Outside the Yongqing Gate, Shao Shude rode a divine horse, picked up his bow and arrow, and hit the target.
Warm cheers suddenly erupted from the surroundings, and he hit three of three shots. Prince Lingwu's ability as the best shot in the pass was truly well-deserved.
Someone mentioned Li Keyong. When he was running north to the Tatars, the chief originally wanted to do something against him. During one trip, he hung his whip on a tree branch and shot several arrows, all of which missed. The chief began to love talents.
, and Li Keyong made it clear that he had no intention of staying for a long time, so he let the father and son go.
Li Keyong's reputation is very big on the grassland. Today, the King of Lingwu County also showed his hand. The surrounding Tibetan people were greatly impressed when they saw it. This reputation has reached a higher level - well, it is positive, no longer
It has a negative reputation like "Shao Bapi".
Shao Shude showed his hand, and the leaders of the various tribes in the grassland called for the most outstanding warriors in their families to come forward and perform horseback shooting. There were even tribes that had always been at odds with each other to compete with each other. The tit-for-tat was very obvious.
The competition is conducted in teams of two, the winner gets a brocade robe, and the loser also gets a ribbon.
The chiefs from various tribes had originally brought the bravest group of people in their tribes. At this time, they selected the best among the best. Their natural riding skills and archery skills were both excellent, which was a pleasure to watch.
Shao Shude thought of the Chao Army cavalry he had seen. They were obviously monks halfway. They had not practiced for a few years and their movements were very stiff. But these prairie warriors in front of them were full of a coordinated beauty when riding horses and archery. Their movements were natural and stretched, and their accuracy was very good.
.When you go to the army and practice military law, you will be familiar with it for two years, and you will become a good rider.
"Zhao Sui Envoy and the Leopard Cavalry only have about 800 people, which seems to be a little too few." After the competition, Shao Shude looked at the warriors from each department and asked seemingly casually.
Zhao Guangfeng understood and immediately said: "Commander, we are indeed short. If there are two thousand people, they will be of great use."
To be honest, Zhao Guangfeng actually doesn't like recruiting large numbers of Qiang and Hu soldiers. But all the towns in the periphery do so. There are Xi soldiers and Khitan soldiers in Youzhou town, Shatuo soldiers and five northern troops in Hedong town, and eight towns in the northwest of Beijing.
Party soldiers, Tuhun soldiers, and Uighur soldiers were cheap and easy to use, but he was helpless.
The Dingnan Army currently has two permanent Qiang and Hu soldiers, one is the left wing of the Yi Cong Army, with 3,000 people including Hengshan Du, and the other is the 3,000 people from Zhongyongdu on the right wing of the Yi Cong Army, for a total of 6,000
Riding on foot.
The newly established Leopard Cavalry Capital was dominated by members of the frontier tycoon Zhe, Yang, and Wang families. He could still barely accept that these three families were either Han or no different from Han, but who were the people in front of him?
The Uighurs, Turks, Dangxiang people, and Tuyuhun people either had their hair braided or had their hair braided, wore furs, and behaved rudely. Prince Lingwu also chatted and had a banquet with them, and the barbarians also gathered around him and laughed from time to time.
When someone stood up to perform a dance, the king frequently rewarded them, and the barbarians almost shouted "Khan".
But Chen Cheng told himself yesterday that the commander-in-chief has an ambition, which is to control the grassland and solve the major problems of the Central Plains for thousands of years once and for all. Is this the commander-in-chief's method of being so condescending and condescending? In fact, not necessarily, Zhao Guangfeng could see that,
In fact, the commander-in-chief does not discriminate against the Hu people. As long as they are willing to work for him, he will reward them and give them to the officials. He will show no mercy to those who resist him, even if they are Han people.
Zhao Guangfeng really doesn't know whether this is a good thing or a bad thing. Can he control the grassland with this kind of equal attitude? Can he win the hearts of the barbarians? It should be noted that there are endless careerists. The disaster of Anlu Mountain has just passed.
More than a hundred years.
"Then we will recruit warriors from all tribes to join the army and expand the leopard cavalry to two thousand people." Shao Shude followed the words and said.
