The team left Chang'an, crossed the Weishui River, passed through Chencang, and continued westward along the Weishui River through Tianshui.
They kept marching for ten to twenty miles at a higher than normal marching speed every day, which was already twice the normal marching speed.
This marching speed made the soldiers complain.
However, Zhao Ziliang's strict military orders before departure, coupled with generous rewards, made the soldiers grit their teeth and persevere.
After ten days, the team arrived at Jincheng.
When he arrived in Longyou Road and Hexi, Zhao Ziliang had many friends.
Although he had only been in Hexi for less than two years, Zhao Ziliang's reputation was known to almost everyone in Longyou Road and Hexi.
When mentioning Zhao Ziliang's three Words, whether they are generals or officials, are all in awe.
Huangfu Weiming, the governor of Longyou Road, made a special trip from Shanzhou to Lanzhou to meet with Zhao Ziliang.
Huangfu Weiming already knew that Zhao Ziliang went crazy and beat Li Linfu on the spot in the court because of Li Linfu's false accusation against him in front of the emperor.
Being imprisoned in the heavenly prison by the emperor's order was not a small favor.
Huangfu Weiming was also a person with clear grudges, so when he heard that Zhao Ziliang was going to escort Ashina Xin to Tuqishi, he rushed to Jincheng to meet Zhao Ziliang.
This is Huangfu Weiming's territory, and Huangfu Weiming wants to repay his kindness.
You can imagine how good the standard of hospitality he treats Zhao Ziliang and his party is.
Although the two are very different in age, they can be said to be sympathetic to each other in temperament, so the two When people meet, they exchange pleasantries for a while, leaving everyone else aside.
The team rested in Jincheng for a day, and everyone took a good bath to wash away the dust and stench from the road.
The next day, Zhao Ziliang said goodbye to Huangfu Weiming.
Everywhere he took everyone in the team, Zhao Ziliang After the group was warmly received, they had enough food and wine, and special camps were prepared in various places.
There was no need for Zhao Ziliang to send people to camp.
In this way, on the eighth day of July, the team arrived at Liangzhou, the administrative center of Hexi Province.
The road conditions on this section of the road had begun to get worse.
Gobi deserts began to appear, and often no one could be seen for two to three hundred miles.
In Liangzhou in July, it is hot during the day and very cold at night.
The temperature difference between day and night is huge.
It is so hot that you are sweating during the day, but you are shivering with cold at night.
This situation is extremely obvious especially when camping in the wild.
Fortunately, Zhao Ziliang walked through this road.
I had experience on the road and was well prepared, so I didn’t delay the trip.
According to the planning agreement between Zhao Ziliang and Gai Jiayun, Fumeng Lingjin, Gao Xianzhi and others a few years ago, no matter who is in charge in Anxi, Ashinaxin must be sent back to Tuqishi to fight with Mohedagan, so that Tuqishi can fight with Mohe Dagan.
Qishi fought against each other, consuming their internal strength, and Tang Dynasty was in the middle to mediate, beating whoever was stronger, leaving Tu Qishi in a dispersed situation, and more than half of this goal was finally accomplished.
Ever since the imperial court appointed Ashina Xin as the Khan of the Ten Surnames two years ago, Mohdagan has been feeling angry.
He has been secretly developing his strength in the past two years, and it has been quite effective.
For these, the current deputy capital of Anxi Hu and Jiedu envoy Fu Meng Lingjin saw it, but he couldn't find a good excuse to suppress Mohe Dagan.
Another reason is that the Dashi Kingdom in the west is increasingly infiltrating and eroding the Thirty-Six Kingdoms in the Western Regions.
In addition, Tubo is ready to move in the Congling area.
These things have distracted Fumeng Lingjin's energy and sent troops twice.
The attack on Xiaobolu failed and returned.
Fortunately, the loss in military strength was not large, and the four towns of Anxi recovered quickly.
Therefore, for Zhao Ziliang and others, it is very important to temporarily ensure the safety of Ashina Xin.
At the same time, it is also urgent for him to return to Tuqishi as soon as possible to take over as the Khan of the Ten Surnames.
Therefore, in terms of marching speed, Zhao Ziliang can Fast is fast, not fast There was no deliberate delay, but even so, it took eight days to get from Jincheng to Liangzhou City.
