Ulma took the lead in expressing his position: "Zhang Yushi rest assured, the warriors of the Western Night Kingdom will absolutely obey the arrangement." ”

"I will tell the warriors of Shanshan and let them work hard to kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions" Jin Sang promised on the spot: "In addition, Shanshan is willing to send another thousand elite horsemen to help the Tang Dynasty conquer Khanna." King Jinsang of Shanshan said not to be outdone.

"I, Yi Xunguo, am willing to send another 800 elite horsemen to help the Tang Dynasty level the enemy."

"The country has sent all the elites, and I am willing to provide food and grass to the army."

"Zhang Yushi, we are close to the Khan, and the Weitou clan knows a lot of medical skills, but if there are injured soldiers, they can be sent to the camp of the Weitou clan for rescue and recuperation."

Everyone rushed to make "contributions" to the discussion, Zhang Xiaosong was silent on the surface, but the imperceptible smile on the corner of his mouth had betrayed him.

Many people thought that Zhang Xiaosong would rush to Pakhana with lightning speed and suppress those who tried to challenge the authority of the Tang Dynasty as quickly as possible, but no one expected that Zhang Xiaosong's road to the west would actually start with the destruction of the Kangluo tribe.

While killing chickens and setting an example for monkeys, he also used grace and power to govern the forces in the Western Regions properly.

After this Liwei, I believe that no one dares to disobey the yang and yin in the back, and there is no worry about separating from Da Shi and Tubo, and there is an extra batch of elites, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

"Awesome!" Zheng Peng, who was on the march, couldn't help but let out a sigh of admiration when he heard that Zhang Xiaosong raised his hand to exterminate the Kangluo clan and forcibly let the forces in the Western Regions draw a clear line.

In order to prevent one party from sitting on the big side, consciously dividing and ruling the territory, the mountain is high and the emperor is far away, and many forces have an ambiguous relationship with Tubo and Dashi.

There was some fear in Kuluo's tone: "Zhang Xiaosong is from a Jinshi background, and he looks personable, but he didn't expect to destroy the clan as soon as he made a move, and the Kangluo clan is also unlucky." ”

Literati are not easy to deceive, no one expected that Zhang Xiaosong would be punished so bloody.

"This move is really powerful" Guo Ziyi sighed and said: "The Tang Dynasty didn't rush to Dihana before the winter, I knew that the imperial court was going to play a big game of chess, the situation in the Western Regions is so delicate, as the commander who led the army this time, he must have made some moves, but I didn't expect his actions to be so decisive and effective." ”

The Western Regions are vast and vast, and it is impossible to be in charge of such a large area without a little skill and determination.

It is said that "the county order of the broken family is the mansion of the family", as a supervising imperial history, Zhang Xiaosong completely wiped out the Kangluo family from the territory of the Western Regions with one sentence, the means are so ruthless, and the spirit is so strong, Zheng Peng can only look up when he hears it.

Zheng Peng echoed: "Yes, a literati has such courage, which is really eye-catching. ”

Guo Ziyi smiled and said meaningfully: "As the saying goes, if you don't want Tai to come, in fact, if Tai Ji can also come, Zhang Xiaosong's power is too great, which may not be a good thing." ”

When the three of them were talking and laughing, suddenly a herald ran to Zheng Peng's side and shouted, "Report!" ”

"What's the matter?" Zheng Peng asked.

The herald said loudly: "The chief manager has an order, we will camp in Wumeng Mountain tonight, and ask the Zheng Jian military headquarters to hurry as soon as possible." ”

"Got it."

Waiting for the retreating soldiers to retreat, Zheng Peng said a little boringly: "This Shi Naxian is very good at keeping a distance." ”

In addition to meetings and basic daily communication, Na Shi Naxian and Zheng Peng have always kept their distance, obviously on the same team, but he just likes to complete the communication through the herald.

The main general did not approach Zheng Peng, and those subordinates also deliberately kept a distance from Zheng Peng, so that Zheng Peng and his escorts seemed to be an army of their own.

Guo Ziyi nodded and said: "It's not surprising, Ashina Xian and Sulu Khan are mortal enemies, and the third brother and the county lord of Lando are so close, it is natural that they will become his hostile side, and you are lucky not to do anything." ”

An Lu Khan and Ashina Xian are the two spokespersons selected by the Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions, and in order to compete for resources, the two have gone off the rails.

Along the way, there was no need for Zheng Peng to urge him to advance, Ashina Xian led the army, got up early and marched in the direction of Khan.

Starting from Tingzhou, passing through the Yingsa Governor's Mansion, Zhishan Governor's Mansion, Xunzhou Governor's Mansion, and Dongxiu Town, after 12 days of rapid marching, finally on the second day of the first month of March, Zheng Peng's North Route Army successfully arrived at the Kangju Governor's Mansion.

The largest administrative unit in the Western Regions is the Metropolitan Protectorate, which can be regarded as a county in the Western Regions, and there are usually two systems in the Western Regions under the rule of the Tang Dynasty, one is the head of each vassal state and tribe, and the other is the institution established by the Tang Dynasty.

When the rapid march arrived at the Kangju Governor's Mansion, Ashina Xian, who was in a hurry to march, finally stopped his hurried footsteps.

It was only two days' journey from Dip Khan, and after a long and rapid march, it was a good time to rest and recuperate, replenish strength, food and grass, and prepare for the attack.

The most important thing is to let the horse rest.

Zheng Peng is the deputy superintendent of the army, and the representative sent by Li Longji has a transcendent status, and as soon as he arrived at the boundary of Kangju, he was taken to the governor's mansion by the local officials to rest, and everyone was waiting for good wine and food.

I rested for three days in a row.

Three days later, the spirited army set out again.

When they set out again, the pace of the march was much slower than before.

Tingzhou to the Kangju Governor's Mansion, in the Tang Dynasty's strong and powerful monitoring, there is no problem in terms of security, after the Kangju Governor's Mansion, the increase of unstable factors, may be attacked at any time, the soldiers replaced the light cotton armor, put on leather armor or armor, and traveled to scout to open the way, the speed naturally slowed down.

The atmosphere of the team has also become serious, and the face of the front march has become much more serious.

Zheng Peng was surprised and said that the soldiers had become serious and cautious, and they were about to fight at any time, but they could not see any frightened expressions on their faces, on the contrary, they were all high-spirited, especially the eyes, wolf-like eyes, in their eyes, they were not looking at the scenery, but looking for prey.

After two days of departure from the Kangju Governor's Mansion, it was still calm, Zheng Peng said with some surprise: "What about people? What about the remnants of Tibet, Dashi and the Western Turks, why is there no movement at all? They're not going to run away, are they? ”

Datang is making such a big fanfare, and the second-way army is mighty, it is impossible for them to have no news, so let the army go to the decisive battle with them smoothly?

It's a bit unusual.

Kuro shook his head and said: "Impossible, I also received information the day before yesterday that the enemy soldiers there were gathering and mobilizing, and it would be so easy to give up, so I guess I would hold back my strength and fight with Datang." ”

Guo Ziyi also nodded and said: "Tubo is okay to say, it is a hungry wolf, it is not surprising that there is any action, it is impossible for the big food to retreat so easily, they worked an expedition, and gave Tubo so much iron, those priceless iron, it is much more important than a small sweat, they do not move, it can only explain one problem." ”

"Big brother, what's the problem?"

"Lure the enemy deep and stretch the supply line of the Tang army, which can increase their chances of victory, so this battle is a big battle!"