came to Qinghai in person, the war will break out soon, and the various ministries plan their own plans, but it is just an old plan trapped by the forces of people and horses. Only our ministries have this ingenious trick to paint the landscape of this place in detail. The situation, you don't need to fight and fight, you can get a lot of benefits for our department!"

The woman named Ah Qing was the chief's daughter and the only woman in the tent, but the reason why she was able to attend was not just because she was the chief's daughter.As the chief said, Mu Uobe's actions this time are offering advice to this woman.

Hearing his father's praise, Ah Qing smiled reservedly, and said: "I have been in Fuqi City for a long time, and I have many contacts with merchants from the Tang Dynasty. I know that they are not only selling goods for profit, but also exploring the geography of Qinghai carefully. There is a map to contribute, but the Gar family has ruled this area for a long time, and the old map is no longer usable. Now that the Tang Dynasty is going to the west, it is natural that there is an urgent need to understand the geography. This time, the sages of the Tang Dynasty will personally conquer, and the army is huge. If our troops only use people to take It is hard to be as brave as the Tang army, how can you be respected? But if you bring this treasure map to knock on the door, you will definitely be regarded as a guest of honor..."

While everyone was discussing, a warrior from the ministry hurried in and reported that Tang's military envoy had arrived outside the camp.

Hearing this, the chief quickly stood up and greeted everyone: "Follow me to meet the Tang envoy quickly, don't be rude!"

A group of people hurried out of the big tent. At the same time, the Tang army's game team with strong soldiers, horses and horses and well-armed all the way was also led by the Mumao tribe into this territory.

The two sides met in the middle of the territory of the Mumao tribe. Although the chief of the Mumao tribe was telling the people not to be rude just now, when he saw that the leader of the Tang State was a young soldier who was not yet weak, he immediately lowered his face and was impolite. He snorted coldly and said: "The previous communication told me that tens of thousands of generals from my clan want to return to the righteousness and join the Tang Dynasty, and hope that the Tang Dynasty can send envoys to guide them. The Tang Dynasty actually despised me so much that they only sent mere Zhuzi to see me!"

When everyone in the Tang army on the opposite side heard the chief's words, even a middle-aged general rode out, pointed at the other party and said in a deep voice: "Age is irrelevant, loyalty is a strong man! Knowing that your department is lost and knowing how to return, you want to survive in righteousness." The governor of Fumeng was also very pleased, and sent his staff back to the saint and sent us to the ministry to ask questions. The chief thought he was young, so we can know that Captain Li is not only a young and strong leader of the Tang Dynasty's elite army, but also a backward family that the saint appreciates and cultivates! This trip is already condescending, and I have been insulted by such vicious words, and I will never say anything about returning to righteousness. I will not die today, and I will meet you on the battlefield in the future, so that the thief Qiang will know that I, the son of the Tang Dynasty, must not be insulted!"

While speaking, everyone in the Tang army drew their knives in their hands and guarded Li Yi, who led the team, in the center, with the momentum of killing a bloody road immediately.

Hearing what the general of the Tang army said, seeing the attitude of the Tang people on this road again, the chief of Mumao's face changed suddenly, and hurriedly raised his hand to push away the guards of the clan who came up, and walked forward in two steps. He simply prostrated himself on the ground, paused his head, and said in a loud voice: "I beg you, General, to forgive me for my slip of the tongue... The old Qiang has blind eyes, and even mistook the noble species of Tianzong as vulgar... The old Qiang's heart of righteousness can be learned from heaven and earth, please be noble. Pity the tens of thousands of lives here, forgive sins, forgive sins..."

Seeing the chief knelt down and confessed his mistake, Li Yi's stern expression softened a little. He waved his hand to signal the followers to put away their sabers, and rode their horses forward a few steps. Hu dust is filthy, dare not defile the honorable shoes of nobles, please step on this lowly body of nobles, and enter the tent to wash away the dust!"

"The Tang family values ​​bravery and talent, regardless of internal or external. Since the chieftain is loyal and passionate, he is no longer a villain, evil and ugly. In the coming year, he will be rewarded for his merits, or he will be a minister in the same palace. Don't be humiliated."

