Six days later, Yao Jin led his army to escort a large amount of baggage back to Dunhuang. The day before, Liang Wu also received news that the Tang army had seized the baggage, so he stopped responding and led his army back to Dunhuang first.
It’s no wonder that Yao Jin couldn’t bear to give up this batch of logistical supplies. The number was very large, mainly sheep, reaching 550,000, but not much wheat, only 5,000 shi. In addition, there were 30,000 Tubo daggers and short spears.
Ten thousand.
The rich loot made Guo Song couldn't help but smile. He distributed two sheep to each household in Shazhou, and ordered the sheep to be killed to reward the army. The soldiers and the people had fun together. That night, the Tang army lit hundreds of bonfires and joined the Dunhuang people.
Drink wine, eat meat, and celebrate victory.
Guo Xin had left several days ago and took away a large amount of food and tents. Guo Song immediately ordered to prepare to return to Ganzhou.
At this moment, the Shatuo envoy arrived in Shazhou.
Interestingly, this Shatuo envoy was none other than Zhu Xie Shenglu, who had been a prisoner of war in the Tang Army. In fact, Guo Song underestimated his importance to Shatuo. After Zhu Xie Shenglu returned to Shatuo, he successfully mediated
Due to the conflict between Zhu Xie Jinhai and the Presbyterian Church, he was now named Jinshan Yehu, with a status equivalent to that of Prime Minister Shatuo.
The arrival of the Shatuo envoy was expected by Guo Song. After all, according to the map, from Suzhou to Shazhou, one must pass through Guazhou. It is impossible for the Tang army to fly over. They must have borrowed the road from Guazhou. The Shatuo people cannot
Nervousness is the weird thing.
Sima Liu Zi took the lead in receiving Zhu Xie Shenglu. Liu Zi had outstanding abilities, rich experience, and good character. After Guo Song thought about it again and again, he decided to recommend him as the first governor of Shazhou, and let Yao Jin lead 5,000 troops to garrison, plus
Six thousand people from Shazhou, actually 11,000 soldiers were stationed in Shazhou, and a castle was built at the Dangjin Pass at the same time.
In the commander's tent of the military camp, Liu Zi reported to Guo Song the situation of his meeting with Zhu Xie Shenglu.
"Shatuo is very confused as to how the Tang army reached Shazhou. I hope that the Tang army can tell the truth about the route. This is their first concern."
"Are they protesting our crossing?" Guo Songxiao asked.
Liu Zi smiled slightly and said: "Because we were at war with Tibet, our fear of the Tubo army was relieved to a great extent. They did not protest. They just hoped that we could inform them in advance before we crossed the border."
Guo Song nodded and asked, "What do they want from Shazhou?"
"Shatuo proposed to restore Shazhou to its previous status, that is, to maintain Shazhou's position as a neutral zone. The Tang army withdrew from Shazhou, and they also promised not to get involved."
Guo Song sneered and said, "It was Shatuo who broke Shazhou's neutrality. How dare they make this request again?"
Liu Zi quickly bowed and said: "I told him from my humble position that they would only benefit Tubo by making this request."
Guo Song said happily: "Well said! I'm afraid even they themselves can't believe this request. It shouldn't be his real intention, right?"
"Yes! I also feel that Zhu Xie Shenglu has other intentions, but he didn't say it clearly. I guess he won't be able to say it clearly until he meets the envoy."
"What do you think his true purpose is?" Guo Songxiao asked.
Liu Zi pondered for a moment and said, "I think their true purpose of coming may have something to do with Guazhou."
"Exactly!"
Guo Song praised: "The one where they feel the greatest sense of crisis now is Guazhou. From a normal perspective, Guazhou hinders the exchanges between Shazhou, Ganzhou and Suzhou. Our next step must be to seize Guazhou and completely regain the Hexi Corridor.
Shatuo will definitely take a two-pronged approach, on the one hand increasing troops to Guazhou, and on the other hand sending envoys to inquire about the situation, so Zhu Xie Shenglu came."
"Do you want to see him?"
"Of course I want to see you!"
Guo Song smiled and said, "It's better to say some things more clearly."
In the afternoon, Guo Song formally received Zhu Xieshenglu at Shazhou Yamen. Of course, Zhu Xieshenglu would not worry about becoming a prisoner of war again. On the one hand, he was an envoy. The two countries had been at war with each other since ancient times in the Tang Dynasty.
Make the rules.
On the other hand, the Tang Army and the Shatuo Army are currently at peace with each other. To a certain extent, they also have a common enemy, Tubo.
Guo Song welcomed Zhu Xie Shenglu into the Tang Hall, and the two parties took their seats respectively. Liu Zi and Yao Jin sat under Guo Song.
"I haven't cared about Shatuo for a long time. How is Shatuo's situation now? Is Ge Luolu still a big threat?" Guo Song asked with a smile.
"Shatuo is still the same, but the threat from Ge Luolu is getting deeper day by day. Last month, we fought a battle with Ge Luolu over the Jinshan Ranch. Both sides suffered more than 2,000 casualties. Ge Luolu did not occupy it.
I returned it when it was cheaper.”
"Then did Huihe put pressure on Ge Luolu in the north?"
"Forget it, the Uighurs are busy annexing small tribes in the Mobei grassland and are completely indifferent to the southward invasion of the Geluolu people. If the Tang army had not defeated Tubo this time, I am afraid that Tubo would cooperate with the Geluolu people and threaten us from the south.
.”
