In the second year of Xianqing (657 AD), February 13th, at one hour.

The army of the imperial court, the northern border troops gathered at the west gate of Luoyang City. Li Jiu personally visited the city gate and arranged a ceremony to practice it for Su Dingfang. Wu Kang and 300 security guards were incorporated into the Su Dingfang Guard to listen to Li Jiu's teachings.

Xiaoqing and Mei Niang also came, and they were reluctant to whisper and were not allowed to charge. If their words were heard by Li Jiu, they would definitely go wild. Mei Niang repeatedly emphasized that the purpose of following the army to fight, and then make some contributions and make soy sauce and plating.

I am very grateful to be a Qianniu when I come back and walk with a knife in the palace to protect me. I even say harsh words, if I dare to fight in the battle, I will always be with me. Wu Kang's scalp is numb and his crotch is chilly. I promised that I will go and make some soy sauce.

Mei Niang obviously didn't believe it, so she sent a surveillance officer to join the guards. The speech ended immediately, the cumbersome ceremony was completed, and the army set out on time. There were less than three thousand, and all the iron-armored cavalry went to the West to obtain the scriptures.

In fact, the Sixteen Guards of the South Ya are just leading the soldiers of the world from afar, and the generals have no military power. If a war occurs, the emperor will temporarily assign the generals of the marching commanders of various roads. The national Zhechong Prefecture, local prefectures and county magistrates, the Sixteen Guards of the South Ya, and the generals of the marching commanders, etc., all forces will restrict each other and no one can control the army alone. In this way, the scattered government troops in the garrison will still be directly controlled by the emperor.

The urgent official documents were issued, from Luoyang to Xinjiang, all prefectures and counties gathered their troops and stationed near the official road. The general manager gathered along the way, like snowballs and snakes, and the team gradually grew stronger. In March, he arrived in Yongzhou, with more than 30,000 people increasing. Wu Kang received letters from Mei Niang.

The revenge has begun, and the governor of Tanzhou, Chu Suiliang, was demoted to the governor of Guizhou; Li Jiu's third son Li Sujie was transferred from King Xu to King Xu. This is just a signal that he was born to Concubine Xiao Shu. With Mei Niang's urinary nature, it is probably a killing attack on him.

In mid-March of the second year of Xianqing, Li Yifu, the Minister of the Secretariat, was appointed as the Minister of the Secretariat, and also served as the Censor of the Censor; Du Zhenglun, the Minister of the Huangmen, also served as the Minister of the Duzhi, and was still the third rank of the Secretariat. Mei Niang wrote frequently and talked about everything in the letter, and Wu Kang was flattered.

In May of the second year of Xianqing, the army left the inner road of the pass and entered Liangzhou on Longyou Road. At this speed, the army arrived in Xinjiang, at least November. In ancient times, the war was too troublesome, and the traffic conditions were a flaw. If there were railways and trains, the Western Turks would have been killed.

The boring march was entirely dependent on Mei Niang and Xiao Qing’s letters to pass the boring time. Bai He was stunned by Su Dingfang’s side, learning military tactics and strategies, and doing the best work, such as food and grass statistics, medical alcohol sealing, sanitation monitoring, etc.

In August of the second year of Xianqing, more than 100,000 troops arrived at Dunhuang County, Shazhou (Dunhuang City, Gansu Province). On the Gobi Desert, there should be a show of force here. Wu Kang shook his head: Why should the Qiang flute blame the willows? The spring breeze does not cross the Yumen Pass. The big guys climaxed, and Su Dingfang praised him for his integrity in both civil and military affairs.

After passing Yumen Pass, they received Mei Niang's letters and the political storm began. Li Yifu and Xu Jingzong reported Han Yuan and Lai Ji according to Mei Niang's instructions. They said that they colluded with Chu Suiliang and used Guizhou as a place of martial arts, and wanted to do something wrong.

Of course this was a slander. Li Jiu followed the river and began to clean up the Guanlong family. Han Yuan was demoted to the governor of Zhenzhou, namely Sanya City, Hainan Province, and went fishing at the ends of the world; Laiji was demoted to the governor of Taizhou, namely Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province, east of Wuzhou; Chu Suiliang was demoted to the governor of Aizhou, which was Qinghua, Vietnam, and was demoted to the New China.

