"Envoy Yang, since I have the commander-in-chief's order, I will issue the recruitment order now." Outside Huining Pass, the governor Han Jian said cheerfully.
"Okay, it doesn't take much. Just mobilize three to five thousand people to help transport food and grass." Yang Yue said with a straight face.
Above the lower reaches of the Yellow River, it is actually very rare to freeze in winter. In Huizhou, it is even harder to see ice, which does not hinder crossing the river. Therefore, Yang Yue is preparing to transport personnel, equipment, food and grass to the Xinquan Army on the other side of the river as soon as possible.
near the city.
The battle of Wuzhou—well, maybe it should be called Jiezhou—has ended successfully.
The Tibetan forces in that area were already very weak. After the An-Shi Rebellion, they were not even able to completely capture it. During the Dazhong period, the imperial power penetrated deeper and established Wuzhou New Lili in Gaolan Town.
The Xinquan Army fought in the local area for several months, winning consecutive battles, beheading more than 2,000 people, and surrendering more than 10,000 Tibetan people. The rest dispersed and defeated the two prefectures, and some even fled into the enclave of Shannan West Road to help the two prefectures.
After regaining Jiezhou, the Xinquan Army returned to Huizhou. Just after resting for more than a month, they received an order from Xiazhou and headed to Liangzhou!
Yang Yue obeyed this order and was even secretly happy.
He just likes to fight this kind of battle to regain lost territory, even if he has no money or water, he will fight it and never get tired of it.
From the moment he was appointed as the beheading envoy of the Seven Cities of Liangzhou, he started preparation work without stopping, stocking up on food, grass, equipment, urging the Tibetan tribes to come to join together, etc. His energy was surprising.
Han Jian has already experienced the old man's strong energy. But he doesn't dare to talk nonsense. Yang Yue has regained the three states of Wei, Min and Tie, and is famous in the land of Longyou. How dare he dare to disobey others?
You can do things honestly. The commander is sensible and should remember his own hard work.
After negotiating with Yang Yue, Han Jian quickly returned to the city, where he still had an old man to serve: Yuhou Fu Cunxian, the capital of the Tianzhu Army.
Fu Cunshen arrived at Huizhou with two thousand infantry and one thousand cavalry, and gathered here the immigrants and prisoners from Guanzhong.
There are more than 900 immigrant families, and there are 500 prisoners in total. The total of the two is more than 5,000, mostly strong men and women.
Marshal Shao's knocking on the que was still beneficial. At least the imperial court did not dare to delay the recruitment of people to reclaim the wasteland and the Wei River. These more than 900 households were the first batch. They were originally sent to Lanzhou, so they took the route of Huizhou.
These more than 900 households of Guanzhong people have been living in Huizhou for some time. In a few days, a second batch of more than 800 households will arrive. The two batches are combined and sent to Guzang and Shenniao counties in Liangzhou.
Reclamation.
Han Jian is a person who knows how to "manage a household".
During the stay of the people, they were not left idle. Instead, they helped to repair the road from Huining County to Dingxi County. They did as much as they could and utilized it quite thoroughly.
Huizhou actually developed well under his rule.
By the end of the first year of Wende (887), there were about 6,800 households, 23,000 people, 6,200 hectares of land, and more than 500,000 hu of grains, including millet and wheat. Although most people were still in
In the third year of the tax holiday, the state paid very few taxes (only 1,200 households paid taxes), but he still got the commander's approval and felt extremely happy.
Han Shijun now realizes more deeply that maybe joining the army in his early years was a mistake, and he is more interested in making a living such as farming and herding. Now he is also very familiar with the three counties of Huizhou. If he works hard for a few more years, although he will not
As for restoring the reputation of "Suzhou" in the past, it is no problem to increase the grain output by a few percent.
"General Fu, you have to send someone from your department to pick up the 50,000 bundles of fodder in person."
