The Anxi Army had a great advantage, that is, the entire army was full of cavalry, each with one war horse.

This advantage is difficult for other Tang troops to reach, and they can only be envious. I can't see how much cavalry has. Once it is time to war, the mobility of cavalry is very terrible. Traveling hundreds of miles a day, you can go to the north and south within a day, and your whereabouts are elusive and in danger, it is hard to defend.

This is due to Gu Qing's integrity.

It was because he was too unrighteous and had countless private collusions with the prime minister of the dynasty, colluding with each other, openly and secretly gaining a lot of benefits for the Anxi Army.

War horses, food, weapons, and armor. Whether it is useful or not, you can get it into your own hands first.

This is like the Battle of Ping'angele. Why did Li Yunlong have the confidence to fight Ping'an County? Because there are many heavy guys in his hands and the team is growing, so the northwest of Shanxi is in chaos.

The same is true for Gu Qing today.

In terms of combat power, although there were not many soldiers in the Anxi Army, they practiced without any resistance to storms every day for three years, and the physical fitness and strength were ranked first among the Tang Dynasty's army.

In terms of equipment, there are more than 50,000 people in the army, each with war horses, even overarms, sufficient food and grass, the commander is generous, and he eats meat every now and then. After Gu Qing's series of measures to reward money, eat meat and drink wine, the morale of the army is also at its peak, like a long-dry powder barrel, which explodes at a glance.

With enough combat power, sufficient equipment, and a rainbow of morale, the Anxi Army has almost all the factors that influence the victory of a war. According to the words of Li, "I, Old Li, have never fought such a wealthy battle in my life."

Coincidentally, Qingzhou City happened to be located in northwest Shanxi.

Gu Qing planned to make the northwest of Shanxi a mess.

His confidence is the mobility of the cavalry under his command, as well as the physical strength and combat power of the soldiers who have exceeded the level line.

With mobility and combat power, the Guanzhong Plain is the back garden of the Anxi Army, and it comes and goes freely.

Gu Qing stared at the map and studied it for a long time. In the second half of the night, when all the soldiers in the camp were sleeping, Gu Qing still lit a candle and did not sleep.

A leather cloak was placed on Gu Qing's shoulder. Gu Qing was shocked and turned his head to see that it was Huangfu Sisi.

"It's midnight, you haven't slept yet?" Gu Qing smiled gently.

Huangfu Sisi did not answer, but brought him a bowl of noodle slices with pepper added to it. Gu Qing smiled, picked up the bowl and quickly swept the noodle slices away. He smacked his lips with unfulfilled satisfaction and sighed with satisfaction: "Training you out of Kucha City should be one of the most correct decisions I have made in my life."

Huangfu Sisi said quietly: "When I was in Anxi, I saw you majestic and determined the life and death of thousands of people with one word. I didn't expect you to work hard too. Everyone else was asleep, you were still looking at maps and handling military affairs. Sure enough, the status of the powerful and powerful is not obtained for nothing, and others can't see the hard work they have done."

Gu Qing smiled and said, "You are also from a general, so you should be very familiar with this."

"Yes, my father was like you when he was alive. He was always busy until very late every day. At that time, there were not many wars in the Hexi Festival Mansion, but he was still very busy, so busy that he rarely went back to the backyard. After he finished his work, he often lay in the study room and woke up and went out of the patrol patrol."

Gu Qing sighed: "The war is urgent. I am the commander of the first army. Every decision I make is related to the victory or defeat, and the life and death of tens of thousands of soldiers. I have to be cautious. If a general is incompetent and kills the three armies, my sins will be great. I will never want to make such a mistake in my life..."

Huangfu Sisi said softly: "What you do is a military and national affairs, and I can't help you. I will accompany you in the corner next to you. If you are hungry and cold, just call me. All I can do is to serve you carefully and not distract you from being distracted."

"good."

Huangfu Sisi hesitated for a moment and whispered: "The army is starting again and fighting again. Should we be short of money?"

"Of course, I'm short of money. Kangdingshuang is already in a difficult situation. I can't bear to ask him for money anymore. When he gets angry, I have to find a way to make some money and let the soldiers eat a few more bites of meat after conquering Qingzhou."

Huangfu Sisi said: "I don't know if I should say it. I... have been running an inn for the years, I have hoarded some peppers and put them in the back army's supplies. If you are short of money, you might as well sell the peppers, maybe you can sell them a lot of money."

Gu Qing laughed: "How much can pepper be sold? You only use all your private money to buy pepper, which is only hundreds or thousands of stalks, and you can't buy much grain and meat..."

Huangfu Sisi said anxiously: "More than a few hundred or thousands of guan, I saved more than a thousand kilograms of pepper, which is worth a lot of money."

Gu Qing said in a daze: "How much is it worth?"

Huangfu Sisi looked at him strangely and said, "Don't you know that pepper is very tight in the Tang Dynasty, almost equal to the same weight of gold?"

He pointed to the noodle piece that Gu Qing had just eaten, and Huangfu Sisi said, "The noodle piece you ate just now is not worth much, but if the little pepper sprinkled in it is converted into money, it is worth about a few dozen cents. There are thousands of kilograms of pepper in the baggage of our rear army. How much do you think it is worth?"

Gu Qing was stunned for a while and said, "Pepper... is so valuable?"

Huangfu Sisi nodded: "Pepper is not expensive in the Western Regions, but when you enter Yumen Pass, it is very expensive in the Guanzhong area. Guanzhong merchants have always said that "one liang of pepper and one liang of gold."

