Cheng Ang continued to lower his voice and said, "Old Mr. Saheman, when are you going to return to the north?"
Bone Strength Pei Luo said: "Hey... it's rare for us to come to the Central Plains once, so naturally we need to buy more goods. In the past six months, I have only taken the two boys to visit the prefectures and counties in Hedong, Hebei, and Henan, but I haven't been to Duji and Gyeonggi yet. Woolen cloth."
The land of capital and capital mentioned by Guli Peiluo is the two capital areas with Luoyang and Chang'an as the core.
Cheng Ang said: "That's fine. Going north out of Jiuyuan via the Guannai Road is a shortcut back to Shuomo."
Bone Strength Pei Luo shook his head and said: "Hey...why did you just go back? We still have to go to Jiannan Road to have a look."
Jiang Shuo saw Dugu Xiang'a looking at him anxiously and said softly: "King Khan said he wanted to visit the two capitals and then go to Jiannan."
Cheng Ang suddenly became alert when he heard Pei Luo say this, and asked, "Sir, are you going to Tubo? Or Nanzhao?" It turns out that Jiannan Road connects Tubo to the west, Nanzhao to the south, and Gaobujie Five Roads. Both sides of the plan to attack the Tang Dynasty are related.
The powerful Pei Luo chuckled and said: "Nanzhao is a small and weak country, and the lord of Jisu Province usually gives the surname Li. Only Piluo Pavilion was given the name Meng Guiyi. Isn't it that the saints of the Tang Emperor looked down upon him? It is unheard of to appoint Pi Luoge as the king of Yunnan, but also appoint a Yunnan governor."
Cheng Ang listened to Pei Luo's words and expressed contempt for Nanzhao. Knowing that he disdained to join forces with him, he became even more worried and asked, "Are you planning to form an alliance with Tubo?"
Tubo is the only country around the Tang Dynasty that has not surrendered. Seventy-five years ago, in the first year of Xianheng, Tubo defeated the Tang army in Dafeichuan and occupied all the Tuyuhun territory. From then on, it suddenly became a powerful country in the Western Regions that could compete with the Tang Dynasty. In the country, the king of Tubo is called Zanpu, which means "strong husband". The current Zanpu has a famous ruler with a Danzhu. Since he came to power, Tubo and Tang Dynasty have been at odds with each other, almost every year, and every three years. There will be a big battle in the next five years. Although the Tang Dynasty has been militarily strong since the Kaiyuan Dynasty, with more victories and fewer losses in these years, there has never been a decisive victory to overwhelm Tubo.
The bone-strength Pei Luo did not answer Cheng Ang's words, but raised his hand to Ye Hu and said, "Bring it here."
Ye Hu took out another sheepskin map and put it on the table. Jiang Shuo was horrified and thought: This time King Hehan has the world in mind. What is he going to do with so many maps? I'm afraid the ambition is not small.
The bone-strength Peiro said to the two little princes: "Look at this map and tell me the advantages and disadvantages of the Tibetan land?"
Yi Dijian was impatient and said first: "Tubo occupies four fortresses on the plateau, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. If we use more troops to attack the Tang Dynasty, we will get twice the result with half the effort."
Ye Huque, a young and mature man, was quite serious. He pointed to the map and said: "But due to the high mountains, Tubo has only four exits for external troops - in the west, it can go from Dabolu to Congling, in the east, it can go from Qinghai to Hexi. There are two in the south. The way out is, firstly, from Yazhou Huiye to Jiannan, and secondly, from Yucheng City to Yunnan. Although it is a place with four fortresses, once the way out is blocked, even if there are millions of powerful troops, it will be difficult to use it."
The bone-strength Pei Luo patted Ye Hu on the shoulder with admiration and said: "Good boy, you have some insights!" He pointed at the map and counted them one by one: "Although the big and small Bolu are attached to Tubo, Bolu is also on the plateau and has entered the Western Regions. The entrance to Qinghai is at the westernmost end. It is a high mountain and a long way for Tubo to send troops from here. When Tibet attacked Anxi from here, although it captured the four towns of Anxi several times, as long as the Tang Dynasty attacked Qinghai and disturbed its foundation, Tubo could only Withdraw troops and return reinforcements."
