A scholar of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty

After sleeping until midnight, Wu Laoqi was woken up by his subordinates.

"Boss, it's not good, we found a large group of people approaching! There are thousands of people!"

"What are you talking about!" Wu Laoqi stood up immediately, and the shouts of his brothers came from the village, and people surrounded the village from three directions and were surrounded.

Wu Laoqi immediately picked up the gunpowder and planned to fight, but when the opponent approached, he was dumbfounded. The soldiers surrounding him were illuminated by the bonfire, and only then could he see clearly whether they were the faces of the Romans and Tianzhu people, but the people from the Central Plains. face.

"Who?!" Wu Laoqi asked vigilantly, stepping back.He was ready to ignite the gunpowder and throw it over before fleeing into the sea.

"Who are you?" A young man walked out of the crowd who seemed to be the head of the group.

Hearing the Guanzhong dialect of the other party, Wu Laoqi immediately replied: "I am from the Central Plains, and I am from Lord Gu. Who are you!"

"Under the command of General Xue Rengui, Wang Xuance!" After introducing himself, Wang Xuance said with a smile: "So it's Gu Houye's people, I'm offended! I heard that Gu Houye arranged for people from the Maritime Trade Department to send the fleet from the South China Sea to Tianzhu Back, I didn't expect to arrive so soon."

Wu Laoqi also breathed a sigh of relief, he turned out to be a general, and Master Gu's name is really good.

Wang Xuance stepped forward and took out his token and soldier talisman and said, "If you don't believe this is my token and soldier talisman."

Wu Laoqi took it and took a look, thinking that the young general in front of him was too sincere, so he showed the soldier talisman and token first, and Wu Laoqi had no choice but to take out the binoculars.

Seeing Wu Laoqi's telescope, Wang Xuance nodded, "I know this thing, General Xue also has one, except for General Xue, most of these things are used by the Maritime Trade Department, and only the people in the Maritime Trade Department have them. "

"Hahaha!" Wu Laoqi said with a hearty smile: "If you don't fight, you can't make a deal. If the Romans and big cannibals, I, Wu Laoqi, might not survive tonight."

"There will be a big battle soon, and they won't be able to take care of this for the time being." Wang Xuance said to Wu Laoqi: "Where are the others? Just you?"

"Still at sea, I came here first when I received the news from Lord Gu in the South China Sea." Wu Laoqi explained: "I'm afraid it will take some time for the fleet to arrive, and it won't arrive so soon, by the way; How is the situation now?"

"The battle situation is not very good, and General Xue has a heavy burden. Now we plus Tubo have tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to deal with Dashi and Rome's hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses. To be honest, I have no idea." Wang Xuance whispered talking.

Chapter 1023 Wu Laoqi's Nightmare

"Are you kidding me? We'll be exhausted with human lives." Wu Laoqi said with a frown.

"There are still 30 reinforcements in the Hexi Corridor, and they should have already moved to Tubo." Wang Xuance said in a low voice, "General Xue intends to use the 30 troops to fight against the Roman army in the rear. It’s only a short period of time, and you can rest assured that we haven’t been idle for so many years, and our firearms have improved a lot, so we don’t have a chance of winning against Dashi.”

"We caught an old man." Wu Laoqi pointed to an old man from Tianzhu and said: "He was the minister of Tianzhu, and he was also one of the envoys who worshiped at that time. He can speak some Guanzhong dialect, so we can let him lead the way. Let's go around to the rear. Go invade Dashi."

"But we don't have firearms." Wang Xuance also said.

"I have it!" Wu Laoqi grinned, pointing to the cannons, some gunpowder and grenades that were moved from the ship beside him, "I had these firearms when Master Gu handed over the ship to me. They were kept as treasures for fear of breaking, and they were not used much, and now they can finally come in handy."

Wang Xuance looked at these firearms, they were all firearms left by the Tang Dynasty a few years ago, much worse than those used in the military now.

