Fortunately, the Feilong Army didn't come to Huangshui, otherwise I don't know how many evils would have been caused.
The Dangxiang people are half herders and half farmers, and are not as ferocious as the traditional grassland tribes. It is impossible to kill all the men who are taller than a wheel. Population is also a resource. The population itself can create wealth. Divide the captured people into
If the land is divided, won't everyone become stronger?
Along the way, we have captured more than 8,000 people and 90,000 miscellaneous animals. In the past two days, we defeated two or three small tribes on both sides of the Huangshui River and captured more than 20,000 people and more than 150,000 miscellaneous animals. The harvest was huge.
What they didn't say was that they sent a group of Fan cavalry to escort the loot back to Xianyou Palace and Yuyi Town - they had no choice, they had no idea, and they didn't dare to say that they could fight with prisoners, cattle and sheep when they encountered the main force of the Khitan brigade.
The biggest share of the spoils must be obtained by the King of Xia. However, each of the troops sent out can share some more or less, and all can get some benefits. If you want to get more, just keep grabbing. Even if you dig three feet into the ground, you still have to do it.
Uncover more tribes.
There is no need for the cavalry to do the search.
On August 26, Zetsugu led more than 8,000 cavalry troops and 4,000 cavalry troops eastward, heading straight to the lower reaches of Huangshui River without any delay.
At the same time, after waiting for the big day to rest, the Feilong Army, as the "right hook", attacked everywhere around the ancient city of Anle County starting from the 22nd, defeated two tribes, and captured several people, cattle and sheep.
, and those previously obtained in Anle County, obtained more than 20,000 people and more than 100,000 miscellaneous livestock.
The spoils of war are actually a little short. One is that they killed too hard, and the other is that there are very few people in the first place. After all, this was the land of Youzhou Town a few months ago. The Khitan people are obsessed with expanding southward, and they have been encroaching on Youzhou Town for two consecutive years.
The land behind the mountains has not yet had time to make "big investments".
In later generations, the five capitals of the Liao Kingdom, Xijing, and Nanjing, were all in Li Ke's hands. Zhongjing had just been captured a few months ago by cannibalizing Youzhou Town. Before that, it had been a pastoral area for the vassal tribes of Youzhou. Tokyo Liaoyang Prefecture, on the other hand, was
In the hands of the Khitan, Linhuang Mansion in Shangjing is being robbed.
The Khitan's expansion had just begun when it encountered a blow.
In fact, they are quite pitiful when you think about it. When the two states of Yingping were in the hands of the Tang Dynasty, they posed a fatal threat to them. Yingping finally won it completely this year, and also eroded the Shanhou of Tan, Gui, Ji and other states.
The land has added a layer of buffer to its core area. But as long as Youzhou is not captured, the Central Plains can always rely on terrain defense. After dealing with internal affairs and accumulating enough, they can go out on a large scale to restore the land outside the pass and behind the mountains.
Strategically advantageous.
This is the cruel reality.
Liang Hanyong, the envoy of the Feilong Army, did not know that he was operating in the heart of the Liao Kingdom in later generations. He only knew how to rob, and rob hard; he only knew how to punish, and punish the enemy hard.
On August 28, he led his army to Bailang garrison. Khitan guard Tan Jien led 2,000 people to surrender. Then he led the way and persuaded two tribes that were originally attached to Youzhou and now attached to Khitan to surrender. These two tribes
One is a Khitan, and the other is a Xi person. His relationship with the Eight Khitans and the Sixth Xi people was very bad. It can even be said that they had a big feud. His life was very unsatisfactory, and he was demoted without spending much money.
"General Liang, why don't you just occupy this place?" Tan Jien said, motivating his lips and tongue, "We surrendered to the Khitan because we had no choice. If we had the chance, we would not want to be with him."
Speaking of which, Tan Jien is already a slave of the fourth surname. First he was a general of Yan, then he was demoted to Jin, then to Khitan, and now he is demoted to Xia.
However, in a place where Tibetan and Han people are mixed, this is also a survival philosophy. It's just a job change for another boss, no big deal. There have always been a lot of Xi and Khitan sergeants in the Youzhou army. It is also very common for the Khitan to use Han people as soldiers.
Lu Wenjin, who is already dead, is actually a typical example. Historically, because Li Cunju took his daughter as a concubine, he was dissatisfied and coincided with the military chaos, so he defected to Khitan with more than 10,000 soldiers. Yeluyi was overjoyed. He was the first to surrender.
The Khitan Han general directly gave him the post of Youzhou soldiers and horses, garrisoned in Pingzhou, asked for money and people, and also gave him control over many Khitan and Xi tribes. He really treated him like a confidant.
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After Li Cunxu's death, Lu Wenjin defected to the Later Tang Dynasty again and exploited Yeluyi.
When he went there, he brought more than 10,000 people to surrender, and when he came back, he brought 150,000 Han people back to the Later Tang Dynasty. Not only that, but he also brought back a lot of property in 8,000 carts. It was simply - extremely shameless.
Abaoji most likely broke through the defense, and he probably changed his view of the Han people from then on.
"There are still Jin troops in Youzhou Town, and their attitude is unclear. We cannot take this risk." Liang Hanyong said decisively: "Everyone is moving westward. Don't hesitate. Are you leaving?"
Tan Jien wanted to tell me not to leave, but he didn't dare.
The ancestors of the Tan family are from Jiangzhou, but they have been generals in Youzhou for several generations. Since the Liu Ji era, their family has been guarding the local tyrants for the White Wolf and guarding this place.