"Why don't the merchants of the Tang Dynasty go to the Western Regions to buy peppers? The difference in the price of the three generations of people's income will be enough to eat and drink."

Huangfu Sisi sighed, "Do you think pepper is so easy to buy? There are Hu merchants everywhere in Kucha City, but they bring very few peppers every time, at most one or two pounds. My thousand pounds of pepper has been accumulated over the years, and it is still up to me to open an inn in Kucha City and get along with those Hu merchants. They are willing to sell it to me. Even in the Western Regions, pepper is priceless."

In the middle of the night, Gu Qing was shocked and sweated a layer of on his back.

Seeing Gu Qing looking surprised as if he was rare, Huangfu Sisi chuckled, put soft fragrance in his body, rubbed his arm gently, and said softly: "Mr. Marquis, if this thousand pounds of pepper is my dowry, I wonder if it is enough?"

Gu Qing smiled bitterly and said, "Enough, too enough. In theory, you can marry an army. I never expected that you were a little rich woman, so shocking..."

Huangfu Sisi pouted and said, "I don't marry the army. I just want the marquis to marry me. I have a dowry."

Gu Qing licked his dry lips and grinned, "You are so polite, how dare you marry me? It should be me who married you. Sister, I'll tell you, in fact, I haven't wanted to work hard anymore..."

Huangfu Sisi chuckled, then red-faced and held his hand, pressed his hand on his chest, feeling the softness of the hands...

"Mr. Marquis, I may be sick, my heartbeats so fast..."

Gu Qing was still immersed in the value of a thousand pounds of pepper and couldn't extricate himself. Instead, the opponent felt unconscious. Then he suddenly pushed Huangfu Sisi away and said, "Be serious, I will do the serious business first, and then come to treat you after finishing..."

After saying that, Gu Qing called Han Jie to enter the tent and ordered: "There is a thousand kilograms of pepper in the back army's baggage. You should immediately take your guard to get the pepper back, and then ask Wang Gui to bring ten kilograms of pepper into Yuanzhou City to sell it. Try how much pepper is worth."

Han Jie took the order and left. It was not until after he left that Gu Qing realized, "Huh? Did you miss something just now?"

Looking around the commander's tent, Huangfu Sisi had quietly left at some point.

Gu Qing smacked his lips and looked at his hand again. The soft fragrance just now seemed to remain in the palm of his hand.

Gu Qing blinked, then immediately rushed out of the handsome tent and murmured: "This melon woman needs to be treated if she is sick. How can she avoid the disease? It's not a trivial matter to beat too fast. I have to check it for her..."

…………

The next morning, Gu Qing gathered again.

"Fight Qingzhou, but don't rush to fight. Surround it first." Gu Qing pointed to the map and said, "Let's set up a plan for the rebels. If the rebels send troops from Ningzhou to rescue them, we will snipe them halfway. If the rebels have no movement and are determined to capture Chang'an, we will eat Qingzhou and then eat Ningzhou, Jinzhou, and Puzhou. They will break through the city with their front feet and we will recover them with our backs."

After Gu Qing finished speaking, he saw that the generals in the commander's tent did not say anything, and he said, "If you have something to say, you can only fight with no doubts."

Chang Zhong couldn't help but say, "What the Marquis mean is to surround Qingzhou and then snipe the rebels halfway? But what if the rebels send the main force back to the aid? What if the other party has 50,000 or 100,000 troops back to the aid, what should we do?"

Gu Qing sighed, "Are you all pigs? If there are many people on the other side, of course you will turn around and run away, otherwise you will stay where you will wait for the family to be destroyed? I guess the rebels are unlikely to send their main force back to help. In comparison, capturing Chang'an City will have a greater temptation to An Lushan. He will not give up on entering Chang'an for the sake of Qingzhou, so the reinforcements he sent were about 20,000 to 30,000."

Li Siye scratched his head and said, "Mr. Marquis, let's run away if there are too many enemies. Isn't it considered to be running away at the last minute?"

"The purpose of the war is the same as making money. We earn the greatest profit at the smallest price. Our Anxi Army has only 50,000 people. Why should we fight head-on with the 200,000 rebels? When there are many enemies and we are few, we must judge the situation and do not make unnecessary sacrifices. If you can beat it, you will fight. If you can't beat it, you will run away. Keep your strength and wait for the opportunity to hit it with one blow. Do you understand?"

The generals nodded one after another.

Seeing that the generals had no objection, Gu Qing stood up and said, "Okay, now I will issue military orders. Chang Zhong."

"The last one will be there."

"You lead 10,000 cavalry to set off immediately and go around the plain between Qingzhou and Ningzhou to stand by."

"Shen Tian."

"The last one will be there."

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"You lead 10,000 cavalry to be on standby between Qingzhou and Ningzhou. You and Changzhong are one east and one west, hidden dozens of miles away from the official road. Once the enemy sends troops from Ningzhou to support Qingzhou, you and Changzhong will launch, attacking both sides to snipe the enemy on the road."

Chang Zhong and Shen Tian received the order.

"Liu Hongbo."

"The last one will be there."

"The newly recruited 10,000 Unity Soldiers have been practicing in your hands for more than a year. I want to see the quality of Unity Soldiers first. The task of besieging Qingzhou and fighting Qingzhou will be handed over to you. There are only three thousand rebels in the city. If you can't fight, you can hang yourself on the city tower to apologize."

Liu Hongbo clasped his fists and said, "If you can't conquer Qingzhou, you will come and see you."
Chapter completed!