In late June, after several days of continuous attacks, the original defenders of Papaya finally could no longer hold on.
The six thousand sergeants of Heijin's right battalion were beaten to a disgrace and suffered heavy casualties.
However, after experiencing the war, their temperament has changed, and they seem to be stronger than before during training.
"The thief is quite stubborn." Mi Huang was a little surprised.
At least half of the people in Papayuan were gone, and there were only five or six hundred households left, mostly Di and Qiang people. But they, men, women, old and young, all went into battle. Even the old man who had lost his teeth also took a wooden spear at the top of the city.
Fighting hard, children as young as five or six struggled to carry military equipment, going back and forth, up and down, while old women with white hair carried water and meals.
"If the folk customs are not strong enough, we are not worthy of living here." Zhao Wei, the former deputy governor of Yinqiang's middle camp and now the commander of Heijin's right camp, said: "Thanks to the hard work of our soldiers, we finally conquered this city."
After saying that, he cursed again: "I really don't know what to say. Even Shi Le and Shi Hu ran away, and they still resisted for so long."
Mi Huang ignored Zhao Wei, who was furious, and only summoned soldiers from Kelan counties who had crossed the river with the army, saying: "When the next batch of boats cross the river, all the prisoners from the Papaya original camp will be sent to Jinyang and made into service households.
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"As ordered." Several people responded in unison.
After saying that, they all looked at the less than two thousand men, women, and children with angry expressions. They also killed many people and wanted to kill all the prisoners.
On the first day of July, the Heijin Right Battalion resumed its journey after resting.
Mi Huang was in charge of the newly acquired Papaya Plain, responsible for handling the ferry and guarding supplies.
Zhao Wei took more than 5,000 right battalion soldiers and more than 4,000 Kelan men and women, marched northwest, and arrived at Fugu four days later. Unexpectedly, the place was deserted, all valuable belongings were gone, and many private houses were still intact.
It was demolished and set on fire, leaving only puddles of dried horse dung inside and outside the fort.
After finally finding a few people hiding in a nearby ravine, after asking around, they learned that Shi Le's uncle and nephew had broken out of the encirclement at night many days ago and were missing.
Some people followed and ran south, and they don't know where they are now. Those who were unwilling to run or didn't have time to run were captured by the Xianbei cavalry, saying they wanted to sell them.
Of course, some valuable goods were also looted by the Xianbei people, including cattle and sheep grazing in the wild, as well as stored grain.
Zhao Wei wanted to capture the escaped Di and Qiang people, but gave up after thinking about it.
The terrain of Shangjun is a dream.
The two groups of horses are walking on two mountain plateaus, and they can see each other. But if you really want to fight, it will be extremely difficult. The winding roads and rugged places in the middle will make you vomit blood.
Not to mention, there are thousands of ravines here, and there are too many places to hide people. How lucky do you have to be to find and catch them?
After leaving several hundred men to guard Fugu, Zhao Wei continued to move forward to Gushan Fort, while at the same time inquiring about the news about Jin Zheng's troops going south.
Jin Zheng had already left Liangu and headed for Baitu County.
Lian Gu surrendered directly.
There were more than 5,000 soldiers and civilians in this fortress, and they were surrounded by Qiu Dun's cavalry for several days. After failing, the troops went south, but soon the Yilu cavalry went south, and they surrounded it for several days, and even tried to attack it once.
, except for leaving hundreds of corpses behind, there was no result.
Jin Zheng arrived here on June 28th. After persuading them to surrender, the garrison generals, mostly from Yecheng, wept with joy and Kaicheng surrendered.
After Jin Zheng regained this place, he left hundreds of people to monitor it, and recruited Ding Zhuang from Liangu Fort as a vanguard to march south to Baitu.
Baitu County has been captured by the Xianbei who moved south, and is probably completely empty.
On the southern front, Liu Can was stationed in Huayin, dispatching cavalry to move north while supervising the infantry to defend the city.
Hou Feihu tried to capture Pujin Guandong City, but failed.
Pei Kuo was also ordered to attack Tongguan, but he failed with many casualties.
If they had not detoured through the grasslands and headed south, they would probably not be able to capture these two places even if 100,000 people died in battle, unless the Huns themselves were in civil strife.
