There are fixed tactics for cavalry to encircle and annihilate the enemy. Most of them are charges on the front, and the left and right wings are circumventing. The three routes advance together and then trap the enemy in the encirclement, gather and annihilate them.

The combat effectiveness of the more than 200 bandits in front of him was incomparable to the elite cavalry of the Tang Dynasty. The bandits didn't even have time to react, and a team of cavalry rushed towards them. Before they could gather together to make a resistance, the left and right wings had been encircled and blocked by the Tang army.

The next battle situation was no surprise. There were 1,000 Tang army and 200 bandits. Both sides were not on the same level in terms of the number, combat power or array. After Chang Zhong personally led his troops to charge head-on, he sprinted back and forth and dispersed the bandits, surrounded the left and right wings, raised his long halberd and hook sickle to unilaterally massacre the bandits. The bandits were unable to organize effective resistance at all, and most of them were slaughtered by the Tang army.

Gu Qing led Han Jie and other personal guards to stand in the distance, witnessing this unfair fight from beginning to end. After the battle, Gu Qing smacked his lips with unfulfilled intentions and showed a satisfied smile on his face.

As Gu Qing expected, the left guards were really elite. In a small-scale battle, they could see their rigorous arrangement of troops and calm division and strangle. The individual soldiers were of great quality and the command level of the generals was also remarkable. They were worthy of being the army of the Tang Dynasty. At least the army he led in front of him did not insult the reputation of the Tang Dynasty.

Most of the enemies were destroyed, and the living bandits were all dismounted and threw away their weapons, raised their hands to surrender.

Chang Zhong left 200 soldiers to clean the battlefield and captured the bandits. He turned around and saw Gu Qing leading his personal guards standing on the high place of the sandbag and watching them quietly. Chang Zhong hurriedly rode his horse to meet them.

"Reported to the deputy envoy, the last general is fortunate to be spared. The bandits have been wiped out, and all the living bandits have also surrendered. About twenty people from the Hu caravan have been rescued."

Gu Qing smiled and said, "I just saw General Chang's ability to lead troops to fight with his own eyes. It's really extraordinary. Thank you for your hard work."

Chang Zhong grinned and said, "It's just a group of thieves. It's not hard to solve it in just a few efforts. There are only two soldiers under his command in this battle and no one died in the battle."

Gu Qingning glanced at the bandits who were tied up and said, "Do you know where that group of bandits came from?"

Chang Zhong shook his head and said, "I don't know until I know, and I still have time to interrogate."

"We have a Hu guide in our team. Send a guide to the translator. You can find a smart person to examine them. Find out the whole story. They can be foolish ghosts, but we can't be foolish people."

"yes!"

The rescued caravan thanked the soldiers with great gratitude, and then walked quickly towards Gu Qing and others.

The caravan was led by an old man, about fifty or sixty years old, wearing a floral robe and a sharp-cornered round cap. His wrinkled skin was tanned by the sun, and it looked like he had lived a miserable life all his life. Even the facial features on his face were arranged like he was tortured by life and dying.

"Thank you for your rescue. The old caravan is grateful." The old man took off his hat and stroked his chest with one hand to salute Gu Qing. He was talking about half-baked Guanzhong dialect, and he could barely understand the meaning.

Gu Qing said curiously: "Which country are you from?"

The old man said respectfully: "If you go back to the general, I will have more than 30 people in this caravan, all of which are Tubo caravans, traveling between the Western Regions and the Tang Dynasty, making some hard money."

"Tubo people?" Gu Qing raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Didn't Tubo go to war with the Tang Dynasty? Why do you dare to enter my Tang Dynasty?"

The old man said in surprise: "What does the two countries have to do with merchants when they go to war? The caravans of the Tang Dynasty often go to Tubo to do business, and our Tubo army has not left them with difficulty."

Han Jie next to him pulled Gu Qing's sleeve and whispered: "Mr. Marquis, this person is not lying. There are often Tubo merchants in our Chang'an city, and there are also Tang Dynasty caravans often go to Tubo for business and business. When crossing the border, the armies of the two countries usually do not make any difficulties. After all, the merchants communicate with each other, and the people of both countries have business needs."

Gu Qing immediately understood.

The war returns to war, and business returns to business. The two countries in a state of war kill each other to death on the battlefield, but the merchants of the two countries can freely interact, which can be regarded as the precious battle of gentlemen in this era. Of course, it is mainly due to the interests of the two countries. No matter how fierce the fighting between the countries is, it is necessary to communicate with each other. The importance of business is irreplaceable under any circumstances.

Before Gu Qing left Chang'an, Li Longji gave him two tasks, one of which was to "open up the commercial roads in the Western Regions". It can be seen that as an emperor, he actually knew the importance of business.

Meeting bandits on the road was just a small episode on the way to the west. After chatting with the old Tubo caravan for a few casual words, Gu Qing waved his hand and asked the caravan to continue rushing.

The bandits also found the results.

Through the translation of the guide, Gu Qing learned that this bandit was originally a herdsman from a tribe of the Tuqi Shikhan Kingdom. In the ninth year of Tianbao, Gao Xianzhi attacked Shiguo in the four towns of Xing'an. The Shiguo was destroyed by the Tang army. On the way to triumphant, Gao Xianzhi actually destroyed the Tuqi Shikhan Kingdom, which had always been an ally of the Tang Dynasty, and captured Tuqi Shi's transfer khan alive and escorted Chang'an to offer prisoners.

