Chapter 1051 My Soldiers From Tang Dynasty Are Here

The road from Suiye City to Datang, which is now at the forefront of Hexi, Guazhou, is far away, and it is not so easy, so Shen Long and the others stayed in Suiye City for a while to help repair the city defenses and clean up the Geluo around Suiye City Luren, after more than a month of busy work, he was ready to withdraw his troops and return to Tingzhou.

When he returned, the prince of Bahana also led a Bahana army to go out with Datang. In the words of this prince, once Hexi and Longyou were conquered, the connection between Datang and the Western Regions could be restored again. , he can also go to Chang'an City, which his grandparents never forget, to take a look at the first time. How can such an opportunity be missed?

But Gu Duolu and others haven't made enough money this time, and they want to follow Shen Long to Hexi and Longyou to snatch another wave of Tubo people, so they also put forward a request to go together, Shen Long and Guo Xin naturally don't mind their subordinates There were few soldiers, so they agreed to their request without hesitation, allowing them to follow Datang to the east.

As for the servants of those small tribes, it is an honor for Datang to bring them along. If anyone is abandoned by Datang, it will be a great shame, and the surrounding tribes will think that Datang is dissatisfied with them. Instead, they took advantage of this opportunity to attack them, so they ran to Guo Xin and Shen Long one by one, kneeling down and begging to fight with Datang.

Shen Long and the others captured Suiye City, and all the savings of the Geluolu people fell into their pockets. They ground wheat into flour to make pancakes, killed half of the cattle and sheep to make dried meat, and the remaining half Hurrying to go out with the army, you don't have to worry about the supply of food and grass, you can feed so many troops.

The army returned to Tingzhou with the news of victory, and with them came countless Datang citizens who had been rescued from the Ge Luolu people. These people would become effective population supplements for the Protectorate, and Shen Long assigned them Wife and work, let them stay in the Western Regions to recuperate.

Tingzhou also knew that they would launch an attack on Hexi after returning from a great victory, so they had already prepared the food and grass needed for the army to fight. The government no longer has to worry about food, which is enough to supply the needs of the army.

In addition, they also built a large amount of ordnance and armor, and Shen Long chose some loyal and reliable tribes to distribute them, so that the combat effectiveness of the Datang coalition army improved again; Captured, just with this armor and sword, they made a lot of money.

Shen Long is not worried that the expansion of sophisticated weapons will threaten Datang's notice in the Western Regions. In his workshop, those craftsmen of Datang have already begun to try to make muskets according to his orders. After the muskets are born, these equipment The threat of the gun is bound to be greatly reduced. No matter how sophisticated the armor is, can it still block bullets?

Kang Guangde and his Sogdian caravan completed another business trip and brought back the latest news of the Hexi and Longyou generations. Due to the previous fiasco, Guazhou, Shazhou and other places were lost, and the Tubo nobles in Hexi were cleared by Chisong Dezan a wave,

And the strength of the troops was strengthened, making it more difficult for Shen Long and the others to march.

But Shen Long didn't care. The most beneficial weapon for these Tibetans was altitude sickness. If they stayed on the plateau and didn't confront the Tang army head-on, but just looking for an opportunity to attack the army in the Hexi Corridor, Shen Long would really feel a little uncomfortable. It's easy to deal with, but now that they have come to Suzhou and Liangzhou, this advantage is gone.

In the Hexi Corridor and the Allied Forces of the Tang Dynasty, Shen Long was not afraid at all. The more Tubo people annihilated here, the greater the consumption of Tubo's strength. It will be much easier to march to the plateau in the future .

"It's been hard work this time, and your credit has been briefly recorded." Shen Long nodded, indicating that Kang Guangde could retire, but Kang Guangde refused to leave, and begged Shen Long instead.

"Jinglue, the last time the people attacked Ge Luolu did not bring the villain, so you must bring me in this battle! The villain must fight to the death for Datang!" I don't know if I saw that Lu Chaoran was neutral in this battle Having made great contributions and was promoted, Kang Guangde recalled the years when he fought to the death with Shen Long under the city of Yizhou.

"Okay, since you are so loyal to my Tang Dynasty, this guideline is not good to refute your face." Shen Long readily agreed, and Kang Guangde led the caravan through the Hexi Corridor many times, and he is very familiar with the terrain and roads in this area. , bringing him is also of great benefit to Datang.

The army rested in Tingzhou for a period of time. Shen Long and Guo Xin rearranged the formation and generals of each army to make the army's command system smoother, and then led the army to kill Hexi.

Passing through Yizhou and Shazhou, they arrived in Guazhou, where they met Yang Xigu again, and then continued to lead the army eastward, pointing directly at Suzhou City on the edge of Qilian Mountain.

Guo Xin’s uncle, Guo Ziyi, was the governor of Hexi in the past. Now that Guo Xin came back here, he couldn’t help but think of his uncle’s great achievements in the past. In the history books, his reputation must not be lower than that of his uncle, right?

However, the reason why Guo Xin led the army back this time is not just to catch up with Guo Ziyi. The Tang Dynasty and the Western Regions have been separated for a long time. Except for him and Yang Xigu, the imperial court is not very familiar with its generals. In order to avoid future misunderstandings, by It is most suitable for him to lead the army, after all, the name of the Guo family is still very useful in Datang.

Of course, this does not mean that he will interfere with Shen Long's command. After hearing about the Ili River Valley battle, he admired Shen Long's military talent very much, and he had already decided that once the road was opened, he would return to the After Chang'an, he will give advice to His Majesty to merge the Beiting Protectorate and Anxi Protectorate into one, and Shen Long will take up the official position of the Great Protector. He is sure that Shen Long can do better than himself.

In the city of Suzhou, all kinds of news have been circulating these days, especially those citizens of the Tang Dynasty who have been captured by Tubo for a long time. Smiles finally began to appear on their faces that had been desperate for a long time and even became numb. They communicated quietly in private Based on the news they have obtained from different sources, they are eagerly looking forward to the arrival of the soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty as soon as possible to take down Suzhou City and rescue them from the oppression of the Tubo people.

On this day, the Tubo army in the city suddenly became tense, and they all went up to the top of the city to prepare to defend the city. A great news quickly spread among the people of the Tang Dynasty. My soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty finally came back , Our hard days are over!