Han Hai Tang Ergui

Chapter 127 Treasures are not as important as population
This sounds a bit unreal!
Zhang Zhao learned a big secret from Li Qilang's excited topsy-turvy narration.

That is, when Qiuci was captured by Tubo and the power of the Tang Dynasty in Anxi was completely disintegrated, the descendants of the four towns and the officials of the Han monks of Shule Dayun Temple together handed over the treasures, armor and other secrets that were not taken away by the Tubo people. hid.

In the hands of the descendants of the four towns and the disciples who passed down the robes and bowls of the monks and officials, each has a part of the Tibetan map.

This treasure was prepared for the Central Plains Tang Dynasty to re-enter the Western Regions in the future, because they all firmly believed that the Great Tang Dynasty would definitely come back. Even if the Great Tang Dynasty disappeared, the new dynasty of the Central Plains would definitely send troops to recover the Western Regions.

However, since Li Qilang is not a descendant of the upper-level officials of the four towns, and has nothing to do with the Han monk commander in Shule, he only knows that there is such a treasure, not where it is?
In fact, according to Li Qilang, the elders of the Li family who were responsible for keeping the treasure map did not know what was in the treasure.

Because the treasure has never been opened since the descendants of the four towns and the monk commander of the Dayun Temple buried it. After hundreds of years, everyone knows that there is a treasure, but they don't know what is inside?how many?
"Three years ago, there was a traitor among us. Lu Erlang believed in the cannibal Tianfang Sect for the sake of power, and he also told Buglahan Saktu the secret of the treasure house in the four towns.

In order to obtain the treasure, the thief Hu secretly instructed Hezhong and the warriors from Dashi to burn down the Dayun Temple, and also arrested dozens of monks including Master Daozhen and Brother Huixing. "

When talking about Lu Erlang, Li Qilang gritted his teeth.

"So it's not that I didn't tell Mr. Erlang about the descendants of the four towns, but that after Dayun Temple was destroyed, the descendants of the four towns who were scattered all over the place gradually lost contact in order to protect themselves. The four towns that I can know now The descendants are the dozen or so people in Shule City!"

Li Qilang looked like he was not helping Zhang Zhao, but Zhang Zhao was already very excited.

Is there any treasure?how many?He doesn't really care much!
Because for Zhang Zhao, no matter how many treasures there are in the so-called Zhongzhen Treasury of the Four Towns, can they be more than the treasures of the Khan Court in Buglahan Saktu in Shule City?How much treasure does it take to capture Shule City?

For him, the most precious thing is precisely the population, those Tang'er Dingkou who still remember the Tang Dynasty.

According to Li Qilang, just his Li family and the Guo, Yang, Lu and other families who have been out of contact, there were thousands of males ten years ago. It will be less than [-] to [-].

You must know that there are currently less than 100,000 people in the Guiyi Army, not counting the Sinicized Sogdians and Tuyuhun people, and the entire Guasha Tanger clan.

The two 30,000 people in Anxi are extremely important to the Guiyi Army and even Hexi as a whole, which suffer from insufficient core ethnic groups.

What is money!No one is all for nothing!
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Liu Zaisheng squatted beside Zhang Zhao, and Zhang Zhao looked at him as if he wished he could rush up and dig.

It was already the ninth day that Shule City was washed by the flood. Today, the water had receded and the ground was still muddy. Li Shengtian couldn't help urging the army to attack the city.

At this moment, Zhang Zhao and Liu Zaisheng, who were squatting far away from the north of the city, could hear the sound of fighting.

As Li Shengtian's confidant bodyguard, Liu Zaisheng's loyalty is unquestionable. Although their Liu family is Han Chinese, they are no longer Han Chinese in Datang.

Because Liu Zaisheng's fifth ancestor was a veteran who participated in the battle to restore the country in Kuetian.

The ancestors of their Liu family had already lost their lineage when Khotan was captured by Tubo.

The family was beaten into slaves during the Tubo rule, and I only remember that the ancestor was Tang Er, an official named Liu, but what was his name?Where is Datang from?Already do not remember.

Their family was able to get rid of their status as slaves and have the wealth they have today, all because they came from Khotan, from Yuchi's family, and they got it after returning to Khotan with Yuchi's family.

