Chapter 503 Western Regions
Ten days later, Qin Mubai led his army to the Dafeichuan military camp. Here, he learned some information about the mainland of Lanzhou, mainly about Su Dingfang.
It turned out that more than a month ago, just as soon as Qin Mubai and the garqinling had a life-and-death battle in the Pamoli grassland, Su Dingfang had already led his army to the Western Regions.
Because the Tang Dynasty and Tubo officially declared war, and the northern grasslands are also in the midst of war, the three major forces that had strong influence and deterrence in the Western Regions in the past, the Tang Dynasty, Tubo and Xue Yantuo, had no time to visit. At this time, the Northern Court of the Western Turks, which has always been ambitious and powerful, feels that it is time to unify the Western Regions. Therefore, he ordered the subordinate Jue Yuelose, Pulling Ximi, Barbating Horses, Knot Bones, and Chumukun tribes to send troops together. He took the famous generals of the Northern Court who had recovered from his injury as his commander, entangled more than 300,000 soldiers and horses, and launched a fierce attack on the dentic tent of the old enemy, the southern court of the Western Turks.
Beiting is very thoughtful. If they can take advantage of the great opportunity of the Tang Dynasty and Tubo to visit the south court in one fell swoop, then they will unify the Western Regions almost soon.
Beiting does this to create an established fact of "unification of the Western Regions".
After the two countries of Tang and Pan are defeated, they will definitely be unable to use troops against the Western Regions. At that time, the "North Court" may no longer be the North Court, but an independent and powerful Western Khanate. At that time, no matter who won the victory in the Tang Dynasty and Tubo, they had to admit the Beiting Khanate and could no longer touch the Western Regions.
Nanting was difficult to resist the powerful attack, and soon sent envoys to the Tang Dynasty for help. Due to the agreement in advance, Nanting Khan directly sent a fast envoy to invite Su Dingfang to "preside over justice" and send troops to rescue on behalf of the Tang Dynasty.
Su Dingfang quickly sent troops to the Yumen Pass, and in the name of Qin Mubai, he issued a "military order" to Hu Luwu, the leader of Hu Lu's department, asking him to send troops to rescue Nanting first. Su Dingfang himself then waved his troops.
Hu Lubu is a "double-sided spy" who dares not offend anyone. Although the soldiers and horses were also rectified after receiving the order, they did not attack immediately, but watched from afar. If the southern court had been destroyed before Su Dingfang arrived, they would certainly not foolishly deal with the northern court alone. On the contrary, it is also possible to take advantage of the fire to rob and set up a posture to help the Beiting to ask for a reward in front of his master.
All this had already been discussed with Su Dingfang before Qin Mubai left the Yumen Pass. Su Dingfang knew very well that Hu Lubu was not trustworthy at all. But he must be ordered to send troops first. It's never his business. If this military order is not issued, Hu Lu's department has an excuse to stand on the side of the North Court in advance. At that time, the situation will be more unfavorable to the Tang army and the Southern Court.
The war in the Western Regions is in full swing. The Western Turkic North and South Courts fought desperately every day, killing and injuring countless people. At the same time, many other small countries and tribes in the Western Regions are also facing the problem of standing in line and choosing. Forced by the strong military power of the Beiting, many small countries and tribes defected to the Beiting. Even the Shi, Shi, He, Mu and Kang, who were previously attached to the Nanting, all jumped into the camp of the Beiting.
The situation is precarious, which is quite unfavorable to the Southern Court. Under such circumstances, Su Dingfang immediately made a decision that he did not directly wield troops to rescue Nanting, but personally led 20,000 Kansai elite soldiers to Gaochang to set up a stronghold, and then went directly to the Hu Lu Department in the northern foothills of Tianshan to "ask".
When Su Dingfang went, he was almost alone.
Hu Luwu, who had always been uncertain, saw that the Tang envoy who came in person was neither Qin Mubai nor Xue Rengui. At that time, he was quite contemptuous. In addition, there were only more than 20,000 soldiers and horses brought by Su Dingfang this time, so the Hu chief secretly made up his mind to join the Beiting court and wanted to capture Su Dingfang as a "thank you" for the marshal of the Beiting.
At this time, Su Dingfang, who had been silent for several years, finally became a surprise.
