The basis for measuring the strength of an army is its ability to withstand battle damage. The more elite the army, the greater its mental endurance.
However, these ethnic soldiers in Hezhou City have neither the blessing of national beliefs nor formal training.
Faced with the intimidation brought by powerful soldiers such as the Central Plains infantry, the psychological defense line collapsed directly.
Zhang Youde also wanted to kill a few deserters to establish his authority. But looking around, he saw that the army was defeated like a mountain, with dozens and hundreds of soldiers fleeing behind.
Where can I kill him?
Zhang Youde knew that if he fell into the enemy's hands, he would definitely die, so he might as well take it easy and slash the lower part of his neck with the knife in his hand.
Hezhou fell!
The first person to receive news of the fall of Hezhou was Li Qianpu, who was "working" voluntarily in Lanzhou.
Li Qianpu was a late bloomer, a wise and brave general.
During the period of Shi Jingtang of the Later Jin Dynasty, he relied on his burly figure to enter Bianjing to repair the palace. He bumped along the way, from serving officials at the west end to serving officials at the east end, and then served as deputy envoy of Beiku. After more than ten years, he has been
They all hold military positions, but they have always been responsible for logistics in the army and have no chance to go to the battlefield.
It was not until the first year of Xiande, after Guo Rong ascended the throne, that Li Qianpu got a chance to perform.
Guo Rong didn't know how powerful Li Qianpu was at first, so he asked him to do the work of a scholar and go to Liaozhou to persuade Zhang Hanchao, the governor of Liaozhou, to surrender.
With his words, he successfully persuaded Zhang Hanchao to surrender.
It was also with this merit that Li Qianpu won the task of leading a partial army to travel deep into Hedong territory.
As a result, Li Qianpu kept bribing local people to lead the way, and he was able to move freely in Hedong. He was invincible and won consecutive battles. His outstanding record shocked a lot of people's jaws.
Then Li Qianpu guarded Xizhou and had no more merit.
It's not that Li Qianpu is incompetent, it's that those who are good at fighting don't have great military exploits.
Li Qianpu has a generous temperament and promises a large amount of money. He is not only good at military strategy, but also good at government affairs, winning the hearts and minds of the people and the military.
Under his guard, Xizhou was like a tortoise and a hedgehog, giving people nowhere to eat.
The generals of the Northern Han Dynasty would rather trouble Li Jun, who was more powerful, than Li Qianpu.
Therefore, if Wei Renpu hadn't recommended him, Luo Youdu would have ignored this famous general whose strength kept him low profile.
In this western expedition, Li Qianpu was not hindered by the city like Murong Yanzhao. He used Tibetan friendly troops to capture Lanzhou Jincheng effortlessly.
Then Li Qianpu stopped moving and started working as a governor in Jincheng.
He walked around the streets and visited local wealthy families. He was a virtuous elder and served the people well. He gained local support and laid a solid foundation for Song Xiong, the governor who had not yet taken office.
Liu Jin came to Li Qianpu excitedly and was speechless when he saw that his boss was handling state affairs seriously.
The general captured the city and conquered the territory, and it was indeed his duty to control the people who captured the city, but it was unheard of for him to treat himself as a governor and handle the affairs of the state capital diligently like his own Shangguan.
"Li Dujian, Hezhou has fallen. After waiting for half a month, my body is numb. Let's move in troops quickly. If we delay, it will be too late."
Liu Jin is a powerful general who served in the Northern Han Dynasty in the past and was a partial general in Qinzhou City.
When Li Qianpu attacked Qinzhou, Liu Jin was besieged by more than two hundred people. He killed thirty-one people by himself and was captured after exhaustion.
The commander, Sun Yanjin, wanted to kill him to vent his anger.
Li Qianpu saved his strength and used it for his own use.
Li Qianpu said without raising his head: "No hurry!"
Liu Jin was dumbfounded and said: "Everyone said before that there was no rush because Hezhou could not be conquered. Our army marched westward alone, and it was easy for Tubo to defeat them one by one. Now that Hezhou has been conquered, Commander Murong Jie led his troops to advance westward first. We
If we don't keep up, won't we put them in danger?"
Li Qianpu closed the official document in his hand and said with a smile: "This is different. What kind of soldiers does Commander Murong Jie have in his hands? That is the front division of the palace. It has the best equipment and the most elite soldiers, plus Commander Murong Jie's own bravery.
He is good at fighting and is good at fighting hard battles. Even if he is facing the elite Tibetans at their peak in the past, he will not be easily defeated. Let alone an alliance army composed of a group of wealthy families? Even if the number of enemies is several times theirs, they are just a group of rabble.
.Even if we cannot win, we will not be defeated.”
The difference between this tribe and the country is extremely huge.
At the peak of Tibet, there were also world-famous armored cavalry. They were said to be well-dressed, with holes for both eyes, and strong bows and sharp blades that could not cause serious damage.
but now?
Not to mention heavy cavalry armor such as cavalry.
It would be difficult for an ordinary tribe to raise hundreds of armors.
Liu Jin was dissatisfied and said: "The general does not think that the frontier troops trained by the governor himself are inferior to those of the front division of the palace, not to mention that we also have 10,000 brothers who are guards and military divisions!"
Li Qianpu smiled and said nothing. Different people have different fighting styles.
Murong Yanzhao is a master who is good at fighting tough battles. The more people he has, the more powerful he becomes. He dares to attack enemies several times his own and is sure to gain an advantage, but he does not have the courage.
But seeing the expression on Liu Jin's face that he was afraid of being attacked by Murong Yanzhao, he said: "Don't worry, when the time comes to attack, you will naturally be able to use it. Now just wait patiently. I'm really bored, so I'll lead the way."
