Chapter 122
"Ami, your decision was too impulsive."
The cold wind blew, and An Wensheng opened the curtain and walked in.
Su Dawei was sitting at the table at this time, spreading out a map in front of him, but he didn't look at the map, but flipped through an ancient book.
He sat there, like an old monk, with an air of tranquility all around him.
An Wensheng couldn't help but be surprised: "What book are you reading?" ”
"It was given to me by Ye Fashan last time, and it wrote a lot of old things about the Heavenly Master Dao and the Three Sects of Mao, which is also interesting."
Su Dawei came back to his senses and put the book on the desk casually, his face still unfinished.
His eyes lifted from the book, with a smile in his eyes: "You also think that I have just been reckless?" ”
"It's hard for me to say whether it's reckless or not, but if you leave, the generals in the army are only afraid that the army's morale will be unstable."
An Wensheng walked over and picked up "Heavenly Master Fu Demon" and looked at it.
"If I don't go, I'm afraid it will be unstable."
Su Dawei stood up, walked to the map hanging on the side of the military tent, and stretched out his finger: "Look at the location of the chief manager, he sits in Jiuquan, guarding Zhangye, Suzhou, Yumen, Guazhou, Dunhuang, such a place, shaped like a crescent moon, is the barrier of Hexi."
If this place is lost, our department and Pei Xingjian's Anxi Protectorate will be cut into two sections. ”
The whale oil lamp erected on one side of the map illuminated Su Dawei's face.
His expression was calm, and there were no emotional fluctuations.
An Wensheng looked at him fixedly for a long time, and said slowly: "The general manager is a famous general of the Tang Dynasty and a god of war, he will not lose." ”
"No matter how strong a person is, he can't beat time."
Su Dawei remembered that before he crossed over, he was on Suzaku Avenue and watched Taizong's death in the Wind Palace, and the vision that appeared in the sky.
There are also scenes of weird patrols.
All of that is deeply imprinted in the body's memory.
is as powerful as a human king, and there are times when heaven and man are declining, not to mention Su Dingfang.
According to his own memories of later generations, Su Dingfang's longevity will be exhausted.
Accompanying Su Qingjie, on the one hand, there are military strategic considerations, and on the other hand, it is to take care of feelings and righteousness, and do not want Su Qingjie to miss the last side of Su Dingfang.
What if, what if?
In case Su Dingfang really died in the army at this time, what should I do with this endgame?
How to clean up the situation?
Will the Tibetans seize this opportunity to attack in a big way?
An Wensheng stuffed the book into his sleeve and said, "There is some truth in what you say. ”
"Yes...... Hey, my book. ”
"This book is good, I'll borrow it for a few days." An Wensheng's eyes narrowed slightly, and there was a hint of a smile in his eyes, which added a hint of cunning to his originally somewhat elegant face.
"Thief, say it's okay, return it after reading it, don't damage it."
Su Dawei shook his head helplessly: "Let's get down to business." ”
He raised his hand and nodded at the Anxi Duhufu, Jiuquan Zhangye, and the mighty Liangzhou.
"These are three nodes, just like the arms of the Tang Dynasty stretched out to the Western Regions, the line between Wuwei and Liangzhou, there are many important towns behind it, and the Tubo people want to attack from here, at most they can only take down some small cities, and some important towns as long as the defenders are not too dim, and it is not a problem to defend the city.
Pei Xingjian's side is the same, the complementary forces between the towns, it is a mature defense system, the Tubo people pull out a point, in the vast sea of sand, to go to the next oasis, it takes a lot of effort, and as long as the Tubo people do it, Pei Xingjian will respond in time. ”
Su Dawei's hand pointed at Jiuquan: "The line that Chief Manager Su defended instead of Zheng Rentai should have been the strongest, but the physical condition of Chief Manager was not optimistic, and there was another incident with that letter, which is suspicious."
In the event that this point is taken, the psychological blow to our army will be immeasurable in the name of the Grand Governor. ”
An Wensheng had been listening quietly, and his hand picked up a plate of dim sum from Su Dawei's table at some point, nodded and put it into his mouth.
"Wensheng, you...... Good weight loss. ”
"Don't bother me to think."
An Wensheng's white and chubby face was full of indifference.
"You fat man with no feelings."
", you're fat, your whole family is fat!"
"Xiao Su is not fat." Su Dawei was righteous and stern.
"Ahem, get down to business."
An Wensheng threw down the empty plate, and out of nowhere, he took out a white silk handkerchief and wiped his oil-stained fingers carefully.
He did it so carefully that he didn't even miss the gap between his thumbs.
It's like wiping down a beautiful piece of art.
Su Dawei looked at his chubby hand, and felt a little like complaining.
"What you just said does have some truth, but if you want to go to Jiuquan, how will Wuwei's defense be done?"
"Xue Li is doing well, and he is solid in Wuwei and Liangzhou."
Su Dawei stared at the map and pondered.
Under Wuwei and Liangzhou, that is, Lanzhou, Hezhou, Minzhou, and then down is Guannei Road, which is where Chang'an is located.
The further you go to Chang'an, the stronger the military power of the Tang Dynasty becomes, and it is impossible to give the Tubo people any chance.
However, it is necessary to prevent the Tubo people from cutting off the Hexi Corridor and cutting off the Tang Dynasty's trade and wealth routes to the Western Regions.
"Besides, according to Pei Xingjian's letter, I agreed to go to the general manager's office to meet and discuss the military situation."
"You forgot a little."
An Wensheng touched his chin and said slowly: "Weird." ”
"Weird?"
"Didn't you say before that Zheng Rentai might have been attacked by the weird, if the Tubo people can really manipulate the weird and assassinate the generals of the Tang Army, at that time, everyone will be in danger, not only the general manager, but most of the protectors, if something happens to Xue Rengui......
