On the first day of the sixteenth year of Zhenguan, it was so lively that it could not be more lively. All the words of praise are given unreservedly. The most wise and martial artist, the greatest and wisest emperor, His Majesty Li Er, the Heavenly Khan. The Tang Empire is showing its strength and wealth to all the envoys. Especially the fireworks made by the Yun family are simply beautiful.

When the brilliant fireworks exploded in the air, the envoys and courtiers of the Tang Dynasty all over the world cheered. Chang'an is gorgeous, Chang'an's beautiful. Chang'an is great, and Chang'an is the most dazzling pearl in the world.

Western Regions, Almaty.

Zhang Liang had only been in the Western Regions for three months, and after three months of continuous hard work, he had only inspected one-fifth of his jurisdiction. As for Anxi, which was even more farther away, Zhang Liang thought that even if his war horse ran to death, it would be absolutely impossible to arrive within a month.

The weather in winter was unpredictable, and after losing seven reconnaissance airships, Zhang Liang had to give a dejected order that the airships were not allowed to take off for the time being. This thing is very expensive, and the loss of one must be reported directly to Li Er. Zhang Liang doesn't want to be sprayed into a sieve by Li Er's saliva yet!

The Western Regions are so fucking big, so big that riding a horse won't solve the problem. On such a large land, there are more than five million people. It sounds like a lot, but in fact, it's no different from a big pot of soup sprinkled with pepper.

As for the 50,000 Tang troops under his command, Zhang Liang didn't know how to describe it in words. Fortunately, Anxi, the commander of the horse and the commander Qiao Shiwang, had 30,000 Tang troops. This made Zhang Liang still have some confidence, 80,000, this is the entire number of the Tang army in the Western Regions.

Tingzhou is the seat of the North Garden, where 15,000 soldiers stayed. Most of them are infantry, which is the most important support point of the Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions. There is absolutely no room for mistakes!

Qiuzi belonged to the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate, and most of the 30,000 soldiers and horses under Qiao Shiwang's subordinates were all hoarded there. Because the Tubo people settled down, the situation in Anxi was better than in Beiting.

Zhang Liang came to Almaty with 20,000 cavalry, and before his arrival, this important town in the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty was only garrisoned by a mere 3,000 Tang troops. And the servant army here actually reached 20,000. 3,000 people want to rule 20,000 people, and Zhang Liang thinks that Han Dewang, the general of the chariot cavalry, has done a very good job.

"Rest the General! Today is the first day, a day of celebration for the whole world. Chang'an is popular to make dumplings, and his subordinates have also made some. There are many cattle and sheep in this place in the Western Regions, and there is no pork to eat. If you want to eat dumplings with pork filling, I'm afraid I'll have to wait until I return to Chang'an. Han Dewang looked at Zhang Liang, who was standing in the snow and watching the sky, and comforted.

The chief seems to be preoccupied, but it's no wonder. Only people who don't mix well in Chang'an will come to the Western Regions to eat sand and boil qualifications. If you don't enjoy the blessings of Chang'an, who will come to this ghost place.

"Dewang! When will the snow stop? Zhang Liang looked at the disturbing snowflakes and was very irritable. The snow has been falling continuously for three days, and there is still no sign of stopping. If the snow doesn't stop, the airship can't take off. The lack of information about the surrounding situation made Zhang Liang very annoyed. It was as if he and his subordinates were cut off by God.

The uneasy mood has been enveloping Zhang Liang for the past few days, which is the keen perception that has been tempered by the battlefield of a hundred battles. The last time I had such a strong uneasiness was when I was ensnared by Li Yuanji.

"Don't worry! In this place in the Western Regions, it is not uncommon for the snow to fall in the second half of the month. It's only been raining for three days now, and you can see that the clouds are so thick, maybe it will take a few days.

If you're worried about what's going on around you, you don't have to. Winters in the Western Regions are so harsh that no one can march in armor in such weather. Even if it's a native of the Western Regions, it can't be! In winter, the herders take refuge in a windy area. They call that place the Winter Nest!

Usually they will be there all winter and not leave. We in Almaty have stockpiled enough supplies, and I'm afraid we will have no problem eating until this time of the year. Even if the snow closes the mountain, it won't have much impact on us. "Han Dewang has been here for six years and is very familiar with the situation in the Western Regions.

"If the airship can't take off, we don't know the situation in Anxi. We don't know what's going on around us! It's snowing in Almaty, and it's not snowing everywhere else. The old man wondered what was going on in a place where there was no snow. Zhang Liang glanced at the sky again, and then at the white expanse under the city wall. Shaking his head helplessly, he turned around and returned to the castle tower.

This Western Regions is really not a fucking place for people, and in just one cup of tea, almost all of his body temperature was taken away. That's it, still wearing a white bearskin. Ordinary soldiers, I don't know how to get through.

"If you don't worry...... big handsome! Did you send someone out of the city to take a look? Han Dewang was still unhappy when he saw Zhang Liang, so he could only ask tentatively. Going out into the wild in this kind of weather is not much different from suicide. Not to mention people, horses can't come back.