At the same time, they were ordered to never return to the court. The three giants in Guanlong were over. The political career of Changsun Wuji's followers had been cut off. He was isolated and helpless. Wu Kang was ecstatic. You have today, and my revenge is avenged.

In the Wuzhou official robe cutting incident, you forced me to death, and you are now suffering retribution. This is not over. It won’t be long before you will be in danger of your life. Three major angers were heard. It is estimated that Mei Niang would be so happy that she could not find Bei at this time. The great hero Xu Jingzong was promoted to the Minister of the Secretariat, and Du Zhenglun replaced the Minister of the Secretariat.

Happy events followed one after another. The chief general Su Dingfang allowed him to attend the military meeting yesterday. Although he had no say, he was only responsible for serving tea and water, putting small flags on the sand table, etc., and cooperating with their military exercises. However, he also learned a lot from his eyes.

He became more and more intimate with Lao Su and asked for content that he couldn't understand separately at night. Lao Su also patiently answered and asked him to tell stories, which was the story of Su Dingfang in "Romance of Su and Tang Dynasties" and "Talking about Tang" and the one who was hacked into the novel.

When appearing as a negative character, the three generations of the old Su family's grandchildren were all against Li Tang. Su Dingfang fought against Luo Yi, the Marquis of Jingbian, and the poisonous arrows secretly shot Luo Yi. Outside the Zijin Pass, he made a plan to lure Luo Cheng into the quagmire and shot the Baihu Luo Cheng to death by random arrows.

Old Su laughed happily, Luo Yi was not killed by me, who was Luo Cheng? The story was soon finished, and the relationship made rapid progress. In the Japanese and Chinese army's internal tent, Old Su received the imperial court's official documents and kept sighing. Wu Kang was puzzled and asked tentatively: "What happened to the court? Why did the mentor feel sad?"

Su Dingfang sighed and said that in the first year of the Western Turks, the court punished him. He was the chief officer of the former army. He encountered 20,000 Turks and led 500 cavalry to fight against the attack. The Western Turks were defeated, and the Tang army chased for twenty miles and killed more than 1,500 enemies. This was the shining point of Lao Su. It was a famous historical book. Su Dingfang broke the formation by 500.

Later, the dirty thing happened. Deputy General Manager Wang Wendu gave Cheng Yaojin a bad idea: Although he won this time, the official army also suffered casualties and could not pursue the enemy in a hurry. It is recommended to form a square formation, advance step by step, and wait for the enemy to attack.

In order to convince Lao Cheng, he pretended to have a secret decree of a saint, indicating that he was a military supervisor and to control the war on the Western Front. Lao Cheng believed it and ordered that he would not pursue it deeply, thus delaying the opportunity for war. Our soldiers rode all day long, and were wearing heavy armor in the severe winter, and the supply of food and grass was not in time. The people and horses died of freezing and illness from time to time.

Wu Kang was dumbfounded and was sure that Wang Wendu had no secret order, but was just jealous of the virtuous and capable.

Su Dingfang sighed and said helplessly: "I think so too, and persuade General Cheng that the purpose of going out is to annihilate the enemy, not to be trapped and defend himself. The sage regards you as a general and cannot give his subordinates a secret edict. Let's arrest him first, and then report the report, and the truth will be revealed."

Speaking of this, Lao Su smiled bitterly: "General Cheng refused to listen. The army arrived in Hengdu City, and thousands of Hu people surrendered. Wang Wendu actually said that when the officers and soldiers left, they would inevitably rebel again. It is recommended to kill them all and seize money and supplies. Let's talk about it, what's going on? We are officers and soldiers who fight against thieves, not evil thieves who rob."

Who said no? Damn Wang Wendu, a typical pig teammate. Wu Kang was a little depressed and said for a moment: "Cheng Yaojin didn't listen to you, but Wang Wendu's, and sent soldiers to kill people and massacre the city. When Ashinahelu heard this, he had no idea of ​​surrendering and led the remnants to escape?"

Su Dingfang nodded: "The change is correct. Our army lacks supply, so we have no choice but to return to the court. Wang Wendu should have been sentenced to death because of the edict, but Changsun Wuji came forward to guarantee that his life was saved. He was removed from office and became a commoner. Cheng Zhijie was implicated and saved his life, but he also lost his official position and dismissed."

Wu Kang recalled carefully that Wang Wendu was not an incompetent person. He made great achievements in military affairs and made many achievements, and his mind needed to be improved. Cheng Yaojin's reputation for his lifetime was a shameful and sad.

