Five hundred and seventieth eight chapters Huihe messenger
In mid-to-late February, 20,000 troops arrived in Jinman County. Currently, a total of 15,000 troops were stationed in Beiting, Anxi, and Hexi Jiedu Prefecture. Plus their own few remaining troops, a total of 20,000 troops were stationed in Beiting.
and Anxi.
Beiting and Anxi are indeed fertile places. Last year, the Tang army began to farm here. In just one year, the food shortage situation in Beiting and Anxi was reversed. The two places harvested nearly 400,000 dan of wheat and raised more than 700,000 sheep.
Only.
At present, the Jiedu envoy of Beiting has been concurrently held by Guo and Song Dynasty. Yang Xigu has been appointed as Changshi. There are three military envoys under him, Luntai, Yiwu and Gaochang. Among them, the Luntai envoy is led by Yang Xigu's confidant Li
Jiao took charge.
Throughout last year, the soldiers and civilians of Jinman County were involved in rebuilding Luntai County. When Guo and Song's troops arrived, the reconstruction of Luntai County was completed.
Yang Xigu accompanied Guo Song on the city wall of Luntai County. Yang Xigu pointed at the military city faintly visible in the distance and said with a smile: "That is Zhangbao Shouchuo. There are seven defensive military cities all the way to the west. They are all set up.
Once the Geluolu people or the Uighurs come from the west, the beacons will be lit, and Luntai County will become the last barrier of Jinman County."
Guo Song stared at the beacon in the distance and asked: "Are the Uighurs also enemies of Beiting?"
"How should I put it? Although the Uighurs have not attacked Beiting so far and seem to be very friendly, they are actually smiling tigers, constantly compressing the Tang army's living area. Starting from the Uighurs, they used the method of cutting off supplies to force
The Tang army retreated from one defensive city after another, causing the Tang army to lose control of more than a thousand miles of land in just three years. The Uighurs also supported the Shatuo people and allowed the Shatuo people to intensify their suppression of us, but they pretended to be good people.
, to prevent the Shatuo people from attacking us."
"Does Duke Yang hate the Huihe people?" Guo Song asked further.
Yang Xigu shook his head, "I can't talk about hatred, but I don't have a good impression either. The Uighurs have withdrawn their troops from Beiting. I hope I won't have to deal with them."
Having said this, Yang Xigu had some realization and looked back at Guo Song, "Do you want to cooperate with the Uighurs?"
Guo Song nodded, "I plan to join forces with Huihe to deal with Ge Luolu. Does Yang Gong think it is feasible?"
Yang Xigu pondered for a moment and said: "If we are dealing with Ge Luolu, this kind of cooperation is feasible. We have no threat to the Uighurs, but Ge Luolu is a serious problem for the Uighurs. Ge Luolu's expansion to the east will certainly pose a threat to us.
Threats, but in fact they directly infringe upon the vital interests of the Uighurs, but frankly speaking, I don’t trust the Uighurs.”
"I don't trust the Uighurs either."
Guo Song said calmly: "I just choose reality. At least at this stage, the threat to us from the Geluolu people is much greater than that from the Uighurs. I need an army to stop the Geluolu people's invasion of Yizhou from the north. This
This is the basis for my cooperation with the Uighur people."
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Three days after the Tang army arrived in Jinman County, the Uighur envoy arrived as scheduled. The envoy was not sent by the Uighur Changshou Tianqin Khan, but by the Uighur Jinshan Yehujie Gangas, named Gulijie Dagan.
Since the Uighur envoys arrived so quickly, Guo Song realized that the Uighurs still had spies in Hexi and were paying attention to every move in Hexi. There were no Uighurs in Zhangye, and their spies were most likely Sogdians.
Yang Xigu went out of the city on behalf of Guo Song to welcome the Uyghur envoys. He was about forty years old and had a medium build but was very strong. He was the chief of the southern Jinshan Uyghurs and also the Meilu general of the Uyghurs.
The status of the Uighur Western Front is second only to Jiegangas.
Yang Xigu has been dealing with him and they are very familiar with each other.
Gu Lijie Dagan can also speak Chinese. Although he is not fluent, he can basically express his meaning clearly and does not need a translator.
"General Yang, your Guo Jiedushi is very courageous! He actually wants to compete with the Geluolu people. We Ye Hu admire him very much. I heard that he is the grandson of Guo Laolinggong?"
Yang Xigu nodded with a smile, "My envoy regained Anxi and Beiting and wiped out the Shatuo people. This shows his courage. Uighur must be familiar with him! He defeated the Xue Yantuo people twice in Fengzhou, and Xue Yantuo was destroyed.
It has something to do with him."
Gu Lijie Dagan's slender eyes narrowed to a slit, their information was incomplete! This Hexi Jiedu envoy turned out to be General Guo of Fengzhou, who was called Tianlang General by the Sijie people.