Su Dawei said with a smile: "I have been prepared for this. ”
"Oh?" An Wensheng opened his eyes and looked at him: "What preparation?" ”
"It's in that book."
Su Dawei pointed to his sleeve: "Ye Fashan said that he wanted to bring disciples to help me, calculate the time, it should be time, there is Maoshan Sect in charge, even if there is weirdness, I am not afraid." ”
"Very good." On An Wensheng's indifferent face like poker, the corners of his mouth curled, and he finally squeezed out a smile.
"Wensheng, your face ......"
"What's wrong with my face?"
Su Dawei sighed while stretching out his hands to pull the fat on An Wensheng's cheeks: "You must owe a lot of money." ”
"Get out!"
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Jiuquan, known as Suzhou in ancient times.
Zhangye, known as Ganzhou in ancient times.
Taken together, these two happen to be the Gansu of later generations.
Jiuquan is located in the northwest of Gansu Province in the later generations, between the Altun Mountain, the Qilian Mountain and the Horsehair Mountain at the western end of the Hexi Corridor, and has been a transportation fortress leading to Xinjiang and the Western Regions since ancient times.
In the north, except for a small part bordering Mongolia in the later generations, most of it is bordered by the Alxa League of Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang in the west, Qinghai in the south, and Zhangye City in the east.
From east to west, there are the main peaks of Qilian, Zarai Mountain, Daxue Mountain, Wild Horse Mountain, Altun Mountain, Danghe South Mountain, Saishiteng Mountain and other peaks.
Even though it was February, there was still snow on the ground.
In the early morning, the galloping horses shattered the peace of all directions.
Countless weeds with ice foam flew with their hooves and were thrown up.
The sunlight shines through the clear and transparent clouds, illuminating the group on horseback.
It was Su Dawei, Su Qingjie, An Wensheng and Wang Xuance who rode four.
Behind them, there were also about a hundred Tang soldiers,
Su Dawei patted the dragon on the neck and made it stop on the edge of the cliff.
Standing on the shore and looking into the distance, Jiuquan has been vividly remembered.
The scenery in the distance is picturesque, with appropriate shades and shades, revealing a desolate beauty.
The rolling hills meander and the lakes are like mirrors.
Wang Xuance was on the side, pointing forward with a horsewhip and said: "Go another fifty miles, you will arrive at Jiuquan, the scenery here is quite impressive, by the way, west of Jiuquan to Dunhuang, there is a thousand Buddha caves, it is said that it was built in the former Qin of the Sixteen Kingdoms. ”
Thousand Buddha Caves, that is, the Mogao Caves in later generations, have been built by the Northern Dynasties, Sui, Tang, Five Dynasties, Western Xia, Yuan and other dynasties, forming a huge scale.
By the time of later generations, there were 735 caves, 45,000 square meters of murals, and 2,415 clay colored sculptures.
Su Dawei estimated that it should not be so large at this time.
"Jiuquan is one of the four counties of Hexi in the Han Dynasty, an important town of silk trade, and is named after the spring under the city and its water is like wine."
"I've been to this place."
Su Dawei was on the back of the dragon and laughed at Wang Xuance.
In the morning light, his face was dyed with a layer of gold, and his close-fitting leather armor also looked golden, revealing a sense of freedom and spaciousness.
"It turns out that the manager has been here, but I am too talkative." Wang Xuance felt that his fart was patted on the horse's leg, slightly embarrassed.
"It's okay, I brought Dr. Wang here, I just want to hear you introduce more about the local terroir."
Su Dawei smiled and waved his hand.
He had come, but that was more than 2,000 years later.
In the sea and the fields, many things have long been very different.
The Jiuquan he knew was the Jiuquan that was in the sky on the satellite in later generations.
And now Jiuquan is an important town in the west of the Tang River.
The place where Su Dingfang was garrisoned.
"Fifty miles, let's hurry and try to see the chief manager as soon as possible." Su Dawei patted the neck of the dragon, and the dragon let out a deafening roar and ran out first.
The four hooves were like clouds driving through the mist, and in an instant, they left the riders behind them.
"Slow down, wait for them."
Su Dawei's words fell, and suddenly he heard Longzi let out an angry roar, and his four hooves jumped up in the air.
How terrifying is the power of the dragon son.
With this vertical jump, Su Dawei only felt like jumping up like a rocket, and he didn't know how high he jumped.
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a swallow flying under the dragon.
The dragon's hooves seemed to have touched the swallow feathers.
Pegasus stepping on the swallow?
A hint of surprise flashed in Su Dawei's mind.
At this glance, he could also see that this swallow had a dark blue back and a yellow horizontal band on its tail, which was very different from the swallow of the Central Plains.
The next moment, Su Dawei heard a roar below, the ground collapsed, and a behemoth, like a long snake, drilled out of the ground.
The sinuous and twisted body danced, and the bloody mouth closed towards the sky, making a deafening explosion.
Boom!
Uncanny?
Su Dawei was shocked in his heart, if it wasn't for the timely reaction of the dragon son, he was afraid that he had been successfully attacked by this thing.
The dragon fell from the sky, its hooves trampling the ice, and for a moment the ice, snow and debris burst into the air.
The man was on the back of the dragon, and as the dragon turned around in unison, he looked vigilantly at the giant behind him.
This is a black and white python, said to be a python, but it has no eyes, and its face only has a large mouth with fangs exposed.
The body is more than ten meters long, standing there, giving people a terrifying coercion.
"The land of snow, how weird it is."
Su Dawei thought secretly in his heart, remembering that this thing was ranked three hundred away in "Hundred Tricks in the Night".
The name is eyeless leech, also known as the poisonous dragon.