In the thousands of ravines in the four prefectures of Fufang, more than ten thousand horsemen are marching leisurely.
The Yifang Army and the Danyan Army have already moved south. The two armies combined six thousand troops and rushed towards Gaoling County. Shao Shude didn't know how effective they were in fighting. He probably wasn't very good at it, but he didn't expect them to be able to fight a tough and hard battle.
It's already good if you can contain some enemy troops, wave the flag and scare people.
In the 23 counties of the four prefectures of Yanyan, Han people and Dangxiang people lived together, and most of them made a living by farming. The Dangxiang people also graze their cattle in the low hills in the mountains. In this era, there were many springs and streams in the Hengshan area, and the forest area was still very vast.
It can accommodate a larger population.
During the confrontation between Song and Xia, the natural environment of the integrated Hengshan Mountains began to suffer great damage, but there was still an afterglow. Valley agriculture in Wuding River, Dali River, Shanshui River, Qingshui River, Tianshui River, Huangfuchuan, Luoshui and other places
It is very developed. Zhonge once said that the surrendered party Xiangfan tribe pointed out the location of the millet cellar in Taoduiping (in today's Zhidan County), which was called the Guoguan cellar of Xixia.
Always."
Shao Shude didn't know the agricultural situation in Hengshan during the confrontation between Song and Xia, but at this time, Hengshan's agriculture was pretty good. Especially in the years after he took power, the trade between Hengshan Dangxiang, Pingxia Dangxiang, and Hexi Dangxiang became increasingly active.
More and more people are engaged in planting.
In terms of comparative advantages, Hengshan Dangxiang's cattle and sheep are indeed not as competitive as Pingxia Dangxiang's, so it would be better to concentrate on planting, planting corn, wheat, and fruit trees.
Wherever the army passes, you can often see the Dangxiang mountain village built in a dangerous place, far away from the Han villages and cities. It was also in these years that the relationship between the two sides gradually became warmer. Of course, there were small conflicts, but it really took many years.
No large-scale fighting or even war broke out.
As the brother-in-law of the two largest tribes in Hengshan, Dangxiang tribes naturally sent corn, cattle, sheep, and fodder to serve as military supplies. Of course, the Han prefectures and counties had already received orders from Li Xiaochang and Dongfang Kui, and prepared millet, wheat, beans and
forage.
Marshal Shao was very proud of this. If it were anyone else, most of the Hengshan Dangxiang tribes would just defend the village and not come down to deliver food.
Am I the son of luck? Well, in fact, I became the son-in-law of several old men from the tribe. The Yeli family has already given birth to a daughter, but Miao'e is not pregnant yet, but the Weicai family was pregnant a few days ago.
, about the same time as Da Feng.
"Commander, all the loyal and brave soldiers from the right wing of the rebel army have arrived in Fuping, and the infantry from the left wing have also left Tongguan County and begun to collect grain and grass." Lu Ming, the deputy general of the army, came over and reported.
"The march is so fast?" Shao Shude was a little surprised. Fortunately, there were no enemies in Guanzhong. The Yi Congjun might have abandoned their baggage and marched lightly, without hiding their strength.
In this expedition, the entire army hardly recruited many masters, and they were released after arriving in the territory of Fuyan. There was no need to transport grain, grass, ordnance later, and they could just farm at home.
When the army arrived at Hengshan, the Hengshan tribe and the twenty-three counties of Yanyan provided concubines, food and fodder. After leaving Hengshan, they recruited concubines, food and fodder in Guanzhong. Even the craftsmen from more than thirty counties in Guanzhong had been "reserved" in advance.
Each county must undertake a certain share of ordnance maintenance, manufacturing tasks, and supply of military supplies.
We don't care about the tasks of the imperial court, but we must complete the requirements of the disaster-defeating army. It's that "simple".
The two to three million people in more than 30 counties in Guanzhong should have gotten used to it by now. This is not the first time that the disaster-stricken army has come to Guanzhong to eat, and their resistance is getting weaker each time. If life really can't go on, it doesn't matter.
