After the camp was set up and the meals in the camp were prepared, Zhao Ziliang came to the camp.
The soldiers and subordinates had already brought him meals.
He invited Wang Ximing to eat together.
The food was noodles and dried meat.
Wang Ximing readily accepted the invitation.
Taoism does not prohibit eating meat and marrying.
This is the first time for Wang Ximing to eat this kind of marching rations.
After dinner, Zhao Ziliang sent a reconnaissance team to the Yibo Sea in the northwest to find out if there were any traces of the Dashi Army in that area.
The leader of the reconnaissance team was Xuan Shiba, who had rich investigative experience.
After having dinner and carrying enough supplies, the scout team set off overnight, together with a young herdsman from the Alishi tribe.
The Tang army under Zhao Ziliang had strict military discipline and had no trouble with the herdsmen that night.
Early the next morning, the Taoist priest Wang Ximing came to the Tang army camp to meet Zhao Ziliang.
With Wang Ximing as a guide, the army moved westward at a very fast speed without any traces. deviation.
Three days after the army marched, Zhao Ziliang and Wang Ximing stood on a sand dune on horseback.
They saw a white jade belt twisting across the bottom more than ten miles ahead.
Wang Ximing held something similar to a compass in his hand and looked at it.
Look, he pointed at the jade belt and said: "General, that should be where the Broken Leaf River turns.
The position pointed by the general on the Kanyu map should be there."
Zhao Ziliang put his hands on the awning and looked at the river in front of him.
Then he noticed something similar to a compass in Wang Ximing's hand.
He couldn't help but asked curiously: "This is a compass."
Wang Ximing was stunned.
Since he made this thing, he has never given it a name except for using it to survey Feng Shui and identify directions when traveling.
So he smiled and said: "This thing was made by Pindao based on the ancestors."
A compass made from experience, mainly used to explore Feng Shui , used to identify directions.
In Taoism, all Taoist priests who know how to explore Feng Shui have this kind of thing.
However, the ones they use are relatively simple or improvised.
Pindao spent several months carefully making this one.
It can indeed be used to identify directions."
Zhao Ziliang asked: "Can the Taoist Master make a compass for me that can identify the direction?
It doesn't need to be so complicated to survey Feng Shui.
It only needs to be able to identify the direction.
It should be made more precise and can be carried with you."
Wang Ximing immediately agreed: "General Yi Er has found the right person to find Pindao to do this.
Most of the sinans that our ancestors often used to identify directions were made temporarily.
Even if they are made, they are too big. , cannot be carried around, and some sinans are so big that they need to be loaded on horse-drawn carriages.
There are several emergency methods for people to make temporary sinans to identify directions: one is the water floatation method, which is to float the magnetic needle on the water surface, but the water surface is prone to turbulence.
Unstable; second, the nail-rotation method, which is to place the magnetic needle on the nail, which rotates flexibly, but is easy to slip; third, the bowl-mouth rotation method, which means placing the magnetic needle on the edge of the bowl, which rotates more flexibly, but is equally easy The fourth method is to use silk to tie the middle part of the magnetic needle, and then hang it up, so that the rotation is flexible and stable, and the accuracy is very high.
However, it would be much easier to make a compass that is small, not easy to be damaged, and easy to carry. " There are also people in the army who specialize in identifying directions, and they use the methods mentioned by Wang Ximing.
Zhao Ziliang naturally knew it very well, so he nodded and said: "I'll leave this matter to the Taoist priest."
Wang Ximing slapped him: "General, you're welcome."
The army continued to advance for more than ten miles, and that day they camped by the river where Suiye River turned.
Zhao Ziliang ordered the soldiers to have a good bath by the river, and at the same time sent out scouts to continue moving forward and cross the river to investigate.
Late that night, Zhao Ziliang heard several calls in his sleep, "General, general, there is an urgent military situation."
When Zhao Ziliang heard this voice, he quickly stood up and walked out of the camp with his weapon in hand.
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He saw Xuan Shiba, who was sent to the north to conduct reconnaissance in Yibohai, with a dozen detectives and three people standing guard in the camp. outside.
Zhao Ziliang saw this situation and wondered: "Xuan Shiba, why did you bring people back?
Who are they?"
Xuan Shiba cupped his fists and reported: "General, after I arrived at the south coast of Yibo Sea with my brothers, in the evening of that day, I saw many tents set up on the coast of Yibo Sea from a distance, but it didn't look like there was a large army camping.
According to what we know in Beiting, no one has lived or grazed on the north shore of Yibo Sea in the past two years.
Where did those people come from?
So I will go there with a few brothers all night to investigate.
After interrogating a few Tongues from the camp on the shore, it was discovered that they were the Geluolu people at the foot of Jinshan Mountain.
There were a large number of these people.
Judging from the number of camps, there were probably not more than 20,000 people, and all of them were They were all old, weak, women and children.
After interrogation, we found out that the more than 20,000 people were not only from the Mulu tribe, but also from the Tashi tribe and the Chiqi tribe, and all the Geluolu people from the north were there."
When Zhao Ziliang heard this, he was greatly surprised and immediately asked: "Haven't the Geluolu people always lived at the foot of Jinshan Mountain?
Why did they move as a family to the south bank of Yibohai?
Who allowed them to move there?"
Xuan Shiba said: "The general was also puzzled at the time.
Without the permission of my Beiting Protectorate, each tribe cannot move their residence without authorization.
Why did they want to move?
After interrogation, I learned that they had received a request from the tribe.
Khan sent someone to inform him that They had just migrated as a family, and they were preparing to continue to move south until they reached the south of Yaoshashui.
The general was extremely surprised at that time.
At this time, the Khans of the three tribes of the Geluolu people were not leading their troops to follow General Gao Xianzhi and General Gao Xianzhi.