"My wife is gone. These strong men and women look pretty good. Just let them help transport supplies along the way."
"Someone from the Bai family will send someone to send some herdsmen over, so that these camels will not be left unattended."
"Of course there are guides. I will ask Huining County to send a few to the army tomorrow. Don't worry, they have all been to Liangzhou. They are both Tubo and Han people and know the way."
"Ordnance such as arrows and bowstrings must be collected from Huining Pass. The army envoy's Yamen will send people there."
Han Jian looked at this person carefully while handing over to Fu Cunzhen skillfully.
He is very patient, not unruly, and seems to be good at running an army. The commander-in-chief likes this kind of person. If he is loyal enough and his record is acceptable, then rising to the top is not a dream.
Han Jian secretly wrote down Fu Cunshen's name and planned to take him to a banquet in the evening. It was natural for him to make many friends with promising military generals.
Fu Cunshen patiently completed the handover with Han Jian.
He felt that escorting the immigrants to Liangzhou was not that simple. Maybe after sending the people to the ground, the Tianzhu Army would stay there to fight.
Xinquan Military Envoy Yang Yue has been appointed as the Execution Envoy of the Seven Cities of Liangzhou. The name sounds like it is to control Liangzhou City and stabilize order. But as long as the situation changes, he can become the Hexi Recruitment Envoy at any time and be fully responsible for local military and political affairs.
Tianzhu Army Envoy Li Tangbin and Deputy Envoy Fengyin probably have already left for Lingzhou with the remaining 4,000 infantry to escort grain, grass, and equipment.
The Xinquan Army has 4,000 troops, the Tianzhu Army has 7,000 troops, and the Shunyi Army has more than 3,000 cavalry. This is already more than 14,000 yamen troops. With the addition of the Heweifan tribe, it can actually do a lot of things.
Why do you feel that the situation will be different from what the commander expected?
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On the outskirts of Dunhuang County, Shazhou, Zhang Huaishen was slowly patrolling.
This place is called Mijiazhuang and is part of the original Conghua Township.
Conghua, as the name suggests, is naturalized. To be clear, the people who originally lived here were Sogdians, and there were also a small number of Uighurs, Long family, and Khotanese. You can tell by looking at the names of the villages, Mijiazhuang, Anjiazhuang, and Caojiazhuang
, Kangjiazhuang, Zhaijiazhuang, Lijiazhuang, Longjiazhuang, Yutian Taizizhuang, etc.
There are still too few Han people in Shazhou and Guazhou, accounting for only 60% of the total, and the other 40% are Hu people. Among the Hu people, the largest number are Sogdians, followed by Tubo, then Tuyuhun, Qianmo, Qiang, Longjia,
Khotan, Uighur, Tatar and other tribes.
In fact, just look at the ratio of officers to sergeants.
When rewards were distributed at the winter solstice, there were 70 officials in various government agencies, 21 of whom were Sogdian and other barbarians.
This time, there were 145 soldiers in the six groups brought to the countryside, including 29 Sogdian and other Hu people.
Such a situation determines that the Guiyi Army is a Han-Hu joint regime with Han as the main body. Therefore, due to the population, it is inevitable for Hu people to take up high positions in the Guiyi Army. The former deputy envoy of Jiedu, An Jingmin,
On the western border of Liangzhou, the military envoy Kang Xianzhao and the governor Kang of Guazhou...
The religion is so popular that it almost keeps pace with Buddhism...
The marriage between Han and Hu, starting from the great uncle Zhang Qianyi, took the lead in intermarrying with the Sogdians...
It is not easy to maintain this foundation!
Zhang Huaishen had already heard about the new Shuofang Jiedushi Shao Shude sending troops into Liangzhou.
To be honest, he was quite envious. Being close to the Central Plains, he could get enough population, form a strong army, and have more opportunities. Unlike them, after Ganzhou was occupied by the Uighurs, they had no choice but to take a detour and return to the imperial court.
