Chapter 450 Guiyi Army
"Zhao Zilong, Changshan?!"
Gao Xianzhi, Feng Changqing, Wang Changling and others from the Anxi Protectorate of the Tang Dynasty were shocked when they heard that the chief general of this reinforcement army was actually Zhao Zilong of Changshan, the Three Kingdoms.
Zhao Zilong from Changshan actually appeared in the Western Prefectures in the Western Regions!
Xizhou is located in the TLF Basin, thousands of miles away from Changshan.
It seems that Zhao Yun is likely to appear directly in Xizhou and then serve the Guiyi Army.
"That's right. Can you please give me some advice?"
Zhao Yun already knew that he was very famous in later generations.
Gao Xianzhi and his group fought in Central Asia, then moved from Suye Town to Xizhou, located in the TLF Basin. Facing the large number of nomadic cavalry, they would rather die in battle than surrender. Zhao Yun admired these Tang troops quite admired.
Gao Xianzhi and Feng Changqing looked at each other. Zhao Yun of the Three Kingdoms was definitely a celebrity to them.
No wonder Zhao Yun rode alone into the formation just now and killed hundreds of nomadic cavalry.
Gao Xianzhi replied, "I dare not say I have any advice. My Anxi soldiers were attacked by the Western Regions nomadic cavalry and were on the verge of collapse. Please allow us to go to Xizhou to rest and summon the collapsed soldiers. At least 10,000 Anxi soldiers were lost in the war. I can make a poisonous oath, our Anxi army will never overturn the leader."
Zhao Yun shook his head: "The leader of our Guiyi Army is a loyal and righteous man, not to fight for power, but to regain lost territory. This is why I joined Guiyi Army."
After Zhao Yun finished speaking, his eyes were firm and his spirit burst out.
The Guiyi Army was a special army in the late Tang Dynasty, with the purpose of regaining all the territory of the Tang Dynasty occupied by tribes such as Tubo, and the leader spontaneously honored his loyalty to the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
It is precisely because of the special features of the Guiyi Army that Zhao Yun chose to join the Guiyi Army.
"oh?"
Gao Xianzhi, Feng Changqing, and Wang Changling were shocked again.
There was actually a lord who did not aim to compete for the Central Plains, but to regain the land controlled by the Hu people.
The goal of Guiyi Army was more noble than that of ordinary princes.
This made Gao Xianzhi feel inferior.
If the Central Plains had no Tang Dynasty, then Gao Xianzhi asked himself that he would establish a kingdom in the Western Regions.
In front of Zhang Yichao, the leader of the Guiyi Army, Gao Xianzhi found that she was actually a vulgar person.
"Shame..."
Gao Xianzhi's face was hot.
"The Jiedushi heard that you are Anxi Army and have been in Xizhou Jiuhou. He believes that you will not do anything wrong, because you are all famous generals of the Tang Dynasty."
Zhao Yun led Gao Xianzhi, the Anxi remnants army, to Xizhou.
Xizhou is an oasis. In the Western Regions, it is definitely a densely populated area, so the city will be formed.
Earlier, this place was the Cheshi Kingdom and Gaochang Kingdom. For the Tang generals such as Zhang Yichao and Gao Xianzhi, this place was called Xizhou.
In Xizhou City, Zhang Yichao, the governor of Guiyi Army, led a group of Guiyi Army soldiers out of the city to welcome Gao Xianzhi, Feng Changqing and other Anxi Army soldiers.
When Zhang Yichao saw the Anxi Army, Zhang Yichao was quite excited and held the hands of Gao Xianzhi, Feng Changqing and others: "Zhang has been famous for the two generals for a long time. Unexpectedly, one day, he would be able to witness the appearance of the two generals with his own eyes!"
This time, it was actually an accident between Gao Xianzhi and Feng Changqing.
Zhang Yichao's Guiyi Army, because of his lofty ideals, attracted a group of famous generals from all dynasties, including Zhao Yun, and other famous dynasties to join. The purpose is to recover lost territory. The current Guiyi Army separatisted Xizhou, Yizhou, Guazhou, Shazhou and other places, and has become a powerful force.
