Chapter 32 The Holy Warrior

Zheng Wei shouted: "I want to take revenge!"

Zhang Mai said: "Okay, let's help you!"

Guo Shiyong frowned and hit Yang Dingbang with his elbow. Yang Dingbang said, "Encourt, you have a special identity, please be careful." He reminded Zhang Mai: With your current identity, one sentence may affect the overall trends of the Tang army.

"Why are you careful!" Yang Yi sneered: "Didn't we say that Guo Yang, Lu and Zheng have a century-old marriage? Now, a century-old marriage has suffered such a great humiliation, and we have the responsibility to suffer this humiliation. Is it reasonable to not help?" He had been arguing with Zheng Wei, but Zhang Mai didn't expect that he was the first to stand up and speak for Zheng Wei.

Yang Dingbang glared at his nephew and kept calm and said, "Enterprise, we are planning to return east now. This move affects the lives of more than 10,000 people. There are some problems. It is more important to have big things."

Guo Luo said, "Otherwise, since we set out in Xinxueye, we have been working hard all the way, and we have only three thousand soldiers. We only need grain. We only spend a few months. There were enemies who were warned by tigers and wolves before, and there was no size to retreat. Although we won one after another recently, we don't know how to go the next road - we don't even dare to touch the main force of Sekan! We are not a team that combines profit and power, but love for the Tang Dynasty and hatred for the barbarians. These are things we share and things we should protect the most. It gives us a momentum that the Uighurs do not have, but if we ignore love and friendship for the sake of temporary benefits and harm, and lose momentum, what advantages do we have? What else can we use to unite people? I'm afraid we can't go far!"

Guo Shiyong said: "That's the truth, but whether it's avenging or doing something else, you have to do what you can."

Zhang Mai said: "Do what you can? If you do what you can, we should listen to Uncle An Liu, go to a remote river valley that the Hu people cannot catch, or bow to the Uighurs to surrender. Besides, the matter of returning to the east and helping the Zheng family to avenge the Zheng family may not be contradictory."

When Guo Shiyong heard Zhang Mai say this, he didn't object. He just asked Zhang Mai to come up with a specific plan, that is, to take revenge without affecting the return of the east, but Zhang Mai pondered.

As Guo Luo said, although the Anxi Tang army won consecutive victories recently, the road ahead was very difficult. Although the general direction was determined, I didn’t know how to go on the wrong path in front of me. This was like a chess game. The Tang army took advantage of the Uighurs’ failure to react for a while and ate several pawns on the other side. Unfortunately, the strength was too far from that of the other side. The Uighurs lost several troops and killed thousands of soldiers and horses and did not hurt their muscles at all. However, if the Tang army was not careful, they would fall into a state of doom at any time!

Even in the current situation, the Tang army is very powerful on the surface, but in fact it is already in a dilemma - there is no more money left in the city of Julan. Since Sekan has returned, Talas can not easily take risks. If you want to break through Talas, the front line of Julan City, you can probably do it now, but what if you go over it? What kind of challenges will the Tang army face in that unfamiliar land? Everything is full of dangerous variables because of the unknowingness.

As for the fact that we want to attack Talas and seek revenge on Sekan, there are still several difficulties here.

The room was quiet and no one spoke anymore. Only Zheng Wei looked at everyone's reaction with cold eyes. The young man seemed to be walking out of the biggest trough in his life and began to regain his usual calmness and calmness.

"Let's just come here for today. This is a big deal, and there is no rush. Luo'er, you send Brother Zheng Shi to rest first. Ayi, Shoujing, you have just returned from the Yingyang Camp. I guess there are still some things to deal with." The one who made the final speech was Guo Shidao.

After the meeting, Zhang Mai's mind was just thinking about the arguments at the meeting and paced around the house. He didn't know if he was affected by the alcohol last night, but his head hurts when he thought about it. After nightfall, he recovered and decided to talk to Zheng Wei again.

