The breeze blew by, stirring up the blood in the city, and the smell was nauseating. But Yang Yuehun acted as if nothing had happened, and walked around Weizhou City accompanied by his soldiers.
"This used to be an orchard." Yang Yue pointed to a place and said.
The garden was overgrown with weeds, and more than a dozen trees were cut down by their roots. Judging from the cuts, they were still very fresh, so they must have been cut down by the Tibetan people before they defended the city.
There was a family in the garden, a total of six people, who looked at the new conquerors with trepidation.
Yang Yue looked at these people with a complicated expression. Their hair was braided, their faces were shaved, and they had left folds. Maybe they were really Tubo people.
"This was once a place where a big family lived." When they reached another place, Yang Yue looked at the stone lion that fell to the ground and was almost broken in two, and said.
The setting sun shines through the clouds and shines on this village full of broken walls and rubble, making it extremely desolate.
"We used to have such a big family, a prosperous family, full of children and grandchildren, and hundreds of servants. Where are they now?" Yang Yue sighed: "I hope it's not grazing."
The crow landed on the branch, not afraid of people at all. Except for the sergeant, there was no ordinary person on the street.
Yang Yue has issued an order to grow hair, regardless of Tibetan or Han people, if they don't grow their hair, they will be killed. This policy is much harsher than that in Lingxia and other places. There is no compulsion there, it is just that the Tibetan people who join the army have to change their Tang hair accessories.
But the occupied areas were like this, and Weizhou City was not peacefully taken over, but conquered, so the various policies were naturally different.
"Plausible..." Yang Yue was a little disappointed, this was not the same as the Weizhou he imagined.
He originally thought that people from the Tang Dynasty would come and cry out about the hard life for so many years, and then said that they had finally waited until Master Wang rescued them, and that everyone was determined not to forget their homeland, and now they would die without regrets.
Unfortunately, no.
What greeted them were unfamiliar, worried, and frightened eyes. Even the Han slaves looked uneasy. Yang Yue couldn't even tell whether they were Tubo or Han.
There were indeed several Han officials such as elders, clan leaders, and tribal envoys who came to express their goodwill, but Yang Yue had no interest in them. He just reiterated the various policies of de-Tuboization and sent them away.
A camp was set up outside the city, and a large number of Tibetan prisoners rushed in and out, helping to set up the camp and burying the bodies of the dead.
The Duqu tribe with more than 5,000 people, which is considered an influential tribe in the nearby area, was guarding Weizhou City. Facing a group of tired soldiers from the Tang Dynasty, they were unable to hold on for even half a day.
The Tubo soldiers who had participated in the battle to defend the city couldn't help but shudder when they recalled the skillful killing skills and tacit cooperation of the Dingyuan sergeants.
A soldier like that would have to die several times to train one, right? They would also have to be fed well with food and drinks so that they would have the strength to hone their martial arts skills, familiarize themselves with military formations, and enforce orders and prohibitions.
When this generation of veterans dies, I don’t believe the next generation will still be so capable!
However, this has nothing to do with them. Even if they want revenge, it should be another tribe.
The Duqu tribe is basically finished! In this battle, more than 2,000 people were beheaded, and 3,000 people surrendered. The leader, Duquyan, and his family set themselves on fire. However, there were also rumors among the prisoners that the Tang Dynasty general refused to surrender and insisted on him.
Die so that they can swallow up their entire tribe.
But so what if it's true, so what if it's false. Now everyone is a prisoner, just like the Tang people more than a hundred years ago, and they may be made into slaves. Most of the tribesmen, old and young, who are grazing by the river in the southwest will also be made slaves.
He captured more than 10,000 members of the clan and from then on they were used as cattle or horses, without any dignity at all.
On April 19, Yang Yue gathered the cavalry of the Dingyuan Army and the Xinquan Army, one man and two horses, and rushed eastward.
They took the prisoners of the Luma tribe as guides and arrived in the Luomenchuan area on the afternoon of the 20th, where they found the old and weak left behind by the Luma tribe who were being hurriedly transferred.
The main force of the Luma tribe is still in the mountains to the north. Those who remain in Luomen River are only a handful of 400 strong men, and there are more than 3,000 old and weak people and tens of thousands of cattle and sheep.
They knew they couldn't run away, so they all drew their weapons with sad and angry expressions, got on their horses, and charged forward with roars.
The cavalrymen of the Second Army of Dingyuan and Xinquan looked calm. After the officer gave the order, they divided into three groups, coordinated in steps, and rushed forward head on.
The more than 500 horsemen who rushed to the front, armed with lances and horses, passed by the enemy. In just this moment, the Tubo people fell off their horses in large numbers, and their screams were drowned in the thunderous sound of horse hooves.
Before the hundreds of cavalry who had managed to break through by chance had time to react, hundreds more elite cavalry from the Difficult Army came towards them, either with indifferent expressions, ferocious expressions, or sneers on their lips.
Pieces of white light like lightning were struck by the sword, and flesh and blood flew everywhere, and the victory or defeat was immediately apparent.
The war horse neighed and ran wildly, but there was no knight on its back. After a long time, the horse snorted and turned back, silently looking at its owner lying on the ground, sticking out its tongue and licking it.
The master would never come back. All four hundred Tibetan cavalry were lying on the ground, their lives ended.
The east wind suddenly picked up, making the ribbons rustle, as if calling for the soul of the deceased.
Yang Yuece immediately stepped forward and looked at the Tibetan old, weak, women and children who were surrounded by a large group of knights and were crying loudly.