Zhang Yichao had no appearance of the princes at all. Instead, he recommended Gao Xianzhi and Feng Changqing. Even if Gao Xianzhi and Feng Changqing were willing, Zhang Yichao could take charge of the Guiyi Army with them.
What Gao Xianzhi and Feng Changqing didn’t know was that in history, decades after their death in the Anshi Rebellion, Zhang Yichao from Guazhou was born and had ambitions at a young age, and regarded Feng Changqing as his idol.
After the Anshi Rebellion ended, the Tang Dynasty declined from prosperity, and the Western Regions and Western Liang prefectures, including Guazhou, were occupied by Tubo.
Zhang Yichao united the powerful forces from all over the country to resist the rule of Tubo. The uprising swept across the Western Regions and Western Liang, known as the Guiyi Army, and successfully defeated the local Tubo defenders and recovered the lost territory of the Tang Dynasty.
Moreover, Zhang Yichao presented the map of the recovery area to the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and even entered the court himself as a hostage, without the idea of separatist.
This is a fairly legendary character.
Now, Zhang Yichao’s goal is to pacify the Western Regions and recover the territory since ancient times.
"Come here to host a banquet to entertain the soldiers of Anxi who have made great achievements!"
Zhang Yichao highly praised the Anxi Army and treated the above guests with courtesy.
The soldiers of the Anxi Army were flattered, but they did not expect to meet the Guiyi Army, who was also the Tang Dynasty, before returning to the Central Plains.
What made the Anxi Army feel most cordial is that the Guiyi Army is also a powerful army to fight in the Western Regions.
Unlike the Guiyi Army, the Anxi Army once penetrated deep into Central Asia, and the Guiyi Army was mainly active between the four towns of Anxi and Xiliang.
After changing the armor, the remaining Anxi soldiers finally had a full meal and were refreshed.
"Have all the four towns of Anxi been captured? What is the origin of the Macedonians?"
At the welcoming banquet prepared for Gao Xianzhi, Zhang Yichao was shocked when he heard that all the four Anxi towns established by Gao Xianzhi were destroyed.
Zhang Yichao knew very well about Tiele, Turks, Tubo, these tribes active in the Tang Dynasty.
However, the Macedonians were unheard of.
Gao Xianzhi looked solemn: "This group of Macedonians seemed to come from the farther West. During their journey to the east, their emperor inexplicably entered the Western Regions and conquered a large number of tribes. He also bribed the tribes that surrendered to our Anxi Protectorate for a large amount of money, and finally defeated us. These tribes that betrayed me must be wiped out."
Zhang Yichao was surprised: "Is it the Great Food Kingdom or, or, Daqin?"
"No, I can't figure out the division of barbarians in the west."
Because the backward transportation in ancient times also had huge cultural differences, even the most inclusive Tang Dynasty had limited understanding of the Mediterranean.
What's more, the rise of the Arab Empire at that time, which was the eyes of the Tang Dynasty, cut off the Silk Road, and the Tang Dynasty people's understanding of the Mediterranean needed to go through the Arab Empire.
The Arab Empire, and medieval Europe, were two different civilizations, which were hostile to each other.
"This Macedonian king, named Alexander, pursued us to the West State, was Seleucus, the general of the guard of Alexander. He had a silver shield soldier under him, and was good at hand-to-hand combat, which was more difficult."
Gao Xianzhi drank the bottle of wine in front of him in one go.
He was defeated by Alexander's men and the despicable Macedonians, and used money to attack and bribe the tribes of the Anxi Protectorate, asking them to turn against each other or refuse to send troops to help the Anxi Protectorate.
Gao Xianzhi's tough measures against the various tribes of the Anxi Protectorate increased the success rate of the Macedonians' money offensive.
"Alexander, Seleuc...is really strange, unheard of."
Zhang Yichao was also in thought.
This group of powerful enemies who have broken through the four towns of Anxi are definitely not good, and those who are good will not come.
Chapter completed!