"Interesting, how did you raise this golden vulture?" Zheng Peng said as he reached out to touch the golden vulture's head.

The hand was stretched out halfway, and there was a crisp sound of "pop", and it was slapped down by Lan Duo with one hand: "I don't want my hand to be pecked into a blood hole, it's better not to touch him, Xiaobai only recognizes one white bird slave." ”

Zheng Peng looked at the golden vulture's sharp beak hook and claws, and decided to give up the idea of touching it.

Kuro explained on the side: "The golden vulture is a treasure, afraid that someone will be unfavorable to it, since it was a child, it has been trained to guard against strangers, not to eat strangers' food, you must know that birds of prey like the golden vulture are difficult to catch, even after capture, whether it can be domesticated smoothly is also a problem, that is, the bird slave family, can get the birds, there are only two or three." ”

It is said to be a family, but in fact, it is a family that has been living by taming birds for generations, and it has been passed down from generation to generation.

Guo Ziyi looked the golden vulture up and down, and said with interest: "In Hebei Province, I heard that some people are good at raising sea holly, but I didn't expect that there are also people in the Western Regions who are good at this, by the way, can you show it?" ”

Zheng Peng was also interested, and said: "Yes, it's a horse or a donkey, just slip away." ”

Lan Duo directly ignored Zheng Peng's voice and turned to Guo Ziyi: "How do you want to show it?" ”

"Or, let the rabbit go and see if the golden vulture can be caught." Guo Ziyi proposed.

"It's too simple, my little white is not a hunting dog." Landuo said helplessly.

Zheng Peng opened his mouth and said: "Yes, this is a golden vulture, not a hunting dog, big brother, your idea is too bad." ”

"And what do you have a good proposal?" Guo Ziyi asked rhetorically.

"The county lord is so kind to give us New Year's gifts, it is very appropriate to give the county lord the wind and dust, it is better to catch some beasts with the golden vulture, there is nothing missing now, if you can get some wolf meat, it would be great." Zheng Peng said on the side.

The eagle can capture its prey, that is its instinct, there is nothing to boast about, if it wants to catch something, let it catch it, not only its ability to catch, but also its spirituality.

Lan Duo was also refreshed, and he didn't bargain when he heard the words, he turned around and said a few words to the white bird, and soon, the white bird slave touched the golden vulture and whistled, and then whistled, and the golden eagle, nicknamed Little White, flapped its wings and quickly disappeared from everyone's sight.

After hearing that the golden vulture went to catch the wolf, the people of the tiger head team stood in the camp one after another, and looked forward to it one by one to see if the legendary golden vulture was really so godly, and some soldiers even made bets.

It was a little cold outside, so Zheng Peng invited Lan Duo into the barracks first and asked her to sit and wait.

"County Lord, your Xiaobai, is it really so powerful?" After settling in, Zheng Peng couldn't help but ask.

Lan Duo drank tea and said calmly: "If Zheng Jianjun doesn't believe it, you can make a bet." ”

"Okay, bet on what?"

"The loser runs around the camp with a sheep on his back."

Neither of them values money, so it's better to have some fun.

"Deal!"

Zheng Peng agreed, I've been a little bored recently, it's not bad to have someone to play with me, if you win, you should watch a good show, and if you lose, you should exercise, and you won't suffer.

When Kuro and Guo Ziyi heard it, the two smiled helplessly, and pretended not to hear.

I don't know why, as soon as the two get closer, it is always difficult to get along peacefully, as if they regard bickering as fun, from Chang'an to the Western Regions, these two people have argued all the way, and now again, not after meeting for a while, so quickly and again.

Guo Ziyi saw that the two of them didn't speak, and asked, "Okay, now that everyone is together, let's discuss how to intercept it." ”

"Yes, time is pressing, let's continue with the topic just now." Kuro said as he opened the map on the table.

After spreading out the map, Zheng Peng said directly: "County Lord, you are very familiar with this place, if you are the general of Tubo, how will you go?" ”

Speaking of business, Lan Duo also became convinced, thought for a while, and then said: "Tubo borders on Datang and Tianzhu, and the probability of detouring to Tianzhu is very low, even if Tianzhu gives it face, such a large sum of money, it is inevitable that some people will be tempted, if I am the decision-maker of Tubo, I will not be willing to seek the near and far." ”

"If you want to get closer, you must pass through the territory of the Tang Dynasty, at least the nominal territory of the Tang Dynasty, and the big and small Bolu should not, because Zhang Jianjun has strictly warned the king of the big and small Bolu, and has hoarded heavy troops in the Shang Mi group, if you smuggle goods, you won't take such a big risk, in my opinion" Lan Duo pointed to the corner of the map and continued to analyze:

"The Western Regions are vast and sparsely populated, thousands of people have entered the vast desert, it is difficult to find their traces, if the guess is right, the Tubo people secretly passed through the Uzberi Pass, entered the range of the Anxi Protectorate, and used the desert south of Qiuci to cross the Kunlun Mountains into the territory of Tubo."