From Zhu Xie Shenglu's words, Guo Song knew that a war had broken out between Ge Luolu and Shatuo, and that Shatuo had suffered a great loss. Although he had driven Ge Luolu away, he himself had also suffered heavy losses.
The second was the Uighurs. The Uighurs wanted to return to their position of dominance over the grasslands, so they did not care much about the life and death of Shatuo, which chilled the hearts of the Shatuo people.
Guo Song smiled slightly, "Rather than expecting others to help, it is better to rely on yourself. If I guessed correctly, Tibet will probably cooperate with Ge Luolu's attack on Shatuo from the south this time, so the Tang army's dispatch of troops will be relieved to a great extent.
to relieve Shatuo’s pressure.”
"It is true. We do not deny this. To be honest, after hearing the news that the Tang army had completely wiped out the Tibetan army and occupied Shazhou, everyone in Shatuo breathed a sigh of relief."
Guo Song said calmly: "In this case, why did your envoy ask the Tang army to withdraw from Shazhou and wait for the Tubo to reoccupy Shazhou?"
"I'm afraid this is a misunderstanding. I said that the prerequisite for Shazhou's neutrality is that Tibet and Tibet do not get involved in Shazhou. Of course, this is unlikely."
The two chatted casually, and Guo Song said solemnly: "I don't think Ye Hu came all the way to Shazhou to persuade the Tang army to evacuate, let alone to thank the Tang army. Why don't we be more honest and stop testing each other, Ye Hu."
Tell me directly! Why are you here?"
Zhu Xie Shenglu was silent for a moment and said: "Since I have been honest with you, I will speak frankly. I am actually here for Guazhou."
Guo Song smiled lightly, "I think so!"
"Please forgive me for being frank. This time the Tang army suddenly attacked Shazhou and probably passed through Guazhou! We guess that the Tang army passed Yumen Pass and Jinchang County in the middle of the night, so the Shatuo defenders did not notice it."
"Did Ye Hu come here to protest?"
Zhu Xie Shenglu shook his head and said: "It's not for protest. According to our agreement last year, we would not touch Tingzhou City. Even if the Sogdian caravan sold them grain, salt and oil, we did not stop it. The premise was that the Tang army would not attack.
Guazhou, if the Tang army attacks Guazhou, we will also attack Tingzhou within one day. We cannot guarantee how many people will survive in Tingzhou City."
Zhu Xie Shenglu also felt that threatening the opponent with Tingzhou was a bit excessive, so he softened his tone and said: "Our Khan promised that the Tang army can use Guazhou, but they must inform us in advance. If we don't inform them in advance, we will
A sneak attack makes no difference."
Guo Song was not angry. This was a tacit understanding between the two parties, but Zhu Xie Shenglu repeated it again.
Guo Song walked a few steps with his hands behind his back, then turned around and said, "Let's not talk about Guazhou first. Let's talk about Shazhou. The Tang army regained Shazhou. Does Shatuo want to take it back?"
"Of course we want to control Shazhou. If the Tang army gives us an opportunity, for example, if there are only more than a thousand garrison troops, we can't just watch the Tibetans reoccupy Shazhou. I am telling the truth. Please don't blame me.
.”
"I know Ye Hu is telling the truth. I want to know, if the Tang army fought the Tubo army in Shazhou, would Shatuo attack the Tang army from behind?" Guo Song looked at the opponent sharply.
"This should not happen. As long as the Tang army has no intention of getting involved in Guazhou and Yiwu, maybe we will help the Tang army defeat Tubo. After all, Tubo poses a much greater threat to Shatuo than the Tang army."
Guo Song didn't know how sincere he was when he said this. Maybe they were sincere now, but at that moment, they wouldn't mean what they said.
Putting this aside for the time being, Guo Song smiled and said: "This time the Tang army attacked Shazhou, it actually did not pass through Guazhou."
"How can it be?"
"How is it impossible? Do the Snowy Mountains that stretch for thousands of miles also belong to Guazhou? At least in the map of Guazhou in the Tang Dynasty, the Snowy Mountains were not included."
Zhu Xie Shenglu was stunned for a long time, and then asked hesitantly: "Could it be that you walked from the Snowy Mountains?"
"Of course I didn't leave from the Daxue Mountains, but walked along the foothills of the Daxue Mountains. It can also be said that I came from the Daxue Mountains."
Zhu Xie Shenglu was speechless immediately. In fact, when they occupied Guazhou, they only occupied both sides of the official road that ran through the central part, including two county towns and several fort passes such as Yumen Pass. There was a desert to the north of Guazhou, so they started from
They have never been there. There are vast snow-capped mountains and large forests to the south of Guazhou, and they have not set foot in them. As for whether the Snowy Mountains are Guazhou territory, even they themselves don’t know.
But one thing is certain, as long as the Tang army was thousands of miles away from the Shatuo army when they crossed Guazhou, they could turn a blind eye.
Guo Song took out the map, drew a line at the foot of the Qilian Mountains, and said to Zhu Xieshenglu: "The fifty miles on both sides of the Snow Mountain have always been unclaimed land. We have occupied this land first, so it should belong to
Tang Dynasty.
It just so happens that Ye Hu is also here. Let's negotiate. Taking fifty miles as the boundary, the fifty miles at the foot of Daxue Mountain falls under the jurisdiction of Shazhou. In this way, we will not stray into Guazhou. As a reciprocal response, we can divide the same area to the north of Shazhou.
If the area is allocated to Guazhou, Shazhou will not be bordered by Illinois. I think both sides will suffer from this plan."
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