"Ming Gong, I'm afraid it's not appropriate to continue to wait and see like this." Li Mingzhen walked around in Liangzhou City and kept persuading.
Weng Gao was a little confused.
Ai Mo lost like this? So easily? This shouldn’t be the case!
During the Qianfu period, Zhang Huaishen led more than 7,000 infantry and cavalry troops to recapture Liangzhou, but they withdrew after only a slight resistance and no fighting at all.
Zhang Huaishen didn't bother them either. It wasn't because he didn't want to, but even if he brought all the more than 10,000 Guiyi troops over, he might not be able to defeat Shimo. In addition, the imperial court was also on guard against the Guiyi army taking control of Liangzhou, so they finally gave it up.
.The periphery of Liangzhou is still in the hands of Qi Mo, and its strength has not been damaged at all. It has even improved after more than ten years of development.
But they lost today!
Weng Gao was not ignorant of soldiers at all. After reviewing the battle situation together with Li Mingzhen, they both let out a long sigh: they were unable to defeat the enemy despite repeated attacks, and were finally attacked by others and attacked from both sides. They were defeated and fled.
This time, Hao Mo was really hurt. Counting the three days of siege, it was said that more than 4,700 people were beheaded, which was a heavy loss they had not experienced in many years.
I am so timid that I no longer dare to fight!
"Li Sima, at this point, I'm at my wits' end." Weng Gao sighed.
The three states in Hexi seem poor, but the income of more than 3,000 yuan a year during the Jiedushi period is not compromised at all. Every time the court pays salaries, it first pays the salaries of the shogunate officials, big and small, and then the generals and soldiers.
The rewards will be distributed. If the money is not enough, let the court owe it first, and then find a way to ask for it later.
In addition, there is some other income here, in short, five or six thousand yuan a year is not a problem.
The money to buy land in Guanzhong came entirely from this income. Recently, I purchased a house and land in Fujian Town as a place of refuge in the future, which was very expensive. If I can't become the governor of Hexi, many plans will be postponed.
well!
"Ming Gong, for the current plan, we can only have a chance to turn things around if we send troops together to conquer Qi Mo." Li Mingzhen said with a gloomy look on his face.
To be honest, he also had selfish motives and did not want Zuo Xingjun Sima to lose his position. But what can be said, he was even more unwilling to see the pressure on the shogunate. The prince of Lingwu County had the name of the imperial court and was the Hexi Observation Envoy.
, if he could send troops to defeat the enemy, Li Mingzhen would be happy to see it happen.
But after all, Duke Ming made a bad move. Now that things have come to an end, it’s time to face the reality and there’s nothing much to say.
"Li Sima..." Weng Gao brewed his emotions for a while, and his eye circles turned red again.
Li Mingzhen sighed and was about to say something else when he heard a burst of noise outside and the faint sound of weapons clashing.
Li and Weng were shocked.
Weng Gao stood up subconsciously, but heard messy footsteps entering the yard.
Someone asked, and soon there was a scream.
"Bang!" The door was knocked open, and Li Duo took the lead and rushed in, holding a thick-backed machete in his hand.
Weng Gao took two steps back, his face pale.
Is this a mutiny? Perhaps not, because the state soldiers did not react at all, and it was the deputy envoy of the Shunyi Army who rushed in.
"Old Li is sick, grab him quickly!" He Wei rushed in from outside and hugged Li Duo.
Li Duo struggled hard, swung his knife and slashed repeatedly, and struck Weng Gao on his sleeve once. He was so frightened that his legs became weak and he could not move.
"Ming Gong, let's go quickly." Li Mingzhen grabbed Weng Gao and jumped out of the door.
Outside were dozens of Shunyi Army sergeants carrying swords and bows. Seeing that the deputy envoy and Du Yuhou did not respond, they did not stop them. Ren Weng and Li left on their own.
After a long time, He Wei let go of his hand, and Li Duo stopped struggling.
After a while, Chen Cheng, An Xiuxiu, and Fu Cunshen also walked in.
"I saw the old man riding away on horseback." An Xiuxiu grinned and said with a smile.