Li Yi got off the horse from the other side, bent down to help the chief up, and said with a smile.

Hearing what Li Yi said, the chief breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly greeted everyone in the tribe, and then surrounded Li Yi and his party into the big tent.

At this moment, the personnel affairs in the big tent had already been sorted out, and after the two parties sat down, Li Yi asked about the current situation of the Mumao tribe to confirm whether the other party's surrender was true or not.

This information is not confidential, and the chief should tell it seriously.

The current situation in Haixi can be said to be a mess, especially after the Tang sage arrived in Longyou and confirmed that the Tang army would attack Haixi on a large scale.The Tang army was already sharpening their knives and preparing to go, but the Haixi Fucheng side did not make any clear orders to respond, and Da Lun Qinling lived in the mansion, and almost no outsiders were seen.

Although Qinling still had great prestige and a great reputation among the Hu tribes, he didn't even reveal his basic attitude of war or peace, which naturally made people panic and at a loss as to what to do.It also made many Hu tribe forces attached to Haixi not optimistic about this battle. They each wanted to find a way out. One of the representatives was the Mumao tribe who actively contacted the Tang army in Haidong and hoped to surrender.

Although the main force of the Tang army has not yet formally marched towards Haixi, the activities of scouting Youyi are becoming more and more frequent, so they naturally have some understanding of Haixi's current situation.

What the chief of the Mumao tribe explained was consistent with what Li Yi knew, and there were many supplementary details.After the chief had finished speaking, Li Yi pondered for a while before saying: "As far as I know, the old leader of the Mumao tribe is not here, right?"

"Your Excellency is really well aware of the situation. Yes, my tribe used to live in the north of the Chihai Sea. In the past, Su and Gui coerced and threatened the west, and saw the Tibetans coming from the east to abuse the country..."

Although the chief of the Mu Uo tribe spoke in a relaxed tone, the story he told was the treacherous and capricious misdeeds of his tribe.In the past years, he followed Suhe Guixi to Tibet, betrayed Tuyuhun, and attracted the Tubo people to destroy Tuyuhun. Later, he betrayed Suhegui and chose to follow the Gar family back to Haixi Fuqi City. Don.

After the chief of the Mumao tribe finished speaking, Li Yi didn't answer, but looked at him with a faint smile on his lips.Although he didn't speak, the meaning is very obvious, that is, you, the second and fifth son, now say that you want to surrender, if you dare to say it, I have to dare to believe it.

The chief of the Mumao tribe knew that the background was indeed very tidy, and he also expected that Tang Guo might not believe him easily, so he made a gesture and ordered the tribe to submit some of the books that had been sorted out before.

After hearing the content of these materials, Li Wei's face suddenly became serious, and he searched through all the books in the banquet. Although he couldn't confirm the authenticity for a while, when he looked at the chief of the Mumao tribe again, his face became serious. He has become much kinder, and said: "This time I came to see you, the governor just wanted me to agree with the chief about the eastward travel date, but I didn't know that your department had this secret to make a contribution, and the gift of asking questions is indeed lacking. Please forgive me, chief." I will first report the matter here to the governor, and I will go to the saint, and I will prepare a solemn etiquette to see you in the future!"

The chief's intention was exactly this, and after hearing the words, he smiled and responded again and again, and entertained Li Yi and his party in the tent.

After the feast was over in the middle of the night, the woman Ah Qing found her father, and said with some puzzlement: "I have worked hard for several months, and the treasure map I made is definitely more than what I presented before. Aye only offered the fur, and I am afraid that I will not be able to get the true view of Tang Guo. It’s heavy. It’s not beneficial to keep these books in our department, why doesn’t Aye offer them all in exchange for more awards?”

"You woman, although you have wise plans, your experience is still shallow. This time, if the Tang Dynasty can give me a special gift, I will certainly raise my troops to do so. The geography is accurate and sneaky to the west, to meet Zanpu and resist the Tang army. Our real future is neither in the Tang Dynasty nor in Tubo. What's the difference? Don't narrow your way and block it because of a momentary struggle!"

The chief of the Muyu tribe twisted his beard under his jaw and said with a wise smile.

