Chapter 1252 Westward Expansion and Westward Expansion
"Unexpectedly, two Aunts came here." Xiao Agu's eyes first glanced at Aunt Yulu, and then stayed behind her.
A slim girl was riding on a horse. When she saw Agu Zhi, she immediately dismounted and saluted: "Uncle."
The girl was born in the fourth year of Dashun in the former Tang Dynasty (893). She is twelve years old this year and her name is Xiao Chonggun. She is the only child of Xiao Shilu and Yu Lujian's aunt.
"History of Liao Taizu" records that Taizu's sister Yu Lujian's aunt was the wife of Xiao Shilu. She was implicated in the rebellion of her brothers and "died of illness". The tomb of a Liao princess unearthed in Turji Mountain in later generations has been It was identified as the tomb of Yulu's aunt, and the tomb was also engraved with a picture of "seeking a child." It can be seen that the couple did not know what was going on, and they just had such a daughter.
The daughter of an Aogu (shaman) was naturally raised to be an Aogu early. It is normal for a daughter to inherit her mother's inheritance.
Moreover, this is also an extremely common occupation among noble girls of the tribe. Abaoji’s daughter Yelvzhigu is also an Aogu.
"My niece is getting more and more beautiful." Xiao Agu's eyes lingered on Chonggun for a long time.
Xiao Shilu was a little unhappy, but Yu Lu smiled when he saw his aunt.
Abaoji's aunt was married to two people. She had Xiao Dilu and Xiao Shilu with her first husband. After her first husband died, she remarried and gave birth to Shuluping, Xiao Agu and others.
In other words, Xiao Shilu and Xiao Agu are just half-brothers, and Xiao Chonggun is Agu's niece.
From another perspective, Xiao Chonggun's mother is A Baoji's sister, while A Guzhi's mother is A Baoji's aunt, and Xiao Chonggun is A Guzhi's niece.
The relationship is really too complicated.
According to Khitan custom, an uncle's marriage to his niece has always been regarded as the most intimate marriage. In addition, not to mention cousins, there are uncles and nieces, so everyone is orthopedic.
So, don't blame Agu for only staring at his niece or niece. Everyone loves beauty, it's normal.
"Okay, Aguji!" Shilu couldn't stand it any longer, coughed heavily and said, "Let's go into the city."
"You are the governor, you have the final say." Agu just smiled and then asked: "Did you move your family here too?"
"I moved here." Yu Lujiangu was in a good mood. While looking at the roughly repaired Liucheng, she said, "In Daliaoshui, there is nothing you want. How can you live as comfortably as in Yingzhou."
"Of course." Agu just laughed and said: "Not to mention, those Bohai people are not good at fighting, but they are good at serving others. Today I will pick a few maids with good looks and send them to your house. By the way, the house It has also been cleaned up. I ordered people to renovate it. I originally planned to live there by myself, so I gave it to you and your wife."
"Agu only works reliably." Gu Gu pursed her lips and smiled.
Agu also smiled, but his eyes still glanced at his niece from time to time.
The veins on Xiao Shilu's forehead were exposed, and it took him a while to suppress the anger in his heart.
The group of people arrived at the mansion soon. Aunt Yu looked up and saw that she was from a very high family, quite impressive, and it was said that she had come in three times. She laughed so hard that she couldn't even open her eyes.
When it comes to enjoyment, the Han people and the Bohai people are the best at it. Looking at this mansion, you can't compare it to the tents or low mud houses where the Khitan people live.
"Aguji!" After the guests sat down, Shi Lu stared at Aguji and asked: "Have you ever practiced the five thousand horses that Abaoji gave you properly?"
"You don't need to remind me, brother. I often lead my sons to practice riding, shooting and fighting." Agu only replied: "Why do you ask this?"
"There is a big trouble." Xiao Shilu ignored the others and said bluntly: "The Xia people seem to be going to attack the Khitan in a large scale. Yu Yue and Yi Lijin discussed it over and over again and decided that they should fight."
Xiao Agu only heard the words and became serious, asking: "Why a large-scale expedition? Yingzhou is still quite peaceful. After Li Cunxiao and his men invaded Bailang garrison, there was no movement. Many tribesmen came back and said that he
There are only a few thousand soldiers and horses, maybe more than ten thousand at most. Such a small number of people cannot pose a big threat. After discussing with Gao Siji the day before yesterday, I was planning to take the initiative to give Li Cunxiao a good look."
Xiao Shilu was a little surprised when he heard this. Unexpectedly, Aguji had such ambitions, which saved him a lot of persuasion and gossip.
Under the Khitan military system, each chieftain had his own subordinates. In addition to the five thousand cavalry given to him by Abaoji, Agu also had some Uighur cavalry brought from the Shulu Department. To be honest, Xiao Shilu did not have these people.
Even if he is a military commander, he can only count on Xiao Agu.
If you want to go west, it is obvious that you must get Aguji's approval.
"In this case, I won't say more." Xiao Shilu said: "First find a way to find out the Xia people's deployment outside Linyu Pass, and then pick a small road to harass. Don't charge head-on, and focus on looting."
"Isn't it inappropriate to be so afraid?" Agu only frowned and said: "The Xia people's cavalry are not weak. It is possible to take one or two tribes by surprise, but how to escape? If the Xia people
If a thief comes after me, won't he still have to fight?"
"What if we just burn and kill without looting?" Shi Lu asked.
"Shilu, if you say this, the sons and daughters may not be happy." Agu just shook his head and said: "We are different from the Xia people. The sons and daughters have no military pay and rely on robbery to survive. If we go out to fight,
In the end, I got nothing. Once or twice is okay, but if it happens too many times, can you handle it?"
When Shiro heard this, he thought it made sense. He was too impatient and didn't think carefully enough.