It's better to go to Lingxia. The court officials don't dare to collect taxes.
The army took its time and walked in the Hengshan Mountains for more than a full month before arriving near Tongguan County. It was already March 20th. The latest news from the Shannan West Road came from Wangsi: Zhuge Zhongfang led his army
Attacking Bizhou and being defeated, Zhuge Zhongbao took advantage of the situation to attack Jizhou, but was defeated by Zhuge Shuang who had returned to the army and returned to Bizhou.
Zhuge Shuang and his son have quickly calmed down the situation, and the situation in the states in Shannan West Road suddenly became delicate. If the towns in the northwestern part of Beijing had not come out to support the Zhuge family, the situation would have collapsed long ago. Zhuge Zhongbao was fine, the locals
The rich and ambitious are the most dangerous.
The troubled times are coming, who doesn’t want to take a chance? Why should you let a bunch of outsiders occupy the land of the eleven states and enjoy the blessings?
"How many states and counties does Marshal Zhuge have, and what is his household registration?" When he stayed in Tongguan County for the night, Shao Shude called his aides and asked.
At this time, the person who usually appeared was Zhao Guangfeng, who was more knowledgeable. He only heard him say: "Commander Zhen, Shannan West Road, was established in Deyuanzai (756). In more than 130 years, there have been forty-eight commanders.
At the beginning, he took charge of thirteen prefectures including Liang, Yang, Ji, etc., and later on, they were gradually added and reorganized to control a total of fourteen prefectures. This is the so-called fifteen prefectures of Shannan West Road. During the Dazhong period, the text was recovered from Tubo.
After helping the two states, it was sometimes under the jurisdiction of Xichuan Town and sometimes under the jurisdiction of Shannan West Road, so there were seventeen states in its heyday. In the early years of Zhuge taking office, he cut Jinzhou and built Jinzhou together with Shangzhou in Gyeonggi Province.
The defense envoy of the Shang capital was handed over to Li Xiang."
To be honest, the imperial court did this fairly well. The three prefectures of Shang, Tong, and Hua, like Jingzhao Prefecture, belong to Gyeonggi Province and have always been under the direct control of the imperial court. One Shang Prefecture was created in Gyeonggi Province, and another was cut off from Shannan West Road.
Jinzhou has established a new Jinshang Town, which is already quite kind.
By the way, Hao Zhenwei is currently serving as governor of Tongzhou.
In fact, it is not a loss. There are five counties in Tongzhou, and the household registration and wealth are many times that of the Tiande Army, which owns two counties and three cities. Hearing that Hao Zhenwei is also actively absorbing refugees from Henan and reclaiming wasteland in the three counties of Tongzhou, he
This governor should be relatively comfortable.
It's really humiliating to be driven away by Mr. Shao, but if you think about everything on the bright side, your life now is better than before, and that's enough.
"Later, when Longjian Town was established by Wu Dingjun, three prefectures were cut off, leaving only one prefecture and twelve prefectures. Wen and Fu's two prefectures were separated into enclaves by Longjian Town. The imperial court intended to transfer them to other towns, which became increasingly unsatisfactory.
At his command, there is actually only one government and ten states." Zhao Guangfeng said: "This time the Wuding Army was in trouble, Xing Feng fell into the hands of Yang Shouzhong, and the governor of Tongzhou Zhuge Zhongbao currently occupied the three states of Tong, Kai, and Bi.
Wen helped the two prefectures to protect the environment and the people, so the Zhuge family and his son only had Xingyuan Prefecture and the six prefectures of Ji, Ba, Peng, Guo, and Qu, but they also had many household registrations."
"Xingyuan Prefecture has more than 16,000 households; Jizhou has 3,000 households; Bazhou has more than 11,000 households; Pengzhou has more than 6,000 households; Guozhou has more than 12,000 households; Quzhou has more than 12,000 households.
