The day of departure finally arrived. Zhou Jun said goodbye to his family and set foot on the road to Lingwu.
After arriving at Lingwu Military Camp, before Zhou Jun had time to rest for a while, his subordinate came to report that several groups of guests were waiting outside the tent.
Upon hearing the names of the first guests, Zhou Jun stood up quickly, without even bothering to change his clothes, and went directly from the tent to the meeting hall.
Gel Khan Tulishi of the Uighur tribe came to Lingwu with his eldest son Hedari and his second son Jian Jian, just to meet Zhou Jun.
Zhou Jun and Tu Lishi met in the tent, and they burst into laughter at the same time.
Tu Lishi took a step forward, hugged Zhou Jun with his left arm, put his fist on the latter's back with his right hand, and performed a personal salute that could only be seen among relatives and close friends of the Mobei tribe.
Zhou Jun followed suit and also held Tuli in his arms and saluted.
Then, Zhou Jun gave up his seat and accompanied Tulishi directly to the side table. After sitting down together, he said: "I have something at home and I have been delayed for a few days. I hope you can forgive me."
Tu Lishi waved his hand and said: "Zhou Lang is out of touch when he says this... The last time you and I met was in Chang'an City, but now the world has become like this."
Zhou Jun sighed: "Everything in the world is unpredictable."
Tulishi did not intend to mince words anymore: "The Tang Dynasty and Uighurs have always been on good terms, and the Hebei rebels have invaded our troops many times. Due to circumstances and reasons, I should also send troops to support... This time, I brought four of my subordinates with me.
Thousands of fine cavalry for the Tang Dynasty to drive."
Zhou Jun heard this and said happily: "Jun would like to thank you!"
Turlish turned back to look at his two sons, hesitated for a moment and said: "As for the general of the four thousand Huihe Jingqi, I plan to let my eldest son, the Huihe Prince Hedari, lead the army."
When Hedari heard this, his face showed joy, and he went out and said: "Father, please rest assured, my son and minister will definitely not lose the prestige of Huihe."
Tulishi's second son moved to Jian, frowned, and asked: "Father Khan, you sent the most elite cavalry of the Huihe tribe to support the Tang Dynasty. Shouldn't the Tang Dynasty give us some gifts in return?"
Tu Lishi was stunned and yelled at Yidijian: "How can we talk about giving gifts between brothers?!"
Zhou Jun smiled and said to Tulishi: "The Khan calmed down and Huihe helped the Tang Dynasty. From a courtesy point of view, the Tang Dynasty should indeed give back some gifts... Whatever the Huihe Ministry needs, it doesn't matter."
Tulishi hesitated for a moment and replied: "There is something that Uighur urgently needs."
Zhou Jun: "What?"
Tu Lishi: "Yun Tea. Most of the tribes in Uighur have become accustomed to drinking Yun Tea from Shuofang. Now that the war has cut off the trade routes, there is no more Yun Tea to buy in Mobei, and everyone is not used to drinking the original Camellia oleifera. Everyone
It’s all unspeakably miserable.”
Zhou Jun thought for a while and replied: "Shuofang Teahouse is now closed due to the war. As long as Luzhou, Xiangzhou and other places can be recovered, the teahouse can be reopened. Since the four thousand elite cavalry of the Huihe tribe have been lent to the Tang Dynasty,
, then Shuofang will pay Huihe a certain amount of cloud tea every month to cover the rent, how about that?"
Tulishi said happily: "This is the best."
Everyone discussed the details again. Zhou Jun first got up and sent the Huihe people away, and then gave orders to his attendants to assemble the generals.
He himself went back to the camp to freshen up, change his clothes, and finally rushed to the central tent of the military camp.
In the tent in the military camp, Guo Ziyi, Li Guangbi, Pugu Huaien and other generals, as well as Kong You and other civilian officials accompanying the army, were all in the tent.
When Zhou Jun entered the central tent, civil and military officials greeted him one after another and praised the commander-in-chief.
Zhou Jun entered the seat, looked around, and said, "Before the official military meeting begins, there is a guest from afar outside the camp gate."
When everyone was puzzled, Zhou Jun asked his attendants to lead the man into the camp.
A dusty old man walked into the camp gate tremblingly.
The old man bowed to Zhou Jun in front of all the generals and said: "Gao Shi, the secretary of the Tongguan Houying camp, has met the commander-in-chief."
When they heard the word "Tongguan", all the generals were shocked.
Li Guangbi looked at Gao Shi and said suddenly: "I know you. You are the chief of Ge Shuhan's staff."
Gao Shi smiled miserably: "He is just a defeated general."
Zhou Jun: "The defeat of Tongguan was not the fault of one person. You should stand up and speak first."
Gao Shi struggled to stand up, placed a handsome seal and a sword in front of him, and said to Zhou Jun: "These are the relics of Marshal Geshu."
