After a while, all the generals rushed to the central military tent and stood in two rows in front of the commander's case.
Yu Wenzhi was determined to show off to his brother. Without waiting for Wang Xun to speak, he raised a piece of writing paper covered with finger prints high above his head, and at the same time shouted, "Report to the general, the last general has been ordered to interrogate."
Prisoners, an important confession was obtained. According to the confession of the minions under Bantian Yun, they were under the orders of Ju Chebishi Khan."
"Is the confession true? Have you checked with other prisoners?" Wang Xun gave Yu Wenzhi a knowing look and asked with a smile.
"It's true!" Yu Wenzhi walked quickly to Shuai's case, handed over the confession, and then continued to add loudly, "The general found four horse thieves and a dozen of his cronies, and they all confessed.
The thief Arslan usually colludes with Ju Chebi Shihan. This operation was carried out only after the price was negotiated in advance."
After hearing this, all the generals were furious. They all asked Wang Xun to quickly report the matter to Feng Changqing of the Ming Dynasty, and asked the Anxi Army to come out as soon as possible to punish Ju Chebishi. Only Mingwei General Song Wu always followed him.
Yu Wenzhi had been hanging out together for a long time, and he saw that there must be a tacit understanding between him and Wang Xun. He immediately snorted, strode out, and sneered at everyone and said: "We are not seven or eight-year-old children who are being bullied outside.
I still want to complain to the adults. Ju Che Bishi is seeking death, and he will be given the chance. Why bother crying here!"
"Who is crying?" Fang Ziling retorted angrily, his face turned red after being said.
"That's it, thousands of people want to be enemies of one country. Do you think that all brothers are made of iron?" Several other generals also talked about Song Wu's arrogance.
Seeing this, Wang Xun lightly patted the table with his palm and said with a smile: "Everyone, don't rush to conclusions. First, I came here to meet two Anxi Army seniors. They are both veterans who have experienced the Talas War.
They have much more experience than us.”
Everyone had just inquired about the deeds of Sha Qianli and Huang Wanshan in private, and they were so impressed that if it wasn't for military discipline, they would have gone over to have a romantic relationship with them. When they heard Wang Xun's suggestion, they immediately left what was going on.
They were arguing, and they rushed forward to salute Sha Qianli and Huang Wanshan with clasped fists. "Young boy, I have seen these two seniors!"
Don't look at Sha Qianli and Huang Wanshan talking and laughing freely in the midst of thousands of troops. When they saw a lot of generals from the fifth and fourth ranks saluting them, they were so embarrassed that they didn't even know where to put their hands and feet. They blushed and uttered words.
It took a long time before I finally managed to choke out a sentence, "Everyone, brothers, don't be polite. Zhe, Zhesha, little, Zhezha, we're gone!"
"They salute you two, not for their official positions. Instead, they salute you two for your proud and unyielding attitude in the presence of wolves for more than two years!" Wang Xun also walked out from behind the handsome case and smiled for Sha Qianli and Huang Wanshan.
Two clearances.
"I, the two of us are forced to do this!" Sha Qianli caught his breath before Huang Wanshan, and bowed with his fists. "I can't bear the praise of the imperial envoy. How many of you, how many of you?"
All the generals are young talents, how dare we, how dare we entrust the great power."
"It's no big deal. No matter what, you are all seniors of the Anxi Army. It's the first time for junior students to meet your seniors, shouldn't you say hello?" Wang Xun forcibly held Sha Qianli's arm and ordered with a smile.
, "Don't move, just this once. After receiving this round of ceremony, we are a family. From now on, we will never talk to outsiders again!"
"Then, then..." Sha Qianli struggled twice, but he was not as strong as Wang Xun, so he had to give up. "Then, then Lao Huang and I are ashamed of ourselves. Brothers, in the future, we can be of use to both Lao Huang and me.
, just speak up!”
"Don't worry, we won't be polite to you!" Wang Xun replied with a smile and let go of Sha Qianli's arm. For two generals who had many years of experience in dealing with the heroes in the river, Wang Xun sincerely wanted to see them.
Especially for Sha Qianli, in his opinion, this person is not only brave, but also has a unique perspective on problems. If he can return to his heart, he will definitely become his right-hand man in the future.
Sha Qianli and Huang Wanshan have long been willing to surrender to Wang Xun. Otherwise, they would not have cooperated with each other just now to encourage Wang Xun to take the initiative to provoke the powerful people in the Hezhong area. In Sha Qianli's view, this is
At this critical moment, Wang Xun went to Hezhong as an envoy with only more than 600 guards, which was a gamble with a near-death life. And gambling, in addition to luck, also involves comparing who has more confidence. The performance of the mission
The more cautious they were, the more the surrounding city lords and kingdom lords would step on their noses. The more arrogant and domineering the mission was, the surrounding city lords and kingdom lords did not dare to doubt the authenticity of the Tang Army's upcoming Western Expedition, and became increasingly doubtful.