Zheng Peng, Guo Ziyi, and Ku Luo glanced at each other, with a look of admiration in their eyes, and what Lan Duo analyzed was almost the same as what the three of them analyzed.

Guo Ziyi clapped his hands and said: "Amazing, I didn't expect the county lord to test so thoughtfully, so where should the county lord set up an ambush?" ”

Lando's hand pointed on the map: "The town of Khotan!" ”

Khotan town is one of the four towns of Anxi in the Tang Dynasty, Xianqing three years (658 years) and Qiuci Town, Yanqi Town co-located, after several abolitions, it is the south gate of Anxi Protectorate, and it is another important military town in the Tang Dynasty.

Zheng Peng saw it and nodded secretly in his heart.

Same as I thought.

When the four of them were about to discuss how to send troops, a report suddenly came from outside: "Report, Lu Du's escort has sent the latest information, and I ask Zheng Jianjun to personally accept it." ”

There's new information here.

Zhang Xiaosong can be a man, not very important information, he asked people to copy a copy to Zheng Peng, who is also a prisoner, so as not to be found by Zheng Peng to attack himself and monopolize power, information is about once a decade, in case of sudden major events, it will come at any time.

Today is not the day to send intelligence, but there is intelligence to be sent, needless to say, something big has happened in the Western Regions.

The importance of intelligence is very important, every time there is intelligence, Zheng Peng has to test his hands with his own hands, and never fake the hands of others.

After checking that the fire paint was sealed, Zheng Peng signed for it, and asked the guards to reward the messenger, and then took him down to drink a bowl of hot soup and tea, eat something or something, it was not easy to come to send information on such a cold day.

Zheng Peng went out of the barracks to receive information and soon returned to the barracks.

The person is back, but his face is a little intriguing.

Lan Duo saw Zheng Peng's crying and laughing face, and said strangely: "Zheng Jianjun, what happened?" Why do you go out for a while and come back with such a face? ”

"Third brother, what's going on?" Guo Ziyi couldn't help but ask.

Zheng Peng is an optimistic and open-minded person, but the expression on his face is a bit intriguing.

"It's a good thing and it's a bad thing." Zheng Peng said with a wry smile.

This time, I didn't show the information to the people present, because Lan Duo is here, she doesn't belong to the Tiger Head team, and she should pay attention to the impact when dealing with these military secrets.

"What the hell is going on, tell me quickly." Randot was getting impatient.

Zheng Peng said straightforwardly: "Just now came an urgent message, or good news, Zhang Xiaosong and Xiao Bolu's army, at the junction of Shang Mi and Xiao Bolu, intercepted a Tibetan transport team, and after a fierce battle, won a complete victory. ”

What the? Let Zhang Xiaosong take the lead?

Everyone looked at each other and was dumbfounded.

I was just going to make a windfall, that is, to bring in Landuo, who had a bird slave, to greatly improve my supervision ability, but I didn't expect that Zhang Xiaosong would intercept it before it could be properly discussed.

Before he left the school, he heard the evil news first.

No wonder Zheng Peng said that it was a good thing and a bad thing: intercepting the wealth of Tibet and winning a big victory, whether it was for Datang or Zhang Xiaosong, was a good thing, but for Zheng Peng and others who wanted to make a windfall, it was bad news.

When it comes to Xingtou, I want to spend it after I get rich, but I didn't expect this information to be poured down like a plate of cold water.

The heart is cold, and the heart is sad.

Lan Duo said with some puzzlement: "This is not true, doesn't it mean that Zheng Peng just received the information that Tubo wanted to transport the goods back, and he was seized so quickly?" It's not so fast, is it? ”

Kuro analyzed on the side: "It's not strange to say that it's not strange, it's one thing to get information in detail, it's another thing to be able to send it in time, even after sending it, it's not directly sent to the third brother, but also through Zhang Xiaosong, any link is delayed, ten days and half a month is normal." ”

Hearing this, Lando nodded, feeling a little disappointed, and stopped talking.

Guo Ziyi also showed a disappointed look on his face, but he quickly calmed down and asked: "If there is a big victory like this, it must have been counted before the report was issued, how much property did Zhang Yushi seize?" ”

Zheng Peng didn't see this clearly, and when he heard this, he took it out of his arms and looked at it, and quickly said: "According to the intelligence, thirty-seven horses were captured, thirty-two enemies were killed, and thirty boxes of goods were seized, worth more than three thousand yuan. ”

"How many people did Zhang Yushi dispatch, is it written on it?" Guo Ziyi asked.

