Since ancient times, in order to conquer a country with a vast territory and a large population, in addition to defeating the country's army head-on, it is inevitable to face the constant struggle of the country's ardent people and enthusiastic people.

And when the country still has a strong civilization, the cohesion and fighting spirit of the people will be stronger, and this kind of struggle will be extremely powerful. Even if it is suppressed for a while, the will of civilization will not perish, and there is still the possibility of a comeback after a hundred years.

Although the Tang army successfully captured the plateau, this does not mean that the war is over, in terms of domestic population, the great food in its heyday was not much worse than the Tang Dynasty, which also means that the Great Food is the basis of the organized resistance of the people.

For the Tang Army, if you want to use a war to destroy the Great Food, the most important thing is to fight a quick battle, and it must not be delayed. Next, the army will attack the Lianghe River Valley, and the plateau as the rear must be stable, if there are many civilian rebels that attack the grain routes and cause chaos in the rear, it will be an absolute disaster for the Tang army.

When he was in Datang, every time Li Ye attacked a place, there would be a team of civil officials to take over local political affairs and carry out the work of soothing the people, and there was rarely a time for business trips. But after all, Da Shi is a foreign country, and the most important thing is that the civilization is different, and it is not so easy for civil officials to quickly pacify the place.

One hundred and ten miles southwest of Nissa City, in a small town, the deputy emir of the Great Food, Xi Luchi, braved the wind and snow to knock on the door of an ordinary courtyard. After a while, the door was opened, Xi Luchi glanced left and right at the streets, dodged into the courtyard, and went straight to the main house.

There were already many people in the room, and the small room was crowded, and when they saw Xi Luchi coming in, everyone hurriedly got up to salute.

"Don't worry about these customs, I don't have much time to stay here, and I have to rush to the next place, what is the situation, you report it quickly!"

Xi Luchi, who was in the dust, sat down on the main seat, his eyes swept over everyone's faces, and he was a little relieved to see that although most of them looked solemn, they were not too discouraged.

Mullen's strategic depth in the eastern part of the plateau was destroyed early because of the fierce offensive of the Tang army, the rapid progress and the destruction of the conscription team, which caused the monks and materials to not be in place as scheduled.

Unable to resist the offensive of the Tang army in the front, Malen could only withdraw to the two river valleys, call on the kings of Qin in various places, and prepare to defend Baghdad to the death. But Mullen did not completely abandon the plateau, or rather, did not abandon military operations on the plateau.

Before leaving, he left Xi Luchi behind, let the other party command the plateau troops, gather civilian forces from all over the country, cooperate with the small number of elite troops who had not withdrawn earlier and hid in the countryside, and cooperate with the action when the Tang army attacked Baghdad, so that the rear of the Tang army was unstable and difficult to take care of.

There are not many troops that can stay, after all, the Tang army is attacking fiercely, and Mullen has not had enough time to prepare. In addition, if the number of troops is too large and the target is too large, it will inevitably be noticed by the Tang army, and they will be hunted down and killed, but they will die in vain, so the army that hides in the countryside is limited.

If Xi Luchi wants to take action, he must gather the forces of the people and give full play to the advantages of the Crescent Sect's large number of followers and their spread all over the country. In this way, the power is hidden among the people, and not only is the concealment greatly increased, but as long as it is properly organized, the power that can be gathered will also be huge.

"Lord Emir, there are more than 30,000 people in Quxi Town and its surroundings, including nearly 2,000 monks and more than 100 Qi cultivators. ”

"There are so many?

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"Lord Emir, Quxi Town is located in a remote area, and there is no particularly strong existence, so when the Caliph issued a conscription order before, not many monks here were summoned.

"The conscription team that went out from Nissa City, led by Gariji, was sabotaged by the Tang Dynasty and suffered heavy casualties, but many of them escaped with injuries. They fled from the battle, fearing that they would be held accountable, and most of them sneaked into the countryside, so now there are quite a few monks in Quxi Town. ”

The middle-aged qi cultivator Amahe reported as such.

Xi Luchi's face was overjoyed, this was very good news, "You have gathered the monks in groups and told them that they can not be held accountable for the crime of escaping in battle, and the caliph will give them the opportunity to make meritorious contributions." As for the other monks, in the name of the true God, issue a summoning order, so that they will be at their disposal and ready to act!"

Speaking of this, Xi Luchi pondered for a moment, looked at Ama together, and asked thoughtfully, "Now that the Tang army has occupied the plateau, do the monks still have the heart to fight?"

Amahe hurriedly said, "Rest assured, Lord Emir, the monks in Quxi Town are all loyal believers of the true God, and they are willing to die for the true God! The Tang people invaded our country, killed our compatriots, robbed our land, and blasphemed the true God, even if we all die in battle, we will swear to expel them to the death!"

This is said in a righteous and awe-inspiring manner, but it may not be completely in line with reality, but it still reflects a strong will, Xi Luchi nodded, and said approvingly, "As long as you make meritorious deeds, the caliph will not be stingy with rewards." Once you expel the Don people, you will always enjoy the glory of the true God!"

Everyone in the room said in unison, "For the sake of the only true god, expel the Tang people, and swear not to retreat!"