, more than 3,000 households; a total of more than 50,000 households, 2.78 million people."
"This is a bit less." Shao Shude said: "In the second year of Guangqi, there were more than 470,000 people in the seven prefectures of Dingnan. Last year, not counting Linzhou, there were fourteen prefectures.
There are 145,000 households with a population of 700,000. Shannan West Road and the six prefectures have less than 300,000 people, which is less."
"There is no other person in the world who works as hard as the commander-in-chief." Chen Cheng praised.
He recruited soldiers, recruited people, bought people and even forcibly robbed people, and for several years he organized the small farming tribes into households. Marshal Shao's persistence in reorganizing the population was astonishing.
If people on the grasslands privately call him "Shao Bapi", then people from Henan and Guanzhong can definitely call him "human trafficker".
During the Guangqi period, he entered Chang'an and robbed tens of thousands of craftsmen, shipwrights, musicians, painters and other professionals from all walks of life and their families, totaling more than 5,000 households.
Last year, Pei Tong and Fu Cunshen did great things again, enslaving 7,000 households in Heyang and Zezhou people into Lingxia.
Marshal Shao's reputation in Guanzhong and Guandong has been stained by this. How sad.
However, this time, the commander's "notoriety" may spread to more than ten states in Shannan West Road. There are still 780,000 people in the three states of Wudingjun, and 112,000 people in the three states of Tong, Kai, and Bi...
It doesn’t matter, there are too many lice and it doesn’t itch, so what are you afraid of!
"Are there barbarians on the west road of Shannan?" Shao Shude asked again.
"Of course there are, and there are quite a few. However, the specific household registration cannot be counted. The shogunate only collects tribute. The most recent rebellion was during the Dazhong period. The then Jiedushi was..." Zhao Guangfeng glanced at Shao Shude and said
: "Feng Ao."
Shao Shude, the grandfather of the Feng sisters, glared at Zhao Guangfeng and said: "There are only hundreds of thousands of people on the west road of Shannan, which is not as prosperous as a large state in Hebei, but the wealth is far better. The rice fields in Liangzhou are widespread, and the acres are
The production is far greater than that of Lingxia. Hebei and other states also have tea and silk, and the profits are not small. The main purpose of this invasion should be to gain population and property."
"The handsome man is wise."
After resting for a night in Tongguan County, the army continued to move forward. The speed was not very fast, and the momentum was very loud.
The Yifang Army and the Danyan Army received the order and moved southward to occupy the Dongwei Bridge area.
The Yi Congjun changed its route to the southwest and rushed towards Xianyang, Xingping line.
The main force of the army arrived at Jingyang and Gaoling on March 27th.
Marshal Shao is very familiar with these places. They are places where he has fought before. Looking back on the past, he is waiting for news from Beijing.
On the 28th, there was no news from Beijing, but intelligence arrived from Kanto.
After Li Fa and Liu Sandou of Datong Horse Racing transported more than 20,000 Heyang people in the first month, they went to Henan Prefecture, Xuzhou, and Zhengzhou this year to recruit soldiers and people. As a result, they were unlucky and were robbed by Qin Zongquan's people first.
, after retreating to Henan Prefecture, Li Hanzhi and Zhang Quanyi had a falling out again, started fighting each other, and the horse shop immediately closed down. It was a terrible trap.
Li and Zhang once tattooed words on their arms to form an alliance and agreed to protect each other. They were brothers in need. But they actually resorted to hurting their feelings. I have to say that this world really turns people into ghosts.
Originally, this was nothing. If two local warlords were fighting each other, how big of a deal could it be?
But Li Keyong didn't know what he was thinking. At the critical moment of attacking Zhaoyi and Hebei Province, he also mobilized troops and horses from the front line and appointed Kang Junli as the southern recruiting envoy, Li Cunxiao, Xue Atan, Shi Yan, An'an Jun, and An Xiu.
Xiu took five men as generals and led 7,000 cavalry to assist Li Hanzhi.
