Kucha City, Anxi. In the past few days, kings from various Anxi countries have gathered in Kucha to discuss the plan to fight against Tibet. Kucha Kingdom, Yanji Kingdom, Shule Kingdom, Gumo Kingdom, Khotan Kingdom, Zhu Jubo Kingdom, and Weitou Kingdom
, Bincheng State, Wensu State, etc., more than a dozen kings of small countries gathered together to discuss the future of Anxi.
Seeing that the Tang army entered Anxi with 20,000 elite troops, while the Tubo army in Anxi only had a few thousand people, the Tibetans were driven out of Anxi with an overwhelming force. Instead of waiting for the Tang army to win a complete victory before negotiating, it is better to clarify the future matters now.
, Anxi countries will at least not be so passive and can gain more benefits.
Of course Guo Song was well aware of the mentality of the countries in Anxi, and he also knew that he would take the initiative by driving away Tibet before negotiating.
But Guo Song had to consider the long term and consider the harmonious coexistence of the Anxi Army and the Anxi countries, so he decided to distribute future benefits in a win-win manner.
This meeting between various countries was not so much a discussion on how to jointly deal with Tibet, but a general negotiation on the distribution of post-war benefits, so it took a long time. There were negotiations between the Tang army and various countries, and there were also negotiations within each country.
The discussion has been going on for three days and it has finally come to an end.
Guo Song stood up and smiled and said to the monarchs: "Everyone, since everyone has reached a consensus, we can take action as soon as possible. I will give a final summary here. The Tang army will be the main force in the attack on Shule. The Tubo army will be joined by allied forces from various countries.
As a supplement, everyone works together to defeat the powerful enemy. Secondly, the principles of land distribution after the war are also clarified. The recovered oasis will be divided into 37%, the Tang army will account for 30%, and the various countries will account for 70%. Do you have any objections?"
This is the core of the negotiation, the land distribution in the oasis. Before this, the Tang army probably didn't even have half of the little land they had, while the Anxi countries had 30% left, and nearly 70% of it was taken away by Tibetan herdsmen.
This distribution actually means dividing 70% of the land in the hands of the Tubo people. The Tang army will take 30%, and the Anxi countries will take nearly 40%. Everyone is satisfied with this result. For the Tang army, 30% of the land is worth more than 100,000 hectares, which is enough to support them.
Hundreds of thousands of people, and the countries in Anxi took 40%, and they were very satisfied. Without the Tang army, they might not even be able to get an acre of land, and the remaining 30% of the land in their hands would be taken away by Tibet one after another.
This is a win-win solution, and everyone except the Tibetans is happy to accept it.
Seeing that everyone had no objections, Guo Song added: "Since there are no objections, then everyone will sign an alliance agreement and finalize the land distribution plan we discussed in writing. After the war, we can make specific arrangements based on this land."
Allocate land."
Lou Wenda drafted an alliance agreement, which was signed and sealed by Guo Song on behalf of the Tang Dynasty. The kings of other countries also signed and pledged their signatures. After three days of hard work, the Tang army and the Anxi countries finally reached an alliance of long-term peaceful coexistence.
protocol.
The next step was for all the countries to gather their forces and form an alliance in Qiuci. In fact, most of the kings came with their own troops, some with two or three thousand men, some with three or four thousand men, and some small countries only brought one thousand men.
The remaining people, the coalition forces of various countries in the Western Regions totaled 25,000 people, plus the 20,000 Tang troops, the total was 45,000 people.
Among the 20,000 Tang troops, there were also 2,000 from Anxi, led by Lu Yang, the garrison envoy of Kucha.
Early that morning, war drums roared and horns sobbed. On the grassland west of Qiuci, flags were like clouds, soldiers' armor shone, and 45,000 troops began to assemble.
Lu Yang, the garrison envoy, was the garrison envoy of Shule at that time. He was named Pingyuan County Duke and General Yunhui by the imperial court. He is sixty years old, with white beard and hair. He is still strong as ever, with sharp eyes and a straight back.
Guo Song looked at the assembled troops and sighed: "There are actually 25,000 troops. With so many troops, what else does the Tang army need to do to deal with just a few thousand Tibetan troops?"
Lu Yang shook his head and said: "That's because the envoy has never seen them fighting. Twenty-five thousand troops sounds like a lot. In fact, they couldn't even defeat a thousand Tibetan troops. Back then, they also gathered tens of thousands of troops. Now,
They fought against three thousand Tibetan troops near Mocheng, but the whole army was defeated in less than half an hour. Each one ran faster than the other. From then on, they feared the Tibetan army like a tiger."