Zhou Jun looked down and saw that the scabbard of the sword was still stained with blood, and he couldn't help but sigh deeply.
Gao Shi bowed and said: "Before his death, Marshal Ge Shu mentioned Wang Duhu."
As soon as these words came out, all the generals in the tent were stunned.
Generals such as Guo Ziyi, Li Guangbi, and Pugu Huai'en all came from the Northern Fan. All of them had served under Wang Zhongsi at one time or another. In the final analysis, they were all soldiers who were escorted by the royal capital.
Gao Shi: "Wang Duhu was killed by Li Linfu, and Marshal Geshu was hated by Yang Guozhong. Both of them had the desire to serve the country, but in the end, they couldn't get past the slander."
When Zhou Jun heard this, he couldn't help but take a deep look at Gao Shi.
There was something in the latter's words, and Zhou Jun understood it.
After a moment of silence, Zhou Jun said: "Come here, please put away Marshal Geshu's relics properly... Gao Changshi, you should also go down and rest."
Gao Shi bowed his hand to Zhou Jun and slowly exited the camp.
After Gao Shi left, the atmosphere in the camp was dull. All the generals looked thoughtful. Li Guangbi and Ge Shuhan were familiar with each other, and their faces looked sad.
Seeing this, Zhou Jun said, "I just met Gele Khan of the Huihe tribe, and he promised to send four thousand elite cavalry to assist the Tang Dynasty in suppressing the rebellion."
Guo Ziyi thought for a moment, then stepped out and said: "The four thousand elite cavalry of the Huihe tribe can be of great use if they are properly placed."
Zhou Jun: "In your opinion, how should it be arranged?"
Guo Ziyi: "During the civil strife in Huihe in the early years, Hebei took the opportunity to attack the Beyegu, Pugu and other tribes. After conquering the tribes, Hebei transferred tens of thousands of tribesmen from them to join the army."
Zhou Jun: "Bayegu, the servant bones come from the eight surnames of Ogusi. Can these four thousand elite soldiers of the Uighur tribe be able to persuade these tribes to defect again?"
Guo Ziyi: "Exactly."
Zhou Jun nodded to Guo Ziyi and said: "This plan is feasible, but who should be responsible for the four thousand elite soldiers of the Huihe tribe?"
Guo Ziyi: "Pu Gu Huai'en, the military envoy of Taiyuan, was in the east when he was sent to serve in the city. He had a long history with the Uighur tribe. I hereby recommend him to go there."
Zhou Jun asked Pugu Huai'en: "You will lead the troops back to the He tribe to persuade Ba Yegu, Pugu and other tribes to defect. Do you have the confidence?"
Pugu Huai'en: "The general will definitely live up to his mission!"
Zhou Jun said hello and then asked: "Since Huihe has made such a decision, what will the generals do in the next battle with Shi Siming in Hebei?"
Li Guangbi came out of the queue and said: "The last general has asked for help and is willing to lead the troops as the vanguard."
Zhou Jun: "Shi Siming's army is stationed in the Jiumen area. It starts from Changshan. There are all paths there, and there are foothills on both sides. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Is there any way you can pass?"
Guo Ziyi said at the side: "Shi Siming sent cavalry before, waiting for the main force of Shuofang Army to pass, and then specially attacked our army's food delivery team, causing our army to cut off food and grass several times, which forced Shuofang Army to abandon Jiumen County and retreat to the soil.
Door."
Li Guangbi: "When it comes to military strategy, one can only do one or two but not three. I have a way to deal with it."
Seeing that Li Guangbi was full of confidence, Zhou Jun nodded and said, "Well, I will make you the former army commander responsible for opening the passage from Tumen Pass to Jiumen County."
Li Guangbi loudly accepted the order and returned to the ranks.
Zhou Jun and his generals made plans for the march.
Pugu Huai'en led an army of 10,000 Shuofang, and supported 4,000 Huihe elite cavalry. They entered Mobei from the clouds, then detoured to Kedun City (today's Ulaanbaatar), and said that they would surrender to the Beyegu, Pugu and other tribes.
Attack the rear of the Hebei Army.
Li Guangbi, a former general, led the Anxi Army, Beiting Army, 12,000 elite soldiers, and 2,000 Liangzhou Battalion. They set out from Tumen Pass to attack Changshan and open the road to Jiumen County.
Zhou Jun, together with Guo Ziyi, formed the central army, led the main force of Shuofang's army, followed the front army, and attacked Jiumen.
After setting the responsibilities and tasks of each department, Zhou Jun issued a general order to mobilize the army. Under the military orders, the entire Lingwu Camp began to operate at full speed like a war machine.
Half a month later, several large armies left Lingwu and rushed to the front line.
At this point, Datang's Hebei strategy officially kicked off.
This chapter has been completed!