, we can’t say we are alone, but it is true that there are many barbarian tribes along the way, which is very inconvenient.
If we don't fight against the Uighurs in Ganzhou, they will become a serious problem sooner or later. This time, can we use Shao Shude's power to join forces to eradicate them?
"Commander, someone from the Fumo tribe has come to report. The leaders of the Momo tribes in Liangzhou have summoned the people. It seems they are taking action?" A general galloped over. When he saw it, it turned out to be the Yamen general Suo Xun, his uncle's son-in-law.
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Zhang Huaishen was a little surprised when he heard this. After being silent for a while, he asked: "Who is Liangzhou Aimo going to deal with? Weng Gao or Shao Shude?"
When I think about it, it’s impossible. The Liangzhou shogunate and Hao Mo have always stayed on the same page since Qianfu, so there should be no major conflict. Dealing with Shuofang’s army? It’s even more impossible! There are a lot of Hao Mo, so why bother to anger Shao Shude? Even if they defeat Shao Shude.
The Shunyi army with more than 3,000 infantry and cavalry captured the city, and they quickly mobilized tens of thousands of horses to attack. What could he do? He had to give up the nomadic land in Liangzhou and go elsewhere to avoid the limelight.
But this may not be a bad thing for Shazhou.
If part of Liangzhou's army can come over, it will strengthen Shazhou's strength and make it more confident to deal with the Ganzhou Uighurs in the future.
The Uighurs are really a powerful enemy. They can no longer bully them at will. In its heyday, the Guiyi Army could pull out 20,000 elite Tibetan and Han soldiers. Now it has more than 10,000 troops at most. It is difficult to maintain a long-term stalemate with the Ganzhou Uighurs. If they wait to capture Su
State, there is no chance at all.
"Send an envoy to Liangzhou and conduct repeated inquiries. The information must be accurate. You will handle this matter." Zhang Huaishen ordered.
"General, I will obey your orders." Suo Xun responded, but he had no intention of moving.
"Is there anything else?" Zhang Huai frowned deeply and asked.
The wealthy families such as the Yin family, the Suo family, and the Li family are really troublesome. The Suo family, in particular, has a very close relationship with the Sogdian Cao family. Zhang Huaishen is quite afraid, but he does not dare to move lightly.
Although people are not completely satisfied with the imperial court granting the Shazhou Jingjie this time, they are at least relieved.
There are quite a few families in the town who covet the power of the Zhang family. And they are all big and deep-rooted, so they are not easy to deal with. For example, the Suo family, who has a close relationship with the Sogdians, and the Li family, who secretly interacts with the Uighurs - Zhang Huaishen is one of them.
I received a report from someone below that the Li family had colluded with the Ganzhou Uighurs and planned to deal with the Zhang family together.
Zhang Huaishen couldn't believe it. Although the rise of the Uighurs in Ganzhou could no longer be contained, colluding with them would still provide the Uighurs with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and accelerate their rise. Dare the Li family do this? Aren't they afraid that the attempt will be in vain?
Well, after carefully analyzing my heart, it’s not that I don’t believe it, but that I don’t want to believe it. The Guiyi Army cannot bear civil strife. There are various tribes everywhere in the place. If there is any disturbance, they may rebel. Their regime——
It's too fragile after all.
"Shao Shude is so ambitious that he may go to Long to look at Shu. He will occupy Liangzhou and then look at Shazhou." Suo Xun said seriously.
Zhang Huaishen sneered in his heart when he heard this, but he said: "General Suo, don't worry. It will be good if Shuofang's army can take care of Liangzhou. There are also Ganzhou Uighurs and Suzhou Long family's two forces straddling it. As the saying goes, we need to make friends from far away and attack close by.
You can have more contact with Shuofang's army, so it doesn't matter."
"Since the commander-in-chief has a plan, it's hard for the general to say anything. In short, it's better to be prepared." Suo Xun said.