Suddenly he thought of something, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and asked Lao Su tentatively: "Wang Wendu made a proclamation, because Cheng Yaojin's shrewdness cannot be seen. Teacher, tell me, did he deliberately do this and defame himself to protect his family?"

Su Dingfang frowned and shook his head slowly for a long time. The saint was generous and kind, and there was no such thing as a result. Wu Kang also felt that, so he smiled and joked: "Old Cheng retired gloriously, which is a good opportunity for the teacher. Taizong did not value you. This time, the Western Turks were destroyed, and you will usher in the peak of your life."

This is the fact. Cheng Yaojin did not step down and Old Su could not come to the stage. Su Dingfang also understood and said angrily: "It is a blessing to have a man who lost his horse. It is too early to say this now. You must do your best to destroy the Western Turks. It is getting late. Go back and rest. We will march tomorrow."

Wu Kang bowed and bowed, went back to his tent, chatted with his brothers for a while, and thought about it. He believed that only by destroying the Western Turks could he stabilize the Western Regions and control the Silk Road. Without the Silk Road, the export of silk and porcelain would be blocked, and the economic reserves would be greatly reduced, and the Tang Dynasty would decline.

The rest of my life is still the same. I marched during the day and missed my wife and daughter at night. The journey was quite boring. Ten days later, Su Dingfang sent an order to speed up the army and strive to arrive near Jinshan before the twelfth lunar month.

In October of the second year of Xianqing, he entered the Turpan Basin and bypassed the majestic Tianshan Mountain. Finally, at the beginning of the twelfth lunar month, he came to the west side of Jinshan Mountain, which was later Altai Mountain. The battle was awkward, and the entire second year of Xianqing was wasted on the march.

Less than a hundred miles ahead are the Five Western Turkic Lands, with five tribes: Chumukun, Huluwu, Shesheti, Tuqishi and Shu Nishi. The first to be affected is Chumukun tribe, which is nomadic in the Tacheng area of ​​Xinjiang Province.

The front line spies reported that Shi Jin (leader) from Mukun's troops gathered 30,000 cavalry and was ready for battle fifty miles away. The first battle finally came, and Su Dingfang ordered the entire army to rest and hold a military meeting on the sixth day of the twelfth lunar month.

The participants included: Su Dingfang, Yanran's escort Ren Yaxiang, Deputy escort Xiao Siye, Uighur Khan Yao Luo Ge Porun, right-leading general Xue Rengui, and Wu Kang, who is professional in serving tea, pouring water, and putting flags on sand tables.

After consultation, the big guys decided that tomorrow morning, the army would leave Jinshan North (western Mongolia) and fight against Chumukun head-on. At the end of the meeting, Su Dingfang issued an order: "Jiu Rengui, the right leader general, will lead your 5,000 elite cavalry to serve as the left wing of the front army."

Xue Rengui responded to the promise, and Su Dingfang continued: "Yaoluo Gepo Run Khan led the Uighur cavalry as the right wing of the front army. Xiao Siye, deputy governor of Weinan, counted three thousand cavalry as follow-up reinforcements; the governor of Ren Yaxiang, led the infantry of the rear army, and steadily advanced."

Arrows were issued one by one, and all the participants stood up. Su Dingfang made his final statement: "This is our first battle. I hope you can work together and there will be no mistakes. I reiterate again that you must win the first battle and win the championship."

Everyone promised to leave. Wu Kang cleaned up the venue and bid farewell to him. When he was left, Lao Su was left. The two of them sat down. Su Dingfang pondered, and after a moment, he said lightly: "Han Feizi once said that the prime minister must start in the prefectures and counties, and the general must be sent to the army. I believe that he understood what this meant."

Wu Kang was a little surprised, with a happy look on his face, and nodded like a slap: "Officials who do not become local officials cannot be competent for prime ministers; generals who do not become soldiers are not qualified generals. The mentor means that I will send me to fight tomorrow, which would be better."

Old Su smiled kindly and sipped his tea and smiled: "Don't be impatient when changing. You will send you to the battle situation at the right time. You have commanded Wuzhou to quell the rebellion, but you are even the first to fight with the rebels. But the situation is too small, and you are still too far apart by commanding thousands of troops."

