Building a city can actually be done quickly or slowly.
During the Dezong Dynasty, he mobilized more than 30,000 sergeants and 6,000 civilians, and spent 20 days building Yanzhou City on the grassland.
The construction of Dingxi Village is different from that of Yanzhou. It was a rammed earth wall, but here it is a wooden wall, so it was completed earlier.
Chen Cheng hoped that the city could store 100,000 hu of military rations, but in fact it was not possible.
Three supplies have been transported so far, and the city only has more than 38,000 grains, tens of thousands of bundles of fodder, and various equipment stored in the city.
However, there are few soldiers on the southeast road. The only serious troops are the Dingyuan Army and the Xinquan Army, which has more than 10,000 troops. The rest are all Tibetan tribes, totaling 10,000 to 20,000 people. They drive a large number of cattle and sheep.
There is not much of a supply problem, and there is even some room left to distribute to the main force.
Yang Yue arrived at Dingxi Village from the Zuli River in mid-April and brought the Xinquan Army with him.
The armies on the Southeast Road are partial divisions. In fact, their partial division is divided into the main force and the partial division. In the Zuli River Basin to the east, the Huizhou Tibetan tribe headed by the Bai family, plus Tu Tuan countrymen, total more than 10,000
People, have been constantly harassing the Lu Ma tribe and containing their troops.
If the partial division is trying to contain it, then of course the main force will move in!
"Everyone." Yang Yue summoned the generals and said: "Helong is trapped in two Jiazis of Fan. I heard that during the Tianbao period, the households in the Hewei prefectures were well-off, the people were diligent in farming, the warehouses were full of millet, there were many livestock, and the cattle and sheep were covered.
Ye. Guanzhong merchants left Qinzhou and entered Hewei. Along the way, the guesthouses were clean and tidy, wine flags were fluttering, plates were full of delicacies, and the people were laughing and singing. What does it look like now? Everyone saw it when Huizhou was just recovered. The city walls were in ruins and the population was sparse.
, Tubo organized people into tribes and took whatever they wanted. After one meal was hungry and one meal was full, what would it be like if there were no human beings and no ghosts? Or it could be said to defend Dingxi Village, and then move westward to Lanzhou. However, the valley to the west is full of jungles.
The road is overlapping mountains and has been uneven for many years, and the mountains along the way are dangerous and easy for the enemy to take advantage of, making it difficult to move. I have made up my mind to go south in a big way, first to defeat Weizhou, and then to advance westward. Do you have anything to say?"
Wang Yu glanced at him and said, "What's the art of war?"
"Go all the way along the tributary valley of the Wei River, heading straight to Xiangwu County, and then sweep away the remaining enemies in the Wei River Valley. Once this is completed, divide the troops to guard Weizhou and Weiyuan, then march northwest, enter the Taoshui River Valley, and go north to Lanzhou. This country
It is also the Wei River Road towards the North."
“How to solve the problem of grain channel?”
“The infantry of the Dingyuan Army and the Xinquan Army stayed in Weizhou, and I led the cavalry and the Tibetan tribe to march west and north.”
“A little adventurous.”
“If we don’t take risks now and continue the fight slowly, wouldn’t we be ashamed if we are still in Weizhou when the general breaks Lanzhou? You must know that soldiers need speed, and what is the meaning of procrastination?”
Wang Yu blushed. He was talking about himself in a subtle way. After building the city in Dingxi Village, he only sent some Tibetan soldiers south to search and suppress Tibet, which wasted time.
"After Weizhou is captured, the king's military envoy will stay here, and a certain person will lead the Tibetan tribe to assist the general. This matter is settled." Yang Yue said without any doubt: "The people of the four counties are eagerly waiting for me.
Go and solve it, how can this wait?"
Wang Yu was a little annoyed when he heard this. It was your order to build a city in Dingxi Village and wait for the main force. Now you think I'm wasting my time? After we captured Weizhou, you want me to stay here. All the credit is yours, and all the trouble is mine?
But Yang Yue was the commander of the capital, so no matter how angry Wang Yu felt, he could only respond at this time.
The military law is so strict that no one dares to violate it.