Ye Hu nodded and said: "The east and west roads are actually one and the same. As long as the Hexi Corridor cannot be cut off, the Tang army may rush to rescue Anxi, or attack Qinghai with the strategy of surrounding Wei and rescuing Zhao, and Tibet will be unable to cope with it."
Pei Luo, who was strong in bone strength, expressed his appreciation even more: "Yes, and this is the south road. Both ends of Nanzhao surrendered to Tang Dynasty and Tubo at the same time. Moreover, the south road is mountainous and the road to Shu is difficult. Even if we attack Jiannan Road, it will be difficult to deploy our troops. .”
Dugu Xiang urged Jiang Shuo: "What are you talking about? What are you talking about?"
Jiang Shuo said: "They are talking about the geography of Tubo and the pros and cons of attacking the Tang Dynasty."
The two little princes nodded frequently after listening to Pei Luo's words. Yi Dijian pointed to a point on the map and said: "It seems that the only opening to send troops is Qinghai Head!"
Bone Strength Pei Luo said: "Yes, Stone Castle! That's the most critical point!"
Jiang Shuo's heart moved again. He had heard from Guo Zi before
Yi said that Wang Zhongsi did not agree to attack Shibao City, but the saint changed his generals and wanted to attack Shibao City. Only now did he know that Shibao City was of such great significance to Tubo. No wonder the saint would rather suffer countless casualties than to capture Shibao City.
Cheng Ang had long been impatient with Pei Luo's teaching-like teachings, and interrupted: "Yes, last year Longyou Jiedushi Fu Weiming attacked Shibao City, and suffered heavy losses. The deputy general Chu Xu was killed in the battle, and the Tang army was defeated. Now that we are back, Tibet is about to launch a counterattack on Hexi..."
Bone Strength Pei Luo looked at Cheng Ang with a smile and said: "I heard that due to Huangfu Weiming's defeat in He and Long, during the first month of this year, the Tang Emperor had already appointed Wang Zhongsi as the prefect of Xiping County, in charge of the affairs of Wuwei County, and also in charge of Hexi County. , Longyou Jiedu Envoy."
Jiang Shuo perked up after hearing this. He often listened to Guo Ziyi talk about Wang Zhongsi's invincible achievements, and said to Xiang'er: "The saint sent Wang Zhongsi to cross the river and Long, but he suffered the hardships of the Tubo people."
Over there, Yi Dijian also said excitedly: "Wang Zhongsi was originally appointed as the governor of Shuofang and Hedong. Now General Wang wears the four-section seal, controls thousands of miles of land, and has all the powerful military towns of the Tang Dynasty under his control. Who else has ever done this? Such an honor?"
The bone-strength Pei Luo shook his head and said: "There is not one. Since the Tang Dynasty, Wang Zhongsi is the first."
Cheng Ang frowned and said, "How do you guys increase the prestige of other families..."
Bone Strength Pei Luo put his hands together and said leisurely: "Anyway, let's see if Tibet can deal with Wang Zhongsi first."
Only then did Cheng Ang know that Guli Peiluo had always had his own intelligence channel. He didn't know what he said about Wang Zhongsi's efforts to save the four towns. He couldn't help but said angrily: "So King Khan is not prepared..."
The bone-strength Pei Luo patted the back of Cheng's hand and interrupted him softly: "Hey... Cheng Lang, didn't you say that we should not address ourselves as kings and generals here?"
Cheng Ang was slapped by him, and the bones between his fingers and palms were so painful that he almost screamed out. Then he remembered that Pei Luo was one of the five powerful men outside the Great Wall back then, and his own kung fu was far behind him. , then I didn’t dare to make a mistake, and said it was right.
Bone Strength Pei Luo said: "Anyway, Cheng Lang, go back and tell An Lushan and Gao Buwei that with Wang Zhongsi here, their plan may not succeed."
Cheng Ang nodded silently, crossed his hands and said, "Then I'll go..."
Gu Li Pei Luo smiled and nodded. Seeing Cheng Ang was about to leave, Ye Hu leaned over and whispered a few words to him. Gu Li Pe Luo smiled at Cheng Ang and said: "Oh, by the way, there is one more thing, I almost forgot to mention it... don't Go through the front door, and here... there are some friends waiting for you."