Dare to act rashly.
Since the Imperial Envoy treats me with sincerity, why shouldn't I treat him with sincerity. Feeling Wang Xun's sincerity, Sha Qianli cupped his hands again and said loudly: "Senior is not worthy of the word. Everyone sees that we two are crazy.
For the sake of being a few years older, it’s enough to call me Brother Huang and Brother Sha in private. We are all men in the military, so I won’t say any other kind words. From now on, we will all gain fame and wealth together!"
"Yes, that's it. Let's get fame and wealth together!" Yu Wenzhi immediately responded loudly.
When the generals saw that Sha Qianli spoke cheerfully, their good impressions of him and Huang Wanshan increased. They all took over Yu Wenzhi's words and started chatting with them. After listening quietly for a while, Wang Xun walked back to the commander again.
After the case, he cleared his throat and said loudly: "The two seniors have already made good plans for how we should act next. You might as well just be quiet and listen to their plans!"
"No!" Everyone agreed and retreated to both sides, waiting quietly for Sha and Huang to follow.
The two veterans didn't expect that Wang Xun was not willing to take credit from others at all, and directly pushed himself in front of everyone. They couldn't help but feel embarrassed again. After searching for a while, Sha Qianli took the lead and gently raised his hand to Wang Xun, "
Now that we have arrived at your tent, please wait with the other brothers and never call us seniors again. Otherwise, we really don’t know how to get along with each other!"
"It's just a title!" Wang Xun waved his hand magnanimously and agreed with a smile, "I just obeyed the two generals. If the two generals have any other requests, you might as well tell them."
From bumping and bumping in the White Horse Castle to now, countless ups and downs have already tempered him to a certain level of sophistication. He himself was completely unaware of this, but in the eyes of Sha Qianli, Huang Wanshan felt more and more that General Zhonglang's popularity was extraordinary.
At that moment, Sha Qianli took the lead and said loudly: "There are no other requirements. As soon as the adults saw us, we made friends. We didn't know how to repay this friendship, so we had to use our best abilities.
This idea may not be appropriate, but I hope it can serve as a wake-up call for adults and generals and serve as a starting point!"
After some polite words, he quickly turned to the topic. First, he unreservedly dedicated to the specific strength of the nearby princes, their attitude towards the Tang Dynasty, the general situation of the local cities and fortresses, and their daily operations.
Everyone shared. Then based on the specific situation of Zhezhe City, he analyzed it loudly: "Just now, Huang Bie and I proposed to the Lord to find a local prince at random, take the initiative to force him to come to question the crime, and force him to sign an alliance under the city. Now that the chief culprit
Now that the identity of the culprit has been found out by General Yuwen, we don’t need to set up random targets anymore. Just kill Benzhezhe City and ask Ju Chebishi for the crime of murdering the envoys of the Celestial Dynasty!"
"This..." When the generals heard this, they were shocked again. Juchebishi Khan's strength was definitely among the top three among the princes along the Yaochashui River. Zhezhe City was originally the capital of the Dayuan Kingdom.
Gao Chihou is even less likely to be captured by more than 2,000 soldiers and horses. Sha Qianli and Huang Wanshan must be horse thieves who are so poor that they want to loot a country as soon as they live a stable life.
Immediately, someone wanted to refute. Seeing this, Wang Xun waved his hand gently and ordered with a smile, "Everyone, please stop messing around and listen to what the two generals have to say! This place is different from the Central Plains. Many things, General Sha and
General Huang is more experienced than us."
Now that the general has spoken, everyone had no choice but to continue to listen. Sha Qianli straightened his thoughts and continued: "Ju Chebi Shihan is very powerful, Lao Huang and I also know this. However, just because he is relatively powerful,
We have just come to deal with him. If we defeat him, the whole river will be shaken. Even if the other lords and city lords had previously plotted evil against the envoy, they would all shrink back in fear!"
"But he has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses under his command, and we only have more than a thousand people!" Wei Feng has always been cautious and does not want Wang Xun to take everyone on an adventure because of the instigation of Sha Qianli and Huang Wanshan. After hesitating, he took the lead and asked.
"It should be about 17,000, and there are only about 5,000 cavalry. No matter how many more, he can't afford it!" Sha Qianli shook his head and corrected. And these more than 5,000 cavalry have to guard many places.
