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2. One-pot porridge in the Western Regions

So Gao Yue and Wei Gao and Ximen Can exchanged glances and agreed to Lietuomi's idea, "At the moment the Tang army's middle road will be temporarily stationed in Wuquan City. Then a large number of military rations will be carried here from Feng'an Military City, and they will be carried by boats on the river. So I warn you that you must not think that my Tang Bingfeng is at the end of his strength. It is better to ask him to retreat to the southwest border of Shanzhou as soon as possible, and it is not allowed to hinder my Tang marching."

Now Lietuomi thanked him so much that he kowtowed and left.

As a result, as soon as the man left, Wei Gao said, "You can't cross the border of Shanzhou for the time being, but how can Ma Chongying not beat Shang Jiezan in Hexi?"

Gao Yue laughed and said that the one who knew me was Chengwu: "Three days later, the Fengyi army advanced north along the Wu River, occupied Guangwu County, and went to Pipa Mountain to join the camp, and see what Liangzhou said."

Immediately, when Gao Yue and Wei Gao were patrolling the camp before nightfall, they found that the remaining 20,000 prisoners of war in Xifan were sitting in a neat manner according to the original rules of each Dongtai and Cao, and were sitting in an orderly manner. Since I heard that my fellow repatriated had just left Lanzhou City and was slaughtered by the Xiongqi army in the lower reaches of the Huangshui River. They were all silent and knew that it would be best to follow the regular troops of the Tang family Xingyuan and Xichuan now, because the regular troops would follow the original plan of Gao Jigong, and they were sorry to "scientifically slaughter" them at other times, except for the camp of the Tang family's regular army, the group of heroes, Qishan River Village, and the outside of the surrounding group of heroes, Qishan River Village, would definitely be cruel.

After the sun floated up in the Yellow River, two generals of Fengyi Army, a total of more than 7,000 infantry, set off to Guangwu County. Five thousand prisoners were pointed out and followed the team tremblingly, driving cattle and horses for the Tang army, carrying baggage, or pushing the wheels.

As they were about to set off, several scouts hurriedly whipped into the gate of the camp, jumped off to report their identities, and then went to the tent of the Zhonglei to report the latest military information to Gao Yue and Wei Gao:

"The Uighurs killed the great prime minister Jie Gangas, and the army of our Tang Beiting guardian, prepared to cross Baowenshan to attack Ganzhou, Hexi, but was defeated by Shang Jiezan and Ma Chongying."

"What!" Gao Yue browed, and then he asked with great concern, how much loss did the Tang soldiers in Beiting suffer?

The answer was: After the Beiting soldiers raised Shatuo and other troops, there were only two thousand people. The original guru Li Yuanzhong had passed away, so the deputy envoy Yang Xigu and Anxi Beiting Xuanwei envoy Ju Wenzhen led the Uighur army to follow Jiegangas's Uighur army to travel to Yizhou, preparing to support the military activities of the main force of the Tang army in Helong. However, Jiegangas was arrogant and greedy for merit. Under the instigation of the so-called divination of the Mani priests, he left the Beiting infantry and advanced rapidly.

As a result, at the Hundred Tent Guards in the south of Baowen Mountain, he encountered a small group of cavalry in Xifan. Jiegangas rushed forward and chased them. He was surrounded by the army that appeared by Shang Jiezan and Ma Chongying in the vast sea. Jiegangas was defeated and fled. Thousands of Uighur soldiers were killed, and the bodies of men and horses were staggered for dozens of miles.

Seeing that the situation was wrong, Yang Xigu and Ju Wenzhen hurriedly retreated to Yizhou, without causing any major losses.

This was already in the middle of winter last year. After the Uighurs' defeat, Ju Wenzhen sent three confidants to walk on the Uighur Road and detoured here. It took two or three months before the news was passed to Gao Yue.

Wei Gao said angrily: "I heard that the Uighur Iron Cavalry Piao Jie is good at fighting, so the Holy Lord surrendered to Princess Deyang to the Khan of Wuyi, but who would have thought that he would be so weak today."