This is also the reason why Li Shengtian was so relieved to let him partner with Zhang Zhao. Zhang Zhao also wisely gave up the idea of ​​recruiting Liu Zaisheng after learning about the origin of Liu Zaisheng's family.

For example, Zhang Zhao is now looking for overseas Chinese who have the same thoughts as him and are willing to go back and rebuild their homeland.

And Liu Zaisheng's family is the kind of Chinese who have fully integrated into the local area and can barely speak Chinese. They will not go with Zhang Zhao, and Zhang Zhao will not be stupid enough to recruit them.

"Your Majesty! The front can't be dug anymore. This city must have been rebuilt by a master from the Central Plains. There are huge stones buried under the city wall, and it is impossible to dig through!"

Shi Chongmin was helped to stand in front of Zhang Zhao, but he couldn't stand still, so he let out a miserable snort and began to cry.

These days, the people in the Golden City finally saw Zhang Zhao's means of Hades. More than [-] people were divided into ten teams, digging day and night, and anyone who didn't put their heart into it would be able to eat their fill.

Under such high pressure, they finally dug carefully not far from the city wall, but they were stuck by a huge boulder.

When Liu Zaisheng heard Shi Chongmin's crying, he immediately became furious!

He stood up suddenly and was about to get angry, but when he saw that Zhang Zhao hadn't spoken yet, the swear words that spewed out of his mouth were abruptly choked back.

"Mr. Erlang, I went to see it. Team Shi is not telling lies. There are indeed huge boulders blocking the way, not only in the A-shaped cave, but also in the B-shaped cave!"

Wu Yuan'er walked over, those who followed Zhang Zhao from Shazhou still used to call him Mr. Erlang.

Zhang Zhao took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down a bit. He had to think of a way, because there was not much time left, and it would definitely be too late to dig a hole. Fanshun in the city and Li Qilang's senior brother Hui Tong and others had no news, Unfortunately, these boulders were dug out.

"Can you tell how thick the boulder is? Is it a whole piece, or are there many pieces? How far away is it from the city wall?"

Zhang Zhao thought for a while and asked, if the stone is not thick, he might as well stuff all the gunpowder into it and detonate it. Anyway, this place is not far from the city wall, as long as a small hole can be blasted, it will be fine, but it will cost people's lives. .

Wu Yuan'er recalled it for a while before answering, "I can't tell how thick the boulder is, but I just measured it with a hemp rope, and it should be two zhang five chi (about eight meters) away from the city wall.

The boulder is not a whole piece of polished stone, but many pieces are built together, but the gap in the middle is too small for our people to get through, unless it is a child. "

Where did the pervert do this?Zhang Zhao's head is a bit bigger, but judging from the technique, it is not sure that it was really built with the help of the Tang Dynasty.

Because this method of laying the foundation with strips of stone to prevent the enemy from digging tunnels is exactly the characteristic of the Central Plains.

"Wu Erlang, are you sure the child can get through?" Li Qilang, who had been listening by the side, asked suddenly.

Wu Yuan'er nodded, "I'm sure, I tried it on the thinnest Fenjindu miner, and he was able to get in. If it's a child, it must be possible."

"That's good! Mr. Erlang, please let the servants go to the back camp to pick some people!" Li Qilang excitedly said to Zhang Zhao.

The so-called rear camp is the place where the cannon fodder of Shule City that Zhang Zhao rescued stayed.

They were all residents of Shule City, and they had nowhere to go when the war was raging. Zhang Zhao seemed to be a good man, so many of them stayed in his back camp and did not leave.

In Zhang Zhao's place, although they can't get enough to eat, they can't starve to death. The important thing is to be safe and secure.

"You mean, pick some children from the back camp to drill in and place fire mines?" Zhang Zhao thought it was right!All of his subordinates are adults, but among the cannon fodder in the rear battalion, there are quite a few children.

But then, Zhang Zhao shook his head worriedly. In the tunnel of 100 meters, a child was going to get into a very small crevice of rocks, and then put a pack of gunpowder that weighed tens of kilograms. Fear and fear, at what age can children complete the task qualified?
Li Qilang saw Zhang Zhao's worries, and he smiled confidently, "Mr. Erlang thinks that someone who can find a way out of the city at this last moment is a good person?

But they are just some unlucky city foxes and rats like servants. They have received the great favor of Erlang Lord for saving their lives, and they just happened to make him repay him with death! "

(End of this chapter)