Seeing Po Zan's heartfelt agreement, Fang Jun felt reassured and said happily: "I will keep the deep friendship of the Gar family in mind. I heard that Sanlang was ordered by your father to guard Qinghai Lake, but after all, he is new here, so he must be
There are many difficulties. After the Chang'an rebellion is quelled this time, I will definitely advise the court and ask Dadou Bago to set up a forgery market for trade between the Gar family and the Tang Dynasty."
There is no "natural" truth in this world, and everyone will give freely. The Gar family is sandwiched between Tubo and the Tang Dynasty. Every word and deed must be carefully weighed. Now that they can support him so resolutely in aiding Chang'an, it is
Something must be given in return.
Even though a forecourt was set up in Hexi, Datang's interests were actually greater than those of the Gar family...
Zanpo was immediately overjoyed and asked hurriedly: "Is this true?"
Fang Jun said solemnly: "Once a word is spoken, it's hard to catch up!"
Po Zan said loudly: "Okay! The Duke of Yue is indeed a friend of the Gar family. With your words today, I, Po Zan, am willing to lead your horse and charge into the battle, even if you die!"
It’s no wonder he was so excited. The Gar family was jealous of Luoshe City, and the supply of all kinds of materials was very tight. Not only was food forced to be controlled, pig iron ordnance, etc. were strictly prohibited. The Gar family had accumulated some wealth to protect themselves.
That's fine, but if you want to turn Qinghai Lake into a century-old foundation for the Gar family, how can such a small amount of supplies be enough?
The Qilian Mountains blocked the Silk Road that flowed with gold and all necessary supplies. The Gar family could only look forward and sigh.
Now that Fang Jun has agreed to ask the Tang Dynasty to set up a market in Hexi, it means that the Gar family can obtain all the materials needed for development, increase their strength overnight, and no longer fear the blockade and control of Luoche City!
With such huge benefits, no matter how high the price is, it is worth it!
Fang Jun picked up the tea cup and said with a smile: "Your Majesty has been to Chang'an several times as an envoy and has formed a deep friendship with the Tang Dynasty. All the people of the Tang Dynasty are willing to see the Gar family recuperating and recuperating in the south of the Qilian Mountains. They are even willing to open up frontiers and found the country. They are also willing to serve the Gar family."
The family sends necessary help to maintain the everlasting friendship between each other. Come, I would like to drink tea instead of wine and propose a toast to Saburo. I wish that we can work together to achieve immortal honors for the empire and the family!"
Open up borders and build a country!
These two words almost completely ignited the blood in Granny Zan's body. His face flushed, he raised the tea cup, held it in both hands and greeted Fang Jun from afar, his voice trembling: "In this way, the Gar family will be remembered by all their descendants for generations to come.
Help from the Duke and the Tang Dynasty! Please!"
The two drank tea instead of wine and made a mutually beneficial agreement.
For Fang Jun, the Gar family can not only give him great help now, but also serve as a buffer between Tang Dynasty and Tubo in the long years to come. Tubo will never want to be as unscrupulous as it was in history.
It is no longer easy to annex and occupy the territory of the Tang Dynasty.
As for the Gar family, if the Tang Dynasty spared no effort to support them, they would not only be able to get rid of the blockade and restrictions of Luoche City, but also grow rapidly until they have the foundation to rival Luoche City.
If both parties can truly cooperate sincerely and each get what they need, cooperation will naturally benefit both parties.
…
In the early morning of the next day, the Youtun Guards and the Gar family cavalry, who had taken a short rest, broke out of camp and set off, leaving the Silk Road and galloping towards Huaiyuan County in the northeast. At the same time, several scout teams set off from the counties in Hexi and headed for Chang'an.
Deliver the news that the Hu ethnic coalition forces from the Western Regions are heading to Mobei to put down the rebellion.
Two days later, Fang Jun led his army to Shatuo, and then crossed the Yellow River. Before entering Ziwu Ridge, he ordered generals Duan Hu and Hou Mo to wait in front of him. He solemnly said: "This Chang'an mutiny, you and I will fight each other." As their masters, they cannot bear to cause harm. However, no matter what the other party's alignment is, I hope that you will remember your responsibilities and guard the Hexi counties to prevent the Hu people from coveting the land of the Tang Dynasty and harming the people of the Tang Dynasty. Otherwise, I will I swear here that I will never forgive you!"
Duan Hu and Hou Mochenfen quickly expressed their stance: "Thank you so much for the teachings of the Duke of Yue. We will definitely defend the counties in Hexi to the death. Even if we are broken into pieces, we will not dare to slack off in our duties."
As Fang Jun said, everyone has different camps and each has his own master. Even if he fights life and death, he must not neglect his duties. At the moment of the war in Chang'an, the Hu tribes have long been eyeing them. If there is a slight mistake, it might be Hu Qi. If the situation of invaders and siege of cities and lands leads to the loss of Hexi counties and the massacre of the people of Tang Dynasty by the Hu people, no matter what the political situation in Chang'an is, both of them will die without a burial place.