A few years ago, Satuk captured Talas, and the main members of the Zheng family who remained in Julan City were Zheng Wei and Zheng Han, Zheng Wei's newly married wife, two housekeepers inside and outside, as well as some family members who could not move. This time, the Hu butler Mengyou ran to inform him first, but Sekan rewarded him with a lot of real estate in Julan City. The fate of the Zheng family's female family was self-evident. Many male servants were scattered, and only Zheng Hao was left behind. Yang Yi said that he was "single" to their family, but in fact there were only three people.

Zhang Mai walked into the house specially arranged for them. Seeing that Zheng Wei was swallowing the dry food that was more unpalatable than steamed buns, Zheng Hao was very familiar with the worldly style, so he took Zheng Han out. Zheng Wei said, "What are you here to do? Do you want to convince me to join you while my family is destroyed?"

Zhang Mai said: "I am so bad in your heart? If you want to join, we will naturally welcome you, but you really refuse to suffer with us. When the matter here is over, I will try to send someone to send you to Kangju City. There are also many capable people in our army. It is not easy for the large army to cross the borders, but if you only send one person, it should be possible."

After hearing this, Zheng Wei's face was slightly calmer and said, "I tell you, although my situation is very bad now, I still won't follow you, because no matter whether you want to establish a country or return to the east, it will be impossible to succeed. I will not do something that is impossible to succeed at all."

This time, Zhang Mai brought a pot of wine and handed it to Zheng Wei: "Do you want to drink something? If you get drunk, you will forget everything when you wake up, and you will feel better."

Zheng Wei pushed open the bottle of wine: "I don't drink. From now on, I will keep my mind clear. I don't want to forget anything. If I feel uncomfortable, I will feel uncomfortable, at least I will not slacken."

"Then what are your plans next?" This is the second time Zhang Mai asked this question.

"What are the plans?" This time Zheng Wei answered very simply: "Of course it's revenge!"

"Revenge? What are you...what are you going to do to take revenge?"

The people in the Western Regions were fierce. Although Zheng Wei was not weak, he was just a scholarly businessman compared to Guo Luo and Yang Yi. Now he has fallen into this kind of land. He has no money and no one. Zhang Mai really doesn't know how he plans to take revenge, or it's just his impulse, not a plan.

However, Zhang Mai was wrong.

"I naturally have my opinion! The situation in Talas is complicated. The Uighur Khan Arslan wants to use and suppress his younger brother Satuk. Everyone knows what Satuk's attitude towards Arslan is Sima Zhao's heart! He colluded with the jihadists and tried his best to please them, but he also wanted to invade the Saman Dynasty and plunder wealth. Naisl II of the Saman Dynasty hated the aggressive Satuk very much, but he did not want to conflict with him for the time being. He just hoped that he turned his finger to Khotan in the east, and loved and hated those jihadists even more - these are truly powerful people, and Sekan is just a chess piece among these people. Although I don't have much power in my hand, as long as I can use the situation cleverly, I may not be able to kill him. As for Meng You, hum, I will not let him go!"

Zhang Mai thought to himself that you are very clear about the military and political situation in this area, but unfortunately, there is no strong power in your hands, and I am afraid that no matter how good the plan is, it will be useless.

Zhang Mai knew about the Uighur Khan Arslan and Deputy Khan Satuk. Naiser II was the contemporary monarch of the Saman Dynasty. This was also mentioned by Guo Shidao, but, "What is the jihadist?"

Zheng Wei glared at him: "Don't you know the Holy Warrior?"

Zhang Mai seemed a little confused, and Zheng Wei seemed to feel incredible: "You don't even know the sacred warriors. There is so little information, and he actually has the courage to bring thousands of people to the city of Talas in Julan, and he also said he wanted to return to Chang'an in the east. I thought you took action after planning it all."

"Information, alas, we are huddled to the Xin Ruiye. The place is far, poor and closed, so how can we be as informed as you?" Zhang Mai smiled bitterly. The current intelligence exploration scope of the Tang army in Anxi is basically from the lower reaches of the Suye River in the east to Jabhaersi in the south. When we go there, it will exceed the limit of the ability of Guo Shidao and others. Even if we get some information, it is heard, not accurate enough. It is not like the Zheng family, who has lived here for decades and has been in business and has naturally had an extremely accurate grasp of the subtle relationships of various factions.