"What should we do?" he asked.
"Either grab it and run away, and then take a detour into the mountains. It all depends on luck. The Xia people may not be able to catch up with us. Or bring the infantry with them. There is strength in numbers. Li Cunxiao has few soldiers, so he may not be able to defeat us, or
Can retreat calmly." Agu only said: "There are only two ways. In short, it is difficult to let everyone go out in vain. I can suppress it in the short term, but as time goes by, I will definitely be full of complaints."
Shi Lu sighed and hesitated.
Infantry is a new military force that Abaoji attaches great importance to. Now the Khitan ministries have fully realized that if there are no infantry capable of fighting, relying solely on cavalry to charge and harass will have little effect.
Gao Siji has 20,000 infantry and cavalry under his command. This is a powerful force and the magic needle of Yingzhou that cannot be lost easily.
Shi Lu had seen the fighting power of the Xia army, and he was really worried that the Pinglu army would be wiped out in one battle, and even Yingzhou would not be able to be saved. In that case, the furious Abaoji would kill people, no matter who he was.
"I can only take half of Pinglu's army to the west." Shi Lu said, "Is it enough?"
"Of course it's not enough!" Agu was very dissatisfied and said: "Shilu, you don't know how to fight. All the troops in Yingzhou must either be fully committed or not at all. What's the point of not sending out troops if you have them?"
"At most, I will give you three thousand more." Shi Lu made up his mind and said, "The remaining seven thousand people are stationed in various places and cannot be moved lightly."
"If you fight like this, you will have trouble if you don't lose." Agu was still very dissatisfied.
"Agu..." Yu Lu Jiangu suddenly walked up and said with a soft smile: "Actually, it doesn't matter. The Khitan Erlang has experienced many wars, how can he be compared to the Tibetan soldiers under Shao Shude's account? Only Li Cunxiao's soldiers and horses have some strength. But there are not many people, and they have to be guarded in various places, so there are even fewer people who can be mobilized. Well, before setting off for the battle, I took Chonggun to worship the sky together to boost morale. In this way, the courage of the soldiers doubled, and they were on the battlefield. You will be more confident.”
Agu only wanted to scold Yu Lu for his nonsense, but when he remembered her dual identity as Aogu and Abaoji's sister, he suddenly gave up and reluctantly said: "Jin soldiers can still fight, Xia soldiers can also fight, Xiao is the enemy of Ludu If you are caught by them, don't ignore it."
"Aguzhi, this is an order from Yu Yue and Yili Jin. Khan Dejin is also very concerned about it, and specially ordered Abao Ji to lead the Khan's personal army to set off to defeat the Xia people." Yu Lu Jiangu reminded.
Agu was speechless now. Three big shots were used to silence him. What could he do? So he could only mutter: "I haven't had time to marry yet..."
Yu Lu was overjoyed when he saw his aunt, and said with a smile: "Abaoji didn't get married until he was twenty-one years old. The eagle on the grassland should focus on conquering. Once you have established meritorious deeds, you will have pastures, cattle, sheep, and women. If you fight Well, in a few years, I will ask Abaoji to marry Zhigu to you."
Xiao Agu only carefully compared the appearance of Yelv Zhigu and Xiao Chonggun, and was secretly happy in his heart, saying: "Since it is Shi Lu's military order, there is nothing to say. Tomorrow I will organize the troops and horses, raise supplies, and prepare for the war as soon as possible. If everything is done properly, we will march westward in a big way."
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On May 16th, the fourth year of Jianji, Shao Shude had returned to Youzhou.
In recent months, the situation in Youzhou has generally calmed down.
The rebellion that once spread throughout the counties and villages has been brutally suppressed. Wherever Longxiang and the sudden two armies went, heads were rolling and blood was flowing everywhere.
Under such bloody methods, at least the resistance on the surface has completely disappeared. The work of reorganizing households and improving the population is being carried out steadily, and more than a hundred years of accumulated abuses are about to be wiped out. Shao Shude is also very happy.
On the 16th, 20,000 bodyguards and troops arrived in Youzhou. He moved General Tu, who had been on the campaign for a long time, out of the camp in Youzhou and let him go home to rest.
As a result, the deployment of troops in various places in Hebei is roughly as follows:
The Tiande army deployed along the Yongji Canal and confronted the half-hearted Chengde across the river.
The soon-to-be-adapted Xiaojie Army will be stationed in various places in Cangjing.
The newly arrived military force will be stationed in Beizhou and Xingmingci. After the arrival of the Daozhou army in Guannan, they will also be stationed here.
In the left wing of the Tielin Army, the Dingnan Army was stationed in the Changxia Palace area, while the Qingyi Army guarded the White Wolf garrison and supervised the various tribes.
On the right wing of the Tielin Army, the Long Xiang Army, the He Controlling Army, the Bodyguard Army, and the Yin'an Army are more than 80,000 people, which is a mobile force that can be used.
He calculated the strength of the troops at hand and assessed the situation in Youzhou. He felt that he could mobilize some troops and horses, march westward from Zhuozhou, and attack the Yiwu Army - he might not be able to defeat Chengde, but he would be sure to attack Yiwu.
It will be much bigger.
The start of the war is scheduled for the end of June or the beginning of July.
By then the summer harvest has passed, Youzhou will be calmer, and Wuwei, Tianxiong and other armies have also experienced three months of rest and recuperation. Their morale has gradually recovered, and they can attack Hedong from Hezhong, Heyang and other directions.
The Feilong Army marching south from Rouzhou cooperated to contain the Jin people.
Without the help of Hedong, Yi Ding and Chengde could only be beaten and unable to fight back. They continued to besiege for a year and a half before they were defeated.
On May 20th, more than 16,000 Youguo troops arrived in Zhuozhou.