"Let me tell you about the past of the Western Regions." Guo Ziyi looked around at the soldiers sitting in the barracks and said slowly.

The scene immediately burst into warm applause.

Guo Ziyi was very serious when he was training, and he didn't smile, but after the training, he became very easy-going, and when he was free, he often organized the soldiers of the Tiger Head Team and told them stories, which was very popular with the soldiers.

On a cold day, listening to stories is a pleasure, and Guo Ziyi's eloquence is very good.

After signaling everyone to calm down, Guo Ziyi continued: "The earliest depiction of the Western Regions refers to the Zhou Dynasty, and the earliest book about the Western Regions is the content of the "Book of the West" in the Chinese of the pre-Qin Dynasty; The Book of Songs has "people from the West"; "Zhuangzi Let the King Chapter" contains: "In the Xing of the Zhou Dynasty in the past, there were two scholars in a lonely bamboo, called Boyi and Shuqi. The two of them said to each other: 'I have heard that there are people in the West, who seem to have a Tao, try to look at it. "Chu Ci Lisao" has "the dynasty starts in Tianjin, and the evening reaches the West Pole"; "Chu Ci Far Travel" has "The Phoenix Emperor's wings are inherited, and when the Tang Dynasty was founded, he attached great importance to the ..... of the Western Regions"

Guo Ziyi of the barracks talked eloquently, analyzed from multiple angles, focusing on the origin of the Western Regions and the Central Plains, as well as the importance of the Western Regions to the Central Plains.

When Zheng Peng saw this situation, he admired Guo Ziyi a little more.

Guo Ziyi's training is very serious and targeted, and he lowers the strict training, and talks with the soldiers to transform them ideologically, so that the soldiers understand that fighting a war is not only an obligation, nor is it just to earn military merits and make a fortune, but also has a deeper meaning.

History has proven many times how terrible an army with ideals and beliefs is at one time.

Guo Ziyi can become a generation of famous generals, it is an accident and an inevitability.

With such a reliable person, Zheng Peng can completely let go, every day is to look at the barracks, inspect the armament situation everywhere, and then gather and socialize with various big people, and occasionally drink flower wine, and live a leisurely life.

I thought that this leisure could be maintained until the beginning of spring, but I didn't expect that in late November, a few days before the New Year, a piece of information broke the tranquility.

This was made possible by Lu Xiu's intelligence sharing.

"Third brother, what's the matter with calling us here in such a hurry?" As soon as Kuro entered Zheng Peng's barracks, he asked curiously.

Guo Ziyi also said: "Yes, I'm in a hurry, something big happened." ”

When the two were being assessed, Zheng Peng sent someone to let the two put down their work and discuss major matters.

Zheng Peng didn't speak, took out a top-secret piece of information from his arms, and handed it to Guo Ziyi on the side.

Guo Ziyi took a look, his eyes widened suddenly, he glanced at Zheng Peng, and then handed over the information to Ku Luo on the side.

According to the intelligence, during the operation of Tubo and Dashi against Pakhana, a large amount of goods were seized, and both wanted to take advantage of the opportunity of winter and the Tang Dynasty to celebrate the New Year and ship the goods back in advance.

After reading it, Kuro put the information on the table, and said with some indignation: "These guys are really cunning, they know that they can't defeat our Tang Army, and they will transfer their goods in advance." ”

"The weather is so cold, Datang attaches great importance to the New Year, and I have to say that this time is very good." Guo Zi said in a gesture.

If you grab the goods, you have to transport them home to be safe, and now the countries in the Western Regions are staring at the actions of the Tang Dynasty, and everyone knows that the battle between the Tang Dynasty, Tubo and the Great Food is inevitable.

Seeing Zheng Peng's mysterious smile, Guo Ziyi's heart moved, and she asked, "Third brother, have you taken a fancy to this batch of goods?" ”

Zheng Peng smiled and said unabashedly: "Wealth is moving, it's false to say that you don't want to be tempted, two brothers, what do you think?" ”

Kuro nodded and said: "Tubo is considered a hegemon in the Western Regions, many countries and tribes in the Western Regions, secretly pay tribute to it, it is considered to spend money to buy peace, by the way, I heard the tribesmen say that in the middle of the year, Tubo spent money to buy a lot of horses and livestock from the Khan Na, now think about it, it is too dirty, must have already made up the idea of sending troops, and it is much more convenient to transport gold and silver treasures than to transport livestock, but the wealth and fortune of a Khan are limited, and the intelligence says that Tubo wants to transport more than 200 boxes of gold and silver back, is it possible?" ”

Guo Ziyi analyzed: "In this attack on Khanna, Tubo acted as a rapid front, and the first to attack the city of Thirsty Sai was the army of Tubo, which must have looted the most. ”

"Amazing," Kuro said with admiration: "The intelligence work of the imperial court is too good, and this kind of secret has also been obtained, even if there are many boxes, it can be collected." ”

"Datang has been operating in the Western Regions for more than 100 years, and the top secret personnel of the military department are all over the Western Regions, even the bad people led by His Majesty have also intervened in the Western Regions. Guo Ziyi responded.