Guo Song laughed dumbly: "Isn't this just a mob?"
"That's almost it!"
At this time, Lu Yang pulled a young civilian officer over and said with a smile to Guo Song: "This is my youngest son Lu Jian, who is currently serving as the Cao Cao of the Qiuci Military Warehouse and is a member of the military. I met him before."
Guo Song remembered that a group of children, this child was only seven or eight years old at the time, actually joined the army now, or Cang Cao joined the military.
Guo Songxiao asked: "Is the dagger I gave you still there?"
Lu Jian took out a dagger inlaid with gems from his arms and said a little embarrassedly: "That's it, the envoy gave it to me."
"Go! There's something for you over there."
Lu Yang sent his son away, looked at his back, shook his head and said, "This kid is good at everything, but he is too shy. He is not like my son. His two brothers are much more decisive and brave than him."
Guo Song smiled slightly and said: "The nine sons of dragons are different, let alone mortals. Besides, the most lacking thing in the army is civilian generals. My son has a bright future."
"Thank you for your review!"
The two came to the Anxi Army. Two thousand Anxi Army had already lined up. They were young soldiers selected from the four thousand Anxi Army. They were said to be young soldiers, but in fact most of them were almost forty years old. People like Xie Tianshan and Lu
There are not many young people like Jane, but they are in good spirits, full of energy and high morale.
At this time, King Ajuluo of Khotan shouted: "Guo Shijun, I will send you in the end!"
Guo Song nodded, told Lu Yang and Li Bing a few words, and quickly walked up to the high platform. The high platform was temporarily built. Forty-five thousand soldiers were lined up under the high platform. Fifteen kings stood on both sides of the high platform, with a table in the middle.
There is a large white jade seal placed on it. This is the seal of Marshal Anxi.
This is a military seal jointly carved by various countries in Anxi using high-quality white jade. It is not a royal seal, but more of an honorary nature. After all, commanding the coalition forces of various countries has nothing to do with the seal itself, but relies on one's own strength.
This big seal was carved in the fifth year of Tianbao. It was first obtained by Meng Chaling, the Jiedu envoy, then Gao Xianzhi and Feng Changqing, and finally Guo Xin. However, Guo Xin did not actually own it, but only kept it.
The reason for this big seal is that the Tang army's strength in Anxi declined and other countries no longer recognized it.
Now with the confidence of 20,000 elite Tang troops, the Marshal's Seal appeared again.
As Lu Yang said, the countries in Anxi now only look at strength and interests, and the strong are respected. Of course, Tubo is also very strong, but Tubo plunders their interests. Although it is strong, it cannot respect them. It can only protect them, and at the same time
Only with strong strength can you win their heartfelt respect.
Guo Song stepped forward and raised the new flag of the Anxi Army in one hand, a red-bottomed black dragon flag. It was the same as the Hexi Army, except that the three characters "Hexi Army" on the other side were changed to "Anxi Army", and his other flag was
The marshal's seal was raised high, and the 45,000-strong army cheered.
Guo Song shouted: "Brothers, let us use this big flag to plant in the Tibetan military camp and drive the Tibetans completely out of Anxi!"
Cheers once again flooded the entire grassland...
When it was time to set off, the cavalry packed up, doused the bonfires with water, took their spears from the rows of weapon racks, carried their bows and arrows and bucklers behind their backs, hung their sabers on their saddles, and turned over one after another.
Mount your horse, follow the guidance of the trumpet, and run towards the banner of your army.
At this time, a huge eagle flew from the east and circled in the sky. Some Anxi soldiers raised their bows and arrows, but they were held down by Tang soldiers on the side.
"This is our scout general, don't be rude!"
Mengzi is here. He is the king of eagles. He does not need to deliver messages at a fixed point like other letter eagles. He can find his master even thousands of miles away.
Among the tens of thousands of horses, it locked its sharp eyes on its master, circled twice in the sky, slowly fell down, folded its wings and landed on Guo Song's shoulder, and rubbed its master's face affectionately with its sharp beak.
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Guo Song patted its head lovingly and took out the red mailbox from its leg. At this time, several generals gathered around it. The mailbox was an urgent red, indicating that there was a major military situation.
Guo Song read the content of the letter and smiled at everyone: "This is a battle report from Shazhou. Two Hexi armies defeated the Shatuo army in Dunhuang County. They killed more than 13,000 enemies in succession. Zhu Xiejinhai led