Chapter 0937 heroic parting, innocent thing Tang

The Moli Station on the east side of Dafeichuan is now the base camp of the Tang vanguard army. Thousands of Youyi scouts use this as a starting point to continuously patrol and infiltrate the heart of Qinghai. While investigating the enemy's situation, they are also constantly Sweeping removes some of the uncertainties on and off the battlefield.Most of these so-called uncertain factors refer to the Tuqiang and Xianbei tribes living in Qinghai.

For these migratory tribes, the single-wheel individuals are naturally not very strong.Even an elite team of two to three hundred players is enough to wipe out several Tuqiang tribes scattered in the wilderness.However, once these tribes have a tendency to organize and assemble, they will become a variable that cannot be ignored on the future battlefield. Especially when the front line is stretched and the war is stalemate, this variable may affect or even determine the direction of the war. .

After all, the reason why Tubo racked their brains to annex Tuyuhun in previous years was not only the direct expansion of territory, but also the control of the original Tuyuhun population.After Tubo annexed Tuyuhun, in the subsequent battles with Datang, half of the troops came directly from Qinghai.Especially in the battle of Dafeichuan, Qinling used the crowd tactics of home court advantage to the extreme.

The father and son of the Gar family are dragons and phoenixes among the people. They have ruled the Qinghai area for decades, and naturally they have established a rather meticulous governance model.But in the general trend of history, no matter how strong an individual's ability is, he will appear weak and weak.

Qinling's previous mighty military exploits naturally made the whole world dare not underestimate him.But when he faced the pressure of the two most powerful regimes in the world, Tang and Tubo, he also seemed powerless and unable to stop the decline.

In the past few years, the ruling foundation of the Gar family in Qinghai has been continuously compressed and destroyed, and its control over Qinghai's territory and population has been continuously weakened, making the binding force of its government orders weaker and weaker.

Today, even if the Datang army marched straight in again, it would be difficult for Qinling to organize an army of hundreds of thousands to fight against the Tang Dynasty and repeat the glory of the Dafeichuan battle in previous years.

Of course, although Datang's influence continued to infiltrate Qinghai, the time was still short after all, and it had not yet reached the point where it could completely replace the Gar family.

Therefore, in Qinghai right now, apart from the Haidong area actually controlled by the Tang Dynasty and the Haixi area where the Gar family has been entrenched, the other areas are basically in a state of disorder and chaos.And these local tribes in Qinghai, because of this situation of confrontation and see-saw, are fortunate to enjoy a short-term freedom from the slavery of the rule.

But what this so-called freedom brings to people is not carefree detachment, but a kind of fear of helplessness.Especially in the current situation where the Qinghai War is about to start, since these tribes do not have a clear affiliation and which side's military order they are to restrain, naturally the two warring parties have no obligation to protect them.

There is no absolute justice in war, the difference is only the position.When Datang's army entered Qinghai, it was definitely not a benevolent and righteous army that would not pick up lost things on the road and feared to hurt people's lives. In order to strengthen its own strategic advantage, it is natural to strengthen the collection and control of personnel resources around the battlefield.Before the armies of the two sides had formally encountered each other and formed a battle, the wandering and migrating Tuqiang tribes were the main targets of these game scouts.

No matter when, weakness is the original sin.The fate of the Tuqiang tribes discovered by the scouts of Youyi in the Tang Dynasty has long been doomed, and the choice is really limited. Those who follow me may not prosper, but those who oppose me will surely perish.

When the Datang Youyi officially started their military activities, the base camp of Mo Liyi suddenly became lively.Every day, many Tuqiang people are driven here. Although the Tang army may not need to rely on their manpower to accomplish things, it must not tolerate the indulgence of these tribal populations.

Although the main force of the army has not yet officially entered Qinghai, after the army is deployed, logistical supplies will become extremely important.Even if these local and Qiang tribes did not obey the orders of Tubo, they were only out of greed, and I was afraid that they would take extreme risks and harass the supplies of the Tang army along the route. Naturally, the sooner they cleared them up, the better.

It's just that so many Qianghu people were driven to Moli Station, how to deal with it is also a big trouble for Tang Jun.Although the war is imminent, benevolence should not be indiscriminate, but innocent people should not be killed indiscriminately to physically eliminate these Qiang herdsmen.