Kuro rubbed his hands together and said excitedly, "This is a piece of meat that can't be fatter, can we swallow it?" Besides, if you really want to act, I'm afraid that the above won't approve it, right? ”

Zheng Peng laughed, and quickly lowered his voice and said: "I am the deputy supervisor of the Western Regions, I don't need to report to anyone where I go, besides, the Tiger Head Team is my escort team, and the task is to protect my safety, and I don't need anyone's consent to transfer." ”

Speaking of this, Zheng Peng pretended to be mysterious and said: "Let's say, Deputy Supervisor Zheng led the guards to patrol the border and supervise the training of the capital protection center, and accidentally encountered a team of Tubo secretly escorting treasures..."

With a "snap", Kuro slapped his thigh suddenly, and his eyes lit up: "Wonderful, no one can say anything about this reason, even if it is transmitted back to the imperial court, Your Majesty also said that the third brother is loyal to his duties." ”

On a cold day, not drinking and roasting in the barracks, running to the cold and snowy wilderness, this intention alone is rare.

"I think it's okay" Guo Ziyi also agreed: "Since it is a secret escort, there will not be many people attached to the line, but you can't eat it in one bite, even if you bite into the two, you can't get fat." ”

Kuro patted his chest and said, "Don't worry about manpower, if there is a need, I will borrow one or two thousand people at any time." ”

The Grolu clan is the head snake of the Western Regions, and their strength is above average, and if there is a chance, Kuro does not mind pulling his own people to make a windfall together.

"With the help of the Grolus, our odds are higher." Guo Ziyi said happily.

No matter how elite the Tiger Head Team is, there are only more than 100 people, it is difficult to achieve great things, if there is the help of the Glolu clan, the success rate will be greatly improved.

Speaking of the rise, Kuro suddenly said with some concern: "By the way, this information, Lv Du's escort and Zhang Yushi also know, with them, will it be our turn?" ”

Zheng Peng is the boss of the Tiger Head team, but Lu Xiu and Zhang Xiaosong are the bosses of the Western Regions, if they make a move, where will it be Zheng Peng's turn.

"Zhang Xiaosong has expressed his attitude in this matter," Zheng Peng explained: "When he handed over the information to me, I asked Zhang Xiaosong, but he said that this matter should be handled in a low-key manner, and he would strengthen the border defense, but he would not take large-scale action for this information, and I don't know what he was going to do." ”

Guo Ziyi analyzed: "Zhang Yushi has done a good job, like this kind of intelligence, it must be a deep ambush to get it, if it is fanfare, it is easy to be exposed, and it will harm his life, and Zhang Yushi's vision is long-term, with his character, he must think that ambushing the army is more meaningful than ambushing goods." ”

On the battlefield, he moved his whole body, standing at the height of Zhang Xiaosong, he didn't care about momentary gains and losses, what he cared about was the overall situation.

Kuro said excitedly: "Great, it's just a gift from God, fight." ”

"Wealth is in danger, there is a wealth in front of you, and if you don't fight at this time, you will wait for when." Guo Ziyi's voice was a little excited.

After reaching an agreement, Zheng Peng clenched his fists and said, "Since there is a consensus, let's do it." ”

Guo Ziyi and Ku Luo nodded in unison.

Success, not only a considerable wealth, but also a heavy military feats, what do you do in the Western Regions, isn't it just to earn military merits and glorify the lintel?

After arriving here, not an inch of merit was obtained, and in order to establish a letter as soon as possible, more than a thousand pieces were spilled out at once, and the money had to be recovered.

Zheng Peng said with some distress: "The most difficult thing now is not how to intercept it, but what route Tubo will take to transport this wealth back." ”

Speaking of this question, Kuro also had a headache and said: "Yes, no one knows when they will set off and what route they will take, the Western Regions are vast and sparsely populated, just rely on our people, let alone intercept, even if you find people, Tubo is so far away from Khan, it can even send troops, I don't know how many people disobey the yang of the imperial court." ”

Tubo is located in the plateau area, and Pakhana is located in the valley in the middle reaches of the Syr Darya River, and the two do not border, but Tubo still sends troops, it is certain that the road must pass through the subject state of the Tang Dynasty, and it can be seen from here that the subject state of the Tang Dynasty located in the Western Regions is not monolithic.