Leaving the courtyard, Xi Luchi did not stop, and hurried to the next place in the heavy wind and snow. Now that the plateau has been captured by the Tang army, in order to control the place, the great monks are cruising outside all day, and Xi Luchi does not dare to fly in mid-air.

The meeting with Amahe and the others just now made Xi Luchi very excited, although the army was defeated in the frontal battlefield and lost the land, the belief in the true god is still strong, and it will not disappear so soon.

The believers of the Crescent Cult have long worshiped the true god, so that they are still willing to be the warriors of the true god and die for the true god.

"In the entire plateau, there are still hundreds of thousands of monks, although the masters of the shaman realm will definitely be noticed by the Tang people, and they will either be killed or imprisoned and controlled, but the strength of ordinary monks should not be underestimated. ”

Based on the situation of these days of patrolling around, Xi Luchi estimated the number of monks he could mobilize, and this number made him full of hope for the future, "Judging from the current situation, it is absolutely feasible to give full play to the strength of the people and let the monks lead them to resist the Tang army. Having the protection of the people can also reduce the possibility of the Tang Army detecting the abnormality. ”

Before Ma Lun left, he gave a clear arrangement for the actions that Xi Luchi should take.

Ma Lun didn't need Xi Luchi to gather an army of 100,000 people to attack the important cities occupied by the Tang army and harass the Tang army's brigade, but only Xi Luchi needed to organize monks and take hundreds or thousands of people as a team to attack the Tang army's grain routes and create chaos in the local area.

The important thing is not how much damage is caused to the Tang army at once, but to use a group of monks and even ordinary believers to create an accident in a vast area, even if it is just to kill a patrol of the Tang army and assassinate a civilian official of the Tang army, it is also useful.

In this way, the dots form the line

Under the continuous action, the combined action will be very large. When the rear of the Tang Army is unstable and order collapses everywhere, and then gathers forces for a focused attack, it will be easy to succeed.

Mullen's intention was to use Baghdad to block the Tang army head-on for a period of time, and at the same time let the Crescent followers on the plateau act on a large scale, so that the Tang army fell into the "all-out resistance" of the Crescent believers, and finally became tired of coping, was swallowed up little by little, and tortured to death.

"The Tang Army does not have many troops, it cannot be dispersed and garrisoned in a vast area, and it has to concentrate its forces on attacking Baghdad, and once there is large-scale turmoil in the rear, it will inevitably be difficult to deal with. And as long as the chaos expands to a certain extent, with the foundation of the Crescent Moon Sect and the appeal of the true gods, the people will follow the monks to rise up against the Tang army!

"As long as I arrange it well, and have the monks in hundreds of locations at the same time at the same time, even if each action is small, it is enough to cause total chaos.

"When the time comes, concentrate the elite and defeat a few Tang garrisons that have come to settle the matter, and the momentum will rise, and the people will follow us to expel the invaders. It won't take long at all, and the Tang Army on the entire plateau will be no different from falling into the Sword Mountain and the Sea of Fire!"

Thinking of this, Xi Luchi couldn't help but have a gleam in his eyes. He didn't get carried away, stabilized his mood in time, looked around, checked if there were any followers, and quickly hid into the mountain and forest paths.

On the afternoon of Xi Luchi's departure from Quxi Town, a large number of Tang troops escorted a team of civil officials and scribes passing by. A famous soldier went from house to house and knocked on the door. With the cooperation of the monks of the Western Regions Commercial Bank, the officials patiently explained to each other the Tang Dynasty's strategy of appeasing the people and appeasing the people's hearts.

Because since five years ago, Li Ye has been preparing to attack Dashi, so not only the monks of the Western Regions Commercial Houses, but also the civil officials can also speak the local language, and there are not many obstacles to communication between the two sides.

Ergouzi, who got off the horse, helped the pocket, looked at a young civil official, unfolded a notice written in Dashi script in his hand, and explained to Amahe politely with a smile on his face, and although the other party did not refute, he obviously didn't want to hear it, and his heart was furious.

He said to the cow egg beside him, "These big cannibals are so reckless, it's really untidy! In my opinion, we should arrest all those who don't cooperate, gather them together, cut off their heads, and show everyone else." At that time, these barbarians will naturally know to bow their heads to their ears, why should they be so polite?"

Niu Dan's backhand was slapped on the second dog's pocket, and he said angrily, "Everything you learned in Chang'an College has been learned from dogs?

Ergouzi finally helped the hood to a perfect position, and was slapped crooked by the cow egg, for the sake of his handsome and majestic image, he had to continue to adjust the subtle angle of the hood with both hands.

Ergouzi said unconvincedly, "These believers of the Crescent Moon Sect are more stubborn than the other, our measures to soothe the people are so generous, but they don't know how to be grateful to Dade, but as if we owe them, are they really not afraid of death?"

Seeing these big cannibals, Niu Dan was afraid of Wang Shi and did not dare to be disobedient in his words and deeds, but his face was as cold and hard as a stone in a pit, and he couldn't help but sigh.

He said, "The Great Eclipse is also a big country, and the Crescent Moon Sect is the most powerful sect in the world, so these people are naturally arrogant. It is not easy for them to bow their heads and willingly obey us. ”

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