In the tooth tent of the leader of Hu Lu's department, he personally slashed the messenger sent by the Beiting with a knife! Then, with his excellent eloquence, extraordinary courage and true sincerity, he competed with Hu Luwu and his general leaders.
In the end, Su Dingfang told Hu Luwu that the Tang Dynasty had a total of 400,000 troops. Qin Mubai, the marshal of the Kansai Army, had personally waved his troops to fight against Tibet, and he could calm down Tibet in the future. When Marshal Qin returns to Helong, he will come to clean up the remnants of the Western Regions. At this time, if Hu Lu's department abandons the former alliance and joins the North Court, it will be a disaster for the destruction of the clan in the future! On the contrary, if you help the Tang Dynasty at this time, you will do a lot of great work in the snow. In the future, in terms of meritorious deeds, it is not an overdignity for the leader of Hu Luwu to be given the title of a prince!
Hu Luwu was finally moved and finally gave in. What made him give in was not only Su Dingfang's personal charm and powerful words, but also the deep impression left by Xue Rengui's army before, as well as the "legend" about the young commander Qin Mubai in the Western Regions.
At the beginning, Xue Rengui was only more than ten thousand soldiers and horses, and he was a tired division. He killed nine in and nine out of the 80,000 troops in his Hu Luwu. The combat effectiveness of the Kansai Army still makes him afraid. Just imagine, Xue Rengui is just a general under Qin Mubai's command. If Qin Mubai waves his troops to attack in person, can Hu Lu's department still survive in the world? In addition, even the tombs of Tubo Xiaoxiong and gar are repeatedly defeated by Qin Mubai... Compared with Tubo, what is a tribe of Hu Lu, and what is his Hu Lu house?
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Two days later, Hu Luwu raised 100,000 troops. It belongs to the commander-in-chief of Su Dingfang and send troops to rescue Nanting!
Just as the Nanting water was about to be defeated and destroyed, Su Dingfang led more than 100,000 troops to kill. The two sides fought fiercely in the upper reaches of the Poplar River for several days, killing and injuring countless people.
The final outcome of this tough battle is that Su Dingfang became famous and defeated the famous general of the Beiting in the First World War, drove the enemy for more than 300 miles, and chased and chased all the way to the place where the tooth tent of the Beiting was located, to the west of Yonghe Mountain.
If it hadn't been for Su Dingfang's lack of people and shortage of supplies, and the generals of Hu Lu and Nanting were worried that it was too far away and the house would be difficult to guard and had to retreat, Su Dingfang almost flattened the Beiting in a battle, but completely in the future!
After this battle, Su Dingfang, with only 20,000 Kansai troops and 100,000 horses organized vertically and horizontally with excellent diplomatic skills, defeated more than 300,000 of the main force of the North Court in one fell swoop, which greatly damaged its vitality - the Tang Dynasty finally really bloomed its first brilliance in the Western Regions, and since then it has dominated the world!
Su Dingfang is also destined to be famous all over the world!
Hearing such news, Qin Mubai was more happy and gratified than his victory over the Chalqin Mausoleum.
In the Kansai Army, the most dazzling star finally rose strongly. From then on, Su Dingfang can stand alone in the Western Regions - this is a great thing for the Tang Dynasty and his Qin Mubai.
After careful thinking, Qin Mubai wrote a letter to the emperor Li Shimin, willing to ask the court to reward Su Dingfang for his contributions and change him to the protection of the capital of Anxi. Qin Mubai himself was willing to give up the position of Dadu Protector and continue to serve as the "Great Governor of Lanzhou" and lead Helong.
Whether the court will criticize it or not, Qin Mubai is not clear and doesn't really care. His purpose is mainly to " divide merit".
Unlike the "greedy" of most officials and generals, Qin Mubai has always been keen to give credit to more people. On the one's, you can avoid exposing yourself too much; on the other, fulfilling others is actually enriching yourself.
For example, Su Dingfang became famous in the first battle today. How could he forget Qin Mubai's all kinds of help and care for him in the past?
More powerful auxiliary wings and loyal friends are often much more useful than to focus on strengthening your own strength.
In a good mood, Qin Mubai finally returned to Qanzhou. When the people of Helong heard the triumphant return of Qin Mubai, they welcomed him 60 miles out of the city. They cheered all the way and sang colorful flags and gongs, and the lively and festive atmosphere reached the extreme.