The soldiers in the military town were under the command of his family, and he could also ask for benefits from nearby tribes, so his life was quite comfortable. Compared with his peers in Youzhou, where mutinies were frequent, he felt that his life was not bad, until the arrival of the Khitans
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In fact, the Khitan people were good to him and gave him full trust. But after he surrendered to Xia, there was no way back - the Khitan general who assisted him in guarding Bailang garrison had been tied up, and he did it himself.
"Let's go!" Tan Jien said dejectedly.
He really regretted it. If he had known earlier, he would have been more determined to join the Khitan. The Xia people's clothes were shabby and covered in mud. At first glance, they looked like tired troops who had stayed in the ravines for a long time. They might not be willing to attack.
city.
"Ah!" A scream sounded outside.
Tan Jien was shocked.
"There is no need to panic." Liang Hanyong said calmly: "Your hands and feet are not clean. Since you have turned your back, why don't you kill them all?"
"There are hundreds of people, all descendants of the chieftains of Pinbu..." Tan Jien said.
Liang Hanyong looked at him deeply, sneered and said no more.
Those who are at both ends of the spectrum are the most hateful. This guy still wants to leave a way out, so he will block your way today. Hundreds of people from Pinbu died in Bailang garrison. No matter who killed you, the Khitans want revenge.
, you, Tan Jien, will never be able to escape.
"Do you have a roster of sergeants?" Liang Hanyong asked again.
"Yes, but not completely." Tan Jien explained.
The White Wolf garrison suffered heavy losses when the Khitan attacked. More than half of the original two thousand soldiers were killed or wounded and fled. After joining the Khitan, a thousand more soldiers were recruited to complete the establishment. These people had not yet had time to register.
"After moving west, I will write a letter and ask you to take people to Luoyang." Liang Hanyong said, "Is that okay?"
"I wish! I wish!" Tan Jien nodded repeatedly.
After finalizing these matters, Liang Hanyong went outside the military town and watched the military judge count the seizures.
"Military envoy, Bailang garrison is a good place. It's very fat." The military judge had a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, and a small goatee. He looked as wretched as he wanted.
"There are more than 10,000 soldiers and civilians in the town, and 30,000 miscellaneous animals. The two vassal tribes have more than 20,000 people, and 130,000 cattle and sheep." The military judge said: "The most amazing thing is that there are 4,500 people in the town.
A hundred dendrobiums of millet and wheat.”
There is water and farmland near Bailang garrison. It has been developed for who knows how many years. Of course, there are people farming, so it is not surprising that grain was seized.
"Okay!" Liang Hanyong was quite excited upon hearing this.
Unfortunately, things like grain are too precious. Not only do the soldiers eat dried meat every day and drink cow and goat milk until they can't bear it, but the grain can also be used to feed horses, which may save lives at critical moments.
"Use a big cart and pack horses to carry it away. Not a single grain is allowed to be left." Liang Hanyong ordered.
"Yes." The military judge immediately agreed, and then asked: "Military envoy, after bringing the carriage, the march will not be so fast."
Liang Hanyong was silent for a moment and said: "I dare not go any further. More than half a month has passed since the war with the Khitan. The right wing is still suppressing Li Cunxiao in Xinyi Gui. We only have tens of thousands of people available in the left wing.
The Tibetan soldiers are like that. They eat nothing and can't do anything. They can fight with the wind, but once they fight desperately with the enemy, they won't be able to hold on."
"I'm worried..." Liang Hanyong sighed and said: "What if the Khitans gather a large force and come here? The mountains and rivers here are continuous and the terrain is complicated. Once they are delayed, what will happen after the food is exhausted? This is the second worry. The third worry
By……"
Liang Hanyong didn't mention the third worry, but everyone knew it.
This is the area behind the mountains of Youzhou. It has not been long since Youzhou forces completely withdrew from this area. They must still have old relationships here and still have residual influence. Maybe they already know about Xia Jun's eastward march.
Don't forget, Xia and Jin are at war. Once Li Cunzhang deploys his troops to go north, he may be caught off guard and may suffer heavy losses. This must be considered.
Of course, there is a fourth worry.
Left hook, right hook, where has Yuna Oritsugu been all the way? Where is he now? Winner or loser? There is no news yet.
The two armies are far apart, but they actually affect the situation of the entire battlefield. Once the northern route is defeated, he will continue to move forward foolishly. In the most extreme case, there is the main Khitan army in front and the Jin people copy the rear route.
It is inevitable that the entire army was wiped out and heavy losses were suffered.
Therefore, he did not dare to move forward and decided to wait for the news. He would first transport the loot back to the rear, and then actively expand the search area to avoid being attacked by others. By the way, he would also plunder some tribes and weaken the strength of the Khitan people.
"The military commander is mature and prudent, like the king of Xia." The military judge praised.
Liang Hanyong felt happy in his heart, but with a straight face, he said: "Go on business quickly. It's not a trivial matter for so many people to move westward, so we can't travel on business."
Tens of thousands of people heading westward, with countless vehicles, cattle and sheep, naturally have to send troops to escort them, which can be said to be a huge project. Conservatively speaking, he will have to dispatch thousands of Tibetan soldiers to accompany him, because you have to be prepared for the Jin army to attack the fortress, and there are few people.
It really doesn't work.
After the military judge left, Liang Hanyong went to the camp to comfort the sergeants.
They still have to stay for a while to attract the attention of the Khitans. If the main force of the Khitans arrives, they will even have to be responsible for breaking up the rear. I just don't know what Yeluyi is doing now and what he will do.