Zheng Wei shook his head: "You don't have a comprehensive plan, but you dare to set out. I really don't know what Uncle Guo is thinking, and he will follow you to make trouble."

He had always been accustomed to "planning before moving", so he thought that others would be like this. For a moment, he did not expect that the Tang army in Anxi did not want to plan thoroughly, but was forced to take risks and had to take risks. With the power, intelligence and materials that Guo Shidao and Zhang Mai had when they were still in Hebei, it was impossible to formulate a "comprehensive plan" that could not only open up the situation but also be fully confident. Due to the tight food, they did not even have time to delay.

Zhang Mai smiled and said, "I told you that because the Tang army all believe that we can succeed, we will definitely succeed! So far, we have won all the way, and the battle is getting easier, the more materials are fighting, the more powerful the army is getting stronger!"

Zheng Wei was so blindly optimistic about him, but he was still winning step by step, and he seemed very powerless: "If you really don't have a comprehensive plan, then I think it's just a blind cat who meets a dead mouse."

"You are going to say that we are lucky, but I tell you that luck is also one of our strengths!"

Zheng Wei was speechless, but he also knew that Zhang Mai was right. Throughout history, those who could achieve great things have indeed had extraordinary luck at critical moments.

"Stop talking about this, talk to me about what the jihadist is." Zhang Mai urged him, and he intuitively felt that this information might have a significant effect.

Zheng Wei said: "Although you come from Chang'an, you should always know the Tianfang Sect?" He had never heard of the story of "Enter Zhang's family traveling west from generation to generation" at this time, and he thought Zhang Mai was an envoy who came directly from Chang'an.

"Well, I know." How could I not know this? From Lanzhou to Central Asia, the distance from thousands of miles has almost become the territory of the Tianfang Sect. Zhang Mai traveled all the way, and the more he went west, the more he felt that he was not like in China. He was still under the jurisdiction of the central government, but in culture, he felt that it was completely different.

"These jihadists are one of the most extreme people in the Great Food Empire. They believe that the highest significance of their existence is to promote the Tianfang Cult to the whole world, so that everyone in the world can believe in their true gods, and even start a war because they think that it is the most effective method. After the Great Food Empire split, as a separatist dynasty of the Great Food Empire, these people still exist in the territory of Saman. These people are all confused and cannot be judged reasonably. Although Naiser II and his important officials, Jaihanni, Ballahami, etc., also believe in the Tianfang Cult and have to use this power, but because these people are too close to Satuk, they adopt an attitude of tolerance, restraint, comfort and guard against these people at the same time."

But such religious fanatics usually have extremely strong combat power and destructive power.

After he explained this, Zhang Mai fully understood: "But what does these jihadists have to do with Satuk?"

"Satuk has converted to the Tianfang Cult - he is the first and only member of the Uighur Khan tribe who has converted to the Tianfang Cult. Moreover, there is a secret agreement between the jihadists and Satuk, and he will do his best to support Satuk... Alas, this is not a secret agreement. The Uighur and Saman are well-informed and discerning people probably can see it. Since Satuk captured Talas, he soon began to protect the Tianfang Cult's status in Talas. At the same time, he also promoted the Tianfang Cult in Shule, who he controlled, and even oppressed Buddhists, Zoroastrians, and Ming Cults for this. I guess even the Great Khan Arslan had a clear view of his actions."

Zhang Mai's military and political relations between various factions in this region became clearer and clearer in his heart. Zheng Wei's words could not be forced by An Jiu's torture.

"The jihadists support Satuk, so what can Satuk give them?"

Zhang Mai understood very well that these military and political affairs and even the sacred religions also pay attention to reciprocity exchange.

"What else can I give them," Zheng Wei sneered: "Of course, after Satuk became the Khan, he ordered all ethnic groups under his rule to believe in the Tianfang Sect!"

Zhang Mai's heart was shocked!
Chapter completed!