Are the food armies at war with them?
Why did he send people back to the tribe to let the old and weak women and children who were left behind migrate as a whole?
So the general interrogated the caught tongue again, but these herdsmen only knew that they were going to migrate to the south, and the others did not know.
The general had no choice but to continue interrogating, and found Ge Luo Lu San There was a camp where the envoys sent by the Khan lived, so the general and his brothers sneaked into their camp at night and captured all three envoys.
However, these three envoys were very strict, no matter what method the general used, They never spoke."
Zhao Ziliang looked at the three captured envoys and found that these three people were in a very embarrassed and miserable state.
They must have been tortured by Xuan Shiba.
He waved his hand: "Separate them and take one of them into the general's room first."
Big account, this general wants to interrogate him personally."
"Nuo" Xuan Shiba agreed, and asked his men to escort the middle envoy into the tent, and then took the other two away for custody.
Zhao Ziliang was sitting in the big tent with a golden sword.
A bearded Geluolu man was tied up and stood not far away.
Zhao Ziliang asked: "Which Geluolu khan are you from?"
messenger" The man snorted coldly, turned his head, and ignored Zhao Ziliang.
Zhao Ziliang sarcastically said: "I just found out today that the Geluolu people are all courageous bandits.
They don't even dare to say which tribe they are from, and they don't even dare to admit their identity.
Do you think you can do that?"
Are you worthy of becoming one of the Galulu people?
That bearded man was no match for Zhao Ziliang.
A simple provocation made him furious and said: "Is there anything I dare not admit?
I am a member of the Mouluo tribe."
"Mouluo tribe" Zhao Ziliang frowned and said: "As far as I know, the Mouluo tribe has always been very respectful to us, the Tang Dynasty, and the people in the tribe are also kind to others.
Why did Ge Qutu send you back to inform the old, weak, women and children in the tribe?"
The whole family moved south" The bearded man turned his head to the side again: "I won't tell you, just kill me."
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Zhao Ziliang's expression changed, he slowly stood up and walked to this person, saying coldly: "Do you know who I am?"
The bearded man looked at Zhao Ziliang, with fear and horror in his eyes and face, and stammered: "I know, I know, he is the powerful demon general in the Western Region and Mobei."
Zhao Ziliang couldn't help laughing when he heard this, "I didn't expect that people would give me such a title, Mr.
Zhao, but it sounds pretty good."
Speaking of this, Zhao Ziliang suddenly became murderous: "Then do you know how many people I have killed in my life?
From the Western Region to Hexi, from Hexi to Hedong, from Hedong to Mobei, and then from Mobei to the Western Region, I, Zhao Ziliang, commanded me The army has killed 800,000 people if not millions.
You Geluolu people have only 20,000 old, weak, women and children.
It would be easier to kill them than to crush an ant."
When the bearded man saw that Zhao Ziliang was threatening the more than 20,000 old, weak, women and children, his face turned pale on the spot, his legs trembled, he knelt on the ground with a plop, and immediately kowtowed and begged for mercy: "The general is famous all over the world, they are just old and weak.
Women and children, please let them go, general.
I beg you, I beg you."
Zhao Ziliang walked slowly around this man with his sword, returned to him again, stared into his eyes and asked: "If you don't tell me why Ge Qutu sent you back to let the people migrate to the south, I, the general How to let them go.
This general knows that you are loyal to your master.
You are a loyal person.
This general likes loyal people because there are too many talented people, but they always have a loyal and firm heart.
There are too few warriors in my heart.
But do you know that your loyalty to Gequtu now is a betrayal of the entire Geluolu ethnic group.
They will die because you don’t tell the answer that this general wants to know.
You Loyalty to Ge Qutu is only small loyalty, but loyalty to the future and destiny of the entire Geluolu people is great loyalty.
How can small loyalty be compared with great loyalty?
Are you willing to kill the entire ethnic group because of your stubbornness?"
The bearded man shook his head immediately.
Zhao Ziliang pressed forward step by step: "Do you want the entire tribe to perish with you, or do you want to sacrifice small righteousness and achieve great righteousness?
Tell me, my general's time and patience are limited.
If you don't tell me now, you will soon have none."
Time has said” Cold sweat broke out on the bearded forehead.
Although he was loyal and stubborn, he still knew how to choose when faced with this kind of multiple-choice question.
He quickly collapsed on the ground and said decadently: "Okay, I said, I said that the Great Cannibal promised to take over the vast expanses of southern China with abundant water and grass.
The land was allocated to us for grazing and living, and we were also promised countless gold, silver, cattle, sheep, and young women.
The condition is that our Ge Luolu army must become their internal correspondent within the Tang army.
Once the two sides have a final decisive battle, we must be there.
Give Tang Jun a fatal blow from behind" Zhao Ziliang's pupils shrank and his breathing became visibly faster.
Then he calmed down and said coldly: "The big cannibal is so calculating.
Humph, the Geluolu people are also greedy.
They will betray generations for a mere promise."
The host of worship” Seeing Zhao Ziliang like this, the man hurriedly said: "General, you promised the villain that as long as the villain says so, you will let my people go and you will not attack them."
Zhao Ziliang snorted coldly: "I, Mr.
Zhao, am an upright man.
The words I have spoken are like water poured out, every spit and nail.
Naturally, I am Ge Qutu of the plotting tribe and Ge Yan of the powerful tribe.
Because of personal privacy, Ge Dan of Chiqi Department If they want to betray the Tang Dynasty, I will settle the score with them and cut them into pieces.
I will not involve anyone else from Ge Luolu.
I will take him down to pass on my order and order Xuan Yi to lead five thousand troops to the north.
Stop the Geluolu people from continuing to go south and drive them back."
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