Shanzhou and Taozhou are not far apart, only sixty miles apart, so how many round trips can you walk in a day when you are rushing.

It was rare to go out, Pei Min and his party were not in a hurry to rush to Shanzhou with the nature of traveling around.

"Brother Min Min! Tell me about Wu Qi's deeds!"

Along the way, Wang Zhongsi pestered Pei Min and asked him to tell him about Wu Qi's deeds. After yesterday's incident, the little guy had a personal feeling of yearning for the military sages, and he felt like he was regarded as an idol. At a young age, he developed a strong interest in Wu Qi's military management and military studies.

This cultivates children from interest. Pei Min was happy to guide him in this knowledge when he saw this. He talked to him about Wu Qi's military philosophy along the way, and accompanied Wu Qi's personal heroic deeds.

Wu Qi served in the three kingdoms of Lu, Wei and Chu in his life. He was strong in Lulu, prosperous in Wei and Wei, and prosperous in Chuchu. It is indeed worth mentioning.

After hearing Wu Qi's deeds, Wang Zhongsi regarded him as an idol and said arrogantly: "When I grow up, I will help Brother Min train an invincible army like Wu Qi and serve Brother Min!"

"Bang!"

Pei Min slapped Wang Zhongsi on the head and said, "Children's words are rude, the strong wind blows away! What should I do for me? I should serve the Tang Dynasty and Your Majesty."

Wang Zhongsi held his head with his hands and muttered, not daring to say again: In his eyes, Pei Min is like a brother or a father, and the grace of raising and educating is greater than that of heaven. It is natural to serve under his tent.

The group of them crossed Hezhou and stayed in Longzhi County for a night, and arrived in Shanzhou the next day.

As a major Longyou Prefecture, Shanzhou is very different from Taozhou. It is often very lively. With this population alone, it is far from comparable to Taozhou.

Wang Zhongsi was riding a horse and shopping the next time. He was very interesting. He pulled Pei Min and pointed at him along the way, chatting and laughing, and was very proud.

Seeing that Wang Zhongsi was in high spirits, Pei Min said to Jiao Chen: "Zhongsi has been working hard in the mansion. I am really afraid that he will be stupid when he learns. It is rare that he is in a good mood. You take the guards and accompany him to visit Shanzhou. I will go to see Mr. Guo alone."

Jiao Chen thought that Pei Min was talking about serious matters with Guo Zhiyun, and it was not good for her to be a woman, so she agreed.

Pei Min arrived at the Jiedushi's mansion alone.

When Guo Zhiyun learned that Pei Min was coming, he left the house to greet him in person.

"I've seen Mr. Guo!" Pei Min bowed respectfully. In the battle of Taozhou, if Guo Zhiyun had no great help from his righteousness, the army of Ganingbu would have caused him a lot of trouble. Although there was a way to solve it, it would never be as good as it is now, and he would only pay such a price. Pei Min was a human being, and he always respected me one foot, and I would return one foot.

Guo Zhiyun deserves his worship!

Guo Zhiyun laughed and stepped forward to support him: "Governor Pei doesn't need to be polite..." Looking up and down at the young man in front of him who was younger than his youngest son, it was hard to imagine. Such a young man could set up such a clever situation and sighed: "Sure enough, heroes are young, and Governor Pei is younger than I thought... Come! Please in the house!"

Guo Zhiyun took Pei Min to the study and arranged it to let all the generals with official ranks in Shanzhou rushed to the Jieduan's mansion to accompany him for drinking.

"Let's talk about the main affairs first, and I'll introduce our Lieutenant General to you later!" Guo Zhiyun walked to the side of the study, where a huge topographic map of Longyou hung, drawing a clear view of the mountains and rivers of Longyou.

Pei Min not only did not disgust Guo Zhiyun for this, but also agreed with him. Men should be straightforward when they come into contact with each other, not messing around, and talk about things in advance, drink and drink as much as possible after drinking.

Looking at the terrain map of Longyou, Pei Min found that the map in Guo Zhiyun's hand was much more detailed than the one in his hand. Even the simple Taozhou terrain map was not as detailed as the one in Guo Zhiyun.

"Good picture!"

Pei Min exclaimed, thinking about what method to use to ask for one.

Guo Zhiyun smiled and said, "This map was drawn by me who hired ten realistic painters and took two years to draw. With it, every grass and tree in Longyou, every gate and every mouthful, is under my control. Only Taozhou's gap has been used to do everything possible, but it has never been solved."

Pei Min said: "Mr. Guo is not thinking of a solution, but is inconsistency and powerless!" His eyes fell on the place where the Stone Castle City was located on the map. There was obviously a small black circle in the direction of the Stone Castle City. The black circle was not drawn with strokes, but was paid attention again and again, and circled it with his fingers again and again, leaving traces after thousands of times. It is not difficult to imagine that Stone Castle City was Guo Zhiyun's heart disease.

