Chapter 1036 Yanqi

"It's just some small tribes. I'll go see them, and I'll let the people from the Duhufu greet them." Yang Xigu worked for a few days and came back with disappointment. During the heyday of the Tang Dynasty, he came to Beiting The Hufu visited all the kings, princes, and Ye Hu of the powerful countries in the Western Regions. They could easily gather tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to fight with the Tang Dynasty.

But now, those who come here are small tribes that can only gather a few hundred people, even thousands of people. Of course, Yang Xigu will feel disappointed when compared with the two, but he is not discouraged, "Compared with the previous years, after all, It has improved a lot, if these people are used well, those kings, princes, and Ye Hu will have to come in the future."

"Yuanzheng, you should stay in Tingzhou these days, and help arrange the farming affairs in Tingzhou, as well as the rebuilding of the Han Navy!" He had to be awarded the positions of Zhonglang General and Han Haijun, but Shen Long had just been promoted to Juliucheng Shouzhuo not long ago, and now he was promoted again, and he skipped so many levels at once, which is really a bit against the rules.

So Yang Xigu thought for a while before saying, "Originally, this matter should be reported to the Ming court, but now that the Western Regions have lost contact with the court, we can only take office first and then report to the court. As the governor of the prefecture, you are appointed as the strategic envoy of the Han Navy! Then write a memorial and send it to Chang'an with the caravan!"

The Han Navy is an army directly under the Beiting Dufu Mansion. If Yang Xigu wants to submit a memorial, the court will not refute his face. If it was before, there might be people who want to fight for this position, but now the Western Regions are isolated for thousands of miles. Besides, is there anyone in Chang'an who is willing to come over? This memorial is just a process, and it is expected that the court will not refuse it.

"The last general takes orders!" Shen Long was not polite either. Now that he has proven his ability, Yang Xigu will not restrict him too much, and the chances of staying in Tingzhou are much greater than those in Juliu City.

"How does Yuanzheng plan to rebuild the Han Navy?" After finalizing the matter, Yang Xigu began to ask for specific details. He always felt that although Shen Long had outstanding abilities, he had always been just a soldier before. The small city has done a good job, but it may be difficult to form an army of tens of thousands of people.

How did he know that, let alone tens of thousands of people, even Shen Long had formed an army of 100,000 people, and he answered clearly and logically, making Yang Xigu nod his head.

"...The final plan is to follow the strategy mentioned earlier, take the Zahu who participated in three bloody battles as the backbone, and recruit the Zahu from the desert Gobi, as well as the Shatuo people and the small tribes that have come to join us these days Form the Han Navy, and our soldiers from the Tang Dynasty will serve as the captain, fire chief, team leader, brigade commander, and school lieutenant." Soldiers from the Tang Dynasty will serve as grassroots officers, and foreigners will serve as soldiers to ensure that this army will be firmly controlled by the Tang Dynasty. hands, not to betray like An Lushan.

"I didn't bring many people from Chang'an, and I don't have much time to join the army, so I need to ask the generals to support me." Shen Long said, this is not only the truth, but also reassures Yang Xigu. Xigu sent more officers,

It is not enough to let this army become its own private armed force.

"This is what should be done." Yang Xigu nodded and agreed, and he was very pleased with this.

"It just so happens that there are quite a lot of tribal leaders coming to Tingzhou now. Let them also tell them the news. Let them fight for my Datang first to see their loyalty, and then continue to select soldiers from these people." Kang Guangde and the others fought It took several battles to win the qualification of the Han Navy as a candidate, and these people must have to go through the same process.

"Yuanzheng intends to attack there?" Yang Xigu was a little worried. The battle had just ended, and the soldiers would have objections if they went on an expedition. Moreover, Jie Yujias had already left, and now only the Tang army and these servants remained Army, if you provoke the Tubo army, you may not be able to win.

"Yanqi!" Shen Long unfolded the map and pointed to the place between Qiuci and Xizhou. Yanqi used to be one of the four towns in Anxi, but now it has fallen into the hands of Tubo. "Yanqi Town is located between Qiuci and Xizhou. Interfering with the connection between Xizhou and Qiuci, and letting the Tubo people stay here is really a stick in the throat, and it must be pulled out as soon as possible!"

"To the north of Yanqi is Xizhou, to the west is Qiuci, to the south and east is the sea of ​​sand, which is equivalent to a lone army. If Tubo wants to help Yanqi, they have to cross the sea of ​​sand to reach it." Originally, the north was also possible, but now Xizhou in the north is in the hands of Datang, and Yizhou in the east is taken back by Datang. If the Tibetans want to help, they have to break through Shazhou, Guazhou, Yizhou, and Xizhou first. This is obviously impossible. .

"So what they have to deal with this time is just a few defenders in Yanqi City." Shen Long said with a smile, "If Tubo is really reluctant to part with Yanqi and insists on crossing the sand sea to help, it will be a big deal for me, Tang Dynasty good thing."

To the south of Yanqi is the Taklamakan Desert. The Tubo people sent 10,000 people across the sandy sea. It would be good to reach 3,000 people, and they would consume a lot of supplies. Dun Bing Yanqi sincerely waited for work with ease, surrounded the spots to fight for aid, and ensured that as many as they came would die.

"Haha, I'm afraid King Guo will take action this time!" Yang Xigu laughed. Yanqi is the territory of Anxi Dufu. If he wants to recover Yanqi, Guo Xin will definitely take action.

"It is estimated that King Guojun can just watch from the sidelines. These people are enough to help us win Yanqi!" Shen Long said, pointing to the aliens outside. The benefits of hearing this made the eyes of those alien races turn green with envy.

They were looking forward to having the opportunity to work for Datang like Kang Guangde and others did, but now that Shen Long put the opportunity in front of them, there was no need to worry that they would not give their lives.

"Yanqi has the advantage of fish and salt. After taking Yanqi, we no longer have to worry about eating salt, and Kang Guangde can sell it to other tribes!" Yanqi has salt mines, and the Tang Dynasty was one of the important salt production bases in the Western Regions. One, and there is Bosten Lake, the largest freshwater huff and puff lake in inland China, where a large amount of fish can be harvested for soldiers to eat.

In addition, Yanqi's fertile land is very suitable for farming, and it is also a good place to produce horses. The Han Navy has more than 4,000 cavalry establishments, and there is no suitable place to produce horses.

The most important thing is that after taking Yanqi, there will be no more enemies between the Protectorate of the North Court of the Tang Dynasty and the Protectorate of Anxi, and they can finally be connected as one! This is the reason why Shen Long is going to take down Yanqi now.