In fact, according to his original intention, he wanted to kill Weng Gao on the spot.
In the past few days, he had heard about some old events from the Qianfu period, and felt that the attack on Liangzhou at the end of the Qian Dynasty was without warning or reason. He sent people to help Datang attack Nanzhao while attacking Liangzhou at the same time. Such a strange operation.
It's puzzling, but it was probably caused by Weng Gao.
This time, it is very likely that it is a repeat of the invasion of Liangzhou at the end of the Qianfu period!
"This guy is so cheap." An Xiuxiu finally sighed and said.
Li Duo continued to sneer, and He Yan pulled him and said with a smile: "This old man should have gone away long ago. It's a battle from beginning to end. It's only Deputy Chen who stops him, otherwise he will be killed with one knife."
"Slaughter and eat meat." Li Duo glanced at An Xiuxiu and said.
An Xiuxiu glared at him and already touched his waist.
Chen Cheng coughed and said: "Weng Pushe left overnight. There are broken troops everywhere. It's not very safe. Don't let anything happen. That's all. Let's talk about other things. Today's battle will destroy the enemy and behead thousands of people.
, several generals have made great achievements. I will tell everything to the commander-in-chief, and I will definitely not miss your rewards."
As soon as Chen Cheng opened his mouth, everyone stopped and looked at him with joy on their faces.
"Seize the state soldiers immediately and break them up into the Shunyi Army. Envoy An, you can take care of this matter. They will all be your soldiers from now on," Chen Cheng said.
"You can save it." An Xiuxiu replied.
A thousand state soldiers are obviously not enough to make up for the battle losses, but let's take our time. The Shunyi army fought well this time, and I believe the commander will not treat everyone badly.
"Don't humiliate the more than 3,000 prisoners captured. They will be ready for recruitment soon." Chen Cheng said: "General Fu, the people in Guanzhong are in urgent need, so we should go and deal with them as soon as possible."
"The general will obey his orders."
Fu Cunshen's risk taking this time was really outstanding.
Three thousand cavalry are escorting tens of thousands of people. If you are not careful, they will be snatched away. At that time, it is neither true to advance nor to retreat. It is not safe to stay where you are. But Fu Cunshen
Based on the known intelligence, it was judged that the main force of Qi Mo was exhausted, so he took the initiative to attack, leading only a thousand cavalry to the foot of Liangzhou City, cooperating inside and outside, and defeated the enemy.
This decisiveness is indeed a very important trait for a general.
"That's all right. The next most important thing is to appease Aomo. I don't know what his condition is now and whether he is still willing to surrender." Chen Cheng said.
I don’t know if Ao Mo is willing to surrender, but their tribe was indeed tortured by the Liugu tribe and suffered heavy losses. And the Liugu tribe seems to have bad luck...
Outside Haomen Valley, a large group of cavalry charges had just ended, and the river bank was covered with corpses.
Looking inside again, the fire was blazing into the sky and it was a mess.
The horses took the lead, chasing the Tibetan herdsmen who had no ability to resist, constantly waving their sabers.
He has superb equestrian skills and accurate strikes. Every time he finds his target, he will kill a life with his knife in his hands. He is extremely cruel.
Lu Maqi is really a little afraid of Yang Yue.
He was originally the leader of the Tubo Luma Tribe in Weizhou. He guarded Weizhou together with the Duqu Tribe and the Lanqu Tribe, and obeyed the Fufuling clan of Minzhou.
But the Tubo defeats in the Wei and Min states were so miserable! The Duqu tribe had disappeared into thin air, and the Lanqu tribe had been defeated in consecutive battles and suffered heavy losses. After escaping to Taozhou, it was said that it was annexed by the local tribes.
A considerable number of the old and weak members of the Luma tribe were also captured. Together with the people of the Duqu tribe and the Fufuling tribe, some were given to Weizhou prisoners as wives, and the rest were sent to the north to graze under the Helan Mountain.
There are less than 20,000 people left in the tribe. There are not many men in the tribe. Even if there are some, they are old and young. Most of them are women and children.
Lu Maqi took his troops and fled into Qinzhou, relying on Fengxiang Jiedu envoy Zhu Mei to survive.
