The Tang Emperor led his army to the west.

A large number of Tang troops flocked into the Western Regions of Qian.

Anthony learned from his past merchants that the Tang army had successively eradicated dissidents in the Western Regions, uprooted Sasanian strongholds in the Western Regions, and occupied many cities.

The advance was rapid, and they had reached the vicinity of Talas.

The speed of the march was superb, and the absence of Clark for a long time gave Anthony a bad premonition.

He suspected that during Clark's expedition, he met Yang Yue on a narrow road, and instead of inflicting heavy losses on the Tang army, he was trapped and died in the city of Talas.

Even, it may have fought with the Tang Army, unfortunately shrouded in horse leather, and died on the battlefield.

And Arnold's situation is just as delicate.

The more he thought about it, the more anxious he became, and Anthony leaned over in front of the battle map, staring at it.

Talas City is very far away from Mulu City, a long journey, and a starry night, it takes almost more than a month.

If there is an obstacle along the way, it will be better estimated when the Tang army will arrive.

At present, his eyes are black, and he does not know the situation of Talas City, let alone where the Tang army is.

I don't know if the Tang army occupied the city, whether it was on the way to Mulu City.

No matter how careless the enemy is, he will even lose his life.

If the Tang army quietly approached the city, Mulu City would be in danger, and even the king would be caught off guard, and he would also be in danger.

Staring at the battle map, he brooded in thought.

As the governor of the Sassanid Empire in the East, he oversaw the military and political affairs, and would never allow the city to be attacked by the Tang army, threatening his current position.

It is not allowed to seize Mulu City, and the soldiers will go straight to the royal capital.

Ignorant of the situation in the Western Regions, Anthony decided to strike preemptively and deploy defenses in Mulu City in advance.

Plan ahead and be prepared.

On other days, the Tang army came on a long journey, and when they were tired, they taught each other a hard lesson.

Even if it is delayed, it will drag the Tang Army to death.

While deducing on the map, a cronie walked in and hurriedly reported: "Governor, Yeluqing is here with his army." ”

"Who?"

Anthony asked, looking up.

It seems that he has forgotten the Khitan prince Yeluqing who braved the bitter cold and traveled a long distance to visit him at the end of last winter.

"Yeluqing, the little Khitan prince who has captured several cities in the north of Mulu City and has sixty or seventy thousand troops." The cronies replied.

As soon as he said this, Anthony immediately remembered Yeluqing.

"What is he doing here?"

Late winter last year.

Yeluqing was expelled and left, and he went to the Anxi Protectorate, secretly gathered the tribesmen who had fled from the east to the Western Regions, recruited the remnants of the Turkic soldiers in the Western Regions, and formed his own army.

At the beginning of spring this year, Yeluqing led the army to the north of the Anxi Protectorate, occupied several cities, and gradually formed his own territory.

Unfortunately, his foundation in the Western Regions was unstable, and he had no money, food, and materials, so in order to survive, he often robbed passing caravans, and even occasionally robbed the city-states he ruled.

It has become an enemy in the northern area of Mulu City, which cannot be underestimated.

When it was decided to conquer the Tang Dynasty, Anthony decided to wait for Clark, and when Arnold led the army to triumph, he immediately conquered Yeluqing to eradicate this hidden danger early.

Now that the two lovers have not returned, Yeluqing has come instead.

Anthony was puzzled, not knowing what he meant.

"I don't know." The cronies replied.

Anthony was silent for a moment, and then admonished: "Please let him enter the city, and the soldiers will stay outside the city." ”

At this time, he wanted to see what the purpose of Yeluqing's coming was.

"Whoa!"

Wait a little.

Yeluqing slowly arrived.

Clasped his fists and saluted Anthony, and when the maid brought the teacup, he drank the fragrant tea lightly, and Lang smiled and said, "Governor, I haven't seen you for a long time, don't come unharmed." ”

Anthony knew what Yeluqing was doing in the Western Regions, and the other party had robbed the cities he ruled, so he didn't have a good impression of Yeluqing, and said very unkindly: "What is the intention of the prince to come?" ”

"Hahaha, as the saying goes, it's not profitable to be early, so I came here and planned to make a deal with the governor?" Yelu Qinglang smiled, unabashedly his intentions.

"Deal?"

"What deal?"

Anthony was slightly surprised that Yeluqing had something worth trading for.

"A piece of intelligence."

Yeluqing raised his fingers and whispered: "As far as I know, at present, the governor has lost contact with Clark and Arnold, who are on an expedition to the Western Regions, and the fate of sixty or seventy thousand elites is unknown. It just so happened that he knew the recent situation in the Western Regions. ”

"You know, tell me about it." Anthony urged anxiously.

After waiting for half a month, someone finally knew about Clark and Arnold's current situation.

He desperately wanted to know the situation of the two, whether it was life or death, whether it was victory or defeat?

It's a pity that Yeluqing didn't directly say the situation of Clark and the two, and snorted: "Governor, there is no free lunch in the world. At the end of last winter, the Governor sent someone to drive him out of the barracks, and he still remembers the incident.

If you want to know the news, shouldn't you be compensated? ”

Hearing this, Anthony was furious.

Bold Yeluqing, dare to blackmail him, aren't you afraid that you won't be able to get out of Mulu City alive?

However, after killing Yeluqing, I don't know when I will know the situation of the two.

At this time, he urgently needed to know the situation of Clark and Arnold in the Western Regions, so that he could make a long-term plan and make targeted deployments.

Ning glared at Ye Luqing angrily, and asked coldly, "How can I guarantee that there is no problem with your news?" ”

The guy in front of him is cunning and ruthless, and he is notorious in the area of Mulu City, and he is by no means a trustworthy person.

Anthony planned to get Clark and Arnold's situation and get rid of Yeluchen in the city.

"Hahaha, did the governor forget, a certain from the east, the Khitan descended to the Tang Dynasty, and a large number of wolf riders surrendered with it. At present, in the Tang army of the Western Expedition, there are many old Khitan troops, and a certain person wants to know the news, such as exploring the bag and taking things.

Not only knows the situation of Clark and Arnold, but also keeps abreast of the movements of the Don Army. Yeluqing said confidently.

With that, Anthony's doubts were dispelled.

That's right, if anyone knows the movements of the Tang army, no one should know better than Ye Luqing, his attitude softened slightly, and asked: "Prince, what benefits do you want?" ”

"It's simple, 10,000 quintals of grain." Yeluqing raised his fingers.

It was poor, and he commanded a large army, but there was not much food, so he had no choice but to rob merchants and rob rich cities.

As far as he knew, the Tang army was about to arrive in Mulu City.

The remnants of the army under his command still have a chance of winning against the Western Regions and the soldiers of the small city, but they have no chance of winning against the Tang army.

Yeluqing planned to extort food from Anthony and lead the army north to continue westward.

As far as he knew, continuing north, he would reach the grasslands with lush water and grass, far from the route of the Tang army's westward expedition, where he could rest and train his army.

When Anthony heard this, he got up sharply and shouted, "Ten thousand loads of grain, Yeluqing, you are so presumptuous that you dare to blackmail the governor." ”

Doesn't this bastard know where he is?

ate the courage of the ambitious leopard and dared to openly blackmail him.

Anthony felt that if he didn't give Yeluqing some color, Yeluqing was afraid that it would become worse and pinch him as a soft persimmon.