In fact, when it comes to the management of the Hu people in the border areas, Datang naturally has a wealth of experience.In the past years, the disrespectful regimes in the surrounding areas have repeatedly set off wars to destroy the country. The wars brought more than tens of thousands of prisoners. Those attached to prefectures and counties can basically be properly resettled.

But at present, the strength of the Tang people gathered by Mo Liyi is the elite of the forward game, and its functionality is more reflected in the combat aspect. There are not many methods available for the control of the region and population, which inevitably seems a bit burnt out.

"Report to the general, Chishui battalion came back from hunting, and found more than [-] people from six tribes of Qiangs. Please send army envoys to guide them back to the camp!"

In the forward camp of Moliyi, Wu Guiying from the game team returned from his hunting tour to report his harvest, while Guo Zhiyun, the forward leader who sat in the camp and listened to the report, was no longer as relaxed and comfortable as he was at the beginning. He just felt a little uncomfortable after hearing the words Nodding patiently: "Understood!"

Then he ordered the officials in the army to sort out the books and arrange the characters separately.While handling these chores, Guo Zhiyun still kept his eyes on the documents on the desk. Even if he sat still, there was still fine sweat on his forehead, which showed that the mental work was also very heavy.

Not long after, another battalion soldier rushed into the tent and reported: "General, there are more than [-] Qiang people in the western camp making noise..."

"how so?"

Guo Zhiyun frowned immediately when he heard the words, he stood up from the table, held his saber in his hand and asked in a deep voice, with a murderous aura overflowing from him.

"The Qiang people are feuding with the newly stationed tribe in Zuojin, and they are afraid that the other party will thin out the food, because they are making a fuss..."

After listening to the camp pawns' explanation, Guo Zhiyun's murderous look remained undiminished, and after a moment of contemplation, he ordered: "All those involved in the incident will be expelled to the hill outside the camp, and they will not be punished with food and beverage tents. If there is any commotion, they will all be shot. Pass it on to the battalions!"

The battalion soldiers led away, but Guo Zhiyun was not in a relaxed mood. He called a civil official to join the army and asked, "How much free space is left in the camp? How much of the gifts are left?"

After joining the army, he reported the relevant data in detail. After hearing this, Guo Zhiyun frowned even more, because the containment capacity in the battalion was about to reach its limit, but Sifang Youyi was still sending the Tuqiang people a steady stream. The crowd came here.

"Immediately calculate how many days the storage in the camp can last, and report to the rear."

Hearing the general's order, Joining the Army nodded yes, and immediately went to the desk in the account to check and submit a result soon.

Guo Zhiyun was quite satisfied with the work efficiency of his subordinates. After receiving the documents, he nodded his head to show encouragement.Saints emphasize martial arts, causing many young talents in the country to go to the border to pursue martial arts.

For example, Du Xian, who joined the army in this battalion, handled all kinds of official documents and data in an orderly manner. Almost half of the documents in the battalion were regulated by him. Guo Zhiyun also benefited a lot from this. for Jane.

In previous years, even if such a talent was silent, he would usually only wait for an opportunity in the two capitals, and rarely appear in the border.This is undoubtedly a great waste of talent, which is of no benefit to the country, and it will also make these talented people lose their ambitions and become decadent in the long wasted years.

However, the ability of his subordinates is limited to the improvement of the situation of the forward battalion. Guo Zhiyun briefly browsed the accounting results submitted by joining the army, and is still thinking about how to word the letter to the rear. Another battalion soldier came to appeal to Mumao, a Qiang man. Li Yi of the Ministry had already returned, and Guo Zhiyun ordered Li Yi to be brought into the tent quickly after hearing the words, intending to understand the recruiting situation of most of the Tuqiang tribes and then return to the rear together.

Soon Li Yi entered the tent, and after a brief salutation, he reported the trip in detail.

After hearing that the Mumao Department actually collected quite detailed geographical information of Qinghai and presented it, Guo Zhiyun became more interested in it for a while, and quickly summoned several generals and civil servants to join the army to examine the geographical information brought back by Li Wei. authenticity.

