Chapter 1023 Changes in the East of Onion Ridge!

Chapter 1023

"Master Protector, under the current situation, you can only transfer troops from the border areas. You have very deep experience in the army, and you also have contacts with other protectors. I wonder if you can transfer some soldiers from other protectors."

Wang Chong said.

Datang's army was a mix of Hu and Han, Wang Chong's identity was too sensitive, and Gao Xianzhi was easier to speak up than Wang Chong because of his background. Moreover, his seniority in the army is extremely deep, and he has contacts with generals and guards from all over the country. Even if Wang Chong is a genius in the military, it is difficult to compare with him.

"The Beiting Governor's Mansion currently has the most soldiers and horses in the town. I still have some contacts with the Beiting Governor-General An Sishun. I will negotiate with him on this matter. If the Beiting Governor's Mansion If it is a small number of soldiers and horses, you should still be able to borrow them. I estimate that you should be able to get 4,000 to 6,000 soldiers and horses."

Gao Xianzhi pondered for a moment and then said.

"If you can only borrow 4,000 to 6,000 soldiers and horses, then call in the most elite soldiers and horses, so that it won't have too much impact on Beiting Protectorate."

Wang Chong said in a deep voice.

"Um!"

Gao Xianzhi nodded. He and Wang Chong had the same opinion on this point. Moreover, the Anxi Protectorate Army was carefully selected from soldiers and horses from all over the Tang Dynasty. If there is no way to demand quantity, then try to pursue quality. This is what Gao Xianzhi has always adhered to.

"There is also Ge ​​Shuhan. He is stationed in Longxi. Apart from the Beiting Protectorate, he can be said to be the closest to us. Moreover, the fighting power of the Beidou Army is amazing, so he should be able to provide us with some help."

Gao Xianzhi was silent for a moment, with some hesitation in his eyes.

"It's just that Ge Shuhan and I have had little contact with each other, so it may be difficult to convince him."

"Leave this matter to me."

Wang Chong smiled slightly, and already knew what was going on. Among all the Hu generals, Ge Shuhan can be said to be the most special. He admired the Chinese culture since he was young, and he spoke a pure Beijing accent, even better than his Hu language. He was promoted by Prince Shaobao Wang Zhongsi. Although he joined the army late, but because of the support of the Great Tang God of War, his promotion was very fast. In addition, unlike other Hu people, others are Hu people with the largest number of soldiers. Only the Beidou Army under Ge Shuhan's command has more than 90% Han people.

This is quite different from others.

So on the surface,

Whether it was Gao Xianzhi, Fumeng Lingcha, An Sishun, or other barbarian generals, although they had contacts with Ge Shuhan, there was a gap deep in their hearts. Ge Shuhan knew this very well, so he didn't have much contact with them, and he would never contact them for unnecessary matters.

"...I still have some friendship with Ge Shuhan, and I should be able to get some soldiers from him."

Wang Chong said.

Gao Xianzhi was stunned, but then he thought of something, and his face was relieved. In the previous battle between the Big Dipper Army and the White Lion General Xinuoluo Gonglu, the losses were huge. Wang Chong sent 10,000 excellent Turkic war horses to Goshuhan. Many people knew about this. Ge Shuhan's Big Dipper Army had a total of more than 20,000 horses, and Wang Chong gave him 10,000 horses, which was definitely a timely help and solved his urgent need.

From this point of view, Ge Shuhan definitely owed him a favor.

"But even so, there are still not enough people!"

Gao Xianzhi looked up to the sky and sighed. Even if you need 6,000 troops from Beiting Dufu Mansion and 3,000 troops from Ge Shuhan, it will only be 9,000 troops, which is a drop in the bucket for the current war.

"Hehe, Lord Protector, there must be a way for the car to reach the mountain. The Tang Dynasty is still the Tang Dynasty, and it is far from the point where the mountains and rivers are exhausted. Now it is just that the troops are restrained by other parties, and it is not really that there are no soldiers available. As long as After some dispatching, we can still mobilize a lot of soldiers and horses. ——The Tang Dynasty has no soldiers to use, so I also brought a hundred thousand soldiers and horses? The most urgent thing is that we should discuss how to report to the court."

Unexpectedly, Wang Chong laughed instead.

"indeed!"

Gao Xianzhi was startled, then laughed. Time passed slowly, and then, the two top coaches of the Tang Dynasty in Talas discussed the details of various aspects for a long time. From nightfall to dawn, the two discussed for a full night before going to sleep.

"Clatter!"

Soon, at dawn, the wings vibrated, and the falcons quickly flew out of the city of Talas, flying in all directions.

...

Crash!

Falcons descended from the sky and flew into the Anxi Protectorate's Mansion. As the closest place to Talas, Feng Changqing was the first to receive the message.

"Recruit soldiers and horses from all countries in the Western Regions!"

Feng Changqing opened the envelope and was stunned when he saw the letter written by Gao Xianzhi himself. Gao Xianzhi's letter was very simple, and he hoped that Feng Changqing would send troops to the countries of the Western Regions in the name of the Anxi Protectorate Army and the Tang Dynasty. In return, the Anxi Protectorate Army will reward the nations with heavy rewards after the victory.