Looking at Wu Laoqi and the people around him, Wang Xuance said in a low voice: "I heard that there were bandits on the sea and attacked Goguryeo, so that Goguryeo's ships were afraid to go out to sea. At first I thought It's strange how these pirates have firearms, many people doubt Gu Houye when they talk about firearms, but this matter has never been resolved in court."

Listening to his reasoning, the smile on Wu Laoqi's face became wider and wider.

"I'm still wondering why the court didn't pursue it. I think you were the bandits back then. The reason why the court didn't stop is because you belong to Gu Qing. Gu Qing let you stay at sea to support the bandits and to dominate the Tang Dynasty." sea ​​power."

"General Wang is smart." Wu Laoqi cupped his hands and said.

"This time, you were also ordered by Gu Qing to come to Tianzhu first, in order to open a channel for the rear fleet, so when you saw me, you didn't say that you were from the Maritime Trade Department, but that you were from Gu Qing. .”

"General Wang's guess is right, that's right." Wu Laoqi sat on a rock by the sea and said, "Now that you know my background, let's make it clear that I am actually a bandit. Tianzhu helped Master Gu to open the way, and I plan to rob Tianzhu, in this place that is out of Tang Dynasty's control, I think General Wang will not intervene."

Everything made sense, Wang Xuance also said: "I will not interfere in your affairs, no matter what you want to do, I just want your firearms."

"Hahaha." Wu Laoqi smiled, "It's so good."

After the discussion between the two parties, they both took a rest. Wu Laoqi came to his brother and whispered: "After arriving at the palace of Tianzhu, brothers, you can take whatever valuables you see, but you can't touch the old and weak women and children here. ?”

"Understood." Wu Laoqi's brothers nodded and agreed in a low voice.

Looking back at Wang Xuance, Wu Laoqi continued: "After taking you to the palace of Tianzhu, that old guy will temporarily make him the king of Tianzhu, and I will stay in the army with Wang Xuance. Wang Xuance has already said the situation. This battle is more fierce than good, you can take as much as you can, I will follow Wang Xuance, brothers! You have followed me for so long, Wu Laoqi is sorry that brothers have not lived a good life after following me these years."

Looking at the expressions of the brothers, Wu Laoqi said: "When I arrive at Tianzhu's palace, I will follow Wang Xuance. Even if I die, I will die on the battlefield. If I can go back, I will go to Chang'an to see Gu Qing again. I will tell you Gu Qing, I, Wu Lao Qi, is also a strong man, brothers don’t have to work hard in the future, and after earning a fortune, live the life you want to live.”

Listening to Wu Laoqi talking about a group of brothers who quieted down and stopped talking, they all had their own ideas.

Wu Laoqi lay on the beach, looking at the night sky full of stars, this time he must stand upright in front of Gu Qing, he was imprisoned by Gu Qing for so many years, after walking out of the sky, he felt that he was in Gu Qing's hands everywhere In the middle, even after going out to sea, there is a feeling in his heart that Gu Qing seems to be able to take his own life at any time.

Every time I have nightmares, I dream of the dark dungeon, the dungeon that made my life worse than death. The most frightening thing is that those who guarded me left. There was no sound for several days, and I couldn’t see the light. I was blind and deaf. Usually, the biting loneliness almost drives me crazy, and I even wonder if I am dead.

Only when I was hungry and sleepy would I know that I was still alive, and would grope to the door of the cell to find food to fill my stomach. I was really afraid of death in those days, but Gu Qing seemed not to let himself starve to death. There is a lot of food, dry food and water.

If I can see Gu Qing alive this time, I must stand in front of him and tell him that I, Wu Laoqi, don't have to be afraid of you, Gu Qing, and you have already used me up.

Maybe at that time, I can get real freedom, and Gu Qing will never be my nightmare again, and will never appear in my nightmare again.

