After Coleman came to Liangzhou with about 20 people to report the news, he stayed at Aska's house.

As the hero who bought Liangzhou one day of preparation time, he naturally received a very high courtesy.

Don't underestimate this day. Without this day, there would be so many businesses in Bei City and so many people living in tents around Liangzhou, and none of them would have the chance to move to the city.

Although a lot of supplies outside have been lost, at least most people have been saved.

As long as there are people, Liangzhou can quickly regain its former prosperity.

"Askar, let me also help defend the city. Although we only have about twenty people, we have done our part."

Now that Coleman has made his choice, he will naturally not play both sides again.

Nowadays, the military strength of Liangzhou City is relatively weak, but there are hundreds of thousands of troops besieging the city outside.

In Coleman's view, Liangzhou is already at its most critical moment at this time.

This is also the most important time for him to show his loyalty.

There are many icings on the cake, but few that provide help in times of need.

As long as the big guys in Liangzhou feel the sincerity of Coleman's Servant Bone Tribe, he might become the next Askar.

You must know that Askar also relied on Mountbatten's support to transform from a herdsman to the second barbarian in Liangzhou City.

Any barbarian who wants to make a living in Liangzhou would not want to have a relationship with Aska.

He doesn't have to do anything every year, but he can live a very comfortable life by accepting gifts and paying filial piety.

This living example strengthened the confidence of many Hu people who came here to seek refuge.

"Colman, Shangguan Governor and Ma Changshi already know about your deeds. Don't worry, although the situation seems very critical now, Liangzhou City is still impregnable and cannot be lost. Yesterday, the Xue Yantuo people's exploratory attack failed

, today suffered heavy losses due to the attack of kerosene bombs.

As long as we give them another hard blow, they will probably consider retreating. If General Niu hadn't been afraid of suppressing them all at once and scaring them away, he would have used his trump card long ago."

Aska is now very trusted by Ma Zhou, and many things in Liangzhou City are not hidden from him.

Of course, Askar also deserves this trust.

Just because his son Dafei led the slave-catching team to attack various tribes everywhere, it was destined that they could only rely on the Tang Dynasty to survive in this life.

"But I heard that the number of defenders in Liangzhou City is very small. Can they survive the siege of a hundred thousand troops?"

"Pfft!"

Askar smiled.

Although he occasionally felt a little worried, he felt the attack of the Xue Yantuo people on the city wall yesterday, so he was no longer worried.

Despite the fierce offensive of the Xueyantuo people, there were not many casualties on the city wall.

On the contrary, they themselves died in pieces.

Whenever a kerosene bomb is thrown down, the smell of barbecue is disgusting.

This scene not only made everyone on the city wall feel a little uncomfortable, but also frightened many tribal leaders in Xue Yantuo.

They are really not good at siege.

If they were on flat ground, even if the Tang army was several times more numerous, they would not frown.

Now, blocked by the city wall, countless warriors ascended to heaven inexplicably without even hurting the enemy's hair.

They have never encountered this situation before.

"Colman, I suggest you go to the city wall tomorrow to see how our Tang Dynasty warriors defend the city. You have been on the grassland for too long and you don't know that the world has changed. However, congratulations, you

Made a right choice.

Not to mention Shangguan Governor and Ma Changshi, even His Highness the King of Chu must have remembered your name. As long as you work well for the Tang Dynasty, my today will be your tomorrow."

Askar is quite satisfied with Coleman, a servant who has just taken refuge with him for only half a year.

In order to promote Erguotou on the grassland, Aska hired more than a dozen partners like Coleman.

The one who performs most brilliantly now is Coleman from this small tribe of servants who originally didn’t look very inconspicuous.

Not only did he sell Erguotou to all the Pugu tribe, but he also notified the Tang Dynasty in advance of Xue Yantuo's invasion.

This certificate of nomination is more effective than anything else.

Askar estimated that after this war is over, Ma Zhou may regard Coleman, a servant of the Tang Dynasty, as a role model, support him vigorously, and let people around him see that following the Tang Dynasty is the right choice.

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"Okay, the battle is raging on the city wall, but I can't do anything here. If I can go to the city wall, even if I stand there and watch, my heart will be at ease."

Coleman felt reassured when he saw Askar agreed to go to the city wall.

Whether it was to understand the battle situation or to really help defend the city, Coleman wanted to go to the city wall.

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On the concrete road from Chang'an City to Liangzhou, a large army was running fast.

The horseshoes hit the concrete pavement, making a crisp sound.

This momentum of thousands of horses galloping gave the passers-by a look of shock, followed by a sense of pride.