The Khan was beheaded by Li Longji in Chang'an, and the Tukha Shikhan Kingdom was divided from then on. Many herders from the herdsmen of many tribes had to give up the ranch and turn to bandits, making a living by robbing passing caravans on the Western Regions trade routes.

After asking clearly the whole story, Gu Qing rode on the horse and frowned and pondered for a long time.

Seeing that he was silent for a long time, Chang Zhong asked carefully: "Deputy envoy, how should these captured bandits be dealt with?"

Gu Qing came back to his senses, said oh, and said lightly: "These people robbed the caravan and committed many murders. They all cut down, no one left."

Chang Zhong held his fists and took the order. Not long after, there were waves of unwilling roars in the distance, and then there was no sound.

Gu Qing had no mercy in his heart. For these bandits who robbed money and killed their lives, a knife was the most suitable destination for them.

Before the person arrived in Anxi, Gu Qing discovered many problems.

The hostile relationship between Anxi and Tubo, the hostile relationship with Tuqishi, the rampant bandits everywhere, and many diplomatic and war mistakes made by Gao Xianzhi when he ran the four towns of Anxi, etc.

These are the thoughts that Gu Qing brought to him by a rescue battle just now.

Gao Xianzhi was a famous general of the Tang Dynasty, but he was not a perfect general. Now the neighboring countries are quite hostile to the four towns of Anxi, and the Protectorate is almost in a state of being surrounded by enemies. Gao Xianzhi has to bear most of the responsibility.

No matter what kind of psychology, suspicion or dissatisfaction, Li Longji sent Gu Qing to Anxi to restrain Gao Xianzhi's power. It has to be said that Li Longji's decision was correct.

After killing the bandits, Gu Qing ordered the army to continue moving forward.

In the next trip, Gu Qing deliberately slowed down his marching plan, walked twenty or thirty miles a day before ordering a rest, and then sent the scouts to continuously. The scouts' mission was to not only explore the enemy's tracks in the depths of the desert, but also remember the surrounding terrain and direction. When returning to the camp, he explained the route and appearance to the civil servants of the army in detail. The civil servants of the army according to what the scout said and drew a geometric map.

After walking and staying, he had been walking for more than a month. In the past month, the bandits around the Western Regions Commercial Road were in great trouble. Gu Qing deliberately slowed down his schedule to suppress the bandits. After the scouts found the traces of the bandits, Gu Qing sent a team of thousands of cavalry to wipe them out.

Most of the bandits were very small in scale, with dozens of people and one or two hundred people, but under the crushing of the Tang cavalry, they were all wiped out without any suspense.

Along the way from Shazhou, more than ten groups of bandits were wiped out in total, and the results were quite good.

The news of the Tang cavalry appearing on the Western Regions Commercial Road quickly spread. The bandits in front of them were frightened and they all avoided the commercial road. For the first time in decades, the Western Regions Commercial Road had such a peaceful and peaceful environment. The Tang army's move attracted great gratitude and praise from caravans from various countries. Gu Qing actually established an excellent reputation among caravans from various countries.

A month later, Gu Qing was riding listlessly on the horse, holding the saddle with both hands and dozing. The scout in front rode his horse and pointed to the west and replied excitedly: "Deputy envoy, twenty miles ahead, it has arrived at Kucha Town, and Anxi Protectorate has arrived!"

After he finished speaking, Gu Qing had not yet reacted, the exhausted soldiers behind him cheered in unison.

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The scout quickly entered the Protectorate's Office and reported that when Gu Qing led the army into Kucha Town, two rows of thousands of people on the simple and bumpy dirt road outside the town were already lined up to greet him. A middle-aged general in armor rode on the horse, standing in the middle of the road, looking at Gu Qing and his party who were gradually moving with a smile on his face.

Gu Qing ordered to speed up his journey. When the war horses set foot on the only dirt road in Kucha Town, the Tang soldiers lined up on both sides rode on their horses and bowed to salute.

Gu Qing immediately put his fists on his horse and returned the salute to the soldiers, then dismounted and walked. When he walked to the middle-aged general, the middle-aged general also dismounted. The two of them were close to each other and looked at each other.

The middle-aged general is not tall, but his figure is very strong. His burly body is slightly raised, as if it contains great energy and can move mountains and seas at any time. The general's face is a messy beard, his thick black beard and even his facial features are covered half. The only thing Gu Qing can see clearly is his eyes.

The eyes are filled with evil, with a hint of arrogance and anger, which makes people feel awe-inspiring and a sense of intimidation that they can draw their swords to kill people if they have a disagreement.

Gu Qing looked at it for a moment and saluted with a smile: "The Lord must be the handsome man in the high court, right? The last time Gu Qing will pay homage to the handsome man in the high court."

The middle-aged general was the famous Gao Xianzhi. He laughed when he heard this, stepped forward and held Gu Qing's arm with both hands, and said, "Brother Gu is not polite. Brother Yu has been famous for a long time and I hate him not knowing Jing. Last month, I learned that Chang'an sent Brother Gu to Anxi, and Brother Yu was so happy. Haha, the world-famous Gu Dazi actually came to Anxi. Brother Yu has a lot to talk to you."

Gu Qing was a little confused by Gao Xianzhi's enthusiasm.
Chapter completed!