Guo Zhiyun noticed Pei Min's gaze and sighed: "Governor Pei is indeed a wise man! The thief occupied this strategic location in Shibao City, which was equivalent to controlling the gate of our Shanzhou. They came whenever they wanted, and left whenever they wanted. We could not even pursue it. The situation was even more dangerous than Taozhou... The strategic significance of Shanzhou is far more important than Taozhou. We can only focus on Shanzhou and have no extra troops to support Taozhou. Fortunately, the governor Pei broke the situation and eliminated my thoughts. It was just that the Tubo thief was unsuccessful. According to the news I received, Chimalun, the powerful old woman, sent three envoys to Dashi, Turks, and Turks respectively to discuss the alliance, intending to deal with our Tang Dynasty. The four countries were attacked, and the storm was about to come."

Pei Min was stunned, as if there was no such incident in history, and he still couldn't remember it, so he couldn't help but say, "Really, fake? What a big battle, what a big deal!"

Guo Zhiyun nodded: "It's not fake, it's from the Western Regions. The Anxi governor Lu Xiujing is my friend. He intercepted the Tubo envoy and handed over their letters. This matter had been spread to Chang'an yesterday. It was not surprising that the governor Pei received no news on his way to the arrival."

Pei Min showed a solemn look. After thinking about it carefully, he contacted the upper and lower parts, but smiled again and said, "The old woman is thinking very beautiful, but unfortunately she is a little whimsical."

Guo Zhiyun looked at Pei Min in shock, not understanding why.

Pei Min said confidently: "Dashi, Tubo, Tuqishi, and the siege of the four Turkic countries is terrifying, but it is actually a paper tiger, which is not worthy of evidence."

"How do you say this?" Guo Zhiyun's expression was anxious.

Pei Min said: "There is no doubt that the four countries are the strongest. When it comes to military affairs, even our Tang Dynasty is inferior at present. But as far as I know, the Great Food Kingdom is in a state of expansion. The Western Egyptian Governor Musa Ibn Nusser led his troops across the Strait of Gibraltar and entered the Iberian Peninsula, and was attacking the Visigoth Kingdom with all his strength. In the east, Mohammed Ibn Kahim led the Great Food Army to the south to expedition to India. In the north, Muawiye I was competing with the Byzantine Emperor Lio III. Byzantine had a magical artifact, and it was not easy to win. However, after our Great Food blocked the Great Food on the Pamir Plateau during the reign of Emperor Gaozong, the Great Food had not continued to expand to the Western Regions."

"It is true that Dashi has the intention to expand into the Western Regions, but they fight on multiple fronts and cannot afford much military force. Even if they are invited by Tubo, the troops can be dispatched are limited, which is not enough to shake the Western Regions, so they can ignore it! As for Sulu Khan of Tuqishi, he has a good relationship with our Tang Dynasty. I don't know whether he will respond to the old woman's request. Even if he is moved by interests, we can still use Zhang Yi Lianheng's policy. As far as I know, Byzantium and Tuqishi have a close relationship, and the two countries have been dealing with Dashi together many times. For the difficult Tuqishi, Dashi also called it the "topper". Byzantium and Dashi are old enemies, and we have a good relationship with him. They are unable to seek it. How could Tuqishi have no scruples?"

"As for the Turks, hehe, it's not that I underestimated them. Their Khan was old and his power was declining. Two years ago, Gelulu and other tribes led to Liangzhou to surrender to the Tang Dynasty. In October, Hu Luwu and other tribes of the former Western Turkish tribe surrendered to the Beiting Protectorate. The ten tribes of the ten surnames surrendered to the Tang Dynasty. A total of more than 10,000 tents were included in the Tang Dynasty. A year ago, Mochu Khan's son-in-law Gao Wenjian, with Sitai, the fallen governor, Murong Daonu, the great chief of Tuguhun, Yusheshi, Qu Jiejin, and the great chief of Goryeo, Gao Gongyi, and others led more than 10,000 tents, left the Turks and came to our border to surrender. In the autumn of the same year, Mochu attacked the nine surnames Tiele. The nine surnames Sijie governor Mosan and others also surrendered to our Tang Dynasty. The Turks had been scattered by Mochu for a long time, and even if he agreed to the invitation of the old woman, he would not dare to really use troops to my Tang Dynasty."

"There are also Tubo!" Pei Min curled his lips and said, "They invaded my Tang Dynasty and lost more than 100,000 soldiers. Now my throat is stuck again. What kind of climate can it have?"

Guo Zhiyun looked at Pei Min foolishly, and saw him analyzing the general situation with a spirit of being aware of the general situation. He talked endlessly, and there was a feeling of the world's trend in his heart.