The time taken on the road from Jincheng to Liangzhou was almost as long as the time taken on the road from Chang'an to Jincheng.
The distance of the former is almost half that of the latter.
It can be seen that the further you go west, the harder the road is and the more time it takes.
Zhao Ziliang and his party were also warmly received by Wang Jue, the governor of Hexi Province in Liangzhou City.
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In terms of official rank, Wang Jue was much older than Zhao Ziliang, but Zhao Ziliang had a lot of military exploits and relied on these contributions.
Obtaining a title, although the title cannot be exchanged for real benefits and benefits, the status of having a title is completely different from that of not having a title.
Wang Jue held a sumptuous banquet to welcome Zhao Ziliang, and also called many civil and military officials from Liangzhou to accompany him, but he did not call Ashina Xin, and left Ashina Xin and Princess Jiaohe aside.
It can be seen from this that, Wang Jue has no regard for Ashina Xin, a Khan with the ten surnames.
During the banquet, Zhao Ziliang raised his glass and said: "Liang has been in Hexi for two years, thanks to the care and help of the commander-in-chief and all his colleagues.
Last time, His Majesty's imperial edict was rushed, and the general did not have time to tell the commander-in-chief and his colleagues one by one.
Farewell, this is the general’s fault, the general will drink a drink to apologize first.”
Let's talk and drink a glass of wine in one gulp, and everyone applauded.
Zhao Ziliang added: "As we go and come, we will inevitably have to trouble the commander-in-chief and all his colleagues.
I will toast the commander-in-chief and all my colleagues here again.
I will do it now.
The commander-in-chief and you all are free to do as you like."
Another glass was poured down, and everyone drank with it.
As soon as the conversation started at the wine table, the atmosphere became louder.
Everyone pushed glasses to help the cup.
It was very lively.
Some people drank until their faces turned red, some people drank until their faces were red, and some people drank so much that their faces were red.
Their faces turned pale after drinking, some were in a drunken state, while others had their faces as usual, and all the different aspects of life were reflected on their faces.
During the banquet, Wang Jue asked: "General Zhao, do you really want to send Ashina Xin back to Tuqishi to be a Khan with the ten surnames and then raise tigers to cause trouble?
According to the commander-in-chief, you might as well kill him on the road." , and then when he returned to the court, he said that there was a strong sandstorm, and Ashina Xin and Princess Jiaohe were blown away by the wind and sand.
Wouldn't it be all over the place?"
Wang Jue still didn't know the true intention of the imperial court, so it was normal to have such thoughts and suggestions.
Zhao Ziliang was worried that the walls had ears, so he didn't say much.
He only said that he didn't understand what the above ideas were, and he only carried out the emperor's imperial edict and the imperial court's decision, and put it into practice.
When people are sent to Tuqishi, they will come back.
As for what Ashina Xin does after returning to Tuqishi, he doesn't care.
When Wang Jue saw what Zhao Ziliang said, he didn't mention the matter again and only invited Zhao Ziliang to drink.
On the tenth day of July, after a day of rest and supplies, the team continued to march westward, passing through Ganzhou, Suzhou, Guazhou and other places along the way.
The march became increasingly busy.
The daytime temperature in the Gobi Desert in the Hexi Corridor was too high. , The sun is too strong, but I can’t take off my clothes.
Not only can I not take off my clothes, You must wear clothes and wrap your whole body and face tightly, otherwise your skin will be easily sunburned.
Food and water are rationed along the way, and you can no longer eat and drink as openly as you did in the days when you first came out of Chang'an.
Here, even if you have money, you may not be able to buy food and water.
On the way from Liangzhou to Guazhou, Zhao Ziliang's team's march slowed down.
There was nothing that could be done about it.
Although the soldiers of the Shenwu Army all retired from the border to join the Shenwu Army, they were living a peaceful life in the capital.
They had already begun to be pampered, and their willpower and physical fitness were no longer as good as those of the frontier troops.
Zhao Ziliang could only let them maintain sufficient physical strength while doing their best.
Maintaining the speed possible, despite this, the team's march is still declining.
Sometimes they can only walk forty miles a day and have to stop and camp to rest.