The Tang army is about to enter Qinghai again to fight, and there will naturally be a lot of relevant data collection work, especially after the relationship with the Haixi Gar family eased last year, the current human and geographical situation of Qinghai has been carefully explored check.

The geographical information contributed by the Mumao Department brought back by Li Yi is indeed very helpful. Not only can it be verified and supplemented with the information mastered by Datang, but also some of the information around Fuqi City in Haixi that Datang has not clearly grasped. , even including some of the Gar family's military presence.

The in-depth verification of the information was carried out by other people, and Guo Zhiyun signaled Li Yi to turn to the other side, and asked, "According to what you see, is it necessary to arrange a strong team to guide this Qiang people from the east?"

"With such a big plan, the general dare not say anything, but only report what he has seen during this trip. He has a huge network of people, and has gathered more than ten thousand tents. Moreover, he has contributed such pictures and books. It can be seen that the pictures are not small. If we only send troops to attract them, I'm afraid it won't be enough to fill this desire. What's more, the Gar family will definitely not turn a blind eye to the movements of tens of thousands of people..."

Although the chief of the Mumao tribe was humble and humble, Li Yi still had his own opinions during this trip. After carefully speaking some of his feelings and conjectures, he felt that the Mumao tribe still had great reservations about the surrender.

And one of the most direct manifestations of this is that when Li Yi suggested that the Mumao tribe send people to follow him back to the Tang army camp to discuss the surrender of the Tang army, the leader of the Mumao tribe only sent a daughter, but not a son or other. important members.

Although the leader of the Mumao tribe gave a reason, the Tao was that his daughter had served as a female official in the Qinling Mansion in Fucheng City, so she was quite familiar with the etiquette and customs of the Tang people, but as for the sons, they were vulgar and rude, and worried about the abruptness of the Tang dignitaries.But Li Yi still has reservations about this statement, because even if the talks collapse and the hostages are seized, it will not have much impact on the Mumao tribe's control of its people.

"Thieves and Qiang are treacherous, they cannot be said to be loyal!"

Guo Zhiyun agrees with Li Yi's views.Even if there were no such reasons, he would not express any kind views on the Qiang people in the Qinghai area.Now in the confrontation with Tubo, Datang has a certain advantage. However, in the past, the Tang army was blocked to the east of Chiling. Guo Zhiyun and other old men from the Heyuan Army fought fiercely around Chiling. There were a large number of Tubo troops. The Qiang people infested it and helped the tyrants to abuse them.

It's just that the Tang Dynasty is about to re-rule Qinghai, so it is impossible to completely wipe out the local Qiang.Not to mention the mighty dragons passing through the border, even Tuyuhun, who ruled Qinghai for hundreds of years, followed the rule of actively converging with the Western Qiang.

The strength of the Mumao tribe of the Qiang people is not small, and it is also an indigenous force listed in the military intelligence of the Tang Dynasty. In particular, Li Yi reported that his tribe's power has grown again. The military affairs of the generals were collected and prepared to be reported to the rear together, and it was up to the sage to decide whether to accept his troops.

As for the girl from the Mumao tribe who returned with Li Yi, Guo Zhiyun didn't plan to meet her.These old Heyuan soldiers already had prejudices against the Qiang people, and they hated the famous Qiang people even more.

However, the messenger from the Moliyi camp had not yet been dispatched, and a special envoy had arrived from the headquarters of the Shanzhou army in the rear.

"The striker went ahead for more than a month, and the generals thought it was a great effort!"

As a special emissary of the sages in Shanzhou, Guo Yuanzhen led a team to the outside of the Moliyi camp, looking at Guo Zhiyun and others who were coming out to greet him, he said with a smile.

After Guo Zhiyun and others heard the words, their expressions were more or less awkward.Originally, they also thought that they and others were lucky enough to be selected into the forward team, and that it was a rare opportunity to make contributions to the heartland of Qinghai first. first success.

But when they dispatched troops, they realized that the situation was far from that. In the face of the menacing Tang army, Haixi hardly made any offensive and defensive arrangements to resist. Scouts encounter friction is rare.

