Pu Gulu's avoidance of answering was actually an attitude.
In the afternoon of the same day, after hearing that the Uluolan tribe had defected to Tuoba Yihuai and defeated Tuoba Huna, Pu Gulu quickly left the city and surrendered.
At this point, among the ten surnames of Tuoba, there was already an eldest grandson (Baba), and the Pu tribe came to seek refuge. The latter's tribe also came down from the mountainous area to the north of Mayi and temporarily settled in grazing near Mayi.
The population that Shiyiqian's tent can control has exceeded 100,000, which is not too small.
But if you look closely at this regime, it is better to say it is Wuhuan than Xianbei, because it accounts for 60% of the more than 100,000 people.
Considering that the next step is to recruit surrender and rebels around Xinping, the proportion of Wuhuan will further increase.
Thinking back then, Ku Xian almost became brothers with Tuoba Liwei, and the status of the Wuhuan people seemed to be improving rapidly. This was a good thing for the Wang family in Guangning, and for Tuoba Shiyiqian, it was a good thing temporarily, but not in the long run.
To face the problem of integrating Xianbei and Wuhuan, it depends on his ability.
The most important thing is whether others give him a chance.
Wang Que'er fought steadily and thought very carefully. After receiving the news of Pu Gulu's surrender, he immediately ordered all the defenders to move out and line up to the east of the city. Then he put his weapons in the other direction and entered Huangtou empty-handed.
The barracks vacated by the army.
Five thousand Huangtou troops marched into Xinping to garrison. In this way, the surrendered troops were equivalent to being imprisoned in the barracks empty-handed, and their families were kept as hostages in the city. After careful screening and interrogation, they would be dismissed and no longer
military.
At the same time, the work of recruiting surrenders and rebels continued, and this matter was mainly carried out by the increasingly large Shiyijian Group - no one else could do this job.
Wang Queer did not continue to move north.
His first priority now is to stabilize the forward base in Xinping and wait for grain, military supplies, equipment, cattle and sheep to arrive here. When fighting deep into the enemy's territory, it is still a mixed infantry and cavalry team. The back road is more important than anything else.
After Yu Ze, the supervisor of the army, wrote the victory report and sent it back, he climbed up to the city with great interest and looked over, almost composing a poem. However, since he was a child, he had been farming in the mountains with his father, practicing martial arts, and relying on his mother to teach him about literature. His level was average and he did not dare to
Generous to make people laugh.
Outside the city, there was a large army marching northward overnight.
Needless to say, it was the hard-working "Liang Xiejun" who went north to investigate the enemy's situation.
The cavalry Peng Yin Xigang was besieged by the enemy south of Pingcheng and lost a lot of troops. Now they have gone south to Mayi to rest and recuperate. Mayi is closer to their starting point and can also scare the local tyrants who have just surrendered.
Department heads.
"Pingcheng is a hundred miles to the north. How do you plan to attack it?" Yu Ze asked.
Wang Que'er looked at the mountains and rivers and valleys, and only said: "Come here with a majestic formation."
This is to assemble the main force of the infantry and cavalry, do not hide or cover up, and push forward all the way.
More than ten years ago, his Shao master did exactly this, fighting all the way from Yiyang to Luoyang, treating the Huns as if they were nothing.
Now he also has the confidence to repeat Master Shao's feat back then.
"I heard that Qi's mother and son are coming to Pingcheng soon, and the pioneers have even returned and are stationed in Baidengtai." Yu Ze said.
"How did the supervisor know?" Wang Queer asked curiously.
His scouts hadn't sent back the news yet, but Yu Ze knew about it, which made him a little strange.
"I just met a powerful man who ran south from Pingcheng. I heard what he said, but I don't know whether it is true or not." Yu Ze finally found his place, feeling secretly happy.
"It's probably true." Wang Que'er said after being silent for a moment.
Nowadays, there is a lot of information, and you are in the middle of the situation. Everyone only has a glimpse of it, and the information you get may even be contradictory. At this time, you need to distinguish.
Baideng Terrace is seven miles east of Pingcheng. It is located on a plateau high above the ground and has a wide view.
It appeared in the Later Han Dynasty. The Xianbei people once repaired it. There are dozens of large and small buildings with towers on the terraces. You can climb up and look far away, overlooking the surrounding mountains, rivers and valleys.
There is a mountain in Tainan, called "White Mountain", which has long been famous.
Wang Que'er knew that Bai Shanshan was on the mountain, and his originally calm heart gradually became heated.
Perhaps King Liang had the same idea as him?