This cannot be refuted, Wu Kang humbly accepted it, Lao Su continued: "You are the uncle of the current dynasty and my disciple, and your status is high enough. Before, the official robe was cut, and there was also a lot of prestige in the hearts of ordinary soldiers. Start with the little officers, and I will make arrangements and go back and rest first."

It's enough to have an arrangement, not for a trip. Wu Kang was secretly happy and bowed respectfully. The military order had been issued, and the whole army began to prepare for war, and the atmosphere was solemn. When he returned to the camp, he was surrounded by his brothers. They were all warriors.

He hung a helmet, took the horizontal knife from his waist, sat by the side of the short couch, grabbed the roasted lamb legs, and then fed it. After feasting, he took the sheepskin wine bag, fed a few sips of wine, and glanced at everyone, and said angrily: "Look at your virtue, all your eyes are green, so do you want to join the war?"

Lin Pinglang smiled silly and said with a heavy emphasis: "Of course, if you want to participate in the war, we are all common people, and we don't know a lot of words. If you want to make a name for yourself, you have to fight on the battlefield and make military achievements. We are not here to travel thousands of miles, and we are not here to play, everyone is right?"

Everyone agreed, and they all screamed strangely, causing patrol soldiers. Qian Shun laughed and scolded a few times, and said seriously: "The queen asked you to make merit, but you will definitely not be happy and cannot eat food that is pity. We are in the prosperous times and can earn money by ourselves without giving others a gift. The boss gave a correct word, will we go to the front line, and will we join the war?"

Without silence, he handed the wine bag to Zhao Sheng and thought for a moment and replied: "Tomorrow is the first battle, and the mentor will definitely come in person. We are the personal guards, so we will naturally go to the front line. As for whether we can participate in the war, he was vague and said that at the right time."

This is a perfunctory word, and everyone was soon discouraged. Zhao Sheng was very dissatisfied: "At the right time, in my opinion, just clean the battlefield. Our Shengshi Security is not inferior to the elite soldiers, so why can't we fight? Otherwise, you plead and let us take the lead, and you will never embarrass the general manager."

Before Wu Kang could reply, Chu Shenke coughed dryly: "Forget it, the queen told me several times that the boss was not allowed to rush to kill. Brothers all understand that our boss is the queen's heart. If something goes wrong, we will all have to be buried with you."

Qian Shun sneered and mocked Chu Shenke: "The Chu Shenke, who was alone in assassinating the big boss, has now become a soft boy. The big boss is not a weak scholar, but the ancestor of murder. When did he not take the lead in charging? I said, "Old Chu, his courage is getting smaller and smaller, and he is emptied by the wine and sex?"

Chu Shenke spat lightly and rolled his eyes to retort: ​​"It's not a joke. The queen is very powerful, from the perspective of the word. General Su is not an ordinary person, and will arrange it. The entire Northwest War situation will not be criticized. When the time comes, he will send us, so don't be anxious. I said brothers, do you really want to become eunuchs?"

As soon as this said, it made people laugh and caused patrol soldiers to come. The soldier smelled the wine and looked at the sheepskin bag and saliva flowed out. Wu Kang laughed and threw the wine bag over: "You can drink wine, don't drink too much, be careful of military law."

The patrol officers thanked him, you howl, I will never come again. He left happily, Wu Kang chuckled and coughed twice, and was serious: "The queen loves me, I can't embarrass her, and you don't embarrass me. Lao Chu is right, and he must obey orders. If it affects the overall situation, I can't protect you."

Everyone all turned to the promise, Wu Kang gathered his younger brother and whispered: "Eat and sleep well, get well equipped, especially life-saving gold. If you are captured, use gold to buy your life. Remember it for me, no matter when and where, life will be the first. If you don't say much, go and rest."

The brothers nodded, went back to their own beds and went to bed to sleep. After drinking the wine, the patrol soldiers came to deliver the wine bags, and were stunned for a moment. The barracks were silent, and the swords and soldiers were neatly displayed, which was even cleaner than the wife's boudoir. These Wuzhou soldiers were really enviable.

On the seventh day of the twelfth lunar month, the dull military horn sounded, and everyone got up immediately. They wore armors from each other, orderly and quickly, all of them were Mingguang battle armors. Fifty security guards were divided into two rows, received orders from the boss, took weapons in turn, and lined up outside the camp.

Wu Kang wore a helmet, hung his left waist with a knife, and held a flail stick in his hand, and slowly left the camp. Three hundred brothers, after the array was completed, the three square formations were straight and as tall as pine. Looking at the Tang army camp, there were several sparse military formations, all of which were messy.