Of course Gu Lijie Dagan knew about General Guo in Fengzhou. Their current pasture was the territory of the Xue Yantuo people. However, they confused Guo Yao and Guo Song, who later succeeded Fengzhou's economic envoy, and always thought that they had defeated Xue Yantuo.
General Guo is Guo Yao, the son of Guo Ziyi.
"I heard that your envoy Guo Jiedushi has a good relationship with Sijieren?"
Yang Xigu shook his head, "I don't know much about this. You know that I have been separated from the Central Plains for many years, but Xue Yantuo is the common enemy of Fengzhou and Sijie tribe. It should be normal for them to join forces to fight against Xue Yantuo, just like Huihe wants to fight with Tang Jun now.
It’s the same as joining forces to fight against the Geluolu people.”
The bone-strength man laughed twice, "General Yang is right!"
They arrived at the Governor's Mansion in Tingzhou. Guo Song was already waiting for them at the door. Yang Xigu introduced with a smile: "This is the Governor of Hexi Province and the Protector of Anxi Province, Lord Guo!"
Gu Lijie Dagan was really surprised. He didn't expect that the other party would be so young. He looked about thirty years old, tall and tall, with an extraordinary appearance.
Gu Lijie Daqian was frightened and quickly put his left hand on his chest and saluted, "May the eternal God bless Guo Shijun!"
Guo Song also smiled slightly and returned the greeting: "May the God of Immortality bless General Guli!"
Guo Song invited Gu Li Jie Dagan and several of his entourage into the lobby of the government office. Everyone sat down in the lobby. Guo Song and Gu Li Jie Dagan sat in the middle, with their subordinates on both sides.
"We Huihe people are always sincere and frank, and we don't tell lies. I heard that Guo Shijun led a large army to prepare to fight the Geluolu people. Is it true?"
Guo Song nodded, "The Geluolu people have marched towards the Yili Valley and violated the Tang Dynasty's territory. We will never tolerate it."
The Yili River Valley was originally owned by the Tang Dynasty, but was later occupied by the Uighurs. After the Uighurs withdrew their troops, it was given to Shatuo, who was destroyed by the Tang army. Speaking of which, the Yili River Valley did belong to the Tang Dynasty.
Already.
He said a little unwillingly: "But the Yili Valley is now the territory of the Wusun people."
Guo Song smiled lightly, "I agree with the Wusun people grazing in the Yili Valley. The Wusun tribe are subjects of the Tang Dynasty under the jurisdiction of the Anxi Protectorate. They pay taxes to the Anxi Protectorate. They are not the same thing as the Shatuo people.
"
This question was a bit embarrassing. Gu Lijie Dagan didn't want to talk more. He waved his hands and said: "Let's talk about the topic! This time I went to Tingzhou as an envoy to contact the Tang army under the order of Jinshan Ye Hu. I hope that our two armies can work together."
Fight against the Geluolu people, Geluolu are our common enemies."
"Can the ambassador introduce the real situation of Ge Luolu?"
"How much do you know about the Geluolu people?" Gu Lijie Dagan asked rhetorically.
"We heard that Ge Luolu was known as a man with 300,000 armored men. Last year, there was internal strife in Ge Luolu. The Musi Tribe joined forces with the powerful troops to defeat the Po Po Tribe. The Po Po Tribe fled to the west. Their new khan was called Mou Ci Ami.
Well, that’s probably all I know.”
Gu Lijie Dagan shook his head, "The Geluolu people have never had an army of 300,000 people. They themselves only have more than 100,000 people. Adding in the troops of Ba Khanna, Xue Yantuo and other countries they control, there are only about 200,000 people. Now they
After the division, the direct army has been less than 100,000, but they are also prairie warriors, and the Tang army is no match for them."
"How come the Tang army is no match for them?" Guo Song sneered.
"Because you have insufficient troops, the Tang army in Beiting now only has 30,000 people at most. Without the support of Huihe, you will never be Ge Luolu's opponent."
"Then how does Huihe plan to support us?"
Gu Lijie Dagan smiled arrogantly, "Tang Jun can join us and accept the command of Jinshan Yehu!"
There was an uproar in the lobby. The generals of the Tang army were extremely angry. Just as they were about to stand up and reprimand, Guo Song waved his hands to stop their emotions. Guo Song said coldly: "I think we should send troops to deal with Ge Luolu separately! With Huangcaopo
As a boundary, the north of Huangcaobo will be defended by the Huihe army, and the south of Huangcaobo will be dealt with by the Tang army. How about that?"
This actually means dividing the boundary based on the control areas of both parties. Gu Lijie Dagan is very shrewd. He understood the implication of Guo Song's words and squinted his eyes and said: "Guo Shijun admits that the north of Huangcaobo is the territory of Huihe?"
"I have always been pragmatic. If Huihe wants to sign a written agreement, I will not object."
Gu Lijie Dagan laughed, "Let's wait until this battle is over! Let's see if Tang Jun is qualified to sign an agreement with us."