Jiang Shuo was shocked when he heard this. Could it be that there was a flaw in Jing Zhencheng's disguise technique that Ye Hu had discovered? Cheng Ang laughed loudly and jumped out from the window next to the table. Jiang Shuo was anxious and wanted to get up to chase him. Unexpectedly, Jing Zhencheng pulled his sleeve again. Jiang Shuo looked at Jing Zhencheng strangely and thought that he was confused. If you see through it, why don't you go after Cheng Ang? But he only got this relief, but he saw the men at each table throwing cups and bowls together, getting up, walking out of the door or window, and rushing out of the shop to chase Cheng Ang.
Upon seeing this, all the waiters rushed out, and the leader shouted: "Are you going to run away without paying the bill? Chase him!"
The bone-strength Perro laughed loudly and waved to the guy: "Come on, come on, I've got my father-in-law in charge today, so come to my grandson to discuss the money."
Ye Hu took out several pieces of silk and handed them to the boy. The boy immediately turned from anger to joy and took the cloth with a smile. Ye Hu asked, "Is that enough?"
The guy said, "That's enough, that's enough, that's enough."
Ye Hu pointed at Jiang Shuo's table and said, "Is this table enough?"
When the waiter saw that Jiang Shuo and the others had not ordered many dishes at this table, and they were not expensive dishes, he smiled and said, "Enough, enough, that's enough. Master, haven't you covered the whole floor?"
Only then did Jiang Shuo realize that the entire first floor was filled with people who were ambushing Cheng Ang. After these people rushed out, except for the Huihe people, he was the only one left at the table. I felt quite embarrassed immediately.
Ye Hu crossed his hands and said, "Young Master Jiang, sister Xiang'er, how are you after we haven't seen each other for a long time?"
Dugu Xiang immediately lost his temper and said, "Hey...Brother Jing, your disguise technique is not working well, but you were still discovered."
While Jing Zhencheng was still wondering, Ye Hu came over and said with a smile: "It's not that this big brother is not good at disguise. We didn't have any doubts at first."
Dugu Xiang asked curiously: "Where did the secret come out?"
But he saw Yi Dijian coming over with a blushing face and said, "Ms. Dugu, why are you wearing the gold tooth dagger I gave to brother Su Zhi?"
Jiang Shuo saw that although Dugu Xiang had changed her clothes, she was still wearing her silk ribbon. This silk ribbon was her weapon. The gold tooth dagger given by Yi Dijian was tucked into the silk ribbon, with half of its handle exposed. and the tassel sword pendant on it, most people just think of it as an ordinary decoration, but Ken Echi has worn a gold tooth dagger for several years and is extremely familiar with its accessories, so he can recognize it at a glance.
Jiang Shuo hurriedly stood up, crossed his hands to Yi Dijian in embarrassment and said, "Brother Yi Dijian, this... is my fault... Only because this dagger is exquisite and Xiang'er loves it so much, I gave it to Xiang'er." Wear it, don’t be angry.”.br>
Jiang Shuo didn't know that giving daggers to others was not a random act by a Uighur man. Giving a man a dagger meant the golden orchid, but giving it to a woman was a token of love. Therefore, when Jian saw Dugu Xiang wearing this dagger, he was immediately moved to another place. His face turned red with embarrassment.
Dugu Xiang didn't know what was going on. Seeing that the disguise technique had been seen through, she simply touched her face with her hand to reveal her true face. She smiled like a flower and said to Yi Dijian: "Prince Yi Dijian, this dagger is so beautiful. Brother Shuo wears it." It’s not worthy of me. It looks much better on me than on him. Can you give it to me as a gift?”
Dugu Xiang was already half a girl, and her face was gradually losing its childishness. At this moment, she wiped off the makeup on her face, revealing a beautiful face. She was even more embarrassed when she saw her on the spot. He didn't even dare to look at her eyes. He turned around and said, "Yes, yes, yes... Girl, you can do whatever you like, as long as you like..." The heroic demeanor from before was gone at all.
Jiang Shuo paid no attention to them, and crossed his hands towards Guli Peiluo and said, "King Khan, I respect your heroic spirit, but if King Khan wants to collude with An Lushan and covet the Tang Dynasty, Shuo'er will not Even if you are talented, you must not overestimate your own capabilities to stop the army of the Khan King."