Qin Mubai settled his soldiers and horses in the barracks outside the city, so he entered the city with Xue Rengui and other generals. First, he went to the temporary governor's office to visit Li Daozong, the king of Jiangxia, who was left behind.
The feeling of going home is really good. Although they were exhausted to the extreme, Qin Mubai and others talked and laughed briskly all the way, and entered the city in front of the governor's mansion in a blink of an eye.
Even Yuwen Hongtai, who was seriously injured and was carried all the way, was in a hurry to enter the house, but one person couldn't move forward.
"You go first. I'll just go to the post hall to have a rest." Ashina Xuelian said to Qin Mubai.
As soon as Qin Mubai heard something wrong, he asked others to enter the house first and invited Xuelian to ask, "What's wrong with you?"
"Nothing, I just don't want to go in. I don't like this kind of bustle." The blood lotus said lightly.
Qin Mubai blinked his eyes and thought about it. Xuelian's mood was a little depressed all the way. No matter how happy we are, she is indifferent. Maybe she feels that these joys have nothing to do with her. She is just an outsider.
Did I make her have no sense of belonging and security?
"Shey Lian, I know what's on your mind." Qin Mubai held her hand and said softly, "In a few days, we will get married, okay?"
Xue Lian was stunned and put aside her face, "I won't get married."
"What?" Qin Mubai was also stunned, "You... are almost the mother of the child. Why don't you want to marry?"
"No, if you don't get married, you don't get married." Xuelian's face suddenly turned cold. She glanced at Qin Mubai and said, "Do you have to get married if you are pregnant? I can give birth to him and raise him by myself. In the grassland, there are many children who only know their mother but not their father. Don't use the rules of your Han people to bind me.
"Uh-huh..." Qin Mubai was stunned for a moment, "Then what are you going to do to marry me?"
"Why don't you get married?" Xuelian said quite resolutely. She shook off Qin Mubai's hand and strode away, and turned around, "Don't chase me! - You know, I've always hated people forcing me to do anything!"
Qin Mubai stood on the spot and was a little overwhelmed for a moment.
In the past and present life, countless women have self-apported to be experienced lovers. Unexpectedly, they ate such a big turtle in Xuelian!
"Why is that?"
He was muttering, and a man came behind him. Qin Mubai looked back and immediately said happily, "Yan!"
"Are you back?" Chen Yan smiled slightly and came forward, and Qin Mubai held her hand.
"Do you know why she left?" Chen Yan pouted in the direction of Xue Lian.
"Have you seen it?"
"What are you talking about!"
"Uh-huh..." Qin Mubai was stunned and shook his head. "This time, I really have no idea. Maybe I treated her badly when I was cold before!"
"I think it's better to say that you don't respect her enough." Chen Yan said, "A woman, whether her background is noble or lowly, hopes that her man can value her. A man can have many women in his life, but a woman can only marry one man. This is not fair. How can you bear it if you talk about marriage like this? Originally, she was an aristocratic princess on the grassland - you should at least show a little sincerity! In addition, she is always so nameless that she goes in and out with you on all kinds of occasions, which must be embarrassing. Although she comes from a simple grassland, women have self-esteem.
"Well, after saying so much, just say what should I do now!" Qin Mubai scratched his head, like a child who was caught stealing food. He smiled and said, "Actually... I was just drunk for a while, that... I accidentally made a little mistake. But at this point, I definitely have to admit it. The problem is..."
"Oc's it, stop it. You can say such words without conscience!" Chen Yan shook her head angrily and funnyly and sighed, "You are always like this! You will definitely be scolded for a while - thief military academy, stinky man, you will feel good!"
"Uh-huh?!--" Qin Mubai was stunned, "Princess Gaoyang came to Danzhou? Where's Mei Niang?"
"Mei Niang took her caravan to the Western Regions. Gao Yang and I couldn't stay in Lanzhou, so we came to Danzhou with Mei Niang and waited for your class to return triumphantly. Chen Yan said, "As for the details, you can go back and learn about it slowly. Now I'm going to find Xuelian, hoping to persuade her to come back - don't giggle at me. I'm for the sake of an acquaintance with Xuelian and the bones and blood of the Qin family! Otherwise, even I want to scold you a few words! - I won't change my nature!"