Shao Shude didn't know what happened.
Li Hanzhi and Zhang Quanyi were both recommended by you, Li Keyong. One was appointed as the Jiedushi of Heyang, and the other was appointed as the Yin of Henan. They fought with each other. Aren't you supposed to mediate?
It was like Li Xiaochang and Dongfang Kui were fighting each other. Marshal Shao chose to support one side and sent troops to help the fight. This is simply incredible.
Li Keyong made a big mistake!
After receiving the news, Shao Shude discussed closely with Chen Cheng and Zhao Guangfeng. The two were at a loss as to what to do. They felt that since Li Keyong had expressed his attitude and even sent troops directly, what other choice did Zhang Quanyi have?
Zhu Quanzhong was sitting at home, watching pies fall from the sky, and he was probably confused by Li Keyong's sexy moves.
Is there such a good thing?
"Where are Li Fa and Liu Sandou?" Shao Shude stood up and paced. Chen Cheng and Zhao Guangfeng knew his habits and had to make up their minds.
"Already retreated to Shaanxi and Guozhou."
"How many people do they have on hand?"
"There were originally more than two hundred people in Shaanxi and Guozhou. After the closure of Meng, Huai, and Luomaxing, the people retreated to Shaanxi and Guozhou. A few people from Maxing gathered together, and there should be seven or eight hundred people."
"Where is Pei Tong?"
"We will go to Youzhou and Yanzhou to recruit Dangxiang herdsmen during the Spring Society Festival. We plan to take 500 cavalry to Luoyang. We should have already set off by this time, or have arrived in the middle of the river."
"Pass my order," Shao Shude said in a calm voice with his hands behind his back, looking at the empty fields outside the camp.
Chen Cheng and Zhao Guangfeng looked stern, and Li Renfu retreated outside the camp gate, prohibiting anyone else from approaching. Lu Siye spread out the white paper, polishing ink while preparing to record.
"Set up the Huazhou camp, the cavalry army, the leopard cavalry capital, and the Zhongyong capital immediately and set off for Huazhou. The cavalry army envoy Zetsugu Yu will be the commander of all armies. After arriving in Huazhou, they will collect grain and grass. The more the better."
Lu Siye's face was calm, but his hands were shaking slightly when he was writing. He took a deep breath, calmed down, and continued to wait for the commander's order.
"Deputy Envoy Chen is going to Shaanxi and Guo immediately to Hezhong to ask Wang Chongying and his son if they can use the road and borrow food. You have nine thousand elite cavalry as your backing, so you don't have to be too polite."
"Yes." Chen Cheng bowed and saluted, and then couldn't help but ask: "Commander, the Iron Cavalry Army, the Leopard Cavalry Capital, and the Zhongyong Capital all have excellent cavalry and strong soldiers. Are you planning to fight when you suddenly advance eastward?"
"No!" Shao Shude turned around and said: "It's a man. Zhu Quanzhong, Li Keyong, Li Hanzhi, and Zhang Quanyi are fighting in a melee. What will happen in Henan Prefecture, Mengzhou, and Huaizhou? Will the people still have a way to survive?
?”
"I know." Chen Cheng bowed again.
This gift is not only for the subordinates to the master, but also for the people in the war-torn areas.
"Why do we need an army of 50,000 to deal with those little thieves on Shannan West Road!" Shao Shude smiled and said: "In my eyes, there are only people now, the more the better!"
The 60,000 people brought back by Pei Tong, Fu Cunshen, and Li Fa in two batches are all "dead people" in history.
This time, I have to save a large number of "dead people" again.
You don't cherish the people, but I do.
If anyone prevents me from gathering refugees, my nine thousand iron kites, palace troops, light cavalry, etc., will join the other side to fight you. You have to think clearly. When the war is stalemate, the other side has nine thousand more elite cavalry. You will support it.
Can you live in it?
"Let Oritsugu Yu come to see me, and I will give you a face-to-face explanation." Shao Shude finally said.