Set up camp, go to the top of the mountain, and beat Xianbei to pieces. This is what a good man should do.
****
It was already the 23rd when Shao Xun arrived at the newly built Tucheng on the south bank of Sanggan River.
That same evening, Zhang Bin placed the military reports on the table, carefully analyzing and considering them.
Shao Xun often did this kind of thing, but he felt that he was not as powerful as Wang Huifeng.
She is best at integrating various contradictory and unrelated information, carefully examining it, removing fallacies, and then coming up with the most likely conclusion.
After more than 20 years of training, my business ability can be said to be very good.
Zhang Bin was accompanied by several assistants who were also doing the work of collecting and sorting. They did not move him except for going to the toilet all afternoon.
"The Qi family is indeed back." Shao Xun drew his finger on the map.
Combining all aspects of the information, the whole picture has been pieced together.
After the Qi family and their son defeated Chen Yougen several times and left the Xi family behind, they returned eastward with tens of thousands of horses from the lord, traveling through the Sangganshui Valley.
After arriving near Pingcheng, they did not rush south to Xinping, but instead stabilized the hearts and minds of Pingcheng.
Yes, for them, the most important thing now is the human heart.
Hegu, Wuluolan and other tribes have defected to Tuoba Yihuai's side. Pu tribe and a large number of Wuhuan people are happy to welcome Tuoba Shiyijian. Once the news spreads, it will definitely affect the tendency of a large number of people.
Che Kunbu, who had been hesitant before, heard that he had made up his mind and officially joined Tuoba Yihuai. This is a good example.
From an overall perspective, Tuoba Hena had just been defeated on the grasslands to the north of Yinshan Mountain. Yanmen and Xinping Land in the south had fallen one after another. The Qi family and their children were faced with the dilemma of being attacked from the north and the south. No matter how unstable the hearts of the people were,
I really recognized that I was out.
Shao Xun changed places and felt that they had two paths at this time.
The first is to fight based on Pingcheng, hoping that a miracle will occur and defeat the enemy forces from the north and south in one fell swoop, possibly including Chen Yougen's troops who were pursuing them from the east.
The second is to travel eastward again, return to the eastern region where its influence is more profound, abandon Pingcheng, and wait silently for the opportunity.
But they are unwilling to give up after all, so there is nothing to say.
"Your Majesty, you need to pay attention to Helan Aitou, who is also recruiting surrenders and rebels, and has achieved great results." Zhang Bin reminded: "There are ten surnames in Tuoba, one (Hegu), Dabu two (Uluolan, Xubu),
There are more than ten small tribes. The wings of the Qi family and their son have been greatly weakened, and people are in a state of panic that is hard to describe."
Speaking of this, Zhang Bin took out a military report and said: "Chang Sunrui mentioned that a tribal leader had a quarrel with Qi's mother and son, and did not follow them to Pingcheng, but went to Dongmugen Mountain. Those who followed them to Pingcheng may not
If you have a single heart, you may just be reluctant to obey your orders. The odds of winning this victory are high, but the king must not take it lightly. It is time to focus on your kindness and uncle and nephew Ying Huai."
Shao Xun tapped his index finger on the table and thought silently.
After a moment, he waved his hand and said: "Zi Liang, draft a military order immediately."
Secretary-supervisor Lu Chen picked up the brush and dipped it in ink.
"With Chen Yougen, Wang Feng selected his troops and headed north to Dongmugen Mountain." Shao Xun said, "It doesn't matter if we can't defeat them, just show up there. At this time when people's hearts are in turmoil, I don't believe they don't have the idea to use a fight to induce surrender."
It’s the right way.”
Lu Chen finished writing it quickly, and after the ink was slightly dry, he sent it to Shao Xun's case.
Shao Xun looked at it, nodded and said: "Send it immediately."
Ling Shi responded, took the order letter, sealed it carefully, put it in a wooden box, and handed it to the messenger.
Being a messenger is a very dangerous job.
Not to mention the comings and goings, the most important thing is that they are extremely valuable and are often intercepted and killed on the road. Even some fort owners and manor owners will capture lone people as slaves, and the messenger is one of them.
First, they often go on the road in two or three people, each with multiple horses. They are a walking treasure trove. Once they succeed, they will make a fortune.
As for the risk? Bullshit risk! In the middle of nowhere, who knows who did it.
Shao Xun has been trying to rebuild the inn system in order to reduce the risks for couriers and give them a place to stay midway so that they will not sleep in the wild.
As for the possibility of leaking documents carried by couriers, there is currently only a crude solution, which is to make a batch of books with the same format and more words and send them out, using numbers to correspond to certain words in certain pages, columns, and columns. However, this method is inefficient.