It is said that the Maritime Trade Department is presided over by Jin Wang Li Zhi, but at the beginning of the port, there were many people who belonged to Gu Qing, and the old boatmen who went to sea were almost all trained by the Green Gang, and it was these people who almost controlled the entire maritime trade.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he can cover the sky with one hand, but Wu Lao Qi knew better in his heart that he had already seen it clearly in the Ministry of Maritime Trade when he was in Wa country.

The interests of the Maritime Trade Division are divided into four parts. These interests seem to be on the surface, but in fact, they have been divided in secret. The powerful, Gu Qing, the royal family, and retail investors, these four layers constitute a huge profit network.

Needless to say, the dignitaries and retail investors needless to say, Gu Qing and the royal family have actually reached some agreements. There are many places where the royal family is mining in the country of Wa. There are royal eyeliners. I am afraid that even Li Chengqian, who is in power today, does not know about it. Gu Qing and Li Shimin have long since Divide the meat cleanly.

Right now, I don’t know when the ships from the East China Sea will be able to reach Tianzhu. The rear of Tianzhu must be settled first, at least a place where the fleet can be repaired. The coastline of Tianzhu is the key to winning or losing this war.

Wu Laoqi drew his location, the two armies should be facing each other on the border of Tubo and Tianzhu now, if there are tens of thousands of soldiers armed with firearms, they can be caught off guard when Dashi and Ben are unprepared.

Those barbarians would never have imagined that the strait that the Central Plains had crossed a long time ago would kill them behind.

Chapter 1024 Blood Feud, New Account, Old Account

Wang Xuance looked at the old man from Tianzhu and asked in a low voice, "Do you speak Guanzhong?"

The old man from Tianzhu nodded and said to Wang Xuance, "This general, please save the lives of the old, weak, women and children of Tianzhu."

"We are not butchers." Wang Xuance said with a horizontal knife in his hand, "I ask you how many troops are left in Tianzhu."

"There are not many left in Tianzhu." The Tianzhu man spoke with a cane: "Da Shi used the power of the whole country to attack Datang this time. They have a great hatred for Datang. It is said that the blood of all the people in the Central Plains will be used to pay homage to his prince."

Wang Xuance did not participate in the first battle that year. The first battle under the Potala Palace is also a widely circulated story in the Tang Dynasty. Gu Qing's firearm became famous in the battle at Yanmen Pass. Well, everyone in the world heard that the border countries were terrified, and hundreds of thousands of bones could not be buried. It was in that battle that the prince of Dashi died.

Dashi’s national power wants to enter Tubo to attack the Central Plains. As long as they win Tubo, the Hexi Corridor of the Tang Dynasty will be in jeopardy, and the Western Regions will fall into chaos again. Except for Yumen Pass and the Hexi Corridor, the Tang Dynasty will have nothing It is dangerous to guard, and there is no control of Datang to the west of Yumen Pass.

Thinking of this, Wang Xuance said to the old man from Tianzhu: "If we lose this time, Gu Qing and Su Dingfang will probably go out again."

"Gu... Gu Qing?" The old man from Tianzhu trembled a little.

"We are just forwards." Wang Xuance said with a sneer: "Chaozhong will not let Gu Qing out now, but I know in my heart that once Gu Qing comes out, it will be a disaster for the entire West. Gu Qing has never shown mercy to foreigners. He is a murderer." People who don't blink, if we defeat Dashi, we will face Su Dingfang and Gu Qing, then there will be a mountain of corpses and blood, even you Tianzhu Gu Qing will not pity you, at that time, the whole West will be bloodbathed."

"Datang will not want Gu Qing to take action again, and will never touch Gu Qing unless it is absolutely necessary, because there is too much blood on Gu Qing's hands, and Gu Qing is a real devil on the battlefield."

"Since Dashi mobilizes the power of the whole country to attack the Central Plains, Dashi must be prepared to face the devil and the angry Datang."