The vanguard troops sent troops for more than a month, and the gains on the frontal battlefield were negligible. The main result was to gather a large number of local Tuqiang tribes.Although this can also be regarded as a kind of combat result, these Tuqiang tribes are extremely low in terms of combat effectiveness and organizational strength. No matter how many people are gathered, it is really difficult to give these elite game fighters any sense of honor.

Guo Zhiyun, the main forward, complained even more.The soldiers of the battalions only need to be in charge of patrolling, but he has to handle the forward battalion affairs, and is also responsible for providing these Qiang people with basic living supplies and appease them, so as to prevent them from causing large-scale riots.

All in all, the experience of the forward team over the past month or so is really lackluster, which is contrary to their previous imagination of killing thieves and expanding their ambitions.

There are many people outside the camp, and it is not suitable for long-term conversations. After all the people returned to the big tent in the army and sat down, Guo Zhiyun said impatiently: "Your envoy has entered the army this time, can there be a new message to convey?" How about the forward military aircraft? The previous report has already stated in detail. The last general is mediocre, and it is difficult to find a turning point. The difficulties have become more serious..."

After listening to Guo Zhiyun's complaint, Guo Yuanzhen also sighed and said: "The sage is well aware of the situation here, and he sent me here this time to solve a few troubles."

Speaking of this, he pointed to the outside of the camp tent and said with a smile: "When I entered the camp, I saw the tent stretching and the Qiang people gathering together. Generals and others don't need to be too modest. This is already a real achievement of the weak and strong. The land is farther away. In the western frontier, if the bandits want to make their presence known here, the natives will help a lot, if we seize their claws and claws today and start a war in the future, it will be of great benefit to the military!"

"The last general waited so he didn't dare to boast, because he was afraid that there was something hidden in it."

Hearing Guo Yuanzhen's words about this episode, Guo Zhiyun's expression became serious: "The last general has been standing against the bandits in Chiling for a long time, and he knows that Qinling is arrogant and dangerous, and he is definitely not a bandit waiting to be killed. Now my master Wang is advancing westward, and there are no minions outside the bandits. There is no discussion of surrendering and leaving, but it is depressed and motionless, which is really weird. The reason why the general suspects that the thieves left me behind is to waste our military aircraft and exhaust our strength, and to show us that we are weak and weak. Be proud of our military spirit, just wait for our army to be reckless and arrogant, make good use of advances and retreats, and then make repeated dangerous plans..."

Guo Zhiyun's suspicion is justified, and similar speculations and discussions are not lacking in the Shanzhou base camp.When Guo Yuanzhen heard this, he asked sternly: "The general suspects that there are personnel dangers arranged by Qin Ling among the Qiang people who are appeased?"

Guo Zhiyun shook his head when he heard this question: "The Qiang people migrated in spring and autumn and were forced to make a living. This is a custom that has been accumulated since the times. Nowadays, most of the Qiang gathered in Moli Post are small free tribes, and there are few strong tribes. Today Haixi lacks troops. If Qinling has the ability to integrate and drive these small units, he will never abandon the basics and put them in our side.

What the general is really worried about in the end is those Tuqiang tribes who are already powerful.These tribes are selfish about geography, accustomed to cunning and seeking glory, and have no integrity at all, so it is inevitable that there will be treacherous changes of deceitful surrender and defection..."

Although the Tuqiang population collected by Moliyi is quite large, they belong to many small tribes, and there may be intricate conflicts among them. Even the most basic communication is a problem. It can be said that they are the real bottom-level barbarians. Hu, if you want to carry out effective integration and organization, it is simply difficult to do it without a long time and hard work.Although there are tens of thousands of people, if the Tang army really wants to kill, well-equipped thousand people are enough.

But those organized and orderly Tuqiang tribes are different. They are the overlords in the region, and their plan is not only to survive. If the Tang army wants to recruit and accept them, it must be more cautious, otherwise it is possible Was backlashed.

Speaking of this, Guo Zhiyun summoned Li Yi again and asked him to report to Guo Yuanzhen the process of recruiting the Mumao tribe of the Qiang people.