In the direction of Nanyang, no troops and horses were mobilized to attack Wuguan, because the Wu soldiers went north from Xiangyang, defeated the Nanyang army in Xinye, and attacked all the way to Tuoyang.
Mianbei Governor Le Kai gritted his teeth, did not ask for help, and continued to fight the enemy in Xiangyang in a turn-based battle.
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In order to better receive news from various battlefields, Shao Xun moved his camp to Shanwu.
In his spare time, in addition to training his troops, he spent most of his time digging ditches and handling government affairs.
"The order was sent to set up Mangshan and Yique Erlongxiang Mansion in Luoyang, and recruit more than 2,000 soldiers from the Luoyang Chinese Army's Qianqi Army. If there are not enough, we will recruit from Yingchuan and Runan the descendants of the Youzhou Tuqi Dudu who are familiar with archers and horses to make up for this.
For the Right Knight Cavalry Guard."
"An order was sent to establish Longxiang Prefecture in Ruicheng in the south of Zhongtiao Mountain, and selected outstanding officers and men of the Luoyang Chinese Army to be reorganized. Nine thousand six hundred soldiers from the Eight Dragon Xiang Prefectures in the three counties of Pingyang, Hedong, and Hongnong were organized into the Youyu Linwei."
"Is this part enough?" Shao Xun looked at secretary supervisor Lu Chen and asked.
Lu Chen barely needed any calculations and blurted out: "Today there are about 13,000 households and more than 54,000 people."
"That's enough." Shao Xun said: "The Xianbei who broke into Hexi should be able to sell some miscellaneous things. After this war is over, the guards are ordered to review the military records again. If there are any soldiers who died in the battle, died of illness, or were disabled,
He will select his descendants to replenish his army."
"Yes." Seeing that Shao Xun had no other words to say, Lu Chen went to the side table to write an order.
Shao Xun continued to work beside Zhonglingchuan.
Tens of thousands of Jie rode on the outside to herd horses and guard, the Silver Spear Camp was stationed near the county seat, and there were two thousand pro-troops in the innermost circle.
Nearly ten thousand Huangtou troops worked with him to clean up dirt, dig ditches, and level the fields near Zhongling River.
Shao Xun is still very diligent.
The sickle flew up and down, cutting down the reeds near the river beach in pieces.
He even found a few wild duck eggs in the reeds. He was so happy that he asked the chief chef Tong Qianjin to spread them in an iron pot for him to eat at noon.
The newly arrived tribesmen from Liangcheng Kingdom are building houses.
They were not very good at this and would have preferred to set up a tent with felt cloth, but their superiors strictly prohibited this.
There are unfamiliar people around me. Looking left and right, I don’t know where the leader is. I feel helpless and empty. What should I do?
When Shao Xun was cutting the reeds, he watched with cold eyes and sneered.
Those who were ordinary herdsmen were fine at first, but those who had been herdsmen for several lifetimes became ridiculous, and they were not used to having no head of household.
The number of troops transporting grain and grass from Henan and Hebei has not decreased. When passing through Liangcheng, some grain will be unloaded to provide food for the resettlement of more than 50,000 people and seeds for next spring plowing.
In addition, these more than 50,000 people also have about 400,000 cattle, sheep and miscellaneous livestock, which is seriously insufficient in number and not at the level that a normal tribe should have.
They can barely survive this winter without enough food to eat and starve to death. Next year, they may be able to harvest more or less food and their lives will be a little easier.
It will take almost three or four years before we can fully get back on track.
The candidate for the domestic history of Liangcheng has been decided, and it is Guo Rong, the governor of Leping.
This person is proficient in Jie and Wuhuan languages, which is the biggest bonus. His own abilities are not bad, and he has also led troops in battles, so he is very suitable for this position.
The big farmer was Liang Guotian Cao Lingshi Chu Pei. He participated in the field survey many times, compiled the land acres, household registration books, and settled the cleared farmers. In the early days of the establishment of Liangcheng Kingdom, his experience could be put to use.
Of course, the more important reason is that this person was recommended by Prime Minister Yu Chen, and Shao Xun was willing to give him face. Guo Rong was recommended by Military Chief Wang Yan.
The lieutenant was appointed by Yang Quan, the former Liang Guowuya general.
He was also the first to arrive, bringing hundreds of Yang clan members as personal soldiers, intending to use this as a basis to train the young men of Liangcheng Kingdom.