In an instant, Guo Zhiyun suddenly felt that Pei Min in front of him coincided with the person in his memory. This feeling was also seen in his deep memory in another person, that is, his earliest immediate boss, the Minister of Rites, the General of the Right Guard of the Procuratorate, and Wenxi Gong Pei Xingjian, who was a combination of literary and military strategies.

Pei Min, a young man in his early twenties, actually had the strategy of the Confucian general Pei Xingjian, which is really hard to believe.

Guo Zhiyun reacted for a long time and sighed: "Guoshi Pei is young, and his knowledge is not unreasonable."

Pei Min smiled and said, "This is also a coincidence. I know two merchants who came to Dashi and Byzantine respectively. Merchants are pursuing profits and are particularly sensitive to wars. They know very clearly." He was also glad that if he had not met Aviye and Savoy, he would not have been as calm as he did today.

Guo Zhiyun smiled and said, "When you say this, Tuqi Shi, the Turks are really not worth worrying about, but..." He raised his eyebrows and said, "If the Tubo team up to attack the Western Regions, the Western Regions will also be under great pressure."

"Impossible!" Pei Min said without hesitation: "The plateau in the distance of Tubo on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau has given them convenience and great inconvenience. Compared with the Dashi Kingdom, Tubo's desire for the Western Regions is better. They will not help Dashi to conquer the Western Regions, and even if they send troops, they will just behave. The old woman is still a little capable, and I believe she will not do such a stupid thing as a marriage for people to drive away tigers in front door and a lion in the back door."

The plateau reaction on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is a natural barrier for Tubo. If it were not for this barrier, the Tang Dynasty would have eliminated this confidant problem and could not be left to the present. However, everything has two sides. On the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau today, the road is difficult to move, and ordinary people cannot bear it at all. There are very few businessmen willing to risk their lives to climb the plateau to do business. Therefore, the economy of Tubo has been dragging the Tubo economy, and they need to expand the economy in the Western Regions. The main purpose of attacking Longyou is to cut off the connection between the Tang Dynasty and the Western Regions, so that they can take advantage of the situation.

Pei Min had already discussed this with Guo Yuanzhen and Xue Ne at the beginning.

Guo Zhiyun has some understanding.

Pei Min said here, and he was a little dry-mouthed and couldn't help saying, "Mr. Guo, I have been here for so long, and I don't have a cup of tea?"

Guo Zhiyun then remembered that they were too involved and didn't even care about basic hospitality. He hurriedly ordered a cup of tea, which was of course mint.

Pei Min didn't care about the hotness, and took a few sips and said, "Why don't forget Mr. Guo, don't forget this Tubo has made a move. How can we watch the show?" He said, looking at Shibao City and said, "Are you interested in working together to seize Shibao City?"

Guo Zhiyun's eyes lit up and he smiled and said, "Of course I'm interested!" He paused and sighed, "It's just that Shibao City is not easy to attack. I sent troops to attack many times, but none of them worked."

Pei Min certainly knew that Stone Castle City was not easy to fight. In his memory, in order to win Stone Castle City, Geshuhan captured it at the cost of tens of thousands of casualties. It was not a wise move to attack head-on. He did not think about using strong attacks and exchanging the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers for a pass.

"Mr. Guo, look!" He pointed to the Hexi Jiuqu in Tubo and said, "This Fengshui treasure land is connected to Shanzhou, Guzhou, Hezhou, Taozhou and even Diezhou. In other words, as long as the Hexi Jiuqu land is in the hands of Tubo in one day, they will fight wherever they want to fight and freely enter and exit the territory of our Tang Dynasty. Yang Ju, the spy, deserves to be killed. Although I captured Guangen Town and used Guangen Town as the military town to suppress the pressure of Taozhou and Diezhou, as long as the army attacks, Taozhou and Diezhou may still be in crisis. I think as long as the Hexi Jiuqu land is in the hands of Tubo, it is absolutely impossible to rely on defense alone. I am not afraid that Guo Gong will know that capturing Guangen Town is only half of my strategic plan, and there is still no subsequent endings."

After his previous remarks, Guo Zhiyun had a deep understanding of Pei Min's ability. At this moment, hearing that he captured Guangen Town was not the end of the strategy, he said with a little numb shock: "Are you trying to take down the Jiuqu land in Hexi?" But his expression was a little dissatisfied.

Pei Min nodded: "Mr. Guo is very optimistic. Although it seems unlikely now. But this is indeed my ultimate goal. But I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. For a while, we can't take the Jiuqu land of Hexi."

Hexi Jiuqu is an endless grassland. If you want to gain a foothold in the grassland, it is impossible without a powerful cavalry as a backing.

The Tang army is far from being a rival to Tubo in terms of cavalry. Pei Min is self-aware and can see clearly.

"Then?" Guo Zhiyun looked at Pei Min in confusion.
Chapter completed!