Datang: Huchi served as a bodyguard, but refused to enter the court as an official

No one knew what he was asking for.

Xue Li secretly tugged at Jin Ridun, as if blaming him for his talkativeness.

Li Chengqian looked a little lonely.

"It's been two months, why hasn't there been a single letter from Chang'an? Could it be that they have forgotten me?"

Li Chengqian had broken thoughts in his heart, and couldn't help complaining that those people in Chang'an City had no conscience.

At this moment, Cheng Chumo swaggered in from the outside.

Seeing that something was wrong with the atmosphere, he slapped a letter on the table.

"Chengqian, look!"

Li Chengqian was taken aback, and hurried over. When he saw the signature on the envelope, his eyes turned red.

Regardless of his status, he is still a child after all.

For him, Liu Bai's letter is like a letter from home.

He immediately abandoned everyone and ran to his room, intending to take a good look at what Liu Bai had said.

Looking at Li Chengqian's back, Qiao Shiwang shook his head, and said: "They are really, the crown prince has been here for so long, and they only sent a letter."

Xue Li and Jin Rixun looked at each other.

Jin Ridun whispered: "How is your fiancée?"

Xue Li rolled his eyes at him, and said: "The two of us are in Chang'an altogether. We stayed in Chang'an for three days, so I just took a look at it."

Jin Rixun smiled and said: "Be careful, you must not become disabled before the wedding."

As he spoke, he swept between Xue Li's legs.

Xue Li tensed up and bumped Jin Ridun with his shoulder.

"Shut your mouth!"

Cheng Chumo gave a 'cut' and said, "So what if I don't have a letter from home? If I am stationed outside the border, my father may not talk to me once in 80 years."

Qiao Shiwang waved his hand and said: "Seeing what the crown prince wants, it's time to set off. Everyone, go get ready. Before you set off, Qiao will invite a few of you to a banquet for whatever you say!"

The day after the letter arrived, the army set off.

1 people, divided into three teams.

At the forefront was the [-] Pioneer Battalion led by Cheng Chumo.

They are tasked with opening the way.

No one can guarantee how many ambushes lie ahead.

The coach of the Chinese army is naturally Li Chengqian.

They took 8000 people and rode on camels, moving forward slowly.

In the rear is the supply camp where Jin Ridun is the official.

2000 people, dedicated to serving [-] war horses.

Walking on the desert, the wear and tear of war horses is at least twice that of soldiers.

Save as much horsepower as you can.

The configuration of the elite cavalry of the Tang Dynasty has always been one man and three horses.

Sometimes, they even eat right away and sleep right away.

In war, mount the fastest horse.

This is the essence of the invincible Tang cavalry.

There is no one who left Yangguan in the west. Yangguan is to the south of Yumenguan. Li Chengqian and the others took this road.

After only two hundred miles, they had already reached the deserted desert.

This environment is the most severe test for the army.

Fortunately, they have made sufficient preparations.

Before the expedition, the academy equipped Li Chengqian with almost all the best things that have been researched in recent years.

The only downside is the water source.

However, with the supply point set up by Guo Xiaoke, it can be regarded as the solution to the biggest problem.

A Karez well is enough for an army of ten thousand people to make disasters at will.

Marching hundreds of miles every day, after ten days, the army arrived at the first pass to the hinterland of the Western Regions.

Jiayuguan!

Unlike Yumenguan, Jiayuguan only has a pass, not a city.

As the only way through the Silk Road of the Tang Dynasty, Guo Xiaoke only sent 200 people to garrison here.

However, when Li Chengqian and others entered the customs, they found that this place had already become a dead place!

The closed skeletons proved that they had been dead for at least a few months.

Li Chengqian took off his cloak, put it on the skeleton, which was still wearing the military uniform of the Tang Dynasty, and said with a livid face: "Check! Find out who did it, the prince will destroy his clan!"

Chapter 895 Shame can only be washed away by the blood of the enemy

The preliminary preparations for the expedition to Gaochang Kingdom are not only money, food and supplies.

No matter how rushed the time was in the original plan, Li Chengqian spent a full three days preparing for the intelligence work.

The scale of Taiji has reached 600 people.

This time, following Li Chengqian, in the vanguard camp and supply camp in Gaochang, the number of Taiji hidden piles exceeded a thousand!

They will not show up in the frontal battlefield.

Assassination, enemy detection, sneak attack, and even assassination are their real missions.

Jiayuguan inexplicably killed [-] soldiers of the Tang Dynasty. Judging from the bones, many of them suffered severe punishments before they died!

This made Li Chengqian furious.