The soldiers went to Liuling to collect some wood. It will be winter in a few months, and there are some lonely old people in Jincheng who have not yet passed the winter."
Liu Jin muttered: "You want me to do this little thing?"
Li Qianpu's ears were sharp and he said solemnly: "People's livelihood is the most important thing in the world."
Liu Jin did not dare to say anything more and hurried away.
Li Qianpu continued to look down at Duke Wen unhurriedly.
It seems that he is not enthusiastic about going on an expedition at all.
Li Qianpu's leisurely and contented temper made Wen Chengbu anxious.
Facing the attack from the Central Plains, Wen Chengbu intended to unite the tribes of Huangzhou and Kuozhou to resist the Central Plains.
However, Wen Chengbu usually did a lot of evil, and not many people paid attention to him at this critical moment.
Wen Chengbu was extremely helpless about this, and finally had to choose to defend Miaochuan City in Huangzhou, preparing to strengthen Miaochuan City as much as possible when the Central Plains Western Expeditionary Army reached Huangzhou.
But they soon discovered that this idea was not reliable at all.
Miaochuan City also has a profound history. During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the ruler of Nanliang founded the country and established its capital here. It has always been the political and economic center of Longyou.
But no matter how big Mochuan City is, it can't stop dozens of tribesmen from dragging their families, oxen and sheep into the city.
Miaochuan City does not have that much fodder to supply hundreds of thousands of cattle and sheep...
There is not so much food to sustain so many tribal people.
But if we really want to leave the women and children outside and ignore them, all tribes and tribes will start to make trouble.
Thousands of cattle and sheep from various tribes were left outside. When the Central Plains army came, it made people laugh out of their dreams.
If we really kill all the cattle and sheep to use as food rations, we can really survive this winter.
But what about next year?
There is no need to fight this battle, they will starve to death next year.
Faced with all these problems, Wen Chengbu found that it was impossible for them to defend the city. The harsh situation they faced was a dead end.
Murong Yanzhao's domineering power gave Wen Chengbu hope in despair.
With the lessons learned from Taozhou and Hezhou, all small and medium-sized tribes understand that if they don't get together, they will end up like the tribes in Hezhou and Taozhou, being defeated one by one.
Many tribes who were originally unwilling to gather under Wen Chengbu also became guilty and panicked.
In the end, facing the life and death of the clan, the various Tubo tribes, which were full of conflicts, could not help but relax one by one and unanimously spoke to the outside world.
There are people in this hand, strong backbone, and confidence.
Wen Chengbu not only wanted to block the enemy from Huangzhou, but also had the idea of defeating the enemy.
"Hezhou has been captured by them, why doesn't Li Qianpu move?"
A trace of anxiety flashed in Wen Chengbu's eyes, and the Central Plains attacked from two fronts. The main purpose was to prevent them from taking care of both ends.
But this move is a flaw from one aspect.
This gives them the opportunity to defeat them one by one.
It's just that Li Qianpu's troops had already captured Jincheng when they sent out troops, and then kept their troops stationary, not giving them this opportunity.
Wen Chengbu also noticed Li Qianpu's caution and sent someone to keep an eye on the direction of Jincheng.
As a result, Li Qianpu was still unwilling to send troops and still stationed troops in Jincheng.
The great lama Panzhaxi also had a strange look on his face and said: "In my humble opinion, Almsgiver Li is more resourceful and resourceful than Murong Yanzhao, as can be seen from the ease with which he went to Jincheng. Since he saw through our strategies to defeat them one by one, he
We should go hand in hand with Murong Donor. If we continue to stand still, we won't worry about us defeating Murong Donor first and then looking for him?"
He thought carefully and continued: "Could it be that Li Qianpu has a grudge against Murong Yanzhao? Is he unwilling to attack with them?"
After being reminded, Wen Chengbu guessed: "There should be no hatred. The Emperor of the Central Plains will not let two people with hatred cooperate to fight. I think they are probably dissatisfied... Murong Yanzhao's momentum is so huge, what he really gained
He is no better than Hezhou. And he was the first to achieve results, but his reputation is far less than that of Murong Yanzhao. It would be uncomfortable for anyone else."
Ben Zhaxi clasped his hands together and said: "So, the poor monk guessed what Almsgiver Li meant. He deliberately pushed Murong Yanzhao to the front and sat back while we were fighting fiercely.
Fisherman's advantage. It's not that he doesn't send troops, but he wants to send troops at a critical moment..."
Wen Chengbu scolded: "What a cunning guy... In this way, we have to defeat Murong Yanzhao as soon as possible. The longer the stalemate with Murong Yanzhao lasts, the easier it will be for Li Qianpu to take advantage of him."
Ben Zhaxi clasped his hands together and said with a slight smile: "This is also a good thing for us. Revealing Donor Li's intentions to Donor Murong. Let them secretly compete for merit and turn it into overt competition for merit. Generals are not in harmony, but the war between them
Big taboo.”
"In this case, Donor Murong is definitely not willing to let Donor Li take advantage of others. With his bellicose personality, he will only become more aggressive and monopolize the credit, which gives us an opportunity to take advantage of..."
When Wen Chengbu heard this, he was in a good mood and said with pride: "Then Li Qianpu will not have time to be the fisherman. We have arranged heavy troops along the upper reaches of the Yellow River around Ningtao Village, Dangcheng, Ningchuan Fort, and Bajin City.
, as long as Murong Yanzhao has the courage to cross the Yellow River, let him survive and never go back!"
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