After listening to Guo Yuanzhen, he pondered for a while, and then said: "You are the pioneers of the king. You are still loyal to things without being greedy or arrogant, and cautious in making judgments. But if you rely on these few signs, you can conclude that This Mu Maobu is not credible, but I can't agree with it.

The thief Qiang is indeed an unrighteous person. Because of this, why is there any reason to be loyal to the Gar family?Now that Qinling is poor, how can it win people's hearts?As far as I can see, it is true that his part is against Li Haixi, and it is true that he begs to surrender to me. All hesitating gestures are all because they are up for grabs.Even if you don't vote for me, you must vote for Fan. "

Guo Yuanzhen's judgment was also very reasonable, which made Guo Zhiyun realize that he was influenced by inherent prejudices, and subconsciously felt that the surrender of Mumaobu could not be easily accepted.

But Li Yi, a young man, was a little more aggressive. After listening to Guo Yuanzhen's opinion, he said: "What the envoy has seen is indeed comprehensive. But the general feels that a hundred cleverness is not as good as a strong one. Today, my sage is here in person." On Longshang, a 30 army is ready to go. What kind of thieves can't be majestic and defeated? But if you can send out a large army to conquer Fuqi City, why should you be obsessed with whether the thief Qiang is obedient or not? What's more, recovering Qinghai is our country's major plan. How can you allow this traitor Qiang to profit from it!"

Hearing what Li Yi said, Guo Yuanzhen clapped his hands in admiration, and praised without hesitation: "Young and energetic are the blessings of the family and the country. The captain has such a strong voice, no wonder even the sages praised this man as the leader of the family. But... "

Speaking of this, Guo Yuanzhen paused for a moment, then raised his hand and ordered his followers to disperse, and separated the space in the tent, and then looked at Guo Zhiyun and said: "The holy car came to Longshang, and the picture is not only the sea. Gains and losses in the west. It must be known that besides Qinghai, Xikang is also our territory, but it is still plundered by the bandits. The Gar family is not enough to resist our army, but if it is quickly eliminated, the hostess will surely hesitate to move forward. , I will be sent to Xikang, and if our army tries to advance again at that time, it will become a tired army, and the thief will take advantage of the benefits of waiting for work."

Hearing what Guo Yuanzhen said, Guo Zhiyun realized that the sage's vision was not limited to the recovery of Qinghai, but to the overall national power confrontation with the foreign countries.In other words, the sage wanted to use Qinghai as a bait to lure the local army of the Fan Kingdom to Qinghai for a decisive battle.

Seeing Guo Zhiyun's dazed look, Guo Yuanzhen also smiled slightly.

The demise of Tuyuhun did have a profound impact on Datang, not only greatly destroying the border defense layout and detainment order of Datang, but then Datang suffered several setbacks in Qinghai, not only suffered heavy losses, but also directly interrupted Datang's external expansion. pace.Therefore, recovering Qinghai can be said to be an obsession of the Tang Dynasty both inside and outside the field.

However, just recovering Qinghai is not enough to fully compensate Datang for the losses suffered and the price paid here.Moreover, such a purely strategic goal is not worthy of the sage's personal conquest.

Since the sage came to Longyou in person to direct the battle in Qinghai, it was inevitable that he would win or lose with Tubo, a regime that rose on the plateau and repeatedly provoked the majesty of the Tang Dynasty.

However, the Gar family who occupied Haixi was at odds with Zanpu, and was even rejected and abandoned by the middle school. If the Gar family was only eliminated and Qinghai was recovered, it would neither be enough to cause substantial damage to the national power of Tubo, nor can it be said that Datang defeated Tubo.

Therefore, if the Tang Dynasty wants to achieve the greatest strategic results in this war, it is necessary to attract the Tubo native troops to Qinghai and fight a decisive battle with each other.

If the Tang army wiped out the Gar family before the main force of the Fan Kingdom arrived in Qinghai, this would undoubtedly greatly reduce the strategic significance of this battle.The Gar family was suppressed by the Tang Dynasty and Tubo, and it was at the end of its strength, but even so, the Tang Dynasty still had to invest such a strong army, and even the saints personally conquered it. It can be said that the Nagar family was defeated. It is difficult to win without force, and it is difficult to create a strong deterrent through such a victory.