Tibet

Chapter 268 Joint Military Discussion
Although Cheng Qianli's earnest persuasion was well intentioned and broke some unspoken rules of officialdom, Li Ye did not value this. He came to Anxi to participate in the Battle of Talas, to change history, not to be promoted , he was the Duke of Jinshan County at the age of 14, what title do you still care about?
However, Li Ye also realized that Cheng Qianli was actually talking about his own regrets. He was dissatisfied with being neglected by the court for a long time, and felt unfair about the court's reward.

Li Ye didn't want to talk about this matter, so he turned the topic back to the real thing, "How much does Mr. Cheng know about this war with Dashi?"

Cheng Qianli sighed and said: "That's why I came early, I know Gao Xianzhi is on guard against me, afraid that I will steal his credit, and he won't talk about many things, I can only come to my nephew, I hope you Can you tell me in detail, I will tell you, I really don’t know anything now, the Holy Majesty’s will has not said anything, even if Han Haijun came to Suiye to assist Gao Xianzhi in the battle against the Dashi, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has not said anything .”

Li Ye nodded, walked to a map on the table, pointed to Shi Guo and said, "It's a long story, let's start with Shi Guo!"

Two days later, Li Ye received Gao Xianzhi's Flying Eagle letter, ordering him to send 500 people to capture Talas City and control the Shiguo silver mine.

Li Ye then sent Pei Xiu to lead [-] cavalry to Talas to occupy Talas City and the silver mine of Shiguo.

A few days later, Gao Xianzhi arrived at Suiye with 30 Anxi troops and [-] camels loaded with rations. In fact, Suiye itself is also an important place for supplying rations. There are [-] sheep in the ranch, which is enough to support the war.

At this time, the prince of Bahana, Arolie, and the prince of Jumi, Tie Ermei, also rushed to Suiye to participate in the military and political discussions hosted by Gao Xianzhi. Stationed in Bukhara, Anguo, the number of the Great Food Army is about 5000,

This information is very important. Li Ye knows that the strength of the Sogdian Army of the Great Food is only about 4000 people left, and now it has suddenly increased to 5000, which means that the regular army of the Great Food has also appeared in Anguo.

"When did it happen?" Gao Xianzhi asked with a very serious expression.

"Shortly after the Battle of Juzhanti!"

Gao Xianzhi frowned. He was very sure that he had wiped out all the cannibals who had been raised in battle, and none of them escaped. Where did the cannibals get the information from?

He pondered for a moment and asked Cheng Qianli, "Where does Cheng Shijun think he got the information about Dashi?"

Of course Cheng Qianli would not know, but he is a lieutenant general, and his court rank and position are no lower than Gao Xianzhi's, and his qualifications are even older than Gao Xianzhi's.

So Gao Xianzhi couldn't go around for thousands of miles from the beginning, just like two cities held a coordination meeting, the top leaders of both cities came, and the two top leaders had to interact with each other all the time. According to the rules, Gao Xianzhi still has opinions on Cheng Qianli, but he still has to do a good job on the surface.

Cheng Qianli smiled and said: "I don't know much about the situation, I'd better ask General Xiao Li, he should know!"

"Yes!"

Gao Xianzhi asked Li Ye again: "What's the opinion of Li Bingshi?"

Li Ye said calmly: "Dashi has infiltrated Hezhong and Tocharo for many years. The main point of this infiltration is the collection of intelligence. These intelligence personnel are definitely not the army, but ordinary businessmen and civilians. If we You guessed it right, Dashi has intelligence points in all small countries, even in Suiye, and has established a very powerful intelligence network!"

"You mean to say that Dashi already knows that we gather broken leaves?"

Li Ye nodded, "I must know!"

Gao Xianzhi frowned even deeper. The other party knew himself and the enemy, but Tang Jun only knew himself but not the enemy. This was too passive.

Li Ye understood Gao Xianzhi's worry, so he smiled and said, "Actually, we can also know the information about Hezhong and Tocharo."

Gao Xianzhi immediately lifted his spirits and asked, "How do you know?"