After deciding on the plan, Yang Yue left the two thousand Huizhou soldiers he brought with him in Dingxi Village. The Tuoba tribe acted as the army’s servants, transporting supplies back and forth.
On April 12, the main forces of Xinquan Army and Dingyuan Army moved south.
From Dingxi Village to the south, in the long river valley, there are Tang soldiers with bright armor and sophisticated equipment everywhere. The Tibetan tribe has a total of more than 10,000 people. They went south long before them. They did not take the initiative to fight the Tibetans, but
Driving the cattle and sheep forward slowly.
The scouts have spread out widely in the mountains. They have sent people to check every valley, every forest, and every small stream. They have advanced dozens of miles southward.
“Speed up the march and throw away all unnecessary things!” Yang Yue ordered as he rode his horse back and forth.
The soldiers were silent and subconsciously quickened their pace.
An hour ago, Commander Yang had just beheaded two soldiers who were procrastinating, and their bloody heads were placed on the roadside.
Wang Yu stood aside and hesitated to speak, but finally let out a long sigh.
Yang Yue, you are lucky, that is, you have encountered this army built by the commander. If you are leading Wei Bojun, do you still dare to "treat" the soldiers so harshly?
Lu Maqi hurriedly returned to Weizhou and met with Duquyan, the leader of the Duqu clan.
He got into a big trap on the side of the Zuli River. He spent the whole day playing hide and seek with others in the ravines, intending to march northward. However, the Bai family in Huizhou was also very powerful, and there were various small vassal tribes. For a time,
I couldn't even chew it.
While he was worrying, he suddenly heard the news that the Tang army in Xishi City was marching southward, so he hurriedly ran back. Moreover, he only brought a few close followers with him, and the tribe was still slowly retreating southward in the mountains to the north.
It's really outrageous that Weizhou, a small city, has squeezed three tribes. But the two tribes of Lanqu and Duqu obviously formed a team and couldn't drive them away for a while, and they also needed their efforts at this meeting, otherwise this would not happen
Weizhou may not be able to defend it.
If Weizhou cannot be defended, what is the difference between the Luma family and the Langqu family? They are both lost dogs and cannot be annexed by others.
"We must unite to fight." Lu Maqi looked at the gloomy sky outside, feeling a little bad.
“Why don’t you surrender?” Du Quyan pushed back his greasy braids and started cooking the meat nonchalantly.
He had just returned from the north. The tribe's sons and the Dangxiang herdsmen in Hexi fought several battles, with both sides winning and losing.
But to be honest, this kind of battle is meaningless as long as it is not a decisive victory. More than 500 people in the Duqu tribe have died, and there are still many injured. There is a lack of medical treatment. Whether they live or die depends on luck.
The Hexi Dangxiang herdsmen who followed the Tang army south should have fewer casualties, because they have good weapons and are quite fierce, which makes Du Quyan very worried. The military law of Lingwu County Prince should be very strict, and the rewards are probably not deceived.
Everyone gave it every time, so the herdsmen in Dangxiang, Hexi Province had to go south, which made Duquyan extremely irritated.
I have already killed so many people and I don’t want to fight, so why do you still go south? You’ve already spent everything, aren’t you letting the Han people take advantage?
"Surrender?" Lu Maqi sneered and said, "How to surrender? After surrendering, go to the mountains to graze?"
Duquyan frowned. He admitted that what Lu Maqi said made sense, but he couldn't stand the way he spoke.
"There are only 10,000 to 20,000 Tang people in the four counties of Xiangwu, Weiyuan, Longxi, and Zhang. How much land can they cultivate? Weizhou is a large area with crisscrossed rivers, fertile soil, and so many flat river valleys. The Tang people can cultivate all of them.
"?" Du Quyan said: "I don't want to fight. As long as the Lingwu Commandery King doesn't drive me up the mountain and promises that I can still graze at the foot of the mountain, I will surrender. The Fufuling clan is just relying on the power of forty
A few years ago, people from the tribe thought they were the co-leaders of Hezhou's morality, and they shouted at Min and Weizhou tribes. Who gave him the courage?"
"Of course 20,000 Tang people cannot occupy so much land, but what if there are more Tang people coming in the future?" Lu Maqi said: "From Niaoshu Mountain to Longxi County, there is so much rain every spring and summer, and there are so many rivers.