Duan Hu was the only one who felt angry. What does "different camps" mean? Guan Long and I are not in the same group...
However, Fang Jun didn't want to listen to them anymore, so he ordered his release, and then led his army into Ziwu Ridge, dashed along the straight road of the Qin Dynasty, and rushed straight into Guanzhong.
*****
Chang'an.
The heavy snowfall for many days has finally subsided, and snowflakes are sparse, but the cold wind is getting more and more howling, and water drops turn into ice.
In Yanshou Square, Changsun Wuji was wrapped in a fur and sitting behind the desk. Although there was a charcoal pot burning at his feet, the main hall was still very cold as civil and military officials came and went and the cold wind blew.
As people get older, they become more and more afraid of the cold...
Changsun Wuji held a teacup in one hand and a battle report from the Hanhai Protectorate in the other, his eyebrows tightly knitted together.
The remnants of Xueyantuo wanted to rebel with the support of the Turks...
This is really surprising.
Generally speaking, the Mobei Hu people are very restricted by the weather. They are most active in spring and summer. In autumn and winter, most of them spend the winter on pastures. If they encounter natural disasters and lack food, they usually invade Han territories in autumn. They plundered the population's food supplies and rarely carried out large-scale military activities in winter.
At this moment, it is freezing cold, but the remnants of Xue Yantuo are ready to move and have a rebellious heart...
However, thinking of the fact that the Uighurs were instigated by Fang Jun to rebel, and after mercilessly getting along with the Turks, the whole family migrated to the Western Regions, which made the Turks angry and angry. It cannot be ruled out that the Turks instigated and threatened the remnants of Xue Yantuo to retaliate against the Tang Dynasty. Add to the blockage.
It's just that the actual outcome still needs to be considered.
After taking a sip of hot tea, he had just put down the battle report when he saw a scribe hurried forward and said respectfully: "To report to Duke Zhao, Suzhou Guards Hou Mo Chenfen sent someone to deliver the battle report."
"oh."
Changsun Wuji put down his teacup, took the battle report, and carefully checked the paint on it to make sure it was correct. Then he opened the battle report, took out the letter paper, and read it ten lines at a time.
It was actually the news that the Hanhai Protectorate requested help from the Anxi Protectorate, and Fang Jun sent a cavalry composed of Hu tribesmen from the Western Regions to support...
These two battle reports, one after the other, seem to form a perfect logic. The Hanhai Protectorate felt that the situation was critical, so while asking for help from Chang'an, it also sent a request to the Anxi Protectorate. However, given that the Anxi Protectorate was in the midst of a major food crisis at the moment, The army fought fierce battles one after another, and the situation was not optimistic, so there was no way to mobilize troops. However, the situation in the Hanhai Protectorate was also serious. If we did not send a single soldier, it would inevitably leave people in the cold. Therefore, some Hu cavalry were mobilized to go there. It can be considered an explanation.
But Changsun Wuji always felt that there might be another mystery in it, because the two battle reports arrived in Chang'an one after another. It was such a coincidence...
Changsun Wuji stood up, wrapped himself in fur, walked to the window, and looked at the ice sculptures and jade scenery in the courtyard, his thoughts racing.
Will Fang Jun give up defending the Western Regions and directly lead troops to aid Chang'an?
He thinks not.
Not to mention that Fang Jun has always advocated that "the interests of the empire are above all else", between rushing to the aid of the East Palace and abandoning the Western Regions, he would definitely choose the latter. Just the news coming from the imperial city, the prince once refuted Xiao Yu's proposal to order the Anxi army to return for reinforcements.
He gave advice and sent a personal letter to the Western Regions, asking Fang Jun to focus on the country, the country, and the country, and not to bring troops back to help, causing the Western Regions to fall.
With the two superimposed, Fang Jun would never abandon the entire Western Region and lead troops to aid the East Palace.
Maybe... it's really just a coincidence?
Changsun Wuji shook his head. The current situation is very dangerous for Guanlong. If he cannot capture the imperial city and depose the East Palace, there is always the possibility of being defeated by the East Palace. If this military remonstrance fails, the consequences will be for the Changsun family.
Even the entire Guanlongmen Valve cannot bear it.
No decision can be left to chance. Even if it seems that Fang Jun will not rush to Chang'an's aid, he must be on guard.
Wait for another day, and news will definitely come from the counties in Hexi. Then we will carefully screen it to distinguish the authenticity and make appropriate countermeasures.
After all, once Fang Jun leads the Anxi Army back to Chang'an, its ferocious combat power cannot be resisted by the Guanlong Army. Even if the Guanlong Army has an advantage in numbers, it will be difficult to match it. When the two armies confront each other, they will not only fight tactics and strategies,
What's even worse is morale. If the Guanlong army faces the powerful Anxi army and its morale collapses, it will most likely lead to a complete rout.