If it is too low, it will be difficult to promote, so it is rarely used.
Zhang Bin looked away from the courier's back and looked at the pile of official letters in front of him.
The things that need to be dealt with in the aftermath of the war are no less than the war itself.
He looked at the three words "Shi Yijian" on the official letter, thoughtfully.
****
By the Sangqian River, Shi Yiqianzheng was surrounded by dozens of young people.
At the age of five, he still knew very little, but he already had a vague idea that these new "little friends" were all descendants of tribal nobles.
They come to play with him and are also responsible for protecting him.
When he grows up, he will be his "right-hand man" - these are his mother's original words.
Shi Yiqian still couldn't understand the profound meaning of this sentence. He only vaguely realized that with this group of peers around, he would not suffer any loss even if he fought with others.
It is indeed a good gift from his mother!
In a military tent by the river, Shao Xun opened the curtain and quietly watched the group of children.
Hey! You practice sheep riding in the morning and wrestling in the afternoon. Do you want to go to heaven?
Could it be that I, the number one warrior in the Great Jin Dynasty, can’t beat you wrestling boys?
"I underestimated you." Shao Xun put down the curtain and sat back behind the desk.
Wang, who was getting snacks, shook her hand.
This sentence has become more and more frequent recently, and Wang has a keen sense of danger.
"But I can't let you go." Shao Xun put his hand on Wang's face, moved it gently down to his chest, and said, "I can't let go of these..."
Mrs. Wang let out a soft cry, her cheeks turned red and she was a little frightened at the same time.
"What do you think I should do if I capture Pingcheng?" Shao Xun's hand moved behind Wang's back, stretched into her skirt, and squirmed slowly.
"The king has great talents and strategies, and he must have the ambition to devour the universe." Wang did not dare to hide, and said with a slight trembling: "There are many Wuhuan and Xianbei in the north of Xing. The customs of this generation are very different, and people are hesitant, just like the unruly
If a wild horse suddenly gets licked, it might lead to chaos, so why not...well..."
"In the past half month, your confidence has become stronger and stronger." Shao Xun said with a smile.
This is how people are, if they have strength and value, their self-confidence will slowly grow.
Mrs. Wang is no longer the fearful woman she was in the first month of the year.
She did have some merit in this battle, and it was not small. After all, the political battle mainly relied on their mother and son to fight.
Shao Xun carefully observed Wang's expression.
According to common sense, with this credit, this confidence, and this united front value, Wang should pursue a higher status and become increasingly intolerable to the current relatively humiliating situation.
But Shao Xun didn't see it from her expression, and he didn't know whether he really didn't have it or if he was hiding it.
"I... I also want to assist the great king in his great cause." Wang lowered her head, revealing the rounded arc skirt and trembling slightly.
Shao Xun withdrew his gaze and his hand, and after a long time said, "Follow me to the north to Pingcheng in three days to snatch people from Tuoba Yihuai."
"Robbing someone?" Wang raised her head and was about to ask who she was robbing when she suddenly understood.
"What a smart woman." Shao Xun praised, stood up, and opened the curtain.
Shi Yiqian was watching a wrestling show not far away. When he saw Shao Xun, he didn't salute and kept staring at him.
Mrs. Wang's face turned pale, she stumbled up and scolded: "Why don't you come over and salute? You owe everything to my father for what you are today. From now on, be sure to watch the morning and dusk every day, and don't fall behind."
Shi Yiqian had never seen his mother be so strict. After being stunned for a while, he walked over and saluted, "Father."
Shao Xun put his hands behind his back and said: "Back then, I built my career by gathering young people together, and Shi Yiqian got the essence. Not bad."
After that, he left with a smile.
Mrs. Wang sighed softly, and after standing in silence for a moment, she found someone to call Wang Chang over and said, "I want to add an assistant prime minister, Su Zhongyi, how about it?"
"Su Zhongyi?" Wang Chang was stunned.
"I heard the King of Liang mention it before. This man is also Wuhuan, the son of Su Shuyan, the chief military officer of the Liang Kingdom." Wang gave a brief explanation and said: "There are not many of his troops, so he may be able to take some prisoners.
Give it to him, benefit his little mouth, and then invite him to join the court as an official."
"This matter is rather troublesome, it seems unnecessary," Wang Chang said.
Wang shook her head and insisted: "I can't say why. I just feel that if I want to do this, it would be better to take the initiative. You pick the person, and hurry up."
"Yes." Wang Chang agreed.
Before leaving, his heart felt a little heavy.
Chapter completed!