But no one can imagine, even Zhu Mei can’t be trusted!
This coward, after being frightened by Shao Shude, moved to Shuzhong, leaving everyone in the Luma tribe dumbfounded.
Fortunately, the prince of Lingwu County was generous, and the new Jiedu envoy Zhe Zongben did not pursue those old affairs. The Luma tribe was able to make meritorious service and sent troops together with the Bai family of Huizhou and the Tuoba family of Minzhou to conquer Liangzhou.
"Pay attention to your formation and don't charge too hard, as this may give the enemy an opportunity."
"Capture the prisoners and keep the old, weak, women and children under centralized custody."
"Gather the cattle and sheep together. They must have stored up fodder. Search them all."
"Send more rangers to the outer perimeter to guard, don't suffer a big loss."
The cavalry patrolled around and issued orders one by one. The 500 Xinquan troops and 1,000 Tibetan soldiers wreaked havoc for a while, then slowly gathered their formation and counted the spoils.
They made a surprise attack on Haomen Valley, beheaded more than 900 people, captured 7,000 people, and lost all their cattle and sheep. Unfortunately, a lot of them escaped, and the news must have been leaked.
"Leave some people to guard, send someone to inform Zhen Xu, speed up the march, and bring the infantry to Haomen Valley to take over." Yang Yue stood up from the horse, turned on his horse, and said, "I will lead the Xinquan Army cavalry and attack at night.
Yang Fei Valley.”
"Military envoy!" Fan He became a little pale after hearing this, and said in shock: "Even if there is a guide to lead the way, this trip is too dangerous."
"If you don't give it a try, what kind of results can you achieve by always fighting peaceful battles? The thief is unprepared at night, and the elite is out. I attack at night, hold up torches, and beat drums everywhere. How can he know how many people I have come? I have a bunch of people left behind.
It would have been better if the old, weak and remnants of the army had not escaped on the spot." Yang Yue sneered and said: "General Fan, hurry up and get on your horse. Don't let a man in his thirties act as hesitantly as a sixty-year-old."
Fan He did not dare to accept these words, so he could only say in a low voice: "I will obey your orders."
The five hundred cavalry quickly set off under the cover of night. Under the leadership of their guide, they headed straight for Yangfei Valley.
The raid went very smoothly.
As Yang Yue said, ;;;; they came too fast, and the bandits were unprepared. They could not distinguish between ourselves and the enemy in the darkness, and they could only hear the shouts of killing everywhere, and the drums of the Tang army marching everywhere. So they panicked,
Many people trampled on each other, and some people ran away directly or hid in the woods. In short, few people dared to stay and fight.
After dawn, Fan He looked around and saw stiff corpses everywhere in the river that had not completely thawed.
They were not killed by Tang army cavalry, but fell into the river and froze to death in the dark without knowing their direction.
There were also many bodies dead inside and outside the tent.
Either he was hacked to death by the Tang army's cavalry, or he was hacked to death by his own people. He was extremely aggrieved.
The Xinquan Army only suffered more than a hundred casualties, nearly half of which were caused by accidental dismounting during the night raid.
"Let the infantry come and take over the prisoners." Yang Yue climbed up a high slope and overlooked the entire river valley.
In fact, not many people were killed in last night's raid. The total number of beheadings was only about 500. Hundreds of the Tubo people died during their escape, and the rest ran away. However, the cattle, sheep, and belongings were all left behind, as well as a large number of old and weak people.
Women and children.
"Zhen Xu is too slow!" Yang Yue muttered dissatisfiedly.
The 3,500 infantry led by Zhen Xu were still on their way to Haomen Valley, but they encountered a "little trouble."
Dozens of riders kept hanging on to them from a distance, neither approaching nor leaving.
Every time you send a large group of infantry to approach, they will disperse far away. As soon as you leave, they will gather again and continue to hang. During this period, people will continue to leave or join.
"Looking at his attire, he is wearing green clothes, just like the Taoist uniforms of the Central Plains." Zhen Xu tightened the bow in his hand and gave the order to speed up the march and join the Lu Ma Department.