It can also be seen from this that Yang Quan has a very good attitude and does not bother coming to this frontier place at all. Shao Xun was happy and let him take the post of Zhonglang in the Shanyu Protectorate.
As for the officials such as Cheng, Fu, You, Literary, Left and Right Chang Shi, Dian Shu Ling, Xue Guan Ling, Lang Zhong Ling, etc., the selection of people is still going on.
In addition to this, other positions will be assigned by the Wang family.
In this way, the framework of Liangcheng Kingdom was established.
Tuoba Lizhen lives on a mountain city, surrounded by a group of generals from the Central Plains.
He learned a lot about literature and taught him about classics and history.
Fu, you are with me here, admonishing and correcting his words and deeds at any time.
Internal history, state ministers, and big farmers encouraged him to teach farming and animal husbandry and accumulate national strength.
Dian Shu ordered him to upload and issue official documents and handle official correspondence.
The academic officer is responsible for the education of the whole county.
Lang Zhongling is responsible for the security of the guards and at the same time elects talented people in the county.
The lieutenant trained his troops and trained his troops.
The existence of Liangcheng State was one of the major achievements of this Northern Expedition, and it was very difficult to win.
Judging from the actual situation, the easiest one to obtain is Mayi County, because it is connected to Kelan and Yanmen counties, and is close to the Jin Dynasty. However, in fact, the current situation where Wuhuan accounts for the majority of the population is also difficult to obtain.
It is unlikely to fall to you at this stage.
And Liangcheng State is located to the north of Mayi and controls the main road between Pingcheng and Shengle. It is even more impossible for them to let you occupy it.
These four counties may be repeated in the future.
After cutting a large area of ​​reeds, Shao Xun began digging and cleaning the ditch.
At this time, Liu Yena arrived in a carriage, bringing lunch that she had made by herself.
These days, Shao Xun is surrounded by two women, Liu and Wang.
After all, Wang's status was inconvenient, and Liu Ye was not polite. He and Shao Xun slept together like husband and wife, and they were so happy that they didn't want to go back.
Shao Xun smiled at the woman, and then looked across the Zhongling River.
A large group of people had just been escorted in.
The team was very long, forming four columns and staggering forward.
Next to the column, there were carriages one after another, with old, weak, women and children sitting on them.
Judging from their hair accessories, they should be from Henan.
"The remnants of Baibu Xianbei." Liu Yena brought a plate of meat to Shao Xun and said, "I shot the yellow sheep myself."
Shao Xun picked up a piece, put it in his mouth, chewed it, and said, "The meat is cooked at the right temperature, it's very delicious."
Liu Yena also took a bite, but felt that it was not that delicious. After looking at Shao Xun, the smile on his face became even stronger.
"More than four thousand Bai Xianbei and Hedouling tribe captured them in Wuyuan. After they left, those people came from Shuofang to graze their cattle. The Hedouling tribe made a surprise attack and captured them directly," Liu Yena said: "
My brother personally brought someone here to take it over. Dou Qin doesn’t want silk, but only food. He should still have some people in his hands, maybe more than what is in front of him."
Shao Xun nodded and said: "As long as you are not stupid, you will know to keep the strong men and women and sell the rest to me. He also has to run his own tribe, so having more household registrations is definitely not a bad thing."
Thinking from his perspective, Shao Xun himself would also choose among the prisoners, keep some for himself, and exchange the rest for food. This was normal operation for the Hedouling Department.
He quickly withdrew his gaze, washed his hands by the river, and sat down to have lunch.
Huang Zheng, the pro-military governor, quietly came over and reported: "Your Majesty, Pingyang sent word that Feng Yi and Di Qiang heard that Xianbei was going south. They responded in large numbers and killed the Xiongnu officials. They cut off the grain roads in the three cities of Pujing Pass and sent envoys to ask the king to cross the river.
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Shao Xun took it, took a look, and said with a smile: "This is like putting a coffin board on Liu Can."
Pujinguan and Tongguan were Liu Han's key lines of defense. They were sharp weapons for bleeding the Jin Dynasty, and both were indispensable.
If Pujin is gone, there is no need to defend Tongguan.
Tongguan is gone, and there is no need to defend Pujin.
If one of the two is removed, the effectiveness of the other will be greatly reduced.
Chapter completed!