Sprinkle a lot of hidden Tai Ji stakes, at least within a radius of five hundred miles, there will be no secrets at all!

Jiayuguan is a must-pass on the Silk Road, and countless foreign merchants pass through it every day.

His Royal Highness, who was gentle and generous in the past, did not leave anything this time.

Without hesitation, he arrested all the foreign merchants!

No matter men or women, no matter how old or young, they will all be tortured!

In this tragedy, it was not those villains who made Li Chengqian most angry.

On the contrary, these merchants!

They rely exclusively on going back and forth between the Western Regions and the Central Plains to make profits.

The bones are completely dry, at least two months, don't they know? !

Datang never cooperates with other races. Since he dares to deal with them, it means submitting to Datang.

Failure to report the knowledge is a death penalty!

Not only that, all the passes on the way from Jiayuguan to Liangzhou were blocked by Li Chengqian with a document!

But anyone who looks different from the Central Plains people will be arrested first.

This turmoil even affected Guanzhong!

All of a sudden, everyone of the foreign race was in danger.

In such a huge pass, it is rare to see strange-colored hair and different-colored eyes.

And the imperial court did not take any action, which clearly acquiesced to Li Chengqian's method!

In fact, the Jiayuguan tragedy was a great shame both for the imperial court and for Li Chengqian's army.

The shame can only be washed away by the blood of the enemy!

The end of September in Kannai!

The autumn tiger has not yet left, and the scorching sun has turned the crops golden.

Jiayuguan, which is far away from the border of the Western Regions and Longyou Road, has already shown signs of winter.

The severe temperature difference made it difficult for the soldiers, who were almost all from Guanzhong.

It was hot at noon and I was sweating profusely. At night, I had to put on a thick jacket.

If it rains during the day, the temperature at night can even drop to freezing point.

They missed the best time to enter the hinterland of the Western Regions.

According to the original plan, at the end of September, they had arrived at Gaochang City of Gaochang Kingdom!

With better luck, maybe Li Chengqian has already beheaded Qu Wentai!

However, no one complained.

From the prince to the cook, they all agreed that washing away the shame of Jiayuguan was far more important than capturing Gaochang.

Even after arriving in Gaochang, you will pay a higher price

In the barracks of Jiayuguan!

"Since Honglu Shaoqing Zhu Jian went to the Western Regions under the instruction of the young master, most of the countries have submitted their credentials to our court to show their submission. Among the big countries, only Gaochang and Shanshan have not surrendered. This time the expedition, If Gaochang is defeated, Shanshan will definitely turn against him, and from then on, there will be no enemies of the Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions!"

"Gaochang was originally created by the Han people. After the Kan family, the Zhang family, the Ma family, and today's Qu family, they are all Han people. There are four counties and eighteen counties in the country, all imitating the system of our Central Plains dynasty!"

"The Qu family is as cowardly as a mouse, and it is impossible to do such an extinct thing. According to the investigation within [-] days, two tribes that may break through Jiayuguan have been delineated. Prince, please take a look!"

Hongying is the person in charge of Taiji following Li Chengqian to the Western Regions.

Under her leadership, more than a thousand hidden stakes have identified two murderers.

It is no exaggeration to say that without 2000 people, it is impossible to break through Jiayuguan, which is garrisoned by [-] soldiers of the Tang Dynasty.

In the Western Regions, there were no more than ten tribes that could muster two thousand cavalry.

First of all, Gaochang and Shanshan must be excluded.

It's not that they don't have the ability, but that they don't have the guts.

It is impossible for a person with shoes to step on the glass with bare feet.

After further investigation, some irrelevant countries were excluded.

There are only two left!

Li Chengqian narrowed his eyes, it seemed that these two names were a bit dazzling.

"If it wasn't for the consideration of influence, this prince really wants to destroy all the countries in the Western Regions!"

He gritted his teeth.

Li Er attaches great importance to his title of "Heavenly Khan", and the dream of "all nations come to court" is being dreamed by everyone in the court.

No matter how angry Li Chengqian was, he had to find out the facts before making a move.

Everything has to take into account the impact.

"I want information on the tribes of Tiele and the nine surnames of Zhaowu."

In Hongying's hands, there are materials about these two tribes.

However, she didn't take it out immediately.

"His Royal Highness, please calm down first. These two tribes are not simple. Hongying thinks that the Gaochang rebellion should be wiped out first, and then discuss the matter of revenge."

Li Chengqian is not someone who doesn't listen to persuasion, he took a deep breath and calmed down a little.

"Why?"

Hongying put the materials on the table.

Xue Li and Jin Rixun also came over.