, will the Tang people give up? If it's all mountains, it's nothing, just like Danzhou and Diezhou in the south. I don't believe the Tang people are still interested. But Weizhou is different, you have to think clearly."
Duquyan was a little hesitant again.
Lu Maqi took the opportunity to add fuel to the fire and said: "Even if you want to surrender, you have to fight a battle first. If you can win, it's better to bargain. Min and Wei are just one province. This is not normal. If
If the people of the Tang Dynasty granted two more festivals, we could also become officials, how great would it be?"
“How many more troops can you muster?” Du Quyan asked.
"No less than seven thousand." In fact, Lu Maqi was bragging. He had been at odds with the Tang people for so long, and recently had a stalemate on the banks of the Zuli River. It would be great to be able to raise five thousand soldiers now. Moreover, the Minzhou Fufuling clan has not given them anything recently.
In the past, supplementary equipment was collected from Fu Fuling's pasture near Weiyuan County, but I didn't receive it last time. I don't know what happened.
“When can you come back?”
"It will take more than ten days." Talking about this Lu Ma gave me a headache. It seems that the pasture on the other side of the Zuli River will be completely abandoned.
“How many people are there in the Langqu tribe?”
"It used to be about five thousand, but it's hard to say how many there are now. They were originally placed in Weiyuan County to graze in the Niaoshu Mountain area, but Fu Fuling couldn't bear to part with that pasture and drove them to the north. As a result,
He was severely defeated by the Tang army and lost his pasture. Now he can only live a hard life in the mountains." Lu Maqi said.
Du Quyan's face was cloudy and uncertain.
He still has more than 5,000 people, and the three troops combined can only make up more than 10,000. However, the herdsmen of the Tang Dynasty going south exceeded 10,000. Even if they can rely on the geographical location for defense, without the support of the Fu Fuling clan, this battle will be difficult.
It can't be won.
Of course Weizhou cannot support three tribes, but what if it can only support one?
Aren’t the Bai family grazing cattle in Huizhou now? Aren’t there people from the Tang Dynasty farming in the local area? Nothing is impossible.
“Boom!” The sky became gloomier, and there was a faint sound of thunder.
Du Qu Yan, Lu Ma Qi and the two looked out at the same time, only to see the patter of spring rain falling.
The raindrops fell on the bluestone slabs that had experienced hundreds of years of vicissitudes, washing away the dust.
The raindrops fall on the farmland where the seedlings have grown, nourishing the spring wheat.
The raindrops fell on the flat river valley road, washing away the blood...
Yang Yue looked at the corpses scattered on the post road and snorted coldly.
Those who died were all Fans, either the surrendered Fans of the Hexi Party or the hostile Fans of the Qu tribe, and he did not like them well.
The Marshal is so kind to the Tibetan people!
But now he still wants to make use of these Tibetan people, so he naturally won't say anything. On the contrary, he will praise them vigorously and comfort them carefully.
He hated the Hexi party items deeply, even though they were already peasants under the rule of the general.
“Keep going, don’t stop!” Yang Yue ordered.
The Hexi herdsmen who had been summoned had troubled expressions on their faces, but looking at the thousands of soldiers of the Dingyuan Army who stood silently and motionless in the rain, they were a little frightened and bravely headed south.
While walking, I sighed to myself that I was unlucky. The Yinshan tribes walked through the mountains on both sides. They could leave when they wanted and stay when they wanted. Nothing happened. They were the ones who suffered the most. They were called over to follow the army. How did they live their lives?
He wanted to rebel directly, but his tribe and family were still in Lingzhou, and they couldn't defeat the more than 10,000 Tang troops. They could only vent their anger on the Tubo people and rob their mother!
More than 10,000 people swarmed down the mountain without stopping, and it took only a few days to reach the mountain pass north of Weizhou City. At this time, the army's food supplies were exhausted, and the Yinshan Tibetan herdsmen were still fighting with the Tubo people in the mountains. The army
If you don't want to go hungry, there is only one way to move forward and capture Weizhou.
Wang Yu frowned and looked at Yang Yue, this old man is quite crazy when it comes to fighting.