For some reason, he remembered the Tubo cavalry entering Liangzhou City at night. Were the people of the Tang Dynasty also so panicked and helpless back then?
Heaven's way of reincarnation has its own time of ups and downs.
Today, Tubo is in a state of weakness and is in disarray. If we give them more than a hundred years, who knows that the Tubo tribes in the twenty states of Helong will not give birth to a new Zanpu?
Can't give them a chance!
"Take all the people and animals back and withdraw the troops." Yang Yue ordered.
"Follow your orders!" Someone quickly went down and obeyed.
Yang Yue climbed up a high slope and looked east.
There are rolling mountains everywhere, with the flat Weishui River Valley in between.
The wind stirs the forest, and the waves roar.
To the east is Fuqiang County in Qinzhou. Zhu Mei was the envoy of Fengxiang Longyou, but he only took over the two states of Longyou. What would happen to him after learning that Weizhou was captured by the general?
What's your mood?
On the way back to the army, Yang Yueshun took over Longxi County.
In fact, he did not contribute any force, and the Dingnan Army did not use weapons. The Han slaves in Longxi County deceived the Tubo people, killed them all, and surrendered as a city.
Yang Yue comforted them with gentle words and asked him to send envoys to Zhang County in the south to incite the local Han slaves to rebel and kill the Tibetans and return home.
Among the Tubo tribes in Weizhou, the Langqu tribe was bitten by the Yinshan tribe and fled westward. The Duqu tribe was destroyed, and the Luma tribe was severely damaged. The situation changed.
At this time, even the real Tubo people wanted to surrender, let alone the slaves who had always been oppressed?
When they returned to Weizhou with the captives and cattle and sheep, it was already April 26. Wang Yu came to report that they had surrendered the old and weak Duqu tribe in the southwest foothills and captured more than 70,000 cattle and sheep.
So far, two of the four counties in Weizhou have been defeated, nearly 3,000 Tibetan soldiers have been killed, more than 30,000 people have been captured, and more than 100,000 cattle and sheep have been captured.
Even if he had any objections to Yang Yue, Wang Yu had to admit that the old man's military exploits were indeed dazzling.
First, on the side of Zuli River, we used Huizhou Fan tribe and Tu Tuan villagers to attract the main force of Luma tribe. Then we returned to Shiguan Chuanhe River, marched all the way, and took advantage of the time difference to bravely break through Weizhou City. This was still possible.
Not counting, he immediately rushed to Luomenchuan without stopping, captured a large number of old and weak Tibetans, cattle and sheep, and also recovered Longxi County. If the Han slaves in Zhang County also killed officials anyway, they would have recovered one state and three counties.
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This style of military use was very different from that of the general who was always steady and steady, but it achieved astonishing results.
The marshal is still young. Wang Yu thought about it privately and felt that he fought like an old man with a conservative style. He didn't know who he learned it from. Could it be Zhuge Shuang? Yang Yueyue was nearly fifty years old, but he fought like a young man with an aggressive style. It was really strange.
What a strange thing.
How will the commander deal with Yang Yue? It must be a headache, right?
When Yang Yue returned to Weizhou City, the Tuoba tribe had already arrived with a large amount of food, grass, and equipment.
This tribe has 12,000 people, and can pull out 5,000 to 6,000 men, and they are all equipped with weapons. It should be said that they can fight even if they are pulled up. Yang Yue hesitated for a long time, thought about it again and again, and finally let the Tuoba tribe go and only let them fight.
Continue to transport supplies with the army.
Now Weizhou has replaced Dingxi Village and has become the logistics center of the armies on the Southeast Road. Various materials are currently being collected, but Yang Yue does not plan to wait any longer.
He ordered the sergeants to replace the damaged equipment and let the people from the army crafts camp slowly repair it. Then he took out new weapons from the inventory and prepared to lead his troops westward to attack the Weiyuan area.
In fact, whether an army can march continuously depends on multiple factors.
Food, water, equipment, and physical strength are the main factors. Food and drink are okay, but equipment is really troublesome. In a battle, ten thousand people may have to shoot tens of thousands of arrows, which is easy to supplement. The armor on the body is damaged.
It needs to be repaired, the sword needs to be sharpened and needs to be repaired, the spear has been damaged by the enemy and needs to be replaced, the bow string cannot be used and needs to be replaced, etc. In short, there are a lot of troubles that the army craftsman camp has no time to repair.
This is still a continuous battle with stable logistics, and it is actually not difficult.
If you break away from the logistics line and advance quickly with light troops, it will be even more difficult. Even in modern times, the Japanese Inaba Division (Sixth Division) invaded China. When attacking Wuhan, they marched in rain for several days, and the soldiers were covered in
The yellow mud looked like unearthed terracotta warriors and horses, and the corners of my mouth were blistered, so I had to stop and straighten myself out in the end.
This is true for modern armies brainwashed by Bushido, and it is even more difficult for ancient armies.
The Dingnan Army advanced rapidly in six consecutive days of bad weather and stormed Weizhou City. It already looked like a strong army. However, warriors in the late Tang Dynasty had certain "human rights" and would kill generals and rebel if they were not satisfied.
This is in stark contrast to some dynasties where soldiers were almost slaves.
In short, you can't drive the soldiers of the late Tang Dynasty and Five Dynasties like livestock, they may really kill you.
So Wang Yu was frightened that Yang Yue kept "testing" the bottom line of the soldiers. But fortunately, the soldiers endured it. After resting for some time, the equipment was replenished, and then troops were sent to attack Weiyuan.
It’s the right time to be on the front line of Rat Mountain.
But Wang Yu wanted to stay and defend the city, which made him extremely upset.