Zhao Guangfengruo was mentally prepared, but when he heard this, he was still a little dizzy. How could he afford to support these two thousand people? Can they be regarded as the Yamen army? The commander-in-chief looked like he was going to make a ruthless attack during the Western Expedition next year.
, if not enough goods can be looted, is it possible to demobilize some of the people?
The leaders of the tribe were quite happy just now, but now they felt a little dizzy after hearing the words of Lord Lingwu.
These are the best warriors in the tribe! Some of the leaders even plan to marry their daughters to them. Prince Lingwu, you said you want to recruit them into the army? How can this be done?
But it doesn't matter to those warriors. Prince Lingwu is so generous and doesn't favor one over the other, and the government officials reward him with lots of money, so it's a good place to go.
"If the leaders don't object, the matter is settled." Shao Shude clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Continue drinking and eating meat."
Leaders, you look at me and I look at you, how can you dare to object? There are tens of thousands of people stationed outside, well-equipped and well-trained. If anyone objects, they will be arrested immediately and beheaded on the spot.
Let these warriors consider themselves dead. I heard that Wei Cai Mengbao, who used to be known as the number one warrior in the Wei Cai tribe, has not returned to the grassland for several years. His family has moved to Xiazhou, adopted a Han surname, and is the same as Wei Cai.
What else does Caibu have to do with it? Since they were taken away by Prince Lingwu, it’s better to treat them as dead, alas.
After resting for a few days near Tiande Army City, on October 13th, the army marched north in batches and arrived near Woye Town in three days.
Shao Shude did not bring all his troops there. He was accompanied only by the Tielin Army, the Iron Cavalry Army, and the Leopard Cavalry Army. The Tiande Army also sent 2,000 men to the north, with a total force of 16,000, including 7,000 cavalry.
The Tibetan tribes that gathered at Yongqingzha in advance mainly lived in Shannan. At this time, they were also led by leaders. Each commanded troops ranging from hundreds to thousands, with a total strength of more than 30,000. However, the quality was a bit worrying, and some soldiers had a bad look on their faces.
They are childish, and some of their beards have turned white. Adult men in the Fan tribe are considered soldiers, so it is normal to look like this.
In the next half month, more and more tribes gathered, and more than ten thousand soldiers came one after another. These were all living on the grasslands north of Yinshan Mountain, mainly Uighurs and Tuyuhuns, and there was even one
Shatuo small tribe.
Shao Shude climbed to a high platform and overlooked the vast grassland.
As far as the eye can see, there are tents like clouds everywhere. The herdsmen of the Tibetan tribe gather together to take care of their livestock, wrestle, or talk and laugh loudly. Buckets of milk are squeezed out, sheep are slaughtered, cheese, and boiled.
Meat and kumiss are the staple foods these days.
Shao Shude sometimes wonders, if he ran to the grassland with his troops and horses, would he really be able to become a prodigy? But if we look deeper, so what? Being among the vast sea of grassland herdsmen, sooner or later he will be assimilated
.
What happened to the Mongols who later conquered a large territory during the Western Expedition? They were almost assimilated by the locals. They ran to the grasslands and lost contact with the Central Plains. There was no continuous replenishment of the native population and they still wanted to maintain their original identity.
Language, clothing, culture, that's delusional.
To assimilate others, there must be a dominant dominant ethnic group, otherwise it will be assimilated by others.
"During the Northern Qi Dynasty, we pursued Rouran and defeated it east of Woye Town. Several Northern Expeditions in the Central Plains also passed through this fortress. It was indeed an important town in the Yinshan Mountains." Shao Shude faced the biting north wind and looked at the rustling military flags.
He smiled and said: "One day, I will also send troops from Woye Town and Gaoque to conquer the grasslands in the north and completely conquer them."
When future generations see this, they will think that this is full of second-rate tricks, but after hearing this, Zhao Guangfeng and Chen Cheng thought it was nothing. If the commander decides to conquer the Central Plains, he will most likely start to conquer the grassland tribes. By then, he will definitely
They wanted to send troops, although they didn't think it was a good thing.
Gaoque is a military fortress in the mountains northwest of Xishoujiang City, blocking the way to the south.