"In Anxi now, where is the gold and silver left?"

When Feng Changqing saw this letter, he smiled wryly in his heart. As Gao Xianzhi's main staff in administration and logistics, no one understands Anxi's current situation better than Feng Changqing. Although he conquered the rich Shi Kingdom, a considerable part of his wealth was taken away by the nobles of Shi Kingdom through tunnels. The harvest of the Anxi Protectorate Army is far less than what the outside legends say. After the war, at least half of the wealth was donated by Gao Xianzhi to the court and the royal family, and nearly half of the rest was given to Bian Lingcheng by Gao Xianzhi.

Bian Lingcheng is Gao Xianzhi's important help in his official career, but he is quite greedy, and a little wealth cannot satisfy him. As for the remaining quarter, apart from Gao Xianzhi keeping a part for himself, the rest was given to the soldiers of the Anxi Protectorate Army, as well as the Ge Luolu Division and the Banakhan Army who went out with the army.

Therefore, the Anxi Protectorate's Mansion no longer has any gold and silver to recruit troops. If it wasn't for this, Feng Changqing would not be helpless in the rear.

"The countries in the Western Regions have always been greedy for money, and there is no one who doesn't like gold and silver. Although I can deceive them now and recruit some soldiers and horses, once the war is over, the Anxi Protectorate Army will not be able to spend the money recruited. endless."

Feng Changqing looked at the letter in his hand, worried.

The recruitment mentioned by Gao Xianzhi belonged to the private recruitment of the Anxi Protectorate Army without the consent of the Ministry of War. It was outside the plan, and the imperial court would not pay for it.

There are not many soldiers and horses in the countries of the Western Regions, and they can't recruit many. If this leaves an excuse, the Anxi Protectorate Army will lose its prestige in the Western Regions in the future. Even if it wins, it will leave many problems. In Feng Changqing's opinion It is not advisable.

The next moment, when Feng Changqing saw the last line of the letter, he was stunned.

"...Chang Qing doesn't have to worry. The Young Marquis has made his own arrangements for the recruitment of gold and silver. All matters have been written in the Young Marquis' letter."

It was such a simple line of words that immediately stunned Feng Changqing.

Since when did the Chief Protector get so close to Wang Chong? Didn't they still have a gap before? And what happened to the gold and silver needed for recruitment? What does it mean that Wang Chong has written in the letter?

Feng Changqing was startled, and quickly realized, could it be that Talas sent not one letter at all this time, but two letters? Feng Changqing flipped through it, and sure enough, under the original envelope, another piece of letterhead was found. The handwriting on it was completely different from Gao Xianzhi's. Although it was crooked, it still had a strong character.

It's the young man!

Feng Changqing quickly came to his senses, picked up the letterhead, and looked at it carefully. At the beginning, Feng Changqing just browsed casually, but later he became more and more serious, and his expression became more and more serious, and he even read the entire letter three or four times in a row.

"Haha, ask the big cannibal for war compensation, and use the war compensation to pay the recruitment funds of the countries in the Western Regions. You are so lucky to have come up with this method... But there is no better strategy than this!"

Feng Changqing slammed the letter in his hand on the table, and couldn't help laughing. He always thought that he was whimsical and unreasonable in the governance of the Western Regions, but he didn't expect that Wang Chong was more powerful than him. It is whimsical to think of asking for compensation from the losing party after a war is won to make up for the losses in the war. This kind of practice has never been done in Datang, and Wang Chong called it to support war with war.

Wang Chong said clearly in the letter that if the Great Tang fails, loses the Western Regions, and all the countries surrender to Dashi, naturally there is no need to consider the issue of recruitment money. And if you win, you can further ask for gold and silver from the big cannibal to pay the rewards of the countries in the Western Regions. So what Feng Changqing was worried about didn't exist at all.

——Raise soldiers for a thousand days and use them for a while. Datang has operated in the Western Regions for more than two hundred years. Now it is time for the countries in the Western Regions to fight for Datang and pay something!

"Young man, do everything according to what you said."

Feng Changqing's eyes were sharp, and he quickly took a Langhao pen from the pen holder beside him, spread out the rice paper and wrote vigorously.

...

Crashing, homing pigeons flew across the sky and flew eastward along the Silk Road. Soon, when they reached the Qixi border, several falcons broke away from the team and shot down from midair.

"Is it finally about to start!"

Su Hanshan looked stern, and after reading the letter in his hand, there was no surprise on his expression. Bang, his wrist shook, and immediately shattered the letter into pieces, countless pieces of paper fell from his fingertips. With a clatter of hooves, Su Hanshan swung his horse's head and quickly headed towards the martial arts training ground. Eight thousand mountain bandits recruited by Wang Bo from the Silk Road, all dressed in regular army armor, gathered there. Their bodies are straight, and the aura exuding from all over their bodies is vigorous and capable, and they don't look a little like bandits.