Yiwu City was located in the center of Yizhou. It was where Hami City was located in the future.
Actually, Yiwu City was a newly built city. In the fourth year of the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Yang of Sui sent Pei Ju and Xue Shixiong to lead an army to Yiwu City.
Back then, Yiwu City was an ancient city. It was quite old and small. After Pei Ju arrived, he mobilized the local forces and built a new city in the area east of Yiwu City, which became the new Yiwu City.
At the end of the Sui Dynasty, Great Sui's control over the border regions decreased. They could no longer control Yiwu City. Thus, this region fell under the control of the Western Turks. Yiwu City merged with the old city and the new city to become one big city.
It formed the current Yiwu City.
Luo Yansheng was the City Lord of Yiwu City.
The Luo Family was the most powerful family.
However, Luo Yansheng was just a common leader. He was not like the Emperor of the Tang dynasty. He could not achieve a centralized power. There were many officials under Luo Yansheng. They were the leaders of the various families in Yiwu City.
These families formed the power of Yiwu City together with the Luo Family. However, Luo Yansheng was old and had experienced many things. He was very experienced and handled things well. He was deeply trusted by the other families and everyone got along well.
At this moment, in the City Lord Residence.
In the hall.
The decoration of the hall was very different from the Central Plains. It was a classic western style. The hall was very spacious.
Luo Yansheng was in his early fifties. His hair was gray, but he looked very energetic. He was wearing a luxurious robe and looked very imposing. However, there was a gentle smile on Luo Yansheng's weathered face. It felt like a spring breeze.
It was because of Luo Yansheng that the power of Yiwu City could be gathered together.
If it was anyone else, they would not be able to do it.
This was Luo Yansheng's charm.
On the left and right sides of the hall, there were four people sitting.
These four people were Tamu 'er, Wu Nasili, Yuan Yin, and Yi Fusheng. Tamu 'er was from Gaochang. Wu Nasili was from Huihe. Yuan Yin and Yi Fusheng were Han.
Luo Yansheng looked around at the crowd and said in a deep voice, "Ladies and gentlemen, according to the latest news, the Tang dynasty's army has taken control of Suzhou, Guazhou, and Shazhou. The most important thing was that Ping Xi Wang Du Qi of the Tang dynasty was stationed at the western border of Guazhou. Their intention is most likely to invade our Yiwu City. What do you all think about this matter? "
Tamu 'er snorted and said, "City Lord, even if the Tang dynasty sent an army, so what? We are not afraid of the army of the Tang dynasty. After all, our military strength is made up of true elites. They are more than capable of fighting. Moreover, according to the information sent back, Ping Xi Wang of the Tang dynasty only has about 3,000 soldiers in total. "
Among them, Tamur 'er was the one who advocated war.
They wanted to fight.
Luo Yansheng nodded and said, "Ta Mu 'er's words naturally have a certain degree of reason. But everyone, do you have any other opinions? Now that it involves the safety of Yiwu City, all of you can speak freely and speak openly. "
Wu Nasili said, "I will listen to the City Lord's arrangement."
Among the crowd, Wu Nasili was Luo Yansheng's direct subordinate and also the one who supported Luo Yansheng the most.
Therefore, he directly expressed his opinion.
Wu Nasili was a Huihe, and he was also the leader of the tribe. The Huihe tribe that he was in charge of now was gathered at the west side of Yiwu City. Although the tribe's population was not large, there were still more than 3,000 people.
Yi Fusheng said, "City Lord, I think this battle will not be easy. And this battle will be quite dangerous. Even if Du Qi's number is small, this person is not simple! "
Tamur 'er said, "What is not simple?"
Yi Fusheng said, "Tamur 'er, do you know how the Turks were destroyed?"
Tamur 'er snorted and said, "How else could they be destroyed? They were destroyed by the army of the Tang dynasty. This was something that everyone knew about. Everyone knew about this. It is precisely because of this matter that many places in our Western Region are in awe of the Tang dynasty. Because even the insufferably arrogant Turks were destroyed just like that. "
Yi Fusheng nodded and said calmly, "It is good that you know about the destruction of the Turks. But the more detailed matter is that the destruction of the Turks was mainly in two stages."
"The first stage was the battle of Yanmen Pass."
"This was something that happened many years ago."
"At that time, the army of the Tang dynasty destroyed nearly 100,000 Turks with a small number of troops, causing the Turks to be unable to recover. The strength of Khan Xieli was also greatly weakened. "
"The second stage was the battle to destroy the Turks."
"That battle was the same."
"The troops that really fought with Khan Xieli were actually not many. In the end, the Turks were destroyed. Khan Xieli and the others surrendered, and the Eastern Turks were completely gone. "
Yi Fusheng spoke frankly with a hint of reverence in his eyes.
Tamur 'er said, "What does this matter have to do with the Du Qi that we mentioned?"
Yi Fusheng said, "Of course it is related. Whether it was the battle of Yanmen Pass or the second battle to destroy the Turks, they were all planned by Du Qi. Du Qi was the real schemer. Don't think that Du Qi only had 3,000 troops. Du Qi was extremely powerful. "
"Everyone knows about Du Qi's age. He is now a young man around 20 years old."
"Among the people here, the youngest, Yuan Yin, is also in his early thirties. Everyone knows that a young man around 20 years old, or even a young man around 10 years old a few years ago, was able to plan the destruction of the Turks. This shows how terrifying he is. "
"Such a person is undefeatable."
Yi Fusheng's eyes were solemn as he continued, "Tamur 'er, Du Qi is the first king of the Tang dynasty with a different surname. He was conferred the title of Ping Xi Wang by the Emperor of the Tang dynasty. This shows how powerful he is. Do you think we can resist such a person? "
Yuan Yin nodded and said, "What Brother Yi said is true. This matter is not a secret if we ask around. It can be easily found out. "
Hearing this, Tamur 'er sighed.
He originally did not care much about Du Qi. Now that he heard Yi Fusheng's words, he was quite frightened.
The situation was not good!
Tamur 'er said, "City Lord, tell us what we should do. We can't just wait to be captured. If that is the case, it will be too sullen. "
The rest of the people also looked at Luo Yansheng.
They were all waiting for Luo Yansheng to speak.
Luo Yansheng said seriously, "Everyone, the situation is not good for us. But now, I think that Du Qi has not attacked for the time being. Then, we should wait and see. Don't rush to judgment. "
"Yes, yes!"
Yi Fusheng and the others also spoke in unison.
Everyone agreed.
Although they were all worried, they still had to observe for a while.
After all, the Tang army had not arrived yet.
They could not panic.
"Report!"
At this moment, a soldier entered and bowed, "Reporting to City Lord, there is a person outside the mansion. He claims to be the envoy of Ping Xi Wang, Liu Zhengxi. He came to pay a visit."
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