After resting in Pingcheng for several days, Tang Ao did not return to Jizhou. Instead, he went straight to Guzhou and detoured to Suzhou. Even though the danger had passed, Tang Ao thought that he should take the opportunity to go to Suzhou and Xinzhou.
The state and the barbarian land were gone.
In Suzhou, Tang Ao met Zeng Tong, the magistrate of Suzhou and Zengtong, who had been separated for a while, and learned about the situation here. After learning that everything was going smoothly, a relaxed look appeared on his face. "Very good, now the policy is for
You guys, the next step is how to make good use of it. In short, we must try our best to be fair and just, so that the people can return to their hearts as soon as possible. If any inequality occurs because an official is working with emotion, then no matter it is
Who will be severely punished without mercy?"
"Your Majesty, please rest assured. The subordinates have given repeated orders regarding this matter, and have sent out a lot of inspection personnel. If there are any problems, they will be discovered early and corrected in time." Zeng Tong's face straightened and he said with assurance.
"Mr. Zeng, I can rest assured when doing things." Tang Ao chuckled, and then the two of them sat opposite each other. Now that they had met, Tang Ao asked for advice on the situation in front of him, and asked about the next direction of the Jizhou Army.
Zeng Tong was able to become the prince's teacher and chief staff, so there was no problem with the overall situation. It was just because the prince at that time didn't know how to employ people, so he couldn't give full play to his abilities.
Facts have proven that if you delegate power to him, the tasks assigned to you can often be done very well. Just like this time, when two newly won states and territories were handed over to this person, there was no big trouble.
This is something that ordinary people cannot do.
Tang Aocheng asked sincerely, and Zeng Tong knew that King Ji was interested in him. He said excitedly: "Your Majesty, although I also know that a lot of things have happened recently, and there are many dangers, and the Jizhou army is on the run.
We should not be idle for a moment, but the world is still uncertain, so it is appropriate to take some trouble. Now that the situation is very good, we should take this opportunity to completely solve the problem in the north."
"As for the problem in the north, Mr. Zeng is talking about Beidi?"
"Yes, Your Majesty. Now the war is raging and has developed from the Central Plains to the south. The world is already in chaos. This is the time for Your Majesty to become famous all over the world and unify the world. With Your Majesty's benevolent government, this is a blessing for all the people in the world.
. But before that, if you want to go south to the Central Plains, you must first solve the troubles behind you. This time Beidi sent 140,000 troops outside the town and county, which has already explained the problem. The problem of Beidi cannot be solved unless it is solved."
What Zeng Tong said was very sincere, and Tang Ao kept nodding after hearing this.
Now is indeed the best time to solve the problem in the north. If he really wants to attack Beidi when the world is at peace, he doesn't know how many people will jump out to stop him, and some may even take this opportunity to attack him. It is possible to get some benefits.
possible.
But now, the war in the Central Plains has spread to the south, and the vassal kings themselves are not safe. Who is in the mood to care about other people's affairs? This is the best time to send troops.
The opportunity has arisen, but when I think about it, Beidi was also a sovereign country before. In terms of strength, it is much stronger than the Western Barbarians. How can it be destroyed just by saying it is destroyed?
The Great Barbarians were originally very powerful, but since they were defeated by the South Vietnamese and fled to the west to become the Western Barbarians, their strength has not been half of its original strength. In addition, this time they were in civil strife first, and then the main force was not at home. Only Oyadan could
Appearing as a princess, stirring up troubles and allowing the Jizhou Army to take advantage. If the two sides fight on the battlefield, it will never be easy to defeat them. If you don't do one well, you will be stuck in the quagmire of war.
Everything is possible.
Compared with the Western Barbarians, the current Beidi is still very powerful, and there is no tendency of civil strife. It is not that easy to win a head-on battle with them.
Tang Ao was thinking deeply, considering the gains and losses of sending troops directly.
According to Tang Ao's idea, he will not meet the Beidi soldiers for the time being. He will use commercial methods to slowly hollow out Beidi. It will be easier to do it at that time. However, the current chaos in the south will leave There is not much time left for Tang Ao.
Unless Tang Ao can watch the aliens kill all the Gan people, the time for him to send out troops will not be far away. And before that, the matter in Beidi will be resolved. Otherwise, once there is a chance, they will Making trouble behind your back is a very annoying thing.
But if we really want to become an enemy of Beidi now, the opponent's main force is especially strong, so it will definitely be a fierce battle.
"Okay, let's do it." After thinking for a while, Tang Ao finally made a decision. Since he will face this problem sooner or later, it would be better to solve it earlier. And now there is a suitable excuse. Didn't Beidi just send troops? Is it a town or county? Let’s take this opportunity to call there now.
It just so happens that my uncle has not retreated from the town and county with his army, so they don't need to retreat. They can just stay there and wait for the arrival of his own army.