Sure enough, there is no critical strike without comparison. You guys. Wu Kang sneered, turned to face the stable, and jogged loudly. His neat steps and flaunting cloaks were cheering in the military camp. The soldiers of the palace looked sideways, and no matter how powerful the combat power was, they looked pleasing to the eye.

They ran to the stable, untied their reins and ran to the gathering ground. The empty grassland was empty, with only a few big men, and the Wu soldiers arrived first. Wu Kang stepped forward, clasped his fists at them, and spoke loudly: "The Wuying, the Grand General Guard, has been fully equipped, please give the general instructions."

The boss nodded with satisfaction, Su Dingfang waved his hand, Wu Kang went to his side, and the Wu soldiers guarded behind him. After bored waiting, the army finally assembled, and the marching orders were issued, cavalry was in front, and infantry was following behind. Along the north of Jinshan, they advanced in an orderly manner, and marched to Mukun's army.

There was no people along the way, and flags covered the sky and shocked the birds in Jinshan. The blue sky, the green grassland, and the evil spirits that spread across the sky. I don’t know how long I walked, but figures appeared in front of me. There were Mukun cavalry, and the darkness was beyond my sight.

Five miles away from both sides, the army stopped moving and began to confront each other before the war. Wu Kang looked at the gray enemy formation, with red shadows standing out in the flock. At the forefront of the military formation, the team was in the center, so he should be lazy and a pretty sexy person.

The three armies were banished, the horses were restless, and they kicked the four hooves. Two evil spirits spread in front, intertwined, spreading around, covering the radius. Half a quarter of an hour later, Xue Rengui's left vanguard, Yao Luo Ge Porun's right vanguard, and Xiao Siye's backing support. All the front troops were in place, guarding the elite cavalry of the central army, and the attack was about to begin.

Su Dingfang pondered, suddenly looked at Wu Kang, and said without any doubt: "Can you lead three hundred Wu soldiers, as well as the Youlang general's left Xuan troops, and the Right Guard's Zhang Dingyuan troops, a total of two thousand cavalrymen. You serve as the vanguard battalion of the current army, and allow you to act cheaply and kill the front army of the enemy camp. Can you do it?"

Wu Kang was stunned and really didn't dare to think that he would become a pioneer camp. His breathing was quick and heavy, his face flushed for a moment, and his fists slammed his chest, and he almost roared: "Please don't worry, my teacher, I will live up to my trust and eat Chumukun's front army."

Su Dingfang nodded, ordered the arrows to pass, and the vanguard quickly assembled. Wu Kang drove the Dou Cong, came to the front of the military formation, turned his horse's head to watch. In the middle were the Wu soldiers, headed by Chu Shenke; on the left were the Weinan soldiers, commanded by Lang general Zuo Xuan; on the right were the Right Guard, commanded by Lang general Zhang Dingyuan.

Immediately raised my voice and shouted: "My surname is Wu and my name is Kang. My personal disciple is passed down by the Chief Executive, the Queen's cousin, and the head of the Pioneer Camp. From now on, your life belongs to me, and my life belongs to you. Brothers, for the sake of the Tang Dynasty, follow me-"

The war drums were beaten immediately, and Wu Kang took the lead and rushed to the front. The Douchao horse was too brave and pulled the vanguard for dozens of steps. Chu Shenke couldn't catch up with him, and he cursed so angry that he cursed. The boss was still as virtuous as long as he entered the battlefield, he was the one who was desperate.

The distance quickly pulled in, the blood began to burn, and the corners of his mouth were pulled out of ferociousness. Adjusting the best condition, Wu Kang arched his waist, pulled out two stone strong bows, and aimed at the red shadow. In the battle to destroy the Western Turks, he shot the first arrow.

The enemy camp thundered and thundered like a tide, and tens of horses galloped for a moment. Wu Kang's brain turned sharply, and the feather arrows blew up again, and shot them up to the sky with his feelings. The rain of arrows and rains on both sides intertwined, and the wailing sounded instantly, and the cavalry fell one after another.

At this moment, I was focused and calmly shot the second arrow, inserting the strong bow into the lock sleeve. I held up the flail stick high, rotated the hexagonal iron, stepped on the stirrup with my feet, roared at the top of my throat, and welcomed the cavalry to hit me...
Chapter completed!