This is also the reason why Li Longji is so angry.

If Tubo stretched out his hand to Pakhania, a large part of the territory of the Western Regions belonging to the Tang Dynasty would be missing, and it would also seriously threaten the security of the Silk Road.

"Big brother, what do you think?" Zheng Peng asked.

After Guo Ziyi agreed to do a vote, she rarely spoke, and kept thinking on the map.

"Yes, big brother, what do you think, say it and discuss it, one person counts the short, and the two count the long." Kuro chimed in.

"Second brother, third brother, look" Guo Ziyi pointed to the map and said: "Tubo wants to ship the plundered goods back to Luoqi City (the capital of Tubo), it is impossible to go around from Dashi to Tianzhu, and then take the road back from Tianzhu, the distance is too far, and there are too many variables along the way." ”

"In addition to the detour, in my opinion, there are only two possibilities that are the most likely, one is to borrow the road back from the small Bolu and the big Bolu; The second is that the Uzberi Pass secretly entered the Drinking Pantuo area, crossed the Kunshan Mountains and entered the territory of Tubo, what do the two brothers think? ”

Zheng Peng spread his hands and said very simply: "In terms of strategic vision, I can't compare to my eldest brother; In terms of terrain, it's not even worse than the second brother, just discuss it with the two of you, and I'll listen to it on the side. ”

It's all my own people here, so there's no need to pretend to understand.

Guo Ziyi smiled, then ignored Zheng Peng, turned his head to Ku Luo and said, "Second brother, you are most familiar with this, what do you think?" ”

Kuro thought for a moment and quickly said, "In my opinion, it is most likely that the Tubo people will return this line from the Uzberi Pass. ”

Without others asking, Kuro took the initiative to explain: "As far as I know, Tubo sent troops this time, is borrowed from the big and small Bolu, although the big and small Bolu explained to the imperial court, saying that Tubo is menacing, and he does not dare to interview his front, so he can only shrink and defend, this matter has been condemned by the imperial court, presumably the big and small Bolu dare not make another time, and the imperial history of the supervising army Zhang Xiaosong also laid heavy troops in the Shangmi area, presumably the Tubo people will give up this road, in this way, it is the greatest chance of crossing the Kunlun Mountains." ”

Zheng Peng and Guo Ziyi both nodded approvingly.

Guo Ziyi clapped his hands and said: "That's right, I think the same way, third brother, it's better to focus on the Uzberi Pass, wait for the opportunity to move, whether it succeeds or not, it depends on the will of God." ”

"It is up to people to plan things, and it is up to heaven to make things happen, so it can only be done." Zheng Peng said with some sighs.

There is only one team in hand, and all of them add up to more than 100 people, and there are few people, if they are scattered, they can't succeed, so they can only try their luck, if they have 10,000 people in their hands, they will directly block the Kunlun Mountains bordering Tibet.

At this moment, Zheng Peng feels that he is a farmer waiting for rabbits, the only difference is that he can choose a tree with the best chance of picking up rabbits.

"On the contrary, it is a toss, it is regarded as training the army" Kuro said indifferently: "Recently, I still want to pull people outside for training, so I don't have to stay in the barracks every day, just take this opportunity to fight, if I can take a bite, then I will earn, but I will not get any benefits, and I will not suffer a loss if I train the soldiers." ”

"That's what I mean, third brother, you have time to talk to Lu Duhu, saying that you want to check around, and my second brother and I will also prepare dry food and luggage." Guo Ziyi immediately made a decision.

The eating and drinking of more than 100 people and horses is not a trivial matter, especially in this kind of weather outside, and the logistics and supply cannot be sloppy at all.

Zheng Peng nodded simply and said, "Okay, just listen to the eldest brother." ”

The three of them had just finished discussing, when they suddenly heard Ah Jun's voice outside: "County Lord, I'm sorry, my young master is discussing confidential matters inside, please wait for a while." ”

Princess?

Zheng Peng, Guo Ziyi, and Kuro glanced at each other, and a familiar figure appeared in their minds.

Sure enough, a familiar voice came from outside: "What secrets?" It must be hiding in the barracks and drinking, get out of the way, the county lord has something to do with your young master. ”

It was Landot's voice.

Lan Duo and Zheng Peng went straight home when they arrived in the Western Regions, thinking that she was enjoying happiness at home, but she didn't expect to come to the door again.