Tang Ao made a decision, and soon the Jizhou Army began to mobilize. In addition to the Second Firearms Battalion, the entire Chariot Battalion, the Second Field Army and 30,000 reserves who were currently in the town and county, Tang Ao also mobilized all the Shanshan Guards, and the new The 50,000 barbarians recruited, all the First Field Army, all the Tiger Soldiers, the 1st Firearms Battalion and 70,000 reserves, a total of more than 26 people, began to assemble towards the town and county.
Before, Oyadan brought 30,000 barbarians to support Pingcheng, but it was just a hasty move. Now that Tang Ao had more time to prepare, he summoned another 20,000 barbarians.
Now Tang Ao is in charge of six states plus a barbarian land, which gives him more soldiers to use. It is no exaggeration to say that if it is just a competition of military strength, there will be very few forces that can stand against him alone. Already.
In early June of the 24th year of Hanchang, this was the final time for Tang Ao to assemble the armies below. Tang Ao was going to attack Di.
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Outside the North City of Daliang City.
A mighty 200,000 Huns cavalry circled outside the city.
Emperor Qian Ying ordered his cavalry general Pan Guang to wait here with 80,000 cavalry and a month's supply of food and fodder for an army of 200,000.
Through his previous cooperation with the new barbarian king Origi, Emperor Qianying purchased a lot of war horses from him, so that the number of cavalry in his hands now reached a certain scale.
The 80,000 cavalry included 20,000 cavalry led by Pan Guang, 30,000 cavalry led by Origi who surrendered, 20,000 cavalry led by Ashina Shan, the former leader of the Luolu tribe, and the 20,000 cavalry led by the original barbarian Xiang Longqiang. Led 10,000 cavalry.
Originally, Origi and the others did not have many troops in their hands. For example, after the battle with the Jizhou Army at the foot of Jincheng, he only had 20,000 cavalry left. Emperor Qianying sent people to help him make up 10,000, which became 30,000.
Ashina Mountain has also been supplemented with 10,000 cavalry, from the original 10,000 to the current 20,000; Xiang Longqiang originally only had 3,000 cavalry, but was supplemented with 7,000, now 10,000.
They spent a lot of energy to expand the number of cavalry, and Origi and others were very grateful to Emperor Qianying for becoming his loyal ministers.
This time, all 80,000 cavalry under his command were sent out in order to frighten the Huns cavalry, and to tell them that Emperor Qianying was still very powerful, and you must not have any rebellious intentions, otherwise, he would They have the ability to deal with these Huns cavalry.
Unfortunately, this thought did not have much effect. After the 200,000 Xiongnu cavalry took the food and grass outside the city, they headed towards Yuzhou, where they would next attack Huizhou.
In order to reach the battlefield earlier, carry out plunder, and strengthen their own strength, why would the Huns cavalry stay longer outside Daliang City?
It took 200,000 Huns cavalry two full days to pass through the city. General Pan Guang breathed a sigh of relief after seeing that there was no shadow of the cavalry.
In the past two days, although they had not had close contact with the Hun cavalry, they felt that they were murderers. If they were to become enemies, it would be a difficult and bloody battle.
If these people really want to take advantage of Daliang City, it will be a disaster. Fortunately, these people don't seem to be interested in this place. But it is conceivable that once they enter Daqiannandi, What kind of scene would that be? I'm afraid it would be like locusts passing through the border.
At this moment, Pan Guang, the Ganren, began to worry about the Ganren in the Southland. He even questioned His Majesty's decision. Is it really good to put aliens into the inner territory like this?
Whoever dies in the end will lose the confidence of the people of Daqian.
Again, in the eyes of those in power in ancient times, a few people put the common people in their eyes. What they wanted was victory, the stability of the imperial power, and even other things, haha.
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Shile City, the capital of Beidi Kingdom.
As the Jizhou Army began to concentrate towards the towns and counties, there was already a quarrel here.
Not long ago, the caravan sent by the Gongsun family and the Cheng family returned empty-handed from Jizhou for the first time.
Not only did they not bring back any needed goods, they also received a warning from the Jizhou Army that everyone was now on the verge of war, and business transactions would not resume until the war was over.
The Gongsun family and the Cheng family, who were used to making a lot of money from it, suddenly had no business to do, so they naturally didn't look good. But what surprised them even more was that the Jizhou army wanted to make Dadi their enemy.
Although there had been wars before, they were all minor conflicts. Even when Shile City was occupied, it was due to various reasons. Judging from Dadi's willingness to compensate and the other side's withdrawal of troops, they did not ask for it at that time. Destroy their Da Di intentions.
But this time it is completely different. This is a war to destroy the country.
At this moment, the Gongsun family and the Cheng family do not want to fight with the Jizhou army, and they may have no choice.
After all, they are from Dadi.
Of course, Tang Ao had not thought about it. Chief Commercial Officer Chang Hong sent people to communicate with the Gongsun family and the Cheng family, telling them that as long as they were willing to surrender, they could become subjects of Daqian in the future. But they were all rejected.