Usually, there are only about three thousand people concentrated in Zhezhe City. This is one of the reasons why he has been unable to wipe out me and General Huang Bie. If he fights with infantry, he can't catch up with me. If he fights with cavalry, three thousand versus six.
No matter how hard it is, he can't block all directions. Every time, General Huang and I find a way to escape safely!"
"But this time we took the initiative to knock on the door!" Fang Ziling also took a cautious attitude and retorted in a low voice.
"If we attack him, he may not take the initiative to fight. Your Excellency wiped out Ban Tianyun in one battle. If you were the one to do Juchebi Shihan, can you believe that I only brought 600 guards?" Sha Qianli shook his head and smiled.
Asked rhetorically.
If you were in the position of others sweating at the nose of the car, you would not believe that Wang Xun only led 600 people and easily killed five times as many horse thieves as himself. But this is based on hypothetical conditions after all, and it is a gamble.
The ingredients were too much. The generals could not think of a suitable rebuttal, but the expressions on their faces were still full of hesitation. Seeing this, Sha Qianli repeated what he had said to Wang Xun before. Tell everyone, Nomad
The nation's supplies of supplies come from livestock, and livestock cannot be kept in the city. If you take the initiative to attack Zhezhe City, the first thing you have to face is not the main city and the defenders inside the city, but the horse farms, fodder yards and warehouses outside the city.
Chebi Shihan definitely didn't expect that the envoy would take the initiative to attack him, so they caught him by surprise and could definitely capture the strongholds outside the city where grain, grass and baggage were stored one by one. But after Ju Chebishi Khan's reaction, the grain, grass and baggage were
Having already fallen into the hands of the Tang army, he led a group of hungry soldiers with low morale out of the city to fight the Tang army. He might not get any benefits. Even if he really got the upper hand unfortunately, everyone could leave as fast as a horse thief. Juche
If Bishi Khan led his troops to pursue him, the two sides would have to rely on cavalry to fight. If they did not pursue him, the Tang army's purpose of punishment would have been achieved and word would spread, and no one would be willing to make the same mistake as Juche Bishi.
"So, we must fight this battle. Once the battle is won, we no longer have to travel around and sit in the tent. The princes in the river will rush to come and join us. Even if we don't win or lose, we will still get enough food, grass and baggage.
You can leave or stay with the horses as you please!"
"Then, what should we do with the caravan? Leave them behind?" Zhu Wuyi was a kind man and carefully asked a question that no one else would ask.
Regarding the caravan, Sha Qianli really hadn't thought about it carefully. According to Tang Jun's previous habit, he never had any dealings with traders, let alone act as bodyguards for them! After hesitating, he turned his head to Wang Xun, "Caravan
Sha is not very clear about the matter. Please ask the lieutenant to make the final decision!"
"We can leave a team of brothers to protect them, as well as our own lottery numbers!" Wang Xun made the decision immediately without even thinking about it.
"Sir!" Song Wu was shocked and quickly tried to dissuade him. If he really wanted to take the initiative to find trouble with Ju Chebi Shihan, he already had too few brothers. It would definitely not be appropriate to divide his troops to take care of unrelated businessmen at such a critical moment.
Appropriate action.
At first, Wang Xun had no intention of acting as a bodyguard for the caravan. The reason why he took the caravan along with the mission was to prevent the news from leaking. Later, after his identity was exposed, it was out of guilt that he wanted to treat the merchants.
He was compensated. But now, another thought appeared in his heart, not only because of guilt, but also because of responsibility.
"Protecting the people of the Tang Dynasty is the duty of the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty. Otherwise, why would they pay taxes every year?" Waving his hand, he ordered Song Wu to return to the ranks, "Zhu Lvli, you go and bring a team of brothers to protect them.
Also, explain to them the actual situation.”
"No!" Zhu Wuyi stood out and accepted the order. Yu Wenzhi and Fang Ziling originally wanted to object, but when they saw this, they had to spit out the words that were on their lips. Sha Qianli smiled when he saw this.
Laughing, he said loudly: "Your Excellency, you have thought carefully. In fact, traders are not all a burden. If used properly, they can also contribute to the army. The general heard that there were caravans following the army during the battle in Dashi.
Help purchase the urgently needed baggage, and help process the captured loot at the same time!"
The army robbed homes and caravans sold the stolen goods. Not only was it a tradition of cannibalism, there were similar precedents in the Christian countries west of the cannibal. The generals had heard about this for a long time, and now after hearing Sha Qianli's description, they threw it away.
He planned to abandon the caravan. Guessing that everyone's opinions were almost unanimous, Wang Xun smiled and pulled out the first general order, "If no one objects, Wang will dispatch his troops, General Yuwen."