"Forget it! It's not easy for the sons, today is the first day. If there is no pork, it is wrapped with beef and mutton-filled dumplings. You go and tell the military secretary that every sergeant has to eat steaming dumplings for dinner today. This is a military order! Zhang Liang also felt that it was a little unkind to send someone out at this time.

"Handsome! You're all busy, and you gave this order last night. The marching Sima finally got some cabbage and wrapped you with cabbage and beef dumplings, you can taste it! Han Dewang was stunned for a moment and said with a smile.

"Old! Confused! If you want to say that this dumpling is still a food from the Yun family. The old man ate it once in the Yun family back then, and there was no Chinese cabbage at that time, only Chinese cabbage, which was similar to Chinese cabbage. Chu Gong is amazing! The seeds of Chinese cabbage were brought from the south and cabbage was cultivated in Chang'an. Now when the people of Chang'an spend the winter, every family has to save thousands of catties of cabbage.

Ordinary people and noble families are incomparable, and there are only two green vegetables to eat in winter, radish and cabbage. But it's much better than here, in winter you can only eat beef and mutton and dried vegetables, and Lao Tzu is now burping with a smell of moldy vegetables. ”

Zhang Liang babbled and said that he really missed Chang'an. Dumplings make this longing even stronger.

"The military affairs Sima is already thinking of a way to use soybeans to make sprouts. You can also use garlic to grow garlic seedlings, these things can grow well indoors. The military affairs Sima has already taught people to cultivate on a large scale, and it is estimated that in less than half a month, we will be able to eat bean sprouts and garlic sprouts. I heard that leeks are also good, and my subordinates don't do military affairs, so I didn't bother to ask. ”

"Hmmm! This is the truth, each according to his own responsibility, do not ask other people's errands. Your job is to defend the city, and you don't have to worry about anything else.

Give you a low impression, and your majesty will explain when you come. At the right time, Almaty can be handed over to the people of the Western Regions to manage themselves. We just need them to pay taxes every year! It is impossible for the imperial court to always maintain a scale of nearly 100,000 people in Anxi and Beiting, which is a great waste of the Tang Dynasty soldiers. The imperial court can't afford such a big expense.

If you stay up for another year or two, this thing will become a reality. When you return to Chang'an, Your Majesty will definitely have a big reward. Do a good job, don't let the old man down. Seeing that the left and right are his own personal soldiers, Zhang Liang said to Han Dewang.

Now that you know what Li Er means, there is only one slap in the Western Regions. Qiao Shiwang, the commander of the Anxi capital, needs to find a suitable agent in Anxi, and Qiu Shili is also doing this in Tingzhou. Zhang Liang's wandering around the world was actually looking for those reliable big tribes to help the Tang people manage the Western Regions.

"Does the court really think so?" Han Dewang was taken aback, the meat in his mouth was about to be spit out now, and those guys in Chang'an City who were so happy had to make a fuss.

"This is what His Majesty personally ordered, don't spread it out yet. If you want to become a reality, it always takes a year or two to pave the way. If it spreads out too early, if it reaches Chang'an, His Majesty's pressure will be great. You understand? Zhang Liang admonished.

"Understood! In fact, the imperial court should have done this a long time ago, the Western Regions involved too much energy of the imperial court, but there was no corresponding output. The soldiers who fought on the border here, the earliest even had Zhenguan for three years, and now it has been more than ten years. has been in the Western Regions for more than ten years, and he has almost become a native of the Western Regions. It is inconvenient to communicate with the mainland, and I don't know who is left at home. Those old men have long been complaining. ”

Han Dewang has been in the Western Regions for a long time, so he naturally knows the situation in this place in the Western Regions. The veterans have long been dissatisfied with the excessively long service period. There were even veterans who fled home and were caught and killed.

"In the future, the imperial court will build some small castles within a hundred miles around Yumen Pass. They are all the kind that are connected to the railway, and the soldiers on the border are also rotated every three years. Patrols on weekdays can be done by airship. Our line of defense, retreating several thousand miles back. Whether it is baggage, or the supply of soldiers, it is much more convenient. Datang's own land can't be planted, and the people of the Western Regions are still tossed here in the Western Regions, so let's just collect the money. ”

Zhang Liang flicked the charcoal fire with his chopsticks, and suddenly said, "How about our charcoal in Almaty?" Will it survive this winter? "In such a cold winter, people will definitely die without firewood and charcoal. Heavy snow covers the mountains, and don't count on any supplies from elsewhere.

"Handsome! In this winter in Almaty, I dare not lack firewood and charcoal if I lack anything. Jun Sima said that charcoal burning will not be a problem until the spring of the next year. ”

"That's good! That's it! Zhang Liang nodded, he felt like he was chattering today. I don't know what's going on?

Zhang Liang had another palpitation for no reason, and this feeling was very bad.

What could it be?

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