Li Ye smiled slightly, "How did Shijun know about the coup d'état in Shi Kingdom?"

If Gao Xianzhi realized something, he turned around and asked Tie Ermei, the commander of the Tucharian coalition army: "Where is Master Padmasambhava?"

Tie Ermei bowed slightly and said: "When I left, the master was on his way to Jumi. As General Li said, the master's disciples and believers are all over the world. He will send many important news in time. This time I will break it down. Ye also wants to set up an information station to provide the information obtained by the master to the envoy in a timely manner, which is also the meaning of our cooperation."

"well said!"

Gao Xianzhi was overjoyed, and turned around to explain to Cheng Qianli, Cheng Qianli nodded, "Knowing yourself and the enemy is the key to victory, especially the information on Bukhara and Samarkand, we will know the situation of Dashi's increase in troops, I am very happy In favor of building an intelligence center in Suiye."

Gao Xianzhi suddenly had a taste, how did Cheng Qianli know that Bukhara and Samarkand were the places that the food army must pass through?He glanced at Li Ye with dissatisfaction, and he faintly felt that the relationship between Li Ye and Cheng Qianli might be unusual. Could it be that Cheng Qianli is also following Li Xiangguo's path?
Like Gao Xianzhi, Cheng Qianli's term will expire next year, and the position of Hexi Jiedushi will be vacant. Gao Xianzhi doesn't believe that Cheng Qianli will not be tempted?
Many parties discussed matters and quickly made a decision. Everyone unanimously agreed that Li Ye was the former army and led two thousand Suiye troops to Talas. Gao Xianzhi's main force is waiting for the opponent's main force in Baoda Army City, and the Beiting Army led by Cheng Qianli is the backup. Once a big war breaks out, he will immediately go to war.

As for the Tocharian coalition forces, there are three missions, one is responsible for information transmission, the second is responsible for logistics transportation, and the third mission is to garrison the Naryn Pass, which is the only way from the Pearl River to Atami. The strategic location is very important. This mountain pass must be guarded to prevent the big food army from attacking Suiye.

That night, Li Ye set off. He led [-] cavalry, plus [-] camels loaded with military supplies, and rushed to Talas City.

Li Ye is right. Baiyi Dashi has infiltrated Tochara and the Hezhong area for decades, and established a huge intelligence network. The Abbasid Dynasty replaced the Umayyad Dynasty. These intelligence networks did not disappear with the dynasty. strengthened by the rise of Bath.

All intelligence points are under the jurisdiction of the Khorasan Governor's Office.

In Tuozhi City, King Stone City, there is a shop selling carpets. This is one of Dashi’s intelligence points in Shiguo. After being arrested by the new king of Shiguo, he changed the information point to this shop selling carpets.

The door of the shop is not big, but the shop is very deep, and it is filled with all kinds of Persian carpets. The Sogdians are not rare for Persian carpets. Basically, they buy them in large quantities and sell them to the Tang Dynasty. The business is very good. big.

At noon that day, a man hurried into the shop and saluted the shop owner. The shop owner nodded and took him into the back room.

"Is there any important news?" the shopkeeper asked.

The man nodded, "The Tang army has occupied Talas City. The news came from the palace. The news is absolutely reliable."

The shopkeeper was also taken aback, and asked anxiously, "How many troops are there?"

"About hundreds of people, I don't know the details. It is said that the other party has occupied Talas City. The king is very helpless and has sent someone to negotiate."

The shopkeeper was not surprised. The Tang army occupied Talas City, and they must have come for the silver mine, which was also their top priority. The governor ordered them to go to Talas to arrange an intelligence point. Before they had time to go, something happened.

The shopkeeper was anxious, so he immediately ordered one of his subordinates: "You take a few brothers to Talas City to learn about the Tang Army's intelligence, and I will immediately send an eagle letter to the Governor's Mansion to report!"

Half an hour later, a letter eagle slowly flew up, circled a few times in the air, and flew southwest to Mulu City, the capital of Khorasan.

(End of this chapter)