"Yes, fifteen hundred people on foot."

Guo Ziyi asked Zheng Peng and answered a question, and in the end, Zheng Peng's heart moved, and he suddenly said: "No, this may be a trick of the Tuxun people." ”

Lando said suspiciously, "Tricks? Zheng Peng, what do you mean, is Tubo preparing to build a plank road in the open, and in the dark... Dark that what? ”

I think of a proverb, but halfway through it, I can't remember the last half.

"Ming Xiu plank road, secretly cross Chen Cang" Zheng Peng took over the conversation and completed it for her.

"Yes" Guo Ziyi analyzed: "Looting a country, not plundering so much along the way, three thousand guan sounds like a lot, but more than 30 horses are worth thousands of guan, and thirty boxes of goods are worth 2,000 guan, that is to say, the value of a box of goods is only a few dozen?" It's also too worthless. ”

After a pause, Guo Ziyi continued to analyze: "There are 1,500 foot riders, and only more than 30 enemies have been killed, which is too few, either the quality of the soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty is too poor, or the Tubo side has already prepared. ”

Zheng Peng took over and said: "What we thought of, Tubo must have also thought of it, knowing that Zhang Xiaosong had a heavy army stationed in Shangmi, and rushed headlong into it, those generals in Tubo will not be so stupid, right?" It should be deliberately disturbing Datang's attention, and by the way, he will send Xiao Bolu a favor. ”

Big and small Bolu was severely reprimanded by the imperial court, if it was allowed to make a meritorious service, it would be a statement, and when the time came to borrow the road again, it was estimated that it would not be good to say anything from above.

It's just that the number of deaths and the loss of property are too small.

"The third brother is right" Guo Ziyi said with some appreciation: "Datang has been operating in the Western Regions for many years, and Tubo also knows Datang's ability in intelligence. ”

Even if you are acting, you have to do a little better, it is estimated that you are poor and crazy, and you are reluctant to throw away too much property, and you can't bear to let too many Tibetan soldiers die, so in terms of casualties and losses, it seems to be particularly "childish".

Zheng Peng slapped the table and said, "No matter, I plan to act according to my wishes, what do you think of the three of you?" ”

Anyway, being idle is idle, so let's fight like this.

"Yes, let's fight it."

"There's nothing to lose, then let's go, just enjoy the scenery of the Western Regions."

Seeing Guo Ziyi and Ku Luo's statement, Lan Duo said without hesitation: "Anyway, I have time, so I'll accompany you, so I should relax." ”

"Great" Zheng Peng said conclusively: "It's decided, no matter whether the Tibetan transport team still comes or not, the camp will be allocated early tomorrow morning, and the target is Khotanese Town!" ”

Guo Ziyi said that he was very suspicious, and Zheng Peng trusted him very much and decided to continue the operation.

He is the deputy supervisor of the Western Regions, and he should go around many places, check the training and defense situation, and it is convenient to go anywhere, if he comes, he will hide in the barracks and not leave, and it will not sound good to send it back to Chang'an.

"Look, it's back."

"yes, the golden vulture flew back."

"It's really fast, hey, you see, it looks like it's still grabbing something."

At this time, there was a sudden uproar outside, and many people shouted loudly, listening to the movement, it was Landuo's little white who came back, Zheng Peng heard it, and immediately walked out of the barracks.

Looking up, sure enough, in the fluttering snow, a black dot from far and near, a black and gray golden vulture looks very eye-catching in the white snow, especially the two long wings with a length of more than three meters are even more conspicuous, and at its feet, it is obvious that it is still grasping its prey with sharp claws.

It's been less than an hour since I went out and came back, which is too powerful.

The golden vulture hovered over the camp for a short while, and soon landed above the barracks of the Tiger Head team, Zheng Peng couldn't help but open his mouth wide in surprise when he saw Xiaobai's full picture: Xiaobai flapped his wings hard, and at its feet, it was the wolf it caught and killed, to be precise, a quarter of the wolf, only the wolf's head and a forelimb.

With a muffled sound of "Peng", the prey was thrown in front of the white finch slave, and after Xiaobai put down the prey, he first flew to the white finch slave's leather gloves, and then put it on the white finch slave's shoulder.

opened his mouth, and ate the reward that the white finch slave had prepared for it from the small packet.

Lan Duo looked at the stunned Zheng Peng, and said proudly: "How about it, Zheng Jianjun, the wolf meat you want is here, are you willing to lose the bet?" ”

Zheng Peng nodded and said: "Awesome, you little white, you are simply a condor, I lost, by the way, why is there only so much?" It's not like a blind cat came across a dead mouse, where did it pick it up? ”

Before Lan Duo could speak, Guo Ziyi on the side shook his head and said, "The blood has not yet solidified, it was just hunted." ”