"Deputy Manager, is it too risky to let hundreds of people from the hot air balloon camp go over first?"

Xi Junmai followed Xue Rengui and rushed to the front of the team.

When setting off from Chang'an, Xue Rengui asked Zhu Fufu to lead the hot-air balloon battalion first and not to follow the large army.

Their team is floating in the air, and although it seems not as fast as the cavalry, it is not restricted by roads and can go directly to the nearest straight line.

In addition, if the altitude is higher, the wind will be stronger. Basically, the cavalry is still halfway, and they have almost reached the sky above Liangzhou City.

The reason why Xue Rengui asked Zhu Fufu to go first was not because he thought they could repel the Xue Yantuo people like before, but because he wanted to prevent Liangzhou City from being breached in the past few days.

Although he also had confidence in the Liangzhou garrison, it would be funny if the city was destroyed before he arrived.

If the hot air balloon battalion arrived first, it would at least have some influence on Xue Yantuo and would not dare to charge intensively.

Otherwise, it would be the best target for the kerosene bombs and explosive packets on the hot air balloon.

"Don't worry, I have asked Zhu Fuyu to act according to the opportunity. As long as there is no danger in the city, they can hold off for now and then use the combined attack inside and outside to chase down the defeated Xue Yantuo people."

The ammunition carried by the hot air balloon battalion is relatively limited, and Xue Rengui naturally hopes that a good knife can be used on the edge.

"My lord, I hope that this time we can deal with the Xueyantuo people once and for all. No matter how far the barbarian man flees to the ends of the earth, we will kill him."

Xi Junmai had a fierce look on his face, obviously thinking of something.

"The prince's grassland strategy has been implemented for so many years, and after many adjustments, it is still being improved. As long as the Xueyantuo people are wiped out, it will be impossible for any large tribe to appear on the grassland for a while.

This gives Wangye’s grassland strategy more room to develop. In addition, the cement road from Liangzhou to Shuozhou has begun to be constructed, and the cement road from Shuozhou to Baidao and Youzhou is also under construction, and even from Liangzhou to Suzhou

The concrete roads in the country are about to be built, and Datang’s frontier can be pushed at least a thousand miles north."

When the Eastern Turks were destroyed, the Tang Dynasty joined forces with the Xueyantuo people.

In a sense, this war only solved a former opponent, but did not solve the threat to the grassland.

Because Xue Yantuo, as the victorious country, is the biggest beneficiary of this war.

This time was different. Datang attacked Xue Yantuo entirely on its own.

Even if some tribes such as Pugu, Uighur, and Khitan might be able to win over them, no one would do this work.

With the current strength of the Tang Dynasty, these tribes no longer need to stand aside to gain benefits through help.

On the contrary, it would be more in the interest of Datang to clean up all the tribes on the way.

Nowadays, cement roads are being built everywhere, and the biggest limitation of this work is the lack of manpower.

Because whether it is gravel, sand, or widening the road, as long as there are people, it can be solved.

As for cement, since construction is going on everywhere, it is actually not a particularly scarce material anymore.

"Indeed, the prince has also said that after this battle, the control area of ​​Longyou Road will be expanded, and Hedong Road will also become larger. At the same time, Mobei Road will be established to incorporate the prairie into the actual rule of the Tang Dynasty.

Moreover, the prince is also planning to have half of the monks in all the temples in Guanzhong move to Mobei Road, and the court will help build the temples. All Hu tribes must enshrine Buddhism, otherwise they will be moved to Lingnan Road. And all the tribes inside will be moved to Lingnan Road.

They must live in fixed pastures and are not allowed to move at will without the approval of the local county government."

Although Xi Junmai didn't quite understand the significance of Li Kuan's set of boxing combinations, he felt Li Kuan's determination to solve the grassland problem.

As Li Kuan's bodyguard, he knew very well that Li Kuan had never been interested in temples, but now he was willing to vigorously promote them in the future. Naturally, this was not a sign of his Buddha-nature.

When thinking about how to solve the hidden dangers of the grassland, Li Kuan thought of the way that later generations of the Braided Dynasty treated the Mongolian tribes.

The Mongolian tribes that once spanned Europe and Asia were completely in decline during the Braid Dynasty.

Not only is the population continuing to decline, but the combat effectiveness is even worse than that of a weak chicken.

There is a braided policy here, which has had a great influence.

Building a temple can defeat a hundred thousand soldiers!

At that time, there were only two to three million people in Mongolia, but hundreds of thousands of people became monks. It is conceivable to what level the birth rate would drop.
To be continued...