This is because not only the roads in the desert and Gobi are difficult, but the climate is also It’s unpredictable, the sun was scorching just a moment ago, and in the blink of an eye there were dark clouds and strong winds, followed by heavy rain, like splashing water.
When passing through Ganzhou and Suzhou along the way, Yuan Kui, the governor of Ganzhou and envoy to the Jiankang Army, and Cao Yu, the governor of Suzhou and envoy to the Yumen Army, both warmly entertained Zhao Ziliang and his party.
His subordinates escorted the army and prepared food, grass and drinking water so that Zhao Ziliang and his troops could cross the desert and Gobi along the way.
After arriving at Guazhou in Jinchang, Zhao Ziliang and his party were warmly received by Le Tinghuan, the prefect of Jinchang.
Zhao Ziliang and Le Tinghuan had a good relationship.
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During the attack on Shuiquwan, the two of them had worked closely together.
They were considered on the battlefield.
The friendship that comes from fighting.
The situation in Jinchang County is not very good.
It does not refer to the border situation, but to the economic conditions and living environment.
In fact, the Turkic tribes in the north of Jinchang are very honest now, while the south of the Qilian Mountains in the south has been wiped out by Zhao Ziliang's troops.
The Tubo and Tuyuhun people all surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, so there was basically no threat to the south of Jinchang except There is Shazhou in the southwest and a small part of the border with Tubo, but with the Kunlun Mountains blocking it, Tubo basically has no threat to Shazhou.
Therefore, the few battles Zhao Ziliang fought in Hexi in the past two years completely solved the threat to Tibet.
The threat of the Hexi Corridor was also the reason why Zhao Ziliang and his party were warmly entertained by governors and governors of various states along the way.
The wind and sand in Jinchang County are very large, much larger than those in Ganzhou and Suzhou.
After all, this is the westernmost end of the Hexi Corridor, especially in the north where there are no mountains to block it.
The cold wind from the north blows slightly.
Passing over the desert not only brings cold wind, but also a large amount of sand and dust.
When marching in Jinchang County, the soldiers had to cover their mouths and noses with breathable cloths day and night to prevent wind and sand from blowing into them.
Year-round droughts have made the climate here very dry, and people's demand for water is much greater than in other places. many.
On the first day of August, Zhao Ziliang and his party set out from Jinchang and continued to move west.
The prefect of Jinchang and Mo Lijun sent Le Tinghuan out of the city.
When they were ten miles away, Zhao Ziliang stopped his horse and clasped his fists at Letinghuan and said: "Send off."
You must say goodbye after a long journey, Master Le, please come back, it will take at least two months, and I will lead the army back."
Le Tinghuan nodded and said: "Then Le will be sent away not far away.
I don't know which way the general plans to take."
Zhao Ziliang said: "It's summer now, and the weather in the desert is hot.
The further north you go, the cooler the climate becomes.
I plan to go to Yizhou, pass through the area under the jurisdiction of the Beiting Protectorate, and then turn southwest to Qiuci, and then go to Dial."
Change cities and go to Suiye City via Bodaling."
Le Tinghuan nodded and said: "This road is easier to walk, but whether you go to Yizhou or directly from Shazhou to Xizhou, you have to pass through the eight hundred miles of Mohe Yanqi.
Le Mou got news that this recent There are many horse bandits gathered in Mohe Yanqi, eight hundred miles away, and many caravans have been robbed in that area.
Although Zhao is a martial arts expert, he still needs to be careful when passing through that area.
After all, it is easy to hide with open guns and concealed arrows.
It’s hard to guard against” When Zhao Ziliang heard this, he felt that there was something in Le Tinghuan's words, but it was inconvenient to ask in detail.
After all, if he didn't explain what he said, he must have concerns.
He kept it in his heart and said, "Thank you, Mr.
Le."
I’m telling you, I’ll be careful, sir, please come back.”
"It's an easy journey, but if you really can't make it, the general can return to Jinchang City first before making any calculations."
Zhao Ziliang's team walked far away, and Le Tinghuan was still shouting.
Zhao Ziliang couldn't help but feel moved after hearing this.
People in this era are either bad or bad.
To the core, even if it is cut to pieces by a thousand cuts, it is not an exaggeration.
Or it is a very important friendship, even if it is only a one-sided relationship, it is still worthy of trust
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