Gao Yue also shook his head: "Originally, I expected the Uighurs to assist me in the Tang Ping Fu North Road. Now it seems that it is too optimistic. What is the use of Jiegangas? Even Shang Jiezan can't beat him (spread his hands)." Then he said to others: "The Uighurs' Hu merchants now traveled to the waterway from Lingwu to Jingyuan to sell their business. Their domestic situation is also known from them. The Uighur Khan is now arrogant and extravagant, persecuted the Manichaeists, looted the nine surnames of Hu Shang, and killed his subordinates Fanluo, such as Shiwei, and could not bear the exploitation, and they rebel or leave. Therefore, the Uighur power has actually declined."

The person who came to report the news also agreed with Gao Yue's analysis and mentioned: I heard that the secret envoy from Western Bo had entered the Gloru and the Baifu Turks, instigated their army to attack the Uighurs further north. It was rumored that Arekhan of the Kias had gathered all the men at the foot of the Qingshan Mountains, and was about to attack the Uighurs' court!

Hearing this, Gao Yue pondered for a while, and then said, "When fighting, the more chaotic the fight, the better. All sects come to fight, and they must fight, not make small fuss. In this way, I, Tang Tian Khan, are in the middle of arbitration, and it is not bloody."

Then Gao Yue's tone was very firm: the army's policy of advancing Hehuang and Hexi would never waver.

As for the envoys from all sides, I asked me to stay in Lanzhou to deal with it.

So in the following days, Ximen Can's guardian Ce Weirong and Xuanwei armies continued to attack the He and Tao areas in full swing, and met with Ye Shi Liangbi's Baoyi's army; and Wei Gao's Fengyi's army also advanced to Guzang in the southeast of Liangzhou, and at the foot of Pipa Mountain.

In the territory of Liangzhou, Shang Jiezan, who had just won a great victory, was full of confidence and openly boasted to Prince Moudi in the city: "Uighurs, a small country in the north, if our army takes advantage of the victory, it will take only ten days to cross Futuchuan and reach its royal court. If it weren't for hearing that the Tang army captured Lanzhou and was heading towards Hexi, why should we return? At this moment, the head of Wuyi Khan must have been killed and hung at the gate of Liangzhou."

However, before Shang Jiezan finished speaking, he received news that the Fengyi army had arrived at the southeastern border of Liangzhou. He was shocked and could not speak.

Then Prince Moudi, Shang Jiezan, Ma Chongying, Niang Dingaizeng, and a "Walker Staff" Yuan Tongzhi gathered together to discuss how to deal with it.

Yuan Tong was eager to make contributions to the Tang Dynasty, and secondly, he was grateful to Prince Moudi who saved his life under Ma Chongying's sword, so he offered a plan:

"It's better to discuss peace with Gao Yue to stop the war."

Ma Chongying snorted coldly.

This sound shocked Yuan Tong to straighten his back, but he still insisted on saying: Gao Yue only hoped to get merit and county from us, while Cai Bang and Shang Qixiner wanted our wealth and life. Now, the plan was to make Prince Mudi Zanpu.

"What!" Shang Jiezan and Ma Chongying were both shocked and angry.

"First establish Mudi as Zamp, and integrate the power of the North Road soldiers and the Zen Temple. As long as you can get Gao Yue's approval, you can get the title of the Emperor of the Tang family, and then you can return to the plateau with justification, eliminate the treacherous ministers, and seize the throne."

Isn’t it too miserable for Zanpu to actually ask for the title of Emperor Tang?

However, Yuan Tongzhi continued to incite his words, "Now that old Zanpu abdicated, Muni is Zanpu, and I, Mudi, can also be Zanpu in Liangzhou. In this case, whoever can get the title of Emperor Tang first will take the lead. Besides, the Tang family was the uncle and Xifan was the nephew. The nephew received the title and help from the uncle, how could it be humiliated?"
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