Three hundred miles from Gaoque to Qikou Pì tí Spring, then one thousand five hundred miles northwest to the former Uighur King's Court (in the Heichengzi area on the west bank of the Orkhon River), and then three thousand miles northwest to
Xigasi (north of Tangnu Ulianghai). The prairie is so vast that it is simply impossible to conquer it.
Chen Cheng and Zhao Guangfeng looked at each other. If one day the general comes to rule the world, they must advise him not to waste people and money. It is not worth it to march thousands of miles north to the grassland and still not find someone.
On October 23, Qi Banzhang also brought 3,000 people here. After all, the Zhenwu Army and the vassal tribes of the Tiande Army were almost all here.
Shao Shude took the opportunity to announce that he would hold a heaven-sacrifice meeting to pray to the gods for prosperous pastures and peaceful grasslands next year.
At this time, outside Yunzhou City, Li Keyong had just finished a battle.
"What? My sworn brother gathered all the tribes in Woye Town?" Li Keyong, who had just won a small victory, was a little surprised when Gai Yu said this.
"Commander, Shao Shude has gathered tens of thousands of Tibetan soldiers to march westward to Helong and wipe out the heroes." Gai Yu said: "The power is getting bigger and bigger. In the Tang Dynasty, he is the only one who is as good as the commander-in-chief.
So he understands the wonderful use of Tibetan soldiers."
Li Keyong frowned and thought for a while, then smiled and said proudly: "So what if you understand? If there is a military confrontation in the future, a certain person can bring an army with only 5,000 riders to defeat his ragtag group of Tibetan soldiers."
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"The commander-in-chief is not afraid, but everything needs to be guarded against. The land of Helong is different from the grassland. There are cities for garrisoning troops and farmland for farming. It is easy to control the Tibetan tribe." Gai Yu organized his words and tried not to irritate.
Li Keyong's self-esteem can also have the effect of admonishing.
His meaning is very obvious, that is, the Tibetan tribe on the grassland. How do you control it? It can only be a cooperative relationship. People can come and leave whenever they want. But the Tibetan tribe in Helong is different.
The built cities and cultivated farmland have a very good foundation. They can send officials and garrison troops, and the control over the Tibetan tribes is too strong.
Let’s look at the prairie north of Yinshan Mountain. Where did the city come from? Where did the garrison come from? Without these two things, wouldn’t it just be a cooperative relationship with the Tibetan tribe?
"It doesn't matter. When I defeat Helian Duo, Meng Fangli will go north to the grassland and hunt with his sworn brother." Li Keyong waved his hand and said, "I am true to my word, and since I promised not to get involved in the affairs of the Zhenwu Army and the Tibetan tribe,
I don’t care anymore.”
Gai Yu frowned.
Helian Duo is the governor of the Yin Mountains, a powerful figure in Tuyuhun, and there are some small tribes that belong to him. His soldiers and horses are not head-to-head with the Hedong Army, and they are very cunning. When your main army comes, I will retreat and see your small army.
, then eat it, which is very annoying.
Moreover, the cities of Yun, Wei, and Shuo are so strong that they cannot be defeated in a hurry. How long will it take to defeat Helian Duo?
Gai Yu thought for a while and wanted to give some more advice, but he saw that Li Keyong had already left the tent and planned to patrol the camp.
Alas, the king of Longxi County is very brave, but he is too conceited.
Shao Shude has become an important threat in Gai Yu's mind. He will have to find a way to persuade him in the future. The original idea of forming a good alliance with Hexi and conquering Henan and Hebei may be a bit inappropriate. The one in the west is obviously not a household dog.
But a hungry tiger.
But then again, threats are threats, and Gai Yu still doesn’t think that the Dingnan Army is as strong as Hedong in his heart. As long as the commander takes it seriously, is willing to put down his face, and is willing to break his promise to suppress or even attack Hexi, the Dingnan Army will inevitably
The fate of destruction.
In terms of money, silk goods, ordnance manufacturing, household registration, strong people, and the safety of mountains and rivers, how can the disaster-defeating army compare to Hedong? Shao Shude was so shameless that he actually took Qiang and Hu women as concubines and gathered a large group of Tibetan soldiers.
That's all.
The strength of the Difficult Army is definitely stronger than that of Helian Duo, Meng Fangli, and Zhu Quanzhong, but it is still some distance away from Hedong.